i am finally starting to fell better after what has seemed like an eternity of having a cold. yesterday was the first day that i made it all day with no fever. i am still coughing, and have the nasty nose, but i feel better and that is all i care.
i am glad the weekend is over. the kids were at their dads for the weekend, and bob did not work all weekend, so that allowed me the chance to sleep in...not that i did really, but still. i could go back to sleep if i wanted to, and it was nice knowing that. we really didn't too much this long weekend, but that was ok too. bob did ask me to go on a date, and i went, even though i was still really sick, and then it ended up not being much of date because we had a tag-a-long. we went and seen the hangover 2 and it really sucked. i did not like it. we also spent one day with family and went to sams club to get some stuff that dawson had to have for the last day of school, and then yesterday we grilled steaks and people were here at the house. it was nice.
the kids also came home yesterday, and they had a good weekend. they went to a crawfish boil saturday and went swimming, then they went to the boardwalk, and then out on the boat. when they came home everything was fine. no sunburns or anything. after a while, keigan started having a wild fit saying her back itched, and it felt like she had fire ants in her skin on her back. long story short, she wanted to go to the er, so i took her, and her dad met us there. it was a 6-8 hour wait and we were able to make her believe that she would be fine and we would get some lotion that would make her feel better, and we left the er, unseen, and headed to cvs. got her some lotion and went about out business. the only reason she acted a fool was because there was a house full of people. once she was in the car, she was fine, and she did not say anything else about her back until her dad showed up at the er, then it was back to acting like a fool. she is all better now, and at school.
well, that is all i have for the moment....
1:28pm
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
still not feeling so well
i am still not feeling so well. now the horrible cough has set in, and it sucks. its deep in my chest and it hurts like hell. i did manage to go to the store and get me some vicks vapor cough medicine, and i will be using it tonight, and it should work. it did last time anyway. i looked for some nasal tampons (rhino rockets) but of course walmart does not carry them. damnit. lol. i am sure i would look real cute walking around with one shoved in each side of my nose. hmm. i bet i could make it on peopleofwalmart.com if i had them shoved in there and was walking around the store? oh well. i just hope i kick this crap by the end of the weekend, and then i guess the next time we go on a mini vacation i will just have to stay there so i don't get sick when we come back. yeah, sounds good to me. haha.
yesterday was keigan's awards thing at school and she got an outstanding achievement and star student award. i was proud of her. even more proud because the teacher that awarded it to her, is the teacher that she thinks hates her. lol. why she thinks that is beyond me. i mean, i am sure it has nothing to do with the fact that damn near every conduct mark that she has gotten has been from that teacher. lol. it's so funny when she gets a mark too, because of course she was never doing whatever it was that she got the mark for. (usually talking)
also yesterday, dawson got to drive golf carts at school. i think it is for the students who pass the taks or something, and last year they were given some t-shirts and drove golf carts. this year, i don't know how they still managed to drive the carts because they told the students they could not get shirts this year because it is against the law to reward them for passing the taks?!?! what kind of shit is that? dawson made 100's on all portions of the test and i think that all the kids that passed should be rewarded. that's just me.
well, i guess i am done. i don't feel good and i am going to bed.
1:09pm
yesterday was keigan's awards thing at school and she got an outstanding achievement and star student award. i was proud of her. even more proud because the teacher that awarded it to her, is the teacher that she thinks hates her. lol. why she thinks that is beyond me. i mean, i am sure it has nothing to do with the fact that damn near every conduct mark that she has gotten has been from that teacher. lol. it's so funny when she gets a mark too, because of course she was never doing whatever it was that she got the mark for. (usually talking)
also yesterday, dawson got to drive golf carts at school. i think it is for the students who pass the taks or something, and last year they were given some t-shirts and drove golf carts. this year, i don't know how they still managed to drive the carts because they told the students they could not get shirts this year because it is against the law to reward them for passing the taks?!?! what kind of shit is that? dawson made 100's on all portions of the test and i think that all the kids that passed should be rewarded. that's just me.
well, i guess i am done. i don't feel good and i am going to bed.
1:09pm
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Summer colds, and more....
So yesterday I woke up with a horrible cold. Runny nose, itchy eyes, sneezing, the whole nine yards. Well, I would almost rather have the flu than a cold, and I would damn sure rather puke than sneeze. I am not sure why, but that is a true story. I need to find some rhino rockets (nasal tampons) to stick up my nose to keep snot from just randomly running. Then on top of all that, I have the most horrible cramps, which I never had until I had kids. Wonder why that is?
Keigan is suppose to be getting an award today at school. I can't help but wonder what she is getting an award for. She was not on the honor roll, she did not have perfect attendance. I keep thinking it must be the motor mouth award? I dunno, but I will find out at 2:30. Final grades are in, so I wish they would just let the kids out of school already. I am ready to not have to get up and get them ready for school. Well, I guess it doesn't matter because it's a snowballs chance in hell that Bob is going hear the alarm to get up in the morning. lol. Oh well, it's ok because I actually enjoy getting up, and making his coffee and lunch and seeing him off in the mornings when he has to get up.
I had other random stuff to write about, but now my mind is blank, so....
10:36am
Keigan is suppose to be getting an award today at school. I can't help but wonder what she is getting an award for. She was not on the honor roll, she did not have perfect attendance. I keep thinking it must be the motor mouth award? I dunno, but I will find out at 2:30. Final grades are in, so I wish they would just let the kids out of school already. I am ready to not have to get up and get them ready for school. Well, I guess it doesn't matter because it's a snowballs chance in hell that Bob is going hear the alarm to get up in the morning. lol. Oh well, it's ok because I actually enjoy getting up, and making his coffee and lunch and seeing him off in the mornings when he has to get up.
I had other random stuff to write about, but now my mind is blank, so....
10:36am
Monday, May 23, 2011
Our First Family Camping Trip of 2011
Me, Bob, the kids, Ra-Ra and Patti, left Thursday, the 19th, to go to Concan, Texas! I had never been there before, but I knew it was right by Garner State Park, and I have wanted to go there for many years and float the Frio River, so I was excited.
We stayed in a cabin at a place called Frio Country and it was so beautiful. Anyway, I will recall the weekend the best that I can...
Thursday-We got on the road headed out west about 12 I guess. We stopped in Luling, Texas at BUC-EES, which is my favorite store. If you have never been to a BUC-EES, then you would not understand. If you have been to one, then you probably have the fever, yet when you think about it, you aren't sure as to WHY IN THE HELL you like the store so much, as it really isn't anything more than a convenient store...that has tons of stuff, and this particular one has 49 toilets. LOL. Anyway, we kill about 45 minutes in the store and hit the road again, and not stopping again until we get to Uvalde. That is where we stopped at Wal-mart to get some groceries.
We get to the place we are going at around 7pm I guess. I was excited! Not only to be there, but also knowing there was a tv in the cabin and I was going to be able to watch the season finale of my favorite show, Grey's Anatomy....WRONG! The tv didn't work, I didn't have service on my phone to be able to try to watch it on youtube or something, but all was still good. It was actually really nice being somewhere away from here, and facebook, and texting, and so on. (however, I am glad to be back to my electronic life) We got everything unpacked and the kids could not wait to get to the water.
The Cabin
The Frio was a little on the low side, but we just spent 6+ hours to get here, so we were going to have a blast anyway. We did find more water than this, but this was the first picture I took as I was walking down to the water with everybody.
going into the swimming hole
Dawson, Bob, and Keigan
My water baby. Well, One of them.
Keigan cooking sausage
Friday, May 20th- Keigan and I were the first 2 people up, and she wanted to cook breakfast for everybody, so I let her. She made breakfast tacos and did not need very much help! (I think she has watched me do it a few times. haha) She also made coffee before waking everybody up. She is such a sweet little girl and sometimes I wish she would stay this age. Lord knows I am not ready for her to develop an attitude like her brother! LOL.
Later, after everybody ate and got motivated, we went and got our tubes and headed out in search of somewhere to float the day away. The people at the store that we went to to get the tubes and air them up told us of a good spot, but they were telling us that we were going to have to float the river backwards. Hmm. I was understanding what they were saying, but everybody else to seemed to be kind of lost as to what the hell the lady was telling us. Oh well, we headed off to the first crossing, just as we were told, and we put our tubes in the water on the north side of the crossing, and headed UP river. The water was not flowing fast at all, and we enjoyed our swim up the river. The kids were having the time of their life, playing in the cold, crystal clear water. They had goggles and they were catching little fish with a hand held net that Ra-Ra had brought. Once we reached a point that we would have had to have taken the tubes, raft, cooler and everything else, out of the water and walk a good bit, we just stopped and played a while before starting our journey back down river.
The end of the journey UP river
After being in the water for more than 5 hours we went back to the cabin to eat. Eating is always better in the woods, and I have never understood that, but I just love it! We were just about finished eating when a hummingbird decided to join us...by way of landing on Keigan's arm and trying to get "nectar" out of the polka dots on her swim shirt. It was funny, but crazy at the same time. I have NEVER seen a hummingbird get so close to people, or even land on something long enough to stop flapping their wings, but this one did. More than just once or twice. This silly bird was with us for the rest of the day pretty much. After eating, of course the kids wanted to go back in the water, so we headed down to the first swimming hole from day 1. I stayed down there for a while, and then headed back to take a shower, leaving the kids with Bob and Ra-Ra. On my way back, the bird landed on me, and not knowing what it was, I flung it off, only for it to return just a second later. It landed on me again and I took about 15 steps and it flew away, but didn't go far. It followed me all the way back to the camp, and would fly around every so often until we all went inside and went to bed. We never seen the bird again for the rest of the trip!
Saturday, May 21st- Today we headed over to Garner State Park. I have always wanted to go here, and I am so glad that we went. We went to ROCK BEACH and it was awesome! The water was colder, but felt so good. It was deeper and just as clear as the water we had been in the days before. There a lot of people there, but everyone was so friendly, and the kids of course had a blast just being in the water. Today was pretty much "Dawson's day" because he spent the day climbing rocks and cliffs and jumping the river, and swinging off of rope swings. There was a teenage couple that was helping all the younger kids climb safely to where they needed to be so they could jump, and I wish I would have told them how thankful I was for them, and how great it was to see them being so helpful. The girl helped Dawson so much, and she never took her eye off of him while he was trying to climb the side of the cliffs. Though he is still sore from such a workout, I think he had the time of his life.
Sunday, May 22nd- Today was the end of our mini vacation. We packed up, loaded up, and headed out. A 5 hour ride turned in to 10 and half hours because we got sidetracked and went to San Marcos and went to the outlet malls. We will be going back there!!!!
We stayed in a cabin at a place called Frio Country and it was so beautiful. Anyway, I will recall the weekend the best that I can...
Thursday-We got on the road headed out west about 12 I guess. We stopped in Luling, Texas at BUC-EES, which is my favorite store. If you have never been to a BUC-EES, then you would not understand. If you have been to one, then you probably have the fever, yet when you think about it, you aren't sure as to WHY IN THE HELL you like the store so much, as it really isn't anything more than a convenient store...that has tons of stuff, and this particular one has 49 toilets. LOL. Anyway, we kill about 45 minutes in the store and hit the road again, and not stopping again until we get to Uvalde. That is where we stopped at Wal-mart to get some groceries.
We get to the place we are going at around 7pm I guess. I was excited! Not only to be there, but also knowing there was a tv in the cabin and I was going to be able to watch the season finale of my favorite show, Grey's Anatomy....WRONG! The tv didn't work, I didn't have service on my phone to be able to try to watch it on youtube or something, but all was still good. It was actually really nice being somewhere away from here, and facebook, and texting, and so on. (however, I am glad to be back to my electronic life) We got everything unpacked and the kids could not wait to get to the water.
Later, after everybody ate and got motivated, we went and got our tubes and headed out in search of somewhere to float the day away. The people at the store that we went to to get the tubes and air them up told us of a good spot, but they were telling us that we were going to have to float the river backwards. Hmm. I was understanding what they were saying, but everybody else to seemed to be kind of lost as to what the hell the lady was telling us. Oh well, we headed off to the first crossing, just as we were told, and we put our tubes in the water on the north side of the crossing, and headed UP river. The water was not flowing fast at all, and we enjoyed our swim up the river. The kids were having the time of their life, playing in the cold, crystal clear water. They had goggles and they were catching little fish with a hand held net that Ra-Ra had brought. Once we reached a point that we would have had to have taken the tubes, raft, cooler and everything else, out of the water and walk a good bit, we just stopped and played a while before starting our journey back down river.
After being in the water for more than 5 hours we went back to the cabin to eat. Eating is always better in the woods, and I have never understood that, but I just love it! We were just about finished eating when a hummingbird decided to join us...by way of landing on Keigan's arm and trying to get "nectar" out of the polka dots on her swim shirt. It was funny, but crazy at the same time. I have NEVER seen a hummingbird get so close to people, or even land on something long enough to stop flapping their wings, but this one did. More than just once or twice. This silly bird was with us for the rest of the day pretty much. After eating, of course the kids wanted to go back in the water, so we headed down to the first swimming hole from day 1. I stayed down there for a while, and then headed back to take a shower, leaving the kids with Bob and Ra-Ra. On my way back, the bird landed on me, and not knowing what it was, I flung it off, only for it to return just a second later. It landed on me again and I took about 15 steps and it flew away, but didn't go far. It followed me all the way back to the camp, and would fly around every so often until we all went inside and went to bed. We never seen the bird again for the rest of the trip!
Saturday, May 21st- Today we headed over to Garner State Park. I have always wanted to go here, and I am so glad that we went. We went to ROCK BEACH and it was awesome! The water was colder, but felt so good. It was deeper and just as clear as the water we had been in the days before. There a lot of people there, but everyone was so friendly, and the kids of course had a blast just being in the water. Today was pretty much "Dawson's day" because he spent the day climbing rocks and cliffs and jumping the river, and swinging off of rope swings. There was a teenage couple that was helping all the younger kids climb safely to where they needed to be so they could jump, and I wish I would have told them how thankful I was for them, and how great it was to see them being so helpful. The girl helped Dawson so much, and she never took her eye off of him while he was trying to climb the side of the cliffs. Though he is still sore from such a workout, I think he had the time of his life.
Sunday, May 22nd- Today was the end of our mini vacation. We packed up, loaded up, and headed out. A 5 hour ride turned in to 10 and half hours because we got sidetracked and went to San Marcos and went to the outlet malls. We will be going back there!!!!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
11 year old boys....make me want to shoot myself!
I am not sure what the hell the problem is, but I have had ENOUGH! It's like Dawson woke up on October 13, 2010, his voice sounded a little different, and his attitude really went to shit! The attitude was already going to shit before his birthday, but it's like over night, maybe he got a peach fuzz down south and decided he was a man or something. He went from an all the time all A student to bringing home 50 somethings on progress reports. Acting out at school, getting conduct marks DAILY, doing his homework at home, yet not turning it in when he gets to school. Bowing up at adults. Mostly me, but he has done it to Bob, and he talks to his dad like shit too. The difference there is that I do not let him get away with talking to me like I am an idiot. I don't spank him very often, but I just did today. With Keigan's belt that has metal eyelets. Do I feel bad? NO. Should I? Probably, but I have had enough. I am to the point of wanting to send him to off to some summer camp for troubled boys. Right about now I have come to the conclusion that 11 year old boys are assholes and they SUCK! Call me a bad parent, call me whatever you want, I do not care. His attitude is 10 times worse when he comes back from his dads house, and just as I get him acting a little better, it is time to go back over there again. Of course his dad doesn't want to get on to him when he does wrong because he only has them every other weekend during the school year, and every other week in the summer. He does get onto him sometimes, but not always when he needs it. If anybody has any ideas that may help, please, TELL ME! Is there an end in sight?
Friday, May 13, 2011
Friday the 13th....
Well, I thought I was going to get to sleep in, but...7:15 my phone is ringing. It was Scott calling to talk to the kids, as he does just about every morning. He forgot that they did not have school today due to the fact that we live in a hick town and they are out for FFA day. lol. Oh well. I did go back to sleep and slept until after 10! Yay me. I woke up and Bob cooked breakfast. Well, he started cooking and kept asking me how to do things until I just took over. Lol. Sometimes I think he does that on purpose, but I don't mind. He really cracks me up because he tries so hard sometimes to help me out with things, but of course, like any man, he does things "all wrong" according to the way we (the woman) do things. I absolutely love this man. I love the way he is standing right beside something and asks where is such and such. Just like a little while ago, he was going to "wash some socks" and had walked right past the basket of whites and asks me, "where are the socks?" and so I get up, go get the basket and I tell him to get out of the laundry room, and to go get the rest of his socks out of the bedroom. He tells me "there should not be many in there because I have been taking them off and putting them in the basket" and I just laughed, thinking, "really, because you did not even know where the basket was at." Then he was leaving to go clean my car and he was looking all over for his shoe, which was right at his feet where he had been sitting. LMAO. I am guilty of this kind of stuff too, but when it comes to me, I am usually looking for my phone or keys, and almost every time, they are in my hand. Countless times I have been looking for my phone for 30 minutes and been talking on the damn thing. lol.
Anyway, the kids are going to their dads house today, for the weekend. Dawson has a make up game tonight at 8 because they canceled all the games yesterday due to the "BIG STORM" that lasted all of 15 minutes. They also reset the date for Keigans closing ceremonies to Monday. She was NOT happy about that at all. So today is the make up game for Dawson, and there is a 40% chance of rain this evening, and then his last game is tomorrow. YAY! I am SOOOO EXCITED about this. I know that sounds horrible, but I don't think I need to go into the facts as to WHY I am so excited about it.
I still have not heard anything about tournament team that Keigan tried out for. Oh well. If she did not make it I will just have to find other ways to keep her working on her skills.
Well, I guess that is about all for the moment. I am going to get back to washing clothes and all that stuff, and Bob is off at the car wash cleaning my car.
Anyway, the kids are going to their dads house today, for the weekend. Dawson has a make up game tonight at 8 because they canceled all the games yesterday due to the "BIG STORM" that lasted all of 15 minutes. They also reset the date for Keigans closing ceremonies to Monday. She was NOT happy about that at all. So today is the make up game for Dawson, and there is a 40% chance of rain this evening, and then his last game is tomorrow. YAY! I am SOOOO EXCITED about this. I know that sounds horrible, but I don't think I need to go into the facts as to WHY I am so excited about it.
I still have not heard anything about tournament team that Keigan tried out for. Oh well. If she did not make it I will just have to find other ways to keep her working on her skills.
Well, I guess that is about all for the moment. I am going to get back to washing clothes and all that stuff, and Bob is off at the car wash cleaning my car.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
......nothing really
so, keigan went and tried out for a tournament softball team last night, and but of course we don't know anything yet. he coach was there and said she had a pretty good chance of making it, but we shall see. she really loves the game and wants to go far with it, but at the same time, she is only 7 and still acts like a baby at times. lol. she also gets nervous at games when it is her turn at bat. i guess that is most kids though. either way, she has improved so much just this past season, and i want her to play during the summer as well, so that she will continue to get better and there is no long down time for her between seasons. kinda like they say kids forget stuff over the summer, well, i want her to stay on top of softball, until she says she does not want to play anymore.
as for dawson and his baseball, well, he has 2 games left and i will be so happy when that is all over. i know that sounds horrible, but i am so sick of wasting the gas to take him to practice when they don't even do anything. bob took him yesterday and said the coach did not even show up until 6, and then left because he had to go open his store for someone or some shit. who knows. they have a game tomorrow and then the last one is saturday. i have no clue if they are doing a team party, but i would be surprised if they have one and tell us about it. lol.
keigan also has closing ceremonies tomorrow. they didn't come in 1st place, but they did come in second place! still something to be proud of, seeing that it doesn't really mean they get anything better than the other teams, just bragging rights. lol. everybody still gets the same trophy.
as for dawson and his baseball, well, he has 2 games left and i will be so happy when that is all over. i know that sounds horrible, but i am so sick of wasting the gas to take him to practice when they don't even do anything. bob took him yesterday and said the coach did not even show up until 6, and then left because he had to go open his store for someone or some shit. who knows. they have a game tomorrow and then the last one is saturday. i have no clue if they are doing a team party, but i would be surprised if they have one and tell us about it. lol.
keigan also has closing ceremonies tomorrow. they didn't come in 1st place, but they did come in second place! still something to be proud of, seeing that it doesn't really mean they get anything better than the other teams, just bragging rights. lol. everybody still gets the same trophy.
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