Update

Ricky at the Mingei
Originally uploaded by Beckerbuns

Hi everyone! I'm happy to report that Ricky has been doing much better since his course of IVs followed by oral antibiotics in July. He did develop a sinus infection this week, but it seems to be clearing up with the help of oral antibiotics.

Earlier this month, Ricky went to bipolar camp and had a great time. This time, he even tried the rock-climbing wall, zip line, and ropes course -- which he'd been afraid to do in previous years! Everyone at the camp had so many great things to say about him -- it was quite gratifying.

Ricky and his brother both started school this week and are settling back into the routine and doing well. Ricky is now in seventh grade (!) and has one period of elective (ceramics), a period of PE, and the rest of the day in the special day class. He loves every minute of it -- go figure! Can you believe he'll be 13 in November? A teenager!

I'm doing okay as a single mom. The kids don't seem to mind it, even though I spend part of every day running around like the proverbial chicken. Misty is having her first overnight visit with her dad this weekend, and she seemed excited about it. Guess we will see how it goes!

Thank you all for your continued support!

Ricky's first day of school

Ricky on the first day of school
Originally uploaded by Beckerbuns

Today was the boys' first day of school and everything is going fine so far! Ricky has the same teacher in the same SDC class that he started in the spring, and the same kids are in there, so there were no surprises. I have high hopes for him this year! His first elective is ceramics and he will be in PE as well (this is something new that he started right near the end of the last school year). Yay Ricky!

vacation

Ricky on the beach in San Diego
Originally uploaded by Beckerbuns

Ricky, as it turned out, was on IV antibiotics at home for three weeks followed by two weeks of a very powerful oral antibiotic, Rifampin, which threw his bipolar disorder out of whack. So I had to up some of his Seroquel (bipolar med) to even him out.

At the end of July we went to San Diego with Dave's family. We went to the beach a few times and also to Sea World on two different days, and it was a great time. We really needed the time away after Ricky being sick and the other thing that is going on...

This is the first time I have posted this here -- Dave and I are getting divorced. He moved out on August 9. The kids and I are doing all right. Misty had her first visit with him today, just a few hours, and did fine. Somehow we'll make it on our own. We have a lot of support from my mom and from friends.