I will start with November. Coming up to the end of the school year. Restless kids and everyone needs a holiday by the end of this month. No surprise there, most households are like that. I took Miss 8 up the coast for the night to give both of us a bit of a break and to spend some time with my Aunty and cousin. PS if you haven't been to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland to stay make a note to do so it is absolutely beautiful! A friend of mine took some stunning photos of my kids and they look totally amazing.
Here's one I'm sharing don't they just look so cute and innocent!
Then we come to December. I received the Autism Queensland Creative Futures Recognition Award. Funnily enough so did my really close friend who took the photos of the kidlets. I had been nominated by my mum and she had been nominated by her husband. It was an honor for both of us to accept the award. Unfortunately husband was away at work so he wasn't there to see me accept the award but my mumma was! School has ended, I felt really bad because for the first time I was at work and didn't go to their end of year break up at school. It's all good all was made up by the time Christmas rolled around. Before Christmas we celebrated my dad's 50th birthday. He had no idea it was happening which was awesome. Close family and friends and a few people he hadn't seen in quite a long time. It was a fabulous night. Christmas was a quiet one. We did the usual breakfast with my parents which consists of waffles and icecream. Other than that it was a quiet day. I really wanted to get some family time in before Pat went back to work a couple of days later.
January saw a new school year appear. A week before school went back I managed to find out who Callum's new teacher was and I was preparing him for the new school year. That's when "shit got real" for me at their OLD school. I had a daughter who was screaming at me she didn't want to go to school and her twin sibling who I was informed of that "didn't do any work today". The first three weeks back for me were hell and as soon as Pat got home from work the phonecalls started for one of us to go pick Callum up for behaviours. I was exhausted and over it. I was (and still am) a fulltime mum, work part time and I'm running a business as well. Something had to change!
This is when hubby and I made the huge decision to change the children's school. So we did. It was a hard one. We moved Rhiannon first because she was refusing to go to school. Callum and Noah were a few days later when I was 100% that they were ready to make that change. I honestly think I needed something a bit more of a push for me for them to be changed. One last phonecall and that was it. A couple of days later the boys started at their new school as well.
Their new school is bigger but there is a lot more support there for him. The staff are fabulous. His teacher has been so patient with him and so have the students in his class. The HOSES for the school has the most positive attitude I have ever seen come out of someone and she is very 'tell it like it is' which I love.
We both knew it wasn't going to be easy and it wasn't. Not by a long shot. Callum hated it. He even tried running off so he didn't have to go to school. God forbid they make him do schoolwork at school. When anyone asked Callum why he was running off he used the same reason every time, "I want to go back to my old school because they don't make me do work there". That gave me more incentive if every to stick to my guns and work through this change with him no matter how hard it was. The overwhelming support I have gotten from their new school has been amazing. Finally a group of people who are making Callum be accountable for his education. A bit of 'tough love' so to speak. Not once have I had a phone call to go and pick him up because of the behaviours he was displaying. They work through it with him then get him to do his work. He is a very smart little boy and we all know this but his lack in confidence is hindering his will to learn. First term had a lot of ups and downs. He had his good days and his downright bad days but now we are in term two of school I am hoping that he is going to give it another try and keep working towards his education. I want what is best for my children. I am absolutely kicking myself that I didn't change them over earlier.
Day 2 of term 2 has arrived here is hoping he has another fantastic day like he did yesterday!
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