Sunday, April 20, 2008

Windows, fence and homework.........

Hi To all.......
Well this last week we had all of our windows replaced......had a new fence installed and I have had a mountain of homework! I Am actually starting to enjoy philosophy...to a degree. I like to hear the differing responses, but I think it would be bad for my soul to continue being in the class ( if it were to be long term). I pray everytime I enter that class , just so God will protect me from the enemy! Funny thing there are other christians in the class--and sometimes we all miss a few of the same things because I think God is looking out for us! HE is so amazing! I get so nervous that the atheists are going to rip me to shreds when I post my GOdly answers.....it tears apart my guts until the lesson is over! ANyhow--other than that....All of my classes are going well...I have to get on-line and visit a math tutor for some of my lessons--but I seem to be doing well otherwise. I am also taking speech and I am learning alot about preparing a speech.....However once I get on the podium...all I can think is humna..humna...humna...I need to get better at actually speaking! IT is really hard when he gives you something personal to talk about and I am such a bawl baby.......I can't focus! BUt this last week...it was an impromptu speech...we had to draw a card and present a speech that minute...I drew the card that said talk about the best gift you have ever recieved...had I had time to talk about something serious it would have been a child or God's blessings...However--I kept it light and talked about my strawberry shortcake Sing along tape that said (my mom dubbed over) --C is for Charisma..While SS was saying the abc'c..... I was 5 and I thought SS knew who I was...I was so excited! I waited SS to mention me on the cartoon Saturday mornings( she never did). I made my classmates laugh with all of my enthusiasm! SO I think I did well on that speech! We shall see with my grade!
My kids brought home report cards this last week and all of them got good grades ...except one which shall remain nameless...but what really upsets me is .....SHE will not accept responsibility for her actions! Ugh are we ever going to get this? Anyhow.....I told her if she doesn't get grades under control by the time Avril comes---She won't go to the concert..so maybe that will motivate her!
The kids are all doing well otheriwse--we are having Prestons birthday on Friday.....and he will be 8..my little tiny baby Preston...boohooo! BUt Rob put up the trampoline yesterday for his party on Friday ...we are having a trampoline backyard BBQ party..after school. Lots of fun!
Anyway--I am heading off to our car wash/ bake sale --it is a fundraiser tohelp earn money for a mission trip I am going to go on in Nov. I am so excited--I hope it warms up! Everyone pray that we earn alot of money!

Monday, April 7, 2008

The second week of school, Spring quarter

HI to all my friends,
Well this is the second week of school . I feel like it is already the 10th week....UGH! I spent all weekend doing homework. Rob took the boys to Cusick, Gpa brown is making kayaks for the kids. HE needed to take measurements and the kids tested it out. We had Jeri's limo party on Friday night. It was a success, I think the girls had such a good time. Of course, after we picked up all the girls and were on the way to Moses Lake, my batteries died in my camera. I asked Jeri if it was OK to stop at Wally's so I could buy some...she said Yes and the girls were excited to go to Wally's . They made up the story that we were a traveling band. I was their agent , so I had to walk in front of them. Since Jeri was the birthday girl she was the lead singer. We went to Paradise for dinner which was really a nice place and it was so cute........
One of the girls gets her salad and says to me on the sly........Am I supposed to use a special fork? Then ONe of the girls asked me " what are these for?" motioning to the neatly folded napkins in the water glass. ( that was halfway through our salad) I told her they are napkins, you are supposed to put them on your lap. The glass was her water glass. Then she spilled something on the table, she leans over and whispers " Can I wipe this with my napkin? It was all so cute. They said the nicest place they had ever eaten was Red Robin. All in all it was a good night.
JEri screeched with delight when she opened her gifts......Rob and I had bought her tickets to Avril Lavigne...she gets to take one friend....I told her not to decide right away, the concert in a month away. I don't want it to turn out like the limo list.....2 months before her birthday she was telling girls that they could go in the limo for her birthday, the list changed every week......I hate that. I don't want her to feel obligated to anyone...this is her gift and I want her to take someone she really likes.
WEll I hope everyone has a great week!

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Our Puppies have arrived!

HI All,
Well I came home from girls weekend in Tri-cities to a stressed out dog. I knew she was going to have her puppies on SUnday night. Melissa came over and stayed for awhile to see if she would go into active labor ...Melissa left around 10 and told me to call her when the babies arrived---I told her OK--I will call you at 3 o'clock in the morning......am I a psychic??...HEr first baby arrived at 3am. I called Melissa at 3:33 am. SHe had them in my bed...so Rob and I woke up when the first one was born...with all of the places we tried to get her to nest...she felt most comfy in our bed...oh well what is a ruined pair of sheets when we got to experience such a blessed event? After the first baby....she struggled with the second baby and he didn't make it--she was trying her hardest to make it live and so was I ...I was an emotional wreck....after that one she gave birth to the last 2 in my lap....I have a ruined pair of socks and sweat pants. IT was all worth it. We have 3 beautiful puppies and she is a really good mommy. We have given the puppies names until they are adopted.....I named the chubby one...Choncho--that is the chubby orphan from the movie.."Nacho Libre" and Clarissa named the littlest one who is also the only girl Tiarra ( who knows where she got that, I have never heard of it)...the debate is still out on the last one. We woke up the kids to watch the births of the last 2 babies .....Clarissa and Jeri loved it...Carl didn't want to see. HAha. So my first day of school I was so tired living off of 4 hours of sleep b/c I stayed up with her all night helping Chichi with her babies ...I was far to excited to sleep. I took pictures during the birthing process...but I will post the pictures when the puppies open their eyes. I took 25 credits this quarter ...which is just craziness for me...I hope I can keep up! A normal load is 12 credits....I think that I will appreciate that load when, I actually get into the nursing program.
I am taking a philosophy class....week 2 and I am already struggling...so if anyone is a philosophy buff and wants to help me.....I would appreciate it! This class is going to lower my GPA...how depressing!
Other than that...on the home front--the 3 boys are gone ..they come home on Thursday. We have someone coming to install new windows on our house...and when they install them they are going to frame them in vinyl siding...we are locked into whatever color they frame them in...well I hate the rust orange trim that we have...so I have to change the color or be locked in forever...so we are painting our trim. We are also having a new fence put in our back yard.....I hope to get all of this done soon...they said the windows would be done within 30 working days and of course the fencing company hasn't locked into a time yet...UGH!
Anyway...there is our update...I hope you all are having a great spring break! Mine was last week.