Tuesday, December 8, 2009
While I'm thinking of it..
Brad thinks it would be a good idea for us to take a family vacation this summer where we DRIVE across the country to Montana and the Dakotas. He mentions this all the time and I think of it every Sunday when we take our three minute drive to church with both kids fighting in the backseat. Yet he still thinks it would be a good idea.........
Inspired...
I was on Facebook tonight (as usual) and I started reading Jennifer State's blog and felt inspired to write on my own. Man, it's been a while.
Things are interesting lately. We decided to lay off of basketball and dance classes and take it easy for a few months and it has been nice. We actually come home and sit down to eat dinner together most nights out of the week. It's a welcome change from the usual chaos. I am afraid it is making me lazy, though.
My kids are their usual. Sam is his normal BOY self. He wants a gun for Christmas and has developed an interest in hunting even though no one in his family hunts. He loves his dogs and plays with them every day. He has also become EXTREMELY interested in football AND Andy Griffith which is something that his daddy is elated about. His fashion sense is lacking in every way... he insists on wearing dirty clothes all the time and will argue with you that they are NOT too dirty to wear. I am sure his teacher thinks I am a terrible mother because he literally wears the same three shirts over and over and over. I am just tired of fighting about it and I figure at some point he is going to want to impress a girl and he'll realize that dirty clothes are not the way to do it. Problem solved. Until then, oh well.
Miss Lily is the (not sure if this is a word) talking-est kid on the planet. She literally NEVER shuts up. She is so prissy. She wants to wear dresses and high heels and lipstick and whatever for every occasion. You just never know what is going to come out of her mouth, but lately a lot of what comes out is NOT the truth. We went to the hanging of the green the other night at church and she used her time on Santa's lap to confess her sins! When he asked her if she had been a good girl, she told him she had been telling lots of lies lately. Santa seemed a little stunned. She proceeded to tell him that she wants a flat-screen tv for Christmas. I am guessing she is banking on getting moved from the naughty list before the big day rolls around. I think she is turning around though. I punished her in the worst possible way for the last lie I caught her in... I took her church high heels away. Forever. Gave them to another little girl. You wanna talk about devastating? Whew! Thought the girl had lost it! But she'll be alright.
An update on the dogs. Millie (the great pyrenees) is huge and she eats EVERYTHING. Brad finally decided the other night that he had had enough and wants to find another home for her when he discovered that she had eaten his gas grill. She chewed off some of the knobs and chewed the hose in half that connects the tank to the grill. She had already mutilated the grill cover. Other items of note that she has eaten: the rockers on the porch, several garden hoses and extension cords, 3 trees that Brad planted in the yard, a hole in the garage wall, and she has chewed on the front bumper of my van. I had to replant my plants that had been on the back porch and bring them in the house because she was (and still is) squeezing in through the cat door to get on the back porch. She's working on the furniture back there and just don't know what to do to get her to stop. Merle is a sweetie and is a little more reserved. She is a jumper though and she stays muddy, so she is not without her faults. I am holding my ground with Brad that we can't get rid of Millie until we have tried some techniques to try to get her chewing under control. The kids are just too close to her and I can't do that to them. Plus, I kinda like her too!
OK, so I am gonna have to work my way back into this blogging thing... it is time for bed now!
Things are interesting lately. We decided to lay off of basketball and dance classes and take it easy for a few months and it has been nice. We actually come home and sit down to eat dinner together most nights out of the week. It's a welcome change from the usual chaos. I am afraid it is making me lazy, though.
My kids are their usual. Sam is his normal BOY self. He wants a gun for Christmas and has developed an interest in hunting even though no one in his family hunts. He loves his dogs and plays with them every day. He has also become EXTREMELY interested in football AND Andy Griffith which is something that his daddy is elated about. His fashion sense is lacking in every way... he insists on wearing dirty clothes all the time and will argue with you that they are NOT too dirty to wear. I am sure his teacher thinks I am a terrible mother because he literally wears the same three shirts over and over and over. I am just tired of fighting about it and I figure at some point he is going to want to impress a girl and he'll realize that dirty clothes are not the way to do it. Problem solved. Until then, oh well.
Miss Lily is the (not sure if this is a word) talking-est kid on the planet. She literally NEVER shuts up. She is so prissy. She wants to wear dresses and high heels and lipstick and whatever for every occasion. You just never know what is going to come out of her mouth, but lately a lot of what comes out is NOT the truth. We went to the hanging of the green the other night at church and she used her time on Santa's lap to confess her sins! When he asked her if she had been a good girl, she told him she had been telling lots of lies lately. Santa seemed a little stunned. She proceeded to tell him that she wants a flat-screen tv for Christmas. I am guessing she is banking on getting moved from the naughty list before the big day rolls around. I think she is turning around though. I punished her in the worst possible way for the last lie I caught her in... I took her church high heels away. Forever. Gave them to another little girl. You wanna talk about devastating? Whew! Thought the girl had lost it! But she'll be alright.
An update on the dogs. Millie (the great pyrenees) is huge and she eats EVERYTHING. Brad finally decided the other night that he had had enough and wants to find another home for her when he discovered that she had eaten his gas grill. She chewed off some of the knobs and chewed the hose in half that connects the tank to the grill. She had already mutilated the grill cover. Other items of note that she has eaten: the rockers on the porch, several garden hoses and extension cords, 3 trees that Brad planted in the yard, a hole in the garage wall, and she has chewed on the front bumper of my van. I had to replant my plants that had been on the back porch and bring them in the house because she was (and still is) squeezing in through the cat door to get on the back porch. She's working on the furniture back there and just don't know what to do to get her to stop. Merle is a sweetie and is a little more reserved. She is a jumper though and she stays muddy, so she is not without her faults. I am holding my ground with Brad that we can't get rid of Millie until we have tried some techniques to try to get her chewing under control. The kids are just too close to her and I can't do that to them. Plus, I kinda like her too!
OK, so I am gonna have to work my way back into this blogging thing... it is time for bed now!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Time is running out...
I just realized that I have less than two weeks before I have to go back to work. Why is it that the summer goes by a little faster every year? I have been trying to be positive and get myself geared up for a good year, but it is so hard. Becky is my bestest buddy at school and the powers that be have moved her to 6th grade. It just won't be the same. Plus, my good friend Shelby got transferred to Kings Mtn. so she won't be there either. And she is my partner in Outer Banks crime! Kathy, my teammie and crazy yankee friend (and I say that with all the love in the world), is preggers and she will be leaving to have a baby sometime in February. Looks like Christy and I will have to hold down the fort!!! Just a lot of changes coming and I am not sure what to think. Hopefully, I will have great kids and the year will just be mah-velous. I am keeping my fingers crossed!
Been a lot going on the past few days. I went with Becky, Kylie, & Katie to the Nickelback concert last Friday night. It was a great concert (love me some Nickelback...good old down and dirty rock'n'roll) but I must admit I felt a little old. I don't really know why because I AM NOT OLD!
So then Saturday, Brad got his mom to keep the kids and we went to the Outback (our favorite) and then to the movies to see Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince. Y'all know how I like Harry Potter... again, weird, I know. So, I was a little disappointed in the movie. It was a bit boring but really none of it could really be skipped because it is all setting up the scene for the last book (which, by the way, is being made into TWO movies). Still, it was nice to go out without the kiddos and not have to listen to them fighting between choruses of "mommy, mommy, mommy". Gotta love 'em.
Sunday we went to the Lazy 5 Ranch with the church to kick off VBS. It was a neat little place, if you've never been. You take a safari-style wagon ride through their animal habitat and you get to feed ostrich, emu, water buffalo, giraffe, pot-bellied pigs and lots of other kinds of animals. Kind of neat to be that close to them. The ostrich are pretty aggressive and were actually kind of scary until we got used to them. The kids had fun though.
Monday morning we had to drag out of bed earlier than we have been because it was the first day of VBS. I must say, I feel a little guilty sometimes because I don't volunteer to teach in Bibla School but I justify it by saying that I teach ALL YEAR LONG and I really just don't want to in the summer. When my kids are older I may feel inclined to do it, but until then it is the only real time that I have to myself in the summer. It has been wonderful to get up and take them and then get things done around the house or get the grocery shopping done (in half the time it takes when they go with me!) or run errands without hearing them complain. It really makes the rest of the day so much smoother.
So, I am gonna end this now because I had my eyes dilated this morning and the post-dilation headache is in full throttle. Plus, my fish filter stopped working on my aquarium and it looks like I am going to have to hit WalMart twice in one day here shortly. Ugh! So, until the urge to write some stuff down strikes me again...
Been a lot going on the past few days. I went with Becky, Kylie, & Katie to the Nickelback concert last Friday night. It was a great concert (love me some Nickelback...good old down and dirty rock'n'roll) but I must admit I felt a little old. I don't really know why because I AM NOT OLD!
So then Saturday, Brad got his mom to keep the kids and we went to the Outback (our favorite) and then to the movies to see Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince. Y'all know how I like Harry Potter... again, weird, I know. So, I was a little disappointed in the movie. It was a bit boring but really none of it could really be skipped because it is all setting up the scene for the last book (which, by the way, is being made into TWO movies). Still, it was nice to go out without the kiddos and not have to listen to them fighting between choruses of "mommy, mommy, mommy". Gotta love 'em.
Sunday we went to the Lazy 5 Ranch with the church to kick off VBS. It was a neat little place, if you've never been. You take a safari-style wagon ride through their animal habitat and you get to feed ostrich, emu, water buffalo, giraffe, pot-bellied pigs and lots of other kinds of animals. Kind of neat to be that close to them. The ostrich are pretty aggressive and were actually kind of scary until we got used to them. The kids had fun though.
Monday morning we had to drag out of bed earlier than we have been because it was the first day of VBS. I must say, I feel a little guilty sometimes because I don't volunteer to teach in Bibla School but I justify it by saying that I teach ALL YEAR LONG and I really just don't want to in the summer. When my kids are older I may feel inclined to do it, but until then it is the only real time that I have to myself in the summer. It has been wonderful to get up and take them and then get things done around the house or get the grocery shopping done (in half the time it takes when they go with me!) or run errands without hearing them complain. It really makes the rest of the day so much smoother.
So, I am gonna end this now because I had my eyes dilated this morning and the post-dilation headache is in full throttle. Plus, my fish filter stopped working on my aquarium and it looks like I am going to have to hit WalMart twice in one day here shortly. Ugh! So, until the urge to write some stuff down strikes me again...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Insomnia, fishing, & a boat (?)...
I cannot sleep tonight. This weird little electronic sounding noise woke me up. After hearing it several more times and deciding that it wasn't aliens beaming down on the front lawn, I came to realize that it was happening every 5 minutes...exactly. Brad had brought home a radio from work and had it plugged in to charge and after an hour of "What the heck IS that?", I unplugged the radio and TA-DA, no more annoying little noise! BUT.... now I am wide awake. I have had a couple of nights like this (as I usually do during the summer when I am staying up later and sleeping later) where I have found myself unable to fall asleep and thinking how nice it would be to get up and read or get on the computer without interruptions for a bit. Of course, I end up staying up all night and then being in dire need of a nap the next day!
So, I have been fishing a lot lately. Sam has discovered that fishing is in his blood and he has been relentless in his demands to go to Paw's lake or to go down to our fishing pond here at home. Mom & Dad gave him a set of carp rod & reels for his birthday and that is all he EVER asks to do. I am getting SO tired of fishing (I like it just fine in moderation, mind you) but it is all he thinks of.
I guess I should be glad that my kids aren't in that elevision rut that so many kids his age fall into. Our TV is almost NEVER on. We usually watch it for just a few minutes while we wait on everyone to get up in the morning, sometimes we watch an episode of Spongebob during lunch, and I always DVR The Daily Show, although I usually don't get to watch them until I sit down with Brad on Sunday night after the kids are in bed. I watch LOST religiously when there are new episodes and we will occasionally rent a movie. But that's it. Our days consist of playing outside with the doggies, swimming at grandmomma's, fishing (of course), playing in their rooms & a moment or two of playing a video game here and there. Most of the time, my scatterbrained children cannot find their chargers or their games or both and end up watching whomever happens to be lucky enough to have everything they need to actually play! So the video games don't happen often!
Brad is hung up on buying a boat. A deck boat or a pontoon boat, preferrably. He thinks it would be nice to have, fun for the family, etc. I think the same thing, along with how nice it would be to relax on a boat and get a nice tan while reading a book... but then who am I kidding??? That would never happen!!! If we had a boat, it would be me getting everything ready to take with us, and then chasing the kids around while we were on the water. It would be Sam fishing & fishing & fishing... me worrying about him casting out his line with his sister's ear on the end of it, stinky fish bait everywhere, Lily whining about being bored and wanting to sit on my lap. It could be nice but I'm just not sure it would be... maybe I am just being that eternal pessimist that I always mange to be! Not saying I wouldn't want a boat... just weighing the pros and cons in my mind. And of course, I have been dealing with my children 24/7 for the past month and a half so I am on the "my children are driving me crazy" portion of my summer. That does tend to warp one's sense of what is and what is not a good idea!
So, I will probably post this on my blog and then get on Facebook for a while before grabbing an hour or so of sleep before the kids get up. I am absolutely addicted to Facebook. Sad, I know. But it is SO much fun to get to talk to people you normally wouldn't have the chance to talk to on a daily basis. My high school gang was so close but we just got so busy with life and lost touch but now so many of us have reconnected and keep up with each other through Facebook. It is just a really neat thing. Plus, I have a lot of work friends and family. Just fun. That's all for now.
So, I have been fishing a lot lately. Sam has discovered that fishing is in his blood and he has been relentless in his demands to go to Paw's lake or to go down to our fishing pond here at home. Mom & Dad gave him a set of carp rod & reels for his birthday and that is all he EVER asks to do. I am getting SO tired of fishing (I like it just fine in moderation, mind you) but it is all he thinks of.
I guess I should be glad that my kids aren't in that elevision rut that so many kids his age fall into. Our TV is almost NEVER on. We usually watch it for just a few minutes while we wait on everyone to get up in the morning, sometimes we watch an episode of Spongebob during lunch, and I always DVR The Daily Show, although I usually don't get to watch them until I sit down with Brad on Sunday night after the kids are in bed. I watch LOST religiously when there are new episodes and we will occasionally rent a movie. But that's it. Our days consist of playing outside with the doggies, swimming at grandmomma's, fishing (of course), playing in their rooms & a moment or two of playing a video game here and there. Most of the time, my scatterbrained children cannot find their chargers or their games or both and end up watching whomever happens to be lucky enough to have everything they need to actually play! So the video games don't happen often!
Brad is hung up on buying a boat. A deck boat or a pontoon boat, preferrably. He thinks it would be nice to have, fun for the family, etc. I think the same thing, along with how nice it would be to relax on a boat and get a nice tan while reading a book... but then who am I kidding??? That would never happen!!! If we had a boat, it would be me getting everything ready to take with us, and then chasing the kids around while we were on the water. It would be Sam fishing & fishing & fishing... me worrying about him casting out his line with his sister's ear on the end of it, stinky fish bait everywhere, Lily whining about being bored and wanting to sit on my lap. It could be nice but I'm just not sure it would be... maybe I am just being that eternal pessimist that I always mange to be! Not saying I wouldn't want a boat... just weighing the pros and cons in my mind. And of course, I have been dealing with my children 24/7 for the past month and a half so I am on the "my children are driving me crazy" portion of my summer. That does tend to warp one's sense of what is and what is not a good idea!
So, I will probably post this on my blog and then get on Facebook for a while before grabbing an hour or so of sleep before the kids get up. I am absolutely addicted to Facebook. Sad, I know. But it is SO much fun to get to talk to people you normally wouldn't have the chance to talk to on a daily basis. My high school gang was so close but we just got so busy with life and lost touch but now so many of us have reconnected and keep up with each other through Facebook. It is just a really neat thing. Plus, I have a lot of work friends and family. Just fun. That's all for now.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
It's a miracle! She's going to blog.....
OK, so the summer blogging plans have not gone as planned. BUT... I am having am extremely good summer and I really don't feel too bad about not blogging because I am keeping pretty busy otherwise. So what have I been doing, you ask? Well, I am so glad you want to know :)
The first thing I decided to accomplish was dealing with a MASSIVE amount of pictures that needed to be uploaded and ordered so that I could get on with my scrapbooking. I uploaded all of my pictures to Winkflash since OCTOBER (that's right!) and ordered several HUNDRED pics. It took three days just to upload them all! Happy to report that my pictures are great. I have them all organized by date and ready to scrapbook. Any of you who know me at all understand my need to organize. It can be really annoying but when it comes to scrapbooking, I am glad I am that way. I use 12 x 12 sheet protectors and I put everything I may need for a page in that sheet protector (pictures, paper, stickers, memorobilia, etc.) and keep them in chronological order so that when I have time to crop, all I have to do is pull out the next sheet protector and get started. This, I have found, keeps me from completing a page and then finding stuff later that I meant to use. I HATE when that happens. Anyway, on to more interesting things since I know that not everyone who reads this cares about my scrapbooking habits!
Let's see... Sam went to camp for a week at Camp Loy White and now he is gone for a second week to the same camp. We played lots of baseball for the first couple of weeks in June because Sam was on the All Star team for his age group. We went to the beach for 4 nights last week and had a really good time. I love that my kids are getting to the age where they can enjoy themselves without the need to be constantly entertained by me. Well, Sam can, at least. Lily is a different child altogether, but that is a whole different story... she's a bit leechy right now. Does not like for me to be out of her sight. Ugh!
Speaking of the oh-so-demanding-princess, today is her 5th birthday! She is so excited because I am finally (giv
e me a break, ok?) gonna have a borthday party for her. It is going to be small, but it is pretty extravagant as far as birthday parties given by me go. We are having 4 of her friends over and I am turning my house into a beauty salon. We will have three "salons", hair, nails, & make-up. After everyone is adequately beautiful and froo-froo'd we are going to have a tea party in the playroom for all these princesses. I have ordered a really cool flower cake and I have borrowed some of mom's fiesta dishes for serving. I have bought nail polish & body glitter & feather boas & all other girly gear in preparation for this. She is so excited and it makes me feel a bit guilty that I haven't done anything much for her birthdays before now. I feel even more guilty over Sam's 8th birthday (back at the beginning of June) because with school ending and baseball going on we didn't get to have friends over for his birthday either. I have promised him a sleepover before school starts back and now the challenge is going to be WHEN to do that.
e me a break, ok?) gonna have a borthday party for her. It is going to be small, but it is pretty extravagant as far as birthday parties given by me go. We are having 4 of her friends over and I am turning my house into a beauty salon. We will have three "salons", hair, nails, & make-up. After everyone is adequately beautiful and froo-froo'd we are going to have a tea party in the playroom for all these princesses. I have ordered a really cool flower cake and I have borrowed some of mom's fiesta dishes for serving. I have bought nail polish & body glitter & feather boas & all other girly gear in preparation for this. She is so excited and it makes me feel a bit guilty that I haven't done anything much for her birthdays before now. I feel even more guilty over Sam's 8th birthday (back at the beginning of June) because with school ending and baseball going on we didn't get to have friends over for his birthday either. I have promised him a sleepover before school starts back and now the challenge is going to be WHEN to do that. 
Now speaking of Sam, I am so proud of the little man he is growing up to be. He is so pleasant to be around these days. It is amazing the difference in his personality since school ended. It makes me sad to think he doesn't seem to like school anymore (he had kind of a rough year this year). Hopefully he will have an awesome 3rd grade year and his attitude will change. Anyway, he is learning to carp fish and he is an expert catfisherman! The boy would fish 24/7 if we would let him. When we went to the beach he even ran around in the surf trying to catch fish with a toy net. He still needs to work on his patience with his little sister (don't we all?) but I am still so proud of him lately.
I wish I had time to write more but I have to get busy house cleaning for the princess' birthday bash this weekend. Insomnia struck last night and I was up from 3-7am, then I fell back asleep til 10, so half my morning is already gone!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Let me introduce myself...
It has been so long since I had time to write on my blog that I feel annoyed with myself. I actually have time to get on Facebook and tend my virtual farm, but not to get on my blog and express my thoughts. I guess whatever is mindless is also easiest. Enough about that...
I have several things I would like to write about today, the first of which is how freakin' excited I am about school getting out! I feel like the last day is NEVER gonna get here, but I know that it will. The last days of school are agony. First of all there's testing, and my biggest complaint about that is that I have to STAND for hours on end. Those of you who know me know that I have some MESSED UP feet! It absolutely puts me out of commission for days after all that standing, just ask my husband. I am useless after a day of testing. I just need to sit down and put my feet up. Besides testing, there's the fact that the kids feel like they don't have to do anything after the test is over. Therefore anything you plan that is in the least bit educational, they refuse to do. Besides you never know how many kids you will have at any given time because the schedule is always so hectic at any given moment because of retesting and remediation. There may be a movie showing, but probably not since that is not seen as good use of instructional time by the powers that be (ie. the ones who DON'T have to sit in the classroom with the kids who refuse to do any work). They are also not allowed to use their cell phones or their iPods, the only other two things that keep them quiet and settled. I really don't mind this time too much, because I get to talk to my kids, which is something I don't get much time for throughout the school year because of how much material I have to cover before testing. However, I have tons of paperwork that has to be completed before I can go home for the summer and I have to find time before the workdays or I won't be able to get it all done. Enough about school...
My kids are also ready for school to be out. Lily graduated from preschool about two weeks ago and she finished up dance as well. She is still playing weeball, but only for a couple more weeks. Sam is still playing baseball and his team is really good. He made the all-star team so his baseball will continue on into the summer. I have scheduled for him to go to a church camp for a couple of weeks this summer and he is excited about that. I'm not sure how I will do with him being gone for a whole week but I feel like it is time to give that a try. I am trying to decide what to do for a vacation this summer. I have tried enough things that I have come to realize that my children only see vacation as time with a pool, even though Brad's mom has one less than a mile away. We really can't plan to do educational things because all we hear is "I'm bored". They just aren't old enough for things that Brad and I find interesting. My 10th anniversary is this weekend (as is Sam's 8th birthday) and I had hoped to have a special trip planned for me and Brad. It just didn't happen. We are going to the No Doubt/Paramore concert Saturday night with Carmen and Billy, and then Sam's birthday is Sunday so that's gonna be all we do this weekend. Next weekend Brad is having Sam's cub pack come over to camp out at our pond so I don't think we are going to get away then. Hopefully I am going to be able to find some time to have a friend over or something to celebrate Sam's birthday. And who knows what I am going to get him as a birthday gift? He has said that he wants a flat screen tv, and a horse. He's not getting either. Guess I'll have to come up with something on my own.
Well, I should probably be doing something else right now. Maybe I will be able to get myself on a more regular blogging schedule this summer. Cross your fingers for me.
I have several things I would like to write about today, the first of which is how freakin' excited I am about school getting out! I feel like the last day is NEVER gonna get here, but I know that it will. The last days of school are agony. First of all there's testing, and my biggest complaint about that is that I have to STAND for hours on end. Those of you who know me know that I have some MESSED UP feet! It absolutely puts me out of commission for days after all that standing, just ask my husband. I am useless after a day of testing. I just need to sit down and put my feet up. Besides testing, there's the fact that the kids feel like they don't have to do anything after the test is over. Therefore anything you plan that is in the least bit educational, they refuse to do. Besides you never know how many kids you will have at any given time because the schedule is always so hectic at any given moment because of retesting and remediation. There may be a movie showing, but probably not since that is not seen as good use of instructional time by the powers that be (ie. the ones who DON'T have to sit in the classroom with the kids who refuse to do any work). They are also not allowed to use their cell phones or their iPods, the only other two things that keep them quiet and settled. I really don't mind this time too much, because I get to talk to my kids, which is something I don't get much time for throughout the school year because of how much material I have to cover before testing. However, I have tons of paperwork that has to be completed before I can go home for the summer and I have to find time before the workdays or I won't be able to get it all done. Enough about school...
My kids are also ready for school to be out. Lily graduated from preschool about two weeks ago and she finished up dance as well. She is still playing weeball, but only for a couple more weeks. Sam is still playing baseball and his team is really good. He made the all-star team so his baseball will continue on into the summer. I have scheduled for him to go to a church camp for a couple of weeks this summer and he is excited about that. I'm not sure how I will do with him being gone for a whole week but I feel like it is time to give that a try. I am trying to decide what to do for a vacation this summer. I have tried enough things that I have come to realize that my children only see vacation as time with a pool, even though Brad's mom has one less than a mile away. We really can't plan to do educational things because all we hear is "I'm bored". They just aren't old enough for things that Brad and I find interesting. My 10th anniversary is this weekend (as is Sam's 8th birthday) and I had hoped to have a special trip planned for me and Brad. It just didn't happen. We are going to the No Doubt/Paramore concert Saturday night with Carmen and Billy, and then Sam's birthday is Sunday so that's gonna be all we do this weekend. Next weekend Brad is having Sam's cub pack come over to camp out at our pond so I don't think we are going to get away then. Hopefully I am going to be able to find some time to have a friend over or something to celebrate Sam's birthday. And who knows what I am going to get him as a birthday gift? He has said that he wants a flat screen tv, and a horse. He's not getting either. Guess I'll have to come up with something on my own.
Well, I should probably be doing something else right now. Maybe I will be able to get myself on a more regular blogging schedule this summer. Cross your fingers for me.
Monday, April 20, 2009
I am so bad at this...
I REALLY REALLY want to write on my blog. And I think about it a lot. I just don't ever seem to have the time. Some of you may be thinking, well.... you have time for Facebook and for other meaningless waste of time sort of things.... yes, I do find the time for those BUT I don't have to concentrate for any length of time to get on Facebook. And it seems like I have to stop whatever it is that I may be doing AT LEAST every 45 seconds to either break up a fight or help someone in some capacity. I just finished The Time Traveler's Wife (excellent book, by the way) and I swear to you I read the entire book in two to three page increments. We're talking about a 500+ page book here. I would read a couple of pages at the dentist. Read a couple more at ball practice. Read a couple more at dance class. Read a couple in line at the drive thru. Those of you who read my blog (not sure if there are even any of you left now or not?) may be thinking to yourself that I have made my life this way... one long line of frantic hurry-up-and-get-there moments, but really it has just evolved into this. When I do find myself with an hour or two, I end up wasting it because I simply do not know what to do with myself. I will piddle around the house and try to find something productive to do only to find that I only have 45 minutes left and that's just not enough time to do something productive anyway. Even worse at handling impromptu moments of spare time are my kids. They moan and groan about being bored and wanting to go do this or do that. They just can't seem to entertain themselves, although they used to be able to. I honestly have to FIND something for them to do. Or they will sit and fight for hours on end about who touched who or who called who stupid. That alone fills up a great deal of my time.
Well, this Wednesday I am leaving to go on the annual 8th grade field trip to the Outer Banks. I leave my family behind and I spend three days herding 14 year olds from one historic site to another while trying to fit in some reading time on the bus. I always come home exhausted and wondering why I do this to myself. Again, one of those things that have evolved into being part of my life. This year I am loading up the iPod and planning to keep the earbuds in use for at least 90% of the trip. I could probably recite the Rangers presentation at the Wright Brothers Memorial back to you anyway at this point... surely he won't mind if I am jamming while he gives his spill to yet another group of pesky uninterested 8th graders. Don't get me wrong.... it is a great trip... it's just that this year will make the 5th time I've been on the exact same trip. I know it by heart.
So, Brad has been working on building himself a mancave out behind the house. Actually it is the first in a long line of steps towards finishing our basement and hopefully building a pool one day. See, before we can build a pool, we need to finish the basement. Before we can finish the basement we have to clean it out. Before we can clean out the basement we have to have somewhere to store Brad's junk (ie. tractor parts, tools, scout memorobilia, etc.). Thus the mancave is the first step. Unfortunately, after we finish the mancave, we probably won't be able to afford any of the rest of the stuff I mentioned. Everything is just SO expensive.
Well, I see two little ones running through the yard headed this way. Some emergency, I'm sure. Someone hit someone, or got scratched by a dog, or fell into a mud puddle, or in need of a snack, or maybe just someone needing a hug & shoogie. Aaaah, motherhood. You gotta love it.
Well, this Wednesday I am leaving to go on the annual 8th grade field trip to the Outer Banks. I leave my family behind and I spend three days herding 14 year olds from one historic site to another while trying to fit in some reading time on the bus. I always come home exhausted and wondering why I do this to myself. Again, one of those things that have evolved into being part of my life. This year I am loading up the iPod and planning to keep the earbuds in use for at least 90% of the trip. I could probably recite the Rangers presentation at the Wright Brothers Memorial back to you anyway at this point... surely he won't mind if I am jamming while he gives his spill to yet another group of pesky uninterested 8th graders. Don't get me wrong.... it is a great trip... it's just that this year will make the 5th time I've been on the exact same trip. I know it by heart.
So, Brad has been working on building himself a mancave out behind the house. Actually it is the first in a long line of steps towards finishing our basement and hopefully building a pool one day. See, before we can build a pool, we need to finish the basement. Before we can finish the basement we have to clean it out. Before we can clean out the basement we have to have somewhere to store Brad's junk (ie. tractor parts, tools, scout memorobilia, etc.). Thus the mancave is the first step. Unfortunately, after we finish the mancave, we probably won't be able to afford any of the rest of the stuff I mentioned. Everything is just SO expensive.
Well, I see two little ones running through the yard headed this way. Some emergency, I'm sure. Someone hit someone, or got scratched by a dog, or fell into a mud puddle, or in need of a snack, or maybe just someone needing a hug & shoogie. Aaaah, motherhood. You gotta love it.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
I almost forgot...
Just a few things I meant to mention in my last post...
I took Merle & Mille to the vet yesterday and Millie had gone from 6 lbs. to 15 lbs. in three weeks! She is getting SO big SO fast! You really can't how big she is in pictures. I will work on that.
Also, can you believe I am still uploading pictures to Winkflash? I had not uploaded since Disney in November so I have a lot to send. I am going to upload and then make them all public so don't worry if you try my link and it looks like I haven't got anything new on there. Just taking me some time. :)
Lily got a haircut the other day...gotta take a few pictures of that too. I had about 5-6 inches cut off the end (it was looking ratty). That night when she went to bed, she thanked me for her new "fashion haircut". She is so funny sometimes!
My brother apparently got married but has not call me to tell me. I can only assume that he hasn't called because he already knows what my reaction will be. It's such a long story and I don't think I am ready to go into it on my blog yet. Maybe another time.
I took Merle & Mille to the vet yesterday and Millie had gone from 6 lbs. to 15 lbs. in three weeks! She is getting SO big SO fast! You really can't how big she is in pictures. I will work on that.
Also, can you believe I am still uploading pictures to Winkflash? I had not uploaded since Disney in November so I have a lot to send. I am going to upload and then make them all public so don't worry if you try my link and it looks like I haven't got anything new on there. Just taking me some time. :)
Lily got a haircut the other day...gotta take a few pictures of that too. I had about 5-6 inches cut off the end (it was looking ratty). That night when she went to bed, she thanked me for her new "fashion haircut". She is so funny sometimes!
My brother apparently got married but has not call me to tell me. I can only assume that he hasn't called because he already knows what my reaction will be. It's such a long story and I don't think I am ready to go into it on my blog yet. Maybe another time.
A Clean House...
I decided yesterday that I was going to spend today (Saturday) cleaning my house every available minute. My house has been so DIRTY and I have been struggling to find the time to really get serious about cleaning it. So today was the day! I only had to stop to take Sam to a birthday party at 2pm and to go back and pick him up at 4pm. I mopped, I cleaned my bathrooms, I washed my rugs, washed my sheets, I even cleaned upstairs! I usually only either clean downstairs or upstairs (time is most often the reason I can't do both). I cleaned from 9am this morning until 5pm this afternoon. I am finishing up my last load of laundry as I type this. It is the most satisfying feeling to sit down in the evening and know that my house is clean. Now, I know that in just a few hours my children will find a way to un-do the work I've done today, but for right now...this second... I feel great.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Catching up...
Boy, it has been a long time since I uploaded any pictures. I just got on Winkflash and I realized that I haven't even finished uploading my Disney pictures from November! So, that is what I am spending my evening doing... as we speak, as a matter of fact.
Several of you have asked about the puppies. Merle & Millie are doing fine. Still pooping and peeing all over the house (gotta shampoo the carpet SOON) but getting better everyday. They are growing like weeds. I will have to get some good pictures that show their size relative to something around the house so that I can show how much they've grown.
Baseball has begun. Sam is on the Upper Cleveland Longhorns Rookis Team and Lily is on the Upper Cleveland Red Sox Weeball Team. They had their pictures made yesterday and I will upload those when we get them back... they're sure to be super cute! We went to the Sports Authority Friday night and bought Lily some cleats and a pink glove, while Sam needed a batting helmet. Lily saw a pink softball and had to have that as well, of course. Tonight Brad took them both out in the yard while I was cooking supper and I really enjoyed watching the three of them throw the ball around. Americana at it's finest. I only needed my apron and rolling pin to make the scene complete!
More and more these days I am looking forward to summer. I just want some time to get myself together and clean my house and just rejuvenate!! We've got so much going on all the time and I can't wait for summer when things will settle down. I need to start thinking about vacation, ugh. Brad and I will have been married for ten years in June and I said last year that I wanted to go on a cruise or something special, just me and him. I've never been on a cruise. Any suggestions? Then I also feel obligated to plan some kind of family vacation. It just doesn't seem like anything could measure up to Disney, so I'm kind of dreading planning something.
Well, I have a princess who needs me to help her get the soap out of her hair so I better run. If you pray, I need you to lift my PawPaw up. He is in the hospital with pneumonia and a severe urinary tract infection. He has had to wear a catheter for several weeks now and we had him moved to a nursing home about a week and a half ago. He just needs your prayers if you can spare them!
Several of you have asked about the puppies. Merle & Millie are doing fine. Still pooping and peeing all over the house (gotta shampoo the carpet SOON) but getting better everyday. They are growing like weeds. I will have to get some good pictures that show their size relative to something around the house so that I can show how much they've grown.
Baseball has begun. Sam is on the Upper Cleveland Longhorns Rookis Team and Lily is on the Upper Cleveland Red Sox Weeball Team. They had their pictures made yesterday and I will upload those when we get them back... they're sure to be super cute! We went to the Sports Authority Friday night and bought Lily some cleats and a pink glove, while Sam needed a batting helmet. Lily saw a pink softball and had to have that as well, of course. Tonight Brad took them both out in the yard while I was cooking supper and I really enjoyed watching the three of them throw the ball around. Americana at it's finest. I only needed my apron and rolling pin to make the scene complete!
More and more these days I am looking forward to summer. I just want some time to get myself together and clean my house and just rejuvenate!! We've got so much going on all the time and I can't wait for summer when things will settle down. I need to start thinking about vacation, ugh. Brad and I will have been married for ten years in June and I said last year that I wanted to go on a cruise or something special, just me and him. I've never been on a cruise. Any suggestions? Then I also feel obligated to plan some kind of family vacation. It just doesn't seem like anything could measure up to Disney, so I'm kind of dreading planning something.
Well, I have a princess who needs me to help her get the soap out of her hair so I better run. If you pray, I need you to lift my PawPaw up. He is in the hospital with pneumonia and a severe urinary tract infection. He has had to wear a catheter for several weeks now and we had him moved to a nursing home about a week and a half ago. He just needs your prayers if you can spare them!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Snow, & Merle...
Let it Snow! Let it Snow! I am so excited to FINALLY see some decent snow here in good old Shelby, NC. I was beginning to wonder if we had somehow offended the "snow gods" and were doomed to never see the fluffy white stuff again, but alas, it would appear that I was wrong. My kids are so thankful for that because 
they are LOVING it! Brad took them outside last night around 8:30 and they drove the four wheelers down to Grandmomma's to take her and Granddaddy a movie. It was snowing SO hard and their faces were frozen when they got back. They came in, had a cup of hot chocolate and warmed up a bit. Then I looked outside to see my husband, who was supposed to be coming back in just as soon as he put the four wheelers up, down on his knees rolling a humongous ball of snow across the front yard. So the kids and I put on all our wintry clothes again and went out to help him build a snowman. We had a snowball fight and then Brad went to get his four wheeler and tied the sled to it. He pulled the kids around the yard and then he even pulled me around the yard! It was so much fun! I couldn't stop laughing and I had a face full of snow when we finished. Then we had to stop playing because the power starting going out in Shelby so Brad had to go to work. It is 8:30am and he still hasn't been home yet. He just called a few minutes ago and said the roads are terrible but he hopes to come home later this mor
ning and get a little sleep before having to go back in. The kids just got up a few minutes ago and I am sure it won't be long before we load up again and go out to play some more. I was telling mom on the phone last night that I had forgotten how pretty and how much fun snow actually is. But it seems like it has been ten years since we had snow here. I'm really not much for staying out in it for long (I am not fond of cold at all) but I love looking out at it. The trees are just gorgeous.
they are LOVING it! Brad took them outside last night around 8:30 and they drove the four wheelers down to Grandmomma's to take her and Granddaddy a movie. It was snowing SO hard and their faces were frozen when they got back. They came in, had a cup of hot chocolate and warmed up a bit. Then I looked outside to see my husband, who was supposed to be coming back in just as soon as he put the four wheelers up, down on his knees rolling a humongous ball of snow across the front yard. So the kids and I put on all our wintry clothes again and went out to help him build a snowman. We had a snowball fight and then Brad went to get his four wheeler and tied the sled to it. He pulled the kids around the yard and then he even pulled me around the yard! It was so much fun! I couldn't stop laughing and I had a face full of snow when we finished. Then we had to stop playing because the power starting going out in Shelby so Brad had to go to work. It is 8:30am and he still hasn't been home yet. He just called a few minutes ago and said the roads are terrible but he hopes to come home later this mor
ning and get a little sleep before having to go back in. The kids just got up a few minutes ago and I am sure it won't be long before we load up again and go out to play some more. I was telling mom on the phone last night that I had forgotten how pretty and how much fun snow actually is. But it seems like it has been ten years since we had snow here. I'm really not much for staying out in it for long (I am not fond of cold at all) but I love looking out at it. The trees are just gorgeous. Speaking of gorgeous, we finally got a puppy this past weekend. Her name is Merle and she is a six week old Australian Shepherd. She is so sweet and she really is turning out to be a good puppy. We got he
r Friday night (found her in the Shelby Shopper) and she has already gone to the door and whined to go out to poop! I am so excited and hopeful that she will be easy to housetrain and that we will be able to keep her in the house some. I really think Brad is more excited than any of us about our new addition. Here's the kicker though... this Friday we are going to Chesnee, SC to pick up our new Great Pyrenees puppy. Yep, I must be crazy because we are getting two puppies at once. And if you know anything at all about Great Pyrenees, you know they are HUGE dogs! We are trying to decide on a name for the G.P. before we get her here but Lily only wants names like Whitey or Beauty. I want a cool doggie name...we'll see.
r Friday night (found her in the Shelby Shopper) and she has already gone to the door and whined to go out to poop! I am so excited and hopeful that she will be easy to housetrain and that we will be able to keep her in the house some. I really think Brad is more excited than any of us about our new addition. Here's the kicker though... this Friday we are going to Chesnee, SC to pick up our new Great Pyrenees puppy. Yep, I must be crazy because we are getting two puppies at once. And if you know anything at all about Great Pyrenees, you know they are HUGE dogs! We are trying to decide on a name for the G.P. before we get her here but Lily only wants names like Whitey or Beauty. I want a cool doggie name...we'll see.Well, I have to go get some children bundled up to play in the snow now. Maybe I will have time to write more later.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Boo-boos & other random stuff...
It would seem that it has been the week for boo-boo's when it comes to my Lily-Belle. After a long weekend of wrestling with her brother and his friends, she had her share of bruises and skinned knees. She fell into the hearth at Grandmomma's pretending to be a ghost (with her coat over her head) and she got a BIG bloody knot on one side of her head. It was too tender to even wash her hair for a couple of days and she couldn't even stand to sleep on that side. Thankfully, that boo-boo is all better and she's back to her normal rough and tumble self.
Sam has been a handful with his finger sucking. We bought the finger guard and it worked for maybe one night. Then he figured out how to slip his fingers underneath the guard and suck them. I should've listened to you, Kendra!!! I then returned to the medical tape, but I tried the kind that would not stick to his fingers only to itself. Well, the little turd figured out how to slide the tape off the end of his fingers and then slide it back on in the morning. The only reason I noticed is because one night I went upstairs to check on them after they had gone to sleep and he was just as happy as a bug in a rug, sucking away on his fingers and the next morning the tape was right back in place over the top of his wrinkly wet fingers. So, now we have gone back to the ultra sticky tape that has to be cut off in the morning. I don't know how he could get it off without cutting it, because I can't get it off any other way myself.
Brad and I have been seriously talking about getting another dog. I will admit that it is terribly lonely around the house with the dogs gone. We want to get a big dog that could protect itself against our "unknown (probably a coyote) predator". Brad went to the animal shelter and they didn't have anything for adoption, then he tried the humane society without finding anything that really grabbed him. We looked online and just haven't found anything that we are crazy about. We have seriously considered a Great Pyrenees. They are huge dogs that are especially good at protecting livestock and they are said to have a very good, loyal relationship with their humans. The downside is that they also have fluffy white coats that require a lot of grooming. They drool a lot, eat a lot, and they love to be in the house with their families. We've also read that they roam and need to be inside a fenced yard. They are also really expensive. So, we really don't know but are open to suggestions from anyone who has them. We have heard that a lot of people are losing their adult pets because of the economy (being unable to feed them, having to move, etc.) and would love to help in that way, but then part of us wants to get a puppy and be able to train it from the beginning. Just don't know.
My student teacher at school has started teaching for two out of three of my classses so I am hopeful that my stress level will decrease for a couple of weeks and I can get some time and energy to get my house clean. It is filthy... and I mean, FILTHY!! I was afraid to sit down on the toilet in the mine and Brad's bathroom last night. Who has time? When I get time, I am so tired I just don't care that my children are sleeping on the same sheets from three weeks ago. Does that make me a bad mom and a lazy person?
I really do worry sometimes that I am just lazy and that most people have the energy to do all these things I find so difficult to get done. This includes exercise! I did go walking one afternoon this week and I had plans to walk another afternoon with my friend Kathy and it rained us out. She and I have been dieting together and trying to get ourselves started exercising. It is a slow process but we are gung-ho right now. She wants to go on Biggest Loser but I told her I refuse to go on national television and expose my fat rolls to America. I just refuse. My clothes are my friend. And anyway, I really think I could lose some weight if I didn't have BRAD! (I hope he's reading this!) Last night he came home from the grocery store where he bought supplies for their scouting trip this weekend and he brought a box of chocolate covered doughnuts home. I could kill him!!!! He knows I have a weakness for chocolate. I would just like a little support, you know!
Sam has been a handful with his finger sucking. We bought the finger guard and it worked for maybe one night. Then he figured out how to slip his fingers underneath the guard and suck them. I should've listened to you, Kendra!!! I then returned to the medical tape, but I tried the kind that would not stick to his fingers only to itself. Well, the little turd figured out how to slide the tape off the end of his fingers and then slide it back on in the morning. The only reason I noticed is because one night I went upstairs to check on them after they had gone to sleep and he was just as happy as a bug in a rug, sucking away on his fingers and the next morning the tape was right back in place over the top of his wrinkly wet fingers. So, now we have gone back to the ultra sticky tape that has to be cut off in the morning. I don't know how he could get it off without cutting it, because I can't get it off any other way myself.
Brad and I have been seriously talking about getting another dog. I will admit that it is terribly lonely around the house with the dogs gone. We want to get a big dog that could protect itself against our "unknown (probably a coyote) predator". Brad went to the animal shelter and they didn't have anything for adoption, then he tried the humane society without finding anything that really grabbed him. We looked online and just haven't found anything that we are crazy about. We have seriously considered a Great Pyrenees. They are huge dogs that are especially good at protecting livestock and they are said to have a very good, loyal relationship with their humans. The downside is that they also have fluffy white coats that require a lot of grooming. They drool a lot, eat a lot, and they love to be in the house with their families. We've also read that they roam and need to be inside a fenced yard. They are also really expensive. So, we really don't know but are open to suggestions from anyone who has them. We have heard that a lot of people are losing their adult pets because of the economy (being unable to feed them, having to move, etc.) and would love to help in that way, but then part of us wants to get a puppy and be able to train it from the beginning. Just don't know.
My student teacher at school has started teaching for two out of three of my classses so I am hopeful that my stress level will decrease for a couple of weeks and I can get some time and energy to get my house clean. It is filthy... and I mean, FILTHY!! I was afraid to sit down on the toilet in the mine and Brad's bathroom last night. Who has time? When I get time, I am so tired I just don't care that my children are sleeping on the same sheets from three weeks ago. Does that make me a bad mom and a lazy person?
I really do worry sometimes that I am just lazy and that most people have the energy to do all these things I find so difficult to get done. This includes exercise! I did go walking one afternoon this week and I had plans to walk another afternoon with my friend Kathy and it rained us out. She and I have been dieting together and trying to get ourselves started exercising. It is a slow process but we are gung-ho right now. She wants to go on Biggest Loser but I told her I refuse to go on national television and expose my fat rolls to America. I just refuse. My clothes are my friend. And anyway, I really think I could lose some weight if I didn't have BRAD! (I hope he's reading this!) Last night he came home from the grocery store where he bought supplies for their scouting trip this weekend and he brought a box of chocolate covered doughnuts home. I could kill him!!!! He knows I have a weakness for chocolate. I would just like a little support, you know!
Monday, February 2, 2009
Dover School, Yeah!!...
On a lighter note than my last post, I have to say that I am so excited that someone on Facebook started a group for Dover Elementary School alumni! For those of you not familiar with the GREATEST SCHOOL ON EARTH... Dover School was a very small elementary school that was located right by the Dover Mill, just off of Highway 226. I think the building is now being used as a church. Anyway, Carole McDaniel was our principal and everyone just had the most fabulous experience there. If I ever come across other Dover alums, we always talk about how special our little school was. In the late 1980's, the push to consolidate the small area elementary schools into bigger ones brought an end to Dover School and began what is now Union School. I have so many fond memories of that place and I am not the only one. It would seem that everyone who attended believes with their whole heart that we were very fortunate to experience a little slice of Camelot. It is THE reason I wanted to become a teacher. Unfortunately, schools today are nothing like Dover and I really think that is why I feel such frustration with my job sometimes. School should be fun. School should not be a place where you do nothing except reading and writing and math. Social skills and life experiences should be part of the curriculum and it just isn't in today's school - at least not the way it used to be.
I remember being taught to put my napkin in my lap when I ate my lunch. We learned manners. Chew with your mouth closed. Hold the door for people behind you. Say please and thank you. We had parties and watched movies. We sang songs. We danced. And never was this viewed as a waste of "teaching time". We were encouraged to be creative. We actually wore our costumes to school on Halloween and celebrated each other's birthdays. We were taught to love learning. We were exposed to art and music. We went on awesome field trips. We saw things that a lot of kids would never have been able to see otherwise. We learned cursive writing (did you know they don't learn that now in most schools?) and we practiced it until we mastered it. We had recess EVERY day, and PE too. And guess what? We weren't fat! It was great! And it just looked the way you would expect a great school to look... cool kid friendly paintings on the walls and sidewalks, a big tire playground out back, etc. Everything about it was perfect.
I hope that my kids have a great experience in their elementary schools but I am worried by some of the things I see. I loved going to school and I hope that my kids will too. I worry sometimes that there's just too much emphasis on academics. I mean, I know they're important but I think I learned a lot more just by living and being a kid in the environment that I had at Dover. It wasn't shoved down my throat. I had the chance to learn to love learning and see the importance in it BEFORE I HAD to. I think it made all the difference in the world. So to all those who had anything at all to do with the experience I had at Dover School, I would like to say THANK YOU! It was truly an awesome place. Go Wolfpack! :)
I remember being taught to put my napkin in my lap when I ate my lunch. We learned manners. Chew with your mouth closed. Hold the door for people behind you. Say please and thank you. We had parties and watched movies. We sang songs. We danced. And never was this viewed as a waste of "teaching time". We were encouraged to be creative. We actually wore our costumes to school on Halloween and celebrated each other's birthdays. We were taught to love learning. We were exposed to art and music. We went on awesome field trips. We saw things that a lot of kids would never have been able to see otherwise. We learned cursive writing (did you know they don't learn that now in most schools?) and we practiced it until we mastered it. We had recess EVERY day, and PE too. And guess what? We weren't fat! It was great! And it just looked the way you would expect a great school to look... cool kid friendly paintings on the walls and sidewalks, a big tire playground out back, etc. Everything about it was perfect.
I hope that my kids have a great experience in their elementary schools but I am worried by some of the things I see. I loved going to school and I hope that my kids will too. I worry sometimes that there's just too much emphasis on academics. I mean, I know they're important but I think I learned a lot more just by living and being a kid in the environment that I had at Dover. It wasn't shoved down my throat. I had the chance to learn to love learning and see the importance in it BEFORE I HAD to. I think it made all the difference in the world. So to all those who had anything at all to do with the experience I had at Dover School, I would like to say THANK YOU! It was truly an awesome place. Go Wolfpack! :)
Octuplets, really?...
I hope I don't piss too many people off by writing this but I have been thinking a lot since hearing about the woman in California who just gave birth to octuplets. Does anybody else think that maybe we are getting just a little tiny bit carried away here? I am all about science and research and I am completely thankful for the medical breakthroughs that have happened in modern times. However, let us stop for just a second and think about the repercussions of the decision this one woman has made. She now has 14 children, all age 7 or under. She is a single mother. I read a couple of AP articles about her and apparently she is working on her Master's degree in counseling and she has a Bachelor's degree in something like child development, can't remember exactly. My point is, she is not wealthy. She lives with her parents. The career that will likely follow with her degrese is not likely to make her wealthy any time soon. How is she going to afford 14 children? Well, my guess is that most likely she will come to rely on public assistance. They were saying on the news that the medical bills alone would likely reach into the millions. Somebody has to pay for that, right? And all of this was a choice made by this woman and her doctor. She chose this. She. Chose. This. Yet, she cannot support this decision alone, financially or otherwise. So where does the line get drawn between this woman's apparent obsession with becoming a mother and her right to make choices about her own body, and her responsibility to society? Don't get me wrong. I am pro-choice and I am in no way saying that this was not this woman's right to make this decision, I am just asking why this woman didn't make a choice that was a more responsible one. And would it have been considered inappropriate for her doctor to advise her against this, or to even refuse to implant her embryos because of a sense of responsibility to society? I know that this skirts around the abortion issue a little bit but that is not at all what I am trying to discuss here. I just think this woman had a moral obligation to make a choice that was different from the choice she made. And now society and it's already crumbling financial system will have to bear the burden for her poor choices. Am I just being a cold-hearted bitch or does anyone else share my frustration over this?
Friday, January 30, 2009
Finger-sucker...
This was super long week. Brad was out of town all week and I am exhausted from doing all the running by myself. With basketball practice and dance class and church and a doctor's and dentist's appointment, plus a visit to teach my homebound student, I don't feel like I have stopped since he left on Monday morning. I'm pooped! Just when I thought I wasn't going to make it to Friday, Brad srprised me by returning home a day early! Never been so glad to see him!
I had to take Sam to his very first orthodontist's appointment on Thursday. He was so nervous. For those of you who don't know, Sam has sucked the middle and ring finger on his right hand since he was about three months old. We bribed him a few months back with money and he actually stopped sucking them during the day. Now he only sucks them at night, which is a HUGE improvement from before. Still, he knew what the orthodontist was going to tell him. I think it kind of made it like a reality for him because he started to cry as soon as we walked out fo the office. He doesn't think he will be able to stop sucking his fingers. He is afraid he will not be able to go to sleep. Poor kid. He's really worried. The orthodontist suggested we buy a whole bunch of medical tape and tape his fingers each night with a wad of tape as big as a golfball so that he will not physically be able to put them in his mouth. I have found a finger guard online that I may order that straps on over your fingers and is attached to your wrist so you can't take it off easily. We know that there is the option of using that bad tasting stuff you paint on your fingers, but I really would rather not use that. Orthodontist said we could put in an appliance with a rake to make him stop sucking them, but that would be as a last resort. I would love to hear any suggestions anyone might have. He is sleeping on the couch right now with his fingers all bound with gauze and electrical tape (yeah, I haven't been to the store yet!). It took almost two hours longer than it usually does for him to go to sleep but he did. I am really hopeful that it won't be too bad.
So very glad it is Friday. Tomorrow I am going to clean my house and scrapbook a while.
I had to take Sam to his very first orthodontist's appointment on Thursday. He was so nervous. For those of you who don't know, Sam has sucked the middle and ring finger on his right hand since he was about three months old. We bribed him a few months back with money and he actually stopped sucking them during the day. Now he only sucks them at night, which is a HUGE improvement from before. Still, he knew what the orthodontist was going to tell him. I think it kind of made it like a reality for him because he started to cry as soon as we walked out fo the office. He doesn't think he will be able to stop sucking his fingers. He is afraid he will not be able to go to sleep. Poor kid. He's really worried. The orthodontist suggested we buy a whole bunch of medical tape and tape his fingers each night with a wad of tape as big as a golfball so that he will not physically be able to put them in his mouth. I have found a finger guard online that I may order that straps on over your fingers and is attached to your wrist so you can't take it off easily. We know that there is the option of using that bad tasting stuff you paint on your fingers, but I really would rather not use that. Orthodontist said we could put in an appliance with a rake to make him stop sucking them, but that would be as a last resort. I would love to hear any suggestions anyone might have. He is sleeping on the couch right now with his fingers all bound with gauze and electrical tape (yeah, I haven't been to the store yet!). It took almost two hours longer than it usually does for him to go to sleep but he did. I am really hopeful that it won't be too bad.
So very glad it is Friday. Tomorrow I am going to clean my house and scrapbook a while.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Moods & boys vs. girls...
Isn't it funny how your mood changes for no apparent reason? All weekend long I was so crabby and lifeless. I had a cold, felt miserable, & wanted to do nothing but sleep. Yesterday I was just kind of blah. Just going through the motions of getting up, going to work, coming home, going to practices, getting ready for the next day so I could do it all over again. And then today, out of the blue, I am feeling really good. Happy, even! Nothing changed. Stayed up too late reading last night, so I expected to be extra tired and crabby. But lo and behold, it seems to be the total opposite! I had to stay after school this afternoon, then to a doctor's appointment, then to dance, then home to eat and get the kids ready for bed. All of this I did with a smile on my face! I even had the energy to fold the three loads of clothes in baskets on top of the washing machine! Wow! Whatever it is, keep it coming!
I had to take Lily shopping this weekend to buy her some pants. Poor child. She had reached the point where every time she bent over she was showing some crack, her pants had gotten so small. Both my kids have gone through these massive growth spurts recently and I just can't believe how they've grown. It makes me feel old! Anyway, she got this pair of jeans with purple froo-froo all over them and this velvety looking purple shirt to match. When she got up this morning she declared it to be "Purple Day" and insisted that I find something in my closet befitting this special day so that we could "match". She even wore socks with purple trim, and purple hair stuff. She wanted to paint her fingernails purple, too, but there just wasn't time before we had to leave for school. Darn.
Sam, on the other hand, could care less about his wardrobe. We went to church the other night and he had put on a sleeveless blue shirt that was too small for him this past summer over the top of a long sleeved white shirt with a black stripe down the sleeve. He covered it up with his coat and I didn't see how ridiculous he looked until we got to church. I tried not to laugh, but it was just too funny. I got home the other day and instead of putting on a coat to keep warm while outside, he had put on FOUR shirts, one on top of the other! He hates to wear a coat. I had to buy him some new shoes because he had walked on the back of his other shoes until they had holes in them. He had refused to lace his shoes up like they were meant to be and he tied them really loose so he could just slide them on and off without any effort. So now that he has a new pair of shoes, he says they hurt his feet... but I know it is the fact that his shoes actually fit properly and have to be tied that bothers him. Good grief... boys and girls are totally different!
I had to take Lily shopping this weekend to buy her some pants. Poor child. She had reached the point where every time she bent over she was showing some crack, her pants had gotten so small. Both my kids have gone through these massive growth spurts recently and I just can't believe how they've grown. It makes me feel old! Anyway, she got this pair of jeans with purple froo-froo all over them and this velvety looking purple shirt to match. When she got up this morning she declared it to be "Purple Day" and insisted that I find something in my closet befitting this special day so that we could "match". She even wore socks with purple trim, and purple hair stuff. She wanted to paint her fingernails purple, too, but there just wasn't time before we had to leave for school. Darn.
Sam, on the other hand, could care less about his wardrobe. We went to church the other night and he had put on a sleeveless blue shirt that was too small for him this past summer over the top of a long sleeved white shirt with a black stripe down the sleeve. He covered it up with his coat and I didn't see how ridiculous he looked until we got to church. I tried not to laugh, but it was just too funny. I got home the other day and instead of putting on a coat to keep warm while outside, he had put on FOUR shirts, one on top of the other! He hates to wear a coat. I had to buy him some new shoes because he had walked on the back of his other shoes until they had holes in them. He had refused to lace his shoes up like they were meant to be and he tied them really loose so he could just slide them on and off without any effort. So now that he has a new pair of shoes, he says they hurt his feet... but I know it is the fact that his shoes actually fit properly and have to be tied that bothers him. Good grief... boys and girls are totally different!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Another winter, another nasty cold & my thoughts on Lost...
I stayed home from work today because I have a nasty cold. It is inevitable that I should get at least one each winter since I work around so many germs!!! I can handle the snot and congestion, but I seem to always get a really bad cough with every cold I get, which drives me batty. It often turns into bronchitis and I am hoping that this will pass without me having to deal with that. I took some really good cough medicine this morning just after the kids and the husband went out the door and I slept until almost noon! That hasn't happened in quite a while.
So, I had the afternoon to rewatch the premiere of Lost from the other night. I was left with several questions. For those of you who watch the GREATEST show EVER, feel free to add your thoughts. For the rest of you, please just humor me while I rant here...
OK, so I knew the island was moving through time (or I figured as much) but this episode left me wondering if the island was moving, or the people on the island were moving, or both. And was everybody moving? Because Richard Alpert was NOT with Locke after the first bright flash of light, even though Juliet and Sawyer seemed to "move" together at that instance.
The time travel explains a lot to me. I think that the time travel explains the "voices" in the jungle that we have heard for the past four seasons. People moving through time around the Losties making noise. I think it explains the visions that the people on the island keep seeing. For instance, the times when Jack saw his dad, and Hurley saw the dude from the hospital, and even when Kate saw the horse. I believe these were all people traveling through time. I also believe that all the visions Hurley has been having (visits from Charlie, Eko, and Ana Lucia, among others) can be explained by them traveling from a time before they died to the future to bring Hurley important information. Maybe Hurley can see Libby again after all!
Also, what's so special about Desmond? How come Daniel felt it was ok to alter Desmond's memories, but he told Sawyer that he couldn't speak to Desmond or he might change the future. I definitely think Mrs. Hawking will turn out to be Daniel's mother but I still am trying to understand the connection between these "off-the-island" friends and Ben. Were these people once islanders?
Did you notice the guy at the beginning that interrupted Dr. Marvin Candle's station orientation video called him Dr. Chang, or something similar to that? Not Dr. Candle. We know he has other aliases but I don't think we've heard that one yet.
What is Sun up to? It feels like no good to me.
So, I had the afternoon to rewatch the premiere of Lost from the other night. I was left with several questions. For those of you who watch the GREATEST show EVER, feel free to add your thoughts. For the rest of you, please just humor me while I rant here...
OK, so I knew the island was moving through time (or I figured as much) but this episode left me wondering if the island was moving, or the people on the island were moving, or both. And was everybody moving? Because Richard Alpert was NOT with Locke after the first bright flash of light, even though Juliet and Sawyer seemed to "move" together at that instance.
The time travel explains a lot to me. I think that the time travel explains the "voices" in the jungle that we have heard for the past four seasons. People moving through time around the Losties making noise. I think it explains the visions that the people on the island keep seeing. For instance, the times when Jack saw his dad, and Hurley saw the dude from the hospital, and even when Kate saw the horse. I believe these were all people traveling through time. I also believe that all the visions Hurley has been having (visits from Charlie, Eko, and Ana Lucia, among others) can be explained by them traveling from a time before they died to the future to bring Hurley important information. Maybe Hurley can see Libby again after all!
Also, what's so special about Desmond? How come Daniel felt it was ok to alter Desmond's memories, but he told Sawyer that he couldn't speak to Desmond or he might change the future. I definitely think Mrs. Hawking will turn out to be Daniel's mother but I still am trying to understand the connection between these "off-the-island" friends and Ben. Were these people once islanders?
Did you notice the guy at the beginning that interrupted Dr. Marvin Candle's station orientation video called him Dr. Chang, or something similar to that? Not Dr. Candle. We know he has other aliases but I don't think we've heard that one yet.
What is Sun up to? It feels like no good to me.
And how about this HOT picture of Sawyer my friend Wanda shared with me! Whew!To trust Ben, or not to trust Ben. He is such a sneaky devil... and he is so knowledgeable about the island... but he is so BAD!!! I tend to go with Hurley and his instincts about the mysterious Benjamin Linus, although Ana Lucia specifically told Hurley NOT to get arrested, and he did anyway. Who is manipulating who? Who do you trust? Ooooh, it is just so good!!!
OK, I feel a little better having gotten those questions/thoughts off my chest. I can't wait for next Wednesday! Please, please, please post comments if you are a Lost addict like me... I need feedback! And if you are not a reader of longlivelocke.blogspot.com then you NEED to become one. Erika Olsen writes super comprehensive summaries of each episode.
Alrighty.... until I have more to add...
Monday, January 19, 2009
The "Certainty" of Snow, the Inauguration, & I love Reading...
I am watching the weather right now. Earlier, at 6 o'clock, the meteorologist on WCNC said that "it's not a chance of IF it will snow, but how much." You know what, I remember this SAME thing happening last year. They said 100% chance... no doubt about it... and I got my hopes up and it did not so much as flurry! I will be very happy if it snows, but I am going to err on the side of doubt this time so that I won't be heart broken. It snowed for about 45 minutes Sunday morning and Lily went upstairs and dressed in jeans and her snowman sweater and ran down asking to go outside and stick out her tongue. I did not even fuss about her not wearing a coat because I figured this might be the only time during her childhood that she will have to stand in the snow with her tongue stuck out... until she (or we) moves to some place other than here, the no-snow capital of NC!! There was really no time for putting on a coat, you know? And I swear, I will be so mad if it snows a foot at the freakin' Outer Banks and not here! That's just not right!
If I am home from school tomorrow, my children are going to be forced to sit and watch the Inauguration of PRESIDENT OBAMA!!! They can play in the snow (?) before or after, but they are going to watch during. It's SUCH a huge historical event and I want them to remember it, even if they just remember being forced to watch it. Did anyone else see Letterman's final Great Moments in Presidential Speeches on Friday night? It was so awesome! Bush blunders make me laugh harder than anything.
Is anyone out there familiar with Ted Dekker? He is a christian author and I just finished a book of his called "Black". It is the first in the Circle Trilogy. I had heard his books were good and I bought this one to see what the fuss was about. It was pretty good. It was full of biblical metaphors and symbolism. It was kind of neat to analyze and think about. I went online and his readers seem almost cult-like. Plus, some of the stuff he has written on his blog sound a little arrogant and saleman-ish. Just wondering if anyone has any opinions about him or his stuff.
I have also been reading "Dream's from my Father" (PRES. Obama) and "Possible Side Effects", a memoir by Augusten Burrroughs. They are good "between books" books. I get kind of bored with non-fiction and I have to read it in short bursts. I am getting ready to start "The Time Traveler's Wife". My friend Shelby and I were talking about starting a book club so that we could have quality adult discussions about what we're reading, so we'll see what happens with that. I wouldn't have any idea what books to start with. If you have any interest in joining us, just let me know. We could maybe even get a WIKI started or a group blog or something where we could discuss books... I don't know, just thinking outloud.
Anyway, I just LOVE reading. A good book is like a drug to me. I fell away from it for a while (when I was in college/grad school and had NO time for pleasure reading), but I am SO glad to have fallen back in love with it! I could read 24/7. I told Carmen this weekend, I could totally see myself being one of those morbidly obese people who never, ever move. And then Richard Simmons comes in to try to get them to raise their arms and stuff. Yep, get me a good book and I am THAT person... as long as I can turn pages I will be happy! :)
LOST returns on Wednesday night! DO NOT CALL ME WEDNESDAY NIGHT!!! I WILL NOT ANSWER MY PHONE! NOT EVEN DURING COMMERICALS!
If I am home from school tomorrow, my children are going to be forced to sit and watch the Inauguration of PRESIDENT OBAMA!!! They can play in the snow (?) before or after, but they are going to watch during. It's SUCH a huge historical event and I want them to remember it, even if they just remember being forced to watch it. Did anyone else see Letterman's final Great Moments in Presidential Speeches on Friday night? It was so awesome! Bush blunders make me laugh harder than anything.
Is anyone out there familiar with Ted Dekker? He is a christian author and I just finished a book of his called "Black". It is the first in the Circle Trilogy. I had heard his books were good and I bought this one to see what the fuss was about. It was pretty good. It was full of biblical metaphors and symbolism. It was kind of neat to analyze and think about. I went online and his readers seem almost cult-like. Plus, some of the stuff he has written on his blog sound a little arrogant and saleman-ish. Just wondering if anyone has any opinions about him or his stuff.
I have also been reading "Dream's from my Father" (PRES. Obama) and "Possible Side Effects", a memoir by Augusten Burrroughs. They are good "between books" books. I get kind of bored with non-fiction and I have to read it in short bursts. I am getting ready to start "The Time Traveler's Wife". My friend Shelby and I were talking about starting a book club so that we could have quality adult discussions about what we're reading, so we'll see what happens with that. I wouldn't have any idea what books to start with. If you have any interest in joining us, just let me know. We could maybe even get a WIKI started or a group blog or something where we could discuss books... I don't know, just thinking outloud.
Anyway, I just LOVE reading. A good book is like a drug to me. I fell away from it for a while (when I was in college/grad school and had NO time for pleasure reading), but I am SO glad to have fallen back in love with it! I could read 24/7. I told Carmen this weekend, I could totally see myself being one of those morbidly obese people who never, ever move. And then Richard Simmons comes in to try to get them to raise their arms and stuff. Yep, get me a good book and I am THAT person... as long as I can turn pages I will be happy! :)
LOST returns on Wednesday night! DO NOT CALL ME WEDNESDAY NIGHT!!! I WILL NOT ANSWER MY PHONE! NOT EVEN DURING COMMERICALS!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Ahhh, Edward...
I seriously think that Christmas break did more harm than good when it comes to my job woes. I have had so much trouble getting up in the morning and getting myself ready for work. I just DREAD every minute of the day... I LIVE for Fridays. Wednesday I had to stay home with Sam because he was sick with a stomach virus (which I think I am getting now) and I thought all day about what a good housewife/stay at home mom I would make. I cleaned the house from top to bottom and I washed all the clothes. I washed all the sheets and changed the beds since Sam threw up in two out of three of them Tuesday night. I hate that my little boy was sick, but part of me felt like I was playing hookey since I was at least getting out of being at work. How sad is that???
Carmen and I went to see Twilight last night. It was my second time seeing it and her first. It's funny...
a movie has not made me feel downright giddy over a guy since I watched The Lost Boys fourteen thousand times in a row just because Corey Haim was in it. I guess it is because I enjoyed the books so much and then Rob Pattinson was cast so perfectly for the role and Stephanie Meyer made Edward Cullen so perfect-in-every-way. I keep joking with Carmen and saying I am on an Edward high but it is so true. Pitiful, but thinking of that boy's smile and his beautiful eyes actually helped me sleep last night. Kind of pushed thoughts of Taco and Burger and the coyotes clean to the back of my mind. But I guess that's a good thing. So... incase you haven't read the books, let me just say that the Twilight series is not just a book for teenagers, and it is one of the quickest, easiest reads I have experienced in a long time. Just a great, great book. Beautiful story. I actually think that seeing the movie made the books seem better because I have more accurate faces to put with each character now. The movie is PERFECTLY cast all the way around. Oh, by the way Carmen... he's 22...perfectly legal. :-)
a movie has not made me feel downright giddy over a guy since I watched The Lost Boys fourteen thousand times in a row just because Corey Haim was in it. I guess it is because I enjoyed the books so much and then Rob Pattinson was cast so perfectly for the role and Stephanie Meyer made Edward Cullen so perfect-in-every-way. I keep joking with Carmen and saying I am on an Edward high but it is so true. Pitiful, but thinking of that boy's smile and his beautiful eyes actually helped me sleep last night. Kind of pushed thoughts of Taco and Burger and the coyotes clean to the back of my mind. But I guess that's a good thing. So... incase you haven't read the books, let me just say that the Twilight series is not just a book for teenagers, and it is one of the quickest, easiest reads I have experienced in a long time. Just a great, great book. Beautiful story. I actually think that seeing the movie made the books seem better because I have more accurate faces to put with each character now. The movie is PERFECTLY cast all the way around. Oh, by the way Carmen... he's 22...perfectly legal. :-)Sunday, January 4, 2009
What a bunch of little twerps...
I went to the movies last night with Brad and the kids to see the movie Bedtime Stories (which was NOT good, by the way). I have had a few experiences like the one I am about to describe, but none quite as bad as this particular one...
So we are sitting there (and have been sitting there for nearly an hour) waiting for our movie to start. Finally the movie begins and we are all set to enjoy and have a few laughs at Adam Sandler, when in comes a group of about ten teenagers. All of them had their cell phones and they sat right in front of us, of course. You know how annoying that little light is on cell phones when you are trying to watch a movie? Well, try ten of them across the entire row in front of you! Not only were the lights distracting, but these kids weren't just texting... they were calling each other and talking! There were a few times when they even stood up to talk to each other, right in front of us! I finally had had enough and I went to find someone who worked there to come in and speak to them. They knew where I was going, of course, and then when I came back they had the nerve to try to talk junk to me! Calling me a snitch (among other things) and turning around and staring at me. I finally leaned up and asked one who was staring at me if I could help her with something and she just laughed. Finally, another lady who was also sitting behind them on down the row from me went to tell the management. This time the little guy who worked there actually came up to the row where they were sitting and stood there (he had only stood at the bottom of the stairs and looked up at them when I went to tell). Well, they continued and then they had had enough of everybody watching them and they stood up and announced that they were going to the mall because this movie was full of snitches. And with much pomp and circumstance, they, thank the Lord, exited the theatre! Hooray!
My gripe is this.... WHY would you pay$8 to come into a movie theatre to sit and talk on the freakin' telephone!?!? And why would you come into a kids' movie, of all movies? They had absolutely no interest in the movie AT ALL. Kids are so spoiled today. I see it in my job every day! It is so frustrating to see kids who have no understanding of respect for others. My husband and I work very hard for our money and it cost my little family of four almost $50 dollars to go to the movies and have a bag of popcorn and a drink for us to share. These little TWERPS didn't hesitate to come in and ruin that $50 excursion for us! After they left, I calmed down and actually did get to watch the movie (minus the first 30 minutes), but still. I paid to watch the entire thing and these disrespectful little turds, yes... turds, took part of that from me. And it pisses me off.
OK, I fell a little bit better now.
So we are sitting there (and have been sitting there for nearly an hour) waiting for our movie to start. Finally the movie begins and we are all set to enjoy and have a few laughs at Adam Sandler, when in comes a group of about ten teenagers. All of them had their cell phones and they sat right in front of us, of course. You know how annoying that little light is on cell phones when you are trying to watch a movie? Well, try ten of them across the entire row in front of you! Not only were the lights distracting, but these kids weren't just texting... they were calling each other and talking! There were a few times when they even stood up to talk to each other, right in front of us! I finally had had enough and I went to find someone who worked there to come in and speak to them. They knew where I was going, of course, and then when I came back they had the nerve to try to talk junk to me! Calling me a snitch (among other things) and turning around and staring at me. I finally leaned up and asked one who was staring at me if I could help her with something and she just laughed. Finally, another lady who was also sitting behind them on down the row from me went to tell the management. This time the little guy who worked there actually came up to the row where they were sitting and stood there (he had only stood at the bottom of the stairs and looked up at them when I went to tell). Well, they continued and then they had had enough of everybody watching them and they stood up and announced that they were going to the mall because this movie was full of snitches. And with much pomp and circumstance, they, thank the Lord, exited the theatre! Hooray!
My gripe is this.... WHY would you pay$8 to come into a movie theatre to sit and talk on the freakin' telephone!?!? And why would you come into a kids' movie, of all movies? They had absolutely no interest in the movie AT ALL. Kids are so spoiled today. I see it in my job every day! It is so frustrating to see kids who have no understanding of respect for others. My husband and I work very hard for our money and it cost my little family of four almost $50 dollars to go to the movies and have a bag of popcorn and a drink for us to share. These little TWERPS didn't hesitate to come in and ruin that $50 excursion for us! After they left, I calmed down and actually did get to watch the movie (minus the first 30 minutes), but still. I paid to watch the entire thing and these disrespectful little turds, yes... turds, took part of that from me. And it pisses me off.
OK, I fell a little bit better now.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
What? Huh? Oops...
Something about Christmas break makes me totally lose track of my days and lose all sense of time. The very first weekday that we were out of school (Monday the 22nd) I sat here in my recliner enjoying the kids and enjoying not being at work. The phone rang about 3 o'clock and it was the dentist office wondering where Sam was. I totally forgot! Then that same night Brad and I went to Katie and Greg's for their Christmas party and Collin's mom sent me a text asking me why I wasn't at basketball practice. Again, I totally forgot! And just now, I turned the page in my calendar and realized that last night Sam was supposed to have gone to a birthday party sleepover last night. And guess what... I totally forgot! I don't know what is wrong with me.
I guess part of my problem is that my mind is so preoccupied with my dogs. I am not sleeping very good and I am still really scared.
I did remember to go scrapbooking with my friend Kathy last night. I got a lot done but I am still not caught up. I started not to go because I just didn't feel in the mood for it but I am glad that I did because it didn't take me very long to get myself on a roll. I got home around 2am to find Sam in my bed with Brad. Needless to say, it was a restless night.
Today is Sam's first basketball game. I have to work the stinkin' concession stand before the game. I hope they have a good season. They didn't win many games last year but they did have a good time and they learned a lot.
The countdown is on to my return to school. We have to go back on Monday and I am dreading it, of course. With the exception of the dog thing, I have had a really nice, restful break.
I guess part of my problem is that my mind is so preoccupied with my dogs. I am not sleeping very good and I am still really scared.
I did remember to go scrapbooking with my friend Kathy last night. I got a lot done but I am still not caught up. I started not to go because I just didn't feel in the mood for it but I am glad that I did because it didn't take me very long to get myself on a roll. I got home around 2am to find Sam in my bed with Brad. Needless to say, it was a restless night.
Today is Sam's first basketball game. I have to work the stinkin' concession stand before the game. I hope they have a good season. They didn't win many games last year but they did have a good time and they learned a lot.
The countdown is on to my return to school. We have to go back on Monday and I am dreading it, of course. With the exception of the dog thing, I have had a really nice, restful break.
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