Of course we are leaving, the heat wave is breaking, and thus the weather will be going back to normal here -- we will now go where we feel like we belong in the hot hot weather. It is not fair because we wanted to escape from the heat and we never really did get a chance.
We did have a whole bunch of fun but I think we are all ready to get back to our own lives and such. I am ready for my own computer and the feeling that I am invading on other people's space.
I do know that there are still things my parents want me to do, like go through boxes upon boxes of junk that they have been keeping for me for the last eleven years. The thing is I was asked yesterday when I could do it knowing that I was leaving on Saturday. I have been here two weeks and now he asks.
A Few More Days...
And then we will be headed home. I am kind of ready but kind of not. I am starting to miss the faster pace of life and the way of life. Although, I cannot say I miss the fact that there is more traffic and the inability to send my son down the street to play with the neighborhood kids. I would like some day to get more west than where we currently are but California may never happen because of the expense and the fact that we would almost have to have three jobs or more between the two of us adults.
Had a Wonderful Time
Hubby and I had a fantastically wonderful time in Santa Barbara. The weekend excursion was the first time we had gotten away, together, without the kids in tow. The nicest thing was not having to deal with the kids telling us they wanted to go here or there and that they wanted to go home. We just enjoyed each others company and sometimes just sitting in silence.
The kids had a lot of fun with the grandparents (my parents) and even got to go see the monkeys at the Santa Ana zoo. On Sunday they stayed around the house because it was raining, thundering and lightning which is unusual for them here in Orange County.
The kids had a lot of fun with the grandparents (my parents) and even got to go see the monkeys at the Santa Ana zoo. On Sunday they stayed around the house because it was raining, thundering and lightning which is unusual for them here in Orange County.
Disneyland Done!
My son and I went to Disneyland yesterday and had a great time. We ended up going on Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, and Splash Mountain twice and we also went on: Matterhorn, Haunted Mansion, and Pirates of the Carriabian. We also saw the laser show and fireworks before leaving the park to come home.
Needless to say I think every bone in my body aches. We were very glad to get back into the car at the end of the day.
I will be gone from the computer this weekend as this is James and my's getaway weekend in Santa Barbara so wish my parents good luck and a prayer that they get through the weekend in one piece.
Needless to say I think every bone in my body aches. We were very glad to get back into the car at the end of the day.
I will be gone from the computer this weekend as this is James and my's getaway weekend in Santa Barbara so wish my parents good luck and a prayer that they get through the weekend in one piece.
Another Day
Not sure what we are going to do today but I am going to try and get out of the house and do something. I would like to go down to the Huntington Beach Pier although I am not sure that James wants to do that with the three kids. The thing is it is cooler on the coast than it is inland so I thought with tons of sunscreen we would be safe.
Went to the Park
I took the two older kids to Tri-City Park and got the younger of the two so tired that the younger of the two actually took a long nap -- thus I did a great job and conquered the goal I set for myself.
In my opinion the actual park has not changed in the last eleven years since I left this fine area. Of course everything else has changed and grown tremendously. The few of you that actaylly read this and have lived in the area would not recognize much of it and definitely would get lost even going down the various roads that are still here.
I personally would not like to move back to Orange County ever again unless many of these people moved elsewhere. I am fine with smaller cities like Guymon and towns like Goodwell -- I know that is the hometown girl in me. Although no one ever will be able to take parts of the city girl in me away just never place me in the center of a big city and tell me to live here.
I am now waiting for the laundry to finish so I can fold it and go directly to bed.
In my opinion the actual park has not changed in the last eleven years since I left this fine area. Of course everything else has changed and grown tremendously. The few of you that actaylly read this and have lived in the area would not recognize much of it and definitely would get lost even going down the various roads that are still here.
I personally would not like to move back to Orange County ever again unless many of these people moved elsewhere. I am fine with smaller cities like Guymon and towns like Goodwell -- I know that is the hometown girl in me. Although no one ever will be able to take parts of the city girl in me away just never place me in the center of a big city and tell me to live here.
I am now waiting for the laundry to finish so I can fold it and go directly to bed.
Made it to Destination
We made it in good time as well. We were here between eight and nine there time and we got to relax and see the granparents before they went to bed. Anyway, I am still rather tired and thus I am not feeling like writing but I will give you updates when I can.
The Humidity
Is Slowly Melting Me Away
I will be so glad to be in dry heat even if half of one county we must pass by is on fire and the state will be going through a dang heat wave. I know with having lived in Columbia, MO, which has very high humidity in the summer that I should be used to the humid wet air but I hate it and I will never come to comfortable terms with it.
The dogs are in at the vet being boarded and Snicker’s is going to be spayed so that no baby pups will exist ever in her lifetime by her. I would hate to know what kind of puppies we would end up with by breeding a Brittany with a Shepherd Mix.
We will be leaving sometime tomorrow afternoon hopefully getting the kids tired and needing a nap when we get in the car. Anyway for now I shall sign off and hope that I can update you all on vacation plans and happenings while we are there.
I will be so glad to be in dry heat even if half of one county we must pass by is on fire and the state will be going through a dang heat wave. I know with having lived in Columbia, MO, which has very high humidity in the summer that I should be used to the humid wet air but I hate it and I will never come to comfortable terms with it.
The dogs are in at the vet being boarded and Snicker’s is going to be spayed so that no baby pups will exist ever in her lifetime by her. I would hate to know what kind of puppies we would end up with by breeding a Brittany with a Shepherd Mix.
We will be leaving sometime tomorrow afternoon hopefully getting the kids tired and needing a nap when we get in the car. Anyway for now I shall sign off and hope that I can update you all on vacation plans and happenings while we are there.
Twelve Years Ago
Hubby bought me Offspring’s Smash
And now I can barely ever listen to it
Hubby is scared to death and hides when he hears the Offspring playing in our house. He associates the music to my darkest days and thus escapes the house pretty fast when he hears it. Well, I just found it again and I am playing it while he is away.
No worries though because this time around I am in a great mood and loving life, for the first time in a very long while. Prozac is working too overly well, I think. Hubby is finding parts of the house cleaned that have not been touched in ages and ages, if ever. I can probably get the car in the garage for the first time since our middle child was born I still need to work on our bedroom but that will come with time and probably after the two older kids go off to school.
And now I can barely ever listen to it
Hubby is scared to death and hides when he hears the Offspring playing in our house. He associates the music to my darkest days and thus escapes the house pretty fast when he hears it. Well, I just found it again and I am playing it while he is away.
No worries though because this time around I am in a great mood and loving life, for the first time in a very long while. Prozac is working too overly well, I think. Hubby is finding parts of the house cleaned that have not been touched in ages and ages, if ever. I can probably get the car in the garage for the first time since our middle child was born I still need to work on our bedroom but that will come with time and probably after the two older kids go off to school.
I am the Man of the House
OK So I Come In Female Form
Actually I am ready for my man to be back
I feel sorry for Henry as he is the only male in the house at the moment. All the rest of us are female. My son decided that he wanted to spend the night at his friend’s house for the second night in a row – normally I would have said no but I know that he has really missed his friend as he was gone the whole month of June and then of course we will be gone for awhile.
I am so ready for my hubby to come home and I know that the older of the two daughters really misses him. She got up at 5:30 a.m. wanting Daddy and of course only I was in the bed. I just hope she sleeps in tomorrow morning so that I can get a good night sleep and get through tomorrow as even though it is the day Daddy will be coming home I know it is going to seem rather long.
Actually I am ready for my man to be back
I feel sorry for Henry as he is the only male in the house at the moment. All the rest of us are female. My son decided that he wanted to spend the night at his friend’s house for the second night in a row – normally I would have said no but I know that he has really missed his friend as he was gone the whole month of June and then of course we will be gone for awhile.
I am so ready for my hubby to come home and I know that the older of the two daughters really misses him. She got up at 5:30 a.m. wanting Daddy and of course only I was in the bed. I just hope she sleeps in tomorrow morning so that I can get a good night sleep and get through tomorrow as even though it is the day Daddy will be coming home I know it is going to seem rather long.
Glasses Glasses Everywhere!
I Got My New Glass
My Vera Wang Originals
This is the first time I have gone with rectangle lenses and was rather concerned but I really like them. I did have some worries over the fact that my eyes were bugging out on me and everything seemed blurry on Friday but things seem to be okay now. I thought maybe the assistant at the doctor’s office had gotten the measurements wrong because I have a hard time keeping my eyes still when a green light is coming at my eye.
I have very little planned today. I was going to blow up our inflatable pool but the grass is still rather wet and I would like to wait until the grass dries out and needs a good soaking because the pool water will certainly do that for it. I may then just go to Wal-Mart and get my script for Trileptol so that I do not have to worry about it the rest of the week.
Anyway, I should get offline and get some things done.
My Vera Wang Originals
This is the first time I have gone with rectangle lenses and was rather concerned but I really like them. I did have some worries over the fact that my eyes were bugging out on me and everything seemed blurry on Friday but things seem to be okay now. I thought maybe the assistant at the doctor’s office had gotten the measurements wrong because I have a hard time keeping my eyes still when a green light is coming at my eye.
I have very little planned today. I was going to blow up our inflatable pool but the grass is still rather wet and I would like to wait until the grass dries out and needs a good soaking because the pool water will certainly do that for it. I may then just go to Wal-Mart and get my script for Trileptol so that I do not have to worry about it the rest of the week.
Anyway, I should get offline and get some things done.
Poochie is....
The Dog I Always Wanted
Poochie actually lies at the foot of my computer chair and actually relaxes. She will even allow the kids to play around her and she will not topple them over like Henry does. She has a much gentler demeanor unlike Cory (my Cocker Spaniel during my last five years in California), Snow, and if I have to mention Henry again, I will.
I did not get my walk in because there was a downpour about a half hour ago and I know that there are too many puddles to even try and go tonight. What that means is that I will not get one in at least until Wednesday evening unless I wanted to take the girls and the dog together.
Poochie actually lies at the foot of my computer chair and actually relaxes. She will even allow the kids to play around her and she will not topple them over like Henry does. She has a much gentler demeanor unlike Cory (my Cocker Spaniel during my last five years in California), Snow, and if I have to mention Henry again, I will.
I did not get my walk in because there was a downpour about a half hour ago and I know that there are too many puddles to even try and go tonight. What that means is that I will not get one in at least until Wednesday evening unless I wanted to take the girls and the dog together.
Day of Relaxation
My day has been a bunch of nothing. I spent it all at home relaxing. I will have three days without my hubby and thus it will be a very long beginning of the week. I am glad that I did get an inflatable pool for my older girl and myself. I am sure that I will allow my littlest one in it as well but not without my help and constant supervision; I know that sounds like a no brain-er but then again I do not want to remind all my readers that even the small pools can cause a any child to drown in.
We will be going to see family soon and thus I am not sure when my posts will come or even where they will be from at this time. Thankfully this time we will not have to worry about our Sammy “Hole Cat” as he has claimed the great outdoors, or someone else’s house, as his home. I really do miss Sammy but there is no way that we are going to force him back here after last time and his starvation experiment.
We will be going to see family soon and thus I am not sure when my posts will come or even where they will be from at this time. Thankfully this time we will not have to worry about our Sammy “Hole Cat” as he has claimed the great outdoors, or someone else’s house, as his home. I really do miss Sammy but there is no way that we are going to force him back here after last time and his starvation experiment.
Wore Him Out
After an Hour
Of Swimming
Yes, He was ready to go after an hour in the pool but I was a mean mom and mad him stay for an extra half-hour. I always feel like I am losing money if I do not stay for at least an hour and a half. You see, it is $1.50 to walk into the Noble Center and thus I want to get my money’s worth.
I did finally get a three-tiered inflatable pool for the girls, especially the older one, so that they would have their own water fun. I was lucky to find it as the last time I looked they had none out so when I saw several of them at Wal-Mart I grabbed.
I am thankful to say the older of the two daughters is doing much better and has had no accidents, except the expected ones at night and at nap (if she takes one). The culprit seems to have been the milk and so milk is no more in her diet and something I will have to remind the school lunchroom never to give her or at least in infrequent moderation. I really hate it though because I know how much she likes milk.
Of Swimming
Yes, He was ready to go after an hour in the pool but I was a mean mom and mad him stay for an extra half-hour. I always feel like I am losing money if I do not stay for at least an hour and a half. You see, it is $1.50 to walk into the Noble Center and thus I want to get my money’s worth.
I did finally get a three-tiered inflatable pool for the girls, especially the older one, so that they would have their own water fun. I was lucky to find it as the last time I looked they had none out so when I saw several of them at Wal-Mart I grabbed.
I am thankful to say the older of the two daughters is doing much better and has had no accidents, except the expected ones at night and at nap (if she takes one). The culprit seems to have been the milk and so milk is no more in her diet and something I will have to remind the school lunchroom never to give her or at least in infrequent moderation. I really hate it though because I know how much she likes milk.
Thank You, Hubby!
Thank You!
I know that I am blessed
I am blessed to have such a family that loves me so much and understands that a perfect day for me is not going to all the Fourth of July celebrations around the state and elsewhere. I would have loved to have gone to Columbia, MO where my first-born was born knowing that they have a great fireworks show. The thing about going many other places around here is the fireworks shows are just as good, if not worse than the ones that my neighbors do and I do not have to pay to see them, pay for them, or pay for the gas to get over to where they are. I am not a personal fireworks fan anyway.
I am watching The Thorn Birds right now on my new dvd/vcr player that I received for my birthday. Thank you, Hubby! I am the luckiest person in life to have a man such as him that if told enough times he remembers what I want for my birthday.
This evening we had a brownie cheesecake where I blew out my one candle after my family sang ‘Happy Birthday’!
I know that I am blessed
I am blessed to have such a family that loves me so much and understands that a perfect day for me is not going to all the Fourth of July celebrations around the state and elsewhere. I would have loved to have gone to Columbia, MO where my first-born was born knowing that they have a great fireworks show. The thing about going many other places around here is the fireworks shows are just as good, if not worse than the ones that my neighbors do and I do not have to pay to see them, pay for them, or pay for the gas to get over to where they are. I am not a personal fireworks fan anyway.
I am watching The Thorn Birds right now on my new dvd/vcr player that I received for my birthday. Thank you, Hubby! I am the luckiest person in life to have a man such as him that if told enough times he remembers what I want for my birthday.
This evening we had a brownie cheesecake where I blew out my one candle after my family sang ‘Happy Birthday’!
It's Somebody's Birthday!
OK, So It’s Mine!
Before you ask: I am 35!
Wow, I actually made it to live thirty-five years. Just to think I was not supposed to live past my first day of life as I was born about two months early and at that time there was very little available, in terms of neonatal intensive care interventions around in the very early seventies and before. Heck, all the doctors in Springfield, MO knew at the time was that I had some sort of brain damage. It was not until my mom and dad moved back to Orange County, CA and my mom sat at a doctor’s office until the doctor would see me that I was immediately diagnosed with having cerebral palsy.
These days it would have been a “No Duh!” diagnosis as the doctors have all new technologies available and such that would have had me diagnosed in less than a day or even before I was born. They probably could have even kept me in my mom’s womb longer if they had simple sonograms at the time.
Anyway, I am now headed to bed. Please have a safe Fourth and please do something safe that I will not be doing this year. I will probably just stay home and do nothing out of the ordinary. I did get a brownie cheesecake but there will be no booze and absolutely no fireworks in or around my home.
Before you ask: I am 35!
Wow, I actually made it to live thirty-five years. Just to think I was not supposed to live past my first day of life as I was born about two months early and at that time there was very little available, in terms of neonatal intensive care interventions around in the very early seventies and before. Heck, all the doctors in Springfield, MO knew at the time was that I had some sort of brain damage. It was not until my mom and dad moved back to Orange County, CA and my mom sat at a doctor’s office until the doctor would see me that I was immediately diagnosed with having cerebral palsy.
These days it would have been a “No Duh!” diagnosis as the doctors have all new technologies available and such that would have had me diagnosed in less than a day or even before I was born. They probably could have even kept me in my mom’s womb longer if they had simple sonograms at the time.
Anyway, I am now headed to bed. Please have a safe Fourth and please do something safe that I will not be doing this year. I will probably just stay home and do nothing out of the ordinary. I did get a brownie cheesecake but there will be no booze and absolutely no fireworks in or around my home.
Beaseball Season Over
Most Improved Player
One of two Players who received award
I am so proud of my son! He actually went through the whole baseball season without a fuss until the end when we made him play the day after the dg bite. Heck the dog bite ended up being like a lucky shirt or underwear -- he got the winning run that day.
He has also made some new friends that he would not have made otherwise. He actually spent the night at a baseball teammates house last night and I have not gotten a call from him, yet, begging to come home so I know he is having a good time.
Now what about middle daughter
Well, I think she is getting better and we have more than likely figured out her problem – she is lactose intolerant. She woke up today without poop in her pull-up. Thankfully that means we can start yet again with potty training. I am just so glad I did not have more than three children and I want no more because I am not sure how much more of this I can handle.
I do have to say that her Daddy should be very happy that she did not get everything from me. He is also lactose intolerant to the point where his throat closes up every time he eats more than a bowl of ice cream.
Baby Daughter
She is wonderful and I have to say she puts up with a lot of her sister’s antics that I know are difficult many a times. I will probably continue to remind her that she will only have to live with her for sixteen or so years and then the rest of her life she will be free from her.
She is walking everywhere and has almost given up crawling although she still favors crawling if she is trying to hurry to get somewhere, like through an open door. We have to especially keep her out of the kitchen because like our new puppy she will eat the cat food.
Anyway that is the kids this week. I wonder what next week will bring.
One of two Players who received award
I am so proud of my son! He actually went through the whole baseball season without a fuss until the end when we made him play the day after the dg bite. Heck the dog bite ended up being like a lucky shirt or underwear -- he got the winning run that day.
He has also made some new friends that he would not have made otherwise. He actually spent the night at a baseball teammates house last night and I have not gotten a call from him, yet, begging to come home so I know he is having a good time.
Now what about middle daughter
Well, I think she is getting better and we have more than likely figured out her problem – she is lactose intolerant. She woke up today without poop in her pull-up. Thankfully that means we can start yet again with potty training. I am just so glad I did not have more than three children and I want no more because I am not sure how much more of this I can handle.
I do have to say that her Daddy should be very happy that she did not get everything from me. He is also lactose intolerant to the point where his throat closes up every time he eats more than a bowl of ice cream.
Baby Daughter
She is wonderful and I have to say she puts up with a lot of her sister’s antics that I know are difficult many a times. I will probably continue to remind her that she will only have to live with her for sixteen or so years and then the rest of her life she will be free from her.
She is walking everywhere and has almost given up crawling although she still favors crawling if she is trying to hurry to get somewhere, like through an open door. We have to especially keep her out of the kitchen because like our new puppy she will eat the cat food.
Anyway that is the kids this week. I wonder what next week will bring.
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