I have to tell you all that I got NOTHING done over the holiday weekend. I still have scrapbooks, patterns and material everywhere. Oh well!! I had a good weekend. I took my brother out to Medieval Times for his 16th birthday.
Medieval Times is always a great place for entertainment. However, this Saturday I was very disappointed in my fellow dinner guests. Before the tournament they have announcements of "knighted" and "royal" guests. One of Saturday's royal guests was a gentleman turning 38 years old and had just returned from his 3rd tour of duty in Irag! I was so appreciative that I was immediately up on my feet cheering and applauding this man. It is Memorial Day weekend! As I looked about the room and the other couple hundred guests I, very sadly, realize that there was only a dozen or so other people up on their feet. This took me beyond ticked off!
Why do people have so little respect anymore. With the exception of a couple, most of the men in my family have served in some branch of the armed services (grandfathers, uncles, cousins, in-laws). I would never in a million years not stand for those men and women that preserve our freedom. Our armed services deserve every bit of respect and adoration humanly possible. These men and women (and those gone before them) give their lives so that we can enjoy a freedom beyond any other.
The gentleman mentioned at dinner deserved so much more than a room clapping. He has been to Irag and back THREE times! He came back to celebrate a birthday and time with his family and friends. He should have been afforded a hero's welcome. HE IS MY HERO!!!
So, in this week after Memorial Day, please tell a vetern or active duty person how much you love and respect them for all they do. I know I do. And, remember how much they give the next time your at dinner and they walk in, or your at the airport as they come home, or you just pass them on the street. Show a little RESPECT!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Keep moving
This week has been moving along fairly well.
The plumbing has been repaired, but we now have a hole in the linoleum in the kitchen. We talked to the property manager and we will be paying $1150 for the repairs, but we don't have to pay for the flooring because she wants to replace it anyway. So, we will soon be getting new tile flooring in the kitchen and I am excited.
Today we are meeting with TJ's kindergarten team and I am even excited about that. The school has been so helpful with everything. I think she is going to have a great year next year.
I am working on catching up with my scrapbooking. I am 11 months behind and don't seem to be very motivated. There is just so much other stuff I would rather do. Hopefully I can get moving this holiday weekend. I also just bought a bunch of really cute fabric so I need to get moving on making some things for the kiddos.
Still in a bit of a funk, but I'm coming around.
The plumbing has been repaired, but we now have a hole in the linoleum in the kitchen. We talked to the property manager and we will be paying $1150 for the repairs, but we don't have to pay for the flooring because she wants to replace it anyway. So, we will soon be getting new tile flooring in the kitchen and I am excited.
Today we are meeting with TJ's kindergarten team and I am even excited about that. The school has been so helpful with everything. I think she is going to have a great year next year.
I am working on catching up with my scrapbooking. I am 11 months behind and don't seem to be very motivated. There is just so much other stuff I would rather do. Hopefully I can get moving this holiday weekend. I also just bought a bunch of really cute fabric so I need to get moving on making some things for the kiddos.
Still in a bit of a funk, but I'm coming around.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
UGH!
That is really all I want to say right now.
But....I guess I will say more. I am in a real funk right now.
Rey is working really hard and is stressed about a big project at work. I know he can do it and do it well, I just don't know how to convince him of that. The only part of the project I am worried about is the traveling. I want to be absolutely sure he has time off for TJ's surgery.
Although I know TJ's surgery is for the best, it is still very scary. I can't seem to put it too far out of mind. I feel like I am obsessing.
We are still working with TJ's school, getting her ready to transition into kindergarten next year. Her language skills have improved greatly and I am so proud of her. However, we want to continue her speech therapy to help her improve even more. We will be meeting with her kindergarten team next week to go over everything.
MA has been acting up quite a bit lately. He tends to hit or push TJ daily, to the point of her yelling (squealling is more like it) and him shouting right back. Today as I dropped her off at school, MA grabbed a handful of hair and pulled it out! Yes, completely out. He had long brown hair between his fingers. Fun times in the carpool line.
The past couple of weeks we have been plagued with plumbing problems. Toilets overflow and the washer backs up into the bath-tub. We found out that the plumbers will be drilling in the middle of our kitchen floor to take out the clog in the pipe. What's in the pipe you might ask? Well....a baby hairbrush (soft bristles) and a little cup from a tooth care set. Yep, my kids are angels. Today, we found out how much all of this repair work is going to cost us (around $1500) and decided our children will never be allowed in the bathroom alone again. Yea, that should work?
The adoption process is going no where. I am so beyond frustrated right now that it is past words. I am beginning to think we should stop the madness and be thankful and happy for the two children we have. A family of four, a little boy, a little girl, isn't that the perfect family?
I am also feeling crappy lately because of the birth control I'm on. I just don't want to make another visit to the doctor's office so she can tell me to try something else. Nothing is working for the PCOS and I am tired of the emotional roller coaster I am on.
The brighter side of things is that the kids and I went to the Fort Worth Zoo yesterday with MeMe and Uncle Robert. We all had a great time and I loved all the animals we got to see. TJ LOVES the giraffes and MA LOVES the lions and tigers. Here's a few photos.
Mother's day was great as well. Rey got me a pretty necklace with a cross, pearl, and FAITH charm. The "kids" got me a mother's necklace with charms for all of our birthstones. We went to church and I got to come home to take a long afternoon nap and have my favorite pizza for dinner (Mr.Jims...yum)!
Also on the good side, Rey and I were able to go out with a great couple on Saturday. We had dinner and took in a play. It felt good to be around other grownups and do grownup things. I think Rey and I tend to forget that we need to take care of ourselves to better take care of the kids. Saturday was a great stress reliever.
There you have it. My UGH put into words.
But....I guess I will say more. I am in a real funk right now.
Rey is working really hard and is stressed about a big project at work. I know he can do it and do it well, I just don't know how to convince him of that. The only part of the project I am worried about is the traveling. I want to be absolutely sure he has time off for TJ's surgery.
Although I know TJ's surgery is for the best, it is still very scary. I can't seem to put it too far out of mind. I feel like I am obsessing.
We are still working with TJ's school, getting her ready to transition into kindergarten next year. Her language skills have improved greatly and I am so proud of her. However, we want to continue her speech therapy to help her improve even more. We will be meeting with her kindergarten team next week to go over everything.
MA has been acting up quite a bit lately. He tends to hit or push TJ daily, to the point of her yelling (squealling is more like it) and him shouting right back. Today as I dropped her off at school, MA grabbed a handful of hair and pulled it out! Yes, completely out. He had long brown hair between his fingers. Fun times in the carpool line.
The past couple of weeks we have been plagued with plumbing problems. Toilets overflow and the washer backs up into the bath-tub. We found out that the plumbers will be drilling in the middle of our kitchen floor to take out the clog in the pipe. What's in the pipe you might ask? Well....a baby hairbrush (soft bristles) and a little cup from a tooth care set. Yep, my kids are angels. Today, we found out how much all of this repair work is going to cost us (around $1500) and decided our children will never be allowed in the bathroom alone again. Yea, that should work?
The adoption process is going no where. I am so beyond frustrated right now that it is past words. I am beginning to think we should stop the madness and be thankful and happy for the two children we have. A family of four, a little boy, a little girl, isn't that the perfect family?
I am also feeling crappy lately because of the birth control I'm on. I just don't want to make another visit to the doctor's office so she can tell me to try something else. Nothing is working for the PCOS and I am tired of the emotional roller coaster I am on.
The brighter side of things is that the kids and I went to the Fort Worth Zoo yesterday with MeMe and Uncle Robert. We all had a great time and I loved all the animals we got to see. TJ LOVES the giraffes and MA LOVES the lions and tigers. Here's a few photos.
Mother's day was great as well. Rey got me a pretty necklace with a cross, pearl, and FAITH charm. The "kids" got me a mother's necklace with charms for all of our birthstones. We went to church and I got to come home to take a long afternoon nap and have my favorite pizza for dinner (Mr.Jims...yum)!
Also on the good side, Rey and I were able to go out with a great couple on Saturday. We had dinner and took in a play. It felt good to be around other grownups and do grownup things. I think Rey and I tend to forget that we need to take care of ourselves to better take care of the kids. Saturday was a great stress reliever.
There you have it. My UGH put into words.
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