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Saturday
Saturday Aaron, IL5, and I hung out with the Cub Scouts. IL5 had a ball. First, he made a little boat that he raced later in the day. He raced against another Kindergartener, LH, who he’d been playing with a bit. Then he shot a bb gun. He didn’t hit the target, but he did a good job listening to our instructions. Then we went on a short hike. IL5 only made it about half way before we had to carry him. In the evening, he helped the other kids build a fort with fallen logs.
Sunday
Sunday we packed up camp and headed home. I worked for a few hours, then after dinner, IL5 wanted to take a bath and go to bed. (He wanted to try out the toy boat he built in the bathtub.) M12 and D14 both had great weekends.
Monday
Monday was relaxing while the kids were at school. I threw some taco soup in the slow cooker and then read for a while. Then I went out to lunch with Aaron. When IL5 got home, things started to get busy. First, I forgot that three of us had flu/covid shot appointments. Instead, after letting IL5 relax a little, I worked on a homework assignment and speech therapy with him. Then I cooked pork chops for M12’s meals for the week, and read to D14 for over an hour. Afterwards, I helped her with her homework. This time she had to compare the three Judeochristian religions to a book/series. She chose the one I’m reading to her now because she’s read it multiple times. She had mostly finished the assignments – she had 3 more comparisons to make. I helped with 2, but neither of us could come up with an element of Islam which was like the book.
Tuesday
Tuesday I went from my overnight job immediately to my day job. I used my downtime to read The Week magazine, cross-stitch while listening to Mr Ballen podcast, and write a couple letters. At home, I watched a Doctor Who episode with Aaron, Deirdre, and my friend Liz. Aaron followed that up by watching the VP debate. I walked in and out on it, because I was trying to get other stuff done.
Wednesday
Wednesday started out ok. I rushed home from my overnight job to get dad to an appointment that really needed to be 15 minutes later. It was physical therapy for his peripheral artery disease. I expected him to be resistant, like he was with the balance PT, but he was willing to cooperate. After brunch at home, dad and I went on a walk. It was a nice day for that.
Then I got some bad news from another respite worker of my day job. The state got a court order to take my client away from her son, so I no longer have that job. It’s bad timing because Aaron is unemployed. But what galls me is that the bully won. She’s really just getting even with him for yelling at her, when she set him up to yell by being a bully. She used an imperious tone of voice and a “you’re wrong” attitude from the moment I opened the door to her a couple weeks ago. And taking a woman in that state away from people that love her and the place she’s familiar with is abuse. That kind of thing kills people in that state.
Thursday
Thursday I had an unexpected day off since I had planned on being at work. I wrote two letters and made some necessary phone calls. In the evening, IL5 had a readathon at his school. He dressed in his Minecraft pajamas and his crocheted Loki hat and we went to the school. There were snacks and someone reading in the gymnasium. The parents were letting their kids literally scream across the gymnasium while the reading was going on, and I was embarrassed to be part of that very rude group. So we left.
Friday
Friday morning was a bit frustrating. There was a hearing in which my clients were objecting to having their mother taken away. It was 45 minutes of talking, with a decision that testimonies would be heard on Friday the 11th. So I have yet another pain in the ass hearing to attend. It doesn’t sound like they’re getting their mom back, but I’d feel bad not testifying.
Then I picked up dad at his physical therapy and kept myself busy for the rest of the day. Aaron and IL5 baked me a birthday cake, and then we went out to eat as a family to celebrate my birthday.
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Reading to myself
- Lost Sci-Fi anthology
- The Wrong Daughter, by Dandy Smith
- The Warmth of Other Suns, by Isabel Wilkerson
- Maskerade, by Terry Pratchett
- Mr Ballen podcast
- The Week: A MAGA Fiasco
Reading to IL5
- Ghast in the Machine, by Nick Eliopulos
- Now Museum, Now You Don’t, by Andres Miedoso
- The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog, by Mo Willems
- Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, by Mo Willems
- Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late, by Mo Willems
- The Pigeon Has to Go To School, by Mo Willems
- Leonardo the Terrible Monster, by Mo Willems
- Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh, by Mo Willems
- The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster, by Mo Willems
- The Duckling Gets a Cookie, by Mo Willems
- The Pigeon Needs a Bath, by Mo Willems
D14 reading
- Everblaze, by Shannon Messenger
- 14 Ways to Die, by Vincent Ralph
- You Owe Me a Murder, by Eileen Cook
Media Completed
In this third installment, Sophie tries to discover more about the Black Swan and the rebel group. The books are getting better than previous ones, but are still a little “whatever” to me. Though I give it 4 stars because it’s fun to read to D14. There are lots of plot holes.
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