I woke up this morning with Kat, who was already awake in the livingroom watching tv. I got her dressed and she spent a little bit of time with Johnnie, a very little bit because she was anxious to get to school. We left for school and she reminded me twice on the way to come back at lunchtime to have lunch with her. (It was Crispito day too!) :)
I took Kat to breakfast and watched her eat her lucky charms, one piece at a time through the entire bowl, then she ate her applesauce - half spoonful bites ONLY, and then her toast with jelly. Then she drank her milk. And even though I kept reminding her that I had to get home to pick Marian up for her doctor's appointment, she did not feel that she needed to be in any kind of a hurry. LOL
I took her to drop off her tray at the trashcans and she wanted to meet Coach. So I took her over to where he was standing and she introduced herself, while giggling uncontrollably. He thought she was adorable, of course, and asked where her sisters were this year. We told him they were homeschooling and he approved. Then we told him bye and Kat jumped up to high five him. LOL He said, "She's a little more outgoing than her sisters, huh?" Ha! I said, "Yeah, just a little bit."
We left the lunchroom and I had to take Kat to the gym for morning meeting. I left the school and headed to pick up Mary. This morning felt like everything was a rat race and I was driving the Toyota (Sloyota), which was puttering, and gasping the entire time.
I got home and woke Clara up to start school and got attitude from both her and Mary. Bad morning. They both got in trouble and Mary lost her laptop privileges.
We left for Locust Grove to go to see Dr. B. and got there a good 45 minutes early. Thankfully they weren't too busy and we were back in less than 10 minutes. Mary sat on the exam table while I sat in the chairs in front of her. Mary sang, fidgeted and did everything she could think of to purposely annoy me while laughing at my reactions to her or my trying to ignore her, which she also thought was funny.
When she finally gave it up, I fell asleep in the chair. I could feel my head getting heavy, my eye lids closing, and then I felt my head drop, but there was just no fighting it...I was a goner. I didn't wake up until Dr. B. opened the door and started to wheel his laptop cart into the room. LOL My head jerked up and I was wiping the side of my mouth...just lovely. I was so embarrassed. But Dr. B. is awesome and very understanding. I love that man so much! Definitely one to thank God for.
He asked what was going on with Marian and then did an examination on her. I explained everything, the swelling, the stiff joints, the sleepless nights and the terrible pains...and then I told him about Mary's problems. Ha! Just Kidding. And I told him about her rash on her face and neck. I asked him to put her on Prednisone, because her Rheumy's prescription for it never came. And then he told me he was going to put her on Melatonin and Clonidine for her sleep troubles. (Sleep meds for Mary, Presents for Clara! haha!) ;)
He said he wanted to see Aiden to see if he needs to be put on the Clonidine as well since he's not sleeping either. Oh holy Momma! Sleep is coming soon!
Mary and Clara have trouble sleeping because of pain, Kat and Aiden don't sleep because of ADHD and night terrors. And Mommy doesn't sleep BECAUSE THEY WON'T! *Sigh*
So I rushed Mary back home and switched cars, grabbed some money and headed back to Kat's school to meet her for lunch. I was running behind by 3 minutes and I was freaking out! I have very little time to get to the school. So I hauled butt there and made it just 10 minutes late. I signed in, got my pass, and went to the lunchroom. I ran into Mrs. Salmon on the way and she told me where to find Kat. I saw her sitting at the table, surrounded bu her classmates, eating and smiling, sitting on her knees and talking and just having a blast. You could see the happy on her face, it was wonderful!
When she saw me, she shook her head at me, as if to say, "You're late, woman!" But she got her tray and followed me to the visitors table anyway and then waited for me to go get my own tray.
We sat and talked and had lunch and at one point she told me that a little girl had reached over and taken her frozen juice cup from her tray and kept it. So I did what any Mom would do... I walked up to the table, grabbed the frozen juice cup from the girl's tray and very politely told her to keep her hands to herself, and that she cannot take things from other people's trays and I took it back to Kat.
I then told Kat again and again that she cannot allow anyone to take her food, she cannot offer her food and she cannot trade food with anyone, for any reason. I also told her that she cannot let anyone bully her or do things that she knows they aren't supposed to be doing to her. No matter how big or how small an offense, it's still an offense. She has to stand up for herself. But she cannot hit.
She said she understood and that she would work on it. God help her, she cannot be timid like her sisters. I can't let that happen to her.
So I got home and picked up Johnnie and Aiden and ran to pick up Mary's meds. Then we came home, I laid Aiden down for nap and said Bye to Johnnie for the night. Now I have to wrap this up so I can go get Kat from school. There's probably 100 cars waiting in line by now. Ugh...Mom's a/c in her car sucks unless you're pushing the gas! :(
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