Hi y'all,
Well, the show is over, and the set is torn down. Back to my 'normal' life. lol. I'm actually glad everything is done for right now. As much fun as I had, I need to get things done around the house, and have school work to keep up with, besides trying to keep up with my seven year old.
The experience with the civic theatre was fantastic, though. I learned a lot, and made some new friends. I got involved in the show in the last couple weeks of rehearsal, but was made to feel welcomed and part of this extended family. And the producer made me feel like I really did some good there. It's always a nice feeling to be wanted. lol. She did tell me she would call me the next time she produces a show.
And I've decided, once Hannah gets older, if she wants to volunteer, or even try out for some parts, I would love to see her get involved. She came to a couple rehearsals with me, and seemed to fall in love with all the activity going on. It was hard to keep her off stage. She loved the attention she got from everyone complimenting her on how pretty she is, and how good she was.
I had parent/teacher conference last week with Hannah's teacher. I knew Hannah was doing well in school, but she amazed me. She got all 100%'s on her report card, hasn't missed any spelling words, math problems, etc yet (and I say yet. I know she's not perfect and the day will come when she gets stumped by something). She did very well on the state and local testings, though she could have done better if they weren't timed tests. She is too much the perfectionist was the problem. One test she received the highest scores for first grade. (A "mini" achievement like test that I don't think students officially do until third grade). The way the teacher explained it, most first graders are expected and usually get around the low 20's in points out of 40 possible. Hannah got 32 out of 40. It seems her only problem was it being timed. Talk about being blown out of the water! I'm amazed. I don't even know what to think about her some days. But, I know she has the ability to do well in school, and I will probably end up being very tough on her. I had a mom who hated school when she was a kid, so didn't push us kids. As long as we passed, she was happy. I dropped classes just because I didn't want to work hard at them, and she was always okay with it. Now, I think I'm going to turn into some kind of monster with Hannah if I'm not careful.
Her teacher and I did discuss her autism, and she thinks maybe Hannah has Asperger's Syndrome. People with Asperger's are high functioning, and show high intelligence, and it is a form of autism. I'm wondering now if I shouldn't have Hannah re-evaluated to make sure we have the right diagnosis for her, and if it would do any good to change her diagnosis from mild autism to Asperger's if that is what she has. Will it make any difference in her life? I guess I will have to do some research on it. By the way, can't tell I'm the proud mom right now, can you? lol
Well, not much of a difference on the weight loss end of things. I haven't gained any weight that I can tell, but don't think I've lost any, either. I'm not really worrying about it right now. Not watching what I eat, and definatly not drinking water like I was. I'm also hitting the pop hard at work again. If I'm not careful, I will be back out of those jeans again before I know it, specially with winter coming.
guess that is all for now. I'm going to head to bed so I can start another wonderful day in that lovely factory I feel like I call home some days.
Take care and talk to you all soon,
Kim