Wednesday, May 28, 2008

System breakdown

I'm slammed with the flu and a head cold. I feel like ten sacks of shit in a three pound bag right now.
For the last month, it's been one thing after another. Family visits. Disagreements with M about Boy. Husband laying down the law about household spending but going out to buy a new expensive toy for himself and not cashing checks. So it's not wonder that Boy's cold jumped to a new ship and mutated.
My in laws came for a visit - the usual one exact week visit they do. God love 'em but they really come to sit and read in a different environment. They watch Boy for a couple of hours one night so Husband and I can have a meal in peace but for the most part, I'm chasing Boy around. My Father in law is happiest with the various things that have fallen apart in our house that he can fix. They didn't bother to watch the Weather Channel or check online to see the weather forecast which would have helped them pack reasonably. They packed for cool weather. It was ragingly hot. So they had to buy some short sleeved shirts and shorts which they left behind. More stuff that I have no space for in my house.
A cousin came to visit for a day from out of state. She and her husband were staying at a hotel closer to the City which meant one less thing that I had to think about but I had expected them to come by after lunch. They arrived at ten am. Our landlord had come over to fix some odd things in the house with his son and they left to pick up more supplies. What should have been a half hour took them three hours blocking my car in the driveway to I couldn't take my cousin out to lunch (since I had nothing to prepare for them since I had planned only to make dinner). My landlord sounded annoyed that I called asking him to quickly return to move his car out of his driveway.
We have orientation at Boy's new school next week. Hallalujah. If I'm lucky and can get Boy potty trained by August, Boy can start school without a problem. If I'm not successful, I have a new list of places that won't be a rip off to take Boy to. Boy needs an environment that will help him take his energy and channel it correctly. That will continue to intrigue his brain which clearly isn't happening anymore at M's school.
I've been running on adrenalin for the last three weeks. Dealing with Husband deciding to buy a new toy for himself that meant that I had to rethink buying ahead for Christmas (I see something interesting on sale, I buy it and hide it so that I can give it later). Boy needed a new car seat so $300 later, we were even further in debt. And don't start with me about the taxes.
So my system, a few days after the in laws left, decided to collapse. Husband was on a plane overseas and I just barely was able to keep up with Boy. Thank God I've got my Mom a couple hours drive away who can help me out.

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