Monday, November 1, 2010
NaBloPoMo
Yeah, I'm gonna do it. Why not, right? LOL. So I guess you all might expect some very exciting (ahem lol) posts on the boys and my oh so thrilling life lol. That's it for Day 1. Easy enough, right? I so got this :)
Sunday, September 26, 2010
First day of School 2010 and an Update
The school year is well underway here so I thought I'd update everyone on us. I'm sorry I've been such a bad blogger. I've just been really busy. There have been nights where we were literally only home in time to pretty much go to bed.
Cory is once again rocking it. He's doing fantastic at both school AND cross country. I'm just so proud of him!
Tyler is doing ok at school. He needs to work a bit harder, but he can do it. He's loving being on the school soccer team, and I'm enjoying watching him play. He, and his team, are really good.
Jay is doing well in school with the exception of Math, which has always been his hard subject. He loves soccer, and is a really good player, though his team this year isn't winning many games. Behaviorally he's doing much better.
Logan loves school and as of right now needs no help at all. He loves soccer and is a good player, too. He's tiny but athletic.
As for me? Well, I've been subbing. Every day. The good news is I love the job. The bad news is the pay. It's a part time aide position so it doesn't pay as much as a teacher but it's not bad. And, actually, it's probably more than I'd be making subbing as a teacher right now just because it's steady. The job is now open and I put in for it. I should know soon if I get it or not.
Here's a picture of the boys back on the first day of school. Cory was stressed, and that means grumpy for him, so none of them turned out all that great. Enjoy anyway lol.
Cory is once again rocking it. He's doing fantastic at both school AND cross country. I'm just so proud of him!
Tyler is doing ok at school. He needs to work a bit harder, but he can do it. He's loving being on the school soccer team, and I'm enjoying watching him play. He, and his team, are really good.
Jay is doing well in school with the exception of Math, which has always been his hard subject. He loves soccer, and is a really good player, though his team this year isn't winning many games. Behaviorally he's doing much better.
Logan loves school and as of right now needs no help at all. He loves soccer and is a good player, too. He's tiny but athletic.
As for me? Well, I've been subbing. Every day. The good news is I love the job. The bad news is the pay. It's a part time aide position so it doesn't pay as much as a teacher but it's not bad. And, actually, it's probably more than I'd be making subbing as a teacher right now just because it's steady. The job is now open and I put in for it. I should know soon if I get it or not.
Here's a picture of the boys back on the first day of school. Cory was stressed, and that means grumpy for him, so none of them turned out all that great. Enjoy anyway lol.
65 Questions
65 Questions You've Probably Never Been Asked...you know the rules. Tag people in this note (including the person who tagged you!) to learn more about people. Also, try to tag people who you've tagged in other notes, sometimes you learn things in new notes that you didn't know before about them...
1. First thing you wash in the shower?
My face
2. What color is your favorite hoodie?
I don't own a hoodie (I know...GASP!)
3. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
Definitely
4. Do you plan outfits?
Work outfits only
5. How are you feeling RIGHT now?
My legs ache a bit but good and happy otherwise.
6. What’s the closest thing to you that's red?
Jay's pj's (on the floor where they aren't supposed to be)
7. Tell me about the last dream you remember having?
I don't remember any to tell about.
8. Did you meet anybody new today?
Nope
9. What are you craving right now?
Chocolate
10. Do you floss?
Yes but not regularly
11. What comes to mind when I say cabbage?
Coleslaw
12. Are you emotional?
Very
13. Have you ever counted to 1,000?
Probably but not that I remember for certain.
14. Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it?
I bite it sometimes.
15. Do you like your hair?
Yes
16. Do you like yourself?
Yes
17. Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush?
Sure. Why not?
18. What are you listening to right now?
Just the noises of the boys and house around me.
19. Are your parents strict?
They were.
20. Would you go sky diving?
Yes, I think I would.
21. Do you like cottage cheese?
Yes
22. Have you ever met a celebrity?
A few music stars...the band Queensryche and Randy Travis. Weird taste range, I know lol.
23. Do you rent movies often?
Nope – Netflix. Love it.
24. Is there anything sparkly in the room you're in?
Not really
25. How many countries have you visited?
5
26. Have you made a prank phone call?
Of course!
27. Ever been on a train?
Only subways. Does that count?
28. Brown or white eggs?
Either.
29.Do you have a cell phone?
Yes
30. Do you use chapstick?
Not really.
31. Do you own a gun?
No
32. Can you use chop sticks?
Not well
33. Who are you going to be with tonight?
My sons.
34. Are you too forgiving?
I don't think so. I tend to forgive easily, but I think that's how it should be. There's only a handful of people I haven't forgiven and they hurt my children.
35. Ever been in love?
Yes
36. What is your best friend(s) doing tomorrow?
Being a SAHM.
37. Ever have cream puffs?
Yes
38. Last time you cried?
Two nights ago while watching a movie
39. What was the last question you asked?
Whose turn is it to take out the trash?
40. Favorite time of the year?
It's a toss up between fall and THE holidays.
41. Do you have any tattoos?
No
42. Are you sarcastic?
Frequently
43. Have you ever seen The Butterfly Effect?
Yes I have.
44. Ever walked into a wall?
No. No one saw so that's my story and I'm sticking to it!
45. Favorite color?
Green.
46. Have you ever slapped someone?
Yes
47. Is your hair curly?
Usually more like wavy than curly.
48. What was the last CD you bought?
It's been so long all I could say is that it was most likely country music. Probably Buddy Jewel.
49. Do looks matter?
Depends on the situation. It doesn't affect whether or not I like someone but for some things? a certain look is just needed.
50. Last text you received?
I IM but I don't text. The last IM I got as I write this was: "Exactly"
51. Is your phone bill sky high?
No.
52. Do you like your life right now?
Most of it. I am totally blessed!
53. Do you sleep with the TV on?
No.
54. Can you handle the truth?
Yes.
55. Do you have good vision?
Not really
56. Do you hate or dislike more than 3 people?
I hate 2. I dislike more.
57. How often do you talk on the phone?
Not that much actually.
58. The last person you held hands with?
Logan
59. What are you wearing?
Blue shorts and a tee shirt
60.What is your favorite animal?
Dogs
61. Where was your default picture taken?
Outside at a local landmark
62. Can you hula hoop?
Yes but I was actually GOOD at it as a kid.
63. Do you have a job?
Two actually...mommy and teacher.
64. What was the most recent thing you bought?
Milk.
65. Have you ever crawled through a window?
Yes.
As usual, I won't tag anyone in particular. If you wanna and haven't, I'd love to read it!
1. First thing you wash in the shower?
My face
2. What color is your favorite hoodie?
I don't own a hoodie (I know...GASP!)
3. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
Definitely
4. Do you plan outfits?
Work outfits only
5. How are you feeling RIGHT now?
My legs ache a bit but good and happy otherwise.
6. What’s the closest thing to you that's red?
Jay's pj's (on the floor where they aren't supposed to be)
7. Tell me about the last dream you remember having?
I don't remember any to tell about.
8. Did you meet anybody new today?
Nope
9. What are you craving right now?
Chocolate
10. Do you floss?
Yes but not regularly
11. What comes to mind when I say cabbage?
Coleslaw
12. Are you emotional?
Very
13. Have you ever counted to 1,000?
Probably but not that I remember for certain.
14. Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it?
I bite it sometimes.
15. Do you like your hair?
Yes
16. Do you like yourself?
Yes
17. Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush?
Sure. Why not?
18. What are you listening to right now?
Just the noises of the boys and house around me.
19. Are your parents strict?
They were.
20. Would you go sky diving?
Yes, I think I would.
21. Do you like cottage cheese?
Yes
22. Have you ever met a celebrity?
A few music stars...the band Queensryche and Randy Travis. Weird taste range, I know lol.
23. Do you rent movies often?
Nope – Netflix. Love it.
24. Is there anything sparkly in the room you're in?
Not really
25. How many countries have you visited?
5
26. Have you made a prank phone call?
Of course!
27. Ever been on a train?
Only subways. Does that count?
28. Brown or white eggs?
Either.
29.Do you have a cell phone?
Yes
30. Do you use chapstick?
Not really.
31. Do you own a gun?
No
32. Can you use chop sticks?
Not well
33. Who are you going to be with tonight?
My sons.
34. Are you too forgiving?
I don't think so. I tend to forgive easily, but I think that's how it should be. There's only a handful of people I haven't forgiven and they hurt my children.
35. Ever been in love?
Yes
36. What is your best friend(s) doing tomorrow?
Being a SAHM.
37. Ever have cream puffs?
Yes
38. Last time you cried?
Two nights ago while watching a movie
39. What was the last question you asked?
Whose turn is it to take out the trash?
40. Favorite time of the year?
It's a toss up between fall and THE holidays.
41. Do you have any tattoos?
No
42. Are you sarcastic?
Frequently
43. Have you ever seen The Butterfly Effect?
Yes I have.
44. Ever walked into a wall?
No. No one saw so that's my story and I'm sticking to it!
45. Favorite color?
Green.
46. Have you ever slapped someone?
Yes
47. Is your hair curly?
Usually more like wavy than curly.
48. What was the last CD you bought?
It's been so long all I could say is that it was most likely country music. Probably Buddy Jewel.
49. Do looks matter?
Depends on the situation. It doesn't affect whether or not I like someone but for some things? a certain look is just needed.
50. Last text you received?
I IM but I don't text. The last IM I got as I write this was: "Exactly"
51. Is your phone bill sky high?
No.
52. Do you like your life right now?
Most of it. I am totally blessed!
53. Do you sleep with the TV on?
No.
54. Can you handle the truth?
Yes.
55. Do you have good vision?
Not really
56. Do you hate or dislike more than 3 people?
I hate 2. I dislike more.
57. How often do you talk on the phone?
Not that much actually.
58. The last person you held hands with?
Logan
59. What are you wearing?
Blue shorts and a tee shirt
60.What is your favorite animal?
Dogs
61. Where was your default picture taken?
Outside at a local landmark
62. Can you hula hoop?
Yes but I was actually GOOD at it as a kid.
63. Do you have a job?
Two actually...mommy and teacher.
64. What was the most recent thing you bought?
Milk.
65. Have you ever crawled through a window?
Yes.
As usual, I won't tag anyone in particular. If you wanna and haven't, I'd love to read it!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Ready for School
We've been keeping busy enjoying what's left of summer. We've done more fishing, gone to the lake again, and of course we have everything we need for the school year. Well, except jeans. They all need new jeans. That can wait though since they all like to wear shorts for as long as the weather allows.
This is the beginning of the busiest time of year for us. Ty, Jay, and Logan are all in soccer and Cory runs for cross country. At the high school now. Can you believe that? A high school student! Anyway, it's challenging to work a schedule that allows us to eat together as much as possible this time of year and for me to get to as many games for all the boys as I can, but I absolutely love it. Fall sports...bring it on!
This is the beginning of the busiest time of year for us. Ty, Jay, and Logan are all in soccer and Cory runs for cross country. At the high school now. Can you believe that? A high school student! Anyway, it's challenging to work a schedule that allows us to eat together as much as possible this time of year and for me to get to as many games for all the boys as I can, but I absolutely love it. Fall sports...bring it on!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Pictures
Here are a couple of pictures from the baseball game. They didn't all turn out that great but I love them! There's also a pic of Jay's family birthday cake.
Fun
Since my last post, the boys' behavior has gotten even better. There's the typical sniping at each other because of the enforced togetherness that is summer lol but I can deal with that no problem. We've actually been making some headway, I think. Real progress! This isn't to say that there won't be other backslides or brand new issues that come up but I feel good about where we all are right now.
One thing that might be helping is I am trying to keep us as busy as I can. We're doing the usual swimming, library visits, and park outings. We went to a AAA professional baseball game on Saturday for Jay's birthday. Cory was the only one who'd gone to a pro game before. They all were so excited, though, that you would've thought it was Christmas. I loved every minute of it lol. I've been to two Phillies games and this little AAA game? Had them beat to heck because of the boys. I bought each of the boys new baseballs before we went and the players were very gracious with their autographs. The whole thing was just a blast!
One thing that might be helping is I am trying to keep us as busy as I can. We're doing the usual swimming, library visits, and park outings. We went to a AAA professional baseball game on Saturday for Jay's birthday. Cory was the only one who'd gone to a pro game before. They all were so excited, though, that you would've thought it was Christmas. I loved every minute of it lol. I've been to two Phillies games and this little AAA game? Had them beat to heck because of the boys. I bought each of the boys new baseballs before we went and the players were very gracious with their autographs. The whole thing was just a blast!
Monday, July 5, 2010
Happy Fourth and A Note
I hope you all had a happy, safe holiday weekend. We certainly did. The boys were well behaved all day, the weather was nice, and the fireworks were fun. We had snacks, sparklers, and a great place to watch from. I DID forget to take my camera. Bummer lol. Anyway, it was a really great night.
Now. A quick note about my prolonged bloggy absence. I started posts several times but they never made it to "post." There was one that did but I deleted it within a short period of time because it seemed too pity party and attention-seeking. Not that it wasn't true, just...I don't know. Suffice it to say that from about March through early June things were NOT so good. Some of it was dealing with the boys' behaviors but probably more was me. Their behaviors weren't new. We were in a "mega backslide" but it wasn't anything I hadn't seen before. It's just that after 3 years of dealing with those issues, I was anxious and aroused myself. Feel free to add in a healthy dose of depression and exhaustion from those same years of having children with sleep issues. In other words, they DON'T. Sleep that is. So I don't. Anyway, I was just NOT in a good place. I've never gone too much into detail about the boys' behaviors and it seemed like that was my life. Everything, no matter how big or small, was the straw that broke my back. I didn't know, and I'm still not really sure about this, how much I wanted to share. It made writing hard.
At any rate, things are currently better. I'm still exhausted but not quite as much as before. Behaviors are leveling out for the time being. The summer so far has been mostly rejuvenating, for all of us. My anxiety is much more under control. I have a handle on it now. I guess I tend towards being an anxious person anyway but the last few years with so much out of my control, mainly the court case and the boys' behaviors, saw it grow to a proportion I have never before had to deal with. Anyway, I am dedicating this summer to as much fun and healing (physically and emotionally) as we can get!
Now. A quick note about my prolonged bloggy absence. I started posts several times but they never made it to "post." There was one that did but I deleted it within a short period of time because it seemed too pity party and attention-seeking. Not that it wasn't true, just...I don't know. Suffice it to say that from about March through early June things were NOT so good. Some of it was dealing with the boys' behaviors but probably more was me. Their behaviors weren't new. We were in a "mega backslide" but it wasn't anything I hadn't seen before. It's just that after 3 years of dealing with those issues, I was anxious and aroused myself. Feel free to add in a healthy dose of depression and exhaustion from those same years of having children with sleep issues. In other words, they DON'T. Sleep that is. So I don't. Anyway, I was just NOT in a good place. I've never gone too much into detail about the boys' behaviors and it seemed like that was my life. Everything, no matter how big or small, was the straw that broke my back. I didn't know, and I'm still not really sure about this, how much I wanted to share. It made writing hard.
At any rate, things are currently better. I'm still exhausted but not quite as much as before. Behaviors are leveling out for the time being. The summer so far has been mostly rejuvenating, for all of us. My anxiety is much more under control. I have a handle on it now. I guess I tend towards being an anxious person anyway but the last few years with so much out of my control, mainly the court case and the boys' behaviors, saw it grow to a proportion I have never before had to deal with. Anyway, I am dedicating this summer to as much fun and healing (physically and emotionally) as we can get!
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