Friday, June 22, 2007

Friday, June 22, 2007

…but I began writing on Tuesday, June 19, 2007…

Another probably brief written record again, though I got up earlier today to try and pull my sleeping habits back around, proper-like so I’m not willingly or not staying up late.
Missy has had bad dreams involving her being chased by scary people and things now for 3 nights and she comes to my side of the bed so as not to wake up mommy who has to get up at 4 AM. End result? Same result as when Joshy comes in after being asleep for a while and having a bad/scary dream…into bed with us until the fears pass or they fall asleep and then, if strength permits, I get up and have them get back into their own bed. Joshy weighs in around 50lbs and I can’t lift him as dead weight…I’ve NO CHANCE of lifting Missy at all.
I suspect that I will try a nap today to make up for the sleep I lost from last night’s lack of proper real estate for slumber.

Joshy’s room is completely painted now (thanks to CC) and he’s moved in! He’s spent the last two night in there with Missy camping on his floor, next to his bed but tonight (Friday) he will sleep solo in his room; gotta start sometime.

Before Joshy moving in, CC rented a carpet cleaner and went to town throughout the hallway, our room, Joshy’s room and the Main living room. We still need to clean Missy’s room, but it was destroyed with no carpet space to clean.

Madoli (Cookie), from the volunteer media tech crew, makes a living cleaning homes and had offered to come and help us, so this past Tuesday afternoon she came over and left an amazing trial of thorough cleanliness! She’s planning to come back next week and help some more as well. CC and I were both drop-jawed at her attention to detail while she worked; she more a home detailer than a “house cleaner”. She blessed us immeasurably. Wow.

Wednesday was another day of cleaning and sorting with tons of accomplishments

Yesterday was getting ready to leave for the afternoon during the morning and then packing an ice chest for a day trip and loading three bikes onto the back of the van and heading down to Lake Natomas by Negro bar where we spent a couple hours with me reading and watching CC and the kids wading in the water and walking from rock to rock, climbing around. The longer we stayed, the more the place became filled with teens and rock jumpers and others who made the decision for us as to whether or not we would stay any more.

We headed back to the house and shortly after got there, we were visited by Kari and John Lamprech! Kari and I have been friends like brother and sister since Jr. High days and while she was at Cal Poly, I would drive up from LA to hang out with her at her farm/barn apartment to clear my head and think which is where I met her then boyfriend then soon to be husband now for umpteen years. They’re awesome.
Have to go to PT. More later-