i've got a nasty cold. i was perplexed as to how i got it... somehow while caregiving over the past few years, i've managed to stay well. and thank god! giving sickness to my parents wasn't on the list of things to do. hubby finally put my mind to rest last night as all week i've kept saying i don't understand how i caught this..... obviously i don't have enough to worry about as this has been top of mind! haha. so the answer lies with a co-worker-- according to hubby, she brought her children to the office easter shin-dig last friday that we all attended despite them having a fever and strepp throat.
brilliance!! absolute brilliance!!
good parenting is something i think about a lot. i'm old school. i believe that children have a right to fail and be disappointed. do i wish that on them? no way. but i embrace it. too many children get every darn thing they want because gosh darn it-- they deserve it!
case in point-- this co-workers children. god forbid they be disappointed and must stay home...... they absolutely HAD to go to mom's office to enjoy the festivities. it wasn't good enough that the following sunday they would have the biggest easter basket known to man waiting for them. soo, bottom line, the kids enjoyed the shin-dig and several of hubby's co-workers got to enjoy being off work suffering thru sore throats and misery, and i got to bring my sickness into my mom's house the week before she goes to the oncologist. yes, this morning, she's sneezing and monday is her appointment.
ohhh-- well done.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Easter Sunday!
i've already received some pics from friends with wee ones..... the easter bunny may be right up there with santa!
mom's appt with the oncologist is the 20th.... she's received some mail about the appt. but has yet to show it to me. so'k.... all in due time. it's probably stress related but some spots have shown up on mom's face and they worry me. when they became obvious i asked about them and she replied that they've always been there. k, we'll go with that for now.
mom's been to her office now three times..... making good headway at closing it up. my brother will surely make a comment to me when he visits mom here at home the next time-- all her precious letters and pictures have come home and are surrounding her at the kitchen and computer tables. then, there are the boxes of stuff she needs "to do something with" creating an inner wall in the kitchen, and half the worlds pens and pencils now reside here as well. he's always chuckled at women's nesting efforts..... his mother is the reigning queen.
it's a bit shocking to walk thru all this stuff and she's only begun to clean out her office. i've always been impressed with the older generations in my family..... everything they have is important to keep somewhere safe and it's not until my generation helps them move it that we see how well hidden things have been! seriously-- from inside picture frames and book covers to deep vases, you literally have to dig and inspect every item before you can decide what to do with it. a treasure may be hidden inside it! dad had hidden things for decades..... his office could have been donated to the smithsonian as is.
mom's appt with the oncologist is the 20th.... she's received some mail about the appt. but has yet to show it to me. so'k.... all in due time. it's probably stress related but some spots have shown up on mom's face and they worry me. when they became obvious i asked about them and she replied that they've always been there. k, we'll go with that for now.
mom's been to her office now three times..... making good headway at closing it up. my brother will surely make a comment to me when he visits mom here at home the next time-- all her precious letters and pictures have come home and are surrounding her at the kitchen and computer tables. then, there are the boxes of stuff she needs "to do something with" creating an inner wall in the kitchen, and half the worlds pens and pencils now reside here as well. he's always chuckled at women's nesting efforts..... his mother is the reigning queen.
it's a bit shocking to walk thru all this stuff and she's only begun to clean out her office. i've always been impressed with the older generations in my family..... everything they have is important to keep somewhere safe and it's not until my generation helps them move it that we see how well hidden things have been! seriously-- from inside picture frames and book covers to deep vases, you literally have to dig and inspect every item before you can decide what to do with it. a treasure may be hidden inside it! dad had hidden things for decades..... his office could have been donated to the smithsonian as is.
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