Time sure does fly when you are having fun!! I cant believe we have one more marking period left of the school year... and (hopefully) Courtney has only one more marking period of school... EVER!! Oh wow... 2 adult children!!! Makes me almost sick! LOL Goodness... my birthday is right around the corner too...EWE!
Yesterday was a pretty rough day. Poor planning on my part. But I managed to get through it.
I have decided with the 4th marking period there will be some changes in how we do things. Nathan has been struggling a bit and I think if tweek things a bit, he will function better.
The vet finally called about HoBo's lyme's disease. Poor guy has full blown lyme's... and we started a 28 day course of antibiotics. Keeping our fingers crossed that is all he will need. They will wait 6 months to redo the blood work to check. For the next 28 days... twice a day... HoBo will get a spoonful of peanut butter to help the medicine go down! LOL!! Spoiled boy!!! I guess he deserves a little bit of spoiling.
Last nite we went out for another game of tennis. ALL of the kids seem to enjoy it. Nathan has his usual grumpy times, and I am really having to crack down on those situations. He ruins his own fun... then tries to drag everyone else down with him... NOT gonna happen!!
We have a shitload of Ancona eggs in the incubator!! They are all doing well! Going to have to set up the 2nd incubator soon... for when they all start to hatch. Sooo exciting!! :-)
I guess that sums things up for now. Have to get back to work... Nathan is working on his Science test and I have chicken soup to make for dinner tonite! Then to do some more clutter control... too much crap sitting around!
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
Awesome weekend!
I really need to find a better time to blog!
We had an amazing weekend this weekend. And we still managed to get some yard work accomplished!!
Friday I decided we would eat over a fire... so hot dogs and smores it was!! Sooo much fun!!! Once we were done eating we headed to the tennis courts!! Britt and I kicked butt!!! Even with a fractured spine... I still got it!! LOL!! The evening ended with Icee's, of course.
Saturday I woke up sore... but didnt let it stop me. The kids had their skating lessons... Stacy and I ran some errands. After their lessons we did some work around the house and Stacy, Nathan and I went back for the evening skating session! I really pushed my luck!! There was a kid that fell in front of us... needless to say I was done skating after that ordeal and almost needed to be carried to the car!! OUCH!!!
I really thought Sunday was going to be spent on my butt... WRONG!! I sucked it up (and pulled out the good pain pills)... we went to fly some kites... but the wind wasnt really cooperative. We made the best of it...and got A LOT of laughs...and TICKS in the process! After that we headed back to the tennis courts. We were all shocked at Courtney's tennis skill... AND she was giving everyone else pointers!!! Once the pain meds started to wear off... I was pretty much done for the day! It was a blast tho!!
Once we got home... I took on some seed starting... rabbitry time...and repotted some inside plant while the boys mowed.
After dinner we all hopped in the hot tub for a bit. My hubby thought it would be a good idea to take his phone in with him!! NOT!!! So, now he has no working cell phone! I told him I will gladly give him mine... and I plan on getting a new one! :-) Although... I really just want us both to do away with the smart phones and go back to basic talk and text phones. Time will tell.
I came up with a great plan to come up with the $$$ needed for new phones--- Starting to sell off all the extra bronco parts sitting in our garage and lean-to!! We have like 3 sets of back seats up there... One set I plan on keeping for the back of the Yota... but the other 2 can GO. We have a set of front seats too... which matches one of the back bench seats! There are all kinds of other parts sitting around... and I think it is time for some spring cleaning!!! ESPECIALLY if he ever wants to make room for the Escort... (we have an entire escort interior sitting in our garage too! lol)
It is time to let some of this shit go! We are all "grown ups" now... time to start acting like it. There is just too many other more important things to spend time on... like our FAMILY!
I dont know if we will ever make it back to another mud bog. But I do hope that we will make it to some trail rides. The Yota has been a joint effort for Stacy and me since we got together. I have no intentions of giving up on it yet. Even though it is now a home for ALL of the stray cats in our village... YUCK!!!
BUT... it is time to sit down and pick and choice our other projects. There is no way we will ever have enough time to make them ALL happen. Stacy gave up on ever having a restored Bronco... thank goodness!! Especially if he wants to keep his motorcycle AND the escort... AND all of the NEW toys he has acquired over the past 5 yrs!! TIME TO GROW UP... and who better to push him then ME!!! ;-)
Oh yes... I am sure this will be topic for some therapy sessions!!! LOL Poor guy will need some extra therapy!
Oh well... I guess that is all I have for now. I am in super spring cleaning mode!! Now if my back and fybro would just cooperate I may get A LOT done and out of here... and Stacy will be non the wiser since he has NO cell phone and cant access the internet!! (Insert evil grin here!!) LMBO
Hope everyone stays warm over the next few winter days!!! Get out there and cover those plants!!!
We had 3 chickens and our 3 'odd' ducks in the side yard all weekend... taking care of any bugs! They seem to like it here... but I think since it is suppose to get cold again, they will all need to head back up to their coops today.
Our duck eggs are incubating rather nicely! We will be splitting the Ancona coop to accomodate our "surprise" arrivals later in spring! I got pretty lucky on Friday... but I am not ready to share the info yet... cant count our ducks before they hatch!!! LOL!
Nathan and Brittany are still doing GREAT in school!! And we are still working through some issues with Courtney. I am soooooo glad we ALL had an awesome weekend tho... it was exactly what we needed
We had an amazing weekend this weekend. And we still managed to get some yard work accomplished!!
Friday I decided we would eat over a fire... so hot dogs and smores it was!! Sooo much fun!!! Once we were done eating we headed to the tennis courts!! Britt and I kicked butt!!! Even with a fractured spine... I still got it!! LOL!! The evening ended with Icee's, of course.
Saturday I woke up sore... but didnt let it stop me. The kids had their skating lessons... Stacy and I ran some errands. After their lessons we did some work around the house and Stacy, Nathan and I went back for the evening skating session! I really pushed my luck!! There was a kid that fell in front of us... needless to say I was done skating after that ordeal and almost needed to be carried to the car!! OUCH!!!
I really thought Sunday was going to be spent on my butt... WRONG!! I sucked it up (and pulled out the good pain pills)... we went to fly some kites... but the wind wasnt really cooperative. We made the best of it...and got A LOT of laughs...and TICKS in the process! After that we headed back to the tennis courts. We were all shocked at Courtney's tennis skill... AND she was giving everyone else pointers!!! Once the pain meds started to wear off... I was pretty much done for the day! It was a blast tho!!
Once we got home... I took on some seed starting... rabbitry time...and repotted some inside plant while the boys mowed.
After dinner we all hopped in the hot tub for a bit. My hubby thought it would be a good idea to take his phone in with him!! NOT!!! So, now he has no working cell phone! I told him I will gladly give him mine... and I plan on getting a new one! :-) Although... I really just want us both to do away with the smart phones and go back to basic talk and text phones. Time will tell.
I came up with a great plan to come up with the $$$ needed for new phones--- Starting to sell off all the extra bronco parts sitting in our garage and lean-to!! We have like 3 sets of back seats up there... One set I plan on keeping for the back of the Yota... but the other 2 can GO. We have a set of front seats too... which matches one of the back bench seats! There are all kinds of other parts sitting around... and I think it is time for some spring cleaning!!! ESPECIALLY if he ever wants to make room for the Escort... (we have an entire escort interior sitting in our garage too! lol)
It is time to let some of this shit go! We are all "grown ups" now... time to start acting like it. There is just too many other more important things to spend time on... like our FAMILY!
I dont know if we will ever make it back to another mud bog. But I do hope that we will make it to some trail rides. The Yota has been a joint effort for Stacy and me since we got together. I have no intentions of giving up on it yet. Even though it is now a home for ALL of the stray cats in our village... YUCK!!!
BUT... it is time to sit down and pick and choice our other projects. There is no way we will ever have enough time to make them ALL happen. Stacy gave up on ever having a restored Bronco... thank goodness!! Especially if he wants to keep his motorcycle AND the escort... AND all of the NEW toys he has acquired over the past 5 yrs!! TIME TO GROW UP... and who better to push him then ME!!! ;-)
Oh yes... I am sure this will be topic for some therapy sessions!!! LOL Poor guy will need some extra therapy!
Oh well... I guess that is all I have for now. I am in super spring cleaning mode!! Now if my back and fybro would just cooperate I may get A LOT done and out of here... and Stacy will be non the wiser since he has NO cell phone and cant access the internet!! (Insert evil grin here!!) LMBO
Hope everyone stays warm over the next few winter days!!! Get out there and cover those plants!!!
We had 3 chickens and our 3 'odd' ducks in the side yard all weekend... taking care of any bugs! They seem to like it here... but I think since it is suppose to get cold again, they will all need to head back up to their coops today.
Our duck eggs are incubating rather nicely! We will be splitting the Ancona coop to accomodate our "surprise" arrivals later in spring! I got pretty lucky on Friday... but I am not ready to share the info yet... cant count our ducks before they hatch!!! LOL!
Nathan and Brittany are still doing GREAT in school!! And we are still working through some issues with Courtney. I am soooooo glad we ALL had an awesome weekend tho... it was exactly what we needed
Thursday, March 22, 2012
This week
This week has been full of PSSA's... cleaning the old house... and an extra day spent with my hubby!!
Yesterday we took a road trip for a really yummy late lunch! We didnt make it to FRX... but that is ok. The weather was just too iffy.
After that... we went and spent some time at the old house cleaning up crap. 6 contractor bags full of garbage later... we have the main floor almost completely clean!
Tomorrow Josh and my grandmother are coming up to help clean... the kitchen will be first on the list!
I totally appreciate all of the bags of garbage left on the deck... they were there for awhile!! All kinds of nasty shit flew and crawled out of it!!! Added bonus was the nasty used cat litter bag that something ate threw! Have I mentioned I hate my "mother"...?!?!
The lovely thought of her still being up in this area makes me sick! I came up here to get the hell away from her... now I have to wonder if I will run into her somewhere. That wont be pretty!
Let me just say... that whatever the trash men didnt take of the shit she left behind... she will find it out next to her van in the coming days!!!
Nathan and Britt managed to make it threw PSSA's this week! Today is our first day back to our regular school routine. It isnt sitting too good with Nathan.
I have been overwhelmed with teaher emails and things to catch up on. We had to redo our schedule since we just missed 3 days of class time. Hopefully once lunch is here and gone, we will have some sort of 'normal' going on again.
I think Nathan needs an early bed time tonite... he seems awfully whiny and tired.
HoBo tested positive for Lyme Disease. I had him tested when I took him to be neutered. CHHHAAAAA-CHING!!! It could have been worse-- heartworm. But still not something we really planned on. It does make the aches and pains he whined about make sense, tho. Poor thing... not taken care of AT ALL!!
Well, his life sure has turned around! I know one 10 yr old lil boy who LOVES him more than HoBo could EVER imagine!! They seem to love eachother... because HoBo was really lost without him the past few days... he seemed soooo depressed! (and I am sure it had nothing to do with his surgery...lol)
I will be starting all of our garden seeds today... if we ever make it through school work.
Stacy and I were out pulling some weeds around the pond yesterday. Goodness, I can not wait until our root cellar and new porch are on!! Then I can have a nice looking house again! Anyway, we started on the pond area. I plan one pulling out a bunch of those moon flowers as they start to come up this year! Those things end up sooooo big and take over!
I am hoping we can get our first load of mulch some time next week. I am NOT playing the weed game this year!!! I may even mulch some of our garden beds this year.
Stacy is chomping at the bit for homemade salsa! I guess I didnt make enough last year...lol.
Duck eggs are "cooking" nicely. Should be ready to be candled in the next few days.
Ohhhh.... this morning we got up to a field of about 20 wild turkeys!! Brittany, my turkey hunter, was soooo excited!!! Britt and Nathan went out and "stalked" them for awhile... got some good pics in the process!!
Ok... I guess that is my update for now.
Let's hope for more sunny skies!!
Yesterday we took a road trip for a really yummy late lunch! We didnt make it to FRX... but that is ok. The weather was just too iffy.
After that... we went and spent some time at the old house cleaning up crap. 6 contractor bags full of garbage later... we have the main floor almost completely clean!
Tomorrow Josh and my grandmother are coming up to help clean... the kitchen will be first on the list!
I totally appreciate all of the bags of garbage left on the deck... they were there for awhile!! All kinds of nasty shit flew and crawled out of it!!! Added bonus was the nasty used cat litter bag that something ate threw! Have I mentioned I hate my "mother"...?!?!
The lovely thought of her still being up in this area makes me sick! I came up here to get the hell away from her... now I have to wonder if I will run into her somewhere. That wont be pretty!
Let me just say... that whatever the trash men didnt take of the shit she left behind... she will find it out next to her van in the coming days!!!
Nathan and Britt managed to make it threw PSSA's this week! Today is our first day back to our regular school routine. It isnt sitting too good with Nathan.
I have been overwhelmed with teaher emails and things to catch up on. We had to redo our schedule since we just missed 3 days of class time. Hopefully once lunch is here and gone, we will have some sort of 'normal' going on again.
I think Nathan needs an early bed time tonite... he seems awfully whiny and tired.
HoBo tested positive for Lyme Disease. I had him tested when I took him to be neutered. CHHHAAAAA-CHING!!! It could have been worse-- heartworm. But still not something we really planned on. It does make the aches and pains he whined about make sense, tho. Poor thing... not taken care of AT ALL!!
Well, his life sure has turned around! I know one 10 yr old lil boy who LOVES him more than HoBo could EVER imagine!! They seem to love eachother... because HoBo was really lost without him the past few days... he seemed soooo depressed! (and I am sure it had nothing to do with his surgery...lol)
I will be starting all of our garden seeds today... if we ever make it through school work.
Stacy and I were out pulling some weeds around the pond yesterday. Goodness, I can not wait until our root cellar and new porch are on!! Then I can have a nice looking house again! Anyway, we started on the pond area. I plan one pulling out a bunch of those moon flowers as they start to come up this year! Those things end up sooooo big and take over!
I am hoping we can get our first load of mulch some time next week. I am NOT playing the weed game this year!!! I may even mulch some of our garden beds this year.
Stacy is chomping at the bit for homemade salsa! I guess I didnt make enough last year...lol.
Duck eggs are "cooking" nicely. Should be ready to be candled in the next few days.
Ohhhh.... this morning we got up to a field of about 20 wild turkeys!! Brittany, my turkey hunter, was soooo excited!!! Britt and Nathan went out and "stalked" them for awhile... got some good pics in the process!!
Ok... I guess that is my update for now.
Let's hope for more sunny skies!!
Friday, March 16, 2012
A full week of "spring"...??
I have been LOVING this spring weather!!
Laundry drying out on the line... digging in the dirt... windows wide open... Chicks chirping in our brooder box... Bunnies are able to spend more time out in the grass!!
My seed order came today... guess what I will be doing this weekend?!? I already have my little green house space ready to go. Time to get some garden plant started!!! :-)
Today we will also be putting some Ancona Duck eggs in the incubator! They are all laying like crazy now! The spoiled things help themselves out of the coop and walk over to the creek, then go and snack in the field... then back to the coop area to lay eggs they go. It is like Easter up there... always a good time hunting their eggs!
I can only hope we dont end up with 10 inches of snow next week!!! LOL!!!
It really seems too good to be true tho. I want to put things in the garden... but I am just afraid we will get hit with some nastiness. UGH!
Sprocket has been doing good "warming up" to the agility equipment! I am proud of his fearless attitude...he will do anything for a treat! LOL
Nathan and Brittany have been doing GREAT in school! I am very proud of both of them!
Courtney has been doing her fair share of causing trouble. She is threatening to drop out of school DAILY... causing a huge rucus at school. Stacy and I are standing firm on if she quits, she cant live here anymore. I am just so done playing these games with her. I dont care that she is 18... or if she was 21 or 25 or 30. MY HOUSE, MY RULES!!! She is 18 now... if she doesnt like it, she knows where to find the doors! I can not keep up the CONSTANT, DAILY fighting. It is affecting the other 2 kids... and ME!
Life in my shop has been GREAT!
I got my shop order the other day. Converting ALL of my client files into "cards" to make accessing them much easier. Also plan on starting to use the software I got... but never took the time to figure out...lol
All of the new clipper blades I got DO NOT fit my iVac properly. But, I have had this trouble with my first order of blades with it too. I personally am not a huge fan of the iVac.... So, today I switched back to the original clippers I got in school. They are just much more comfortable in my hands... and I have never had any issues with them (knock on wood). I am liking my new choice of clipper blades!!
I think we are finally getting a good, solid school schedule going! And a 'system' that seems to be working for everyone! I am very lucky that I am able to work from home... and teach my kids at the same time!!
Dinner tonite is gonna be chicken on the grill!! YUMMY!
I guess that is all I have for right now. I have to go take care of animals. Stacy should be home any minute... it is his 'short' day! Hoping to have a weekend full of great weather to enjoy together. Maybe I will brave a motorcycle ride! :-)
Laundry drying out on the line... digging in the dirt... windows wide open... Chicks chirping in our brooder box... Bunnies are able to spend more time out in the grass!!
My seed order came today... guess what I will be doing this weekend?!? I already have my little green house space ready to go. Time to get some garden plant started!!! :-)
Today we will also be putting some Ancona Duck eggs in the incubator! They are all laying like crazy now! The spoiled things help themselves out of the coop and walk over to the creek, then go and snack in the field... then back to the coop area to lay eggs they go. It is like Easter up there... always a good time hunting their eggs!
I can only hope we dont end up with 10 inches of snow next week!!! LOL!!!
It really seems too good to be true tho. I want to put things in the garden... but I am just afraid we will get hit with some nastiness. UGH!
Sprocket has been doing good "warming up" to the agility equipment! I am proud of his fearless attitude...he will do anything for a treat! LOL
Nathan and Brittany have been doing GREAT in school! I am very proud of both of them!
Courtney has been doing her fair share of causing trouble. She is threatening to drop out of school DAILY... causing a huge rucus at school. Stacy and I are standing firm on if she quits, she cant live here anymore. I am just so done playing these games with her. I dont care that she is 18... or if she was 21 or 25 or 30. MY HOUSE, MY RULES!!! She is 18 now... if she doesnt like it, she knows where to find the doors! I can not keep up the CONSTANT, DAILY fighting. It is affecting the other 2 kids... and ME!
Life in my shop has been GREAT!
I got my shop order the other day. Converting ALL of my client files into "cards" to make accessing them much easier. Also plan on starting to use the software I got... but never took the time to figure out...lol
All of the new clipper blades I got DO NOT fit my iVac properly. But, I have had this trouble with my first order of blades with it too. I personally am not a huge fan of the iVac.... So, today I switched back to the original clippers I got in school. They are just much more comfortable in my hands... and I have never had any issues with them (knock on wood). I am liking my new choice of clipper blades!!
I think we are finally getting a good, solid school schedule going! And a 'system' that seems to be working for everyone! I am very lucky that I am able to work from home... and teach my kids at the same time!!
Dinner tonite is gonna be chicken on the grill!! YUMMY!
I guess that is all I have for right now. I have to go take care of animals. Stacy should be home any minute... it is his 'short' day! Hoping to have a weekend full of great weather to enjoy together. Maybe I will brave a motorcycle ride! :-)
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Been so busy!
I really dont think anyone can understand or appreciate ALL that I do in a day!!! Sometimes I feel as though I dont even have time to breath. It is a major task remembering or having time to do my hair... and most of the time I shower half asleep!!!
Homeschooling the kids takes a huge chunk of my time... and running my shop! I am finally getting a good schedule going in my shop... but of course with Spring coming, things will have to change to accomodate new training classes! Maybe some day I will learn to leave well enough alone... but I LOVE what I do and I cant help but to expand!!
In addition to those 2 big things...
I have our animals to take care of. Daily chores around the house... laundry, dinner, cleaning etc. Then of course I have a hobby or 2 I want to follow up with.
That doesnt include kid activities... and the daily high school drama with Courtney!
Some days I dont know if I am coming or going.... or up from down!!!
The kids are progressing well through their school work. Mostly A's!!! I am super proud of them!!! They spend an average of 6.5 hours a week on skates. We have come up with a better system of "earning" their extra's (electronics and cell phones)by making sure daily chores are done before they are allowed to pick them up from MY keeping!
We ordered our garden seeds for this year! I already have my 'green house' space readied up!! New chicks have made a home in the side kitchen for now... growing!!
Last weekend both the chicken coop and the rabbitry got a complete spring cleaning!!
My CRX is making progress too!!! I am soooo happy about that!!! New shocks and struts put on... new tires and alignment... found a back seat for it...
Next is an interior redo and an exterior paint job! I got to drive it around a bit last nite... LOVE IT!!!! I think Josh has a "fan club" from when he drove it... Stacy had some guy flip him off while driving it, for no reason. NICE, JOSH... THANK YOU!!!
Stacy fixed his bronco over the weekend too... again... lol. I think that thing is road worthy.
Our bathroom is just about complete... new toilet, and sink... installed! Floor is done and looking GREAT! Now just to finish up some patch work on the walls... where we took out the old vanity. Can not wait until it is done!!! So far we are all LOVING it!!!
Let's see... today--
Today is just another hectic, crazy day. Nathan and I have already worked through 3 math lessons. We are taking a break so I can blog and then get my laundry hung outside. I am really hoping the sun decides to come out!!!
Other than catching up on household chores... I have animals to take care of... and I am hoping find and decide on my paint job today!
I really do have THE BEST hubby... 90% of the time!!! LOL!!
Ok... that is all I have time for... gotta get some other things done that I am expected to do around here! If I dont do it... it doesnt get done!!
I hope every one is enjoying this beautiful weather as much as we are!!!
Homeschooling the kids takes a huge chunk of my time... and running my shop! I am finally getting a good schedule going in my shop... but of course with Spring coming, things will have to change to accomodate new training classes! Maybe some day I will learn to leave well enough alone... but I LOVE what I do and I cant help but to expand!!
In addition to those 2 big things...
I have our animals to take care of. Daily chores around the house... laundry, dinner, cleaning etc. Then of course I have a hobby or 2 I want to follow up with.
That doesnt include kid activities... and the daily high school drama with Courtney!
Some days I dont know if I am coming or going.... or up from down!!!
The kids are progressing well through their school work. Mostly A's!!! I am super proud of them!!! They spend an average of 6.5 hours a week on skates. We have come up with a better system of "earning" their extra's (electronics and cell phones)by making sure daily chores are done before they are allowed to pick them up from MY keeping!
We ordered our garden seeds for this year! I already have my 'green house' space readied up!! New chicks have made a home in the side kitchen for now... growing!!
Last weekend both the chicken coop and the rabbitry got a complete spring cleaning!!
My CRX is making progress too!!! I am soooo happy about that!!! New shocks and struts put on... new tires and alignment... found a back seat for it...
Next is an interior redo and an exterior paint job! I got to drive it around a bit last nite... LOVE IT!!!! I think Josh has a "fan club" from when he drove it... Stacy had some guy flip him off while driving it, for no reason. NICE, JOSH... THANK YOU!!!
Stacy fixed his bronco over the weekend too... again... lol. I think that thing is road worthy.
Our bathroom is just about complete... new toilet, and sink... installed! Floor is done and looking GREAT! Now just to finish up some patch work on the walls... where we took out the old vanity. Can not wait until it is done!!! So far we are all LOVING it!!!
Let's see... today--
Today is just another hectic, crazy day. Nathan and I have already worked through 3 math lessons. We are taking a break so I can blog and then get my laundry hung outside. I am really hoping the sun decides to come out!!!
Other than catching up on household chores... I have animals to take care of... and I am hoping find and decide on my paint job today!
I really do have THE BEST hubby... 90% of the time!!! LOL!!
Ok... that is all I have time for... gotta get some other things done that I am expected to do around here! If I dont do it... it doesnt get done!!
I hope every one is enjoying this beautiful weather as much as we are!!!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Headache Hell
I guess I am one of the unlucky ones that cant hide from life the moment a migraine rears it's ugly face!
I woke up fighting one of those annoying little headaches... that blow up into a full blown migraine by 3!
Needless to say, it sucks!!
I managed to get both kids through their school work, groomed a dog, went and picked up Courtney from school, took them all for icees... then, once Stacy got home and I got attitude when I asked him to make dinner because I couldnt even see straight, I got to lay down for a whopping whole 20 minutes... while Stacy pounded away in the bathroom and kept coming in and out of our bedroom looking for tools!
Ah, yes... my lovely life.
I think the whole headache thing started with having to pay bills. My favorite task... NOT!
The tension begins when we are on a 'spending freeze' because of the bullshit with my mother. Got to love paying a mortgage on a house for her to sit on her ass and watch unlimited cable TV channels. And I am sure she is cranking the electric heat... because what the hell does she care if we can afford to sent the kids to their extra activities...?!?! She is on her ass... planning her next 'major' health crisis... While we are trying to figure out how to pay the fines because of her bullshit!
Yes, this makes me quite hateful!!!
I love how she tells me I have never done anything to help her when it is my ass keeping a roof over her freakin head! And it is MY kids... her grandkids that ultimately pay the price because all of the "extras" are the first to go.
I think it is safe to say that I hate her. I think she is the most selfish thing to walk the planet. I cant believe she would put us through all of this, cost us a shit load of money... all to keep her ass on a couch and out of a workplace!!! And to think I was actually trying to help her!!! What the hell was I thinking!?!?
On top of paying bills I get the added bonus of a migraine. Hmmm.... and my mother tries to tell me I have no idea what a migraine is about. RIGHT!!!
Only, I dont have someone to watch my kids and take care of my household "duties"! Like she ever even had a household to take care of. Nope. And I am the clueless one.
Goodness... I live every day with some sort of pain... I have been blessed with Fibromyalgia... LUCKY ME!!! I have to SUCK IT UP... maybe some other certain ppl should give that a try.
Yes, I am super pissy.
Hopefully... once I am done doing my husbands work laundry and cleaning up from dinner... I will be able to find a dark, quiet spot to curl up and sleep... in hopes I wake up feeling better so I cant do it all over again tomorrow!
But ya know what...
I did have a few wonderful moments in our new bathroom with the kids!!! Nathan was hiding in the sink box. Brittany reached in a handle hole and poked him. Nathan stuck his hand out of the other handle and asked me to hold his hand because he was scared. I laughed so hard I thought my head was going to explode!!! I soooooooooo LOVE my kids!!! They make every day worth living even the most painful of ones!
Ohhhh....
Another awesome moment today--- Nathan "taking science to the kitchen" in a fun "chemical reaction" experiment!!! Oh yes.... baking soda and vinegar!!! LOL!!! I LOVE that thoughtful and excited expression he gets on his face!!
AND....
Walking into my shop to see Nathan all curled up with HoBo the beagle! I am so glad my son has compassion for animals in need!
PLUS.....
Our bathroom make over is about complete. Toilet is installed... not just any toilet, but a taller toilet so when I am having bad back days... going to the bathroom will be a bit easier! :-) Ohhhh the little things in life.
I am a very blessed lady. I thank God every day for putting me right where he did!! I know that there are times when I want to throw in the towel... or I think things just arent very fair. But, in the big picture... things really arent that bad!
Things with my mother... just another bump in the road. She will eventually, one way or another, be out of that house. And we will eventually sell that house.
THEN, things will be even better... and we can move on to writing the next chapter in our lives... and doing it a whole hell of alot less stressed!
Tomorrow-
Grocery list and grocery shopping... after a fun filled day of school with my kids!!! (We are learning all the ins and outs of decimals in math!!)
Maybe I will look at and compare grain mills some more... even though I cant buy one just yet. LOL!
I woke up fighting one of those annoying little headaches... that blow up into a full blown migraine by 3!
Needless to say, it sucks!!
I managed to get both kids through their school work, groomed a dog, went and picked up Courtney from school, took them all for icees... then, once Stacy got home and I got attitude when I asked him to make dinner because I couldnt even see straight, I got to lay down for a whopping whole 20 minutes... while Stacy pounded away in the bathroom and kept coming in and out of our bedroom looking for tools!
Ah, yes... my lovely life.
I think the whole headache thing started with having to pay bills. My favorite task... NOT!
The tension begins when we are on a 'spending freeze' because of the bullshit with my mother. Got to love paying a mortgage on a house for her to sit on her ass and watch unlimited cable TV channels. And I am sure she is cranking the electric heat... because what the hell does she care if we can afford to sent the kids to their extra activities...?!?! She is on her ass... planning her next 'major' health crisis... While we are trying to figure out how to pay the fines because of her bullshit!
Yes, this makes me quite hateful!!!
I love how she tells me I have never done anything to help her when it is my ass keeping a roof over her freakin head! And it is MY kids... her grandkids that ultimately pay the price because all of the "extras" are the first to go.
I think it is safe to say that I hate her. I think she is the most selfish thing to walk the planet. I cant believe she would put us through all of this, cost us a shit load of money... all to keep her ass on a couch and out of a workplace!!! And to think I was actually trying to help her!!! What the hell was I thinking!?!?
On top of paying bills I get the added bonus of a migraine. Hmmm.... and my mother tries to tell me I have no idea what a migraine is about. RIGHT!!!
Only, I dont have someone to watch my kids and take care of my household "duties"! Like she ever even had a household to take care of. Nope. And I am the clueless one.
Goodness... I live every day with some sort of pain... I have been blessed with Fibromyalgia... LUCKY ME!!! I have to SUCK IT UP... maybe some other certain ppl should give that a try.
Yes, I am super pissy.
Hopefully... once I am done doing my husbands work laundry and cleaning up from dinner... I will be able to find a dark, quiet spot to curl up and sleep... in hopes I wake up feeling better so I cant do it all over again tomorrow!
But ya know what...
I did have a few wonderful moments in our new bathroom with the kids!!! Nathan was hiding in the sink box. Brittany reached in a handle hole and poked him. Nathan stuck his hand out of the other handle and asked me to hold his hand because he was scared. I laughed so hard I thought my head was going to explode!!! I soooooooooo LOVE my kids!!! They make every day worth living even the most painful of ones!
Ohhhh....
Another awesome moment today--- Nathan "taking science to the kitchen" in a fun "chemical reaction" experiment!!! Oh yes.... baking soda and vinegar!!! LOL!!! I LOVE that thoughtful and excited expression he gets on his face!!
AND....
Walking into my shop to see Nathan all curled up with HoBo the beagle! I am so glad my son has compassion for animals in need!
PLUS.....
Our bathroom make over is about complete. Toilet is installed... not just any toilet, but a taller toilet so when I am having bad back days... going to the bathroom will be a bit easier! :-) Ohhhh the little things in life.
I am a very blessed lady. I thank God every day for putting me right where he did!! I know that there are times when I want to throw in the towel... or I think things just arent very fair. But, in the big picture... things really arent that bad!
Things with my mother... just another bump in the road. She will eventually, one way or another, be out of that house. And we will eventually sell that house.
THEN, things will be even better... and we can move on to writing the next chapter in our lives... and doing it a whole hell of alot less stressed!
Tomorrow-
Grocery list and grocery shopping... after a fun filled day of school with my kids!!! (We are learning all the ins and outs of decimals in math!!)
Maybe I will look at and compare grain mills some more... even though I cant buy one just yet. LOL!
Monday, March 5, 2012
Motoring right along...
We are continuing down our path around here. We were really enjoying the nice spring tease weather we were having!!
Our spring flowers are starting to pop up all over! :-)
I am extremely proud of my how well my kiddos are doing in school. Nathan seems to be grasping everything fairly well... We do have some extra work to put into long division... but I have a few tricks up my sleeve. I am so glad I am able to give them the extra attention to make this option work for us.
We found a beagle last week. It had been running Gratz for awhile. He had a bunch of ppl concerned... and it was a team effort on getting him 'caught'! LOL!
Anyway... he has some minor issues and I am hoping to get him into a good rescue that can do some work with him.
Stacy has been hard at work on our upstairs bathroom!!! Tile floor is laid and looking good!!!! We broke down and bought a new sink... not a vanity. We are going with a pedastel sink. I have some ideas on how I want to decorate... and cant wait to get to that point!
I also have to get around to ordering this year's garden seeds!!! Ugh... I keep putting it off... I am about to run out of time!!
We did end up evicting my mother. I wont get into it much more than that... since it is a serious legal matter for us right now.
Well, that is all I have time for. Nathan just got done with his St Patty's Day art work... now to get some PSSA prep work done before I have to go pick up Courtney from tutoring!
Our spring flowers are starting to pop up all over! :-)
I am extremely proud of my how well my kiddos are doing in school. Nathan seems to be grasping everything fairly well... We do have some extra work to put into long division... but I have a few tricks up my sleeve. I am so glad I am able to give them the extra attention to make this option work for us.
We found a beagle last week. It had been running Gratz for awhile. He had a bunch of ppl concerned... and it was a team effort on getting him 'caught'! LOL!
Anyway... he has some minor issues and I am hoping to get him into a good rescue that can do some work with him.
Stacy has been hard at work on our upstairs bathroom!!! Tile floor is laid and looking good!!!! We broke down and bought a new sink... not a vanity. We are going with a pedastel sink. I have some ideas on how I want to decorate... and cant wait to get to that point!
I also have to get around to ordering this year's garden seeds!!! Ugh... I keep putting it off... I am about to run out of time!!
We did end up evicting my mother. I wont get into it much more than that... since it is a serious legal matter for us right now.
Well, that is all I have time for. Nathan just got done with his St Patty's Day art work... now to get some PSSA prep work done before I have to go pick up Courtney from tutoring!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
BRAGGING RIGHTS!!!!
OK... I know it isnt the end of the week yet.... but I took a sneak peek at the kids grades!!!
I am sooooooooooo proud!!!
Nathaniel-
Lang Arts- B
Math- A
Science- A-
Social Studies- A+
Brittany-
Art A-
Health B+
Lang Arts A
Science A-
Social Studies B
Pre Algebra... she has some assignments to turn in yet
I am sooooooooooo proud!!!
Nathaniel-
Lang Arts- B
Math- A
Science- A-
Social Studies- A+
Brittany-
Art A-
Health B+
Lang Arts A
Science A-
Social Studies B
Pre Algebra... she has some assignments to turn in yet
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