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Sep. 3rd, 2015 01:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_rckI keep thinking, each night, that tomorrow, for sure, I'll wake up in less pain. So far, that hasn't happened. I'm a little concerned as I only have enough pain killers left for another day or two. Every time I look at my breast and arm, I seem to find new bruises. Admittedly, I'm not looking very often, so I have no idea, for example, how long the bruises I found when I showered yesterday have actually been there.
I woke this morning with a headache, and I'm not sure what to do about it. I can't take Tylenol because that's in the stuff I've been taking all week. I suppose I could take naproxen; it's probably been long enough since the surgery to be safe. I just... I worry that that will make the bruising worse.
I tried another one of my romances from the library last night and gave up after a few pages. The story and characters might or might not have turned out to be interesting, but I ran aground on one thing-- Unless she's married to a duke, the daughter of a duke in Regency England is not a duchess. This particular character was unmarried and still referred to as a duchess. The whole thing annoyed me because, judging by the number of books this author has in the library catalog, she's popular and has written a lot. That's fundamental research fail. I mean, this is something I know, and I've never researched English titles or the Regency. Even Cordelia knew.
Cordelia says that, so far, she's not too bothered by love triangles in her reading. She's not fond of them by any means, but, each time one has come up to date, she's picked the right character in terms of who the heroine will end up with. I don't know how she'll feel if the character she doesn't like ends up as the romantic partner.
This year, Cordelia's school is no longer allowing any cars to drop off or pick up in either parking lot. The city requested the change because the whole thing was seriously snarling traffic and would prevent emergency vehicles from getting through if they were needed. I haven't looked particularly closely at the plan because it doesn't affect us, but my impression is that they've designated places several blocks away as drop off/pick up points. Either the children will walk from there on their own, or the parents will have to park and walk with them. In the afternoons, older children (3rd grade and up) will be allowed to walk to the pick up points on their own, but parents will have to walk in to get younger children.
The school emailed out a form that everybody's supposed to fill out that specifies exactly what a particular child is supposed to do after school. I looked it over and emailed them back to point out that there's a very obvious option that's been completely omitted-- There's no option for children to walk home on their own. I really doubt very much that Cordelia's the only child who both lives close enough to walk and is old enough to do so on her own. As long as they let her exit the front of the school (there was a while last year when they didn't, and this year, due to ongoing construction, it's no longer possible to walk around the school from the back to the front without a considerable detour that would probably leave Cordelia getting to the crosswalk after the crossing guard has left), she'll be fine. There is another option for crossing that street at a light, but it involves adding about four blocks to the walk.
Cordelia got her homeroom assignment yesterday. She'll have the teacher she knows from last year, the one who taught English and social studies and moved up to teach 7th grade this year. Most of her friends will be in that class, too. One of her friends may not be coming back because her mother may not be able to drive her back and forth this year. I emailed them to offer that they could drop her off here as early as 6:30 and that she could come here after school most days (Cordelia's medical/dental appointments might get in the way every couple of months). I haven't heard back, so who knows?
They haven't given us the school supply list yet. Last year, there was a long list. This year, however, they've said that the district will provide everything each student needs *and* that a supply list will be coming soon. I just don't know.
I woke this morning with a headache, and I'm not sure what to do about it. I can't take Tylenol because that's in the stuff I've been taking all week. I suppose I could take naproxen; it's probably been long enough since the surgery to be safe. I just... I worry that that will make the bruising worse.
I tried another one of my romances from the library last night and gave up after a few pages. The story and characters might or might not have turned out to be interesting, but I ran aground on one thing-- Unless she's married to a duke, the daughter of a duke in Regency England is not a duchess. This particular character was unmarried and still referred to as a duchess. The whole thing annoyed me because, judging by the number of books this author has in the library catalog, she's popular and has written a lot. That's fundamental research fail. I mean, this is something I know, and I've never researched English titles or the Regency. Even Cordelia knew.
Cordelia says that, so far, she's not too bothered by love triangles in her reading. She's not fond of them by any means, but, each time one has come up to date, she's picked the right character in terms of who the heroine will end up with. I don't know how she'll feel if the character she doesn't like ends up as the romantic partner.
This year, Cordelia's school is no longer allowing any cars to drop off or pick up in either parking lot. The city requested the change because the whole thing was seriously snarling traffic and would prevent emergency vehicles from getting through if they were needed. I haven't looked particularly closely at the plan because it doesn't affect us, but my impression is that they've designated places several blocks away as drop off/pick up points. Either the children will walk from there on their own, or the parents will have to park and walk with them. In the afternoons, older children (3rd grade and up) will be allowed to walk to the pick up points on their own, but parents will have to walk in to get younger children.
The school emailed out a form that everybody's supposed to fill out that specifies exactly what a particular child is supposed to do after school. I looked it over and emailed them back to point out that there's a very obvious option that's been completely omitted-- There's no option for children to walk home on their own. I really doubt very much that Cordelia's the only child who both lives close enough to walk and is old enough to do so on her own. As long as they let her exit the front of the school (there was a while last year when they didn't, and this year, due to ongoing construction, it's no longer possible to walk around the school from the back to the front without a considerable detour that would probably leave Cordelia getting to the crosswalk after the crossing guard has left), she'll be fine. There is another option for crossing that street at a light, but it involves adding about four blocks to the walk.
Cordelia got her homeroom assignment yesterday. She'll have the teacher she knows from last year, the one who taught English and social studies and moved up to teach 7th grade this year. Most of her friends will be in that class, too. One of her friends may not be coming back because her mother may not be able to drive her back and forth this year. I emailed them to offer that they could drop her off here as early as 6:30 and that she could come here after school most days (Cordelia's medical/dental appointments might get in the way every couple of months). I haven't heard back, so who knows?
They haven't given us the school supply list yet. Last year, there was a long list. This year, however, they've said that the district will provide everything each student needs *and* that a supply list will be coming soon. I just don't know.
