planting is done

I have gotten all of my planting done! I so hope that the pumpkins do well. Last year the pumpkins were so darn expensive, and that is why I was hoping to grow some this year.

The first year we lived in this house I planted sun flowers and they were so big and beautiful. Last summer I did not plant any. people from the neighbor hood would upset with me. Now keep in mind, I only know three people in our neighbor hood. But if people saw me out in the yard they would stop and ask what happened to the sunflower. So they can't complain this year.

Oh some of my rose bushes are blooming! I am so happy about that.

I just got off the phone with tour group that Amber is going with. I asked them if they would please send us a payment book. The lady said that they do not do that. They send out a coupon for the first payment and then after that we will get a another bill for the remaining balance which is due next march. What? I was so hoping to teach Amber about paying a monthly bill and keeping track of everything. I will need to re group and think about how we are going to do this. Amber still has her chart on the wall to help her keep track,...... they just can't make it easy on us can they?

Last week Jake had requested a dish called cheesy chicken. I was so not in the mood to cook, so I made Jake make it! I sat my lazy butt on the bar stool and walked him through it. Jake even made rice crispy treats!

Chris went to do some errands with me yesterday. One of the stops was joann fabrics. While I was looking for trim for Dustins quilt, Chris started picking out material for his! These guys are such big babies.

I still have a few things to do before the children get home from school, so I am off to hopefully get some stuff done.

Note to self: never expect anything to be to easy.

 

the clouds are here

Well I got up this morning with a list of things that I wanted to do outside. Dang if the sky isn't covered in clouds! I am just hoping that they burn off soon.

Anyway, we have been having some issues with Nikki not being able to be home by the time we tell her. Last night she pulled another stunt. So that is the end of her social life for a while. I am not to worried about the whole thing, because I know that she is just pushing to see how far she can go, but I am standing firm.

I spoke to my mother the other day and she asked me if Nikki could stay for the whole month when the children go out. I told her that I would think about it, but the answer will be no. My mom said that she will be working, so Nikki would either be by herself or she would have to go to my sisters house. Well I do not like the idea of Nikki being home alone for 10 hours a day. I also know that if she is at my sisters that hell child will get to Nikki.

Rusty and I discussed some future plans. Amber will be living here while she is in college. Nikki most likely will too, but we are not sure if she is going to go live with some missionaries for a year first. Then Ryan came up. I mentioned that we should start looking at some group homes. Rusty said that he is not sure if Ryan would do well in a group home because the other children ( adults by then) will pick on him. I tried to explain that all of the people would be just like him.  This is a very hard subject in our house.

Amber came into our bedroom this morning to tell me that her toothbrush has grown legs and walked away. So I was digging through all of the drawers in the bathroom trying to find a damn toothbrush! I finally found one, but not before I some amazing crap that had just been shoved ina drawer. So first thing this morning I cleaned out my medicine cabinet. I cant believe how much junk you can shove into a medicine cabinet! I am going to go clean out the rest of the drawers, It is time to do another spring cleaning.

Neffi has been hiding in the garage for two days now. I thought about putting some food out there for her, but I did not. I know that she will settle down and when she gets hungry enough she will come and eat.

I need to go grind up the meat for the chili and start my day. I am not going to let these darn clouds stop me!

Neffi just came out!

 

moving on

Well I am still hurt this morning. Amber and Rusty really hurt me, but that is in the past, so it is time to move on.

I was going to go do some running around tomorrow but I went today instead. I even sent Rusty and Jake to lowes. So I should have everything I need for the week! I will be nice to not have to go to many places.

Oh! I was at sprouts ( its an organic market) today and I found this lipstick that I really like. I am so amazed at how far organic make up has come. I did try to share my excitement with Rusty but he could not be bothered. He said that he just does not care about what type of lip stick I buy. I had to laugh, because I know that he was laughing at me.

Anyway, I bought some trim and batting for a quilt that I need to finish. And yes I will take pictures of it. The guys are suppose to be buying me some pumpkin seed and strawberry plants. So I am hoping to get them in the ground this week. The guys are also suppose to be buying me the stuff to finish this desk that I have been trying to restore for ever.

So as you can see I am hoping to fill my week with productive stuff.

Anyway, Jake put in a special request for dinner tonight, so I need to get busy and get it done.

Oh for anyone who read the comments, yes my husband left me a comment using my screen name!

 

alone and disappointed

Well my day started at 5 a.m. this morning. Both of the girls had their yard sale, the boys played golf, and I am just worn out.

Amber had a good yard sale but the lady that said she was going to put up the signs never did, so I think she could have done better. Oh well that is life.

Amber had prom tonight. Amber has really hurt and disappointed me. I guess I should explain.

I never went to prom. I was the fat and ugly girl in school. Anyway, I wanted to do all of the prom stuff with Amber. I wanted to help her pick out her dress. I was not even asked to go. I wanted to help her do her hair. Amber wanted to pay someone to do it. I wanted to help her put on her make up. Amber asked this gal Lisa to do her make up. I guess I should be happy that I was allowed to put Ambers necklace on.

I know this sounds stupid, but I want to be there for every part of Ambers big night, and I was not any part of it.

Lisa saw me crying and said "If I had a daughter I would feel the same way"

I just looked at her and said " you have no idea why I am crying." and I just walked away.

Lisa came up behind me and asked me if I wanted to talk about it. I just told her no. I figured making her feel bad would not help the situation at all.

Tonight I hope that Ambers hair goes flat, and that she is so hot that all of her make up runs off. I hope that she eats before pictures and then looks fat for her pictures. I hope that she breaks a heal and gets a flat tire.

Everyone left to go get some dinner. I am glad to be alone.

Here are some things that I have learned today:

1. Go put up your own yard sale signs

2. never expect to much from your children.

3. no matter how loud you turn the music up, your sorrows will still be there.

4. no matter how much you do for your children, they will never care.

O.K. now I need to list some positive things.

1. I found some hippy clothes

2. I have a full bottle wine that is calling my name

3. I have a husband who does care about me

I am still in my happy place

So this morning I called a friend ( yes I do have friends...that do not live in my computer) Anyway after I got off the phone with her I took the trash out.

That was when I discovered that it was a beautiful out. I came back in side, put on my swim suit and grabbed my hippy hat, and headed out the door. I stopped and grabbed some lunch and a magazine at sat by the lake for a few hours.

Man I so need that. I ate my lunch and read and took a nap! It so recharged my batteries. I forgot what it was like to have my batteries charged, and to clear my mind. I so need that time alone.

Then I got home and found out that I two messages from people and they needed me to pick up their yard sale left overs. I got to the first place o.k. I came home and took a nap. I needed to wait on Amber to get home so that I could run her to work.

I go to take Amber to work and then I am off to get some more stuff. That is when I got pulled over. Thats right the police pulled little ol me over.

I ended up with three fine. 1 for not having my driver lis. on me 2. was for not having my insurance card on my. Number 3 was for not have the correct plates on the car!

Thats right someone put the wrong plates on my car. I am going to blame Jake for that one. But at least I just got fined and nothing else.

I am so glad that I took the time to recharge my batteries before this afternoon happened.

Tomorrow is going to be very busy. both of the girls have their yard sale. Then I have to go pick up Sams flowers. Then Amber has to go cash her check, go get some nylons, and go get her hair done. Then their is prom tomorrow night. At some point I told Amber that I would let her take a nap, and that I would work her yard sale for her.

The guys will be no help to me since they will be golfing tomorrow. However I told them that they had to be home by 3:30 so that they can watch Amber go off to her first prom.

Good night everyone.

welcome Queen Nefertiti

Well yesterday I rescued another cat. I named her queen Nefertiti. I figured I would keep with the queen theme. So we are calling her Neffi. Neffi just got done nursing a litter of kittens and she is so very skinny! Yesterday Neffi did nothing but eat. Poor girl. Once she puts some weight on I am going to take her in and get her fixed. Read my side bar and you will know why.

Anyway Neffi is doing fine with the other cats and with Rascle, but she does not like Butter. Life moves on.

Well yesterday I got the back room cleaned up and Amber helped me. Since Jake sleeps back there on the weekends I guess you could say that we cleaned his room. Either way it needed to be done.

I finally went through all of my boxes of material and have condensed them down to four small crates total, and they are now neatly stored on shelves out in the garage.

Now on to Rusty's stuff. He has about six large crates that he really needs to go through. I do not want to hassle him, but at some point he is going to have to go through them. All of the crates came from his moms house so I think he is just hoping that he will not have to go through them.

I did get up the courage yesterday to go through the one box of my dads stuff. I threw most of it away. I kept a book that I bought for him and I am going to ask Rusty to put it in the safe for me. I guess time is healing me a little bit. It has not been a year since my dad has passed away, but I was able to go through that box and just pitch a lot of it.

Today I am going to put three small pork roast in the crock pot. One I am going to slice open and stuff it with apples and a little bit of brown sugar. The other two I am cooking up, so that I can pull them apart and cover it bbq sauce. BBQ pork sandwiches sound really good right now, but I will save that for a busy day dinner.

Amber is going to have a busy day tomorrow. She has the yard sale and then she has to go get her hair done, and get ready for prom. I did tell Amber that I would work most of the yard sale for her so that she can go take a nap. I can't wait to see Amber all dressed up!

Here is a tip for you. If you are going to try to play music on your computer.... make sure your speakers are on! Yes I just sat here and tried to figured out why I could not hear the music!

O.K. it is time to go get dressed and to get dinner started.

here I sit

 

Oh look it is my breakfast! O.K. so I am drinking my first cup of coffee and I am starting to get moving.

Today I just have a lot of phone calls to make, and I am going to attempt to clean up the house a little bit more. Why am I even bothering to try to keep up with the house is beyond me. Lets face it cleaning the house while their are still children in it is like shoveling while it is still snowing.

Enough about that. One of the ladies on the other street made a very nice gesture for the girls. This lady is a realtor and she is hosting a neighborhood yard sale this weekend. So I e mailed her and I told her that we wanted to be involved. After we talked for a while, she offered to let us use her yard sale signs any time, and she is going to collect everyone else's left overs and give them to us! I think I might like this lady. Oh wait I forgot I am a house rat so the chances of us meeting are slim to none.....unless she comes over here.

I went grocery shopping yesterday, but I am not sure why. Now my family is going to demand that I cook for them. Oh I guess that is just part of my life.

Yesterday I called a friend that I had not heard from in a while. Yes, I do have a few friends. Anyway I called to ask her a question and the baby was just screaming in the back ground. It turns out that this poor little girl has been sick for over a month. Poor baby. So on my way out to the store I stopped and bought her a happy meal and took it over. A happy meal will make any two year old a little happier. I also took so of my pet quilts over, because my friend works at vets office, and she said that they love them.

Yesterday Nikki's mission trip leader asked us if we would go pick up some stuff for the yard sale this weekend. So I map quested the direction and Sam and I took off to go pick the stuff. Well that was all fine until we figured out that map quest was wrong! Oh the joys. We finally get there and he had a lot of nice stuff.We got that stuff loaded and we decided to try and follow the map quest directions home. Well map took us down another dead end street. But this dead end street had a bunch of free stuff on it. So we load it up. I swear we looked worse then the Beverly hillbilly. Sam said that he would chase the bob cat instead of ever using map quest direction. Well Sam better get busy and go get my cat!

Amber looks so cute. She just made French toast for Sam. The sad part is, Amber had never made French toast before. If Sam drops dead we all know why.

O.K. I got on some music and now maybe I can get moving. On my list of things to do is clean the kitchen, sort through boxes of material, sweep and mop the house. I think I should be able to get that stuff done.