last sunday

I forgot to blog about last Sunday night! A lot of the primary lessons have been about baptism, and the girl has begun her countdown to hers (It's going to be a long year!). She plans on having my brother baptize her, so her date is not definite. But she can try on her dress that she will be baptized in, "not the one meemaa is going to make me to wear for the talks and stuff." I had to get out the bag of important clothes (my wedding dress, my baptism dress, the boy's blessing outfit, and the girl's blessing dress) so the girl could see them. She wanted to put on her blessing hair bow, but was denied. So she decided to try on the baptism dress. And being the princess she is, insisted I put on my wedding dress. There were some zipper issues (that zipper has always had issues, right meems??), but I got it on (I needed some good foundation undergarments and a slip, but...)! It surprised the boy who told me I "looked so beautiful." The girl then had to play with the train, and can't wait to be able to try it on herself when she's taller! It took a while to get the girl out of her baptism dress, as she kept spinning around and dancing in it and such. It apparently doesn't take much to impress my kids!

fun times

Yesterday the kids and I got most of our chores done. I weeded our "garden," paid bills, cleaned the bathrooms (super DISGUSTING), washed some clothes, did some dishes, and got some grocery shopping done. The kids picked up their stuff throughout the house, folded the towels (FINALLY!), did some dishes, and helped me by staying our of my way when I was dealing with stupidity (I still marvel at how someone who was once so smart and family focused, can become so hateful, spiteful, mean, and stupid).

So, we decided to go to the drive-in. It is cheaper than a real movie, you can see two movies for that price, we don't have to sneak in snacks, and the bathrooms are an adventure! We saw Night at the Museum II but left before the second movie, as my dad was having leg issues. We took one of my sister's kids as well. It was a fabulous time! We can't wait to do it again, when we are going to take a little grill, a stereo, and more blankets!

Breakfast of champions

The boy tried to blog-stalk over my shoulder but was shut down. He was eating a slim-jim for breakfast. Now he is following it up with cool ranch doritos! And he has already brushed his teeth this morning. My stomach can't handle the stench of the slim jim and doritos. Thank heavens he goes to summer school!

The girl is having left over tortellini for breakfast. What is weird about that is that she is eating breakfast at all! Now SHE is following it up with the doritos!

Although with their weird breakfast choices keeps me knowing they truely are my kids!

fabulous!

Next to the warehouse I work a little at, there is a truck parts place. Usually there is a dog tied up outside the truck place, their pets (none are protective dogs). Today, there was a goat. With a sparkley collar!

friday fun

Friday in class, as soon as I'd taken my quiz, during the substitute's (department head) talk about the rest of the day, my phone buzzes. I ignore it until he takes a breath and begins the video. I look and see that it was the kids school. I hurry out to hear a voice mail from the nurse to call her back. I do, and she informs me that the boy came in saying he knocked his head on the ground outside and is complaining of a head and stomach ache. I tell her I'll be there in 30-45 minutes to get him.

As I'm doing good in traffic (it's wasn't rush hour, I don't know why I was so surprised), I call the pediatrician to find out if I can just go to urgent care. They strongly suggested to take him down to the children's hospital because if it was serious, I would already be there.

I get to school and get the kids. The girl isn't going to miss this fun! We go downtown to the hospital and have no wait! Then we get to sit for 3 hours in a room, the kids get Lunchables and Gatorade! The prognosis is there maybe some slight head trauma, but since he didn't puke, and seems as normal as he can be, they don't want to expose him to any extra radiation. I got instructions to come back if he acts funnier than normal, or starts puking. Neither happened.

Since that kinda took our energy, we hung out at home all weekend and cleaned. Our house is almost not a pit. My goal is by the end of the week to have it neat enough to let people in and not have to apologize and cringe. The kids awesomely cleaned their rooms, got their toys out of the basement (and living room and my bedroom), did dishes, and are now (I think) folding towels. I got part of the kitchen cleaned, the laundry folded and the hang ups hung. I'd like to pay bills, but I'm still waiting on that check issue from Monday.

the best of game days

BASEBALL



Sunday: The game looked bad when my dad was there,then he left at the 5th inning, and I made a DOUBLE-PLAY!!! Then I hit a HOMERUN!!!!!!!!!





Wednesday: The game looked as if it would be bad because we were playing an undefeated team! But, in the first inning the score was 0-4. Both teams went on playing their hardest. the final score was 9-11 us!!


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summer diet

Apparently I have unknowingly started my Summer diet. My ex keeps on about the Boy's tools. What kind of a dad takes a kid's tools away?? He has gotten his lawyer involved and is refusing to sign papers because he didn't read what he signed. What a jackass. Then he thinks the world stops when he is away, and the visitation schedule stops as well. I am expected to wait until each Tuesday to make plans for the kids, because if he comes into town, it should automatically be his weekend. What a C-R-A-Z-Y.

So after much crying and praying this morning, (after the kids got to school) I have made it through the day. I have also found a mediator so hopefully we won't have to go to court and have a judge tell him what everyone already sees as sensical (especially those who also have "shared" custody with another).

I have a feeling my ex's jackassery comes from seeing me this weekend. I am successful without him, the kids thrive without his anti-parenting, and our (the kids and me) family has become stronger. He has not been successful except in wearing his unhappiness and self-hatred on his sleeves and trying to spread his feelings on to others. Were his actions and problems to be cool really worth it??

With this chaos, I have begun my liquid diet. After I force myself to eat, and whenever the hateburn flares up, I hit the bottle of Maloxx. Shortly I will be able to wear my shorts from last Summer a little better!