Ok so I woke up this morning and got the kids ready for school. Yahhh they are going to school. Don't get me wrong I love my kids and miss them so much when they are gone but man did I ever need a break after having them everyday all day for almost three weeks. Anyway as the kids were headed out the door there was a black trash bad and two little boxs sitting there. The kids asked what it was and I told them I have no idea but not to worry about it and go to school. I watched them get on the bus then headed back inside because it was freezing thismorning. I brought the stuff in and opened it up to find pots and pans and a bad of forks and spoons. Wow I don't know who sent is but thanks cause I needed pots and pans. I am now fully stocked in my kitchen. Other than a few things that I really want like a juicer and a bread maker and a mixer and blender I have everything. Wow you know the lord really does provide when you are in need. I love having people in this world who love and care not only about me and my family but everyone in need. I dont know what I or anyone else would do without them. Thank you again.
That's all for now...Blog at you later
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
Normal day
Today was a pretty uneventful day. I went and paid a couple of bills and then came home and babysat until 10. I cleaned house and played with the kids. Then made dinner and went to bed. Like I said nothing special today. Maybe tomorrow will be better.
That's all for now....Blog at you later.
That's all for now....Blog at you later.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Crazy week and Enough already
OK so to start I have had a crazy week. I started watching this really sweet three year old little boy named Isaiah. Wow does he ever have a lot of energy. Not having a three year old of my in my house for a long time has made me a little spoiled. I am really glad that at the end of the day I can give him back to his dad. Wow I am also very glad I don't have a three year old of my own. sometimes I wonder how I made it through those years in the first place. I feel for all of you who do. I now understand why you are always tired. I know that all this sounds a little silly and reading it out loud even sillier but it truly is how I feel. Anyway he has taken up a lot of my week with just adjusting to having him and getting use to his schedule. Also it has been a while since I changed a diaper. But it is like they say. Once you learn you never really forget. You just push it to the back. I love having him though. He is just the sweetest little boy and very loving.
Anyway on to other things. I didn't do much for the new year. I guess I am getting old because at about 10 I fell asleep. That didn't last long because someone in my apts started shooting off fireworks at about 11 and woke up Isaiah. So we went out on the porch and watched until they were done and then tried to go back to sleep. That didn't work out either, so we watched TV until Isaiah's dad came to get him. Then I went back to bed.
Yesterday we as a family went to Barns and Noble to get books. Elyssa had gotten a ten dollar gift card to there for her birthday so we needed to use it soon. Anyway she got a book on how to draw and DJ got a book on the value of his hot wheel car and Dale got a book about the Truth about History and I got a classic called Uncle Toms Cabin. So far it is a pretty good book. I didn't have to read it in high school but I hear nothing but good things about it. We shall see. After that we came home and I watched Isaiah until about 11 and then went to bed.
Now for today and the reason for the other part of the title. So today was one of those days when I really felt like it was coming at me from all sides. To start Dale didn't get off work until 9 this morning and so I was late to church. I didn't even bother trying to fight the kids on getting up and getting dressed so I let them stay home with Dale. While at church I was fine but when I got home is when it all started. First the kids were fighting with each other and so I sent them to their rooms. After about two hours they came out and they were fine but then I had remembered that Dale had told them that he wanted their rooms clean before he woke up today so I sent them back in there to clean only DJ decided that he wasn't going to listen to me. I asked him several times very nicely to please go clean his room and he flat out told me NO. That only pissed me off. Forgive the language. The more I asked the more he keep on coming out of his room so the madder I got and I turned off his TV and locked him in his room. That really made him mad and he started telling me to turn his TV back on or he wouldn't clean so I took a couple of deep breaths and walked to his room and calmly told him that I was the parent and that he was not going to give me the ultimatum but was going to do what I told him to do. At this point her proceeded to yell in my face and give me a death stare so I told him to wipe that look off his face and give me the respect that I deserve. He told me Hell no and to get out of his room at this point I was so mad that I slapped him in his face and walked out of his room with his TV in my hand. That only made the situation worse and Dale finally stepped in and took over.
So this brings me to my question when is enough enough. I understand that at this age they have a hard time controlling their emotions but when should I leave it be and when should I stand up and say enough. I really am tired of this happening. I don't think I can make it through this phase of his life and if Elyssa is anything like this I think I will be bald and in and asylum by the time they grow up. I really don't know what to do so if you have any suggestions please help.
Well that's all for now.....Blog at you later.
Anyway on to other things. I didn't do much for the new year. I guess I am getting old because at about 10 I fell asleep. That didn't last long because someone in my apts started shooting off fireworks at about 11 and woke up Isaiah. So we went out on the porch and watched until they were done and then tried to go back to sleep. That didn't work out either, so we watched TV until Isaiah's dad came to get him. Then I went back to bed.
Yesterday we as a family went to Barns and Noble to get books. Elyssa had gotten a ten dollar gift card to there for her birthday so we needed to use it soon. Anyway she got a book on how to draw and DJ got a book on the value of his hot wheel car and Dale got a book about the Truth about History and I got a classic called Uncle Toms Cabin. So far it is a pretty good book. I didn't have to read it in high school but I hear nothing but good things about it. We shall see. After that we came home and I watched Isaiah until about 11 and then went to bed.
Now for today and the reason for the other part of the title. So today was one of those days when I really felt like it was coming at me from all sides. To start Dale didn't get off work until 9 this morning and so I was late to church. I didn't even bother trying to fight the kids on getting up and getting dressed so I let them stay home with Dale. While at church I was fine but when I got home is when it all started. First the kids were fighting with each other and so I sent them to their rooms. After about two hours they came out and they were fine but then I had remembered that Dale had told them that he wanted their rooms clean before he woke up today so I sent them back in there to clean only DJ decided that he wasn't going to listen to me. I asked him several times very nicely to please go clean his room and he flat out told me NO. That only pissed me off. Forgive the language. The more I asked the more he keep on coming out of his room so the madder I got and I turned off his TV and locked him in his room. That really made him mad and he started telling me to turn his TV back on or he wouldn't clean so I took a couple of deep breaths and walked to his room and calmly told him that I was the parent and that he was not going to give me the ultimatum but was going to do what I told him to do. At this point her proceeded to yell in my face and give me a death stare so I told him to wipe that look off his face and give me the respect that I deserve. He told me Hell no and to get out of his room at this point I was so mad that I slapped him in his face and walked out of his room with his TV in my hand. That only made the situation worse and Dale finally stepped in and took over.
So this brings me to my question when is enough enough. I understand that at this age they have a hard time controlling their emotions but when should I leave it be and when should I stand up and say enough. I really am tired of this happening. I don't think I can make it through this phase of his life and if Elyssa is anything like this I think I will be bald and in and asylum by the time they grow up. I really don't know what to do so if you have any suggestions please help.
Well that's all for now.....Blog at you later.
Monday, December 28, 2009
A long lost friend
Ha Ha. well she really isn't long lost but it seems like forever since the last time i got to spend some time with Michelle so when she called last night and asked if I wanted to hang out with her today I was like oh ya. She said she on the hunt for a game and didn't come over to get me and the kids until like 2 or 3 which was fine because I needed to clean my house first anyway. Not that it was really messy but I had about three days worth of laundry to do and the normal everyday upkeep so I didn't mind. After she picked me and the kids up we went to a couple more stores looking for this game she wanted and then headed over to my storage to pick up the twin beds I had in there for Brently and Kelsey. After Michelle, Ashley, and I spent the better part of 20 Min's trying to make everything fit into her Yukon we all headed to her house. Once we got there I helped her and Ashley put Brently's bed together and then I sat in the boys room and talked to Michelle while she cleaned it up. After that I helped her make home made pizza's and then we played a game called Banana Grams. I would explain it but it would take to long. Really you have to play it to understand how fun it is. Anyway after three games the food was done and we ate then talked for a bit till Dale showed up to get us. Then Aubrey wanted to spend the night with us so we took her with us. Now Dale is getting ready for work, the kids are all in Elyssa's room talking to each other on their Ds's and I am catching up on my day.
So there you have it. My day in a nut shell. Blog at you later.
So there you have it. My day in a nut shell. Blog at you later.
weekend
OK so let me get you all caught up on my weekend. Not that a whole lot happened but you just never know.
Saturday: Today started out like any other day. We all got up and ate breakfast and then cleaned the house then Dominic and Elyssa went out and played with their friends while I did a little laundry and played with my new toys I got for Christmas. Then Elyssa had a friend (Hannah) spend the night with us. She is such a sweet little girl. She and Elyssa are in the same school but not the same class but Hannah lives here in these apts also so they became friends at the bus stop. Anyway the girls played and Dominic and I watched TV after dinner then we all went to bed because we have Church the next day.
Sunday: We all got up and got dressed for Church and left. Now I only live maybe 5 to 10 Min's away from Church so you would think that I have no excuse for being late but it never fails I am late every Sunday. How crazy is that. When I lived in Pleasant View I was never late to Church. Anyway we got there and Dominic decided he wanted to act like a two year old instead of an 11 year old. I don't know why but he just wasn't having any part of church today. So dale took him home to have a little talk with him about how he should be acting in church then they came back. Toward the end of the second hour I started to get a little headache and didn't think much of it but the longer I ignored it the worse it got. At first I thought it was just because I was hungry so after church we went out to eat. It didn't help. So we went home and I took some aspirin and went to sleep. I thought that would help but it really didn't which is strange because usually I can just take some medicine and go to sleep for about an hour and I am fine but this time it wasn't working so I took a long hot shower to try and relax a little then went back to bed. I was asleep for about 45 Min's when the kids came in and said someone was here so I got up and went to get the door. It was a friend of Carolin's from Pleasant View and he was here to bring us some kitchen stuff and some gifts for the kids. Anyway we chatted for a little then he had to leave so we put the stuff away and I got the kids ready to go because they were going to spend the night at their friends house. Yes i said house not houses. They both made friends with kids that live in the same house which made it easy for us to say yes because we knew their parents already. So I had the house to myself again last night. Let me tell I have decided I am tired of sleeping alone at night so dale is finally going to put in for Day shift. Yahhhhhhh. I cant wait. Anyway I went to bed at about 9:45 and didn't get up until 8:15 when the kids got home.
So there you go. I am all caught up on my weekend. I told you not much happened but I needed to record it all for my own personal access. You know so when I am old and cant remember what happened I can go back and know. He he he.
Well that's all for now. Blog at you later.
Saturday: Today started out like any other day. We all got up and ate breakfast and then cleaned the house then Dominic and Elyssa went out and played with their friends while I did a little laundry and played with my new toys I got for Christmas. Then Elyssa had a friend (Hannah) spend the night with us. She is such a sweet little girl. She and Elyssa are in the same school but not the same class but Hannah lives here in these apts also so they became friends at the bus stop. Anyway the girls played and Dominic and I watched TV after dinner then we all went to bed because we have Church the next day.
Sunday: We all got up and got dressed for Church and left. Now I only live maybe 5 to 10 Min's away from Church so you would think that I have no excuse for being late but it never fails I am late every Sunday. How crazy is that. When I lived in Pleasant View I was never late to Church. Anyway we got there and Dominic decided he wanted to act like a two year old instead of an 11 year old. I don't know why but he just wasn't having any part of church today. So dale took him home to have a little talk with him about how he should be acting in church then they came back. Toward the end of the second hour I started to get a little headache and didn't think much of it but the longer I ignored it the worse it got. At first I thought it was just because I was hungry so after church we went out to eat. It didn't help. So we went home and I took some aspirin and went to sleep. I thought that would help but it really didn't which is strange because usually I can just take some medicine and go to sleep for about an hour and I am fine but this time it wasn't working so I took a long hot shower to try and relax a little then went back to bed. I was asleep for about 45 Min's when the kids came in and said someone was here so I got up and went to get the door. It was a friend of Carolin's from Pleasant View and he was here to bring us some kitchen stuff and some gifts for the kids. Anyway we chatted for a little then he had to leave so we put the stuff away and I got the kids ready to go because they were going to spend the night at their friends house. Yes i said house not houses. They both made friends with kids that live in the same house which made it easy for us to say yes because we knew their parents already. So I had the house to myself again last night. Let me tell I have decided I am tired of sleeping alone at night so dale is finally going to put in for Day shift. Yahhhhhhh. I cant wait. Anyway I went to bed at about 9:45 and didn't get up until 8:15 when the kids got home.
So there you go. I am all caught up on my weekend. I told you not much happened but I needed to record it all for my own personal access. You know so when I am old and cant remember what happened I can go back and know. He he he.
Well that's all for now. Blog at you later.
Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas
our little family
my favorite gift of the yeara bag full of scrapbooking things.
Someone knows me very well.
Number two We decided to take our
family pics in our Pj;s this
year.
Dj's favorite gift of the yeara camera we got him
Elyssa's favorite gift of the year
Elyssa's favorite gift of the yeara horse we got her
Dale with his favorite gift of the year
a book about swords and
a survival DVD
To start things off let me tell everyone Merry Christmas. I hope everyone got everything they asked for this year. I know I did. The kids really had a great Christmas as you can see from the photos. At first I really didn't think they were going to have much of a Christmas with the fire and the move we had to go through so close to Christmas but I prayed to the lord every night that he would please just let the kids have a good Christmas this year and he did. I am so thankful to everyone who stepped up and really gave my kids the Christmas I wish I could have provided myself. Almost all of the people who stepped up are people who are unknown to me as in they stepped up anonymously. So to all of you I send a great big thank you out into the world for you. You know who you are. I am very very very grateful. I just hope that one day I will be able to do the same for someone else. Pay it forward as it is said. Anyway I am going to go and spend the day with my family. I hope you all enjoy the rest of your day and these pictures. Including our newest family picture. Merry Christmas everyone, and a very Happy New Year.
That's all for now. Blog at you later.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
All alone
Ok so last night we went with Ryan to run a few last minute errands and then came home. The kids wanted to spend the night with her and she said yes to both of them. I asked if she was sure she wanted both and she said ya so they spent the night with her.
Dale had to work so I had the house to myself for the first time. Wow it was really quiet. Thank goodness for Bella. Oh ya I am dog sitting Bella for Michelle while her family is out of town for Christmas. She is such a sweet lil dog. I love taking care of her. Anyway Michelle, Kelsey, and Aubrey brought her over to me at about 7 and we hung out and talked for a bit. They also helped me wrap up the last of my christmas gifts. Thank you so much girls. I would have been up till like 4 o clock in the morning wrapping.
Anyway I got to sleep in a little bit and then spent some time with dale without the kids yelling and fighting with eachother. It was very nice. Then we went and picked up the kids. Now we are back home and Im making dinner so I will get off here for now.
That's all for now. Blog at you later.
Dale had to work so I had the house to myself for the first time. Wow it was really quiet. Thank goodness for Bella. Oh ya I am dog sitting Bella for Michelle while her family is out of town for Christmas. She is such a sweet lil dog. I love taking care of her. Anyway Michelle, Kelsey, and Aubrey brought her over to me at about 7 and we hung out and talked for a bit. They also helped me wrap up the last of my christmas gifts. Thank you so much girls. I would have been up till like 4 o clock in the morning wrapping.
Anyway I got to sleep in a little bit and then spent some time with dale without the kids yelling and fighting with eachother. It was very nice. Then we went and picked up the kids. Now we are back home and Im making dinner so I will get off here for now.
That's all for now. Blog at you later.
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