Constantly Changing!

All parents have experienced the ups and some downs of raising kids.  We have all had days where everything seems to be falling apart and days where everything goes just fine.  Most parents the down days are few and most days are filled with enjoyable times with their kids.

We do have a ton of fun with our kids.  We love watching them explore and learn new things.  We love to go do fun things: museums, parks, zoos etc.  It's hard though because we never know on any given day whether we are going to have a up or down day.  It's rare that both kids have up days on the same day.  I know it sounds cynical to say that and I'm justing setting myself up for disaster but I've been dealing with this for 10 years and truly we cannot let down our guard and think things are just fine, because at any moment that can change.

There's a joke in Colorado, if you don't like the weather just wait five minutes and it will change.  Having twice exceptional kids is much like this.  Although sometimes the weather is nice and it changes for the worse.  We can be outside playing with the kids and having an enjoyable time and then for little or no reason one of them will have a major meltdown over grass getting on their socks.

It's impossible to predict what will trigger a meltdown.  What caused one today may have no affect on the child tomorrow.  We have to be prepared to handle anywhere and anytime.

The last couple weeks have been much better then the night of our anniversary.  The kids have fought and argued but more like typical children, nothing major.  It's hard to just enjoy the moment and not think about when the next weather change but we always have to think about when the next meltdown will occur.  For now, I will do my best to enjoy the calm and hope the storm stays away for a little while.   We will be ready when it comes.