The woman who was considering Josh for her therapeutic home has decided that Josh needs more help than she can provide.

Not doing so well over here, but i daresay i'll survive,unfortunately.


Harena of ~woozalia

...largely because of dealing with my high maintainance kids, Josh in particular. However, along those lines, i do have news!

i totally forgot to mention here that we finally got Medicaid for Josh which will provide funding for a foster/therapeutic/group home for him ... aaaand... Yesterday, Josh met a Prospective House-mum from a therapeutic home & spent about an hour with her & her helper person! And I think it went pretty well! He was a bit hesitant to go out the door with them at first; I think he was expecting me & W to go with him, but after a couple gentle prompts & nudges by me, he went out with them and got into their car willingly. Yayayay!

They took him off to McDonald’s (where he did not like their choice of seating and chose his own table which they were totally okay with ;D) and proceeded to refuse to eat! I think between the strangeness of the whole situation and possibly that he was thirsty (and refuses to drink from a straw anymore; he used to!) he even turned down his much beloved french fries.

Then they took him to a bookstore in a nearby mall where he was able to respond & keep to the boundaries they set up for him orbit in. They got him to SIT DOWN (this is a HUGE gasp 'cause they can't even get him to sit down at school to do his schoolwork at all) on a bench in the mall for ten minutes. And then they came back. They kept assuring me that he was fine & no problem to handle, which was my biggest worry.. that he would fight them and stuff.

So! If all peoples involved can manage to get the necessary paperwork done by this weekend, he’ll have his overnight stay to see how that goes and if that goes well, then he’ll have a new home!


Harena of ~woozalia

1. How can I tell if you are angry?
IRL it's usually fairly plain but i don't generally let anyone see the really Angry Harena. W's one of the few who has seen me enraged.

Online, i start cussing like a sailor.

2. How should I behave around you while you are angry?
It's probably not a good idea to antagonize me because my anger can quickly melt down into self-hate and that's really ugly to have to see

3. How do you want me to behave when you are hurting emotionally? (How is best to comfort you?)
i live for affirmations that i'm an okay person and that people care about me, etc. Huggles are always welcome regardless if you feel that they wouldn't do a thing. Usually whatever's got me hurting is a real life thingy that most people can't do a thing about anyway and i know that. Huggles mean you care, and that's what i need most.

You can also remind me that it's just my negvox talking and they are fallacious and heylookit, Small Joy!

4. Are there things we should ~not~ discuss?

i tend to not do well in political or religious discussions unless you know we agree on said topics. i fast feel like i'm being judged instead of my beliefs since i have trouble separating the two. Also, leave my attempts to live on relatively healthy food and non-mainstream medicine alone (unless you know we'll agree on it) because again, i'll take it personally because i'm just that messed up and why are you bothering to talk to me again?



5. How should I treat you if you are physically ill?

Ohman, i love being babied when i'm sick. and forgive me if i doze off on you 'cause when i get really sick, i drag Floyd over to the Couch of Awesome and crash there for the duration.

6. What makes you happy? (that may be in my power to grant, as a friend?)

Oh, just keep reminding me that you like me, include me in things, stuff like that... no big whoop.
. o O (sending me green things and chocklit works too )

7. How would you like for us to recognize your birthday?

i certainly love to have it acknowledged! Tell me Happy Birthday! i love surprises, so surprise gifties are always a Plus. As well as surprise parties (i've never had one!)

8. Are there any standing categories of presents that would be inappropriate or unwelcome?
Uhhh, well, i don't like things given to me that people would know better than giving me... but other than that, i don't think so.


9. Are there times of the year that are difficult for you? (please explain if you are comfortable.)

i do suffer somewhat from SAD (seasonal affective disorder) so as the days get shorter, i get more depressed with less sunlight. i get Extremely Stressed around christmas time because i hold myself to a ridiculously high standard for making gifts for teachers and everyone else (mainly for everyone else 'cause it's cheaper) so it's a bit of DEADLINE AUGH time for me.

By February, i'm generally a mess mentally because now it's the tail end of winter, i'm tired of being cold (and being told that i don't know what REAL cold is like doesn't help at all, so shut up you smug northerners ) February is also when deadlines for next year school applications & summer camp occur and tax stuffnthings begin. It all leads to an awful lot of AUGH for me. Yeah.

10. Are there important anniversaries that we should recognize in your life?
i'd be horribly amused if someone noticed what W's&my "anniversary" is and sent us something. We ourselves never paid a whole lot of attention to it till icky ex#2 made a point of it in an attempt to make me feel guilty for ditching his butt.

11. Who are the most important people in your life to whom we should defer when making plans on your behalf?
Well, if you want to make Reality Based plans, you probly oughter talk to Woozle of ~woozalia ...because i'll be all SURE WE CAN TOTALLY BE IN TWO PLACES AT THE SAME TIME KIDS WHAT KIDS? just 'cause i'll WANT it so badLY )


Harena of ~woozalia

Why did you join this site?
Swinger convinced me that my knitting & crocheting was appropriate for this place. Even if they do stubbornly refuse to create a category for it in spite of the hundreds of yarn artists here. Woozle came along because she's the real artist of the two of us & actually does drawing & stuff.

What does your username have to do with you? Is it a combination of your favorite things, or a character of yours?
It's a combination of me & Woozle. Woozalia is the nom de plume of W's music stuffnthings. In retrospect, we really should have named our account The Hypertwins but one cannot change these things because dA is full of kludgy loser programmers so, oh well.

What is your current icon of?
It's a headshot of the marvelous sculpy figurine did for me as pictured here. It's hypertwin ferrets!

How many watchers do you have and how many people are you currently watching?
i/we watch 48 people while 35 people watch me/us. . o O (wow that many...)

Do you have more than one account?
Ayuppers.

Name 3 of your favorite artists on DA.
Hmf, don't know how to narrow it down to only 3 artists... if there were only 3 people i liked watching, i wouldn't be stalkingwatching 48! i like what Rtizy did & am listing 3 random people here instead (honest, picked those with my mouse and my eyes closed!)

What deviant do you admire because of their personality?
Jinkies, that's getting personal, Lion!

How many people on here do you actually know in reality? Post their avatars.
I know in person as well as ... is a part of me.

Like Rtizy, I have met bunches of people in person which i will now dutifully list: , , , , , , , , , , , , , and eeee, ! i kept wanting to add to this list but i've sadly not actually met her in person yet (but soon, i swear.)!

Do you comment, fave, or both?
Both. Though, i'll usually just fav if it's a terribly popular artist and they have fiftyeleven comments and mine'll just be one more they have to delete from their inbox

What do you typically post on deviantart?
Yarn art. Sometimes W posts a drawing. And every now and again Rtizy browbeats me into drawing something but i usually post those over on yon f!H's account.

Do you participate in clubs or contests here on DA?
i am a fairly active participant in

What is your most popular deviation?
If by popular you mean which has the most comments, it's Tricorn for Sor. If you mean which one has been favorited the most, it's my Tentacle Bag. If you mean the most viewed, then it's my Crocheted Flower Hot Pad.

What's your favorite submission in your favorites gallery?
Oh frak that's impossible to answer. All of them! That's why they are in my favorites!

What are the things you wish you could draw better?
Oh, everything 'cause i'm not really an artist. *asks W* W says, "People"

Are you a subscriber?
Pfft, you think i'd give money for this low level quality site? No way. Improve some things and i'll think about it.. but don't take too long or i'll just wander off to Ravelry one day & never come back...

How many hours a day do you spend on DA?
Lots.

Are you a fast, slow, or medium typer?
i'm a yercheese typer

What is the most annoying thing people ask you?
What's the pattern you used to make that? *points to link in artist's comment*

What is the most annoying comment you get?
The ones i don't get

What inspires you?
Cotton Yarn. Green Yarn. Softy Yarn. Lace.

Do you use any traditional media?
Nope. i use non-traditional Harmony Wood Option circulars for more & more of my knitting projects. Crochet, i am a bit more traditional & tend to use aluminum hooks except for larger sizes of which i use hand-carved cherry wood hooks with lathed handles. *glee*

Do you associate people online with their icons?
Ayuppers. i'm very visually oriented & it tends to throw me when people change their icons frequently *glares at Rtizy*

Have you ever suggested a Daily Deviation?
Sort of? i once tried to suggest for a UA, does that count? Was apparently totally ignored, though.

Everyone has considered leaving DA once or twice. Have you? Why?
All the time. Mainly because they choose to continually ignore and snub their hundreds of account owners who knit & crochet. Really, the mainest reason i stick around anymore is for the people i love in the chatroom i hang out in.


Harena (with a wee bit of Woozle) of ~woozalia

They say it's your birthday
It's my birthday too, yeah
They say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you

So, in remembrance, i pulled out my John Lennon favorites cd (Part One 'cause you just can't have only 80mg of John songs, man) and Imagine was bittersweet but it was War is Over that got me crying like it was the end of a Charlie Brown Christmas Special... :'/

Oh, John, I miss you so much


Harena of ~woozalia