This weekend started with Big J having one of his bad days.
Something I've neglected to mention here before is that he has Aspergers, and the reason I have kept this quiet on the blog is that it's something we have only discussed with him recently,
now that he is old enough to understand it.
He has learned to cope with it better as he has got older and wiser, and there are many days that you wouldn't even notice it!
But then there comes those days, or those meltdowns, when it is obvious.... especially in times of stress.
(which there has been a lot of around here lately)
Or then there are the times when you're followed around the house with him reeling off endless facts of information, that another person couldn't possible pluck from their head.....
These are the time's that I'm clearly reminded that this is who he is and this is what makes him unique.
And Saturday was one of those days! 3 meltdowns before 10am.
But lucky for us, when my mum came to visit, she came to our rescue.... and acting quickly she whisked away my two youngest boys to stay with her.
Giving my eldest and I some much needed time together.
( Recently my Mum has moved house, and for he first time in 10yrs she is only 15 mins down the road...yay! It beats 5 hours ") )
That evening, once my little girl was tucked into bed,
we got out the paints...
Big J's Work in progress
we spent the night oohing and aaahing over each others creations, and I taught him some new techniques to give a try.
Art is a passion that we can share together....
Some of his little drawings...
and we enjoyed our time so much that he didn't go to bed till 9.30...
It has been several years, that I have dabbled with the paintbrush,
and once you're in the "zone" time just flies
my vision for our garden
On Sunday we spent the day pottering around the garden enjoying a calm and argument free day! Something that we both needed.
Then to complete the weekend, after the cows afternoon feed...
we drove to mums to arrive to a Sunday roast.....
Ahhh! BLISS!! I tell you.
So what could have be an stressful weekend, turned into the one of the best weekends I've had in a long time.
All thanks to Mum x
