Life of a student

Who knew! Every Wednesday I go to my local spot called Buffalo Wild Wings. I get dinner and enjoy a few beers while I study after school. This week however, I had to use my happy hour money for school supplies. Ugh! I guess that is called a dedicated student. So far I am averaging 96% on all of my quizzes. We had a 50+ question pop quiz that we had to finish in 15 minutes. I was one of four people done! I think I did well but our professors aren't great at returning quizzes in a timely manner. I have a quiz everyday this week, 2 quizzes on Tuesday, a final on the following Monday and a paper due on Tuesday. This is just crazy! Monday through Thursday I do Hope's school and therapy, leave at noon for my school, get home at 5:30 and study until after midnight. Friday is normally appointments for Hope that I couldn't fit in during the week. The weekend is left for a little play and a lot of studying. Still trying to figure out where I can fit dating into the equation! For those of you that ask the question a lot, I am not currently dating. I'm still waiting for someone to step up to the plate and join my never boring life! :)
Miss Hope. Well, her Botox was cancelled. Insurance decided they weren't paying for it. How they can approve to very expensive Baclofen Pumps and deny a couple hundred dollar Botox injection is beyond me. So I wrote up a long letter, made my therapists gather a bunch of paperwork and I certified my appeal over to them. Another thing I really don't have time for but is worth it. I'll keep you posted on how that goes.
Hope is doing really well in school despite all odds against her. The new ADHD medicine is helping keep her focused. The down side, the sleeping pills are no longer working. She is up until after 11pm every night. I'll be calling Monday morning to get something stronger. The other ADHD pill I was offered requires blood work every 6 weeks. Like I need another appointment! Plus Hope has a thing against needles. Can't say I blame her.
Her counseling is still going well. She should be released soon. I'm still amazed at how well she has done with all of it.
Her school is still refusing to have her tested for Dyslexia. I was asked to volunteer at another parent panel in a couple of weeks with Raising Special Kids. While I am there I will see the lady that handles all school complications. Hopefully we can get that straightened out.
Many of you probably don't know that I do a lot of volunteering too. With Raising Special Kids (RSK), I go and talk to college students about life with a disabled child and I do one on one "guidance" for mom's with special needs children over the phone. I am still running the Lending Closet but some really amazing therapist friends offered to store and manage the equipment. I don't know where my life would be without them!
There's probably more but my brain is so fried. Thank you to everyone for your continued support!