Why is winter so hard?/ Happy Birthday!

As I reflect back over the years winters are so hard for my son with Aspergers.  He is always sick or moody because of the weather.  This year is no different.  I am seeing more evidence of his trials this year in particular because of him being in kindergarten.  He is acting out more at school.  He is so bored and has s difficult time sitting still through the introductory lessons of this letter says, and this is how you but that word together.  He fidgets and squirms, and gets in trouble.  I hurt for my little boy. 

He turned 6 the beginning of the month.  We had a wonderful party for him.  It was the first year we invited his friends.  We are bless with numerous people in our life who love him unconditionally.  We has a couple friends from our neighborhood and one from school come.  We had a wonderful time.  I was quite nervous about the whole day but I had planned well.  We had a very structured party at a gymnastics place.  They had a coach instruct them and take them through a huge obstacle course, they did a trampoline trick section, and snow ball fight with foam.  The kids were laughing and all having such a great time.  We served Popsicles and cupcakes while my son opened presents.  He smiled the entire time.  Grinning ear to ear!  It was a wonderful day!  He felt important, and most of all loved!  I couldn't ask for better friends and family !  They help us more than they know!

Already?

I can not believe how much friends can change the course of our days.   My son was really sad last week and I asked him what was wrong.  He took a minute and I could tell he was deciding if he should really tell me what was wrong.  He said, "the kids are mean to me, the call me names." I asked him who these kids were and he named a few kids.  I hate that they are in our neighborhood/ward. :( Then at bed time as he was going to sleep it all came out.  At school his class had a substitute teacher and he was unprepared (which was my fault, I forgot to remind him and walk him through what would happen at school) he was very upset.  When he is upset he cries and so all the boys on the bus called him 'baby face', and 'cry baby' he even said someone called him stupid.  I was so heart broken for him.  As he was telling me he started crying again.  I have never felt so sad.