Monday, April 29, 2013

Shopping with Aspergers....

Today was one of those days...you know the kind, where its 7pm and I'm still in yoga pants and a snot smeared tank top...yup.  It was pizza for dinner.
Well, things started this morning with waking up and missing Gannon's bus.  I got him ready super fast and threw the girls in the van in pj's.  On their way to their seats in the van, someone (not sure who), tripped on and spilled a "to go" box from Logan's Roadhouse, spilling macaroni and cheese and steak tips all over Gannon's wet jeans shorts which were all left over from yesterday.  Failure #1.  We rolled up to school and parked.  I was ready to take him in just in time for a snot fest from G man himself.  He sneezed about 7 times.  Fortunately, I had his shirt from yesterday handy and since it was already trashed with nacho cheese Doritos gunk, it was an acceptable hankie.  No issue.  Until he started puking on himself from sneezing so much.  I had already chucked the shirt.  Fail #2.  Back home we go.
Long story short, we decided to use the three gift cards he got for his birthday to occupy his sick day.  Online shopping with a sick kid with aspergers and ADHD.  Fail #3.  To add insult to injury, I hadn't finished my morning coffee yet.  Well, if you know anything about Gannon's impassivity, you know Amazon.com (thank you Grandma Linda for the gift card!) is a...well...I don't even know.  After many attempts of just "looking around" (I might be deaf in one ear from the I WANT THAT's and THAT ONE MOM, THAT ONE's), I had him make a list of the things he wanted most.  Here they are....the things Gannon wants most.  I love this kid.  They are, in order:

1.  give dragon (the voice recognition system for computers.  He doesn't have a computer)
2.  Remote control
3.  Bablade (2 & 3 go together)
3.  Phone
4.  Computer
5.  Siccors
6.  iPad
7.  Craft
8.  Stuff (7&8 go together)
9.  TV
10.  Clock
11.  Remote control clock
12.  Table
13.  Candle
14.  Bathroom (really?  a bathroom?!?!?!)
tab (not numbered)
15.  Scarf
16.  New Shoes

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