Exhausted from parenting/ASD children/Welcome to Schmolland!

[Kat77]

Don't know if I am offically a member, but I am a dad also (and and Aspie)

bookwormde

Hmmm... Founding Father? Prime Minister of Schmolland? Mascot? Your status possiblities are endless fun!

 

[mommatomase]

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR POSTS OF THE DAY!!!!

I am now in tears... I am glad that I am not the only one who felt violated... and about my two angel babies... I'm totally fine now but when someone tries to say they are the only one who has gone through something without knowing anyone elses avenues... that just rips me apart!

I never got to hold my babies... never smelled their babiness... does that make it worse... or easier... no, grieving is grieving no matter the loss... and he had no right to tell me how to feel when I am exhausted...

This is the last that I will post about our intruder... he'll never be back to read any of this anyway...

Hugs to all my Schmollandite family...

 

[Kat77]

MommatoMase Just remember, grief can cause tunnel vision that takes over... it is a nasty, horrible thing. Rather than breakdown publicly, I once decided I would hold my breath until I passed out if need be...for several days! My chest hurt so bad, I was sure I was going to have a heart attack and I remember thinking that was preferable at the time.

 

[kampfirekim]

I stepped away from my keyboard for hours last night before responding.
The Good citizens of Schmolland are not inclined to kick anyone when they are down no matter what their citizenship status. We are crusaders who will teach you our national dance instead. Quoting our national anthem:
I get up, and nothing gets me down.
You got it tough. I've seen the toughest around.
And I know, baby, just how you feel.
You've got to roll with the punches to get to what's real
Oh can't you see me standing here,
I've got my back against the record machine
I ain't the worst that you've seen.
Oh can't you see what I mean ?
Might as well jump. Jump !
Might as well jump.
Go ahead, jump. Jump !
Go ahead, jump!

He's actually jumping right now! Could you just picture all of us Schmollandites doing the SJFT to that song? Hilarious! (For any newcomers, the SJFT is the national dance of Schmolland, the Spin Jump and Flap Thing).

You did the right thing in stepping away for a cool down. Once you post and someone else quotes you....it's FOREVER! DB shouldn't have jumped to conclusions and as some said, should have read the thread before judging, but I'm sure no harm was really intended. Probably just spoke out of pain and suffering w/out thinking it through. If we Schmollandites are tough enough to deal with all we deal with, we can handle a little misplaced criticism. Right?

Don't know if I am offically a member, but I am a dad also (and and Aspie)

bookwormde

Oh, sorry I didn't know you were a dad. I guess YOU are the first dad or better yet a Founding Father as someone else posted. You can be official if ya wanna be. I already considered you official since you've been here since the beginning...maybe even before me! We are a friendly sort and welcome all who want to be here.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR POSTS OF THE DAY!!!!

I am now in tears... I am glad that I am not the only one who felt violated... and about my two angel babies... I'm totally fine now but when someone tries to say they are the only one who has gone through something without knowing anyone elses avenues... that just rips me apart!

I never got to hold my babies... never smelled their babiness... does that make it worse... or easier... no, grieving is grieving no matter the loss... and he had no right to tell me how to feel when I am exhausted...

This is the last that I will post about our intruder... he'll never be back to read any of this anyway...

Hugs to all my Schmollandite family...

Awww, I'm sorry that poster made you feel so bad. Come here, come on, lean in close...little closer ...let me give you a hug. I understand why some got offended, especially you mommatomase. I had a very early miscarriage before my first was born, but I've never experienced anything like you have. As we have all learned here, there are no right or wrong feelings. We can't always help how we feel, but we can help how we react to those feelings. I wish the poster in question had used better judgement. I hate knowing that some of my sistas (and 2 brothers) have been hurting because of the rant. A group hug is in order.

KFK's ISSUE OF THE DAY: DS has decided that the floor and/or sofa is a great place to "go". He has also decided that mattress and pillow stuffing is a tasty snack! The other day DH was calling for me to come into DS's room, said something about eating the mattress...yada yada yada. I finally go into the room and find the mattress has a Texas sized hole and all of the cotton (or whatever fiber it is) has all been pulled out and is in wet clumps on the floor. There was less on the floor than should have come out of the hole...I can only assume it was eaten. Today DS "went" on the floor and the sofa. I cleaned the floor, removed the sofa cushion covers to clean. I was busy doing other things when i heard DS gagging. He had shoved a baseball sized wad of cushion stuff (looked like cotton/poly fluff) shoved in his mouth. He looked like a cotton gin! I am either raising a puppy or a goat. Not sure yet which one! KFK is about to lose it in her corner of Schmolland. If you see someone running through the Schmolland streets screaming and pulling her hair out (hopefully clothed, but I can't promise)....then it will be me. I'll be the one with the giant can of carpet/upholstery cleaner!

 

[BreTyPres87]

to all the brothers and sisters of Schmolland!!!


Night 1 of Liquid Melatonin *cross fingers* on it helping with his sleep,i'm trying it on myself too.. just to know how it feels but I didnt give myself a full dose just in case it doesn't work on him

 

[Kat77]

KFK's ISSUE OF THE DAY: DS has also decided that mattress and pillow stuffing is a tasty snack! The other day DH was calling for me to come into DS's room, said something about eating the mattress...yada yada yada. I finally go into the room and find the mattress has a Texas sized hole and all of the cotton (or whatever fiber it is) has all been pulled out and is in wet clumps on the floor.

I KNOW THE REASON FOR THIS: He's eating stuffing so he'll be more cuddly! DS9 (5 or 6 at the time) told me that is why he ate feathers out of the down comforter!!!

 

[BreTyPres87]

kampfirekim oh geez thats one I didn't even know was possible.Any idea how he got into the mattress to begin with? I'm baffled.. hope you figure out a way to make him stop

 

[iwrbnd]

(Daisy&Max) The developmental ped said it wasn't a spectrum thing but bad parenting.

This would have sent me to bed with depression for months! You're story sounds so tough! You are a very strong mom!

NJMomma Hi!

I would like apply for a Schmutch passport

I have been living in Holland, er, Schmolland, for about 9 1/2 years. My DS was diagnosed with PDD-NOS when he was 2 1/2. He's in Middle School now, doing pretty well. But some days....

I hear ya about those "some days"! And welcome! I'm glad you're joining us!

(BreTyPres87) Night 1 of Liquid Melatonin *cross fingers* on it helping with his sleep,i'm trying it on myself too.. just to know how it feels but I didnt give myself a full dose just in case it doesn't work on him

Good luck with the Melatonin! I can't imagine our lives without it! I've never tried it on myslef (I'm so tired at the end of the day I'm asleep before my head hits the pillow!) but it sounds like you're smart to take a small dose! We Schmolland parents are sure street smart, aren't we? (At least when that street sign says "ASD"!!!)

(bookwormde) Don't know if I am offically a member, but I am a dad also (and and Aspie)

Welcome! I'm glad you're hear and am looking forward to hearing your insight!

(kampfirekimKFK) is about to lose it in her corner of Schmolland. If you see someone running through the Schmolland streets screaming and pulling her hair out (hopefully clothed, but I can't promise)....then it will be me. I'll be the one with the giant can of carpet/upholstery cleaner!

Kampfirekim, you never cease to amaze me and make me laugh! I'm sorry you've also had a "doozy" thumbsup2) of a day but your doozy days make my days brighter because I giggle all the way through them! Seriously, girl, you really just may find me under your tree waiting for some lemonade! Hopefully it won't be because I've lost it, too, and have run all over Schmolland pulling my hair out!

I'm trying to do the hilight and quote thing you taught me but I'm not getting it completely right. Somehow I have to put the original poster's name in by myself. I'm learning, though! Maybe someday I won't have to quote someone's whole post!

 

[iwrbnd]

(Kat77)Quoting our national anthem:
I get up, and nothing gets me down.
You got it tough. I've seen the toughest around.
And I know, baby, just how you feel.
You've got to roll with the punches to get to what's real
Oh can't you see me standing here,
I've got my back against the record machine
I ain't the worst that you've seen.
Oh can't you see what I mean ?
Might as well jump. Jump !
Might as well jump.
Go ahead, jump. Jump !
Go ahead, jump!

I say our official uniform is a Van Halen t-shirt!

 

[NJMomma]

Thanks for the warm welcome Schmollandites

As for the diagnosis story - here goes -

DS was different from the get go. He cried A LOT. He was my first, and I didn't know too much about babies. We did not have a shot issue, no loss of skills or anything like that. His development was sporadic - some milestones were hit early, others on time, and some late. At 1, he wasn't talking at all. The pediatrician said to wait, he's a boy (I think some of you have heard that line too). We wait...at 2, still not talking much (a few words by then, but far fewer than he should have). He started around that time to recite lines from Tv shows. By this time, I had shared my concerns with the pediatrician many times. He finally agreed to have him checked by the State for Early Intervention. During the eval, I saw he was really not able to do a lot of what they were asking of him. I had only noticed the speech delay at first, but there was a substantial fine motor delay going on to. His behavior was odd, but I had no idea why. Like I mentioned, there was the TV talk (hello, echolalia!) and flapping. One of our Early Intervention providers told me she thought he needed to see a Neurologist, which I thought was rubbish, but I did go see our doctor to get a referral. this same doctor who had heard my concerns for years and kind of poo-poo'd me suddenly said "He's autistic, he'll never have a normal life. The sooner you accept it, the better" (he's not our doctor any more!). A few weeks later we had him formally evaluated by a team at a local hospital and they were far more optimistic. They diagnosed him with PDD-NOS. He was around 2.5 then. He's come so far now. He talks soooooo much, it's hard to believe he had a speech delay at all!

He still has some issues, but is doing better than expected. For years I had trouble accepting the diagnosis, i always hoped it was wrong! That was a long time ago - I know a lot more now! I have stopped looking at his peers to see what he should be doing, and learned to measure his achievements based on what he can do, not what they can do.

 

[iwrbnd]

(NJMomma)I have stopped looking at his peers to see what he should be doing, and learned to measure his achievements based on what he can do, not what they can do.

You're a smart mama! I try to do that, too. Some days I'm better at it than others!

Thanks for sharing your story. I love reading all of our experiences. Some Schmolland babies were quiet and others cried a lot. I wonder if that is due to sensory issues. The crying babies are overly sensitive and the quiet ones are not stimulated enough. I know mine were quiet babies and now need extra stimuli to "wake" their brain and keep them focused. Just a thought.

My DH is a family physician and at his last conference they told them to try and catch asd by one year! That seems pretty young but if your radar is up you can see it. I know I started my 3rd son in speech when he was 13 months old! We had the history and he wasn't babbling or saying mama and dada. I think the early intervention (and lots of prayer) made a big difference in his life. He's gone waaaaay beyond what was expected of him!

 

[kirstenb1]

I'll share our story, but will sound like a nutjob in the process! Our older dd was 7 when Zoe was born. Our older dd was so colicky, Zoe seemed like a dream. Such a quiet, chilled out baby. When Zoe was 9 mths old, our pediatrician asked the usual questions, is she sitting up, crawling etc.

Zoe couldn't do any of it. As stupid as it sounds, I never noticed. I love kids, and I never realized I was holding her all day, just because she couldn't hold herself up. I love little kids, and just like snuggling them, so never even put it together.

So we started EI with PT for gross motor delays. Then at her 18 mth checkup, the pediatrician asked how many words she had. She actually had none. But the EI folks said often children with delays, will be delayed in other areas, due to putting all their energy in the lagging area.

Our pediatrician actually didn't buy that (for which I'm very grateful). She referred us to UVA Children's Hospital for a cognitive workup. At 22 mths, Zoe was dx'd with high functioning autism. By this point, she was walking, so her EI help transitioned from PT to ST.

She's currently 4 1/2 and in her second year of special ed preschool. This year, they said she doesn't qualify for ESY, grrr!!! So I guess I'll be trying to fill her summer with activities and playdates, and "school", here at home. She has always fallen apart on holidays/breaks, but this year, I will work really hard to figure out what type of structure best suits her.

I'm so grateful we have an older child. Zoe wants to imitate her so badly. Tonight, she offered to give me a makeover (something her big sister does for her all the time!). Her speech has come in well, but very slowly.

 

[Daisy&Max]

I need to work on my quoting here. I apologize for not doing it yet.

My youngest DS was a quiet baby who enjoyed being held and nursed. So i really thought nothing was wrong with him. It wasn't until I noticed him stimming and repeating certain phrases and sounds. He has no food issues (except that he can't get enough) so that has been a blessing. I watched him for a couple of years and tried to ignore it but finally had to take him to my developmental ped (the same one that finally listened to me about the oldest DSs problems) and she did the ADOS on him and he definitely fell in the spectrum.

He's funny tho because he is a terror at home but he is so anxiety filled at school that he is the perfect student. He doesn't talk out, he's a rigid rule follower, he does all his work without complaining, and the teacher barely notices him. So he's considered perfect! LOL

I just read the part about the DD who was stealing the pens. We have that same problem with oldest. He steals pens, pencils, erasers, candy, small toys, and anything else that catches his eye. The other day he stole a roll of giant smarties from the teacher's goody bag. He denied it, but then finally told on himself. He took it because he saw it and he said it looked good and he wanted to try it. So he took it. I wanted to throttle him. I was so embarrassed by this. But he just doesn't "get" it! As a teacher, I think that teacher is totally out of line with being upset about something she let happen. If she was a totally NT kid then I'd be upset, but the fact that this is a known problem, then its her own dang fault.

Discipline...I'm another one who has a hard time with the discipline. I do like mommatomase and take away the DS and the tv but mine only is upset about 10 minutes then he goes on to focus on something else. He doesn't really attach to much of anything. I'll be looking for any skills you all can offer.

Chores...My SO has two NT kids and he talks about how he can give his kids chores around the house and they do them with minimal problems. But like momatomase said just getting a shower or getting dressed is a chore. People tell me to just teach them to do it and it will all be fine, or just make them do it. I try but I end up screaming because they can't get it done or it takes 30 minutes to do a simple task...pants, shirt, socks, shoes, glasses.

KFK...I know what you mean about being careful about what I wish for. LOL I 've seen NT kids and wonder how their parents deal with them, so I know the grass isn't greener. I just need to keep a sense of humor to deal with this.

Good night Schmollandites may the Clonidine, trazadone, and melatonin make your night peaceful and filled with dreams.

Daisy

 

[kampfirekim]

I KNOW THE REASON FOR THIS: He's eating stuffing so he'll be more cuddly! DS9 (5 or 6 at the time) told me that is why he ate feathers out of the down comforter!!!

Thanks! I needed that!

kampfirekim oh geez thats one I didn't even know was possible.Any idea how he got into the mattress to begin with? I'm baffled.. hope you figure out a way to make him stop

There was probably a little loose seam or something like that. He probably picked and picked at it until it was HUGE. I'm not entirely sure either. Only the shadow knows!

Kampfirekim, you never cease to amaze me and make me laugh! I'm sorry you've also had a "doozy" thumbsup2) of a day but your doozy days make my days brighter because I giggle all the way through them! Seriously, girl, you really just may find me under your tree waiting for some lemonade! Hopefully it won't be because I've lost it, too, and have run all over Schmolland pulling my hair out!

I'm trying to do the hilight and quote thing you taught me but I'm not getting it completely right. Somehow I have to put the original poster's name in by myself. I'm learning, though! Maybe someday I won't have to quote someone's whole post!

It's been a "You spin me right round" kinda day. DS has had me going in circles. Def a "doozy" of a day. Glad you got a chuckle out of it, but I may still yet run nekkid in the streets screamin and pulling out my hair. The clonidine has kicked in and he is FINALLY asleep. (and the choirs of Angels and heavenly hosts sing HALLELUJAH!)

The chair under my shade tree is always open.

I don't know why you're having to retype the posters name in a quote. Are you somehow deleting any of the quote brackets in your reply? Ya have to be careful to only delete the posters comments and not any brackets, username, or the numbers following user name

I say our official uniform is a Van Halen t-shirt!

Cool! Has to be the David Lee Roth ones NOT Sammy Hagaar! IMHO.

Thanks for the warm welcome Schmollandites

I have stopped looking at his peers to see what he should be doing, and learned to measure his achievements based on what he can do, not what they can do.

Thanks for sharing your DX story. A lot of it sounds like a familiar song to me. A lot of similarities to our story. I love your last statement about measuring him according to his own abilities. Exactly the right approach!

I'll share our story, but will sound like a nutjob in the process!

Welcome to the Schmolland Macadamia Ranch....nutjob! You'll blend right in! Thanks for sharing your story! Look forward to hearing more.

 

[BreTyPres87]

I need to work on my quoting here. I apologize for not doing it yet.

My youngest DS was a quiet baby who enjoyed being held and nursed. So i really thought nothing was wrong with him. It wasn't until I noticed him stimming and repeating certain phrases and sounds. He has no food issues (except that he can't get enough) so that has been a blessing. I watched him for a couple of years and tried to ignore it but finally had to take him to my developmental ped (the same one that finally listened to me about the oldest DSs problems) and she did the ADOS on him and he definitely fell in the spectrum.

This was my son, my oldest son was 2 years old with the pacifier so I vowed to not let P get attached to it, so when he was nursing for 2 hours but had no need for the paci I kinda ignored it even though the nurse told me he was using me as a pacifier I figured when he was full he'd stop..unfortunately he was and still is the kind of person who never seems full he just eats and eats and eats ..I just could never put him down as a baby so I held him and fed him and he was content I remember looking at him as young as 3 months and wondering why he didnt really react when I came close like my oldest did but I remembered that all children are different --first gut instinct
Its interesting how many of our children were showing signs so early when they say that autism is not usually diagnosed until 3..I knew when it came to my son and the ped trying to dismiss me that I was NOT going to wait another almost 2 years for a diagnosis I can't imagine

 

[BreTyPres87]

You didn't sound like a nutjob to me! Maybe thats because I am a nut job? I'm also big on holding babies and snuggling and carrying them so I understand that and its good that your dr noticed something when she did!! Her not qualifying for ESY may seem bad but it must mean that she is making some good progress even though it will be harder to find her a program for the summer I know!!

 

[BreTyPres87]

P is sleeping!!!! We were watching Toy Story 2 as a part of Movie Smoothie night (every Friday we do this) and he went downstairs and went to sleep on his own which NEVER happens I always have to be in the bed.. i'm amazed

This evening I had to change his diaper but he was in the playroom watching tv so I said to him "P come on so I can change your diaper" I was totally expecting to have to get him but all of a sudden he started fussing and babbling and coming with me so I could change him, it was very nice even though i'm more than sure he was babbling not so nice words at me

 

[ireland_nicole]

I say our official uniform is a Van Halen t-shirt!

But don't forget, it has to be tagless

DD was like some of yours; she was 28 weeks, stopped developing at 26 weeks; was the only kid in the NICU who did worse when she was held; screamed the first year, refused to nurse, hated to be touched; - the funny thing is, I attachment parented her even though she hated every second. everything had to be "just so." But she talked on time, so we were told by several clinicians that it couldn't be autism; so we tried on other dx's; bipolar, RAD, ODD, SID, SPD- at least they were getting warmer; like some of you I was also told by someone= a therapist that I paid (grr) that Caitie was the way she is because I was a bad mother. It took years to get over that.
I'm still fumbling my way around, because Caitie isn't "classicly" anything. Even the geneticist says she has some kind of genetic disorder, Caitie type. There must be something; there's just so many differences in her; she has in addition to pdd-nos super severe ADHD, IgA deficiency, a sclerosis in the right temporal lobe of her brain, a seizure disorder, diverticula on the ureters; you know, she's "interesting".
I think one of the hardest things is that sometimes she "looks" autistic; she spins and flaps a lot in unfamiliar situations, especially if they're loud; she jumps and spins for hours; but then there's days and moments where it's more subtle, that we can see the results of thousands of hours of blood sweat and tears, where some things have "gotten through". I think our school system at least, while they do have some services for kids with autism, only qualify kiddos who are "classically" autistic, so as far as the school is concerned, Caitie's PDD-NOS is nothing but some letters from her docs. So that's probably adding to the struggle.

Sorry I'm not overly happy, battled the evil ogres of the insurance company and the dragons of the school today, and I'm pretty weary of the fight at the minute; then within about 5 unsupervised minutes, a tornado apparently hit our living room; a large bowel of berries was overturned under the sofa all over a mysteriously appearing deck of cards to DD's favorite puzzle game, when I turned from mopping that off a previously yellow wall had orange picassoesque stylings; and when I went for the magic eraser- btw, those things are the best! i found that someone had decided to eat half a stick of butter- yum! and then smear the other half into the dogs fur. I guess that's one way to get a hot oil treatment The funniest part is, this was just my very ADHD 7 y/o, not the 10 y/o w/ autism.

Trip tip: We also provide tool kits for both kids (DS has SPD and uses the same tools). Each kid gets a fanny pack (excuse me, bum bag for your UK friends- trust me, the word has a very, very different meaning over there and in it I put sunglasses, a hat, a penlight, a couple of fidgets, small notebook and pencil, cheap mp3 player, handheld game, chewies, a crunchy snack, and I attach their ear protectors; that way whatever starts to overstim them, they can have at their fingertips what they need. We also get the stroller as w/c GAC and its a lifesaver.

 

[kampfirekim]

P is sleeping!!!! We were watching Toy Story 2 as a part of Movie Smoothie night (every Friday we do this) and he went downstairs and went to sleep on his own which NEVER happens I always have to be in the bed.. i'm amazed

This evening I had to change his diaper but he was in the playroom watching tv so I said to him "P come on so I can change your diaper" I was totally expecting to have to get him but all of a sudden he started fussing and babbling and coming with me so I could change him, it was very nice even though i'm more than sure he was babbling not so nice words at me

This deserves a dose of double dancing banannas.

But don't forget, it has to be tagless


then within about 5 unsupervised minutes, a tornado apparently hit our living room; a large bowel of berries was overturned under the sofa all over a mysteriously appearing deck of cards to DD's favorite puzzle game, when I turned from mopping that off a previously yellow wall had orange picassoesque stylings; and when I went for the magic eraser- btw, those things are the best! i found that someone had decided to eat half a stick of butter- yum! and then smear the other half into the dogs fur. I guess that's one way to get a hot oil treatment The funniest part is, this was just my very ADHD 7 y/o, not the 10 y/o w/ autism.

Trip tip: We also provide tool kits for both kids (DS has SPD and uses the same tools). Each kid gets a fanny pack (excuse me, bum bag for your UK friends- trust me, the word has a very, very different meaning over there and in it I put sunglasses, a hat, a penlight, a couple of fidgets, small notebook and pencil, cheap mp3 player, handheld game, chewies, a crunchy snack, and I attach their ear protectors; that way whatever starts to overstim them, they can have at their fingertips what they need. We also get the stroller as w/c GAC and its a lifesaver.

TAGLESS!!

A large BOWEL of berries was overturned? Oh my! How does that happen? That doesn't sound good at all!

We too have had our share of "picassoesque" paintings.....only they weren't orange, they were BROWN! Now there's something even the magic eraser is afraid of.

My neurotypical DS, who will also be 7 in a couple of weeks, will also eat gobs of butter. Maybe its a phenomenon of siblings of schmollandites? You're day sounds a lot like my day yesterday. On top of the mattress eating and using the floor & furniture as a port-o-potty, DS(autistic) turned over my basket of laundry that took me forever to get done, and got into the cooking oil which he then spread all over the stove and all over himself. If he had been wearing a bow tie he'd have looked like a mini Chippendale! Cleaned that up. Later that evening while cooking dinner, discovered that the spilled oil had gotten down into one of the drip pans.....when they stove eye got hot, Yep, you guessed it...it caught on fire. Now I have DS6 screaming Fire! Fire! Theeerreess aaaaaa FFFIIIIRRREEE!!! It was a little distracting to me as I was trying to find a way to put out the fire. Grabbed a pot lid and voila! Fire is extinguished. Definitely a DOOZY of a day!

Gotta lot to do today, so I probably won't catch up with all of you until later tonight! I know I will probably have 5 pages to read through by the time I check in! Hope ya'll have a great and wonderful day.

 

[ireland_nicole]

This deserves a dose of double dancing banannas.



TAGLESS!!

A large BOWEL of berries was overturned? Oh my! How does that happen? That doesn't sound good at all!

We too have had our share of "picassoesque" paintings.....only they weren't orange, they were BROWN! Now there's something even the magic eraser is afraid of.

My neurotypical DS, who will also be 7 in a couple of weeks, will also eat gobs of butter. Maybe its a phenomenon of siblings of schmollandites? You're day sounds a lot like my day yesterday. On top of the mattress eating and using the floor & furniture as a port-o-potty, DS(autistic) turned over my basket of laundry that took me forever to get done, and got into the cooking oil which he then spread all over the stove and all over himself. If he had been wearing a bow tie he'd have looked like a mini Chippendale! Cleaned that up. Later that evening while cooking dinner, discovered that the spilled oil had gotten down into one of the drip pans.....when they stove eye got hot, Yep, you guessed it...it caught on fire. Now I have DS6 screaming Fire! Fire! Theeerreess aaaaaa FFFIIIIRRREEE!!! It was a little distracting to me as I was trying to find a way to put out the fire. Grabbed a pot lid and voila! Fire is extinguished. Definitely a DOOZY of a day!

Gotta lot to do today, so I probably won't catch up with all of you until later tonight! I know I will probably have 5 pages to read through by the time I check in! Hope ya'll have a great and wonderful day.

We get the brown paintings at our house too! Honey, you're day was most assuredly a doozy. Please accept a virtual round of sweet tea under a live oak tree with my compliments!