DDA Chapter 6

[tmfranlk]

Good morning, DDA!!!

Deb - I love the room! It looks fantastic. The green curtains are perfect. Can't wait to see the next room!

Bernadette - The book looks great. I think it's perfect for Emma.

My first interview went pretty well. There's one issue that I have to work out here to make it work, but the job sounds good overall. There's been one other response for full-time and one for just the summer so we'll see how it goes.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Let's see how I can say this, Elizabeth, and not have it come across in a way I don't intend. Your Dr. is right. Sometimes you have to let the other person do the rolling, no matter what the outcome. It is one of the hardest things we adults still have to learn. And for some reason it usually occurs when the "child becomes father to the man."

I know. BUT...My cousin and I were talking about it, and we are both in sort of the same spot. We WISH we could just let our mothers make thier own choices, but we stand to take a HUGE hit by each of us inheriting a sister. Her sister has spina bifida as well as developmental delays and her mom has NOTHING in place for her as far as a care plan. So my cousin would have to sort that out if something happened to her mom. Her mom refuses to make arrangements. My sister isn't disabled, but it would be a very major lifestyle change to incorporate her into our family. So I kind of feel like I really need to closely monitor what goes on so she doesn't land in my lap unexpectedly.

Elizabeth - I know this is frustrating for you, but slowly try to back away from the control. You cannot change the way your mother is parenting (or not parenting) your sister. Just try to and accept it. You ARE beating your head against a brick wall trying to reason with her.

Good points.

I think what I am dealing with is not a new cold, but allergies! I have not had problems with this since the early 1980s! But what appear to be cold symptoms come and go during the day and night and are not progressing into what I would consider to be a cold.

So I started taking Claritin (not Claritin-D) this morning and am going to take Nyquil to sleep since there don't appear to be any drug interactions.

I hope everyone has a good evening. I will check back in tomorrow morning. Sleep tight!

Feel better, Elin!!

I knew I was forgetting something. Bernadette you did a great job with the book

The book is so cute!

What do I think? I think the room looks wonderful! Great job Deb

It came out great! I bet he is thrilled!!
I'm glad Colby's speech eval went well! I hope they can get him started soon!

Anne Marie your loud green Tink t-shirt sounds like the one I have

One more week for you

It is windy & raining here, what a yucky day it will be. Oh well better than snow!

Anne Marie - Wow! Soooo close now!!

Janet - It is rainy here, too! Apparently there were some pretty severe storms overnight.

I need to go get ready for work! Chat with you all later!

 

[marcij]

My mom's bone scan and CT were clear!

She is going to the OB/GYN on April 24. Maybe she was just having an especially bad day yesterday. This is definitely encouraging!

Terrific news!

Nick's room is looking much better. I managed to get some touchup done in the couple of hours that I was home today. The walls are touched up and the ceiling too. I still need to paint the trim around the door, otherwise the trim is done. We have his bed in place and the big furniture is in place, but the drawers are still sitting in the living room. I also need to get a low bookcase to replace a tall one that I took out. This will also act as his TV stand. I put up new Navy blue curtains, but I'm not sure I like the navy against the wall color. It is growing on me though. Maybe I'll try to post a few pictures tomorrow and get your opinions. I haven't taken any pictures of that room yet.

I'm so glad you are still making progress. The pics of Hunter's room were terrific. I really need to get back to cleaning out my boys' rooms. You've done a terrific job with yours!

Elin -- I hope the Claritin helps. My allergies are going crazy as well. With all the sports, I can't not be outside for extended times right in the middle of all I'm allergic to.

Anne Marie - I'm so excited for you! I think it's incredible that you have almost everything done a week ahead of time. Great job!

Tia -- great news. I hope the job works out.

Bad storms did roll through, but they were early this morning for us. There are even schools closed today due to no power. We had limbs down in our yard, but thankfully no trees are down and we didn't lose power. We certainly did lose sleep.

I'm betting we had too much rain for the baseball games/soccer practices tonight, but it's just beginnning to be daylight so time will tell.

Elizabeth and Lindsay -- I sure hope you guys didn't lose power or sustain any damage.

Have a good day everyone!

 

[my3princes]

WOW, Deb! It looks great. I like how the green curtains brighten up the red. What does he think?

Hunter absolutely loves his room. He keeps thanking me for doing it Nick says that he likes the color and has helped with furniture placement, but he is often hard to read I need to get a low bookcase and he wants a beanbag chair and a lava light. I'm hoping to get rid of a few things that he has held onto, but never uses or looks at, like a drawer of rocks. That will give me room to place other things. We are not putting his desk back in the room as he never sits at it and he had too much furniture for his new placement. I'll take a few pictures of the unfinished room in a minute. Still can't decide if I like the curtains or not. I also need to come up with tie backs

Thank you all for the compliments

Hunter forgot his shoes so I need to run those to him soon, I'll run errands from there.

The lady that tested Colby yesterday called a minute ago and wants to set up an appointment to go over his results. She wants to do it at our Elementary School so I'll take that as a good sign that he will be getting therapy. Since he starts school in Aug, the school would work with him beginning in June (more likely after our trip in July)

 

[Tammi67]

I bought some more tee's at TDS yesterday for me. One is a very loud lime green with Tink on it, another with Eeyore in purple, & a white with vintage Minnie. I love the Minnie one. Eeyore is really not my thing (he's Sophie's favorite character) but I needed new shirts so I just got it. The Tink one is also not my thing because I like to wear black or a "quieter" color but the fit is nice & I do like Tink & hey I am on vacation so why not!

Dana & the kids are all packed & so are our toiletries (except for our hairbrushes & toothbrushes). I am not packed yet!

I still can't believe we are going. Never have been on a cruise so everything will be new & different. I saw some poster posted a video of the crowds on youtube. Looks pretty crowded but no more so than what we experienced last August.

I'm so excited for you, Anne Marie! You all are going to have so much fun!

 

[Tammi67]

I'm glad Colby is getting the help that he needs.

I had another night where Nicholas woke up with stomach pains and then vomited. That was around midnight and has been ok since. He is still complaining that his stomach hurts. I have no idea what is going on. He isn't 'sick' as there are no other symptoms. Yesterday when I picked him up after school his stomach seemed to be distended and when I asked about it he told me he had been drinking lots of water. Then he played outside all evening, and ate a regular meal. But before bed he complained of pain. When he woke up his stomach was hard and he was doubled over in pain. After he emptied he seemed to be comfortable. I have been taking off so much work lately, so Bob was able to take today off and come over and stay with him. They only have a half day today and tomorrow is a teacher workday. I think I'm going to call his dr. and see what the nurse there says.

 

[Tammi67]

I just got off the phone with the doctor. They want to see him so Bob is taking him over.

 

[yellowfish78]

Morning DDA!

 

[yellowfish78]

Deb - LOVE the room! It's adorable and you did a wonderful job!

 

[yellowfish78]

I just got off the phone with the doctor. They want to see him so Bob is taking him over.

 

[Tammi67]

I see you have a new avatar, Chanon.

 

[ReAnSt]

Do you hear that, Elin? We aren't worth it.


Just kidding, Becky. I know it's a long drive for you all, but we wanted to extend the invite.

You are worth it, I just have to figure out if it is something I can make work. I could probably do all day Friday-Saturday or even drive down Thursday night, but that probably would not work for you.

I have to head to work so that I can finish my monthly reports. They are a PITA. It is a 2 page monthly report that I must complete for each of my 6 service units so a minimum of 12 pages of report on a monthly basis. I should have emailed them to myself and told my manager that I was finishing them from home, I truly have no reason to go into the office, except for the fact that it is where I work out of.

Hope Nicholas feels better soon.

Elizabeth-

Deb- the room looks great.

Denise- good to see you. I want to answer your question about a room but keep forgetting to do so.

Chanon- Love the new avatar

Have a great day everyone.

 

[yellowfish78]

I'm not sure if I like it yet. I might go home and make the background color all red (or blue!) instead of two toned like it is.

 

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

Morning DDA!!

I didn't have a chance yesterday to get on the computer and DIS. I've managed to catch up but you all are chatty!

Elizabeth- I am glad that your mom's bone scan and CT were clear. for you to get through this. I think a counselor would be a great idea.

Tammi- Bob really is a great guy! I sure hope the Dr can give you some answers.

Theresa- I am so sorry that Cassidy is giving you fit. 's

Anne Marie- Wow, your trip is so close.

Bernadette- The book looks awesome!

Tia- Good luck with nanny job. Sounds like it could be a good opportunity.

Marci- I hope your allergies don't give you too much trouble. Glad you were spared from the storms.

Elin- Hope you're feeling better.

Deb- Love, Love, Love Hunter's room!!! Can't wait to see Nick's room. I am glad that Colby seems to be headed in the direction to get the help he needs.

Chanon- Your new avatar is awesome!

Becky- I am sorry that life is so stressful.

 

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

Tammi and Elin- What are the dates again for May again?

I just realized that I will not be able to do the Philly meet. I am planning Lucy's birthday party for that Saturday, the 28th.

 

[Glynis]

Hi, everyone! I'm just checking in so you don't think I've fallen off the face of the earth! Things here are hectic and I won't have time to really come back to the list until Thursday of next week. My mom is staying with us and we're having a bunch of fun! We leave on Saturday to take her home, and to take our kids on a long overdue Spring Break trip to explore the national parks in our state. We haven't done this since Katie was 18 months, so really none of the kids have seen them. Should be fun!

One sad note: My dog, Cozy, who was my first "child" passed away on Sunday morning. She was 11 years old, but our vet didn't expect her to live past 3 years, so we got a lot of time with her. We knew she was not feeling well on Friday and Saturday, but went downhill really quickly. She died in Katie's arms, and we buried her underneath our cherry tree in the backyard. It's been really hard on the kids, but it turned into a beautiful teaching moment.

I'm sorry I haven't been able to keep up with you all this week. I've been thinking about you all and keeping you in my prayers! If there's anything urgent I need to know, would someone PM me? I'll try to check that at least once a day. Thanks. Have a great week, everybody!

 

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

A couple of other random things...

I talked to Joe yesterday and he finally got the police report from the accident. The accident was not his fault!! Some lady ran a red light and hit him. The police report also states that he could not remember what had happened and that he had a strong alcohol smell. He had in his car about 8 bottles of champagne and vodka that were left from the catering job. They all busted in the accident, so I can only imagine what he smelled liked!

We have not heard an update from my SIL and BIL about how he is faring. It's kind of worrisome. SIL will be in Colorado next week for work and my FIL is flying out there to visit with her. Hopefully we will get an update. We have not talked to them in a while, the time difference sucks. We always remember when it's too late to call.

And does anyone happen to want any World's Finest Chocolate? I signed up for 4 boxes for Mo to sell and then forgot to have my sister pick them up when she got Mo. I need to sell 400 by next Thursday I cannot buy $200 worth of chocolate!

 

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

Glynis- I am sorry to hear about Cozy. How wonderful though that you all got to be there for her to go so peacefully.

 

[babytrees]

What is the name of the ebay seller that sells the transfer paper??

One of my volunteer's granddaughter is starting a business (she's 12) and is in need of the transfer paper. She has very cute designs!!

 

[babytrees]

Sorry I've been posting so sporadically-

Deb-love the room....it's so cheerful

Tia-congrats on the succesful interview

Jen-hope you have a full time teaching offer soon!!

Glynis-love your spring break!! Sorry about your furkid

Elizabeth-great news on your mom.

Tammi-I hope Nicholas is okay