September 29, 2007

• Saturday Plans & Thoughts

  Jesse just asked if I'd like to go to lunch today.  This morning, he has an eye appointment and then will pick out new glasses and wait for them to be made.  He also said he'd like to meet up with a friend of his (from high school) to meet us for lunch.  I love his friend.  He's ex-military, full of a million interesting stories, can tell a funny story that will have you rolling on the floor or slapping your leg for a loooong time!  He's VERY to the point and clear when he speaks (a trait I adore) and just an all around neat guy.

  I've been suffering with a "little" cold for the past few days and today have laryngitis.  This is NOTHING compared to what I had this summer and I don't see it as a set back at all - just a cold.  This is how I'm SUPPOSED to feel when I have a malady - not like a truck ran over me and then something sucked the life force from my body via my toes!!!!  I've been going to bed really early (last night it was 8:30!) and Jesse wanted to be sure I was "up to" going to lunch.  Believe me, I am!

  I had to miss a baby shower this morning that I would have loved to have attended.  One of the ladies from church, Carisha, who brought me a meal when I was ill, is due next month.  Great gal.  So is her mother, Reba.  Saturday mornings, with 3 children and Jesse usually working, makes it nearly impossible for me to go anywhere.  Plus, half of her shower gift didn't arrive.  I ordered from two different places.  Oh well.  I'll just give her the gifts after the fact!  She'll still have the stuff before the baby arrives.  I say "baby" because they have opted to wait and be surprised.  Isn't that neat?  Seems like no one wants to be surprised anymore!

  Total change of subject:  What is it about outside that makes children so loud?  Mine are playing in the backyard and all of them are loud, but I can hear Rissy's voice over everyone else's.  The outdoor birds have even stopped chirping!  Annamarie is my most quiet child, yet she reaches new decibels when the fresh air hits her nostrils!  I think Luci is loud from being at a daycare 5 days a week.  With that many children, you must have to yell to be heard.

  Not next week, but the week after that, I'm going to keep Luci home from daycare all week (I've accrued a week of free days at the daycare).  I want to see if she is more manageable since she has had a chance to grow a little older and we've taken her off of almost all psych drugs.  If things go well, I will pull her from daycare permanently.  It would save us almost $500 a month, which would be great, but the benefits to her would be even greater! 

  Luci is the one that has boggled the doctors.  No one wants to label children these days, but there has clearly been something seriously wrong with her from beginning infancy.  This is the child who screamed all day and night and never slept more than a 3 hour stretch at one time until she was 4 years old.  I want to see if I can integrate  her into our home routine, which would mean no tv all day, doing some home schooling, doing chores, running errands, etc.  I think home is always the best place for a child.  I don't like the habits she's picked up at daycare (loud, bossy, mean, doesn't share) but since she spends most of her time there, I know WHY she does some of the things she does.  She isn't in my presence long enough to influenced or learn to be sweet, patient, kind, or have a pleasant voice.  I think it's time to give "home" a try again. 

  Daycare was originally chosen because of my need for respite care.  She was expelled from preschool last year due to her humongous, violent fits and I was placed on Xanax AND my hair began to fall out.  I've seen a huge improvement in her self-control over the past few months.  She was actually VERY concerned about me when I was ill.  She tried to soothe me and patted or rubbed my hand while she stood close to the bed when Jesse allowed them to come in the room and visit.  Sometimes I 'd wake up and find her standing by the bed with her big brown eyes staring at me.  The compassion in her eyes was something new, and we all noticed the transformation from a self-centered to more caring little person.

  Our family will need lots of pray if this transition is to go smoothly and if it's God's will for her to be at home again.  I know He teaches us to instruct our children, soooooo . . .

  I'm going to start getting ready for my big lunch on the town!  Plus I have 3 screaming children in the backyard who need to get out of their nightgowns and new bedroom slippers and into "real" clothes!  Yes, I sometimes let them play outside in their nightgowns!

  Blessings to all!
   

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