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Sleeping in shifts

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Tom got up at 5:30 AM today. He does this from time to time (especially on weekends!) mia_mcdavid tried to get him back to sleep, but it did not work. Since he cannot be left alone, one of us has to be up with him. Hence Mia stayed up. I got up around 7:30, and so Mia went back to bed, and I am monitoring Tom. It is my turn.

He is currently watching his favorite scenes from Toy Story for the umpteenth time, alternating that with knocking on our (locked) bedroom door. He much prefers Mommy to Daddy. Too bad. He is stuck with me.

We have a computer upstairs, so I am able to write this entry while on duty. It is a P-166–utterly obsolete, but adequate for e-mail and most LJ tasks.

Respite winding down

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The weekend is coming to an end. About an hour from now I will drive to Camp Eden Wood and pick up Thomas. I have not done nearly as much as I wanted to do, but I have done a few things I could not possibly do while taking care of him. Not the least of these is getting plenty of sleep.

And a couple hours after Tom gets home mia_mcdavid will return as well. I suppose she is somewhere around Madison now. I am really looking forward to that.

Weekend apart

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mia_mcdavid is going to the Chicago suburbs for Windycon. Back when we lived in Chicagoland we went to every Windycon from 1978 (Mia’s first con!) through 1997, but we have not been back since we moved to Minnesota. And this time it is just Mia. The logistics for both of us going are far more complicated and less secure than for just one. Also, there are thing I want to do here, such as resting.

The weather is really nice today, which is another reason to stay behind. I got in a bike ride this afternoon, but the real payoff is for Tom. This is a respite weekend for us–he will be away. We had two options for this, and he going to the one that has more outdoors activities, and that he likes better. However, this was only possible because I will be able to take him there and pick him up on Sunday.

Sunday Morning

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We had a good morning in church–2nd week in a row. Because of Tom’s issues going to church is always an interesting (as in Chinese curse) event. Our church has always been very accepting of Tom and his problems. It is far from perfect, but that one factor goes a long way for me.