November 2007 Apple Dumplings

Argh. AD is coughing nights and mostly fine but a tad warm and cranky with runny nose, days. He's sick, so I am keeping us indoors with heat cranked, humidifier at night, etc.

Dishwasher is still broken, and who knows what to do about that. The man came twice, the first time put the pump back in so it leaked, so had to come back to fix that. He just told me the company won't pay for his visit because it's not a manufacturing defect, but a popcorn kernel that got in there or something. But it's still not working, and I am not sure I want him to "try" a third time.

Not that I was taking a slightly ill AD out trick or treating in Maine anyway, but it's supposed to rain tomorrow evening, so our older child won't be able to go either. Which means... the indoor gymnasium "party" done by the city? Maybe DH can still take her trick or treating (we have a GREAT block in our town where the homeowners go all out and police block off the street).

Oh, and while I am whining, winter is coming, and just in time for that, all the indoor play places here are closing for one reason or another. The library is doing renovations on the children's room, so for the winter, the new room is a tiny space upstairs where the door doesn't close so AD runs all over the library when we go. Not going again.

The nonprofit indoor playspace that is an "indoor playground" that has been a local landmark for 15 years, is going under, being evicted, and will close forever at the end of the month.

The for-profit indoor inflatable playscape, the Bounce Zone, is closed until further notice for renovations.

So that leaves, for my very physically active AD, McDonald's.
*sigh*
And our house has no open space for play or running, except the upstairs "middle bedroom" which is more of a passage between the two "real" bedrooms, and it has stairs taking up the middle of the floor anyway, and slanted ceiling (upstairs is actually the attic) taking up more of what would otherwise be useful floorspace. It's an antique cape and I think the original inhabitants were 4 feet tall.

Guess we better learn some winter sports, not that AD is old enough anyway.

 

-Meg, postal carrier's wife, mother to DD born c/sec 9/04 and DS born at home 11/07. Homebirth After Caesarean ROCKS! 

 

 

Yuck! I certainly hope things start looking up for you soon.

DS has had the flu twice in a month AND he got the seasonal flu shot so we're keeping the kids out of public play areas this winter. I am not looking forward to keeping them pent up all winter. Like you I think some winter sports are in our future.

  

Ugh Im sorry Meg!

I was originally scheduled at work to work nights even though i was promised off..soo i finally got off and when i went home Cory didnt want to go anywhere..we were going to the church fall festival but he was too tired..so Grace and i walked around the apts and got not a single answer to our knocks..:(

Oh well, there's next year!

Thanks, Jen!
It wasn't so bad, so now I feel dumb to have complained. His little sniffle and cough never got any worse (no shots here) and we were able to trick-or-treat after all. The dishwasher is still broken, but hey, I can deal with that until I decide whether to try fixing it myself or chancing another "repair guy" to come.

I hear you on the staying out of public gatherings idea. We don't do the flu shot (not any year and especially not this one) partly because too many of my friends notice that their kids get the flu right after getting the shot, but anyway my AD couldn't get it even if we wanted it, because he's allergic to eggs.

So I sometimes wish we could pull DD out of her dance class this year, and am still pondering doing exactly that. Up to the day we put down a deposit on a costume, we could, so I have to decide quickly.

 

-Meg, postal carrier's wife, mother to DD born c/sec 9/04 and DS born at home 11/07. Homebirth After Caesarean ROCKS!