broken pinky - round 2

alas we now have our 2nd broken pinky finger in 2 months. of course you all remember how dash and luigi were fighting before the move and luigi's pinky was broken by dash. we laughed at how the 7 yr old broke the 12 yr old's finger. i suppose it's now no surprise that dash has managed to break his own pinky finger while riding his scooter. sadly, it's much tougher to keep the buddy tape on him than it was to keep it on the older kid. i'm just glad there is no surgery required, as sorting out our insurance has been a complete nightmare and won't be ending anytime soon.

H1N1

i'm unhappily reporting that THE flu graced us with its presence. poor luigi had to suffer through 10 days of being ill and is still experiencing muscle pains in the aftermath. i can't remember the last time he's been sick. i'm guessing it's at least 5 years. it's a miracle that none of us, nor our visiting friends, nor my in-laws caught it.

question overload

why is a trustworthy person SO hard to find these days? why bother medicating our children when they eventually get better on their own anyway? why are last minute flights SO expensive? how can you be SO close to the end of the tunnel and still claim NOT to see the light? why does the healthy food cost SO much more than the fake food? why do state employees seem to work 3x slower than everyone else? how are moms supposed to help little girls go potty if they're busy going to the bathroom themselves? if a person loses weight from stress, does it magically reappear when the stress is gone? why bother unpacking boxes that are just going to be repacked 12 months later? why are strangers SO much nicer in the western parts of the united states? why would SO much energy be given to small children that are asked to sit still constantly, and NOT given to adults that have SO much work to accomplish? how can 1 single person kill SO many hearty plants? why is it that children seem to be born with partially functioning hearing? why am i always shopping for something no one has manufactured yet? why do children ALWAYS find the worst matching outfit to wear in public?

my brain must have reverted back to a 3 year old level. or it could just be mush because i live with a 3 year old. haven't figured that out yet...

eeny meeny miney mo

i used to think choices were good things. i would long for the day when we could once again choose what turns our lives would take. i longed to be able to have some say in the matter, instead of just feeling like i was a programmable robot. but now i think i'm changing my mind. choices are overwhelming and stressful. choices make you crazy. choices are time-consuming and cause panic attacks. choices make me feel chaotic and unsettled and like i have no clue what is to come next. oh please remove these choices from my platter and just get on with telling me what to do already!!

leaving on a jet plane

well, i dropped doc macgyver curbside at the las vegas airport early this morning. i say early but for most folk it would've been sleeping in. after scraping by with 3-4 hours of sleep last night, i was hardly all the way awake as he drove. i don't think reality has set in yet. the reality that helps me remember he'll be gone for the next 19 days. 19 whole days. good thing there's txt msging and phones and FB and email and whatever else technology sees fit to help us stay in touch with. but i know it won't be the same. i know he was anxious over leaving and if there was any way he could've cancelled the contract and still supported us for this month, he would've done it. we are so proud of him for taking such good care of us. i wish i could make his job easier somehow.