We are all adjusting to life in this amazingly beautiful state of Colorado. We have been here almost a month now. The fires are gone and the mountains are so clear every day right from our backyard.
Caroline loves it here. She is excited about the start of school in a few short weeks. Already she has met some lacrosse buddies to throw the ball around at the high school just a few minutes away. Not scrimmage, just non-contact drills. My other two that are here are slowly getting used to living here as well. We have thrown ourselves into church, youth group, ballet, art camp, math tutoring etc. to try to fill up their days so that aren't missing their old life as much.
We still need to find a new psychiatrist and psychologist. So hard to know who is good and who isn't! Wish we could have taken our old docs with us!!
I will write more when school starts. Thanks for reading and commenting!
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Saturday, July 7, 2012
New Everything
Well, we have moved across the country to a new environment, new house, new school district and new everything. We have only been here for two weeks and are slowly adjusting to a beautiful but unfamiliar place. Yesterday I registered Caroline for the public high school around the corner from us. I really want to believe she will do well there, but that nagging doubt persists. We are going to try it, but as always, we are prepared to go to Plan B. Actually I have no idea what Plan B would be. I guess we will cross that bridge if we come to it. She is so excited at the prospect of new friends and a top-notch lacrosse team. We are much more cautious. She started back with Mathnasium here but she isn't clicking with the nerdy older guys who are running the place. They do look like mad scientists and their social skills seem to be lacking. We might try the other Mathnasium across town if she continues to struggle to understand them.
We visited a church on Sunday that has a very active and large youth group. She wanted to go to the YG meeting that very night, which she did as it was practically around the corner from our house. After the meeting, she was gushing with excitement and proclaimed that this was the only youth group she would be going to. OK. We are not so sure this is the church we want to stay with, but she can always go to this youth group even if we end up at a different church.
Finding a new psychiatrist and psychologist is next on the list. As I am sure you understand, finding the right providers is an important key to success for kids with bipolar disorder. I am dreading that first visit with a psychiatrist when he or she looks at her med list. Some docs get it and some really don't. Blah!
I am also going to initiate the IEP process soon, which we haven't had to do since the 5th grade. High school is a whole different ball game. So much to do!
Hope your summer is going well!
We visited a church on Sunday that has a very active and large youth group. She wanted to go to the YG meeting that very night, which she did as it was practically around the corner from our house. After the meeting, she was gushing with excitement and proclaimed that this was the only youth group she would be going to. OK. We are not so sure this is the church we want to stay with, but she can always go to this youth group even if we end up at a different church.
Finding a new psychiatrist and psychologist is next on the list. As I am sure you understand, finding the right providers is an important key to success for kids with bipolar disorder. I am dreading that first visit with a psychiatrist when he or she looks at her med list. Some docs get it and some really don't. Blah!
I am also going to initiate the IEP process soon, which we haven't had to do since the 5th grade. High school is a whole different ball game. So much to do!
Hope your summer is going well!
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