The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly #10

Because some days you need more than others! And in the spirit of keeping it real,

here is a peak at what's been going on in my world lately...

• Spencer has faked sick at school before. Not only faked sick, but he's poured water on himself, made himself throw up...all sorts of crazy things and then points to the nurse's clinic which means.."Oh, I'm sick and you should call mom!" Well, here's a new twist that I was not expecting. Spencer acted sick at home! He would not get out of bed! I asked if he was sick and he nodded and threw the covers over his head. "OK," I thought, "maybe he is!" I got the other two boys ready. When they left, I saw Spencer tiptoe out to watch them leave! When he saw me, he ran and hid in bed! A few minutes later he was dancing around the house giggling! Hmmm. So, I got him dressed and took him to school! ha. He seemed alright with it and smiled when I left him with his aide. Although, later they told me that he stripped his clothes off and laid on the bathroom floor in protest! haha. They just told him to get dressed and get to class. I told The Mister that if he was not autistic, Spencer would certainly be our black sheep! I could see him sneaking out at night, skipping school, fudging grades on tests, etc, etc. Then we agreed that Alex and Harry would tattle on him! LOL!
• I was in the grocery the other day and was reading a label on a bottle of shampoo. I happened to touch the bottom of the bottle on my stomach, only to find that the bottle had leaked...leaving a circle of shampoo goo on my shirt. Ugh. Unfortunately I had about 5 errands to run that day...and this was my first stop! ha.
• I had a my annual mammogram last week. Everything seemed fine...until they called me back for a second screening! Ugh. Of course, everything imaginable goes through your head...like, "Is it cancer? Why do I do these things right before the holidays? Will I loose my hair with chemo?" Etc, etc. Well, 5 x-rays and 2 sonograms later and they said it was nothing...absolutely nothing and I was completely healthy. Whew! And, "Thank you, God!" Still, I did not need that stressful day! Oh my.

• The Mister had done his last round of yard work last week...raking leaves, one last cutting of the grass and trimming up some things. I didn't pay any attention as I was busy inside...until I was sweeping off the front porch a couple of days later...and noticed that he trimmed the hydrangeas AND the clematis down to the ground! After staring at them in disbelief for a few minutes, I calmly emailed him at work and said. "Hydrangeas and clematis plants do not get trimmed. They look dead, but they come back in the spring." He emailed back and simply said "Oh." LOL! Hmmm....he hadn't trimmed them the other 6 years they had been growing. I guess he was a little too happy with the clippers...which I've since repossessed. :)
• Alex, who loves to put things away, especially trash and laundry, has of course taken that obsession to an extreme. He had begun to compact the laundry so tightly in the bottom of my vintage wicker hamper that he finally stretched it and the seam came apart in the back. The Mister, who insisted he could fix it, repaired it one day while I was off working at an auction. I admit that I was pleasantly surprised at how good it looked! ...until....I began to do laundry the next day and cut my hand and snagged several sweaters on 3 nails...nails that were sticking out in plain site on the inside of the hamper. Oh dear.... The Mister and his "Jimmy Rigging" again! I calmly returned it to him that evening for a little tweaking. The second repair is much better. :)

So, there you have it! Just another week in the Brock house. :) Some times you just have to laugh! So please laugh with me! Oh my. Sigh.