Since I'm up, and I'm not sure I'll get a chance to post other than this in the next couple of days, I'm going to get this done. I need to start packing for my trip back to Colorado, and I need to finish a few things for work before I go so they'll be ready for the meeting ( Read more... )

What a day. I wish I could conjure up a fraction of the energy of any of these kids. Just watching them tires me out. I don't remember ever being that energetic, although I suppose I probably was as a kid. That was a long time ago, though. Sometimes I feel lucky if I remember what was going on last week ( Read more... )

Summer break is here, and it's amazing how much less stress I'm feeling. I've slept better the past couple of days than I have in some time. Part of me is glad about this, but the larger part isn't. If I'm going to be so uptight when Rafiq is going to school that I feel this good when it's over, then what does that say about me? It also means that ( Read more... )

Now that I have a minute, I should get this done. It's been a chaotic day, but at least not in a bad way. Mostly, that is. When Markez is involved, mostly is the best we can do. At least he's distracted by food ( Read more... )

It's getting late, so I'll do this before Amber drags me to bed. I lose track of time easily when I'm working, and I've been doing a lot of that recently. Amber's been doing her best to keep me from losing too much sleep, but she worries too much. I suppose that's not any surprise to anyone who's ever met her or read her entries. That's all right, ( Read more... )

Rafiq just reminded me that I need to do this, so I'm taking the hint now instead of counting on my memory. I've been busy lately, so my mind gets rather full of other things ( Read more... )

I've decided that I get too caught up in projects. I've decided this before, but every once in awhile something comes along to remind me. Usually Amber is the first to notice, although I hate to admit it when she says it ( Read more... )

What a day. It seems there's always something with this family. Getting a call from the school telling us that Markez had been in a fight was not the way we were hoping to round out the year with the schools. The last week before the break and something just had to happen ( Read more... )

It is not easy living in a house where everyone else has such a sensitivity to sugar and caffeine. For days after, it means that I'm getting far less sleep than I need. Thinking straight is not my strong point right now, so please excuse any lack of sense that I make ( Read more... )

Time really flies, doesn't it? It's already the middle of November. That's hard for me to believe. Thanksgiving and Christmas are both looming, and I need to try and get into the right mindset for them. I could use a little more time for that, but that's how it goes ( Read more... )