I guess it's about time that I update my Blog. I've been a little absent around the internet the past few weeks and just haven't had a lot of time to sit and write.

Things have settled down around here. Matt has started back on Paxil and has settled back into a more calm existance. The poor guy. I can't imagine what it must be like to misinterpret so much of the world around you and then become so anxious that you can't even function anymore. I can't tell you how much I'm thankful for the school that he goes to. He's in a regular public high school and is taking all academic classes. The staff and teachers are all so wonderful and really bend over backwards to help him whenever they can. He's got a lot of great people watching his back and really wanting him to succeed. With all that help, how can he fail??

Spencer starts his performances this week with the Halton Junior Jazz Band. They are doing school tours on Tuesday and then on Friday they head up to Collingwood to compete with high schools. Pretty impressive considering they are a grade seven and eight band. I expect they will do as well as they do every year, which is a gold level standing. I'm hoping to go up and see them perform.

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In all seriousness, I think I've had enough of this roller coaster ride. Matthew has been in major anxiety meltdown over the past week or so (a lot due to a medication change that isn't working in his favour.) Monday was the start of a new semester for him and I think that it was more than his already over-stressed, overwhelmed self could handle. He made it fine through the day on Monday, but Tuesday he shut down at school. He slept through three of his four classes and the fourth one had a difficult time functioning. Yesterday he woke up in melt down and said he couldn't go to school. He slept the entire day. When he got up he was in a much better frame of mind and was able to spend 4 hours working on the work that he had missed over the last two school days.

I was able to meet with all his new teachers yesterday and we were able to get some things in place for him. Hopefully we are all on the same page. They all seem so genuinely interested in helping him to succeed.

Now if I can convince his doctor to put him back on his paxil I think things will level out again!

Spencer and Cameron (and now John) have been sick over the past few days. We had this cold/flu thing going through the house. They have been moaning and groaning. Cameron was home Monday and Spencer on Tuesday. It's amazing, however, that this morning they got up and dressed without any moans or groans about being sick. They eagerly got their breakfast, made their lunches - and in plenty of time. They were even trying to stiffle their coughing for fear of me keeping them home from school today. They've been healed ... all because their school is going on a ski trip today!!!!