Next, I had SJ's conference with Mrs. Valentine. She said she was very pleased with the progress he has been making. She said he has been grumbling less and less. She said when he does occasionally grumble, she walks over to him and whispers in his ear that he has one minute to stop. She said most times this warning is enough to get him to pull himself together.
She also told me that his aide has him very well trained. He knows that she or Mrs. Valentine is not going to tolerant tantrums. He will lose his recess, which is something he loves. She showed me some of his work projects. She seemed very proud of his work (I am so proud too!).
She told me is very well liked in the classroom. He has two boys who he talks about all the time. I asked her if it was one-sided. She said it isn't. Those boys enjoy SJ as much as he enjoys them. What a wonderful thing to hear!
After I returned home, we had a few errands to run. We dropped off our aluminum cans at the recycling center, got the boys’ lunch and then went to my sister Sally's house. She had surgery done, so I made her a small lasagna. SJ didn't want to go to Aunt Sally's house. She has a big, black lab. SJ is a little nervous around dogs. One of our neighbor's dogs playfully nipped him on the rear end a few years ago. Ever since then, he gets crazy around dogs.
When we got to Sally's house, he wouldn't even go into her house until I had her dog outside and out of SJ's reach. SJ planted himself in the kitchen on a chair to keep away from Sally's dog. We only stayed about 20 minutes due to SJ's fear and Bob's allergies. We left Sally's and picked up my husband's favorite pizza. We were surprising him with it as a welcome home gift.
We went home and the boys were back into electronic zombie mode. My husband returned around 6:30. SJ told him all about his week and my husband gave them a few gifts from San Francisco. They were so happy to have him home (I was over the moon!). A great way to end a very long day!
SJ's completed mask
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