Not the Best Start

Today was spent trying to keep up with the requisitions that kept coming accross my desk one and two at a time, having a meeting and sending several e-mails about issues at work and at home.  I had to do it all in 4 hours since MAC had a dental appointment that Hubby scheduled.

Now don't get me wrong, I really appreciate Hubby taking it upon himself to schedule this appointment but today was a Thursday; after school activities including help day from two teachers.  It was also the first day of Intensive Opatient Program.

I took a half day to take her to the dentist and then we waited for Hubby to come home so we could head to MSA.  We had a quick trip to Rita's after the dentist because this was the first time we had been to the dentist and she was a model patient.  I told her how proud I was of her and bought her a chocolate custard, she was excited to taste it while half her mouth was numb.  For the first time in a few years I had to laugh at how messy she could be.  Half her mouth was covered in chocolate the other half was completely clean.

IOP was horrendous.  I know we need to do it.  She is still not in a very good starting place.  Thursday's are Family Art Therapy Night.  The first hour is talk therapy and group then the second hour is all the families together making a picture.  We are all given the same theme and as a family we draw a picture.

Tonight the theme was St. Patricks day.  We had to draw a rainbow, one side was where we are right now and the other side is where we want to be (the pot of gold at the end).  We each had to make sure to draw ourselves into the picture.  MAC drew the rainbow (smaller at the start end and bigger at the pot of gold end).  I painted a black cloud for where we started.  Hubby drew himself under the cloud even though MAC and I had drawn ourselves next to the pot of gold.  MAC refused to do anything else and every time we asked her a question she would start to cry.

When we had to explain the different parts of our picture I broke down.  Then MAC broke down, pulled her hair over her face and wept.  Hubby became upset because both of us were upset and things went downhill for us from there.  Now MAC is in bed and Hubby is really dreading taking MAC to IOP tomorrow.  Not the best start, but as I was reminded tonight, our start last time was not the best either.