Vacation

The countdown is on....we leave in 3 days for a family vacation to Florida.  It will be the first time that we have ever flown anywhere all together.  It will be Kory's very first time to fly.  Kristin and David will be staying here at the house and taking care of the dogs and chickens. 

I am so looking forward to no cooking or cleaning or anything but fun!  We have 7 day passes for Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Sea World, and Aquatica (a new water park with Sea World).  The hotel is like a small condo with 2 bedrooms and a full kitchen so there will be plenty of room. 

My parents will be coming up one day to go to Sea World with us. Kim is going to swim with the Beluga Whales while at Sea World.  Hopefully it will help her decide if she indeed wants to study marine biology. 

All that said I am nervous about a "vacation" because it seems that we always end up having some sort of melt down while we are suppose to be enjoying ourselves.  Maybe things will be different this time around since we have learned alot about how aspergers have effected our family.  Bob and Kory both struggle with change and mostly when it is out of their control.  Being on vacation leads to doing things on the fly and not having a regular schedule thus creating anxiety.  So the plan is going to be to sit down and have a daily meeting to come up a plan so everyone can be more relaxed. 

We now have a case manager through the county and are working on goals.  One of those goals is for Kory to successfully graduate from college.  We have a family support coordinator that is meeting with Kory and us to work on different challenges.  The coordinator will be going to the college with Kory to meet with his advocate and come up a list of things that will enable him to be successful.  She has been so beneficial already just by sharing with all of us about sensory issues.  It has made us all aware of problems each one of deal with. 

And you want to know what a small world we live in?  Kory's counselor knows this family supports coordinator.  They went to school together and are on the same page with therapies.  When I found this out I knew God had sent us in the right direction to obtain services through both the counselor and the county.  I am looking forward to goals reached and this new knowledge to be used for positive changes.