Ribbon on a Stick

By Sandy on August 29, 2012

A new school year has begun. For Josiah, that means he is now officially a 5th grader. This will be his very last year in Elementary School. For the past few years, he’s had the same teacher, the same aides, the same classroom and even some of the same friends. Familiarity is a good thing.

If you know anything about Josiah, you know transitions are rather difficult for him. Change is not always welcome. Transitioning on and off the bus is no exception. Josiah has had issues with the school bus for a while now. It was such a challenge to get him on and off the bus last year, we simply gave up and resorted to driving him in our van.

Tent-ative Fun

By Sandy on August 15, 2012

I am so grateful we purchased a Ready, Set, Bloom tent for Josiah’s bed. It has made a big difference for him. It has made a huge difference for us. We are able to put Josiah to bed at night, zip him in and relax, knowing he is safe and secure. He calms down, most nights and settles in to sleep.

We were even able to take Josiah’s tent with us on our travels this summer. It went with us to Pennsylvania and Ohio and Florida. So, though Josiah’s routine was very different while on vacation, he still had his very familiar bed. The only difference being we couldn’t strap his tent down to anything. Turns out, that is a BIG difference.