Thursday, January 31, 2008

HEllo to all!

HI All,
Well today I have a big test in psychology and over the weekend I have to turn in my first big essay on Neural communication, exciting stuff huh? Pray for me! I also have to take my test for my CNA certification on Saturday in Spokane , so once again I will be heading to SPokane on Friday, I can't seem to stay away from that place!
I feel bad I have been neglecting the kids so much, studying takes its toll on me and they are suffering. They get cabin fever and everything else, but I don't really have a choice in teh long run it will pay off, but by teh time I graduate a few of my kids will be in high school and I feel like I am missing out on a whole lot of time already, I just keep telling myself that , it is taking me so much time because I am new to all of this and I need to figure out my ways of learning and adjust. But then I think, college isn't easy, i think everyone takes this amount of time. NExt quarter will be even worse because I am taking 4 classes not just 3. I am trying to get all my pre req's in before spring of 2009 and since I got a late start ( starting in winter quarter) I have to make up time and I have to go in the summer. But we are taking some fun weekends this next month, hopefully the kids will burn off some steam and then help me out a little more. We have had families come every couple of days to look at the house. No bites as of yet.
Rob is still LOVING his job which makes this situation so sad that he will probably have to leave. He is supposed to call the Quincy job sometime this next week. I spoke with the boss' wife yesterday, she said all of Rob's references came back good.
Bryce is grounded once again for his back talking , all of the other kids have been doing well. Last weekend we had a girls weekend, I tried cross country skiing, It was so much fun, I would love to make that a hobby. IT was so beautiful! We saw so many deer and racoons and just a beautiful scenery. I would love to take my kids sometime.
Well I hope you all have a great day!

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Turkey Day!

I know...it isn't really Turkey Day--but I made a turkey dinner today, anyway. We love turkey and believe it or not in my house a 20 pound turkey does not last long....I used to think a 20 pound turkey was huge...not anymore. The boys are still at Landon's since there is no school tomorrow in honor of Martin Luther King Jr day, he kept them an extra day. We invited Trina over to have dinner with us...it was nice. Quiet, usually our dinners are so loud and everyone is talking...it was rather nice to have a quiet dinner.
We didn't have alot on our agenda today, and the kids were all gone except for CLarissa, and she pulled out the CARD, today. I am amazed it hasn't happened sooner. She has made a few comments here and there about all of the other kids having a 3rd parent. So , today when I said we weren't going to go anywhere, she said " how come all of the other kids get to do things with their mom?" Fair enough question , right?
Last year when I would take the boys to Ritzville she decided she wanted 2 daddies. I thought is was funny when she would say that, However Rob's feelings were hurt by that. SO we had to have the talk about how Clarissa was special b/c she only had 2 parents and not everyone gets to say that, weird huh?
So I had a feeling of guilt today when Clarissa was wondering why everyone else gets to leave and be with their " other" parents. How silly is that?
I have to feel guilty because my child has both of her parents and they are married? SO we went to wal-mart, that always makes her happy and she bought her valentine cards, I am not going to let her play me like that again. But it was nice to get out of the house for a little while. I have been studying and trying to keep up on house chores and things.
We still have not heard from the JOB yet, but the big boss is out of town right now anyway, ( I heard from the big bosses wife) that is why we have not heard. Home Depot called and wants to interview Rob for a job also, so he has scheduled that.( next week)
I think I am doing well in school, this next week will really be my defining week, ( well defining enough to make me relax a bit) Because I have a test in every class this week. I have been studying ALOT and I think I am starting to catch on to things in a few of my classes, anyway.
Well I hope you all have a good Sunday!

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

bits and pieces

HI everyone,
Well things have been going along here.......I started college, things have really changed since I was in school 12 years ago! I am taking an english class with a teacher who is 63 doesn't believe in using all of the "technology" so his class is most like my classes in high school, all of our essays have to be hand written and he does alot of talking! My psychology class is exactly the opposite, everything we need is on the portal. We have to send all of our assignements thru email and type everything out. I think I am learning alot in that class, as far as, how most classes work. Math is math--I work problems from a book, math is kind of never changing. hahaha. I struggled the first week with trying to figure everything out and finding my resources. This week I am managing a bit better.

The kids are all doing well, Jeri is still working at bringing up her science grade and she started Saturday school. Jeri is upset that I am making her walk to Saturday school.....I don't feel like the rest of us should have to get up and around just because she isn't doing her work at school.The kids all got in trouble this last weekend , not doing their chores and just being disrespectful so I didn't give them breakfast or lunch and that seemed to get some results---they started cleaning their rooms and picking up their stuff.
Rob left today he has been here the last 2 days. HE got a call from jason yesterday saying that one of the jobs that Rob applied for here, called him for a reference, so it looks like we may be getting a call soon, and Rob will have a job here. It will make me feel better in the fact that our family will be together again and I can start putting everything back together again, but then I will be sad because it means I am still 2 hours from home. Well at least I won't have to say good-bye to any of my friends!
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Saturday, January 5, 2008

Ice skating










HI Everyone,

YEsterday I was sitting here thinking of all of the things I "need" to do before the weekend is over because after school starts who knows what kind of time I will have for housework. My house is a wreck! I have not given it a good cleaning in quite some time and my kids have destroyed anything that I have had time to clean. SO .... then I decided I didn't really want to spend my last free weekend thinking about all of my pending responsibilities.....SO we went to Moses lake and went Ice Skating...we had such a good time! I didn't realize that was actually a recreation center, next to the Ice Rink they had a building that had indoor batting cages that you could pay to play, but then they had all of these other activities for the kids that didn't cost anything....so they played pool, foosball, air hockey, ping-pong all for FREE! HOw exciting is that? Ice skating is free from noon-9 oclock , but skate rental is $4.00. SO I put an add on freecycle to see if I can get any old skates so next time we go maybe it won't cost me as much . When I first took Clarissa out it was kind of hard bending over and keeping myself upright, while trying to help her, and then the boys would help me take her out to give me a rest..well then we discovered these little walker type things that they give to little kids just learning to skate and she took that thing and she was off like a ROCKET! I could not get her off of the ice, she kept telling me how " SHe just WUVED ice skating!" I think since she was able to go just as fast as everyone else it gave her just that extra bit of confidence that she needed.






JEri had a rough time skating also....she got a walker for big kids.......she was more concerned about the snack bar and after I found out she consumed 3 monsters ( energy drinks...that I might add don't give her any energy) and ate as much candy and icream as a football team ...I figured we should talk about this...those things are so UNHEALTHY...and she should not be wasting all of her money on that "stuff"...I don't think she will ever get it...but at least I can't say I didn't try. I wish people would quit feeding into her addictions. ( by giving her money and everything else...that she wastes on this stuff!)



We took the boys' friend Nick with us and he is always such a nice/funny kid to be around, HE would just make all of us laugh the whole way to the park and Clarissa just boils over with laughter at anything he says. Well during our time skating there was a group of teenage girls skating and one of them was going out on to the rink about the time the boys were coming around and someone in the group says" Hey , watch out for those little kids!" Nick swings around and says" For your information, We are MEN!" and then skates off! HAHAHAHA ...we all got a big kick out of that...at age 11 these boys think they are MEN....they have a long road ahead of them ..but it just gives me a glimpse as to all of the things I will miss when they are gone.




Of course Carl decided he was going to try the batting cages because he had his own money, while I was on the ice with CLarissa one of the attendants came out with Carl and said that Carl had got hit in the hand with the ball in the cages, I would have seen this coming a mile away, of course , Carl is crying making a big scene, Ice pack in hand covering his other hand, so I asked him " Are you OK" he says " NO" , I said " Are you going to live?" he says " NO", then he says "I can't move it" SO I looked at it, grabbed it , It moved and then I said " Well take a rest and sit here , I will be back in a bit" By the time I got back he was in the rec center playing pool and whatever other games they were playing, he thinks he sprained it , because it is hurting, but it hasn't swelled or anything, so I guess he got the attention he needed at the time and everything is fine now.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Last day of Clinicals! HUrray!

HI Everyone! Today was my last day of CLinicals! that in itself is so exciting! I didn't even have to change one poopy brief today! What a way to end it all! On a serious note though, I will actually miss alot of those people I was helping and I had glimpses into their lives that I might have otherwise never known and I am blessed because of them. I learned alot about them and myself...we are both put into vulnerable situations in a place like that and when they trust you to help them it makes you feel good and I would never take advantage of that! So we will see what the future brings me. Rob had his interview and I think it went well, I heard thru the grapevine they are going to offer him the job. Who knows until they actually call though, so in the meantime someone is coming to look at the house tomorrow so I am back to cleaning! UGH! I have new student orientation tomorrow at the college for 4 hours and then I start school on MOnday, I am so nervous/excited! I have made alot of new friends on this last adventure and they are also nursing students , so they will help me along the way! IT is such a small area that everyone to know everyone else who is in the program.
Well I will let everyone know the progress of our situation and I am asking for everyone to keep praying for us!