What? What?

I was schmuck-mom yesterday. I finally after 5 hours of it got tired of Michael saying "what? what? what?" and started talking very loudly. I asked him if he couldn't hear me and he said he could hear me -- I asked him why he was saying what what what. I can't believe I don't have more patience -- I mean, I'm hard of hearing and I KNOW I say "what" a lot!!!! What is my problem???!!!

On the bright side -- he amazes every day. He is really starting to use elaborate sentence structures to tell wacky stories -- makes up stuff. I had to laugh out loud yesterday when, at one point, he started off his sentence with "Actually...." You always hear that kids are sponges, but you really don't get it until you see them soaking up everything -- EVERYTHING!!

Whoops! spoke too soon - there is what appears to be a fantastic blog on blogspot (here) at this address: http://momtotoes.blogspot.com/ -- wow -- it has all kinds of resources, etc. I have to read it more carefully. Still, I'm glad I started this one -- if only for the Rochester moms out there -- just a place to blab online.....

I'll keep you "posted" ha ha!

What is this?

I have finally had it. I am searching for an organization that I can join that is related to cochlear implants that would serve as a friendly support group environment for me, a mom going through raising a kid -- raising a deaf kid -- raising an implanted kid. I often feel like I'm the only person on earth going through this, even though I know for a FACT I am not!!!!

I am still looking for that organization; maybe there is something out there and I just haven't hit upon it yet. In the meantime, I have decided to start blogging. If nothing else, this will be one more place where I can make public my inane thoughts and comments (aside from Facebook, and God knows I'm not going to publish my angst ridden self in that venue, rife as it is w/ my students and colleagues etc etc).