From Truck to Dinky Car

 A busy day today, the last day before school starts back .  Cat Girl also starts in Reception tomorrow so it's a double whammy! We seem to be having a cardigan problem as every  one bought so far is massive. Boy Wonder's school shoes arrived at the last minute ( the ones that last more than two weeks!) and now just a couple of water bottles and snacks needed and we are good to go.

The day started by going to collect Boy Wonder's new medication for when school starts. We then had to take the car to the garage for a respray due to it being scratched when it was delivered. We were given the keys to the courtesy car which was the smallest car in the world! Boy Wonder quizzed the lady about the technical abilities of the car whilst I stood there amazed by its size and the fact that it had a gear stick, a real handbrake and no air conditioning. The next three days is going to be a testing time!

We bunny hopped off in the dinky car to Boy Wonder's CAMHs appointment which went well considering that Boy Wonder was very high and completely fixated on the car. We spoke about the Art Therapy referral that has been requested. Boy Wonder is top of the list now so hopefully we should get an appointment soon. Art Therapy was chosen over CBT as it was thought that this was less direct and may support in helping Boy Wonder to start recognising feelings and associate the physical elements with the emotional stuff. This is something this he really struggles with.

We went over to a friend's for lunch and took a cake to celebrate her birthday. The kids were all high and tetchy but rattled on happily for a couple of hours. Boy Wonder spoke to them about the dinky car and the problems with it. ( I actually quite like it but it will take some getting used to!) They ran around a bit more before it was time to go. Before going home we collected the flag that had been designed by Boy Wonder and made by our artist friend for his Head Teacher who climbs mountains in the holidays.  This flag is for her to stick at the top of the last mountain that she is due to climb in Wales in the next holidays. (We think!)

Clubs restarted today so Boy Wonder went off to music theatre and then Kobudo and Cat Girl, Jiu Jitsu. We were given the dates for the Christmas performance and they both passed their Jiu Jitsu / Kobudo  gradings which they had missed due to being on holiday, well done kids!!

After a brief visit to cousins for tea we came home to settle down for the evening. Boy Wonder has remained high and flighty all day. Complaining of tummy ache and frequent trips to the loo indicate that the stress levels are building. School had not been mentioned too much but as per the planner, tomorrow is the day !