Went back and found the video that was posted on the newsletter on the newspaper website www.stateportpilot.com from when Caleb went to beginner's chess class at the Harper Library in Southport.
https://youtu.be/uDyxCiv3xjc
I have been awake since midnight. I woke up really thirsty. I went through my email, and my facebook messages. I got all caught up on those and then I went over to the Capella University website to catch up on my school work. I watched a video, and completed an assignment. I wrote my discussion post and responded to 3 students' posts. I think the only thing I have left to do is read the chapter and take the quiz for the week. I will do that some other time as I was ready to do something unrelated to school for a bit. I went to look at books on amazon. I love books and I like to have them saved for later to buy when I am ready. I went looking for a steel tongue drum too.
Yesterday was a busy day. I woke up at 0430. Caleb was already awake when I got up. I got paid so I went ahead and paid the bills I could online. I was wondering what happened to my amazon refund for the portable air conditioner that was picked up in July for return, so I went and did some investigating. I could not find the information I needed so I went to the chat to reach a person. The amazon rep was helpful, and told me what I needed to know. My refund was processed right then. I also looked up the refund for the printer that I returned. I found the refund.
I questioned whether or not I submitted the travel pay voucher for my dental appointment, so I went to go look it up. I did not submit the voucher online so I went ahead and got that all caught up. The VA owes me more than $200 for travel pay (gas).
I chatted with Christinia for a little while. I wondered if I should get refunds for the Alice in Wonderland tickets I bought, but when I looked it up, I received a 50% discount on our tickets for the event that is not until November. I told Christinia that I hope our situations improve so we can all go.
I called my dad and then we went out to run errands. I had to pay the water bill in person. We stopped at Food Lion so I could buy vegetables and we circled around to stop at the vet's office to pick up Bubba's medication. On the way home we stopped at Lowe's foods because I wanted steaks that were on sale for the last day.
When we came home I snacked on some shrimp cocktail that was on sale at Lowe's Foods. I called my dad and talked to him for a few minutes. Half the day was gone and I already had gotten so much done! I gave Bubba his medication with some wet food. He is highly food-motivated so yum!
I wanted to make a salad, but the kitchen was a disaster. I asked Caleb to put on a Harry Potter movie for me, and I began cleaning up. I handwashed a bunch of dishes and cleaned the countertop so I could make a salad. I had spinach, red leaf lettuce and Romaine lettuce with cucumber, mushrooms, and red onion! I used the last of the balsamic vinegar and oil dressing, and it was delicious and healthy! I swear it has been too long since I have made myself a good, green salad. It has been so long that the green leaf lettuce went bad before I could eat it!
By that time I felt it was too late to take my usual nap. I was too tired to do anything else. Caleb had lots of energy! So, I didn't get done what I planned to do, but that's ok. I did get alot done.
Caleb went outside and played in the dirt with Bubba so they both needed to get washed up. Caleb gave Bubba his first bath since being here. It was long overdue. Bella needs a bath too, but I bathe her.
It wasn't a good mail day. Nothing I cared about came in the letter mail. I got the under-the-sink shelving unit from UPS though!
Today I have an appointment with Brian from the Unleash Your Life group. He will be going over a breathing technique with me. Other than that, my schedule is wide open. I have to get the laundry moving again. I want to get the floors cleaned up of Bubba's chaos. I want to get that shelving put together so I can put the cleaners I use under the sink. I need to take a shower this morning before I get my day started. I failed to do my Reiki practice yesterday, so I want to be sure to do it today. I've been doing "daily" readings in the Bible so I can read the Bible in one year.
Oh yeah, also yesterday I went ahead and ordered my medications from the VA pharmacy. I also updated my biomarkers spreadsheet for my appointment with Dr. Kent on Thursday. I emailed the files to her so it would have time to reach her before our phone call. I got an email from the GI team that I saw awhile back about my chronic and painful constipation. I am being prescribed a non-formulary medication for it. I have tried using Psyllium husk capsules and miralax and they are not working well enough. I almost fainted on the toilet the other day because the pain was so bad. Something that should be so simple becomes so complicated. Only with me...
Caleb is getting ready to start taking classes with me. I just need to set up our classroom properly before we can get started without any distractions. Caleb has ADHD so that's a requirement for his learning. I wanted to find textbooks so that he could read and learn things without my teaching him, but I could not find any. I know they exist. It's not that I don't want to teach him things, it's that I don't know everything that should be covered for each grade. Having a curriculum would be helpful. At this point we are just going to take what we've got as far as books are concerned and I will teach from memory everything I know. This could be problematic in the future though, because I don't remember everything I ever learned. I am using the workbooks as guides. I don't want to miss anything though. I have lots of reference books for history ,science, and writing topics. I'm sure I figure it out. I also bought the study guides for the GED, the SAT, and some other study books for tests that Caleb might need to take in the future. I planned on using them to set what needs to be learned.
Caleb got himself grounded for a week the other day for giving me trouble when I told him to unload the dishwasher. I had already taken away the Xbox because I don't like the influence it has on his behavior. I am teaching him that if he does not understand what someone says , he needs to ask questions. It is frustrating when I tell him something, I think he understands and he is going to do what ask, but then he doesn't understand and doesn't do what I asked and I find out later that it was never done.
I wonder what my psych eval report is going to say. Part of the testing was an IQ test. The results are already piquing my curiosity. I have another week and a half, I think, before I find out.
Dr. Hueholt never responded to my email with the Autism test summary on it. I wonder if she ever got it. That shit frustrates me so much. I can't be Autistic because it wasn't diagnosed as a child? What kind of bullshit is that? I just gotta walk away from that one.
It's getting late. I haven't taken my medications yet or anything because I woke up too early. It's 0438 now. I've been awake since midnight. I got alot of stuff done though. I am still trying to figure out why my printer is printing shitty. SMDH I should get started on my morning routines now. Be blessed my readers!
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