Been Busy and stuff...

• Woo hoo! Go Rangers....
• My hubby got to go to that game too. Me? nope. I didnt want to pay for the ticket. They were expensive. Two days before we had to find his Aunt some tickets.
• He had a great time. Called during the 7th for me to look for Series tickets. That isnt happening. Well unless someone else pays for it.
• My kiddo was hurt during school playing football during practice. Hurt his shoulder. I hate getting phone calls about that kind of stuff.
• The convo was something like...Is this Tyler's Mom...Yes...Can you come get him? His shoulder was hurt during practice and you might need to take him to the doctor....Ok I am right outside.
• Scarred the crap outta me. No swelling and he is moving it. My son is known to milk any kind of injury.
• His arm is fine now. He stressed the ligament in his shoulder.
• He played in his game the next week....after he had said he wasnt going to only to call as they were leaving to ask if he could. Yea he could but I wasnt going because he wasnt going to play and then I didnt have time to get the other kids and get to his game. Grr.
• PeeWee was going to be good but we only played one quarter before it was rained out. :( Just enough for them to see the new defense the boys learned. :(
• Our last 2 game are with the other Bridgeport teams so they really want to win.
• Could the Cowboy season get worse? Yep it did.
• I have been busy busy busy....but I like it.
• We had a boy stay with us for several days. I like the kid but that wont happen ever again.
• My children think they do not have to mind when he is here. I had to call the hubby to get on to them because they wouldnt listen to me. Really. I never do that.
• If I cant control my children then there is a problem. Well I had problems. It was either call him or beat them (I mean really beat them...not just the I am going to beat you threat that really just means your about to be sent to your room)
• The weekend ended great though. I went to a surprise party for my cousin that really isnt my cousin....See she is my cousins cousin (did you get that?) but its like we are all family anyway.
• She thought she was just going to eat and to a haunted house with a few friends. When she came in she saw the Happy Birthday but didnt notice all the people in the room were people she knew (that is normal for her). It was great because she had never had a just birthday party because her birthday is Halloween.
• It was a good time and I got to see the girls in my family :)
• They all went to the haunted house but I went home. I already had a message from the hubby that said..."I am going to beat them. Every single one of them. Love you." before he got the phone hung up I could hear him yell ...Stop that. Get to your room now. ....It made me laugh.
• Went to pick out Halloween costumes. The older boys didnt want one this year. I didnt figure they would. I am half expecting them to ask if they can go with their friends.
• The little ones are.....Iron Man. Yep both of them are Iron Man. One Red and the other Silver. I cant believe the both picked him. They didnt even fight over who was going to which one. I think it will be cute. I am sure they will be wearing these costumes for weeks. The little one has already planned when he can wear his..Wed. because we have practice tonight and we cant get it dirty before trick or treating on Sunday.
• Ok thats all I have...I need to get busy with some house work and stuff..

Life and Stuff...

• We went to the Rangers game Friday. It was great until the 7th inning. They just gave it away.
• We were almost late getting there.
• I dropped the kids off and had to go back home ot get my jacket in case it got cold. Turned off the van so I could unlock the door and it would start when I came back.
• The battery was dead and wouldnt even jump off. Grrr.
• I had to have the MIL take me to meet the hubby.
• That was a fun ride. She was pissed. She wasnt happy with me but never would say anything about it to me and was really pissed at the hubby.
• I dont think she said one thing to me except to bitch about the hubby. At least she was watching the kids for us so they were there too. We played a few car games to pass the time.
• Football was just as bad. The coach had knee surgery and wasnt at the game.
• We lost. Bad. It was like the kids didnt even play football. The other coaches were mad. Today at practice is not going to be fun.
• Oh yea I have to make a few phone calls cause we moved practice.
• The drama between my MIL and SIL is better. Not fixed but better (I think).

Stupid Phones...

I hate my phone. Its AT&T. The service really sucks out here. After school lets out you cant even make a phone call. Any other time you can make you call but half the time it give a network is busy or drops the call in the middle. It didnt used to be that way. I hate it. When the contract is up I am switching services, until then I am going to start asking for 10 cents every time I cant get through or my call drops when it shouldnt. That should just about cover my bill....

That being said my sons are on Sprint. One of them lost his phone today at the football game. Grrr I was mad. We looked everywhere for it. I finally gave up. The hubby texted it asking for the phone back. Nothing. Tried one last time this time offering $20 and that it would be turned off in an hour. Just before the hour was up he got a phone call. Now the boys that had the phone found it because it did fall out of his pocket but they had planned to keep it. I dont know how kids can be so dishonest these days. If my children find something that doesnt belong to them they always return it or turn it in (I know because they have). When they gave the phone back it had nothing but the last text in it. No number, no screen savers, no previous phone calls, not even the first text my hubby had sent. The boys that returned it had been over where my son had lost it. We had even asked it they had seen it. My hubby had said he had seen them with a phone and they shoved it in their pocket as he was walking up and he couldnt see it well enough to know it wasnt theirs. Little do they know my son actually knew one of the boys. We will be talking to his parents and hopefully learn who the other 2 were as well so that we can let their parents know.

***edit*** This is the reason I didnt want my kids to have phones in the first place.

Stuff...

• I went up to the school today to do AR reading. We got to read but not take test because the power went out :(
• Coming home it looked like someone had knocked a power line down.
• When is too early to start drinking?
• My hubby called yelling at me this morning. I hung up on him.
• That made it all that much better.
• When he called back I kinda lost it. I am the quiet one, especially if I know I screwed up, but I wasnt having it this morning. My answer to him was if he wanted to talk to me than fine but I wasnt listening to him yell at me.
• He was just having a bad morning and I was the one he let it out on.
• I got another phone call full of I am sorrys. I was still in a fowl mood about it though so my opinion was still yea I know you are sorry and I dont want to talk to you right now.
• I also forgot to buy a pumpkin this weekend for the littlest one. They needed on for school. So I had to go get one and take it up there. They didnt have any small ones in town.
• Its going to make a big mess when he drops it. :( Yes I just said when because his little arms barely fit around it and it was heavy. He insist on carrying it too.
• I have gone from one extreme to the other with post. I didnt post at all and now I have posted 3 times in a matter of days. I will have another post tomorrow too. That is if I remember my camera. :)

Just becasue the day sucked...

x3....:)

The Football Drama Rant

We had a player hurt a few weeks ago. It was during our first game. We played Jacksboro. There is a boy that plays for Jacksboro that seems to be hurting alot of players. He aims for the knees. He has injured (season ending injuries) at least 3 boys in the last 3 years. Usually one in every game gets hurt enough to come off the field for the game.

The mother of the hurt player wrote a letter to the Index. She wrote about how the boy was doing this intentionally and the coaches were telling him to do it. She proceeded to say how her son was the star of the team. How he played both sides of the ball and when the ran the ball he got 20-30 yards and then they would give it to someone else and they would lose the yards. She talked about her boy worked out and how her husband was a coach and how there was no ice or medical personnel to check on him there.

The Jacksboro team wasnt planning on coming to the games on Saturday because of this letter. They only showed up after getting a phone call. She has no place saying that about the other coaches. Has she ever heard them tell a player to hurt someone intentionally? Has she ever seen them practice to hurt someone? No. I dont think any coach would say something like that to a child. Does something need to be done about the child that continues to hurt other players? Yes, but someone has to bring it to the commissioners before they can do anything about it. I have my opinion about what needs to happen but it depends on answers to other questions.

I feel that she owes the players on our team an apology. They work their butts off every week. They play hard. The 3 games they have won, have been won without her son. He is not and was not the star of the team.
As far as not having ice or medical personnel, where did she get that ice from? Thats right the concession stand, about 15 feet (if that) from the field. The same place that others get ice for injuries. The head coach of our team (the one her son is on) is the medical guy she says wasnt there, but when your husband and you take you kid off the field and away from him he cant exactly look at him and check him out.

This team mom didnt show up to our game...I have one thing to say about that..chicken shit. Oh yea did I mention she asked to keep her name out of the paper. As team mom I refrained from writing my own letter because mine would not be anonymous and I am certain would cause a rift in our team. The team doesnt deserve that.

I am angry and embarrassed by her letter. Our coaches require the players to be respectful. Respectful of other players, teams, coaches, parents, and teachers. Require it. If they see/hear of any disrespect they are punished (with running or work outs) Her letter showed just the opposite.

I am not saying that something doesnt need to be done about the boy injuring other players but she went about it the wrong way and she bashed other children while doing it. Two of which happen to be mine.

One more thing...how is she going to call out one kid (she gave his team and jersey number) but not give her own kids name. She has effectively made it where when her son does get to start playing again that her son wont get to play in the game during play offs against Jacksboro. How can he, if he gets hurt she will say they did it intentionally just because he is the best or because she wrote that letter.

Life and Stuff....

• I had a busy weekend.
• My SIL and family came up from Houston.
• It was pretty nice. Better than I thought it would be since her and the MIL arent really getting along very well.
• We had football again on Saturday. They won. It was a good game. I enjoyed watching it. Drama there that I will post about later.
• The boys were in Wise Family Magazine. (the football team) It was a really good picture of both my boys on the team. :) Another Mom brought a copy for everyone that was in the picture. I love her for that.
• I am looking for a few more copies because I know a few others would love to have a copy. If you know where I can find it please let me know :)
• Dont get me wrong I love our park here in Bridgeport. They did a really good job with it and the kids love it. We went to Azle the see the SIL before they left. We met at the Azle Central Park. That is one of the nicest parks I have been to. If you get the chance or have a reason you should check it out. (if you have little skaters they have a skate park there too) I believe they have also just redone the Shady Grove Park but I havent been to it lately.
• Guess what else I am doing today...yep thats right more football.
• My family went camping this weekend. We used to go with them all the time but now it just seems like we are always busy. I hate that because I miss them and the boys love to go camping.
• The more pictures on facebook I see the sadder I get that I didnt get to go.
• I need a nap.
• Are the Rangers really going mess this up?

Life and Stuff...

• Its been a while.
• I have been busy and trying to not rant about every problem in my life.
• Football has gone ....ok I guess.
• I have decided my life is all about football.-Mon. practice, Tue. game, Wed. Yea! No football, Thurs practice, Fri High School Football, Sat. PeeWee, Sun. NFL. Yep thats too dang much football.
• The boys lost Sat. It wasnt even close. The other coach was kinda sorry too. Why would you start a game with an on sides kick? I mean if you losing or something then maybe but he told his kids to only do on sides kicks and once even told a kid that if the ball came off the ground he was out for the rest of the game. Man PeeWee can be harsh, but they are also some of the funnest games to watch.
• Something has been eating at me for about a week now. I havent said anything about it yet because every time I think about it I lose it. Its dealing with family and I dont want to put that rift there but I am going to have to.
• I have decided that I like 8th grade ball much better than 7th grade. This year they seem to play better and have a better idea of what is going on. I think that has to do with there arent 40 kids on the same team.
• I have been helping my little ones class with AR reading. I like it more than I thought I would and it really helps his teacher. :)
• I think I am going to be playing with my blog soon. Change up the colors and stuff. I am thinking blue. I love blue.
• I love love love little kisses and hugs. My littlest man has decided he needs one every time he walks by. Keeps my smile :)
• It also helps that the hubby has now decided that the littlest one is a Mommas boy. He says the others arent. As much as I want him to be wrong, he isnt.

I dont put up with shit from my kids and I am not putting up with it from others either.....

I have been subbing. Its kinda nice. It gets me out of the house and I get some money too :) The kids can get loud and sometimes not do what they are supposed to. I leave a note about them and go on with the day. No big deal. I am pretty laid back in the classroom. I dont say much when they talk and they can listen to their ipods as long as they are working. They get to use their phones to look up stuff as long as they arent texting on them I dont really care. I will be damned if those kids are going to get attitude with me or be rude to me. If I ask you not to say something that is inappropriate. Then just dont say it. Dont tell me you will say it if you want to and when I tell you that you will be sent to the office dont tell me you dont care, cause thats right where you will be going. I havent been subbing long enough to send kids to the office but I did today. Then the other kids were talking in spanish and I couldnt understand them. Grrr I hate that. I am subbing for the same teacher in a few weeks. Oh what a joy that will be.

• I subbed again today.
• It was my favorite day so far.
• The kids are old enough to know they need to stay in their seats and quiet but still be scared of getting into trouble.
• I thought I was subbing for an English teacher, didnt notice she was a science teacher till the end of the day. They were reading Time for Kids and she was my sons English teacher in my defense.
• The faculty bathroom smelled like crickets. YUCK....I feel for those teachers.
• The room I subbed in smelled kinda like bubble gum. Her room is super cute too. :)
• I sub for her again in a few weeks.
• Pissed at my hubby right now.
• We let our oldest shower in the morning but he didnt get up and doing this morning so we were running late.
• He told him he could shower in the morning again after I said not like 5 times.
• When the kids get to bed we are having a talk. Jack ass. I hate when he does that stupid shit...
• Not just the you can after she said no.. the I dont have to deal with it so you can stay up late and blah blah blah.
• Ok so I got busy and didnt finish this.....sleepy...more later...maybe.

Life...

• Ok its been a while. I have neglected all my online stuff. The blog, facebook, even my game. I wrote a post but never got around to finishing it so I will try again.
• Football stuff...PeeWee is going ok. They lost the first one but one the second game.
• The first game was a beating. The second was much better than the first but I wouldn't go as far as saying it was a good game.
• Middle school is much better than last year. There are not as many kids playing football this year. I guess 7th grade kinda weeds them out.
• My child had the option to play 2nd/3rd sting A team or 1st string B team. I am happy with his choice. I wonder if others were given that same option because some of the kids on the B team I would have thought would be on the A team.
• Their first game (scrimmage) was rained out. While sitting in the car waiting for the rain to die down a little I called the coaches to see what was going to happen. It was 5:30 and his answer was "Even if we went out there right now we wouldnt start for 30 mins. If we havent started by six we arent going to play but right now we are waiting out the Tornado Warning."
• Tornado Warning really? Geez. And if you arent going to start for 30 mins any way and its already 5:30 wouldnt that make start time 6. So unless that are starting now they arent playing but you still havent called the game because you are waiting on the Tornado Warning while a bunch of parents wait in the parking lot?
• Ok no more rants about the middle school football coaches because I really do like them.
• On the Team Mom front....Getting some people to turn stuff in on time (or at all) is a pain in the butt. I feel like such a pain in the butt when I call and tell people I need.... it was due last night.
• I am also very surprised by how many people actually sold all of their fund raiser. Go parents. You did a great job.
• We order shirts every year. Just t-shirts that have some football thing on the front and the team roster on the back. I got the shirts back and they were not what I ordered. :( They still look good just not what I wanted because our coach likes everything for our team to be different than everyone elses.
• They offered to reprint them for me or discount the shirts actually they offered to do both. Instead at the end of the season party they are going to print the boys some shirts for free.
• I feel like I have been a pain in the ass to this place and they have been nothing but nice and helpful so here is to Ink N Stitch. Thanks for all you help and hard work.
• I have been subbing. Some of it I like some of it not so much. I love the half days.
• One of the teachers I subbed for I will not sub for again. Not that I didnt like her or the students just felt like I was being taken advantage of by another (one of her aides)
• Kids try every thing to get out of class and doing their work. I dont remember being like that when I was a kid but I am sure I was.
• In the High School sub folders they need to add slips for writing students up and sending them to the office. I would have sent one or two yesterday.
• I have learned that when the older kids ask to listen to music or work in pairs the answer is no.
• One of the Ace teachers has no clue of what some of the kids are learning and cant help them at all. I feel for those kids. They are there to speed up the process so they can graduate early/on time.
• I am trying e-meals.com. Sili posted about it. I love it. This is the first week still though.
• I used the Walmart list even though I hate going there. The list was broken down into sections. The items were in order. I didnt have to go back and forth to different isles or even on the isle itself. It was in order the items were on the shelf.
• I was kinda iffy about the dinners though. Heres what we have had so far

• Dirty Rice and Sausage w/ Grape and Walnut Salad- it was yummy.
• Mozzarella and Basil Pannini- These were good too but next time I will have
  to leave the basil out of the kids.
• Delicious Soup- this was not so Delicious..at least to me. The kids ate it
  ok but it seemed kinda bland or something I couldnt really put my finger on it.
  I will replace it if it ever shows up on the list again.
• Cheesy Chip Chicken- I was worried about this one. Who would have thought
  coating chicken with cheese pringles would be good. It was excellent. The kids
  and the hubby liked it. This was quickly added to the we gotta have this again
  list.

• So these meals have be different than what we are used to but thats what I was looking for. I have stuck to the recipes even when they have stuff I dont typically like.
• Tonight we are having shrimp. My oldest son has been waiting all week for this. He already asked what time dinner was going to be this morning.

***edit: I was going to make the e-meals thing a separate post but it wont let me paste and I am not retyping it :) I know this post is way to long.

It's Friday :)))

• Its my sister's birthday. Happy Birthday Sister :) Thats her foot there in the picture. (I would put up the one with her face in it but she might kill me) Pic came from dfw.com.


• She is 30 this year.


• She also reminded everyone a few days ago that this is her birthday month.


• In my family we females get a whole month for our birthdays. :) I do love this. Thank you Mom! Thank you Will!


• See it took Mom getting presents early every year and Will being good to buy them for her and when her birthday came around still getting her a birthday present because you cant not open a present on your birthday.


• I love my family, not just for the presents, they are really great.


• Moving on..


• I was a sub this week. I was nervous because I had never done it before.


• It was easy. (Only because I was with another teacher and the teacher I was subbing for left a detailed list and instructions)


• I loved the kids. I got to work with them more than normal because I only had 6 kids (max) at a time.


• I dont know if it is because school just started but they were all good and full of information.


• One of them was a triplet. Man I couldnt handle 3 at a time. I would have lost it.


• My Dad moved this week. It was quick. I only found out they were moving about 2 weeks ago...if even that.


• That means my step sister is moving there instead of here (when she gets to move). I was looking forward to seeing her.


• Her trial is soon. Well Pretrial. We are hoping that this ends now and there wont be a trial trial.


• We have our first football game this weekend. I am excited.


• The boys are ready.


• I am the Team Mom. I think I have mentioned that before.


• I have been planning games, drinks, shirts, chain gains, announcers, fund raiser stuff (which is changing). Its not bad.


• I love when parents volunteer for stuff. I did have to ask but I found a few to do what needed to be done.


• Parents that help out with kids activities are the best. Makes me love 'em.


• I am missing my babies right now. Big Boys...as one would correct me. He isnt a baby any more.

Grr..

When it comes to the school and teachers I dont complain about much. This morning however I am irked. I am not a mom who overly babies my children. Most of my children were great with being left at school. They were excited and ready to go back every morning. It only took a day or two and they were ready to be dropped off at the door and walk in on their own. The exception, my youngest son. He is super excited about school every afternoon and he loves it but he a little unsure about going in the morning. The first 2 days broke my heart but after that he was fine with me walking him down and he would sit with his class. I even tried just walking him to the hall on Friday but he wasnt ready for it. By the end of the I will have gotten him used to walking all by himself but he wasnt ready today. The lady at the door wouldnt let me in. She said I had to go to the front and sign in. The problem with that is I wont be dropping him off at the front door. It does him no good to get used to something that isnt going to be happening. I have five kids and this is the first year I have ever been told I have to sign in to walk my kids to class the second week of school. I wouldnt even mind signing in if I could do it by the back door that he is going to be dropped off every morning.

Today only worked because his teacher happen to be coming in the building when I was talking to the door lady. (Man I have some bad feelings for her even though I know she is just doing her job.)

Tomorrow I am going to sign in and then park by the door he goes in and walk him to class. I have a feeling she is going to give me shit about it though.

Better

• The first days of school were great.
• The kids are all excited.
• The little one was really excited but when I asked him if he was going back he said "NO!" :(
• He meant it. The next day he woke up saying he wasnt going to school.
• I have never had one that did that and I have 5 kids. :(
• I kept telling him he was and he kept telling me he wasnt. He wasnt getting dress, he wasnt getting in the car, he wasnt getting out. A strong "Yes you are." fixed all those.
• When we got to his hallway he stopped. He was like dead weight. Would not move at all. When we finally were in the class and I needed to leave he cried. Not alot just enough to make me cry like a little baby when I got to the car.
• Yesterday was harder than the first day of school.
• Today he was just fine. Didnt mind being left at all and he was sitting outside the classroom with all the other kids when I left.
• The big boys got to get out at the curb today.
• I was stopped and said if you can get out in the next 2 seconds you can.
• They were gone. Didnt even say bye or have a good day.
• I still cant believe how big my kids are getting.
• Why do they make us fill out all that paper work at the end of the school year if they are just going to make up fill it out again at the beginning of the school year? Isnt that a waste of time and money?
• Thats all the school stuff for now :)

School...

• So I have cried alot today.
• Today was the first day of Kindergartner.
• The first day of middle school.
• The first day of the last year of middle school. Meaning this is the last year before high school. :(
• I was worried about the big ones going to middle school. Finding all their classes, getting their books, and lockers, and lunch. Just plain old worried.
• It got better. One of them needed to tell me they forgot their schedule at home. I told him to get another one from the office this morning. He didnt want me to go in :(
• The first grader didnt even tell me good bye this morning. When we got to his classroom he just kept on walking to the end of the line. I had to call him back to get a hug.
• The kindergartner was all excited until it was time to go to his class and then he didnt want to go to school any more.
• As if I wasnt having a hard enough time dealing with him starting school he didnt want to go any more. He even wiped a tear away when I told him it was time for me to leave.
• This feeling has just gotten worse all day long. I am ready for my babies to come home and tell me about their day.
• Sigh.
• If I find the cord for my camera I will post their pick. It was a good one. They were all smiling and actually looked like they loved (well at least liked) each other.

Stuff...

• Going swimming with some family today :)
• I have ever said I love my family? I do. They are the greatest :)
• I have some school supplies but not everything. I need to get busy school starts in 2 weeks.
• One of the boys is in trouble. Last week he twisted words around so he could have his way and got people ...for lack of a better word.....pissy.
• My kids want braces. We are still waiting on some teeth to grown in.
• The other one wants to whiten his teeth. I told him if he brushed for 2 weeks without me having to tell him he could. That was yesterday and we started over this morning.
• Last week I drove half way to Houston twice to pick up kids. ( we switched the boys, she can only handle a few at a time).
• It was a long drive and yesterday I had to change a tire :/ It wasnt flat but I ran over something (really small that he car in front of me ran over) and it took a chunk of rubber out of the tire.
• Some ladies stopped to see if I was ok. They didnt offer to help though because they didnt know how to change a tire. Just wanted to know if I needed a ride or to use the phone. Nice ladies though :)
• I had to change a tire by myself before my parents would let me drive by myself. Its a good thing to know how to do. I am surprised to know how many people dont know how to do it, women and men.
• My kids are driving me nuts.
• Why do they always have to say "what about.....?" Only one does it every single time he gets in trouble. It makes me want to scream. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Ok I feel a little better (because I actually just did that).
• I am going to substitute this year. It will be a first for me.
• I hope I enjoy it because its a great way that I can work but still do all the things I want to do with my kids.
• It also allows me to go back to school when I get ready to. I have decided that I want to get my little one into second grade before I do though.
• Its feels kinda crazy for me to have plans for 2 years in advance. I am not a planner. The only thing I plan are vacations (sometimes). Everything else just kinda get placed in the schedule where it fits.
• We have 2 birthdays this week. I am going to have my first teenager. Ya ya just pass the box of tissues cause I have been crying all week about it.
• Next week football starts. Practices are going to be 2 nights a week. Thank goodness thats all the league allows. I dont know how much more I could fit in. :)
• I love football :) I find that one of the boys does better in school during football too. I dont know if its because he has a better attitude in general or if he does it so he can play either way I like it.
• I really need to start writing all this stuff down because I forgot half the stuff I was going to say :(

life...

• I havent posted in a while. I have been busy....or lazy. You pick.
• We went to a birthday party on Saturday. It was at Paintball Paradise.
• They boys always have a blast when we go there. It helps that I really like the people that own it and work there. They are always always nice and helpful.
• The only bad part is the bruises that come with paintball.
• My little ones have big nasty bruises. One has on right in the middle of his umm upper body (not really the stomach but not really the chest either). Its a nasty one. The boy that shot him was called out for shooting to close.
• The hubby plays too when they play paintball. Because of him we played for an extra 2 hours. Sigh. I was ready to go home. Good times.
• Because we played to long I missed my class reunion. :( I wasnt to bother at first but now I am. I was excited to see all the people I havent seen in years.
• That makes both of them that I have missed now. The one I went to school my whole life (but one year) and the one I graduated from.
• Cleaned out the little boys room today. It took a few hours with help from the big boys. I kicked the little ones out every time they came in. They want to keep everything.
• They are not allowed to run around with paper made toys any more. I found a ton of them. Lots of clothes too. No wonder they never have pj's and shirts.
• The kids are almost done with their summer projects now. I am making them work on them for several hours a day until they are completely done. The oldest one is not liking it at all.
• It could be because I am picky picky about them and think they need to be neat and look good.
• My little ones have discovered spending the night with friends and family. The older ones (11 and 13) are just now starting to ask to go places with their friends. I always said that was weird because I stayed with friends when I was the little ones ages (5 and 6).
• I had some more but my mind is wondering soo....

Stuff...

• I had chicken fried steak at 9 o'clock this morning.
• It was left overs from last night and it was good :)
• I was kid less last night. I enjoyed the quiet.
• I will have 2 extras this weekend. I am excited about it though.
• Taking the little one to a pool party this weekend. He is excited to see his friend. He hasnt seen any of his friends since school has been out.
• We have been busy.
• We went with Sprint for the boys phones. It was like $10 more but it came with more air time and we will be able to add our phones without upping the plan when the our (my hubby and mine) current plan runs out.
• Turns out the reception for Sprint sucks. They can text but cant talk on them. I thought maybe it was just here but the boys are elsewhere and still can not talk. This is ok for them cause they just text anyway but not for me cause I am a talker.
• The phones are going to have to go back. They are going to have to get a new number again.
• We had Orkin come out and spray our house for bugs. We signed up for a contract with them for a year. Its what the recommend (of course). We only pay when they come out so I figure why the hell not cause if we dont need them I can just cancel the appointment. The lady never called to set up the monthly visit so i dont even have to cancel. :)
• I am tired of laundry. I hate laundry. Well I dont mind the sorting and moving it around part just the folding and putting it up part.
• The Skeleton Key was on this morning. I hate scary movies. I knew better than to watch it. It gives me the hebbie jebbies. Yep. I am a chicken.
• I need a nap.

Life is hard...

• My grandmother passed away Saturday. It was a complete shock. She was at work on Friday. She just had the gastric bypass surgery a few months ago. Just bought a new car and was working hard to improve herself.
• I have for as long as I can remember thought of my grandmother as being in her late 50's early 60's. Over the years her age never seemed to increase in my mind. She aged well. When she passed away she was just 3 months short of 73.
• At the funeral home the director told my mother and aunt and uncle that most people are the widest at the elbows but that wasnt the case for my grandmother. She is widest at her hips but she would still fit into a standard coffin, she would just be a little snug in the hips. My cousin told me this and she and I rolled laughing. In my family we lovingly call this the "Spiker Ass" and we all have it.
• I already regret not spending more time with her. I have that same regret with my grandfather on the other side. I am too young to have regrets in my life. I am going to work to make sure I dont have any more.
• A few weeks ago my step sisters husband attacked her. She tried to get away from him but when he broke through the door (the second one) and she had no where else to go she shot and killed him.
• CPS took her children and she went to jail. Things are a bit better now. Her children are with her husbands parents and she is out of jail on bond. She is also staying with her in laws.
• She and her children are doing ok. Evidently that was not the first time that he attacked her but the first that I had heard about it.
• I am still not sure of all the details. At the end of the month I should know more. I am stressed, worried, frustrated, confused, and sad all at the same time.
• My kids are bickering and fighting almost all the time (it had gotten better the past week or so).
• My children just got new cell phones. They had the go phones, now they are on a plan. I am not happy about it but its a battle I fought and lost.
• My littlest one starts school this year and I already started crying about it.
• School supplies list are ridiculous. I have 5 boys and not only am I buy their supplies. I have to buy the teachers supplies too. Dry erase markers and erasers, tape for tape dispensers, full package of red, black and blue pens(my 7th grader wasnt allowed to use pens). Really? Why isnt the school supplying that stuff?
• My hubby continues to hound me about going back to Disney for Christmas. It was next Christmas now its this one. Disney is expensive. Our family is not small and we cant stay in the smaller hotels unless we get 2 rooms and doing that cost the same as the bigger nicer hotels. I want to go back but not till the little ones are big enough to do everything and want to ride the bigger rides.
• I think it is the stress but my back and sides are killing me.
• On the bright side of things. I have lost 8.5 lbs in the last week.
• Sigh.. It has to get better.

Happy Independence Day...

well its still the 4th for me cause I am still up :)

I have a drink for you to try. Its really great:)

Texas Tea/Mexican Punch (two names because my hubby and I disagree about what the name of it was)

1 can frozen Limeade mix
3/4 can Tequila
3/4 of a Mexican beer...we used the green Dos Equis
2 limes - squeeze one, add some slices of the other
ice

This stuff is super good and easy to make.