When will it slow down. The black cloud hanging over f-man is still there.
First of all, our goal is for him to move out soon. He has found a person that is interested in being a room mate, A girl he knew from school. I met her and she seemed nice. They are just friends, there is not romance going on. She has a 10 month old child and she is working as a security guard on the weekend, and in a restaurant during the week. I don't think that it will be easy for him, but I have decided that I just can't mother every kid I know. I feel bad that I have taken this attitude, but I seem to be the only person at the house that still even likes F. I think everyone is over him. I need to just sit back and let him go.
About the black cloud. This week was going to be another step in the right direction for him. He was going to get his own cell phone, and get off of our plan. I have been paying for his phone, and while it has not been a lot of money, it has been money and money is a little tight, because of some medical expenses, car payments, and feeding my extended family these days.
Even though I have been at my job for more than a year, the cut in pay that I took has affected us. It seems that we are living from paycheck to paycheck, and every little bit helps.
F-man, has an old car, but it seems to be sound, as long as he takes care of it. He has had some problems with it, but I thought that he had gotten all of the kinks out of it. He took it in for some repairs and withing a week the wheel fell off while he was driving it.
Then the other night, he was leaving a friends and he put the key in and it stuck in the ignition and he could not turn the car off. He did not know what to do, so his friend told him to open the hood and take the wire off the spark plugs. He tried to pull one off, and the car did not stop, so then his friend tried to pull off another one and it broke, still the car was running. (what the heck)...
they pulled off another one, it also snapped and then the car stopped.
I used to have a little car, that the sparks plug wires would slip off on and the car would start to run really rough, and that was with the wire still on the plug, just not good contact.
So I was back to running him back and forth to work, I really hate doing it, so I thought that on Monday, I would pick him up, take him to the bank to get his check cashed, go to "wally world" for spark plug wires and back over to the friends so that he could get the spark plug wires put back on and drive it to the shop so that I would not have to pick him up again the next day.
"Wally world" did not sell spark plug wires (it was 11:00 PM on a work night and we are running all around the city looking for an all night parts place. Someone had told me once that a certain parts place, near downtown, was open 24 hours. Well it might have been open like that at one time, but we could not find it. We gave up and came back home.
Got home about midnight. Got up early the next morning to take him to get new wires and guess what. His bank card did not work, so more money from me.....when will this nightmare ever end. ....
I had to get to work, so I purchased the wires, dropped him off at his friends house with his extra set of keys and he replaced the wires, started the truck with the stuck key and drove it to the repair shop. I went to work, transferred more money to his account so that he could pay the repair shop, with the understanding that as soon as his paycheck cleared, he would transfer the money back to me.
He went to pay and his card was again declined. After several frantic calls to me at work, I gave him the number to the bank and he found out that they had put a security hold on his account because they suspected that someone had used his card fraudulently. They called him, but heT thought that they were calling him because his account had gone a little negative, so he did not bother to call them back. I have never ignored a call from the bank. They took the hold off of his account, and he was able to pay for the repair, but now he is broke again, and not able to get his phone switched.
One more week behind. and one more black cloud has unloaded it shower and moved on.
O yea, the problem at the bank, was because of his use of his debit card at a car repair place, because of a stuck key in the ignition in his old car, that broke a week after he had that problem fixed. We have our suspicions about that car repair place. Two times he has had his care fixed a that well know national repair chain, and two times less than a week after, he had a major unexplained problem with his car. Once causing him to have to replace the car. He picked that repair place, this time I picked the last one.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Monday, September 03, 2007
labor day
Putting off clearing out my craft area has finally come to a end today. I decided that I just couldn't be productive in that space any longer. My little nook, in between the kitchen and the living room has become a drop spot for things. Books, fabric, patterns that I had gotten off the Internet and thought I would like to make, but never gotten around to it. I had to try to organize it into something that I could work in. So, today, D was at work, K and C were off doing things, F and D were out also, so It was just me. I started trying to get it back into order. I moved the furniture around. My cubby is what should be my dinning area in my house, but we don't use it for that. We have not really ever used it for that. At one time it held a table and chairs, but we never really ate there, because it was too small really for a table and 4 chairs and then try to sit around it. You would have to pull the table into the center of the room, and then you could not get to the kitchen to bring the food in. It was just not designed right. So I turned it into my craft area. It is still not big enough, but I can make it work, with a large shelf, and lots of plastic bins to put things in. I spent several hours sorting my scrap material into lights and darks and putting them in bins. I then moved my sewing machine back into my sewing cabinet. It was removed for a while so that I could take it with me when I went to my sewing club meetings. I am just about done, and ready to tackle another project. Can't wait to get in there, next project to make - some cute little purses for a craft sale, then finish the quilt that I started for F and then start a cute little pink and black quilt for k.
Friday, August 31, 2007
Mothering my Mother
My mother recently had surgery, and she is looking so frail and sad. I hate to see her in pain. I want to be with her at the hospital all the time, but I have to work, so I am so torn. Thankfully, my Dad is spending time with her, something that I wasn't sure he was going to do. He is retired, but he spends a lot of time running a business, and when he is not doing that, he is away in Oklahoma at thier farm trying to get a trailer remodeled, because they are planning to move into it as soon as it is finished. I hope he finishing it soon, because she needs to be there in the country, enjoying her time.
She is supposed to go to a rehab center today for 10 days. I hope it goes well.
My mom is not old, but she seems so frail at the moment. She thought that she would be better after the surgery, not in constant pain like before, jump out of bed and take off. Not so..., she is going to have to learn how to do things again, for a few months she will be having to really work to get back to walking again.
Love you Mom, hope you are better soon.
K.
She is supposed to go to a rehab center today for 10 days. I hope it goes well.
My mom is not old, but she seems so frail at the moment. She thought that she would be better after the surgery, not in constant pain like before, jump out of bed and take off. Not so..., she is going to have to learn how to do things again, for a few months she will be having to really work to get back to walking again.
Love you Mom, hope you are better soon.
K.
Friday, August 10, 2007
A 15$ mistake, costs $1200...
When you have not parented a child from the very beginning, it is so hard to make sure that they are really doing the right things. This week we had a situation that I feel really bad about for F-Man. It seems that he has such bad luck, or was it just ignorance on his part, or My part. I guess I will never really know.
F-man is 19 years old, and came to live with us, because he had no where else to go. I hear from my husband all the time, that him being in our lives is all my fault.
F-man is many thing's. First he is very sweet with a kind heart. He is quiet, he likes to have fun with his buddies (in my experience, all teen boys, do.) He likes to play the guitar, although he is not great at it, he has a real passion for it, and plays his guitar in the room he shares with D-man all the time. F-man, is withdrawn, this causes everyone to feel alienated from him sort-of. I think that it was his way of coping with his last family situation. He was adopted from foster care when he was 10 years old, and I believe that his adopted family, only adopted for the monthly income they recieved for thier kids. They have 2 biological children and 4 adopted children. F-man's bioliogical brother, told me that he felt there was a difference in treatment between Bio and Adopted kids treatment by thier parents. F-man states that as well.
F-man loves to socialize with Girls, but he seems drawn to Girls a few years younger than him. Most of his friends are in several years behind him in School. That is not to unusual, but my other 3 teen's at the house have friends the same age or older than them. They have left the Highschool drama years behind them.
Anyway, I digress...., F-man purchased a truck from C (Kyna's boyfriend) He worked hard to pay for it - took him about 6 months, The first week he had it (after we told him to take it slow and not to drive on the freeway) He didn't listen and wrecked the truck, He again worked to pay for the repair, all the while, I got stuck taking him here and there. Well a couple of month's go by and everything seems fine. High school is finished (he did not graduate) He tested and got his GED, and I was encouraging him to look into Community college (he has not) Everyone at the house is getting really frustrated with him, because it seems like he is just coasting. Not trying to get a better job- still working the part-time pizza gig.
The something went wrong with the truck - had to put it in the shop (took all of his money) After he got the vehicle back, he noticed that it seemed to be running a little hot. He did not say anything to anyone about it. Just kept driving it.
Last Saturday, he came in from work and said, I barely made it home from work. I said Why. He said the Car was getting hot. I asked if he checked the oil and water lately and he said "no", I don't have any money to buy oil, so I was waiting till my check comes in next week. I sent him out to check the oil and it was not even registering. Off we go to the store, I buy 4 quarts for him.
He comes home put's it in and it is too late. Starts it up and it is clacking and rattling and really running like Crap.... (Engine ruined). Back to Square one.
Now I have to leave the house every night at 10PM to drive 20 minutes - one way, to pick him up from work (He just started a new job) Working from 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm.
It is more money, but I am so frustrated to again have to run around for a Kid that is not even mine. I feel bad for him, but I am really ready for him to be an independent, person. Should I have been better at reminding him that it is important to check things like Oil and water. I just assumed that he was doing it.
The husband seems resigned to ignoring everyone else in the house, so I am working a full time job, coming home from work and fixing dinner for 6 adults (2 of which have to have plates put up to eat later) and leftovers for me to take to work (that is quite a feat) clean up the kitchen, and then leave to pick up F-man and then get up and start all over again. Calgon take me away!!!
F-man is 19 years old, and came to live with us, because he had no where else to go. I hear from my husband all the time, that him being in our lives is all my fault.
F-man is many thing's. First he is very sweet with a kind heart. He is quiet, he likes to have fun with his buddies (in my experience, all teen boys, do.) He likes to play the guitar, although he is not great at it, he has a real passion for it, and plays his guitar in the room he shares with D-man all the time. F-man, is withdrawn, this causes everyone to feel alienated from him sort-of. I think that it was his way of coping with his last family situation. He was adopted from foster care when he was 10 years old, and I believe that his adopted family, only adopted for the monthly income they recieved for thier kids. They have 2 biological children and 4 adopted children. F-man's bioliogical brother, told me that he felt there was a difference in treatment between Bio and Adopted kids treatment by thier parents. F-man states that as well.
F-man loves to socialize with Girls, but he seems drawn to Girls a few years younger than him. Most of his friends are in several years behind him in School. That is not to unusual, but my other 3 teen's at the house have friends the same age or older than them. They have left the Highschool drama years behind them.
Anyway, I digress...., F-man purchased a truck from C (Kyna's boyfriend) He worked hard to pay for it - took him about 6 months, The first week he had it (after we told him to take it slow and not to drive on the freeway) He didn't listen and wrecked the truck, He again worked to pay for the repair, all the while, I got stuck taking him here and there. Well a couple of month's go by and everything seems fine. High school is finished (he did not graduate) He tested and got his GED, and I was encouraging him to look into Community college (he has not) Everyone at the house is getting really frustrated with him, because it seems like he is just coasting. Not trying to get a better job- still working the part-time pizza gig.
The something went wrong with the truck - had to put it in the shop (took all of his money) After he got the vehicle back, he noticed that it seemed to be running a little hot. He did not say anything to anyone about it. Just kept driving it.
Last Saturday, he came in from work and said, I barely made it home from work. I said Why. He said the Car was getting hot. I asked if he checked the oil and water lately and he said "no", I don't have any money to buy oil, so I was waiting till my check comes in next week. I sent him out to check the oil and it was not even registering. Off we go to the store, I buy 4 quarts for him.
He comes home put's it in and it is too late. Starts it up and it is clacking and rattling and really running like Crap.... (Engine ruined). Back to Square one.
Now I have to leave the house every night at 10PM to drive 20 minutes - one way, to pick him up from work (He just started a new job) Working from 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm.
It is more money, but I am so frustrated to again have to run around for a Kid that is not even mine. I feel bad for him, but I am really ready for him to be an independent, person. Should I have been better at reminding him that it is important to check things like Oil and water. I just assumed that he was doing it.
The husband seems resigned to ignoring everyone else in the house, so I am working a full time job, coming home from work and fixing dinner for 6 adults (2 of which have to have plates put up to eat later) and leftovers for me to take to work (that is quite a feat) clean up the kitchen, and then leave to pick up F-man and then get up and start all over again. Calgon take me away!!!
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Surfer's - Dude
We just got back from S. Padre Island, texas. The Beach, yea. Me - Kyna, Daniel, and Cody. We left on Thursday around midnight, just as soon as Daniel got home from work. He works 2nd shift. The car was packed and ready to go when he got home. It was a long drive, 9 hours, 548 miles. Daniel was pumped and he talked almost the whole way there. That was good, because I couldn't have made the long drive with out that. Kyna n Cody slept or tried to sleep in the overcrowded back seat of the Explorer. They had an Ice chest and clothes bag in the floor, so they had thier legs up on the seat the whole way.
I love road trips, and we don't take them often enough. The only problem is that no one else in my Family likes to go. I guess I am going to have to get brave and just go on my own one of the these days. Anyway - back to this trip.
We drove all night, and driving thru the area of the Texas that is just ranch land, we say a family of Coyote's standing by the side of the road. This area is deslolate, with lots of mesquite trees and cactus and nothing else. It was nice to see nature.
We arrived at SPI around 9 am, then met my Brother and His wife and there two dogs, Star and the newely adopted DUDE. Both dogs are pomaranians, and Dude had a skin problem and all of his hair on his back side fell out. He looked so funny, but he was so sweet. We put our Tent up on thier site on Friday. The kids went to play on the beach, while I set it and I got really burned on my arms and neck.
That night we went out on a boat to see the dolphins, and watch fireworks. It was great. Saturday morning the kids had surf lessons, I had to move the camp site, because my Brother was leaving and we could'nt have the same site on Saturday.
I finally got that done in time to see the kids surf a little, then we relaxed on the beach for a little while, went to a great seafood restaruant and came back to the tent in the evening. The kids were all really burnt and in pain, even tho we did use sunscreen, the Texas sun was just too hot and they all got burnt. The salt water also caused thier feet to swell and they were miserable. We decided to cut our trip short by one day and drive home on Sunday, rather than Monday.
On Sunday, we got up, packed up the camp, drove out the the far end of the island, North padre. It was beautiful, pristine empty beach and large sand dunes. I loved being out there. We picked up shells and enjoyed an hour or so on the beach. Then we drove back into town, the Kids went parasailing and then we got in the car and drove home. The drive home was a little harder because everyone was tired and did not want to talk much.
We got home about 11:30 pm and a large storm hit about 15 minutes later. That storm was bad, and several people were injured and lost thier homes just 10 miles down the road from us.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Thank you JC Penneys
D-Dad went back to work yeasterday and they had a department meeting.
D-Dad does Phone tech work for penneys getting stores up and running when thier registers are not working or some other computer problem. There are quite a few in his department and they worked on a average - quota system. D-Dad always complained that the system had many flaws, and he would start fretting about not making quoto for the month, even before he really knew if that was true or not. D-Dad is a real worrier and a big "IF" man, meaning that when something isnt going well, he worries and worries and works up all of the "If" scenarios in his head. He gets really upset and quiet or angry and vents on me. I hate it, and I have had to deal with this for 25 years. It has been a real strugle and I have had to really lean on the Lord to let it go sometimes. I have had to be the rock in our marriage for quite some time.
Anyway, before I get off on a tangent too much, back to why I love Pennys....
Yesterday at the Company meeting, they are putting his Department and another Department together and changing the Quota system. They said they are going more "customer freindly". He was so happy, the quota system is being revamped and they said that it is not going to be as big a factor anymore. It was such a problem, that some member of his department would only take the easy calls, so they could close more calls. It was only hurting everyone, because that would make the average higher. D-Dad would complain and the higher up's would just say, the formula is correct. D-Dad, takes more of the more difficult calls that take longer and he was not making productivity as often as some of the others who were cheating.
Penneys is changing the system so that calls come right to the first person not on the phone (the way it should be) and if they can't fix the problem, they try and then pass the call on. Penney's is going to look more at the quality of the work, rather than the number of calls you take. Those that take more calls, are really not doing the job, they are just jotting down the problem, and passing the call on.
This new system will start next month, and Boy am I loving Penneys. Thank you Penneys, you just made my home time with my Darling husband less stressful for me.
Signed,
The sounding board (Wife)
D-Dad does Phone tech work for penneys getting stores up and running when thier registers are not working or some other computer problem. There are quite a few in his department and they worked on a average - quota system. D-Dad always complained that the system had many flaws, and he would start fretting about not making quoto for the month, even before he really knew if that was true or not. D-Dad is a real worrier and a big "IF" man, meaning that when something isnt going well, he worries and worries and works up all of the "If" scenarios in his head. He gets really upset and quiet or angry and vents on me. I hate it, and I have had to deal with this for 25 years. It has been a real strugle and I have had to really lean on the Lord to let it go sometimes. I have had to be the rock in our marriage for quite some time.
Anyway, before I get off on a tangent too much, back to why I love Pennys....
Yesterday at the Company meeting, they are putting his Department and another Department together and changing the Quota system. They said they are going more "customer freindly". He was so happy, the quota system is being revamped and they said that it is not going to be as big a factor anymore. It was such a problem, that some member of his department would only take the easy calls, so they could close more calls. It was only hurting everyone, because that would make the average higher. D-Dad would complain and the higher up's would just say, the formula is correct. D-Dad, takes more of the more difficult calls that take longer and he was not making productivity as often as some of the others who were cheating.
Penneys is changing the system so that calls come right to the first person not on the phone (the way it should be) and if they can't fix the problem, they try and then pass the call on. Penney's is going to look more at the quality of the work, rather than the number of calls you take. Those that take more calls, are really not doing the job, they are just jotting down the problem, and passing the call on.
This new system will start next month, and Boy am I loving Penneys. Thank you Penneys, you just made my home time with my Darling husband less stressful for me.
Signed,
The sounding board (Wife)
Monday, May 14, 2007
Graduation crazyness
This was a really busy weekend. Graduation invitations had to be addressed and pictures of K in her cap and gown. She was beautiful, we took pictures in the yard around all of the greenery
I tooked them to the amazing machine at walgreen's where you stick your memory card in and then it allows you to take out the flaws, crop and charge up the color a little. You can change to black and white and it sends the info straight to thier printing machine and in an hour you have prints. I think that you can do it from home also, but I haven't tried that yet. I have been happier with thier prints, than w-mart, because you can fix them right there. Lets keep this our little secret, because I don't want to have to stand in line to do my picture magic.
I should have done this last week to save on the postage, but I couldn't get K to pose for pictures. I finally got her boyfriend to take her out and do them and she was happy to do it for him. They all turned out very good. No just have to get them to the post office. I have no time, no time.
Mothers day was special. D-Dad was home and he made breakfast YEA ME..., then we went to Mom and Dad's place for a fish fry, MMMMMM. Then K cooked dinner and I did not have to cook at all yesterday. But I did have to clean up the kitchen. That was a really good Sunday.
D-dad goes back to work today after being home for 6 weeks because of surgery. I am glad because he was starting to get anxious staying home all the time. That was hard on everyone else, because he was grumpy... I guess I would be too if I have been thru some of the medical procedures he has had to go thru.
Later.
I tooked them to the amazing machine at walgreen's where you stick your memory card in and then it allows you to take out the flaws, crop and charge up the color a little. You can change to black and white and it sends the info straight to thier printing machine and in an hour you have prints. I think that you can do it from home also, but I haven't tried that yet. I have been happier with thier prints, than w-mart, because you can fix them right there. Lets keep this our little secret, because I don't want to have to stand in line to do my picture magic.
I should have done this last week to save on the postage, but I couldn't get K to pose for pictures. I finally got her boyfriend to take her out and do them and she was happy to do it for him. They all turned out very good. No just have to get them to the post office. I have no time, no time.
Mothers day was special. D-Dad was home and he made breakfast YEA ME..., then we went to Mom and Dad's place for a fish fry, MMMMMM. Then K cooked dinner and I did not have to cook at all yesterday. But I did have to clean up the kitchen. That was a really good Sunday.
D-dad goes back to work today after being home for 6 weeks because of surgery. I am glad because he was starting to get anxious staying home all the time. That was hard on everyone else, because he was grumpy... I guess I would be too if I have been thru some of the medical procedures he has had to go thru.
Later.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Prom Pictures
This past weekend was the prom. At first K did not want to go, and Cman did not want to go. But I encouraged and they went, we spent 5 hours trying on dresses and K looked beautiful. We got up early on Saturday, she and I went and picked up her Cap and Gown for graduation, then we went to the beauty college and got K got an up-do and a pedicure. Mom got a pedicure also. Then we had to go pick up some things at the last minute. Went by the florist and got flowers, raced home to make wrist corsages. Had to pick up the Tux from the cleaners at 4:00, then went to pick up Fmans date, went to the botanic gardens for pictures and then dropped them off at the prom. They got there at 6:00 and called at 9:00 and said they were leaving.
What a lot of work for several hours, but I got some really special time with my Daughter and she had a fairy tale evening with her true love.
Later they all said they were glad they went, and had a really wonderful time.
Graduation next.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Spoke to soon
My last post talked how Fman finally got mobil - well that lasted all of 4 days.
He started driving on Monday, and we warned him that he is should really take it slow. He should only drive back and forth to school and to work, all fairly close to home right.
On Friday, on my way home from work, I got a call. Fman had an accident, he was driving on the FREEWAY!!!! He was in friday rush hour traffic and he had two friends with him. They had gone to a neighboring town, (about 10 miles away) to meet some girls (the horndog).
They were on thier way back and the traffic stopped and he didn't He ran right into the back of a trans-am. The guy was pretty cool about it, but Fman's truck is pretty smashed up.
When I got there, to help tow him home (I had the tow rope) and Cman was going to tow him. I really let him have it. He got really quiet and yes mam'd me quite a bit.
It was an ordeal getting the vehicle home. (The rope broke twice) But about an hour later we got home. Fman had to cancel his prom date, no car to drive.
We all knew that it was going to happen, because he is just not very experienced and he does not think things thru very well.
Some lessons must be learned the hard way.
Chow.
He started driving on Monday, and we warned him that he is should really take it slow. He should only drive back and forth to school and to work, all fairly close to home right.
On Friday, on my way home from work, I got a call. Fman had an accident, he was driving on the FREEWAY!!!! He was in friday rush hour traffic and he had two friends with him. They had gone to a neighboring town, (about 10 miles away) to meet some girls (the horndog).
They were on thier way back and the traffic stopped and he didn't He ran right into the back of a trans-am. The guy was pretty cool about it, but Fman's truck is pretty smashed up.
When I got there, to help tow him home (I had the tow rope) and Cman was going to tow him. I really let him have it. He got really quiet and yes mam'd me quite a bit.
It was an ordeal getting the vehicle home. (The rope broke twice) But about an hour later we got home. Fman had to cancel his prom date, no car to drive.
We all knew that it was going to happen, because he is just not very experienced and he does not think things thru very well.
Some lessons must be learned the hard way.
Chow.
Friday, April 27, 2007
A Long time coming
This weekend my Son Dman is moving home. We had to ask him to leave because of his un-healty choices. It was the hardest thing I have ever had to do, and we took
a chance, but it worked.
Dman had to go thru some hard things, and ended up at his Aunt and Uncles house for a while, and it was just far enough away to get him away from some of the bad influences (friends) in his life and to get him to see the truth and get back on track. He is working now it is time for him to move-on before he wears out his welcome so he is moving home. We hope that he does not get back into his old ways, ahd He has assured us that he won't. He will again share a room with Fman. Everyone is working so it won't be to hard for them. It is only temporary until Fman graduates (I Hope, I Hope) we are ready for him to leave.
Speaking of Fman - he finally got his ID problem taken care of. He did not have his original birth certificate or original adoption papers. His parents never filed his records with the state so the state does not have a record of him. We spent several days trying to get his records and finally went to the County Courthouse to file to have his records reopened. Once we were there, they sent us on a "wild goose chase" to several different departments on several different floors, and finally told us that we needed to go to Juvenile services to get it taken care of. (Adoption was done thur Child Protective Services) It was across town, and we only had 30 minutes to get there. I asked the person downtown to give them a call to let them know we were coming, and when she told her our problem, the lady at Juvenile agreed to certify the copy of his adoption record that we had so that he did not have to request to have his record reopened. Fman went the next day and got his license. What a big headache and what a big relief. He is finally able to cart himself where
he needs to go. He had been paying on a car, but could not drive it because of not having a license. After a year it was getting really tiring for him and us getting him back and forth to work.
DDad had major surgery and is now home recovering. It has been nice to have him home on the weekends for a few weeks,as he usually works weekends, but he is going to have to go back to work soon. He has a wound vac system and has to go for a dressing change every 2 days. This vac is a pump that is hooked up to his wound and taped down with suction cups attached to his body, it pulls out all the inpuritys and heals the wound from the inside at the same time, The Doctor felt that his wound was significant enough that he did not want him to get an infection, so he did not completly close it. It takes several months for a wound like his to heal, so he will have to go back to work wearing the vacume. It is awkward to try to go anywhere, so he is pretty much hung out at home. I try to get him to go out when I am with him at home, but he is still tires really easily, so we arent getting out much.
I am having to do all of the heavy work, like yard work and taking out the garbage.
because he can't do it. Hopefully this will be all over soon and we can get back to our normal routines.
a chance, but it worked.
Dman had to go thru some hard things, and ended up at his Aunt and Uncles house for a while, and it was just far enough away to get him away from some of the bad influences (friends) in his life and to get him to see the truth and get back on track. He is working now it is time for him to move-on before he wears out his welcome so he is moving home. We hope that he does not get back into his old ways, ahd He has assured us that he won't. He will again share a room with Fman. Everyone is working so it won't be to hard for them. It is only temporary until Fman graduates (I Hope, I Hope) we are ready for him to leave.
Speaking of Fman - he finally got his ID problem taken care of. He did not have his original birth certificate or original adoption papers. His parents never filed his records with the state so the state does not have a record of him. We spent several days trying to get his records and finally went to the County Courthouse to file to have his records reopened. Once we were there, they sent us on a "wild goose chase" to several different departments on several different floors, and finally told us that we needed to go to Juvenile services to get it taken care of. (Adoption was done thur Child Protective Services) It was across town, and we only had 30 minutes to get there. I asked the person downtown to give them a call to let them know we were coming, and when she told her our problem, the lady at Juvenile agreed to certify the copy of his adoption record that we had so that he did not have to request to have his record reopened. Fman went the next day and got his license. What a big headache and what a big relief. He is finally able to cart himself where
he needs to go. He had been paying on a car, but could not drive it because of not having a license. After a year it was getting really tiring for him and us getting him back and forth to work.
DDad had major surgery and is now home recovering. It has been nice to have him home on the weekends for a few weeks,as he usually works weekends, but he is going to have to go back to work soon. He has a wound vac system and has to go for a dressing change every 2 days. This vac is a pump that is hooked up to his wound and taped down with suction cups attached to his body, it pulls out all the inpuritys and heals the wound from the inside at the same time, The Doctor felt that his wound was significant enough that he did not want him to get an infection, so he did not completly close it. It takes several months for a wound like his to heal, so he will have to go back to work wearing the vacume. It is awkward to try to go anywhere, so he is pretty much hung out at home. I try to get him to go out when I am with him at home, but he is still tires really easily, so we arent getting out much.
I am having to do all of the heavy work, like yard work and taking out the garbage.
because he can't do it. Hopefully this will be all over soon and we can get back to our normal routines.
Friday, June 30, 2006
Summer and Calming Down a bit
I have decided to pick my battles with my Daughter (Cheer). She has agreed to let me know when she is going to be late and I agreed to let her do her thing for a while. She is a good girl and really has not given me much cause to worry about her. She is dating a really nice young man, that seems to really care about her. He treats her right, and she is spending most of her time with him. I am a little worried, but I don't have much control over the situation. She is going to work and taking care of her obligations, so there is not much I can complain about. She will be 18 years old in 10 days, and she reminds me of that. She wants to go on a camping trip for her birthday. I bought her a big tent so that she can have fun. Her big brother is planning to accompany her. I think that he will keep them out of too much trouble. They are going to a state park, so I think they will be safe. I am planning to go up on Friday and feed them, then they will stay the rest of the weekend. She always has loved her birthday to revolve around some sort of outdoor event. Swim parties, trips and such. She is my outdoor girl. I can remember our first camping trip, She was almost 2 years old and took to the outdoors immediately. She loved it. We went to Arkansas and love every minute of the week long trip. Lots of really good memories on that trip.
This has been are long week and I am really tire. My younger brother traveled into town from Kansas City. I spent two evenings (Sunday and Monday, visiting with him and my family. It was nice) Then on Wednesday, my Company had a pool party and NRH20. I was out late, Cheer and F Man took a bunch of friends. So last night, I just crashed early and I am dragging today. This weekend I am going to take my Mom to a family barbecue for the 4th of July. She just had knee surgery and she is getting around slowly. I am glad she had it done, because she was in pain.
Sometime this weekend I have got to get some cleaning in, I have to admit that I am not to good at this. Something I need to work on.
Hope you all have a very good 4th of July with lots of fun, love and Family enjoyment.
Take care.
This has been are long week and I am really tire. My younger brother traveled into town from Kansas City. I spent two evenings (Sunday and Monday, visiting with him and my family. It was nice) Then on Wednesday, my Company had a pool party and NRH20. I was out late, Cheer and F Man took a bunch of friends. So last night, I just crashed early and I am dragging today. This weekend I am going to take my Mom to a family barbecue for the 4th of July. She just had knee surgery and she is getting around slowly. I am glad she had it done, because she was in pain.
Sometime this weekend I have got to get some cleaning in, I have to admit that I am not to good at this. Something I need to work on.
Hope you all have a very good 4th of July with lots of fun, love and Family enjoyment.
Take care.
Monday, June 26, 2006
Canoe, can you?
I had my first experience with a canoe this weekend. I loved it. Being outdoors in nature.
Learning something new and being with my Brother and Sister in Law (She is much more like a sister) . I love hanging out with them. You can really feel thier love for one another and it is so inviting to be around. (I Love you Guys).
We are in the process of planning a family reunion and one of the activities will be a canoe trip, the campground that we are going to offers them, so we thought that we would take it just so that we would be knowledgable if anyone wants to go. It was an 8 mile 4 hour trip down the Brazos river in Glenrose Texas. The river is not very deep in most places, so the danger of tipping over is there, but if you did you could also just wade thru most of it with no trouble. We stopped on a little island and had a picnic lunch. We waded and stopped along the way to hang out in the water to cool off.
Then, we hit this one spot (Brother called it the chute) It was a spot where the water was rushing pretty fast and it looked to be about a foot deep. Of course I got the canoe stuck on a huge rock ( I was blissfully unaware of the need to navigate and be the lookout for big rocks) Sis and I got out to push the canoe off the rock. Brother had been doing this task most of the time, so this time, we thought that we would give him a break and take on the task. This was a Mistake......
The canoe took off, once we got it off the rocks, and lightened the load, with Brother still in the canoe. Sis and I though we would just wade thru this spot. Not a smart idea...., the current pulled us down, and we bounced off the rocks on the bottom, just like in the movies, bouncing up and down in the water (Life jackets still in the canoe) The water was about 3-4 foot deep, but the rush was such that you could not stay up. I went down first, Sister went down right after me. She yelled "Keep your butt up", how you are supposed to do this is beyond me, I had my feet in the air, my hands on my glasses and I was bouncing said anatomy off the rocks (Ouch!) I was going feet first, she was going head first, she hit a big rock with her hand. I was able to get my feet down eventuly and I was able to get out of the current and make it to the side (I swallowed so much water, I was coughing quite a bit) Sister zoomed on by, and stopped in the water that was much stiller. Then she told us about her hand. We thought it was broke, because she could not touch it, but It got a little better, so maybe it is just bruised really bad. It throbbed the rest of the trip.
We got back in the canoe and went a ways furter. Most of the river is concealed from the outside world with steep banks that go up several feet, so you really feel like you are out in the wilderness, even though there are houses all around. We saw horses drinking from the water, and a crane eating a fish. One large crane was sitting on the bank and did not want us to pass him, so just as we would get close to him, he would fly a little further up from us. He did this for about a half hour.
It was a fun trip, but about an hour too long. The last leg was hard. We were tired, the current was not very strong the last bend and we were having to really paddle. If I were to do it all over again, I would take the 3 hour trip instead of the 4 hour trip (the canoe rental place also offers a 6 hour trip. (I don;t think I could do that one)
Looking forward to doing it again and I can now recommend the trip the family at the reunion.
Little achey today tho. Wheres the Tylenol?
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Let me out of this ditch
I am so glad that this is the last week of school. I am looking forward to some peace and quite.
Cheer - is still being a problem. She thinks that rules don't seem to apply to her.
She has this girl friend. I found out that her parents are separated and she seems to be one of the breadwinners for the family. She is 18 and has a job, but she seems to try to pull on everyone's heartstrings, including Cheers. She told her that she did not have money for gas and was going to loose her job. So Cheer (lost some brain cells) and let her use her ATM/credit card to put gas in her car. The girl went crazy and pretty much cleaned out her bank account.
I found this out, because I insisted that Cheer go on line with the bank and show me why she could not pay her car insurance, that is past due. I am so tire of reminding everyone in this family about their obligations. Every time I see one of my children, I have to remind one of them about what payment they have to make - car, insurance, phone.
I am the kind of person that likes to be in control of situations, but enough is enough.
Anyway, Cheer is now in even more trouble, and she doesn't seem to think that she did anything wrong. She said, she gave the girl permission to use her card, and the girl is going to pay her back this weekend. - Yea Right.....
I am just beside myself. She has to have her job, she has so many obligations - that she has gotten herself into, that I can;t insist that she quit her job.
I was so mad, that I could not sleep - 2:00 am close my eyes - 6:00 am, back up for the day.
I am headed for the Coffee pot.....
Cheer - is still being a problem. She thinks that rules don't seem to apply to her.
She has this girl friend. I found out that her parents are separated and she seems to be one of the breadwinners for the family. She is 18 and has a job, but she seems to try to pull on everyone's heartstrings, including Cheers. She told her that she did not have money for gas and was going to loose her job. So Cheer (lost some brain cells) and let her use her ATM/credit card to put gas in her car. The girl went crazy and pretty much cleaned out her bank account.
I found this out, because I insisted that Cheer go on line with the bank and show me why she could not pay her car insurance, that is past due. I am so tire of reminding everyone in this family about their obligations. Every time I see one of my children, I have to remind one of them about what payment they have to make - car, insurance, phone.
I am the kind of person that likes to be in control of situations, but enough is enough.
Anyway, Cheer is now in even more trouble, and she doesn't seem to think that she did anything wrong. She said, she gave the girl permission to use her card, and the girl is going to pay her back this weekend. - Yea Right.....
I am just beside myself. She has to have her job, she has so many obligations - that she has gotten herself into, that I can;t insist that she quit her job.
I was so mad, that I could not sleep - 2:00 am close my eyes - 6:00 am, back up for the day.
I am headed for the Coffee pot.....
Monday, May 22, 2006
The trench got deeper
Last week was a really hard week. Things are busy at work, trying to close out the month.
D-Dad, was diagnosed with Diabetes and we are going to have to change our lifestyle - no more "hot-wing Tuesdays" :(
Cheer - really attempted to go wild.
On Saturday before Mothers Day - She decided that she wanted to have a Party. She did not come home, and really upset things.
So she was grounded, got her car taken away, and was not able to see her friends for 2 weeks. and then she was to be on probation for another 2 weeks, meaning - using her car on an as needed basis.
(Punishing her is actually punishing everyone in the house. She lets everyone know how unhappy she is. We have to take her to and from her job. Meaning someone has to alter their schedule.
Here is how the week went:
Monday. She missed the bus (on purpose) and then took her car to school. with a key that she had made
Tuesday - she scheduled some Friend time, into her work schedule and told me that she had to stay over at work. She came in at MIDNIGHT - ON A SCHOOL NIGHT. Of course that means that I did not get to bed at a decent hour that night.
Wednesday - She got a call from a friend who was upset. They both went to the mall, when I thought that she was at work. We found this out from the POLICE OFFICER - THAT CAME TO THE DOOR. (Her friends parents reported her missing) - really long story - Lets just say both Girls are now doubly in trouble.
Cheer got another two weeks added to her grounding. The loss of her Cell phone for a week,a nd some lectures. (Every time I see her I can't help but remind her.)
And a very stern warning that the next violation will result in more time grounded.
I hope that I don't have to do that, but I am prepared to if I need to.
D-Dad, was diagnosed with Diabetes and we are going to have to change our lifestyle - no more "hot-wing Tuesdays" :(
Cheer - really attempted to go wild.
On Saturday before Mothers Day - She decided that she wanted to have a Party. She did not come home, and really upset things.
So she was grounded, got her car taken away, and was not able to see her friends for 2 weeks. and then she was to be on probation for another 2 weeks, meaning - using her car on an as needed basis.
(Punishing her is actually punishing everyone in the house. She lets everyone know how unhappy she is. We have to take her to and from her job. Meaning someone has to alter their schedule.
Here is how the week went:
Monday. She missed the bus (on purpose) and then took her car to school. with a key that she had made
Tuesday - she scheduled some Friend time, into her work schedule and told me that she had to stay over at work. She came in at MIDNIGHT - ON A SCHOOL NIGHT. Of course that means that I did not get to bed at a decent hour that night.
Wednesday - She got a call from a friend who was upset. They both went to the mall, when I thought that she was at work. We found this out from the POLICE OFFICER - THAT CAME TO THE DOOR. (Her friends parents reported her missing) - really long story - Lets just say both Girls are now doubly in trouble.
Cheer got another two weeks added to her grounding. The loss of her Cell phone for a week,a nd some lectures. (Every time I see her I can't help but remind her.)
And a very stern warning that the next violation will result in more time grounded.
I hope that I don't have to do that, but I am prepared to if I need to.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Mothers Day, and the night before
Wow, what a Mothers day. I didn't really get to enjoy it all the way, because I was dealing with Cheer and her wild night out.
It all started on Saturday, Cheer left her My space messages logged on, and because I am an Mom, I looked (I know it is like looking in her Diary, but sometimes, you just gotta) I am glad that I did, because she had all these schemes planned. She went to a boy's house that I don't know, along with one of her girl friends, and another friend. They told me they were going to a movie.
The actually went to a party. The whole night, I paced the floor, called her repeatedly and did everything I could to get her to come home to no avail. I probably should have tried to find out where she was and gone and picked her up, but I was too mad and It was very late. I did not get to sleep until after 1:00 am, then, I woke up at 3:00 and 4:00 am to check to see if she was home and then back up at 9:00 to go to Church with MIL.
I ended up calling and leaving a tearfull message on her cell phone. She called back and said she was sorry and was coming home at 3:00 PM. She felt bad, but it did not change the fact that she dis-obeyed and did somethings that I am very disapointed in.
I just got one Teen over his terrible teens, and now I am having to do it again. For now, Cheer is grounded for 2 weeks from her friends and the next time she sees the "boyfriend" it will be here.
D-man was a real dream on Mothers day. He stayed around, which is a feat for a 22 Year Old. He consoled me because he knew I was upset about Cheer, and he even barbqued steaks on the Grill. The even turned out really good. I am so proud of him, he has gone from a really depressed and withdrawn person, to a bright and caring young man. I knew he could do it. Some of his unwise choices in his life, were sucking he life out of him, I think that he can see that now, but while he was in the middle of the mess, he was not aware of it.
F-man was the most thoughtful young man on Mothers day. He had to work and because I went to Church, I did not see him until after 10:00 PM when he got home. He came in with a beautiful little vase of flowers and a really touching card. It said that I was truly his MOM. I was really touched. Thank you F-man, you really made my Mothers day.
I also visited my Mother and Dad at thier weekend hang out. I took Mom some new earrings and a minature rose plant that she can plant in the yard. I hope she does. They make the pretiest little bushes, full of roses when they grow up.
Dad made a crawfish boil and everyone enjoyed the wonderful food. He loves cooking for everyone.
It all started on Saturday, Cheer left her My space messages logged on, and because I am an Mom, I looked (I know it is like looking in her Diary, but sometimes, you just gotta) I am glad that I did, because she had all these schemes planned. She went to a boy's house that I don't know, along with one of her girl friends, and another friend. They told me they were going to a movie.
The actually went to a party. The whole night, I paced the floor, called her repeatedly and did everything I could to get her to come home to no avail. I probably should have tried to find out where she was and gone and picked her up, but I was too mad and It was very late. I did not get to sleep until after 1:00 am, then, I woke up at 3:00 and 4:00 am to check to see if she was home and then back up at 9:00 to go to Church with MIL.
I ended up calling and leaving a tearfull message on her cell phone. She called back and said she was sorry and was coming home at 3:00 PM. She felt bad, but it did not change the fact that she dis-obeyed and did somethings that I am very disapointed in.
I just got one Teen over his terrible teens, and now I am having to do it again. For now, Cheer is grounded for 2 weeks from her friends and the next time she sees the "boyfriend" it will be here.
D-man was a real dream on Mothers day. He stayed around, which is a feat for a 22 Year Old. He consoled me because he knew I was upset about Cheer, and he even barbqued steaks on the Grill. The even turned out really good. I am so proud of him, he has gone from a really depressed and withdrawn person, to a bright and caring young man. I knew he could do it. Some of his unwise choices in his life, were sucking he life out of him, I think that he can see that now, but while he was in the middle of the mess, he was not aware of it.
F-man was the most thoughtful young man on Mothers day. He had to work and because I went to Church, I did not see him until after 10:00 PM when he got home. He came in with a beautiful little vase of flowers and a really touching card. It said that I was truly his MOM. I was really touched. Thank you F-man, you really made my Mothers day.
I also visited my Mother and Dad at thier weekend hang out. I took Mom some new earrings and a minature rose plant that she can plant in the yard. I hope she does. They make the pretiest little bushes, full of roses when they grow up.
Dad made a crawfish boil and everyone enjoyed the wonderful food. He loves cooking for everyone.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Theyre always talking, but not to me.
I am so frustrated with Cheer these days. I know it is just because she is growing up before my eyes, and I guess I am just not ready for it. I feel like she is not being responsible. She has been spending time with her new best friend, BB. BB is out of school, has her own car, loves to go see her many friends and is draging Cheer with her. I have had several run in's about Cheer being late for Curfew. I have called her on her Cell and she ignores. I know that I am just wanting to keep my kids at home with me, that way I know they are safe. It is so hard to let go.
F-man is kind of doing his own thing and D-man has done his own thing for quite some time.
F-man needs to abide by the rules just a tad more. He seems to be in his own little world a little. He goes to his friends house and does not come home until it is bedtime. I know I agreed to let him stay and he is just making up for lost time, because he is experiencing freedoms that he has not had before, but I am not seeing a lot of progress. He has not really saved any money, even though I have not seen him bring home any purchase and he knows that I want him to get his own car. I finally asked him where all of his money is going, and he said that he spent it and that his friends needed to borrow some. I put my foot down and told him that I wanted to see him put his money in the bank and not to spend any more, unless it is on himself, for clothes or something.
Tonight we are going to have to sit down and have a discussion with both of them. F-man need to be up front about where he is going, and when he will be home.
I need to let Cheer go a little more, I know she is just being a typical teen, but now I understand what my Mom went thru when I told her that I was moving out when I was 20. (I know that seems old to some, but I was a very shy and sheltered kid.) At 20, I probably had the maturity of someone several years younger. My mom, seemed very upset and I seemed determined to get out. I don't regret moving out. I had my own little apartment and my own friends and I felt like I could not entertain in my tiny little bedroom with my twin bed. I was working full time. I did not make much, but I found a room-mate and we took out on our own. It was great. We had get togethers, and I never looked back but now I understand why my Mom was upset.
I did not really get her up to speed, I just came home one day and said, I am going.
I blindsided her.
Kids don't always know what is best, and they don't always act responsibly. I checks Cheer's my space and she puts on there how much fun she is having, and sometimes says how irresponsible they are being. Like driving too fast. I have to practically hold my self down to not go and get her keys, her cell, and lock her in her room.
OK. Rant is over. I do want my Daughter to have friends, to be making fun memories and so that is why, I don't just lock her in her room and not let her have experiences. I just have to pray really hard that she comes thru her teen years alive and well. And she is not going to be a junior in High school for 3 more years because she is having to much fun and not being a good enough student.
F-man is kind of doing his own thing and D-man has done his own thing for quite some time.
F-man needs to abide by the rules just a tad more. He seems to be in his own little world a little. He goes to his friends house and does not come home until it is bedtime. I know I agreed to let him stay and he is just making up for lost time, because he is experiencing freedoms that he has not had before, but I am not seeing a lot of progress. He has not really saved any money, even though I have not seen him bring home any purchase and he knows that I want him to get his own car. I finally asked him where all of his money is going, and he said that he spent it and that his friends needed to borrow some. I put my foot down and told him that I wanted to see him put his money in the bank and not to spend any more, unless it is on himself, for clothes or something.
Tonight we are going to have to sit down and have a discussion with both of them. F-man need to be up front about where he is going, and when he will be home.
I need to let Cheer go a little more, I know she is just being a typical teen, but now I understand what my Mom went thru when I told her that I was moving out when I was 20. (I know that seems old to some, but I was a very shy and sheltered kid.) At 20, I probably had the maturity of someone several years younger. My mom, seemed very upset and I seemed determined to get out. I don't regret moving out. I had my own little apartment and my own friends and I felt like I could not entertain in my tiny little bedroom with my twin bed. I was working full time. I did not make much, but I found a room-mate and we took out on our own. It was great. We had get togethers, and I never looked back but now I understand why my Mom was upset.
I did not really get her up to speed, I just came home one day and said, I am going.
I blindsided her.
Kids don't always know what is best, and they don't always act responsibly. I checks Cheer's my space and she puts on there how much fun she is having, and sometimes says how irresponsible they are being. Like driving too fast. I have to practically hold my self down to not go and get her keys, her cell, and lock her in her room.
OK. Rant is over. I do want my Daughter to have friends, to be making fun memories and so that is why, I don't just lock her in her room and not let her have experiences. I just have to pray really hard that she comes thru her teen years alive and well. And she is not going to be a junior in High school for 3 more years because she is having to much fun and not being a good enough student.
Friday, April 28, 2006
Two getting better, One getting badder
I know that Badder is not a word, but it is the best way to describe "Cheer". I need to changer her name from Cheer, cause lately she has not been so Cheery. I think Sneakey is more of a fit these days. But first the better. D-man and F-man are both doing really good. D-man is getting up and going to work all on his own. He seems to be more open and smiles a lot more. I believe that he is trying to avoid those temptations that he has a problem with and that altered his mood and his thinking. D-man, I am very proud of you.
F-man has had so many obstacles in his life. He is withdrawn and does not interact very well. But I do see a beautiful smile, and he is starting to open up to us some. He is spending time with his friend and playing his guitar and spending time with his friends. Cheers car broke down and he helped her repair it. I told him about a car that he might be able to purchase, it is old and needs some work, but he was really excited about it. I don't know about getting the car, it might be too much work to fix it up. But we will see. F-man, I am proud of you.
Now the Bad girl. She is not participating in school like she should. It look like it is going to be summer school, so that she can start her senior year on track. She is spending too much time on her computer and not enough time on school work. She has got some new friends, she hasn't brought them home to meet me. She almost always has shared her friends with me, and now she seems reluctant to let me know. She stays up and out to late. I am not happy about that. I try to put a reign on it, but because she works some evenings, and has to have a job to pay for her car insurance and expenses, she has an easy out. She just says that she is at work. I think that I can trust her, but not being very close to her friends, I don;t know if I can trust them.
I think that I am missing more sleep now with her, than I did when she was a baby. I just hope that she gets out of this stage soon, or I can learn to let her go a little more.
Parent hood = Sleep deprived, frustrated and worried. Does it every end.
F-man has had so many obstacles in his life. He is withdrawn and does not interact very well. But I do see a beautiful smile, and he is starting to open up to us some. He is spending time with his friend and playing his guitar and spending time with his friends. Cheers car broke down and he helped her repair it. I told him about a car that he might be able to purchase, it is old and needs some work, but he was really excited about it. I don't know about getting the car, it might be too much work to fix it up. But we will see. F-man, I am proud of you.
Now the Bad girl. She is not participating in school like she should. It look like it is going to be summer school, so that she can start her senior year on track. She is spending too much time on her computer and not enough time on school work. She has got some new friends, she hasn't brought them home to meet me. She almost always has shared her friends with me, and now she seems reluctant to let me know. She stays up and out to late. I am not happy about that. I try to put a reign on it, but because she works some evenings, and has to have a job to pay for her car insurance and expenses, she has an easy out. She just says that she is at work. I think that I can trust her, but not being very close to her friends, I don;t know if I can trust them.
I think that I am missing more sleep now with her, than I did when she was a baby. I just hope that she gets out of this stage soon, or I can learn to let her go a little more.
Parent hood = Sleep deprived, frustrated and worried. Does it every end.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Quilting round robin
Every 6 weeks or so, I have a quilt meeting/sewing day with my quilt buddies. We are currently doing a round robin of quilt borders. I will post the pictures here once they are done.
There are five or six of us participating. We all started with a 12 inch square. Mine is an applique of pool balls. It is in burgundy, green and white. Those are classic colors for a pool room. I am planning to hang it in my game room once it is finished.
I won't get to see it until it is finished.
So far, I have worked on a japanese style quilt
and a christmas quilt. I won't reveal anything just in case my friends are reading this.
(I would not want to spoil the suprise.)
My next one to work on is a really pretty peach, pink and celery green quilt. I like the colors, I am really going to be challenged with this one.
I am also working on a quilt top for a Family reunion in September. I am not even half way done. I need to really get busy with it, or I will never finish it. It is red white and blue and has a Texas theme.
There are five or six of us participating. We all started with a 12 inch square. Mine is an applique of pool balls. It is in burgundy, green and white. Those are classic colors for a pool room. I am planning to hang it in my game room once it is finished.
I won't get to see it until it is finished.
So far, I have worked on a japanese style quilt
and a christmas quilt. I won't reveal anything just in case my friends are reading this.
(I would not want to spoil the suprise.)
My next one to work on is a really pretty peach, pink and celery green quilt. I like the colors, I am really going to be challenged with this one.
I am also working on a quilt top for a Family reunion in September. I am not even half way done. I need to really get busy with it, or I will never finish it. It is red white and blue and has a Texas theme.
Friday, April 21, 2006
Welcome new Employee
Today I recieved a beautiful plant from my Boss at work. It was to welcome me as a new employee. It is a basket with lots of green plants (I sure that my black thumb will not take too long to make it really sick) and some beautiful minature roses. I want to transplant them at some point. They do really well in the yard and you don't have to cut them back like you do big rose bushes. It was nice to be recongnized at work. Everyone has come by and said welcome.
I have been here for 3 months, but the first 3 months you are not considered an employee, you are a temp to hire. In that time, I missed being included in company events.
I missed going to a professional Hockey Game and the annual company meeting. I can't say that I am dissapointed in either of those two events.
The company takes thier employee's on a trip every year in November or December. You have to be at the company for a year before you get to go. I will have just missed it by a few weeks. It will be hard to come into work everyday, when I know they are all off having fun in Mexico. Next year, Hawaii, Woo-Hoo. Can't wait.
Last Night, D-Dad and I had our date night. It was nice. We went out to eat and afterwards went and had Ice Cream at a place that was way overpriced. I did not even like the Ice cream all that much. Two small ice creams in waffle cones - $9.82 Never again.....
Live and Learn. Should have left when we saw the prices, but we were the only customers in the place and felt like it would be to embarassing. Pride cometh before a fall.
I have been here for 3 months, but the first 3 months you are not considered an employee, you are a temp to hire. In that time, I missed being included in company events.
I missed going to a professional Hockey Game and the annual company meeting. I can't say that I am dissapointed in either of those two events.
The company takes thier employee's on a trip every year in November or December. You have to be at the company for a year before you get to go. I will have just missed it by a few weeks. It will be hard to come into work everyday, when I know they are all off having fun in Mexico. Next year, Hawaii, Woo-Hoo. Can't wait.
Last Night, D-Dad and I had our date night. It was nice. We went out to eat and afterwards went and had Ice Cream at a place that was way overpriced. I did not even like the Ice cream all that much. Two small ice creams in waffle cones - $9.82 Never again.....
Live and Learn. Should have left when we saw the prices, but we were the only customers in the place and felt like it would be to embarassing. Pride cometh before a fall.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
The puppy saga
Just a few days ago, my Daugher (Cheer) found a little puppy wandering the street in the dark. She brought the preciouse little thing inside and said. Mommy - (she always uses "Mommy" when she is trying to get her way) I said no.no.no the puppy goes back. She said, I don't know where she came from. If I leave her out there, she is going to get hit by a car. So little miss precious came in. I insisted that she stay outside, that was hard for me to say, because I tend to treat my pets like humans. We already have 3 dogs and they are Inside dogs for the most part. They go out to eat and pottie, but then right back in. I just couldn't committ to another one and if I let her inside, I knew that I would become too attached. She stayed out all night and she cried. I had to turn the radio on to block the noise. It was really pathetic. I thought about her all the next day at work. What were we going to do? I couldn't keep her, but I did not want to take her to the pound. They do not take them when they are too small (puppies). I did not want her to be killed. So I got myself worked up to keeping her. I drove home and thought about what to name her and how she would fit into my already full life.
When I arrived home, I stepped into the back yard and called for her. Precious, here Precious.
She was no where to be found. I walked all over the backyard, looking and calling for her. She was not there. Our house is on the corner of two streets. our back yard has a chain link fence and is visible from the side street. Someone came to the gate, and pried it open and took little Precious. I hope that it was her owner. Now I am worried that we have a puppy thief in the neighborhood. The puppy thief messed up the fence when they tried to open it and now I am afraid that we are going to have problems with "max" my Jack Russell Terrier escaping. He loves to peruse the neighborhood any time he gets a chance. You can't catch him, he runs around the block, checks out the other dogs and then comes back home.
A little message to the Puppy snatcher
I would have let you have your puppy back, if you had come to the door. I was only trying to keep her safe. She should have had a collar on. Then I could have found you and you would not have had to worry about her or mess up my gate.
Thanks a lot.
When I arrived home, I stepped into the back yard and called for her. Precious, here Precious.
She was no where to be found. I walked all over the backyard, looking and calling for her. She was not there. Our house is on the corner of two streets. our back yard has a chain link fence and is visible from the side street. Someone came to the gate, and pried it open and took little Precious. I hope that it was her owner. Now I am worried that we have a puppy thief in the neighborhood. The puppy thief messed up the fence when they tried to open it and now I am afraid that we are going to have problems with "max" my Jack Russell Terrier escaping. He loves to peruse the neighborhood any time he gets a chance. You can't catch him, he runs around the block, checks out the other dogs and then comes back home.
A little message to the Puppy snatcher
I would have let you have your puppy back, if you had come to the door. I was only trying to keep her safe. She should have had a collar on. Then I could have found you and you would not have had to worry about her or mess up my gate.
Thanks a lot.
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