Am back LOL

Okies you may have noticed a lack of entries in this space since last tuesdays one...This is because my windows went all corrupt on wed and i had to put my poorly PC into the puter shop :o(  ...I got it back at weekend but after starting to set everything back up my BB refused to work so i didn't come on often as it costs to use dialup...But my BB is working today WOOHOO!!!!...My puter is almost back to how it was WOOHOO!!!!.

So what's been happening whilst i have been away...The all day autism strategy event i was at last thurs was very interesting...A young man who used to go to base eldest is in did a talk about how his life had been...He was, as most aspergers are, blunt and straight to the point...This didn't sit comfy with some of the professionals in the room <GGG> but they did take his comments on board :o) ...This young man has just finished 1st year at uni studying clinical psychology...He was written off by educational psychologist saying he wouldn't get much in his standard grades...He got the highest pass you can in ALL of his subjects <ggg>...He was then written off by ed psych for his highers...He got 2 A's and 1 B...A so called professional down in cambridge wrote him off saying he wouldn't be able to go to uni...Well he's just finished his first year and is doing well...Now isn't that just THE BEST WAY to show these *professionals* how wrong they are when they write off our kids...My eldest is hoping to go to uni and i think the ed psych has learnt her lesson as she hasn't written him off :o) ...We also had a talk from a parent of an autistic child who has lots of problems...His talk was very good but it did make some people feel guilty that they weren't doing as much or similar for their children...As i knew this family for years i pointed out to those i knew, who were thinking that way, that his son is very much different to their kids...It is disgusting that the likes of that family have to pay thousands and thousands of pounds to help their child...The young man had said in his talk that he didn't want a *cure* for ASD to be found...The parent said he hoped that one day he could *cure* his son...My own personal opinion of this is that i never hoped for a cure...The *cure* i think this parent really means is for his son to become as able as my eldest lad and the young man...We then had a talk from one of the parents from my support group...Then we did workshops saying what needs putting in place and all the bad practice that still goes on with ASD in my city...Hope they listened...It's disgusting that people are still getting the same crap when their child is diagnosed as i got 12 years ago with eldest lad <sigh> .

Fri went to a group meeting, then gym, then housework LOL...Sat took eldest to skiing lessons and got him booked into a week of snowboarding lessons over the summer hols :o) ...The rest of sat i spent trying to set my puter back up with everything LOL...Oh and on sat youngest FINALLY got a card from his father in the states with a $50 note inside it...I was at skiing and daughter told me his reaction...He said 'We have to send it back as we cannot use that in this country it is useless' ROFL...Will go to main post office and get it changed for free...Am having to emphasise that $50 is less than £50...My ex can be such a twit (change the i <gg>) at times <sigh> ...Sun the boys were at respite and that about it.

Yesterday went to youngest school sports day :o) ...It was really good and it was proper old fashioned, competitive school sports...Why the PC brigade want to get rid of them i don't know...Children have to learn to win and lose and to cope with that...They try to do away with competitive school sports days then moan and whinge we have not enuff top class sportswomen/men!!!!...ALL the children had a great time and really didn't care at end of the day if they were first, second, third or last...Youngests team came second overall so he was happy...Last night at footie training it was the last week before the summer hols...They all got a certificate and small football :o) ...Went to weightwatchers last night and this week i lost 3 n half pounds :o) ...I don't feel half a stone thinner over last two weeks but my effort at the gym must finally be getting seen on the scales WOOHOO!!!...I have my review with trainer at gym tomorrow morning :o) .

What else???? Daughter has been narky because she has emails she needs to read and stuff she needs to download...So will let her on in a bit LOL...The weather has been up and down but mainly warm and sunny...Pollen count is through the roof so we all have a touch of hayfever but eldest is really not well with it at all...This si even with his regular anithistamine :o( ...Going to try get him to GP tomorrow see if they can give hm something else.

Am not gonna read back all the entries i have missed on everyones journals in one go or i will be on here for hours...Do hope everyone is well out there in journal land :o)

Toodle pip for now xx