It's 3:00 pm and I've yet to accomplish a thing this day. Possible causes: it's too hot; I don't know where to start; Liz is playing outside and keeps knocking on the back door; I'm lazy; I'm nuts; I'm ADHD; all of these and more.

It's 10:00 pm now and my major accomplishment today was to make a "real" dinner. By this I mean I didn't do frozen mac 'n cheese or pre-cooked chicken strips. I actually cooked--steak and "real" mashed potatoes. That's right, I peeled the potatoes, cut them up, cooked them and mashed them!

Now, if you have an extremely ADHD child, are a grandmother and are raising the child alone I believe you will understand why I consider this a notable accomplishment.

I have a vague memory of actually enjoying cooking, taking care of my home and working in the yard. Of course, this was pre-Liz. I felt good about these every day, ordinary accomplishments. Now, it's a different life, a different world. I am interrupted constantly; sometimes it's difficult to put a thought together that makes sense; there are so many Liz appointments/activities. Most of all there is Liz, herself.

My decision to adopt Liz was the right decision and is still right. I think I just get tired.......