Yes, I'm exhausted and it's just Monday. I have no idea why I'm so tired the only thing I did today was go follow up with the eye doctor and take Theresa to speech. I spent most of the weekend on the couch watching television because I felt nauseas from the eye drops. I actually tasted them (no I didn't drink them) and it was rather nasty. The few times I actually when to put something in my mouth after I used them whatever it was tasted awful.
I made a meatloaf that turned to mush sort of but it had a nice barbecue flavor thanks to the darkening (burning) hubby did to it. He roasted some potatoes to go with it. The meatloaf or whatever it actually turned out to be took forever. I remember hearing hubby complaining because he'd took it out to rest and it wasn't done. Well of course this irritated the daylights out of me since I hadn't asked him to butt in in the first place.
The doctor finished with me in time today so that I could call and get Theresa back into her speech appointment. That was a good thing because she was mad that she didn't get therapy on Friday. I need to get up and begin to work again. I haven't done much this month and I have the feeling that I'm going to have to play catch up. I have the feeling that I'll be spending a few weekends working all night long to make up for the time I took off and the extra bills that I ended up with this month.
Theresa brought home permission slips for the special citizens day at the fair today. I'm not sure if I should take her or not. She'd enjoy it but I don't know if she'd stay calm enough to see everything. I'll do some thinking and then decide I have until the 18th to get the papers back to school.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Restful weekend with a talkative child
Well, part of the weekend was peaceful. Thursday morning I had a rather painful injury to my eye that just got worse as I took Theresa to her appointments that just happened to be scheduled for that bright and sunny afternoon. My eye got increasingly painful so I cancelled the next days appointments went home and made hubby call to get me a doctor's appointment.
Hubby called into work so he could take me to my 9 a.m. appointment and ended up calling in for the afternoon to take care of me. We went to leave and Theresa pushed her daddy back into the house saying "Bye-bye see you later" and closed the door in his face to go out with me. She didn't protest to get in the car instead of the truck but she was confused when her daddy got into drive. As we headed out and stopped at the store so he could get me some sunglasses and have his back she looked even more confused.
Theresa was being her usual adorable self at the eye doctor, she charmed a group of older ladies in less than five minutes. I of course was filling out paper work half blind while she did this and her father pretended to watch her so well that I had to run her down after she went out the automatic doors. $50 upfront for new patients without insurance. I got my eyes numbed to check the pressure, an eye test without my glasses in the dark and waited forever for the doctor to shine a light in my eye. My cornea was scratched. I got an antibiotic and they called in a prescription that the pharmacy didn't have and I figured that since the doctor said I didn't need it I'd do without it. The end of the visit found me giving them nearly $45 more and scheduling a follow up for tomorrow.
Well, hubby took us home and went to get us lunch, took him forever and he had to go back out to get my prescription. Next time I'll call first to make sure it's there. The first time he was gone Theresa was a little angel, then she turned into a toddler. She was fairly good most of the weekend although there was a short time that she made me wonder whose bright idea toddlers were.
Theresa loves to hear people say "ouch" so she hits and says "ouch' hoping you'll echo it. It might be cute if her favorite place to hit people wasn't directly in the eye. Of course since she's tiny and cute her aim is perfect and you never suspect until she's already nailed you. It's painful enough on a good day but try it with an injury.
In spite of her hyperactivity this weekend she's been talking up a storm using complete sentences for requesting. Well, I'll take that and I'm kind of glad she can aim although I prefer she not kick me in the eye again. OK it's time to hang the laundry out. Yes I know it's the middle of the night but my dryer doesn't work and I forgot my towels were soaking I don't want them to disappear.
Hubby called into work so he could take me to my 9 a.m. appointment and ended up calling in for the afternoon to take care of me. We went to leave and Theresa pushed her daddy back into the house saying "Bye-bye see you later" and closed the door in his face to go out with me. She didn't protest to get in the car instead of the truck but she was confused when her daddy got into drive. As we headed out and stopped at the store so he could get me some sunglasses and have his back she looked even more confused.
Theresa was being her usual adorable self at the eye doctor, she charmed a group of older ladies in less than five minutes. I of course was filling out paper work half blind while she did this and her father pretended to watch her so well that I had to run her down after she went out the automatic doors. $50 upfront for new patients without insurance. I got my eyes numbed to check the pressure, an eye test without my glasses in the dark and waited forever for the doctor to shine a light in my eye. My cornea was scratched. I got an antibiotic and they called in a prescription that the pharmacy didn't have and I figured that since the doctor said I didn't need it I'd do without it. The end of the visit found me giving them nearly $45 more and scheduling a follow up for tomorrow.
Well, hubby took us home and went to get us lunch, took him forever and he had to go back out to get my prescription. Next time I'll call first to make sure it's there. The first time he was gone Theresa was a little angel, then she turned into a toddler. She was fairly good most of the weekend although there was a short time that she made me wonder whose bright idea toddlers were.
Theresa loves to hear people say "ouch" so she hits and says "ouch' hoping you'll echo it. It might be cute if her favorite place to hit people wasn't directly in the eye. Of course since she's tiny and cute her aim is perfect and you never suspect until she's already nailed you. It's painful enough on a good day but try it with an injury.
In spite of her hyperactivity this weekend she's been talking up a storm using complete sentences for requesting. Well, I'll take that and I'm kind of glad she can aim although I prefer she not kick me in the eye again. OK it's time to hang the laundry out. Yes I know it's the middle of the night but my dryer doesn't work and I forgot my towels were soaking I don't want them to disappear.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Bored as can be
OK I'm bored, actually I've been bored all week long. I didn't do very much work this week, not even on the school mornings. I have cancelled two therapy sessions. Friday was cancelled and that took two appointments out in one day. Monday Theresa gets to go to preschool and miss her speech because I have a follow up with the doctor. She's going to be even more confused, that pesky schedule has to be kept no matter what.
I redid the budget, didn't like it a bit. We have three girls expecting Christmas and two that have birthdays in December, this is going to be fun. Oh well, I'll figure it out I always do. My movie's about to come back on so it's time to go.
I redid the budget, didn't like it a bit. We have three girls expecting Christmas and two that have birthdays in December, this is going to be fun. Oh well, I'll figure it out I always do. My movie's about to come back on so it's time to go.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Acting Like Any Other Kid
Yesterday afternoon I took Theresa to a birthday party. She had a blast. Those big blue eyes and cutesy smile were a hit. Once she got comfortable the words began to flow, they didn't always make sense but they were there. She walked around, stared at tattoos and piercings and acted up some.
Theresa actually enjoyed being around people that were more use to actual kids instead of what textbooks told them as a reference. I swear there are times when it gets really annoying to have a therapists that only knows what's in the charts tell me my three year old is just being three. One day maybe they'll realize that they don't spend a quarter of the time with their children that I spend with mine and then don't spend a quarter of a quarter of the time with mine that I do.
Oh well, eventually I'll be able to move away from here and it won't be an issue anymore.
Theresa actually enjoyed being around people that were more use to actual kids instead of what textbooks told them as a reference. I swear there are times when it gets really annoying to have a therapists that only knows what's in the charts tell me my three year old is just being three. One day maybe they'll realize that they don't spend a quarter of the time with their children that I spend with mine and then don't spend a quarter of a quarter of the time with mine that I do.
Oh well, eventually I'll be able to move away from here and it won't be an issue anymore.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Hyperactive Child
These past few days have been rather interesting. Theresa has been rather hyper because of all the foods she got that she's not supposed to have. She was rather aggressive last night slapping and kicking me in the face. That's what I get for letting her have things that are definite no-nos. She missed her supplements actually several doses this week.
I still haven't gotten them fixed this morning instead I've been doing dishes, laundry and other housekeeping that's been neglected for a while. OK her supplements are fixed and her daddy's giving them to her now. I have to figure out where in the house I'm going to hang my laundry since it may rain again today. It rained just long enough yesterday to annoy me. I'm hoping it doesn't do it again today.
This afternoon if nothing goes wrong I plan to take Theresa to a birthday party and watch as she interacts with other kids. She's being lazy today and refusing to make complete sentences so that's what we're pushing this weekend. OK time to get back to the world whether I want to or not, still got some things to do before we leave.
I still haven't gotten them fixed this morning instead I've been doing dishes, laundry and other housekeeping that's been neglected for a while. OK her supplements are fixed and her daddy's giving them to her now. I have to figure out where in the house I'm going to hang my laundry since it may rain again today. It rained just long enough yesterday to annoy me. I'm hoping it doesn't do it again today.
This afternoon if nothing goes wrong I plan to take Theresa to a birthday party and watch as she interacts with other kids. She's being lazy today and refusing to make complete sentences so that's what we're pushing this weekend. OK time to get back to the world whether I want to or not, still got some things to do before we leave.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Theresa's New Loves
Theresa is making amazing progress. Her latest love is "Ye- Haw" she's been watching the "Dukes of Hazzard". Nothing gets her attention faster than when she hears that phrase. Oh well, I'll take it.
I have to say that I'm enjoying my new schedule or lack of one. Yesterday I managed to get one article written while she was at school and I did some some laundry. The rest of the day even inspired an article. I think all in all it was a rather good day considering that I managed to get home therapy into the mix. The therapy she was supposed to be getting at home had been greatly cut into with all the deadline pressures.
We have OT and speech back to back today so while we're gone I'm going to see how much farther I can get in the book I've been trying to read. Since my computer won't hold a charge I still have paper backs. If I can ever get through them all I can go trade them in 2 for 1, get something new to read at no cost while cutting the amount of books I have in half.
Theresa's step grandmother has already begun buying for Christmas. She doesn't listen very well but mostly she got what I put on the list. As long as we don't have a repeat of last year, I should be able to control my temper this year. Well, it's almost time to get ready to go so I have to go make sure I have everything in order for the day.
I have to say that I'm enjoying my new schedule or lack of one. Yesterday I managed to get one article written while she was at school and I did some some laundry. The rest of the day even inspired an article. I think all in all it was a rather good day considering that I managed to get home therapy into the mix. The therapy she was supposed to be getting at home had been greatly cut into with all the deadline pressures.
We have OT and speech back to back today so while we're gone I'm going to see how much farther I can get in the book I've been trying to read. Since my computer won't hold a charge I still have paper backs. If I can ever get through them all I can go trade them in 2 for 1, get something new to read at no cost while cutting the amount of books I have in half.
Theresa's step grandmother has already begun buying for Christmas. She doesn't listen very well but mostly she got what I put on the list. As long as we don't have a repeat of last year, I should be able to control my temper this year. Well, it's almost time to get ready to go so I have to go make sure I have everything in order for the day.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
B-12 shots
The latest in Theresa's long list of supplements is a B-12 shot every three days. She's doing well on them and so far has only missed one. She gets a little upset when she gets the shot but she's fine in a couple minutes. Her speech is up and she's processing more. It's amazing. There are some studies and more information on B-12 that I'll post the links for when I can see straight.
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