Yesterday, I was told by Jason that Lucas has a 'Book of Secrets.' This is where he has written two secrets, on two different pages. The first secret is... I have a girlfriend, and I love her. The second was... I want to give my girlfriend a flower so she will love me.
WHAT?!
I do not care if he has a girlfriend, but what is this love talk?
He told me today about the girl. He said that she told him one day that he was her funny boyfriend, but recently, she told him that he was not her boyfriend anymore. This is where the flower comes in. He believes giving her a flower will bring her back. Haave I ever mentioned that this child will be the one to keep me on my toes constantly?
I convinced him to instead color a picture out of one of the numereous coloring books we have lying around, so he did. I guess we will find out what happens tomorrow after school.
This same child, came home today asking to have a sleep over. It caught me off guard, Jacob has never asked about having one or going to one, so I have no idea when this stuff starts.
Lucas said he wanted two of his friends to come. I told him I would ask thier mom's. I did, but one of them couldn't come this weekend because of baseball, so I told Lucas he could come over another day.
Lucas has become very excited for his friend to come over. He keeps calling it 'guy's night.' Later, I find out that the three boys talked about how they needed some guy time today while they were waiting to be picked up from school. I asked Lucas what they wanted to do at this sleepover, and he said they were just gonna hang out!
So, the 'Book of Secrets' has a new secret... "Guy's night is going to be amazing!"
April 04, 2011
January 06, 2011
Christmas Update
I am happy to report that we actually got the MIL a good gift! It is one she will keep out and use, unlike past gifts that I never see around, but she claims she loves.
She asked for pajamas, house socks, and other stupid things. We asked her what her major wish was, and she said a new area rug.
This was scary! Her and I do not agree on decorations, at all! Her living room is a very dark maroon color. She has an ugly rock fireplace in there, and a dark couch, it is very dark in there. I took an area rug as my opportunity to put something in there that wasn't so dark, and something that maybe softened the square lines of all her furniture.
I searched for what I thought would be the perfect rug. Jason and I got into many fights, because I wanted to get her something completly different than the old lady rug she had, and he thought it would be best to stick to a similar style.
Finally, we ended up at JCPenney. I won the battle. I got to pick what I wanted her to have, and she loves it. . This is what we got her, in the ivory color. We also got it $100 off, which was fine by me! She loves it so much, that when my kids go over, she takes it up so they won't spill anything on it!
This Christmas, I scored!
She asked for pajamas, house socks, and other stupid things. We asked her what her major wish was, and she said a new area rug.
This was scary! Her and I do not agree on decorations, at all! Her living room is a very dark maroon color. She has an ugly rock fireplace in there, and a dark couch, it is very dark in there. I took an area rug as my opportunity to put something in there that wasn't so dark, and something that maybe softened the square lines of all her furniture.
I searched for what I thought would be the perfect rug. Jason and I got into many fights, because I wanted to get her something completly different than the old lady rug she had, and he thought it would be best to stick to a similar style.
Finally, we ended up at JCPenney. I won the battle. I got to pick what I wanted her to have, and she loves it. . This is what we got her, in the ivory color. We also got it $100 off, which was fine by me! She loves it so much, that when my kids go over, she takes it up so they won't spill anything on it!
This Christmas, I scored!
November 09, 2010
Christmas
It's almost here...
I have a love/hate relationship with it.
Love the real reason for Christmas, who doesn't? Love to see someone happy with the gift I got them. Love the togetherness this time of year brings.
Hate the acquiring of the gifts!
My kids are easy, most of the time. They usually begin a list around the end of August, which is subject to change multiple times before December arrives, but I listen to what they ask for more than once, so it is usually pretty easy.
Jason is Jason. Sometimes I think I am getting him the perfect gift, and it isn't, or I think I have bought the worst gift known to man, and he thinks it's the best. This year, I told him to make me a list. We shall see how this goes.
My in-laws... They say they are not picky, I beg to differ. She (MIL) will tell me anything to do with _________ (whatever she is in to at the time). Seems easy, it isn't. I think it is hard to please her because whatever we give her is not going to compare to what my brother-in-law gives her. I could give her a million bucks, he could buy some stupid glass figure at the dollar store, and he wins. I have no idea why this is so, it just is. She will open her gift(s) from us and say how much she likes it, so forth, but the next words out of her mouth is what he got her and how wonderful it is. So, maybe getting her a gift isn't that hard, what is hard is being able to top someone Else's gift. I know this sounds ridiculous, but it has happened every Christmas, birthday, and Mother's Day for the past 11 years.
It doesn't matter if she likes the gift I stress over for months, not really, maybe just a little bit, but only to me. So I will once again go out with the masses and fight for that perfect _________ that will only get ignored after his gift is opened.
I take all the things she does to me and put them in my file folder of "How not to be a mother-in-law". This is going in, I will never treat my daughter-in-laws like this. I vow to LOVE every gift given to me, no matter what it is!
Kathy
I have a love/hate relationship with it.
Love the real reason for Christmas, who doesn't? Love to see someone happy with the gift I got them. Love the togetherness this time of year brings.
Hate the acquiring of the gifts!
My kids are easy, most of the time. They usually begin a list around the end of August, which is subject to change multiple times before December arrives, but I listen to what they ask for more than once, so it is usually pretty easy.
Jason is Jason. Sometimes I think I am getting him the perfect gift, and it isn't, or I think I have bought the worst gift known to man, and he thinks it's the best. This year, I told him to make me a list. We shall see how this goes.
My in-laws... They say they are not picky, I beg to differ. She (MIL) will tell me anything to do with _________ (whatever she is in to at the time). Seems easy, it isn't. I think it is hard to please her because whatever we give her is not going to compare to what my brother-in-law gives her. I could give her a million bucks, he could buy some stupid glass figure at the dollar store, and he wins. I have no idea why this is so, it just is. She will open her gift(s) from us and say how much she likes it, so forth, but the next words out of her mouth is what he got her and how wonderful it is. So, maybe getting her a gift isn't that hard, what is hard is being able to top someone Else's gift. I know this sounds ridiculous, but it has happened every Christmas, birthday, and Mother's Day for the past 11 years.
It doesn't matter if she likes the gift I stress over for months, not really, maybe just a little bit, but only to me. So I will once again go out with the masses and fight for that perfect _________ that will only get ignored after his gift is opened.
I take all the things she does to me and put them in my file folder of "How not to be a mother-in-law". This is going in, I will never treat my daughter-in-laws like this. I vow to LOVE every gift given to me, no matter what it is!
Kathy
October 26, 2010
I am finished!!!
This post has been a long time coming! I have been finished with school for a week and two days now. I feel so much better now that I am done.
I thought that after I finished, I would have all this extra time, I don't! I do not have to worry about doing homework though, so I have been going to bed earlier, sleep is taking up all the extra time I thought I would have. I am fine with that though. Being finished with school and getting more sleep have both contributed to my new good mood. Monday I woke up at 5:00 a.m. and was actually in a good mood. Anyone that knows me, knows I do not get up until I absolutely have to!
So now I have an associates degree in accounting. I won't say that I will never use the degree, I do not know what the future holds, but I do not plan on using it anytime soon. I am perfectly content on doing the job I have had for the past 9 years! I still have a few more years until Nicolas goes to school, so I will just spend these years with him, and enjoy being able to go on field trips with the other two. I also have the business to take care of, but I am hiring my little sister, Kelsie, to help me so I can still do what I need to do, like go grocery shopping!
I just want to thank everyone who has supported me through all of this. You all know the situation with my family, so my friends (my real family!) have really helped me get through this. Every time I was in tears saying it would just be easier to quit, someone was there to encourage me to get through it. I may not have finished without them! You all know who you are, THANK YOU!!!
Kathy
I thought that after I finished, I would have all this extra time, I don't! I do not have to worry about doing homework though, so I have been going to bed earlier, sleep is taking up all the extra time I thought I would have. I am fine with that though. Being finished with school and getting more sleep have both contributed to my new good mood. Monday I woke up at 5:00 a.m. and was actually in a good mood. Anyone that knows me, knows I do not get up until I absolutely have to!
So now I have an associates degree in accounting. I won't say that I will never use the degree, I do not know what the future holds, but I do not plan on using it anytime soon. I am perfectly content on doing the job I have had for the past 9 years! I still have a few more years until Nicolas goes to school, so I will just spend these years with him, and enjoy being able to go on field trips with the other two. I also have the business to take care of, but I am hiring my little sister, Kelsie, to help me so I can still do what I need to do, like go grocery shopping!
I just want to thank everyone who has supported me through all of this. You all know the situation with my family, so my friends (my real family!) have really helped me get through this. Every time I was in tears saying it would just be easier to quit, someone was there to encourage me to get through it. I may not have finished without them! You all know who you are, THANK YOU!!!
Kathy
September 24, 2010
This is Lucas getting an award today for being able to tie shoes!
Yes, this is the same child that will argue with me about things he has no knowledge of, but asks me a question, but when I answer it, the answer is not correct. That's him. I was very surprised to see the note from his teacher saying he would be recieving an award. I had asked him if he wanted me to teach him how to tie shoes, but he acted like he did not care if he could do it or not, so we didn't worry about it. My first reaction was to give him a shoe and make him prove he could do it. I gave him a shoe, and he did it. He did it a lot faster than I thought he would be able to. He got his award, and I am very proud of him. Just proves to me that he can be taught, just not by me!
August 05, 2010
Ever think about how we are all wishing our lives away? We are all guilty of this, especially right now with the heat.
I wish it was October, when the weather is pleasant.
We get October, then November, then December, then January.
It's cold in January. I wish is was April, when the weather is pleasant.
It's summertime, you know we wished for this back in April, when we were tired of getting up in the mornings and running the kids to school, we wished for our break.
Kids have been out of school long enough, we wish school was back in so we can have time alone.
Before you know it, it's a year later. Where did that year just go? Oh, that's right, I wished it away.
It's not only wishing away unpleasant weather, I am guilty of just wishing the past two years away. And, it's almost over. I have 10 weeks left to go until my wish is complete.
Now, what do I do with the rest of my life? What am I going to do with the countless hours I used to spend doing homework?
I am going to be free! I do not want to fill that void with anything else. I do not mean I won't fill that time with my other responsibilities, that are not going anywhere, I just mean, I am not going to give myself anything else to do that I do not absolutely have to do. The thing I am most excited about is having my weekends free again. I will not have to say, sorry, I have to leave, I have homework to do. I won't have to tell my kids we can't do something on the weekend because I have homework. The thought of just taking off, without responsibility is very exciting!
But, I will probably spend some of that time wishing away parts of my life!
I wish it was October, when the weather is pleasant.
We get October, then November, then December, then January.
It's cold in January. I wish is was April, when the weather is pleasant.
It's summertime, you know we wished for this back in April, when we were tired of getting up in the mornings and running the kids to school, we wished for our break.
Kids have been out of school long enough, we wish school was back in so we can have time alone.
Before you know it, it's a year later. Where did that year just go? Oh, that's right, I wished it away.
It's not only wishing away unpleasant weather, I am guilty of just wishing the past two years away. And, it's almost over. I have 10 weeks left to go until my wish is complete.
Now, what do I do with the rest of my life? What am I going to do with the countless hours I used to spend doing homework?
I am going to be free! I do not want to fill that void with anything else. I do not mean I won't fill that time with my other responsibilities, that are not going anywhere, I just mean, I am not going to give myself anything else to do that I do not absolutely have to do. The thing I am most excited about is having my weekends free again. I will not have to say, sorry, I have to leave, I have homework to do. I won't have to tell my kids we can't do something on the weekend because I have homework. The thought of just taking off, without responsibility is very exciting!
But, I will probably spend some of that time wishing away parts of my life!
July 17, 2010
Teenage girls!
What sort of world do we live in when teenage girls think it is appropriate to post pictures of themselves on the internet, for the world to see, of them with their tongues hanging out?
Or better yet, they will pose for a pic with their bestie, and they have their tongues in each others faces.
WHAT?
Number 1-it is gross.
Number 2-you look like a d-bag for doing it.
Number 3-have you ever thought of having an original idea? I mean really, every teenage girl in the world has the same pic. Well, maybe it is hard to have an original idea if you don't know how to keep your tongue inside your mouth?
What sort of parents allow this? My children will not have any social networking site membership that I cannot have the password to. Sorry, but that's some privacy they do not get. It isn't really private anyway, is it?
I am so glad that our future relies on how these wonderful young women turn out. Some of them may end up being important, but I believe most of them will not. If their parents do not care what they do, why would they care if they get an education and become responsible citizens?
Sorry for the rant, but if I had tried crap like this when I was that age, I would have been slapped, I would have had my computer privileges and phone privileges taken away, and probably grounded on top of that. I'm just saying.
Or better yet, they will pose for a pic with their bestie, and they have their tongues in each others faces.
WHAT?
Number 1-it is gross.
Number 2-you look like a d-bag for doing it.
Number 3-have you ever thought of having an original idea? I mean really, every teenage girl in the world has the same pic. Well, maybe it is hard to have an original idea if you don't know how to keep your tongue inside your mouth?
What sort of parents allow this? My children will not have any social networking site membership that I cannot have the password to. Sorry, but that's some privacy they do not get. It isn't really private anyway, is it?
I am so glad that our future relies on how these wonderful young women turn out. Some of them may end up being important, but I believe most of them will not. If their parents do not care what they do, why would they care if they get an education and become responsible citizens?
Sorry for the rant, but if I had tried crap like this when I was that age, I would have been slapped, I would have had my computer privileges and phone privileges taken away, and probably grounded on top of that. I'm just saying.
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