that is the question. After much wavering over the past month or so, I think I am going to loc Micheline’s hair. I’m not wild about really big locs, and absolutely hate natural ones where the hair is allowed to just mat up…especially on white people with straight hair. Yeah, I know. I’ve read [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 22, 2008
Where Oh Where…
has my sanity gone? Micheline and I are headed out to a pumpkin farm tomorrow with her first grade class and she is supposed to wear her class shirt. It’s black with yellow embroidery above the left pocket that has her name and the words “****’s (her teacher’s name) Busy Bees.” I told her [...]
October 17, 2008
Takin’ a break
Since my kids are on fall break, we decided to take a rest from the daily grind of life today and take the kids to a cave nearby. Unlike my older children who still remind me more than 10 years later how much they hated this trip, the younger kids loved it. Understand that I [...]
October 15, 2008
Words of Wisdom
Tonight, Micheline said something very cute, but unknowingly very profound at the same time. With her ADD, she has a hard time turning off her mind at night and struggles to fall asleep. She was asking for a Melatonin, but I am trying to wean her off of it. She already takes Guanfacine, which takes [...]
October 2, 2008
Hearing in Stereo?
Not quite yet. Ben’s implant was activated four weeks ago, but the amount he is currently hearing out of the left side is minimal. I knew it would take awhile. After all, it took six months the first time around for him to recognize the sound of a phone ringing.
He does love [...]
October 1, 2008
Calming techniques
Having a child with a mood disorder can be exhausting. Add to the mix another child with ADHD and auditory processing issues and I start to feel a bit stressed in the afternoons when dinner needs to be made and homework needs assistance. OK, so I lied. I feel incredibly stressed in the afternoons [...]
