Oddly enough, I really don’t have a lot to share tonight. It was a pretty uneventful day (in particular compared to yesterday’s bits with the dehumidifier). I did manage to successfully obtain the drain hose connector piece I was looking for with the dumpster dehumidifier this morning, so that was a Good Thing.

I also did a traditional Thursday thing tonight — organize and file things here at home. It was time to do that again, so it’s a little cleaner around my desk right now. It’s merely a temporary exile, though.

Kirstin had a pretty big day again today. She and Beth came to town this morning to do some business, and ended up getting shown off at the school, and later (in the afternoon) in Chokio at the school where a shower was held. So needless to say, by the time I got home shortly after 5 this evening, she was past the over-tired phase and just would not let sleep overtake her. At least not for long. I managed to get her to sleep, more or less long enough for me to make some supper and for us to eat without having to hold her while eating.

She slept for about six hours last night before waking up to be fed. I think we both can handle her being a bit cranky at times during the day as long as she can keep sleeping well at night. At least if I had to choose, that’d be my preference…and I’m pretty sure it’s Beth’s preference as well.

It’s starting to warm up again; I believe the high today was in the mid 40’s. That’s fantastic. I’m looking forward to it being back in the normal range again…because it will make the mess go away faster than if it stays cool for a longer period of time. Helps to dry things out.

I don’t really want to end this on a morbid note, but here’s a story about an incredibly sad situation… It’s always amazing to try understanding the human mind, and almost impossible to actually comprehend the mindset of this young gal. Not ever having given birth, I can’t say that I would know what the mindset is like, but having experienced the birthing process first-hand…I can somewhat understand the state of mind (being ‘out of it’ if you will) in a person who would be somewhat ‘uneducated’ (I don’t like that word choice, but I can’t think of anything better) in what to expect after just giving birth.

I really won’t get into what I think about the social context of the family unit (as it were) in this case. I just think it’s pretty sad and downright pathetic that the mother (grandmother of the infant) of the girl wasn’t even aware that she was pregnant. I’m sure there are all sorts of excuses possible, but it goes to show how poorly some (dare I say it many) families communicate. I guess what gets me the most is the fact that the ‘adult diapers’ didn’t raise a red flag to the mother. Not saying that parents need to be intrusive to the extreme (I had a friend whose mother was pretty overbearing, and it wasn’t a Good Thing), but it seems just a bit strange to me. They must have been out of common sense juice at the store, because they were definitely running low on it.

Anyway, that’s about all I’ve got to mention tonight. About time for bed. Although I’m going to do a photo blog here shortly, so be ready for that (although most have probably already seen the photo blog entry before this one gets read…).

Until then…

–MZ