A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall Maxi Is Coming Home!

Great news, everybody!

Maxi is coming home to stay on May 17th!

The dialysis unit called me today to announce that they FINALLY found a daytime slot for my treatments. Beginning next Wednesday, I'll be going from 11:30 AM to 4:30 PM and that is perfect for us. He often stays late at school for various activities, getting home around 3:30 or 4, so he won't have a problem waiting that short period for my return. So, he'll be moving home the next Saturday and we can't wait!!!

They also told me they've contacted the dialysis unit in the next county to put me on the waiting list for a daytime slot for when we move. Hopefully, if I'm on the list now, my name will move up before the move and I'll be able to make a smooth transition to their schedule without having to go through this craziness of an evening slot.

Meantime, I am thrilled to pieces that my kid is coming home! YAY! It has been a long haul for us being apart since early February!

Merme

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I am so happy for you both... been to long since you were together as all good teams need to be... time to have a welcome home party!
Nana

Good going Merme. I'll be very glad to see you two back together.

Great news. I'll bet Maxi is excited. I'm glad you're getting a good slot. Soon you'll be able to get your life back together for good.

merme--that is such good news--all around.

Thanks, guys.


Merme

I'm sure he'll be as thrilled to be there as you are to have him be there!

That's great news Merme!

The most wonderful news Merme

That is fantastic!

Faaaaaaaaantabulous Merme!! I know Maxi is waaaaaaay over anxious to get home,, Although spending those months with his Dad and family is a great thing,, There's no place like home! Praying things get back to normal soon,, :wink:

wonderful merme. i'm happy for you.

I'm so happy for you, Merme.
You two are such a good team, and your going to have such great fun once again!
What are Maxi's plans for the summer? Is he going back to camp?

I can't really say anything that hasn't already been said except that I'm very happy for you and I know you are both very excited and can't wait to be back together full again. Congratulations Merme and Maxi!!

Thanks, everyone.

Lynne ~ Maxi has a very busy summer planned!

He'll be in school until sometime during the week of June 23rd. Then he'll have about two weeks for some summer fun before heading up north for his annual three weeks of camp in July. In August, we have plans to make several big day trips such as going to Boston to the Aquarium and Science Museum.

So he'll have lots of time to ride bikes and play on the beach surrounding our move which we hope to accomplish while he is at camp.

I think he is planning to work on revamping his image because he will be returning to school in the fall as a 7th grader -- soon to be a teenager. I told him not to worry about image, but to just be his usual sweet self which everyone enjoys. Don't think he quite believed me that would be enough! So, I'm curious to see what he comes up with to project to the world as a 7th grader.

Merme

Sounds like quite the planned summer!

How far are you from Boston? We enjoyed our very short trip there last fall when Amy was looking at BU.

Do you have a place lined up to move to yet?

How has Maxi been doing with his weight plan - hope you don't mind my asking - it's just that we all cheered him on so much last year , and I haven't read anything about it lately.

As for a new image - I agree with you, that he should just be his own sweet self, but as you know... the pressures on teens to "fit and belong" gets stronger with every generation! That doesn't mean to say that he should be something he is not... but to find a group of friends who are of the same values and interests, without subjecting him to the peer pressure that often just will not go away.

Good luck Merme - been there twice and just when I thought the second one would be a bit easier, she's actually more difficult!

Lynne ~

We are two hours north of Boston and right near the Amtrak line that has a direct train.

I am still hunting for an appropriate place for the kid and I to live. It isn't as easy as it sounds. Because we are moving to a real city and leaving a small town, I am very concerned about neighborhood for Maxi's sake. And I need to be particular about amenities and ease-of-use for my sake. Either of those topics limits the field quite a bit.

Maxi has gained some weight since he's been with his dad for the last four months. Those people just eat crazy and everyone one of them has a weight problem. The kid didn't get any support while he was there AND they took him off his tummy medication as well!

I plan to get him back on track when he returns home. He noticed his gain and is concerned about it, so I reassured him we'd resolve things right away and he is relieved. First thing I'm going to do is get his bike out of storage so he can be riding and riding. I also got out his Dance, Dance Revolution so he can be dancing again.

Right now Maxi has a group of friends who agree with his sentiments and opinions on life. None of them are interested in wild behavior or drugs/alcohol/smoking, which is great! All his buddies are similar in that they enjoy fantasy games/stories and like to use their vivid imaginations. They all prefer to be outdoors rather than stuck in front of a TV. And most of them are involved in some sort of civic or religious/charitable activity and busy with family.

I hope he can find a similar group after we move! I think he'd be lonely if he were surrounded by kids who are into things he isn't.

I'm worried about that peer pressure thing, also, Lynne. I'm not sure how to help him because he never seems to hear me when I talk with him about being his own person and who cares what "they" think when "they've" been wrong before?

Merme