Last weekend, I was with my hubby and the kids in the local newsagents. I didn't take much notice of the magazines as I headed towards the CD section, at least not until Elise pronounced, at the top of her voice, "Why has that woman got big fat boogie beebies?". Much to my embarassment, and to the amusement of a few others in the store, she had spied the top shelf! Hmm, not sure how to answer that so rushed her to the CD section so she could dance to the music playing there.
Our life is normally hectic, but it seems to be speeding up rather than slowing down recently. I spent most of this week visiting local schools as our educational psychologist has suggested Elise would be better placed at a local mainstream school rather than travel to the mainstream school with special unit that she currently attends, about 25 miles away. Initially, I loved the idea of walking her to school and making local friends, but after spending an afternoon with her in a mainstream class the other day I quickly realised it was not going to work. There were many difficult incidents during the afternoon, the worst of which was her stumbling into another child who then pushed her to the floor. She just didn't fit in. At least at the school she currently attends she will be one of several children with significant additional needs in the class, so the other children are that much more tolerant of differences. Elise's statement review meeting was on Thursday afternoon and I was relieved to find that everyone, bar the educational psychologist, was in agreement that her current placement should continue. This means she will join the reception class fully next September as a back-yeared pupil.
Other news at the moment includes the arrival of Pepper the baby rabbit, Michael's early Birthday present as our friends' rabbits had an "accidental litter". It's amazing how many times 2 female pets give birth! I'm glad to report that Michael absolutely adores Pepper, though it has taken us all week to persuade him that it should be called something other than Rabbit, which was the most obvious choice for a literal mind like his!
Tomorrow we are off to the Brainwave Centre for our 2nd visit. I'm quite looking forward to it, even if only because I can't take my long list of chores with me so will be forced to take a break!