Mood:
smellyHowdy All,
I can't say this too loudly, or the noise gnomes will hear...so listen carefully! Things are going well here! Even with three kids plus mama with a bout of the stomach flu...things are quiet. Can you stand it?!?!? Pretty Cool, huh? Granted, in 19 minutes, all three boys will be out of bed and I will have to get the twins ready for school and breakfast and fight with Jonah to put socks on and do speech practice and get something out for dinner, once I figure out what that's going to be, and laundry (and more laundry) and I have to do labels today for my lotions/soaps/salts...they are not getting done on their own, vacuum downstairs, get freecycling stuff on the board, make a batch of soap, a couple batches of lotion and a batch or two of bath salts. And that is all before noon when the twins get home from school!
OK, I did something entirely stupid the other day. My hair was pretty much all one length (almost shoulder length) and for SOME reason (I'm not entirely sure why!) I gave myself bangs the other day. I haven't worn bangs since 1989 and they REALLY highlight all the grey hair that is popping up...not sure what to do about this...I look really awful in bangs (and grey hair...but God saw to that (and I EARNED EVERY ONE OF THEM!) so I can live with that one...but the bangs thing...this is a problem. I like having hair problems...it means that I am not freaking out about anything else!
Jonah, on day #12 with no seizure meds...WOW...the kid is more clear, more articulate, he can sit for 10 minutes to do homework, he is speaking more clearly, he is calmer...and this is not just me noticing this...my mom, my sister... Find it hard to believe actually, but he's doing awesome! The teacher called on Friday, and even though Jonah was home sick on Friday, I wrote her a short book full of questions. She and the classroom aide hadn't seen ONE (not ONE!!!) staring episode last week! (down from sometimes 5 or more per day!). Jonah asked what the number was on his shirt and I told him and he actually remembered it several hours later...now that doesn't seem like much, but Jonah can be sitting at the dinner table, with his plate and cup in front of him, fork in his hand, and forget what he's doing! So remembering a number a few hours out is a really big deal. (He doesn't recognize numbers on his own, unless its 1-11, because 11 is his favorite number)
OK, off to wake up the troops. I wonder if we are going to get snow today...I should check the weather...it looks icky outside...that would make a good day perfect! (LOL, I've only been awake for an hour...but its already a good day!) Ciao! Jen