Life in the ADHD lane...

He has frozen most of his action men figures in pint glasses, one of then unfortunately broke in two. He told me their story on traveling through the arctic trying to get to the north pole ( he did watch a Top Gear special the other day when May, Hammond and Clarkeson did the same thing), although i don't think they froze or do i think thier bits dropped off!. Going back to the action men figures, they are all frozen in water, coke and apple juice. luckerly he didn't see the wine I was drinking or that would have gone as well. What a way to freeze though in wine!!...

He is now climbing on my treadmill and pretending he's got a parachute on...may be i should go and close the upstairs windows!!

Anyway, last sunday the weather was ok so we decided to go to the 'White cliffs', well anyone out there should know that with a kid with ADHD the white cliffs of dover might not be a good idea if they havn't had there medication. Now Drew does take equasym xl which is a brand name for methylphenidate. most people just think it is ritalin, buts thats another brand name!!.

I gave drew his medication.
Imagine this..........a young puppy, excited but on a lead, a parniod mother who thinks her son is going to jump off a cliff and swim the english channel!!..well all you could here was me "Andrew, mind the cliff!!", "Andrew, come away from the cliff"...over and over again!!!!!!

And what did really happen, well the kids, dog and husband fine...what did i do!!!......had my cob in the grassy car park (picnic), flat ground, no cliffs, no wind!!!...i fall down a rabbit hole and sprain my ankle!! der!!...who's the womble now!!!!!

after that my family kept ME on alead!!!!

take care
addie
xx

well it's Sunday already and since setting up my blog, i thought it would be easy sitting down writing....well I've finally managed it after i think is 3 days!!...my lovely daughter has unstuck herself from the computer and gone to the park!!!!....so I've managed to grab a tea and sit down.

Drew, my lovely son with ADHD has been in a lovely mood for three days, don't get me wrong, he is very cute, kind, caring and sometimes mellow, but oh god, last night his was swinging from the chandeliers!!!!...

I'm trying not to give him his medication whilst i am at home and trying good old fashioned parenting!!!..although he's driving me mad, you have to repeat yourself at least 5 times before he hears you.

Take this morning for example....

Last night lib's came home from the park and had lost her mobile phone, so with a few tears and tantrums we decided that first thing this morning we would head down to the park and retrace our steps!!!..well!!!!!

Drew finally got up at 8 and wanted to go down the stairs, i must have told him at least 3 times to get dressed, then 3 times to clean his teeth and have a wash, then 4 times to drink his milk!!!......one hour later we were walking around the park with the dog and lib's!!!!......

Never found the phone.....on the way Drew ran after the dog and i told him what must be at least four times not to get the dog excited, well did he listen NO!!!!.....and the dog jumped up and nipped him...
Don't get me wrong, i don't believe in nipping dogs, but he's only 7 months old and he thinks Drew was playing...Drew did take note then but half second later he was doing again!!!!

Drew is now watching telly...my electronic baby sitter but it keeps him calm for a while!!!!....i remember watching TIZWAZ all Saturday morning when i was a kid...so whats the harm....although i did teach Andrew the dying fly!!!!!

his reading is also coming along...since the school holidays and because we are going out with the dog more his looking and picking up words, which can only be a good thing...
by for now

addie xxx