DYK- September Days Are Here
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DYK- September Days Are Here
| Thu, 09-01-2011 - 8:56am |
Helen Hunt Jackson- September Poem
The goldenrod is yellow,
The corn is turning brown,
The trees in apple orchards
With fruit are bending down;
The gentian’s bluest fringes
Are curling in the sun;
In dusty pods the milkweed
Its hidden silk has spun;
The sedges flaunt their harvest
In every meadow nook,
And asters by the brookside
Make asters in the brook;
From dewy lanes at morning
The grapes’ sweet odors rise;
At noon the roads all flutter
With yellow butterflies–
By all these lovely tokens
September days are here,
With summer’s best of weather
And autumn’s best of cheer.


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she had her meds at 6:30
and they never seemed to kcik in
she picked up LExi repeatedly
after being told not to
dumped puizzles
scratched Dek'an's face
interrupted
snuck food
stashed food
left dishes on the table after being asked to clear them
argued
moved way too fast in everything that she did
wrote hate notes to Deklan
got in Dek's way to get Jadyn's attention
tried to hoard seashells and demand I buy them at Bucees
insisting to the point of being beligerent that we call her ARiel b/c she WAS a mermaid
dumped out all the blocks, refused to clean them up, wasn't sympathetic or apologetic when my sister tripped on the blocks
we found an ice cream bar she must've shoved under the couch when she was at my mom's TWO WEEKS ago and she lied about putting it there
(she's the only one that eats them)
she ran out onto the dock withut her life jacket
had to be told 4 times to come back off the dock
crossed thge street without looking
twice
had unkept hair
changed her clothes about 4 times
refused to help clean up
when it was time to go
hid from me
more stoimping and muttering under her breath
didn't clean up her lunch plate and drink
argued some more
didn't react at all to me crying hysterically to Sean even tbhough she walked in
ignored me when I talked to her
underresponsive to discipline after she ignored me AGAIN
threw things off her bed
stripped off all her clothes
(we're up to 4pm now)
came out of her room repeatedly even though she'd been told to stay in there
in her room she kicked the walls repeatedly
changed clothes some more
started a hoarding pile of papers (no idea where she had THOSE hidden in her room)
came out and asked me if I liked her outfit and was it okay for school (no it wasn't -- ballerina outfit -- duh)
acted surprised when she was sent back to her room
ATE DINNER (cereal -- 3 bowls)
was sent back to her room -- she wandered into the living room and started playing
um...
then she came out and we had the "outside" conversation
bedtime snack and book -- she threw food on the floor
in bed she pretended to be asleep yet was talking to bother Deklan
I went in she told me what huh? I was sleeping, oh I must've been sleep talking
before I even SAID ANYTHING
I moved Dek and by 8:00 (2 HOURS after her sleep meds and with NO afternoon ADHD meds) she was asleep
two positives of the day: 1) she ate what we gave her without opposition and arguing and 2) she went to bed without major event with no books and no snacks
DYK if it makes you feel any better, 75% of your list you just made about your day with Abi fits my typical day with Eric.
DYK it kind of scared me to make that realization.
DYK that's an amazing deal on the house. Was it in foreclosure or anything like that?
DYK and last night, I did look for exit 110. Wow. It's a beautiful area, but I imagined you driving from there to your work exit.
DYK weddings and showers here are very different from the way they are in the south.
DYK I love the wishing well idea, though!
DYK last night was my high school's 30th reunion.
DYK I saw the event on FB, but it didn't really occur to me until someone emailed me yesterday to see if I was going.
DYK obviously, I wasn't.
DYK I can't wait to see the pictures, though!
dyk it's just a small kitchen gadget/item
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