What have I been up to?

I am sorry for being so lame and not posting for a few days. There have been some difficulties since Thursday...

Friday started like any ordinary day. The kids woke up, Darling slept a little late since he was working from home. Bug Boy announced he had to watch the news due to the fact that the groundhog is supposed to be on. I glanced at the clock and we were five minutes past the time for the groundhog broadcast (good ole PCN had it on). Bug Boy started whining and complaining so I did the next best thing. I found the feed on the Internet (Punxatawnyphil.com) and we watched it.
The stinking thing takes ten minutes. They read some goofy proclamation and then knock on the burrow, create a bit of suspense and with pageantry and flair they remove the poor creature from the burrow, thousands of lights flashing. They hold him up high for the whole crowd (of 15,000) to see and then place him on top of the burrow, where the groundhog committee pretends to decide if the poor thing has seen his shadow or not. Then a new proclamation is read. In 2007 there is no shadow. Winter is short this year.

The most disturbing wail escaped Bug Boy's lips. He carried on, totally distraught, for over an hour. He missed his bus and I had to call him out sick. He was so emotional over this I considered calling his therapist. Combine that with the fact that he hadn't had a bowel movement in two days and the fact that he was having muscle cramping issues that day (part of the metabolic issues) and there you have it folks, a recipe for disaster. I spent the rest of the day trying to be emotional supportive and attentive so that he would function.

Saturday Bug Boy ended up being invited for a playdate with his best buddy down the street. It is the first time he played at T's house. His parents are very nice but are having a difficult time accepting the fact that T has been diagnosed with some learning difficulties. T was born at thirty weeks and had a very rough start, staying in the hospital well after his due date. He repeated kindergarten this year and is a year older but is barely getting by. At first his parents thought he was picking things up at school and didn't want him in the support classroom. This year they finally figured out that what all of the teachers and such were saying is right. Their son has needs that must be addressed. They are working on finding the best solutions for T and are working on what they want in his IEP right now. One of the moms dropped off her son at T's house and asked his mother tons of nosey questions. The one that got T's mom's goat was, "Do these other kids have Learning disabilities? My son has NEVER played with a child like THAT before. We don't know anyone like THAT. I don't really allow him to be around children like THAT because I don't want him to act like THAT." Yeah, because you know, learning disabilities and autism are contagious. Gosh forbid your precious Johnny play with my kid, it might rub off.

I mean, THE NERVE!!! Can you believe that people are like that? She even had the audacity to state that too many people were moving to this district because of their kids' learning problems and she was sick of it. She even went as far as to say that she did not let her children play with those children. T's mom did not know what to say, she wasn't about to say, "Well, see that kid there? He is autistic, that one has PDD and my kid has ADHD. Be careful! He might CATCH it!!!" T's mom doesn't think they will do any more playdates together.

While Bug Boy was at the playdate, Bugaboo and I were at home. Darling had to go to work (yes, on Saturday). Bugaboo cried ALL DAY. I held him for TWELVE hours. We never did pinpoint what was bothering him, he was out of sorts and cried and was inconsolable. It was awful! I was so fried and miserable Darling took us out to dinner. The kids actually behaved for once. Of course, the restaurant was empty at a few minutes to five so that helped.

Sunday Bug Boy and I headed to church and then coffee hour afterwards. They do it once a month at our church. Afterwards we headed home to do some housework and clean up. Bugaboo's little buddy, A, was coming over for a visit. A's mom is a single mom and teaches full time. She needs help on the days A has off from school so I said I'd help out and keep him for her. He is an ADORABLE child, not yet four. Blonde Hair, Blue eyes, gorgeous smile. He LOVED the dog and spent most of his time kissing her and petting her. She LOVED IT, of course. You know, because we do not give her any attention at all. It was a nice afternoon! Bugaboo was still a little out of sorts. When they left we had homemade chicken veggie soup that Darling made (it simmered all afternoon, it smelled so yummy!) and then the game started. The kids went off to bed and we sat and watched and laughed at some of the commercials. Then we went to bed as soon as it was over.

Darling is on a trip for three days so my free time will be limited until Thursday. MIL is coming over to watch the kids so I can go to a parent support meeting this evening. It will be nice to get out ALONE at night!

Ok, gotta hit the gym. I have some energy to work off!