Updates!
Update time, woot!
* We're re-doing our bathroom. It was supposed to have been just replacing the floor and the tub, since there was a leak somewhere. Ended up gutting the entire bathroom *cries* (It's a looong story) It's slowly coming back together - new subfloor is down, new walls, new cabinet and sink, new tub. Second coating for the drywall still needs to be done, as does the surround for the tub, flooring and painting. But at least the bathroom's functional now after two weeks of having just a toilet :D I bathe japanese style I suppose - I squat in the tub, trying very, VERY hard not to splash water everywhere (as nothing's sealed yet until the surround's up) as I clean and rinse with a large bowl that I fill with water and pour over myself. Then I fill the tub with water to soak (since it is a soaker tub - LOVE IT but it takes forever and a freakin' day to fill).
Why is it taking me so long to redo a simple bathroom? I know next to nothing about construction. Joe's health can't handle construction. Therefore, it's been the slow process of family and friends volunteering their time and know-how to help me. I'm at their mercy. *sigh*
I'll have pictures of our progress soon. Sadly, I have no before pictures as the gutting of the bathroom happened while I was at work (I was a bit...cranky after I came
Speaking of Joe's health, it hasn't been doing so well as of late. We've been fighting to see heart specialists, to get something going about actually improving his health. We finally saw a specialist regarding a possible heart transplant on Tuesday. In order for them to begin to consider the possibility of possibly considering him to put on the list for a heart transplant (hearts are rare so they're very VERY picky on who gets 'em), Joe must pass certain criteria. All he needs to do now is quit smoking for 6 months and to lose some weight. In the meantime he'll be undergoing a series of tests. It's good that action is FINALLY happening regarding Joe's health, not just the usual brush-off. It's bad that Joe's health is so far along that all he needs to do is quit smoking and lose weight to be considered for the donor list. But I shouldn't be surprised since he hasn't been able to sleep laying down for months now (sleeping alone sucks), his stomach upsets him all the time, and now he can't even walk 15 feet without being completely winded and exhausted (if I must take him shopping, I have to push him in a wheelchair, which really, really sucks *sigh*). These past few weeks have been, needless to say, a VERY emotional experience for both of us. Heart transplants are seriously VERY serious business.
So that's Joe's update. Be skeptical all you wish - it is the internet, after all. I know his heart condition is real and what I'm saying is the truth. If you believe me, I deeply, humbly, sincerely thank you. (And now I should stop reading fandom wank posts in which fandom freaks lie about their health conditions/dying to gain sympathy from internet strangers as it has lead me into disclaimering myself and apologizing for my family's problems. *sigh*)
As for Tyler (my son), we're debating whether or not to enroll him him in preschool or kindergarten. He turns 5 in November. He can count up to 10 (forwards and backwards, haha), knows all his colors, most of his shapes, and recognizes letters A-F. However, he can't write those letters yet (or his name for that matter) and he's very, VERY shy around strangers - he will not say two words to someone he doesn't know, which makes it awfully hard for him to prove to someone what all he does know. Because he can start kindergarten next year without it being considered starting late (since his birthday is in november), I'm contemplating giving him that extra year for him to get an edge on the rest of his alphabet and learning to write.
In the meantime, we did get Tyler's record of U.S. birth abroad - the document proving that he is a U.S. citizen as well as a Canadian citizen. And he has his U.S. passport. Now all that's needed is to save a bit of money to hopefully, finally see my family in the States (I haven't seen my father in 7 years, my mother and brother for 4. I miss them all dreadfully). I've already booked a couple weeks in December off. Now it's just the finances that must come together. *crosses fingers*
As for me, I'm still working, still have a roof over our head. Things are still doing ok. I'm cursing my recent bout of online shynesss - it seems my social dysfunction is spreading online as well :( Ah well.
Future Posts: My thoughts on The Watchmen (sucked) and G.I. Joe., (not as bad as I thought it was going to be, but still very "meh") D. Gray-Man (awesome), Shangri-La (so-so), and World of Warcraft's latest upcoming expansion (mixed feelings).
Until then, laters!
* We're re-doing our bathroom. It was supposed to have been just replacing the floor and the tub, since there was a leak somewhere. Ended up gutting the entire bathroom *cries* (It's a looong story) It's slowly coming back together - new subfloor is down, new walls, new cabinet and sink, new tub. Second coating for the drywall still needs to be done, as does the surround for the tub, flooring and painting. But at least the bathroom's functional now after two weeks of having just a toilet :D I bathe japanese style I suppose - I squat in the tub, trying very, VERY hard not to splash water everywhere (as nothing's sealed yet until the surround's up) as I clean and rinse with a large bowl that I fill with water and pour over myself. Then I fill the tub with water to soak (since it is a soaker tub - LOVE IT but it takes forever and a freakin' day to fill).
Why is it taking me so long to redo a simple bathroom? I know next to nothing about construction. Joe's health can't handle construction. Therefore, it's been the slow process of family and friends volunteering their time and know-how to help me. I'm at their mercy. *sigh*
I'll have pictures of our progress soon. Sadly, I have no before pictures as the gutting of the bathroom happened while I was at work (I was a bit...cranky after I came
Speaking of Joe's health, it hasn't been doing so well as of late. We've been fighting to see heart specialists, to get something going about actually improving his health. We finally saw a specialist regarding a possible heart transplant on Tuesday. In order for them to begin to consider the possibility of possibly considering him to put on the list for a heart transplant (hearts are rare so they're very VERY picky on who gets 'em), Joe must pass certain criteria. All he needs to do now is quit smoking for 6 months and to lose some weight. In the meantime he'll be undergoing a series of tests. It's good that action is FINALLY happening regarding Joe's health, not just the usual brush-off. It's bad that Joe's health is so far along that all he needs to do is quit smoking and lose weight to be considered for the donor list. But I shouldn't be surprised since he hasn't been able to sleep laying down for months now (sleeping alone sucks), his stomach upsets him all the time, and now he can't even walk 15 feet without being completely winded and exhausted (if I must take him shopping, I have to push him in a wheelchair, which really, really sucks *sigh*). These past few weeks have been, needless to say, a VERY emotional experience for both of us. Heart transplants are seriously VERY serious business.
So that's Joe's update. Be skeptical all you wish - it is the internet, after all. I know his heart condition is real and what I'm saying is the truth. If you believe me, I deeply, humbly, sincerely thank you. (And now I should stop reading fandom wank posts in which fandom freaks lie about their health conditions/dying to gain sympathy from internet strangers as it has lead me into disclaimering myself and apologizing for my family's problems. *sigh*)
As for Tyler (my son), we're debating whether or not to enroll him him in preschool or kindergarten. He turns 5 in November. He can count up to 10 (forwards and backwards, haha), knows all his colors, most of his shapes, and recognizes letters A-F. However, he can't write those letters yet (or his name for that matter) and he's very, VERY shy around strangers - he will not say two words to someone he doesn't know, which makes it awfully hard for him to prove to someone what all he does know. Because he can start kindergarten next year without it being considered starting late (since his birthday is in november), I'm contemplating giving him that extra year for him to get an edge on the rest of his alphabet and learning to write.
In the meantime, we did get Tyler's record of U.S. birth abroad - the document proving that he is a U.S. citizen as well as a Canadian citizen. And he has his U.S. passport. Now all that's needed is to save a bit of money to hopefully, finally see my family in the States (I haven't seen my father in 7 years, my mother and brother for 4. I miss them all dreadfully). I've already booked a couple weeks in December off. Now it's just the finances that must come together. *crosses fingers*
As for me, I'm still working, still have a roof over our head. Things are still doing ok. I'm cursing my recent bout of online shynesss - it seems my social dysfunction is spreading online as well :( Ah well.
Future Posts: My thoughts on The Watchmen (sucked) and G.I. Joe., (not as bad as I thought it was going to be, but still very "meh") D. Gray-Man (awesome), Shangri-La (so-so), and World of Warcraft's latest upcoming expansion (mixed feelings).
Until then, laters!