So as I referenced on the tweet feed this morning, I’m sick. Apparently, in his second week at camp, the Monster contracted a cold or something and passed it on to me.
The real problem, though, is trying to figure out when he’s really, actually sick. Continue reading
Since today’s a national holiday, all of us are at home today.
My office is closed, so I didn’t have to get up early this morning. The Monster’s camp is likewise closed, so there was no real reason to get him going at a “decent” hour. Continue reading
The second week of camp is in full swing, which is a very good thing for the Monster.
Camp means that we’re back on a semi-fixed schedule, which is good for helping him regulate himself – he knows what to expect day-in and day-out at the house, and he’s shown that he does much better when there’s structure in place to keep him moving. Continue reading
The struggle with food continues.
The Monster’s summer one-on-one has been very good about writing us decent notes every day, outlining what the Monster’s enjoying or not enjoying, where there are pain points and where he’s figured out things with the behavior… and one of the recurring pain points in the first week of camp has been food. Continue reading
Yesterday, we decided to take in a movie.
Now… I don’t get to see first run movies very often. The largest problem really is that we don’t have a regular babysitter, but we also don’t go to see many movies as a family due to the obvious issues – movies are generally very bright in a very dark space, they’re loud, and there’s not much tolerance for a child who can’t sit still. Continue reading
The Monster this morning put up a massive fight about attire.
Now, personally, I don’t generally care what he wears as long as it’s seasonally appropriate and clean. He wants to go to camp in the same shirt for two days – if it’s not dirty, why not. Continue reading
Obviously, part of the Monster’s camp experience is lunch.
Now, I don’t know entirely how Camp Milldale’s lunch works, really. I do remember when I went to camp at the JCC Day Camp at Flanders, and it was fairly straight forward: we got off the bus, we gave our counselors our dairy lunches, the lunches were put in garbage bags that were schleped up to our unit shelters in the woods and stuck in the fridge, and after instructional swim, we ate said lunches. Oh, and once a week, we had a cookout. Continue reading
Chalk this up as one of those things that you only really notice as a signpost of how far someone’s come.
The Monster’s been a picky eater for a while now – when he was a baby, he’d eat just about anything that was put in front of him. Today, his diet’s far more limited, and it’s usually a guessing game as to what he’ll eat (though, at least, we know he’ll almost universally accept chicken fingers when we go out to eat…) Continue reading
I grew up going to sporting events.
I was very, very fortunate as a child – between my father’s season tickets to the New Jersey Nets and New York Jets (and what fabulous seats those were), and the ocasional tickets that we were given by neighbors to go see the Yankees, we kids frequently got to go see sporting events. I always assumed, as I was growing up, that I’d be doing the same someday with my kids. Continue reading
Today was the Monster’s first day of camp.
He’s used to riding the bus – he’s done so all year to school, and the drive to camp is about the same time (perhaps a little longer). This will be the first time he’s gone all day to camp on a five-day-a-week basis, and the first time he’s riding a real school bus without a five-point harness. Continue reading