Picking up ADHD medications for several people

Sometimes I wonder if my family raises red flags in regards to stimulant medications--my eldest, is on Concerta, with a script for 5 mg Ritalin in the evenings if she needs it (she gets it prescribed for about every 2 months until she has about a 30 day supply left, then the doc goes for 3 months), the next is on Daytrana, our youngest is on Quillivant.  I am on Adderall.  If I were to fill all scripts at once at the same time...would the pharmacist fill them or would they call the 'authorities'?  And...by the way, my darling husband probably needs something, too..

I only want a bottle of Quillivant XR; is that too much to ask?

I took Dame Littlebit to the psychiatrist for the first time on Tuesday for an ADHD evaluation.  Really, it was just a formality, with two other kids with it, and having it myself, I am pretty certain that I know.  Because of her size--less than 30 pounds and under 40 inches--the doctor was wary of giving her Daytrana like her brother.  You are not supposed to cut Daytrana in half to reduce the dose and she cannot swallow pills and we were concerned about cutting or crushing pills.   Thus, we decided on the liquid.

I take the script to the local Rite-Aid pharmacy during my lunch hour yesterday--the clinic where I normally fill my prescriptions does not carry Quillivant (or Daytrana).  They have the medicine, but the script was for half the amount of the smallest bottle.  I call the clinic.  The prescribing doctor was working in one of his other offices and would not be back until this afternoon, so I ended up driving back out to his office after work.  Luckily he is coming to get a patient as I am walking in.  Since he knew why I was there, I handed him the no-good script and a few minutes later, I walked out with the new script and headed back to the pharmacy.  An hour later, Dame Littlebit, Sir Bubs, and I walk out with the the medicine and a treat per child for behaving.

Tomorrow we shall see how it works.

Leafy Tree Tops: Traveling with a preschooler

Leafy Tree Tops: Traveling with a preschooler

Autism Products & News: Disney autism disability lawsuit moves to Orlando federal court

Autism Products & News: Disney autism disability lawsuit moves to Orlando federal court

Up all night and out of coffee!!!

Last night was rough.  Dame Littlebit, my youngest child, decided that she did not want to go to bed last night.  If I dared to leave her room, she would scream so loudly that the other members of the family were disturbed.  If I dared try to fall asleep, she would climb over me and pull my hair and scratch at my face.  We finally left her room at the earliest time to respectably awaken.  I need a cup of coffee...but we are out...and a nap.

Countdown to Vacation

One more week of work and I already am getting into the vacation mindset.

We have all of our tickets and reservations are lined up and our packing list is growing longer by the day. We really need to consider what is really necessary, as we are flying.  Our grocery order is in with Garden Grocer to be delivered to our cabin at the Wilderness Resort.



To do:
2 days before we leave:  pack the bags.  Anything that cannot go into a bag yet gets listed on a note card.
The night before: Assemble breakfast boxes for the flight.  Pack the items which could not be packed.  Put everything into the car.  Clothes for flight laid out.  All children bathe.
For the flight--a two hour non-stop at 7 a.m.-- I know we will be scrambling to get out the door.  Drive to the airport.  We will have the breakfast boxes and then coloring and activity books and  books to read.  

On Christian Leadership

Christian leadership transcends church-based contexts.  Leaders inspire and motivate, striving to elevate their organization to sustained excellence.  While some are “leaders” due to appointment based upon arbitrary criteria, true leaders take initiative. They proactively seek opportunities to lead others towards holiness and obedience to the Word.  They influence people, bringing them in line with God’s mission by using skills honed through previous leadership experiences in settings both sacred and secular.

Three characteristics separate healthy leaders from toxic:  motivation, agenda, and character. Motivation is the reason behind the behavior.  At issue in Matthew 18:1 is the motive to be the “greatest.”  Is it desire for prestige?  A healthy leader humbly serves others without seeking personal gain, leading their organization using many strategies available.  The agenda is merely what the leader wishes to accomplish.  It is the direction in which they want to move and the plan to get there.  Character describes a person’s qualities, both good and bad, reflecting who he or she is as a person.  A person of “Godly Character” possesses those qualities identified of the Godhead or prescribed by God, essential to leadership.

Christians in leadership positions are bound by mandate to always lead in a “Christian manner,” exercising authority under submission of Christ and through the power of the Holy Spirit.  They must remember that they lead PEOPLE and should always do so in a way that uplifts, inspires, and motivates while advancing the Kingdom of God.

Social Status and Humility: Philippians 2:3-5

(3)Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; (4) do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. (5)  Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus.

Life seems to be easier when people cater to you.  We prefer to let others do the work.  This attitude leads to selfishness and hardness of heart towards the less fortunate as one begins to view them more as a commodity whose only purpose was to make life more comfortable for the elite.  People who enjoy higher status are often protected from the consequences of their actions; therefore they may develop a certain arrogance that they are invincible and that others are put here to cater to them.  We cater to those of higher status because they are able to open doors of opportunity to gain higher status for ourselves.  We prefer associating with successful people in hopes their status will reflect kindly upon us.
True character is revealed in how we treat the people who cannot do for us; who cannot pave the way to a higher social status.  We avoid those who have been dealt one bad hand after another in life for fear their lack of success will make others think that we, too, are ne’er-do-wells.  No one likes to consider that misfortune can affect anybody; that people’s fortunes can turn on a dime.  We delude ourselves into believing that if the person had planned better, saved more, and had not been so lazy, they would not be in such a position.
Two things most likely to undermine community and achievement of shared goals are selfish ambition and conceit.  Selfish ambition shifts concern from communal benefit to advancing the status of ourselves or our group, even at the expense of the community. Putting the community first can be difficult when it is at odds with what is best for our own family or group.