Today I had to go to my dad's lawyer and sign a bunch of stuff that makes me executor of his will, his power of attorney and the person who will make all the decisions about his health if he can no longer do so. Nobody ever told me that being a grown-up would be such a drag. I don't want all this responsibility and yet, that is the way it works isn't it?
I really need something happy to post. Hmm...let me see...
Today I saw my nieces! Both as cute as all git out. My youngest niece turned one in June and for some reason she really likes me. (Probably because I give her back tickles.) Last month she started walking and she was following me all over today and if I didn't pick her up she made that baby, eh eh eh noise. How could I resist?
It is 11:32 and I could eat the kitchen counter right now if I added some seasoning. Seriously, I am ravenous! Not really sure why as I made home-made spaghetti sauce with home-made (not made by me) pasta tonight. It was delicious and I felt satisfied after I ate it. After dinner we went for a walk but it wasn't long enough to make me hungry.
My boy is feeling a little better. Last night he just kept coughing and I was thinking at one point that I was going to take him to the hospital. Then I remembered when my kids were babies and had croup and always made what I thought was a miraculous recovery by the time I go them to the hospital. It was later I found out that the cool night air was the reason and not a miracle at all. So I sent my son outside and his coughing settled enough so that he could sleep. Tonight my kids are at their dad's and I am wondering if he remembered to take his antibiotics and if he ended up doing his own eye drops. I really shouldn't worry as he was born responsible and grown up.
Well, I am going to see what kind of healthy choice I can find in my fridge. Cherries? Blueberries? Mozzarella cheese? Did you know that Mozzarella cheese made with skim milk has less fat and calories that other cheeses? Well now you do so go have some.
As hard as it is - I like your grown up choice better than what I have ;'(
ReplyDeleteIt sucks being a kid of divorced parents sometimes
Being grown up is nothing like as much fun as I thought it would be. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that your boy is feeling a little better.
Glad your son is better...he WILL take his medicine for sure...
ReplyDeleteyou asked about my chicken soup..
check out my March22/12 post, the "recipe" is there..tell me if you try it...I sometimes add a couple of chicken thighs as well...lots more flavor..
perhaps you should eat the oatmeal, it SURE fills you up, what with the berries and fat free yogurt..
Have a great day...
Cheers!
Linda :o)
i don't like those parts of being grown up either... it hits me now & again that the older i get, the older my parents get.
ReplyDeletei hate coughing like that. and you're right, the only thing that helps is cool air.
i love mozzarella cheese - as long as it's battered and deep friend in the form of a cheese stick... probably defeats the purpose
My younger son had a lot of both asthma and croup and I remember many times trying to figure out in the middle of the night whether to sit outside in the cold, wrapped in blankets, or to drive to emerg.
ReplyDeleteI find a lot of mozzarella to be rather too rubbery. I do enjoy cottage cheese though.
Seems like just about the time we start figuring out what life is, we have to start grappling with death in so many different ways.
ReplyDeleteSucks, but that's the way it is if we're human, which we are but next lifetime I think I want to be banana spider.
I don't feel at all grown up sometimes when i look at how i've always freaked out over little things and then look at what others are dealing with. Real grown up stuff. Sometimes I think that's it I am grown up now but then I see someone else dealing with something that I don't think I would ever be able to, and I have to think again. Scary to think of our offspring fending for themselves sometimes! Mine is very much older than yours but I still worry. Mozzarella, mmm love it. hope you found a healthy snack. xx
ReplyDeleteDrink lots of water, it keeps you from getting a growly tummy! I'm always packing water bottles in the summer and mugs of hot water in the winter. Keeps me from snacking so much.
ReplyDeleteMy father in law passed away almost two years ago and my hubby is still dealing with his estate. You're right, being a grownup in the sandwich generation sucks.
I have to admit: sometimes it is easier being seen as the irresponsible one, so my sister is burdened with a lot of the grown-up stuff that I would rather avoid if at all possible. I indulged in a bit of emotional over-eating myself tonight unfortunately, but tomorrow is another day...hopefully one in which a Whopper with Cheese doesn't make a repeat performance! I applaud you for making the more sensible mozzarella cheese choice...and I shall steal that tip for usage in the near future!
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