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Saturday
Saturday we played a good D&D session. Then Aaron, dad, M11 and I watched the second half of Fellowship of the Ring. Really, they watched it and I slept, but at least I was in the room.
Sunday
Sunday was a cold day. Aaron ran a bunch of errands and dad and I walked in the below zero weather to the library. D14 had her D&D session. Then we watched Star Wars Revenge of the Sith as a family.
Monday
Monday was supremely unproductive. The night before, I was wide awake staring at the ceiling all night. (This is unusual for me.) I took some anxiety meds at 1am, and another dose at 5am. The second dose knocked me out for 3 hours, but when I woke up I was stumbling around from having taken a second dose so late in the night. Because of that, I just never really bothered to get the day going.
Aaron, however, did a great job of being me for the day. He got my car into the shop, got dad to his appointment, and got D14 to her event and picked her up afterwards. IL5 didn’t get swim lessons, though, because they overlapped with picking up D14…but even I can’t be in two places at once, so I let Aaron off the hook for that one.
In the evening everyone went out to dinner without me and IL5. (IL5 was asleep and I can’t sit.)
Tuesday
Tuesday I made some chickpea curry for Aaron and my own lunches next week, then I watched Supernatural with Aaron and dad while cleaning the livingroom. Aaron had the day off from being me because dad threw up and we cancelled his appointment.
Wednesday
Wednesday was pretty uneventful. Dad, Aaron, and I went to Perkins for breakfast, where I sat for the first time since the car ride home from the surgery. It went pretty well. I made some phone calls and relaxed for the rest of the day. Aaron took D14 to her last weekly knee physical therapy…we’re switching to every other week now. Then he went to another evening appointment with her, while I watched the first couple episodes of Merlin with M11.
Thursday
I got a little stir crazy this week, and due to the nature of IL5’s appointments Thursday, I decided that it was a good idea to go with Aaron to the appointments. I still wouldn’t be driving, but I’d be sitting.
The first appointment was his poop psychologist. We’re going to start working on why IL5 doesn’t want to poop in the toilet. Then, we met with his gastroenterologist and made a plan for how to keep IL5’s gut clear of impaction. Then we met with his poop physical therapist to teach him how to poop. It was a poopy morning. The gastroenterologist appointment was virtual, and instead of going home, we had the appointment in a Perkins.
By the time I got home, my butt was aching from all the sitting, so I lay in bed for a while and took notes from all the appointments. By this time, my accountability buddy was like, “What happened yesterday? Why didn’t you accomplish much? What can you do differently today?” So I felt compelled to meet my task goal for the day. (It was 20. I made it to 21, thanks to her.) No, appointments don’t count as tasks – it only counts as a task if it’s on my to-do list. But I do have some easy stuff like “take meds” on there (because I need reminding to do things like that).
In the evening, M11 had his band concert. He did a great job.
Friday
Friday was really disappointing. Last week, M11 gave a remote control dragon to IL5, but he couldn’t find the charging cable. IL5 was so disappointed, that I bought another one. A few days later, it came as a set of imitation LEGO blocks to assemble, so I took the charging cable to charge the assembled one. But the battery wouldn’t charge. Friday, D14 spent 4 hours and much frustration assembling the dragon, and we charged it, but it fell apart when turned on. So I tried removing the charged battery from the one that didn’t stay together, and put it in the one that was assembled. But I couldn’t do that without taking the well-put-together one apart, so I just broke down and purchased a new dragon that didn’t require assembly. Luckily, I had some Prime points to use, because we don’t have money for this.
On top of that, the day went poorly in other ways, too. I think the surgery impacted my mood – the night after surgery I stayed awake all night long, and thought I was going manic. The next night I slept fine, but the following night I started having deep downward mood swings. The following night, my brain felt like it had entirely shut off (it was like I it was moving through molasses). That was Thursday night. Friday, I felt deep non-motivation; to the point where I slept for an extra few hours, then had to force myself to do even fun things like writing a letter or reading a book.
Somehow, at the end of the day, I managed to clean the kitchen and make dinner. Then Aaron and I watched a couple episodes of Supernatural.
Aaron’s day was much more productive. He took IL5 to feeding therapy and took dad to cardiac rehab. Though I don’t think he places value on a day based on how productive it was, as I do.
Week’s Photos
This is Zorantha, D14’s new D&D character
This is Terian, M11’s new D&D character
Letters Written
- One letter Texas
- One letter Australia
- One letter Pennsylvania
- One letter Washington
Reading to myself
- Maleficent Seven, by Cameron Johnson
- Jesus and the Gospels, by Luke Timothy Johnson
- How to Read the Bible, by James Kugel
- Dopesick, by Beth Macy
Reading to IL4
- Super Rabbit Boy Powers Up, by Thomas Flintham
- Super Rabbit Boy Blasts Off, by Thomas Flintham
- Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy, by Thomas Flintham
- Mr Cooper is Super, by Dan Gutman
- The Super Side Quest, by Thomas Flintham
- Super Rabbit Boy vs Super Rabbit Boss, by Thomas Flintham
- Super Rabbit Boy’s Time-Jump, by Thomas Flintham
- Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: The Haunted House Next Door, by Andres Miedoso
D13 reading
- Exile, by Shannon Messenger (I’m reading this to her.)
- Crown of Midnight, by Sarah J Mass
Aaron reading
- The Burning God, by R F Kuang
Media Completed
Anakin struggles with fear of loss while the dark side tempts him with what he views as a solution. It was OK. I’m much more a fan of episodes 4-6. But it was good to see the prequels.
When Andres moved into his new normal-boring house (that’s the way he likes it), he meets a cooky neighbor boy. But he ends up needing his new friend’s help when a ghost appears. Pictures on almost any page, easy words. Fun and cute. Good for reading to my 5 year old and for a first or second grader to read alone.
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