Let Me Say This....

Ans I received a complaint....

2008-05-17T19:53:00.003-05:00

Obviously, someone is reading this because they complained that I hadn't posted. Okay, maybe it wasn't a complaint, but they mentioned that I hadn't kept up with it. The truth is, I really have been super busy. The election, the kids, blah blah blah. So, short version of the last 2 weeks...Ava was great!!!, baseball practice, softball practice, baseball game, softball game, the election ended, still waiting on TAKS results, Ashley went to Oklahoma with her mom, football sign ups (that I missed and now have to beg for a place for Ashton), etc, etc, etc.

That's it. Guess how many times I cooked??? ONCE!!! lol. Randy and his brother cooked for Mother's Day...which was nice by the way. Randy's family came over and we picked Joyce up from the nursing home. Really good day. AND I got a new kitchen table. It's really nice and it's NEW!!! It's not from a garage sale or from Randy's brother's storage business defaults. :)

Some things I am excited about right now... my friend is putting a dance studio together and has asked me to work with a class of boys (not sure if I can really do it or if I'm going to do it), Ashton recived several awards at school (YYYEEEAAAAHHHHH), and I went shopping with my sister today WITHOUT MY CHILDREN, and I bought some things for MEE!!! I really enjoyed spending some much needed one on one with Shelly, and the plus was I got new summer clothes and shoes too!!! Now, what I missed in the last 2 weeks was raising funds for CFF!!! I also didn't get to walk for it. I will have to be more prepared for next year!!! Okay, so I couldn't really come up with a good subject today, but I do have another really good blog to mention. www.parentsbehavingbadly.com This is a hard one to read but thank goodness someone writes about these horrible parents. Off for now..tata

Is anyone reading this???

2008-05-02T22:44:00.003-05:00

I really don't think anyone is reading this!!! I guess that's all right. I don't mind talking to myself.

Today was a busy day. I had lots to do at work and then left right after to scoop up Ava. For those of you who don't know, that's my niece. MAN, I love that girl!!! I get to keep her all weekend and I am SSOOOOO excited about it. The Ashton and Cadence really love having her around too - by the way I gave up on the nicknames. It's too hard to keep up. :) Anyhow, after getting Ava loaded up, we headed to Coby's t-ball game (Mark's oldest son). I love watching those little kids play. Problem is, I like to visit with Tracy too...so I didn't see much of the game. Coby is very cute though.

So, I guess that's about it for the day. Ashley just came in from work and is giving me the high school latest...begging to bring her boyfriend with us to a family reunion on Sunday. So, I'll post again with details of the weekend later!!

Taking a break!!!

2008-04-30T21:06:00.002-05:00

Guess What!!! There was no baseball or softball yesterday or today!!! WOOHOO!!! I really really really love the kids' sports!!! I just get worn out running constantly. Anyhow, today I took a break. Now don't get me wrong...I still cooked dinner because on game days or when they both have practice on the same day, I don't cook. In fact, on most days I really try to find an excuse not to cook. I can't stand cooking. AND I'm really not that good at it. I TRY to be good at cooking, I'm just not. You know those people that just throw stuff together and make it delicious??? I'm not one of those. I have to have a recipe to follow or it won't happen. In fact, most of my better dinners have come from Shelly (smothered round steak), Aunt Donna (chicken quesdillas), Mark (chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes), Tracy (more than one), etc. Once when I was about 19 and Floyd (Ashton's dad) and I were still together, I tried to make meat loaf. Now folks, when I pulled it out of the oven, it looked like a cake. IT WAS HORRIBLE!!! And its still one of Floyd's fondest memories of our time together....11 years later. Another time when I was about 21, I decided I was going to make chicken spaghetti. Thing is I didn't have a recipe so I just put cheese, noodles and chicken in it. No cream of chicken or anything like that....it was HORRIBLE too!!! Around the same time, Kenny came to town and I had the honor of cooking for him, my boyfriend of the day, and Ronald. So I made meatballs. Well, I didn't realize that you could put seasoning in them or eggs or that you don't fluor them first. Needless to say, I was told that I cook just like my mother. According to some, my mother doesn't cook so well either, but Kenny supposedly did. I wouldn't know because I don't remember his cooking (maybe someone could confirm that for me). So my point is (or as Ellen Degeneres would say "Do I have one"), I would really love to hear about your horrific times in the kitchen or get a new great recipe!!! So post a comment and share!!!

And check out Paula Dean's website. I would never attempt any of these, but you might. :)
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/re_collections/text/0,1977,FOOD_11656_12721,00.html

Other Blogs

2008-04-28T15:13:00.003-05:00

Here are some other blogs that I like to read.

http://xxcrystalusxx.livejournal.com/ This one is Alicia's and I like to read it because.....well because it's Alicia's. If you are wondering who Alicia is...her mom was once married to my biological dad. Notice the biological description??? lol Anyway, we were out of touch for a really long time but now I get daily emails as well as read the blog to keep up with her and her kids.

http://katrinastonoff.wordpress.com/ Let's see...how did I come across Katrina's blog??? I really cannot remember, but I enjoy it. First of all, she has a book giveaway and who can resist a free book??? So, Katrina is an author and you should check out her excerpts at http://www.stonoff.com/. I cannot wait to read the rest of East of Jesus.

Some things I didn't talk about yesterday.... Princess had her first softball game on Saturday morning. They lost by one point. She got 2 really good hits, was thrown out once and made it to first the next time. Handsome's game was a good one Saturday also. He plays catcher for those of you who don't know. He made one REALLY good play and got two good singles. Princess has another game tonight, practice tomorrow and Thursday. Handsome has TAKS test this week, practice on Thursday and a game on Saturday. We are BUSY BUSY BUSY. The pic is of Princess at practice. I think I sent it to some of you all ready.

And here's a question for you today... Why is it that when someone uses the last of the toilet paper and they get the new roll, they never put the new roll on the dispenser??

And did you know that there are WHOLE websites dedicated to facts about toilet paper?? http://www.toiletpaperworld.com/tpw/encyclopedia/navigation/funfacts.htm Here's one of them. lol

And So...

2008-04-28T00:17:00.002-05:00

What do I want to get from this? I'm not sure really. I suppose this will be a great place for me to write about my daily life with the kids, and other silly things. Let the family have a place to come to to keep up with our lives. I used to send out emails on a weekly basis but I let it die. This will give me an opportunity to let every one know how we are.

Now, while my kids are always fun and exciting, I am almost postive that I will come up with other things to write about....like my husband. Or maybe, I can give you a little insight into my demented thought process, as if you are interested. I can talk about my latest genealogy findings, or my newest favorite song. You might be interested to know that I am babysitting my wonderful litlle neice next weekend. I think I will also come up with nicknames for my family members (like fellow blogger Katrina) to give them some privacy. As a matter of fact, let's do that now...

Husband= CasaNova (Because it makes me laugh)
16 year old stepdaughter = Drama Queen (Only sometimes really, she's really great)
10 year old son= Handsome (Because he really is)
5 year old daughter= Princess (although she is more the drama queen, it's because she believes she is the princess)

So now that we have that established, it's late, and once again I CANNOT sleep!!! Most of you know that this has been a problem for me for about a year so. It's really crazy. I could drink wine, but I always want to finish the bottle and have a party so I can't do that anymore. I try to read, but then I get into the book and don't want to stop reading it. I can lay in bed, but then I only rethink the entire day OVER AND OVER again!!! OR I could take the Sonata my lovely doc prescribed, but I really don't like taking them. Someone help me!!!

Maybe tonight I'm excited because early voting starts tomorrow for the school board election and while I complain about that a lot, I really do enjoy doing it. Mainly because I always make a new friend. I get to meet so many different people!!! Well, I think I am going to watch the History Channel now. Maybe it will help me fall sleep.....