Comfort

My phone has been ringing non stop for days now. Jesse no longer has cell service because paying his monthly bill isn't worth only having his phone for the next couple days. So we've been communicating through myspace and I've been passing on messages to other people. (My dad doesn't do the internet.) I don't know why he just doesn't want to try to call anyone himself. My guess is that he's trying to distance himself now that his deployment is almost here. For now I'll just keep chatting with him when I get the chance. I know he's anxious and just talking to him about day to day things will be somewhat of a distraction. Being this is the second time around for him he knows what to expect, we're just along for the ride to support him.

My youngest brother Johnathan called this evening. He's doing pretty good in school and has an after school job now. It's so strange talking to him at times because I find myself sounding more like a mother hen to him than a sister. I try not to! He knows I mean well, I just want him to keep on working hard and stay focused on some long term goals. He's more like a son than a brother to me because he is a year older than my oldest child. My daughter thinks its hilarious that her uncle is that close in age. I tease my dad about this too, in my opinion my dad should stop hooking up and having kids. But hey, I guess that's his business though. ;) He's never really been one of those dad's who sat and watched reruns of Jeopardy.

When I wasn't on the phone or myspace I was getting Babe's IEP paperwork ready for tomorrow morning. It's hard to find the words sometimes when it comes to things like this. I always get worried because I want to make sure that her needs are met at school and I don't want to forget anything. I do wish these forms had more room for me to write though. My main goals for her are to learn how to transition, stay on task until completion, learn how to voice concerns/needs without using pecs cards, work on doing tasks that require more than three steps. I've got more to add on there too but my mind is wandering. I'm exhausted! And I still have more paperwork to do. I love that girl and want whats best for her. I hope that the meeting goes smoothly since we won't have much time to do this before school is in session.

Anyway, its pretty late and I should get back to it so I can catch a few hours of sleep. After the meeting is over I just want to come home and bake some cookies. I've been craving chewy oatmeal raisin cookies. LOL When I'm stressed I love my comfort foods! What are your favorite comfort foods?