Been thinking/considering writing a lot lately. Not sure what to do with all of the thoughts/ideas. In a lot of ways I feel like if I was going to go down that path I should have done it already. Which, I guess, I kind of did. And now it’s time for something else – something [...]
Archive > April 2009
Ready to go.
Signed up for school. Online Chemistry for the summer and then Anatomy and Physiology I in the fall. Two more classes I need to take after that, and I’m done with my pre-requisites for Nursing, but I think I’m going to take an extra chemistry class next fall to get ready for the ASN to [...]
Overheard at preschool.
Girl to Kid: “I just like you.” Kid to Girl: “Yeah.” What a charmer ;) Although when he told me the story, he was giggling like a girl, so…
Survived the first week of preschool.
I won’t lie. It was hell. Completely normal given the situation, but still hell nonetheless. Tears upon drop off and pick up were *nothing* compared to the tantrums we had to deal with at home. It was like having little Damien: totally out of character. But then something miraculous happened. The Kid went with his [...]
Insomnia, thy name is…dairy?
I have been GF for a full month now. I realized about a week or so ago that my system had healed enough to be able to process real cheese again (I had been eating rice cheese, but I really needed the extra calcium from the real thing). For five nights in a row I [...]
As overheard at preschool.
Parker to Kid: “Do you talk? Huh? Do you talk?” Kid: “No.” Parker: (yells) “He talked!” Obviously the Kid is still working on his social skills and feeling comfortable bringing attention to himself. He cries briefly when I drop him off and briefly again when I pick him up, but his teachers tell me he [...]
Gene test.
I ordered the genetic test that checks for susceptibility to celiac. A positive result on that, coupled with the extremely positive diet response, would give me the peace of mind that this really is more than just an intolerance. If the test comes back positive I will also order one for the Kid and begin [...]
