Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
E.X.C.I.T.E.M.E.N.T.!!!!1
Just wanted to put it out there....I am SO FREAKIN EXCITED for this Holiday season! It's gonna be the best one since we moved to Louisiana. Lyn's coming in a week. My mom's coming down the beginning of December and staying until the end of March! And last but definitely not least, MY BABY GIRL and her hubby will be here for Christmas and not only that but will be here for a WHOLE 12 DAYS! That's right, 12 WHOLE DAYS!
I don't know if my heart is gonna be able to take it :)
I don't know if my heart is gonna be able to take it :)
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Children
No matter how old they are, as a parent, the number one thing that you do is worry.
You worry when they are young if they are going to fall down and get hurt or run into the street without looking, worry that someone might kidnap them if you let them go to a friend's house alone. It's one of the hardest things a parent does when they let their child do something like going to the park or a friend's alone so they can learn independence.
When they are teens you worry if they are going to resist all the negative peer pressure that goes with junior high and high school, you worry about the drugs and alcohol that will most definitely be widely available to them and if you as a parent have done enough to help them avoid using. You worry if they are staying abstinent because you know how complicated life will become when you add sex into very new and very immature relationships and if they are having sex they are at least smart enough to use protection. The toughest thing is to begin allowing them to make their own decisions and mistakes even though you know that some of the decisions they are going to make will be wrong. It is equally tough to try and express your own life's lessons and experiences to them so they may be able to learn from them and help them avoid the same mistakes. I have found that very few of these lessons/experiences that are shared with teens ever truly impact them until much later in life when they are grown, made the mistake and then remember when they were warned
When they reach adulthood and begin their lives as an adult, you worry about their happiness, their sense of independence, their self-esteem, their spiritual growth and you worry about how to give advise without sounding like you are telling them what to do because it is so very important for them to make their own decisions, right or wrong, so they can learn life's lessons and grow as a person and have those lessons to pass to their own children that most assuredly will not be listened to until much later in their lives.
To my beautiful, wonderful children, each of you are my greatest joy in life. I know that with each of you, we have gone (or going through) some really tough moments, but in the end, there is absolutely nothing that I love more than having each of you in my life and seeing a part of me grow in each of you.
You worry when they are young if they are going to fall down and get hurt or run into the street without looking, worry that someone might kidnap them if you let them go to a friend's house alone. It's one of the hardest things a parent does when they let their child do something like going to the park or a friend's alone so they can learn independence.
When they are teens you worry if they are going to resist all the negative peer pressure that goes with junior high and high school, you worry about the drugs and alcohol that will most definitely be widely available to them and if you as a parent have done enough to help them avoid using. You worry if they are staying abstinent because you know how complicated life will become when you add sex into very new and very immature relationships and if they are having sex they are at least smart enough to use protection. The toughest thing is to begin allowing them to make their own decisions and mistakes even though you know that some of the decisions they are going to make will be wrong. It is equally tough to try and express your own life's lessons and experiences to them so they may be able to learn from them and help them avoid the same mistakes. I have found that very few of these lessons/experiences that are shared with teens ever truly impact them until much later in life when they are grown, made the mistake and then remember when they were warned
When they reach adulthood and begin their lives as an adult, you worry about their happiness, their sense of independence, their self-esteem, their spiritual growth and you worry about how to give advise without sounding like you are telling them what to do because it is so very important for them to make their own decisions, right or wrong, so they can learn life's lessons and grow as a person and have those lessons to pass to their own children that most assuredly will not be listened to until much later in their lives.
To my beautiful, wonderful children, each of you are my greatest joy in life. I know that with each of you, we have gone (or going through) some really tough moments, but in the end, there is absolutely nothing that I love more than having each of you in my life and seeing a part of me grow in each of you.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
I wanted to poke the Dr. in the eye
I went to the doctor this morning. It was NOT a good visit.
My insurance is dragging their feet on giving approval for a MRI on my back so I can get the pinched nerve fixed.
My blood work came back and it wasn't very good.
I am now on cholesteral/triglycerite meds, thyroid med, stronger allergy med, "don't smoke" med....
I'm gonna have to get one of those "old people pill dispensers" just to keep track of what I need to take and when!
As I was leaving the doctor said "oh yea, try to work on losing some weight"...if I hadn't been so tired and sick, I would have poked him in the eye.
My insurance is dragging their feet on giving approval for a MRI on my back so I can get the pinched nerve fixed.
My blood work came back and it wasn't very good.
I am now on cholesteral/triglycerite meds, thyroid med, stronger allergy med, "don't smoke" med....
I'm gonna have to get one of those "old people pill dispensers" just to keep track of what I need to take and when!
As I was leaving the doctor said "oh yea, try to work on losing some weight"...if I hadn't been so tired and sick, I would have poked him in the eye.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Sometimes....I wonder
Well let me tell ya, things never are boring around my house.
Yesterday my husband went back to work after being off for 10 months. I truly expected to come home from work and find him napping, but he was up, I was delighted.
The delighted part quickly left though after I asked him how his day was. He proceeded to launch into a 15 minute "bitch" session about what job he had been assigned to. Now, to be clear, he was only assigned to the job yesterday, he didn't actually DO the job as the production line is not running this week, everyone is just there to get job assignments and I suppose complain about it.
He then said that it made him realize how much he hated it at GM. I finally broke my silence and told him that I didn't want to hear him complain and he needs to get up every morning and be absolutely grateful that he has a job to go to. He had 10 months to find another job and he chose not to, so get over it and be frickin happy!
I then went in to start dinner (yea, I had to cook even though every single person I live with was home by 3pm). While I was cooking, Jules had the gall to ask if he could go "spar" with his friend Jake. I told him no. He then began to launch into the whole why?? He can't do anything during the day because he has to go work at the recycling plant...Let me tell you, I just about stroked out...
I told him he better be thankful he's not locked up 24/7 like he was supposed to be and no one took his freedom away from him but himself and if he didn't stop with the whining, I would personally talk to the jailer and make sure he would be locked up.
I then went to JC's room to see if he was home and when he opened his door he wouldn't let me in and acted like I was intruding.....that did NOT go over very well with me.
I finally just gave up and went to bed at 7:15pm....I tell ya, they better all be a little more appreciative of what they have or they just may lose it all.
Yesterday my husband went back to work after being off for 10 months. I truly expected to come home from work and find him napping, but he was up, I was delighted.
The delighted part quickly left though after I asked him how his day was. He proceeded to launch into a 15 minute "bitch" session about what job he had been assigned to. Now, to be clear, he was only assigned to the job yesterday, he didn't actually DO the job as the production line is not running this week, everyone is just there to get job assignments and I suppose complain about it.
He then said that it made him realize how much he hated it at GM. I finally broke my silence and told him that I didn't want to hear him complain and he needs to get up every morning and be absolutely grateful that he has a job to go to. He had 10 months to find another job and he chose not to, so get over it and be frickin happy!
I then went in to start dinner (yea, I had to cook even though every single person I live with was home by 3pm). While I was cooking, Jules had the gall to ask if he could go "spar" with his friend Jake. I told him no. He then began to launch into the whole why?? He can't do anything during the day because he has to go work at the recycling plant...Let me tell you, I just about stroked out...
I told him he better be thankful he's not locked up 24/7 like he was supposed to be and no one took his freedom away from him but himself and if he didn't stop with the whining, I would personally talk to the jailer and make sure he would be locked up.
I then went to JC's room to see if he was home and when he opened his door he wouldn't let me in and acted like I was intruding.....that did NOT go over very well with me.
I finally just gave up and went to bed at 7:15pm....I tell ya, they better all be a little more appreciative of what they have or they just may lose it all.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Penal Daycare System
My oldest son has been going through what I can only describe as a wild, rebellious, zero brain function stage in his life.
He has been in legal trouble now for 2 years (mostly probation and a 6 1/2 month stay at a rehab).
About a month ago, his zero-brain function disability led him to try and shoplift a $70 shirt from Dillards. He was caught before he even made it out of the store. He was charged with misdemeanor shoplifting.
He went to court this past Monday for what I thought was an arraignment where he would just enter his plea and then go back for sentencing which is why I went to work and sent my husband with him. I thought wrong. The judge (the same judge he had for juvenile court) decided to give the sentencing that day, but, he wanted to see my son and husband in chambers before doing so.
My husband decided at that precise time to let out all his frustrations and anger about our son to the judge.
So, instead of my son getting what the other 7 boys that went before him for the same charge, he got 30 days mandatory, $564 fine or 40 days if unable to pay, 100 hrs community service and 1 yr probation.
In Bossier, where we live, they have a "two for one" special on jail time. Isn't that sweet? Just like at the bars.
So, he was taken directly to jail from court on Monday for what I had assumed would be a 35 day stay.
Here's where it gets interesting....I get home from work on Wednesday, I have a raging headache, no one is home, so I put my jammies on and crawl into bed for a nap before bedtime.
At 6:30pm, I am awaken by my son with a kiss and hug...the son that is supposed to be locked up.
They decided to release him and he has to go Monday through Friday from 7am-3pm with weekends off.
Thursday morning he was up before me, made coffee and was packing his lunch when I came out of my room....really??? THIS is what finally motivates him??? REALLY???
My son is in the Penal Day Care system....
Will wonders never cease???
He has been in legal trouble now for 2 years (mostly probation and a 6 1/2 month stay at a rehab).
About a month ago, his zero-brain function disability led him to try and shoplift a $70 shirt from Dillards. He was caught before he even made it out of the store. He was charged with misdemeanor shoplifting.
He went to court this past Monday for what I thought was an arraignment where he would just enter his plea and then go back for sentencing which is why I went to work and sent my husband with him. I thought wrong. The judge (the same judge he had for juvenile court) decided to give the sentencing that day, but, he wanted to see my son and husband in chambers before doing so.
My husband decided at that precise time to let out all his frustrations and anger about our son to the judge.
So, instead of my son getting what the other 7 boys that went before him for the same charge, he got 30 days mandatory, $564 fine or 40 days if unable to pay, 100 hrs community service and 1 yr probation.
In Bossier, where we live, they have a "two for one" special on jail time. Isn't that sweet? Just like at the bars.
So, he was taken directly to jail from court on Monday for what I had assumed would be a 35 day stay.
Here's where it gets interesting....I get home from work on Wednesday, I have a raging headache, no one is home, so I put my jammies on and crawl into bed for a nap before bedtime.
At 6:30pm, I am awaken by my son with a kiss and hug...the son that is supposed to be locked up.
They decided to release him and he has to go Monday through Friday from 7am-3pm with weekends off.
Thursday morning he was up before me, made coffee and was packing his lunch when I came out of my room....really??? THIS is what finally motivates him??? REALLY???
My son is in the Penal Day Care system....
Will wonders never cease???
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Family....gotta love em.....
Well, what a couple of days it's been! My SIL & BIL found out on Monday that their house (which they have not paid a mortgage on for over a year) was going to auction on Wednesday morning...They acted like it was a big surprise...go figure, how dare the bank kick them out after a year or more of not paying the mortgage without any notice.
Yesterday was Rob and mine 20th Anniversary...yeah, 20 years, 20 long fricking years....and guess what??? We were doing almost the same thing 20 years ago...The place were were living was going to re-do our kitchen and we had to move everything out of there and pack the truck to go to Canada.....
I now have 5 extra people, a cat and dog all living temporarily with me, all of their worldly possessions in my front yard and thinking that if this doesn't get me in heaven, nothing will :)
Yesterday was Rob and mine 20th Anniversary...yeah, 20 years, 20 long fricking years....and guess what??? We were doing almost the same thing 20 years ago...The place were were living was going to re-do our kitchen and we had to move everything out of there and pack the truck to go to Canada.....
I now have 5 extra people, a cat and dog all living temporarily with me, all of their worldly possessions in my front yard and thinking that if this doesn't get me in heaven, nothing will :)
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