Tuesday, June 21, 2005
My scrambled thoughts.....
I'm really at a loss for words today. I went for my weekly knitting lesson last night and we got into a conversation about our Praise Team (which I sing with in case you are just joining us), and how music went on Sunday since it wasn't practiced as normal. My teacher and I had talked just a bit before about it, she said her husband kept telling Pastor that he couldn't hear the guitars over the piano, and had Pastor ever thought of playing the piano (a grand piano) with the lid down? Well Sunday he did, and I got comments on how they liked that so much better, they could hear the guitars and then she went on to say how she didn't like how we did the echos and things that we did, it made it hard to follow, and how it was hard to follow the tempo with some of our songs as well. Now I realize that not everyone is going to love the kind of music we sing and play, especially some of the older people, as it is some of the Contemporary Christian music, some older choruses and things we sing as well, but still not everyone going to love that type of music and to each their own......but there just seemed to be nothing positive about the whole thing coming from her at all, I don't think she meant it to come out that way, at least I hope not, but it was just really discouraging. Not only for me, but almost more discouraging to me for Pastor, as he is out to try to give everyone a happy medium, to give the younger people something as well. I realize that some are just not going to be happy about it, but man, what a discouraging conversation, not even a hey, I appreciate the ministry that you all do have for the younger ones even if I don't enjoy it myself.........just really brought me down for the night and the day today as well.
Yish, this blog is really turning into a downer....I don't mean it to, it just really is nice to have somewhere to kind of talk it out, to vent without hurting someone elses feelings too, or slamming my hubby with it as soon as he walks in the door. Hope you all can bear with me!
On the good news front the kids were very good yesterday and so far today! I wondered with all the drop ins this week how it would go, but so far so good! The older kids were very helpful with the little ones yesterday, and everyone got along famously even though it was the first time that they had met.
Can't wait to get my hair cut tonight, I wondered if I should wait, but then when I couldn't get it to do anything this morning I knew I had to get it done! I ended up just pulling it all back into a pony tail, what little of one there is lol! Works double duty I guess because it is supposed to be soooo hot today. In the 90's and high humidity. Guess we will be inside for the afternoon. We went outside this morning for about an hour to let them run so hopefully that helps.
Well, I'm finally getting the purl stitch so guess I better be back to my knitting. Oh, I did a quick little kit yesterday that I will have to get a picture of as well. It says sew happy and has a spool of thread with a needle in a little wooden frame. Don't know who it was by, found it for a quarter at a garage sale. It was a nice little quick kit so I could do some stitching and see a finish all in one afternoon. A good little happy feeling lol!
Off to get pictures, will share soon.........
Yish, this blog is really turning into a downer....I don't mean it to, it just really is nice to have somewhere to kind of talk it out, to vent without hurting someone elses feelings too, or slamming my hubby with it as soon as he walks in the door. Hope you all can bear with me!
On the good news front the kids were very good yesterday and so far today! I wondered with all the drop ins this week how it would go, but so far so good! The older kids were very helpful with the little ones yesterday, and everyone got along famously even though it was the first time that they had met.
Can't wait to get my hair cut tonight, I wondered if I should wait, but then when I couldn't get it to do anything this morning I knew I had to get it done! I ended up just pulling it all back into a pony tail, what little of one there is lol! Works double duty I guess because it is supposed to be soooo hot today. In the 90's and high humidity. Guess we will be inside for the afternoon. We went outside this morning for about an hour to let them run so hopefully that helps.
Well, I'm finally getting the purl stitch so guess I better be back to my knitting. Oh, I did a quick little kit yesterday that I will have to get a picture of as well. It says sew happy and has a spool of thread with a needle in a little wooden frame. Don't know who it was by, found it for a quarter at a garage sale. It was a nice little quick kit so I could do some stitching and see a finish all in one afternoon. A good little happy feeling lol!
Off to get pictures, will share soon.........
Monday, June 20, 2005
Feeling much better!
Well, I am feeling much better than I was at my last post. I feel kind of bad that I posted about it at all, but it did help me to get it all out and get over it all. Over the weekend we went to a few garage sales, got the kids lots of new puzzles and books and dolls and few things we can use for arts and crafts. Got alot of clothes for Mr. Man (my almost nephew lol) and for my niece. Also got a couple things for myself, but it was more fun looking for the kids.
Found out Mr. Man is having surgery on Friday. He has a blocked tear duct and they are going to fix it up. Hope he does ok.....
This week is busy busy busy; J and A come all week since my friend who watches them is on vacation, C will come on Tuesday because they are taking his middle brother to a specialist(they think he may have lyme disease or it may be something else, this poor kids has been running fevers up to about 104 since school got out and tires easily and they can't figure out why after all their testing so they are sending them to a specialist), and S a friend's granddaughter may be coming on Thursday because they are having a going away lunch for a lady at church and I can't go since I have to work so I said S may as well come and join us so her grandma can relax a bit too. The fair is in town this week as well, and K has told me that tomorrow he will take me to Wal Mart so I can get my hair cut! Tonight is possibly knitting night (which another friend is now most likely going to join us) and Wednesday is church, if you throw in a night or two of going to the fair and possibly a music practice you have a full week!! Ahh well it all sounds like fun, and with my drop ins I will be making a little extra money too.
K sold one of his riding lawnmowers this weekend too so there is a little extra money and more room in the garage! Maybe this winter we will actually be able to fit a car in there!
Found out Mr. Man is having surgery on Friday. He has a blocked tear duct and they are going to fix it up. Hope he does ok.....
This week is busy busy busy; J and A come all week since my friend who watches them is on vacation, C will come on Tuesday because they are taking his middle brother to a specialist(they think he may have lyme disease or it may be something else, this poor kids has been running fevers up to about 104 since school got out and tires easily and they can't figure out why after all their testing so they are sending them to a specialist), and S a friend's granddaughter may be coming on Thursday because they are having a going away lunch for a lady at church and I can't go since I have to work so I said S may as well come and join us so her grandma can relax a bit too. The fair is in town this week as well, and K has told me that tomorrow he will take me to Wal Mart so I can get my hair cut! Tonight is possibly knitting night (which another friend is now most likely going to join us) and Wednesday is church, if you throw in a night or two of going to the fair and possibly a music practice you have a full week!! Ahh well it all sounds like fun, and with my drop ins I will be making a little extra money too.
K sold one of his riding lawnmowers this weekend too so there is a little extra money and more room in the garage! Maybe this winter we will actually be able to fit a car in there!
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Warning:Rant
UGH I could just scream at this point! You know I try to be nice, but sometimes I just get really tired of people walking all over me! Monster threw a HUGE fit this afternoon, M and C were done with their snack and so Monster thought she ought to be done too, so instead of chewing and swallowing the mouthful of food that she had we stick our fingers in our mouth and make ourself throw up and then when we are put in time out we throw a huge fit! And if that's not bad enough Monster's mom comes to pick her up and wants to go to some garage sales in the city wide garage sales that started yesterday, no problem, but when we get to the one garage sale we actually made it to, my Mom and I end up chasing Monster half a block down the road because she has found a little bike to ride and has taken off on her own, not to mention that she doesn't care to stop at corners or watch driveways or anything like that. And what is her mom doing?????? SLOWLY SORTING THROUGH THE CLOTHES ON THE PORCH AT THE GARAGE SALE NOT EVEN NOTICING THAT MY MOM AND I HAVE EACH CHASED HER DOWN AT LEAST TWICE NOW!!!! Then when we get back to my house she proceeds to stick her nose in the newspaper listings of the garage sales to see if there were any more to go to tonight or where she was going to go tomorrow morning and leaves ME to watch her daughter again and pull the child out of the bathroom when she has decided to play in the soap! You know, I only make $1.75 and hour, I work almost ten hours a day, three kids most of the day, I don't think that it is all that much for the kids to leave so I can relax a bit and go do something with my husband or go to Praise Band practice or prayer meeting, or just have some time to relax at home! But it is a common occurance for Monsters Mom to hang around and check her email, or visit with me, expecting me to watch Monster yet. K says to keep on charging her since I am still really doing daycare.....but ........
I am so tired of being taken advantage of, of being taken for granted! I don't want a big fuss or anything, all I want is to be able to have a little bit, just a little bit, of a life of my own! Is that too much to ask?!? Apparently to some people!
I am so tired of being taken advantage of, of being taken for granted! I don't want a big fuss or anything, all I want is to be able to have a little bit, just a little bit, of a life of my own! Is that too much to ask?!? Apparently to some people!
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Not much of a post....
Well, not much more to report today. Kids were really good and I got some cute pictures with our flag day crafts out in front of the flag that the Boy Scouts put up for each patriotic holiday. After they left I put supper in the oven and sat down to read a magazine and fell asleep instead. K helped me put my Pooh decal on the Durango and then he was off for a meeting. I vegged on the couch and watched Untold Stories of Columbine, which I am forced to admit that I cried like a baby through!
Today is rainy looking again, we have actually had some misting rain so we had more coloring fun and made our Father's Day crafts. We printed a really cute poem about following in Daddy's footsteps and then I painted one foot of each child and we glued the poem onto the construction paper that I had painted their footprint on. Monster left early and M and C are both napping!!! YAY! I think I will call my friend Christine in a bit and see how they are all doing, haven't talked to her in a while.
I need to run out and take pictures of the church later too. One of our high school graduates is a teriffic artist and she has agreed to draw/paint a picture of the church for our new bulletins. Her mom emailed and asked if I would take some pictures and email them to her, much faster than taking pictures and waiting for the film to come back and if I don't like the picture I can delete it right away and get one I do like. Hopefully I can take some good ones for her!
Will post some new pics laters......
Today is rainy looking again, we have actually had some misting rain so we had more coloring fun and made our Father's Day crafts. We printed a really cute poem about following in Daddy's footsteps and then I painted one foot of each child and we glued the poem onto the construction paper that I had painted their footprint on. Monster left early and M and C are both napping!!! YAY! I think I will call my friend Christine in a bit and see how they are all doing, haven't talked to her in a while.
I need to run out and take pictures of the church later too. One of our high school graduates is a teriffic artist and she has agreed to draw/paint a picture of the church for our new bulletins. Her mom emailed and asked if I would take some pictures and email them to her, much faster than taking pictures and waiting for the film to come back and if I don't like the picture I can delete it right away and get one I do like. Hopefully I can take some good ones for her!
Will post some new pics laters......
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Knitting away
I officially have clean carpets! Saturday my Dad and K got the carpet shampooer and did the carpets and by Sunday night they were dry and we could move everything back....last night we sprayed the pet smell stuff on the potty spots on the carpet and so we now officially have cleaned carpets! I am loving it! So far the dogs haven't gone back to go potty on their old potty spots either.
Otherwise not much new to report here. Went and had a knitting lesson last night. My teacher also gave me some pairs of the multiple sizes she had. She also showed me a bit about knitting mittens and socks and things on multiple needles. I also learned how to purl.
Well, I suppose, I didn't get my laundry all folded yesterday so I had better go at least try to finish that....but I don't want to! Anyone want to come and do it for me?!
Otherwise not much new to report here. Went and had a knitting lesson last night. My teacher also gave me some pairs of the multiple sizes she had. She also showed me a bit about knitting mittens and socks and things on multiple needles. I also learned how to purl.
Well, I suppose, I didn't get my laundry all folded yesterday so I had better go at least try to finish that....but I don't want to! Anyone want to come and do it for me?!
Friday, June 10, 2005
An early start to the weekend.....
Yippeeee! I am officially off work for the weekend! C and M Mom came to pick them up early because, I guess she is their aunt technically, is going to stay overnight with them, and Monster's Mom went from having to work 1:30 to 5 to having the day off! I'm not complaining, it is a nice, sunny, warm day and I hope to get to some garage sales!
We went to the ball game last night for A's older boy and ended up staying for some other friends' daughter's ball game. I got some cute pictures and we did have alot of fun! Our other friends' daughter wasn't really enthused with the game, and once even while running the bases stopped, picked up the ball, and handed it to a fielder trying to be helpful! They let her have third base, how do you call her out in a play like that lol! When we got home we found that the UPS man had left a package for us, it was the dvd burner that K had ordered for our computer. He needed the software for the dvd burner at church and it was only 7 dollars more for us to get a dvd burner for our computer rather than just the software. K and my Dad have been talking about putting home movies and some of my Dad's movies that he has taped off tv onto dvds so it sounds like it will get some use!
Think we are going to my favorite place this weekend as well lol Wal Mart! I need to get a few groceries and K needs some shorts and maybe a couple tshirts. Hopefully we can find some good sales on summer clothes for both of us! I need to get some prints of pictures too, for us and for friends.
I am hoping that I can find a nice quiet place in the house to hide while Dad and K are doing the carpet cleaning and stitch and read. With the two of them they shouldn't need me to help. I hope anyway!
Well, looks like I should be heading off to the bank if I want to get to any garage sales! Have a great weekend all!
We went to the ball game last night for A's older boy and ended up staying for some other friends' daughter's ball game. I got some cute pictures and we did have alot of fun! Our other friends' daughter wasn't really enthused with the game, and once even while running the bases stopped, picked up the ball, and handed it to a fielder trying to be helpful! They let her have third base, how do you call her out in a play like that lol! When we got home we found that the UPS man had left a package for us, it was the dvd burner that K had ordered for our computer. He needed the software for the dvd burner at church and it was only 7 dollars more for us to get a dvd burner for our computer rather than just the software. K and my Dad have been talking about putting home movies and some of my Dad's movies that he has taped off tv onto dvds so it sounds like it will get some use!
Think we are going to my favorite place this weekend as well lol Wal Mart! I need to get a few groceries and K needs some shorts and maybe a couple tshirts. Hopefully we can find some good sales on summer clothes for both of us! I need to get some prints of pictures too, for us and for friends.
I am hoping that I can find a nice quiet place in the house to hide while Dad and K are doing the carpet cleaning and stitch and read. With the two of them they shouldn't need me to help. I hope anyway!
Well, looks like I should be heading off to the bank if I want to get to any garage sales! Have a great weekend all!
Thursday, June 09, 2005
ZZZZZZZZ huh?
Is it Friday yet? I am sooooo tired today! Music practice was fun last night, I was a bit frazzled as there are two songs that I am just learning and it wasn't going well, but I think I may have it now, putting the emphasis on may! But, we didn't get home until 11 and then we still had to eat! We grabbed some of the 2 for $3 burgers from Kwik Star and as soon as we finished we crashed!
Tonight is A's older boy's first T Ball game. He plays his friend J's team ( A also baby sits for J and her younger sister A) so hopefully he won't be real nervous and just go out and have fun. I'll have to see if I can get some pictures there too.
Other than that I don't know a whole lot, just trying to get through the day awake lol! Planning to sit down and do a bit of stitching while the girls are sleeping yet, probably on the Janlynn Santa's Wish List my Grandma got at a garage sale for me. It is my first project on evenweave and someone had done a bit of stitching on it....nice so I can see what it is supposed to look like.
Tonight is A's older boy's first T Ball game. He plays his friend J's team ( A also baby sits for J and her younger sister A) so hopefully he won't be real nervous and just go out and have fun. I'll have to see if I can get some pictures there too.
Other than that I don't know a whole lot, just trying to get through the day awake lol! Planning to sit down and do a bit of stitching while the girls are sleeping yet, probably on the Janlynn Santa's Wish List my Grandma got at a garage sale for me. It is my first project on evenweave and someone had done a bit of stitching on it....nice so I can see what it is supposed to look like.
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
I love summer!
Yesterday's walk and playtime in the park was wonderful! C is very good and helpful on the walks! He pretends that he is a bird and he "lands" in every tree, so number one I don't have to worry about him getting too far ahead as there are LOTS of trees around here, and number two when he lands, especially near a corner, he spreads his arms out and won't let the younger two girls pass! While at the park yesterday there were a group of kids who would sit at the top of the slide and not let anyone down and when C got his chance he stopped, stood back up, and let M go down ahead of him! What a good big brother! Both C and M were very good about keeping me in their line of site too! Monster had decided that she needed to swing so I was just two or three feet away at the most, but I was still a bit worried. Good to find out I didn't need to be!
Monster decided that she LOVED the water and I really had to convince her to get out. She was drenched! The girl even had water poured over her head and drenched herself! She played in that water until her teeth chattered and her lips started turning a bit blue!
We had some thunderstorms roll through this morning. Even momentarily flashing the power off, but this afternoon the temperatures are going back up up up and I have heard that the heat index will be up around 100! Ahh well, with the wonderful invention of air conditioning, I am truthfully LOVING the summer weather that has FINALLY come! This spring has been so rainy we barely got the kids outside, and if this keeps up we will get lots of use out of the big pool when we set it up!
Well, naptime is almost over and I still need to get some things typed up for music practice tonight, yep music practice after prayer meeting tonight.....I may be a zombie tomorrow!
Monster decided that she LOVED the water and I really had to convince her to get out. She was drenched! The girl even had water poured over her head and drenched herself! She played in that water until her teeth chattered and her lips started turning a bit blue!
We had some thunderstorms roll through this morning. Even momentarily flashing the power off, but this afternoon the temperatures are going back up up up and I have heard that the heat index will be up around 100! Ahh well, with the wonderful invention of air conditioning, I am truthfully LOVING the summer weather that has FINALLY come! This spring has been so rainy we barely got the kids outside, and if this keeps up we will get lots of use out of the big pool when we set it up!
Well, naptime is almost over and I still need to get some things typed up for music practice tonight, yep music practice after prayer meeting tonight.....I may be a zombie tomorrow!
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Summer has arrived!
Wow! Another day of near 90 degrees is forcasted for us today! Yesterday I was SO thankful for our central air and even had K put the window air up in our bedroom....Yes, I did say we have central air and still need a window air conditioner in our bedroom window. The central air just doesn't seem to get it cool upstairs, so we use the window air at night to be comfortable.
Tried to get Monster to play in the water in the little wading pool last night and she threw a fit! That could have alot to do with the fact that instead of her lovely two hour nap she only slept 45 minutes yesterday! Even after a good half hour walk and short play at the park! She was sooooo cranky in the afternoon! She did play a bit and I got some cute pics, will have to get them downloaded onto the computer and post them later..... I think our plans for today will be similar;a nice walk and hopefully little longer time at the park hopefully minus the kids from the daycare center just off the other side of the park, come back for lunch, naptime, C and M will leave and then get Monster back into the kiddie pool. I really don't understand this kid, she LOVES to be sprinkled with the hose, but standing water we can't deal with without a fit first, I heard this morning that she does the same thing for her Mom. Her Mom wants me to keep putting her in the kiddie pool and working with her to hopefully get her over whatever this big thing is, now don't get me wrong I don't just toss her in; I stand in there with her getting just as wet as she does holding her and just putting her toes in at first and gradually working our way into full play, which she will do and loves after we throw our initial big fit! I really would love to know what goes through her little mind at times like that!
Well, time to get ready for our walk before it gets too hot and humid, hope to have more pics to share with you laters....
Tried to get Monster to play in the water in the little wading pool last night and she threw a fit! That could have alot to do with the fact that instead of her lovely two hour nap she only slept 45 minutes yesterday! Even after a good half hour walk and short play at the park! She was sooooo cranky in the afternoon! She did play a bit and I got some cute pics, will have to get them downloaded onto the computer and post them later..... I think our plans for today will be similar;a nice walk and hopefully little longer time at the park hopefully minus the kids from the daycare center just off the other side of the park, come back for lunch, naptime, C and M will leave and then get Monster back into the kiddie pool. I really don't understand this kid, she LOVES to be sprinkled with the hose, but standing water we can't deal with without a fit first, I heard this morning that she does the same thing for her Mom. Her Mom wants me to keep putting her in the kiddie pool and working with her to hopefully get her over whatever this big thing is, now don't get me wrong I don't just toss her in; I stand in there with her getting just as wet as she does holding her and just putting her toes in at first and gradually working our way into full play, which she will do and loves after we throw our initial big fit! I really would love to know what goes through her little mind at times like that!
Well, time to get ready for our walk before it gets too hot and humid, hope to have more pics to share with you laters....
Monday, June 06, 2005
Newbies
Well, you have all heard about the most exciting part of my weekend. The rest of the weekend was full of planting a lilac bush that my Dad had saved for us(it was a little shoot off of their big bush), music practice and dinner at my parents' house for my Mom's birthday. We came home with alot of food! My brother and his girlfriend and her little boy couldn't make it so there was alot of extra! We got a whole german chocolate cake ( there were a total of 3, yes THREE birthday cakes! My brother's girlfriend's birthday is Wednesday, so there was a cake for her too. Yes my family can go a little overboard like that lol!), a container of my Grandma's party potatoes, three bags of buns; both hot dog and hamburger, and fruit salad. Oh and the two pieces of rhubarb cake that I traded Mom for two pieces of the German chocolate cake for! It was nice to see my Grandparents, but also a reminder of why I am so glad that I live an hour away! My Grandma is very controlling, very opinionated, everything she does is for show, and will stop you in mid sentence to change the subject if she is no longer interested in what you are saying. Like I said, nice little visit, now back to real life!
Today I had an interview with the new family. Two kids, a three year old and a six year old, M and C. They are adorable and very well behaved. C is just a very busy six year old boy! M is a happy little three year old girl. They ended up staying for the day, their Mom is talking about the rest of the week too, so hopefully that is good news. M fell right asleep, actually even alot faster than Monster, who fell asleep a whole hour later than normal! C is now watching a movie so the girls can sleep. Nice and quiet and cool in here with the air on, can't naptime last all day?????
Today I had an interview with the new family. Two kids, a three year old and a six year old, M and C. They are adorable and very well behaved. C is just a very busy six year old boy! M is a happy little three year old girl. They ended up staying for the day, their Mom is talking about the rest of the week too, so hopefully that is good news. M fell right asleep, actually even alot faster than Monster, who fell asleep a whole hour later than normal! C is now watching a movie so the girls can sleep. Nice and quiet and cool in here with the air on, can't naptime last all day?????
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Off on the Bike Trail
Shock of all shocks, I am blogging on the weekend!! What has gotten into me?! It's a pretty dreary day and it has been raining off and on so not a whole lot to do around here today. The thought was to get the steam cleaner and clean the carpets, but that didn't work out, so K is spot cleaning the worst spots so it doesn't look so terrible when the new family comes for an interview Monday morning.
Not much reading got done around here last night. A imed and asked what we were up to and she said that they wanted to take the boys (who just learned how to ride their bikes without training wheels) for a bike ride. So K packed the bike in the Durango and off we went. We rode a few blocks to find the beginning of the bike path and went down that for a bit. The boys did really good, they were good and tired by the time we got back. They even walked their bikes for a while, said they were too tired to ride. The older one got his bigger bike so riding is going a bit better, we are just working on the whole directional thing now.
As soon as K gets done with the carpets we need to go to my parent's house to give Mom her birthday gifts and spend some time with them, and at 7:30 its off to music practice. I'm working on finding a song that I should sing for special music in July. Pastor said that he was going to be gone that Sunday so I asked a friend if she could play for me, but the book that I had picked out (30 different songs) was too difficult for her to play on the piano so I bought a cd, well Wednesday night Pastor tells me that he is taking vacation that next Sunday so he will be there to play for me! AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH! LOL! So tonight I will take my cd, and my book and we can sit down and decide what to do. Hopefully it all works out in the end lol!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Not much reading got done around here last night. A imed and asked what we were up to and she said that they wanted to take the boys (who just learned how to ride their bikes without training wheels) for a bike ride. So K packed the bike in the Durango and off we went. We rode a few blocks to find the beginning of the bike path and went down that for a bit. The boys did really good, they were good and tired by the time we got back. They even walked their bikes for a while, said they were too tired to ride. The older one got his bigger bike so riding is going a bit better, we are just working on the whole directional thing now.
As soon as K gets done with the carpets we need to go to my parent's house to give Mom her birthday gifts and spend some time with them, and at 7:30 its off to music practice. I'm working on finding a song that I should sing for special music in July. Pastor said that he was going to be gone that Sunday so I asked a friend if she could play for me, but the book that I had picked out (30 different songs) was too difficult for her to play on the piano so I bought a cd, well Wednesday night Pastor tells me that he is taking vacation that next Sunday so he will be there to play for me! AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH! LOL! So tonight I will take my cd, and my book and we can sit down and decide what to do. Hopefully it all works out in the end lol!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Friday, June 03, 2005
A Night of Flowers and Bicycles
Well, we had another busy night last night last night. We took Monster up to the greenhouse where my Mom works to pick out a couple fuschia plants for Mom for her birthday, we got some mums for the side of the house and out by the garage, and finally found something that K and I both liked to put out in front of the house. We bought six miniature (I believe) geraniums. These don't look like the geraniums that you and I are all used to seeing out in pots on porches, I will have to get pictures to post to show you. K was quite busy getting them all planted last night and getting the watering of all our seeds and other plants watered. And my Mom told me that she was paying for it all (we planned on her paying and then paying her back because she gets a discount) for our anniversary present! Mom is getting some money as well as her plants!
We also went over to A's house to see her boys finally out riding their bikes without their training wheels! They were so excited! The youngest was the first to get it all figured out and was taking off like the little speed racer that he is! The older one was getting it figured out, just needed a little more practice, I would be surprised if he hasn't gotten it all figured out by now, A said they were up at 6:15 and out practicing! It sounds like they are going to have to buy a BIG first aid kit though, the youngest has just had his first official crash!
I got my State Fair tickets today. A told me that she will gladly pay me $10 per set of tickets and there are four! The extra $40 would be nice!
I got a catalog from Christian Book Distributors the other day and I found a deal in their Surprise Savings section that I want to order. Contemporary Music Surprise Pack, 10 CDs. It says A towering collection of soul-stirring, upbeat tunes to make your next road trip one to remember! Contents may vary-but that's part of the fun! And its only $10! K agreed to order it for me yesterday, but we never got it done with the searching for plants and planting and watering and all, so hopefully we can get them ordered tonight! I can't wait, I love surprises like that! I just hope that it won't come to bite me in the behind and I will end up not liking any of the CDs! Guess I could always give them as gifts if that is the fact! Does that sound horrible lol?!
Well, Monster will be up soon so I am going to try to get some reading done. The Chronicles of Narnia is calling my name!
We also went over to A's house to see her boys finally out riding their bikes without their training wheels! They were so excited! The youngest was the first to get it all figured out and was taking off like the little speed racer that he is! The older one was getting it figured out, just needed a little more practice, I would be surprised if he hasn't gotten it all figured out by now, A said they were up at 6:15 and out practicing! It sounds like they are going to have to buy a BIG first aid kit though, the youngest has just had his first official crash!
I got my State Fair tickets today. A told me that she will gladly pay me $10 per set of tickets and there are four! The extra $40 would be nice!
I got a catalog from Christian Book Distributors the other day and I found a deal in their Surprise Savings section that I want to order. Contemporary Music Surprise Pack, 10 CDs. It says A towering collection of soul-stirring, upbeat tunes to make your next road trip one to remember! Contents may vary-but that's part of the fun! And its only $10! K agreed to order it for me yesterday, but we never got it done with the searching for plants and planting and watering and all, so hopefully we can get them ordered tonight! I can't wait, I love surprises like that! I just hope that it won't come to bite me in the behind and I will end up not liking any of the CDs! Guess I could always give them as gifts if that is the fact! Does that sound horrible lol?!
Well, Monster will be up soon so I am going to try to get some reading done. The Chronicles of Narnia is calling my name!
Thursday, June 02, 2005
From a mountain to a molehill.....
Well I am down to my last two loads of laundry, FINALLY!!!! I was beginning to think that I was washing every single item of clothing or bedding in this house at least twice!
We didn't make it to the greenhouse yesterday like I wanted to. K said with having to run to get to church for the concert it would just be easier to do it today, and then if we got anything to put out in the front yard he could just get it planted right away tonight. Although we may have another snag in that plan as Monster's Mom says that she may be getting off earlier than was first thought so we will most likely end up sitting here and waiting for her to come and hoping she gets off in time for us to run up there. Oh well, there is always tomorrow or Saturday. Today would be easier though as it sounds like we are going to have Praise Team practice this weekend and K and my Dad are talking about renting a carpet cleaner and cleaning the carpets at their house and our house on Saturday too. Ahh well, it will all work out somehow!
I finally finished the book I was reading yesterday! I started it around Christmas time and just finished! No, I'm really not that slow of a reader, other things just popped up and the book got put to the side. Things like cross stitch, knitting, playing with Monster, all that important stuff besides the every day hustle and bustle lol! With that one finished I can start the next book in the pile of unread books calling me to read them, this time I think it is going to be The Chronicles of Narnia. It has all the different books in one.
Well, I suppose I had better get off here and get some of my housework done so I can relax and enjoy the sun this afternoon......
We didn't make it to the greenhouse yesterday like I wanted to. K said with having to run to get to church for the concert it would just be easier to do it today, and then if we got anything to put out in the front yard he could just get it planted right away tonight. Although we may have another snag in that plan as Monster's Mom says that she may be getting off earlier than was first thought so we will most likely end up sitting here and waiting for her to come and hoping she gets off in time for us to run up there. Oh well, there is always tomorrow or Saturday. Today would be easier though as it sounds like we are going to have Praise Team practice this weekend and K and my Dad are talking about renting a carpet cleaner and cleaning the carpets at their house and our house on Saturday too. Ahh well, it will all work out somehow!
I finally finished the book I was reading yesterday! I started it around Christmas time and just finished! No, I'm really not that slow of a reader, other things just popped up and the book got put to the side. Things like cross stitch, knitting, playing with Monster, all that important stuff besides the every day hustle and bustle lol! With that one finished I can start the next book in the pile of unread books calling me to read them, this time I think it is going to be The Chronicles of Narnia. It has all the different books in one.
Well, I suppose I had better get off here and get some of my housework done so I can relax and enjoy the sun this afternoon......
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
What a weekend!
Wow, I didn't realize how much time had passed since I had blogged last! Things have been just a bit busy around here, we haven't hardly been home since oh early last week sometime....and with the holiday weekend it made it that much worse! I am still trying to get caught up on laundry, although I did all the bedding so that adds another three loads to try to get done in a timely manner!
Saturday we finally got my flower seeds planted, I can't wait to see them pop up and it will be especially nice as some of these are going to be a natural privacy fence between us and the neighbors; K and I are tired of being stared at by the neighbor's daughter when we are sitting out on the deck, and the kids being stared at and made to feel self concious while they are playing out on the swing set. We also had C's graduation open house and then it was off to church to get K's computer things set up for Sunday morning.
Sunday brought subbing for D and K for Sunday School and picking up one kiddo because another family was going away and then we spent the afternoon with my parents. We tried to run up to the greenhouse where my Mom is working as they said in the paper that they would be open, but they were closed. I think that we may take Monster and go up today. We are trying to decide what, if anything, to put along the sidewalk up in the ftont yard. And after alot of thought I have decided what to get my Mom, she loves plants and she has tried to keep her fuschia plant alive over the winter but it just doesn't look very good, so I think that we will buy her a couple smaller ones and put them in a nice haning planter for her.
Monday brought more fun in a picnic in Riceville with some friends from church and we caught part of a ball game but we had to leave early so K could meet with my brother to go target shooting. My brother's girlfriend went along and I ended up babysitting for her 2 and a half year old while they were gone. He was very good and we had alot of fun.
Yesterday I had the two drop ins again (also had them on Friday) as a favor for A who does home daycare as well. Her family had a nice extended weekend and picked up a new Yorkie puppy on Saturday. I tried to make a dent on my mountain of laundry...hoping to finish it up today. Monster is here until about 5 and then we have to jet off to church so K can get the sound system and things ready for the concert tonight. Always lots of fun in our chaotic little world!
Saturday we finally got my flower seeds planted, I can't wait to see them pop up and it will be especially nice as some of these are going to be a natural privacy fence between us and the neighbors; K and I are tired of being stared at by the neighbor's daughter when we are sitting out on the deck, and the kids being stared at and made to feel self concious while they are playing out on the swing set. We also had C's graduation open house and then it was off to church to get K's computer things set up for Sunday morning.
Sunday brought subbing for D and K for Sunday School and picking up one kiddo because another family was going away and then we spent the afternoon with my parents. We tried to run up to the greenhouse where my Mom is working as they said in the paper that they would be open, but they were closed. I think that we may take Monster and go up today. We are trying to decide what, if anything, to put along the sidewalk up in the ftont yard. And after alot of thought I have decided what to get my Mom, she loves plants and she has tried to keep her fuschia plant alive over the winter but it just doesn't look very good, so I think that we will buy her a couple smaller ones and put them in a nice haning planter for her.
Monday brought more fun in a picnic in Riceville with some friends from church and we caught part of a ball game but we had to leave early so K could meet with my brother to go target shooting. My brother's girlfriend went along and I ended up babysitting for her 2 and a half year old while they were gone. He was very good and we had alot of fun.
Yesterday I had the two drop ins again (also had them on Friday) as a favor for A who does home daycare as well. Her family had a nice extended weekend and picked up a new Yorkie puppy on Saturday. I tried to make a dent on my mountain of laundry...hoping to finish it up today. Monster is here until about 5 and then we have to jet off to church so K can get the sound system and things ready for the concert tonight. Always lots of fun in our chaotic little world!
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