Clean socks are a privilege, not a right
No! Really! Despite my son’s growing mania and emotional freak out (NOOOOOO!Says the Paediatrician, HE doesn’t have ADHD!—-Riiiight) sessions, and the general wearing down of one’s sense and defences….we have actually had a fun weekend. Let’s also not forget the sulking sore cat that we have had to attack twice a day for his medication. […]
It just doesn’t occur to me that crafts with my kids is supposed to be a fun experience. How can it be? There is the mess. There is the keeping both kids happy and mess free. There is the mess. There is my total lack of patience. There is the mess. . these are not […]
This morning, while my son drank his milk he watched a bit of the world news with me. We usually avoid most of it in the am, to depressing. We saw images of the British naval crew safe on home turf. We saw images of soldiers walking around burning vehicles in Iraq. My son looked […]
Sorry, I haven’t posted much. My moods and depression are swinging insanely up and down just now…probably due more to my cycle than anything, but I am finding it very hard to deal with. Aside from that, we have been busy around the house. Spring cleaning and all that. We woke up today to see […]
So our big boy Aurora (don’t ask) has had his surgery and apparently all went really well. They now want to keep him in till Thursday to monitor his recovery, but they are very positive about it all. This is he. We think he is at least part Norwegian Forest Cat. He is huge and […]
Really, isn’t it? Perspective, outlook, glass half empty and all that stuff. Yeeeeeah. This weekend was a bitch. My husband said that at least he was handling the stress and worry quite well.  I said “Nooo, you have not. Well, actually TODAY (Sunday) you did. Saturday? Not so much.” He was man enough to […]
I think we are in trouble. They couldn’t get all the poop out of him since he was having problems breathing. They want to get him to a specialist and do a colonectopy. They are also worried about his red blood cell count and think he has a heart murmer. Estimated costs at the start […]
My mom is sharing our infamous April Fool story!
The Good: – Found two nice wall mirrors at the preschool garage sale – Got the back yard semi cleaned out…swept patio, dumped out standing water, threw out old toys. BBQ is next. – Got to do that in peace because dh took the kids to see their great grandmother. – Add today, finally reorganized […]