June 16, 2008
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This is Monday, Right?
We have had a whirlwind of activities over the past few weeks and I’m still spinning, even though I have nothing pressing to do today – except making my bed. At this point, the way I feel about that chore is, “Who cares?” I’m feeling VERY lazy!
Father’s Day was busy and I didn’t take ANY pictures or have a minute to write. We opened some Father’s Day Gifts (clothes from the girls shorts/shirt sets, and some “clean your car” accessories from me) after everyone got up in the morning. One day last week, I went to Home Depot who, surprisingly, had a charcoal smoker for $20 LESS than Wal-Mart and that was his gift from all of us. One of Jesse’s friends met me at the house and carried it back (to the furthest end of the house!!!) and hid it in Rissy’s closet. I had asked the guy at Home Depot (Rissy went to seek help for me!) if the box weighed a million pounds and he laughed and said, “No, it actually weighs a million and one pounds” – I believe one of us was very close!!! It was a monster to lift.
We decided to go out for lunch (late) for Father’s Day, but ended up going a bit later than planned. Luci had one of her WORST fits and we had to let her calm down before leaving. As it worked out, the wait was only 25 minutes for a table and would have been a much longer wait, had we gone a little earlier.
We went to Red Lobster. We chose to no longer eat pork and shellfish almost 3 years ago after reading “The Maker’s Diet.” Not so much because we think the O.T. Bible verses are MEANT to be followed today, but more from the standpoint of it sounded like a much healthier way of eating. HOWEVER, we “sinned” (LOL – really, I am!!!) and I had coconut shrimp with a “pina colada” dip and Jesse ordered a variety platter of lobster, scallops, and shrimp. Our waitress was great, despite the still huge crowds waiting to be served, and the food was just “good” – but, not “out of this world,” which we had really hoped it would be.
We came back to the house (Luci was having a hard time holding herself together at the restaurant) and we were so stuffed from the appetizers, endless supply of butter/cheese/biscuits, and our meals. We all laid down. Stephanie stopped by with a gift from Bath & Body Works for Jesse – a wonderful smelling (kinda pine smelling) bath wash. She wanted to borrow a series of Jane Austin DVD’s and left to go look through our collection of movies. Jesse went to Luci’s room to comfort her, as she WASN’T going to take a nap and cried and whined until we couldn’t stand listening to her. I thought I’d lay my head down a moment on our bed while Stephanie looked through our movie collection and promptly fell asleep. Talk about rude! Stephanie woke me up and said, “Well, Mom, I guess since everyone is asleep (????? we were ALL asleep ?????!!!!), I’ll leave. I muttered something about it being okay and I loved her and drifted back to sleep. I slept for almost two hours!!!
Luci was the only one hungry for dinner (because she complained about everything she ordered and complained about everything of our own meals we offered her, so she hadn’t really eaten much at the restaurant) and we handed her a cheese stick. We decided I should make an ice cream run and I came back with a 1/2 gallon of Cookies & Cream (Jesse’s favorite) and a 1/2 gallon of Rocky Road. I felt sleepy AGAIN!!! – a little before 10pm and Jesse told me to go on off to bed. He needed to watch the weather to see if he would be able to mow today. I immediately fell asleep and had to force myself up this morning!
As it was, it stormed (thunder & lightning accompanied with a down pour) a bit this morning and went away as quickly as it arrived. So, Jesse waited a bit and went to mow anyway, since he has a helper today. It’s REALLY supposed to be stormy tomorrow. I think he wants to do today AND tomorrow’s mowing jobs today if at all possible.
Most things around the house are still caught up – eating out, instead of cooking at home, helps!!!
I plan to get a few little things done, but mainly kick back and take it easy today. I’m really wanting to read more in that book (I told you about last week) that talks about Anger, by John Coblenz. It’s been hard to find time to read without being interrupted every other sentence by a child needing something!
Well, it’s past time for lunch. I’m going to wave my hands in front of the refrigerator and see if I can’t produce something good to eat!!! There may be some taco meat left that can be made into beef and cheese burritos. See? I haven’t even waved my hands in front of the refrigerator and I think I may have already come up with something different for lunch!!! We live on peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, grilled cheese sandwiches, and the occasional bologna sandwich or hotdog lunches. After a while it seems B-O-R-I-N-G!!!!! Burritos sound good!
Byeee!
Comments (13)
After the whirlwind you’ve been through, I think it’s time you took a day off!! And I hope you have a wonderful one!! I was finally able to go to church yesterday — the first time in a number of weeks. It was such a blessing to me. I stopped and had luch with my youngest daughter and her husband. Is Luci doing better today? I’m still praying for all of you.
Love, Judy
Now you could have make beef and cheese cups. Press biscuit in muffin pan, then put the beef in and top with cheese and bake.
@jacsnews -
Actually, this has been a VERY difficult day with Luci.
She is completely off of all psych medication now. So, I tried the new patches (like Ritalin) for ADHD without any other medication being used at the same time. The patches were given to us a couple of months ago and we saw no change – but she was on two other drugs at the same time. For some reason, I saved the patches. I usually pitch medicine when she doesn’t respond and is removed from it.
She was horrible today. She chewed the front of her nightgown. I felt her and thought she had spilled a cup of liquid on her and found it was only saliva from her chewing her clothes. After she wore the patch for 3 hours, I pulled it from her. It takes 2 – 3 hours for the medicine to leave a child’s system, so she should be better by late afternoon.
IF a child is calmed by using an ADHD medicine, it’s a pretty clear diagnosis they are hyper-active, etc. And, the results are immediate – the same day. I never believed this to be true of Luci, but she’s always been given several medications at one time, making it hard to determine if one or all were necessary. Because of her reaction (SUPER-hyperactive, miserably cranky, and whining worse than ever), I now feel extremely cnfident that ADHD can be ruled out. The patches did the exact opposite of what they were supposed to do for a child with ADHD.
I will talk with her therapist this week and try to get her into her medical doctor next week.
I’m still in my bathrobe at 2:30 and my only goal today is to take a shower and wash my hair and make Sloppy Joe’s for dinner. I don’t even care if I put on a clean nightgown after my shower!
Thank you so much for your continuous prayers. I know there is an answer and a way out of this mess in which she suffers (technically, we ALL suffer) and I am fervently praying tat God will show us what to do for her.
@Divine_Diva_in_NC -
That sounds incredibly good and would use less taco meat. We had LOTS and I ended up making taco salads so our lettuce wouldn’t go to waste. How long do you bake the meat muffins?
I have never made them personally. I have read others making them in MenuPlanMonday. Some use BBQ, some use taco, sloppy joe etc meat.
I freeze taco meat in packages that will make 2 tacos per person. Then for a quick lunch you can thaw and make. You could have also made quesadillas or nachos for future reference
@cherylyn_p -
CP, have you tried altering Luci’s diet? Perhaps some of it is an adverse reaction to some food stuffs or additives. I know that is not all of her problem, but it could also be a trigger for some of her actions.
Cheryl, sounds like you REALLY needed the rest. I’m glad you’re not pushing yourself today! Sloppy joes sound GREAT. Of course, so does that meat thing Diva was talking about. Hmm.. might need to try that!
I’ll be praying for Luci. Man, she’s really been through it and so have you.(((
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@Divine_Diva_in_NC -
Luci’s bio-parents both suffer from mental disorders. I’m afraid she may have genetically inherited some stuff from them, which we pray can be helped by diet and behavior modification; and medication if necessary. Diet has been discussed with Luci’s doctors (3 of them) and they don’t think we’re feeding her anything causing a violent temper tantrum trigger (we’re pretty careful with ALL of our food and only do the Sloppy Joe thing occasionally!!!). Her dad is a diagnosed schizophrenic and mom has a severe anxiety disorder. Her bio-mom was so bad, she was kicked out of the military. That’s pretty bad when the military can’t control a person!
We’re praying and praying that God leads us to the answer for her condition. AND, if the answers change throughout her life (as her condition changes), we are asking God that He causes us to be sensitive and discerning.
Meanwhile, I’ve had a wonderfully long shower with “Sweet Pea” body wash and lotion. I may feel pooped, but I *smell* great!!! LOL
You poor thing! I am so glad you got a day to rest. You certainly have been going at warp speed for days. Sorry to hear Luci is still struggling so. I know both you and Jesse are praying and listening. I feel sure that God will show you keys to Luci’s victory. The bottom line is that God does not want her to have to live with all this, so there HAVE to be answers. I am praying for wisdom for you both. Hugs!
@DanishDoll -
“God does not want her to have to live with all this”
Boy, howdy! I’ll be the first one to second that vote!!!!
You know I’m in complete agreement with you and I appreciate all of your “sideline” support!
I think you guys are amazing! Now, it is after 1 AM here. Do you think I should get to bed? I do!
You really don’t sound like you’re complaining (as you intimated in your other post)…it sounds like you truly blessed Jesse for Father’s Day. Doug got the new bathrobe he wanted and goulash for dinner and help packing. It was a busy busy Sunday.
@cherylyn_p -
I may feel pooped, but I *smell* great!!! LOL
ROFL ROFL OK, Sweet Pea
It breaks my heart for poor Luci. I know how hard her behavior is on ya’ll, but it is so sad because it is not her fault…she did not ask to be born to have to deal with all this crap.
I did not mean the sloppy joe’s were bad. I was just thinking general things. Like I don’t let youngest DSD have red Kool-Aid. I try to limit her sugar and chocolate when she is here. She is ADD big time.