Ciar has two more cavities, which sucks for him. He's had a lot of them and Len's had none.

But he also just lost his third tooth in one week - and these losses were not due to decay, at least, so there's that.

OK, so anyone who has been a child or dealt with them knows that kids will sometimes start a conversation or an argument where they just repeat everything you say or do, ad infinitum. Well, my go-to way of ending those has always, ALWAYS been to lick my nose, because I can do that and the kids can't ( Read more... )

There are a few new things I'm trying at home, including the UFYH app (check it out, I love the 20/10s.  I did 20/10s all evening last night and got a lot done), and changing some of the contents of the pantry and fridge.  Ciar is on a new diet due to his migraines, and it's just easier to put all of us on it for now, for the most part.  Although ( Read more... )

All of this.

http://thoughtcatalog.com/shahida-arabi/2016/06/20-diversion-tactics-highly-manipulative-narcissists-sociopaths-and-psychopaths-use-to-silence-you/

My parents are moving to the house down the street, because their landlord is selling their house ( Read more... )

I can hear one of my coworkers, who's 21 and married, talking to another about what a difficult time she (the 21-year-old) had in high school.  For example, she says, her sophomore year was really rough.  I'm sitting here thinking she had a year where everyone bullied her or ignored her or "forgot" to invite her to parties, like high school is.  No ( Read more... )

Last night we did a motivation exercise and made little bags as focus points for motivation.  I brought mine to work!  This should help. :D 

I'm backdating this so that it appears in the archive in the right spot.  This is from December 9, 2015.

Ciar: (chattering away about something, not paying attention, puts his underwear on backwards)
Me: You really put the derp in underpants.

November 8, 2015:

Me: Len, let's watch what Ciar wants to watch because I think he might P-A-S-S O-U-T soon and then you can watch something else.
Ciar: (gives me offended look) I am NOT going to PASS OUT.

I guess he can spell.

I got Len a fitbit this past weekend. He has treated his tablet well and has done well wearing his watch lately so the deal was, he does that for a provable amount of time and he gets a fitbit. He's already addicted to it. I had to get him a large because his wrists are bigger than mine.

So are his feet.

He's ten.