Opposite reactions are pretty standard for ADHD. Which is why, back in the bad old times, they gave uppers to hyper kids because they calmed the behavior, at least somewhat.

Nutritionists are like that, Laura. I've resigned myself to leaves, roots, the occasional bug for protein, twigs, and leaves. Of course one must rebel on occasion.

I'm wrestling with my blood sugar levels. I've got it down (a lot!) with diet and activity to a consistent 20 points above where it should be. I guess I have to dig a pit in the back yard and fill it back in (or some other pointless sustained repetitive physical effort) over the rest of my lifetime to drop that last 20 points.

My coworker just told me that waiting for inventory to be received is like playing bingo and probably that makes NO SENSE to anyone that isn't us but it's cracking me up. I think I'm a little sleep deprived.

Timelies all!

I really shouldn't think too deeply about animated shows with a few human characters, and a bunch of anthropomorphic creatures, right?(This brought to you by Blaze and the Monster Machines, one of Mr.S's current favorites.)

Sheryl, I haven't seen that one yet, but I find myself thinking far far too deeply about F's shows.

I loved Max and Ruby when the kids were little, but after just one episode I realized their parents were completely nonexistent, which seemed odd.

Max and Ruby drives me crazy for that reason. I used to watch it as a sitter, but it is one of the shows I have specifically steered ltc away from.

My current customer is one of those Sovereign Citizen idiots, his computer is full of documents on how to declare yourself a Real Man and how to disassociate yourself from federal legal ties by telling the IRS that as a Real Man you do not have a Social Security number but you are an executor for someone who does have a social security number (family members whose finances you manage, ie, the family bank account). His legal documents refer to the LastName Kingdom of the Nation of Ohio. So many strange people in the world.

How it must gall him to have to use federally supported interstate phone and Internet channels to get his crappy computer fixed.

edit: I wonder if the credit card he used to pay for the support call is from a bank that recognizes his Real Manliness.

edit 2: And more amusingly, the problems of the last two and a half hours are because he's been trying to install with the British version of the software with U.S. credentials. Bah.

I wish it were warmer here—I packed for 75-85 like the forecast said. Instead it's been 65 max, and rainy, and my one long sleeve shirt and two pairs of pants are getting old while my cute shorts and tank tops are just useless weight to carry around. Boo!

Feel your pain. I had the opposite problem in Munich last year. I packed for 65 and rainy, but we had beautiful mid 70s temps the whole week. Luckily, I had packed a few light dresses for dancing in hot clubs, so I was able to wear them all day.

I really shouldn't think too deeply about animated shows with a few human characters, and a bunch of anthropomorphic creatures, right?(This brought to you by Blaze and the Monster Machines, one of Mr.S's current favorites.)

I am super anti-Paw Patrol, so of course Alexandra loves it. Luckily, she also loves Esme & Roy and Sesame Street, so I can't stress too much.

I've been buzzing with anxiety since the nebulizer treatment.

Was it albuterol?

My kids had RSV as babies and for years after, we had to give them nebulizer treatments at home, if they had upper-respiratory viruses, because they always turned into bronchiolitis (and pneumonia a couple of times).

That stuff made them so jumpy. Before they could/would wear the masks, I used to just have to hold the tube in front of their faces, and I'd get hopped up on the stuff. I remember my heart pounding.

I hope you feel better soon, sj. It's hard being sick when you have a little one.