What a rough weekend around the Graff house!
Our top story... Brittany and cheerleading!
I made the decision that Brittany needed to be on only ONE of the CheerForce teams. As you can imagine... that went over like a lead balloon!!!
With all of the kids being in different activities... and my "case load" of kid stuff and family stuff and house stuff and life in general... 2 cheer teams are just too much for me to manage. We cant afford to make 2 trips all the way up there every Sunday... and spending 8 hours up there is just too much time. In addition... each team has additional practices every week now... so that will be 3 trips and back. Nope... too much for me to give... too much for the other kids to give. Because, in reality... they are the ones suffering because like revolves around Britt.
I talked to the program director... she said if Britt were to be on one team... it would have to be the Junior team. And well, that was just not good enough for Brittany. Sooo.... Britt chose NO cheer! Which is even better for me!!!
This ordeal lasted ALL day yesterday!!! Brittany could spit fire... I think I almost saw it happen. The tears... the sobbing... the gasping for air. All VERY dramatic... she could probably win an award!! LOL!
She should know by now... that shit does not work with me. And her latest tactic of trying to make me miserable and say hurtful things wont work either!
Stacy and I took Britt and Nathan to sling pumpkins yesterday morning! Very cool!!! Stacy and Nathan enjoyed it... Britt was too busy being bitchy to allow herself to enjoy it. BUT, she did try it... and we almost saw a smile!
After that... it was off to 4-H. The kids made drop spindles... and learned how to use them! VERY COOL!!! Britt was still being a bitch... and her behavior was almost embarrassing! She wouldnt allow herself to have fun... or even get into trying anything new. Only hurting herself, really.
The people (kids and adults) in this 4-H club are absolutely amazing people!! I had MANY woman willing to help ME learn as well!!! All very supportive and going out of their way for my bitchy kid... and Nathan... and ME!! I LOVE that we chose this group!!! THIS is what I expected 4-H to be all about!!! (Stacy was bummed that he didnt get to go with us... he stayed home to pick up Courtney from her first sleep over and work on getting our dog run fence put in.)
Ahhhh... Courtney's first sleep over! Well, finally at age 17... our dear Courtney is blossoming into a true teen girl!!!
The sleep over itself went good. The phone call I got while pulling into the 4-H leaders driveway... NOT so good.
Courtney crying... friends mom wanting to speak to me... I was freaking out!!! Friends boyfriend broke up with her... and I guess things just went down hill from there! Long story... but, it turned into an entire day of Courtney crying over this stuff. Which for Courtney is soooo very odd!!! She doesnt show emotions. It just isnt something that Autism has allowed. She never cried over the loss of pets... or even her step grandfather passing away last month. Emotions are something that never developed. WELL... BAM... here they are... and NO ONE (even me) knows how to handle this latest twist!!! We are still working through it.
This morning has been much better. Nathan insists he is dying and cant go to school... he has locked himself in the bathroom. This is the battle I am fighting now! Lucky me!!
Other news this weekend...
We lost Bella... our Ebony Momma chin. This makes me VERY sad!!! She was our first chinchilla. I have no clue what happened. She was fine Friday... bouncing around, playing, having a good time. Saturday she was dead. She showed no signs of being sick at all!! UGH!
Yesterday I put "Stumpy"... Bella's son... in with Oosier... or Violet wrap Momma. Since Stumpy is a Violet carrier... I am hoping for some beautiful violet babies!! Time will tell!!
We had to run and pick up fence posts for the dog run last nite. Not sure why Stacy needed me to make that call... but, he did. Which meant a run to Lowes, since TSC does not carry them.
I decided to use horse stall mats in the dog run. They are not a choking hazard... or a blockage hazard... like stone or wood is. Cheaper than concrete. Easy to clean and disinfect! PERFECT!
Now to get the fence up!!!
I am also seriously concidering bringing in a male and female pair of ancona ducks. In hopes that artifical light will get some eggs... fertilized eggs!! So we can hatch some more Ancona's!!
The kids and I still have all intentions of going to MD on Saturday (while Stacy and Josh move my mom) to show bunnies! Time will tell. I will make a final decision today.
And, on a final note... Farm Show! The kids picked their project areas for entering the farm show this year. Now to make sure these are FINAL answers before I buy supplies and such!
Ok... I think that is all I got for this morning. I need to go take care of my poor sick Nathan... who just hates school soooo much that! Oh yes... should be interesting! NOT!!!
Hope everyone enjoys their day... even with the threat of rain!
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