10 Things for a Thursday
1. Illiana graduated from preschool yesterday! It was possibly the most fun I've ever had at a graduation/promotion ceremony, lol. There are only six kids in her class, since it's a special needs preschool, and they are all awesome. They got awards for their accomplishments this year - Illiana got an award for meeting all her goals and finding her big girl voice. Then we got to go outside and play with bubbles and sidewalk chalk and the parachute, and then the kids got to play in the baby pool! One of the boys from her class will be with her next year in kindergarten (she goes to a different school for kindergarten). And the teachers cried. Illiana is a goober and took a thank you bow when she got her certificate. She is growing up so fast!
2. Ronnie & Davey both have their Math 8 SOL today. I don't think I'm as worried about it as I am about Ronnie's other SOLs. I hate SOLs anyway, but Ronnie has NEVER passed a social studies SOL, and this year is no different. He failed by two questions, so he gets to retake that one next week, but he also still has his English SOL (the multiple choice portion - he already passed the writing portion because that is done in March) and his Science SOL to do as well, and Ronnie is the WORST at tests. Plus, even though there are two weeks left of school for us, the kids are done. Everyone else is already finished or getting out, and the eighth graders have already had their promotion ceremony, and the eighth grade band students have already been inducted into the high school band or whatever.
3. My meds aren't working. As always. I'm at that point where I know things are wrong but I don't want to actually do anything about them, so I really feel like I can't complain about anything. But ughhhhh. Bipolar is dumb and migraines are dumb and eczema is dumb. I don't have suicidal feelings, which is a step up from last fall, so that's better than the alternative, I guess. But I am just blah and nothing makes me happy and I have no interest in anything and I want to sleep and/or stay in bed all the time, and I am SO ANXIOUS about nothing, all the freaking time. Panic attacks for no reason. Super weird dreams. I know I need to get my meds adjusted and I also need a new psych to talk to because there is so much that I need to talk about, but trying to find a new psych to take care of all this is overwhelming and I don't even know where I would start, even if I felt like I could. One of the new fun affects of the migraines is that my hearing is all wonky. It's like blurry hearing instead of (or in addition to) blurry vision. Voices, and especially music, sounds weird and distorted to me, which is really obnoxious, because I love music. And the eczema. Ughhhhh. It wouldn't be as bad if it wasn't on my hands, but that severely impacts my life, okay? My hands itch and hurt and everytime I think it's starting to clear up, it comes back with a vengeance, and I hate everything.
4. The first Stanley Cup Final Playoff Game is on my birthday next week! I rarely make it past the first period when I try and watch the game, even though I want to! I really just don't like the Ducks and will be sad if they make it to the finals. I'm going for Blackhawks/Rangers, and then Blackhawks, but I have no problem with Tampa Bay either.
5. Last Friday, I went to my first Salem Red Sox game of the season. That's insane. I should have been to at least a dozen games by now, but I'm just not feeling it. (I also have tickets for this weekend's Blue Ridge Music Festival - and I paid like $372 for two VIP tickets for the weekend for me and Haleybear - but I really just don't feel like going so RT and Kristina are going to take her, one each day. Depression is dumb!)
6. 5 Things That Happen When The Hulk Comes ot Commencement
7. For those of you with kids (here in the US) - here are a couple links for you:
Carmike Cinemas Summer Kid Series - weekly family movies; $4 for admission, popcorn, and drink
Regal Summer Movie Express - two weekly family movies, $1 admission
Kids Skate Free - Nation wide skating program that allows kids to skate for free two times per week at a local skate center; check listings for a center near you and for age restrictions (my skate center is 10 and under, but some are 12 or 16 and under)
Bowl Summer Games - register for a pass that entitles you to 3 games of bowling per day all summer long, free for kids 15 and younger, family passes also available for purchase
8. Animals with Their Adorable MiniMe Counterparts
9. The boys and I will be in VaBeach and then DC for a couple days in early July. We are having a family vacation at OBX the first week in August. And the boys and I have season passes to Kings Dominion. So if anyone lives out this way or visits out this way and wants to meet up, let me know!
10. lunabug is starting to fuss and gremlin just stole my bowl of scrambled eggs (she already ate all hers) - kids are fun
2. Ronnie & Davey both have their Math 8 SOL today. I don't think I'm as worried about it as I am about Ronnie's other SOLs. I hate SOLs anyway, but Ronnie has NEVER passed a social studies SOL, and this year is no different. He failed by two questions, so he gets to retake that one next week, but he also still has his English SOL (the multiple choice portion - he already passed the writing portion because that is done in March) and his Science SOL to do as well, and Ronnie is the WORST at tests. Plus, even though there are two weeks left of school for us, the kids are done. Everyone else is already finished or getting out, and the eighth graders have already had their promotion ceremony, and the eighth grade band students have already been inducted into the high school band or whatever.
3. My meds aren't working. As always. I'm at that point where I know things are wrong but I don't want to actually do anything about them, so I really feel like I can't complain about anything. But ughhhhh. Bipolar is dumb and migraines are dumb and eczema is dumb. I don't have suicidal feelings, which is a step up from last fall, so that's better than the alternative, I guess. But I am just blah and nothing makes me happy and I have no interest in anything and I want to sleep and/or stay in bed all the time, and I am SO ANXIOUS about nothing, all the freaking time. Panic attacks for no reason. Super weird dreams. I know I need to get my meds adjusted and I also need a new psych to talk to because there is so much that I need to talk about, but trying to find a new psych to take care of all this is overwhelming and I don't even know where I would start, even if I felt like I could. One of the new fun affects of the migraines is that my hearing is all wonky. It's like blurry hearing instead of (or in addition to) blurry vision. Voices, and especially music, sounds weird and distorted to me, which is really obnoxious, because I love music. And the eczema. Ughhhhh. It wouldn't be as bad if it wasn't on my hands, but that severely impacts my life, okay? My hands itch and hurt and everytime I think it's starting to clear up, it comes back with a vengeance, and I hate everything.
4. The first Stanley Cup Final Playoff Game is on my birthday next week! I rarely make it past the first period when I try and watch the game, even though I want to! I really just don't like the Ducks and will be sad if they make it to the finals. I'm going for Blackhawks/Rangers, and then Blackhawks, but I have no problem with Tampa Bay either.
5. Last Friday, I went to my first Salem Red Sox game of the season. That's insane. I should have been to at least a dozen games by now, but I'm just not feeling it. (I also have tickets for this weekend's Blue Ridge Music Festival - and I paid like $372 for two VIP tickets for the weekend for me and Haleybear - but I really just don't feel like going so RT and Kristina are going to take her, one each day. Depression is dumb!)
6. 5 Things That Happen When The Hulk Comes ot Commencement
7. For those of you with kids (here in the US) - here are a couple links for you:
Carmike Cinemas Summer Kid Series - weekly family movies; $4 for admission, popcorn, and drink
Regal Summer Movie Express - two weekly family movies, $1 admission
Kids Skate Free - Nation wide skating program that allows kids to skate for free two times per week at a local skate center; check listings for a center near you and for age restrictions (my skate center is 10 and under, but some are 12 or 16 and under)
Bowl Summer Games - register for a pass that entitles you to 3 games of bowling per day all summer long, free for kids 15 and younger, family passes also available for purchase
8. Animals with Their Adorable MiniMe Counterparts
9. The boys and I will be in VaBeach and then DC for a couple days in early July. We are having a family vacation at OBX the first week in August. And the boys and I have season passes to Kings Dominion. So if anyone lives out this way or visits out this way and wants to meet up, let me know!
10. lunabug is starting to fuss and gremlin just stole my bowl of scrambled eggs (she already ate all hers) - kids are fun