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Lake Elsinore Brush Fire Burns 15 Acres  FIRE WATCH: Complete Fire Coverage  WEATHER: Complete Coverage

(CBS) LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. A brush fire blackened 10 to 15 acres and potentially threatened a few homes in the Lake Elsinore area, authorities said.

The blaze was reported shortly after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday near Laguna Avenue and Jamieson Street, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

As of 8:30 p.m., the blaze -- dubbed the Laguna Fire -- had caused no injuries or structural damage but potentially threatened a few residences in nearby hills, authorities said.

No immediate evacuation orders had been issued.

Well we watched the mountain behind us burn last night. We got up this morning to find everything covered in ash. No biggie I am getting use to it.

As for the lap top's for Christmas. Don't be to jealous. We are buying used ones and they both will start taking o line college classes after Christmas.

I am up but I am not moving very fast today. I got a roast in the crock pot and the bread is in the oven. Other then that I am just out of energy.

I got interviewed. So here are my questions and answers. I must say that these questions really made me stop and think. Thank you to Missingmysoldier!

1. Q. What is the one thing that will always make you smile?

A. That is an easy one. That would be the ocean. I can go to the ocean and forget all of my problems. The sound of the waves crashing on the shore just make me so calm.

2.Q  You have one whole day with no kids, no husband, no responsibilities to worry about or take care of (they're all fine and dandy without you - a girl can dream, right?) and unlimited funds - what do you do with your day?

A. I would fly to Greece and sun my body on a yacht and just look at the crystal blue water. I would of course have a great looking buff man serving my every need!

3 Q If you could have one wish for each of your children, what would they be?

A.  For Amber I would want a true love that will take care of her and never harm her. Amber is very much a home body and wants to have a family and a house. I want Amber to find a good man that will give her the loving family she wants.

For Nikki I want her to find a husband that a passion for missions. Nikki so wants to a missionary in some distant land. I want her husband to have the calling. Someone that will compliment her and allow her love for the Lord to shine through.

As for Ryan. I hope that stem cell research passes. I would love for someone to find a "cure" for Ryan and for all of the other handi cap children out there. If they could find a cure then I think Ryan's life would be so much better.

4. Q  Do you have any regrets?

A. oh yes I do. My biggest regret is not following my dream that I had when I was 18. I got the opportunity to spend some time in Europe and I just loved it. When I got back to the states I just wanted to cry. My dad suggested that I join the Army and go back to Germany. My goal was to be just like my dad. Join the Army, live in Germany, and learn to sky dive. Instead I allowed a guy to talk me out of my dream and to follow him while he chased his dream. ( Not my hubby) I do sit and wonder how different my life would have been if I would have had the courage to chase my dreams. I must say that not chasing my dream has left me wondering. I wonder how different my life would be. I do regret not joining the Army and allowing my self to reach the goals of the youth. I believe it was Willie Nelson who said "Regret is nothing but a memory on my brow and there is nothing I can do about it now."

5. Q  What is your favorite comfort food?

A. That is easy. A 7 layer bar. I could eat a whole pan of them! I do not at them as often as I would like, but a few times a year I just sit and savor the taste of one.

 

I have no time to sit and wonder what might have been. I need to get moving. Amber has to work tonight. Nikki has a tennis match after school. I still need to go to the store and get carrots and potatoes. I have laundry to do and a house to clean up. I still have not found Nikki's passport andI have a quilt calling my name. I have no time for regrets today.

 

 

 

 

a little bit better

Lets see, I got more then 6 hours of sleep last night, so I am feeling a little better. Laundry is started, kittens are fed and down for their morning nap. All of the children are at school, I am on my 3 cup of coffee. My morning is going good!

Nikki had her first tennis match yesterday. Nikki won her singles match and lost in doubles. I am so proud of her. I wonder if she is the only tennis player with pink hair? I will have to borrow a camera and take some pictures of her pink hair! LOL

I found out last night that two of the marines are taking leave for a week. So on Monday or Tuesday that are going to take Ryan down to the zoo. Ryan will be so suprised.

ryan also started his new class on Monday. He has not said to much about it, but it has to be better then the class they did have him in.

Can you believe that I am almost done with Christmas shopping. I still need to order both of the girls lap tops, then I am going to give them each of them $200 for spending money when they go to Costa Rica. I have gotten them a few other small items. I am just about done shopping for Ryan. I need to order a few other items for Ryan. I am so happy to be almost done.

Well nothing is getting done by me sitting here. I still need to make some phone calls, and get dinner cooked. I am feeling well enough to start on another quilt, so I think this afternoon I am going to spend a lot of time sewing.

Avery busy day

I woke up at 4:30 this morning. My ear and glands were just killing me.

I guess that is o.k. I got dinner in the crock pot. Tonight we are having Swiss steak. I got the kittens fed and everyone else is gone.

I have a lot of running around to do today. I so do not want to go do any of it. Maybe it will make me feel better.

1. I have to go down to the school district. Ryan was suppose to start his new class yesterday. He did not. Last week I was to sick to keep on top of the school district, so now I have to play catch up with them.

2. I have to go buy Nikki a book for her English class, and then drop that off at the school. Nikki also has her first tennis match tonight, so I will need to drop off some money for dinner.

3. I am going to assume that the car is on empty, since Amber has been driving it and not me. So I have to go to the gas station.

4. I need to go find a new lotion for my hair. I need something that will just make it flow when it straighten it.

5. I still have to make more bottles and feed the kittens again before I leave.

Ick. I do not want to leave the house. I want to crawl up on the sofa and just play with kittens.

Maybe I will treat myself to some lunch and to some liquid crack.

I got interviewed. So I will be answering those questions in the next few days. If anyone else would like to interview me please leave me your questions and I will get to them.

Nothing is getting done by me just sitting here, so I better get moving.

I still hurt

I think the meds have stopped working. I am back to feeling like crap. I need something stronger.

I have not done to much this weekend. I was feeling like crap.

I did have a few unexpected things happen this weekend. Beth, one of the marines, asked me to help her make her boyfriend a king size quilt. So we did and than there was enough material left over that we even made him some pillow cases. Tonight Beth is going to surprise him by making the bed and having him walk in and seeing what she did for him. I never expected Beth to make a quilt. I helped Beth shop for everything and I showed her how to make the quilt, but I did not do any of the sewing.

Yesterday I broke down and went to the commissary and did a major shopping. Another female marine, George, went with me. We had a lot of time to talk and she told me something that made me think. Some how we got on the subject about Ryan.

Raising Ryan is a double edged sword. We are damned if do and we are damned if we don't. I never in a million years imagined that I would be raising a handicap child.

George said to me that she was talking with the girls, and the girls told her that they wish I would go on some of their trips with them. To be very honest I wish I was going on the trip to Africa. Anyway, Nikki told George that she felt so bad for me because I cannot go and do what I want because I will forever have to be Ryan.

I guess the girls have finally realized what I deal with every day. I did feel bad for the girls because I do not want them to have pity on me. I want the girls to continue to live their lives. I will have to learn to be content with just looking at their pictures.

Halloween is coming up. I am not sure what the children are going to go as this year. Last year they all went as super heros. I said that I was going to go look at some thrift stores and see if I could find a catholic school uniform. George said that if I went as a Catholic school girl that she would go as one with me, and that we would kiss each other as the parents opened the door! LOL Rusty said that he would pay money to see that.

Here is a link that you have check out. Paula wrote an entry about me!

http://journals.aol.com/plieck30/Iwantedtobeacowgirl/entries/2007/09/07/drinkin-a-big-joe/4550

Well, I am going to go take a shower and see if that will make me feel any better. I am going to do my best to get caught up on my journal reading.

 

I am actually dressed

                   

Well it is official I have tonsillitis! Now that I have some meds in me I am feeling good!

I am actually dressed for the first time in a week. What will my husband say? LOL

The youtube video is what I am jamming out to. I so love cowboy Troy.

Today I am going to hang out here in the house. I just finished three pet quilts. Next I am going to start on a baby blanket. Carrie, I have your baby blanket picked out, but I have not bought the material yet.

I should go clean out the car and get it washed, but if I take all of the trash out what will we use as floor boards? If I wash all of the dirt off then the car just might fall apart. I really would not want either of those things to happen!

Last week I sent an e mail to the person in charge of our (gulp) 20 year high school reunion. I have never been to a reunion. I really have had no desire, but I thought what the heck. Now that I have not gotten an e mail back I am going to take it as an omen that I am not suppose to be there.

Besides I don't think they can hold class reunions in a prison. Lets face it, I went school in the ghetto and I am sure that most of my class is in prison by now. The other half has never left the steel mills or the farms.

Tonight I am hoping to have a little one on one time with Rusty. I have so missed him. Yes, we both have been here all week, but I have been sick and in the bed most of the week. I would so love to just crawl under his blanket and put my head on his chest. It is strange to miss someone that has been here all week.

Last night the girls were talking about their trip to Costa Rico. Nikki told me that she cannot find her passport. I need to go look for it. I don't think it is in the safe, but I will have to wait for Rusty to get home before I can open the safe. Rusty has told me the combination several times but I can't remember it for the life of me. Oh Well.

That is about all that is going on around here today.

 

 

 

I do not need depends

So I have been sick since Friday. I swear I hate this weather. Very hot during the day, cold at night, and then to top it all off it got humid! We did get some rain this past weekend which I will not complain about. I could however have done without the earth quake.

I think this crazy weather has made me sick. Does anyone have a z pack hanging around? I sure could use one.

Amber gets home from school yesterday to find me hugging the toilet. Now keep in mind I am HUGGING the toilet when Amber say's " what's wrong mom?" I just snapped! I said " I am sitting here throwing up what little I have in my system and peeing myself at the time. What do you think is wrong?" Amber pipes up "well do you want me to go get you some depends?"

Then about an hour later Nikki comes in and starts spraying our room with fabreeze. She said the room smelled like death. Well thanks a bunch!

Some day's I question why I have children.

I must say that the baby kittens have been doing very well. Over the weekend the marines took care of them and yesterday they slept most of the day. I was so happy about that. These poor little guys got thrown into a house with a very sick women, and yet they still want to cuddle with me! LOL

The kittens got me up around 4 a.m. I figured since I was up I might as well do something. So I got the kitchen cleaned and started some laundry. Now I am feeling weak again, so after the children leave for school I am going to go back to bed.

I am going to try to get back to reading sometime soon.

i am still here

I have been sick most of the weekend. House guest from hell showed up. I swear my face is going to explode.

I will be back when I am feeling a little better.