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New Moon

2009-11-21T03:42:00Z

O M G !! The movie was so goooood!!! My 13 yo has seen it twice already!!! All three girls are going to see it again this weekend. Yes My kids are addicts.

M: Jacob is Hot
Mom: How hot?
M: Jacobs abs are so hot I want to bake cookies on them
s: and I bet they would be really good!!

I laughed at them so hard. They really have no idea what they really are saying. However M is really starting to notice boys!!!

I promise

2009-11-03T03:48:00Z

to try harder to keep up with blogging.

I am killed with school.

I am over run with kids.

I am stretched to the limits.

I need a clone.

Happy Anniversary

2009-10-19T03:48:00Z

big deal who cares.

Going to Dinner

2009-10-18T03:47:00Z

We are celebrating birthday/anniversary tonight.

Here is to wishing the next year might get better.

Happy Birthday

2009-10-16T03:46:00Z

Today is DH birthday.

Anyone?? Anyone??

2009-09-27T23:02:00Z

I have to read 2 chapters for my Anthropology class. I have a Math test on Wed. I am mid sewing 2 shirts for dresses and have fabric for another sitting on Ironing board ready to cut out. I need a personal assistant who can start by folding the 4 loads of laundry I have done so far today.

I am so excited!! We went grocery shopping finally last night. It cost me $300 to get somewhat restocked. I at least can keep going for a few more weeks. The check came. I didn't expect it for a few more days. We can go buy school books on Monday now. We also went ot value village and got the kids some new school clothes. S got 3 pairs of jeans and 5 shirts. She so needed them. D got 3 shirts nad M got a pile o clothes. Plus we got some Halloween costume pieces. All in all spent very little.

Math Quiz

2009-09-25T23:04:00Z

It was a joke. I am still giggling. It was 5 questions. One was like write 35,706 in words. Greater then less then. And absolute value. It was 5 questions long. I have all my math homework done till next Friday.

My anthropology teacher reminds me on Indiana Jones. She is nice. She got us a copy of the 2 chapters we need to read for class on Monday. This class is hard.

Intro to Ed is easy. I hope it stay this easy for the whole semester.

Wow!

2009-09-22T23:09:00Z

School is hard to adjust to after so many years out. Its ok. I like all my classes and that will make it ok. J is liking his although getting up at 7 am is a change.

I am so freakin happy!! We found an error on one of our bills. We paid is off 8 months ago and they are still taking payments our of his pay. So we called them and they are sending us the $800 we over paid!! We can buy groceries and school books!!!

So freakin hard!!!

2009-09-18T23:16:00Z

I have not grocery shopped in 3 weeks. Its hard. We are out of things like mad. If we had known what we know now DH would not have quit his job. The Va is behind on GI bill payments. SO this means no book stipend and no living allowance until possible Nov. How do they expect people to survive? They promise oh hey go to school we will pay you this and do this and then they don't follow through. Seriously.. Its a headache and a half. Hopefully in the end it will all be worth it.

My head is spinning!!

2009-09-14T23:26:00Z

OK first we apply for financial aid. Then we are told oh well we are overwhelmed and you won't be done in time for school. Then we are told we are on the list and will be funded but it may take a few weeks past school start so go to class but you book grants are going to be 3 or four weeks after. How am I supposed to buy books with out money??? While I was sitting there this girl is flipping out because her parents told her go to school or move out like 2 days ago and she needs financing. They told her sorry your a little late. School starts in a few days. Ain't gonna happen. She went off. No one who applied after July 6 will get done. They have never had this many people applying before. They said the new GI bill killed them. Since its such a good deal everyone is returning to school. It really will be a good thing once all the kinks are worked out. We will actually make more money in school then working. So for the next 3 years we will be students. No idea what we are majoring in.

I start sewing for Disneyland in a few weeks. The kids are on board. We have been cleaning out my bins finding fabrics etc.. We had a meeting about whether we would have it as spending money or save it and the kids are fine with being broke and getting something nice in the end. So that is where things stand.

Bus is working!!

2009-09-12T22:53:00Z

She likes it!! She made new friends on it. The bus goes right past our street ( well ok the street 2 streets from our but its like less then a block total) and turns around and goes up a hill where the stop is. She texts us when they pass the Taco Shop right before the street and we hop in the car and head over there just as they are pulling up. The timing is perfect! It is saving us loads of time and GAS!! We made a tank last over a week!! For the first time in forever.

We replied to an add on Craigslist and we now have about 3 cords of dry cedar wood for this winter. If I can get 2 more cords we will be set!! I am so happy!! We are close to heat. The add was for free. We had to cut up the trees that were down and haul it all over here and then split and stack but its so worth it!!

Things work out to those who need. It really does. Things are coming together in a weird way. The kid who was renting a room who had a truck we could use moved out. S has a friend whose parents have a truck they are giving away. We need a truck. They gave us one. We hauled all the wood in it. It works prefect for us. Its an old 81 Toyota truck. Fits our need. They bought a business that came with several new huge trucks and had no need for this one. It runs. Its in fair condition. It's drivable. We are very grateful for this gift. We hauled debri from the bathroom to the dump. We moved wood. We are very happy to have our own. And it came at a perfect time. My mom's car which I have needs some repairs. We currently cannot drive it. We have no monies to fix it.

SWEEEEEET!!!!

2009-09-07T22:48:00Z

The bus worked out perfect!! She made friends on it too. We have an agreement that she will try it for the week and we will evaluate it then. I hope it works.

We have had many twits and turns in the school saga for the over 18 set in our house. SO the Va paid for Dh's classes but not his book stipend yet or living allowance. Hopefully it comes in before classes start. J and I have no financing so no clue what we are going to do. Since the Gov't is involved in this we shall see how this all plays out.

MWAHAHAHAHA!!!

2009-09-04T22:43:00Z

Said the parent!!! to the now very unhappy teen!! I found out that a bus to her school goes right past our house. There is a stop within walk distance of us. We will still drive here there because it is about half a mile on a really busy street but its way closer then the trip to town. It takes almost an hour to drive her and we now have a bus. Come Monday she is on it!! It makes life way easier.

First day of school

2009-09-02T22:42:00Z

Aren't they ever so adorable???

One leaves at 6:30 am and the other leaves at 7:15. Amazing how light it gets in 45 min...

And yes M's pants are neon yellow. And S is neon pink. They are into crazy loud clothes this year.

Super MAD!!!

2009-08-31T22:37:00Z

My funding for collage isn't going to come in on time. So I don't get to go. This makes me so mad!!! We applied back in early June and they wait till now to say oh sorry not going to happen we are to overloads on apps your didn't get processed?? The VA GI bill is another point of contention with me right now. It's a whole separate headache for me. So thats what I am up to. TO see a person at financial aid you have to be there by 10:30 am ish for a noon opening then you still wait for almost an hour after they open. So its an all day affair.

Notso Super 8 review

2009-08-26T21:31:00Z

Hotel next to us has cool fountains. Ours is not so nice. So here is a hotel review. It was a NOT so super 8. We booked it through Orbitz. The website said fridge and microwave available. To me this says its there. NO this means for $8 a night per item you can get one. SO we lugged in our cooler and used all the hotel ice to keep our food/drinks cool. When we booked online we specifically requests ground floor by pool. Umm yeah.. So did not happen. We were second floor on backside way away from it. I was not happy. We were told that he put us there because of the blizzcon peeps there. Umm hello!!! 4 of the 7 of us there were going to it!! We wanted by the pool. We actually plan on spending a lot of time at it. So needless to say I am super not happy with the notsosuper 8. Rooms had a musty odor to them. We did not have enough towels and had to go to office to get more. The breakfast was real suckish. The lady was rude and gave the kids a rough time. If they were not hungry they wouldn't be eating stale nasty doughnuts. It was impossible to get more then one tiny 6 oz cup of milk out of the woman. It was like on lock down. I was like hello there are 3 of us. We would like at least one for each. And someplace to eat it would of been nice. Maybe a table and some chairs? We were all the way across the hotel on the backside and they expect an 11 yo to carry a cup of milk, a cup of juice, a bowl of cereal and a doughnut with out a tray? Yeah there were no trays to use. We could not get internet connections out back where we were. The boys were going insane without it. They were there for a gaming convention. NO internet = bad time. The pool was clean enough. The hotel was clean on the surface but grimy in a way. Hard to explain.

Final decision is we did not enjoy it. We would not ever stay here again. Staff was nice enough but the hotel itself was not what we expected.

Long road home

2009-08-24T22:10:00Z

We got up this morning and kept on our trek home. We saw some incredible sights. Including a FLOCK of cows. Yep I said a FLOCK of cows. Well, actually M said it. We have spent a lot of time in the car on this trip and lots of talking talking. And of course with my kids you never know what will be said.

The beaches are incredible there!!! I never wanted to leave. It makes me hate Washington state even more.

We saw seals and birds and and and ... It was just awesome!!!

The view is just awe inspiring. The kids were so speechless.. Then I looked and they were sound asleep.

LOL!! Seriously he is not asleep but we were messing around like usual and I couldn't resist. But imagine a 6"2' son crammed in the back seat of a Chevy Cobalt. He was cramped. There was also a cooler and both sisters!!!!

We used GPs to our advantage. We could find lowest gas prices to our location. We found several Costcos and Aarcos this way. When we pulled out of Costco in Someplace Ca this was across the street!! J was like please stop I am hungry. I was like I am out of monies. He was like my treat!! I was like oh heck yeah!! So we ate there too. The food is so freakin cheap!!! A full on meal for under $5.. And hte funniest thing I found was they only serve like hamburger or cheeseburger. We have 3 peeps in our family who don't eat beef. So we ate fries and had milkshakes. It was a nice break for the rest of the trip home.

We drove for way more hours and then watched the sunset. We woke up in an Oregon Rest area then finishd up our drive and had lunch at home.

All in all a really good trip. Gas was less then $130 each way. I did pay for the car we were in. I did not have to pay for hotel. The boys here did. We just stole some space in their rooms. We very rarely ate out. We did splurge and get a Gumbo bowl in Disney. Surprisingly it was only $9!!! That could not be passed up.We ate continental breakfast in hotel. Made sandwiches for lunch from home. We brought cases of water and case of soda. It did not cost me that much. It was worth every penny we spent though. I wish we had more and could of done legoland. I wish we could of afforded to eat out too. It got old real fast to eat a sandwich and cup o noodles. We made those in the hotel too with the coffee maker. This is how we did Disney for 3 People for less then $500 out of my pocket.

We have decided we want to try and go back for Christmas break. M really wants to see the Nightmare before Christmas stuff. She is an addict. We are sewing and selling dresses on ebay right now trying ot fund it. We would drive down again and just stay at another cheap motel. We would have to buy tickets this time and we want to be able to afford to eat there. So if anyone wants to contribute to the take my kids to Disney fund we would accept. If you or someone you know have a timeshare there for that time and wont us it let me know!! We really want to go back. M has has some tough times in her life at her young age. She has had 4 years of really crappy birthday's and this has been her one thing she wants. This would be my kids one and only Christmas present and they are cool with it. We have figured a budget of $3000 this time. I am guessing Hotel would be around $75 a night. I have been searching several trip sites. We would figure $150 for gas each way. I figure $100 a day for food this time. Tickets are $100 a person on base. We would also use the legoland tickets so that is another hotel for 3 days. Also we want to stay in a hotel each way instead of sleeping in the car. So since thats what we want to do lets see how close I can come to this goal. It will be most interesting.

Sadness....

2009-08-23T21:55:00Z

Our last day at Disney. The girls wish we could stay longer. Today was a nightmarish day. We went to disney for most of the day. The boys had nothing to do so they hung out by the pool waiting for us. We did more rides and each girl got a momento.

We had not done this part of the park yet.

Its a nightmare before Christmas Jack pillow wearing jack Mickey ears. Make sense? Its really cute if you see what she did in real life. S got a necklace with her name and a Mickey symbol. Its hard to take a pic of it.

So we got all loaded up and trust me no small feat since the other car left and left things behind. We headed down to Carlsbad. We wanted to go to Legoland. Notice I said wanted. We got there and there was another hotel issue. We didn't have one. We made reservations on line and it was all messed up. They wanted more money then we booked for and we prepaid and they said we didn't. I pulled out emailed etc and they would not honor it. And since I had no more money we are in a touch spot. If I pay for hotel and stay we wont have gas money to make it home. What makes me mad is we prepaid for tickets and cannot get a refund. So we headed back North. We were 30 miles from San Diego. So not happy and now we have 3 very sad kids. So as we are going along we are trying to think of ways to save this. We decided to stop in Hollywood and check it out. We had never been there. It was pretty dang fun!!!

We saw the sign briefly but were unable to take a pic. Sadly it has a peek a boo sighting of it.

We did see a palm tree with a beard as S put it.

And the show peeps put on outside of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. It was a blast!! We saw the walk of stars. Of course my camera battery died!! SO sad!! SO we used the cell phone and now I cannot figure out how to get all my pics off it. And the n that battery died. Way more sadness. So in the end we had a good time. Then we all piled back in the car and kept driving, We did decide to drice up the Pacific Coast Highway. We also searched all our pockets and found $70 so we decided to get a hotel and sleep. After the disappointment at Legoland we all needed a break.

Happy Birthday Jon!!!

2009-08-22T21:43:00Z

He is enjoying Blizzcon somewhat. He said last year was way better. He did not enjoy the Ozzie concert. SO sorry.. We are having a blast at DL though!!! M smiled!! She is having a good time!

We went to California Adventures today. It was ok.. We went back over to the Disney side. Way more fun over there.We took and smelled the flowers today too.

We took a picture in every letter I think...

We saw Mickey and Minnie there.

The parade had green army men.

See M smiles!!!! It worked for a time.

After we spent the day there we went back to the hotel and played in the pool. We watched the night parade last night. It was really cool!! I wished the girls were up to it today but they are pretty tired.

Jon got this Murlock at Blizzcon. We all took a turn wearing it on our heads. This has to be one of my all time fav pics of S. She is blooming so freakin adorable!!!It looks like its holding on M's glasses too. We had a lot of fun playing with this little guy.

Disneyland!!!!!

2009-08-21T21:35:00Z

Need I say more???

Jungle cruise ride

Pooh Bear ride. We were one of the first people to ride this when it opened in 03!! Still one of S's fav all time rides.

Had to see Pooh too!!!!

And It's a Small World.

And of course the Castle!!! I did not know you can actually go up in it!! There is a while story thing in it. We had quite a good time in it.

And we went in here too. But do you know where this leads too??

Where are we???

2009-08-20T21:18:00Z

This was about 10:30 last night. We stopped here in the rest area to sleep for awhile. Yes we lock the doors and sleep in rest areas because my budget for this is so tight we can't afford any hotel time. We also have a cooler in the car. The best idea we came up with was cup o noodles. Most rest areas have free coffee and tea. You can get free hot water to make it. We left some change.

This is Katella Blvd. Our hotel is located here someplace.

Secret!!!!!

2009-08-19T21:13:00Z

OK so this morning M woke up and was supposed to have a cheer thing at school. However that got canceled. SO not happy. We planned this so carefully and the cheer coach messed it up. So what was supposed to happen was : We drop her off at cheer then we pack up the car and when we pick her up we surprise her and tell her we are leaving for Ca. Jon has tickets to blizzcon and since there is hotel etc... and my friends mom works at Disneyland and my car was already going we decided we ( the females in the family) would go to. Instead she didn't have cheer but still had to go to school for flight path.that is get schedules and school pics and such taken care of. So she got to pack her own clothes and we are off. We are driving there and will arrive sometime tomorrow evening.

I have a secret!! stay tuned for a few more days!!!

2009-08-15T21:08:00Z

Hopefully with what we are planning M will cheer up. She has gotten hints but she has no real idea of what is going to be happening here in the next few days!!

The fireworks season did not go as planned. We received over 2/3 less pay then we were planning. And that over 7/8 less then promised. So to summarize We received next to nothing. We had expect several thousands of dollars and now we hope we got enough to pull off what we are planning and buy school clothes. Yeah it is hardly anything. And we had to fight for every single penny we did get. Very frustrating. Not sure if we are going to do this again next year or not. I am thinking not. We shall see.

rough rough time

2009-08-12T21:05:00Z

M is not coping at all. She is going through mood swing and very very upsetable. She plays guitar hero and halo a lot right now. Forgive my absences as I am so super busy. Things are afoot and I am inundated.

Memorial at school for Trenton

2009-08-08T18:35:00Z

The memorial today for Trenton was incredible. The pastor read letters from the kids.M's was one of them. There was memory boards for them to write on. The school had teachers and grief counselors on hand. They did a picture biography of his life.

M is grieving hard. She is being really weird. She painted her bedroom the color green of Trenton's hair. She also talks of him a lot. She is grieving very hard for the loss of her friend.

It's rough here at our house. We have plans to try and cheer her up her in the next few weeks. I know it will take time. She is flipping out though and needs something.

Memorial for Trenton

2009-08-05T18:31:00Z

A group of his classmates met at the memorial near where he passed away. There is another memorial for him at the school on Saturday.

The kids left flowers and stuffed animals.

A horrific loss ....

2009-07-31T23:09:00Z

Last night M's best friend passed away in a terrible accident. Please keep her in your thoughts as she copes. Here is a link to the story about him. They got in so much trouble together. They had 5 out of 6 classes with each other and always sat by each other. They ate lunch together, were on track together, we in general always together. He would text her hi everyone morning. He was an incredible nice kid and will be missed. Now there will be no one to put beetles on her desk in science class or steal the ink out of her pen. No one to steal her lunch or make handsanwiches out of her. He took her plate and folded it up on her hand and tried to eat it. He stole her milk all year long.

You will be missed Trenten

The butt that killed the whales ROFL!!!

2009-07-28T17:47:00Z

We borrowed Brent's truck today to pick up the dry wall for the bathroom remodel. We used the builder's supply store. If you have one I highly recommend supporting it. It is ran by habit for humanity. Prices are really good there. SO back to our story. While there his truck acted up. He has a 90 something Mazda extended cab with the jumper seats in short bed truck. It would not start. We had the girls with us and so to keep them entertained we walked next door to the wonder bread store. We purchased a box of whales, some bread, donuts, and some twinkies. Yeah. we got junk food. We walked back and the truck still would not start. M was getting hot and laid out across the jumper seats over the groceries. When she got up she realized she had smashed the box of whales and proclaimed " O M G I killed the whales!!! My butt is so big it kills whales!!! ". It was hilarious. So now she has a whale killing butt. Funny thing is she is pretty dang tiny. I wish I was that small.

We are going to miss the kids next week then they are gone to camp. Seriously.

Shameless plug for my mommies fav coffee

2009-07-26T18:11:00Z

Last Day....

2009-07-25T17:53:00Z

Today is D's last day at Papa John's. And I heartily endorse this. And I can safely tell everyone now do not eat at the one in Silverdale. Its freakin NASTY!!!! The new manager is gross. We like the product but not from this store. It's only a matter of time before someone gets very very sick from there. One day when D went in the sauce had been re-dated so many times it was bubbling. It sits on a counter all day in no refrigeration. GAG!! SO yeah. I strongly reccommend not eating there until some health standards are brought in. I have lots of stories I can tell. One guy said never eat the alfrado sauce. I asked why. He told me cause you can never tell who dropped a boogie in it. People do not wash their hands after bathroom use/ smoking/ handling money. I asked one time about it and was told well the food gets cooked after we touch it but still... The green peppers were slimy one time and the new manager washed them off and used them ot save food cost. That is nasty. Moldy onions??? Just peel off the outer layers and use it. NO tossing sauses. Just change the date. If anyone put on on it. The walkin got turned off and was 70 the other morning. NO worries jsut turn it on food will be fine. This is all the chicken wings, meats, green peppers, cheese, and several sauces. The ricotta cheese look chunky?? No worries its suppised to be just not that smelly. Seriosuly do not eat there. I know I won't be nor have I told any of my frineds to in the last 2 months.

Still trudging...

2009-07-23T18:08:00Z

Still tearing out the bathroom. We it a glitch. We need a saws all and until we get paid can't afford one. So this is going to add days on. And we found bizarre trenches in the floor we need to fill to put in the new floor and shower. Add days for concrete to set. Its a nightmare. Hopefully on the down time from this though we can fix the living room ceiling that fell while we have the tools all out.

Ummmm.. finally??? I think???

2009-07-22T01:22:00Z

Remember this??? The water damaged bathroom with mold growing in the walls.

Well.... The end is near. My landlord bought this

So being the good loving parents we are.... We gave the kids sharpies and said oh kids!! Come write on the walls!! And they did.

I mean seriously what kid would not want permission to do it??

Well, shortly after that we left the kids kick holes in the wall. And yes she was wearing flip flops before we realized it.

And when that got boring we let them use a sledge hammer. For reference do not email me and tell me she needed safety glasses. We know. We couldn't find them and she was wearing her glasses

This was after she did some wall damage

This is a live salamander we found in the wall. Just say ewww...

The wall is filled with nasty black mold. We tore the floor out today. It is now day 4 of the mess.

Melted

2009-07-20T18:05:00Z

We have melted. It is a record breaking 103 here today. It was a cool balmy 96 in my house. Yep we don't have a/c here in wa It never snows or gets hot. We are not supposed to get below 80 anytime in the next 10 days. DO they not realize its to freakin hot to work on my bathroom but I need it done by this weekend??? Come on now!! Help a little and cool off!! Next week we are supposed to start the roof. I need this stuff done!!!

Wild Waves

2009-07-17T18:53:00Z

Our orthodontist is sometimes cool. He gave us free tickets to go. Ok he had everyone in his office go. He had a BBQ there too so we had lunch. It was pretty ok but it was freakin crowded!!! There must of been a zillion peeps there. I did not think his practice was that big. Lines were over an hour long for each ride. Food was really skimpy. I was sad. You got a small salad, a small spoon of beans, and a scoop of chicken or 2 ribs. Thats it. If you wanted more which like everyone did the lines were not worth the wait. The food was not that good. And there were hot dogs but only for kids 10 and under. We have an 11 yo. She was not happy. She asked for a bit of chicken and 1 rib and got told no. one or the other. Not a bit of either. There just plain was not enough food for that many peeps. But we did pay for one of our tickets so.....Kind of not nice to do it that way. I would of like to see some type of corn muffin and cole slaw with it. Make it more filling. At water parks you get real hungry and to have tiny food is no fun. And yes I get he was footing a part of the bill for this. But still we paid too. I wanted a filling lunch. I also got burnt. My shoulders and nose hurt pretty bad today. We did have fun don't get me wrong. It was just way to hot and crowded for my taste. I don't do crowds well. And when I am hot and hungry with a hot and hungry kid its not fun.

2 years ago today...

2009-07-17T02:02:00Z

My mommy passed away.. Much sadness. I miss her everyday. I constantly want to pick up the phone and call her and hear her voice. The pain may lessen but I never stop missing her.

Conversations in car

2009-07-16T03:46:00Z

Kid 1 :S doesn't listen at all at cheer. I am going to write her up in my weekly report.
Kid 2:yeah she is kind of a pain. I noticed she doesn't get team work. She was ignoring you at camp
kid 3: doesn't S know there is no I in team but there is one in Die?
Kid 1: hmmm yeah!! I need to tell her there is no I in team but one in die and I can arrange that!!!

Ugh!!!! It was actually quite hilarious. But you never know what is going to come out of their mouths.... next example

Mom: hey I found a different library we should check out. You have read most of the young adult books at ours and this ordering is taking forever.
Kid 1 : do they have any books at that library?
Kid 2 : doesn't library mean books???

Some days I really wonder about my kids. Seriously.

So so so so tired....

2009-07-14T04:24:00Z

We got home at 5 this morning. We drove all night and got home here this morning. We experienced a wicked hail storm, a wind storm, horrible heavy rain, construction, and just plain yucky weather. I really need sleep and we still have a truck load to move. Its getting picked up so that is good.

Fun and games

2009-07-13T04:28:00Z

Ok we had fun today. We went to the main place and unloaded about 2 pm. Took us about 2 hours to get all checked in. They had a little impromtu BBQ while we were there. Boss was leaving his truck at warehouse so he needed a ride home. We ummm used the rental truck. He climbed in back with a lawn chair. At some point there was a saxaphone being played back there. People look at you really wierd when you stop at a light. When we pulled up to Boss house it was hillarious. His neighbors were outside. He kept looking at us. WHen Boss hopped out and said hi neighboer was like " I couldn't figure out if there was a goose in there or what". This was ah igh point of the trip. Then we went back to my bosses and had dinner. We had yummy food there too. We then headed out. Boss rented a red box dvd for Bunny to watch in the truck. We had fun. It was nice ot visit with boss for a time. We don't really know him on a personal level so we got to know him a bit more.

Where am I????

2009-07-12T04:19:00Z

I am in Meridian Idaho..... We rented the truck yesterday to return product to Chehalis Washington. The place we used said if we do a one way trip its free miles. So since we have 2 truck loads we thought it was a good idea. Well, the container we were using there was full so the idea was born since we have no mileage fee just take it back to the main warehouse. We took 30 min to pack and off we went. Dave, Bunny and I in a 24 foot rented truck. My butt, back and hips hurt so bad!!! It took us 13 hours to get here. It wasnt really a bad trip. Just long. Good thing was Meega left for cheer camp this morning so we had time to do this. I am off to sleep.

Cheerleader with an attitude

2009-07-11T01:12:00Z

This is the new uniform. Way different from last year. What scares me is she is only 12 in this picture.

This is both girls modeling. Bunny has another year until she is even eligible to try out. But she was freakin adorable in this.

One last shot of Meega. Here is her heel stretch. She says ohhh how pretty

Hating my tent people

2009-07-10T04:16:00Z

So yeah... They picked up the tents but left the zip ties all over the sites. They left holes not patched in the ground too. I am so not happy bout this company. They did knock a chunk off the price for my headache but it irritated me none the less. I had to pick up trash and smooth over upset property owners. We also still have all our products which means no checks have been sent yet. Ugh...

Happy Birfday to me!!!

2009-07-08T04:11:00Z

Yup I am one year older. Life is flying past!! I had a good day overall. My aunt sent me an ubber cute card. The kids got me a new shirt( I desperately needed one and it was clearance at Costco). Dave was ubber nice to me. The kids were awesome and kind. Sadly I had to finish up some fireworks stuff and it made me mad. It was other peoples messes and I did not appreciate that. This one guy left a generator here and we had to deal with it first thing this morning. Then the tent idiots showed up a day late and we had to deal with them. I was supposed to have dinner at the beach but that fell apart thank you tent peeps.

Happy 4th!!!

2009-07-05T06:58:00Z

And of yeah!! it means fireworks sales are OVER!!! We just need to return unsold stuff get paid and take a few months off!!! I am off to bed. Working 14 hour days for the last 3 weeks is killer. Its moving ubber heavy boxes, counting, making sure all the stands have everything, and getting our stand taken care of. Needless to say next year we will not be running a stand most likely.

Hiatus is over!!

2009-07-02T04:07:00Z

I will be blogging again... There is a lot going on right now so posts might be short until next month. But yeah I am back.

Not

2009-04-21T03:57:00Z

going

well...

head

going

to

implode

I HATE GO DADDY

end transmission

well now....

2009-04-11T04:51:00Z

I am working on getting a new hosting solution. I really despise Godaddy. Please bear with us in the next few days until we get thigns moved and reset.

The answer is....

2009-04-08T01:39:00Z

Brick. On page 148 in the first book. SO now we know.

Marissa is now doing Track.

Spam did pass away. He is now in the great hamster wheel in the sky. NO more new pets. She has a bamboo plant now.

Jon officially has his car. We did the last check swap. Its his. Now he and Navy Federal own it.

I am tired.

I need to come up with more trivia stuff to drive me kids bonkers.

Catching up

2009-04-04T23:42:00Z

I did a count and between all our cameras we took over 600 pics. I have been sorting them and deleting the doubles. We took 50 of the forks and Stephie's science fair project to Costco and got prints made. We made the Twilight pics into a little photo album that they are going to take turns bringing to school.

Marissa did make cheer again. She has uniform fitting next week already. It is a grueling schedule.

Marissa's hamster is not doing well. He is almost 3 years old. Is it old age. We strongly believe he is blind now. He shakes when he walks. He is a very old hamster. She loves him so much. We had a long discussion that we will not replace Spam when he passes. She is thinking about a fish. I got her a Bamboo plant. She will probably get 2 or 3 more when he passes.

We rented 3 movies this week on top of all the craziness.

Slumdog Millionaire: Must see not so much for kids. The scene when they are crippling the children was a little over the top gross. Very intense movie. It was good. It is a story of how he knew all these off the wall facts and its about his life growing up on the streets.

Marley and Me : Very good movie but had Marissa and I in tears in the end. Especially if you have a pet dying right now it really hits home. Funny to see the dog kicked out of dog school for being so bad. Reminded me of our dog He has a wild side to him.

High School Musical 3: Marissa swore she would not watch it with me. She did. We came to the same conclusion. UGH! NOt worth it. The first one was good. The second one was watchable. The 3rd one was annoying.

The last Er was so freakin good. I am sad to see that show end. It is one that I have watched from the start.

My dvr is not working correctly either. It is hit or miss if it will record a show. Makes me mad. It worked well for awhile. I enjoyed just doing what ever and when I got an hour or so I turn on what I have taped. I have to call Directv and have them reset the box. Its not going to be fun though because all my taped shows will be lost and I will have to sit here and reset everything. UGH! It's been nice to forget a series and suddenly see a new one there to watch. I am horrible about tv at night. We are so busy I loose track of time. If things aren't recorded I would never see it.

Its kind of nice not having the Saturn payment anymore. I am waiting for them to list the car as paid. I received my check from the insurance so I am pretty sure they have since they are in the same state as each other and I am not.

Jon is still waiting for his money back from Parr ford. Yeah... I can't say enough negatives against them right now.

So to wrap up I am going to start listing Trivia questions. I am still working on what I am giving away on Monday. I have the gift but not sure how I want to do it.

Question time: What is the Swan Driveway made off???

We are still trying to find the answer so if ya know leave me a comment and a page and book reference so we can verify it.

After action report

2009-04-02T23:24:00Z

The girls had an awesome time. They are thrilled we did it. The only thing they were not excited about was the Parliament building. They are in love with the hotel we stayed in. They thought is was the best one ever. And I agree. It was the best one we have ever stayed at. And the price was not bad at all. I was pleasantly surprised. We got an incredible deal. The girls are begging to go back to the entire trip but in summer when La Push would be more enjoyable. I had forgot to mention we ate lunch at Subway in Forks. They had the most interesting Twilight Sandwich. It had ham, chicken breast, and bacon with marinara sauce and grated cheese toasted. The girls gobbled them up. It was incredibly busy. We did not have a car nor did we us taxis. All in all this trip came in under budget. I would of liked to spend 2 or 3 more days in Victoria and be able to afford the gardens and high tea. But that would of tripled what we spent and I could not have afforded that. Marissa is thinking about just hanging out in Forks and La push for her birthday. We would of course toss in a day in Port Angeles with Liz and boogie. We would also probably go the long loop home and go a day or 2 in Pacific Beach then onto Westport and go crabbing before heading home. All this could be a 3 day trip. We would drag is out and make 4 or 5 if I can get the time. And all this is within 3 hours of my house so it can be very flexible. Not sure though about how long to make it since we have a possible trip to Ca coming in late August. Jon and gang are hoping to go to Blizzcon again and this year we are going to go with. ( I hope!!!)

So it was a way busy started to break but the girls have said it will be most memorable.

Victoria to home

2009-04-01T23:02:00Z

We woke up and had a wonderful breakfast. The girls loved the tea we had with it. There were eggs, loads of fresh awesome fruit, smoked salmon, ham, granola and yogurt. There was way to much to remember.

After breakfast we went to the wax museum.

We went to lunch at a little sandwich shop on the back side of the hotel. We had some yummy wrap sandwiches. From there we went to the parliament buildings. But of course they had stood up the day before so we missed it again.

From there we went back to the hotel and warmed up. Then we once again went to the wax museum before we retrieved out bags from the hotel and caught the ferry home again.
Once back in Wa we walked back to the car. It was raining. It was cold. It was not so fun. We met Liz and boogie once more before we left and had McDonalds. It was only about an hour and 15 minute drive home. Needless to say both kids were sound asleep.

We arrived home about 8:30 pm.

Port Angeles to Victoria

2009-03-31T21:49:00Z

Yup we left the US today. The ferry was wicked. Marissa got very sea sick. We were rocking and rolling. She was texting her sister telling her we are going to die like on the Titanic

We arrived to see a beautiful view of the hotel.

We checked in and looked around our room.

We went to lunch at the Spaghetti Factory. The went to the Royal BC museum. We lucked into a basement tour where they make the new exhibits. It was pretty cool!!! We then went back to the hotel and hung out till dinner.

After dinner we walked the water front. Then we hung out in the hot tub and pool for about an hour before heading to bed.

When we returned to the hotel before bed we went into the lounge and found these. And yes they tasted incredible!!

We also found a quaint little pharmacy behind the hotel and bought several Aero bars. OMG those are the best chocolate bat in the entire world. We actually went there to find some motion sickness medicine for Marissa. She was quite ill early in the day and we feared the ferry home would be just as bad for her.

Spring Break our style

2009-03-30T19:00:00Z

We had an awesome ubber busy day today!!!!! We went to the Chamber of Commerce and received a map of where to find everything. We purchased some really cool trinkets and I am planning a give away soon with a few of them. Both girls got travel mugs. We purchased some cute pens, apple candles, magnets, book marks, etc.... We did go to Port Angeles for the night. We ate at Bella Italia and both girls had mushroom ravioli. They raved at how good it was. We again stayed and the Royal Victorian. The beds were uncomfy this time though. The owner is still a sweet heart.

We started out by going to

We saw all kinds of way cool things!!!! For those who love Twilight you will get it...

Bella's truck and high school

The Hospital where Dr Cullen works and his parking spot

The Dazzled Stores Mail box and the Swan residence

The Cullen Residence and a message from Esme as to their whereabouts the day we were there.

From there we went to

We saw the cliffs and were asked to please not try diving from them

So we just played on the beach for a time until we froze.

When we were thoroughly frozen we hoped in the car and went to Port Angeles where we met up with Liz and Adrian and had dinner.

From there we went to the water front and hung out with the rocktopus. The beach there is on a different side from La push and was quite pleasant.

Where Boogie and Grandpa skipped rocks for awhile

From there we called it a night and went to the hotel where the cutest little wash rag bunnies awaited us

Stay Tuned all you Twilight fans!!!

2009-03-30T03:53:00Z

Wait till you see tomorrows post!! And I am hoping to have a twilight giveaway in the next week or so!! I am so excited. The girls are ubber hyper. We have kept the plans under wraps because yeah well I am a twilight dork and was not able to admit it until now. I have read all 4 books at least once. I have seen the movie more then once. Stephie has seen it 18 times. Marissa is at 7. The girls have the books memorized. They did a trivia thing and knew every answer. They live twilight. They have their own terminology. They love Eddiekins. And yes people in Wa really do dress like Bella in the movie. Trust me on this one.

We have the perfume, book bags, way to many tshirts, jackets, pins,music box, chest of some type, glitter, pens, books, posters, and way more then any one house should. The girls used there own money to buy most of it too. I seriously think I live with the biggest Twilight fans alive.

Seriously.

HI my name is Mom and I am addicted to Twilight but my girls are bigger addicts then me.

We actually have hook other people. Like my oldest daughter. Friends of the other kids. etc... We watch, read and talk it way to much!!!

Finally!!

2009-03-29T04:11:00Z

He got a car!!! A 2007 Chevy Cobalt. Black. Loads of features. He is happy. Now to finish getting his money back from Parr ford to put a down payment on it. He has most of the loan its just making up the difference. He loves it. It is shiny!! It has a cute little spoiler on the back too. Its sort of sporty with 4 doors.

Spring break has sprung here. Kids are happy. We have an exciting few days coming up. This is a trip they will remember. And yes it is on a shoe string budget. It is very different.

We have final numbers on the car situation. The Saturn will be / is paid off now. We made out with a whopping $46.59. OH BOY!!!! Yeah... We are so not happy with this whole situation. My son officially has whip lash. He is looking at some PT. He is taking naproxin regularly for headaches and pain. We are out a car. We had 6 payments left on it. We would of had 2k or so to put on a trade if we still had it and now we have nothing. Yeah I am a lotta angry. Just one more thing that doesn't go right for us.

I did not get the job either.

This sucks.

Car buying sucks!!!

2009-03-27T23:49:00Z

Boy child needs a car. Its not open to discuss. SO we went to Parr Ford. Yeah we do not recommend them. AVOID !!! He found a car. Applied for financing was told he would be approved. They took his $1250 down payment. Then he was told they can't get him financed to try on our own. So we did and the bank said no to the amount they want so we either come up with $1000 more or he take the car back. Needless to say the car is going back. He is not totally in love with it so he is ready to move on. The only catch is getting his money back from Parr. They told him they have to do a check refund. Its taking for ever. They took the money right away why can't we get it back?? They have put so much pressure on him its not funny. The salesman pushed him so hard he almost freaked out. The icing on this?? He said to the guy no one is listening to me and its frustrating and the the guy goes I am listening I will be right back and leaves. We are so done with these guys. We do not recommend going there. AVOID THEM!! and their pushy rude sale tactics.

Secrets!!

2009-03-26T07:05:00Z

Spring break is coming. We have plans. They are being kept secret. Only because I am a dork and what seems awesome to us others think is stupid. We have only 3 days to do anything and they are going to be action packed and incredible.

PS I have now made hubby watch twilight and he didn't think it was all that bad but now he understands the kids and I bantering and the jokes we keep making.

car searching...

2009-03-25T04:05:00Z

His only request is a 4 door, good gas, and low milage. Should be easy to find right?? Think again.... Or the car people do not want to help....

Boy likes newer Chevy Cobalt. With remote entry. Find one in our price range.

When you decide you want a new car its easy. You know type, color, features, reason. When someone wrecks your car you have not detached so its hard to find what is wanted. He still wants a Saturn SL2. Not happening. The Cobalt has alot of saturny type features. He likes the interior feel. When your mind set is not into it then it makes it really hard. And since the car is for him I cannot make the choices. The car is his. He is picking it. He is paying for it. Why am I the one dealing with the dealerships???? Sometimes a needy kid is good. Sometimes it drives me batty.

Extreme Sadness

2009-03-23T07:07:00Z

Today would of been my mommies birthday. I miss her terribly. I am sad. I wish she was here. I have a huge empty spot in my heart. I have so much in my life she has not been here for in the last 16 months. I need her advice and wisdom. I struggle to do the right thing everyday. She was a rock in my life in the last 3 years of turmoil. She gave me infinite guidance and wisdom. She helped me when my life was at some of its lowest points. She kept me sane when my entire life fell apart. I have never shared the incredible mess my life has been for the last few years and the mess it still is. My mom supported me emotionally while my husband left our marriage and abandoned me with nothing but tears and extreme hurt. My mom stood by me even when she knew I was being stupid and only acting in pain. I miss her. I will miss her the rest of my life. A parent will love you regardless of your mistakes. They always love you but may not love your choices. It has taken me a long time and a lot of learning to get this lesson and when I learned it my mom was gone. Her passing has affect me greatly and changed my life. I am still a work in progress. What I will be on the other side ?? I do not know. I know I miss my mom terribly. I know I wish I could have one last phone call with her.

Yes I am sad at my mothers passing but I know she is no longer in pain or ill. I hope she is finally happy. I hope she enjoys her birthday. I hope she is enjoying a peanut butter, jelly , and tomato sandwich.

I love you Mom.

Well now...

2009-03-22T03:28:00Z

My daughter moved to Port Angels and didn't tell me. How lovely. Stephie is devastated. She missed Boogie terribly and its been only a few days.

We went to Hot Topic at Midnight and got our Twilight video. Oh the irony!! We get there at about 9 ish. We were first in line. We have been preordered forever. We get home and the power went out. And stayed out. Until 5 pm. SO the girls were so not happy. We have video in hand and no way to watch it.

Just Great...

2009-03-18T23:36:00Z

Yes his car is officially totaled. The bad is we owe about what its worth. He is now carless. Yeah... Who knew??? Yes he officially has whiplash too. He is a sore unhappy camper. He is suffering from major headaches and neck ache. He is unhappy. He is off work for a few days too.
Here is a pic of his car and it doesn't look bad. The frame is bent. End of story. He was hit hard enough he slammed back into the seat and the seat broke. He wound up laying in the back seat.

The girl hit him square on. No swerve no stop no nothing. See how the back of the car doesn't line up anymore? The frame is bent.

Freakin fantastic!

2009-03-16T23:32:00Z

This really freakin freakin sucks!!!!! Seriously. Jon was stopped turning left by the park and some ditz crashed into the back of his car. She was not paying attention. She didn't see him stopped with his blinker and lights on. He has minor injuries. His car is totaled we think. So not happy!!! He is ubber sad.

So tired...

2009-03-14T22:42:00Z

Marissa comes down with her cheer stuff at 10:30 last night and let me know she needed it by 8 this morning. Yeah.. And she dropped pizza on it today Can I kill her now? She has her end of year thing today. She got the most dedicated award and her first eaglette. I am proud of her. She did very well even having surgery mid season. So now we have 4 days off until the parents meeting for info on tryouts for next year. Yeah.. We had a whopping 4 day break from cheer. I need a nap.

MY boss for the fireworks stand has been in town this week. We got a few locations secured and I am following up on 4 more. I also have a lead on 2 more here in town and 3 about 30 min away. I am going out on those Tuesday when I am in that town for a dr appt. I am following up on the local ones Monday morning. I need to finish copying all the files I need off my computer so I can send it in on Monday too. So I will be severely limited for the next few weeks since I will be computer less.

We are going to Canada for 2 days early next month. We are also going to Forks for those who are twilight addicts. The girls asked to go there. We are also stopping in Port Angeles for dinner. SO stay tuned if you love those books for pics of Forks to come. I actually live about 2 hours from it so we are going to go there over Spring Break.

I tried to get my job to pay for me to go out of town for a few days but like always I got a reality check that no one could come with me. SO when I need to go North on the other side of the pond aka Puget sound I guess I am going to have to make a day trip out of a 3 hours each way drive plus hour long ferry. Will be a long freakin day. Besides that they said no to paying hotel for a night. Can't blame me for trying though. I did find out that I need to renew my business license so I can deduct gas and mileage on my taxes. I put 150 miles on my car for work in the last 3 days alone. That is a lot of freaking long time spent in the car. Sadly I was not more then 20 miles from my house the entire time. It was just running all over town trying to contact property owners and get signed contracts. The more I can get the sooner Dave can quit. When I get this up and running I can make more then him in 4 months that I work then he makes in a whole year. Its just hard right now. I am run ragged trying to get this up and run the house with kids. Its insanium I tell ya!!

I also have found a new hosting company. I hope a lot of my issues get resolved. I am unhappy with the way email is not working and just the company in general. I am going to be moving my site to Just Host in April when my computer comes back . If anyone uses them let me know if you do or don't like them. I have read rave reviews and very few negatives. My current host didn't score well in reviews. I know why.

Verdict is in

2009-03-10T18:19:00Z

HP is going to replace the whole motherboard on my computer. They are sending me a box to send my laptop back to them then gonna supposedly fix it and send it back. At no charge to me of course. It went in while in warranty and has not been right since. So they are going to cover it as a warrant repair but I am going to be without and hope it comes back right. So what happened was my hard drive went out and when it came back there was nothing on it. No os nothing. Well after we reloaded it it hasn't been right. The fan works on over time and it gets hot. It fails to reboot, it has a random grey screen with black lines that pop up and freeze it all up. My email doesn't always work right. Its a nightmare. Oh and it's slow as molasses. We had staples do a diagnositc on it and its very very sick. So I will once again be without a computer. If anyone wants to send me a laptop I prefer vista for OS. I also need a good video card becasue Dave like to play WOW on it. SO like any laptop newer then a year would be wonderful. If anyone wants to send one let me know and I will give my address. If anyone wants to sned me money to buy one I would do that to. A portable printer for my job would be wonderful too.

I know no one will really send it but I was asking to be funny so please no nasty emails or comments. I am also at my end frustration point with my laptop in case you didn't pick that up.

So sad!!

2009-03-07T18:18:00Z

MY computer is bad. Really bad. I need a new one or someone to make HP fix it.

That is all for today.

Feeling Jinxed/ freaked out

2009-03-05T22:32:00Z

Living by me is bad I guess. For my neighbors health to be exact. In Nov. Stephie's librarian had some heart issues but she is ok. She lives on our street down on the other end. In Dec the lady next to us has a major heart attack and was moved into an assisted living home and her family is selling her house and let me know Helen doesn't have much time left. She may even be gone now but we don't know. I got a call This morning from my landlord that his wife's heart stopped 3 weeks ago and she just got out of ICU but is in bad shape. She has brain damage. Hence why he hasn't fixed the house yet. Yes I still have huge holes in the walls. They live down the the librarian fyi. Well.... Monday the peeps who own the vacation home on the other side of me were here. I came home with Steph at 3:30 and the wife was out recycling and I thought hmmmm wierd for her to be here on a week day continue home and made some dinner. Marissa called me at 4:45 and let me know cheer was over early and please come get her. I walk out and its a party of lights out front. 3 ambulances, a fire truck and a police car. I knew I was not going anywhere soon. Well, the husband dropped over and passed away. So now I am really creeped out. That is 4. Bad things happen in 3's. Or it could be that is 2 on each end of our street and we should be ok in the middles. I am so sorry for all the families invovled.

So does anyone want to be my neighbor? It is bad for your potential health.

Whew!

2009-03-03T18:02:00Z

Dh took his notice back and for now still has his job. That is a huge relief. He is very angry at me for talking him into it right now but I think he does see it really if for the good of the household. He is not happy about this job. It is aggravating his depression and that is making my life rough but their is nothing I can do about it. SO I know we are going to struggle with this for the next few months. The other thing is he needs to get more reliable employees. They keep calling out and he keeps turning to Jon to bail him out and Jon is really freakin fed up. He is not a panic button. The bad thing is though Dh calls him anytime someone calls out and he is pressured into going in. He has put me in the middle and its a bad spot ot be. Jon is fed up with being called in all the time. Like 2 or 3 times a week. He gets it more then anyone else. The bad in the situation is that if DH knows Jon is home he expects him to come in. But everyone else can call out. Its not pretty. Jon is really fed up. He doesn't mind once in awhile but this is getting out of hand. Its either sick kids, sicks workers, car issues, or whatever and Jon keeps having ot cover. Granted he has no life but still he is entitled to some time off. Anyone else can no answer the phone but Jon. I do get why they wanted to move him but DH is desperate for employees. Its jsut a major point of frustration for me. I have been tossed in the middle and I want out.

Warning RANT AHEAD!! Politics involved

2009-02-28T17:35:00Z

Yes we have had an issue with the teacher this entire year. Starting with her discussing homework with her house keeper and husband ( the principal who came to me in the school parking lot when if it was an issue the teacher should have talked to me) to her pushing her so not in line with my political views on my child. Yeah we have a problem. My daughter is not pushing our family values on her she needs to keep hers to herself. SO now my child has instructions that when this teacher starts up again Stephie is to tell her I am sorry but your views are not appropriate for school and ask to leave the classroom and if the teacher has a problem then to call me. We will be discussing it at our up coming conference too. I do not care who you like or don't like but do not push it on my child. This is a freedom of choice country and I am sick and tired of having someone else's views shoved on me. Seriously. And I have tried hard to keep my blog free of politics and make this about my family and our adventures. But this has just ticked me off. The schools here are not politic free. If I hear one more time how great Obama is ( yeah I hate him with a passion and am scared as ot what he is doing ) I am going to vomit. When my husband and I joined the military 24 years ago we were told free medical, some pay, benefits etc for life. Well, Clinton made it so we now have ot pay co pays for medical and a annual premium. We also have to pay for things that I feel are wrong. Like if we want to use the gym or pool on base. I could see if I was taking a class ot pay for the instructor. But to swim a few laps because he is retired now we have to pay. That is just one example. Well, Now Obama thinks we don't pay enough. He wants to almost quadruple what we pay for medical. It would make it so we can't afford it. As it is now one month of his retirement pay is almost equal to our yearly premium. Plus we pay double the medical premium for dental. We have no vision insurance which all the kids have. Its not all that. But he is gonna take more away from us. Yeah I am ticked. SO are alot of military. Lets abuse them while they are in. Lets treat them like crap, put their lives in jeopardy, take them from their families for months and months on end ( DH was gone 11 months one year plus loads of other deployments and he was navy) lets move them at the drop of a hat to where we want not where they want, and when we have used them up lets spit them out and not do anything for them. Lets use them for 20 years and toss them aside. SO yeah. I have alot of anger from all this so do not tell me how freakin great Obama is when he is taking more. DO not tell my child how good he is when he is taking more from our family and we are struggling as it is. DO not tell me how he is going ot help since we rent and gasp DH has a job so we don't qualify for any freakin help. As I sit here with NO HEAT!! ( we ran out of heating oil 3 days ago and my house is now 57 degrees) We struggle to keep our bills paid up on time and put food on the table. My monthly budget for groceris is $250. For 6 people. Yeah. That includes paper products like kleenex and toilet paper and laundry soap and dog food/ cat food and hamster food. That is anything that a grocery store sells. So tell me I have no heat and live on nothing at the poverty level and that is with DH's pay with his military and we don't qualify because he has a freakin job but he wants to take more for the less fortunate.

OK I am going to stop ranting here. I am going to go spend some time with my kidlets. For those who stopped by for the first time I usually do not talk anything political. But when a teacher is pushing views on my child that go against my famliy views it really irks me!

NOOOO!!!!!

2009-02-25T17:28:00Z

DH gave notice at his job. WE need this job right now!!! I am gonna talk hard to get him to take it back.We need this job for a few more months then he can tell them to stuff it! But we need it until June 1 no matter how much I hate it. He is working like 70 hours a week on salary making next to nothing with no benefits. Yeah its a very crappy job and his boss is da ebil spawn of all who has nothing else to do but be a problem. The man met me 2 times now and it was hi bye type thing. Well I went to pick DH up from work and ebil was there. He glared at me and was really ruse. A customer in the lobby even made a comment on it. He was like wow he really doesn't like you does he. And I was taken aback by the rudeness in the first place. Does ebil not get that when he treats his employees rude and their families worse it does not make for a good work place? No wonder this place has gone through 5 managers in one year.

Cheer season is finally winding down. We have 3 games left and a clinic. Stephie can now do a one handed cart wheel and is working on front flips. She is thriving at gymnastics.

BTW I still really hate people. It feels like I am in a vortex swirling and it has picked up some nasty peeps on the edges I need to toss out but can't cause its not te time yet. Stephie's teacher is one of those peeps. I am really done with her. I do not have any desire to go to conferences with her. I am afraid I might kill this teacher.

Its up Its down

2009-02-22T17:26:00Z

My computer is not right. It needs help yet again. What did Hp not fix??? SO yeah.. Not happy at all..

I need a favor. Pretty Please ...

2009-02-19T23:12:00Z

Vote for me. I want this more then anyone can imagine. Please vote and help me to get this job. You know you want to. Click and rate me number one.

Happy Valentines Day

2009-02-14T23:06:00Z

yeah whatever... I think its a holiday by greeting card and chocolate companies to suck money out of people.

Grrr..

2009-02-13T23:04:00Z

ugh just ugh. I am in a funk today. Nothing is going right. I don't feel good and Steph is still home. Had to go to attendance police meeting. Stupid waste of time in my opinion. She has an ear infection and tonsillitis. Dr note and the school still gave me a headache. I am so over this school district. I cannot wait until we can move her to same school as Marissa.

Day 3...

2009-02-11T23:03:00Z

of sick kids at home. Someone please come save me!!!

Still redoing my computer...

2009-02-08T22:54:00Z

I am struggling to find all the little things I had on my computer. It seems to take a long time to tweak it all to be personalized and my way. Its kind of weird.Kind of like your house. It has to be in your own style and we are not there yet.

Cheer season is winding down. That is a good thing. We have been all consumed in cheer this cheer that and a quiet Saturday at home not running is pretty nice.

I still do not have a dishwasher. The dishes are taller then me. I cannot keep up and its driving me insane. I actually have paper plates now to use. I give up and surrender. The dishes have won. Its right up there with the laundry. I still really want a maid. It would help. Or a self cleaning house.

I am trying something called compacting. I will post more on that later. But I have been madly cleaning and will be having a huge yard sale to pay for our spring break vacation we are planning.

O M G!! It worked!!!!

2009-02-05T22:49:00Z

MY BELOVED CAMERA CAME HOME!!!!

oh heck yeah she did!!!! I am way to busy loving on her now!!! I am so freakin excited I could almost urinate on myself!!!!!!!! Seriously!! I am so happy it is not funny. It was stashed in a cubby by one of the kidlets and I was cleaning and found it. I was jumping for joy. And one of the best things???? The christmas pics were still on it!!!

Ugh just Ugh

2009-02-03T22:46:00Z

Remember my water leak??? Yeah well this is the end result. The ceiling fell in and we now know it is a huge dishwasher leak and not from the deck as we had thought. Lets just say so not happy today...

I hate DH's job

2009-02-02T00:28:00Z

So not fair!!!! He worked his 60 (yes he works extra all the freakin time) and on Thurs they tell him oh you should of taken today off since you have to work on Sunday during the Super Bowl. Umm so sorry but Sunday is our only family time with the kids. Stephie is struggling big time with math and we need that time to work with her. SO the stupid job is more important then the kids. I am so not a happy person. I am ubber angry. And the policy is that he can't take Friday or Saturday off. Marissa has a cell project to do out of foam this weekend. I need some help here. There is way more kid stuff to do then there is of me. The kids had a 3 day weekend so it would of been really freakin nice if he had one day off with them to help out. They so owe him. During spring break they had better not mess up our 3 day travel plans.

Kid Craziness

2009-02-01T00:12:00Z

My wonderful kids... Seriously you never ever know what will come out of their mouths. I finally decided to get new shoes. It's been 2 years and I am very very picky about them so it's been a search. So Marissa and I are at the exchange. She is doing her own thing. I said to her you are off in your own little world and she comes back with no I am small enough I am my own little country. I lost it laughing at her. Wierdo kidlet she be.

Do not shop at the Gap!!!!!

2009-01-31T00:18:00Z

Seriously!!! I am banning them. I will not shop there ever again. I am so reminded of why I didn't ever shop there in the first place. I was wandering the mall like we always do and saw a really cute shirt in the window and it was on sale. So I broke down since I needed a new one and got a shirt there. What ticks me off is the fact that they do not have a good return policy. I tried the shirt on but it was a tad big but I figured since it was 100% cotton it would shrink and be ok. Well, unknown to me their clothes are preshrunk. So I washed it. Well, it didn't shrink and so it doesn't fit well. I took it back with tags and a receipt and they will not do an even exchange. They only take back unwashed new with tags clothing. Yes I talked to the manager and everything. I am so upset. It so reminds me why I don't shop there. I did not know the return policy or the prewashed part or else I would of been more picky or maybe skipped the shirt all together. I do not buy alot of clothing for myself so I am really ticked. I know have a shirt I am not sure I can wear. It hangs really funny being one of those micro thin shirts you layer. I really thought it would shrink. I also asked how I am supposed ot know there clothes are all preshrunk and he told me I should of asked. Who thinks of those things??? Most clothing is not and I always wash it before I wear it. I think they have the worst return policy I have ever seen and I for one will not ever shop there again. I way prefer Old Navy or Aeropostle. I have bought Jon a shirt at Aero and lost the receipt. They even exchanged it for me no problems. And it was a clearance rack item!!!!! So I am so over ever shopping at Gap again. And I will talk anyone who I know who might shop there out of it.

Camera Update

2009-01-27T23:58:00Z

My camera is gone. It ran away. Far away I am guessing. I do not know why it ran away. I do not know who upset it. All I do know is it is gone. I am extremely sad. Like lay in bed and cry for a year sad. So the only solution I could come up with was to buy another. But of course mine was 2 years old so its "out dated". I found a newer version of mine I like but its Orange * gag me* I hate the color orange. I want a pretty silver or blue or black camera. Not hideous orange. I guess it will take a bit of time for us to bond. It is an Olympus 850 Sw. I love the features I just am not sure I like the color. The biggest this I love is the water proof and dropability. You can drop it from like 6 feet and it lives. With kids its a most awesome feature. The pics are good ones too.

Here is a list of it's features:

8.0-megapixel CCD
Captures high-resolution images up to 3248 x 2436 pixels.
3x optical wide-angle zoom lens
5x digital zoom seamless to 15x total zoom for precise zooming and accuracy.
2.5" HyperCrystal LCD
See your best shot even in bright sunlight. Image rotation displays images as widescreen or portrait.
Digital Image Stabilization (DIS)
Minimizes shake and vibration distortion. Face detection technology tracks faces within the frame and automatically focuses and optimizes exposure.
24 different shooting modes
Include portrait, landscape, night scene, sport, indoor, candle, self-portrait, fireworks, sunset, documents, auction, beach and snow, underwater and cuisine scene modes.
Sequential shooting mode
Captures 6.9 fps up to 10 frames at 3.0MP and 1 fps up to 6 frames at 8.0MP.
White balance modes
Include auto and daylight, overcast, tungsten, and 3 fluorescent presets. Built-in auto flash with red-eye reduction, fill-in and off modes.
Panorama mode
With image stitching for creative landscape photography. Special effects include red-eye fix, shadow adjustment, resize, rotation, black-and-white, sepia, frame, label, calendar and saturation.
14.8MB internal memory
Supports xD-Picture Card and microSD media (media not included)
Auto-Connect USB 2.0 interface
Connects to your PC. PictBridge-enabled to connect your camera to a compatible printer and print photos directly without using a PC. Olympus Master 2.0 software helps organize and add special effects to images.
Durable, sleek, all-weather design
For great pictures of your on-the-go lifestyle.

I am not the only one who loves this camera. I found all good reviews on it. I knwo there has to be some bad ones someplace but to be honest I loved mine so it was a no brainer as to what to replace it with. Oh and the reason I got the ornage one?? It was last one and on clearance so I saved a lot of money on it hence why I was able to get a new one.

It's home!!!

2009-01-24T23:52:00Z

Of course not without more drama. I was told it would be there this morning so I go with high hopes. Yeah... Let's shoot those down. I get there and get told its in some 6 foot by 6 foot crate still and they need more time to find it. SO I go back hours later and finally its home. I get it home and of course there is nothing on it. No OS no nothing. So I spent many hours getting that on. I am still having issues with getting my email set up. Everything seems to be clashing. Nothing works like I had it set up before. I feel lost.

Borrowed Computer

2009-01-21T00:40:00Z

I am on a borrowed computer but cannot upload. It will be a few more days and then I will have things all caught up I hope. Word is my beloved baby is in Portland Oregon as of this morning. So hopefully It will be home tomorrow and then I can spend a few days setting it all up again then uploading everything and then here will be all caught up. There is lots to tell and tons of happening and going ons to share.

Fyi now I am extremely angry at Best buy. They DID NOT DO all the Data backup. There is a large amount of my pics missing. All of my Christmas ones too. I want to lay down and cry right now. My pics of my grandson joining in the annual eat the Gingerbread house are gone... My pics of the kids on Christmas day are gone... I am very very close to tears right now... This was the first chance I have had to look at what they did manage to save off my hard drive...

Wierdness

2009-01-15T03:26:00Z

I am having really bizarre dreams. Seriously. And its causing me to not sleep well at all. They all seem to center around my mom. I told ya bizarness. The most recent one was my brother found some more of my moms things and there was a letter in there to me telling my I can get through all this and everything will be ok. I woke up in tears. It's really starting to creep me out.

Marissa!!!!

2009-01-13T00:15:00Z

O M G !! The things she says!!! The missionaries stopped by and she answered the door. They talked with her for a bit. They asked her for the house number, she looks out the door at them and says its right there on the house. They got a good giggle out of that. They explained to her they meant the phone number and then left. Like I said they keep me on my toes.

Last Cheer comp of the year...

2009-01-10T23:48:00Z

The girls tied first place!!!!! I am so proud of them. They did awesome!!! To bad its the last comp of the year. Marissa is really sad its winding down. She is already talking about trying out for next year.

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And the day keeps on getting better....

2009-01-10T00:27:00Z

So today is Dave's payday. He got 2 checks... One was his quarterly bonus. You ready for this?? It was $18. Yes I typed eighteen dollars. It's not a typo. I had a good laugh at that but it kept on getting better. I went to the geek squad for an update on my computer. Want to hear what he told me??? It was emailed to me. I looked at him and asked how am I supposed to check my email??? Does he have a computer I can use?? He look stunned at that question. Needless to say I asked for a number to corporate. I am so not happy with them right now.

An open letter to my camera....

2009-01-09T01:43:00Z

I have torn the house apart ... Where are you hiding??
I went through an entire weeks worth of garbage out of the trash can... Where are you???
Did I somehow offend you??? Please come home
Did one of the kids hurt your feelings?? I miss you terribly
Did the dog bark at you? He is sorry...
I have looked all over the house... Under furniture, in furniture, under beds, in bags/ backbacks, asked at stores if anyone might have seen you and turned you in.

First my computer committed hard driveicide and now you have chosen to run away... I can't take much more...

Lovingly

Your heart broken picture taking owner

When it rains....

2009-01-06T01:42:00Z

My beloved camera is missing. I am currently tearing my house apart looking for it. So if anyone finds an Olympus 770 with pics of my kids on it please let me know.

My poor computer

2009-01-04T00:31:00Z

Ok for anyone who has read here for a while you will understand my love of my poor lappy. This is MY first computer to be mine all mine. So I am going through serious withdrawls now. It's been awhile since its been gone. So today I went to best buy for an update. It's not pretty. They just now (6 days later for those keeping count) shipped it off to HP for repair. I am so not happy with them today.

Blogging Agenda

2009-01-02T23:45:00Z

Seriously... I am not going to blog everyday but I will keep blogging. I am still computerless so its really hard since I hate writing. And I keep loosing my papers... I could say my dog ate it but then someone would have to find a way to upload the video of him doing it. I should do it some time but its a huge mess to clean up.

Happy new year!!!!!

2009-01-02T00:30:00Z

I hope this year is better for everyone then the last one has been

Happy New Years eve

2009-01-01T03:24:00Z

We went to the YMCA. Our church rents it out for the evening. Sadly I wasn't given all the info so we didn't have socks with us and could us the ice rink they rented this year also. They also closed the pool down early so we missed that. Oh did I mention that DH worked late yet again so we got to everything late tonight??? Yeah... We didn't get there until almost 10 and found out it ended at 11 this year. So we missed everything. The kids were so not happy. The girls invited friends over but only one could come. Also Jon took his boy party to someone else's house this year. So its a very quiet night at our house. From 17 last year to 3 this year. And we have 5 bottles of sparkling apple cider to drink.

Oh did I mention today is the last day of Blog365 and I made it?? One entry every day for the year. It was quite a challenge. And I admit I struggled at time with it. Especially since I have been computerless. Also when I have been battling depression. It has been a rough year for me. I miss my mom terribly. My life is not where I wish I was. My kids have broken my heart a bit this year. I am doing the best I can as a parent but yet I feel like a failure in some situations with them. It's just been a really rought year. Hopefully the next one will be way better.

So not happy....

2008-12-31T03:19:00Z

The closing manager didn't come in so DH had to work open to close. What frosts my cookies about this is that he doesn't get any more pay for it. No he gets yelled at for labor numbers being high or for the out the door time being to high or for CSC not being 100%. Makes me MAD!!! Seriously. He so does not get paid enough for this. I don't see this going well. But it's put my big girl panties on time and suck it up.

Does anyone hear me???

2008-12-30T03:12:00Z

Let me explain.... DH took a promotion I asked him to please not take. Yes he is now the General manager of the store. What does this mean??? Well.... He gets paid a bit more ( not enough for the job trust me) But now he works over 50 hours a week. Yeah... It's nowhere near enough for the hard work he does or the crap they give him. The store is understaffed and a crap hole. So since the last manager was demoted for what was going on he is now playing catch up. But let me say that since this is the situation then stop calling him on the phone and yelling at him for things not being fixed in one freakin day. And for being understaffed. Like it is his feakin fault. How about hiring a new asst store manager to help out??? Oh and the other thing is that now Jon is pretty much out of a job. He has to transfer and the store he has to go to doesn't want him. It's not him its the this is being forced on them and they so are not happy about it thing. It's really stressful and right now I really feel stuck in the middle of it all and its not a good place to be.

Snow snow and more snow

2008-12-28T22:43:00Z

Seriously... enough already.. Between crappy weather and no computer I am climbing the walls... Someone come save me please..

Good news/ Bad news

2008-12-28T00:36:00Z

My computer is still under warranty. So I am took it to geek squad to let them do the data back backup and send it off for me. The data back up cost me arm and leg. And should be done in a day or so. My computer is promised back on Jan 4th. I cannot wait for it to come home. I have tons of pics and videos to load up of the last few weeks.

$#%$@#% Computer

2008-12-27T00:14:00Z

My computer is dead.

It says impending hard drive failure.

I am now computerless....

I will post when I can but in the mean time will be keeping a paper journal so it may take me some time to get it all typed in and pics uploaded.

Merry Christmas

2008-12-26T00:43:00Z

Christmas Eve

2008-12-25T03:40:00Z

How do you spend it?? We drive around and look at Christmas lights while listening to music. For dinner we have a snack type things going on. We have meats and cheese and crackers picnic like and just spend loads of time laughing. Mostly at the kids but we tell them its with them. I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays and has a safe and happy one.

And how do you get to work???

2008-12-24T02:11:00Z

Well... In desperation we found a way...

And it worked. I was one of the only peeps on the roads...

Now Jon has a problem though...

Anyone wanna come dig out his car??? Yeah.. He is so not happy right now...