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Ginlyn0
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I want to shout for joy! (+ update about SKs)
Ginlyn0
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Most of you may remember my bedroom conundrum. Basically, before we had DS we thought we would be moved into a larger house by the time DS was a year or so old and ready for us to move him out of our room. That didn't happen. Oldest SS's behavior and aggression issues were getting worse plus he is sometimes destructive to the other kids' property so we didn't want to move DS into the boys' room. He has some medication changes and is doing a lot better. So a few months ago we took down DS's nice convertible bed in our room and replaced it with one of those plastic car toddler beds. We want to save DS's convertible bed for when he gets his own room at some point. So we got him use to sleeping in that and then on Saturday we moved his bed into the boys room for a "sleepover." All 3 boys were excited about it and DS slept all night in there without issue. So last night, he slept in the room by himself for the first time but we took the ladder off the bunk beds so he couldn't get up and climb up to older SS's bed. I also put one of those door knob things on the closet so DS couldn't get in there. I had put the older boys' legos and stuff in there. There are still somethings we are going to tweak about the room now like re-arranging the closet and putting most of the older boys' toys and stuff that DS shouldn't be getting into in there but in way that it is still easily accessible to the boys and probably bringing more of DS's toys into there that are in our room or the living room. Moving the older boy's posters to where they each have a wall and then DS can have a wall.
Still just a temporary solution in my mind. I'm so ready to get out of the house I'm in but we aren't ready to buy yet but I don't want to move into another rental yet or make DD change schools until we move "for good".
We did find out that BM found another rental in the same city she's in but the kids WILL be changing schools. She is supposed to be emailing us the address. We did have to inform her of grade issues (again!) DH got an email indicating SD was failing Math, Pre-AP Science and Band. Youngest SS is failing Math. Both from missing assignments. BM went off on SD in front of DH especially over Band. She said she was having issues accessing the online grades since the district switched systems (so were we but DH kept calling them until everything was fixed on our end) so DH told her he would call and give her the specific assignments that were missing. He called when we got back home and she didn't answer so I hope she calls back tonight because the six weeks ends Friday. She said the kids would be switching schools in 2 weeks.
Oh and SD told DD that she wished they were moving into the house that is down the street from us that is available so they could see us every day. I thought that was sweet.
DD(14),SD(13),SS(11),SS(9),DS(3)
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Re: I want to shout for joy! (+ update about SKs)
Sucks the SK's are having to switch schools, I did that as a kid and it really sucks. Hopefully they bounce back & it doesn't affect their grades anymore.
How sweet of her, I'm sure you'd all love to see her everyday but being that close to BM? Ehhh.
That's exactly what DH said LOL.
I'm sure it's because of transportation. Now that BM is working she isn't there for after school pick up and she obviously doesn't want to pay extra for transporation for all 3 of them. Currently she pays a van service to deliver youngest SS home and the older 2 walk home. Since I don't have the exact address of the new house yet, I can't see if the any of them would qualify for free bus service or not.