Weekend of old friends

Ah yes, high school.  So long ago...15 years to be exact.  We had our 15 year reunion this weekend.  I was super anxious about it.  You never know how people are going to be--are they going to be friendly?  judgmental?  pompous @sses?  So I was very pleasantly surprised by everyone. 

Some of whom I've known since I was 5 (kindergarten).  Many of us are married w/ families, some are single parents, others have been/are getting divorced, a number of them are/were in the military.  Despite what our lives are now, same or different, it was just a really good time of catching up. 

Do I regret that I haven't kept in touch with most of them?  Part of me does, and another part of me is like, well that was fun.  See you in 5 years.  Is that bad?  With a house full of kids, working full time, kids' activities, etc. it's hard to carve out extra time to keep in more frequent contact.  With fb, it does make it easier to at least keep caught up on what everyone is doing, and for me, that's really enough.  Horrible huh.  Ah well, it is what it is, and with that I'm content.

In other news, thanks to the blog and fb world, I have met people and made friends across the US and even in other countries.  To me that is pretty amazing!  15 years ago, the world wide web was just beginning.  Probably before that, but I remember being against having an email account.  lol  And fb, well I didn't get that account until about 2 years ago.  A blog, well that was pretty recent too.  lol  I like to stay just behind in the times.  haha

Ramblings of today & a prayer request

First, please visit Courtney's blog.  Her little boy Tripp, who has EB, is in a LOT of pain & could really use any & all prayers!!  http://randycourtneytripproth.blogspot.com/  She is an AMAZING mama to an even more AMAZING little guy.

Found out today that my "baby" got accepted into the preschool we've been trying to get into for 2 years!!  Doing a happy little dance & a squeal of delight.  We had pretty much given up on her ever getting in.  Yeah for her!!  So SUPER-EXCITED and what a GREAT way to start our weekend. 

We, like much of the rest of the country, are in the middle of a freakish heat wave.  Okay, not really freakish, happens every year, but still.  I'm so ready for a break from the 100+ degree days.  Yes, pretty sure I was the one who was complaining about the cold awhile back too.  72-85 degrees, that's all I ask year round.  Maybe 90 if I wanted to go swimming, but that's it. 

People are becoming very brazen around here.  3 store robberies in the middle of the day, 2 women shot & 1 was killed as they arrived home the other night.   It's scary.  I have no desire to take my kids anywhere by myself, and even during the day it seems to be less safe than before.  The way everything seems to be going lately, I have a feeling it's only going to get worse before it gets better. 

Well had other news to share, but have since forgotten.  Happy it's Friday & can't wait to enjoy the weekend!

Stay safe & cool!

I'm realizing...

*That I'm not very good at this whole blog thing. 
*Apparently I don't have nearly as much to say as I thought.  Which isn't entirely true, but unless I change the name to "ready to vent" or "here's how it is", I will continue to not be negative nelly all the time. 
*Rice makes a huge mess when trying to warm it in the microwave.
*I dislike people who compete to have the biggest *sob* story.  UGH!!!
*I will not jump on the all men suck bandwagon.  I already knew this, but it irritates me that people think I will or should.
*I ordered Scentsy & my house smells FABULOUS!
*The year is nearly half-over.  How did that happen?!?!
*My kids are awesome & getting older entirely to fast!
*My hubby is equally as awesome & loves me inspite/because of my "here's how it is" daily vents.  :)
*I desperately want a new job.
*My favorite shoes reek to high heaven.  Gross huh? 
*I'm soooo ready to go to Disney!!!!  Come on Thanksgiving week!!!!! 
*Maybe I should consider the "Here's how it is" blog.  I'll ponder it some more.

And that my friends is me in a nutshell for a day.  Enjoy the beautiful weather!!!  Thanks for stopping by.

Tulip time...

The tulips are in full bloom & today we took the kiddos to get pictures taken with the tulips.  B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!  For the most part the kids did really well & the weather was perfect.  80 degrees & cloudy.  other than dusk, cloudy is my favorite for taking pics. 

I am SO happy to stop & smell the roses, I mean tulips.

De-cluttering & New Bed!!

Much of my weekend has been spent de-cluttering (or trying to) the girls' room.  How 2 little girls, under the age of 5, can accumulate SO MUCH stuff is beyond me!!  So far four trashbags full of toys will be taken out.  That's just what we got through & the girls could freely part with.  Another 10 or so gone, and we'd be in really good shape. 

I tried limiting part of the stuff animals to five apiece, but the littlest one just looked so sad.  So yep, ended up keeping them all.  I know, I know, I'm a sucker for a sad face. 

In other news, their beds FINALLY arrived!!  We got those put together today (before noon), and the girls have been excited about them ever since.  Let's hope they're just as excited to sleep in them tonight.  Now just as long as they stay in them all night, we'll be doing good!

Allergy season is upon us & I'm not liking it one bit!!  The runny nose is bad enough, but the migraines that come with it, I could live without.  Seriously, I'm such a baby when it comes to headaches.  But the 80+ degree weather that comes with allergies, I'm totally diggin' it. 

Seeing the BIG picture

UGH!  Sometimes the BIG picture seems so small & hard to see.  In this case our house & saving for it.  I know what the end result will be, I know what it is I want to achieve, but man, it is hard training yourself to do things differently.

Saving money is not something that I've ever been good at.  I have the best of intentions, I have the thought process of how to do it, but when it comes right down to it, I like to buy things.  Sometimes it's things I need, sometimes things I want, and sometimes just because I "deserve" it.  So I think anyhow.

For example, I really want new clothes.  Not because I necessarily need new work clothes, but I seem to wear the same things all.the.time.  It won't change even if I buy new clothes, I'll just wear those instead of the older ones.  Ugh!! 

Ah yes, arguing with myself.  The wanna-be saver vs. the I-know-I-shouldn't spender.  Which one will prevail?!?! 

SPRING is in the air!

Ah yes, spring is in the air.  The past 3 days were 60+ degrees and yesterday even reached 77 (maybe that was Thursday??), but either way totally diggin' the warm temps.  Today a little cooler & rainy, but I'll still take it.  Tomorrow back to mid-upper 70's.  Yeah for spring!!

Perhaps we'll hit the zoo tomorrow.  I'm ready to be out doing stuff!  The kids are too.  All I hear is talk of fishing, archery shoots, swimming, etc.  In my head I'm going to start the couch to 5k program, though I have a feeling it's going to stay there...in my head. :)  I've never been a runner, but I like to believe that somehow I could train myself to be. 

And now I'm off for a very rare date night with hubby!!