(severely angry to be re-typing this massive entry and sitting here with my head pounding!)
Its FALL creeping in! Now, I know the way GA weather works, just when we cant take another day of the sweltering heat we get a breath of relief (currently we are mid 80s during the day with pure sun and 60s at night) but then just as we think its fall, BAM! it becomes hot again for a week (by next week we are expecting highs back in the low 90s) and then just as we think we have been screwed, almost overnight it becomes cool and dry and fall officially falls in GA. The older locals around here say the signs are in order for an early and colder fall, and the almanac calls for a colder and wetter winter...so maybe we will have a white christmas and a frosty halloween? I can only wish! The trees at Lowes are all bright red, and gold, and yellow and some of the bigger trees are starting to have their color drain from them and some even have a lot of yellow leaves. My elephant ear in the front yard is already starting to shrivel and die, my snowball bushes are all turning brown, and the sod is starting to lighten in color and I see patches of gold coming through. (the sod turns a straw color in the fall/winter), and yesterday for the first time I think since I put it in, my mountain hybiscus had NO flowers on it all day! That has never happened that I can recall, and my neighbors daylillies are all dying off around her tree already....and I can remember years when she had to fish through lush green leaves for halloween decorations that fell off her tree in them. I am very excited for fall and winter this year. Mostly because my 2 kids are finally old enough to enjoy everything the seasons have to offer. From firepits and marshmellow roasting, to hayrides and corn mazes, to pumpkin patches and decorating! They are both as excited for it all as I am which only makes me more excited! I have a feeling this year we may even end up buying a bunch of firewood because we will be having so many firepit nights! :)
Yesterday Clover celebrated his 3/4 birthday! I cant believe my baby puppy is already 9 months old! I am still so in love with everything about him and he makes me so happy. He loves us more than ever in return. He seems huge to everyone in the world but me. To me he seems like a big lapdog! All 90 pounds of him! LOL! I have to start working more on his training now that the cooler weather is coming, but at the moment he is limping from pano. It is a common but painful issue many GSDs suffer from and is an inflamation of all his bones which causes limping and pain constantly. I am giving him baby asprin and keeping him indoors as much as possible though and soon this attack will pass and he will be back to his active self again.
The kittens are now ready to go too and I am hoping to find them a home this next week so I can start getting my house in order again! They are very cute and very sweet and I think they will all make great family members to peoples homes. Now I just have to find those homes!
Yesterday I also surprised Christopher with 2 new action figures, Chewbacca and Darth Vader. I explained that this was a gift for doing so well in school this first month and adjusting so well and that this will only be a one time gift because we are so proud of how well he has done with the huge workload he now has and class changing and responsibility that comes with 1st grade. His teacher told me that he is one of the best kids in class and that he is always polite and respectful and helpful and he has been doing great on all his work. I am also amazed with how great his handwritting is coming along. Its shocking to me to see how well he writes! He went to school this morning with Darth in one pocket and Chewbacca in the other to share with his best friend during recess today. My little man is growing up and I am so very proud of him! Laci is doing well at home again full time and she is really starting to show an interest in the world around her and colors and shapes and numbers and letters and has started asking me all the questions I remember answering for Christopher not that long ago and I am so happy and thankful for every day I get to spend with them in my life. They make me happier than words could ever explain.
Today I promised them that I would take them to Party City after school to see if they finally got all their Halloween decorations out. I know finally is a funny word to use on August 27th, but bare with me. Anyhow they are both rediculously excited for Halloween this year which is only making me more excited! We started working on decoration props last night and I now have two nasty jars (one growing a monster and the other full of ping pong ball eyeballs) sitting on my counter in my kitchen! LOL! I am going to treat them to some Dunkin Donut holes on the way and maybe get myself a coffee...I need one after last night!
Tonight is our pizza and movies night and it is quickly becoming a favorite for me with the family. Of course I was up pretty much all night last night and I have a pounding headache so I am sure I will be in bed early tonight....maybe even before the kids! Ha!
Well I cant really remember everything else I had written before, but this will have to do for now...I will need to start printing stuff soon. This computer is shot and freezes on me and is a hunk of crapola anymore. I cant do hardly anything on it and I am trying to do everything computerwise from my phone or brians computer in the evening making computer stuff very hard to do! I would love to say we will be saving for a new one, but with the original problem with the blazer being fixed wasnt enough to actually fix the blazer and it still being in the shop, and christmas quickly coming, I have to say that my computer days will just be very limited til next year..oh well...thats life :)
Hope everyone has a great Friday!
Friday, August 27, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
I am so far behind...
I dont feel like I am never going to be able to get on here daily again! Ever since my computer crashed its been very irritating being on the computer because nothing works right anymore. Its been awful! I wish you could do blogger from the phone so I could actually get on and do this when I get a few minutes waiting in line for Christopher at school or something.
Anyhow, preschool is over. I am not sure if I made an entry on here yet about this, but last thursday morning after all night of thinking I chose to keep her out of school for now. Something that was supposed to be fun had become something to dread, with tears and sobs to the point of dry heaving the night before and crying, and begging, and screaming, and pleading the morning of...just not what I consider to be a good happy situation. So, I made a choice, praying it was the right one to affect me and Laci a year from now and took her out. It sucked and I was so sad, but my heart and gut both felt better once I made it back to my car after talking to the director. Now all I can do is pray that I get a spot there for pre-k next year since there is really only 2 good locations for her to go that wont cause me to have to choose between the two kids as to who gets to get a ride to school...which sadly there is only one who can win that since no buses take them from home to pre-k. :( *fingers crossed*
Then to add insult to injury, the blazer went out and is still out of commission. It has been towed to a mechanic and God only knows how bad its going to hurt us when we find out for sure what the issue is there. *sigh*
This weekend went by in a blur. Saturday we had a birthday party at the lake (Galts) for Francis and Brannons little girl. The party started at 9:30am since saturdays usually get swamped there (well during the actual summer days anyhow) and we ended up staying til almost 5pm!!! The water was nice and cool since Galts is in a channel instead of a cove, and they are moving to Texas now. We got home, exhausted and slightly burned and covered in sand. I got the kids and myself showered and fed the kids and got them in bed. Me and brian got a pizza and watched TV and went to bed early. But it was SO nice there that we have decided that from now on one weeknight a week we will have dinner there until its too cold to swim as a family. :) Sunday we got up early and spent the day working on the house outside. We pressure washed the whole house, changed the broken doorbell out, and went to Lowes to continue looking for colors for the bedroom and planning our huge week of change for colors in the house during the week of September 6th-10th. I am still undecided what to paint the bedroom...But the house looks great now on the outside!
This morning Christopher was off to school, and me and Laci went for a walk (2.5 miles) and enjoyed this crazy 72* weather! Of course now its getting close to 80* and humid...but I have walked and I am showered so I am happy! Starting tonight the overnight temps will me in the upper 60s!!! Thats crazy!!! I am hoping to get to walk every morning now (weather permitting) with Laci since she did so well this morning! I am not walking to lose weight, just to feel better about me...thats all I really care to work on in that department...weight is not even close to my main concern anymore...I am working on it slowly but I have the rest of my life to stress over that crap anymore. I am happier when I just let go and let God. :)
Anyhow I am off to get heaps of laundry and vacuuming done and beds made, and a spice cake with cream cheese frosting baked and tonight I am making Lasagna for the first time in over a year since I stopped making them for a while after I started making them for funerals and had about 5 in one year to make, they became sad and depressing to make and almost felt like I was jinxing us by making one...so I am looking foward to a no strings attached lasagna for dinner! ;) Happy Monday ya'll!
Anyhow, preschool is over. I am not sure if I made an entry on here yet about this, but last thursday morning after all night of thinking I chose to keep her out of school for now. Something that was supposed to be fun had become something to dread, with tears and sobs to the point of dry heaving the night before and crying, and begging, and screaming, and pleading the morning of...just not what I consider to be a good happy situation. So, I made a choice, praying it was the right one to affect me and Laci a year from now and took her out. It sucked and I was so sad, but my heart and gut both felt better once I made it back to my car after talking to the director. Now all I can do is pray that I get a spot there for pre-k next year since there is really only 2 good locations for her to go that wont cause me to have to choose between the two kids as to who gets to get a ride to school...which sadly there is only one who can win that since no buses take them from home to pre-k. :( *fingers crossed*
Then to add insult to injury, the blazer went out and is still out of commission. It has been towed to a mechanic and God only knows how bad its going to hurt us when we find out for sure what the issue is there. *sigh*
This weekend went by in a blur. Saturday we had a birthday party at the lake (Galts) for Francis and Brannons little girl. The party started at 9:30am since saturdays usually get swamped there (well during the actual summer days anyhow) and we ended up staying til almost 5pm!!! The water was nice and cool since Galts is in a channel instead of a cove, and they are moving to Texas now. We got home, exhausted and slightly burned and covered in sand. I got the kids and myself showered and fed the kids and got them in bed. Me and brian got a pizza and watched TV and went to bed early. But it was SO nice there that we have decided that from now on one weeknight a week we will have dinner there until its too cold to swim as a family. :) Sunday we got up early and spent the day working on the house outside. We pressure washed the whole house, changed the broken doorbell out, and went to Lowes to continue looking for colors for the bedroom and planning our huge week of change for colors in the house during the week of September 6th-10th. I am still undecided what to paint the bedroom...But the house looks great now on the outside!
This morning Christopher was off to school, and me and Laci went for a walk (2.5 miles) and enjoyed this crazy 72* weather! Of course now its getting close to 80* and humid...but I have walked and I am showered so I am happy! Starting tonight the overnight temps will me in the upper 60s!!! Thats crazy!!! I am hoping to get to walk every morning now (weather permitting) with Laci since she did so well this morning! I am not walking to lose weight, just to feel better about me...thats all I really care to work on in that department...weight is not even close to my main concern anymore...I am working on it slowly but I have the rest of my life to stress over that crap anymore. I am happier when I just let go and let God. :)
Anyhow I am off to get heaps of laundry and vacuuming done and beds made, and a spice cake with cream cheese frosting baked and tonight I am making Lasagna for the first time in over a year since I stopped making them for a while after I started making them for funerals and had about 5 in one year to make, they became sad and depressing to make and almost felt like I was jinxing us by making one...so I am looking foward to a no strings attached lasagna for dinner! ;) Happy Monday ya'll!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
My Do-Over Week....
Last week started with a bang and gusto! Then everything promptly went to hell...LOL...
So...we are trying last week again...but then yesterday went to hell...so TODAY is the do-over monday from last week...and its fabulous! LOL!!!
Last week was great at first, I made my meeting for Bingo and PTA and Laci was wonderful, I got up and sent laci off to school with no real issues on Tuesday and walked and started my pills....but then monday night, tuesday, wednesday and thursday morning was spent in pain from a bad bad migraine. I chalked it up to my pills and when I decided to stop them for good...within 15 hours the headache went away and stayed gone. On Tuesday of last week I also unexpectedly got my period a week early. It was awful and had me feeling very VERY run down...so walking didnt happen...at all..
Thursday I went to take laci to school and for the first time in my life had to peel a screaming begging crying child off me and let someone hold her while I walked away. She had decided school was NOT somewhere she wanted to be. I cried myself into a new headache and had to redo my makeup before going to work in Christopher's class. I felt horrible!I called her school before I went in to Christopher's class and they said she cried for about 5-8 minutes and then was up running and playing and laughing...that in fact I had cried 3 times longer than she did...and I was ok with that...I was glad I seemed to hurt worse than she did. My whole day was bad though and I seriously questioned if I should be doing this with her at all. I mean it isnt neccessary exactly and if it isnt fun there isnt any real reason for this. I struggled with that badly all weekend. Then when I was in Christopher's class I found out it was his best friend Evan's birthday and we were invited spur the moment to come for dinner...and then his mom broke down crying. Her 22 year marriage was ending and she was and still is a mess. My heart ached for her and I welled up with tears while I hugged her. I put off homework that night and we went to the birthday party. We were the only ones not family there and Christopher and Evan had a blast til 9pm!! But sadly we had to go because we had school to get ready for Friday.
Friday I spent the day cleaning and steam cleaning. My headache had gone and I was sick of having a filthy house from the kids, and dogs, and cats, and myself tracking stuff in and making my light beige carpets dark brown with darker brown and some yellow splotches everywhere. I was sick of the dust, the filth and the overall delapidation of my once beautiful clean house. So I cleaned...and cleaned...and cleaned...I steam cleaned and swept ceilings, I dusted, and wiped down stair banisters, I cleaned cat rooms, and bedrooms, I organized my closet, and moved the kittens into a playpen in the hallway...I cleaned all Friday, and all Saturday. Christopher got to go for the afternoon into the evening back over to Evan's house and they had a great time. Meanwhile I pulled muscles, made my ankle swell, and worked until my hands and legs and back ached...and now I feel like my house is 85-90% perfect again! Sunday Brian tackled the overgrown back yard and we sprayed for bugs and washed the patio down. We went grocery shopping and got ready for school. By sunday night we were all wiped out!
So Monday I decided would be my do-over week....
I over slept...rushed around to get ready for school, and then Brian flooded the engine out in the blazer and now we have to buy a fuel pump. (almost 300.00 UGH!) and we spent the afternoon driving to his grandparents house to pick up his grandfather's truck to borrow until we can fix the blazer. It was hot and rainy and muggy so walking didnt happen and honestly I was glad to see Monday go away!
Today I got up determined to get my life in order. Brian had a sub car, and I had motivation. I got the kids in school (Laci walked in putting up a fight but forgot when the teacher opened the door over excited and she walked in alone so I stopped as she kept going in to play and they said "go! Go!!"...so I went! I felt AWFUL!! I felt worse guilty today disappearing without saying goodbye than I did peeling her off me Thursday. Brian called the school and they said she was fine and playing and that she was OK...but I still felt like crap.) I came home and walked 3.6 miles and showered and then got an email to come work at Christopher's class, so I headed up. I already love this teacher and I already love being a room mom again with this class. Christopher is so excited to see me come in too. It warms my heart to see him light up like that.
Now I am headed back up to his school to get him. I picked laci up and she started to pout and welled up and said I left her and she didnt know where I was at...man that hurt...I wont make that mistake again. Trial and error can be painful! We came home and had a little strawberry ice cream bar and now we are going to get Christopher and head to the Party Store to see if halloween stuff is coming out. The kids and us are very excited for Halloween this year!
I am ready for bed though! Its an easy dinner night thank God and I will be in bed early!
So...we are trying last week again...but then yesterday went to hell...so TODAY is the do-over monday from last week...and its fabulous! LOL!!!
Last week was great at first, I made my meeting for Bingo and PTA and Laci was wonderful, I got up and sent laci off to school with no real issues on Tuesday and walked and started my pills....but then monday night, tuesday, wednesday and thursday morning was spent in pain from a bad bad migraine. I chalked it up to my pills and when I decided to stop them for good...within 15 hours the headache went away and stayed gone. On Tuesday of last week I also unexpectedly got my period a week early. It was awful and had me feeling very VERY run down...so walking didnt happen...at all..
Thursday I went to take laci to school and for the first time in my life had to peel a screaming begging crying child off me and let someone hold her while I walked away. She had decided school was NOT somewhere she wanted to be. I cried myself into a new headache and had to redo my makeup before going to work in Christopher's class. I felt horrible!I called her school before I went in to Christopher's class and they said she cried for about 5-8 minutes and then was up running and playing and laughing...that in fact I had cried 3 times longer than she did...and I was ok with that...I was glad I seemed to hurt worse than she did. My whole day was bad though and I seriously questioned if I should be doing this with her at all. I mean it isnt neccessary exactly and if it isnt fun there isnt any real reason for this. I struggled with that badly all weekend. Then when I was in Christopher's class I found out it was his best friend Evan's birthday and we were invited spur the moment to come for dinner...and then his mom broke down crying. Her 22 year marriage was ending and she was and still is a mess. My heart ached for her and I welled up with tears while I hugged her. I put off homework that night and we went to the birthday party. We were the only ones not family there and Christopher and Evan had a blast til 9pm!! But sadly we had to go because we had school to get ready for Friday.
Friday I spent the day cleaning and steam cleaning. My headache had gone and I was sick of having a filthy house from the kids, and dogs, and cats, and myself tracking stuff in and making my light beige carpets dark brown with darker brown and some yellow splotches everywhere. I was sick of the dust, the filth and the overall delapidation of my once beautiful clean house. So I cleaned...and cleaned...and cleaned...I steam cleaned and swept ceilings, I dusted, and wiped down stair banisters, I cleaned cat rooms, and bedrooms, I organized my closet, and moved the kittens into a playpen in the hallway...I cleaned all Friday, and all Saturday. Christopher got to go for the afternoon into the evening back over to Evan's house and they had a great time. Meanwhile I pulled muscles, made my ankle swell, and worked until my hands and legs and back ached...and now I feel like my house is 85-90% perfect again! Sunday Brian tackled the overgrown back yard and we sprayed for bugs and washed the patio down. We went grocery shopping and got ready for school. By sunday night we were all wiped out!
So Monday I decided would be my do-over week....
I over slept...rushed around to get ready for school, and then Brian flooded the engine out in the blazer and now we have to buy a fuel pump. (almost 300.00 UGH!) and we spent the afternoon driving to his grandparents house to pick up his grandfather's truck to borrow until we can fix the blazer. It was hot and rainy and muggy so walking didnt happen and honestly I was glad to see Monday go away!
Today I got up determined to get my life in order. Brian had a sub car, and I had motivation. I got the kids in school (Laci walked in putting up a fight but forgot when the teacher opened the door over excited and she walked in alone so I stopped as she kept going in to play and they said "go! Go!!"...so I went! I felt AWFUL!! I felt worse guilty today disappearing without saying goodbye than I did peeling her off me Thursday. Brian called the school and they said she was fine and playing and that she was OK...but I still felt like crap.) I came home and walked 3.6 miles and showered and then got an email to come work at Christopher's class, so I headed up. I already love this teacher and I already love being a room mom again with this class. Christopher is so excited to see me come in too. It warms my heart to see him light up like that.
Now I am headed back up to his school to get him. I picked laci up and she started to pout and welled up and said I left her and she didnt know where I was at...man that hurt...I wont make that mistake again. Trial and error can be painful! We came home and had a little strawberry ice cream bar and now we are going to get Christopher and head to the Party Store to see if halloween stuff is coming out. The kids and us are very excited for Halloween this year!
I am ready for bed though! Its an easy dinner night thank God and I will be in bed early!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Tuesday!
Another week underway. Both kids at school this morning, even after Laci gave me the "I dont wanna go to school this morning" a few times. But after getting "Monkey" and giving him lots of hugs to share with her from Mommy all day we got there and she was ready to go. Running and playing with Monkey in tow. :) I was in bed by 8:45 last night feeling awful. My headaches are getting worse and worse. I have decided to I am going to have an MRI done by the end of the year on my head just to be sure everything is ok. The doctor thinks I just have narrow blood vessels and thats what causes the every day headaches...well that and stress...and Lord knows I have plenty of that....but I dont want to stroke out or have something in there that I dont know about so its time to make the step in the direction of putting my mind at ease...even if it doesnt put my aching brain at ease.
Today I started working at losing some more weight. I know I gained some back from last year but I am on my medicine again and I walked 2.2 miles this morning with my friend Tiffany and plan on walking 2-3 miles 5 days a week from now on out. Saturdays and Sundays we do so much running around anyhow that I dont feel like I need to add walking to it. I will start abs and light weights next week as well 3 days a week. I am feeling proud and accomplished and looking foward to seeing the results I couldnt see last year because of my ankle. My ankle still causes me a lot of issues, and I think sitting cross legged on the floor is a thing of the past....but thats ok, I knew there would be long lasting effects from such a nasty tear.
Yesterday was a pretty easy day for me since I made it a point to not do much with my head feeling so bad. The weekend was nice and relaxing. We spent most the weekend being couch potatoes and watching movies on netflix as a family. Sunday I did some running around. Brian bought me a new pair of shoes since I havent had a pair in almost 3 years since my grandma bought me some after I had laci. They are super pretty, and very comfortable! They felt lovely on my feet this morning pounding the pavement. :)
Today I am doing laundry and house cleaning as always, thats a never ending event for me around here. I am not into the "Mom's morning out" thing. I see no reason why I should be out window shopping and spending money we dont have just because Laci is in school for a few hours. Thats just rediculous. This isnt Desperate Housewives, or The Real Housewives of some craptastic city...no, this is Canton, Ga and I am just a mom with a few hours to clean in peace (well unless you cound the German Shepherd shadow I have and the Miranda Lambert blasting peaceful, lol) No, I have too many obligations and this is my job. It is a job, and I am very good at my job. I work hard, play much less than people think stay at home moms do, and have a constant list of tasks to do...I have dinners to make, lunches to make, cats boxes to clean, dogs to wash, laundry, dishes, vacuuming....its nonstop! So its silly to think I should be out and about when I am more excited to clean and see stuff stay clean for a few hours here at my job, while everyone else in the world is at theres! :) And you know what? I am ok with that! I love my job, and I love my life. So neener neener boo boo stick your head in doo doo! LOL!
Welp, I am off to be employee of the month again! Have a great day!
Today I started working at losing some more weight. I know I gained some back from last year but I am on my medicine again and I walked 2.2 miles this morning with my friend Tiffany and plan on walking 2-3 miles 5 days a week from now on out. Saturdays and Sundays we do so much running around anyhow that I dont feel like I need to add walking to it. I will start abs and light weights next week as well 3 days a week. I am feeling proud and accomplished and looking foward to seeing the results I couldnt see last year because of my ankle. My ankle still causes me a lot of issues, and I think sitting cross legged on the floor is a thing of the past....but thats ok, I knew there would be long lasting effects from such a nasty tear.
Yesterday was a pretty easy day for me since I made it a point to not do much with my head feeling so bad. The weekend was nice and relaxing. We spent most the weekend being couch potatoes and watching movies on netflix as a family. Sunday I did some running around. Brian bought me a new pair of shoes since I havent had a pair in almost 3 years since my grandma bought me some after I had laci. They are super pretty, and very comfortable! They felt lovely on my feet this morning pounding the pavement. :)
Today I am doing laundry and house cleaning as always, thats a never ending event for me around here. I am not into the "Mom's morning out" thing. I see no reason why I should be out window shopping and spending money we dont have just because Laci is in school for a few hours. Thats just rediculous. This isnt Desperate Housewives, or The Real Housewives of some craptastic city...no, this is Canton, Ga and I am just a mom with a few hours to clean in peace (well unless you cound the German Shepherd shadow I have and the Miranda Lambert blasting peaceful, lol) No, I have too many obligations and this is my job. It is a job, and I am very good at my job. I work hard, play much less than people think stay at home moms do, and have a constant list of tasks to do...I have dinners to make, lunches to make, cats boxes to clean, dogs to wash, laundry, dishes, vacuuming....its nonstop! So its silly to think I should be out and about when I am more excited to clean and see stuff stay clean for a few hours here at my job, while everyone else in the world is at theres! :) And you know what? I am ok with that! I love my job, and I love my life. So neener neener boo boo stick your head in doo doo! LOL!
Welp, I am off to be employee of the month again! Have a great day!
Friday, August 6, 2010
Such a busy week!
This has been a very busy week and all I can say is thank GOD its Friday! Wow! The week started with Christopher starting his first grade year looking absolutely adorable and very excited to finally be going back. Brian got to go this time and enjoy the first day and while we were there dropping him off I also helped the teacher, Ms Glenn, get her desks labeled with the kids' names. After we finished up there we headed home and Brian went off to work. I managed to get right back into the routine of cleaning and getting stuff accomplished when I didn't have 2 kids crying and fighting and whining and needing to be entertained. (I only had one, lol). Pretty much the rest of Monday was a blur that flew by and left me worn out already!
Tuesday was Laci's big day. I started by getting there way too early and had to wait in the parkinglot for 15 minutes. I went in (Brian had to work early and had to miss it) and went to her class. She was so excited! She jumped onto me and gave me a huge kiss and hug and before I could say anything was running off! The teacher had to actually call to her to say goodbye to mommy, at which point she threw her hand up and said "bye" and was back exploring the room...little girls in tow already. I went home not knowing how I felt. I was sad, weepy, excited, and quite surprised at her lack of clinging and/or crying. My little baby is growing up and is already very much her own person. I got to the house and decided the best thing to do would be to clean...so I organized some cabinets, did laundry, washed floors, fed cats, made beds, cleaned the livingroom, and had lunch alone at the kitchen table....it was wierd.
When I went to pick her up she was laying on her little cot during rest time and it was mostly dark and lullabye music was playing...I hear "moooooommy!" and I was happy to see she was happy to see me! I scooped her up and for a second her eyes welled up a little and she pouted and I thought she was going to cry! But she didnt. I think she was a little overcome with emotion, she had just woken up a few minutes before I got there and she was probably happy to see me, and it likely dawned on her that I was gone all day from her...my eyes welled up too. But a few big blinks and some smooches and both of us were feeling a lot better. :)
Wednesday I took Laci and brought Tiffany and her daughter to the lake where we met Jennifer and her son. We hung out and talked and laughed while the three smaller ones played in the sand and water and had a nice morning out. The water is getting too warm for my liking though and its going to be getting close to the end of my time at the lake swimming soon I think...but the morning was awesome and I got burned but didn't care. I got into the car to see my phone was ringing and it was the school nurse. Apparently Christopher had smacked his head on a pole in the playground area and had a goose egg and a welt above his eye. He was in the office and had a bag of ice and I swung by to pick him up. Tiffany was nice enough to run in for me since I was in my bathingsuit with no coverup on.He came home and enjoyed spending the rest of the day relaxing in his bedroom playing legos, watching iCarly, and playing his DS.
Yesterday Laci had school again, and I went and walked around Target. Then after that I met a friend from California who was visiting Atlanta on her husbands business trip who I have never met before for Brunch. I found some good reviews for a place called "Stilesboro Biscuts" in Kennesaw. We met there and it was teeny tiny and very country store like and had a whopping 4 tables (one of which was open!) and incredibly has immediately become possibly my favorite place ever for breakfast!!! It is well worth the drive and the old country charm (right down to the rocking chairs and sweet tea you poor yourself from a rubbermaid pitcher) made it so comforting and happy. I see MANY more meals at this place! Loved it! Can't wait to go back! We talked and laughed and soon it was time for me to say goodbye. I had to get back and get my kids from school. I was very full and very happy and felt special for being able to meet such a wonderful friend from so far away!
Today is Friday! I know I am doing something tonight with Tiffany, I am just not 100% sure what yet. I want to be home early though because I am tired and have a big busy weekend ahead of me. I got to get some stuff done around the house this morning because my job is never ending, but I plan on relaxing some too! Maybe even sneaking a small nap in this afternoon!
Happy Friday!!
Tuesday was Laci's big day. I started by getting there way too early and had to wait in the parkinglot for 15 minutes. I went in (Brian had to work early and had to miss it) and went to her class. She was so excited! She jumped onto me and gave me a huge kiss and hug and before I could say anything was running off! The teacher had to actually call to her to say goodbye to mommy, at which point she threw her hand up and said "bye" and was back exploring the room...little girls in tow already. I went home not knowing how I felt. I was sad, weepy, excited, and quite surprised at her lack of clinging and/or crying. My little baby is growing up and is already very much her own person. I got to the house and decided the best thing to do would be to clean...so I organized some cabinets, did laundry, washed floors, fed cats, made beds, cleaned the livingroom, and had lunch alone at the kitchen table....it was wierd.
When I went to pick her up she was laying on her little cot during rest time and it was mostly dark and lullabye music was playing...I hear "moooooommy!" and I was happy to see she was happy to see me! I scooped her up and for a second her eyes welled up a little and she pouted and I thought she was going to cry! But she didnt. I think she was a little overcome with emotion, she had just woken up a few minutes before I got there and she was probably happy to see me, and it likely dawned on her that I was gone all day from her...my eyes welled up too. But a few big blinks and some smooches and both of us were feeling a lot better. :)
Wednesday I took Laci and brought Tiffany and her daughter to the lake where we met Jennifer and her son. We hung out and talked and laughed while the three smaller ones played in the sand and water and had a nice morning out. The water is getting too warm for my liking though and its going to be getting close to the end of my time at the lake swimming soon I think...but the morning was awesome and I got burned but didn't care. I got into the car to see my phone was ringing and it was the school nurse. Apparently Christopher had smacked his head on a pole in the playground area and had a goose egg and a welt above his eye. He was in the office and had a bag of ice and I swung by to pick him up. Tiffany was nice enough to run in for me since I was in my bathingsuit with no coverup on.He came home and enjoyed spending the rest of the day relaxing in his bedroom playing legos, watching iCarly, and playing his DS.
Yesterday Laci had school again, and I went and walked around Target. Then after that I met a friend from California who was visiting Atlanta on her husbands business trip who I have never met before for Brunch. I found some good reviews for a place called "Stilesboro Biscuts" in Kennesaw. We met there and it was teeny tiny and very country store like and had a whopping 4 tables (one of which was open!) and incredibly has immediately become possibly my favorite place ever for breakfast!!! It is well worth the drive and the old country charm (right down to the rocking chairs and sweet tea you poor yourself from a rubbermaid pitcher) made it so comforting and happy. I see MANY more meals at this place! Loved it! Can't wait to go back! We talked and laughed and soon it was time for me to say goodbye. I had to get back and get my kids from school. I was very full and very happy and felt special for being able to meet such a wonderful friend from so far away!
Today is Friday! I know I am doing something tonight with Tiffany, I am just not 100% sure what yet. I want to be home early though because I am tired and have a big busy weekend ahead of me. I got to get some stuff done around the house this morning because my job is never ending, but I plan on relaxing some too! Maybe even sneaking a small nap in this afternoon!
Happy Friday!!
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Goodbye July! Hello August!
So I thought I should get on tonight and update the blog once for our vacation stuff and then I can update again tomorrow when Christopher starts 1st grade! I have pretty much been nonstop since getting home from vacation and sadly the blog always suffers. The vacation was incredible!!!!! We got there in just over 1.5 hours and I probably said 100 times how much the world changes just 1.5 hours from my front door. The mountains of southern North Carolina 9 miles from Tennessee are breathtaking. I mean I said 'wow' about 40 times driving there. I will deffinately be seeing that beauty again, the sooner the better!
We got there and pulling up were shocked at how nice the yard was...the pictures online did the cabin no justice at all! When we went in we all said "wow" once more. The cabin was beautiful and clean and well maintained, semi private and on a 2 acre lot with an additional 2 acre stocked pond. The floors were hardwood pine and the cabin decor was moose, trout and bear. I was in love from the word go. It was quaint and cozy and about the same size as our hotel we used to stay at in Daytona years ago. Plenty of room though, and the gift basket with candies, cookies, and bananas was a very nice touch. Needless to say the M&Ms didnt last long. LOL!
The master bedroom was small and had a queen bed and no TV which meant me and brian had no choice except to snuggle in close at night. We had brought a second a/c window unit and put it in the bedroom window and it was so cold we stayed cuddled up all night!
The kids slept in the livingroom on the pull out sofa and had a perfect time. The TV stayed on iCarly and Spongebob and the cabin felt like home. I loved sitting in the almost chilly morning air sipping coffee while rocking in the rocking chairs on the big back covered porch and listening to the birds and other wildlife around me while everyone slept in in the mornings with Clover laying at my feet.
The whole area was green and lush and beautiful and quiet. The pond had a little dock and I spent most my free time sitting on it with my fishing pole. I caught more fish than anyone...and by far the biggest with whopper catfish weighing in at up to 5 pounds! The kids had more fun feeding all the baby brim hotdog and anything else they snuck out of the cabin than actually fishing. They decided they would let me do the hard work of casting and waiting and when I finally got one, they would want to real it in. Ha! Smart kids!
On our second morning there we decided to see what was around us. We went to Lake Cherokee and I ended up falling in the water trying to coax Clover into it and he was not going in any further than me so thigh deep was his max...coming out I slipped on some mud and went right in...Clover made a bee line for the shore. HA! Then we took a walk through the woods on a trail...we heard water rushing up ahead and about a quarter mile in we came to an incredible (and terrifying) concrete bridge/dam and it had a water fall in the middle. Huge whole trees floated in circles below us and looked like sticks bobbing in the water. Giant bass could be seen swimming in the more shallow areas. I got lots of pics and walked the kids across. I realized about half way back their poor little hands were all crumpled up in my white knuckled fists in fear of losing one over the side. They were equally as nervous though even in the beauty of it all and didnt seem to mind much.
Coming back we stopped for some worms at a bait shop and got directions to a nearby outdoor gun range, so we decided to also check it out while we were there since the kids were happy eating icecream and clover was passed out cold.
On the way we rounded one steep curve and seen in the ditch by the road a baby deer, white spots and all who seemed to be disoriented and maybe even injured. I pulled over and got some pictures and then realized it had a bad eye and was having trouble getting out of the ditch. I decided I would have to get out and try to help it. As I was getting out another guy in a truck was coming back down the mountain and asked what was going on...by then the baby deer was running in mad circles, one eye bulging and cloudy, in the middle of the road. I explained that we seen it and I was thinking of at least taking it into a nearby field to keep it from getting hit. Another car came up and I knew I had to do something. I scooped this baby deer up in my arms and it let out this bray "MAAAAAA" And it was so loud it scared me and Brian. The guy explained thats what the babies do. It kicked me a few times and I walked it over to the side of the road. The third car drove by. Then the baby deer came back out into the road and started running in circles again...so I knew then I had to snatch it up again and take it to the field or we would have to put it out of its misery. I asked if we should just run it over (trust me it was with a good heart I was just thinking that was a better quicker death than what I imagined it getting later that night) and both Brian and the guy looked at me like I was a shmuck...I was embarassed. So the guy said he was gonna call someone and I walked the baby deer deep into the field...as it started it braying again, suddenly from the other side of the field this HUGE whitetailed deer comes out of the woods...ears straight up, chest out, tail as tall and bushed out as possible...and she started charging right for me...and her baby! He brayed again, but I knew if I let him go then he would go right back to the road so I had no choice but to pray I wouldnt get killed by this huge deer and keep walking into the field. I finally let the baby down and we decided to give it some time. I walked back to Brian and the guy who was waiting too and decided we would head back up the mountain and check on things when we came back down.
On the way down we seen the guy and a woman (later identified as his wife) standing on the side of the road. They waited and waited watching the baby until its mom finally came all the way to it and walked it up into the woods. I was so proud! I helped save this babys life!!! We talked to them for a few and they said we should move up and I was ready to act on that order! We said goodbye and went home for the day.
We spent the next few days fishing and playing in the yard and listening to the afternoon and evening showers playing on the tin roof while sitting on the back porch. The kids loved the yard and they loved the paddle boat. We went to the flea market and decided that for the fall/winter we are going to do the bear/moose theme in the house. It will give it such a warm cozy feeling and will be beautiful! I am excited!
There are a million little memories that I have from this vacation like Laci kissing out caught bass and then smacking the crap out of one of them before throwing it back in, and like Christopher shooting a .22 for the first time and looking at Brian and saying "now THATS a kill", and me and Brian getting caught in the middle of the pond in the paddle boat as the skies opened up on us and we had to paddle so fast to get out of the pouring rain and were soaked and laughing so hard by the time we got back in. I needed that time up in Murphy to tell me how much I am missing of my family at home by wasting my life on the computer at home so much and I need to start focusing on what I have right in front of me in flesh and blood and not in cyber space. Since coming home I have been off the computer almost entirely and couldnt be happier in my choice. I feel better and more alive and I am enjoying my kids and husband more already!
We finally packed up and came home Wednesday morning and the kids were sad to leave but not as sad as me. I am ready to pack my bags and sell the house and run not walk back to that beautiful wonderland....but for now we will start a family tradition of 1-2 week(ends) a year heading back up to our special cabin in the mountains to get away from life for a few days and get back into us. I am hoping to go back in October...I am starting an envelope and praying we will see the leaves changing in the smokies in a few months! =)
When we got back, it was time for open house!!! Christopher met his teacher, Ms Glenn, on Thursday and out of all the kids in his kindergarten class only 2 made it to his first grade class...and one was his BEST friend Evan!!!! When I seen his name under Christopher's on the class list I shrieked in joy! When I told Christopher Evan was in his class his eyes got huge and he giggled in joy! When we got to the class they were already there and he and Evan picked desks sitting next to each other...and while we were filling out papers he also made friends with another little boy named Lane who chose a desk right in the same cluster and they all talked and laughed and showed battle wounds from summer and looked at a "where's waldo" book. It was everything we could do to pull them away to go home.
Tonight Christopher was so excited about tomorrow that almost an hour after laying down I heard him in his room singing, I just know he is going to have another great year! I am so very excited for him!
Friday I worked the kindergarten sneak a peak day with the PTA and I am going to be very busy this year with them as well. I am going to be trying to get a chair position on a few smaller committees and work on some larger events as well....one of these days I hope to make an officer position within the PTA. *fingers crossed* I also put in for room mom again, but with so many returning moms this year with kids in this class for a second time, I am afraid it isnt going to happen. Brian says to be faithful and wait and see....so thats what I am doing.
Laci starts pre-school Tuesday morning and she is just as excited as Christopher is. I am going to be lost with both my kids gone for hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays....but I am sure I will find my niche somewhere and make it work. If anything, I can get some good heavy duty house cleaning done!
Welp, its 10pm and tomorrow is a huge day so I guess I am going to get going to bed somehow...
Happy August everyone!
We got there and pulling up were shocked at how nice the yard was...the pictures online did the cabin no justice at all! When we went in we all said "wow" once more. The cabin was beautiful and clean and well maintained, semi private and on a 2 acre lot with an additional 2 acre stocked pond. The floors were hardwood pine and the cabin decor was moose, trout and bear. I was in love from the word go. It was quaint and cozy and about the same size as our hotel we used to stay at in Daytona years ago. Plenty of room though, and the gift basket with candies, cookies, and bananas was a very nice touch. Needless to say the M&Ms didnt last long. LOL!
The master bedroom was small and had a queen bed and no TV which meant me and brian had no choice except to snuggle in close at night. We had brought a second a/c window unit and put it in the bedroom window and it was so cold we stayed cuddled up all night!
The kids slept in the livingroom on the pull out sofa and had a perfect time. The TV stayed on iCarly and Spongebob and the cabin felt like home. I loved sitting in the almost chilly morning air sipping coffee while rocking in the rocking chairs on the big back covered porch and listening to the birds and other wildlife around me while everyone slept in in the mornings with Clover laying at my feet.
The whole area was green and lush and beautiful and quiet. The pond had a little dock and I spent most my free time sitting on it with my fishing pole. I caught more fish than anyone...and by far the biggest with whopper catfish weighing in at up to 5 pounds! The kids had more fun feeding all the baby brim hotdog and anything else they snuck out of the cabin than actually fishing. They decided they would let me do the hard work of casting and waiting and when I finally got one, they would want to real it in. Ha! Smart kids!
On our second morning there we decided to see what was around us. We went to Lake Cherokee and I ended up falling in the water trying to coax Clover into it and he was not going in any further than me so thigh deep was his max...coming out I slipped on some mud and went right in...Clover made a bee line for the shore. HA! Then we took a walk through the woods on a trail...we heard water rushing up ahead and about a quarter mile in we came to an incredible (and terrifying) concrete bridge/dam and it had a water fall in the middle. Huge whole trees floated in circles below us and looked like sticks bobbing in the water. Giant bass could be seen swimming in the more shallow areas. I got lots of pics and walked the kids across. I realized about half way back their poor little hands were all crumpled up in my white knuckled fists in fear of losing one over the side. They were equally as nervous though even in the beauty of it all and didnt seem to mind much.
Coming back we stopped for some worms at a bait shop and got directions to a nearby outdoor gun range, so we decided to also check it out while we were there since the kids were happy eating icecream and clover was passed out cold.
On the way we rounded one steep curve and seen in the ditch by the road a baby deer, white spots and all who seemed to be disoriented and maybe even injured. I pulled over and got some pictures and then realized it had a bad eye and was having trouble getting out of the ditch. I decided I would have to get out and try to help it. As I was getting out another guy in a truck was coming back down the mountain and asked what was going on...by then the baby deer was running in mad circles, one eye bulging and cloudy, in the middle of the road. I explained that we seen it and I was thinking of at least taking it into a nearby field to keep it from getting hit. Another car came up and I knew I had to do something. I scooped this baby deer up in my arms and it let out this bray "MAAAAAA" And it was so loud it scared me and Brian. The guy explained thats what the babies do. It kicked me a few times and I walked it over to the side of the road. The third car drove by. Then the baby deer came back out into the road and started running in circles again...so I knew then I had to snatch it up again and take it to the field or we would have to put it out of its misery. I asked if we should just run it over (trust me it was with a good heart I was just thinking that was a better quicker death than what I imagined it getting later that night) and both Brian and the guy looked at me like I was a shmuck...I was embarassed. So the guy said he was gonna call someone and I walked the baby deer deep into the field...as it started it braying again, suddenly from the other side of the field this HUGE whitetailed deer comes out of the woods...ears straight up, chest out, tail as tall and bushed out as possible...and she started charging right for me...and her baby! He brayed again, but I knew if I let him go then he would go right back to the road so I had no choice but to pray I wouldnt get killed by this huge deer and keep walking into the field. I finally let the baby down and we decided to give it some time. I walked back to Brian and the guy who was waiting too and decided we would head back up the mountain and check on things when we came back down.
On the way down we seen the guy and a woman (later identified as his wife) standing on the side of the road. They waited and waited watching the baby until its mom finally came all the way to it and walked it up into the woods. I was so proud! I helped save this babys life!!! We talked to them for a few and they said we should move up and I was ready to act on that order! We said goodbye and went home for the day.
We spent the next few days fishing and playing in the yard and listening to the afternoon and evening showers playing on the tin roof while sitting on the back porch. The kids loved the yard and they loved the paddle boat. We went to the flea market and decided that for the fall/winter we are going to do the bear/moose theme in the house. It will give it such a warm cozy feeling and will be beautiful! I am excited!
There are a million little memories that I have from this vacation like Laci kissing out caught bass and then smacking the crap out of one of them before throwing it back in, and like Christopher shooting a .22 for the first time and looking at Brian and saying "now THATS a kill", and me and Brian getting caught in the middle of the pond in the paddle boat as the skies opened up on us and we had to paddle so fast to get out of the pouring rain and were soaked and laughing so hard by the time we got back in. I needed that time up in Murphy to tell me how much I am missing of my family at home by wasting my life on the computer at home so much and I need to start focusing on what I have right in front of me in flesh and blood and not in cyber space. Since coming home I have been off the computer almost entirely and couldnt be happier in my choice. I feel better and more alive and I am enjoying my kids and husband more already!
We finally packed up and came home Wednesday morning and the kids were sad to leave but not as sad as me. I am ready to pack my bags and sell the house and run not walk back to that beautiful wonderland....but for now we will start a family tradition of 1-2 week(ends) a year heading back up to our special cabin in the mountains to get away from life for a few days and get back into us. I am hoping to go back in October...I am starting an envelope and praying we will see the leaves changing in the smokies in a few months! =)
When we got back, it was time for open house!!! Christopher met his teacher, Ms Glenn, on Thursday and out of all the kids in his kindergarten class only 2 made it to his first grade class...and one was his BEST friend Evan!!!! When I seen his name under Christopher's on the class list I shrieked in joy! When I told Christopher Evan was in his class his eyes got huge and he giggled in joy! When we got to the class they were already there and he and Evan picked desks sitting next to each other...and while we were filling out papers he also made friends with another little boy named Lane who chose a desk right in the same cluster and they all talked and laughed and showed battle wounds from summer and looked at a "where's waldo" book. It was everything we could do to pull them away to go home.
Tonight Christopher was so excited about tomorrow that almost an hour after laying down I heard him in his room singing, I just know he is going to have another great year! I am so very excited for him!
Friday I worked the kindergarten sneak a peak day with the PTA and I am going to be very busy this year with them as well. I am going to be trying to get a chair position on a few smaller committees and work on some larger events as well....one of these days I hope to make an officer position within the PTA. *fingers crossed* I also put in for room mom again, but with so many returning moms this year with kids in this class for a second time, I am afraid it isnt going to happen. Brian says to be faithful and wait and see....so thats what I am doing.
Laci starts pre-school Tuesday morning and she is just as excited as Christopher is. I am going to be lost with both my kids gone for hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays....but I am sure I will find my niche somewhere and make it work. If anything, I can get some good heavy duty house cleaning done!
Welp, its 10pm and tomorrow is a huge day so I guess I am going to get going to bed somehow...
Happy August everyone!
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