susan fitch

My Goodness. Where do I start? I'm so tired. I have been trying and trying (and failing) to catch up on the house work. Every time I get something done, I turn around and something else is un-done. I'm going crazy because I've been walking Aiden to school in the mornings (when we don't have therapy) and I keep forgetting to let our lovely lab Cody, back inside before we leave. Unfortunately, he knows how to open the sliding glass door by himself. Notice I said he knows how to OPEN it. He does not know how to CLOSE it. For this reason, I have been fighting off flies all week, and they totally CREEP ME OUT!!! I'm not much of a germ-a-phobe, but when it comes to flies all I can think of is all the germs and disease. I keep spraying everything down with lysol. It still creeps me out. I HATE FLIES!!! Cody used to hunt them and eat them, but he's a little older,and a little rounder now. He tries to get them but his gut seems to keep him stuck pretty close to the ground. Poor fella.
I finished another months assignment for card exchange. The theme this time was Christmas tags. Next month will be Christmas cards. I sure am glad I have an excuse to MAKE me be creative at least once a month. Absolutely NO SUCCESS with the neighbors crafty boutique thing.....So if anybody gets a halloween plaque for christmas--don't be suprised.
Looking at the pictures posted, you may be wondering why anybody would take a picture of dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets. Well, it's all part of Emma's new speech therapy. Its a system called P.E.C.S. (picture exchange communication system) In a nut shell, we take pictures of EVERYTHING and she can pick out of a book what she wants. She gives me the picture, and in return, I give her the object. We are just starting and have very few pictures, but she has caught on really quickly. It's so fun to be able to communicate with her a little bit. We had 4 therapies last week and 2 doctors appointments. We have 4 therapies this week. I wonder why I can't get caught up on the housework. I love the quote from Erma Bombeck: "HOUSEWORK, IF IT'S DONE CORRECTLY, WILL KILL YOU!"