Changed his shoes

Awhile back, when it was time to buy Kyle new shoes, I ended up buying 2 pairs of shoes.  He only ended up wanting to wear one pair, the blue ones.  He wore them until they literally ripped at the soles!  Earlier this week, I brought out his other pair of shoes (white ones) and he reluctantly put them on and as soon as I walked away, he took them off and tried to put them back.  I ended up helping him put them back on his feet and I quickly changed the situation (this usually helps when he's about to have a tantrum). 

Kyle does not like change.  He does not like new clothes either.  It is very difficult to bring in new clothes for him to wear.  He thrives on routine.  I would love to dress him up in cute boy clothes but I have to stick to his school clothes. 

All this week, he's been having tantrums, morning and night.  It is very out of the ordinary for him.  We don't know what triggers it either.  There are times when he bangs his head against the wall.  The other morning, he was a happy boy and smiling with me.  The next minute he starts having a tantrum!  It has been frustrating. 

Shannon has said he does NOT want to put Kyle on medication, even though I am open to the idea.  Then I thought about the possibility of trying an alternative herbal remedy that would be all natural and safe to use with no side effects.  I found a product for tantrums but it's almost $40.  If you buy 2, you get one free and that's about $70! 

When Kyle got home from school, he was much better from the rest of this week.  He cried and got upset at the usual issues that triggers him but that quickly passed.   We're thinking he's used to his new shoes by now.  It usually takes him a few days to get used to something new.  After that, it's part of his routine. 

Eventful Day

We tend to stick to a routine, mainly for our 3 year old son, but mostly because we got used to it! LOL Although, Kyle is the type to just roll with it, he doesn't care if our day doesn't go by the same routine.

For starters, Kyle woke up around 7 AM, which usually wakes me up. Soon after I took him downstairs for breakfast, he brought me his shoes, meaning he wanted to go outside to play - at 7:15 AM!. LOL He ended up not eating at all. I had to get dressed and get him dressed real quick to take him outside. Shannon woke up while we were getting dressed.

We had a DirectTV contractor came out to install our cable TV in our room! I feel so spoiled. It's been over 6 weeks since we've watched any TV. I was looking through the menu and was amazed. LOL It's been so long since we've had a TV to watch. Although, we don't have DVR in our room, so any shows I miss, I will keep watching on the internet. The DirectTV guys was really nice and talkative and he and Shannon seemed to get along, they were even talking politics! LOL Before he left, he showed Shannon that we have a storm coming our way. We have thunder, lightening, rain, and hail in our area!

My mother-in-law and I made brownies! My first time making brownies! It came from a box and not from scratch, but still! It was pretty fun. It was agony waiting those 42 minutes for them to bake! Boy oh boy, were they good!

This afternoon, we discovered that our internet was compromised. Apparently, when they went to a certain website and clicked on something, it downloaded a virus on their computer. In turn, it created an email address from their IP address and started sending out SPAM emails to random people. We got this notice on our screen saying one of our computers was infected and to call them to fix our internet. Shannon and I both try to protect our computers and run the anti-spyware, anti-malware, etc. It was his dad's computer that was infected. We downloaded an anti-malware program on his computer and it found about 200 viruses! Shannon and I were both relieved it wasn't US that did this! I am always running and checking my computer for viruses and spyware!

I am very excited that Shannon took the first step to starting college again. He had University of Phoenix call him and he has an appointment with them next Wednesday! They will request his transcripts from his high school and college for him! He's going to get his Bachelors Degree in Hospitality Management and then go for a law degree at another college.