Update March 15, 2025

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Saturday

Saturday, I made baked beans for Aaron’s lunches for the week. Then he and I played D&D. IL6 tried programming another game, but started feeling pain. I interpreted it as pain because he was withholding, but when it started to get really bad by 10pm, Aaron and I thought maybe it was constipation pain, and took him to the ER.

Sunday

Sunday morning started in the ER. IL6 was given an enema for his blockage, and when it didn’t come back out, we were sent home (it never ended up removing the blockage). IL6 had slept in the hospital, but Aaron and I were exhausted all day. IL6 was hyperactive all day, as usual. In the evening, I read to D15. Then IL6 fell asleep early, so I was able to sleep at 8:45pm.

Monday

Monday I took dad to the gym, where we worked out for 45 minutes. I ran errands. I wrote letters. I read to D15.

Tuesday

Tuesday didn’t go as planned. After work, I took D15 to an appointment (so far so good), but then shortly after I got home, I got a call from IL6’s school nurse. He was having stomach aches. I brought him home, worried it would lead to another ER visit, but the pain got better. In the evening, my friend Liz came over and we watched Doctor Who.

Wednesday

Wednesday, I took M12 to his eating disorder appointments, which went really well. Sometimes those appointments are depressing. Then I worked out with dad and wrote a letter. When IL6 got home, he wanted to program a game. Then we went out to Olive Garden. Then we relaxed.

Thursday

Thursday my head was racing. I think my fasting has made my bipolar disorder destabilize because I’m supposed to take 500 calories with a morning and evening dose of my med. So no more fasting.

I took two naps to try to calm my brain down. Communicated with IL6’s gastroenterologist. D15 went to a Christian group after school and says she’s going to read the Bible. I warned her that the Old Testament had some boring bits, and that it didn’t necessarily portray the views Christians are meant (through Jesus’ words) to believe. We tried taking IL6 to Cub Scouts, but he was yelling about being bored, so we took him home. He’s been throwing temper tantrums lately. I read to D15.

Friday

Friday I woke up and my brain was screaming at me. But I went ahead and did my thing. After work, I took IL6 to two appointments, followed by an x-ray for his gut. I got home around 2:30 – in time to take a quick nap before IL6 got home from school. IL6 programmed a new game on my computer, and we sat up till midnight reading (I regretted promising to do that when I got really tired.)

Week’s Photos

Reading to myself

The Sign of Four, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Witches of Eastwick, by John Updike
The Week: Rescue Mission
The Economist: The Don’s New World Order
12 Major World Religions, by Jason Boyett
Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank

Reading to IL5

Whack of the P-Rex, by Troy Cummings
Recipe for Disaster, by Jim Benton

D14 reading

Neverseen, by Shannon Messenger
This Book Won’t Burn, by Samira Ahmid

Media Completed

Holmes and Watson help a young woman solve the mystery of her father’s disappearance. Again, I am struck at how unlikable Holmes’ character is. It’s an interesting and well-written mystery, though, as well as a classic, so I will continue with the series.

Sophie and her friends are in hiding from the council, but continue to look for the evil group Neverseen. I didn’t like this series at first, but it’s starting to grow on me, despite some plot holes.