So which order do we go in?
Do we start with the
CLEVELAND freakin' INDIANS?!!? Yes, I will. This city is ALIVE! Last night, the Cavs received their rings, the banner was raised, and they won their opening game for the 2016-2017 season. The city went crazy!!! OH!! and, at the exact same time, the Cleveland Indians, less than 100 yards away (for the first time in our history) hosted game 1 of
THE WORLD SERIES! I mean, what-the-what?!?! Oh, and BOTH teams won!!! The excitement was amazing. I mean, it's the Cubs vs Indians, Combined, some 176 years of World Series Championship drought between the two teams. Tickets in Cleveland are going for close to $5K! (That's each, not for a pair.) Nearly double that in Chicago! (Naturally, I mean, our cost of living is lower, we don't' have that $10k to throw around, but that also means, LOTS of Chicago-ians are buying up our tickets, because they're cheaper - but they all left sad last night!) It's awesome how together this city is, even after the Cavs won the first championship for the city. Everyone is wearing either championship Cavs or Indians gear everywhere. Oh, and the Monsters won last night too (their game was away). And the Browns didn't lose!!! *Because they didn't play, they did lose on Sunday, to be a lovely 0-7 team.
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17889262/cleveland-indians-cavaliers-host-renaissance-mirrors-modern-cleveland I hope that story is available for years to come. It's the truth.
The bad - well, we're still having a rough go at it with Ares. To the point, that we're currently looking for a good psychiatrist. One that works with parents too. I can't seem to keep my calm around him. He's so negative about everything, including himself, but he's SO DISRESPECTFUL to me. I find myself being very sarcastic with him. He constantly says that no one likes him, or he's a bad person, and in the first breath I tell him that he's not a bad person, that he just has been acting like a bad person lately, and in the next breath I tell him that maybe his friends would like him again if he stopped having temper tantrums and would start respecting his friends again. I know, good job mom. But I can only be told that I am mean (for him seeing a crock pot) and I disrespect him (for picking him up at the EXACT time he asked me to from daycare) and that I don't like him (for taking him to his indoor soccer practice, which I asked him 30x before I paid for it if he wanted to play or not) so many times before I want to throttle him. Hopefully the psychiatrist we find can do some parent training as well, because, well, while I love him to death, and I get upset when I see him sad, and I cherish his cuddly moments (he does still have those from time to time, it's a switch that clicks on and off), I honestly do not want to be around him. This month, we had 7 horrible days (where I could have easily not seen him all week and been ok with it), followed by 7 of the best days, and we're back to 3 (so far) bad days. I have been told not to make a crock pot meal today, and to pick him up at 6pm exactly. I walk on eggshells all day long around him, so simple requests like this I try and do. I mean, go home after work and take a nap, or go shopping for some Halloween treats I need to pick up for classroom parties? Either way, no kids. Thankfully, for sanity purposes, Atlas is ALWAYS happy. Loves to give hugs and kisses, say 'I love you' a million times a day, play with his 'baby' (a random and different 'so cute' stuffed animal each day). Honestly, he's keeping me sane these last few weeks.
and the ugly - me, when I yell or get frustrated, which seems to be pretty often as of late. Plus, I've been sick, which doesn't help matters even a little bit.
I'm going to end this with a GO TRIBE rally call, since tonight is Game 2 (of the
WORLD SERIES!!!)
