Got smart tonight, already have the dishwasher running. Tonight I'm listening to the retro R&B channel. At the moment a James Brown song is on. I'm diggin' the funkiness.
Colby went to school today and did just fine. Do I have a cute eye gaze story to share? Of course I do. Okay, there's a not-so-funny part, too. When Colby didn't get to do what he wanted to do on the eye gaze, he started crying. I've had several talks with him about not crying at school. I told him if something hurts or you're uncomfortable, it's okay to cry. But if you're crying because you're not getting your way, that's unacceptable. The way I hear it, Amber (speech therapist extraordinaire) was asking Colby to tell her if his classmates were or weren't at school. He obviously didn't want to do this, as he kept going back to the TV remote page (of course) or the crazy hello page (the fun stuff.) Amber kept saying no, it's time to work on school stuff while here at school. Eventually Colby said "I am mad." Then after that he said "boring" and shortly after that said "goodbye." Yep, that's my 9-year-old! His nurse told me that today and I just shook my head and laughed. What else you gonna do?
I've done some fun stuff lately, along with some not-so-fun stuff also. My brother, dad and I went to the IU/Minnesota game a couple weeks ago. I don't think I've been to IU since I went to school there many moons ago. Even though IU lost (sigh) I loved every second of it. The weather was freezing-ass cold that night, but we managed. I'm chomping at the bit to go again. Also went to see the Civil Wars in concert. Just a man, a woman, a guitar and sometimes a piano. The harmony of their voices was incredible. It was, in 2 words, awesomely awesome! My friend Joni and I had a great time that night. Of course having a DD always helps add fun to any festivity. We were supposed to have Wine Night last Friday but we cancelled at the last minute because they were calling for bad weather, ice, freezing rain, etc. And what happened? Nothing, absolutely nothing! I never pay attention to the weather. I only knew because other people called or texted me about it. I despise meteorologists. They're WRONG, all the freakin' time. Must be nice to f up at your job all the time and not get in trouble. Saw Fiddler on the Roof this past Sunday with my buddy Judy. It was a fantastic show, but I swear I don't remember that play being so long. If I'm not mistaken, Wicked is coming in September, you know, the month of my birthday. Hint, hint. Might just have to start saving my pennies for that show, too.
Got up off my sad, sorry butt last weekend and finally cleaned out the hall closet. I've only been meaning to do that for oh, about 6 months now. Hauled 2 bags of trash to the dumpster and have 2 boxes ready to go to Goodwill. Love it! Been working on redecorating my bathroom, too. Had to leave the wallpaper of course, being in an apartment, but I have a new shower curtain, rugs, towels, knick-knacks, etc. I really, really like it. Our bedrooms are next. First on the list, take the Spongebob border off my bedroom walls. But it's been such a conversation piece over the last year. Not that tons of people have been in my bedroom over the last year. It's just that you can see in my bedroom as you walk down the hall, just sayin. Second on the list, storage, storage, storage.
The not-so-fun part of this month has been dealing with the next step of this stupid thyroid mess. Went to the radiology oncologist and we've scheduled my radioactive iodine treatment for next month. I don't think the treatment itself is that bad, just take a pill. The sucky part is that I'll be giving off radiation for several days after the treatment. There's a whole list of rules to follow, most important keeping distance (6 feet to be exact) away from small children. As my doctor put it, "and 6 feet means 6 feet." So yep, I'll have to be away from Colby for a few days. I'm in the process of talking to Colby about it. Also trying to get nursing hours approved and talking to my nurses and sitters. Hopefully I'll have the schedule worked out by the end of the week. I just want this crap over with. So who do you think being apart will be harder on, Colby or me?! I'll report more about this mess as it develops.
Time to call it a night. Colby has school tomorrow so it's up early. Then after that we'll have a nice long 3 day break to sleep in, take it easy, have pj days, cuddle on the couch, etc. Looking forward to it. Bonne nuit, peeps.
Colby went to school today and did just fine. Do I have a cute eye gaze story to share? Of course I do. Okay, there's a not-so-funny part, too. When Colby didn't get to do what he wanted to do on the eye gaze, he started crying. I've had several talks with him about not crying at school. I told him if something hurts or you're uncomfortable, it's okay to cry. But if you're crying because you're not getting your way, that's unacceptable. The way I hear it, Amber (speech therapist extraordinaire) was asking Colby to tell her if his classmates were or weren't at school. He obviously didn't want to do this, as he kept going back to the TV remote page (of course) or the crazy hello page (the fun stuff.) Amber kept saying no, it's time to work on school stuff while here at school. Eventually Colby said "I am mad." Then after that he said "boring" and shortly after that said "goodbye." Yep, that's my 9-year-old! His nurse told me that today and I just shook my head and laughed. What else you gonna do?
I've done some fun stuff lately, along with some not-so-fun stuff also. My brother, dad and I went to the IU/Minnesota game a couple weeks ago. I don't think I've been to IU since I went to school there many moons ago. Even though IU lost (sigh) I loved every second of it. The weather was freezing-ass cold that night, but we managed. I'm chomping at the bit to go again. Also went to see the Civil Wars in concert. Just a man, a woman, a guitar and sometimes a piano. The harmony of their voices was incredible. It was, in 2 words, awesomely awesome! My friend Joni and I had a great time that night. Of course having a DD always helps add fun to any festivity. We were supposed to have Wine Night last Friday but we cancelled at the last minute because they were calling for bad weather, ice, freezing rain, etc. And what happened? Nothing, absolutely nothing! I never pay attention to the weather. I only knew because other people called or texted me about it. I despise meteorologists. They're WRONG, all the freakin' time. Must be nice to f up at your job all the time and not get in trouble. Saw Fiddler on the Roof this past Sunday with my buddy Judy. It was a fantastic show, but I swear I don't remember that play being so long. If I'm not mistaken, Wicked is coming in September, you know, the month of my birthday. Hint, hint. Might just have to start saving my pennies for that show, too.
Got up off my sad, sorry butt last weekend and finally cleaned out the hall closet. I've only been meaning to do that for oh, about 6 months now. Hauled 2 bags of trash to the dumpster and have 2 boxes ready to go to Goodwill. Love it! Been working on redecorating my bathroom, too. Had to leave the wallpaper of course, being in an apartment, but I have a new shower curtain, rugs, towels, knick-knacks, etc. I really, really like it. Our bedrooms are next. First on the list, take the Spongebob border off my bedroom walls. But it's been such a conversation piece over the last year. Not that tons of people have been in my bedroom over the last year. It's just that you can see in my bedroom as you walk down the hall, just sayin. Second on the list, storage, storage, storage.
The not-so-fun part of this month has been dealing with the next step of this stupid thyroid mess. Went to the radiology oncologist and we've scheduled my radioactive iodine treatment for next month. I don't think the treatment itself is that bad, just take a pill. The sucky part is that I'll be giving off radiation for several days after the treatment. There's a whole list of rules to follow, most important keeping distance (6 feet to be exact) away from small children. As my doctor put it, "and 6 feet means 6 feet." So yep, I'll have to be away from Colby for a few days. I'm in the process of talking to Colby about it. Also trying to get nursing hours approved and talking to my nurses and sitters. Hopefully I'll have the schedule worked out by the end of the week. I just want this crap over with. So who do you think being apart will be harder on, Colby or me?! I'll report more about this mess as it develops.
Time to call it a night. Colby has school tomorrow so it's up early. Then after that we'll have a nice long 3 day break to sleep in, take it easy, have pj days, cuddle on the couch, etc. Looking forward to it. Bonne nuit, peeps.
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