Finally… a real entry

I tried to put together a real entry over the last few days, but it too me a while to come back down from going to that concert earlier this week and it was all I could talk about for a while. But I’ve started to get over that and can concentrate on other things now, finally. The kids are doing all right, Leah is working again and I’m here doing the same I’ve done most of this year. Watch the boys, clean up here and there, and keep looking for work anywhere or gigs in Toronto.

The kids are doing all right, despite the really hot weather and the numerous thunderstorms we’ve been having lately. For the longest time, Ethan was packing all his toys into my knapsack and asking if he could travel back to Grandma and Grandpa’s house. I had to break it to him that we wouldn’t be going back there today, or very soon for that matter. Not unless I caught a break or won a lottery anytime soon that is.

With a new school year around the corner, I’m trying to get Ethan ready for another kick at the can. Whenever Jonathan goes down for a nap, Ethan and I have been working on letters, shapes and numbers to catch him up with the other kids since I removed him from school in February/March. We heard word that the Principal that I didn’t get along with and didn’t really seem to care about making an effor to help Ethan is no longer working at his school, so maybe there might be hope for this school year after all.

My adventures in the kitchen have been going a lot better than I expected. I’ve been making more meals, and have been less dependent on processed meals lately and that’s a good thing. Last week I made a killer Meat Loaf, a shimp stirfry and even a mushroom risotto! Things are going well in the kitchen, but I’m not getting too cocky, I realize that I’m still a real amateur, and need to keep grounded or I’ll getting burned… literally!

I have an therapy appointment tomorrow. Should be a very interesting one. Since Leah is working new hours at the daycare, I’ll be going solo to this one, which means I’ll have to break all the new events on my own and see how things go from there. I’m not going to wait for Leah to be there to move ahead, I need to get a lot off my chest… and I’ve waited enough for this appointment and look forward to unloading and talking to someone about it. Feels hard not having anyone to talk to about this, and I’m looking forward to having someone not to vent to, but at least express how I feel to and just get some stuff out so it’s not kept bottled up. So with that said, I’m looking forward to tomorrow.

So that’s it from here for now, hope everyone else is doing all right. I might be back later with another real entry… but if not I will at least do a tour of my favs and drop a few notes. Until then, take care!

Peter