CPAP

The lady came to set me up with my CPAP machine today. She had a standard size set of nose pillows (the part of the nose piece that is actually inserted into the nose). She looks at me and says, I can tell just by looking at you that these are not going to fit you. My first thought - Goodness gracious even my nostrils are bigger than average. Then she proceeds to tell me that I need an extra small. Now I can say that at least one part of my body is extra small. It would be nice if it were some other body part but you get what you get and you don't throw a fit.

Rock Climbing and Court

Today was my court appearance. There were some shady looking characters there. And I saw a prisoner pass by me almost shoulder to shoulder (of course in hand cuffs). Still in my dreary mind, I pictured her grabbing my neck and trying to strangle me through her shackles. I also found out that the judge on the original divorce papers did not sign the joint parenting agreement. David's lawyer was arguing that there should be no visitation schedule at all, meaning David could have him whenever he wanted. This was when I was truly glad to have paid for a lawyer. She was kind enough to inform him that the order that the judge did sign made reference to the attached Joint Parenting Agreement and therefore it was legal. So, for now, things will stay the same. And, David has to pay half of the mediation costs. I hope that God can just put some sense in his head so he agrees to a reasonable plan instead of just continuing to want to win.

Tonight was Austin's rock climbing. I have yet to get any good pictures, but will post the ones I do have at a later date. Austin has been extremely lucky. Of the seven weeks that he has attended the lessons, he has been the only one there three times. So he got one on one attention each time. Pretty cool and his teacher is dorky, but awesome with kids (even though he's probably not more than 16 himself).

boy free weekend

This weekend I am Austin free, which I am in desperate need. Although he does not intend to hurt people's feelings, his brutal honesty gets to me sometimes. The other day, I was reaching up to the cabinets and he said, "whoa mom, your arm has A LOT of fat on it". True but hurtful. He then apologized, but that doesn't really make me feel better.

On another note, just earlier this week I realized that it was the middle of October. Holy cow, where did the time go. I only have three weeks until Halloween and Austin's birthday. I haven't bought or planned anything for the birthday. Last night we went out and got Austin a Transformers costume. He wouldn't get the Super Mario one that I thought was so cute. I miss the days of getting to choose. Anyway, I am attaching two pictures of Halloween costumes past. More to come at a later date.

Pictures of ourselves

My dear sweet little boy came into my room tonight with the binder from his early childhood days. The teachers had collected pictures and wrote about each area of development and how Austin was making progress towards each thing. He was looking through all of the pictures and laughing on the bed. He did some reading and said, "This is a great book! We should read this more often." He is a boy after my own heart. As some of you may know his mother was a bit vain as a child and used to sleep with a photo album and a shopping catalog. Great minds must think alike.

Liposuction

I briefly scanned an article on my sister's blog stating that early research may suggest that fat cells taken during liposuction may yeild similar results to using embrionic stem cells. I could save an entire continent of people if this is true.

new lawn mower

I forgot to write that I got a new lawn mower today. My dad helped me put it together. I had every intension of mowing this evening, but I still feel so sick. I honestly think I have bronchitis again. I'm having some trouble breathing. Oh well, such is the life of a single mom. The grass jungle will be there tomorrow for me to cut.

Rough Week

It has been a rough week at the Ahrens/Linder house this week. I found out last weekend that my great aunt Shirley was dying of cancer. She lost her battle on Tuesday and her funeral was this morning. On Wednesday, I got court papers from David's attorney stating that he is taking me back to court for additional time with Austin (anybody who knows this situation, knows how ridiculous this request is) and he wants me to pay his attorney fees and court fees. I think Krista put it best in her blog when she said that he could take a flying leap. Then later Wednesday night I found out that the father of a little girl in Austin's class died from his diabetes. I didn't know him, but my heart goes out to that poor little girl who lost her daddy when she is only 7 years old. I just pray that next week brings better news.