OOPS!!! My promise, I know - Blog, Blog, Blog. Not much has happened, however.
Casey works, I do house stuff, the kids go to school and/or work. I have however, gotten into Fish Wrangler on FaceBook. Casey started it, then he conned me into it, then the kids started. Bryce isn't into it, but Catie and Zach are. Are main topic of conversation around here for the last week has been "fishing". Who caught what, how many points we got, what we have "bought", etc. It is actually pretty amusing.
I got to attend the CHA show on Monday. Thanks to my friend, the owner of Kits2Remember.com. CHA stands for crafts and hobby association. This is where they display all of the NEW releases for crafts...we focused on scrapbooking. It was a pretty amazing thing to see. Now we just have to wait for all the awesome stuff to hit the stores.
Well, Zach pulled off his 3.0 this semester. That means he can get his license. OMG>>>2 of my kids driving. He worked really hard for this, I am so proud of him. I think it actually works out to a 3.3 or something. Caitlyn will have that or higher, she is always a great student. We are equally as proud of her. Bryce starts school again next week on the 10th. He is taking more academic classes this semester, and working full-time, so I hope he can handle his full load. I know he can...I just hope he knows he can.
Everyone cross your fingers. I want to be a better blogger. I need something exciting to happen around here. Until next time, take care.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
From not much to Obama
I am still here. Still keeping up my blogging promises. It has been an uneventful week.
Kids are doing well in school...Bryce and Casey are working hard, and I am doing what I do.
Bryce turned 19 on Saturday...19...I am so not old enough to have a 19 year old son. He was such a stick in the mud. He refused to go out to dinner; he didn't want to do anything, but sit home. His BFF came over for several hours, and Sarah stopped by. Gramma, of course, made her way over. That was his day. He said he just wanted to hang out...so we did a big fat zero.
Today is the inauguration. So, we are now under President Obama. I think it is great that this country has come to a place to elect a black person. However, I wish it had been a black person like Colin Powell, JC Watts or Condoleeza Rice. I don't agree with most of Obama's policies. However, I will give him a chance, even though he didn't get my vote. I won't complain until he does something to complain about. I will pray for him and this country.
I will say, on a day like today, I see the humanity of it all. Not Republican or Democrat, but 2 men (and their families). One leaving their home, and one coming into it. How hard it must be for the Bushes to leave their home with the people moving into it, and not get to take a minute to say "Bye house". But to have to leave with dignity and publicly, as opposed to privately, with maybe a tear in their eye. And for the Obama's to have this new home, and yet they are travelling all around the city, not able to settle into their new life. It is all very surreal. I don't think it will hit any of them for days. How could it? The enormity of no longer being President, and the worries and burdens you carry every second, and the enormity of now being President, and needing to do that job. It is crazy when you think about what has been bestowed on both families. I did hear an interview with Laura Bush - she hasn't cooked in 15 years between the Governor's mansion and the White House. Boy that reality will hit come dinner time tonight.
Kids are doing well in school...Bryce and Casey are working hard, and I am doing what I do.
Bryce turned 19 on Saturday...19...I am so not old enough to have a 19 year old son. He was such a stick in the mud. He refused to go out to dinner; he didn't want to do anything, but sit home. His BFF came over for several hours, and Sarah stopped by. Gramma, of course, made her way over. That was his day. He said he just wanted to hang out...so we did a big fat zero.
Today is the inauguration. So, we are now under President Obama. I think it is great that this country has come to a place to elect a black person. However, I wish it had been a black person like Colin Powell, JC Watts or Condoleeza Rice. I don't agree with most of Obama's policies. However, I will give him a chance, even though he didn't get my vote. I won't complain until he does something to complain about. I will pray for him and this country.
I will say, on a day like today, I see the humanity of it all. Not Republican or Democrat, but 2 men (and their families). One leaving their home, and one coming into it. How hard it must be for the Bushes to leave their home with the people moving into it, and not get to take a minute to say "Bye house". But to have to leave with dignity and publicly, as opposed to privately, with maybe a tear in their eye. And for the Obama's to have this new home, and yet they are travelling all around the city, not able to settle into their new life. It is all very surreal. I don't think it will hit any of them for days. How could it? The enormity of no longer being President, and the worries and burdens you carry every second, and the enormity of now being President, and needing to do that job. It is crazy when you think about what has been bestowed on both families. I did hear an interview with Laura Bush - she hasn't cooked in 15 years between the Governor's mansion and the White House. Boy that reality will hit come dinner time tonight.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Still Bloggin'
I am trying REALLY hard to stay faithful here. However, there is not much to update on.
I am better...and planning to stay that way. Now Bryce is home from work with it, and Caitlyn is starting to get it.
So, the basic story around here is I am bloggin' and we are still buggin'.
I have a busy week ahead...just household normal stuff. I HAVE to get to COSTCO...we have piles of laundry and no detergent - major problem in a household of 5. I get my baby nephews 2 times this week (lucky me) Tuesday morning and Thursday night. I have a dr. appt. for no reason, really. My dr. is out sick for a month, so I have to see the fill-in for my regular meds, that normally automatically refill. What a pain - who ever said drs. could take sick days??? That is almost an oxymoron!!! I have an aquatics board meeting and bills to pay later in the week.
Hopefully, something fun and exciting will happen for me to blog about.
Thanks for reading this rambling blog...but I have to stay faithful to my promise. I have to make this a habit.
I am better...and planning to stay that way. Now Bryce is home from work with it, and Caitlyn is starting to get it.
So, the basic story around here is I am bloggin' and we are still buggin'.
I have a busy week ahead...just household normal stuff. I HAVE to get to COSTCO...we have piles of laundry and no detergent - major problem in a household of 5. I get my baby nephews 2 times this week (lucky me) Tuesday morning and Thursday night. I have a dr. appt. for no reason, really. My dr. is out sick for a month, so I have to see the fill-in for my regular meds, that normally automatically refill. What a pain - who ever said drs. could take sick days??? That is almost an oxymoron!!! I have an aquatics board meeting and bills to pay later in the week.
Hopefully, something fun and exciting will happen for me to blog about.
Thanks for reading this rambling blog...but I have to stay faithful to my promise. I have to make this a habit.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Bugs aplenty
I don't have much of an update, but I wanted to stay true to my resolution.
The bugs in my house have multiplied...I think we need the equivalent of a bug bomb made of Lysol.
Zachary started this one with a raging sore throat and head cold. He so sweetly shared it with me. I am suffering through it right now. Yesterday, it didn't seem so bad. I was congested and coughing some with some fatigue. Today, however, the cough won't stop. My head feels like a bug bomb that could explode at any time. Casey doesn't like it when I am sick, so I am trying to stir up some energy to figure out something easy to make for dinner - I don't think it will happen. Besides, if my family were smart, they wouldn't want to eat anything I made anyway.
However, this morning, Bryce told me as he was leaving for work that he was going to rest this weekend, since he is pretty sure he was catching this...I hope not. The cough is so nagging.
I think I have some good news. A friend of mine from high school is battling breast cancer that has metastacized to her liver, pelvis, spine and brain. She is truly miraculous. She has been fighting for nearly 2 years now, and though she has down falls, she seems to have more upturns. She has walked in the last 2 Susan G Koman breast cancer walks...her and her team have made miraculous sums of money. The first year they made $58,000+ I am not sure about this past year, but I am sure they probably surpassed it. Anyway, yesterday she had a double mastectomy. She apparently did very well. The suregery was shorter than expected, and the doctor's said she did great. I am sure there is a major emotional toll in a surgery such as this...and I haven't gotten a report on her frame of mind yet. However, she has a husband and 4 beautiful children. They need all the prayers they can get, as she is truly in the fight of all of their lives. You can read more about her story, and a big fundraiser coming up at www.marilynkeepingthefaith.com. "Keepin the faith", is her motto for the whole undertaking, and her team title for the walks. There was a story on the front page of the Local page of the OC Register last week, some of you may have read it...if you did, I am sure you were touched by her outlook. If you are on FaceBook, there are links to her story and updates on my FaceBook page.
I hope this finds all of you well, and this is the last bug to make it's round through our house. Have a good one... :)
The bugs in my house have multiplied...I think we need the equivalent of a bug bomb made of Lysol.
Zachary started this one with a raging sore throat and head cold. He so sweetly shared it with me. I am suffering through it right now. Yesterday, it didn't seem so bad. I was congested and coughing some with some fatigue. Today, however, the cough won't stop. My head feels like a bug bomb that could explode at any time. Casey doesn't like it when I am sick, so I am trying to stir up some energy to figure out something easy to make for dinner - I don't think it will happen. Besides, if my family were smart, they wouldn't want to eat anything I made anyway.
However, this morning, Bryce told me as he was leaving for work that he was going to rest this weekend, since he is pretty sure he was catching this...I hope not. The cough is so nagging.
I think I have some good news. A friend of mine from high school is battling breast cancer that has metastacized to her liver, pelvis, spine and brain. She is truly miraculous. She has been fighting for nearly 2 years now, and though she has down falls, she seems to have more upturns. She has walked in the last 2 Susan G Koman breast cancer walks...her and her team have made miraculous sums of money. The first year they made $58,000+ I am not sure about this past year, but I am sure they probably surpassed it. Anyway, yesterday she had a double mastectomy. She apparently did very well. The suregery was shorter than expected, and the doctor's said she did great. I am sure there is a major emotional toll in a surgery such as this...and I haven't gotten a report on her frame of mind yet. However, she has a husband and 4 beautiful children. They need all the prayers they can get, as she is truly in the fight of all of their lives. You can read more about her story, and a big fundraiser coming up at www.marilynkeepingthefaith.com. "Keepin the faith", is her motto for the whole undertaking, and her team title for the walks. There was a story on the front page of the Local page of the OC Register last week, some of you may have read it...if you did, I am sure you were touched by her outlook. If you are on FaceBook, there are links to her story and updates on my FaceBook page.
I hope this finds all of you well, and this is the last bug to make it's round through our house. Have a good one... :)
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Resolutions, Bugs and Stuff
I am here again. I am keeping up pretty well with my Resolution. Think about it...those of you who resolved to diet have possibly cheated; if you resolved to quit smoking, you may have had at least part of a cigarette. Blogging, that is easy...and here I am on Jan. 4th holding true to my word. Let's see when I come back again, huh.
So, as you know, we have had bugs or illnesses aplenty going through this house. Believe it or not, die hard, nothing gets him down Casey got hit the worst. He was knocked on his back for 3 days, and lost 13 pounds in that period. If you know Casey, you know he EATS>>>well, in those 3 days, he ate a piece of toast, 1/2 bowl of soup and a carton of Yoplait yogurt. Last night, he had homemade soup, and was happy to finally feel well enough to "get full". Today, he is eating everything. He is just enjoying the fact that he can. However, he may gain half of that weight back. Luckily, no one else has caught whatever he was plagued with...KNOCK ON WOOD!!!
Zachary, is out on his dirtbiking expedition. His favorite activity. He should be home in a few hours, and I am anxious to see him. I missed him. I always wonder if he will be all scraped up or break any bones while he is gone; he has done both in the past. Swim season is coming up, and a broken bone now would not make his coach very happy.
As for Bryce, he got his first paycheck from his new job. He was thrilled to have made more in 5-1/2 days than any other pay period of his life. I think he was bummed to have Saturday off - he would have rather been racking up the hours. So, far he is very happy with his job, and they are happy with him.
Caitlyn and I have been less eventful. We spent 2 days shopping, and taking care of her returns. She grew like a weed, and was too big for all her clothes she got for Christmas. She actually got size 12 Regular pants, and size 6-1/2 in women's shoes. My baby is a tween, and getting big. I enjoyed the shopping part. I didn't get anything, but I like to shop, so we had fun.
Tomorrow, is back to business. Zach and Catie go back to school, Bryce and Casey go back to work, and I go to Costco so we can get back on schedule and fill the fridge. I am sure you can relate.
Well, I have some work to do on my blogging skills. I tried to post some pictures in with this, but it kept placing them on the top of my post instead of in the middle where I was trying to place them. So, I actually typed this about 5 times...talk about dedication to my New Year's Resolution. If anyone knows how to put a picture at the END of the paragraph you are posting about, please leave me a comment and let me know.
I hope you all have a super great week, and I also hope you will hear from me within this week. Crossing my fingers that I stay true to my Resolution.
So, as you know, we have had bugs or illnesses aplenty going through this house. Believe it or not, die hard, nothing gets him down Casey got hit the worst. He was knocked on his back for 3 days, and lost 13 pounds in that period. If you know Casey, you know he EATS>>>well, in those 3 days, he ate a piece of toast, 1/2 bowl of soup and a carton of Yoplait yogurt. Last night, he had homemade soup, and was happy to finally feel well enough to "get full". Today, he is eating everything. He is just enjoying the fact that he can. However, he may gain half of that weight back. Luckily, no one else has caught whatever he was plagued with...KNOCK ON WOOD!!!
Zachary, is out on his dirtbiking expedition. His favorite activity. He should be home in a few hours, and I am anxious to see him. I missed him. I always wonder if he will be all scraped up or break any bones while he is gone; he has done both in the past. Swim season is coming up, and a broken bone now would not make his coach very happy.
As for Bryce, he got his first paycheck from his new job. He was thrilled to have made more in 5-1/2 days than any other pay period of his life. I think he was bummed to have Saturday off - he would have rather been racking up the hours. So, far he is very happy with his job, and they are happy with him.
Caitlyn and I have been less eventful. We spent 2 days shopping, and taking care of her returns. She grew like a weed, and was too big for all her clothes she got for Christmas. She actually got size 12 Regular pants, and size 6-1/2 in women's shoes. My baby is a tween, and getting big. I enjoyed the shopping part. I didn't get anything, but I like to shop, so we had fun.
Tomorrow, is back to business. Zach and Catie go back to school, Bryce and Casey go back to work, and I go to Costco so we can get back on schedule and fill the fridge. I am sure you can relate.
Well, I have some work to do on my blogging skills. I tried to post some pictures in with this, but it kept placing them on the top of my post instead of in the middle where I was trying to place them. So, I actually typed this about 5 times...talk about dedication to my New Year's Resolution. If anyone knows how to put a picture at the END of the paragraph you are posting about, please leave me a comment and let me know.
I hope you all have a super great week, and I also hope you will hear from me within this week. Crossing my fingers that I stay true to my Resolution.
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