SATURDAY SEPT. 27th '08,

     HELLO EVERYONE, WE HAVE BEEN DOING BETTER THIS PAST WEEK OR SO.  WELL WHEN I SAW THE COUNSELOR ON SEPT. 11TH, HE ASKED ME WHY HAVE U BEEN SO STRESSED OUT THESE PAST FEW TIMES THAT I'VE SEEN U & KALEB.  I REPLIED TO HIM CAUSE I HAVE BEEN, HE ASKED IF IT WAS MY BROTHER & I SAID NO HE'S THE LEAST OF MY ISSUES, HE ASKED IF IT WAS KALEB & I SAID NO NOT REALLY JUST PART OF IT WAS KALEB, HE THEN ASKED IF IT WAS WORK & I SAID MOSTLY.  HE ASKED IF I WAS GETTING BORED W/THE JOB & I TOLD HIM YES, IT'S GETTING TO BE TO MUCH REPITITION & I'M NOT USE TO DOING THAT ANYMORE AT A JOB, I'M USE TO GOING TO WORK @ THE SAME PLACE BUT NOT DOING THE SAME THING EVERY DAY THAT I WORK.  HE ASKED IF I WAS HAVING TROUBLE FOCUSING/CONCENTRATING & BEING ABLE TO STAY ON TASK @ WORK, I TOLD HIM THAT THE BEGINING OF THIS MNTH WAS JUST CHAOTIC CAUSE ALL @ THE SAME TIME SCHOOL WAS STARTING & THE COURT CASE THAT I HAD GOING OFF & ON SINCE SUMMER BEGAN WAS FINISHING UP W/THE LAST COURT DATE I HAVE (WHICH THE COURT CASE WENT GOOD, THE ATTN. & I GOT WHAT WE WANTED).   HE ASKED IF I WAS GOING TO QUIT ANYTIME SOON & I TOLD HIM NO WHERE ELSE COULD I WORK THAT WOULD GIVE ME THAT MUCH FLEXIBILITY, TO BE ABLE TO TAKE OFF WORK WHEN NEEDED FOR APPTS. OR KALEB GETTING OUT OF SCHOOL EARLY OR ON NON SCHOOL DAYS, I TOLD NO WHERE THAT I COULD THINK OF WOULD GIVE ME THE FLEXABILITY THAT I'VE GOT WHERE I'M WORKING @ NOW.  HE ASKED ME WHEN WAS THE NEXT TIME THAT WE SAW THE PSYCHIATRIST & I TOLD HIM ON THE 22ND OF THIS MNTH KALEB HAD AN APPT. W/HER.  HE SAID GOOD, CAUSE I'M GOING TO WRITE IN MY NOTES TO GIVE HER THAT U MAY NEED A MEDS CHANGE OR ANOTHER MED ADDED TO THE ONE I ALREADY TAKE.  AT MY SON'S APPT. W/HER I ASKED HER IF SHE GOT THE NOTES THAT BRIAN WAS GOING TO SEND TO HER & SHE REPLIED I DON'T REMEBER IF HE SENT ANY TO ME OR NOT, SO I JUST TOLD HER WHAT HE HAD SAID & SHE LOOKED IT UP IN HER COMPUTER TO SEE WHEN THE LAST TIME I HAD A ONE ON ONE APPT. W/HER WAS.  SHE SAID THAT THE LAST ONE ON ONE THAT WE HAD WAS BACK IN MAY, SO SHE LOOKED TO SEE WHEN HER NEXT AVAILABLE APPT. WAS FOR.  WHILE MY SON & I WHERE AT THE APPT. W/HER FOR KALEB'S MED CHECK (THIS PAST WEDNESDAY THE 24TH) SHE JUST SO HAPPENED TO HAVE SOMEONE CANCEL AN APPT. THAT WAS FOR FRIDAY THE 26TH @ 8AM SO SHE SAID THAT I WILL PUT U IN FOR THE APPT. & I WILL SEE U ON FRIDAY MORNING.  SHE ENDED UP PUTTING ME ON STRATTERA ALONG W/THE WELLBUTRIN I ALREADY TAKE, SHE'S STARTING ME OFF W/18mgs for 1 WK, THEN 25mgs THE 2ND WK, 35mgs THE 3RD WK & THEN ONTO 60mgs THE 4TH WK & SO ON.  SO ONCE I AM DONE W/ALL THE SAMPLES SHE GAVE ME I WILL BE ON 60mg TABLETS FROM THEN ON ALONG W/THE 450mgs OF WELLBUTRIN I TAKE ALREADY (I TAKE A 300mg & A 150MG TABLET EACH DAY TO EQUAL UP TO THE 450mgs).  THEN SHE HAD ME SCHEDULE ANOTHER ONE ON ONE APPT. W/HER FOR NOVEMBER TO SEE HOW IT'S WORKING OUT, SHE WILL MOST LIKELY CHECK IN ALSO TO SEE HOW I'M DOING ON IT WHEN KALEB HAS A MEDS CHECK SOMETIME @ THE END OF OCTOBER.  KALEB'S TEACHER/SCHOOL USES THE STOP LIGHT METHOD FOR STOPPING UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR @ SCHOOL IN ALL SETTING & CLASSES THAT ALL THE STUDENTS DO ON A DAILY BASIS AT SCHOOL.  KALEB HAS GOTTEN MORE GREEN STICKERS EACH DAY IN HIS ASSINGMENT BOOK (HIS TEACHER PUTS A STICKER IN HER STUDENTS ASSINGMENT BOOKS AS TO WHAT COLOR THEY GOT THAT DAY @ SCHOOL), HE HAS GOTTEN A COUPLE OF YELLOW'S & RED'S AS WELL.  IF HE GETS A RED STICKER THERE'S ALSO A RED CARD THAT'S STAPLED TO THE ASSINGMENT BOOK THAT I HAVE TO SIGN & HE HAS TO RETURN THE NEXT DAY OF SCHOOL.  ON THE RED CARD THE STUDENT (IF THERE OLD ENOUGH) HAS TO WRITE WHY THEY GOT A RED STICKER & CARD THAT DAY.  YESTERDAY @ SCHOOL HE MANAGED TO GET AN AUTOMATIC RED STICKER & CARD CAUSE I GUESS HE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS OKAY TO HIT ANOTHER STUDENT, WELL THE OTHER STUDENT DIDN'T HIT BACK (HE JUST TURNED AROUND & WALKED AWAY),  SO I'M GUESSING THAT KALEB GOT MAD THAT THE STUDENT DIDN'T HIT HIM BACK SO HE HIT THE STUDENT IN THE PRIVATES WELL THE 2ND TIME AROUND THE OTHER STUDENT (THE SAME ONE HE HIT THE 1ST TIME) HIT HIM BACK IN THE PRIVATES SO NOW BOTH OF THEM GOT AUTOMATIC RED STICKERS & CARDS & ALSO THEY BOTH HAVE A DETENTION THIS MONDAY (THE 29TH) AFTER SCHOOL FROM 330-4PM.  THE TEACHER & PRINCIPAL BOTH HAD A DISCUSSION W/BOTH BOYS AS TO WHY IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HIT IN THE PRIVATES (OR ANYWHERE ELSE) @ SCHOOL OR ANYWHERE THEY MAY BE.  SO WHEN KALEB SEE'S THE COUNSOLER THIS TUES. THE 30TH, I WILL BE TELLING HIM ABOUT THE ALTERCATION THAT KALEB HAD THIS PAST FRIDAY @ SCHOOL W/THE OTHER STUDENT.  I USUALLY SPEAK W/HIM 1ST FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES THEN HE TALKS W/KALEB FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES & THEN USUALLY FINISHES THE LAST 10 MINUTES OF THE SESSION TELLING ME WHAT THE HAD TALKED ABOUT.  WELL I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GOOD WEEK, TAKE CARE - HEATHER & KALEB