Moving On

I realized today i get too bogged down sometimes. Not with stuff to do so much but with emotional crap. I let stuff in and let it eat at me for way too long. I'm going to try to be better. As one of my friends once said it's my midyear resolution...haha. It's just when you think about it that stuff doesn't just get to you it seeps into everything. It makes it's way into all the litlte facets of your life and it's not fair....not fair to the other people that you are sharing that life with. Sometimes it's just so hard to step away from it all but I need to do it more. So today I begin....knock on wood it goes well....

Time

Where did all the time go? I feel like I just can't get it all done anymore. I sit and I think I didn't use to have this problem so where did all the time go?

Commercials

So Cody and I were talking last night and we got on the subject of old cereal commercials. We talked about Cocoa Puffs, Rice Krispies, Honey Combs....actually that's the one that started the conversation. We talked about how the old Ovaltine commercials are back and still kind of crappy. And Kool Aid and of course I thought of Calgon take me away. haha. Any other old commercials you can think of?? It was a lot of fun.

Moms and Muffins

This week was Moms and Muffins at Hailey and Justin's school. It was so cute. Hailey got to read me a little story she had written and illustrated for me. She had to read it in front of all the Moms. She did great. After that they sang a bunch of songs and then came and sat down with us. We got to have lemonade or tea to drink and of course muffins. Justin didn't sing too much last year but this year he was very into it. Oh one little boy got really sad and was sitting with the teacher while everyone was singing. The teacher sits right in front of them and kind of leads the singing etc. Justin saw the little boy crying and got really upset. He looked over at me and he saw me smile and then he smiled. It was so sweet. Afterwards Justin wanted me to go on the playground for a bit so I did. He showed me everything. they both made me necklaces and chocolate roses and the roses were in a little ceramic pot they decorated. They also made placemats. I will miss not having one for Hailey next year and it will be Justin's last one...:(. It's weird I think Hailey going to 1st grade will get to me more then when she went into kindergarten. I think it's because they spend the first 3 years in the same classroom and now she's moving up. I'm floored that she will be in 1st and Justin will be my big kindergarten boy next year. I'm excited and sad all at once. Justin is moving to a new classroom...I requested Hailey's teacher be his teacher next year. And Hailey will get homework next year...Yikes!!! Matthew is still going to be in his classroom so at least it's not a triple whammy...haha. And then I'll get more Moms and Muffins with him...yeah!

Matthewese

Matthew is saying so many more things but some of them are just impossible to understand. Tonight his frustration with us boiled over. I'm still not sure what he was saying. First he said he wanted to eat and that was fine but then it sounded like he said I want car. He had some cars out and Rick tried but that didn't work out. He just got mad. He got over it and started being his silly self but as Kara and I joked this weekend I don't always understand Matthewese...

In Memory

This is a picture of Cheyenne in Gainesville. We went up there to see the Orange and Blue game. We were packing up and she was ancy so she got in the car. It was so cute. This is also the last picture I took of her. She was just an amazing dog. A friend of mine had called me 14 years ago to say someone was giving away a lab puppy. We found out she was actually a mix of lab and cocker spaniel. She went everywhere with my family and was always so excited when she came up here to visit. Friday, on her last visit, she was super excited to be here but seemed a little ill. Saturday morning we had to take her into the vet and by Saturday night she left us. The vets think she had cancer. I can still remember her when she was the size of her head in this pic. I would take her with me in the car and she would get up on my lap. She so much wanted to be with people and well most of the time thought she was a person...haha. Crystal, Cody, Mom, John, Rick, and I got to say our goodbyes. It was tough and not a great way to end our Saturday night. Some of the pain was eased in knowing she went on her own and without suffering. Cheyenne you are missed so very much but we know you are doing ok now and watching out for us...we love you!!!

Dumb Floridians

So I was thinking about voters in Florida today. Well more like last night but it carried over to today. I noticed that teachers, in Florida, have a good chance of being let go because there isn't enough money to pay them. Lets see why is that....hmmm...maybe because voters decided to pass an amendment that would take away taxes needed to pay for things like teachers, emergency services, our police...etc. My sister is a teacher and she was told that she would be affected by this amendment. There just isn't enough money. Some schools have said they will try to cut non instructional staff first but it's crazy. Back to voters...it amazes me how they just don't look into what they are voting for. These days if an amendment needs a yes to go through you know it's going to go through. Most voters just vote yes for everything. A perfect example was the fast rail. the first time everyone voted for it you put yes to make it happen. Next time yes to make it not happen...amazing how it's not happening. I'm just venting because I'm mad. I know another problem is we have a large retired population in this state and for them it's what is best for them right now not the overall...still frustrating...

Love this song

I heard this song on the radio the other day and I love it. It made me all misty eyed when it got to the last verse of the song talking about her munchkins and how she was going to miss it. It's so true. I think about my sisters and how much they've grown up and how much I missed some of the things about when they were younger. Well one thing is I could always tell them what to do...LOL. I remember when I went to UF how much I missed some of their pestering. I was so lonely those first few weeks and I missed just having them around. Well here's a link to the lyrics of the song http://www.lyricscafe.com/hits/videolyrics.php?grid=8&id=1015693. I hope that link works. Anyway if it doesn't it's called You're Gonna Miss This by Trace Adkins.

Why a Blog?

So today I started to think more about something my dear hubby and I talked about last night. I told him I've decided to start my own blog. I said I'm behind and we'll see how this goes. He said why do you think people start blogs? We got into this discussion and I said I thought it was for a couple of reasons. I said I know some people do it as an outlet and he agreed with that. I said another is so that they can still communicate with everyone but not send emails all the time. It's one of those come check it out if you want to kind of thing. I said for me it may be a little of both. We'll see how it goes for me. I'm not the best at always sharing my inner most feelings which I think a lot of bloggers do. My blog may turn out to be quite boring...I'm hoping to make it interesting at least some of the time. I do believe for me it will be an outlet of some sorts and just a way to say hey this is what I'm thinking now. As always I hope this finds everyone well.....

Getting Old

I feel like I'm getting really old. Yesterday I was running out to the car and a tree caught my arm and I got turned around and now my back is in pain. I was like this is nuts. All night I tossed and turned because it just hurt. It isn't any better today but i couldn't help but think "I FEEL OLD!" Of course to add insult to injury the wind and my car joined forces to slam the car door into my leg and back not too long after the tree attacked me. Maybe it's not that I'm getting old...maybe Mother Nature is just pissed at me for some reason. I don't know.

Appreciate

Today I watched my three little munchkins and could not get over how incredibly blessed I am. Life has been kind of stressful lately and just plain busy. Today I stepped back and looked at those 3 little stinkers and again realized how blessed I am. Hailey is growing up so incredibly fast. She watches out for her brothers and her mommy and daddy. She is so loving and sweet. She gets so upset when she has made someone angry. Justin is growing up quickly too but still so much younger in personality. He loves to make you laugh and I love that so much about him. He takes things incredibly hard but more silently than anyone else. He feels my pain and frustration more than I ever realized. Matthew is just growing faster than I expected. He is saying all kinds of things now and gets so frustrated when you don't understand. He is my cuddler. I'm amazed by these 3 little children that are mine every day. I'm not saying I don't ever get frustrated but today...today I enjoyed every minute of them.