Can’t sleep

As I start to write this it’s ten minutes to four in the morning. No, I haven’t gotten up early, I just haven’t been able to sleep yet. Not sure what's keeping me up. I’m having the usual aches and pains. I don’t have anything pressing on my mind.  For me, I was up and around early with the only nap being the one I had in the MRI machine today. 

I’ve had 6 MRI’s in the year 2011. That’s an all time record for even me. I’ve had one CAT scan, 2 EKG’s, a variety of xrays on various body parts including my hands and feet. Two ultrasounds on my neck. One looking for clogged blood vessels and the other to see if there was any sign of a reoccurrence of my cancer. I had an EEG and a EMG.  Obviously countless doctor appts. More blood tests then I can count.  Needless to say 2011 hasn’t gone so well in the health dept. 

I’m really hoping that 2012 will at minimum not bring any more health problems. Obviously I would prefer to not be in pain every day. But at this point I’ll just be happy to not have any further damage and to not be diagnosed with anything else.

Hard to believe that this is the last official day of 2011. Where did the year go? Seems to have just flown by not only for me but for my family. 
2011 has brought many changes within my family some good and some not so good depending on how you look at things.  Positive is that we are all working to make things better for 2012.

I have my grandbaby over night tonight so Justin and Shawna can go out and celebrate. Oh to be young again. LOL…my idea of celebrating these days is sitting at home with the kids and watching a movie. 
Looking forward to having Ella over, I plan on taking a series of pics of her. I really hope they come out. I’m in serious need of a new camera so we shall see how they come out.

Notes From The Universe

Just now reading e-mail from today and I came across today’s “Notes From The Universe”.  My kinda note.

Do it your way, Jamie.
That's what you're there for.
Ciao,
    The Universe

And actually, Jamie, that's what everyone in your life was counting on, no matter how much they deny it.

 

See I always knew it was supposed to be done my way.

Hope everyone had a great day yesterday and that Santa was good to you. (for those that celebrate)

Game time is in a little less then an hour. Got Chili in the crockpot what a good combo.

Have a nice evening everyone!

Making Do

I’m in a blog writing mood today. Have so many different things I’ve wanted to blog about all week and just haven’t had the time.  One of my goals for the new year is to make more time to blog. I find that it soothes my soul.

We are on the final countdown to Xmas.  Tomorrow is xmas eve.  I have several things I need to get done today. I need to get some last minute items and stuff for Xmas Dinner. Need to do a bit of cleaning. So what do I do instead? Yep, I sit my arse down at the pc and blog. I’m just trying to take a few to relax. I’ve been busy all week with little to no down time.  Listening to a few tunes, checking out facebook, and my e-mail. I also lite an incense to relax and refresh me. Which brings me to this blog.

Some friends of mine where talking about an incense the other day and I thought to myself, I really need to burn some of that. Woke up today thinking now’s a good time to do it. Looked for my incense holder everywhere. I have two of them and I’ll be damned if they are both missing.  I’m not gonna let something as small as a missing incense holder stop me from burning one.
My kids in their younger years were always making me things in art, at school and they’ve just sat around the house. Well today I’ve used two of them as my make due incense holder. You know me, I took a picture to share with all of you.

It’s working perfectly. The kids are complaining because they don’t like the smell. Whatever…I do, and a happy Mum makes for a happy house.

Logitech

Brian bought me a super cool wireless keyboard/mouse that is actually wireless. The one’s I’ve had in the past you still had to have something attached to the tower with a wire. Then the keyboard and mouse would get a signal or something. Heck I dunno. Anyway….
It’s a Logitech Wave The keyboard has all kinds of  functions and is really comfortable to type on. The mouse is pretty nifty too.
I needed a new one as the letters were wearing off on the the old one and some of the keys were sticking. Not sure why, other then I think Emma spilled something on it and didn’t tell me about it.

As you can see it’s got all sorts of buttons.  Whats neat about this is you can also use it with a laptop. For people like me who can’t type on this little things.  It also has a battery saver on it. After you haven’t used it in a certain amount of time it turns off or goes to sleep. Hell I dunno what it does. Both keyboard and mouse have an on/off switch which I thought was pretty nifty but doubt I’ll ever use. It even came with batteries and supposedly the battery life is about two years. We shall see about that. Between me, Emma, and Sophie it gets a lot of use. Brian does use the pc occasionally but isn’t ever on very long.

The only thing you plug into your pc is this little usb thing. You install the software and your good to go.  You can even check to see how much battery life you have left on both mouse and keyboard. Assign different functions for different keys.

I’ve only used it for a day but so far I give it all stars and recommend it.  If your looking to purchase a new wireless keyboard/mouse I suggest getting this one.

 

Tomorrow I go see my pain doc, hoping he can do something for me. He had mentioned on my last visit that he would probably run a few tests since it was end of the year. After that gotta stop by Liz’s and Brian is going to hang up a few pictures for her.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Tuesday and is gearing up for humpday. Which to me is my favorite day because American Horror Story is on! Whoop Whoop!

Have You Ever?

Have you ever done something that was so silly that you just had to laugh at yourself? Well, I tend to do it on an almost daily basis.  Here is just one example of something that happened tonight.

Sarah had just finished using the bathroom and needed help getting wiped up. She’s 3 and doesn’t do so well in the  wipe yourself department.
After I finished wiping her and washing my hands I realized there were not one but two rolls of toilet paper stacked on top of each other on the toilet paper roll holder.  I’ve accepted the fact that I’m the only one in the house that knows how to put a new roll on………. Or am I?
I take in a big sigh and shake my head and put one of the rolls back under the sink. Take the other roll and take the roll holder off so I can put on a fresh roll.  I kept trying to get it on the roll and it just wouldn’t fit. Hmmm….I picked up the offending roll and looked at the bottom, nope nothing in there blocking it from going on. So I tried again a few more times. What in the world is stopping this from going on?
I’m getting frustrated by this point and about to say screw it. When a light bulb went off in my head.  I looked at the roll holder and realized the holder still had the empty cardboard piece still on it. I shook my head *face Palm* and giggled at myself.  Took the old one off and guess what? The new one fit just perfect! Who woulda thunk?!!! *winks*

 

                      

Update

It’s so hard to believe it’s Monday already. Where did the weekend go?
I’ve been in a lot of pain with some severe muscle spasms in my back. They are wrapping around to my ribs and taking my breath away.  The doctor put me on a cocktail of meds to try and help it and told me that my pain doc (which I see in a few days) could probably give me a shot of Botox into the offending muscle.  One of the meds is valium. I’ve never heard of it being a muscle relaxant before though. *shrugs*
  While I've been on xanax for a lot of years for my anxiety issues, valium works loads better. However, he doesn’t want to change me over and its just a temporary med. Darn it, lol.

I got a grand total of about 2 1/2hrs of sleep. Wont be able to go back for a nap after the girls leave for school as I have therapy today.  This will be my 3rd session and so far we haven’t made much head way. I have a feeling I will be going to her for awhile. Learning to deal with some past abuse issues and when you get down to it, I’ve been abused off and on since I was a small child. She feels revisiting my childhood and working through all of that will help with learning for me to be a bit more assertive with my feelings. I’m pretty much an in your face person these days so not sure how much more assertive she wants me to be. LOL

I had my stroke on June 29th and for the most point I’ve pretty much recovered. I recently found out I have two hemorrhages in left eye. Not sure if that’s from the stroke or not.  I’ve recovered full use of my left side though when I smile it’s still just a wee bit lop sided.  I am still having a problem with my social censor. I was way worse so that’s getting better but I have a long way to go.  I tend to tell someone about themselves a wee bit more then I probably should. Some people would see that as a good thing but it’s not when you can’t control it. There is a time and a place for everything. 

I haven’t had a lot of down time to blog lately or was to stressed to put my thoughts down in any sort of a coherent way. I’ve had so many things I’ve wanted to blog about and just never got around to it. However, with that being said. This is my 3rd blog in less then 24 hours. I really hope I can start doing this regularly again. It relaxes me and helps clear my mind.

As you see I’ve updated my blog with a cute holiday theme. Now to just get some Christmas shopping done. I keep putting it off and I’m running out of time. UGH!!!

Try and have a good Monday everyone!

I’ll Be There

Before I even get into the subject of this blog I know that I will probably get a lot of flack for my opinion. However, with that being said. It is MY blog and I have the right to voice my thoughts. I don’t expect you to agree with me. I do ask however, that we leave hate at the door and act like the adults we all are.

Tonight someone on facebook posted a video to a song “I’ll Be There”. It was the Michael Jackson version. I don’t ever remember him singing it. I do however love Mariah Carey’s rendition of it. I quickly went to youtube and pulled it up and was listening to it. While there I saw a few comments that really bothered me. So many saying Michael Jackson’s version was better.  Yeah, so that’s a matter of opinion.

My issue is this, and I’m not going to sugar coat it for anyone. He is a pedophile. I have no respect for him and when he passed away, while I didn’t rejoice, I certainly didn’t mourn his passing.
Many say he didn’t do it and found fault with all the witnesses.  The one thing that sticks in my mind is when the first one came to light the child was supposed to look at a picture to identify some unusual markings on MJ’s penis. Right before MJ was supposed to get the pic done he went and had it bleached. How convenient for him. So of course it would look different in the pic.  Now we all know MJ had skin issues and needed treatments so on and so forth.  Yes the father of the victim was out for money. Does that mean the child was not only victimized by MJ but then again by his own father?

Yes MJ did wonders for the music industry and brought forth so much to it, so on and so forth. I DO acknowledge that.  However, how can we in good conscience hold a person who was so dark on the inside and had countless victims in such high esteem? If he was anyone else people would have been saying throw him away and lose the key.  I just don’t get it.  I do get that money and fame talk.

Anyway…here is the music video to “I’ll Be There” by Mariah Carey. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Hidden

I’ve had a “hidden” illness for many years now. Hidden you ask? It’s an illness that effects people internally and generally not visible to other people.  For example, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, MS, Chronic Fatigue, Rheumatoid Arthritis,the list is endless. All effect our day to day functioning but by looking at us you can’t tell there is anything wrong with us health wise.

I often hear “But you look so good for all your health problems”, that really irritates me.  Then I would sigh, push away the fact that I’m irritated and just chalk it up to something that a person can’t understand unless they are physically living with it.

I have Fibro, IBS w/diarrhea, Chronic fatigue, thyroid problems due to thyroid cancer, RA, neuropathy, really the list is to long to list everything that is wrong with me. They do all have one thing in common. They are hidden.  I ran across an article today that finally explains to the "average” person how it feels to have a hidden illness.  While the article is from someone who has Lupus it does describe what anyone with a hidden illness goes through. You just have to change a few things around with the symptoms. The end result is the same.

What’s this explanation you ask? It’s called “The Spoon Theory” If you know anyone that has one of these hidden illnesses I implore you to read about it. Click “Here” to be taken to it. The link will open up in a new tab/window.

I had both Brian and Emma read it and I could tell it impacted both of them. I’m really hoping that they can understand me a bit better now. 

Here is to hoping everyone is having a good start to the holiday season.

Sticky

As the clock struck 11:30pm, all was quiet in the Becker household. Not a creature was stirring not even a………………………Oh wait, sorry, wrong story .  Got carried away with the thoughts of Yule.
Anyway, earlier in the week we had an invasion of flys. I know, right, flys the end of Nov. in Iowa, who would of thunk it? In face we have never had a fly invasion of this proportion since we’ve lived here.  They were all collecting on the ceiling and with my short self and the fact I’m afraid of heights that’s where they were staying.  Yes even standing on a chair scares the crap outta me.

I called Brian and asked him if he would pick up some fly strips on his way home.  He thought I was insane asking for them but non the less he still picked up some.  For those of you who are not familiar with them I grabbed a pic off of the internet for you. I’m such a thoughtful blogger.

You hang it up and the strip is all glue so the flys just stick to it.

We had one hanging from a ceiling fan and I didn’t think to much about it. Just wanted to get those pesky flies outta my house.

The next night all the lights were off as everyone was asleep and I was at my computer when all of a sudden I hear a ruckus behind me.  I hear Zoey (our cat) scrambling around on the table then I hear the chair falling to the ground and the race is on. She is running around the house like she’s on fire. Turns out she had been batting at the fly strip and it fell on her. Since it’s covered in glue it stuck to her and it wasn’t going anywhere. Finally after running around for a good 10minutes she was able to get it off of her. It actually got caught on a door and ripped a bunch of her fur off.  She was one sticky kitty!!!
I held here while Brian tried to use a baby wipe to get some of the glue off of her. No luck…so he held her while I combed her hair…again no luck. 

Pandora Boxx

I was lucky enough to score and autographed copy of Pandora Boxx’s first single “Cooter”.

Most of you probably are not familiar with Pandora. She was on Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. It air’s on LOGO and you can check it out “Here”.

For those of you who would like to hear this funny song here is the youtube….Please be advised that it is on the adult side.  

 

It’s almost Thanksgiving here in the States and I’m hosting it at my house this year. If I survive it I’ll be sure to blog about it!

Half empty or half full?

Today’s note from the Universe really got me thinking. So I thought I would share it with you.

Whatever you have to say, Jamie, say it with love.
Love you,
    The Universe

Thoughts become things... choose the good ones! ®
© www.tut.com ®

And whatever you have to hear, Jamie, hear it with love.

 

How many of use actually do either of those things on a daily basis? It really brings up the old question of, do you see your glass half empty or half full?  Many of us will automatically say oh I see it as half full, simply because that is the expected answer. How many of us actually do see it that way? 

With Thanksgiving fast approaching in the states I’ve decided that for every negative thought that pops into my mind I will follow it up with a positive thought.  It’s really not as easy as one would think.  When we get into that negative mind set, it’s hard to focus on the little things that are positive. It’s time to really focus on the little things that make me happy and that I’m thankful for.

So for this morning, I’m feeling grumpy because I didn’t get as much sleep as I would have liked.  My positive is that both girls got ready for school today without a huge fight. Sophie is normally so hard to get up, that you are pretty much dragging her from bed. This morning was a good day.

Will all of you take up the challenge of trying to follow each negative thought with a positive one?

 

Pain

I haven’t been feeling the best the last few days.  A little bit more pain then usual and just felt blah. That is until late last night. I’m in so much pain it’s unreal.  I fell asleep last night about 8:30pm and woke up at 10:30pm with a horrible stomach ache. Yep IBS hit once again. 

So it’s now almost 8:00am and I still haven’t been back to sleep. Not from the lack of trying. I had just started to finally doze off and the alarm went off to get the girls up for school.  Sighs…….. As soon as they left I went back to bed but all I did was toss and turn.   The pain is unbearable today.  I feel like my breath is being taken away it’s so intense.

Some of you may wonder what I’m yapping about, why am I in so much pain. Well, I have an invisible illness called Fibromyalgia.  It affects every one differently, but one thing in common is that it does at some point affect the way you live your life.  On top of Fibro I also have a slew of health problems that cause pain as well. I’m never pain free but usually not in this much pain. I’m on a lot of meds that while it helps a bit with the pain it makes me drowsy and affects the quality of my life.  Then I have days like today where I can’t get any relief from the pain. Thank goodness these days are few and far between.  I couldn’t live like this every day.

 

I feel like I have fire shooting from my lower back, down my left leg and out the bottom of my foot (nerve pain), I have the muscle spasm through out my entire  back, feels like someone has a vise grip on the top of my spine and they keep tightening it, then what ever is going on with neck where I can’t move it normal. It’s sort of like when you get a kink in your neck but different. Hard to explain. All of this pain is so intense right now I feel like I’ve been kicked in the gut and my breath is being taken away. 

I have a feeling it’s going to be a really long day. Sighs……..

Chaos

 

chaos

[key-os]   

cha·os

noun

1.a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.

2.any confused, disorderly mass: a chaos of meaningless phrases.

3.the infinity of space or formless matter supposed to have preceded the existence of the ordered universe.

4.( initial capital letter ) the personification of this in any of several ancient Greek myths.

5.Obsolete . a chasm or abyss.

That pretty much sums up my life these days. Complete and utter chaos. Figuratively and mentally. Trust me it’s pretty scary in my head right now. So many thoughts going in so many directions that I haven’t been able to write a single blog. Well, that is until tonight.

 

Since I’ve come out of the proverbial broom closet I thought it was time to seriously look into getting an array of jewelry and trinkets that represents me.  I went to my favorite site for all things hand made etsy.com and only looked for a second and fell in love with two items. I thought I better stop looking before drool started to come rolling down my chin.  I’m gonna share with you the two items cause I know you are all just dying to know.

Full Moon Jewelry Set and Goddess Necklace They both just spoke to me so I thought I better stop looking before everything on that site spoke to me.

Girls are doing good. Their grades for the most part are A’s and B’s.  I’m working on getting Sarah into preschool.

I’m hoping to get out tomorrow and take some fall pics. I love all the colors this time of year.
I’ve been sick this past week. Finally getting over the cold in my throat and now getting a cold and cough. I’m thinking seriously cut me a break already would ya.

Liz is in Jamaica this week so I’m dog sitting Lilly. She’s been pretty good. Sounds like Liz has been having a good time. Nice for her to get away and de-stress a bit.

Have You Ever?

Have you ever sat down and looked back on your life? Just wondered how it is you got where you are today? Did you imagine that your life at this very minute would be this way?
I’ve recently been doing a lot of serious soul searching. The life changing kind. I don’t think in a million years I would have ever imagined that at 40 I would be unemployed and disabled with a life that was chaotic and full of enough drama I could have a soap opera about my life. 
When I’m home alone late at night or even when the kids are sleeping, my dog will get up and go to the kitchen and bark.  It scares the crap outta me.  What scares me is the unseen, the unknown of what has her attention, that is making her bark.  As I’ve embarked on my new life's journey I realized that fear, just like when she barks is what has been holding me back.  I over think each situation, if I do this, then this and that or that can happen.  Sometimes you just have to take that step into the dark with blind faith that all will right it’s self. 
So with that thought in mind I did that.  I was in an abusive relationship, setting a poor example for my girls. Scared to make that step for fear of the unknown.  By staying I was able to learn to know what to expect and I knew when certain things happened I would just go to that place in my mind where it wasn’t really happening to me.

Serving him with that no contact order was one of the most scariest things in my life.  I knew what he was capable of and I had no idea how he would react. Never in a million years did I expect things to go the way they did.  Things went well, so well in fact that I got worried. That was 5 weeks ago. Fast forward to today. So much can happen in 5 weeks.  It honestly feels more like 6 months to me then 5 short weeks.
Things are coming together for the girls and I. I’m working on getting Sarah into preschool. I’ve got some assistance with food and medical. Have my app in for disability.  Everything I had been afraid of, proved to be nothing more then fear of the unknown. 

Some wonderful things have come from this. I’ve taught my girls to stand up for themselves. They have seen their dad more in the last month then they have in the last two years. They are finally getting to know him and spending some quality time with them.
He is getting the help he so desperately needed and I am so thankful for this.  I know so many of you who have been through this with me think I’m been to kind and I shouldn’t worry about him. But I do and I don’t think I’ve been kind, I just wasn’t going to stoop to that level.  I have children with him, I love him, I will always love him. How could I not when I see so much of him in my girls? I want to see him continue to blossom and become the men I knew he always could be. He was such a tortured soul and to see that darkness slowly ebbing away and being replaced with light does my heart good. 
Yes he did some really horrible things to me. I have a long way to go with forgiveness and learning to let go of the past. But tonight, I’m looking forward, into the unknown where the future isn’t so bleak and dark. In the distance I can see light and I know that in time I will reach that light.
While I realize not everyone in an abusive situation will be as lucky as I’ve been.  I do encourage that if you are going through it then to please seek help. Don’t let the fear of the unknown keep you in a bad situation.  There are a ton of programs out there to help you. You can start by calling your local hotline

Domestic Abuse Hotline 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE)
TDD 1-800-787-3224

While I have kept so much of this private and I will continue to keep details private I plan on blogging a bit more about my journey in hopes that maybe through my words I can give hope, and strength to someone out there who is feeling all alone in the world and that no one understands. I can tell you right I was that girl, all alone, felt no one could understand.  

Blessed Be

Long Month

I haven’t been blogging as much as I would like over the last month. There has been a lot going on in my life and I think my brain is on overload.  So hard to make all the thoughts going on in my head stand still long enough to put them down into words. 

I’ve made some life altering decisions, that not only affect me but the lives of my children.  It took me a really long time to finally stand up and say I won’t allow myself to be abused anymore. I won’t allow my children to see the abuse and think that it’s ok to be treated in such a manner.

In doing so I’ve been deemed the bad guy and my abuser the victim. As if I would make up the things he did to me. I’ve been getting help through a support group and I’ve been told that is normal behavior for an abuser. To seek people out, tell them whats going on and to make sure they think he’s the innocent party.  I had hopes that he would finally own up to what he’s done but I really just don’t see that happening.

I didn’t realize how much the abuse had an impact on my children’s lives until about two weeks ago. Sophie just blew up at me and started calling me names. Telling me what a horrible person I was. She sounded exactly like her father. I realized then that if I had any doubts about having done the right thing that showed me I did.  It also made me realize that my girls need more then just seeing the guidance counselor at school. They need a counselor that can work with them to help them process their thoughts.  Not only are they going through the huge changes with their father, they need to learn that the behavior he showed is not acceptable.

I’ve told the girls from the beginning that this is something between their father and myself. That we both love them very much and that they didn’t do anything wrong. 

At the court hearing he admitted to the guilt and apologized to me and my oldest daughter who was there for me as a witness, she’s 19.  However, it seems taking accountability stopped there.  While he has had no problem seeking people out to tell them what a liar I am and how he would never do those things. He can’t seem to retract his statements and own up to what he’s put me through for several years. 

I do ask that if you comment on this to please leave the drama out of it.  I know a lot of you are my friends and have been through this with me but like I’ve told many people. Just because others are being nasty doesn’t mean we need to stoop to their level.  The days of being a victim are in the past. I’m a stronger person then I ever realized and will continue to heal over time.

Uh Oh

There is one thing you should know about me. I HATE to clean.  So when I find a product that promises to make cleaning go a bit faster or maybe  even eliminate a step or two then I’m all for trying it.

Which brings me to this……………

Lysol No Mess Automatic Toilet Bowl cleaner. Now according to the directions I place the clip over the rim of the toilet where there is the most water flow. It was a package of two for under $3 bucks. I’m thinking what a deal…I get two of these, never have to clean the inside of the bowl again…Remember I like it when a product can reduce a step…..So I bought it…….

I came home, and was in a lot of pain so I took a pain pill. Waited for it to kick in. Once it kicked in I very carefully opened the package and pulled out one of the cleaner things. I go to the bathroom, lift up the lid and the seat looked all around the inside of the bowl, now where is the most water going to come out at. So I flushed the toilet……Ahhhhh…found it!!! So while the toilet is flushing I attempt to clip the thing over the rim of the toilet in the perfect spot.

That’s when it happened…it all went down the shitter…pardon the pun. I dropped it into the toilet while it was still flushing. I sit and stare at it for a second while I was thinking what in the heck just happened here. Shit I have to put my hand in there, do I want to put my hand there. Damn it I’ve gotta put my hand in there. Now, that thought process was actually pretty quick. Just as I went to put my bare *shivers* hand into the icy cold depths of the nasty toilet water it got sucked in.  Not my hand, but the cleaner, plastic clip and all.  Down it went. Dang it!!!!! So I put on a couple of rubber gloves and stuck my hand down that little hole as far as I could and didn’t find it. I knew it would clog up the toilet because of that plastic thing. It was just a matter of when. I needed to come up with a game plan.

So in my infinite wisdom I flushed the toilet again, and again, and again.  Ok, well it appeared to be flushing ok, but what is all that stuff coming into the water? It was lime build up, the cleaning stuff was working!!! Ok, so that’s good maybe the water will dissolve it quickly and it will go where ever  it is that those things go.

I left the bathroom bitched about it on facebook, promptly forgot about it and went to bed.  I wake up with Moooooooooooooooooom…………the toilet isn’t flushing right.  I get up and my dear, sweet, loving, daughter had taken her morning constitution and it wasn’t going down.  So now I have to dig again and with crap first thing in the morning. Someone get me a barf bag please!

I get a wire hanger and have my 13yr old untwist it for me, what I didn’t want to break a nail. Give me a break I’m not a plumber here.
So, I take this hanger and stick it over half way in and down that hole. I guess I must of pushed the plastic clip down because I never retrieved it. So it’s been a week now and the toilet is flushing fine but I don’t know for how long………

Word to the wise…don’t clean while on medication.

9/1/2011

Today was a pretty productive day. It’s hard to believe it’s already almost 11pm.  Funny how fast the day goes even when I get up at 5:30. Though  I did get a two hour nap in.

I talked so much today I actually lost my voice for a bit. I don’t think that’s every happened before. Just goes to show I don’t talk that much anymore.

Today was ungodly hot out. Poor kids in that school with only a fan. With the heat index it was 100F. They did let the school out at 1 though so that helped a little.

  Emma checked the mail this afternoon and when she came back in she said that it was so hot out she started sweating just walking to the mailbox.  Now that’s HOT!

Today at dinner time Sarah knocked over her glass of juice. It was one of those moments where you are so surprised that all you can do is stare with an open mouth. The juice dripped right into Liz’s shoe. (her shoe shouldn’t of been there but that’s besides the point) Instead of rushing to clean it up we all just stood there, transfixed as it fell inside the shoe. After ALL the juice spilled we all kind of looked at each other and giggled for a bit. Sarah looks at me and said “opps, I spilled my juice, sorry” That got a few more giggles.  We have to take pleasure in lifes little moments even if they are at Liz’s expense.

Tomorrow is already Friday with a 3 day weekend before us.  This week has flown by. 

It’s time for me to hit the hay 5:30 will be here before I know it.

Meet and Greet

It’s been a week today since the girls had their  Meet and Greet at school.  What is “Meet and Greet”? The day before school, you have the chance to go to the school, meet your teacher, see your childs room, and bring in their school supplies.  This saves a lot of jitters for the first day. They know where they are going and where their lockers are.

This year is was crazy hot outside. If I thought it was hot outside, it was about 20 degrees warmer in the school. I tell you my sweat was sweating. Goodness me.

Sophie’s teacher is brand new to Olin. She is from Iowa, but has been teaching in my home state of Kansas for the last 5 years. She’s very organized and she’s teaching the kids to be. She seems like she’s gonna fit in nicely around here and Sophie likes her so that’s a big bonus.

Of course as I’m talking to her about how I was born and raised where she had lived my southern accent comes out. I lived in Alabama for about 6 months many years ago and every now and again the accent comes back to haunt to me.  I normally don’t even know I’m doing it.
I thought Emma was going to die from laughter. Me, I was embarrassed. LOL. I apologized to the teacher and explained that sometimes it just happens. (face palm)

The rest of this blog will be pictures.

Sophie with her teacher. Here we come 3rd grade!!!

Sophie got to choose where she was sitting this year. Here she is sitting at her desk.

Last but  certainly not least. Emma is in the 7th grade this year. Geesh where have the years gone? No more recess for her.  She’s getting stuff out of her bookbag and putting it into her new locker. It’s a nice tall locker but it’s so skinny there just isn’t much room for anything.

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I hope everyone has a fantastic Tuesday! Remember where ever you find yourself, there you are. Just smile, hold your head up high, and move on forward.