Random thoughts

I've been riding my bike a lot lately. I've been going at least 6 miles a day, which is good IMO. I feel like it's helping my knee pain some. It's strengthening my legs a lot. It's also reducing the "flabby" skin on my thighs. I am gaining muscle mass, which also means I am gaining weight though. According to the calories burned calculator I found for biking, I am burning a minimum of 550 calories when I go the 6 mile ride and 1,100 calories when I do the 12 mile ride. I had lost LOTS of muscle mass in my legs, so I knew I would gain a bit when I started riding, but it still doesn't make it easy seeing the scale numbers go UP instead of down. I'm having fun biking though. It's good ME TIME. I take Jayda for a short bike ride and then I go back again with just myself. I put on my MP3 player and just ride. It's nice. My mood has been better as well. My bipolar meds were changed recently. I don't know if it's the exercising, the med change, or both, but I am feeling a bit better mood wise at least. Matt even told me he noticed a difference, which is HUGE.

Jayda starts school again on the 7th. I am so frustrated right now with the school. She has been in the ECSE (Early Childhood Special Education) program for 2 years now and this will be year 3. She is SUPPOSE to be in the ECSE program Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday this year 12:30pm-3:30pm and then the Kindergarten Connection (K prep class) class Wednesday and Friday. I've been waiting and waiting on info for the Kindergarten Connection program all summer and haven't received anything, so I called the Community Education Program, which is what KC is through. The ECFE teacher never turned in our application, although we turned it in back in March!!! I will be BEYOND pissed off if there isn't an opening for her on Wednesday and Friday. ECSE is Monday thru Thursday only, but we really wanted her in the KC because it's a "main stream" class. She will be put into the "main stream" classes once in K because her delays to qualify for the special ed were behaviors and speech. It's not like she has major delays like some of the kids. We thought having her in the main streamed class this year would ease her into it which also might improve her behaviors being around kids that DO NOT act up the way she does.

Next week Matt goes to his pain clinic for the consult. We will see how this goes. He has had 2 neck surgeries and STILL has the same pain he had before. We're hoping they can help him some.

We signed up for our extension for assistance through the state the other day, although we still have 11 months worth of assistance left. Apparently it takes many MONTHS to get approval. They have all of the Dr's documentation needed, so it shouldn't be an issue.