Pity party--with pumpkins!

I don't know, exactly, where I want this post to go. I don't know quite why I signed into Typepad and hit the Compose button.

I guess I'm not completely comfortable with my vitriolic entry from Sunday and want a fun, breezy post to usurp it. Though, sadly, I'm not experiencing many fun, breezy thoughts at the moment.

Fruit Bat had to get a filling today, and it didn't go particularly well. There was the fear and the needle and the bumping out of a tooth that was loose but that he wasn't quite ready to part with.

Also, we are up against more food issues at school in the form of a gym teacher who's decided that handing out candy is a good incentive. Because physical education and sticky sweets should always go hand-in-hand.

I just received a mass email from an old high school teacher (who I loved) urging her friends to vote YES on a proposition supporting stem cell research. She has ALS (otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease) and reading that this dynamic, energetic woman has to type her emails with a drool rag stuffed in her mouth was almost more than I could bear.

And then there's the late October GRAY. The rain I can hear pattering the roof. The shiny half dollar I'm about to slip under Fruit Bat's pillow. The rumpled bed that's urging me in, but that I'm resisting because I'm a little afraid to shut my eyes and let my brain whirl.

And aren't I just a hoot tonight.

Tomorrow will be better.

And that's why I posted the sunny photo of pumpkins. Apropos of nothing. But cheery anyway.

Comments

[rockzee]

I bet you'll cheer up once you get to carving those pumpkins.

[Laura in LA]

Momma said there'll be days like this....here's hoping that tomorrow is better!!

[csquaredplus3]

My husband's away also. Difficult when compounded with kids hurting, dreary weather, and sad news. I understand. Very real post. You know you'll feel better, so I won't say it.

[InTheFastLane]

Yup, put a knife in your hand and carve away ;) Seriously, I thought you had every right to go on about that gym. And sometimes life just needs a rant or two.

[all things BD]

Tuesday Bluesday, I'll call it.

Something that made me smile through the pain when my daughter had to have two teeth extracted: the dentist told her she would get paid double from the tooth fairy because someone else had to take them out. I did it, too. She was so happy to see all that cash the next morning. :)

[Erin]

Dreary, cold, gray on the right coast, too.

[Sheryl]

Man I feel the same way. Too bad we can't meet up for coffee. Misery loves company, ya know?

[leslie]

Hang in there....the sun is out today and it is so nice. Take a walk and if you feel like making trouble, just smash a pumpkin. (kidding)

We may see you tonight??? I am up in the air about it....but always look forward to a gathering, you know. I feel lonely most of the time out here in the 'burbs.

[Lisa Milton]

Hope those pumpkins cheer you.

(ALS scares me to death. So sad.)

[Parul]

Look out of your window quick - there's sunshine! hope fruit bat is feeling better... ! Sorry to hear about your teacher. and Oh no! to "a gym teacher who's decided that handing out candy is a good incentive." NUTS!(which is a swear word where i am concerned.)
cheer up - your dh will hopefully be back soon!

[Parul]

Maybe you need more cat videos???

[Wendy]

I start feeling this way a lot as the daylight hours shorten. I can relate!

[Pez]

I hope today is better. The sun is shining!

[k8]

It's raining here. Cold, cold rain with sleet to come later. That does not make for happy days. Not after the glorious summer and fall we had.

Oh, I just noticed on your "about me" that you're tall! Me too! Super tall! Tell me what kind of pants you find, please?!

[Mrs. G.]

I hope the sunshine today boosted your spirits. It's almost Cat Video Friday.

[Cactus Petunia]

Cheer up. Winter's almost here...pass the beer and cookies, wouldya?

[Melanie @ MelADramatic Mommy]

Sing it with me, "The sun will come out, tomorrow!" Nothing like an earworm to take your mind off things. ;^)

[JCK]

I'm sorry about the candy issue. WTF is up with that?

Loved the pumpkins picture. And your last paragraph.

Now, I'm off to read some juicy Sunday post!?

[debbie]

I'm sorry...the PE teacher was giving out candy?!?! Serious?! That's just wrong!

Hang in there, kid! It's always darkest before the storm. Tomorrow is another day! Days like this build character. *do you need me to go on? I can probably dig up a few more?? :-D
A "pity party" is sometimes just what the soul needs...

Those pumpkins rock!! I can probably get the same kind of picture except the pumpkins are the decorative kind and one would fit in the palm of your hand!! :-D Not. quite. the. same.

[Katie in MA]

I hate winter blues. They kick my butt several times a year. Turn on all the lights in the house and see if that helps. Then let me know, because I would grab a glass of wine, crawl into bed and call my girlfriends to whine.

[MommyTime]

YAY for cheery pumpkins! I'm sorry the winter grays are starting. We have months of those too (though less rain than you have, it's overcast from November-February). How about this: let's make a Beat the Crap out of the Grays Club (or maybe we could come up with a better title with a catchy acronym). Main idea: send each other cheerful little presents randomly once a month during the gray months, so that there's always the possibility of something fun in the mail. What do you think?

Also? That gym SUCKS, and I can't even believe they're all "we're peanut friendly" and think that's a good idea.

Yet another reason you need something brightly colored and happy in the mail. :)

[BOSSY]

Bossy wishes she were there to sit at your kitchen counter and drink wine and boo hoo a bit.