This could be why I don't blog

This speaks to me.




I think I may have quit blogging because I felt I had too little of interest to say.

Oh and Galileo's privacy. That too.

They're coming to take me away Hee Hee!

I am formally declaring that by the time he turns 16 either Galileo or I will have been committed to an asylum. I have had a fairly fullfilling life, so I'm volunteering. Frankly, I could use the peace and quiet that sharing the common areas with a few psychotic co inmates would provide. ;-) Do you think if I rock, drool and blow rasberries constantly the men in the white coats would come any sooner?

OK. I will now remove tongue from cheek, suck down a protein shake, take my zoloft and start the coffee. 10 minutes to get snacks made, change the baby, shepherd the big boys through the rest of their morning routine and get out the door to school.

More Health Worries

Little Bit's tests from Thursday came back positive. UGH! Don't really feel comfortable sharing the details for all to see, but its a little scary and a big PITA. Hopefully the heavy duty drug he is on will get everything under control without too many side effects. Doc didn't return my call for results until 7pm last night. She is really nice, but not our usual doc and it was late, so I didn't even mention the neuro issues with Galileo. Hopefully I will have time at Little Bit's well child on Monday. In the meantime, I will check out the parent recommended neuro's to see if they are on my insurance and if we can get an appointment.

Now, I have 3 days worth of stuff to do, 3 hours of time to do it in and only about 1 hours worth of energy, so off I go.

Why oh why did I offer to chair the book fair this year?

I will get at least 1 more bag of toy clutter, 1 bag of clothes and one box of book clutter out of here before the Vietnam Vets pick up tomorrow!

Homework Hell

Actually the homework isn't hard for him, but getting Galileo to settle down and get it started is a killer. Maestro whining, Little Bit screaming, and Galileo stalling and then screaming at me made for a lovely evening. Add to that the horrible stomach ache/nausea caused by an increased zoloft dose and I am truly a mommy on the edge.

Craig worked from home today Thank God! I finally had to disappear upstairs before I took someone's head of or wrethed over someone's dinner.

Good to Be Home

I have spent way too much time on the computer all ready today and have accomplished nothing, so I will make this short and sweet. I want to head to bed early so I can get a lot done tomorrow.

We went to the allergist today and figured out why Galileo has not been doing well asthma wise. His symbicort daily inhaler has been out of medicine. Its one of the inhalers that still shakes even if the medicine is gone, so there is no way of knowing if it runs out unless you mark the doses on it somehow. We got a new script and I am hoping it will help. My newest worry is the staring spells he has. My brother had petit mal seizures as child and my mom says they looked a lot like this. I have been getting aggrevated with Galielo for ignoring me, not answering me, staring off into space when he needed to be doing something important etc. I made a comment about the staring over the weekend and he got really upset saying, "Mom, I don't want to be staring, but my brain won't let me stop!". Mom and I talked and she agreed I should get him checked out. She talked to my brother about it after we had left for home and he said "gee that sounds familar". I hope I am just over reacting, but I need to make sure. I asked the allergist if she knew of a pediatric neurologist. She agreed he should be checked out, but the neuro she would have recomended wouldn't be good for this. So, I will ask the pedi at Little Bit's apt next week if I haven't gotten a call in before then.

Ok, I said short and sweet. So, I'm out of here.

Failed All Ready

I was determined to do NaBloMoPo this month, but I was unable to post from my mom's computer or my Blackberry either one over the weekend. Ah well. I tried. I will continue to do my best to post every day for the rest of the month.

We had a good trip. My mom and the boys really seemed to enjoy each other. She is really beginning to feel her age (77) and isn't able to help as much as she used to when there was only one or two, but she still helped alot. We ended up not doing any of the big things I planned, but they still had fun.

Mom took the big boys on a shopping spree to Walmart one day while Little Bit and I napped. Walmart is a big deal since we don't have one. Its a treat to go to Walmart when visiting Grandma's. Since she is taking them, I don't have to do angst about Walmart's uncool business practices. The next day, I fell asleep nursing Little Bit so she took the big boys to the playground up the street from her. It really isn't much of a playground compared to the ones we have around here, but they love it. Mom laughed at what city kids they are. They loved rolling down a hill and wandering through they super tall grass. They also collected milk weed pods for making Christmas ornaments. That night, a friend of mine and my mom's came over with her sons. My boys love her 5th grader and he is actually really good with them and plays with them quite well.

Maestro also loved the dogs - a golden retriever and a bichon frise. Little Bit liked them too and was adorable giving the golden treats and hugs. Galileo could care less about the dogs and I think would be just as happy if they weren't there. Plus, his asthma seems worse when we are there. Probably a combination of the dogs and all the carpeting.

Now, we are home and the routine starts back up tomorrow. Time to head to bed and try to recover from the long drive. The kids were troopers and actually slept a lot of the way, but its still a long way to drive by myself with no good music.

Safe and Sound and Tired

Bill paying, a little cleaning, packing, rushing boy to doc, collecting other boys from neighbors, driving 4 hours, settling three boys to bed at Grandma's. Now, mommy must fight off the continued caffeine buzz and get some sleep. Grandma will be out in the AM, so no help then. We will either go to the Ithaca Science Center (about an hour away) the Corning Glass Museum, or the movie Madagascar. Or Bowling is another option.

Hopefully we'll get out of the house to do something or the boys will all be making us crazy by this time tomorrow!

Forgive me not making sense. I'm delirious.

Gratitude

I'm so grateful the last 8 years are coming to an end. So grateful that the victory was decisive. So grateful the election is over. Most of all I am grateful that someone is bringing hope to the United States again. I am proud to be an American today.