Hi again
I am typing from my laptop for this blog, because…well… I dropped my cellphone in a bucket of mop water yesterday. Like a genius! Guuuuh! Anyways, its sitting in a bowl of rice, and will be there all weekend. So yeah, going the whole weekend without the cellphone, with the hopes that it will be fine after a weekend in dry rice.
Luckily this happened on a weekend, and not during the week when I gotta do remote learning with my daughter. The cellphone helps when it comes to taking photos and uploading images. I can still use my laptop, I’m just not sure how it works with taking photos. But yeah, I’m sure my cellphone will be fine by the end of the weekend. I swiped it out of the mop water and got it into the rice pretty quick.
However, I do feel a little bit out of the loop when it comes to Twitter. I cant log into my @Pooks82Official account without an authentication code that gets texted to…you guessed it! My cellphone. Thankfully, I do have my writing account @Pooks82Writer , that I can access from my laptop.
I wont be able to order groceries, or from uber until I know for sure that my cellphone is okay. I may have to take it to the Cellular Magician again. But whatever, I’ll worry about that later. I’m sure it will be fine. This phone is a bit different than my other ones I’ve had. Fingers crossed!
Anyways, my younger children are with thier father this weekend. Thankfully communication has become short, brief, and to the point, and strictly about the kids. The way it should be.
However ,earlier this week he said he would replace the toys that I bought the kids (not last week, but the week before). They just got those toys that Friday, and they took it with them for the visit. Apparently their father lost the toys in the woods. Anyways, I couldn’t help but notice that he could buy the kids thier own wardrobe for his visits, but he didn’t even bother to replace the toys he lost. An LOL Doll, and a mermaid doll. My daughter picked the LOL Doll herself, and my son picked the mermaid. Maybe a mermaid isnt manly enough for his standards. I don’t know, and it doesn’t matter. Those toys were meant to come back to MY HOME. Same with my son’s pride shirt. Haven’t gotten that back yet either.
Normally I have to pack the kids clothes for the weekend visits. But not this weekend. It would have been nice to know in advance, because then I wouldnt have spent the day doing laundry and searching for specific clothing my daughter wants to bring. Not that he could have communicated with me anyways, my cellphone took a dive into some mop water just before pick up. But if he went shopping the day before, then yeah, he could have told me then.
But whatever, whatever, whatever. Let it go. He still owes the kids the toys and our daughter the $10 that I gave her for treats that he is keeping for himself,…that he says is not, but has.
I even sent photos of the toys, the prices, and where to get them earlier this week. He should have had them at pick up. But no, lets spend the money on clothes instead of paying back the ex for something he lost.
So yeah, still waiting to be paid back for those new toys, and to have the kids clothes that I bought them returned. Since now he has his own wardrobe for the kids. Then the ones I bought the kids aren’t needed, so please return them.
The week is usually pretty busy. With remote learning, and trying to keep up with the house chores (which has been more difficult since school is at home). The house never reaches perfection. I might get one area cleaned, then another area gets trashed.
My daughter struggles with remote learning, she gets bored sitting there by a screen for hours. So if I can, I usually encourage her to get one of the activities done off the choice board, and that counts as participation. I like the asynchronous activities because its less screen time, and more like play. I gotta give the teachers credit on how creative they can be by turning math into fun activities that a child will enjoy. Thats awesome!
Every other day, after school, we go to the park. My little ones and I. They like going to different parks around the city and splashpads. Which has been fun.
Oh, last week I was building a loft bed and 2 metal single bed frames with the help of my transgender teen. So that was some good quality time together, and we did it without any assistance from a man! [insert flexing arm here]. Anyways, the kids switched rooms around. So now that my transgender child has thier own room, and my two youngest children share a room. The kids seem to be much happier with that arrangement.
Today I am to go visit a family friend, thier teen and my teen are friends. So it gives the kids some time to socialize in person. Kind of like a play date for teens. Lol. My transgender child doesnt get as much social time as my younger kids do. Ya know, with my younger kids, they meet and play with kids they meet at the park. Such social butterflies. And my transgender child mostly socializes online through Discord. So in-person meetings, when they do happen, especially lately, mean alot.
What else? I’ve been gardening. I got celery to regrow, so that’s cool. Also my this is the farthest along that I’ve grown an avocado tree, its doing really well, and the leaves are getting big. No animal is gonna swipe it on me this year. Ha! I’m gonna keep it indoors.
Anyways, I got to get ready to go. I need to shower. I also might need to go to the Dollar store to pick up a new art book with blank pages. Something to keep me busy since my cellphone is indisposed. It will be less awkward if I bring something to do. Last time, all adults were on thier devices. So since I cannot bring mine, I can at least bring something that will keep my hands busy. We might be there for 5 hours. We leave at 10pm. I’m talking about visiting the family friend. So to make it less awkward for myself, since I am not much of a talker, so I feel like I need to bring something to keep me preoccupied while our kids chill together.
I’m sure there’s more that I have done within the last couple of weeks, but the clock is ticking, and I gotta get out the door. I might write again later, maybe. Maybe not. I don’t know. If not, I’ll see you again within a week or two. Its off into the big wide world for me….and by the looks of it….possibly in the rain. Lol
No art has been done lately. I feel like theres no time these days. I just take orders from the kids. Do what they want to do for the day. And when its not one, its another. So yeah, there hasnt really been any time for creating new art pieces lately. I may have to adjust my schedule again and make time for it in the weeks ahead.
Which reminds me, July is quickly approaching, which means the Twitter Art Exhibit kicks off on July 3ird in Cheltenham, U.K. After the in-person sales are completed, the online sales will then open. So yes, Keep an eye out for that. And if you are in the U.K and you can, go check out the exhibit. All the art donations come from artists all over the world. It’s an awesome fundraising event. This year proceeds go to The Leaukaemia and Intensive Chemotherapy Fund.
Anyways, I really need to get ready to go, so as always, thank you for reading! Peace and love! – Pooks