Aug 16, 2007 09:56
Now that my internet is now working as it SHOULD be working I feel inspired to make an update.
Our moving went well, everything moved in 1 day. Nice, very nice.
Z had his steroid shots given that next day, Wednesday. First time every they put him under. I couldn't help but laugh at how he described going out and then waking up. Glad he's ok. The shot seems to be helping him. He isn’t taking him pain med's which is really good.
Thursday I picked up my dad from the airport. Friday afternoon dad and I began working on our first project. We dug for about 4 hours. Scott jumped in and started helping and 10 minutes later he found the damn pipe. lol. So. we look at the pipe, no roots in it, no hole's and breaks no leaks. grrrrrr... So by then my brother and sister in law where there and Pery helped cover the hole back up. *sigh* So. Friday and Saturday we all goofed off and drank, we played games and hung out with dad. Sunday afternoon Perry and Candy took off. Monday dad started to take the bathroom apart. Tile was first. Got started, needed a tool. Then the toilet, then the old tub. Every time we got going, some other issue came up. The tub was delivered on Tuesday. Monday evening we realized that there were no outlets in the bathroom and we needed at least one for the tub. SO anyways, long story short we ran out of money and dad ran out of time. That means that we are down to one bathroom until we can get some money to buy the good strong lumber to make another brace. then we can put the toilet back in at least.. heh.
The next friday, I invited some family over and asked Munchkins mom if i could have her a few hours early. I was pleasantly surprised that she very easily said yes. So. We had everyone over for a chocolate fondue fountain party. I was surprised at how ppl wanted to come over not because of the house, but to see my dad. that was neat!!
Hopefully dad and Tami will be out here soon though.
today I went to the dr's office. I told my dr about my old falling-down-the-stairs wound which after 3 yrs has left a bump still and has been getting very swollen. He told me that he wanted me to see my regular dr and tell them he's suggesting blood work be done on the bump. He would do it but we both agree it's not part of the workers comp case and therefore he's passing me to another dr. He says after test results, if the other dr feels it's part of the work in jury, then he's going to go back and document that. Kind of concerned me when he started talking about doing blood work. But it's going to be about a month or so before I will have the money to get it looked at.
We are having Munchkins birthday party on the 25th. That same day we are going to be in Austin for her cousin's birthday party. lol.. This will be an interesting day. heh. I have one of Munchkins friends actually sleeping over and I asked Z's sister if her little girls were able to sleep over. Sooooo. Hopefully all will go well.
Munchkins mom and I are getting along better. I thought it was kewl that after she sad there arguing with Z online for awhile, she picked up the phone, called me, and we came to a compromise in 5 minutes. That's awesome. I also talked online with her for a bit about the rules she has in her house vs. our house. They are not as different as munchkins keeps telling her dad and I. heh. So. Her mom said she was going to try and make it so that munchkin see that she's doing them in her house so that it's not that traumatic when she's here. Hopefully that will work. Not just that, her mom told me that she was very disappointed in how Munchkin treated me and behaved this summer and she's been talking to her about respecting me and our house. So.. these are some awesome things that are going on here. Hopefully this will continue.
I am getting more and more worried about Munchkins not knowing she's adopted. i've talked with some of my friends, some that have been adopted and some that have adopted out. I know both ends of the scale on people that were adopted, one that wasn't told until he was 18 and the other that was told as when he at least 5. The one that knew at a younger age took it a lot better than the older one. Munchkin is going to have enough problems in school as she gets older, friends, teachers, classes. I think that she should be told before she leaves elementary school. I think she should be told before she's 9 really. But that's not that far away. I"m concerned on the impact it will have on her. Even right now at her age it's going to have an impact. I was going to ask her parents if I could start talking about my family being her adopted family. They did sorta adopt her into the family. Or to make notice that my friends that have known her a really long time are her Adopted aunt and uncle. I have several "unofficially adopted" family members. So.. At some point her mom told Z that it was not place to be part of telling munchkin. I'm not sure if that has changed at all but I hope that i can be there to help munchkin to see that it's ok. She has sooo much family that love her. I just hope she see's that. I guess i'm afraid too that if they wait to long, we are all going to loose that sweetness she shows us. I'm afraid she will pull back and only show us resentment. I'm more afraid because it's not my place to tell her but yet i want to really bad. But i know that if i do, There goes that relationship with munchkins mother. THAT would be a bad thing.
so.. this is my babble.
house,
family,
moving,
munchkin