Our Island Family Life: December 2010

Friday, December 31, 2010

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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Some Christmas Party Pics

1 comments Posted by perphila at 2:37 PM

1 - Sofie after opening her secret santa gift. 2 - Graham Cracker houses made at the craft fair. 3 - School Play from left, Olivia (standing), Eliza, Kai, Sofie and Aiden. 4 - Connor eating veggie lasagna and Will's elbow. The "other brother" Will across the table with his girlfriend. 5 - Sofie with her secret santa gift a princess doll and horse. 6 - Cade with his jingle bells for the kids march around the hall. 7 - Sofie getting ready for the march

Tears

1 comments Posted by perphila at 12:12 PM

It's been a quiet week so far. I have been catching up on my school work and spending some time for myself. Still, feeling a little stuffy and blowing my nose I have been resting and sleeping in which has been so wonderful. I feel a little spoiled. Especially last night. The power went out and there was nothing else to do but go to bed anyway. We got power back sometime during the night so we never got cold at all. On another note, I did put all the Christmas decorations away though so I have been doing something.

I have been missing Sofie and Cade though. You never think you would miss squabbling and loud noises but you do. Connor, Will and I were hanging out in the living room talking about this and that and watching some tv when the phone rang. The fact Connor was hanging out with us and not squirreled away in his room was a pretty big deal. A good sign. Connor handed me the phone and Cade was on the other end. He quickly told me without preamble Sofie was having a real tough time ever since she got to their dad's and finally snapped. He said she was screaming at them and told off Kathryn, her daughter and even the little toddler saying how they were brats and witches and mean and how she hated them. Just screaming. I could hear her crying in the background and Cade said how Sean just told her to apologize to them and sent her to her room. Cade got her and brought her to his room and held her while she cried then called me with the phone I had given him because she was calling for me and wouldn't stop. He gave her the phone. He had said all this info very fast so I was feeling kind of shocked. I could barely understand her she was so choked up. She said how much she missed me and how she loved me so much. Then she said, "I hate this family. I don't ever want to come back." She said she couldn't come home for three more days and she asked that when she did come back to never have to go back to "this horrible place ever again." All I could to was tell her how much I missed her and loved her and would be seeing her soon. While she was on the phone Kathryn interrupted telling her she was going to give her cucumbers on her salad for dinner. Sofie was not pleasant to her at all. Sofie viciously told her, "Get out of my face! I hate cucumbers!" I have never, never heard her have so much venom in her voice before. Kathryn left for obvious reasons. Later on Cade told me his dad had tried to force feed Sofie peas the day before by holding her mouth open with his hand then stuffing them in her mouth with his other hand. The reaction was predicable. She threw up all over him. She is four and I won't sugar coat it and say she is a great eater. She can be picky but when she is feeling well with no cold or flu she is perfectly willing to try new things and retry things she hasn't liked in the past. I always make sure to have the healthy things I know she likes available and then have her sample what we eat. So, let's say we are having peas and squash. Peas something I already know she doesn't like and squash is the new item. I will also have raw carrots which I know she loves as a back up veggie I know she will eat. I will have her try the peas. One or two, plain or with light butter or something. If that's a no go then we move on the the new veggie. If she likes it great, if not then it goes on the keep trying until she finally likes it list. Sometimes it how it is prepared that makes all the difference with someone. Will hates squash with a passion but he isn't a picky eater at all. We all have things we don't like. Still, I found one kind, prepared a specific way that he really likes. I do the raw carrots because Cade and Sofie love them raw but despise them cooked. Connor and Will prefer them cooked. Trial and error but worth it to make sure your kids eat a healthy meal. To force feed a kid? Well, not worth the mess when the puke on you. I can see it leading to an eating disorder, especially for a girl. If they are really hungry they will eat. If you make sure the choices are all healthy ones then there won't be much of a choice. Sean asked Cade if I force feed her too. Cade told him I didn't of course. Then said, "You should have given her green beans. She likes those." Cade failed to tell him she only likes them french style. See? Kids are weird. Anyway, I found out despite the whole pea fiasco they were having salad and split pea soup for dinner. Split pea. I wonder if Sofie ate anything after we hung up. Going back and forth between them I was on the phone for an hour. Sofie asked for Willy and Connie to speak with them as well. Will also could barely understand her. She kept asking for me periodically to make sure I was still there and have me reassure her she was not going to stay there forever and would be home soon. She said she wanted to snuggle with me and told me to not to watch any movies until she got home so we could watch them together. It was such a heartbreaking call. I felt so helpless. I couldn't hug her or dry her tears. Just awful. I asked Cade how he was doing and he said, "I'm managing. I have Sofie and my gameboy so I'm good. I am in my room mostly or playing with Sofie." He knew he had to give Sofie extra support just from him. It's sad he is so aware he has to do that and yet so sweet and kind that he does and isn't pushing her away which he could. He is only 11 after all.

On other news, Sean agreed and signed the court papers and sent them to my lawyer. I have to go into town and sign them with a witness and everything will be set. We won't have to go back to court. Sean is held to a stricter agreement concerning what he owed and the consequences. I am waiting to hear back from my lawyer now about coming into town tomorrow to sign them. I only found out about the papers this morning so I hope they will be open tomorrow.

Good news, bad news....same ol' same ol' I guess.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Whew...holidays and blizzards

0 comments Posted by perphila at 9:37 AM

Well, the snow wasn't too bad out here. The wind is pretty bad but we didn't lose power and for me that's all that matters. We had maybe five inches or so. It was light and easy to shovel. Good thing since I did it myself. Will can't go out into the cold at all or he starts coughing continuously. He had bronchitis. He is much better but he still has random coughing fits. We had to use a neighbors nebulizer to help his breathing out. I should have just kept the one Sean had. He said he was cured of asthma when he left here and left it behind. I guess he thought when he was leaving this life here with his family he was cured all all aliments, bipolar and asthma. Well, I sent him his inhalers and the nebulizer. I should have kept it for Will and Sean should have dealt with the consequences of his insanity and bought a new one for himself. I will have to see about getting one for the rare times Will should need it. I am too darn nice for my own good sometimes. Anyway, Connor was sound asleep and I didn't want to wait for him so I just went out and shoveled myself. I needed to start the car to keep the sketchy battery functional and get the trash cans which we put out the night before. I took my time and did a little bit at a time and it was fine. My nose is still a little runny so I had to come in a blow my nose anyway. My cold was really nasty just before xmas and I was feeling pretty bad. Christmas day though I was feeling much better. We had a nice day. I had to bring Sofie and Cade in that afternoon though and they won't be back until Saturday. Sofie was beside herself not wanting to go. Cade didn't want to go either. On Will's birthday (the 23rd, he's 18 now!) Sean called and asked to speak with Cade. Then he asked to speak to Sofie. Then he hung up. Cade said his dad told him they were going to go to Boston to visit Kathryn's relatives. Cade had no desire to to that. So Sean was going to pick them up on Christmas and leave them with his parents. He was supposed to come back on Monday. Let's hope he had brains enough not to drive in the storm. Especially if he changed his mind and brought the kids with him anyway. Who knows? Sean never asked to speak with Will to wish him a happy birthday. I thought for sure when I dropped the kids off Sean would have given me presents to give Will and Connor. He gave Will a card at least last year and sent two for Connor. Even though one was something Connor already owned and Sean just wrapped it and a used book it was something. He had nothing for them and I didn't ask. I am always surprised that he can still shock me. I will say though I am getting delayed reactions. I didn't even realize until I was back on the boat for home he hadn't given me anything. Maybe he will send something back this Saturday. You never know. Really, with Sean you never know.

Speaking of unpredictability, court. It was interesting to say the least. Sean didn't show up. He did send an email to my lawyer saying he was fine with the case being withdrawn and agreed to pay the taxes he owed me and back medical bills with his tax return. However, since he wasn't there the judge didn't want to put anything in an order without him being there. So, sadly we have to go back again. The plan in place now is that if he doesn't come next time then the case will be dismissed with prejudice and an order of enforcement will be put in place for the money issues. I don't know when we will go back. February maybe? Sean could sign a notarized order agreeing to the terms and we won't have to go back. I hope that is what happens. If he doesn't then we will seek lawyers fees as well. I thought how tiring it was that I had to go into town and pay for a sitter while Sean did as he pleased. Also, the mediator who showed up never got paid either so her time was wasted. Such a waste when we could have ended everything that day. Still, I am very, very happy he is backing off finally. Connor is doing better and not withdrawn. I have a meeting set up for next week with his school counselor. Hopefully we can find a solution to his anxiety and school issues to get him back on track academically. You know what I also find bothersome? Sean was so focused on Connor and his homework he wasn't even looking at our other kids at all. Cade told him he made honor roll (which was a struggle the last week before grades closed I can tell you) and Sean had no idea. He was shocked. If Cade hadn't told him he would have never even had asked how he was doing. I don't know if I should feel good Sean is confident in my parenting ability or angry at his neglect.

I have been away from the computer for a while. When I was feeling bad just looking at the screen made my head hurt. I am trying to get back into the swing of things and I hope be more attentive to all those who have been supporting me....:)

Thanks everyone and Happy Holidays!

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Almost too tired to post this...

3 comments Posted by perphila at 3:00 PM

I caught Sofie's cold. Here I was thanking the stars above I never got "really" sick with that stomach bug that hit the kids last week other than one nasty day and a few other days were I felt a little tired. Last night I began sniffing. This morning I am a leaky faucet and so very sleepy. I was feeling pretty good yesterday morning though. Which is a good thing since I just got a job cleaning two houses that are being rented by FEMA loggers while they are out here on the island. Cleaning up after all those men though isn't exactly easy. They leave for the weekends so I was at one house for about four hours yesterday which wasn't too bad. I was there while Sofie was at school on Friday for 2 hours just doing dishes and cleaning counter tops. Seriously. It will help me get through the winter though. I am not babysitting for a while. Lobster season is over for the mom I work for and she is training now for another job so until she is done with that I am out of work too. Luckily when I do babysit again I can still do the cleaning while the kids are at school so I don't have to pick jobs.

I took some cold medicine a little while ago so I am feeling a little better and I am now online doing some school work. I didn't do anything yesterday and I am a bit behind. I was supposed to take Cade in for a therapy session tomorrow but if I still feel lousy I will cancel and just do homework all day instead. I have court on Tuesday and I can't miss that. I can't do any school work that day either because I have to take the morning boat to make the 1:15 court time. It stinks I couldn't take the noon but I don't control court times. I will do my Christmas shopping instead. I went to goodwill last week and I have the dollar store to go to next. I got some money from an island charity just for the kids so I will get them all something nice. I would use my laptop in town but the battery is dead. I need to buy a new one since the one I have now won't hold a charge and finding outlets is pretty tricky. I will need to get everything finished by tomorrow.

Wish me luck for Tuesday and that Sean gives up. I pray he just goes away. Once and for all. I would love to live a mentally ill free life for a little while.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

So it begins.....

1 comments Posted by perphila at 9:34 AM

True things have been a bit depressing around here lately outside of the party. Since we have all been in various stages of stomach flu or cold/cough it has been kind of rough. Will is still home. He was fighting a fever all day yesterday and was throwing up this morning. He seems a bit better now and is getting some math done over the internet. Nice. Cade is top notch and is off at school. Sofie went to school yesterday but is home today again because she is coughing and her nose is a like a leaky faucet. Then there is Connor. He went to school yesterday then missed the boat home because when he got off the bus he had to run to the bathroom to throw up. He had to wait for the next ferry. He got home and was exhausted. I realized however it wasn't all physical. He said he needed some fresh air and went for a walk. He should have been home by 8pm but didn't get back until 9:30. He was at a friends house here on the island talking some things out. Now, it is a good thing he has someone I trust he can turn to. Missing his bedtime though is a serious issue. It is one of the first things that gets messed up when he gets depressed. He told me before he went to bed that his ex girlfriend (the one he moved away from here for, who subsequently cheated on him, then spread vile rumors about him because he didn't want to smoke and drink with her and her pals) came up to him yesterday telling him she wanted to be friends again and he didn't know how to handle that. He was vague at first which ex he talked to so I had to be blunt and just ask. Then he mumbled her name. What concerns me is how he is having trouble coping with stress. This is obviously upsetting to him and I won't downplay that. The fact it sets him in a tailspin though is not healthy. He was lethargic and mumbly. He then missed the boat this morning and slept until 9am. Close to 12 hours. He ate but was looking very pale. I know he is still feeling under the weather from the stomach flu and I am sure that is a huge contributing factor. It really hit him hard. I am actually glad he stayed though because I don't him throwing up in town again. All his assignments are online so he can still get his work done. Still, he is moody. I can tell he wants nothing more than to be friends again with this girl but his mind knows better. So, we will see.

As for me, aside from a little queasiness from time to time I am doing fine. I had my two classes last night. One of my classes sounds like I am being taught by a valley girl. If she said uh..ummm....one more time I was going to rip my hair out. She is going to teach me to be an effective communicator? *snicker* Watch I will fail that class now.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Sleepy

0 comments Posted by perphila at 11:08 AM

Being up with Sofie two nights in a row cost me. I had tummy troubles myself on Thursday. I was in town as well so that was awful. I was so wiped out when I got home. I even fell asleep in Cade's lap at the bay lines waiting for the ferry. He was sweet and patted my head. All the boys put all the groceries and other things I had bought for the island party away for me. Connor said I had a long day and should rest. Are they trying to butter me up for Christmas? :)

Friday was a nightmare though. Connor got the bug and was throwing up even though he felt fine the day before. Will and Cade had something completely different and had sore throats and congestion. They are both fine now. Cade was feeling better by Saturday morning. Will by Saturday afternoon. Connor seemed ok but threw up last night again. He did at least feel good for the party and had a good time. He hugged me at the end of it and said he was glad he was there. We got to take home a huge leftover salad, a whole lasagna, rolls and extra pie. I froze the lasagna though because I know we won't be able to eat it all with us all feeling sketchy over food right now. My tummy still gets sharp pains from time to time and I fight off nausea off and on. I never threw up though thank the heavens. I did have nasty back pain though. Just totally exhausted. I am glad I motivated myself to do school work on Wednesday because I haven't done a thing since. I still have stuff to complete but I did enough so I am not freaking out.

Cade had a friend out last night and he came to the party. Being out here was a bit of a shock I think. He is quite a shy boy. He asked Cade what kind of school lunches they had out here at his old school. Cade said ,"Homemade!" We all laughed at that since we were at the dinner at the time and it was not just our family there but two others. Cade explained it all to his friend who was kind of wide eyed. Then it was time for the play. Sofie had only one practice because she had been out sick all week and hadn't been on stage except once that very morning for a quick rehearsal. I wasn't sure they would be able to pull it off but they did great! All of us mom's were shocked I think. The preschool kids were supposed to be extra help hired at the last minute to help Santa and they hated the work and quit so they left the stage and the other elves tried to lure them back with money which didn't work, then whoopie pies which also didn't work then finally with tickets to Cliff Island (the best place in the world) which worked and they scrambled back on stage. Sofie then shouted she wanted the whoopie pies too. Everyone laughed. After that they did a little dance to the tune of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. The preschool kids did the echos. The part when they sing. "All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names." Sofie shouted, "Like Connor!" Poor Connor. Everyone laughed and snickered at him. He was shaking his head and smiling. Afterword people came up and clapped his back and told him it was ok that we all liked him. We sang songs and Santa came. Sofie was totally fooled. She got a little princess doll and pony. Will got a gift card to a mexican place in the Old Port which is amazing. Connor got $20 which pleased him immensely. I got a bottle of wine and a chocolate bar. Cade got Swedish fish and some other things but it was the candy they impressed him the most. He thought he knew who the gift was from but we pointed out everyone on the island knows his favorite candy is Swedish fish so it could have been from anyone. Sofie was so funny thanking everyone even Santa. I took a bunch of pictures but I have to find the cord to upload them from Will's camera. It was the most relaxing party I have been to since we have been here. I am not sure why. Maybe I don't care as much. I don't know but it was nice. There was a lot of people there. The one woman I haven't spoken too for a while came up to me and asked about the kids. She has been avoiding me because she knows darn well I am not happy with her for having Sean and his new family out to her summer home out here. I answered her questions of course. I am not rude. She said, "I see the kids are really happy here with you." I said, "Yes, yes they are, they all know this is their home." I looked her right in the eye and she nodded. It's her husband who knows Sean and is acquainted with him. I try and understand her position to not have conflict with him about all of this as well. I know next summer they will be here again and until it stops I won't exactly be very friendly like I was before. I didn't let it bother me though. It wasn't the time.

I was able to see the lawyer on Thursday and we have our plan for the court date on the 21st. We are just going to ask that the divorce agreement we already have stay in place and the case be dismissed. Connor is back home and "voted with his feet" as he did before when I let him go. It was the only thing Sean could site as a change of circumstance and now that's gone. If Sean still wants to fight it then we will ask for lawyer's fees as well. If it does wind up going to trial then we are looking for this to go on until maybe March or April. Also the fact of Sean wanting to move away for no other reason that that his wife likes the other area is only reinforcing his inability of being able to provide support for his kids. Not a money issue but nurturing support.

I had better get off the computer now. The screen makes me queasy.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Getting Back in the Groove

0 comments Posted by perphila at 11:19 AM

Classes for my next semester start today. I am trying to get back into the feel of studying again even after only a week or so off. It will be interesting with things being so busy with Christmas coming up and all the extra appointments this month. I am going to do my best not to stress out about it.

Today Sofie is still feeling under the weather. She has stopped throwing up but it could be because she isn't eating. She has a slight fever and she is now saying her throat hurts. Tomorrow all the other moms who could watch her are also going into town t so I am in a pinch again. Will said he may take the day to be with her if she isn't better. He has college applications he has to fill out and can get all of that done. The boys didn't do any chores at all yesterday and I suppose I should be annoyed about that but things got sidetracked when Connor asked me questions for an interview he needed in is healthy living class. It was about any bad experiences I have had with drugs and alcohol. I have lived a pretty dull life so I didn't have much to say. I did recount a few things but I really had to think and scrape the bottom of the barrel. I had them all laughing though. In the course of it all Connor mentioned how his dad drinks every single night now. He didn't seem thrilled about that. Connor did say his dad isn't getting drunk every night however as far as he can tell but he was drunk a quite a few times in the three months Connor was there. Connor said his dad throws up every time. Ahh, memories. Connor also said he knew about the moving plan to Bath since they were talking about it while he was still there. I didn't ask him but I now that I think about it I wonder what that would have meant for Connor if he was still living with Sean? That would have meant changing schoosl unless Sean was willing to pay the out of district tuition for Connor to stay where he is. I also wonder if that was another reason Connor came home? I will have to ask I suppose. Anyway, back to to school work. At least with Sofie sick she is immobile. Easy to take care of but she is driving me crazy by not eating. At least she is drinking well.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Moving?

1 comments Posted by perphila at 2:15 PM

I have had two hours of sleep and have a huge headache. I had trouble falling asleep last night. Now I can only assume it was some kind of spidey sense tingling because Sofie started throwing up around 12:30. This was of course after I had gotten up at 11pm thinking I was going to be a mess if I didn't get any sleep and took a sleeping pill. I had to battle to stay awake since she kept getting up to throw up and her knees were hurting as well. Finally around 4am I fell asleep and then she got up around 6am. The pill I took made me feel queasy and I kept bumping into things for a few hours but it finally wore off. Now I am just so very tired. Thankfully she is napping now I think the worst if over. Maybe she ate something bad?

One thing that had been plaguing my sleep deprived mind was a conversation I had with Cade last night. He told me his dad was moving. I narrowed my eyes at this because Sean hasn't said anything to me about it and with the whole court business going on you would think something like that would be mentioned. In any case I asked Cade if he had overheard this or did his dad actually tell him that. He said that both his dad and the current wife sat down with him and the other kids and told them they were going to sell the house and move to either Bath or Bangor/Oreno. It all seems a confused muddle since Sean is applying for a full time job in a nearby town and of course she is settled in her job. To move to Bath isn't too far out of consideration since it is about an hour's drive away from Portland Still, they live less than five minutes from her job and her daughter's school. Why move? If they go further north than it is a 2 1/2 hour drive. Boston is closer than that. They are working with ReMax apparently so something is in the works. I can't help but wonder how this will affect Sean's ability to go to school conferences and doctors appointment for the kids. It isn't like he does it much now but I can see everything ending at that point. Unless of course he plans on having them live with him. This could be a good thing or a bad thing. I am not sure what to think. What about visitations? What a mess it will turn out to be.

The dentist called and Will is going to need his wisdom teeth pulled. I went to break the news to him about taking them now or waiting an having to deal with nerve pain. He asked me if he was still covered under Kathryn's dental insurance. I said yes. He then asked if he waited until after graduation if he waited if he would have to pay for it himself? I said yes. So, he told me to set it up right away and bill her. Self preservation at it best I suppose.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Whirlwind Week Ahead

0 comments Posted by perphila at 9:48 AM

It's 10am and I have only just finished breakfast. I had some chores to do before I got Sofie off to school then I was on the phone for about an hour. Time flies. It was all Christmas party stuff and about play practices and when to set up tables and decorations, getting all the food ready for about 80-100 people. Since it is only three moms and some volunteers it can get a little crazy. Fun though. Not stressful. What will stress me out is if Sofie decides to get too shy to get on stage this year. She is so outgoing you wouldn't think it would be a problem but there you have it.

Sean didn't get off the boat with the kids again yesterday. I really do wonder why. A few people came up to me this time and commented on how unengaged he is with them. He hardly spoke to either of them the whole boat ride and they sat away from him with friends instead. It is strange to say the least. It's been a while since I have had people come up to me to ask about his behavior and wonder if something was going on with him (other than the obvious) with concern. I don't know what this means other than I am not the only one who is seeing this.

I didn't get the xmas stuff out yesterday. I wasn't feeling very well. I am not sick though. Just female issues that required some Tylenol and involved hissing when I had to walk anywhere. So, I didn't do a whole lot. I am going to make an attempt this afternoon after Sofie's nap and delve into abyss for some store bought cheer. Wish me luck.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Another School Paper Update

1 comments Posted by perphila at 5:04 PM

Cliff Island School Times

It's only 5pm and I am so done for the day. I cleaned up the basement today. It still needs a little work but overall a success. Connor now has room to set up his drum set and fix up the old bikes. I also have room for the grill which we will drag down there tomorrow for the winter. Snow will be flying soon so I have to get moving. Tomorrow I plan on digging around for the xmas decorations. I feel a little bit more like celebrating than last year and yet I am still feeling sick to my stomach thinking about having to go to court on the 21st. I hope Santa sends Sean a huge lump of coal this year for this huge mess he made, or better yet, something more disgusting than coal. DHHS hit him hard this November. I got the normal withholding payment and the additional one he had been making for a while which was a deal he had made with DHHS to get current but stopped paying because we are in the court process and he felt he didn't have to may anymore. (idiot) They also then took two big payments of nearly $500 a piece. I will also get another payment this coming week for December. I was very thrilled to see all the money in my account. Of course it isn't all he owes but at least it means we can have a small xmas this year and I can also pay the rent! It's nice when you don't have to make terrible choices. I also finally got my new software I ordered from my school yesterday so I installed it on one of the computers. The one I primarily use for my school work. I will try and find some time to do the other one soon. I am feeling a bit run down and achy though so I am now finished with all the running around. Next weekend will be very busy. I am having company, Cade wants to invite a few friends (where will I put everyone?) and the island xmas party is next Saturday. I have only bought one secret Santa gift so far and have four more to get. Thankfully I use the dollar store and creativity to make the magic happen. I will not think any more about all that now. Now I am going to make some dinner and relax....:)

Friday, December 3, 2010

Not too Shabby

0 comments Posted by perphila at 12:18 PM

So my final grades were 98 and 99. I know I shouldn't be upset at those kinds of grades but the mistakes I made were foolish ones. Other than that I am pretty happy. Don't expect me to tell about any future grades though. I don't want to jinx myself.

I have to take Sofie into town today to see her dad. When I told her we were going to take the afternoon boat she put her hands on her hips and scowled and said, "I thought I told you I wasn't going to go back there ever again!" Well, just tell me how you really feel. I can't wait for the teen years.

Connor is home today finally struck down by the virus he has been fighting off to a week. Headache, nausea, dizziness and exhaustion. He crawled out of bed long enough to take a shower and eat then slinked back in. Thank goodness it is the weekend so he hopefully will only miss today. I can hear Sean screaming in my head right now.

Time to settle Sofie for a quick nap before we hop on the boat.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Waiting for the results...

0 comments Posted by perphila at 7:11 AM

So, my first semester is officially over. Now I am just waiting to see how the final projects did and how that will changes my overall grade. In the meantime I will be starting the next semester next week. I am a bit nervous. The books for my next two classes came in the mail Tuesday. The web design class looks pretty intimidating. One step at a time I guess.

I am sipping some leftover mulled cider Will made for dessert last night and I am finding it quite relaxing even at 7am. I have already been up for two hours anyway and have finally sat down for a few minutes to myself before I take Sofie to school. She is getting dressed and watching some Christmas specials I recorded for her last night. It is excited to see her really enjoy them for the first time. Some she has seen some of them before but wasn't really able to sit through them. She watched the Peanuts Thanksgiving special a few days ago I had also recorded with the little boy I babysit and they just laughed and laughed. It was so much fun to watch.

I was able to get a lot of errands done on Tuesday in town. I dropped off a paper with DHHS making sure they know that Will, even though he will be turning 18 will still be in school until June so the child support will still be collected. Also, my root canal is finally done. I still have to go back again next week to cap it off. I can't afford a crown but at least my dentist will be doing the next part for free. That will be a busy day. I have the dentist, Connor's therapy, Cade's therapy, then an appointment with my lawyer. The lawyer visit time might change. He is in court in a murder trial right now. He was on the news. *shiver* I also have to fit some time to go to the grocery store and get some supplies for the island xmas party. I am making my pumpkin cheesecake again.

I am feeling really tired today for some reason. I worked pretty much non-stop yesterday so maybe that's it. I am babysitting this afternoon so I had better get motivated.