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Sunday, May 30, 2010
Conversation with a Teenager
Setting: Gorgeous sunny day - about 81 degrees.
Me: (to teenage son): What would you like to do today?
Him: Play x-box, eat, sleep.
Brief pause
Him: Why? Were you planning to do something?
Me: It's such a nice day!
Him (whining): I don't want to!
Longer pause, while I am on internet
Me: I need to get you a job.
Him: I'm perfectly happy without one.
Me: Yes, that's the problem.
Him: You don't want me to be happy??
Me: (to teenage son): What would you like to do today?
Him: Play x-box, eat, sleep.
Brief pause
Him: Why? Were you planning to do something?
Me: It's such a nice day!
Him (whining): I don't want to!
Longer pause, while I am on internet
Me: I need to get you a job.
Him: I'm perfectly happy without one.
Me: Yes, that's the problem.
Him: You don't want me to be happy??
Weekly Preview
Sunday - Relaxing Day (and catching up),
Monday - Memorial Day, I can WORK if I want to (4 hrs daily), Bob has to work 8 hrs
Tuesday - Lessons, WORK, Meeting
Wednesday - Lessons, WORK, Art Class (E,J,S?)
Thursday - Field Trip, WORK
Friday - Lessons (or field trip), WORK
Saturday - Nothing on the agenda! Lots to do!
Sunday - Tomboy Tools party - all are invited!
James and Suzy are both finished with soccer now. They had a great year!
My Getting Fit blog is here.
Had a very nice Friday night/Saturday at a friend's house. So relaxing. Totally needed it. Did not get much sleep, however. LOL
Hard to believe May is just about done. Where in the world did it slip off to? I realize that with my work, I need to be more intentional about how I spend my time. The important things (relationships) are getting overlooked in favor of the urgent things (errands, phone calls, lessons, the actual work hours, etc...). Going to work harder on this in June. Not quite sure how to go about it, but trusting God will show me. I'm not all that great at personal relationships in the first place, but I'm trying.
No garage sales this weekend. Drove past a BUNCH! The weekend's not over, I guess! Still time.
Bob found a bat in the house last night while we were gone. REALLY glad we were gone. HATE bats in my house. Love them out in the yard, doing their "thang" - you know, catching skeeters.
Can't find my favorite yellow jammies anywhere. Where in the world did I leave them? Did one of the kids put them someplace?
A/C in my car - not working.
Finished Little Women today (book club tonight). LOVED it. I think I must have read the abridged version years ago; I do know I read it, maybe even twice. Read the unabridged version this time and it was great. Watched the Winona Ryder film tonight at book club and dripped tears the whole time. Very good. And to think I didn't want to read/watch this. Would have totally missed out on something wonderful!
Another friend is moving away.
Monday - Memorial Day, I can WORK if I want to (4 hrs daily), Bob has to work 8 hrs
Tuesday - Lessons, WORK, Meeting
Wednesday - Lessons, WORK, Art Class (E,J,S?)
Thursday - Field Trip, WORK
Friday - Lessons (or field trip), WORK
Saturday - Nothing on the agenda! Lots to do!
Sunday - Tomboy Tools party - all are invited!
James and Suzy are both finished with soccer now. They had a great year!
My Getting Fit blog is here.
Had a very nice Friday night/Saturday at a friend's house. So relaxing. Totally needed it. Did not get much sleep, however. LOL
Hard to believe May is just about done. Where in the world did it slip off to? I realize that with my work, I need to be more intentional about how I spend my time. The important things (relationships) are getting overlooked in favor of the urgent things (errands, phone calls, lessons, the actual work hours, etc...). Going to work harder on this in June. Not quite sure how to go about it, but trusting God will show me. I'm not all that great at personal relationships in the first place, but I'm trying.
No garage sales this weekend. Drove past a BUNCH! The weekend's not over, I guess! Still time.
Bob found a bat in the house last night while we were gone. REALLY glad we were gone. HATE bats in my house. Love them out in the yard, doing their "thang" - you know, catching skeeters.
Can't find my favorite yellow jammies anywhere. Where in the world did I leave them? Did one of the kids put them someplace?
A/C in my car - not working.
Finished Little Women today (book club tonight). LOVED it. I think I must have read the abridged version years ago; I do know I read it, maybe even twice. Read the unabridged version this time and it was great. Watched the Winona Ryder film tonight at book club and dripped tears the whole time. Very good. And to think I didn't want to read/watch this. Would have totally missed out on something wonderful!
Another friend is moving away.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Weekly Preview
Sunday - Relaxing Day (and catching up),
Monday - Spanish (LAST ONE!), WORK (4 hrs daily)
Tuesday - WORK, Bob's Birthday, Field Trip
Wednesday - Lessons, WORK, Soccer Game (J)
Thursday - Lessons, WORK, Soccer Game (J)
Friday - Park Day, WORK,
Saturday - Open House, Book Club
Sunday is the 8 year anniversary of Bob's accident.
James scored a goal today and so did Suzy - ask them their stories. Maybe I'll video them!
Gonna go to a movie tomorrow afternoon- wanna come along? I need some time away from here.
Looking at campers. Trying to decide what to get.
Deciding how best to communicate expectations to my family so that I don't have to oversee every little bit of their lives. I mean, should I REALLY have to say to my teenagers - did you brush your teeth? Are you wearing clean underwear?
Going to work on soccer paperwork this afternoon and also some lists for the kids for lessons and chores. I love organizing things. This should be fun.
Spanish is done this week - hurrah! Ole! My Mondays will belong to me again.
Took an elegant Suzy and her doll to a tea party yesterday and then Emily and I went to JoAnn Crafts and shopped. Bought some neat new scrapbooking paper packs and then went for ice cream cones. Nice day out with my teen girl.
Suzy's 8th birthday (Wed) was nice, but low-key. We ate out at a Chinese buffet after the field trip Tuesday, getting an early start on her celebration. She opened her presents in the morning, before Bob went to work, and her dear friend spent the night. James had a soccer game and the weather was lovely, so the girls went along and hung out at the field. We had homemade pizza afterwards and cake and ice cream. Suzy insisted on white cake with white frosting, but she didn't really eat it. She doesn't really like cake. Her friend stayed with us most of the day on Thursday and we went to a bunch of garage sales.
Here's some of what I bought: a cool lap desk, a mini fridge (for camping; $10!), some clothes and shoes for everyone, a purse (now I need a wallet), a smiley face coffee mug, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (VHS), Sequence game, some perler beads, a comfy office chair (but it doesn't fit at my desk; boo-hoo), a nice winter coat for Suzy for next year (or the year after). Probably some other stuff, but I don't know now.
Monday - Spanish (LAST ONE!), WORK (4 hrs daily)
Tuesday - WORK, Bob's Birthday, Field Trip
Wednesday - Lessons, WORK, Soccer Game (J)
Thursday - Lessons, WORK, Soccer Game (J)
Friday - Park Day, WORK,
Saturday - Open House, Book Club
Sunday is the 8 year anniversary of Bob's accident.
James scored a goal today and so did Suzy - ask them their stories. Maybe I'll video them!
Gonna go to a movie tomorrow afternoon- wanna come along? I need some time away from here.
Looking at campers. Trying to decide what to get.
Deciding how best to communicate expectations to my family so that I don't have to oversee every little bit of their lives. I mean, should I REALLY have to say to my teenagers - did you brush your teeth? Are you wearing clean underwear?
Going to work on soccer paperwork this afternoon and also some lists for the kids for lessons and chores. I love organizing things. This should be fun.
Spanish is done this week - hurrah! Ole! My Mondays will belong to me again.
Took an elegant Suzy and her doll to a tea party yesterday and then Emily and I went to JoAnn Crafts and shopped. Bought some neat new scrapbooking paper packs and then went for ice cream cones. Nice day out with my teen girl.
Suzy's 8th birthday (Wed) was nice, but low-key. We ate out at a Chinese buffet after the field trip Tuesday, getting an early start on her celebration. She opened her presents in the morning, before Bob went to work, and her dear friend spent the night. James had a soccer game and the weather was lovely, so the girls went along and hung out at the field. We had homemade pizza afterwards and cake and ice cream. Suzy insisted on white cake with white frosting, but she didn't really eat it. She doesn't really like cake. Her friend stayed with us most of the day on Thursday and we went to a bunch of garage sales.
Here's some of what I bought: a cool lap desk, a mini fridge (for camping; $10!), some clothes and shoes for everyone, a purse (now I need a wallet), a smiley face coffee mug, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (VHS), Sequence game, some perler beads, a comfy office chair (but it doesn't fit at my desk; boo-hoo), a nice winter coat for Suzy for next year (or the year after). Probably some other stuff, but I don't know now.
Friday, May 21, 2010
A Little Update - What Goes First
Sarah wrote: It would be nice to devote more time to blogging, but when life is crazy, it's the first to go.
Actually, when life is crazy, first exercise vanishes, then sleep. Reading comes next and blogging comes somewhere after that. So if I've made it all the way down to mostly not-blogging, then you can tell I'm crazy-busy.
I will devote 1 more minute to posting and then I need to work.
James and Suzy both had soccer games last night and James had one the night before. I love watching soccer in this weather. Soccer registration has morphed to mail-in at this point, but my work is just beginning. Paperwork! Entering player ratings from this year. Entering new players. Updating returning players. Matching coaches to teams. Ordering uniforms. Calling back people about late registration. Updating the phone message.
Enough about soccer. The weather has been gorgeous. Wish I could spend more time in it! Then again, who am I kidding? I've never been outdoor-sy!
I am reading Little Women for book club. Didn't really want to read it, but am enjoying every page. Emily read it for her lessons, so she will be attending book club with me this month. I don't think she'll be the only girl there either.
We went to a great field trip on Tuesday and Suzy had a nice birthday on Wednesday. Thursday was garage sales and getting David to his last dissection class (late! argh!).
OK, that was 2 minutes. I'm off to work. (Seeing as I don't actually GO anywhere, that's a figure of speech! lol)
Oh yeah, I'll have photos soon.
Actually, when life is crazy, first exercise vanishes, then sleep. Reading comes next and blogging comes somewhere after that. So if I've made it all the way down to mostly not-blogging, then you can tell I'm crazy-busy.
I will devote 1 more minute to posting and then I need to work.
James and Suzy both had soccer games last night and James had one the night before. I love watching soccer in this weather. Soccer registration has morphed to mail-in at this point, but my work is just beginning. Paperwork! Entering player ratings from this year. Entering new players. Updating returning players. Matching coaches to teams. Ordering uniforms. Calling back people about late registration. Updating the phone message.
Enough about soccer. The weather has been gorgeous. Wish I could spend more time in it! Then again, who am I kidding? I've never been outdoor-sy!
I am reading Little Women for book club. Didn't really want to read it, but am enjoying every page. Emily read it for her lessons, so she will be attending book club with me this month. I don't think she'll be the only girl there either.
We went to a great field trip on Tuesday and Suzy had a nice birthday on Wednesday. Thursday was garage sales and getting David to his last dissection class (late! argh!).
OK, that was 2 minutes. I'm off to work. (Seeing as I don't actually GO anywhere, that's a figure of speech! lol)
Oh yeah, I'll have photos soon.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Weekly Preview
Sunday - Relaxing Day (and catching up)
Monday - Spanish, WORK (4 hrs daily)
Tuesday - WORK, Suzy Soccer Practice, DPW Field Trip
Wednesday - Lessons, WORK, James Soccer Game, Suzy's Birthday
Thursday - Lessons, WORK, Soccer Games (J,S), Dissection (D)
Friday - Lessons, WORK, Suzy going to a party
Saturday - Soccer Games (J,S)
I know, my blog is boring lately. I just have been exceedingly busy but same-old, same-old - so really nothing interesting to write. Maybe I could do some stream-of-consciousness posts.
Monday - Spanish, WORK (4 hrs daily)
Tuesday - WORK, Suzy Soccer Practice, DPW Field Trip
Wednesday - Lessons, WORK, James Soccer Game, Suzy's Birthday
Thursday - Lessons, WORK, Soccer Games (J,S), Dissection (D)
Friday - Lessons, WORK, Suzy going to a party
Saturday - Soccer Games (J,S)
I know, my blog is boring lately. I just have been exceedingly busy but same-old, same-old - so really nothing interesting to write. Maybe I could do some stream-of-consciousness posts.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Weekly Preview
Sunday - Church
Monday - Spanish, WORK (4 hrs daily),
Tuesday - Lessons, WORK, Suzy Soccer Practice,
Wednesday - Lessons, WORK, Nature Center classes (J&S), Soccer Registration
Thursday - Lessons, WORK, Suzy soccer practice, Kickball game
Friday - Lessons, WORK
Saturday - SOCCER GAME, Soccer Registration
Monday - Spanish, WORK (4 hrs daily),
Tuesday - Lessons, WORK, Suzy Soccer Practice,
Wednesday - Lessons, WORK, Nature Center classes (J&S), Soccer Registration
Thursday - Lessons, WORK, Suzy soccer practice, Kickball game
Friday - Lessons, WORK
Saturday - SOCCER GAME, Soccer Registration
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Stop the Merry-Go-Round!
Stop the merry-go-round!
I'm kidding.
Sort of.
But life is very very busy lately. I still make time for the fun things - garage saling (today), visiting friends (yesterday), watching DVD's (late at night usually), but other things have gone by the wayside. No more Word Twist. No reading (really!). Exercise has become so much less a priority that it worries me and I am trying harder to add it back in -takes a lot of thought to get it all fit into the day. No calorie counting (it's more work than one might imagine). Not as many DVD's despite my previous comment. And less structured school (but hopefully not less actual learning!).
Life is work and kids, kids and work, and soccer and then the occasional fun event. Like Wednesday we spent the day at Maryann's for the annual Cinco de Mayo celebration. Which was GREAT. We actually went over Tuesday night and stayed through Wed afternoon. But that meant 4 hours of work when I came home Wednesday (as well as squishing in 4 hours of work before we left on Tuesday).
Usually work gets done somewhere around 11pm. And who wants to go right to bed after work? I wanna relax! And have a snack! Like right now - off to make popcorn and watch an episode of Eli Stone. THEN bed.
I'm kidding.
Sort of.
But life is very very busy lately. I still make time for the fun things - garage saling (today), visiting friends (yesterday), watching DVD's (late at night usually), but other things have gone by the wayside. No more Word Twist. No reading (really!). Exercise has become so much less a priority that it worries me and I am trying harder to add it back in -takes a lot of thought to get it all fit into the day. No calorie counting (it's more work than one might imagine). Not as many DVD's despite my previous comment. And less structured school (but hopefully not less actual learning!).
Life is work and kids, kids and work, and soccer and then the occasional fun event. Like Wednesday we spent the day at Maryann's for the annual Cinco de Mayo celebration. Which was GREAT. We actually went over Tuesday night and stayed through Wed afternoon. But that meant 4 hours of work when I came home Wednesday (as well as squishing in 4 hours of work before we left on Tuesday).
Usually work gets done somewhere around 11pm. And who wants to go right to bed after work? I wanna relax! And have a snack! Like right now - off to make popcorn and watch an episode of Eli Stone. THEN bed.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Getting Fit with Lisa
My blog for getting fit - Getting Fit with Lisa.
I was tossing around the idea of having some guest bloggers there and we could encourage each other. Let me know if you are interested in blogging there occasionally or regularly.
I was tossing around the idea of having some guest bloggers there and we could encourage each other. Let me know if you are interested in blogging there occasionally or regularly.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Wait, One more.... No, Two More Things.....
Two things - 1 that I forgot and 1 that is a further development.
1 -I forgot to mention I dyed my hair quite a bit darker.
2 - Suzy's swollen eyebrow has turned into a bit of a black eye.
1 -I forgot to mention I dyed my hair quite a bit darker.
2 - Suzy's swollen eyebrow has turned into a bit of a black eye.
Weekly Preview
Sunday - Church
Monday - Spanish (only 1 class this week), WORK (4 hrs daily), AYSO board meeting
Tuesday - Lessons, WORK, Suzy Soccer Practice, Keepers Ending Party
Wednesday - Cinco de Mayo party, WORK, James Soccer Game
Thursday - Lessons, WORK, Suzy soccer practice, David Dissection
Friday - Lessons, WORK, Rollicking Readers Movie Night
Saturday - SOCCER GAMES
This past week went by so fast! Can't believe April has turned into May and that I've already seen lilacs blooming.
I worked 24 hours this past week and taught two Spanish classes. They're ALMOST over - thank the Lord.
We went to a lovely homeschool park day on Thursday and on Friday I took the girls and two friends to see a ballet. A local dance troupe put on Cinderella and it was a very professional production, but LONG- nearly two hours. Suzy and her same-age friend were done after Act 1. lol After I dropped off the friends, we hung out at another friend's house. She's been working as many hours as me (or more) but for longer, and she needed a play day. So we scrapped and chatted and ate chocolate and watched Kate & Leopold and the kids ran around and socialized. (Ours are not the stereotypical unsocialized homeschooled kids, lol.) Then I came home and finished my hours for the week.
A thunderstorm early this morning required the 9:00 games to be rescheduled - James's game will be Wednesday night at 6. That's a bit annoying since we will be at Maryann's Cinco de Mayo party on Wednesday. Suzy's game was at noon today and it was not raining and was in the upper 60's and overcast. She played hard and, at one point, crashed heads with a big kid on the opposing team. She now has a nicely swollen eyebrow.
Right now we have two friends over - one for Em and one for J. I have laundry hanging on the line drying quickly in the brisk breeze. David is playing a library-borrowed game on his XBox 360. (yeah, I caved.)
I think David is going to play soccer again in the fall, thanks to Maryann who promised David that Alex would play if David played. AWESOME! I am considering putting Emily in the volleyball team the same sports organization sponsors. She is NOT thrilled about that. Of course, Suzy and James will play AYSO again next year. Both are moving up a division; he will be U12 and she will be U10 (and will have to learn the offsides rule!).
I am going to go get some things done - maybe sort through some stuff to get rid of. I have a TON of books that need a new home. Anyone want to look through them? At this point, I really just want them to go to a good home. I keep thinking I should call the two used bookstores in the area that take books on consignment, but I haven't managed to accomplish that.
Monday - Spanish (only 1 class this week), WORK (4 hrs daily), AYSO board meeting
Tuesday - Lessons, WORK, Suzy Soccer Practice, Keepers Ending Party
Wednesday - Cinco de Mayo party, WORK, James Soccer Game
Thursday - Lessons, WORK, Suzy soccer practice, David Dissection
Friday - Lessons, WORK, Rollicking Readers Movie Night
Saturday - SOCCER GAMES
This past week went by so fast! Can't believe April has turned into May and that I've already seen lilacs blooming.
I worked 24 hours this past week and taught two Spanish classes. They're ALMOST over - thank the Lord.
We went to a lovely homeschool park day on Thursday and on Friday I took the girls and two friends to see a ballet. A local dance troupe put on Cinderella and it was a very professional production, but LONG- nearly two hours. Suzy and her same-age friend were done after Act 1. lol After I dropped off the friends, we hung out at another friend's house. She's been working as many hours as me (or more) but for longer, and she needed a play day. So we scrapped and chatted and ate chocolate and watched Kate & Leopold and the kids ran around and socialized. (Ours are not the stereotypical unsocialized homeschooled kids, lol.) Then I came home and finished my hours for the week.
A thunderstorm early this morning required the 9:00 games to be rescheduled - James's game will be Wednesday night at 6. That's a bit annoying since we will be at Maryann's Cinco de Mayo party on Wednesday. Suzy's game was at noon today and it was not raining and was in the upper 60's and overcast. She played hard and, at one point, crashed heads with a big kid on the opposing team. She now has a nicely swollen eyebrow.
Right now we have two friends over - one for Em and one for J. I have laundry hanging on the line drying quickly in the brisk breeze. David is playing a library-borrowed game on his XBox 360. (yeah, I caved.)
I think David is going to play soccer again in the fall, thanks to Maryann who promised David that Alex would play if David played. AWESOME! I am considering putting Emily in the volleyball team the same sports organization sponsors. She is NOT thrilled about that. Of course, Suzy and James will play AYSO again next year. Both are moving up a division; he will be U12 and she will be U10 (and will have to learn the offsides rule!).
I am going to go get some things done - maybe sort through some stuff to get rid of. I have a TON of books that need a new home. Anyone want to look through them? At this point, I really just want them to go to a good home. I keep thinking I should call the two used bookstores in the area that take books on consignment, but I haven't managed to accomplish that.
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