Update January 6, 2024

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Saturday

Saturday felt like a bust by the end of it, but looking back on it the next day I felt better about the number of to-do’s I checked off my list (17, with a goal of 15). So, yay!

Anyway, it started out going to the hospital to pick up dad. But then they told me they weren’t going to release him. Oops. So I visited a while, then played D&D with my friends and Aaron.

I didn’t do anything at the end of the day, but somehow I made my goal, so I must have done more that I thought.

Sunday

Sunday was good. I got some errands run, picked up dad from the hospital, and celebrated New Year’s Eve with my friend Liz and dad by watching the first season of Cobra Kai.

Monday

Monday was tough for the first part. I had 5 important goals for the day (Grocery shopping, cleaning bedroom, putting away laundry, cleaning litter boxes, and cooking some chickpea curry for Aaron’s lunches). My motivation was rivaling that on those days I slept all day. My limbs felt heavy and I could hardly move. Today, as I’m typing this, I probably was just intimidated by that list, leading to low motivation.

Anyway, I went grocery shopping, but only because dad wanted to come. I cleaned one litter box (there are two). Then, dad wanted to go to the mall and walk around. He bought some books for the kids and a puzzle for Aaron. I bought some shoes. Then we headed to the airport.

We went in and met them by the baggage claim. It was SO nice seeing them. IL5 squealed with glee and ran to me with his hands outstretched. I got the longest hug ever.

IL5 and D14 didn’t want to go to Perkins, so I stayed with them while dad, Aaron, and Malcolm went to Perkins. Then we looked at our stockings and opened presents. They were mostly books.

Tuesday

Tuesday wasn’t too exciting. I came home from work and went as quickly as possible to dad’s appointment. Went from there to my second job. Cooked dinner and started a rule that IL5 can’t have screens during family meals. There was a massive temper tantrum, and then he curled up and went to sleep. Then I went back to work.

The good news is that I found a fiber supplement he will drink! I’m hoping it (and a probiotic if I can get him to take one) will help with his poop problems.

Wednesday

Wednesday I took D14 to an appointment, Red Lobster for lunch, to an appointment, and to another appointment. In the Evening, dad, Aaron, and I watched the last several episodes of School Spirits on Netflix. You have got to be kidding me with that end. That series is 6 hours of my life I won’t get back.

Thursday

Thursday was easy. When driving home from work, I missed my turn. I pretended I meant to do that, so I stopped and bought some tuna and salmon up the street. Then, I took IL5 to his poop physical therapy, where he was a champ at making the dolphin jump with his butt. He’s getting good at it! Then I took IL5 to school, ran some errands, got IL5 off the bus and cooked some tuna unsuccessfully (too long in the oven). D14 had an audition for Mary Poppins and dad and I watched the end of season 3 of Stranger Things.

Friday

I tried to make Friday a day for IL5. After feeding therapy, we went to McDonald’s playplace, then speech therapy. After that, we went to an indoor park. In the evening, D14, Aaron and I watched an episode of X-files. Then Aaron went downstairs to game with his friends, and D14 and I watched an episode of His Dark Materials. Then I read to D14 and IL5 before bed.

Letters Written

• 3 Letters Against Isolation
• 1 letter Belgium

Reading to myself

• Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Equal Rites, by Terry Pratchett
• Jesus and the Gospels, by Luke Timothy Johnson
• How to Read the Bible, by James Kugel
• Bible
• St Augustine’s Confessions, by William R Cook and Ronald B Herzman

Reading to IL4

• Llama Destroys the World, by Jonathan Stutzman
• Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse, by Jonathan Stutzman
• Llama Rocks the Cradle of Chaos, by Jonathan Stutzman
• Super Cheat Codes and Secret Modes, by Thomas Flintham
• Do-You-Think-He-Saurus, by Aaron Blabey

D13 reading

• Crown of Midnight, by Shannon Messenger
• Exile, by Shannon Messenger (I’m reading this to her)

Media Completed

This was an amusing paradigm shift looking at present day Johnny and Danny from Karate kid from mostly Johnny’s point of view. It was fun and entertaining.

This is about Maddie, who suddenly finds herself a ghost in her high school. She spends the entire show trying to find her murderer. It was a great show until the end, which I hated. I feel like I wasted 6 hours of my and dad’s lives.

The third season of Stranger Things introduces some awesome new characters and has some truly awesome moments. It also has its sad moments.

The Good Guy’s Club are chased by dinosaurs after accidentally zooming back in time. Hilarious, as usual.

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