Welcome to the Jungle...
Welcome to the Jungle....
Thats pretty much how the last couple of weeks have been. I would like to add that I have bronchitis this time. Im really getting sick of being sick. I hate this weather. Its 70F one day and 30F the next. But thats how it is here. So not only is my foot still hurting but so are my lungs. Lack of sleep is getting to me. But I can handle it.
Cami has been the whirlwind though. Its been a bit on the crazy side here. Not that she is crazy but shes been so out of control lately. We had a visit to her doctor to see what to do about it. So he prescribed a slightly higher dose of her medication and we also have a new behavior plan to boot.
The things she has been doing are along the lines of refusal to do normal things. Getting her up in the morning and getting ready are near impossible. Little things like asking her to brush her hair is like telling her to take on the world. She stamps her feet and screams OMG. Im mean and that I dont love her are the next lines out of her mouth. Shes been fighting in school as well.
Later we learned that this was caused by something more sinister. Somehow she had found some chocolates that we didnt know we had. So that means she stood on the arm of the couch and reached her 9 foot arms up and over the armoire. The armoire is about 4 foot away from the couch. How the hell she reached them I have no idea. I think kids can secretly grow arms like an octopus. Or they have a super power like Stretch Armstrong or what ever that other super hero is. Rubber Man? Is that what he is called?
That was on Monday. She was a holy terror in the morning. She had an ok day at school though. She also has a thing of refusing to do her homework. I havent seen much of an improvement to anything though. Its now been a week and its all the same. I know the kids at school set her off but her teacher needs to grow some bigger balls and take care of it. Im getting a little tired of it and I know the principal wont do a damn thing.
Sunday was quite interesting. Woke up a little too late to give her the pills. Oops. So she went all day without them. Then I got thinking that this might work for Monday. Having nothing on Sunday and then something on Monday might slow her down. Quite the opposite. She was fine for the morning for me and on the way to school. She did great on the playground as well. Assembly was perfect. But apparently after that was hell. She was in bitch mode for the day. Her teacher and I exchange a journal every day. She was aggitated and aggressive all day. Im really at my whits end.
After school, she had Chess Club. She did really well and Mr. R gave her a homework assignment. Its some charts of plays that she has to pick one move that could win the game. I explained to her that its not due until next week but she was insisting that she do it tonight. I have no clue how to play chess. Also she had her first Chess Tourny on Saturday. She was a little upset that she said she didnt play her best and lost all five games. But the school overall came in 3rd place.
Another thing that has been going on is that my mom is back in town. They arrived a few days ago. Mousies brother took a bad turn health wise. Hes been in the hospital on life support for over a week now. They said that its just the machines that are keeping him alive but that there was nothing much else to do. So they got all the family together and they all agreed to pull the plug. They needed the doctors to agree as well and today thats what they did. Now Im not sure what will happen over the next few days. I know that this wont be something to be thankful for. But then again, Jake hasnt really been too well all summer either. We almost lost him a few times then.
So tonight Im saying a prayer for Uncle Jake. He was a great man that loved everyone and everyone loved him. He was the sort that just sat on his porch and waved to everyone who went by. If he wasnt out there, they would all stop to check on him to make sure he was ok. May God take you safely.
On another note, I have been cleaning out the apartment. First the front room and then the hall closet. Then it was both at the same time. A storage unit was rented and thats where it is all going. When I actually move out of here, Im not going up and down those stairs a billion times with my foot the way it has been. This way I can pull a truck to the unit and go from there.
I found some things that I didnt know I even had. Im still missing one shoe though. Im sure it went in a box to the unit. Im not overly concerned about it though. Considering that I didnt know I had them in the first place. I also took some shots of the bed frame that I have in there. Ive been looking for it on line to find out more information on it but so far, there isnt too much. I find similar items but none like mine. I also moved my armoire in there. The dresser is still being used and the vanity it up in the attic. I have no room to use them in the tiny rooms I have here. Maybe when I move I can use them again. I know they are quite old and I wont part with them. They are in near perfect shape. Just a few scratches.
Now Im trying to get my living room back in order so that I can put up my tree on Friday. Its a mess in there from all the stuff that was pulled out of the front room. Mostly clothes. Ive been going through them to see what I want to keep and what I want to give away. One of the girls at school lost her home on Friday night due to a house fire. The family lost everything. Shes about the same size I am so this shouldnt be much of a problem. So I say a prayer for them tonight as well.
I think thats all for now. I know I have a few blogs in the works that I havent finished yet but I will get to them when I have more time. Im sorry that I havent been able to comment much on anyone elses blogs in a while. Its just been too wild here lately. But I will take a break soon.
Much love to everyone and if I dont post before Thursday, I wish you all a wonderful turkey day.
Thats pretty much how the last couple of weeks have been. I would like to add that I have bronchitis this time. Im really getting sick of being sick. I hate this weather. Its 70F one day and 30F the next. But thats how it is here. So not only is my foot still hurting but so are my lungs. Lack of sleep is getting to me. But I can handle it.
Cami has been the whirlwind though. Its been a bit on the crazy side here. Not that she is crazy but shes been so out of control lately. We had a visit to her doctor to see what to do about it. So he prescribed a slightly higher dose of her medication and we also have a new behavior plan to boot.
The things she has been doing are along the lines of refusal to do normal things. Getting her up in the morning and getting ready are near impossible. Little things like asking her to brush her hair is like telling her to take on the world. She stamps her feet and screams OMG. Im mean and that I dont love her are the next lines out of her mouth. Shes been fighting in school as well.
Later we learned that this was caused by something more sinister. Somehow she had found some chocolates that we didnt know we had. So that means she stood on the arm of the couch and reached her 9 foot arms up and over the armoire. The armoire is about 4 foot away from the couch. How the hell she reached them I have no idea. I think kids can secretly grow arms like an octopus. Or they have a super power like Stretch Armstrong or what ever that other super hero is. Rubber Man? Is that what he is called?
That was on Monday. She was a holy terror in the morning. She had an ok day at school though. She also has a thing of refusing to do her homework. I havent seen much of an improvement to anything though. Its now been a week and its all the same. I know the kids at school set her off but her teacher needs to grow some bigger balls and take care of it. Im getting a little tired of it and I know the principal wont do a damn thing.
Sunday was quite interesting. Woke up a little too late to give her the pills. Oops. So she went all day without them. Then I got thinking that this might work for Monday. Having nothing on Sunday and then something on Monday might slow her down. Quite the opposite. She was fine for the morning for me and on the way to school. She did great on the playground as well. Assembly was perfect. But apparently after that was hell. She was in bitch mode for the day. Her teacher and I exchange a journal every day. She was aggitated and aggressive all day. Im really at my whits end.
After school, she had Chess Club. She did really well and Mr. R gave her a homework assignment. Its some charts of plays that she has to pick one move that could win the game. I explained to her that its not due until next week but she was insisting that she do it tonight. I have no clue how to play chess. Also she had her first Chess Tourny on Saturday. She was a little upset that she said she didnt play her best and lost all five games. But the school overall came in 3rd place.
Another thing that has been going on is that my mom is back in town. They arrived a few days ago. Mousies brother took a bad turn health wise. Hes been in the hospital on life support for over a week now. They said that its just the machines that are keeping him alive but that there was nothing much else to do. So they got all the family together and they all agreed to pull the plug. They needed the doctors to agree as well and today thats what they did. Now Im not sure what will happen over the next few days. I know that this wont be something to be thankful for. But then again, Jake hasnt really been too well all summer either. We almost lost him a few times then.
So tonight Im saying a prayer for Uncle Jake. He was a great man that loved everyone and everyone loved him. He was the sort that just sat on his porch and waved to everyone who went by. If he wasnt out there, they would all stop to check on him to make sure he was ok. May God take you safely.
On another note, I have been cleaning out the apartment. First the front room and then the hall closet. Then it was both at the same time. A storage unit was rented and thats where it is all going. When I actually move out of here, Im not going up and down those stairs a billion times with my foot the way it has been. This way I can pull a truck to the unit and go from there.
I found some things that I didnt know I even had. Im still missing one shoe though. Im sure it went in a box to the unit. Im not overly concerned about it though. Considering that I didnt know I had them in the first place. I also took some shots of the bed frame that I have in there. Ive been looking for it on line to find out more information on it but so far, there isnt too much. I find similar items but none like mine. I also moved my armoire in there. The dresser is still being used and the vanity it up in the attic. I have no room to use them in the tiny rooms I have here. Maybe when I move I can use them again. I know they are quite old and I wont part with them. They are in near perfect shape. Just a few scratches.
Now Im trying to get my living room back in order so that I can put up my tree on Friday. Its a mess in there from all the stuff that was pulled out of the front room. Mostly clothes. Ive been going through them to see what I want to keep and what I want to give away. One of the girls at school lost her home on Friday night due to a house fire. The family lost everything. Shes about the same size I am so this shouldnt be much of a problem. So I say a prayer for them tonight as well.
I think thats all for now. I know I have a few blogs in the works that I havent finished yet but I will get to them when I have more time. Im sorry that I havent been able to comment much on anyone elses blogs in a while. Its just been too wild here lately. But I will take a break soon.
Much love to everyone and if I dont post before Thursday, I wish you all a wonderful turkey day.
posted by BC at
10:00 PM
2 Comments:
Ah, I had a notion something was up, when you didn't reply to my last post.
Of course, I already knew you had plenty of stuff going on, what with your father and Jake.
I'm not happy that things are going in the opposite direction for you and Cami, though.
If there's anything I can help with just let me know. :)
She had a great day today though. Even came home with a little certificate that said so. :D
Things went south for Jake. I havent gotten a call yet and Im not calling mom either. I will let them handle everything and then let me know when they settle.
Another hit happened today though. A friend that I work with lost her neice at about 3pm. I wont go into details but it wasnt pleasant.
Im glad I have the next 5 days to relax. Other than dinner on Thursday. Im actually considering venturing to the mall on Black Friday just for the thrill of watching the running of the bulls. It will be much saner than the last few weeks.
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