Silly I know.. and I really have NOTHING interesting to blog about. We did survive Irene but parts of town didn't fare so well...
This is our local park... The storm was not nearly as bad as predicted but still did some pretty incredible damage. , Rivers crested above flood stage, roads were closed from flooding, basements flooded, trees down and power went out. Our little home came through with a bit of water in the basement but we kept power the entire time. I am forever grateful that Irene was kind to us :)
So trying to get the boys ready...school starts next week and we have our bestest "cousin" Kelsey moving in!!!(Don't fret Jenny, you are our bestest "real" cousin!!) YAY... Spent some time getting her room together :)
And a final trip to IKEA before the summer ends...
With Kelsey and John (the Brit)... went early...had breakfast CHEAP and the boys got some ball pit time.. :)
So there, nothing earth-shattering... pretty boring over here in B-field.. no butterflies or unicorns... but no yelling F*CK either!! Ahhh life is good.. Be well all :)
P.S. Did anyone notice Drew is wearing a different hat?? Yes it's true... we have moved on from the "Mario" hat (for now) to a plain o' baseball cap!!! Now maybe THAT'S earth-shattering!!!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
F*CK...
Ok so I'm reading over my blog...and UGH! And it sounds soooo.... flowery, peace and love and butterflies and shit... PLEASE. All that know me know I drink and swear and yell at my kids...(sometimes) ;)... and not necessarily in that order :)
So today I wanted to set the record straight... I can be a bit.... "trashy" and it's not always "peace and love" over here. Right now I am hiding in the bathroom (HIDING IN THE BATHROOM!) writing this to get away from my "perfect" "wonderful" "amazing" children... who are sitting outside the door waiting for me to reappear so they can get under my skin AGAIN! See it's not all butterflies and unicorns over here.... I say this a LOT...
mostly to myself but it has slipped out on occasion...and I know they have heard it because Kid B has used it ONCE... very nicely in a sentence.. ;)...something like.. "It's just a fucking song Drew!!!"(probably when someone was singing!) and at the time a totally a legitimate statement ;)..
But anyhow... setting the record straight... I drink, I swear, I yell at the kids (sometimes)...I do lots of things that are a bit "trashy" and in the end...I still love those little f*ckers to death!!! Drinking, swearing, butterflies, unicorns and all....
Now to exit the bathroom quietly and hope they have left their "lookout post" so I can make my way back to the kitchen to have ANOTHER cup of coffee... clearly I'm going to need it today.. along with a glass of wine...later ;)
Be safe all....and Irene...GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!!! Peace people..
So today I wanted to set the record straight... I can be a bit.... "trashy" and it's not always "peace and love" over here. Right now I am hiding in the bathroom (HIDING IN THE BATHROOM!) writing this to get away from my "perfect" "wonderful" "amazing" children... who are sitting outside the door waiting for me to reappear so they can get under my skin AGAIN! See it's not all butterflies and unicorns over here.... I say this a LOT...
mostly to myself but it has slipped out on occasion...and I know they have heard it because Kid B has used it ONCE... very nicely in a sentence.. ;)...something like.. "It's just a fucking song Drew!!!"(probably when someone was singing!) and at the time a totally a legitimate statement ;)..
But anyhow... setting the record straight... I drink, I swear, I yell at the kids (sometimes)...I do lots of things that are a bit "trashy" and in the end...I still love those little f*ckers to death!!! Drinking, swearing, butterflies, unicorns and all....
Now to exit the bathroom quietly and hope they have left their "lookout post" so I can make my way back to the kitchen to have ANOTHER cup of coffee... clearly I'm going to need it today.. along with a glass of wine...later ;)
Be safe all....and Irene...GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!!! Peace people..
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Három
means three..in Hungarian(at least I THINK it does!)... three, Cole, Drew and me! I lay in bed the other morning and got BOTH boys crawling into bed with me. I love those mornings as much as the ones where just one sneaks in ;)... Always interesting with both boys, both dogs and me...(Duck the cat...who is on my SHIT list..(but that's a WHOLE other post!) stays in the hall to avoid all the chaos). Tickling, shnuggying, throwing the ball for the dogs....always interesting!
One day a couple weeks ago I was at a garage sale...I buy stuff to sell on Ebay (one of my many secrets!) and I came across this...
I grabbed it, checked it and saw that it was "marked" (I love finding things with a "mark" on them) ..Sterling and some other metal I presumed...asked how much, she says " $1.00" , happily reached into my wallet and handed her a dollar and off I ran to the car to "loop" it....YAY, I thought...marked sterling and had some designer's stamp on it....I couldn't WAIT to see how much I would get on Ebay for my dollar investment :)....but then I looked at it and put it on and looked in the mirror.. 3 circles...hmmmm...három. Now it's not the prettiest thing but I just fell in love with the 3 connected circles..Cole, Drew and me. And so sorry Ebay, you'll have to wait for my next score at the local garage sales...
And now back to the other morning...all of us in bed...connected...a family...my family of három...ahhh harmony :)
Now to go get our ASSES ready for Irene, Irene why you gotta be so mean...that bitch!! So much for harmony... :)
One day a couple weeks ago I was at a garage sale...I buy stuff to sell on Ebay (one of my many secrets!) and I came across this...
I grabbed it, checked it and saw that it was "marked" (I love finding things with a "mark" on them) ..Sterling and some other metal I presumed...asked how much, she says " $1.00" , happily reached into my wallet and handed her a dollar and off I ran to the car to "loop" it....YAY, I thought...marked sterling and had some designer's stamp on it....I couldn't WAIT to see how much I would get on Ebay for my dollar investment :)....but then I looked at it and put it on and looked in the mirror.. 3 circles...hmmmm...három. Now it's not the prettiest thing but I just fell in love with the 3 connected circles..Cole, Drew and me. And so sorry Ebay, you'll have to wait for my next score at the local garage sales...
And now back to the other morning...all of us in bed...connected...a family...my family of három...ahhh harmony :)
Now to go get our ASSES ready for Irene, Irene why you gotta be so mean...that bitch!! So much for harmony... :)
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
I'm on sick leave....
Ugh... It started with Drew.. sore throat, stuffy nose. He had a rough couple days...AND nights. Then Cole got it... a tad better patient. Still stuffy and coughing but on the mend. Now it's MY turn. And this time I am a horrible patient! Ugh I feel like CRAP! I don't always catch what the kids get but this time I did...and I am sick over the fact that it is a B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L. day .. I mean GORGEOUS! Why can't I get sick when it's shitty and raining out?? Oh well I guess I just need to surrender...and we all know how hard that is for me to do ;)... I'll just open all the windows and get my butt on the couch... and do a lot of this..
See ya when we are ALL healthy!
See ya when we are ALL healthy!
Sunday, August 21, 2011
I need a miracle... a motrin miracle!
I had a sick Kid B today... well actually it started yesterday... woke up at around 11:30pm after going to bed at 10pm (go ahead, judge..) complaining of a sore throat and stuffy nose.... Finally fell asleep at 1am after a good dose of motrin and sudafed!! Awoke to still feeling CRAPY!! SO we did a lot of this...
Kid B is actually a fairly good "sick" kid.. a little pathetic (he's tiny!!) but overall not a huge complainer and tolerates being sick well.....well except for taking certain medicines that taste yucky!! Then the threat of going to the hospital to have a doctor administer said medicine usually works ;)!! ( I am sooo mean!!) And thankfully Kid A seems to have already had "this" (although I think Mommy is getting it now... bummer ). Well doing a LOT of the above and a little of this(some yucky!!)....
Yielded this....
A motrin miracle... and a kid uploading his videos to "YouTube"!!! Go check him out!! http://www.youtube.com/user/themuttcutter
Peace all!!! Happy Sunday :)
Kid B is actually a fairly good "sick" kid.. a little pathetic (he's tiny!!) but overall not a huge complainer and tolerates being sick well.....well except for taking certain medicines that taste yucky!! Then the threat of going to the hospital to have a doctor administer said medicine usually works ;)!! ( I am sooo mean!!) And thankfully Kid A seems to have already had "this" (although I think Mommy is getting it now... bummer ). Well doing a LOT of the above and a little of this(some yucky!!)....
Yielded this....
A motrin miracle... and a kid uploading his videos to "YouTube"!!! Go check him out!! http://www.youtube.com/user/themuttcutter
Peace all!!! Happy Sunday :)
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Don't save it...
I read once a long time ago that you shouldn't "save" that "special" perfume for a "special" occasion... and it's funny, I ALWAYS do!! Don't you??? I don't really wear perfume, mostly oils and stuff but I do have perfume...some I really really like. And maybe that's why I "save" it.. for fear I might run out one day. And oh dear what would happen then?? .. And then one day not too long ago I thought, "who gives a sh*t??". And so it began... I started wearing all my "special" perfume, whenever I wanted...everyday even.. sometimes I'd spritz MUTIPLE times a day!!!(don't think it helps my underarm stink though). Before bed too! I found a bottle of ORIGINAL Gap Grass!!! It has to be 10 or 11 years old!!! WTF??? It still smells wonderful. So guess what?? I'm gonna WEAR it...finish the bottle even!!
I did finish a bottle of Lush Karma this week...YAY me!! I even have the guy at the post office telling me he likes my perfume!!(no worries.. sooooo not interested!) No one really said that to me BEFORE I started wearing the "special" perfume... So go on.. bring out the "special" perfume. Don't save it for a "special" occasion.. every day is special... really :)
Happy Saturday everyone!
I did finish a bottle of Lush Karma this week...YAY me!! I even have the guy at the post office telling me he likes my perfume!!(no worries.. sooooo not interested!) No one really said that to me BEFORE I started wearing the "special" perfume... So go on.. bring out the "special" perfume. Don't save it for a "special" occasion.. every day is special... really :)
Happy Saturday everyone!
Friday, August 19, 2011
There are two kinds of people....
Drew scripts... meaning he will repeat things he has heard...From movies, tv, songs, ME (watch your mouth MOM!!) His "scripting" and/or "vocal stimming" can drive me NUTS! But I will say sometimes it's what he uses when he can't find his own words and it does happen to fit the situation....sometimes ;).
Lately he has been saying the following.... "there are two kinds of people...." . I never really catch the rest...
This morning Drew got up first and came to curl up with me for a bit in my bed... I love when I can get one on one time with the boys and today I got Drew! I love the way he plays with my hair and rubs my back...so many people think that kids with "autism" don't cuddle or like to be touched.. and I guess everyone is different but Drew has always been open to it :) Now don't get me wrong, there are lots of things you can't do with Drew... sing (he HATES when others sing, but he sings all the time!), dance ( "DON'T DANCE!!"), play with HIS hair, etc.. So many things about Drew fit the "autism" mold and so many things don't!
But this morning was lovely! We "shnuggied" and cuddled. He told me he loved me and then we got up to start our day... as we got out of bed Drew began to script...
"There are two kinds of people..... normal..... and ME" :)
Ain't that the truth! I LOVE that kid!
And so our day began as per usual...
Drew on the computer... While I unloaded the dishwasher...There are two kinds of cats as well.. NORMAL....
And ours.... ;)
Happy Friday! (this one's for you Jenny!)
Lately he has been saying the following.... "there are two kinds of people...." . I never really catch the rest...
This morning Drew got up first and came to curl up with me for a bit in my bed... I love when I can get one on one time with the boys and today I got Drew! I love the way he plays with my hair and rubs my back...so many people think that kids with "autism" don't cuddle or like to be touched.. and I guess everyone is different but Drew has always been open to it :) Now don't get me wrong, there are lots of things you can't do with Drew... sing (he HATES when others sing, but he sings all the time!), dance ( "DON'T DANCE!!"), play with HIS hair, etc.. So many things about Drew fit the "autism" mold and so many things don't!
But this morning was lovely! We "shnuggied" and cuddled. He told me he loved me and then we got up to start our day... as we got out of bed Drew began to script...
"There are two kinds of people..... normal..... and ME" :)
Ain't that the truth! I LOVE that kid!
And so our day began as per usual...
Drew on the computer... While I unloaded the dishwasher...There are two kinds of cats as well.. NORMAL....
And ours.... ;)
Happy Friday! (this one's for you Jenny!)
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Don't cut the grass..... in shorts
If I had my way I wouldn't cut the grass EVER!! I really really dislike cutting the grass..so I don't do it much. Once every 2 or 3 or 4 weeks ;). My neighbors hate me. I don't really care :). I don't water, or feed or weed it. I find the whole thing a colossal waste of time, money, energy and resources. I am always amazed at all the people that spend an enormous amount of energy on their lawns. Now I'm not talking gardens here. I LOVE gardens and admire those that have them....and next year I am thinking of doing a front garden, a back garden and cementing the rest of the yard!! But come on people..its GRASS!! What a waste! You cut it, you feed it, you poison it to kill the "weeds"... I just don't get it. I can't be bothered. My lawn is "green"..green with weeds...I don't think there is one blade of "real" grass out there. My lawn is like my home....messy and I like it that way :). But if you do cut the grass, don't cut the grass in shorts and here's why....
Happy Wednesday everyone!!
Happy Wednesday everyone!!
Monday, August 15, 2011
MMmmmm mashed potatoes!!
So we didn't have anything planned for today, well except to drop off my broken van AGAIN (thanks Bro for the indefinite loaner!), go to the post office, go to Trader Joe's, and well that was it.. So we got through the first two things and then detoured to IKEA!! YAY IKEA!! ( Sorry Dawn, I PROMISE we will go again with you!!) Well seems like everyone else had the same idea....
The lines were like this everywhere!! Holy Crow it was a madhouse! But we made it through the lunch line with ease and all had the meatballs!! Damn I LOVE Ikea meatballs.... So does Drew..clearly :)
and when the h*ll did the mashed potatoes get sooooooo good?? I don't remember them being THAT good. Omg I could have had an entire plate of them!! YUM!
We wandered aimlessly through the store after lunch...the ball pit line was waaaaaay too long and this was going to be a really good test to see if Drew could handle NOT going to the ball pit after lunch(our usual routine when going to the big "I"!!) Autism=Routine. Failure of said Routine=Meltdown....So for Drew this was going to be a tough one...no ball pit after lunch. H*LL no ball pit at ALL today(that line was CRAZY!!) (where do all you people come from, anyway??).. So we wandered...Drew liked the beds.
And the promise of ice cream after wandering seemed to do the trick...
And then.....we left the store. Walking right past the ball pit first peeking in to see if our "girl" was there to say "hi" (yes we are such regulars that one of the ball pit girls knows us by name (scary, I know). And we always get to stay in a little extra time because of her!) And out the door we went... no tears, no fuss, no nothing!.. (I did give him a ton of warnings before hand that we could not do the BP today) YAY!! And also grateful we were going south on the GSP not north.... Double YAY!
We never did make it to Trader Joe's today after all that. Maybe tomorrow ;) And I bet you are asking "well what DID you get at IKEA??" Well we got this...
Rings, to go along with our swing!
Oh and a splash of color for the kitchen. I needed a little pick me up.. all this rain is a bit gloomy..
So why call this post "MMmmmm mashed potatoes!!" .. who the h*ll knows.. because I felt like it and I really did LOVE those mashed potatoes!! Peace all :)
The lines were like this everywhere!! Holy Crow it was a madhouse! But we made it through the lunch line with ease and all had the meatballs!! Damn I LOVE Ikea meatballs.... So does Drew..clearly :)
and when the h*ll did the mashed potatoes get sooooooo good?? I don't remember them being THAT good. Omg I could have had an entire plate of them!! YUM!
We wandered aimlessly through the store after lunch...the ball pit line was waaaaaay too long and this was going to be a really good test to see if Drew could handle NOT going to the ball pit after lunch(our usual routine when going to the big "I"!!) Autism=Routine. Failure of said Routine=Meltdown....So for Drew this was going to be a tough one...no ball pit after lunch. H*LL no ball pit at ALL today(that line was CRAZY!!) (where do all you people come from, anyway??).. So we wandered...Drew liked the beds.
And the promise of ice cream after wandering seemed to do the trick...
And then.....we left the store. Walking right past the ball pit first peeking in to see if our "girl" was there to say "hi" (yes we are such regulars that one of the ball pit girls knows us by name (scary, I know). And we always get to stay in a little extra time because of her!) And out the door we went... no tears, no fuss, no nothing!.. (I did give him a ton of warnings before hand that we could not do the BP today) YAY!! And also grateful we were going south on the GSP not north.... Double YAY!
We never did make it to Trader Joe's today after all that. Maybe tomorrow ;) And I bet you are asking "well what DID you get at IKEA??" Well we got this...
Rings, to go along with our swing!
Oh and a splash of color for the kitchen. I needed a little pick me up.. all this rain is a bit gloomy..
So why call this post "MMmmmm mashed potatoes!!" .. who the h*ll knows.. because I felt like it and I really did LOVE those mashed potatoes!! Peace all :)
Sunday, August 14, 2011
I STINK!
Well most people close enough to me know that!! I stink. I'm talking underarm, pit STINK! (oh and btw, Jude will HATE this post...tmi). I smell like a HOT bowl of french onion soup and maybe worse...since most people can't even smell their own STINK. You know like the people that wear too much cologne but never smell it on themselves yet we could all fall over from the stench. So this is my fear... I smell worse then I THINK I do :(... I wont use an antiperspirant (I know it would work, but I'm a bit too "crunchy" for that!), I have tried EVERYTHING!!
And I do mean EVERYTHING! Stuff that is not even pictured here!! Stuff called "Funk Butter" (nasty name huh??), "Hippy Dippy" sh*t... Coconut Powder, sprays and crystals and lotions and potions... But it's no use.. I stink *hangs head in shame*. SooOOoo if you can smell me from a mile away(or closer), please inform me. It's not like I don't know ;). And while I wont be able to do a damn thing about it, I may clear out of the room to protect the very young and elderly! Oh and another thing...could you PLEASE tell me when I have a chin or mole hair growing an inch long!!??? I know I have them!! But I don't always see them...so just tell me, damn it!! Come on people... Thanks :)
Oh and btw... I had 20 minutes of this today....
NO HAT!! Progress....even if just baby steps... Happy Sunday!!!
And I do mean EVERYTHING! Stuff that is not even pictured here!! Stuff called "Funk Butter" (nasty name huh??), "Hippy Dippy" sh*t... Coconut Powder, sprays and crystals and lotions and potions... But it's no use.. I stink *hangs head in shame*. SooOOoo if you can smell me from a mile away(or closer), please inform me. It's not like I don't know ;). And while I wont be able to do a damn thing about it, I may clear out of the room to protect the very young and elderly! Oh and another thing...could you PLEASE tell me when I have a chin or mole hair growing an inch long!!??? I know I have them!! But I don't always see them...so just tell me, damn it!! Come on people... Thanks :)
Oh and btw... I had 20 minutes of this today....
NO HAT!! Progress....even if just baby steps... Happy Sunday!!!
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Livin' like an Abney...go ahead judge me.. pt 2
So I got a lot of this going on....
and that would be because I have a lot of this going on...
Well I don't always have this many dogs in the house but I almost always have "Extra"!! And you know what?? I like it this way. Sure it gets a little annoying, stepping over all these four legged creatures, cleaning up their "messes", the HAIR but I think I would miss it all if it were gone ;). Some may think I'm crazy...and well from my previous post at least I can admit I need therapy :) and my house is, ummmmm how should I say, "lived in"??? Nothing is EVER clean... not the kitchen...
The sink ALWAYS has dishes in it... The counters ALWAYS have cr*p on them...and then there's the dining room...
Table, ALWAYS covered (notice the dog on there as well). It's just who we are.. messy, a little dirty, but hopefully lovable! Oh wait, there is the living room...
The "neatest", not the cleanest, room in the house!
So listen up all you perfect Pottery Barn/Raymour & Flanigan people....GET DIRTY!! Stop being so damn perfect! Stop being so clean and neat. Stop with the perfectly coiffed homes! I really don't feel all that comfortable in your house ;) Let some dishes pile up! Get some dogs! Stop putting everything away!! Sometimes after I am at one of your homes, I can't wait to back to my home .... glance at the sink full of dishes, step in a pile of poo and go to sleep in my animal hair covered bed... Come on people, Live like an Abney!!... at least when I come by to visit!!
and that would be because I have a lot of this going on...
Well I don't always have this many dogs in the house but I almost always have "Extra"!! And you know what?? I like it this way. Sure it gets a little annoying, stepping over all these four legged creatures, cleaning up their "messes", the HAIR but I think I would miss it all if it were gone ;). Some may think I'm crazy...and well from my previous post at least I can admit I need therapy :) and my house is, ummmmm how should I say, "lived in"??? Nothing is EVER clean... not the kitchen...
The sink ALWAYS has dishes in it... The counters ALWAYS have cr*p on them...and then there's the dining room...
Table, ALWAYS covered (notice the dog on there as well). It's just who we are.. messy, a little dirty, but hopefully lovable! Oh wait, there is the living room...
The "neatest", not the cleanest, room in the house!
So listen up all you perfect Pottery Barn/Raymour & Flanigan people....GET DIRTY!! Stop being so damn perfect! Stop being so clean and neat. Stop with the perfectly coiffed homes! I really don't feel all that comfortable in your house ;) Let some dishes pile up! Get some dogs! Stop putting everything away!! Sometimes after I am at one of your homes, I can't wait to back to my home .... glance at the sink full of dishes, step in a pile of poo and go to sleep in my animal hair covered bed... Come on people, Live like an Abney!!... at least when I come by to visit!!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Oh go ahead, judge me...
I got Cole (and Drew, sorta) a cell phone. They're 8. Go ahead, judge me... And now let me totally justify it. I'm really good at that ;). Backstory : Cole and Drew, 8 years old. Cole, Dyslexic and has a CAPD (Central Auditory Processing Disorder). Drew, Autistic (some would be offended that I said he is autistic and not that he has autism... I aint PC, ok??) And now the justification!!...The boys never have overnights with their Dad(looong story and not one for the blog). But a situation arose last weekend allowing them to have one... When I told them they would be sleeping at their Dad's they were a tad apprehensive...and let's be honest, I was waaay apprehensive! But talking to "my sweetest, dearest and best friend" Eileen( I was told by "someone" that it should "read" this way!) about it (YES Eileen you made the blog!!) she suggested I activate an old cell phone so the boys (Cole) could call whenever they wanted. And no one would feel too far from home. So I did just that and at the same time came up with other excuses why they should have a cell phone at 8!!!!
Cole's disabilities make spelling, reading, comprehending etc REALLY hard. And Drew, well that's a whole other ball of wax(but he is AMAZING and has come SOOOooooOOO far!) I thought "hey a cell phone with a "QWERTY" keyboard and an unlimited text plan(had to get it since I had one, ugh) could HELP a kid with dyslexia", right??? I would text. He would have to respond via text. Practice spelling AND reading, right?? RIGHT?????
Wrong.... clearly I forgot who my kid Cole is... He figured out about "voice memos" and "picture messages" AND "video messages" ... *sigh*. BUT the cell phone thing was perfect for their first and maybe only weekend overnight with their Dad!! And I think we all felt a little better having it, well except for "The Dad".. I think he hated it ;) But I'm not trying to win him over, CLEARLY ;). They'll be keeping it for now. And anyone that wants to talk or text or voice message or picture message or video message with a couple of 8 year old let me know, I'll put you in their contacts!!
Oh and another thing, I've been letting my boys stay up till 10pm..... go ahead.... judge me :)
Cole's disabilities make spelling, reading, comprehending etc REALLY hard. And Drew, well that's a whole other ball of wax(but he is AMAZING and has come SOOOooooOOO far!) I thought "hey a cell phone with a "QWERTY" keyboard and an unlimited text plan(had to get it since I had one, ugh) could HELP a kid with dyslexia", right??? I would text. He would have to respond via text. Practice spelling AND reading, right?? RIGHT?????
Wrong.... clearly I forgot who my kid Cole is... He figured out about "voice memos" and "picture messages" AND "video messages" ... *sigh*. BUT the cell phone thing was perfect for their first and maybe only weekend overnight with their Dad!! And I think we all felt a little better having it, well except for "The Dad".. I think he hated it ;) But I'm not trying to win him over, CLEARLY ;). They'll be keeping it for now. And anyone that wants to talk or text or voice message or picture message or video message with a couple of 8 year old let me know, I'll put you in their contacts!!
Oh and another thing, I've been letting my boys stay up till 10pm..... go ahead.... judge me :)
Therapy???
So today I am chatting with my sis (Jude as we have been calling her lately as opposed to Judy) and she mentions THIS.. the BLOG!! Blah blah blah, I say I think I'm doing it as a sorta "living" diary(which sounds sorta gross "living") for the boys to look back on and read one day(oh and of course for YOUR entertainment!)... she thinks it's THERAPY.. My therapy...
So I thought about it a little and maybe she's right..sorta ;)... But really?? A silly blog about a whole lot of nothing?? I mean listen there is NO question that I could use a little (lot of) therapy!! Maybe even some pharmaceuticals as well ;) But for now I'll just blog about my sorta ordinary life... wait.... there is nothing really ordinary about my life is there??... Hmmmm maybe this is therapy after all..thanks Jude!! Now the question is....how much do I charge myself??
So I thought about it a little and maybe she's right..sorta ;)... But really?? A silly blog about a whole lot of nothing?? I mean listen there is NO question that I could use a little (lot of) therapy!! Maybe even some pharmaceuticals as well ;) But for now I'll just blog about my sorta ordinary life... wait.... there is nothing really ordinary about my life is there??... Hmmmm maybe this is therapy after all..thanks Jude!! Now the question is....how much do I charge myself??
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Hairs and Hat...
Soooo we got our hairs cut today...my Dad would ALWAYS say "hairs" cause they ALL got cut ;).
No big deal I know... But it's the HAT that's the BIG deal..... not 3 minutes after the cut...
UGH. This hat thing has been going on FOREVER!! Ok maybe 6 months. But damn thats a looooong time to never want to take off a hat... I try not to stress.. I try not to worry... reminding myself that "this too shall pass". I mean really, what's the big deal?? Well sometimes I think because of Drew's autism I worry more. I mean would I really care if Cole, the "neuro-typical" ( hate that name!!) did this?? Well the answer is YES!! 6+ SOLID months of wearing a HAT!!! It only comes off at night because I take it off!!(oh and to shower and we all know how often they do that!!) I had to bribe Drew today with McDonald's just to agree to take it off for the "hairs" cutting!! But in reality, he did take it off, no fuss, sat nicely while Donna(our FAVORITE hair "stylist"!!) cut, clipped and buzzed. And causally put it back on after. He even took it off and asked me to take a picture to send Ms C, his one on one(aide) from school... he LOVES her(so do the rest of us!) and wanted to show off his new doo(and btw way that was totally spontaneous) ... So maybe "I" am the one making a big deal about nothing. So the kid likes his hat... one day maybe he wont and we'll miss all the comments and attention when we go somewhere "HEY THERE'S MARIO!!!" I think Drew likes the attention ;)
No big deal I know... But it's the HAT that's the BIG deal..... not 3 minutes after the cut...
UGH. This hat thing has been going on FOREVER!! Ok maybe 6 months. But damn thats a looooong time to never want to take off a hat... I try not to stress.. I try not to worry... reminding myself that "this too shall pass". I mean really, what's the big deal?? Well sometimes I think because of Drew's autism I worry more. I mean would I really care if Cole, the "neuro-typical" ( hate that name!!) did this?? Well the answer is YES!! 6+ SOLID months of wearing a HAT!!! It only comes off at night because I take it off!!(oh and to shower and we all know how often they do that!!) I had to bribe Drew today with McDonald's just to agree to take it off for the "hairs" cutting!! But in reality, he did take it off, no fuss, sat nicely while Donna(our FAVORITE hair "stylist"!!) cut, clipped and buzzed. And causally put it back on after. He even took it off and asked me to take a picture to send Ms C, his one on one(aide) from school... he LOVES her(so do the rest of us!) and wanted to show off his new doo(and btw way that was totally spontaneous) ... So maybe "I" am the one making a big deal about nothing. So the kid likes his hat... one day maybe he wont and we'll miss all the comments and attention when we go somewhere "HEY THERE'S MARIO!!!" I think Drew likes the attention ;)
Sunday, August 7, 2011
We have a dinosaur egg....
Ok so I DID get my computer back the same day I took it into Apple to fix my track pad. GOD I LOVE them!! But I only have 45 days left of Apple Care and I am torn. Do I get it again?? My computer is now almost 1 year old and I have already spilled an entire glass of wine on it...TOTALLY jacking it up...and although Apple should NOT have covered liquid damage, they did... $500 worth of damage. Friday my broken track pad could have cost me over $100....sooooo do I get Apple Care for another 2 years at $250 or do I hope for the best?? Lets see... Dogs, Cat, Kids... Wine... maybe I need to find an extra $250 in the budget..
But none of this has anything to do with my post today ;). I went to my Mom's house this weekend. She is now in a nursing home and we need to sell her house. I was bringing back some stuff we had taken out prior, so we could sell it at the "Estate" sale... While I was there I looked around a bit. Tons of stuff from my childhood were unearthed. Things that brought back so many memories, traditions, emotions... and I thought, "should I take some of this stuff to, 1. remind me of my childhood, 2. use it in the same way my Mom did to carry on "tradition" or 3. LET IT GO... I took a few things. Mostly pictures. And I kept thinking "should I take this for MY boys!??" My Mom has soooo much SH*T!! But I remember the way she would decorate for the holidays and the "traditions" we had and the memories she helped create...And I thought, I hope I can create some wonderful memories for my boys :). Like "camping" in the living room in the summer time... like our elf Erwin that comes around Christmas...like the special way I say "good night" to them every night.. like our dinosaur egg...
About 3 years ago an old neighbor was moving. We stopped over to say goodbye. All of a sudden she looks at the boys (they were maybe 5 at the time) and said "Hey we have a dinosaur egg!!" And she begins to tell us the story of their first house (just down the road from this current house), her son, about Cole and Drew's age at the time finds this "dinosaur" egg. He takes care of it, makes sure it's safe and when they move to this house they take it with them. Well her son is now 15 and they are moving to California. She asks the boys if they would like the dinosaur egg... because clearly it is not a good idea to move it to California!! And she hands it over.. Jaws drop. The boys can't believe their eyes!! A "real" DINOSAUR egg!! We take it carefully and bring it home. The boys now 8 years old still "believe" it's an actual dinosaur egg(IT IS!!!) and one day when they are too old to believe I hope they to pass it on to another little boy... And then it hit me while standing at my Mom's house...... MY boys and I are making are OWN memories... are OWN traditions... We have a dinosaur egg!!!
But none of this has anything to do with my post today ;). I went to my Mom's house this weekend. She is now in a nursing home and we need to sell her house. I was bringing back some stuff we had taken out prior, so we could sell it at the "Estate" sale... While I was there I looked around a bit. Tons of stuff from my childhood were unearthed. Things that brought back so many memories, traditions, emotions... and I thought, "should I take some of this stuff to, 1. remind me of my childhood, 2. use it in the same way my Mom did to carry on "tradition" or 3. LET IT GO... I took a few things. Mostly pictures. And I kept thinking "should I take this for MY boys!??" My Mom has soooo much SH*T!! But I remember the way she would decorate for the holidays and the "traditions" we had and the memories she helped create...And I thought, I hope I can create some wonderful memories for my boys :). Like "camping" in the living room in the summer time... like our elf Erwin that comes around Christmas...like the special way I say "good night" to them every night.. like our dinosaur egg...
About 3 years ago an old neighbor was moving. We stopped over to say goodbye. All of a sudden she looks at the boys (they were maybe 5 at the time) and said "Hey we have a dinosaur egg!!" And she begins to tell us the story of their first house (just down the road from this current house), her son, about Cole and Drew's age at the time finds this "dinosaur" egg. He takes care of it, makes sure it's safe and when they move to this house they take it with them. Well her son is now 15 and they are moving to California. She asks the boys if they would like the dinosaur egg... because clearly it is not a good idea to move it to California!! And she hands it over.. Jaws drop. The boys can't believe their eyes!! A "real" DINOSAUR egg!! We take it carefully and bring it home. The boys now 8 years old still "believe" it's an actual dinosaur egg(IT IS!!!) and one day when they are too old to believe I hope they to pass it on to another little boy... And then it hit me while standing at my Mom's house...... MY boys and I are making are OWN memories... are OWN traditions... We have a dinosaur egg!!!
Friday, August 5, 2011
Vacation from this already???
Well the ol' MacBook seems to have a funky working/nonworking track pad, so off to the Apple store AGAIN!! I don't think the boys will mind but I will being without my computer for awhile... so blogging goes on vacation for a bit. Now don't cry. I'll be back. It's hard because life here at the Abney's is soooooooooooo interesting ;-). Really the only exciting thing happening here is that the boys Dad is taking them over night Saturday... they haven't had a over night in 3 YEARS!!! 3 YEARS!!!(long story, and this maybe the only one time he does it) So now I get a whole night to myself with NO computer, NO kids!! What will I do?? How late will I sleep?? Omg I just don't know what I will do with myself! Oh wait, I'll READ!! Phew, now I have a plan.. good. See you all on the flip side when I am back up and running.. or maybe I'll sneak one of the boys computers and blog anyway... ;-)
Thursday, August 4, 2011
A gush about my boys..
I know, I know, EVERYBODY thinks their kids are the GREATEST....well I don't think that ;) but I do think they are pretty cool :). Being twins you sorta expect them to be "connected" but mine are fraternal and one has autism so I never really thought the connection was that great. But then a moment like today happens and it makes be rethink and look closely at the two of them...together.. They spend an exorbitant amount of time together, especially this summer. They sleep together, play together and are basically together most days. So today we (they) are jumping together on the trampoline...
and it hits me... Wow they really are connected!! And not just because they are jumping together but because it hits me that they never really complain about each other. Neither ever walks away from the other and says "I hate him" or "I wish I didn't have a brother" or worse. Cole is the most patient kid I know. REALLY. And Drew REALLY tries so hard to relate to his brother. Autism is hard. Being 8 can be hard. Having a brother with autism must sometimes really suck...I know as the MOM it does...sometimes. Not a lot, just a little :) But yet through it all they are still very connected. As I watch them jump today, together, Cole yelling out directions to Drew; Drew trys to follow as closely as he can, they never really get mad at each other even though it is going exactly as they plan.... Cole yells "jump", Drew sits! Cole says "run!" Drew jumps, laughing the entire time because he KNOWS he is doing the exact opposite of what Cole wants him to do :) They laugh, they fall, they yell at little more...but never disconnect :) My boys are amazing... I know, I know...ugh, gag, puke...please.. I know, I know!! But now as I listen to them in the shower together, playing, laughing, probably not really washing themselves but having a blast even after spending an entire day together, I am again reminded how amazing and connected they really are...
Oh and btw... my dogs are pretty connected too ;)
and it hits me... Wow they really are connected!! And not just because they are jumping together but because it hits me that they never really complain about each other. Neither ever walks away from the other and says "I hate him" or "I wish I didn't have a brother" or worse. Cole is the most patient kid I know. REALLY. And Drew REALLY tries so hard to relate to his brother. Autism is hard. Being 8 can be hard. Having a brother with autism must sometimes really suck...I know as the MOM it does...sometimes. Not a lot, just a little :) But yet through it all they are still very connected. As I watch them jump today, together, Cole yelling out directions to Drew; Drew trys to follow as closely as he can, they never really get mad at each other even though it is going exactly as they plan.... Cole yells "jump", Drew sits! Cole says "run!" Drew jumps, laughing the entire time because he KNOWS he is doing the exact opposite of what Cole wants him to do :) They laugh, they fall, they yell at little more...but never disconnect :) My boys are amazing... I know, I know...ugh, gag, puke...please.. I know, I know!! But now as I listen to them in the shower together, playing, laughing, probably not really washing themselves but having a blast even after spending an entire day together, I am again reminded how amazing and connected they really are...
Oh and btw... my dogs are pretty connected too ;)
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Hi, My name is Cindy...
and I am NOT a reader...never have been really. I mean I CAN read.. you know, People magazines, an occasional InTouch, Enquirer but I dont READ... books, oh unless it has something to do with autism, which btw reared it's ugly head today. Drew's anxiety over rain, showers, clouds, thunder storms is really hard to manage. We do go to his Neurologist in September but till then I have to figure out ways for him to calm down during "upsetting" weather...It has been a looong day, in that regard. BUT I did get my NOOK today!!! YAY!!!
It may make me a reader after all!! It did help that a FB friend talked about a certain book today on her "wall"... I hurried over to the B & N web site and looked it up.. Great reviews..BINGO. So I got it on my NOOK and haven't put it down since!! GO GET IT!! The book that is. Not everyone needs an ereader to read ;). "The Hunger Games"
In all honesty the Nook was to see if I could get Cole a bit more interested in reading. Being that he has dyslexia and CAPD he really dislikes reading....and school... breaks my heart that it is such a struggle for him. I wanted to find a "cool" way for him to enjoy reading and since he is such a techno geek I thought an ereader might help!! But alas the regular old Nook does not seem like the best choice for a kid... Looks like a Color Nook is the way to go since it has better pictures and DUH, in color!!(he still really needs picture to help with the book's content).. So it's off to sell more sh*t on ebay so I can get my kid a Nook Color!! (keeping the plain ol' one for me)
Oh and don't ask me what my kids did today( I think I fed them ). I have no idea because my head was buried in my Nook!! Which reminds me... I need to go finish my book!!
It may make me a reader after all!! It did help that a FB friend talked about a certain book today on her "wall"... I hurried over to the B & N web site and looked it up.. Great reviews..BINGO. So I got it on my NOOK and haven't put it down since!! GO GET IT!! The book that is. Not everyone needs an ereader to read ;). "The Hunger Games"
In all honesty the Nook was to see if I could get Cole a bit more interested in reading. Being that he has dyslexia and CAPD he really dislikes reading....and school... breaks my heart that it is such a struggle for him. I wanted to find a "cool" way for him to enjoy reading and since he is such a techno geek I thought an ereader might help!! But alas the regular old Nook does not seem like the best choice for a kid... Looks like a Color Nook is the way to go since it has better pictures and DUH, in color!!(he still really needs picture to help with the book's content).. So it's off to sell more sh*t on ebay so I can get my kid a Nook Color!! (keeping the plain ol' one for me)
Oh and don't ask me what my kids did today( I think I fed them ). I have no idea because my head was buried in my Nook!! Which reminds me... I need to go finish my book!!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Oh yes the Apple Store!!
Yup we did. We went to the Apple Store!! Cole wanted to check out the new Lion operating system...What 8 year old gives a cr*p about a OS...? Mine! So off to the mall we went. First stop, WENDY's!! yum! A little pre-game, if you will.. We needed full bellies for this...for sure!!
Then it was straight to the APPLE STORE. The boys have been talking about it since last night! Should I be concerned that my kids get PUMPED about something like this?? It was fun to watch Cole's eyes light up when he saw that every Mac on display was running the new OS!!! He loved it and now wants me to get it on my Mac... still thinking about it.. Drew played "Plants vs Zombies"...
Then it was straight to the APPLE STORE. The boys have been talking about it since last night! Should I be concerned that my kids get PUMPED about something like this?? It was fun to watch Cole's eyes light up when he saw that every Mac on display was running the new OS!!! He loved it and now wants me to get it on my Mac... still thinking about it.. Drew played "Plants vs Zombies"...
I have no idea what this game is about, but the boys really like it..maybe I should be concerned ;)
We were asked a minimum of 7 times if we needed "help" with anything. I didn't have the heart to tell them why we were really there, so I politely kept saying "no"...wonder how long you can actually stay at the Apple Store just playing on all the computers.. We did observe a girl on her Facebook page, taking profile pics and stuff..funny, I wonder if maybe she doesn't have a computer and comes in everyday to check her "wall"!!
OK my mind is blank..nothing more to say except it was a fine time at the mall today. Glad Kelsey and the Brit tagged along but now it's time for a cheap glass of wine... Adios!!
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