I’ve been away for some time. I kind of felt because I’d left it so long I couldn’t come back. But having recently started another blog dedicated to living life with an autistic 3 year old I also felt I couldn’t abandon this one when it was still so new. The last 6 months or so have been crazy. We had good news, my eldest son does not have Crohn’s Disease and is lactose intolerant. Hubby went into hospital last October and had his ileostomy bag made permanent and the last bits of his large bowel removed. But then we also went through a process when my 3 year old was diagnosed with autism. There’s a whole new blog about that. At the time, it felt too much and blogging was the last of my worries. I was angry at the world for giving me so much to deal with. Now I feel the need to write again and of course I can cope, I have more blessings than miseries in my life.
This week my diet has gone by the wayside but it was hubbies birthday and we went to Lincoln for cream tea at The Collection. It’s an amazing little FREE museum with something for everyone. We attempted the castle but little one had a meltdown, my spiritual side suggests he picked up the buildings grim history. My more sceptical side says we didn’t prepare him for a day out, we changed his routine and made him anxious by introducing too many changes in one day. It is a learning curve for us, we have had to go back to basics on everything we know about parenting with Caleb. Hubby has done it twice before and me once but he is such a different (but amazing) creature. We have to learn how to be a parent to him all over again. Anyway, back to The Collection….I was beginning to think Caleb wouldn’t be happy at all but they have a lovely little play area for younger children, which is importantly escape proof. He loved it there, not too big and not too small. He dressed up as a knight and we played, while hubby and my older son went round the museum. It was on the whole a challenging day but I think a good one. It taught us though that Caleb isn’t ready for holidays or days out. I just hate leaving him out of family life. Deep down I know I’m not making him any happier.
In other news, I am currently at risk in my beloved job working at the library. Best case scenario will involve a change of hours and timetable. I feel quite resentful. I LIKE my rota as it is. They don’t realise how hard it is for me as a carer to both my son and husband to change my routine. But I wouldn’t give up my job. I’ve been doing Chatter Book sessions recently which is a book club for children 7-11 years. It is SO much fun. I’ve had mainly boys attending and we’ve had sessions on Doctor Who, Pirates and Horrible Histories. The next one is going to be on Comics and Super Heroes…which I am really looking forward too. I think Octobers session will definitely be on spooky stories, it’s my favourite time of year after all. October this year will be awesome. I’m going to Rome with my mum for a short break, I have a whole week off work at Halloween, and of course the Halloween burlesque night we go to every year 🙂
Off My Broomstick 