Last Day of School

This is Sweet'ums and her bff, who is moving up to kindergarten. This little girl is her first real friend, which is something I'll be forever thankful for, even though she'll probably never know.

Summertime

Summer break is here and already, Sweet'ums is bored to death. We're trying to find little things to do but so far it's slow going. It has rained at least a little nearly every day that she's been home so it's hard to get out much. Her daddy has worked most of the time so it's hard getting a chance to do family stuff.

At the end of the school year Sweet'ums got an award for being "most creative". The little party was adorable and it was sad seeing her say goodbye to her graduating friends. Hopefully she'll still see them now and then.

Since she's been home she's been kind of fussy but not nearly as bad as she was in school. She seems content to run around the house and amuse herself. I know she's bored, and I know she needs to get out more, but at least she's not being insufferable.

Her daddy and I saw a reproductive endocrinologist last week. He seemed far more optimistic than the ob/gyn and wasn't rude in the slightest. We've got a plan, at least, to identify the problem and correct it the best we can.

So... Things aren't too bad. As soon as I get done uploading I'll add a couple pictures. How are all of you doing?

Really really really long year

I haven't had much energy for writing lately. Sweet'ums has taken everything out of me lately and between her and all the bad luck I've been raking in, I just don't have patience for anything extra.

In the last two weeks I've had my child go Jerry Springer on her classroom, get punched in the stomach, begin hitting, get evaluated by a neuropsychologist, and get a new IEP. We've been rear-ended, my husband nearly had a heat stroke at work, and I basically got told by my ob/gyn that I'm too fat to have another baby but why "as one mom to another" would I want to since I have a stressful autistic child at home. And that doesn't even touch on all the little things that have happened that wouldn't matter, except that big stuff keeps happening too.

Fortunately this weekend was a nice break and hopefully it'll be the end of the several weeks of nonstop crap that has been chasing us.

For Mother's Day my husband and my brother both bought me chocolates and I got very sweet cards from my offspring (my parents pick out great cards!) and her daddy. Best of all was this gift from my precious Nice Guy. I cried when I opened it. Very, very fitting for my fifth Mother's Day. I have the most wonderful family!

I've been in a really bad place lately. I'm trying hard to dig out of it but it's proving harder than I expected. With all of this going on I've also dealt with reduced mobility thanks to the problems I have with my feet (read up on dyshidrotic eczema when you get time) and the return of my stomach problems thanks to the stress.

So that's where I am, what's going on with me. I hope things are going well for all of you out there.

Libbie

Thank you thank you thank you!

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New Ventures

A couple days ago I was turned onto a company called Jamberry Nails. They're a really neat form of nail art. They look a lot like some of those really detailed designs you can get at a salon, but at a fraction of the price. Anyway, due to the kindness of the woman I talked to and the rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor of something really novel, I went for it.

Check out my Jamberry Nails Independent Consultant page. If you have me on Facebook, please join my launch party. I'm really excited about this opportunity and I'm hoping it works into something amazing!

Followers

I've noticed I've got a few followers who don't comment.

If you're reading this, please, comment and leave a link to your blog. I'd love to know a little about you! I'm nosy and it drives me nuts to see a name that doesn't have a profile or blog link or anything. So introduce yourself. :) I'd like to meet you.

Seattle

My trip was a blast! I won't go into everything right now, but I wanted to share some of the better pictures from the trip. Those of you who have me on Facebook, feel free to check there too--I posted way more of them there.

So here goes:

Breakfast our first morning there at this little bagel shop in Pike Place Market.

Enjoying dim sum in the International District.

The view from the top of the Space Needle.

Domo was so proud that he conquered such a landmark!

Seattle, as seen from the middle of Puget Sound.

A mountain in the Olympic National Forest.

 A tree that burned out three hundred years ago and survived.

My first steps into the Pacific Ocean.

Our lovely hotel, the morning we left to come home.

Seattle is a magnificent city and it was definitely an experience I won't forget. I got to do so many things I don't expect I'll ever do again, even though I'd love to take Nice Guy out there one day.

If you like you can visit my Twilight Tour album or my Seattle 2012 album and check out the rest of the pictures. I'll try to elaborate more when I get a chance, but for now, thanks for the interest in the trip and thanks for waiting on me!