Shameless Kid Pic Pimping:
Emeline being an awesome contradiction: [link]
First day of school pics: [link]
Em and her best friend: [link]
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
Spike's Bitches 42: Which question do you want me to answer first?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Aims - Sep 23, 2008 4:02:55 am PDT #6349 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
sj - Sep 23, 2008 4:07:44 am PDT #6350 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Not sj, but I think she would then be eligible for SSI (rather than SSDI), as long as she's not getting alimony.
I think vw is right about this. I'd essentially be starting from scratch and have to apply again. It would be a big mess. So, TCG has once again been informed he is not allowed to go anywhere.
OMG, Em look like such a big girl! How did she like school? I love her dress.
d - Sep 23, 2008 4:08:39 am PDT #6351 of 10001
It's nice to see some brave pretenders trying to make it interesting.
Awwww! Ded from cute.
Nora Deirdre - Sep 23, 2008 4:09:12 am PDT #6352 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Aw, cutieEm cutehead!
Shir - Sep 23, 2008 4:14:44 am PDT #6353 of 10001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Aw, Em's so cute!
Barb - Sep 23, 2008 4:18:30 am PDT #6354 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
Oh sweet jiminies-- cutiehed Em!
Part of me misses those days.
Not enough to relive them. Perhaps just feel a hint of wistfulness.
Aims - Sep 23, 2008 4:19:09 am PDT #6355 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
If ya'll are on Flickr, there's a bunch of house pictures posted, too.
Deena - Sep 23, 2008 4:23:17 am PDT #6356 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Timelies!
How are the kids doing in school this year?
I went to bed and missed you, sj. Sorry!
The kids are doing well. Aidan can write Aidan Michael Fisher, school bus, mom, dad, Kara, Thomas, Gordon, Edward, and all of his ABCs. He refuses to do his homework. I'm supposed to read him a poem, and then he's supposed to circle words in it and color the picture. "No. No thank you." He says, and then he goes and draws another bus or train or city. If I try to force it there's screaming.
Whenever we get near tall buildings he says, "We're going to the city!" and his favorite book right now is Virginia Lee Burton's "The Little House" which, until he brought it to me the second time, I thought would be a little too complex for him. He thinks the trolley cars are busses.
He's in the "Autism Unit" at school, which means he gets to spend some time in a regular classroom and a lot more time in a special resource room. He loves lunchtime--he has a lunch box with a lizard on it, and has to carry it onto the bus. It can't go in his backpack. he also loves art (of course) and math lab. He repeats everything he hears, and lately he's been saying "No screaming in school! Hush! I mean it! No screaming!" a lot.
Kara's started drawing more complex things. She drew a thing that's all black lines all over the page. It's a really interesting thing, though I don't quite know what it is. She's gotten into costuming, and yesterday dressed her littlest petshop duck as Jemima Puddleduck. She had a growth spurt just as school started and half of her clothes don't fit her anymore. She worries about wearing the right things so people don't laugh at her, and she never seems to feel like she quite fits in, but she has a best friend.
She's been reading a lot and playing Pokemon on her game cube. I made her do her homework last night before playing games and she gave me a note, each part on a separate piece of paper: I / am / un / happy / @t / mommy. (She calls me that when she wants to remind me that she's my baby girl, not some big girl who can do actual work.)
She's loving Math Lab more than art or music this year, which is a nice surprise. She's still slow at basic math facts, but she's starting to understand how they work.
She wants to grow her hair really long. It's past her shoulders now, and curly around her face. Her eyes have changed from sapphire blue to a sort of steel gray-blue.
And, of course, I'm already buried in Important! school papers from both of them.
Whew. Maybe more than anyone wanted to know.
Aims - Sep 23, 2008 4:29:02 am PDT #6357 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Deena, it sounds like the kids are doing great. Which, not surprising considering how awesome their momma is.
sj - Sep 23, 2008 4:29:49 am PDT #6358 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Aimee, the house looks beautiful. I love Em's room!
Yay, Kara and Aidan! I'm glad they're doing well. At least Aidan is polite about not wanting to do his homework.
She worries about wearing the right things so people don't laugh at her, and she never seems to feel like she quite fits in, but she has a best friend.
I'm sorry to hear this, but having a best friend in this situation is so important.