Life and Stuff

• You know that puppy that my hubby wanted and I said no to and he brought her home anyway? We were going to sell her but he never really tried. Now I am glad we didn't but not for good reasons.
• My kids are attached to her.  Hell even I am attached to her.  She is so dang cute!
• She has pulmonic stenosis.  I took her for her 6 week check up expecting her to get shots and a good bill of health. It was not what I got and I cried.  I couldn't think straight to get the answers I need.
• We had 2 vet visits in one day. The first one scared the hell out of me and the hubby insisted I go to another one so I would calm down and see everything was fine. It wasn't and I cried again. Still leaving not knowing what it all meant for our newest addition.
• She has to have balloon valvuloplasty. It makes me nervous. We go to see the specialist next Tuesday.
• On another note... football for my kids was kinda crazy this week. They are in the same grade but one on the A team the other on the B team. They were supposed to play on different days this week but instead only the B team got to play. Kind of weird. They did good though and my son played the whole first half, both sides of the ball. He did mess up and they took him out. After that he only went back in for one play.  I thought maybe it was because he messed up big time or something but he said no it was just the others needed to get a chance to play.
• I could tell he really wanted to go back in. He even asked once or twice. One coach would send him in and the other would pull him out. It was driving me crazy.
• I have been debating on going back to work. I would do it in a heart beat if I could find something part time while my kids are in school but I don't see that happening.  The hubby and I are talking about what it would take for it to benefit the family for me to go back full time.
• When we add in gas, wear in tear on the car, child care and food expenses its alot more than I thought it would be.
• I broke down and went to walmart. Not because I wanted to but because I needed a tire.  As many tire places that are around here I don't know one that keeps some tires in stock. They are all for 18 wheelers and bigger stuff.
• While there I looked at some scented wax.  A lady stopped me and shared with me what she does and how it works so much better. That was nice and all but then she proceeded to tell me all kinds of stuff. How she was laid off and she was the one  that had been working there the longest. How the owners of the company had sold out and then were fired. And that the new owners had allowed someone to come in change the product and now it didn't work but they had already fired everyone that knew the original product and how to make it work. Now the company has been stuck with a product that doesn't even work. She talked to me for a good 30 -45 mins. Don't get me wrong the lady was nice and I didn't have much else to do but geez I know more about her job than I do my own sisters.

Life and Stuff...

• My computer being down is killing me. Not only has my computer not been working but the internet in general in my house has been down.  I don't get it because it works just fine for the PS3 but not for anything else.
• Any way...the kids are doing ok in school and so far everyone likes it. It is a nice change.
• My kiddo stayed with his friend this past weekend. They were riding 4 wheelers and he got burned on his side.  He didn't wreck it or anything he was just walking around one of them and slipped in the mud.  When he used the 4 wheeler to pull himself up he hit the exhaust pipe. 
• He now has a second degree burn on his side about the size of my palm. :(  It is right where his football pads are. I wonder if it really hurts. When I ask him he always says no.  I am sure he is afraid I am going to tell him he cant play if it hurts.
• When I post about my hubby on here most of the time its about something we disagree about or a geez I  cant believe.... Well not this time. I have to say the man knows how to make me smile and let me know that today may not be great but there is always tomorrow.
• Last week I got a phone call to check out fb.  Thinking something was wrong I did.  To my surprise the Post was "Describe best friend."  His response was simply "My wife." and today I get a just in case I don't tell you enough I love you message :)
• Ok enough of the mushy stuff.
• My boys first football game is tonight.  I am so excited!  They both made different teams again so when they do play it will be a long night. 
• They both get to start and the one on the B team doesn't seem to mind because at least that way he will get more playing time.  This is the first year that he hasn't said he was the best.  I think that he is realizing that in football size matters and being half the size of everyone else matters. 
• I am never going back into Decatur Walmart again! I know that most people talk all kinds trash about that place but it is typically clean and up until last week I thought the people working there were friendly enough but last Friday night the manager pissed me off. He was a complete jack ass.   I spend a lot of money in there but I am sure other local stores will be happy to take my money.  I even found on that will order specifically what I need and all I have to do is pick it up.

So Far Behind...

• The boys always play on my computer. They always break my head phones. It annoys me but I can live with it and I replace them about once a year when no sound comes out of them at all.  No big deal right?  Well they broke the monitor this time. :(
• My computer is about the only thing I splurge for on myself. I will not use just any cheap monitor. I want a big nice one that gets a good picture.  I am still waiting to replace it.
• Lots of stuff has been happening.
• School started.
• My 8 th graders get an iPad this year. So far it is only being used for games. Yeah for wasting my money and my tax dollars. 
• I put school clothes and supplies shopping off until last minute. So I ordered most of the little ones stuff on line. They didn't seem to mind much.  The big one spent a whole day shopping and still wanted more.
• The 8 year old in the house didn't want me to walk him into school on the first day :(
• He even started a new school. I had to give him directions on how to get to the lunch room but he still wasn't having any part of me coming into the school.
• He also told my littlest one that if he kept letting me walk him in everyone would think he was a baby and make fun of him and beat him up. 
• Yeah I didn't get to walk him in either.  I might have cried a little bit when I got home.
• My sister in law and her family were in town this weekend. I love love love those babies.  Her 4 year old still amazes me with how smart he is.  He reads everything.  And plays games like no other.  We played Sorry and he read the instructions on the cards ( because you move backwards on some and can switch places and split the move between two pieces) and remembered them each time they came up. 
• The little girl cracks me up because she has no use for names. Everyone one is that man, that girl, that boy or friends.
• The baby. Well he is just all smiles and he is sooo darn sweet.  I thought for sure it would take him time to warm up to me but nope. He came right over and gave me a hug and kiss.
• He still breast feeds. I was shocked. And I think I did a good job of hiding it when I asked about it.  Maybe? 
• One of my kiddos lost his phone while in walmart last Tuesday.  He thinks it feel out of is pocket when he fell.  Sigh...it might be somewhere else we are still looking for it and will have to replace it if it doesn't turn up not too bad he can work one day next weekend and get enough to replace it with a refurbished one.
• Then on Thursday at the school the other 8th grader had his phone stolen.  Yep the iPhone he paid for with his own money was left on the locker room bench while he went to the bathroom and was gone when he got back.  No way is he going to be able to replace this and I am not either no matter what the hubby says about it. 
• I don't see it the same as the hubby does.  He says it was all of his money and it got stolen not his fault. I look at it as if the other 8th grader took his kindle to school (which he paid for with his own money) would he want to replace it if it got stolen? No he would be pissed and tell him he shouldn't have had it at school.

This should have gotten its own post but oh well...

• I am pissed off at my sons father. We usually get along pretty well. He just goes along with whatever I want most of the time.
• Well this my son knew we were expecting him home on Sunday. We had already talked about it. Well my ex never said anything or asked about keeping him the extra day.  Well when he didn't show up around 2 or 3 like always I started calling trying to find out when he would be home. We had family in that wanted to see him.
• I called and text and finally called the ex's wife and got an answer around 7:30.  I was pissed. They were still at six flags. She was nice and all but I was already mad so when she asked if he could stay till the next day the answer was no he needed to come home.  It didn't help that my hubby was int he back ground yapping about him being home right now.
• We the ex got on the phone and said he thought he had him the extra day and didn't know why I what the big deal was I told him he never asked to keep him and his response was I didn't know I had to and didn't know he needed to be home Sunday.
• Lair, lair, lair. I know he knew because the kiddo had told him and that had talked about it with someone they had gone to six flags with. 
• He brought him home but evidently he gave the kid an ear full the whole way. 
•  He told him he didn't know why it mattered about my in laws they weren't even his blood.
• He also (along with his wife, who I have always liked and am finding it very had not to get up set with) told him that he only comes when they are doing fun stuff.
• And my favorite of his rantings.. you might as well not even come anymore.
• First off, when did blood make family? and if it were his wife's family he wouldn't be saying that.
• Second, what kid would want to have fun?  Why would anyone want to go somewhere to sit and be bored?  No one said something fun had to cost money just do something with the kid.  This comment pissed me off really bad because it's just not true.  He goes almost every single time it is his dad's weekend. Whether  they are doing something or not.  The only time he doesn't go is when we have something big planned that he wants to do.
• That last comment from his dad though put me over the edge and I had to make a phone call that didn't go so well.  Who the hell would tell their own son they might as well not come see them any more?  I don't get it.
• In that phone call the ex pretty much told me he didn't care what I thought and didn't care that he was making my son feel like shit even though he didn't do anything wrong.  It pisses me off and I feel like this is far from over.
• And I cant help but hope that next time its his dad's weekend that he wont want to go.  Me being the smart ass that I am also have a few nice snide remarks I could share with him. I wont because I don't want him to get into trouble the next time he goes over there and I would never let him speak to any adult that way even if I think that adult is being an ass.

Life and stuff

• We still haven't gone school clothes shopping :( I wish I didn't have to do it or I could do it online. Even the little boys like to pick their clothes. 
• And I have only just begun getting supplies.
• I don't do the tax free weekend. Not because I don't like to save the money but because I cant deal with the crowds.
• We had 2 birthdays this past weekend.  My oldest turned 15 and I have another teenager (officially now).  I couldn't find their presents in the store and had to order them online. They didn't make it for their birthdays. Not expected until sometime this week. :/
• Some friends of ours did something they shouldn't have. Its a big one.
• It weighs on me.  They say they are right the wrong but I don't believe they are even if they had the means to, which they don't.
• I hate to think so poorly of them.  We have put distance between us. Only speaking when necessary.   I hate it and it breaks my heart but I don't want to be associated with what they have done.
• If it comes to light they will have alot of explaining to do. :(
• On a lighter note. I MADE donuts for breakfast this morning! Thanks Chele.
• Not to bad if I do say so myself.
• I need a girls lunch. As soon as school starts? (or before if everyone has the time.)
• Oh I started the 50 shades of grey books. I wasn't sure I was going to make it through the first one.  Everyone loves them so I pushed myself through it but man it was hard.  I didn't get really into it until the end and then it just stops...
• I had to buy the next one to see what happened next.
• I could never be a sub. It outrages me to just read about a fictional character being treated that way and to be ordered around. Bah!
• Ok that's it for now. I need to get some stuff done so I can read my book again. I like the second one so far. :)

I love teenage attitude!

I have had it!  I am so tired of my kids rolling their eyes, stomping their feet, slamming doors, throwing stuff around and all that other fun stuff I cant seem to describe.

I have one that picks apart every single thing I say.  
He didn't hit his brother he just shoved him so hard when his hands landed on him you could hear the slap all the way across the house.
He didn't kick his brother. His brother ran into his foot.
He didn't leave his clothes in the hallway. He left them in the bathroom floor and they got kicked out when people were walking over them.

One that has pouts and gets pissy when he has to do something he doesn't like or when he get in trouble.  He doesn't understand when  he didn't start it why its not ok for him to hit his younger brother and leave hand prints on him. Or why when he takes out the trash if he waits until stuff is falling out of it that he has to pick up the trash that has fallen.

One that says Why? and That's not fair! to every single thing I say. And he thinks he is the boss of everyone and everything.
Why do I have to put the chair down when I get up if I am just coming right back. Its not fair I have to give him his toy back even though I refuse to let him play with anything that's mine and I no longer want a toy box because I don't play with any of the toys.  Its not fair.Why cant I go to my friends house? How about because the last time you were there the parents fight got physical. Duh....

Then of course there are the little ones. Its not really teenage attitude because they are not teenagers yet but they are fighting like cats and dogs.  They need some time apart.  Hell I need some time apart! .....and lots of alcohol :)

Too Much

• A lot happen this week/weekend.
• Football has officially started.  Sign ups have been the past few weekends and now the draft is done.
• Bport went from 3 team to 2 teams.  I think that has to mostly to do with the cost this year. It went up $30.
• There are many changes this year.  Some parent will love others not so much.
• Baseball has officially finished for my boys...for the season.
• I am super happy about that. Not that I don't love watching them but its too damn hot to sit outside all day.
• Their final tournament was in Decatur. It didn't go so well. However they were in the hardest bracket. I guess that's what you get for signing up for a tournament ran by a rival team.
• They got their butts smoked by the first 2 teams but won the last one.
• I hope we don't play tournament ball next year. :) Shhh I didn't say that!
• Chico Auto parts (as well as several other building/businesses) burned this weekend. Our friends truck was there getting worked on.  It wasn't in the shop and doesn't look to have damage but they wont know for sure if it has smoke damage inside until someone unlocks it.  The keys burned in the building.
• Another Alvord teen was killed by a train this weekend.  She was in the same class as the boy killed earlier this month. 
• I heard a very sad and troubling story about the young lady. 
• Alvord has had a rough go of it the last few years.  If I were a parent of teenage kids I might strongly consider moving.  I know these things can happen anywhere, they just seem to be happening alot there.
• My heart goes out the the town.

Well...

• I was hoping for an uneventful week but that just didn't happen.
• 2 of my boys went with their mother to coast for a few days. I was glad to have them back at the end of the week. It just doesn't feel right without them.
• The hubby was kinda crazy about the whole thing. He said they could go and then the night they were supposed to leave he was upset. He even tried to talk them into not wanting to go.
• I wasn't so happy about that. He and I have different opinions about telling no when it comes to their other parents. I don't feel we should if they want to because when they get older I don't want them to be able to say its our fault they never had the relationship they wanted with the other halves.
• He also had a hard week at work.  Well sorta. One of his bosses told him no and well he just wasn't happy about it. So his response was that he was going to quit Monday if they hadn't fixed the problem.  Geez he gets like that sometimes but..
• Thursday he called for a ride home because when he told his boss he was done and thank you for the opportunities the company had provided him with, he accepted the phone and keys and offered him a ride.
• Thank goodness he is important enough the other bosses said that wasn't acceptable and called him and asked him to come back to work and they would take care of whatever it was he wanted.
• I know I just made my hubby sound like he threw a fit to get want he wanted. However of all the times he has threatened to do this in the past it has never gotten this far and I could understand his reasoning.  They were not selfish or childish. He was standing up for the employees that he is in charge of.  If there is a better subject to have a fight with the boss about I don't know what it could be.
• It still gave me a slight heart attack when he come home Thursday content to play golf for a few days and then look for a job on Monday. 
• I no longer sleep at night. And only an hour or two in the mornings.  I don't know why. I just cant seem to get my head to stop.
• Has anyone read 50 shades of gray?  A few people have recommended it to me and I love romance novels but I am not sure I can handle what everyone has been describing or once I started it if I would put it down.  I have heard that the adult store sells have gone up between 15-20% for the toys in the book.
• I love how sweet and thoughtful my husband is and how he remembers he has more than just 2 kids. ...

This week also marked the 7th year of my Aunt passing.  She was more like a second mother to me.  I miss her and think of her often.  She would help anyone with anything.  Her home was always open. She was quick to tell you when you were messing up and even gave advice how to fix. She was one of the strongest and best women I have ever met in my life. The world was truly a better place with her in it.  I want to say a f bomb and hear her say Jean Marie one more time or to be sent to the gas station with a week old cup so I am only charged for a refill instead of the full price for a new one and to get a sharp look when I bring back a new cup anyway. I would love to take you to the store for a can of green beans and spend an hour shopping.  I love you Aunt Candy.

It has been a while...

• so hear is a short update.
• The 4th didn't feel like the 4th to me. It was short and sweet and we were in bed by 10:30. The hubby had to work the next day.
• We have friends that are a couple.  He was our friend first but she has become one of my good friends.  I love her.  I have decided I don't want to be around him when she is unhappy with him or vise versa. 
• He gets a "I don't give a f@#%!" attitude and I cant tell if it is fake (trying to be cool for his friends) or really how he feels.  It makes me so mad because I don't know how one can say they love someone and then truly not care how they think or feel.  It makes me think very poorly of someone I consider a good friend and who I truly believe is a good person.
• We have been seeing some other friends of ours more lately too. We used to hang out alot but the wife of that couple kind of put a stop to it. Made the get togethers more for family instead of friends.  Its good to see them again.
• We went to NRH2O this week. It was fun the kids had a blast and it wasn't really hot until afternoon.  There were 19 of us, only 6 of us were adults. 
• That park is good for families.  Not too many teenagers running around that need to cover more and small enough you can send bigger kids off on their own yet big enough they still have fun.
• They were testing their lifeguards that day. I didn't know they did that. The first time I saw it was in the lazy river.  An adult starts flapping her arms and bouncing up and down in the water. She really looked like she she was in trouble. I was looking back at her thinking lady just put your feet down. Geez.
• My kids got sun burned. One really bad :(  I even sun screened them 2 or 3 times.   It was crazy. 
• We are also going to Great Wolf soon.  :) Just me the hubby and the kids. It will be good to spend some just family time. I am excited.  Typing this makes me think my kids are going to play on the snake and beaver again....does that make me  a bad parent?
• The base ball tournament that I set up a site for and flier for may not happen after all. That was the first time they advertised it at all and I don't think they realized how much work went into getting people to sign up and pay.  They should have started along time ago. I am at the point that I just want to call it quits and let what we have signed up know its not going to happen.  
• I am excited about that idea sort of. 
• I am ready for school to start. Not because I don't want my kids at home but because they need some time apart.  They are beyond the point of annoying each other.

Life and Stuff

• Since I am up (and I really mean still up because I haven't been able to get to bed yet) at almost 4 o'clock in the morning I decided a blog up date would be nice.
• My kids have started playing tournament ball and baseball has become a love hate thing for me. I love watching my kids play but I hate the practices, heat, and dirty uniforms. This basically means the hate is winning out right now.
• I am up so late right now because you guess it they have a game in the morning and as we told them all it was bed time and we were going to bed to so they couldn't stay up and watch tv my lovely son said can you wash my uniform....sigh.
• I only did laundry all week but hey sure I will stay up and wash your uniform that didn't get put in the dirty cloths all weekend. Oh make that 2 loads of laundry because my white pants are so dirty they look tan with brown spots.
• My husband and his friend have decided to put on a baseball tournament too. Since they couldn't find enough for the team to play in. Yep I get to deal with most of that too.
• I have set up the website for it. Created all the forms for it and fliers. I will also be responsible for the making sure everyone pays/ gets paid and buying stuff for the concession stand and getting team rosters. So the only thing they are doing is making the brackets. Does that mean I am putting the damn thing on? Cause it sure feels like it and I don't even want to go to any more youth baseball games.
• I had to add the word youth in there because we have season tickets to the Rangers and I have one been to one with my husband and 2 with friends. Not because I don't want to go but because I haven't had the time.
• Enough about baseball.
• I want to see so many movies its unreal. That's not really normal for me.
• I am trying to talk someone into seeing Magic Mike with me. Any takers? I am thinking about making my hubby go see it. After all if I can watch the Peep Show with him he should be able to watch that with me right?
• Why oh why does my spell check not work? I don't really want to proof read stuff :(

This is continued because I didn't want to proof read so it didn't get published :)

• Boys and baseball. They didn't play very well this weekend. Evidently one of my boys got an attitude so he didn't get to even play one game. It would have been nice to know ahead of time. At least I would have expected the unhappy kid.
• There are a few things that bother me about the baseball team/ coaches. This isn't so great because they are all friends of ours and one is my husband.
• I was told I need to quit giving one of them attitude and my hubby is tired of it all the way around.
• I cant help it if I feel like they are doing something stupid. Mainly asking my children to carry the equipment bag. Ok a little ways is fine but at these tournaments we have to park forever away and they asked the smallest kid on the team to care the dang bag. Sitting on the ground the bag is taller than his shoulders and it probably weighs more than him. It is ridiculous and my children are always the last ones there because their dad is a coach and we are waiting on him so they are always the ones to carry it. It pisses me off.
• My thoughts are I was done with baseball this year a long time ago. I don't have to go :)
• But interest of keeping our friends I am apologizing and handing over any and all baseball related stuff. I am going to watch my kids play and promptly leave. That way when I make my snide comments I am the only one that can hear them and I don't have to see all the shit that pisses me off.
• That includes all the stuff about the tournament they are putting on. I got everything together and am handing it over. To bad I found a whole bunch of neat stuff for it today. I will show them where it all is but I am not doing it :)
• Just typing that put a smile on my face.
• We are going to Great Wolf again :) I am supper excited about it because it will be just our family. No extended family or friends. Not that I don't love you all, just that it will be nice to spend some time with just us.
• I missed the fireworks this weekend. :(
• And the Rangers games....

Married Life

• I am a married woman now :)
• After being together for so long I didn't think getting married would be a big deal. It was and I am extremely happy that we finally did.
• We were both really nervous. I found that kind of odd after all these years of living together.
• My father told him it wasn't too late to run when I went to the restroom. I might have to slap him for that next time I see him.
• Both set of my parents came and I was sweating it a bit but it worked out just fine. My mother and step mother both even commented on each other (how nice and how they had some things in common) the day after we returned.
• Our wedding was also online. I shared the link with our families. I was surprised how many people watched it.
• This was the second time I have been to Las Vegas. I enjoyed this time more than the first. We kind of went our own pace and did only what we wanted to.
• We went to the shark reef and the Peep Show. The reef was awesome the Peep Show was only ok.
• I am also proud to say I have worn my ring since Jim put in on my hand. That's a big thing for me since I never wear jewelry, not even the engagement ring he gave me 9 years ago.
• I endured my first select baseball tournament this weekend. It was ok. They won 2 lost 2.
• It seemed that the boys just didn't play the second game each day very well. They got hot and tired and gave up. I am happy to say that my 3 children played pretty well.
• It was in Oklahoma so we stayed the night. Each night the adults hung out and had a few beers. It was a good way to get to know the new parents.
• The new team members fit well into the team. It seemed they all ran around everywhere together. All in all a good time.

Life and stuff

• So I am getting married in 3 days.(two if you count this as Friday but I don't because I haven't gone to bed)
• I have had an engagement ring for years now but I never wear it.  I am just not a jewelry kind of person. I have lots of nice stuff but never put it on.
• I bought my hubby a ring on yesterday because well that's when he told me he wanted to wear one.  I also ordered me a new one too. Its plain, no stones, no fancy design. I am hoping that I will wear it that way.
• Baseball update: They lost in the third round.  I thought there was going to be a fight.  I don't like to see the kids taunt each other but I can understand it sometimes happens.  However, I can not understand how any parent would taunt a child.  A coach was removed from the game.  The fans were disgraceful.  We watched the championship game and cheered for the other team for a while until we realized their fans were just as rude and disrespectful.  Then we moved off to the outfield to finish watching the game... Select baseball has now started for us. Longer practices and longer games (not really just more of them all at once because they are tournaments).
• My little ones are going camping with their cousin this weekend while we are gone. They were really excited.  I almost feel sorry for my uncle. Almost.
• We are going to have a house sitter here. I am hoping that he isn't going to be sleeping in my bed.  I have reasons for that.
• I wanted my father and step father to walk me down the aisle. One told me I needed to pick because he wasn't comfortable with it. I chose the other one.  Not really choosing just taking it as he told me no.  I think he knew he hurt my feeling but not changing the way he felt about it and is ok with not walking.  In fact told me it didn't matter one way or the other : /
• My kids have been playing with airsoft guns in the house while the adults are out.  At some point today they shot my monitor and it now has a crack in the middle of the screen.  When those kids get up (it will be early) they are going to get an ear full and lost of chores.
• I need some sleep. My next post will be as a married woman :)

Man...

My sister cant catch a break. They were just here this past weekend.  They flew home on Monday. Tuesday her husband was ridding his motorcycle and was hit by a car that ran a red light.  He had one surgery last night another on Friday and at least one more next Thursday.  He has a broken arm, clavicle, leg and both knee caps.  I am sure she is scared to death.  Her first husband was in a wreck shortly after they married and it changed him for the rest of his life, which resulted in events that changed her and her sons for the rest of their lives.

Short Update...

• because I am busy.
• We didnt make up the game. Well we were suposed to but after all that crap and someone finally saying pick a day, the other coach finally did. He made sure it was the same time as our graduation though.
• We still showed up with the whole team only to have them forfeit because they didnt have enough show up. Grr.
• My little one that made it to the play offs lost the first game and is out.  He is ok with that.
• The big ones play tonight!  I am excited. I hope they do well.
• This weekend I cried alot. My baby girl (really my cousin) graduated :( So grown up.
• My Dad and Step mom and step sister and her family came in this weekend too.
• I love them.
• I have some of the cutest nephews ever!
• They are twins and very well behaved.
• I am getting married in less than two weeks! Ekkk.

Baseball...

Drama....

This crap drives me nuts.  We need to play a make up game now :(  All the games in Bport were canceled Monday due to the holiday.  That happened over a month ago by our commissioner.  Well the team we were scheduled to play showed up and said they didn't know the game was rescheduled. They were the only ones there, no umps, no concessions, every thing locked up tight. Really? they were the only team that showed up that day and there were 3 games (at least) that had been moved to Tuesday.  He called our coach and asked him if we were going to play and he was told then no the game was moved to Tuesday and we would see him then.  So last night we all get ready to play and they don't show up. We call and he said he didn't know the game had been rescheduled.   Yes he did he just wanted to be a pain in the ass.  So the baseball president has to say reschedule the game. SO we tried... and tried.... and tried.  Play offs start Monday, and they are setting the schedule and brackets Saturday morning. It has to be made up by then.  SO we asked them to play Wednesday in neutral town. No we either have to play in Bport or their town. We already played them there and were are not doing it again.  A little unfair to get home field advantage twice.  So we off Thursday. Nope cant do it. We have finals and graduation.  Well what finals are you going to have the last day of school, especially when its only a half day?  And we looked it up the school website says graduation is at 5. Why cant they play a game at 8?  That's right because they don't really want to.  So we offer Friday and Saturday morning but he cant do that either because he is going out of town with his son those days.  So he has said no to every single day for a possible make up.  We want someone to day this is the day and time for your makeup game either show up and play or forfeit.  We are waiting for that call today.

Now let me tell you why all that matters.  Our kids have worked their butts off and have made it to the play offs tied for first right now. Each team only has one loss (to each other). The problem is if we don't play this game they will have one more win than we do and that will drop us into second.  The first place team gets a bye in the first round of play offs.  Now if they make up this game and lose that's one thing but to just take away first place after they have worked so hard is just wrong.  The other coach not wanting to make up the game is for just the opposite. He has the same number of wins as the team placed below him however he has one less loss right now.

Ok so this is Drama #2

When 2 teams go undefeated during the season when they meet it makes for interesting games.  The first one we lost :( it was a hard one the second time we played at their field and even before we knew how good they were we worried about playing there because everyone had been talking about their umps being home town umps and even threw out a few coaches.  When we played in bport there was a little drama.  We didn't like some of the calls but then the other coach was talking shit to our coach while he was coaching the bases.   Being a class A jackass.  Well let me tell ya our head coach is 21 and a good friend of ours.  Well his dad was there. Long story short the coach told the dad to  be a fan and let the coaches handle the field.  Dads response: "Because that coach you are being such a prick to is me son."  The other coach didn't say another word while he was standing there.  However he did say something to him again and I don't have a clue what it was but it was enough to make my husband ( who is the assistant coach) ask him if he wanted his ass kicked. I know not the right thing to do and he was told to shut his mouth. After that all seems to go ok. Games over we lose.  Then we play in their town.  First drama there.. the book keeper says we are batting the same kid twice. Nope. Our last batter was ___. Then they say that kid isn't even on the line up and he is an out.  Well let me tell ya our book keeper is picky. She marks everything and you don't tell her her books are wrong.  She gets pissy.  Well turns out he was on the line up they just forgot to write him down.  Then the field umps tells our first baseman that he cant stand on the bag. He has to stay off it and out of the base line or the runner is automatically safe.  We have to tell him he is wrong and have the plate ump tell him the rules.  Then one of the boys on our team hits a home run.  The kid in the out field trying to catch the ball calls it a home run, the plate ump calls it a home run, the first base ump calls it a bounce over and he has to stop at second. Well eventually we just said we are petitioning the call and if we lose we will petition the game but we won so there was no need to petition.   So apart from bad calls (and I do mean bad calls) for the whole game from the first base ump the rest of the game was without too much drama.  Oh apart from the other team kids talking crap and ours starting to respond ( one of mine being the main one. oh did I rip him a new one) and our coach yell loud enough for everyone to hear that his players were not going to act like that or stoop to that level of ball play because they were better than that.  At that point the other coach put a stop to their taunting as well.  Not a great experience but not too bad either.

Now all that being said there is a parent from the other team talking all kinds of trash about our head coach (on fb non the less). Telling people he has had the cops called on him 3 or 4 times (not true by the way) that he threatened to whoop someones ass in the parking lot after the game, he was flipping people off and cussing at everyone including the kids. That he is a 21 year old punk that is a terrible coach and shouldn't even be allowed to coach.  As I said we know him, he is a friend of ours. He doesn't cuss at the kids, he doesn't flip people off and the man my argue with you for hours but he is not going to threaten to kick your ass after the game because he is not a fighter. We knew him as a coach (football) before we ever knew him as a friend.  He is a damn good baseball coach.  He is 21, he has no kids. The only reason he does this is because he enjoys it. Every time he rips one of the boys a new one about some thing , not only does he tell them how to fix what they are doing wrong but also tells them something they are doing right. And when they do fix it he lets them know how great they are doing.  He has not only worked on the mechanics of baseball but also the game.  Its fun to watch.  I think he is the best baseball coach my kids have ever had; friend or no friend.

As I was typing this I realized that this lady talking about our coach may have him confused with another teams coach because I do believe that some of that did happen on another team.  And he was a really young coach as well.  I do believe that the commissioner told him he wasn't allowed to coach any more and I have noticed that he is no longer on the field when that team plays.

Tears..

I have shed a lot of them lately. Some of them sad, some happy, and some oh my how them time has flown by.  Regardless of the reason I have decided they are not my friend.  The most recent ones not even relieving some of the frustration that caused them in the first place.  So not worth the puffy face and red eyes.

Life and stuff...

• Today is my baby's birthday. He is seven :( I got him a shirt that says "It's safer to assume I have ninja skills"  It is so him and he loves it.  He also changed what he wanted at the last minuet from a Kindle fire to golf clubs...He got the kindle because I already had it.
• I have calmed down since my rant.  I didn't get to speak to the principal again though.  Well not about that incident. 
• He did call the next day because he had another one of my children in his office.
• Really? What is wrong with my children? Where have their manners and good behavior gone?
• Well he called before he talked to him.  Evidently he and his friends thought it would be funny to make snide comments to him about parents yelling at him and then crack up at their own jokes.
• I did give him the stern "That conversation was for the adults not you and your friends."  However I am not sure what the principal expected.  I told him I couldn't handle talking to him at that point and I would lose my temper with him and he still continued and even took it to a place where teachers and children alike were walking by and through.
• Even though I didn't get to talk to him about what happen the other day he did get my point and that he was not to talk to my children again with out me first.
• Baseball is almost over. I am both happy and sad about it. I am tired of running all over the place but man do I love to watch my boys play.
• They all have gotten better and one is just getting his confidence about hitting the ball. I am going to hate to see him start all over next season.
• Yesterday we were supposed to play cards with some friends. We ended up having a few extras so no cards :(
• I did have 2 bottles of wine though.  When I was half way done with the second one I was checking the alcohol content because I was thinking man I should be drunk by now.   About 10 mins later I was feeling it.
• Wine makes me silly.
• I would say I am surprised I didn't have a hang over but I slept until noon today :) Well minus the part where I woke up my little man and gave him his presents.
• I had something else but now I cant remember.....

Rant.

Really pissed off!  Today I got a call from the middle school vice principal.  He wanted to ask me if my High school student had one of the middle school calculators. Really?  Why would he have one? Shouldn't they have asked about it last year not at the end of this year?  Well turns out one of my children said during class that his brother had one of those at home before and he would just like me to look for it. OK he has had one but I am pretty sure he turned it in and any that he had this year would have come from the high school. So we will look.

Then I pick up my children from school and this is the story I get:
 I ask my child (son #1) Why the hell would you say that your older brother (son #2) has a middle school calculator?  I didn't I said he had one like the one my teacher was using.  They called my other child (son#3) to the office  tell him it can be easy or hard and accused him of taking it and told him not to lie, they already know he has it. To tell the truth. Was he saying his brother was a liar? Then they called  the other one # 1 in and asked him. When he said he was talking about his older bother  #2 they told him not to lie that his teacher said he told her son #3 had it.  Then they called the teacher in and she said oh he is right he did say his brother.  Then the principal called me and also the High school to see if my older son had checked out a calculator.

First off who the hell are they to accuse my child of taking something when he is telling them he doesn't have it and never did or to tell him he is lying?
Second why the hell do they need to call in my other child and pretty much call him a liar to?
Third who the hell are they to call my the high school and ask about my older child?  He is non of their damn business. If they need something from him or thought he had a something from over a year ago then they should have asked for it along time ago.  If the damn thing wasn't missing at the start of school he didn't have the damn thing from the year before.

The vice principal got an ear full this afternoon. He will most likely get another one tomorrow afternoon.  I had to go in to get the one of the boys that stayed after to take a test and as I was walking out I saw both the principal and the vice principal.  I went in and told him that I would like to talk to him tomorrow sometime after 1 (because I am subbing in the morning).  He asked about what and I told him #3 and the calculator but I didn't want to do it right then because I was too mad and I couldn't do it respectfully. He then told me that I needed to ask the boys about it and what happen.  When I told him I had and that wanted to talk about it tomorrow he said he would call me after 130 because he had lunch duty.  Well then when I turned and walked away he followed me telling how I really need to talk to the boys about what happen because he told the teacher one of them had the calculator and she thought  it was on in the middle school. He continued to follow me through a second door and I turned and let into him. How dare he call my child a liar and accuse him of stealing . That was the second time they have miss treated my child and I was not going to have.  Then he had the balls to bring in that he was the one that corrected the problem before but he wasn't I was. I found out in five minuets last time that what they were saying was wrong and all it took was to ask his teacher if he was in class. I am not unreasonable, I do not think my children or perfect and I am harder on my children than anyone ever could be but they are not going to miss treat my kids.  Through all of this he was insistent that I speak with my children and that I would understand. I did speak with them again when I got home. I listened to both of them tell me the story about what happen and fill in the blanks that the other one didn't know. Guess what?  I am more pissed than I was in the first place.

I still want a meeting with both the principal and the vice principal I have told them before but I will be telling the again  neither of them or anyone else in that school is to speak to any of my children before they call me and talk to me.  I hope that next time I tell him that I want to wait until I have calmed down he will listen.

Busy Busy Busy!

This time of year is always so busy.

Baseball is great! The younger one has won his last 2 games. They actually look like a ball team now. Its fun to watch.

There are still occasions where they have no idea where to throw the ball but that's the fun heart attack part. Right?

The older ones? Well we are going for an undefeated season! Lets hope it keeps going this way!

I have been busy busy busy!

I have picked out my flowers. Now I am just waiting to hear back from the lady to see if she can do it.

I have purchased my dress. I cant wait for it to get here!

I cant believe how much fun it was to go dress shopping. My mom went with me. It didn't take as long as I thought it would. (Most likely why I think it was fun)

I have sick ones! Yuck. Little one came home from school with a head ache. By bedtime he was running a good fever. Another one was sent home with the same head ache.

Sprint is driving me nuts. First we wanted to add our phones to the same account as our kids. (we had to wait for the contract to end at ATT) We were told it would be better for us to have 2 accounts. We did.

Now our kids are getting data plans and we all need to be on the same account. We were assured we would be able to do this. Yea but what a pain in the ass!

I spent hours on the phone with them the past 2 days. Its finally done and I finally ordered new phones.

2 iphones and a reflex? We are making them pay the extra it cost for them to have the smart phones.

One chose not to. With his saving on his phone and phone bill he bought himself a Kindle Fire. His brother are jealous right now.

His little brother also got one. He returned his Ipod he got for his birthday.

I cant believe he is 8 already. So grown up.

He is at the why do I have to stage and the No stage. I don't think either will last long because I don't put up with that shit.

My kids are not perfect but I consider them pretty well mannered and good kids. When I see kids who are not I try to keep my children away from them as much as possible.

Recently I have noticed how critical I am of kids behavior. I wonder if its just the kids I have seen around are terrible?

One day at baseball games my son and another boy were fighting. I just about beat him. Didn't even ask what was going on or why. I pulled both of them down and found the other boys parents. I was pleased to see that they were just as pissed as me. Both boys spent the rest of the night next to mom.

My kids went to a party over the weekend. It was for family. 2 things: 1 Even though I told the father there was a card with money don't forget to get it or lose it. The kid didn't get it. 2 There was a kid there that flat out lied to me about being allowed to ride on the back of a go cart. Grr. He would have been done for the day if it were up to me...but it wasn't!

Otherwise it was a pretty cool party.

After report cards I have a kid that has to study for at least one hour every day whither or not he has home work. Any zeros and he is grounded!

I am getting about 10 calls a day to sub for one of the schools now. I know its the end of the year and all but don't you think the last 6 weeks are just as important as the others? I know they say the kids check out this time of year but I think its maybe because the teachers do too.

I have been to 2 field trips in the last few weeks. They were both pretty neat. One to the science museum and planetarium and the other to the Stockyards.

The museum I am hoping that we can go back over the summer with all the boys. I think even the older ones will enjoy it. Its was mostly about gross body functions. Gas, vomit, sneezing, snot, poop, burbing. And because its for the kids it is mostly interactive.

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• The Stockyards were fun too. I have been so many times I cant count them but we saw things I didn't even know were there.  The Cowboy museum, something they called the herd were we watched them tell us all about how they deal with the cattle and a mini cattle drive, and then the best part of the whole thing. It was a walking tour.  We saw a few of the buildings, the arena, the cat walk. We also got to see a live auction. It was pretty cool.
• Ok this is way too long.....

Woo Hoo!

• I got to go to the Ranger game last night! They lost :(
• I managed to get there and home! That's a big deal for this directionally challenged girl.
• Holly Hell Pudge is still hot.  His son too (so I was informed).
• I must have a thing for catchers because right now Napoli is my favorite and I would so marry him! He he.
• Back to the game.  I was so excited to see Pudge.  I cant believe he is retired though. He has been playing for as long as I can remember going to the games as a kid.
• Nolan Ryan spoke of course and told stories about when they first started playing together. Others spoke as well and then Pudge got up there and said thanks to everyone alot.  He rode around the field in a convertible and that was it.
• Well except when it came time to throw the first pitch. I had said they should have him catch it! They did change places but instead of him catching he made the throw to second.  It was pretty and looked like it took no effort from him at all.
• Pudge has 3 children. I had no clue. And of course his wife is very very beautiful.
• We decided last night at the game that my cousin (the one the went with me) could marry his son and I would marry Napoli. 
• That being said I booked my wedding today!  June 17th at 6:oo pm in a garden chapel.
• I still haven't found a dress yet.
• I still haven't talked to my fathers about both of them giving me away.
• And I still don't know for sure how many people are going to be going.
• I know I need to get busy.

Life and stuff

• So I had more to say last week about my kiddos 13th birthday but never had the time and now I cant seem to remember but I wanted to say :(
• Things around here have been somewhat the same.  Busy as hell and crazy.
• They boys baseball is going the same as always. The younger one losing and the older ones winning.
• While watching the older ones play I heard someone say this is the stacked bport team. I almost laughed at them. Its true though. We have almost all the really good players. We cant help the other coach drafting would say that's a really good ball player and then pick someone else.
• There are at least 5 kids that will play college ball and one that has the potential to go father than that.
• Man can he pitch!  He already has 4 maybe 5 pitches and boy can he place them.
• I love watching them play.  Even though I don't get to as much as I would like.
• OH oh! I get to go to the Ranger game Monday and see Pudge retire! I am so excited.  When my hubby wanted the wed tickets again I was so mad but now he wants to trade and I get to tell him to F' off!
• I have a new hair style. Well sorta. I have had this hair cut before but it looks better than before. OH yeah its a new color too!  I know its crazy but I am also thinking about adding blue or turquoise to it.
• There is a guy in our group of friends that the guys are starting to leave out or completely ignore. It drives me crazy because its not something he has done but his girlfriend.
• I am not sure what to do about it.
• I am getting married in less than 2 months! I don't know why every time I think about it my heart pounds.  We have been common law married for 8 years.
• I am ready to have lunch with the girls again!  You want to let me know when you have the time?
• I kinda like the new look to the blogger thing.