That's my girl!

When Little Man was an only child, I would always tell him he was my favorite son. He loved it and I would always get some cuddle time. After Toot was born, I would say she was my favorite daughter and he was my favorite son. After Smiley, I quit saying it all together because if I said it to Toot, Little Man expected to hear the same and I just couldn't say that to him anymore.

Well, Toot is a pretty smart cookie and has come up with her own version. She completely knows how to play the males in the house. I have a feeling she will be like that with all the males in her life. She is still trying to work it on me but it doesn't quite work as well.

Anytime she wants something, she will tell the men of the house that they are the BEST big brother/little brother/daddy in the WHOLE world. And it works! EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I just sit back and chuckle to myself. It especially works on Little Man. When she says that, he will give her the moon and stars if that is what she wants. If it is something big that she wants, she throws in a really sweet hug. I'm tellin ya, that girl knows how to work it.

The other day she wanted something and it was cute watching her get it. She told Little Man that he was the best big brother and then just sat there looking at him. He looked confused and said "What?" and she said "Well....". More confusion. The she said "What am I?" and smiled. By the way, she KNOWS he has another little sister. So he said "You are the best little sister in the whole world". She looked at me, smiled and then ran away. She had just won in her mind. Little Man looked at me and I looked at him like he just got played. Then he said "Well, she is."

My heart melted a little and I told him that he was, in fact, the best big brother ever.

A little if this and a little of that

Just some random thoughts going threw my head.

I have (for the second time) been asked to take pics down off my Facebook page thingy. I don't get why people care. I mean, if ya don't want people seeing/knowing what you do, don't let someone take a pic. I guess I kinda don't get it because I don't care what folks think really, unless I really care for them but then I'm not ashamed of what all I do. The second person just didn't want her work friends to see them and I get that so I made them to where only my friends could see them instead of friends of friends. I actually didn't even realize friends of friends could see them. I have never looked at someone's pics I didn't know. The first person just didn't like how she looked in the pic (even though she is so beautiful). That one kinda bugged me.

Yesterday I was woke up by one of my dogs jumping on me. One of my outside dogs that would love to eat my cats. All because my neighbor just walked into my house and let them in. I was PISSED!!!! I went down and yelled, told her she was trespassing and to get the hell out of my house. Think she got the point this time? Before when she did it, I was nice about it. Not anymore. No more miss nice neighbor. What the hell is wrong with her? I don't just walk in to anyone's house except my moms and that only after I tell her I am on my way.

Little Man got in to a little fight yesterday. I was proud of him when I found out. He finally stood up to the bully that has been messing with him all year. I just wish Little Man had really kicked his ass. Not trying to promote violence but enough is enough dammit! I have taught my kids that they are not door mats and to not let anyone walk all over them or bully them. They both got in school suspension for three days and neither one was hurt physically. I think the other kid should have got suspended. I guess standing up for yourself is just as bad as bullying someone. My ex said he is going to talk to the principle about it. Been there, done that, obviously didn't help very much.

I'm going to paint a huge room we have. I am doing dark red walls and dark brown floors. What color should I do the ceiling? Gonna go look at paint samples tonight I think. Also, I know dark colors make a room look smaller but this room is HUGE and has a ton of windows so I am not worried about that. I'm excited to finally have something besides white walls everywhere!!!

I had a dream last night that I worked out. Does that count as actually working out? Or is that just my subconscious telling me to get off my ass and actually work out?

One proud mom, right here!!

I just recieved this e-mail this morning and had to share it with yall.

April,

I was just told by one of the teachers that junior high cheerleader tryouts are coming up. There are lots of little girls trying out and one of them is rather chubby. Seems all the boys are making fun of her and calling her fat.

There were two little boys in sixth grade who didn't make ugly remarks and stood up for her...one was your son.

Little Man is a blessing to all of us...he has been taught to be kind and courteous to others, no matter the circumstances. He is a fine young man with huge potential in this life and I am very proud of him.

Love,
*****

One week

That's all it took. Really, not even that long.

This was my weekend with Little Man and everything was great. Just a normal weekend but still great. He was in a good mood, no arguing, no fighting, just him being his sweet self. I woke him up this morning at 6:45am to get ready for school and he was great. Usually he is hard to wake up and sooooo slow getting ready. Not today. He got right up (in a good mood), got dressed and finished eating in record time. We actually left about 10 min ahead of time.

That's when the mood changed. As soon as we got in the car he was a completely different person. He wasn't mean, he was just pissy. I asked what was wrong and got the normal "nothin" answer. Then I remembered last Thursday morning. He was all fine at home and as soon as he got in the car with my mom, pissy. So, I started digging. It actually didn't require much digging.

I asked if something was going on at school and he said no so I asked what was wrong because I KNEW something was. Then he spilled it.

He said, "I just don't want to go over there!". I was a little stunned and asked where but I already knew the answer. He answered very upset, "EMILY'S HOUSE!" (That is his step-mom.) I was shocked because his dad just got back home so I thought he would still he excited about that. Then he said, "I just didn't know it was going to be like this." All I said was "I'm sorry".

I knew it wouldn't be all fun and games like I think he thought it would be but I didn't expect this reaction. I warned him back in June that it took a lot of money and lawyers (and stress!) to get the custody switched and to make sure he was doing what he thought was best for him and that he couldn't keep switching back and forth. He still said that was what he wanted and now I am thinking he is regretting it.

The even sadder part is, last week his dad didn't work so he was with Little Man the whole time but he starts back today. That means that Emily will be the one picking Little Man up from school and his dad wont be home until about 6:30. I bet he is going to be so happy once Wednesday rolls around and he can come back home for the night.

It broke my heart seeing him like that.

Today's the day

Well, the time has finally come. I have never had two different emotions flowing threw me so strong before and it's a little weird. On one hand I am soooo happy but on the other I am soooo sad. I have just been trying to ignore the sad and focus on the happy but today is making that hard because today everything changes.

Back in June my ex husband took me to court to have our custody switched with Little Man. I had Little Man 55% of the time and he had 45%. I agreed to it because that is what Little Man wanted. I totally understand an 11 year old boy wanting to spend more time with his father so I truly didn't take it personal. My ex travels a lot so Little Man felt this was the way to actually get to see his dad more. I get it.

When all this happened, my ex left the next month (and it was summer) so nothing really changed. It really didn't feel like anything had changed at all. When he is out of town for an extended amount of time Little Man obviously is at home with me. My ex has been gone since July because he is in the military. It has been very hard on Little Man. He couldn't call his dad, go see his dad, or even call him dad when they did get to talk on the phone or via email. They are VERY close so this affected him in a huge way.

Little Man's dad is finally home. My son finally gets to hug his dad after 7 months. I gave up my weekend so he could go be with his dad. I am soooooo happy for Little Man. I am so excited for him. I know he will be floating on cloud nine for a while. He will feel like every parent wants their child to feel, nothing but pure happiness.

But, I also feel so sad because what happened in June will now take effect. I feel sad for me and sad for Toot and Smiley. Toot and Smiley hate it when Little Man is not home and always ask when he will be home. Toot actually says all the time "I am so sad when Bubba isn't here". They don't understand why he is not home some weekends. Now, he will only be home one night during the week and 1st, 3rd and 5th weekends. Luckily those weekends are Fri night, Sat night and Sun night instead of just Fri and Sat night. It's going to be weird not having him here most of the week. Weird and sad and heartbreaking for me.

I have put on my happy face for Little Man and have not let him see me sad but he's a smart cookie. He has asked me about 50 times this week if I am ok with it all. I tell him that I am ok and that I am so happy that he is getting his dad back. The last time he asked he just looked at me and said "Are you sure?". I knew he wasn't believing me so I just said that it would be weird and that it would take me some time getting use to it. He is a sweety and said "Well, you do get more weekends so you get me for the fun times now.". I hate that he feels the need to comfort me.

I held it together great this morning while he was getting ready for school but as soon as him and Benny left, I had myself a little cry. Now, I am just trying to imagine the look on his face when he sees his dad for the first time in a long time. I have seen that face before (his dad left for 9 months when he was a lot younger) and it makes me happy.

Dear family...

Dear Mom,
Thank you so much for everything you have done for me all my life, but what all you have done this month for me really means the world to me. I don't know what I would do without you. I am the luckiest girl to have you as my mom.
Love,
Your VERY grateful daughter


Dear Toot,
PLEASE quit asking me 50 times a day if it is Christmas yet. I know you are excited but dang girl, you are driving me crazy. I promise I will not let Christmas pass without telling you. I also promise that we will make Santa cookies on Christmas so don't worry. I have everything under control.
Love,
Your pinky promising mama

Dear Smiley,
I love the way you are. You are perfect in your own little way. There is just one thing I need from ya. Now I know most parents would love what you haven't been doing but I need a little help. All you have asked for Christmas is a truck and a REAL train. I'm gonna need a little more to work with babe. So, give it some thought and let me know.
Love,
Your mama that is out of ideas

Dear Little Man,
OK kiddo. It's get that it is almost winter break and you are excited. I get that it's almost Christmas and you are excited. And, I get that you are so excited about going to Boy Scout camp right after Christmas. BUT, do ya think you could tone down the attitude a tad. And when I say tad I mean A TON. This arguing with me over EVERYTHING is getting old real quick. And so is talking to me like I am your child. I don't let adults talk to me like that and I sure as heck am not going to let you. So, just go back to your sweet self and all will be well again.
Love,
Your mama that happens to know where she can get some coal

Dear Benny,
Quit stressing. I have everything under control.
Love,
The woman who hopes you are a gullible as your daughter


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Update

Well, It seems Little Man just had a bad cold but then he also got an ear infection. Went to the doc today and got all his meds. Hopefully he will feel better soon but it doesn't look like he will not make it to school at all this week. When a diabetic gets an infection (or has high blood sugar levels very long) his body makes this stuff called ketones. Then that makes him build up acid in his body. VERY bad thing. It could actually put him in a coma if not watched closely and treated. This morning he had moderate amounts of ketones and now we have it down to small amounts. The goal is to get it down to negative. So now I have to make sure his sugar levels stay down and he has to drink 24 oz of water every hour.

To top it all off, Toot and Smiley are now sick too. Seems they caught Little Mans cold. Toot woke up at 5am with 101.1 fever. Smileys was only 99.5. I feel so bad for my babies. I hate it when they are sick.

So now I feel like a nurse with all the meds and scheduling of meds going on. Here is how it goes. Little Man gets ear drops every 4 hours, checks his ketones and blood sugar every 2 hours, antibiotics every 12 hours, water every hour and Tylenol every 6 hours.
Toot gets her meds every 6 hours and Smiley gets his every 4 hours.
And of course none of those fall at the same time.

Hope everyone is having a better week than me and my family. I probably wont be around much because it seems that I have my hands full. Time for Toots meds right now!

DAMMIT!

As much as we try, we can't always protect our kiddos. That is a lesson we have all learned. When anyone is sick in this house, I do my hardest to keep Little Man from getting sick. I have had to go a week before without him to try and protect him.

BUT, I can't always protect him from the world. Apparently the flu is going around his school pretty bad. My ex mother in law called me yesterday to tell me that and to tell Little Man to wash his hands a lot. Too late.

He started coughing yesterday but I didn't think much about it. Then last night, he started feeling bad. This morning, he is SICK! Fever, dry cough, aches, headache, and very tired. Sounds like the flu to me dammit. I pray he doesn't start throwing up because if he does, most likely he will end up in the hospital. When you are a diabetic, illness's that others can handle aren't handled so well.

If ya are the praying type, could ya say a little prayer for my Little Man? I hope we can get through this without a trip to the hospital.

Who will he be today?

I was watching a comedian last night and he was talking about what it is like to be married. He said once you are married, you never know who your wife is gonna be when you wake up. She may be happy, sad, bitchy.... You get the point. It got me thinking about Little Man.

I always know what kid is going to wake up. It's always the same. Slow, grumpy and tired. He is not a morning person. I'm pretty sure he got that from me. It is when I pick him up from school that I never know what kid I will get. This has been going on for a few months and it's getting old. I'm sure it will be like this for years to come and probably get worse seeins how he is only 11.

Some days I pick him up and he is just flat out pissy. Pissy with me, pissy with the little ones and pissy with the rest of the world. This kid is hard to deal with. He argues with me over everything and is a smart ass. I don't do well with this kid. When he is like this, he usually just goes to him room when we get home which is usually best.

Other days, he jumps in the car just as happy as can be. This kid is talkative, sweet, tells me he loves me over and over and plays with the little ones. He passes out hugs and kisses and actually interacts with us all. He hardly goes in his room and is agreeable to everything. This is my favorite kid. I wish he would stick around all the time.

Then we have days like yesterday. These days are weird. He got in the car all happy like he has the last few days. Toot and him were joking around and he called her crazy. Then he said he wasn't crazy, just weird. Toot said, "That's a good one. You are so funny Bubba. HAHAHAHAHA!". Then, a switch flipped and he said, "BE QUIET TOOT! I HAVE A HEADACHE!" WTH?! Where did that come from. I told him to quit being pissy and that if his head hurt so bad then he needed to lay down when we got home. This made him even more pissy. And with that, he went to him room and hid out.

An hour later, he comes out of his room and starts tickling Toot. She looked confused but went with it. She jumps at any chance to play with him. He was in a great mood the rest of the night.

I don't know if it's hormones or what but we just try and deal with it and I try and keep him in line as much as possible. I don't care what his hormones are doing, he is not going to be disrespectful to anyone. I'm kinda scared as to what it will be like when he is actually a teenager. It's like he doesn't know if he should be a little boy or a teen and feels pulled in both directions. And I thought girls were suppose to be the moody ones? Ha!

On a side note, I guess the school handled the bully situation because it has stopped completely. I'm glad he didn't have to actually fight anyone to get it to stop.

Requested pic and a problem

So there ya go, I took a pic with my pink hair. Not a great pic because I just woke up and it's kinda dark in here. Either way, there ya go.
OK, we have a problem and I need some help with it. Little Man has these 3 kids that have been bullying him forever. Lately they are getting physical. Like shoving him around and yesterday, one of them grabbed his throat. Until yesterday, my advise was to ignore them and not give them the satisfaction of pissing him off. Well, Little Man can't do that. I guess it's just not in him. He always lets them see him pissed.
I have called the school but they kinda just blew me off. I have talked to the ring leaders mom (she works with my ex mother in law)a ton of times and she doesn't do anything about it. So what is Little Man to do to get this to stop? A few men I have talked to said that Little Man needs to get scrappy with them. I am scared he would get his ass kicked. One of the kids is HUGE! Benny tried to explain to me that boys are different than girls and unless Little Man stands up to these guys, it will go on forever. Even if he does get his ass kicked.
I really don't know what is best. I did tell him though that if the kid grabs his throat again, to reach up and pull his ear down as hard as possible. I may have been really pissed at the kid when I said that. I just don't know what else he can do.
Bullies suck!

Random randomness

So I have some stuff to say but not enough for a whole post so here is some randomness for ya.

A little back ground. My dads best friend was a school teacher for 30+ years. Over that time, he became good friends with the school nurse that is an RN. He just retired recently after his quadruple bypass. OK, now he has a B-12 deficiency and has to get a shot everyday for 5 days at home. His wife wont do it so you would think he would have his nurse friend do the shots. NOOOOO, he wants my mom to drive over there every morning and do them since Little Man gets shots everyday. He said he wants someone that knows what they are doing. Don't nurses know how to give shots? Thought so. He is just a big whiney butt.

Little Man's step mom is stuck in Germany. She went to see her hubby (my ex hubby) for a 3 day weekend 2 weeks ago and can't get back home. Is it bad that I think this is funny. She flew on a military plane to get there and is now just waiting for one she can get on to get back home. They are hoping she is home by Thursday. This made me giggle to know she is stuck alone in a different country. (Yup, sometimes I am a bitch) Don't worry though, she knows German so she should be fine. And they actually want to take Little Man over there this December. This is not the way to convince me it is a good idea!

This weekend we have a festival going on and the dental community will be there giving fluoride treatments and sealing the kids teeth for free. That is a $170 dollar treatment for free. I will be there with Toot. I had my teeth sealed when I was little and never had a cavity until I was pregnant with Little Man. Definitely worth it.

Hope everyone has a great weekend. I plan on it.

Dear Family

Dear Little Man,
I am so glad you finally got to come home. I hope you enjoyed your week with Grandma but now it's time to go back to normal. I do my best to keep you from getting sick because of your diabetes and sometimes that means shipping you off when we are all sick. It's all for you babe. I hope we don't have to go through that again for a long time.
The woman who missed you dearly,
Mama

Dear Toot,
I know you love your harmonica and all but it is driving me crazy! How about you only play it outside or in your room with your door closed? I don't mind if you do it in the living room as long as I am NOT watching my favorite shows. I hope we can come to an agreement on this little annoyance. And yes, I do believe you will be a superstar one day.
The woman with the ringing ears,
Mama

Dear Mom,
Thanks a ton for giving Toot a harmonica for her birthday. She absolutely loves to play it ALL THE TIME! Appreciate it.
The woman who still has ringing ears,
April

Dear Benny,
I understand that you do this every year but when it is the last weekend you are gonna have for 2 months, don't ask me if I am excited about it. You wont like the answer. I promise. Lets just not talk about it and just let me get through it. I love you and have never bitched about it so lets not mess that up this year. I will miss you and really hope you have fun so lets just leave it at that. OK?
The woman who will miss you while you party it up at squirrel camp,
April

Dear Smiley,
DUDE! Seriously! What is wrong with you?! You have already poured out 3 pounds of sugar, 5 pounds of coffee, God knows how much salt and a few boxes of cereal. Was it REALLY necessary to crack open a dozen eggs on MY bedroom carpet?!!!! I don't get it. You KNOW you are going to get into big trouble when you do it but don't seem to care, why? Can you PLEASE stop? I am really sick of cleaning up your messes while you hide from me. I am begging you know. This is getting so old!
The woman who is SOOOOO tired of the extra cleaning,
Mama

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Booster what?

Little Man has totally impressed me. I can't sing (just ask Carrin) and I sure as hell can't play any instrument (after 2 years of guitar lessons, nothing) so when he said he was going into band, I was shocked! And SCARED!

But he is really freaking good!!!! After what, 2 weeks, he can do a really good job and I am so proud. I would have never thought it. I am one proud mama right here!

Then, they had their first pep rally today and I didn't go. I showed up at the JR HIGH today to pick him up and cars were EVERYWHERE and covered in LK (our school) shoe polish!!! Was I suppose too?

I asked him if parents showed and he said that they did. BUT, he was SOOOOO glad I didn't. Yup, he is my son!

I never dated a football player and I was never a cheerleader and so I was never all into 'school spirit' to the extremes. I didn't paint my cars or my face. I forget how Texas can get about football.

So, I guess I gotta learn it. And learn it before October 9th because I am apparently in the band booster (what is that btw?) and I have to work the game that night.

Wish me luck!!! And any pointers would be nice!!!!

Amazing

I am a Christian but on here and in real life I do not push my beliefs on others. As with a lot of things in my life, my relationship with God is a private one. Not a secret at all, just something between me and Him. That is why I have never talked about it here. Today is a new day though and I have to tell you what happened to a friend of mine Friday night.

I know a few people who have actually heard the word of God straight from the man himself. Benny is one and my mom is another. He has also come to Little Man more than once. When my mom talked to Him, He told her to do things that didn't make sense but because of her faith in him, she listened and it all made sense in the end. It was life changing things that ended up being the best thing in the world for her at the time. A lot of people thought she was crazy but she didn't care. When He tells you to do something, you listen.


Anyway, my dads best friend that was also my biology teacher in high school had a heart attack a week ago Friday. That Sunday he had a quadruple bypass and all went well. He was sent home last Friday. He is 63 and has been a teacher for 30 years. His son came up to help take care of them and they had put a baby monitor in his room so they could hear if Gerald (my dads friend) was having problems.

Let me just say something real quick. Gerald and his wife are not religious. We actually wondered if they even believed in God but it was never brought up. Ok, back to what happened.


God came to Gerald and had a long talk with him. At one point, Gerald's son heard talking on the baby monitor and got up to go check it out. Before he got to his bedroom door, God told him to go back to bed, that He was talking to Gerald and had it all under control. So, he went back to bed.
My parents went over yesterday and Gerald sat them down and told them what God said.
God told him to retire from teaching. That it was time for him to do something else in life. God wants him to start talking to the youth of America about Him. God outlined the whole plan for him and told him exactly how to do it. God even told him what to call this mission. Youth of America.

Gerald told my parents that he was saved Friday night and that this would be the new path in his life. He has already talked to a local preacher about getting it started. Isn't that AMAZING!
Gerald was a little worried that my parents would think he was crazy. They explained that they totally understood and my mom told him about the times God talked to her and to Little Man. Gerald then said that he has always felt some presence around Little Man and that he now KNOWS that Little Man is destined for greatness and that God gave him to me at such a young age (16) and that I didn't abort him for a great reason. A lot of people have said that about my Little Man.


After Gerald told the preacher what happened, he told his church about it Sunday morning and two teens gave their life to the Lord that morning. His mission is already starting.

I am not asking you to believe anything I am saying, I just wanted to share with you the amazing thing that has happened to a dear friend of mine.

Dear Family

My good friend ShortMama is starting a new thing and I thought I would join in. It is to write letters to whoever you feel needs them to get get out what you want to say. This week (a day late) I will be writing them to my family.

Dear Benny,

I totally understand that there is a tube leak at one of the plants and that it is your job to fix it BUT, do you think you could still do some of the stuff on my 'honey do' list? It usually takes only one, sometimes two, days to fix those leaks so if you could just do some of it Sunday, I would love you long time. The two most important things are to mow they yards and burn the trash. Then if you feel up to it, I would also love for you to get the trampoline out of the tree. That would be great!

Your wife that desperately wants this done,
Me

Dear Little Man,

I get that Toot can be a, well, a little toot sometimes but do ya think you could go a whole day with out coming to me every 5 minutes about it. 99% of the stuff she does you can handle yourself and the other 1%, just ignore her. She knows how easy it is to bug you and if you just calm down about it, I am sure she will stop. She really does love you and just wants to play with you. It is starting to drive me crazy when my biggest tattle tale is a 11 year old boy.

The woman who is tired of all the tattling,
Mama

Dear Toot,

As funny as it is sometimes (OK, most of the time to you) driving Little Man crazy is in turn driving me crazy. Do ya think ya could slack up a little bit? I know that it is your main job right now as a little sister but come on, it's really getting old. Besides, if you quit pissing him off, he might play with you more. Just a thought.

The woman who is still tired of all the tattling,
Mama

Dear Smiley,

If only one person actually pays attention to these letters, I hope it is you. Could you PLEASE stop pouring out the sugar, salt, pepper, coffee..... every time you get your hands on it?! It really makes a HUGE mess and I really don't like cleaning. That just really puts me in a bad mood and I don't want to be in a bad mood. While we are at it, do you think you could just stay out of the cabinets all together. I already had to put a lock on the fridge because of you feeding the cats all our ham and hot dogs (a bunch of times). I don't have enough locks to lock all the cabinets. Picking up a whole box of cereal AND mac and cheese was NO fun at all yesterday.

The woman who doesn't like all the extra cleaning I have had to do,
Mama


I love my family but if they could just do these small things for me, it would help out my life so much. I don't think I am asking for a lot so this shouldn't be hard, right?

I'm back!

Did ya notice I was gone? Thought so. My cat broke my data card thingy so I couldn't get online for a few days. Wasn't fun. I ended up doing a lot of cleaning. That can't be good!
Anyway, Monday was Little Mans first day of school and I didn't get to take him. Oh well, shit happens. But, I did get to pick him up.
He said he had a great day. I got to looking at him and then asked him who dressed him. He didn't look bad, just not like him. He had on a button up shirt that was black and white plaid and brown cargo shorts. Hmmmm. Also, they have to have their shirts tucked in. He said he did but that he looked like a dork. I couldn't even lie. I just laughed. He then thanked me for buying him cool clothes. Ya, I'm a cool mom that knows how to do it!
So, we took a pic this morning and we are going to pretend today was the first day of school. (Yes, he is wearing a long sleeve shirt in August in Texas. He said the school was very cold!)
So handsome.
On another note, the other day I got to play on this. No, Benny didn't get a bike. It's his friends but he sure wants it. Pretty, huh?! (Not me, the bike. We had been at the lake all day.)

So, now that I am back I have some catching up to do.

Tuesday whatever's

I know a few of you do the Random Tuesday thing so I figured I would add to it.

• Little Man starts Jr High Monday. It seems just like yesterday when he was Smileys age. It won't be my weekend to have him so his step mom gets to take him to his first day. That sucks.
• Speaking Of Little Man going to Jr High, he decided to be in band and play the trumpet. Is it expensive to sound proof a room?
• I worked out yesterday and was surprised when I wasn't sore this morning. So, I am either in better shape than I though I was or I just did a wimpy work out. I'm going with that I am in better shape than I though.
• Smiley and Toot just about drove me crazy yesterday. They were in rare form for some reason. Somehow Smiley put a hole in Toots head and Toot spent the day torturing Little Man. Needless to say, they both took naps so I wouldn't go completely insane.
• Last night Benny and Little Man played a Sims game on the Wii. That is the MOST BORING THING TO WATCH. I watched them for about 3 hours and finally went to bed. It may be fun to play but I just can't handle watching that again.
• And lastly, if feels so good to have everything done. I have everything in order right now. Nothing to stress over just things to look forward to. The next few weekends are gonna be so good. This weekend will be just hanging with the family with no stress, the next one I will be going on a trip with my mom and the one after that Carrin is coming to see what is so wonderful about being in TX. Can't wait.

That's about it for now. For more randomness, go here.

Award and a birthday

I'm here but not really because I am camping right now. Gotta love having post options!

I received another award from Amanda. Thanks girl. You are too sweet. You are also extraordinary and awesome!!!!



And even though he doesn't read this'

Happy Birthday Little Man!!!!

WOOHOO!!!!

I gotta say, this past month seemed to drag on without Little Man, but not too bad. Staying busy helped. Yesterday, was the longest day though.

HE COMES HOME TODAY!!!! I go pick him up at noon.

I am so excited. This is the longest I have ever gone without seeing him.

His 11th birthday is Friday (I was not thinking yesterday and said Thursday, oops). Here are a few past ones. .

This year we will be camping out at the river and taking the boat. He is growing up way too fast!

Bonus points if you can tell me what the 'W' on his shirt stands for in the picture with the knight.

A little of this and that

Just some randomness.


Little Man left yesterday to spend 28 days with his dad and I was all upset. It's weird how right when you get upset sometimes, you can read or hear something that someone else is going through and all the sudden, your problems seem so small. After he left, I got online and read the update on Avery. Please, that little baby and the family needs all the prayers they can get.


Last night we went and rode around for a while on backroads. This really gives Benny and me a chance to talk. Really talk. Well, he was worried about some things and it was obvious to Toot. She got out of her seat, crawled upfront, gave him a huge hug and kiss and then got back in her seat. Never said a word but it took all his worries away. Kids are so awesome like that.


Finally joining the rest of the world today and getting sat TV. Benny is really not liking the idea of paying for TV but I am not going to live without TV and we don't have HD TV's. I totally won that battle.


The other day on the post about us going to the lake, I had a comment that said "Makes ya wonder what all the little people are doing while you are on the water". Ummm, no, not really. Benny works his ass off for everything we have. We deserve it. After working almost 3 months of 7 days a week/14 hours a day, he can buy whatever the hell he wants. We don't expect handouts from anyone. We believe that if you want something, you work for it and work he does. I am sure she was kidding (I hope) but just wanted to make it clear that I was not bragging. I am just very proud of everything we have worked for. Trust me, it's been a long road to get where we are today.

That damn horse is still pregnant! She really looks like she will pop any minute. And, she has turned into quite the bitch lately. I was giving them water the other night and she kicked the donkey through/over the fence and he almost landed on me! LITERALLY! Scared the shit out of me. He was OK thank goodness but I think I had a minor heart attack. I wish she would hurry up so she will go back to normal!

And last, if you want to see the New Moon trailer, the link to it is under this post.

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday.