I'm ba-ack.

I think it's very ironic that during my whole "week without kids" I didn't blog once, but now that life is back into full swing I'm at the computer, blogging and facebooking. I'm not sure what that says about why I do these things.....

I was so glad for the break (thanks, Laura) but also glad to see my boys again.
I must say, however, that I definitely kept busy during that week. Two-and-a-half days of just me and the hubby, two days of organizing and cleaning at home, and two days of training at the Summer Autism Symposium. Computer time just wasn't on top of my priority list. Additionally, I was doing last minute prep for the Autism Walk. We had 29 people walking (or riding in strollers) on our team! Thanks everyone!! It's good to be reminded that there are lots of people supporting us as we navigate this road.

The Symposium is going well so far. I really got a lot of good information in the two days of training last week. It kind of fired me up, or re-energized me, to keep trying and keep working with the boys. Today was the first day of the kids' classes. Just to prove that I wasn't anxious at all....I did not sleep well last night and kept dreaming that I was running late and rewriting my schedule and being told that my kids were farther behind than anyone else's. In the parents group today we were asked if we were nervous, and reassured that the teachers working with our kids could handle them just fine. I wasn't worried about that!!---I had met and heard speeches from their teachers and knew they were competent and capable. I worried more that they were going to tell me that I had done all the wrong things and that my children were so far behind where they should/could have been! I know, silly. But emotions don't always make sense. I was also stressed about the schedule because NB is in the morning class and PJ5 in the afternoon class so I had to shuttle back and forth between locations (taking the one not in class to my nieces for babysitting). But all went well. There was plenty of time and the teachers told me that the boys did well. I think my biggest challenge is simply going to be getting the boys out of bed and out the door that early in the morning. They're not used to leaving the house at 8 AM!

After reading over what I just wrote, I think maybe I'm back because I need the outlet. what do you think?

Oh, and I'll try to post some pics from the Walk soon.