where did the time go???

I can't believe it's been almost 5 months. The last time I wrote my cat had just had kittens and now we have found homes for all but 2 and finally they all are fixed so I won't have those worries again. I was just writing to an online friend and realized how much has been going on. I've been reading blogs but I've been having trouble commenting on some and I just haven't taken the time to figure out why.
My kids are doing OK we have our ups and downs every day. Joel is in learning support half the day and I think they are going to try and minimize that next year. His ADD medication was changed at the start of the year because the insurance wouldn't pay for it and his grades went down. So the doctor had him switched back to focalin. 2nd marking period he got all As and 2 Bs, 3rd marking period he got all Bs and 1 C not a drastic drop but his C was in history which he got As in the first 2 marking periods.
Dakota has had a very rough year. He struggled in kindergarten and he kept on struggling in first grade. The school worked with him a lot and his progress seemed to flat line. the school psychiatrist evaluated him and determined that he had mental retardation. So he is also in learning support half of the day. I took him to a neurologist just for a consult to see if there was anything that needed further testing. He determined that he had a learning delay and possible high functioning autism. He ordered blood work and we will get the results next month. He also suggested a behavioral psychologist to deal with my issues with him which is anger at his siblings because they can do most things better than him. He gets very frustrated and it's hard for me because I don't want them to not do things they are capable of but I don't want Dakota to feel like an outsider. He's in soccer again this season and we've only had 1 practice but like last year it takes a lot of convincing to get him into it. I kind of have to leave the field and sit in my car so I'm out of site.
Emma my other ADD child is having a rough time of it outside the school. She loves school and can't wait to go every day but she easily finds herself in trouble around the house. We live in a secluded area with a farm on one side and woods behind us. We have a neighbor boy (teenage) and a few months ago emmas friend told her mom he stuffed pine needles down her pants. I happened to be at work at the time so I'm not sure what was going on but Emma was there and said it happened. Of course he and his family denies it but he was home alone at the time. Emma has knocked on his door before and he will come out and be mean to them. He has a brother Emmas age and she looks to play with him. So I not sure if they knocked on the door and he got angry or what but we now have to go to court over this because he was charged with harassment and plead not guilty. It's really crazy but hopefully it will all be done and over with soon.
Logan is a trooper. In Jan he had his tonsils and adenoids out and tubes put back in his ears. He is sleeping all night and seems to be hearing much better. He's in speech therapy once a week and we are working on him using his words for what he wants since he has gotten so used to pointing or I just know what he wants and get it for him. Other than that there's not much for him. At this point I don't think I could handle much more for him.
Then there's the cats. They've all been fixed and are now unable to have anymore babies YEA!!!! 1 went to my brother in law, 1 to a neighbor and 1 to a family on Craigslist. we kept 2 Fatso (my hubby named him) and Sophie. We also still have the mom and first daughter. Can't forget the fish!! My hubby decided to clean out the fish tank for me and before I knew it he was using Clorox on the filter. He said don't worry I'm rinsing it with hot water...LMAO. So that night we lost 2 fish. The next day 1 fish, then the last 2 went not long after that. So we are Left with a very clean fish tank with not 1 fish in it. The guy at the pet store said to change the water out and rinse everything with WATER only then let it sit for a few days then only add 1 fish to see if it's OK. He tried but I'm still trying to figure out what was going through his head.
You know there is still more t=but that will have to wait for another day because I need to go get my kids from church. If you read through this and survived than you get a sticker. If not I got it off my chest and wow I think I'm feeling a little better
Have a great end of the week