My alarm goes off at 7:15am. No dramas, no rush. Dee has gone back to waking up JC. I know that he is in his room firmly ensconced in his Naruto fan fiction. I roll over. No rush to get up. My eyes open with a start. I look at the clock. 7:50am. I swear…
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Retribution
I run to the car and quickly start up the engine. The electric garage door is taking too long. Damn, damn, damn! I’m going to be late again! I cannot believe this. Actually, I can. When I write/blog, time runs away with me. JC is never going to forgive me for this. I scream into…
The undomestic goddess
Ed’s note: I have no idea why, but the formatting on this post is not working. The paragraphs are not separating for some blinking reason. I may have to learn HTML. Is undomestic a word? It must be. It doesn’t have a red squiggly line under it as I type the word, so it…
Insanity vs Sanity – Monday 14 May – 32 weeks and 2 days
Dee has to go to work early and wakes me at 5:30am to remind me to get JC up for school at 6:10am. I grunt my acknowledgement and tell myself that 7:15am will suffice. Dee leaves and my brain starts ticking over. I am reminded of that saying that says the definition of insanity is…
The “normality” of life – Thursday 3 May – 30 weeks and 5 days
It is bucketing down outside. Winter has arrived in full throttle. Jay is at our house for the week and we are both lounging in the family room under blankets with a dog each curled up close to us. JC has refused to go to school, not because of the weather, but because of a…
The black dog of depression – Sunday 29 April – 30 weeks and 1 day
The dogs’ scratching on the laundry door wakes me. I do not want to wake up. I don’t have to go up to the hospital. Jay was discharged two days ago because her cervix had not dilated any further and her tightenings and contractions had calmed down. She is, as far as the doctors are…
Rain, rest and patience – Tuesday 24 April – 29 weeks and 3 days
Today is pouring with rain. Winter is on its way in Melbourne and I have the heating on to prove it. The rain is torrential. I wake up to the sound of the torrential rain on our blue colour bond steel roof. I don’t like driving in the rain. Two car accidents in the…
Birthdays and autism – Monday 16 April – 28 weeks and 2 days
Today is JC’s 14th birthday. He wakes up this morning at 6am to get his presents. Despite not showing much emotion, we have fun watching him open his gifts – The Simpsons movie, one of his favourites of all time, and a new gaming computer. We imagine his excitement even if we can’t see it….
A word on God – Tuesday 10 April – 27 weeks and 3 days
Baby C has made it through another night, although I wake up with a start at 6:00am when Dee’s alarm goes off to wake him for work. I am unable to return to sleep. It is cold. Winter is on its way. I get out of bed, turn on the heating (ignoring all the housework…
Another false alarm – Monday 2 April – 26 weeks and 2 days
At 5am, I make my way back to Jay’s room. Em is still fast asleep on the floor. I pull up a chair next to Jay’s bed, rest my head back and fall into a light sleep. I am conscious of people coming and going, but am also tired so am able to doze. Eventually,…