But aside from that, she's still completely normal
So, we’ve been having plumbing problems. Again. My dad was over to fix it. Again. Poe then calls me…
Poe: So your dad’s here fixing it.
Me: Okay.
Poe: He said the toilet was rocking, so he fixed it. I told him I noticed that while plunging.
Me: Okay.
Poe: He said that next time we need to not use the toilet for that kind of thing, and that the sink is better. More stable.
Me: This is the part where I hang up the phone.
Poe: Okay.
OKAY! To any and all readers out there, I officially need your help.
I’m about to launch a problog on a network. I’m not going to mention it by name/network until I officially launch. But, the content will be geared towards parents of disabled children, from minor learning disabilities all the way on up to children in a vegetative state – the whole gamut. This is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time, and a network finally bit. I didn’t want to make that the focus here for two reasons. One, it deserves it’s own blog, rather than bits among my personal journal. Two, it deserves a much larger readership than my blog currently gets. Us parents of children with special needs NEED their own space – to get info, to rant, etc. I’m very anxious and excited about this.
Here’s where I need your help. I need a title for the blog. Send me your suggestions!! Via comment or via email at sparksfley at gmail dot com. Fire away!!
Logan: You see those things on the trees? They’re poison.
Joseph: No they’re not.
Logan: Mom, are they?
Me: Nope, they’re not poison, it’s how they make more trees, like Mommy and Daddy made more humans with you two.
Joseph: How?!
Me: I just stepped right in that one didn’t I?
We are terrible parents. Seriously.
I went everywhere with my parents. As a result, I’m well traveled.
We have not done the same with our kids. Let’s see… Two trips up north for Christmas with relatives (relative holidays so do not count – that’s not a vacation,) one overnight in the desert with school. Yeah – the big vacation? Field trip. To be fair, the kids are only 5 & 7, and money for us has been a serious issue. Poe and I have taken a couple weekenders to be by ourselves. And by “a couple” I mean two. In 9 1/2 years of marriage, not counting the honeymoon.
We have a road trip coming. Another holiday Christmas jaunt up north. Again – not a vacation, but certainly travel. I’m not entirely sure what I’m going to do to make this easier on us. But both kids have been pretty good about long times in the car. I think I’m going to invest in one of those portable in-car dvd players for the trip (roadtrips only, not for every day use.) A gal in my office told me to get the kind that have the separate earphones, so I’ll take her advice on that. Other than entertainment, I think we’ll be fine. They’re excited to go, we stop often for snacks and stretching and potty (not for them – for us two parents with bad backs and knees,) so I think we’ll be fine. As long as I don’t forget the presents.
That would be very very bad.
So – I need help from you all. I don’t know what to look for – you know like keywords here… I know I want the ability for them both to watch at the same time with their own headphones… What would a description say for that? What kind of inches should the screen be? Any product recommendations from those that have gone before me?
Help!?
This entry part of the PBN blog blast contest hosted by PickPackGo.
Updated to add: Sorry Folks, YouTube Has Taken It Down
A mom (Anita Renfroe) has condensed everything a mom might say to her kids in 24 hours into less than 3 minutes – to the tune of the William Tell Overture. You can find her at http://www.anitarenfroe.com.
-Via YouTube description
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