So, home inspection will be June 2.  Today I cleaned out one medicine cabinet, checking dates on meds, etc.  Unfortunately, it was the easier cabinet - the other is R..s and he keeps loads of stuff all mis-marked and old, so that is the harder one ( Read more... )

So many appointments, so much to do:

Caring for medically fragile children does take a great deal of time - therapy, dr. appts, consults, calls from the school nurse, medications, plus all the regular stuff of children in care with law guardians, case workers, visitation...

Plus my involvement with the summer drama program in town (this is the ( Read more... )

Took K.., Lynn, K..'s friend and my mom to see Akeelah and the Bee.  Nice movie.  Great change for me - no roaring beginning half way through.  Whatever movie R.. rents or chooses to see, generally half way through everyone is being attacked by aliens or monsters, or monster aliens, or being chased by vehicles with alien drivers or monster trucks ( Read more... )

Life is complicated ( Read more... )

My son has a girlfriend.  He didn't tell me outright, but the signs were all there, so I asked him.

He couldn't figure out how I knew.

I told him mom's know everything.  Let him think that...might keep him on his toes a little.

So, yesterday I sat eating dinner with Nateefah, A.. and Lynn.  My oldest kids were out doing college stuff, and my youngest was at a friends, R..  late at work ( Read more... )

My daughter has been getting her hair straightened since about July of last year.  I tried to convince her not to do it, but her black friends who all have straightened hair had been telling her that her hair was 'nappy' and that she should get it straightened like them.  My daughter has very curly, but very very fine hair, and the chemicals are ( Read more... )

Sometimes I just feel like quitting...

not life, not fostering...those things are ok.

I just want to quit dealing with people.

Yesterday was very very productive, so I am rewarding myself by basically accomplishing nothing today.

Was in the mood, so I cleaned through my entire house - top to bottom.  It took all day, but the babies were being particularly cooperative, and I was motivated, and now everything looks nice.  Look closely, and you will see loads more needs to be ( Read more... )

Well, we're back from my weird version of respite.

The developmentally disabled 16 year old with multiple health problems is back.  She was in respite for the week, having been here only a week before that, but I couldn't take her with me.  She is just dealing with too many health problems to be comforable taking her out of state.  She seemed to ( Read more... )