Honestly, you leave off blogging for a week and come back and everything has a new look. I don't like change. It annoys me...until I get used to it.
I have been suffering from the same plague that struck down Mark, and then poor River. I spent the past weekend languishing in bed feeling ill and listening to the squabbles of kids and the irritated frustration of their dad; trying to resist the urge to offer advice/intervene. I mostly succeeded because I felt way to crappy. The crappy-ness has lingered, but I am slowly beginning to feel 'normal' again.
As a result of feeling sick I have not done much. Well, not much fun stuff, the relentless series of appointments/meetings/work/cleaning/chores etc., etc., that constitutes my life, continues unabated. Hopefully, this weekend I'll be able to get out and have some fun with the kids.
Am reading "L'Assommoir" (The Drunkard) by Emile Zola...fabulous book! I love 19th Century novels, but this one is probably one of the best I've ever read. No wonder it is a classic. The sad story of the descent into squalor of Gervaise. The colourful, no holds-barred, depiction of working class life in urban Paris is superb.
Work is going okay. Kids are doing okay. River is actually doing very well at school and I feel quite happy that all the work that we (and him) have put into his behavioural program and intervention strategies have actually made a positive difference. It is good to see.
More later...
1 comment:
I know what you mean, I now have no chance of navigating my way to what I want and it could take me centuries. Have they never heard the British addage "If it aint broke - don't fix it!!!!!" I was happy, now I am less so.
But poor you. It is so tough being a parent when you are ill. If your children are ill it is a pain and you feel sorry for them, but you can cope. Whey you are ill and worse still they need you to run around non stop for them it is so hard to cope with. I always felt it was the hardest thing ever when you are so ill you just need to lie down but you have no choice, you are the only adult around with total responsibility - how on earth do single parents cope when they are ill and the one in charge.
I hope you make a speedy recovery. Well done with the progress with River, it must be saticfying to see some rewards for all the time, love and thought you put in to working out what is best for him. Give yourselves a pat on the back, and him a hug and a kiss.
Get well soon
Lots of love Wxx
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