Aaarrrgh, School And Painting
Posted on September 9, 2009 - Filed Under Life, Parenting, Year Two
Man I don’t know what is happening, but the past two days have been brutal.
I am really depressed and cannot seem to shake myself out of it. I know it will pass but man… this has been tough.
I feel like I am walking around with a lump in my throat all of the time, ready to kind of break down for no reason. Must be man hormones or the rain or something. :)
I think another part of this is being alone. I have not been alone for 14 years and now when Toni comes to pick up Alex, the house is just silent. Still trying to get used to that.
Add to that the lack of friends and well, you get the idea.
Toni was my best friend, and she is gone.
It feels like she died, and when I do see her it is like I am catching glimpses of her ghost.
I have been keeping busy, and there are a million things I need to get done around the house, but it would be so much better to have someone to do them with. Someone to share that experience with.
I should quit my bitching and just get over it, but days like today make that difficult.
And for those wondering, she stopped reading this a long time ago… Well before the separation, but that is another story.
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Travis started school last week and it has been interesting. He is dual enrolled right now with two courses at Lincoln High School and his core classes through WAVA (Washington Virtual Academy).
The transition to WAVA has been rough. We have been all over the place with the admissions adviser assigned to us. She does not respond to email or phone calls, and we get conflicting information on what paperwork has been filed or is needed.
As of today, the first day of WAVA classes, Travis is still not fully enrolled with WAVA and he has no classes. I am not happy about it.
I finally have one of the main folks from the WAVA office looking into this, but we really should not be at this point. I had hoped this would be resolved before classes started.
If this is not resolved by Friday, we have no choice but to put Travis back into Lincoln full time, and he is going to hate it.
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I have spent the past week painting Alexanders play room. I am converting it into his new big boy bedroom. Progress is slow, but steady.
I made the mistake of letting Alex paint on one wall the first day I started the project. He was fine until he saw me break out the paint roller. He wanted one, and there was no way that was going to happen.
I got through half of the room before giving up. Alex was everywhere. Hand prints on fresh paint, scratching fresh paint, etc. and it was just too much.
I spent time last night patching holes and doing prep work so I can finish painting the walls this weekend. Hopefully I can get the ceiling done as well.
We are going with a blue theme for his room. Moon, Sun and Stars! Walls are a sky blue, ceiling is starry night dark blue and trim/accents are white and grey.
Once the walls are done, I will be painting some of his old dressers to match the room. I plan to make a clock that will be shaped like a huge sun on one of his walls.
The ceiling will be home to glow in the dark stars and moons and I am picking up a lamp from Ikea that will project stars and moons on the walls at night. Very soothing.
This is a big project for me. In the past, Toni was the one that did all of this stuff and laughed because I was never very handy around the house. We’ll see who laughs once this is complete…
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