after school speech part 40

Last Tuesday was SJ's last day of school before Thanksgiving break. He was in a great mood when I picked him and Bob up at the end of the day. However, that mood dipped suddenly when I told him he had speech therapy.

"Why? I am done for the week," he cried. "No, you are not done for the week. It is still a school day, so you still have speech," I told him. "Cancel it, Mom," he pleaded. "No, I am not canceling. We will be there and gone before you know it," I reassured him.

The complaining continued for the entire 30 minute ride. When we arrived, he was still crying and saying that he wasn't getting out of the car. "Yes you are getting out of the car. We are here, so let's go in," I told him. He begrudgingly got out of the car. When I saw his therapist, I told her that he was extremely crabby. She said okay and he would be fine. I knew he would be, but I was hoping his bad mood wouldn't make him too uncooperative for her.

While he was in speech, I ran to the grocery store to get some last minute Thanksgiving items. When I returned, he was in a much better mood. She said he was very cooperative for her.  That was a relief!  She said she almost completed the testing and would give me a copy of it then. She seemed pleased with the results that he was scoring, so that made me very happy. She assigned him two worksheets for us to do for homework.

After speech, we went home to get my husband and Bob. We were meeting my cousin, her fiancé and my parents at a local restaurant. We like going to this place, because it is very family friendly. They also have a pool table and some arcade games to keep the kids busy. We had a very nice dinner and then went back to our house for the evening.

My cousin and her fiancé were in from Indiana State. They were going to be staying with us until Friday. The boys had helped clean the playroom and that is where they would be sleeping. SJ was happy that he didn't have to give up his bed, but I reminded him that he may have to give the bed up when Uncle Greg arrived Thanksgiving night.

The boys love my cousin, but they really love her fiancé. He plays all the video games that they like to play. He also will play outside with them too. Although this day had a rough middle, I am thankful that it began and ended on a happy note.