Month: September 2003

  • talk about being spoiled


    Today I was spoiled.  Its a gorgeous Indian summer day and I went over to my friends house. 


    At her house she had a lovely soup, desert, and muffins.  We sat outside in the sun and ate just the two of us.  Her 20 something daughter took Rainee to the park to give me a break.  And the hostess had everything laid out like it was a fancy cafe.  And their yard has 3 huge waterfalls falling into a lovely pond. It took her husband almost 5 years to build it.  The landscaping has grown around it in the most amazing ways, and its was just fascinating to watch.


    But better yet, the incredible fellowship I had with her.    What a fun thing.


    And Rainee had fun at the park, and seemed quite content with her daughter. 


    I definitely felt special. 


    I came home took a quick nap, and now I'm on kiddo care.  hehehe  They are watching America's funniest Videos, and waiting for dinner.


    Yes, I should have taken pictures, but my mind was on vacation.  It was a lovely mini-vacation. 

  • Good morning


    Up earlier then originally planned.  NOt sure why, just am.


    Kids are starting to stir, but not up yet,  and I'm letting Rob sleep in a tich.  He was dragging yesterday, so I suspect he's trying to get the cold that is lurking around here grabbing unsuspecting strangers.


    Surfed the boards, but their all still nice and quiet, well except for one Ymir post.  *grin*  He made me laugh this morning.    Was afraid I'd make him blush.  *snicker*  But he handled it well.  *giggles*


    Rob and I fell asleep on each other in mid-sentence last night.  Does this mean we're getting old?   ROFL


    HMMMM, too tired to think.  MOre later

  • Good evening.


    Well the plan is I will sneak online for a few minutes tomorrow morning.  And then I won't be back on until afternoon.  Bummer, I won't get to play.  But hey that's 'cause I'll actually have a life. 


    Rainee's early intervention is in the morning, and then a friend has invited me to lunch.  Gonna leave the kids home.  hehehehehehe


    I'm looking forward to this a little bit too much.


    Had small words with someone at church today.  They were wanting to remove the garbage can from the nursery 'cause it made the nursery smell like stale diapers.  The garbage gets emptied once a week, and well a nursery kinda HAS to have a garbage can.  *snicker*     I told her if she had a problem with it she could empty the garbage can. ROFL


    Probably not the most diplomatic answer, but for crying out loud get a life!   Oh and reassured her the garbage can was staying.  *sigh*  She wanted us to carry it to the women's bathroom.  Well in the past we did that, and then they complained the bathroom smelled like diapers.  (roll eyes) Its life ok?  People POOP!  *giggles*


    People just get so petty some days.


    Don't get me wrong she was polite and friendly during the whole conversation, but oh my word isn't there something better to complain about?  The first thing I do when I arrive at church is empty the garbage, and clean.  I can't do much more to make it smell clean.  (looks for some of Catherine rose scent)  *snicker*


    I love God's people...except when their busy causing trouble.


    I went to SS and then came home and slept most of the day.  I'm hoping that beat the cold off. 


    Okay then gonna go read Honor Harrington and dream of a era where there are no dirty diapers, and no petty people.  *giggles*

  • Good morning.


    Well Zeria and Rainee are sick.  Zeria hadn't had a turn yet, so I suppose its only just.  But why on Sunday.  I need some fellowship so badly.  Rob has offered to stay home with the kids, and I feel guilty about that, but I think I'm going to take him up on it.  I haven't been to church in two weeks, and I can't survive without it.  But do I HAVE to dress up?


    Don't think a skirt is happening this week.  Looks for something comfortable but NOT slobby. 


    consider me WHINING.  *grin*

  • Okay its a new day.  And it doesn't look too good.


    I'm still sore,  and miserable. and WHinnnney.     Oh did I mention feeling sorry for myself.


    I'm sorry.  I should probably make my whiny blogs private.  Cause well they make me miserable reading them, why wouldn't they make anybody else such. 


    I'll shut up now! 


    Rob has cooked bacon and now theirs a thick layer of smoke flowing through the house.  Is it possible for him to cook it without the smoke?  nope.  hehe


    Supposed to go out with Rob this morning for doughnuts or something.  I really need some hubby time.  But I'm not sure if my body can move.    And yep that's how miserable I am.


    Oh I said I was gonna shut up huh?  *snicker*


    I do have a giggle picture this morning.  Its not for the timid though.  ROFL  And if you haven't taken the time to upload the kitty pictures from last night,  their definitely worth a giggle or two...well at least this silly mommy thinks so.  *grin*


       So is my daughter gonna be a plumber when she grows up?  *snicker*  Baby bums are just so cute.  *grin*  And she'll kill me some day when she sees this picture.  hehehehehehehe


    Oh this is my new charrie.  He's rather umm flamboyant.  *giggles*    I actually have quite a lot of history figured out in regards to him.  But still not sure how or where I'm going to use him. 



    I do know this.  I hadn't realized how complicated things get when you let your charrie bond with another.  Cause now if I mess up with Cat's history I'm affecting Glory's too.  I really will try to be good LOL.  But oy its harder work.    Fun work though.  *grin*


    Okay rainbug pulling on my leg.  And mind-blank as per-usual.  So off I go. 

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    POooooooh Kitty.  hehehehehehehehehehehe


                              


    But mommy kitty is cute.


      


    And so am I.    Say cheeze.  giggle, giggle, giggle

  • Good morning


    It appears my weeks remission of pain and depression are ALL gone.  *scowl*


    But hey a week is a record,  so I'm just thankful for the energy that I did have. 


    And today if I want to I can sleep all day.  GRIN.  I have nowhere to go and nothing to do.  Unless somebody posts something that I *get* to respond to.  Other then that my day is completely empty.


    At some point I will do some school with Zeria, but only when I'm good and ready.  ROFL


    My housekeeper and I are gonna have a awkward discussion this morning.  I'm not looking forward to it.  Absolutely everything I asked her to do yesterday did NOT get done.  She was busy, she did a lot, but NONE of what I asked her to do.  *sigh* I really, really, really hate being an employer!!!!!!!!


    Zeria passed her awana stuff.    I was so relieved,  they must of listened to what I had to say about her disabilities after all *grin*


    If she learns after this, great, if not thats fine too.  She looks like everybody else, and that's all that matters (to her) 


    Rainee


    are you ready for this?


    Rainee is WALKING!!!!!!


    Yes WALKING.


    And not just an occasional step.  She's walking everywhere.  *grin*


    She can't get up off the floor if she falls, so she will scoot to somewhere to pull her up, and then she's back to walking.  I'm soooooooooooooooooooo happy. 


    We're currently calling her Frankenstein however. hehehe  'Cause she always walks with her arms out terrified of falling.  *grin*


    Kaylin was so tickled last night on the way home from Cubbies.  Our van was full.  My five, and three neighbour kids.  And noisy.  But she demanded and got my attention.   I said.  "What?"  She said.  "God loves me!"    Too awesome!


    I guess we're gonna try with kitties again.  OUr cat's been on walk-about for too long, and the mice are umm over-coming.  *snicker*  So we're getting one or two kitties today.  I'd promise to take pictures,  but currently my camera is missing.  I'm sure I put it in a safe place.

  • tinge grumpy today.  And dealt with the desire to cry.


    Still trying to figure out the whole reason why.  Some of it was pain.  I'm slow.  I was in a lot of it, and am so used to functioning with a certain amount of it, that when it goes over the threshhold I'm completely unable to identify that pain is the problem.  *Sigh*


    If I have a day or two more like this I'm going back on the paxil 'cause at least my emotions will be under control that way.  But gonna give myself 24 hours.


    Rainee's p/t is going well.  Two days a week is a little tricky.  But if it helps her worth it.  Still debating as to how long I continue.  Its totally my call, so will pray how long she needs it.


    Their is a little girl their 16 months old.  She is beautiful, and precious, and adorable.  And in foster care.  She's already lived in 3 foster homes.  She's picked up in a school bus from her foster home, and dumped at early intervention for an hour and a half two times a week.  She cries most of the time, and the teachers struggle to know what to do with her.


    I don't blame her I'd be crying too! 


    And my heart cries for her.  The last adoption I did was kicking and screaming.  Well not quite, but pretty close.  But oh does this make me re think things.  And issues I'm not really wanting to deal with.  ITs probably part of the emotional meltdown I'm having.


    I hope not.  *snicker*  Cause the last time I did this 2 weeks later I got the call asking if I'd take Jahmari.  And how much more can I do? 


    As much as God asks me to.  Faith, trust,  and hold on tight. 


    I give my life in God's hand once again, and trust him not to give me more then I can handle.  I choose to trust.  And believe that God's plan is the perfect one. 

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    Okay just threee pictures today.    This was lizard butte something or t'other.  We saw it on the way to the smooshed hot springs.  It was quite impressive,  and sitting on the top was a cross.  Apparently according to a sign they hold their sunrise service their each Easter.  I imagine the view is incredible. 

                         


    This is bug at  a park we found the last time we did this run.  One of the few times she wasn't screaming on the way home.  Its cause she wasn't TRAPPED in her car seat.  *snicker*


    And this is stopping to see Multnomah Falls.  Somewhere I have a picture of the last time we were there...the kids were smaller, and their were two less.  bwahahaha


    Today is gonna be fairly busy.  But I should still get time to play online.  *grin*  Have to take Rainee to p/t this morning.  And then Kids to Awana tonight.  It's still slightly up in the air as to whether Kaylin will continue to go to cubbies.  She was completely lost it last time sobbing her little heart out at the end.  If she does this several weeks in a row,  its oh so NOT worth it to me!


    Princess hasn't learned the Sparks song yet.  We'll continue to try.  Time will tell.  She really struggles with memorizing, and her leaders have been forewarned.  I just wish we could get her into her vest like the others, and then I'd quit worrying about it.  *sigh*  She's NOT gonna be happy if she doesn't look like the others.  But she definitely struggles with her memory. 


    Ok short blog.  Maybe more later

  • Part of me almost abandoned putting up the vacation pictures,  but the other part of me is enjoying remembering the fun I had.  And remembering that I did HAVE fun even if the ending was rather hellish.


    So guess your stuck watching my pictures again.  ROFL


    I think after looking at them theirs probably one more days worth after this after all.


    So while their uploading I'll blog.  *grin*


    Kaylin is finally healthy,  Samuel is almost there.  Zeria never got it.  And Rainee has a permanently stuck up gunked up nose.  I have a prescription for Singulair to see if that helps.   But haven't had the time to fill it yet.


    Housekeeper/babysitter is intresting.  She's extremely quiet, and terrified of doing something wrong.  Little does she know what we put up with this summer in order to have the relief of somebody to watch the kids.  *snicker*  So, I just kept reassuring her she couldn't do something too wrong, and hopefully she'll relax.  *grin*


    She *may* end up renting about a mile from us which would be lovely for her


    Okay here's my first picture.  It is my evil cloud.  I swear theirs a nasty face looking out of it.   And some night when I'm bored I'm gonna turn it into some kind of evil god for r/p or something hehe.  Does anybody else see it?  Or am I loosing it. 


    This was taken Saturday night AFTER the fair, and the sky just got delightfully icky, and eventually turned into thunder and lightening.  Rob really misses the lightening from the desert, and the 'ils have a lovely romantic porch to sit on and watch the show.  MIND you it would have been more romantic if fil had ummm stayed in his bedroom.  *snicker*  Oh well we all enjoyed the show, and a good visit. 


    That evening we also had a lovely dinner with some of Rob's friends.  They are sweet Christians with a growing family (3 little ones and one on the way).  I so wish we lived closer just because of them. 


              


    The difference for us between Washington and SE Idaho is the sky.  We just don't watch the sky in Washington,  too many trees, mountains, etc to be looking at.  hehe


    One more cloud picture coming up.  DH called these tornado clouds,  I just thought they were cool looking. 


    But while thats waiting I took this.  *snicker*


    You are Phoebe
    You're Phoebe! Though you can be a wild child,
    your empathy for others make you a spiritual
    caretaker. You have a tendency to try and
    shoulder the weight of the world. Remember
    that sometimes being your fun, kind and
    friendly self is all you need to make a
    difference.

    Which Charmed one are you?
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    The picture of the mountain is Scout Mountain it was one of hubby's favorite hiking spots when he lived in Pocatello.


    And the last picture is my goofy kids in Sunday best.  Mommy had fun and bought each of them a outfit.  If she'd only known how low the budget was she probably wouldn't have.  Oh well live and learn.  hehehe.  Besides there soooooooooo cute!


    And that's Saturday and part of Sunday.