This week is moving week, so this weekend I painted. My Mom came up and we got two rooms painted. We had to paint the ceiling and the walls. No one has ever painted the house before and it sucked up ceiling paint. I am so happy with the results. Now I just need to keep painting, I have many rooms to go. I did get my bedroom done and the tv room off the deck finished.
You can't really tell in this pic but everything is vanilla flat beige, the ceiling and the walls.
Now everything is a lighter grey and the wall has a large turquoise stripe.
Bedroom
Bedroom now. It's a lovely charcoal grey and all the molding pops. I love it. Now to find a new duvet cover and curtains.
Also being short and having 10' ceilings makes painting harder. I needed to carry a ladder to edge it all out.
Oooh, great charcoal! Can I ask you what brand/color that is? Finding the "right" charcoal is tough!
I use Sherwin Williams paint. They sell it at Lowe's now so I bought it from there. It's their Ovation line. It took only one coat and one gallon to do it too! It has great coverage.
The lighter grey is called Mindful Grey 7016 and the dark is Dovetail SW7018.
Post by Emerald1486 on May 18, 2015 11:14:11 GMT -5
I am tired. Today I am making calls and getting referrals to get DS evaluated for ADHD and Aspergers. I admit, I'm scared. Scared for him, and scared that I will somehow let him down as his mom.
I am tired. Today I am making calls and getting referrals to get DS evaluated for ADHD and Aspergers. I admit, I'm scared. Scared for him, and scared that I will somehow let him down as his mom.
You're an awesome mom, never ever doubt that! Having a diagnosis would actually be a really good thing, so you can make plans for how to move forward and parent him the best way possible. Hang in there!! ((Emerald1486))
P.S. I'm a little shocked they try to evaluate ADHD at such a young age.
I am tired. Today I am making calls and getting referrals to get DS evaluated for ADHD and Aspergers. I admit, I'm scared. Scared for him, and scared that I will somehow let him down as his mom.
You're an awesome mom, never ever doubt that! Having a diagnosis would actually be a really good thing, so you can make plans for how to move forward and parent him the best way possible. Hang in there!! ((Emerald1486))
Thank you. I am hoping to get a diagnosis of some sort. I've known for the last year that something was different about him developmentally, but I couldn't exactly say what. Just Mom's instinct. But at the same time, it's a change of what I expected and into territory I have never been. And that is the part that scares me.
They start as young as 3 for ADHD evals. DS will be 4 this summer. XH has ADHD and DS is showing the classic signs of it.
Post by udscoobychick on May 18, 2015 11:24:07 GMT -5
It was a good weekend! We tried a new burger place on Friday night, where I tried a burger with mac and cheese and BBQ chips on it--tasty, but the toppings overwhelmed the burger, unfortunately. I think I'll go for something simpler next time.
Saturday, we went to a beer festival near us. DH had a VIP ticket, and I had a designated driver ticket, since I'm not a big beer fan. Well, once DH discovered that his favorite local beer was available for tasting in the VIP tent, he parked his butt right there and didn't move for the entire 6 hours, except to go to the bathroom! He was happy as a clam. He got hammered, though--he was seeing double on the way home. It was pretty funny! He crashed hard when we got home, so I did a bunch of work remotely.
Sunday, I cooked a bunch of food to bring to DH's CW whose wife had to have emergency back surgery. We delivered it and chatted with them for a while--they seemed happy to have company, and they appreciated the food. I taught dance and took classes in the evening.
I am tired. Today I am making calls and getting referrals to get DS evaluated for ADHD and Aspergers. I admit, I'm scared. Scared for him, and scared that I will somehow let him down as his mom.
Trust your gut. You're only letting him down if you willfully ignore that there's a problem.
Now that we've got my son on ADHD medication that works for him, I see a world of difference. And if there is something not neurotypical he's dealing with, having a diagnosis goes a long way in getting help he might need.
"This prick is asking for someone here to bring him to task Somebody give me some dirt on this vacuous mass so we can at last unmask him I'll pull the trigger on it, someone load the gun and cock it While we were all watching, he got Washington in his pocket."
"This prick is asking for someone here to bring him to task Somebody give me some dirt on this vacuous mass so we can at last unmask him I'll pull the trigger on it, someone load the gun and cock it While we were all watching, he got Washington in his pocket."
I am tired. Today I am making calls and getting referrals to get DS evaluated for ADHD and Aspergers. I admit, I'm scared. Scared for him, and scared that I will somehow let him down as his mom.
Trust your gut. You're only letting him down if you willfully ignore that there's a problem.
Now that we've got my son on ADHD medication that works for him, I see a world of difference. And if there is something not neurotypical he's dealing with, having a diagnosis goes a long way in getting help he might need.
Thank you. I learned after my marriage to trust my gut and that is what I'm doing. And XH agrees that there is something else going on, more than just "typical toddler". Even is the eval says he doesn't have it, I'm hoping it can point us in the right direction.
You're an awesome mom, never ever doubt that! Having a diagnosis would actually be a really good thing, so you can make plans for how to move forward and parent him the best way possible. Hang in there!! ((Emerald1486))
Thank you. I am hoping to get a diagnosis of some sort. I've known for the last year that something was different about him developmentally, but I couldn't exactly say what. Just Mom's instinct. But at the same time, it's a change of what I expected and into territory I have never been. And that is the part that scares me.
They start as young as 3 for ADHD evals. DS will be 4 this summer. XH has ADHD and DS is showing the classic signs of it.
My DS was like that too and I was constantly worried there was more going on. While he is ADD, all of his other quirks were just him being him! Some of it was me learning how to deal with his sensory things.
Thank you. I am hoping to get a diagnosis of some sort. I've known for the last year that something was different about him developmentally, but I couldn't exactly say what. Just Mom's instinct. But at the same time, it's a change of what I expected and into territory I have never been. And that is the part that scares me.
They start as young as 3 for ADHD evals. DS will be 4 this summer. XH has ADHD and DS is showing the classic signs of it.
My DS was like that too and I was constantly worried there was more going on. While he is ADD, all of his other quirks were just him being him! Some of it was me learning how to deal with his sensory things.
I'm hoping that is all it is. But either way, I hope to get answers. DS's half-brother is autistic, so I wonder if there is a genetic component as well.
I decided yesterday I just need to accept that A2 is going to wake up at 6am every day for the rest of forever and I should make use of the time instead of trying to fall back asleep. I decided I was going to go use the gym this morning except the stinker woke up at 5:30 and I just couldn't. So I fed her and put her next to me with some toys and then fell back asleep til 6:30. The gym can wait! I might try swimming some mornings if I can find my speedo and goggles.
I've always thought my cousin needed help. She is in HS now and her parents have always ignored it. She is very under developed socially and I feel so bad for her. She's very sweet but not all there.
I've always thought my cousin needed help. She is in HS now and her parents have always ignored it. She is very under developed socially and I feel so bad for her. She's very sweet but not all there.
I don't want to be that parent that denies something is wrong.
In a way, I had that. My parents denied that there was something seriously wrong with me when I had depression and said I needed help. It took a near suicide attempt for that to change.
Post by starrieskies on May 18, 2015 13:13:07 GMT -5
Holy crap you guys! They didn't accept the application on that apartment last week. So it's open. I just talked to the property management company and there are no applications pending. They're emailing me the applucation form.
Holy crap you guys! They didn't accept the application on that apartment last week. So it's open. I just talked to the property management company and there are no applications pending. They're emailing me the applucation form.
Yay! Sooo...tell us all about your new place! When do you move in?
It's a 2 bdrm 900 sf duplex. 5 minutes from the freeway but on a quiet st. Small kitchen but otherwise roomy and $100 under my budget. Oh and a walk in closet in my bedroom.
Holy crap you guys! They didn't accept the application on that apartment last week. So it's open. I just talked to the property management company and there are no applications pending. They're emailing me the applucation form.
Yay! Sooo...tell us all about your new place! When do you move in?
It's a 2 bdrm 900 sf duplex. 5 minutes from the freeway but on a quiet st. Small kitchen but otherwise roomy and $100 under my budget. Oh and a walk in closet in my bedroom.