December 2008
35 posts
“Why do they call it a good cry? All it does is make you look like he**” -Iris in “Iris and Stanley” (Watching “Iris and Stanley” right now)
Need to send the kids to bed. Need to send *me* to bed!
Irritated that mobile Ping.fm didn’t update me. *Was* at the Witte Museum w 3/4 of kids. Ethan talked me into riding the aero-cycle thingy.
Dery is creating a movie in which he kills his mom. The end. Should I be concerned?? (Dery is now trying to dig himself out of that hole…)
Crawling inside the web and hiding there.
Holiday festivities are officially over. I can’t say that I felt especially festive this season, but I did want to. Does that count?
Bonding with my boys, watching bizarre clips from Uncle Aaron. We may have nightmares tonight.
Listening to Quando, Quando, Quando. Not sure what to do with the memories, but I think I understand “bittersweet” a bit better than before.
Too many questions to fall asleep. Did the apology cause cause more problems than it solved? Will Hannah let me adopt Peter and Freckles?
Vegetables veg. I compute. (by Ethan, who is sitting on my right shoulder. not by Peter, who is sitting on my left shoulder.)
Tired. In every way.
Two of the most important men in my life are feuding. Both are right, though one is more right than the other. Both are full of ultimatums.
It has occured to me that Hannah returns from her dad’s tomorrow, and she might actually want her bunnies back.
Looking forward to an evening w all the kids@ home again. Cambrey is 16 today and has asked to hang out, watch a movie, & eat bisucuits. :D
Making Ricky’s Bday dinner, babysitting Hannah’s bunnies, & playing on computer. Love to multitask. (Love Ricky, the bunnies, & computers!)
Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, Dear Riiiiiicky…. Happy birthday to you!
Sitting with my mom in media room. In front of my desktop (on bigscreen). She has her laptop in her lap, and I have my laptop in mine. :)
Guess yesterday was more nerve-wracking than I thought. All went well, but I got a migraine w nausea as soon as the caseworker left. Better today, but still tired & nauseous.
Best cleaning tip I’ve ever received: Never dust anything taller than your tallest friend. Unfortunately, Michael & Kevin are 6’4”.
Already feeling better. Let’s make this house look Christmas-y today. :D
Gave my mom her Christmas present last nite cuz I was so excited I just couldn’t wait. Heading out to do some more Christmas shopping….
Caseworker visits tomorrow…. again. I’m cleaning house. And playing online. But mostly cleaning. Really.
Starting my Christmas shopping today. Didn’t mean to be such a Scrooge; it just kinda snuck up on me.
Intentionally 2 hrs late in taking fibro meds to spend more time with Ricky 2nite. Will end up sleeping till noon, but I have 2 weeks off!!
Baileys and Cheez-Its. Mmmmm
So sleepy. Going to give in and go to bed.
Proud of Arwen, who seems to know that Hannah’s bunnies aren’t dinner. NOT proud of Ricky, who wants Arwen to hunt said bunnies.
%u201CI will fight no more forever.%u201D Can%u2019t remember who said that, and too tired to look.
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. They say.
Grading is going so much quicker this weekend with Ricky & me workign as a team. Yup. That’s how it goes!
Ben Franklin said, “Beer is proof that God loves us.” Eldridge almost convinced me it had something to do with nature. Nope. I think it’s technology toys and chocolate.
I have finally accepted that life is hard. It just is. It sounds depressing, and it is a little. But it is also freeing, because it keeps me from being so shocked by this world. This is not my home.
Finally going to sleep.
Should be sleeping.
Feeling fragile and longing for home. Picking myself up and making dinner for my family. …because that’s what mothers do.