The wheel in the hamster cage goes round and round

Stop the world!  I want to get off!!
The past two weeks have been far busier than I’d planned or hoped.  What started out as a relaxing school year has turned into work hell which has spilled over to home.  Gone are my nice, leisurely mornings and by the time I get home I’m so exhausted [...]

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Whiney Wednesday

Have you ever had one of those days were everything just seems to rub you the wrong way?  That’s how I feel today.  Fall allergies are kicking my ass and taking names and I’m exhausted.  Work has been busy and stressful the last 2 weeks.  Critter and I are still trying to get acclimated to [...]

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Just how old is that textbook?

Last night I was helping Critter study for his social studies BA (benchmark assessment – I guess test is a word that causes too much stress).  One of the questions on the study sheet was “What does the First Lady do?” (Yup, you guessed it, the test is on government).  The answer, supplied by the [...]

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The world gone mad

This week has seen the world turn upside down in a way I could hardly have imagined.  It started Monday morning when my boss’ daughter, called.  She was the first to inform us of the Virginia Tech shootings as her daughter (and my boss’ grandaughter) is currently a student there.  As it turns out, the daughter [...]

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What is hard…

A former doctor of Critter’s once told me, erroneously, that every moment is not a therapy moment.  Not only is every moment a therapy moment but every moment ends up being sucked up by dealing with the school system.  Or so I feel.  And I feel guilty when someone asks me if I’ve done thus [...]

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And so it begins

Critter has worked very hard this summer to use his crutches. I knew there would be challenges the first few days of school as he learned to use them in a new environment. What I didn’t expect (but should have) was this email (words in brackets indicate editing of the email to protect [...]

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