So, this morning, I wake up Fiona and her little inner ogress comes out! Starting last Thursday she has had a shot of chemo, and about 50 pills and I think it just all caught up with her. She had a massive meltdown, crying and screaming. We decided to keep her home. I think if school had started a bit later and she had an appetite when she woke up, then she would have made it okay. But it's frustrating to deal with her big mood swings. I feel bad for her, but I had my morning all planned, a trip to the YMCA and the dreaded Winco weekly trip. She perked up shortly after I dropped Buttercup at school. It has been tough only having one car. Hubby has been getting rides with my sister, so I have to take the girls to school no matter what.
Fiona had to make the trip to Winco with me and we made it out of there with a lot more square boxes than we normally do. It will be easier to make dinner and lunches with the extra help. It's also cheaper than eating out all of the time.
I worry now about how Fiona is going to take to all day kindergarten. We might just have to regularly take this day off every month. I know that school is tiring for her to begin with. It's tough to sit still and behave for so long everyday. I did notice that the school she is going to has a 30 minute nap period every day around noon. That will be very nice for her.
PS This is a picture of Stoner Fiona. Less happy times, but a happier girl.
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Hey, you put her real name there at the end. Sorry she's having a tough time. I find kindergarten so much fun, but also a challenging transition for kids, so to have the extra weight of her treatments must really be tough. I bet she'll do fine with all day -- the pace is a little slower, from what I hear, with more time for fun and rest. You must feel like your plate is pretty full right now.
Thanks for keeping me anonymous Liz! I never refer to her as stoner Fiona, but we love using that with her real name.
Things are sort of settled, just weird to have to remember all of the drugs take their toll. It will be pretty wild next month when we are all packed up and I am dealing with her alone while Hubby drives Buttercup to Texas!
I don't know how you feel about me following your comment over here...but I wasn't sure if you'd read the comment over on Marathon Mommies. Your story touched me. Miss Fiona is the same age as my Abby.
I was just wondering if I could run for "Fiona" too. I would love to have her as an honoree. She can still be "Fiona" as an honoree if you'd like. :)
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