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	<title>Life, if that's what you call it &#187; Notes from the insane asylum</title>
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		<title>Thankful for Quiet Mornings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Until today I didn&#8217;t realize just how much my medication helps me. You see for the past few months that I have been going without it I haven&#8217;t slept well and mornings were unbearable for me. This morning amazingly I woke up before my kids and I felt pretty good, not great but good. Apparently [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Until today I didn&#8217;t realize just how much my medication helps me. You see for the past few months that I have been going without it I haven&#8217;t slept well and mornings were unbearable for me. This morning amazingly I woke up before my kids and I felt pretty good, not great but good. Apparently the kids did wake up before me but only briefly because when I got up they were sound asleep once again. So I took advantage of the quiet. I made my coffee, and sat reading the news for the day. I had a whole hour that was just me and the dog and it was great. I forgot how much I enjoyed those moments between when I start my day and starting my children&#8217;s days that were about absolutely nothing.</p>
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<p>Of course it didn&#8217;t last nearly long enough but whattayagonnado? The kids woke up and were ready and rarin&#8217; to go. They immediately asked for &#8220;Joos&#8221; and &#8220;seweal&#8221; and &#8220;nana&#8221;. Which I happily provided for them, after I got my hugs as payment. All in all it has been a very good morning. In fact it has been so good that until a few moments ago I didn&#8217;t notice that my hands are rather stiff and kind of hurting. And good enough that I have no problems with this kid getting more cereal and watching a movie. I&#8217;m wondering to myself what kind of antics that these guys are going to throw at me today. K, he gave me the sad eyes  I really should get him some more cereal.</p>
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		<title>Legos vs. Feet: The Eternal Battle</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What parent hasn&#8217;t stepped on that stray lego in the middle of the night and said &#8216;ENOUGH! no more Lego&#8217;s!&#8217;? But have you ever seen a toddler do the same. Picture this: It was a rough morning for me, Lupus made my sleep last night nearly non existent despite having taken muscle relaxant to help [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What parent hasn&#8217;t stepped on that stray lego in the middle of the night and said &#8216;ENOUGH! no more Lego&#8217;s!&#8217;? But have you ever seen a toddler do the same. Picture this:</p>
<p>It was a rough morning for me, Lupus made my sleep last night nearly non existent despite having taken muscle relaxant to help me sleep (doctors order). So when I got up this morning I carefully traversed the living room slowly sweeping my feet from side to side in order to disarm those rogue legos poised to strike. I made it without having my feet punctured by these tiny assassins who take pleasure watching adults hop around cursing. After making my coffee and taking my meds I was greeted by Kevyn who, in his cheerful morning disposition (which cannot be handled without a cup of coffee first), ran to me with a big smile saying &#8220;MORNING MAMA!&#8221; and he gave me a big hug. He then went in to the living room to play and watch some Blues Clues when all of a sudden I hear him scream. Before I could go to him, he came into the kitchen crying holding 3 of the a fore mentioned rogue assassins and threw them in the trash.</p>
<p>I asked him what happened and he simply replied &#8220;Dey hurt my foot!&#8221;, I couldn&#8217;t help but laugh. He got mad at me for giggling at him and said: &#8220;Don&#8217;t laugh! IT NOT FUNNY!&#8221;. When I asked him if we should get rid of the legos he told me  &#8220;No, I like da Legos&#8221;. To which I replied &#8220;Well, maybe you should make sure to put them away when your done playing with them then&#8221;. It only took a few minutes to console him and check his foot to make sure it was ok and he happily went back to watching his Blues Clues. When I came in to the living room after making breakfast I was surprised to see that he picked up the remaining legos and safely imprisoned them in a toy bin.</p>
<p>Now Kevyn is happily playing with the same legos that can cause so much pain but he is being rather careful for a 3.5 year old and one by one putting them back in their prison when he takes his creations apart. So while this morning&#8217;s battle may have caused some pain, Kevyn learned a very important lesson; When not being used to build things, Legos are evil foot assassins that must be carefully contained. A small victory in the battle of Legos vs. Feet!</p>
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