Planet M Files » Family http://planetmfiles.com Welcome to Our Planet! It's filled with kids, dogs, and crocheted guinea pigs! (A real guinea pig, too!) Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:45:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Lost http://planetmfiles.com/2011/10/25/lost/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lost http://planetmfiles.com/2011/10/25/lost/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:04:12 +0000 Gayle http://planetmfiles.com/?p=8624 I haven’t posted in a long time.  Two of my children have been in crisis situations in the past six weeks.  I’m feeling lost and sad and afraid.  I’ve wanted to post, but I just don’t have the words.  I hope you will pray for us. I miss you all and will visit when I can.

]]> http://planetmfiles.com/2011/10/25/lost/feed/ 16 College Move-In Day & Hurricanes http://planetmfiles.com/2011/08/27/college-move-in-day-hurricanes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=college-move-in-day-hurricanes http://planetmfiles.com/2011/08/27/college-move-in-day-hurricanes/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:30:29 +0000 Gayle http://planetmfiles.com/?p=8609 You can click to see the photo larger.

The doors of the present open to those who seek to know what man can do to
master his fate by science
sustain his spirit by art
and guide his life by wisdom.

We moved my oldest son into his freshman year of college this week.  Sigh.  He is six hours away.  I miss him so much.  I am so proud of him.  Life will never be the same again.  Did I mention that I miss him so much?  Each time I do something at home that he used to be a part of I start to cry.  Moms of college-aged children, how long does it take before the tears aren’t right there at the forefront, ready to leak out at any moment?

We’re preparing for Hurricane Irene.  We have food, water, batteries and a generator.  I’ve been hearing that our area should prepare to be without power and communication for five days.  We’ll see.  Thank goodness we are not in a low lying area, so I think we will be safe from flooding.

If we keep our power and our internet, I’ll be visiting you all soon.  I miss you!

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Both of my boys graduated last week!  My oldest son from high school, my youngest son from middle school.  In September my boys will be starting on new adventures in life.  I think they are very well prepared.

Austin will head off to college in August.  He will be attending his top choice school, 6 hours away, with an eye towards majoring in Biochemistry.  I will miss him so much.  This past year has been a difficult one for our family.  We have all changed.  I wish that we hadn’t had to go through this, but I know that my sons will be better men for it.  They have matured in this year and we have all come closer together.  Austin’s caring and loving heart has helped me through some difficult moments.  His caring and loving heart has helped his sister through difficult times.  I will have tears when I leave him at college, but I will also have a heart filled with joy for the man that he is.

Brian will begin his high school years.  He is ready.  He has always excelled at school work and I’m sure he will continue.  He had a crash course in maturing this past year.  I hope that all that we’ve lived through this past year hasn’t been too much.  I hope that he can still have a light heart.  My wish for him is that he find his passion during the next four years.  I hope that he will take advantage of the clubs and groups that are available in high school.  I hope that he lets his heart guide him.

Happy Graduation to both of my boys!  You are both men that I am very proud of!

 

]]> http://planetmfiles.com/2011/07/01/graduation/feed/ 8 Violets and Dandelion http://planetmfiles.com/2011/05/19/violets-and-dandelion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=violets-and-dandelion http://planetmfiles.com/2011/05/19/violets-and-dandelion/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 16:04:01 +0000 Gayle http://planetmfiles.com/?p=8550 You can click the flowers to see them bigger!

My 13 year old son picked these for me for Mother’s Day.  I love them.  I love that kid, too!  I feel like climbing into this photo, into one of those violets, and pretending I don’t have a care in the world, at least for a little while.  Care to join me?

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Thank you all so much for your words of support on my last post.  Your kind words mean so much to me.  Last night’s doctor appointment held no magic, quick solutions.  We are discontinuing one of my daughter’s current medications because it seemed to offer no positive effects, but several bad side effects.  We will continue to search.  I’ve added another category to my blog called, “Bipolar”.  I have a feeling I’ll need it.

If you are curious about this little crocheted motif, it is called Spiral Hexagon.  It’s from a book called The Crochet Stitch Bible.  The book is great, with all kinds of stitches.  The yarn I used is Creme de la Creme in Popsicle Brights color.  My daughter called them “happy colors” and they sure are!

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My daughter discovered this cookie heart in a batch of cookies I made!

 

So. I haven’t blogged in a month. I’ve thought about it every day. I’ve wanted to tell you what’s been going on here. Each day I think maybe I can blog it today, but as I try to think of the words, I get all teary-eyed. The basics are that my 15 year old daughter has been diagnosed as Bipolar. She was misdiagnosed in September, given the wrong medications and ended up hospitalized at Christmas. Since then we have a new doctor and the new diagnosis. She has been on several medications and we still have not found the right one. Some of the side effects are debilitating in themselves, and still not enough relief from her disorder. We are seeing a psychiatrist once a week. The cost is unbelievable and not covered by our insurance. Right now it doesn’t matter that the money is coming out of our savings. We need our daughter to have relief and happiness. Tonight is another appointment. Please pray for our girl and our family that the doctor picks the medication that will work this time.

]]> http://planetmfiles.com/2011/03/10/the-reason/feed/ 17 A Little Crocheting http://planetmfiles.com/2011/01/14/a-little-crocheting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-little-crocheting http://planetmfiles.com/2011/01/14/a-little-crocheting/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:26:20 +0000 Gayle http://planetmfiles.com/?p=8401 So.  Not much has been going on here except for worrying, hand wringing, etc. However a couple of days ago I did fit in a little time to crochet a small test swatch of a pattern that I really liked the look of.  It is for a crochet blanket called the Bricks and Mortar Blanket, by Bernat.  I want to make a blanket for my soon-to-be eighteen year old son that he can bring to college with him in September.  Just a little bit of crocheted love from home.

I like this, but I think that I will look for yarns that are less contrasty to make the blanket with.  I don’t want it to have such a bold look.  Also, I need to work on how to join different color yarns and how to carry them up the side without it getting messy looking like it is on the left side of this swatch.

We have piles and piles of snow all over!  We had to make paths for Timmy and Polly to go outside!  We’re due for a small bit of snow again on Saturday and then a rain/snow event for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  I think I’ve had enough!

I hope you are all well and warm and cozy.  If you are able, please take a moment and stop by my friend Se’Lah’s Necessary Room.  You can sign up and send someone in need a store bought or handmade card.  I know that it will mean so much to them.

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I always feel like time speeds up between Thanksgiving and Christmas!  I have done almost all of my holiday shopping online this year.  While my husband and I were looking for gifts for his family members we came across Rossi Pasta.  They’ve got the most delicious sounding flavors of pasta and sauces I’ve ever seen!  We decided to give it a shot and order some things for family members.  I’m hoping for yumminess!  I’ll let you know after Christmas how it turns out.  I secretly ordered some flavors for my hubby!

The wish lists of my children are very small this year.  They never did ask for much and as they’ve gotten older, it’s even less.  Of course my nearly 18 year old son would love a car, but that certainly is not a possibility!  He understands that and chose to ask for some t-shirts with musical band logos instead.  My daughter wants some hoodies and some Converse sneakers and my youngest son wants three games.  Easy peasy!  I kind of miss the days of Legos and plastic toy parts all over the floor, but not that much.  My house is neater and tidier now!

How is your holiday shopping and preparation going?!

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