Sharon
Fits of Gloom
Today - a gloomy day. Storms are brewing and so is my mood. I don't think I slept well last night and certainly didn't want to wake up.
This week has been a trying week for hubby and me. Our 9 year old son has pushed his limits with us. He hasn't been feeling well, but no excuse for being a total brat. Every night this week, he's refused to go to sleep at bedtime, refused to eat dinner, and refused to take his bath/shower. We've given in to him on some issues - mostly those that weren't worth fighting over, but getting him to bed has been like pushing a button and world chaos ensues. He flings himself in the floor--kicking, screaming and fighting. One night he announced that he was "pulling an all-nighter" to play his DS. When he saw that it wasn't going to fly, he baracaded himself in his room (with lights on and NOT sleeping). Needless to say, this has drained us. He's gotten disciplined - not that it's helped. Mornings have been hectic also since he's losing some sleep time and having to make up his night showers in the morning. He's also refused to eat anything for breakfast because "he doesn't like what we have." I hate to say it, but I'm SO GLAD this is Friday and we can let the battle subside for a day or two. I pray that he gets an attitude adjustment and Monday comes with no issues.
This week, I've also had three deaths in the family; 2 uncles and 1 great-aunt. I haven't been to any of the funerals. One uncle lived in Melbourne, Florida and my parents and I just couldn't get down there. The other 2 funerals...I've just opted out of. I know I should pay my respects, but I really don't like funerals. Guess maybe I'm feeling a bit guilty.
My brother had his court date this week for the "domestic violence" against my husband. Of course the city dropped all charges since my hubby refused to press assault charges and the city had nothing since it wasn't truly "domestic violence". I hope this means that the family issues are resolved - though no one is really talking about it right now. My brother is more stubborn than me...so things may NEVER go back to the way they were!
I'm really not into work today. I have three issues that involve digging through SQL Server 2000 tables and matching them up with ASP.NET pages on our internet so that I can update both. Reverse Engineering and challenge is not one of my strong points this week.
~peace~