tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69403665086549492023-11-16T02:06:10.634-05:00Starting Overmarineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-46699177175800184422015-08-15T21:40:00.002-04:002015-08-20T20:56:32.180-04:00Irish Meadows Book ReviewThis is my first time reading Susan A. Mason, and I was impressed.
This book didn't have as much of the 'Irish' element that I was
expecting, though the religious aspect of Catholicism and works
definitely fit that genre. <span class="a-size-base review-text">Brianna and Colleen are two
sisters who don't get along. They, along with their family, live on a
horse farm. Their father has aspirations for them marrying well. But
both girls have different ideas for their future than their father. As
each girl grows up and matures, she realizes what is important and what
is worth fighting for.<br /><br />The book reads like a family saga. The
writing flows well and kept me moving through the story. The characters
were more numerous than a typical historical romance. The book is laid
out so that the main story lines are completed at the end of the book,
but characters are set up for the next book in the series. The message
of forgiveness and faith was woven throughout the story without it being
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This was a good coming of age tale of learning the difference between
being grateful and setting boundaries necessary to become mature. I
found the exploration of honoring your parents while finding your way to
adulthood very well and respectfully done. There is much to learn
about love and honor in this book so that we follow Gods path for us and
not the path others think we should take.
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Life, at times it seems to fly by, and at times it seems to crawl. It's been quite a while since I have updated anything on here so here we go. </div>
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Riley is 8 now and in second grade. He is doing great in school! He is disappointed that he still has yet to lose a tooth yet though lol. He is still also terrified of blood. He ran into a tree branch at Great Grandma's house on Sunday and kind of freaked out because he figured with how hard he hit it, it had to be bleeding. It was more or a scrape than anything. But it was on the bridge of his nose..if it hadn't been for the fact that he is wearing glasses now (forgot to mention that he is wearing glasses now) it probably would have hit his eye...his glasses deflected it though, thank goodness! There was a time a few months ago that we woke up on Sunday morning and Lily was sick. He was really upset about not being able to go to church, so we called around and found him a ride. I am thankful that someone was willing to pick him up, but more than that- the fact that he wanted to go so badly!</div>
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Lily is 5 now and in Kindergarten. She is still a girly girl. She loves school and is doing well. They actually sent her for additional testing to see if they should move her to an advanced class...we'll find out how that went in May. She, like Riley, has yet to lose any teeth also lol. She loves to go to church also. She is the more outgoing of the two and when she gets going on a story, good luck getting a word in haha! </div>
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Me. Well, still married. Hopefully we can get it all done soon. He is still giving me issues about the settlement agreement- the only issue we can't get straightened out is the child support. Pretty soon, I have a feeling the judge is just going to decide it. I try to keep things civil with him, but he doesn't always make it possible. I tried to talk to him the other day, and he just wanted to argue and rant at me. I told him I wasn't doing it and hung up and got some nasty texts for it, but I just am not going to deal with that anymore. He did take the kids from Sunday to Saturday afternoon for Spring Break (shocking I know!). They seemed to have fun for the most part, although Lily did call on Thursday wanting to come home. I felt bad and told her she had to stay with her dad because I wasn't feeling well :( But she ended up being fine. I am babysitting Eli who is now two, and Charlotte who is 9 months old. Things are going well with that. However, come summer I will have no employment again. I won't be watching Eli come fall either, since he is going to get a new brother and his mom will stay home for that rest of the year. </div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-75490621512572747932011-05-10T14:58:00.000-04:002012-05-24T15:36:28.309-04:00Divorce sucks!<div style="color: #741b47;">
I got a call today from Riley's teacher. She was calling to let me know that Riley has been in some trouble today and hasn't been acting like his usual self for the past week or two. He went to the bathroom earlier today and was gone a while, so she went to check on him. Apparently he was playing in the water and kicking bathroom doors. Again later today, he went to the bathroom and she heard a loud noise, went to check on him. She said he was standing there all alone and she asked if that was him and he said yes. So today, he comes home with a sad face smiled in his homework log which means he wasn't behaving.</div>
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His teacher asked if there was anything going on at home to explain him acting out. Well, James has been back from Afghanistan since the beginning of April. BUT he hasn't spend a ton of time with the kids yet and it's wearing on them. Four nights in a row this week he has been crying in bed that he misses his daddy. It absolutely breaks my heart for him. Last week he asked me when daddy and I were going to live together again. So I had to explain (again) that we are getting divorced and that means we won't live together anymore. </div>
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When I first found out he had cheated on me and he wanted a divorce he told me that it 'Wouldn't affect the kids that much since they are young'. I told him he was wrong. And this just proves it. Obviously, the kids don't understand what all is going on. Obviously, it is going to be hard on kids no matter what their age is at the time, but for young kids, they just don't understand it. They don't know why mommy and daddy aren't together anymore. They don't get that they aren't going to live together anymore. They don't get that when they go on vacation, it is either with daddy or mommy, not both. They don't understand why daddy can't come tuck them in at night because he isn't there. Or why daddy isn't here this weekend when he said he would be. The list goes on and on. I hate this for my kids! Military life is hard enough without adding this to it also.</div>
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Lily went through a phase for about a month and a half of separation anxiety also. She did not want to leave my side. She has been going to her class in church on her own for two and a half years. Then suddenly, she wanted me to take her. Ok, no big deal....but then she would cry when I left or end up coming to my classroom crying that she wanted me. When James came to pick her up to take her and Riley out to do something while he was here for the weekend, she told him she didn't want to spend time with him, that she wanted to spend time with me. At preschool she would cry that she didn't want to go, she wanted to stay with me. Then a couple weeks ago she asked me when I was going to give her a baby sister. How do you even explain that to a four year old, that they won't have anymore siblings because their father left us?</div>
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Now, about me. Everything about this situation just sucks, there is no other way to put it (well, maybe stinky-panted-ness as Sheila would say, lol). I hate having to sit by helplessly watching my kids go through this. Then they lash out at me because they are frustrated about the situation and don't know how to express it. So I am on the receiving end of fits and tantrums because they miss their dad. Which makes me want a break from my kids every once in a while. Then when I finally do get a break once in a blue moon, I feel guilty about it. Go figure! Financially, everything is up in the air right now. We are fine for now, but when my job ends at the end of this month, I don't know what we are going to do. Jobs are scarce, so I would be lucky to find a minimum wage job. But if that is all it pays, then I would work full time to put the kids in daycare and put gas in my car to get back and forth to work with no money left after that. That's if I am lucky enough to be able to pay that stuff with the paycheck. So working minimum wage is out, as it will not benefit us at all. I have two jobs offers right now, but they don't start until the fall. Those would be babysitting Eli again while Julie teaches, and watching Gavin and Brenna (that would start in October). But in order to do that, I need to find a way to keep my apartment through the summer. With stretching my savings (I mean REALLY stretching it) I might be able to make it. Except for the fact that my car needs *probably* around $1,000 worth of work done to it right now. Maybe. It could be more. So that blows my summer plan to keep my apartment. Most likely we will be moving in with my mom for a year or so. So that's what's going on here. Keep my family in your prayers please!</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-18246346955207562592011-03-16T17:19:00.000-04:002012-05-24T15:24:45.235-04:00Sun Stand Still- A Book that should be on your list of must reads!<div style="color: #741b47;">
This book will encourage a fresh hope and faith in you. It will also encourage you to live in expectation for God to do the impossible in your life but also through you. According to author Steven Furtick, "This book is not a Snuggie." And he's right. "Sun Stand Still" doesn't leave you with the warm fuzzy feeling of personal satisfaction. It leaves you with something far greater. Every page challenges you to believe God for the impossible and work our faith muscles. This is a book that powerfully delivers the message of faith that so many Christians are craving. If you're searching for something to kick start your faith, then this book could just be the tool God's going to use. And so, while you won't be left with a comfy, fuzzy feeling after reading "Sun Stand Still," you'll be left with a driving desire to pray "Sun Stand Still" prayers and leap into the middle of a move of God. You won't be able to sit back and pray passively or settle for mediocre faith.</div>
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Disclaimer: I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-38462212384944407082010-11-05T20:31:00.000-04:002012-05-24T15:25:24.494-04:00Notice some changes around here<div style="color: #741b47;">
I am going to try to be more positive and less....well, bitchy and whiny on my blog. If you are reading this blog, then you probably know that I am in the beginning stages of divorce, so it's going to be a trying time for me over the next few months. Also, I need a new blog title! If you have suggestions, feel free to let me know :)</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-47538525992572326812010-11-05T19:56:00.000-04:002012-05-24T15:25:33.108-04:00My challenge of a perfect personalized Christmas card<div style="color: #741b47;">
Every year I say, this year I am going to do it! I am going to make personalized Christmas cards to send out to all my family and friends. And each year I take 200 pictures of the kids together trying to get just ONE perfect shot. And I fail. At least, in my opinion I do...because one will be looking and smiling while the other is making an absurd face. Or they cry. Or sit on each other, or some other sibling type thing to do to each other. So every year, my plans are foiled. But this year, I truly plan to do it! Even if a picture goes out that may embarrass the kids in a few years ;) So, I plan to use Shutterfly. I have used them to print pictures before, with great results! They have 748 different designs just for <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards">Christmas</a>! Then you can choose other things to make it a smaller pool to choose from, such as flat or folded, how many picture, color, etc. <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/believe-in-magic-religious-christmas-card?sortType=1&storeNode=93476">This might be our card this year :)</a> They have other events and holidays to make cards for also, such as <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/thanksgiving-cards">Thanksgiving</a> or perhaps <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/birth-announcements">Birth Announcements</a>. Looking at the birth announcements almost makes me sad that I will never need those again.....I said ALMOST people! ;) And don't forget the things that you could make as gifts! Grandma and Grandpa would love a <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars">calendar</a> for Christmas to look at their children and grandchildren all year long! One year I ordered <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/photo-gifts/photo-mugs">photo mugs</a> for grandparents, aunt and uncles, etc- HUGE HIT! So watch your mail box in the next month or two....you might just actually get a card that isn't stamped Hallmark on the back this year!</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-78936983051378505072010-06-05T21:20:00.001-04:002012-05-24T15:26:46.800-04:00Updates<div style="color: #741b47;">
Riley just finished up Kindergarten! His teacher had nothing but good things to say about him. He LOVES school (even the homework!) and did really well. I hope his love of school continues! He tested out average in a few things but everything else was above average :) There was a girl he said he played with at recess all the time, her name was Emilie....I teased him that she was his girlfriend and he would turn bright red, haha! He also loves to play football with Jon (who is 17) after church every Sunday, and of course he still loves video games.</div>
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Lily LOVED preschool! She was so cute for her preschool presentation where they sang some songs. She is so much more outgoing than Riley! She will sit with just about anyone at church, but has a fascination with Andrew (who is 26 lol). She says that Andrew is her boyfriend! Although when she found out Andrew and Anna are going to have a boy she said that the baby will be her boyfriend, lol! She is very....expressive, lol....she does the eye rolls with her hands on her hips and is bossy but at the same time she will bat her eyes and wink at you too ;)</div>
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And me? Well, I am still here and making it. I have my bad days and my good days. And some awesome weekends with my friends in far away places ;) Still trying to figure out where my life is going and what I am going to do.</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-68538285078287007752010-01-28T12:28:00.002-05:002010-01-28T13:23:16.168-05:00Picture post!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0C_rAxRtejTIGOHVpAqAxXm6p6X6TnHlRiXzwtl5B86Iw94dkZWPTHibcoBeQ9Qi-CwEMTtku0ts2ARYxkFf3rtjxyfXWszkWP21DJwiIb2cumb2slonEdtV1Teioj71YC1tpQXiQQI/s1600-h/579.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Summer 2009</a><br />
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</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-86708074679925782952009-10-22T16:36:00.000-04:002012-05-24T15:26:38.483-04:00Need prayers<div style="color: #741b47;">
I have no idea what's going on, but I have had a headache for at least a week and a half, probably close to two weeks now though. At first, it just seemed like a headache. Every couple months I will get a headache daily, but it will go away with ibuprofen. For the first couple of days it did. I also had a slight sore throat, but nothing major (and still do). Then the headache wasn't going away at all. It feels....IDK how to describe it...like pressure, or like my head is swollen. And hot. I haven't run a fever at all this entire time, but the inside of my head feels hot. So pray it's nothing major. I don't think it's a migraine because I haven't had any nausea or light sensitivity.</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-88632487147895481682009-10-19T19:11:00.001-04:002009-10-19T19:11:38.693-04:00<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertWidget.js"></script><script>if (WIDGETBOX) WIDGETBOX.renderWidget('921be29f-d12f-4275-a346-1ee645c5cf4e');</script><noscript>Get the <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/swidget-10">Swidget 1.0</a> widget and many other <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com/">great free widgets</a> at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>! Not seeing a widget? (<a href="http://docs.widgetbox.com/using-widgets/installing-widgets/why-cant-i-see-my-widget/">More info</a>)</noscript>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-65952449449017082822009-09-30T20:34:00.002-04:002012-05-24T15:36:58.579-04:0050 Questions<div style="color: #741b47;">
1. Where were you three hours ago? at home</div>
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2. Who are you in love with? Husband and kids</div>
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3. Have you ever eaten a crayon? Not that I can recall</div>
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6. Are you wearing socks right now? Yes....its 50 something degrees out right now!</div>
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7. Do you have a car worth over $2000? Yes</div>
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8. When was the last time you drove out of town? Haha, does the next town over count? Then today....if not, then, not sure</div>
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9. Have you been to the movies in the last 5 days? Nope</div>
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10. Are you hot? Uh, no</div>
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11. What was the last thing you had to drink? Mountain Dew</div>
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12. What are you wearing right now? Pants, t-shirt, sweatshirt, socks</div>
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13. Do you wash your car or let the car wash do it? Car wash</div>
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14. Last food you ate? Chicken salad and bread from Logan's</div>
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15. Where were you last week at this time? At home</div>
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16. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week? Nope</div>
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17. When was the last time you ran? When Lily was being WAY too quiet in the bathroom, haha.</div>
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18. What was the last sporting event you watched? There was football on TV at the restaurant tonight that I briefly glanced at?</div>
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19. Your favorite animal? Cats</div>
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20. Your dream vacation? With kids would be a Disney cruise, with plenty of hands to help. No kids some place far away with great food, a big comfy bed and plenty to read.</div>
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21. Last person’s house you were in? My sister's</div>
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22. Worst injury you ever had? Dislocated knee cap</div>
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23. Have you been in love? Yup</div>
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24. Do you miss anyone right now? Yeah</div>
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25. Last play you saw? Mamma Mia</div>
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26. What is your secret weapon to lure the opposite sex? No idea</div>
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27. What are your plans for tonight? Kids in bed, reading, tv</div>
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28. Who is the last person to send you a Facebook message or comment? Justine K</div>
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30. Ever go camping? Yes</div>
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31. Were you an honor student in school? Yup</div>
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32. What do you want to know about the future? Nothing!!</div>
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33. Are you wearing perfume or cologne? I'm wearing deodorant...</div>
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35. Where is your best friend? Probably on her computer</div>
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36. How is your best friend? She is someone that knows me inside and out.</div>
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37. Do you have a tan? My socks have better tan than I do.</div>
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38. What are you listening to right now? TV and dryer</div>
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41. Last time you got stopped by a cop or pulled over? Last winter....thank you Matt</div>
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43. What does your last text message say? Nnnoooo!!!! LMAO< inside joke ;)</div>
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44. Do you like hot sauce? Nope</div>
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46. Do you need to do laundry? It's already in the dryer!</div>
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47. What is your heritage? I'm a white girl...part irish, dutch, german</div>
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49. Are you rich? Far from it!</div>
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50. What were you doing at 12 AM last night? Trying to fall asleep!</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-50359323858783760622009-09-11T12:26:00.002-04:002012-05-24T15:27:31.385-04:00A post you have probably seen a lot today...<div style="color: #741b47;">
But still, I am posting also. Where were you 8 years ago today and what were you doing? I had the day off from child care, but we received a call from James' dad telling us to turn the news on. We got up and turned the TV on, saw the building, and then a short time later, the second plane. He went to work, and I continued to watch for hours. I remember ironing and starching his uniforms after he called and asked me to because there was a chance that he would be sent to NY for help with search and rescue. I remember my dad calling me and telling me to go get gas because the price was going to go way up. </div>
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In memory of all those lives affected by the attacks on 9/11/01, may we never forget!</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-30000495257596706332009-08-24T18:27:00.003-04:002012-05-24T15:37:18.827-04:00Third Day of School<div style="color: #741b47;">
I guess I never did get around to posting about day one....oops! He did great, go on the bus no problem and didn't even turn around to wave goodbye! Today was his third day of school though. And also the day that James had to head back to New York for work. Riley knew that James had to leave today, and he wouldn't be here when he got home from school. James told him that he would come have lunch with him at school, so he did. Then he went to recess with him (they invite parents to join the kids for lunch and recess if they would like to). His teacher had to pry Riley off James leg when he went to leave and James told me that Riley was yelling 'Don't leave Daddy' while he walked away. The teacher said he cried for about 10 minutes after that, then they were able to get him calmed down. Around 1:30 (about 2 hours after James left) I get a phone call. Riley wanted to call me. The teacher said he had been fine since that 10 minute cry, but when Riley was on the phone he said he wanted to go home :( We ended up picking him up so he could take daddy to the airport and say goodbye again. James was supposed to call on his layover but must not have had time to do it since we didn't get a call. Riley also got his first set of homework today. And promptly got very upset with me that I wouldn't let him do it on his bed, and that he had to wait to do his homework til I could tell him what he needed to do. *Sigh* At least he WANTS to do it, lol</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-40002339017063353952009-08-15T18:14:00.002-04:002012-05-24T15:27:53.226-04:00The Big Day is Coming!<div style="color: #741b47;">
My little (big) boy is going to be starting Kindergarten! Finally, lol! On Wednesday morning from 8:45 til 10:30 we will take him to school for orientation. He will meet the teacher, along with us. He will get to see the other kids in his class also. A friend of mine used to work at that school and she said the teacher that he was assigned is a very good teacher and easily relates to the children and the parents. Depending on where we find a house at, he may not attend that school for long :( But, that is something he needs to be prepared for, being as he is a military brat, lol. James will be here tomorrow and this week will be spent looking at houses. It will be a busy week with school starting, house hunting, both kids have doctor's appointments (Riley needs to have his physical for school done on Friday...a little after school starts, but it was the best we could do!). Lily has her 3 year check up. Hopefully her weight is at least on the bottom of the chart and not completely off of it (it looks like she needs to be at least 26 pounds to be on the chart, lol). I have a few concerns that I would like to talk to the doctor about....one being Riley biting his nails. I bought some Thum today and we will try using that this week....if it doesn't work, then I will ask his doc if there is something better to use. Also, he still wears a diaper at night. And every time I ask she always says not to worry about it til he is 7 or 8. He will be 6 soon. Really, I just want to be able to stop buying diapers! Every once in a while when he has a sleepover at my sister's house she would forget to put a diaper on him and he would wake up dry. But that NEVER happens at home. *Sigh* Also, his weight. I think he is still in the ok range, but want to make sure. Both kids will need the flu shot also (although it will probably not be available til October or so). Lily also has a shot (although I am not sure what shot it is, lol) that has been unavailable since she was 18 months old that she needs. Lead test also (she has never had one, better safe than sorry). A lot of this is meaningless, but if I type it down then I can write it down later to remember, lol!</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-42851045656101505372009-07-25T22:04:00.002-04:002012-05-24T15:37:38.022-04:00Mamma Mia!<div style="background-color: white; color: #741b47;">
I know! Two blog posts in one day! Unusual! But this one I am really excited about! Tomorrow at 2 I am going to go see Mamma Mia! Bri from church (Lily's BFF's mom) invited me to go since she had an extra ticket! I am so excited to see it! I will update tomorrow night (maybe, lol...you know how it is with me sometimes!) about how it was!</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-58141046704001426322009-07-25T20:17:00.004-04:002012-05-24T15:28:46.732-04:00Just blah......and our week<div style="color: #741b47;">
I am in a slump. Not really sure why. Not feeling depressed or anything, just kinda blah. </div>
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The other day, the kids were in my room on the computer. Then they start fighting over who gets to sit in the chair at the desk. Nevermind the fact that there is a chair directly next to that chair with the same view. *Rolling my eyes* Well, they are arguing....then the blood curdling scream starts. From Riley. Lily got mad and decided to bite him. On his back near his armpit. He was wearing a shirt but she bit so hard that she drew blood on him through his shirt! She got spanked and sent to her room. Of course, the next two hours Riley kept crying in agony (my little drama queen!). </div>
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The next day we go to the library. I tell them before we go in: You have to be quiet, you must NOT run, you have to walk. We are going to look for mommy books first, THEN we can go downstairs and look at the kids books. Needless to say, the quiet and don't run do NOT happen while upstairs. So of course Lily trips and falls....on that really awful carpet that will skin your knees when you fall. Crying ensues. *Sigh* So after finding 3 books for me (out of a long list- I was too stressed to look anymore for me) we head downstairs. Where they play puppets for all of two minutes, then do puzzles (for less than a minute) then they go sit in the boat (a wooden table with benches inside there). By the time I find them a few books, they are running again....time to go. So I tell them to come with me to go upstairs and checkout. Of COURSE, Riley runs. And trips. On that horrid carpet. All out wailing ensues. I clamp my hand on his mouth and quickly head for the elevator. Shut the doors, unclamp my hand from his mouth, and wait to push the button til he stops wailing. We finally get back upstairs, check out and leave. </div>
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Today we went to a family reunion at a park. The kids see the playground and want to go play, but I tell them they need to eat first. After they ate grandpa took them to the playground (bless him!). They played, they ate, played some more, ate some more, played, ate. I tell them we are going to the bathroom so we can leave (it is a 40 minute drive to this park and they both just drank half a cup of ginger ale, don't want accidents, lol). They go potty and we start walking towards the car. Apparently Riley ran over his big toe with the bathroom door on his way out. He acts fine til he looks down and see blood. Wailing ensues (getting the picture of how much of a drama queen he can be?? Wailing can happen over almost anything with him!). I get him to sit, use a babywipe to wrap around his toe and give hima piggy back ride back to the car. Remember how Riley is big for his age?? He is 4 foot tall and 50+ pounds....on my back. Not an easy walk to the car for me! Get them loaded up, say bye to my mom (kinda had to call by to everyone as we walked by to the car). First 10 minutes of the drive, crying, wailing, the wipe fell off, etc. Then (blessedly!) he fell asleep. He tells me he can't walk from the car to the apartment.....but he had to. He spent the next two hours on the couch complaining of how bad it hurts. Then he didn't want a bath because his toe hurt. Sorry, too bad! Turns out that the bath did not kill him or make his toe fall off, lol. And now, they sleep (after being in trouble multiple times for being out of bed.....grrr). So, now you have a sort of picture of how our week usually goes. </div>
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Also, we are house hunting. I want to stay in Mishawaka or Osceola (Osceola being more preferable). Possibly Elkhart, but we have to be careful because some of those neighborhoods look nice, but are ghetto (like rob you in your front yard at gunpoint in broad daylight ghetto- happened to my uncle a couple months ago). James keeps looking further away (I think mainly because it is cheaper, and the garages are a lot bigger). I really wouldn't mind if we didn't live in an area that gets bombarded with major snow from Dec 1 to the beginning of March. But I do not want to live out in the sticks where you wait for days for the roads to be plowed! Even if the ones in the town are plowed, the ones between town and my family probably are not. So we are looking. And I hope to win this battle. Because right now I am the one living here alone and having to drive. And I do NOT want to be stuck in a house where I don't know anyone for a week or more due to the roads. And I don't want to have to drive 30 miles to get to a 'real' store, lol. So pray for us, that we can find something we both can live with, nearby......oh and that my kids do not drive me to the edge of insanity!</div>
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One more thing. Riley starts full day kindergarten on August 18th! YAY! James is planning on being here for his first day of school. He is looking forward to it (and so am I ;)</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-38657898422211944102009-06-30T10:08:00.004-04:002012-05-24T15:29:09.088-04:00NOT a good way to wake up!<div style="color: #741b47;">
Apparently Lily pooped in her pull up this morning. She said she told James (he doesn't remember her telling him). I woke up to find a poopy pull up on my bedroom floor with wipes in it. Then I wonder where she is......I call for her and she doesn't answer....when I get into the hallway I see the bathroom door open with the light on. I find her sitting on the bathroom counter.....and she PEED up there also. Not only that, but she has a bunch of medicine out of the cabinet on the counter with her, the toothbrushes and toothpaste, butt cream. She used her potty to climb up there from the looks of it. *SIGH* So I spent my morning cleaning the bathroom up, then putting her in the tub. NOT a good way to start the day!</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-5738593213058854682009-06-02T19:16:00.001-04:002012-05-24T15:29:18.550-04:00Funny thing they talked about today.......<div style="color: #741b47;">
After the kids bath Riley said out of the blue, mommy horses don't have penises do they? Before I could even answer, Lily blurts out, Horses have Biiigggg penises! It was all I could do not to fall off the bed laughing! What do you even say to that?!?!</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-29363440606261116122009-05-16T09:52:00.002-04:002012-05-24T15:29:26.765-04:00Leaving soon....<div style="color: #741b47;">
for Disney!!! YAY! Just waiting for James to get back here before we load up the car, go get my mom and head to Indianapolis. Because of course, men have to wait til the last minute to do things....grrrr! He took off to get a hair cut and drop off the motorcycle at his Grandma's garage for while we are gone. Oh, did I mention he got a motorcycle? GRRRRR.......a 2004 Harley Roadster (I think that's what he said at least). It was delivered here yesterday (they wouldn't let him drive it off the lot since he only has a motorcycle permit). So he rode it for all of 10 minutes before it started to rain, hahaha. And 5 minutes after he left here this morning it started raining again! </div>
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Anyway, back to Disney! We will be back on the 24th, so we have a whole week in Florida! We'll also be visiting Sea World. Maybe Busch Gardens (although not as likely since there isn't much the kids can do there). Seems like there is something else he talked about doing, but I don't remember what, lol. Universal Studios maybe? I will most likely not blog while away, but I will try to get pics up on Facebook!</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-81173408222208862342009-05-12T17:24:00.002-04:002012-05-24T15:29:35.201-04:00So Lily is teething....<div style="color: #741b47;">
She is working on her molars. I know this, she knows this and anyone within 100 yards of her has probably figured it out with her mood swings. She is in pain, I understand and sympathize. She has taken teething to a whole new level though. She is chewing on her fingers, her toys. The new one though- everything! I woke up Monday morning to her asking me to put Cooking Mama in the Nintendo DS for her to play.....no problem. Except when I loo at the DS. Riley has a Nerf case on it to help protect it from the kids. However when i saw the case Monday morning there was a huge chunk missing off of it. In the shape of a bite mark. She bit a piece off of the case and then threw it away figuring I wouldn't notice if I didn't see the piece on the floor. *Sigh* Then today after my shower I notice a chunk of something black on the floor. I pick it up and it feels kinda spongy. I wonder for a minute what the heck it is. Then I realize. A piece of flip flop. A piece of James' flip flop that he used to shower in while in Iraq *barf*. SHe actually bit off a chunk of his flip flop! Pray that this ends soon! She has me at my wits end! Oh and today she poured her container of bug juice all over herself and the table. Grrrr!!!!!</div>
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Slowly Losing my Sanity</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-47920701671184297542009-05-06T19:06:00.003-04:002012-05-24T15:29:43.203-04:00I HATE that car!<div style="color: #741b47;">
Have I ever mentioned that before? Cause I really truly do! James '93 Camaro is such a POS! He told me last night that he thinks the transmission is going out. After he put in a new engine last year and just spent $1,000 on that car three weeks ago getting it ready to go to NY. I want to scream! I should have pushed it into the river before he came back, lol!</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-72078009243770169242009-04-26T20:49:00.002-04:002012-05-24T15:30:07.965-04:00Don't sweat the small stuff...<div style="color: #741b47;">
I think I really need to make that my way of life. I frequently stress myself out over stuff that I really shouldn't. It would save me a lot of stress and headaches if I could put that into practice in my life. All the small things that I snap over would be solved. I am kinda OCD about things. And not really sure why. I keep my house picked up all the time. When a friend was over recently, I started picking thing up the moment the kids abandoned them. I cannot stand having the kids have stuff all over the house, so I pick it up multiple times a day. Does it matter really if the kids splash water out of the tub during a bath (assuming they are not flooding the bathroom anyway, lol). Is it really that bad if they play in the sink in there? I snap at them for doing things that I am sure lots of kids do, and most parents overlook. I hover. At another friends house I hovered over her 1 year old afraid that he would topple off the porch, then hovered over my kids as they climbed up the ladder to the slide that reached my head at the top. I don't want them to get hurt, to the point that there are things I won't let them do. Not always a bad thing, but sometimes it is. I don't let Lily go down stairs by herself if it is more than two or three steps down. She is actually pretty careful on stairs, but that what if always lingers in my head. It doesn't really matter if they decide to dip their fingers in their ranch at dinner, but it bothers me. So I tell them to stop. I want the kids at bed at precisely the right time, and if we are running behind I get frazzled. I want more patience with my kids. I NEED more patience with my kids. *Sigh* Not much of a point to all this, just needing to get it all written down!</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-20414601547270999502009-04-11T10:17:00.002-04:002012-05-24T15:30:15.416-04:00James is on his way!<div style="color: #741b47;">
His flight comes in at 11:58 today into our hometown! The kids have no idea, it will be a surprise for them! He is hoping he can be here for a week. I just hope that he spends plenty of quality time with the kids! They have missed him!</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-90626529023369036652009-03-27T14:24:00.002-04:002012-05-24T15:38:06.622-04:00Am I really strong enough for this?<div style="color: #741b47;">
Days like this I doubt it. I don't know if I can handle another year on my own. I know single moms do it, and I am not sure how. Maybe its because most of them have to work, so they aren't with their kids 24/7 without a break. I am really hoping that my sister feels better and that she will come watch the kids even though they are being whiney brats. *sigh* I know they don't feel well, but man! This is jsut yet another rant on my blog......seems like thats all I do on here, but oh well! If you read it, deal with it ;)</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940366508654949.post-80508151737903184002009-03-23T18:38:00.002-04:002012-05-24T15:30:28.712-04:00I think it is decided.....<div style="color: #741b47;">
Due to crazy costs, I think the kids and I will be staying here in Indiana once James gets back from Iraq. Neither one of us wants to be apart, but $6000 just to get a place ($2000 each for rent, security, and broker fee for a two bedroom apartment- yikes!) not including the cost of moving, is just insane! James wants to look at houses here to buy for when he retires, so if we find one, then we will move into that while he is in NY. Once he leaves NY we will move with him (hopefully to KY right Jammie? ;) When he gets back he will come out here for a while, or we will go out there for a while....not sure which yet. Now off to make my next blog.....my huge rant!</div>marineof2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09105899457552070098noreply@blogger.com1