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[the_rck]

My half-sister has sent me a chain email. It’s of a fairly harmless variety because it asks me to pick a poem I love and email a copy to the person at the top of the list (which is only two names long), but it’s a chain letter. I don’t do those. When I was still using my college email address I could beg off on the grounds that chain emails were against our terms of service. Now, I just don’t deal with such things. Most of them come from my mother-in-law and are of the send this to ten people you love type. I think, with this poetry one, it’s that I’m half-tempted because, well, poetry, but I still don’t want to forward the damned thing.

Scott had to go to work early this morning. I went to bed before Cordelia did but had to come back out because she discovered that she couldn’t actually turn off the light and then get back to the couch safely. She’d thought she could because it’s ten feet of completely clear floor, but I think that the darkness changes things a lot. We’ve talked a little about buying a lamp to put next to the couch while Cordelia’s sleeping there, and we probably should, but it’s one more thing to try to do.

I spent some time last night pulling clothes out of Cordelia’s dresser. She hasn’t weeded her clothing for about two years, and the drawers are full enough that she can’t put the clothes she actually wears inside. I was searching for shorts because Cordelia has decided that she wants to wear those to sleep right now. I was certain that I’d bought Cordelia a bunch of shorts like what I wear, but we couldn’t find any. Those should be cotton knit with pockets and should be relatively loose. I’m going to keep digging in Cordelia’s room today, but I’m also going to order a couple of pairs. It’s more money, but I want her to have more than two pairs of shorts that fit. Summer is coming.

Right now, I’m just tossing the discarded clothing into the study. I’ll grab a bag later and tidy that up.

I woke up with a migraine this morning. Part of me understands why I’m so thoroughly stressed out, but part of me is bewildered by it. Cordelia doesn’t need anything from me, going forward, that is all that different from what I did for her for years and years. It’s been two or three years since I last walked her to and from school, but I did it for many years. I can fix breakfasts and prepare lunches and refill water bottles. I can do her laundry and help her get dressed and undressed.

I guess I should just be glad that the Amerge helped the migraine.

My to-do list for today: dishes, one load of laundry, weed Cordelia’s dresser and closet and bag the discards for donation (this may be a two or even three day task), gather trash (maybe take it out to the bin. Maybe), one loaf of bread, order shorts for Cordelia if I don’t find any in her dresser, fill out the medication form for school, organize the other paperwork I need to give to the school. I think that’s everything, but I’m sure I’ll think of something else that must be done after I post this. There are things I want to do, too, but I don’t actually expect to have the wherewithal to do any of those.

Comments

[retsuko]

Hope the day goes well for you. Glad the medicine dealt with the migraine. *hugs*

[teragramm.livejournal.com]

I hate chain emails!! They are annoying and if they are from a family member or someone I like, I feel guilty not responding.

I don't even know if they sell them any more but when you mentioned how Cordelia has a hard time turning off the lamp, my first thought was a clap on, clap off devise.

I hope Cordelia's leg is starting to feel better.

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Luckily, I have been enough of a raging harridan about chain emails that I no longer receive them.

Good luck with the wardrobe culling.


Gabrielle

[the_rck]

Ah. I have never said anything to anyone who sends me one. I just quietly drop the chain.

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

"My half-sister has sent me a chain email."

When I saw that, I was thinking "Chain mail! Awesome, but very heavy ..."

[the_rck]

::laughs::

I don't think she's into any sort of geeky hobbies, but since she's 23 years younger than I am and we've never lived in the same state, I don't know her very well.

[lady-of-mists.livejournal.com]

Even if it is just (relatively) small things that you are having to do again, I'm sure that it's difficult to have to adjust your schedule.

S and I and the little one had been looking at houses so much and there are so many documents that you have to send to a potential lender that I think even little man's schedule has been off. I was there most of the week, S' mom the first two days, all of the house hunting... he's a bit clingy right now, not to mention S and I being nervous.

[the_rck]

Good luck with the house hunting! I hope you find something perfect!

And any change in routine tends to make kids clingier, especially if it's something that has the parents stressed out. I'm sure you'll all get through this. ::hugs::

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Chain letters are irksome.

Migraines suck.

Good luck with your to-do list.