Fantastic. It's been a full month since I last posted anything. Well, I posted some nonsense on my other weirdness blog, but since it's not public... or.. maybe it is, I just never bother to check. And I don't have it linked to anything, so it's effectively not public, right?
So, a month. Last blog, my teenager had just arrived in town and we were on doggie death watch. My son is still with us. Sarah Dog is not. It was only last weekend that we put her down. And I think it was only that morning because when we woke up, we discovered she could no longer get outside to do her business. Nor was she cleaning herself up. She was ready. Thankfully the procedure was without drama. I'd like to think I never have to go thru that again, but I know that within a year or less, we'll be there again for Delia. Altho, we've since noticed that Delia's eyes are no longer cloudy and she has put on significant weight. So we joke that Delia was sucking the life out of Sarah. Yes, yes we are morbid & like to make tasteless jokes at the exact right time. It's how we cope. I did the same thing when I took my mother off life support and when my step mom was dying of cancer. I don't do it with people outside the 'know' of my family, so don't be alarmed if we ever get close enough for you to share something terrible with me. I won't suddenly bust out with Bobcat Goldthwait impressions or anything.
Our plans for the summer were limited due to a dying dog and, well, cuz we ain't rollin' in the dough. My son immediately found a local friend (a girl!) and figured out the bus system to find his way to her. We did the parental meetup thing, the little girl has been over a couple times. Sweet kid. Amazing artist. But, she's 14, and as teenage girls are wont to do, she and her mom got into it, and then she was grounded from going downtown. No place else, from what I understand. Which, is SO not how restriction worked when I was growing up.
When I got grounded, I was GROUNDED. No phone, no TV, no going out to meet my friends. (no computer in my home, so that wasn't an issue.) Didn't really bother me all that much, as I was a homebody anyway and preferred to spend all my time in my room reading and listening to music. And making mixed tapes. From the radio. It was hard trying to catch the whole song and hopefully the DJ didn't talk into the song! I asked my son the other day if he knew what Wil Smith did before he was an actor. He knew about Fresh Prince of Bel Air, but he had no idea that 'Fresh Prince' was a musical name. (or.. whatever you call it...?) I of course got the 'weird mom' look from him when I explained who it was and what they did and then the part about recording off the radio on to cassettes.
I remember looking at my parents weird when they would talk about things they did as a kid. Now I get to experience the other side of the look! It's great! I am so flippin old! :)
Anyway, my son's summer romance has significantly cooled and I am cool-mom enough not to text her mom and ask what's going on. Yes, it did occur to me, but then I thought out the scenario and realized, if he wanted to pursue her further, he'd make more of an effort. And he doesn't want to talk about it, so, I dropped it. But it was cute to see my teenager with a girl. I hadn't ever experienced it, since he lives with his father and this girl is the first friend he's made here in years. So, he's back to his old ways of sleeping all morning and then spending the most of the rest of his day playing Minecraft. At least he showers regularly, on his own. And he even does laundry.
Tomorrow I start babysitting on a schedule for one of my mamas. Little girl just turned 3yo and so is the perfect age for me to start her pre-preschool training! I started my son on phonics when he was 3, so, perfect! And I have way more resources now, and more time. I'd like to hope I have more patience, but we'll see. :) Plus, it's some pocket money for me. Which I need to save up for my dad's bday party end of next month. I booked the hot-springs pool for a few hours and it's going to cost $180 or so. Which is my present to him, no matter what his new wife wants to think! (along with a habanero pizza from our local hippy-dippy pizza place. That Adam guy who used to travel around eating the giant meals... he came here and had some of our habanero pizza for his show. You can only get them in August and you have to sign a waiver before you can have the pizza.)
I'd really love to have the money for a smartphone so I can start taking photos again and maybe actually have things to put in my blogs other than useless ramblings. But, I am nothing if not responsible in my old age. We're also living on the super cheap as we try to sock away money for all the application fees and inspector and whatnot associated with buying a house. We only have about a month or so to find one we can afford and jump on it. So, effectively, no money for anything. Good thing we have cable and internet and books and boardgames!
