Charlie looks deeply unimpressed. Today the sun is shining and it's warming up. Once the snow melts I'm guessing the plants and trees will bust out green. I'm hoping that was the last snow fall.
I'm off to pottery this morning to see my friends and make things with clay. Is there a better way to spend a morning? I think not.
Yesterday I took the baby quilt over to my friend's house, for her daughter. Her daughter and son in law to be were there and I made the poor girl cry. She loved the quilt.
Katie's caregiver yesterday, knows Katie quite well. She saw Katie getting increasingly agitated as the morning progressed and she gave Katie meds before I got there, so that Katie was calm and happy by the time I got there. We went out for lunch, which we had to eat in another part of the mall due to a drug addict freaking out in the food court. As Katie and I were heading to the other end of the mall, we passed by half a dozen cops and I asked if they were heading to the food court. They weren't but I told them about the guy freaking out and they headed over there. Katie and I ended up by Tim Horton's and there was another young woman doing the fentanyl hunch in line for Timmy's. The woman was hunched over and Katie kept watching her and telling me that the lady was sick, which she was poor thing. This is a nice mall but it's also on the LRT (light rail transit) line and so many drug addicts end up here that I now carry Narcan in Katie's backpack. It's heartbreaking. I'm just so thankful Katie remained calm throughout it all. Today I'm taking her for an ultrasound to check out the ovarian cysts again.
Jack has been very difficult to deal with at bedtime lately. The ADHD meds are wearing off and he starts stimming, enough to drive me crazy when I'm tired. It usually starts while I'm making supper and even though I know why he does it, it doesn't make it easier for me to deal with. I'm also overwhelmed, trying to get supper on the table while he decides to play soccer, or hockey, or basketball in the kitchen. We are a work in progress. Once the snow is gone, we can head outside after supper and get some more exercise. Next Monday outdoor soccer starts up and he'll be doing that two evenings a week. The days are much longer now and his brain gets that, it wants to be active because the sun is still shining. Deep breaths. I tried that on him, the deep breaths, he was pissed off. "Just stop", is what he said/snapped. Sigh.
And now for some good advice.
When my eyes did its first quick scan of your meme, my brain read it as, "Hug someone so hard they fall apart," which is somehow fitting too.
ReplyDeleteKatie's caregiver sounds very perceptive. Good for her.
That particular caregiver is very good. I hope she stays long term.
DeleteIf a polar bear hugged me, I would do more than just fart. I would shit my pants moments before the bear ate me for lunch. I am sorry to hear that drug addicts are quite rife in Edmonton. Such a waste of life.
ReplyDeleteI had a patient once who was attacked by a polar bear. He was so lucky to have survived but he had a ton of staples to his scalp.
DeleteThere is sadly a lot of drug addiction here and a lot of homeless people.
I'm very glad Katie has a caregiver who's observant and competent. That makes a lot of difference in her life.
ReplyDeleteAbout Jack, yes, that time of day is a tinderbox! For many families and more so for him.
I hate 4pm-8pm. I'm tired. Jack is tired. My husband is tired. It's hard not to get grumpy. Today was a good day though.
DeleteThat posted before I finished -- I'm glad you have pottery, it's vital for you.
ReplyDeleteIt is vital for me now. I love it.
DeleteIt's not just a light dusting of snow. It was May when we were in Canada and it was quite hot.
ReplyDeleteMay can be very hot and we can have snow in May as well. You never know. Mother Nature likes to mix it up.
DeleteI think you are doing an amazing job. I'm glad you have pottery, something that is yours.
ReplyDeleteThanks and yes, the pottery is just for me.
DeleteI have never seen the fentanyl hunch. Looks pretty distinctive, though -- not just the simple "nodding" of heroin users. You must be so sick of snow!
ReplyDeleteThe snow is almost completely gone. Hurray!
DeleteMaybe someday you might appreciate a claycation? My wife just returned from one: https://www.frebapottery.com/elemental-claycation
ReplyDeleteI looked it up, it looks fabulous. I didn't realize your wife did pottery as well.
DeleteWould it maybe be helpful to think of some strategies to deal with the witching hours (like, maybe he takes his ball games out of the kitchen when you’re trying to work in there?) and brainstorm/ discuss solutions with Jack earlier in the day, when you’re not both at the end of your ropes? (Easier said than done, I know!)
ReplyDeleteJack knows he's not supposed to play with his ball in the kitchen and he gets redirected to the basement or the living room. It's an age old problem, isn't it? I image stone age mums, standing around a fire, trying to cook with a kid underfoot:)
DeleteThat meme just cracked me up. Thanks for sharing as I needed a chuckle.
ReplyDeleteI told Jack that I was going to hug him hard enough to fart. He liked that:)
DeleteJust seeing that snow makes me feel cold. Katie's caregiver sounds like a real gem.
ReplyDeleteIt didn't get cold really which makes it easier to accept the snow:)
DeleteI'm happy you had a lovely time with Katie, but that's sad about the drug addicts at the mall. I'd never heard of the fentanyl hunch, so I'll learn about it from your link. Sharky loses it sometimes and strategies that are recommended for melt downs don't work for him, so Older Daughter is trying some of her own. It's SO challenging! We're all doing the best we can and learning along the way. I'm glad you have your pottery, very therapeutic!
ReplyDeleteKids are hard, especially tired kids or hungry kids. It's all trial and error really.
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