I'm not really sure where the last week or so went since I last wrote in here. I always mean to take the time to write at night but... good intentions don't always work out exactly as planned. This last week has been pretty busy, Michael had his first soccer game on Saturday and that was pretty good. He scored two outta three goals and was really proud of himself (as well he should be!). His grandparents from Tampa came down for the game which was a nice little surprise for him, and we went to lunch after at Applebee's.
Now, this is a restaurant I have always enjoyed, but don't think I'll be going back to for some time. I'm not sure that I've mentioned before but, I'm spending a year as a vegetarian. The reasons behind it are a blog all their own, but it boils down to a challenge to myself and reducing my footprint on this world. Anyways, going out to eat as a vegetarian hasn't been an issue yet, most restaurants have a lot of vegetarian friendly options (even just the ability to substitute a veggie burger patty in the burgers). I've never had a problem finding something to eat, that said... Applebee's has no options for vegetarians (aside from like.. a basic garden salad). Needless to say, I was very dissapointed!
Sunday was a relax day, we didn't do much of anything. I went to Target and got invitations for Alhanna's party. She's having a little Halloween themed birthday party. I'm a little worried because there are only 6 girls in Alhanna's class, and I doubt they will all come so... I think this is going to end up being a pretty tiny possibly slightly lame party for her. I just want it to be perfect. She's already feeling down about her birthday, all she wants is to have Christopher around for her birthday/party/Halloween and it's hard on her that she doesn't get that. As far away as January seems for me, it feels even longer for her.
Speaking of missing Christopher, Michael doesn't talk about it much but I can tell he's really missing him too. I'm worried about the effect that internalizing all his emotions is having on Michael. I try and get him to talk to me a little bit at least. It's not easy though because he's a boy and has apparently already taught himself to keep his feelings on the inside. His grades at school are not great, and this isn't normal for Michael. He's not giving his school work all of his attention, he's rushing through work, and not paying attention to what's being asked of him. I know my son well enough to know that this all has to do with missing Chris. He bottles up how he's feeling, and it messes with his attention/focus because that's whats on his mind a lot. So, I have to figure out how to help him through that and get his grades back up.
... So I started writing this yesterday, then got hit with a killer migraine and stopped. Now I've lost my train of thought so I guess that's it for this very stellar /sarcasm\ blog!
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