We are still at the grandparents for at least one more night.![]()
I had to show my face at work today...that took the only 2 hours that didn't rain today!! We got enough done with the house packed up that we were just going to take our mattresses over to the house and sleep on the floor....well the 10 block ride from grandparent's house to ours....Jim decided to chance it and we got soaked beds!! Even though they were covered.
This has been an odd move to say the least....the poor girls were so disappointed.![]()
No, not this trip. We will be resort hopping to see what we like.
7/21 Port Orleans
7/22 - 7/28 Saratoga Springs
7/29 - 8/2 Boardwalk villas
8/4 - 8/4 Buena Vista Suites
8/5 - 8/9 Old Key West
8/10- 8/11 Port Orleans
8/12 fly home
Deb
No, not this trip. We will be resort hopping to see what we like.
7/21 Port Orleans
7/22 - 7/28 Saratoga Springs
7/29 - 8/2 Boardwalk villas
8/4 - 8/4 Buena Vista Suites
8/5 - 8/9 Old Key West
8/10- 8/11 Port Orleans
8/12 fly home
Deb
Hi everyone,
Daniel's communion was lovely. Yesterday was sunny & warm. Daniel did 2 readings & all went well. Today we had the celebration with family & friends which also went well. The D.J. kept the kids busy & dancing & playing games. The food was good..yummy penne ala vodka & chocolate cake...yum. I will post pictures asap.
Hope you had a good weekend..I am pages behind..I know Tammi must be home by now so "welcome back Tammi, hope you had a great time!"
Glynis - Tell Alan I can relate! We moved 10 times from the time I was born until I was 19. (Not including me moving out when I was 18, then moving back in when my parents moved to TX from FL.) From the age of 19 to 36 I have moved 4 times. I don't like to move since we are too old to call up some friends who have trucks and promise them beer if they help us move.![]()
My mother wasn't thrilled with all the moving we used to do, but Zales paid for the packers, the movers, all the relocation expenses, etc. Of course my father wouldn't allow her to participate in choosing the houses, so she and I just kind of went where he said to go. I can remember moving into houses that the previous owners left FILTHY, so my mother was cleaning for weeks.![]()
I agree!!
Karen, I hope this one goes well!! At least you have an interview! I don't have any prospects at all.![]()
YAY!! Congrats!
Anne Marie - Good luck with the relatives! Congrats to Daniel!
I could use a nap, but I need to eat dinner and wait for DH to call. I have to go pick them up at the school when the bus comes back. DH called earlier to tell me the kids were playing some game where they had to scoop mucky water out of the lake in a bucket and carry it on their heads.Just the thought of it makes my skin crawl. UGH! So they are both all gross and muddy. Maybe I will take DH's car to get them. I don't want lake muck in the Black Pearl. Oh, DH just called to say they are on their way. They should be home before 9 PM. The paper said between 9 & 10 PM.
Well today is also the one year anniversary of alyssa dying..its been such a bittersweet day,,i read through the thread i posted when i was asking for prayers through Alyssa's illness...i miss her like crazy --i feel like i shouldnt since we only knew her for a bit, but its been so hard...is that strange
Hi all!! I am over 50 pages back and don't know if I'll catch up. If there is any news I need to know, please let me know!!
We got back at 1am this morning and it has been a long day with a long weekend to come. The house is a disaster from all of the drop and runs for people heading down to OK in a hurry and then again this morning with the very late night arrival home. Today was work, school, school carnival and lots of errands.
Then just when I was ready to start the cleanup, I realized that there is a leak somewhere around the back door (newly installed last fall) and the living room carpet is soaked for about a 2 foot radius from the door, plus wet down through the basement. GRR! We've been trying to wet vac and blow fans to dry things out as best as possible, but the rain is supposed to continue through the weekend so it's probably not over yet. Hopefully, Loews will be able to do something to fix the door since it isn't that old.
As for the trip, everything went pretty well. We left KS Sunday morning and headed straight to OK. Kristi left here Sunday afternoon after Rachel got home from camp. Phil and Chris left to drive down on Tuesday. The service on Wednesday was very nice. I had spent all of Tuesday (almost literally) working on a photo memorial for the service and despite some panics Wed morning it turned out perfectly. What I still can't understand is that I didn't shed a tear the whole time I was putting together the slide show, but as soon as it hit the screen I totally broke down. It must have been the addition of the music as the songs were picked by others and I didn't really know either song, but they were absolutley perfect choices.
There were SO many people there and a lot more family then we even expected. Meme's step-sons (she was married to Bob for less than a year 12 years ago before he lost a returning battle with cancer) flew in, including one coming all the way from London though he arrived at 9:50pm Tuesday and had to fly back out at 6pm on Wednesday.
I'm rambling now, I know, but I guess it's just a sign that things are still processing. I still keep thinking that I can just push speed dial 7 on my cell phone and hear her voice. I also can't help, but think of the things that I should have done sooner - called again, gotten the family reunion off the ground two years ago when we first talked about it, etc. I can say that I no longer regret in the least having given up my covetted World Series tickets as that was my final visit to her home, though we did get to see her a couple of times since then.
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers this week. In many ways, I think the strength to get through the week came from the prayers of my family and friends.![]()
Garrett's game did not end till almost 11pm! I thought for sure it would be cancelled from the rain, but no the games went on. Was not a good night for them, oh well they have another game tomorrow night.
I hope the nights he has games during school do not go this long![]()
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Yesterday was a long day! I went to work, left to go to Riley's game(they lost 6-8), went back to work to finish up. Came home for about an hour & then took Garrett to his game. His team has to show up an hour before start of game, so I went to the grocery store. Dropped the grocery's off at home & went back to the game. Garrett's team won 5-3
We were all starting to think neither team was going to score as neither team did score till the 5th inning! It was a great game though. Finally got home around 9:45, ate some supper, took a shower & fell out
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Hope everyone has a great day, I need to get to work!
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Here is our new kitty. Not a very flattering photo, but since we don't have her home yet it is the best I can do. I think DH took a pic of her with his phone yesterday, but I don't know how to get it OUT of the phone!
i need to ask for some MAJOR prayers. my attendants friends brother who is 12 went to the eye doctor on friday because he told his mom that he saw blood in his eyes. the eye doctor said to get to the ER immediately. come to find out he has a cancerous brain tumor and he is having major brain surgery tomorrow. the outcomes of the surgery are he'll be fine then do radiation/chemo, die, become paralyzed, or have mental challenges. so please pray that the surgery goes well and he will be okay. and if he does pass (which we are praying not) that his family will have comfort knowing he is with Christ. I will let you know his name later i didnt get that from my attendant earlier.
It is chilly here tonight as well. I am sitting on the couch with a blanket.
Hi everyone,
Daniel's communion was lovely. Yesterday was sunny & warm. Daniel did 2 readings & all went well. Today we had the celebration with family & friends which also went well. The D.J. kept the kids busy & dancing & playing games. The food was good..yummy penne ala vodka & chocolate cake...yum. I will post pictures asap.
Hope you had a good weekend..I am pages behind..I know Tammi must be home by now so "welcome back Tammi, hope you had a great time!"
guess im going to head to bed..i want to try to sleep tonight--figure cant worry about this interview anymore!
Congrats to Garrett's team! I hope Riley's team does better in the next game.
Good night, Theresa!
I am folding laundry. But I didn't remember to bring hangers out of DS's room before he went to bed, so I will have to hang up his shirts tomorrow. I only managed to do about 4 loads today, so that means there are still about 6 loads left to do! I only have one pair of clean jeans, so I definitely need to get to that.
I am closing in on 7000! I must think of some inane dribble to post.![]()
I decided to clean the carpets in my house today while it rained...figured easier to do it without furniture in there. I am not sure they ever did that before....and they didn't have a very good vacuum...kitty hair everywhere.
I couldn't sleep last night so I am now very, very tired.
Good Night All!!
guess im going to head to bed..i want to try to sleep tonight--figure cant worry about this interview anymore!
Thanks! Sorry to hear all your games were rained out.
Riley's coach told me yesterday that I need to buy him a pair of slider pants. I had never heard of these before, but I know what they are now lol Riley took a hard slide into 3rd base yesterday & has a nice strawberry from it(new term for me. I thought it meant a bruise, but it is more like a rug burn).
Elizabeth my laundry baskets are always full of dirty clothes, I just can't ever seem to get ahead![]()