A bit of nostalgia…

Why is that as we get older, we seem to forget exactly how much fun it was to be a kid? 

We go about our busy lives…working…running errands…cleaning…doing household chores…trying to make time for everything and never really having time to do much of anything. 

Remember when we were growing up and the days seemed to go on forever? We weren’t bound by the hours in the day…just by whatever time we were told be home.

I remember leaving the house just after breakfast and not coming back home until dinner time…(at least during the summer months).  Ahhh…those were the days.   I lived on a farm…so, we’d head out early to do chores and then we were free to do whatever we wanted as long as we didn’t break anything…hurt the animals…or steal any vehicles…haha.

I used to sneak out to the pasture and go horseback riding…bareback of course.   I’d swipe a couple of lead ropes from the barn and then just hook them up on my horse’s halter…and away we went!   I did get caught occasionally though…and man would my Dad be ticked! Yup…I wasn’t exactly an angel…but my Mom thought I was.

I remember water fights in the front yard…drinking from the hose (because we were too lazy and wet to go in the house)…climbing the fruit trees and eating the fruit right off the trees.  Ah yes, the good ole days.

Now and days I’m lucky if I even get time to take the kids to the park…let alone be able to play with them.  No time…too busy cleaning, running errands…working…shopping…etc.   It’s no fun being an adult…I want to be a kid again.  I want that wonderful feeling of pure freedom that I once had when I would go off an play all day and not have to answer for anything. 

Ya know…it’s an unfortunate thing that we have to get older and take on responsibilities.

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A bit of adventure…

So I get into work this morning and as I’m stepping out of my car…my boss walks up to me and says, “So…are you ready to go out to the jobsite?”.   I think this was my expression:

Yup…pretty much.

I said, “What are you talking about?  You didn’t mention anything about me going out to the jobsite today.  You said to remind YOU that YOU needed to be out there by 10…but nothing about me.”  Then I pointed out that I wasn’t exactly adorned with the proper foot ware and wasn’t about to ruin my good shoes to go on this little adventure.  I am a woman after all and shoes are important to us.

So…I called my Mom and asked if she was up to driving and would be able to bring me my work boots…or if I needed to pick them up on the way out to the jobsite.  Anyway…I got the boots and we went out to the substation located in Morrison, CO.

A friend of mine, Bart, is the Project Manager in charge of this job.  He was quite happy to see me there considering I’m not one to make normal appearances on the jobsites.  So I was welcomed with a hug and a smile.  He took me on a tour of the site and did some explaining as to what was what and how they did things…it was quite intriguing to be honest.  We completed the jobsite safety review and then I was on my way back to the office.

Well…that was my adventure for the morning…and now I’m back in my cushy office writing to you fine folks.

Happy Hump Day!!

Back to the norm…

Got back to work yesterday after being gone for a week…yup, the Monday after vacation is always SO much fun. NOT!

Been very busy here…trying to get caught up on things…but also dealing with my boss who of course is driving me nuts!  So I say…

My computer seems to having issues as well…not sure what’s going on with it exactly…but our tech is working on it.

Thank you for your support regarding the situation with my Mom …I was extremely angry yesterday when I wrote that post.  I’m just so sick of all the arguing and the scrutiny…ya know?

Anyway…thanks again.

Jason has to work tonight…so I’ll be home with Mom and the kiddos. Hmm.. I think that tonight just might be a pizza night.   Caleb loves pizza …and I would love to take a bath and soak some of my stress away…so, maybe I can talk Dora into watching the little ones long enough to allow me to do so.

Besides…the Avs have a game tonight against the Ducks…mmm…HOCKEY!

Warning…Mom Rant Ahead!!

Okay…so I’d told you that I spent most of my vacation going through the girls’ room and sorting out all of the junk.  Well…I also mentioned that my Mom wasn’t fond of my cleaning methods.  With me so far?

So this morning, I had Jason take the items to be donated (toys, clothes, etc) to the drop off…and my Mom went off! She stated that she wants to be the one to drop the clothes since she purchased most of them (she is an obsessive compulsive shopper).  As if she can lift anything after having surgery on her right hand and is supposed to DO NOTHING with it for the next 5 weeks!!  This is after she completely unleashed her wrath on me last night  telling me how unfair it was that I waited to do this until she was incompacitated etc…um…yeah…okay.  I told her that I didn’t wait until she was incompacitated to do all of this…this just happened to be the only chance that I’ve had to do it.  To be honest, I really don’t care what shape she is in while I’m doing this…because it doesn’t matter to me…she isn’t involved.

She whined about the fact that I’m just throwing away her money by donating this items.  WTF?  I didn’t know that giving clothes and toys to children who need them from children who can’t wear or use them anymore is throwing things away!

That is the most selfish thing I’ve heard!!  Ya know, my Mom is one of those people who claims to be a Christian…but ONLY when it’s convenient for her!  What a hypocrit!!!

To be honest, I don’t care if she likes it or not.  I’m not packing away size 12 clothes for my six year old who is barely out of a size 5!!  I packed up over 4 bags of clothes!!  She acts as if this child will never get any clothes from anyone in the future.  She has 3 sets of grandparents and 1 great grandma and upteen number of aunts and uncles and cousins that buy TONS of clothes for her (not to mention the other 3 kids).  She is going a bit overboard I think.

Jason told her this morning that he had already taken a bag of clothes and toys over to the drop off.  He mentioned that the bag of toys had a couple books in it as well…and she lost her little mind!  See, the girls have a TON of books…none of which they take care of or read.  Most of them are past their ages…so I said that I was going to sort through them and donate some.  She stated that she wanted to “go through” them before I did anything with them.  Okay…I agreed to that because some of the books are classics and are hers. 

However, I also stated that she doesn’t ever read any of these books…they aren’t being taken care of here…they won’t do any good packed up in a box stuffed away in an attic or storage area.  Books are made to be read…not stored.

You can imagine that she didn’t appreciate that statement at all.  Well, when Jason mentioned that he saw a book in the toy bag…she exploded!  Going on about how I had said that I’d let her look through them first and all.  All of this…without even talking to me to find out that the “book” in question was only a spiral journal that was preprinted and never used …designated for children 3 and up.  It was very girlie and the boys couldn’t use it…and the girls didn’t want it.

I’m so sick and tired of being scrutinized over every thing that I do when it comes to MY children by her.  She even goes so far as to tell people that SHE is raising MY KIDS!  I don’t even think so!!!

I’ve had it…I’m done.

Weekend Over…already?!

My ex got the flu…so he called me this noon and says, “I don’t want to get the kids sick…so, can you come pick them up?”.  What???  Ahhh man!   I was just getting to the point where I was enjoying myself…dammit! *sigh*

Well, they are all home now…with the exception of Corin, she is staying the rest of the weekend at her grandma’s house.  That will help a bit considering she and Jonah annoy each other to no end.  However, they can’t possibly leave each other alone either…it’s a typical love/hate relationship.

So…after picking up the kiddos, Jason and I decided to take them shopping. Isn’t that what all parents want to do when they have three children with them?   We actually didn’t have much of a problem while at the store…they were pretty well behaved.   Go figure eh?

So now…they are here…whining…making silly jokes…and giggling…just being kids.   I was hoping for a break…but, I guess I’ll just be thankful for the one night of sleep that I DID get eh.   That is…if you don’t account for not being able to fall asleep until after midnight because your husband is already asleep and is having a conversation with himself and is making bodily noises like you wouldn’t believe…a decent nights sleep. Marriage is so glamorous at times!

Have a great weekend!! 

P.S.~ For someone who was SO tired…and didn’t get much sleep…to make matters worse…I still haven’t gotten laid yet either.  I’m tellin’ ya…’tis not fair.

UPDATE

umm…got laid…will stop whining now

Thank God for Weekends!!

As you all know, I’ve been busy this past week taking care of my little ones and tending to my Mom (who is doing very well) who just had surgery for carpel tunnel on Monday.  It’s been a llooonnng week!!  And I do believe that I look similar to the above pic at the moment.

However, in about one hour from now…I will be child free for the next 2 days!! YAY!! WOOOHOO!!

Unfortunately, all I can think about doing now…is  …darn it.   I’m serious though…I’ve attempted to do some reading this week while the kiddos were at school…but every time I settled down to read…I’d wind up snoozing.

I know that since Jason has today and tomorrow off of work that he’ll have things that he’ll want to do with me…but I don’t know if I can muster the energy to do much of anything (except sex…I always have energy for that  ).

I think that you know what I mean though.  I’ve decided that being a stay-at-home mom is NOT for me!  I love my little ones…more than life, but they have driven me absolutely batty this past week!

I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend and enjoy your quiet time…I know that I’m going to.

P.S.~ thank you for your lovely supporting comments on my upcoming surgery…it’s always nice to know that I’m thought of so highly and that I’ve got such lovely people thinking of me.

Life…is…umm…interesting?!

Let’s hope this doesn’t ocur when I go in for surgery on the 28th!

Yup…in just a couple of weeks I’ll be back in the hospital and under the knife…AGAIN. Hmm…do you see a patern here lately?  Not cool. Oh well.

Yup…I can relate to that as well.  Hmm…ever feel like a fly trapped in a jar? me either…but I just thought that I’d ask.

Well…I’ve spent most of my week playing taxicab to the kiddos… running them to and from school and to the orthodontist and such.  Hasn’t left me with much time for myself…but then again, I’ve hadn’t had that in years…so I guess that hasn’t really changed.

Jason is working night shifts now…which I don’t really care for, but if it will help him so that he can have the days off they he will need for school…then I suppose it’s necessary.  So…in other words, he’s at work and I’m home with the kiddos…and about to go cook dinner.  Ya know…they whine a great deal if you don’t feed them…go figure!

I think that I’ve re-sprained my right hand…it’s been hurting me a great deal the past week and it’s swollen. Either that, or I’m having sympathy pains for my Mom.   Nah…I’m sure that I’ve just sprained it.  I’ve been trying to not overdue it with that hand…but ya know, there are dishes to be cleaned, clothes to washed and folded, and rooms to be picked up…so, if I don’t do it…who will?   That’s my story…and I’m sticking to it!

Well…I’m off to go cook dinner now…I’ll try to get around to you all sometime tonight or tomorrow!

Thanks for all of your wonderful compliments on my sketch…it’s something that I’ve always enjoyed doing…and it is a bit of a stress reliever for me.

7:49pm

If you get a chance…go read this article about my favorite hockey player (Peter “Foppa” Forsberg) and see why (other than his obvious talent) he is my favorite player and one of the most incredible athletes and man for that matter…in my opinion.

Thought I’d share…

The above sketch is of my dog Rusty…I’ve posted photos of him before, but Jason had asked me to sketch him…so I did. 

My Mom had her surgery yesterday and is resting now. The procedure went well according to the doctor.  She will not be able to use her right arm for several weeks…not at all for the next 2 weeks.  However, she has already attempted to write with it twice now.   She’s not a good patient.  I told her that if she didn’t obey the doctors orders…I’d call him and tell him.

I’ve been busy the past few days going through my daughters’ room and cleaning out everything (I know…it’s winter, not spring).  But you should see their room!  It’s a pit!  So, I decided that it needed a complete overhaul!   They aren’t very pleased with my methods of cleaning…neither is my Mom.  See, I’m one of those people that feels that if something is not being used, played with regularly or worn on a regular basis that it should be either trashed, or given to someone who could use it.  My Mom feels that we should hold on to EVERYTHING and box it up for later use (which never comes).  She’s a bit compulsive …in other words…a massive and classic “pack rat”.  Jason says, “she has a problem”…yup, that’s very true.

I told her that I was going to go through all of the “crap” in the garage after I get done with the girls’ room…she almost came unglued! Our garage is stuffed with clothes and boxes of “stuff” that belong to either my kids (that my Mom packed away for “later use”) or my Mom….that will never be used again or forgotten about.

I would love to have a garage that is used for its original purpose…parking a car in!?  What a frickin’ concept eh?

Okay…done ranting now.  Jason is standing over my shoulder correcting my typing and grammer  

UPDATE…

8:06pm

I just found out that Wickgal (Donna) died last night.

She’s home with God now…but she will be missed VERY much by many.  Thank you to all of you who’ve prayed for her…please continue to pray for her husband and family, they need your prayers now.

We love you Donna and you will be missed greatly.

I’m so bummed …my Michigan Wolverines lost the Rose Bowl  to the frickin’ USC Trojans…dammit.

The head of my department is a USC alumni…he is going to revel in this…no fair.

Oh well…at least we’re in good company of losing teams…’cuz Purdue lost to UGA in the Citrus Bowl (aka the “Capital One Bowl”) as well (why do they insist on changing the names of all of the bowl games and stadiums to corporation sponsors?  the losers).  But at least Purdue had an incredible comeback in the game and didn’t go down without a fight…my Wolverines looked more like ferrets out there on that field being tromped by those Trojans.

Outside of that…my New Year’s Day went okay…except I was here all day alone with the kiddos…and they weren’t being good at all….but what else is new eh?   Jason and I went out last night, but the place just wasn’t exciting at all.  We thought that maybe it’d pick up a bit around 10 or so…but it didn’t, so about 10:45 we decided to go home and celebrate the coming of the New Year amongst ourselves.   I think that we both fell asleep just moments after the clock struck midnight…exciting eh?

Does this mean that we’re getting old? 

On a more serious note…

As of today I’m officially on vacation…but not for reasons that I’d like to be.  My Mom goes in for surgery on Monday for carpal tunnel in her right arm and hand.  So I’m taking a week off of work to take care of my kiddos and look after her while she recovers.

I myself was told yesterday that I’ll be going in for surgery (yes…again) by the end of the month…except that this surgery isn’t to take away pain like the last one.  This one is to make me sterile.   My doctors say that it’s too much of a risk for me to get pregnant again…that my uterus was so damaged by birth of the twins that it would not be able to expand and grow with a pregnancy and could rupture if I were to attempt a pregnancy.  So…the doctors have decided that since it could potentially be life threatening…they are going to take that option away.  I’d be okay with it except that I know that it means never being able to give Jason a child of his own…and I know that it’s something that he’s wanted.   However, Jason…being the incredible man that he is, when I told him…just looked at me and said, “I can’t lose you…and I won’t take the chance of doing so”.   He is something isn’t he? I love you honey.  

Ya know, having surgery twice in 3 months isn’t something that I was expecting…but, I guess that if it’s necessary…then it’s necessary.