Four year old Maisie explains “The Bones of the Middle Ear and How We Hear” (and yes, she needs her hair brushed):
And, in this one, she tries to explain how airplanes fly:
I think my kid is stinking cute, super smart, though her English could use some improving (we’re multilingual)- and that EVERY PARENT/HUMAN should watch or let their kids watch Storybots on Netflix. She adores this show and learns SO much.
Trying not to have a panic attack right now… woke up to a call from the social worker at the psych ward my mother is currently in. Apparently, she can’t tell me much, due to some confusion as to whether or not my mother has given consent to release information.
HIPAA law is an asshole, in my opinion, at this very moment.
I am her POA (Power of Attorney). I’ve been having her ‘flag down’ a nurse every time I talk to her to give VERBAL CONSENT on the telephone since she’s been in this facility.
We did not have this type of runaround at Pine Rest, so it is very frustrating.
Things my mom’s current social worker DID/was able to tell me:
1. No, my parents aren’t compelled to divorce as per the group home owner’s questioning.
2. She is compiling a list of ‘safer’ homes that would be (in their mind) a better fit. AFC homes aren’t locked facilities. The doctor recommends a locked facility right now, as she is not stable on meds.
3. When I asked about the paper I received last night re: the mental health court hearing on the 6th, I was told that I should contact the court house- specifically a person in the probate court that the hospital itself deals with.
Apparently, there may not even BE a court hearing that day, as she was given 3 options and one was to waive the hearing- which would mean she would be agreeing to treatment.
UPDATE:
Left a message with the guy the social worker directed me to and received a call back. He confirmed that my mother had indeed met with her court-appointed lawyer the other day and signed a waiver agreeing to comply with medical treatment… when I asked if this means I should still pursue the guardianship or not, I was told to absolutely do so.
Now I have to go to visitation tonight and have her sign a written consent form to allow these people to talk to me.
I am really anxious about this, all of it.
Pursuing guardianship is a lot of work and a lot of responsibility. I do already make almost all of the health decisions and do the legwork for my parents, but not in any official sort of capacity. My sisters don’t want the responsibility- they live far away and are very ill themselves.
Leaving guardianship up to a stranger would be unhumane and irresponsible, in my opinion.
I am going to vlog the rest. This is too much too type for me this early in the morning.
My sister still has cancer, my mom is in a facility getting her bipolar/dementia meds leveled out, I am going through serious family problems and experiencing long term ptsd as a result of past child abuse.
Maisie is doing wonderfully! She is in Montessori school and is three now. She also does ballet/tap and adores it.
I have been on a ketogenic diet this year since July 10, 2017 per my cardiologist’s suggestion. I have also been using/wearing a fitbit charge 2, which has absolutely changed me from sedentary to active and I love it!
I am starting a vlog to chronicle my keto journey and just to be able to vent… xo
We bought her the book “Good Night Moon” today. When R read it the first time to her, he discovered that she started bawling during the “good night” parts.
She absolutely fell to pieces! She had him read it to her a few more times and always started crying and getting sad at the same parts!
This was her first time (well, she made him read it 4 or 5x in a row) reading it…
After this vid was made, she ‘read’ it TO us (by turning the pages and saying “good night” to each page)- by the end of the book again she was pouting/sobbing and wiping tears.
This is very unusual. This child LOVES books, but they’ve never made her so emotional.
the child is in shock- this is the first time she viewed it and the look on her face was PRICELESS!
Maisie is ADDICTED to BabyFirstTV’s “The Dance Time Boys”
She’s wiggled, twerked, shaked her diaper even before she could walk because of them.
I bought a personalized birthday video and it was SO worth it!
If you have a child who loves them as much as mine does, get a personalized video for your kid 🙂 There is a link to ordering one on the link above.
I’ve never done this before, so… thank you all. Really.
I just figured out that I could record video on my new macbook pro.
Thank you for reading my blog and the problems with my family re depression, lupus, bipolar, and dementia
What happened: http://bit.ly/1IS8ZG7
About Lupus: http://bit.ly/1g41yVx
On Why I Overshare: http://bit.ly/1LdBgIW
so cute- *sighs*
this child gives me so much joy.
Instagram video:
all she wants to eat is carbonara or garlic pasta with clam sauce.
I made cereal and yogurt and fruit for breakie and she asked for “Passa!”
Here is a video of the child today:
So, we were on porch an hour ago with my parents and dad saw something coming out of her nose
Dad: “What’s that in her nose?!”
I went to investigate and ended up pulling out a 3 inch length of linguine… all the while we all were kinda freaking out.
It looked like a bloody tape worm!!
It’s such a damned shame that she is gone… 4 years this week. What a phenomenal talent she was!
If you can’t see the video in the viewer, click directly on my blog post to listen
I was introduced to her music by my dearly departed BFF, Robert Morales, who deserves a mention, too. He was a great writer, confidante, music-sharer, telephone conversationalist, book pusher, you name it.
Whenever I think of Amy Winehouse, I think of him, too.
Two incredibly talented people gone far too soon…
yeah… there are no words. This says it ALL.
Miss Maisie and Me 