Kadiera's Playground Cute but Evil - it averages out

I've had probably 5 nights in a row now of nightmares. There's nothing special going on - no more stress than there has been, no more earth-shattering, life-changing events, and yet I'm having nightmare after nightmare after nightmare. They're very similar to the nightmares I've had when weaning off antidepressants in the past.

I haven't looked too hard, but I recall being told that all psychoactive drugs, including SSRIs, must be fat-soluble to pass into the brain. Treating metabolic syndrome (including insulin resistance) can improve depression and bipolar symptoms. SSRIs can cause weight gain.

Can someone please enlighten me on the leap of logic that says that gay marriage means teaching 7 & 8 year olds about graphic gay sex? I mean, I heard a guy say this on NPR yesterday, and I'm still trying to wrap my head around how we make that leap.

Especially given the completely inadequate state of current public school teaching of the birds and the bees....

after I unsubscribed from the playgroup site, I got an email from the organizer.

She apologized for missing the playdate, because she was at a family event and decided to let her kids stay and play. Then she proceeded to dump her whole sob story about how hard it is to organize something like this, and how so many people never show up, and how it's important to her that it's open to everyone, and how she's had to attend every event that she's scheduled.

So....still....in a 6 week period, there've been 4 evening/weekend events scheduled (two of those at my request), and something like 2 dozen weekday morning events. If I stayed, I'd want to pay pro-rated dues or something, because that's not at all fair.

Alex and I went to the park this evening. We were supposed to meet a playgroup there, but there was no one who seemed to be talking to anyone else, so it's hard to say if they were there and we missed them or if they just weren't there.

I give up on this group. A group that claims to be for both stay at home and working moms that only has playdates on weekday mornings unless I bug them to schedule one just isn't going to work. They charge dues, and I can't even get to a freakin event where I might be willing to pay their fucking dues because they won't schedule 2 events in one day and don't schedule things when I'm not att work.

we've been doing a lot of cooking lately, needing to use up the veggies from our CSA share. We've not always been successful at using up or giving away the whole mess, but we're trying.

Today's experiment: stuffed squash/zuchhini - good, but could have been better.

6 decent sized zuchhini or summer squash (or other squash I suppose, though cooking directions would need to change.
1 package italian sausage - I think this is a pound or so.
1 cup bread crumbs
2-2.5 cups of cheese - we used 1 cup cheddar, and a little over 1/2 cup each parmesan and mozza

Things we'll be adding next time: salt, pepper, an onion, and a bit of nutmeg.

funny story about working as a dominatrix - and yet, so so true....all any of us really want is to be normal, whatever that means.

Go read this.

Then think about it. And read it a second time, just to be sure you got it.

My mother is now my friend on facebook. It's really rather surreal when you think about it.

Took Alex to visit at the NICU today. People were ecstatic to see him, and his one primary nurse was so happy to hear that he was eating most everything by mouth (and not vomiting when he does so) that she nearly cried, and gave me the world's biggest hug.

For having the day off it was rather hectic, really. Lots of things got done though, which is good.

Do not say that your playgroup is open to working moms if all your events are at 10 am on weekdays and you're not going to support evening playgroup meetings generally....especially if you refuse to schedule a playgroup on a day you already have another event.

So, today ended up with 4 appointments: the local daycare who might be interested in classes, dropping off fliers at a second daycare that's definitely interested in classes, the baby shower registration, and a chiropractic wellness center that is interested in hosting classes.

The first place, the director who was supposed to be there "just missed me" - though her staff makes it sound like she's never there at 8. She eventually called, and then I called back and left a message and I still haven't heard from her.

The second place was basically run in and drop off the fliers, so no big deal.