Just a phase????

Javy has been screaming....  A lot, lately.  It seems to be a temper tantrum.  He's like a completely different kid when he does it.  It usually corresponds with a time, like suppertime or snack time or Yo Gabba Gabba goes off.  He'll start these high pitched screeches and he'll flap his arms.  When the Shriner's nurse practitioner was trying to examine him, he was so mad at her.  He was looking at her, screaming and stiffening up, making her job, completely impossible.  This was so bizarre to me, I told her that it was like a completely new personality.  He's usually flirting and engaging, or he just ignores the person.  He never screams at people, well, just me.  In the back of my mind, I'm a little worried.  The nurse didn't seem concerned when I shared my concerns, just said he was a typical preteen.  Maybe, but I still wonder does he hurt somewhere, or is it another symptom of his undiagnosed disorder.  So what do I do with this information.  Do I spend a $15 co-pay and make an appointment with is regular doctor?  Dr. Raelson, Javy is screaming, a lot.  Ugh!

*Click Click* There's no place like home

So we've been in our new house now since November.  Things are going pretty smooth, as smooth as they can.  I don't know why but it really does make a difference when it's your own.

The house was pretty much move-in ready, but I got big plans to customize it for Javy.  I've already started on his room.  I painted it and put up some shelves that the right height for his wheelchair.  Now I just gotta put some rubber flooring down, maybe in April when I we get three paychecks.

Saturday morning buttermilk pancakes

Overall, the house has been everything I've expected with some nice surprises.  First of all, there's the avocado, mango, banana and as of yet, unnamed citrus trees.  And then I found four mature tomato plants hidden amongst the weeds.  Also, they had actually put in some high end appliances.  I didn't really notice these things until after we had moved.  The stove is awesome.  I have always loved to cook so it feels great being in my new kitchen. 







And then there were the unexpected bad things.  The bathtub is eventually gonna have to come out, I think.  It's way too tight for Javy's shower chair and there's something wrong with the nozzle.  We had some unexpected visitors, like the centipede that was crawling on my arm one night when I was sleeping in Javy's room.  (Thank God, it was me and not Javy).  Miraculously, I was able to fling it off of me without getting bit.  And the scorpion crawling up the living room wall, was kind of freaky.  His brother was found, later, crawling across the floor.  We gave them to our friend Ruby, so she could make art out of them so its not a totally bad.  Now that I am actively looking for more for her, I can't find any.

Now that the house is somewhat in order, I am able to work on our garden.  I just planted some beans in the back forty.  And I've got big plans to make a boardwalk around the outside of the house for Javy.   The terrain is a little uneven.  Don't make any plans in March, that's when the housewarming will be, I hope.    

Wheel tracks and footprints

Gardening in red dirt