NO THANK YOU!!

My son stayed home this whole week due to a bad sty he had developed. He had big meltdowns all the previous week and I just didn't want it to get worse or (sorry to get gross) have the sty break from crying and rubbing his eyes. Part of keeping home was the sty, but the other part was just the anxiety I'd been having with his meltdowns at school. So many transitions coming up, I'm having a tough time with them. In any case, it's been real nice having him home.

So, Friday is our *Pizza Day* in our household. As we were driving to get pizza, my son kept saying his best friend's name and pointing in the direction of the school. He kept saying "No pizza. No want Pizza. Want K*". I kept saying, "C'mon bud, it's pizza day. Don't you want pizza?" My son kept saying "no thank you, no pizza. want K*". One of his goals from his IEP is to develop more expressive language. Hey, it doesn't get ANY better than that! Ok, so he didn't talk in a *complete* sentence, but he expressed that he didn't want something and in turn, said what he DID want, which was his best friend. I admit, I cried in the car b/c it was such an accomplishment. I'm proud of him.

We've also encountered a slight glitch in his transportation, but I'm not going to let that bring my day down. It's already been a mediocre one at that, but that car ride earlier was such a treat.