10/25/2005

Well……….

Here I am. I am alive - just very busy. Went yesterday to an IEP meeting for Phillip. He will receive some speech and OT (occupational therapy) services through the school - even though he’s homeschooled. Cool! I will have to drive him there and back, of course, but that’s a small price to pay for his getting the services. We also need to find him a good Tae Kwon Do (or other martial art) school in our area. I think he’s really starting to miss it - and it would be good for him.

NaNoWriMo is coming soon! AUGH! Plus, we have Allison’s birthday (Friday), Halloween (Monday), and Phillip’s birthday (Thursday) … MORE AUGH! Allison will be 18! 18! Can you believe that?! and Phillip will be 10! OMG! TEN! How did my little baby boy get to be 10 already? Sorry - Mommy Moment there.

How is everyone else doing?

sparta at 10:39 am

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8/14/2005

LOOKOUT! RUN! GET OFF THE SIDEWALKS!

So, here’s the big news: ALLISON GOT HER DRIVER’S PERMIT ON FRIDAY! And guess who gets to be her driving instructor most of the time? And guess who’s car it is? AUGH! :-) I’m kidding. I actually took her out yesterday - Saturday - for a spin, and she did very well. She’s not ready for the main streets yet, but she’s doing pretty well tooling around the neighborhood. Wish me luck - and send Tums - and maybe … valium …. yes, valium

–”Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?”–HHGTG

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1/26/2005

Living with John, Earthdate 1390

So, last night I am trying to shuffle our youngest off to bed. We go through a nearly Monty Python-esque exchange of yes’s and no’s, until the following:

Me: Yes, John, you need to get your sleep.
John: No, I don’t need sleep any more.

What does that mean? That he’s somehow evolved himself past the rest of humanity and no longer requires sleep? Not that I’d put that past him. Our conversation continues:

Me: (trying not to laugh) Yes, you do, John.
John: I probably don’t.
Me: You need your rest, and you need to snuggle with Puppy.
John: I could snuggle with Puppy downstairs, and I don’t need rest ever again.

AUGH! I did manage to get him up to bed, and Andrew and I read the necessary stories and received our hugs and kisses. But you know, he didn’t go to sleep for a long time - I caught him upstairs later reading a book. Where did he get that book on quantum physics, I wonder?

sparta at 9:29 am

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12/15/2004

Mittens

Okay, I personally, have never been much of a mitten person. I’m not sure about the pre-3 era, but I would guess that I complained about them. Our eldest son was/is definitely not a mitten person…and as far as I know, AJ is not a mitten man, although he might not mind these. But then comes along our youngest, who seems to be fascinated with his mittens. I would buy him gloves, but I haven’t found a pair that small yet. The only problem with said mittens is that the way the pattern was cut, there is a kitty face on one mitten, but not the other. This messes with him. Why why why why is there not another kitty on the other hand? I try to explain, but of course, all he can see is that the people who made them were wrong. I will now have to go out and purchase a pair of soft, fuzzy mittens that have kittens on BOTH hands. *sigh*

UPDATE: Okay, I might be able to be a mitten person, if you’re talking about these mittens. Go listen to the two full-length sample mp3s - they aren’t too bad.

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11/14/2004

The Blog of the Week

Okay, here’s something new I thought I’d try. A Blog of the Week - posted on Sundays or Mondays. Maybe you’ve read it - maybe you haven’t. If I post it here, there’s are reason. :-)

This week’s Blog is: Suburban Blight! Kelley has an interesting point of view on life and children, and everything in between. You will love the Adventures of (her) Spiderman! So, go, read, and enjoy!

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11/9/2004

Something AJ and I have been commenting on..

This article at Fox News talks about something the ol’ hubby and I have mentioned several times before. The man is portrayed as the “dummy” in the scene - which sometimes is true - and sometimes funny - but all the time? I don’t think so. This one is made worse by the fact that Dads have a hard enough time - even in non-divorced situations - getting trust and respect when it comes to the kids. So many Moms think it’s all about them - and the husband can’t possible do it right, and many kids never go to their fathers for help or advice or even to complain - it’s all about Mom. So I understand why this group is a little hot under the collar about this. Thank goodness AJ doesn’t have this problem - with any of his kids. :-) Comment, debate, discusss….

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