Hi. So Jed is melting down right now. Steroids started on Wednesday & they have been kicking in. He is hurting all over, very itchy, moody, he does things over and over and over because nothing is right...very ocd and then he cries and cries when he can't make things turn out how he wants them to. I try to be patient with him and do whatever he wants but aaahhhh he drives me crazy! Of course that makes me feel bad because he can't help it. Can't wait for this to be over.
Ok so the New Years eve story: Danny Jed and I were home watching the ball drop in NYC, signing Katy perry...etc. Savannah was at a friends house with a few other girls. She calls me at 12:30am...I thought to wish me a happy new year but she said " I need a favor" and then something about kids, a different party, police......"they have no where to go can she bring them here?" of course I said yes. When I told Danny what was going on he said "did you ask how many" uumm...no,"did you ask what was happening" uuumm ...no. Then he said "oookkaayy, good luck" I said "my mother always let everyone come to our house when anyone needed a place to stay and what kind of parent would say no to kids that have no where to go"? About a half hour later Savannah comes running up the stairs saying " I have to go make room, thanks so much". We closed our door and then we heard them all start to come upstairs.....they just kept coming and coming. We started cracking up because we just could not believe what we were hearing. I told Savannah everyone had to just find a spot and go to bed. Well in the LARGE group she "rescued" were a few drunk teenage boys...yuck. They were up and down the stairs constantly, they kept coming in our room looking for the bathroom, I heard Jed say about 20 times, "dude, the bathroom is down the hall". I told everyone, "ok, that's enough, go to sleep or just be quiet". By this time it was about 3am. There is always 1 ass in the group & we got one...a drunk one. This kid came in our room at least 3 times and into Jed's quite a few. He was wandering up and down the stairs, in and out of the house and then I heard him ask someone in the attic if he could open the window to smoke a cigarette. I said "If you light that your going to eat it". Again I told everyone to shut up and go to sleep and again the stupid drunk kid wandered downstairs and outside, back in and to the bathroom. He missed the toilet..nice. Savannah had given me his keys earlier. One of his friends told me "he is just acting stupid I don't think he's really drunk". I told the big dumb kid to call a parent to come get him because I wanted him out. The kid said to me "what's your problem?"! Nice. He finally called his dad, told him that he was at someone else's house and that the mother was flipping out. The dad said he was not coming to pick him up and that I was to give the kid his keys back so he could drive home! I was so livid I did a stupid thing and gave the kid his keys, I just wanted him out. I should have told the dad "come get him or the police will bring him home". So after going in and out of the house 2 more times looking for his coat. and asking me for the keys I had already given him .he took someone elses coat and he and a stupid friend finally left. I found out later he couldn't find his car so he ended up walking to someone else's house that he knew. I thought for sure that it would settle down after they were gone but there was 1 stupid chic up there that kept giggling.....the rooms up stairs are right over ours and Jed's so we heard every thump, giggle and cuss word. Finally 2 more kids left and after a couple text messages to Savannah threatening bodily harm to them they shut up. I found out later that there was at least 17 kids in the attic!!!!!! No wonder it was so loud. I hate drunk boys.......yuck...stupid and stinky. What kind of parent doesn't come pick up a kid that says they need a ride because another parent has taken their keys????? I know I really should have never given him his keys back no matter what, that was very stupid of me, I just wanted him out of my house and away from Jed. Anyway so it started to get quiet around 4:30am and Jed was still awake, he had slept until 4pm the day before so he had slept all day...but still, he was crying and his back hurt from the spinal tap and the steroids. I laid down with him waiting for his meds to work and for him to fall asleep. I fell into a total deep sleep for about 10 minutes and I must have had a weird dream, because I woke up and looked at Jed, he looked grey and I started to panic, I just grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him, yelling his name....yes I am a total nut case. He gave me a funny, crooked smile and didn't even wake up! Of course after that there was NO sleeping for me! I stared at him and took his pulse every 5 minutes until about 7:30am and then I felt safe enough to leave him alone and go to bed. Then my mom called! My gram needed us to help get her Jack settled in his rehab. he was upset and had no phone and they wouldn't give gram any info because they are not married.....just a total mess. We drove to Baltimore and after a phone call to Jack's daughter who is vacationing in FLA, & a visit to the old people rehab, mom got it all straightened out. We went and saw gram, then came home about 2:30-3pm. Jed was still sleeping, all the teenagers were gone and I slept for a few hours! It was a nutty night! Now I know, when Savannah wants to rescue people..ask how many and are they drunk! I don't think Savannah knew what she had gotten herself into. She learned.and she cleaned the bathroom.
Danny Jed and I saw The day the earth stood still last night. Jed just barely made it though. He slept most of the day and was asleep about an hour after getting home from the movies. He is so wiped out. The doc wants him to start back to school after the holiday but he just can't do it and I just can't make him. I don't know what I am going to do about that.
Well I think that's it for now. Today was a quiet day. Danny rode his bike for a while...trying out his new heated gloves and then buying himself a heated jacket liner! Grace and I walked and Savannah worked. Danny made tacos for Savannah, Newman (Katie) and Grace! He has been cooking more lately, grilling stuff and cleaning the kitchen....whoohoo. Jed slept, woke up to explain his new remote control hummer to Grace and then had a total meltdown when I mentioned his homework. He went back to bed, cried and cried, ate and cried more. he is just so sad to watch. I want this to be over. I can't even imagine how he is feeling, I feel so bad for him. I am more stressed now then ever before. I want to be positive but all I think about is relapse, and the effects of all the meds. I am driving myself crazy. My treadmill comes on Monday maybe I can run away from it all! Yes the girl that is not working and has no money bought herself a treadmill! Oh well what's one more stress and maybe this one will help ease the other stress! We shall see. Of course then I feel stupid for stressing out when Jed is the one sick..he has to be more stressed than anyone!
So as of right now, Savannah is on her way home, Jed is asleep and I finally finished mom's Christmas gift......yes I know it is Jan3rd hey it's only 9 days late~ and it looks pretty good. I'll put a pic of it up when I give it to her! I have to go eat something bad for me because the official "new year" starts Monday for Danny and I....no more crappy food...:( I wonder how long we will last?!
Ok, end of long story!
Love Jed and Kristin