I'm glad I picked last week to get sick because this week is going to be NUTS. I just prepared three meals for a meal swap on Thursday. I need to fix a meal for a new mom on Wednesday (I'm going to do chilli when I get some burger thawed out). I also need to do a veggie tray for Feed the Teachers Night on Thursday and bake something for Liv's school's bake sale on Wednesday.

I have a board meeting Monday night, a committee meeting Wednesday afternoon and Owen's parent/teacher conference on Thursday.

We then leave for Indiana to help with my in-law's 40th Anniversary Party on Saturday.

Sorry to be a person in a box; I need to rectify that soon with an actual NYC visit.

I am glad it is getting better AND you have space to vent when you need it. I am sorry to only be in the box now, but you can call any time.

It's so great that you know what you're trying to do well enough to be able to explain it to us like that, and that you are able to stick to it at all when you're all stressed out.

Hivemind - I need ideas. CJ has an ouchie on his foot that I thought was a wart. Looked wartlike when he showed it to me yesterday, plus his dad gets warts easily. So we bought some Compound W today. Potential TMI - when I went to treat it, the top of his foot is all red, swollen, slightly puss-ish looking, and very tender to the touch.

We didn't put the Compound W on it and I'll likely call the doc tomorrow, but I'm baffled. Do warts do that? Or is it something else?

java - it's all good, I didn't take it as anything but helpfulness.

people in the box are good, y'all don't know when I am a mess as much, that let's me fake it til I make it.

Tonight wasn't "need to call people" bad, he self-regulated to his room and never tried to be physical towards me or himself and did not break or trash anything. As things gets better, I am just jumping to expect "normal" and well, my upbringing "normal" is just not even on the map, so I need to redraw expectations for myself.

I would be crazy in your position, msbelle. You, you're eminently admirable.

I did get three lunches prepared for next week, so that's something. Now I'm blanching at the idea of taking my car into the bodyshop for...great, now I don't remember what time they open. 7am, I think. Which means up at 6 at the absolute latest.

Do warts do that? Or is it something else?

I think something else. That doesn't sound wart-like, but more like an infection - maybe around the toenail? But warts don't make pus. And the red and swollen also sounds like an infection. Could also be some kind of nerve irritation /damage in the foot - probably from the karate kicking, I'd guess.

You really are remarkable, msbelle.

Which means up at 6 at the absolute latest.

*shudder*

Suzi, maybe a splinter that got infected?