Tag: Alex

This morning Alex came asking me what the plan was for him to get his driver’s license. I told him he needed to study for and pass the exam for his permit before I could really do anything on that front. He interpreted that as me going back on my word and not helping him.…

I feel like we may fall into a rut with Alex the same way we have with Mickey because I don’t have the energy to push everything through on my own. We’re not making progress with Summit as far as it seemed like we would, we have no plan with school after a full week,…

I thought I was back to regular operating capacity when I woke up this morning but while driving in late to work (I worked from home until the traffic died down), I found myself severely drowsy. It was bad enough that I was counting down the distance audibly to keep myself focused on the drive.…

The first noteworthy thing today was ordaining Noah as a teacher. Interestingly Enoch came out to observe it but by the time he came we were finished. We started working on the transition plan today with Alex and although we didn’t finish before we had to leave for church it was good to get started.…

At 10:10 this morning I got a call saying that Alex had tested positive for COVID and would be isolating in his room for the next 5 days. At 10:45 the family therapist called to ask that since he would just be quarantined between now and Saturday could I come pick him up today. Conveniently…

I can’t decide if I’m surprised by how tired I was today after yesterday or if I expected it. Either way, we got through the day. We had a good family therapy visit with Alex—it felt like a good setup toward having him come home at the end of the week.

Alex called late tonight for the first time in a week. We talked for a long time (40 minutes despite the fact that he has a 10-minute limit). At the end when saying goodbye I made sure to say “I love you” (because he needs to hear that consistently) and he said “bye.” I thought…

I got word this morning that issuance denied the appeal for Alex and that his stay beyond 12/23 was not covered. In other words, by the time they tell me I’m responsible for that time they already have 10k on my tab. We’ll need to work something out since I was not warned but after…

While we still don’t have a final answer on insurance approving more time for Alex we did talk to the family therapist today about Alex coming for the wedding. Alex has been asking about it and they wanted to check if it would work for us to pick him up and drop him off that…