by Sarah | Jan 20, 2009 | Crap
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I haven’t done a random post in a while…so you get a treat today…a post full of randomness.
- Still don’t know if the toe was actually broken – I never went to the doctor…but it was starting to improve…
- Then today Angel stepped on it during her nutrition appointment. Now it’s throbbing again.
- Angel and Riley are both sick and miserable.
- Tomorrow Brandon’s class is having the puberty lecture and video. Should be interesting.
- Saturday is Brandon’s 11th birthday! ELEVEN! How did that happen?! Oy…I feel so old…and he’s got zits and is growing pit hair. Help.
- I have begun making a lot of our bread…
- Like a LOT. English muffins, wheat bread, dinner rolls, focaccia…I’ve gone nuts…
- But I’ve learned that homemade really IS better…
- And to top it off I made my own chicken stock yesterday.
- But I’ve been a total loser about family dinners this week..
- But tomorrow I make soup – yum…
- I’ve also been a loser about working out…
- BUT I have the reasoning of my toe. Hard to do yoga with a seriously busted and swollen toe.
- Did I mention that my sneaker doesn’t fit?
- Right now I feel like my kitchen is never going to get clean…and I’m behind on my bread baking so every step forward – I end up taking two steps back when I try to finish up my bread baking.
- This ridiculous post of randomness took me all day long because despite doing five million things on the WWW – I couldn’t find five minutes to string a bunch of random thoughts together.
That’s all for today. Hopefully tomorrow is a real post.
by Sarah | Jan 18, 2009 | Weekly Winners
For the week of 1/12-1/18/09
Weekly Winners is the brainchild of the wonderfully Sarcastic Mom, Lotus
We have weekly winners, and losers (tied to 2 crimes)
The winners are, of course, food. Only a couple of shots this week – I got lazy in dinners this week (won’t happen again, – I’m becoming addicted to foodie blogs)
The English via an American:
Evidence that homemade is better than storebought –
English via an American is YUM:
Carrot Soup – Holy COW was this amazing –
w/ homemade butter rolls:
And now. There were a rash of crimes yesterday at Casa dePerfect. Toes were maliciously attacked by seemingly innocuous items around the house.
Suspect #1
The firetruck/ambulance. Up until yesterday a favorite toy often fought over by the girls. Why then would it viciously attack. Jumping out of Angel’s arms and landing on her big toe – causing much bleeding?
Results of the crime:
The suspect is still undergoing interrogation for it’s crime. Judge Mommy says it should be put away for life. Judge Daddy says such a punishment is too harsh. Results? Well, it’s still up in the air.
The next vicious attacker went after the matriarch of the family. Innocently, and understandably, performing the task of laundry as she does every Saturday. She put the laundry soap in, then back on its shelf. She took the fabric softener and did the same. When she returned the fabric softener to its (six-foot high) shelf though, out of nowhere the suspect attacked.
Suspect #2
Apparently Mr. Pyrex decided to determine which was truly unbreakable – himself or Mommy Perfects toe. For it leapt from the daring height of six feet, landing squarely and harshly on Mommy’s toe. At first seeming nothing more than major pain, it developed three hours later into a brutally nasty bruising.
The results:
The suspect is still undergoing psychiatric evaluation to determine if it was a suicide attempt – or an attack. Either way, Momma de Perfect will not get her baking done today, or her cleaning, or finish up at the grocers because today I cannot move it.
No pictures of the actual injuries to Angel’s toe because she refused to hold still for evidence photos. She claimed pain and kept jerking her toe away. Given how my toe feels, I tend to believe her.
by Sarah | Jan 16, 2009 | All About Kennedy, Crap
The door is locked, the answers behind. The locks tease me by being on my side, but I have no keys for the padlocks, no crowbar to pull away the boards.
Peace is on the other side.
Answers.
I’m begining to think I will never find the keys. I will never see the other side of the door. Nobody has answers – everyone declares her unique. The one and only ‘answer’ we have is not cut and dried – it is confusing and unsure.
One more chance for a key has presented itself – but I hesitate. Should I take the gamble only to end up feeling hopeless and hollow again? On the small chance that this doctor may have that key? I don’t know that I have the energy, or faith in the doctors any longer. They have no more answers than I – and I have something they don’t…I’m her Mom.
by Sarah | Jan 15, 2009 | All About Denver, Crap
I would homeschool Brandon. Because nights like tonight I think he really NEEDS it.
I don’t know where the boy gets it from. But tonight he cried for an hour because we told him he would NOT be going to school tomorrow. There is only a two hour delay (I’m sure because of the temperatures) – but we’ll be keeping him home the full day. We’re doing this mainly because, although he’s 11 (almost), we aren’t comfortable with him staying by himself for two hours and getting on the bus.Â
Somewhere along the line in the years he’s been in school he’s become obsessed with his attendance. I know it’s not our fault – but I wonder if it’s the schools. I’ve seen notes from them on occassion on how some funding can depend on the amount of unexcused absences – and how we all need to work toward perfect attendance.
Tonight he got so upset that I came to the conclusion that I need to keep him out of school more often. He is far too obsessed over it. He will not go without some learning tomorrow…I found some science stuff I had buried that we can do together…but he wont’ go to school. I’ll do it again next month if I have to.Â
I would love to homeschool for his middle school years…I don’t want him to have to face the horrendously cruel nature of the middle school children – he’s far too sensitive, they’ll rip him apart…but I don’t think I have the discipline…and I’d really have no clue where to begin…
Even Archie said (and you can ask him, cuz he reads this blog :P) – “You’re smart enough…I just don’t think you have the discipline.” I’m not in the least bit offended, because I agree *lol* But it doesn’t make me stop WANTING to (really…I do). I have wanted to since 2nd grade-ish – and he’s in 5th now *sigh*. I think my recent foray into doing exercises daily has given me more ideas that it could be possible…but then I think I’m wrong…
Advice…thoughts? Should I start keeping him out more? I won’t ignore his education on those days…but the kid is sooo sensitive and he’s like insanely focused on his perfect attendance. I need to shake it up or something.
by Sarah | Jan 14, 2009 | All About Kennedy, Hypotonia
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Today I have a valid reason for my complaining and picking at my Angel’s faults…so does that make it complaining and picking? I’ll pretend it doesn’t (don’t tell me otherwise if it isn’t…I’m feeling so good about this *G*).
Tomorrow (Thursday) is Angel’s appointment with her new Orthopaedist at the children’s hospital where her pulm is located. I’m excited, and anxious…worried that I’ll be let down again. So, in preparation I’m making a list (of compaints) to present to the doctor. You get the privilege of reading that list ;) Lucky you, right?
So here’s my best compilation, hopefully I won’t forget anything…
- PT notes state her spatial awareness is still off – making her a possible danger to herself.
- PT notes also state she still prefers her right side for balance and strength.
- PT notes lastly state that she demonstrates bilateral hip weakness.
- At home we’ve noticed a visible difference in the length/size of her legs. It used to be minor and you really had to look and get her lying perfectly straight – now we can see it from across the room – and her feet are officially different sizes.
- Could this be causing scoliosis? It’s genetic in the family, I’m worried that this can make it come on sooner and stronger for her. My mother has a hump in her back hers is so severe (mine is more minor – thank goodness for dance).
- Changing her diaper has always been a nightmare, she hates having her legs/hips bent.
- Now pushing her knees to her chest causes complaint/full blown fit. It appears like her hips make her uncomfortable.
- She is showing improvements, but is it compensating improvements or actual improvements?
I’m sure I’m forgetting something…I’ll update as I go…if I remember, or Archie reminds me of something.  Wish us luck tomorrow…we’re going to need it! I was so disappointed in the last ortho, I’m afraid I’m a bit negatively biased ahead of time.
