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| This is our Wii set up. We also use this for TV, streaming services, DVDs and VHS tapes. We can roll it to wherever Casey is hanging out. |
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| Positioning can be awkward but it works! |
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| Of course he is on his device (T) too. |
From Writers Group 10/08/2024 (unedited)
Writing prompt: What did you learn
today?
Today was a just do
the basics day. Eat, drink, feed and water Casey, make his food, do
ONE load of laundry (leaving it for the nurse and Casey to fold
tonight as it’s their thing they like to do when she works the
overnight) No cleaning, organizing, making phone calls or writing
emails or returning calls or emails.
It was a me and
Casey day. Casey and I spend a lot of time together but I also spend
part of my time with him doing the things I mentioned already so it’s
kind of haphazard time. I’m up and down from the chair or couch
and in and out of the room. Always trying to be productive.
But today I decided
I would put all that other stuff aside and just have fun with Casey.
I gave him a choice of art, Legos or Wii. He chose Wii very
excitedly. We went super old school and picked a Wii game vs. a WiiU
game (Wii U was a much anticipated upgrade from the regular Wii).
He’s been into Halloween so he picked Ispy Haunted House. I was
glad he picked something that is relatively simple and easy because
some of the games we’ve played over the years a truly really
hard—hard to figure out and hard to manipulate.
So from about 10AM
until 3 PM we played. We played and played. He still had his device
on and was doing his Googling but we also chatted while I physically
played the game. I talked out loud and asked his advice and we were
happily frustrated at times and also happily happy when we figured
something out.
What I learned today
is that I needed that. I needed to just have a little fun and be
with my kid. No pressure to work on the To Do list. No nagging Gene
to do things (well, except for helping me figure out what to have for
lunch), no thinking about tomorrow. And guess what, I didn’t even
take a nap! Usually I get that napping feeling after lunch and I go
for it when I can.
I’m looking around
me and seeing Casey’s room is a mess, wii games strewn about, bed
unmade, medical equipment needing to be cleaned and put away, mail to
go through, etc. But it will be there when Writers Group is done and
it will get taken care of before bedtime. Because, I enjoyed the fun
down time, but life goes on and routines need to be continued. But I
will remember next time I’m feeling a little burnt out or feeling a
little tightly wound that having some quality time with Casey and
doing something mindless will bring me back to center and I can be a
better me.
