Well, the hospital is in business. We are slowly recovering, Brian has been taking his antibiotic since Tuesday night and is now able to sleep without coughing; although of course he has to complain about the taste of the liquid biaxin (he won't swallow small pills, let alone a giant antibiotic) but I disregard that complaint. However, having taken biaxin myself, I know that it brings with it a terrible aftertaste that really stays with you throughout the entire day, wearing off just in time for the next dose.
My own fever raged yesterday afternoon up to 101.1. I can't even remember having a fever like that in recent years. My face, eyes, and lips were on fire, but I was cold. I took advil but it took hours to work, so I have decided to just be on round-the-clock advil. I am also still having terrible night sweats. I wonder if I'm losing any weight through all of this?!
Kevin complains of a cold now, but the girls seem to be holding their own ::knock wood::. I recommended airborne to anyone who wants extra help avoiding this awful thing, and Megan has been taking it. She has a meet tomorrow, the makeup meet for the one on Wednesday, but I probably won't be able to go, because I am working all day. I considered calling out sick, but I think as long as I take advil I will be OK. And since I paid some bills today, I see I can use the money.
February is going to be a difficult month for me to work, because we have appointments, including the neurologist, so I'll have to take off at least half days then. So I hate to give up a day that I already booked. I sort of hope they cancel the afternoon meetings, or notice that I'm sick and let me go home; but I have to be prepared for that not to happen.
The high school midterms start tomorrow, which causes me all sorts of carpooling confusion with E and her various different obligations. It's a pain that our school doesn't offer a 'late bus' for those who have stayed after for clubs and meetings, but even if they did, it would probably not run during midterms anyway.
So that is the news on our health. I haven't accomplished much else as the fever has been making me unproductive. But in other news - the big news - the wii fit arrived! I didn't want to do it last night, but everyone else had a go. It seems like fun, they all liked it. As soon as the pressure inside my head subsides and I feel like maybe I can actually see straight and stand up without swaying, I'll give it a try. Argh. American Idol is on. I'd better get out of here. I plan to go to bed at 9 tonight.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Snow Day!
How exciting!! No school today :-) :-) I was really hoping for this, I even went so far as to wear my pajamas inside out and backwards, as the kids recommend. I wasn't optimistic, because the accumulation totals have been downgraded, but Kevin woke me up this morning and said the radio station's website said there was a delayed opening, but the township site wasn't updated at all.
This just couldn't come at a better time. Megan was supposed to have a meet today, where she would have had to race the girl who flip-flopped wins with her at counties. This was only part of the problem, though, because the meet was scheduled for 2:30 PM, and her bus was scheduled to leave school at 12:45! Her last class is chemistry and today there happened to be a double period, which the teacher was going to use for midterm review. Of course, that probably won't ever happen now, but at least the whole class misses it now, and they're all on equal terms. I was planning to pick her up later anyway and drive her to the meet, but that brings me to my other problem:
I am sick! I have a fever and I sweat at night, and my head hurts and I cough. I had to work Monday and Tuesday, I came home Monday and went straight to bed. Yesterday I felt better but still not great. I have a cough. I went to bed without taking advil and woke up with a headache and little fever at 2am. This is obviously thanks to Brian and his generosity with sharing germs.
So Brian was getting so sick that I finally took him to the doctor and she gave him an antibiotic for a sinus infection. He actually slept so well last night that I had to go in twice to make sure he was still alive. So hopefully this medicine is going to work quickly. He did still cough, but it wasn't constantly and ALL NIGHT long like it had been the night before.
Anyway, I checked the site for the other school first, and found that they were closed, so I was even happy with that. That meant that Megan got her review because they couldn't have the meet if the other school was closed. But then I went back to our site and it was finally updated with the news that the schools are closed. They must have initially called for a delay, then reconsidered. The total closure is best for Brian; he needs one more day at home without missing any more work.
In other news, my wii fit has supposedly shipped! Also very exciting. And Kevin is about to embark on a journey to Philadelphia and can't decide the best way to get there in these weather conditions (he was going to drive to some station but now things he should just take the train into NY and then back down). That's about it. Really the big news is this perfectly timed snow day :-)
This just couldn't come at a better time. Megan was supposed to have a meet today, where she would have had to race the girl who flip-flopped wins with her at counties. This was only part of the problem, though, because the meet was scheduled for 2:30 PM, and her bus was scheduled to leave school at 12:45! Her last class is chemistry and today there happened to be a double period, which the teacher was going to use for midterm review. Of course, that probably won't ever happen now, but at least the whole class misses it now, and they're all on equal terms. I was planning to pick her up later anyway and drive her to the meet, but that brings me to my other problem:
I am sick! I have a fever and I sweat at night, and my head hurts and I cough. I had to work Monday and Tuesday, I came home Monday and went straight to bed. Yesterday I felt better but still not great. I have a cough. I went to bed without taking advil and woke up with a headache and little fever at 2am. This is obviously thanks to Brian and his generosity with sharing germs.
So Brian was getting so sick that I finally took him to the doctor and she gave him an antibiotic for a sinus infection. He actually slept so well last night that I had to go in twice to make sure he was still alive. So hopefully this medicine is going to work quickly. He did still cough, but it wasn't constantly and ALL NIGHT long like it had been the night before.
Anyway, I checked the site for the other school first, and found that they were closed, so I was even happy with that. That meant that Megan got her review because they couldn't have the meet if the other school was closed. But then I went back to our site and it was finally updated with the news that the schools are closed. They must have initially called for a delay, then reconsidered. The total closure is best for Brian; he needs one more day at home without missing any more work.
In other news, my wii fit has supposedly shipped! Also very exciting. And Kevin is about to embark on a journey to Philadelphia and can't decide the best way to get there in these weather conditions (he was going to drive to some station but now things he should just take the train into NY and then back down). That's about it. Really the big news is this perfectly timed snow day :-)
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Sunday Night
The weekend is already over! It went by in a blur, as expected. Yesterday was slightly different from our initial plan as Brian's sickness is in full swing - he was coughing and sniffling pretty badly so we decided to keep him out of the swim meet. It turned out not to be a distance meet - that's next weekend - but nonetheless not a good place for him to be. He did go to PT in the morning, got a hair cut, then worked on his school project for a couple of hours. He went to his church function late, at 6:30, and we picked him up just before midnight. He just had a cough and cold at the time, but he woke up this morning and had a fever, so he wasn't able to do the meet today either.
Megan, on the other hand, did go to today's meet, and it was a long one! I finally ended up leaving because I was worried that it would end too late for us to have a normal dinner, plus Brian and E were here at home. So I missed her last event (the 50 free) which of course turned out to be the one she actually won. :p (Many swimmers had left already by this time!) But I came home and had a full dinner nearly ready by the time Megan and Kevin got home, so it worked out better for everybody. And I was able to chase Brian off the x-box, which was a bonus.
The visit to the vet proved relatively uneventful - the worst thing that happened from my perspective (the pets may not agree) was that Rusty screamed the whole way there in the car. But his gums, which had been a mess when we got him, are now healthy and clean, as is the whole cat. Puff looked great,although she is a tiny little thing, weighing in at less than seven pounds. Rusty was nine. Molly did fine, her gross bumps and lumps didn't concern the vet at all. And now they are all vax'd against rabies, the cats for one year and the dog, perhaps for the rest of her ::sob:: life, or three years - whichever comes first.
I was going to call the sub caller but decided not to since Brian was so sick. But she called me, and early in the evening! So I am working this week Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, and if she gets any AM jobs Wednesday and Thursday, she will call me then. I plan to go to Megan's meet on Wednesday, although I would rather miss it, as would she! It's the meet where she has to meet up with her biggest adversary, the one with whom she 'traded wins' at the county meet last weekend. I assume they will race again in the same two events. I don't doubt that Megan can beat her, but she has to believe she can, and sometimes she seems like she isn't so sure. On Thursday I have to drive her to the Y by 3:20, so I can't work until 3:15. Brian also has PT again that day.
I had to have Kevin call the Doll, though, because it's not looking likely that Brian will go to school, so I'll have to leave him at home. Of course, he is fine with just a cold and cough, but just in case anything were to progress, I need to know that someone can come and tend to him, or take him to the doctor if need be. So she is on call, and she was thrilled to hear about his acceptance to the high school.
In other news, I attempted, for the second time, to order a wii fit. I placed the order and received a confirmation, but didn't get anything further. I guess tomorrow I'll see if they send me any news on the status. The last time I tried to order one, they said they were getting them in in two weeks, and that was close to a year ago. Every once in a while, I still get emails from then, saying that it's on backorder and will ship as soon as they get it in. I've heard good things about it, and I can use it along with my exercise bike to try to get into shape at home. Which reminds me, the bike and I are tied: Bike 1, Me 1 in terms of our battles. It got me the first time, but I managed to make it for 20 minutes the next. We're due for a tie-breaker this week.
Megan, on the other hand, did go to today's meet, and it was a long one! I finally ended up leaving because I was worried that it would end too late for us to have a normal dinner, plus Brian and E were here at home. So I missed her last event (the 50 free) which of course turned out to be the one she actually won. :p (Many swimmers had left already by this time!) But I came home and had a full dinner nearly ready by the time Megan and Kevin got home, so it worked out better for everybody. And I was able to chase Brian off the x-box, which was a bonus.
The visit to the vet proved relatively uneventful - the worst thing that happened from my perspective (the pets may not agree) was that Rusty screamed the whole way there in the car. But his gums, which had been a mess when we got him, are now healthy and clean, as is the whole cat. Puff looked great,although she is a tiny little thing, weighing in at less than seven pounds. Rusty was nine. Molly did fine, her gross bumps and lumps didn't concern the vet at all. And now they are all vax'd against rabies, the cats for one year and the dog, perhaps for the rest of her ::sob:: life, or three years - whichever comes first.
I was going to call the sub caller but decided not to since Brian was so sick. But she called me, and early in the evening! So I am working this week Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, and if she gets any AM jobs Wednesday and Thursday, she will call me then. I plan to go to Megan's meet on Wednesday, although I would rather miss it, as would she! It's the meet where she has to meet up with her biggest adversary, the one with whom she 'traded wins' at the county meet last weekend. I assume they will race again in the same two events. I don't doubt that Megan can beat her, but she has to believe she can, and sometimes she seems like she isn't so sure. On Thursday I have to drive her to the Y by 3:20, so I can't work until 3:15. Brian also has PT again that day.
I had to have Kevin call the Doll, though, because it's not looking likely that Brian will go to school, so I'll have to leave him at home. Of course, he is fine with just a cold and cough, but just in case anything were to progress, I need to know that someone can come and tend to him, or take him to the doctor if need be. So she is on call, and she was thrilled to hear about his acceptance to the high school.
In other news, I attempted, for the second time, to order a wii fit. I placed the order and received a confirmation, but didn't get anything further. I guess tomorrow I'll see if they send me any news on the status. The last time I tried to order one, they said they were getting them in in two weeks, and that was close to a year ago. Every once in a while, I still get emails from then, saying that it's on backorder and will ship as soon as they get it in. I've heard good things about it, and I can use it along with my exercise bike to try to get into shape at home. Which reminds me, the bike and I are tied: Bike 1, Me 1 in terms of our battles. It got me the first time, but I managed to make it for 20 minutes the next. We're due for a tie-breaker this week.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Weekend Preview
This is going to be one of those weekends where I feel like I am running in a hamster wheel the whole time. This morning, Brian has physical therapy, E has a haircut, then a basketball game, and Molly and the two baby cats have to go to the vet. I'm not sure how I am going to juggle all of this, but at least Kevin is home. I guess I'll send him on the PT and hair runs, and I'll take the pets. Later, Brian has a swim meet half an hour away, which I am not sure how this will go for him because I'm pretty sure the races will all be long distance events. He wants to be back by 4 for a church 'lock-in'; although he can't be locked in, because he has to get up tomorrow and go to another swim meet, which Megan also needs to attend. And Megan and E are both going to different parties tonight. So there will be running around all day.
My main concern at this very moment is Puff. She has been out and about, but that is subject to change especially when people (Kevin) wake up and start walking around the house. When I made her appointment, I explained that I have to (a) see her and (b) catch her in order to put her in a carrier for the journey. So I'm about to set off on that challenge.
Otherwise, Brian's contact lens issue seemed to have been dryness. Wearing the glasses for a couple of days did help, and he wore the contacts yesterday and although they started out ok, by the end of the day they were a bit fuzzy again. His rewetting drops were expired, so I'll get him some new ones and hope that does the trick.
I guess there isn't a whole lot else going on. In other news, registration for Brian's high school is complete. It turns out he knows about 8 or 10 kids who are also going from his school alone, and a couple that he knows from the swim team. I bought him a t-shirt and they gave away gym bags with the school name on them. At the end of the summer, he'll have a whole bunch of activities to get acclimated before the workload sets in. He was asking to take Spanish 1 just so he could have one easy class. I am actually considering it, but I already signed him up to take the placement test. He's already had two years of Spanish, so Spanish 2 shouldn't be too difficult for him. Spanish 3 is out of the question for him. Megan is in the process of choosing her classes for next year. She can't decide which science to take - AP Biology or Honors Physics. She's terrified of physics for some reason, even more so than chemistry, and thinks that AP Biology would be a better choice! The graduation requirements are biology, chemistry, and one year of lab science. Some kids double up and take the physics and the AP biology or chemistry during their junior year. But she needs an elective, since she didn't have one this year.
My main concern at this very moment is Puff. She has been out and about, but that is subject to change especially when people (Kevin) wake up and start walking around the house. When I made her appointment, I explained that I have to (a) see her and (b) catch her in order to put her in a carrier for the journey. So I'm about to set off on that challenge.
Otherwise, Brian's contact lens issue seemed to have been dryness. Wearing the glasses for a couple of days did help, and he wore the contacts yesterday and although they started out ok, by the end of the day they were a bit fuzzy again. His rewetting drops were expired, so I'll get him some new ones and hope that does the trick.
I guess there isn't a whole lot else going on. In other news, registration for Brian's high school is complete. It turns out he knows about 8 or 10 kids who are also going from his school alone, and a couple that he knows from the swim team. I bought him a t-shirt and they gave away gym bags with the school name on them. At the end of the summer, he'll have a whole bunch of activities to get acclimated before the workload sets in. He was asking to take Spanish 1 just so he could have one easy class. I am actually considering it, but I already signed him up to take the placement test. He's already had two years of Spanish, so Spanish 2 shouldn't be too difficult for him. Spanish 3 is out of the question for him. Megan is in the process of choosing her classes for next year. She can't decide which science to take - AP Biology or Honors Physics. She's terrified of physics for some reason, even more so than chemistry, and thinks that AP Biology would be a better choice! The graduation requirements are biology, chemistry, and one year of lab science. Some kids double up and take the physics and the AP biology or chemistry during their junior year. But she needs an elective, since she didn't have one this year.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
A New Beginning
So it begins. Barack Obama is in, the Eagles are out, and Brian is accepted into his first choice school. I called them yesterday to tell them he wanted to enroll, and they basically said, "great! stop by later today with $300!" So I stopped by with a check for $300. "Great!," they said, "stop by on Thursday with another for $1000!!" :-O And so I will.
I sent an email to one school telling them he won't be attending, I hope they can find his name, as they sent the letter to 'Brianna'. I'll drop the card in the mail to tell the other school tomorrow, and they can cross him off as well. I feel a little bad about that one, but I hope and believe this one is the best we can offer him.
Meanwhile, Megan has gotten some light press coverage for her performance at Sunday's meet, and she also found out that both times (the 200 and 500 free) were records for her high school. So that was some excitement. I don't know if she will get anything other than the morning announcement yesterday, but last year someone we were sitting next to at the awards ceremony for winter sports got a nice plaque for breaking a relay record with the winter track team. But swimming seems to be second class. The yearbook listed athletes in other sports who made second- and third-team in the local paper's regional selections, but Megan made first team and got no mention at all.
Oh, and the new exercise bike. I rode it. For ten minutes. I nearly died. I don't know what is wrong with it. It's too hard! I am not weak on bikes, so I think the tension is just too tight. I emailed the manufacturer, but they haven't responded and I am losing hope that they will. I guess I'll give it another try, maybe tomorrow. Maybe if I do it enough it will loosen up. I don't know. Either that or it will do me in. One of us is going to win this battle. I'm just not sure which one.
I worked a half day yesterday and all day today. I was supposed to work tomorrow morning, but the job got cancelled. The cleaning woman is coming, so I sort of hope not to work because I have laundry to put away, or at least, to hide. I haven't started it at all yet. I have another half day on Friday morning. This has been a rough week, very fragmented. All of these jobs were given to me in a call at 6:30 yesterday morning. I was enjoying the evening calls. I don't know why I didn't get one, the other subs in the building that day said they had been called the night before!
Anyway, in other news, Brian is having trouble with his new contacts. First he told me that his eyesight had gone back to bad, but when I made him wear his glasses for a day, he notes improvement, so it must be the Focus Dailies. I don't know how this can be, they are the same brand, just stronger, as he has always worn. I told him to leave them out for another day and see what happens Friday. Otherwise I will have to call the doctor and see what he thinks. Our only other alternative is longer-wearing ones, and I just don't trust him to keep them clean. Molly has grossness on her which is alarming, but her appointment is Saturday at the vet, she needs her rabies vax so she can get her license with the town. It is sad to say, but this is likely her last. I don't know if goldens generally make it to 16, but even if she does, I think I'll forego an additional vaccine at that point.
I sent an email to one school telling them he won't be attending, I hope they can find his name, as they sent the letter to 'Brianna'. I'll drop the card in the mail to tell the other school tomorrow, and they can cross him off as well. I feel a little bad about that one, but I hope and believe this one is the best we can offer him.
Meanwhile, Megan has gotten some light press coverage for her performance at Sunday's meet, and she also found out that both times (the 200 and 500 free) were records for her high school. So that was some excitement. I don't know if she will get anything other than the morning announcement yesterday, but last year someone we were sitting next to at the awards ceremony for winter sports got a nice plaque for breaking a relay record with the winter track team. But swimming seems to be second class. The yearbook listed athletes in other sports who made second- and third-team in the local paper's regional selections, but Megan made first team and got no mention at all.
Oh, and the new exercise bike. I rode it. For ten minutes. I nearly died. I don't know what is wrong with it. It's too hard! I am not weak on bikes, so I think the tension is just too tight. I emailed the manufacturer, but they haven't responded and I am losing hope that they will. I guess I'll give it another try, maybe tomorrow. Maybe if I do it enough it will loosen up. I don't know. Either that or it will do me in. One of us is going to win this battle. I'm just not sure which one.
I worked a half day yesterday and all day today. I was supposed to work tomorrow morning, but the job got cancelled. The cleaning woman is coming, so I sort of hope not to work because I have laundry to put away, or at least, to hide. I haven't started it at all yet. I have another half day on Friday morning. This has been a rough week, very fragmented. All of these jobs were given to me in a call at 6:30 yesterday morning. I was enjoying the evening calls. I don't know why I didn't get one, the other subs in the building that day said they had been called the night before!
Anyway, in other news, Brian is having trouble with his new contacts. First he told me that his eyesight had gone back to bad, but when I made him wear his glasses for a day, he notes improvement, so it must be the Focus Dailies. I don't know how this can be, they are the same brand, just stronger, as he has always worn. I told him to leave them out for another day and see what happens Friday. Otherwise I will have to call the doctor and see what he thinks. Our only other alternative is longer-wearing ones, and I just don't trust him to keep them clean. Molly has grossness on her which is alarming, but her appointment is Saturday at the vet, she needs her rabies vax so she can get her license with the town. It is sad to say, but this is likely her last. I don't know if goldens generally make it to 16, but even if she does, I think I'll forego an additional vaccine at that point.
Monday, January 19, 2009
MLK Monday
So, the Eagles are out. No more history for the City of Philadelphia this year. I guess it's good enough, with tomorrow being the next biggest thing, with the inauguration happening and all eyes on Barack Obama. But at least Megan did well at her meet. Not as well as last year, but that's really tough to top.
There's a newspaper reporter whose predictions we call the 'kiss of death', the one who covers the local high school swimming. Sure enough, Megan and the other girl each traded their events, winning only the ones in which the other had been his predicted winner. This was good for us, because Megan's win came first, in the 200 free, so we knew she was bringing home a win no matter what. The 500 was such a close race, but the other girl is a senior, and she had nice long arms, and I knew that if Megan couldn't put some distance between them towards the end, that she would be out-touched.
The difference in their times was less than half a second; but not in favor of Megan. Their times were very good, though, regardless of finishing position; they were personal best times for both of them. They will meet again once, potentially twice, at the bigger championship meet in February, and possibly at the dual meet between their two teams in a couple of weeks.
Brian still asserts his desire to attend the Big Tough School, so that's where he will go. As long as he still feels this way in the morning tomorrow, I'll be calling them with the news, and I'm sure they will be informing me as to just how much money we have to surrender to them immediately. Those who were initially accepted had to get some sort of deposit in by last Thursday. I don't know if we'll owe that, or if we head straight into the tuition deposits. At least the school is a short walk from the house. This way he'll have more time to get started on the hours of homework I expect him to have each night!
I also read their handbook and it does state that laptops are at the discretion of the individual teachers, but they are allowed in the school. So I don't think they wanted to make a big deal out of allowing Brian to be different, but actually it may not turn out to be a problem. I hope. Check back in September for more.
In other news, today I plan to ride my new exercise bike, shower, and start some laundry going. I expect the cleaning crew this Thursday and would like to have the laundry room free of debris. I am also out of clothes to wear! The kids all have homework they can work on, and there's swim practice tonight. Kevin is home, but my Explorer battery died at the meet yesterday when we sat in the car for an hour listening to the radio, and I didn't realize that the headlights were also on. :X So we had to get it jumped in the snow late in the evening, and drive it home. It might start back up again today, but it might not. The mechanic told me my battery was weak the last time I got the oil changed, so I might as well replace it. And I think I should also invest in a pair of jumper cables. The car is now five years old. We were lucky to find someone there with cables in their car! Kevin has a pair, but they were at home, in his truck.
There's a newspaper reporter whose predictions we call the 'kiss of death', the one who covers the local high school swimming. Sure enough, Megan and the other girl each traded their events, winning only the ones in which the other had been his predicted winner. This was good for us, because Megan's win came first, in the 200 free, so we knew she was bringing home a win no matter what. The 500 was such a close race, but the other girl is a senior, and she had nice long arms, and I knew that if Megan couldn't put some distance between them towards the end, that she would be out-touched.
The difference in their times was less than half a second; but not in favor of Megan. Their times were very good, though, regardless of finishing position; they were personal best times for both of them. They will meet again once, potentially twice, at the bigger championship meet in February, and possibly at the dual meet between their two teams in a couple of weeks.
Brian still asserts his desire to attend the Big Tough School, so that's where he will go. As long as he still feels this way in the morning tomorrow, I'll be calling them with the news, and I'm sure they will be informing me as to just how much money we have to surrender to them immediately. Those who were initially accepted had to get some sort of deposit in by last Thursday. I don't know if we'll owe that, or if we head straight into the tuition deposits. At least the school is a short walk from the house. This way he'll have more time to get started on the hours of homework I expect him to have each night!
I also read their handbook and it does state that laptops are at the discretion of the individual teachers, but they are allowed in the school. So I don't think they wanted to make a big deal out of allowing Brian to be different, but actually it may not turn out to be a problem. I hope. Check back in September for more.
In other news, today I plan to ride my new exercise bike, shower, and start some laundry going. I expect the cleaning crew this Thursday and would like to have the laundry room free of debris. I am also out of clothes to wear! The kids all have homework they can work on, and there's swim practice tonight. Kevin is home, but my Explorer battery died at the meet yesterday when we sat in the car for an hour listening to the radio, and I didn't realize that the headlights were also on. :X So we had to get it jumped in the snow late in the evening, and drive it home. It might start back up again today, but it might not. The mechanic told me my battery was weak the last time I got the oil changed, so I might as well replace it. And I think I should also invest in a pair of jumper cables. The car is now five years old. We were lucky to find someone there with cables in their car! Kevin has a pair, but they were at home, in his truck.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Just When I Thought it was Going to be Easy...
Well, my mind was pretty close to made up. I was giving it another week just for the heck of it, then I was going to send the check in to the high school with the laptops and the block scheduling. Well. Not to be so easy. Yesterday I subbed for a teacher whose son goes to the Big Wait List School (BWLS). Today I was in a school with a principal whose two sons graduated from and loved BWLS. Just at the very end of my lunch, when I had no more time to talk on the phone, I checked messages and had a call from their school nurse.
At the end of my day, I returned her call and she told me that they had referred my letter to her, and she wanted to ask a few questions and let me know that if Brian is to be accepted, and if he comes, he must be flexible and not always use a laptop. I told her that we would understand this, and we discussed his phsyical limitations as far as gym class, and she seemed surprised that he does gym and everything else normally. Perhaps I overdid my description! I think when one mentions 'brain' they begin to over-imagine the unseen applicant. So I came home, and by the time I got here, there was another message on the machine, offering him a spot!
Now, after all the talk he's done about why he might NOT want to go, he suddenly wants it more than anything; laptop or no laptop. Of course, we will have to purchase for him a laptop, but that won't necessarily be a big and fancy one. He really only needs to be able to type and email files. Anything else can still be done at home, and it needs to be lightweight. I am most excited at the prospect of his being able to walk to school, but the school comes with a hefty price tag, so that will be a sacrifice.
Otherwise, Megan's big meet is Sunday. Someone had told me that one team was faking times to make their swimmers faster, and one was going to be seeded ahead of Megan in the 500, but this turned out to be totally untrue. She's seeded second in the 200, and first in the 500, and there is another girl who shares the same positions in reverse, in the same two events. And either event could go either way. It will be interesting!
In other news, I did work many days this week, so that's also a good thing. with Monday as a holiday, there will be no work, and I have to make sure I'm available to for driving to the Y on a few days next week, which is going to throw me off. At this point, I have to say that it would be easier for me to drop out of the carpool than it is to stay in it, as I'm juggling all these other schedules at the same time, and I am the one who has to backtrack to pick up the other kids. They just come into our neighborhood and pick her up, so it takes them about three extra minutes, but takes me at least ten to go and get them - which is really hard when I get out of work at 3:15 and they all have to be to the Y by 3:40.
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At the end of my day, I returned her call and she told me that they had referred my letter to her, and she wanted to ask a few questions and let me know that if Brian is to be accepted, and if he comes, he must be flexible and not always use a laptop. I told her that we would understand this, and we discussed his phsyical limitations as far as gym class, and she seemed surprised that he does gym and everything else normally. Perhaps I overdid my description! I think when one mentions 'brain' they begin to over-imagine the unseen applicant. So I came home, and by the time I got here, there was another message on the machine, offering him a spot!
Now, after all the talk he's done about why he might NOT want to go, he suddenly wants it more than anything; laptop or no laptop. Of course, we will have to purchase for him a laptop, but that won't necessarily be a big and fancy one. He really only needs to be able to type and email files. Anything else can still be done at home, and it needs to be lightweight. I am most excited at the prospect of his being able to walk to school, but the school comes with a hefty price tag, so that will be a sacrifice.
Otherwise, Megan's big meet is Sunday. Someone had told me that one team was faking times to make their swimmers faster, and one was going to be seeded ahead of Megan in the 500, but this turned out to be totally untrue. She's seeded second in the 200, and first in the 500, and there is another girl who shares the same positions in reverse, in the same two events. And either event could go either way. It will be interesting!
In other news, I did work many days this week, so that's also a good thing. with Monday as a holiday, there will be no work, and I have to make sure I'm available to for driving to the Y on a few days next week, which is going to throw me off. At this point, I have to say that it would be easier for me to drop out of the carpool than it is to stay in it, as I'm juggling all these other schedules at the same time, and I am the one who has to backtrack to pick up the other kids. They just come into our neighborhood and pick her up, so it takes them about three extra minutes, but takes me at least ten to go and get them - which is really hard when I get out of work at 3:15 and they all have to be to the Y by 3:40.
(disclaimer: post NOT PROOFREAD!!!)
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