\r\nSaturday<\/p>\r\n
Oh, Thank You Ever<\/u> so much for your timely help. It came the next day and tided us over till we got everything together. Things have been totally crazy here, as usual only more so, and every day I swear to write, and every night I fall into bed barely managing to get myself under the covers x<\/strike> before I\u2019m fast asleep. We\u2019ve had a week of Ivan freaking out, refusing to do chores or clean his room, now George is taking his turn, refusing to accept any discipline & over and over, despite restrictions & rules, failing to clean up after himself, lyingx<\/strike> & modifying the truth, etcetera.<\/p>\r\n
Amazing the clarity of my handwriting, considering I was (almost?) asleep when I wrote that.<\/p>\r\n
Our dog\u2019s name<\/span>, our foster dog, is in heat, so she has to be walked instead of going out alone. Makes life a little more complex but at least it gets me out in the air, which helps everything else to go better.<\/p>\r\nI just xxx<\/strike> spoke to an aikido<\/u> friend who says there may be a daytime class\u2014which would be delightful.<\/p>\r\n
J & J are extremely happy in school. Joaquin is a little young for the rest of the kids, but he loves it. Jed has two very good friends, one boy is just 6 & the other is 8, and they spend a lot<\/u> of time together, so he gets a break from the after-school rowdies around here. Seems that Jed has always picked up friends easily, \u2019Quin likes to play by himself \u2014 he gets very involved in his own fantasies \u2014 and he also is so used to playing with kids Jed\u2019s age that ones his own age seem too young to him.<\/p>\r\n
George & Ivan are also happy in school \u2014 we expect their respective freakouts are due to getting out of \u201cjail\u201d (= public school) so fast, & not quite knowing what to do with the freedom to decide on their own classes & how much time to practice guitar or work on projects\u2014<\/p>\r\n
Peter just gave me a haircut\u2014looks good but it\u2019s a little too short \u2014 \u2019Quin got one, too, but Jed is still a longhair. Ivan has taken to wearing a hairband and his ¼ Indian heritage shows up \u2014 (a blonde Indian?)<\/p>\r\n
Larry is about to have his 16thx<\/strike> birthday & wants to get his driver\u2019s license \u2014 have to check out the insurance (shiver) \u2014 I expect it\u2019s incredible.<\/p>\r\n
We moved the stereo into the bedroom \u2014 now we have our x<\/strike>own \u201capartment\u201d in the evenings. Gettin\u2019 the mending under control, too \u2014 slowly<\/u>.<\/p>\r\n
John & Vicki\u2019s visit was a pleasure \u2014 really short, but we had a lovely time together.<\/p>\r\n
We finally got the TV in the bedroom hooked up to the cable \u2014 Jed just came in to watch a show about dinosaurs. Guess I\u2019ll vacate \u2014 Jed is into mystery & secret code stories \u2014 so if you run into any at your fantastic gold mine rummage sales, Grandma, he\u2019d be delighted. He can read any up to about a 7th grade level \u2014 he\u2019d really like me to buy him some Nancy Drew mysteries but I\u2019ve refused \u2019cos I think they\u2019d be inappropriate, but he\u2019s devastated because it has<\/strike> they have \u201cmystery\u201d in the title.<\/p>\r\n
\u201cThey\u201d say it\u2019s going to be a long cold winter \u2014 thex<\/strike> caterpillers (??) in France have begun hibernating & they generally don\u2019t \u2019till November. Wish I had one of those dehydrators for my tomatoes.\u2014We\u2019re going to get some insulation in the attic.\u2014<\/p>\r\n
Off to breakfast \u2014 Thanks again for your emergency help.<\/p>\r\n
love,<\/p>\r\n
Marcy<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n
Amusing Google Docs OCR errors:<\/p>\r\n
\r\n - bedroom: bedrain<\/li>\r\n
- secret code: secret cale<\/li>\r\n
- hibernating: literesting<\/li>\r\n
- love: in the atta<\/li>\r\n
- Marcy: buergeree<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n