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November 27, 1999

This week seems to be going by rather quickly. Thanksgiving was a very nice and peaceful time, just the way I like it. It was my family and my sister and her two kids, plus my 15- year-old brother. The kids all got along as well as can be expected, which is different from other years when it was total chaos. My sister and I divided up the cooking so there wasn't any stress on my end. In years past I would have been a nervous wreck trying to figure out how to do "it all" and do it beautifully. Now I have learned that all that really matters is that everyone is together enjoying themselves, not how it's all timed to come out or how it looks. Martha Stewart would have been appalled. Ha ha.

Austin has been behaving relatively human lately, which is good. He is enjoying his vacation from school and the rigors of homework, etc. Ever since I went to his parent-teacher conference, things have been going better for him at school. That is when I had the opportunity to explain my child and his personality to her -- I don't think she understood him before. She showered him with negative comments and even went so far as to ask him why he wasn't more like one of his classmates. I informed her that even the slightest criticism towards Austin makes him live up to whatever she said about him, which is exactly what he was doing, which in turn was rewarded with more criticism. You see the vicious cycle here. Of course we have also put forth more effort into his work which has gotten him best reader in his class and from her quote sent home, "Miracle Reader." Previously, he had lacked the desire. Now that she has stopped being so harsh and can see him for his unique abilities, things are going well for him, and he beams with pride. It makes me so happy for him.

Alex and Adam are doing fine as well. Alex has been going to school twice a week and enjoys being with the other children. It's only for three hours, but that allows me one-on-one time with Adam. It's nice spending some time just he and I. Alex just got over a terrible case of the hives which no one is sure how he got. But after three weeks of suffering with them, I called the doctor on a Sunday and insisted she see him. Only then did he get a prescription that took them away after only 2 doses. Why she didn't give it to us after the first or second week still eludes us. He's better now, and I guess that's all that matters.

Adam is still my fat, happy baby who is by far the happiest baby I've had so far. He goes with the flow and only gets upset when he can't touch Austin's Sony or the computer. Walking is still not in the near future for him. I'm hoping he decides to walk soon because with baby #4 coming in June, I'll only be getting bigger and it will be harder to carry him around.

This week will entail finding all of the Christmas decorations that Austin just can't wait to put up. He insists they be put up now, but quite frankly, I'm exhausted and just got the Halloween one's put away. All this and the closing on our new house is December 17th. Whew! I had better take extra vitamins. Well, I'm off now to try and make sense of this messy house and pretend there is actually order here. Joe seems not to mind, but it gets on my nerves when the laundry pile becomes taller than me. Have a safe and happy week to all of you.

My best,

Diane

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