no demands, no pressures. Dh got some extra, and much needed, sleep. The kids have been good (aka not too much fussing!). We even indulged in a few sweets while watching the Olympics (GO USA!).
Made a great chicken dinner last night with mashed potatoes, home made gravy, corn, and carrots. Ginny ate up everything, as did dh and me, but Justin...well, some things take time. Food aversions and oral motor sensory issues are NOT good in an autistic kiddo who's already a very self-limiting (aka PICKY) eater. We're working on it, though. He HAS tried many new foods in the past few months, so I'll give him his due there. :)
Cuz got her paperwork notarized and mailed, so hopefully we'll hear from the attorney soon and get this adoption (of Ginny) done and over with. For crying out loud, Ginny will be ONE YEAR OLD in 2 days! (Aug 15th).
No passport for Tim yet, so can't continue to apply for those overseas jobs until he has that in his hand. I still can't believe that he's willing to go into a living situation where he'll be confined to a base for a year, work 60-80+ hour work weeks, 7 days a week, may have to take only cold or bottled water showers if no hot showers are available, may have to eat MRE's if no dining facility. It could be that bad, or he could be stationed somewhere "nice" like Dubai and live in a hotel for a year. (THAT would be great for Tim!).....I don't like the idea of sand and dust storms, living in 8-30 man tents, sand in EVERYTHING (including food, clothes, eyes, mouth, etc)...possible mortar attacks, random gunfire, etc. I can only hope he gets the first job he applied for because the pay is better and it may NOT be in Iraq/Afghanistan or a very "uncomfortable" place to live/work for a year. That my dh is willing do go through all that for 1-2 years (or more) to get our family financially stable and have a padded nest egg/bank account so we can get a house, well, that absolutely AWES me. Yeah, it won't be easy for this mama with 2 kids, but he'll have the worse end of the stick in the bargain, if you ask me. To be willing to do that for his family, Tim ROCKS!!!
Wow, though, no sex or lovings from my guy, just me and the two kids....I sure hope I have enough patience for that. Just me, Ginny and Justin. All day, every day. LOL Sounds scary....how in the HECK do military mamas do this? (You Amity Mama military mamas, you SO ROCK!). Homeschooling, library, pool, beach once in a while, I'll have to figure out some stuff for us to do that's easy, free or cheap, and doesn't require a lot of driving. If we're lucky my bf Jen will come and stay with us a while, if not, then well 'settle' for a visit now and again. Although I do believe Jen has her heart set on going back to NH to live/work. :<
A few days ago I realized that I "lost" my business plan for Home Sewn by Stacy...can't find it on my computer or on my memory stick thingy...so I have to start over from scratch again. :sigh: Still no word from my VA employment lady or the VA Voc Rehab guy....they're both in KY, so not sure why I'm being ignored or ??? I've been contacting them for a few months now...wondering if I should send a certified return-receipt letter for creeping out loud.
Talked to my MIL the other day....apparently Tim's Grandma (aka Mamaw) fell and banged herself up a bit...she's hurting, but is otherwise okay...something about hitting her face on the house?! Mamaw and Trena (Tim's aunt) are in TN with another of Tim's aunts (Virgie) for a bit...Mom will go to pick them up in another week and bring them back home. Mom's apparently retired so she can watch the kids (Tim's niece and nephew) full-time...they even go to school in the town she lives in, not the one they live in with their dad. I feel badly for her...I can't imagine having to retire early because your 30-something year old kid can't care for himself, never mind his two kids. :rolleyes:
Mailed some pkgs this AM and the kids and I went to the library...apparently we can check out SIX DVD's per library card....teriffic...now how do I keep J from watching movies all day long and get some school work/educational stuff done? A lady in the library asked J when he started school...J looked at me and I kindly told her we school year round because we're homeschoolers..she and another librarian looked rather pleased and the first lady pointed out some homeschool-y books for us to check out and lots of kids books they put out for sale for the Friends of the Library. :)
OH! http://www.handipoints.com Took a while to set it up, but working well so far. It's pretty much a place (free!) where you and your child can set up chores/tasks...each one worth so many handipoints and bonus points. Each of the points can be "spent" on clothes, home, furniture, etc for their cat...their virtual cat....J named his Sunny and picked a girl. (though now he wishes he had a boy cat but we don't know how to change the sex of the cat). He's "bought" movies to watch (think older cartoons...Popeye, etc), played games, interacted with other "cats" aka kids, explored his town (library, school, etc). WICKED cute!
Planning on getting him http://www.zookazoo.com membership ($6- a month) so he can get some educational stuff in as well as have fun, interact with other kids (aka virtual ZELFS)....while having fun and learning. Going to wait a while, though, to see if he sticks with the handipoints stuff for a bit to learn if he's got the attention span and understanding for it. (so far so good!).
Well, have some dishes to dry and put away, laundry to fold and hang up, and a tired babe who's getting cranky. Until next time!
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