David Journal

Tag: Laura

  • Getting the lasting support

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    We got Laura’s car back from the shop today but have to hope that it is really fixed. They didn’t replace the solenoid because they could only get it as part of a larger $900 part which didn’t seem worth it unless it was really consistently dead (which it hasn’t been yet). After a long…

  • Last snowfall (I hope)

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    I woke up this morning to a driveway with 4 inches of snow again. Thankfully it had fallen late enough in the evening that the were no footprints or tire tracks to try shoveling up. That meant that everything came up clean and the driveway was actually clear when I finished rather than just much…

  • Stretched thin

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    I have no reserves to deal gracefully when kids (Isaac, Enoch, Alyssa primarily) push too hard against my directions or rules. Even without those kinds of hiccups I rush from one thing to the next. After sacrament meeting I went to the special teachers class but had to leave early in time to get to…

  • Back on track

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    So when Laura finally got to the eye doctor (who was in the office today when she came even though normally he doesn’t work on Wednesday – small miracle) she learned that she had torn off her cornea (out at least 25% of it). They put ointment on it to prevent infection and a special…

  • Hangover

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    The lousiness from yesterday carried over to today. I woke up late because of deleted all my alarms because he wanted to set an alarm for himself. I kept my head and taught him how the alarms work – hopefully there won’t be a repeat performance. The house was a wreck this morning too. Later…

  • Off track

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    The entire evening today was out of whack. Stephanie asked to meet with Laura and I to get some answers to questions. That took the first hour after I got home. I spent the next couple of hours dealing with an angry Ezra. Then, instead of doing dinner I shoveled the driveway from the 4…

  • Identified needs

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    So far, as Laura had worked to get out of her present funk, we have identified the following needs (generally by failing to meet them leading up to the funk): Medications on time Adequate sleep Eating 3 meals daily (not late) Getting out with friends several times each week A sense of purpose or feeling…

  • Laura stalled

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    First things first, we adopted the three rabbits that we saw last night. The kids have spent lots of time that holding/petting/watching them. The fact that they need to be held/played with daily is a core that everyone is willing to do. Mariah is still pushing for me to attend another $100 to get her…

  • Looking at bunnies

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    After work I took the kids to look at bunnies so that we could practice handling them and see about finding some where their temperament was good for us. My plan was to dip the toes in the water and keep the kids feeling that we were moving forward. When we got to the Farmington…

  • A new ring

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    With an empty calendar the afternoon today was the perfect day for Laura’s ring to be finished getting engraved. I drove down to pick it up after I got home from work. It was beautiful to finally see those scriptures imprinted on this symbol of our union. After I gave Laura the ring I got…