My Girls Once Again..... LOL..

Hi there. I have a new post of course but this is my girls. You all know that though. Kora is raking the back yard doing some work with me shoveling the leaves into the garbage can where we can bring them out front for the leaf eater to come by and take them. Plus Kora was working off some of her punishment for playing with the drain pipes on the side of the house on Monday afternoon. Her and Bri got in trouble from Dad when he came home and found out they had been playing with the drain pipe for the rain gutters and he wasnt happy with her. I had no idea they were playing with them or else she would have gotten it from me when before Dad came home.

Anyway she wasnt working that fast so we switched places for a while. I got to the point where I was getting hungry and wanted to come in. Well I started raking the leaves and shoveling and then making them haul the garbage can out front to dump on the curb. That worked better than waiting all afternoon for Kora to figure out she didnt need to bring all the leaves across the lawn to make a new pile... LOL..




Then today after we got done working Kora decided she wanted to lay down for a bit. She is her mothers daughter. She buries her self under her blankets. LOL.. Yes I bury myself under the blankets when I am cold. I hate being cold. But the funny thing is, is when I warm up from being cold I end up going to sleep. Yes I know it sounds funny so I usually try and keep myself some where in between. Its not easy for me to do so though.




Now here is just my baby. She had been up since six this morning. She just wouldnt think of sleeping in with me. She crawls in bed with us at about 5 and then usually goes back to sleep with me for a while in the morning. But this morning forget it.She wanted nothing to do with sleep. But I have gotten lucky with both girls with going back to sleep for a bit after they are awake. I know I shouldnt but I doze off during the day on the couch and they play in there rooms. I have never been an early morning person so I like to sleep.



Hey any of you out there with small children or kids the ages of mine can you answer a question for me? Or those of you that remember the kids being small.I notice that anytime we have a good meal on the table Bri regresses where she wants to be fed like a baby. I know she can feed herself because she does it all the time and when I tell her to eat by herself she gets mad at me. Any idea's why that is???? I am slightly confused on that... Anyway we are doing loads better here and Jeff has no idea what I am trying to do. LOL.. Trying to keep it as a secret for the time being.

I also tried getting an account to sell things on Etsy but I need a credit card and I dont have one in my name..And of course I dont have his numbers for his. So no go there and I think you need a credit card for Ebay dont you? Just wondering. If anyone knows more please let me know. I would love to get some stuff for my little family for X-mas even if it is from the dollar store as you all have suggested but I have to say there is no where to skip on bills next month. Thank you all for your idea's. I have never thought about alot of them until I got a few comments saying why dont you try this. Because I had never thought about it until mentioned... I have never thought about selling my stuff either. I have always just crocheted for new family members and such and my own.

But again thank you all and I will get going. I dont want to bore any of you... LOL.. Talk later ot tomorrow my friends.

Update: Never trust a friend to go to the store for you and get a thing or two when he or she is going. I am so sick of it. I asked Laura if she would pick me up a can of Cream of Mush soup last night when she went to the store. Yeah sure I will. Well guess what she never went and today she said she was going and I havent heard from her since she called and asked if I had some 30 gallon black garbage bags for them to clean her basement with.... I am so sick of trusting people. Then I call and ask my Dear Sweet Hubby if he would mind making a stop for me and he gets mad at me. Its my fault he didnt pick the stuff up last night when he was at the damned store. I am sorry I dont have any money in my pocket.. That is going to stop right now. I am going to start doing my own work and getting some cash for it. Then I dont have to make him angry at me. I am spoiled and I am sick of being spoiled by him. Its going to stop. I quit. You know how bad I just want to walk right now. Its not good enough is it he says that he is working 14 hours today. Well sorry I asked you to go to the store but he doesnt listen to me when I say it. He just thinks I am mocking him. Well you know what its enough. I have had enough. I am going to make him wonder where all the extra money is coming from... Well people I am sorry to add to this post today but thanks for listening and reading. I am still here but thanks.

If you Build it they will Use it.......

For SME!!!!!! LOL.. Sorry thought you would like this one when it came up. I just couldnt forward it to you. I had to post it.... I am starting to feel like old me again in the next few days again. Well enjoy and I really hope I didnt affend anyone with the last post. I didnt mean to if I did. Its just one of those think about it deals....







This is the actual turnoff from Banff, Alberta, Canada to the #1 highway to Calgary.
Great picture isn't it? They had to build the animals (especially the elk) their own crossing because
that was where the natural crossing was and after the highway was built there were far too many
accidents. I understand it didn't take the animals long to learn that this was their "road. "

Damned People.

Deffinition of Fascist:


often Fascist An advocate or adherent of fascism.
A reactionary or dictatorial person.


But here is my definition of it really. I hope I dont miss use the word. Ok here is the kicker for the word. I cant find the definition in the Webster Dictionary. Yikes huh?? Well anyway there is a point to this banter of shit I have here. I have a lot on my mind today and I am going to start with some men I know in general ok. No men on my blog roll but people I know personnally. Ok... LOL..

Starting with whom I think is a total fascist is our Pastor. He is trying to Jeff that if we dont continue going to church we are going to Hell. Well guess what Jeff and I havent gone to church in over a month again now. And also according to that factor we were going to go anyway because we dont live the lives that these people live anyway. Always praying and doing something wrong and realizing that its wrong and trying to get the holy ghost. Yes I know we were both baptized but life has been even harder on both of us since then. I am not going to go into a religion thing again. We are both comfortable with how we dress to go and what not but also what pisses me off about people like Pastor Fraser is that when you are asked to do something either say yes or no. Well Pastors mother was sick and they werent sure when she was going to go and as I have mentioned before Laura is getting married on Saturday and she had me ask if Pastor would mind doing the Wedding. So I called him and asked him and he talked to her and told her to call his wife and they would set up a couple of times to meet and talk and such like marriage counsiling before the wedding. Well he kept coming up with reasons why he couldnt do it.

I just wish if you cant do something please tell a person up front please. I hate when a person Hem and Hahs about it. I have to admit I am no better sometimes but if I am not sure what we are doing I will do it till I figure it out but after I figure it out then I tell that person straight up what is going on. Well Pastors mother passed away Wednesday afternoon. She went into a coma and never woke up. Like I told Pastors daughter when she told me at least being in a coma she wasnt in as much pain as she was before the coma. Am I really that cold hearted or am I just to truthful with people??

Now on to other things in life. Jeff and I got into a huge fight on Friday night about something. I dont want to mention what exactly the fight was in case he reads this. Sometimes he goes in with me to check a video. Well anyway things got heated and he threatened to leave. Well of course I cant make him stay with me. So I started asking questions like if want to leave Why did you marry me and I may be slightly depressed. Call this what you want. I dont know anymore. I was feeling all weekend like a piss pore mother and other things. Nothing he said its just how I felt. I mean I can be hard on the girls but if they dont something and I am to hard and he questions me and then when they do, do something I an not hard enough and he questions me. I just dont get it. I felt like all weekend I kept fucking up. Alright I usually dont swear on here but I felt like a total failure.

Then yesterday things escallated again and it wasnt pretty. Both girls were cowering in a corner because of the yelling matches going on and I felt so sorry for them. Then I was so upset I kept yelling at them for the smallest details. I dont know whats wrong. I felt like I was finally losing my mind. You know maybe I am in some ways. I finally asked Jeff after I calmed down enough to talk to him if it was possible that I was going though a nervous breakdown.

Maybe I am doing to much around the house with no time out of it with no money coming in. Also here is the kicker for you all. I was in the kitchen getting dinner ready and I realized I have no talents besides my crocheting. I have no abilities for anything. Also if I go back to work we lose a 1,000 dollars at tax time for him being the primary income provider.

I know that sounds like a lot of money but it is esp when you have to pay day care expenses too. Then who is going to home school Kora and Bri when its time. No real day care is going to school your child. Sure Jeff has an interview on Wednesday for the second job but I feel sorry for him taking on a second job. We are about to lose either our phone and internet or if we cant make our house payments our house. We have been here for 13 months and I dont want to lose my house. I love my space and what I can do with my space.

My life seems to be turning upside down right now. We are even going to put up the tree this year because there is not going to be anything under the tree from us to the girls. I know that sounds petty but we have not enough money this year. I dont remember the time we have been so low on cash. I am embarrassed to say this. There will be no lights up at our house or X-mas tree. We believe in X-mas just no money to fund it like we wanted to this year. Sure he gets a bonus check but that will be for catching up on late bills or else have somethign turned off. Then we wont have to worry about a thing. We cant live without heat or water or what not. I know it sounds terrible. But that is how things go every year and I wont go to get as an adopted family for the year. Jeff would kill me for one thing. Not literally of course but he doesnt like looking like a charity case.

I know he's called me today and nothing was mentioned of last night but I still wonder if he will come home tonight. That happens all the time after a good fight. No one was hurt besides feelings but still its not easy for a week or so after one of our fights. I have a hard time talking to him after one. I am not sure what will put him into another anger fit and then I will take all of my feelings I am feeling now and put them back up. Its not easy. But like you all said before marriage isnt easy. I know that and I appreciate all your advice. Well anyway I suppose I need to go do somethings and then get the girls some lunch. Take care...

Ps here guys and gals if you need a place to put some funding for a good cause please do so here. I will never ask again but if you feel you need to do please do it here and it will help my African children I am helping with for Pen Pals....



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Sweet Family Faces.

Here is some of our nieces. This is Ashley and Irin. Enjoy. and if i can finally get the ones of John and Shay to come up too I will post them.




The top one is Ashley and the bottom one is Irin.






For some reason I cant get the ones of John and shay to come up and I dont have any of him on my camera. We havent seen him since the girls were small. But enjoy the two I just posted.

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My Hubby.... and Kids....

Nirvana Polly... I just had to do one video today. Its a good video. Actually a great song. Not real heavy.. Enjoy.








Hi there all. I am sorry to post about my dear sweet hubby again but I am so proud of him really. And my girls too. Jeff realizes that with the stuff I do around the house I could never work right now so he is taking on a second job at Uhaul. Its only an extra 15 hours a week if that. So no big deal right... Well it might be. Its not as physically demanding as Pomp's is. All he has to do is loan out trucks and customer service and such. Put a trailer hitch on once in a while.

Daddy and his girls. Brianna wanted a piggy back too but she is too small yet to sit on his back like Kora does but he does play with her as equally. So more photo's of daddy and his girls.







I dont know if you can see their hats real good but if you can I made those. I found a very neat and easy pattern for them. They are suppose to come with scarves but I cant keep the scarves even on the sides.




The pattern was an adult pattern so I took and used a very tiny hook and made these for the girls.. I say I did a very good job on them. I enjoy my work. Jeff and I are sending out my box on Monday hopefully. I was hoping to be able to do it on Saturday but I dont know if Jeff has to work or not yet. I sort of hope not. I want to get my box of afghans out in the mail to Richard to get to Kenya.

Well I suppose my girls are hungry and I need to go see if the kitchen is dry enough to get them some lunch. We eat a late breakfast and then a later lunch and then dinner when Jeff comes home. But they get an early snack in the morning so they dont starve from the time they get up. They have fruit and something to drink. Anyway catch you all tomorrow. N and girls.

Where to Start.......

.................Sometimes like Notta said we just dont know where to start when typing. I have a hard time thinking of things to say and just wonder where I am going when I start a new post.

Well lets start with Laura today. No I am not complaining about her. Her wedding plans have come to a great deal for her and she is almost done with them. She was going use the Pastor that runs our church but decided on a person from The Salvation Army today. Our Pastor was jerking her around anyway. His mother is very ill and he kept telling her he would do it if nothign happened and what if something happened to his mother the day of the wedding. You dont do that to somebody. You just dont leave them hanging like that. I think that is really rude. But hey this man has no respect for woman in general really. But I went over there for a few minutes last night and she has her flowers done and wine glasses and such. I have to say Jeff and I arent going to the Wedding. I am not to fond of a few of the people going so we arent going to participate in there joyous day.

I made the girls each a hat. I havent taken photo's of them yet. I think they are just adorable. But they are suppose to come with matchin scarves but I cant keep the sides on my scarves straight so I am skipping the scarves for the time being.

Jeff and I have looked at our calander and just realized that we wont be celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday Nov.22. We have to wait till Saturday. LOL.. This payday coming up on Friday is our Mortgage payment and nothing left of it so we have to wait till the 23rd. Then it will be too late to start cooking so Saturday the 24th we will celebrate our Thanksgiving. I am looking forward to it also. We were going to go out to his mothers house but decided to stay home. I wasnt really in the mood to go out to her house and have her tell me what kind of mother I was anyway. No thank you. She wasnt much better with her kids but she likes to try and make us daughter in laws realize we are just as terrible. So I avoid visiting with her as much as possible. Then over New Years they want to come to our house. I dont know yet. They want to come up for the weekend. I think I will disappear for the weekend down the street. Sounds rude but I will give her time with her grandchildren and son. I will just go visit with Laura and if they tell me they are hungry I will just tell them to have grandma fix them dinner.....

Funny story here really about my mother in law. She came to visit with us when Kora was 13 months old so Jeff and I took advantage of her being here and took an afternoon to ourselves. She said go I can take care of Kora. So we left and everything was cool. Jeff and I had fun. Well when we got home his mother had said that she woke up right after we left and she didnt dare lay her back down because she was afraid she wouldnt go back to sleep for me that night. Well I got uptight about it and then his mother told me she didnt know what to feed Kora when I told her before we left that there was left over mac and cheese in the fridge or soup. Which ever she decided on. So my baby was tired and very hungry when we got home. You would think after having five kids of your own you would know what to do with yoru grandchild. Yikes..... Well we ended up with a blow our fight about it and she left the following day swearing she would never step foot in my house again.

Now her and her partner want to come visit us over New Year's Eve. Anyway I am not to thrilled about this visit. It wasnt my idea it was hers so I am just hoping she doesnt try to pull another stunt. A while back she tried talking Jeff into taking the girls and leaving me but he refused. Jeff had hit our niece by reflex because she hit him first and I stood up to his mother finally and no one liked that one little bit. I was the bitch for standing up for my husband. He had apologized to the spoiled little shit and it probably did her some good to get hit like she did. And everyone kept nagging on him because he hit her and I finally stood up and told his mother to piss off and I got it from there.

I have had my problems with my mother in law but then again whose fault is it really? I dont know. Sometimes I blame myself because I want to do things on a live and learn basis and then sometimes I take advice but not the way my mother in law gives it. Life is just plain weird.

Like I said at the top I dont know where my posts are going when I start so enjoy some of my stories about my MIL... I could go on but I dont want to bore you to death with the fights we have had. Stupid childish fights over nothing really.

On to my mother really quick here. I told my mom that the girls could use some clothes yesterday because she asked what they needed. Well today my mom said she was looking for clothes two sizes to big and of course I got angry. I know where she is coming from but Kora cant wear clothes two sizes to big. She is so skinny that they would fall off of her. You know my mother asks but does what she wants to do anyway. I dont understand it. Anyway I suppose I need to go get my girls some lunch. They just came in and its chilly out today. I am going to make left over Speghetti. I will catch you all later or early tomorrow like usual... Have a good day and stay warm for those of you in cold climates..........

Our Long Weekend

Hiya there. Here is what we did on our long weekend. Boy am I sore from the weekend though and also I just wanted to apologize for Friday's post but it was on my mind and I needed to get it out. Thank you all for your comments and help on what to do and suggestions.

Now on to our weekend. Some more photo's but these were taken at Bairds Creek here in town where we hiked for about 4 miles and the girls were real troopers. They never once complained about how far it was. I cant get a stroller down the trails we take. So Bri walks and then comes home and takes a real good nap. If she is still sore after our walks I will give her a childs aspirin but not often. Anyway to start out the post here are some photos of the changing leaves. Just beautiful.






On to my girls being funny before we started the hike. Jeff had to kindly go water some trees.LOL... So we were waiting for him to wander his sorry butt back out of the trees.






Here is a photo of Jeff and I. I still think I look hefty. Oh well nothing I can do about it for now. Just have to look that way. Enjoy anyway.



Here are some photo's of the creek that is what named the area we are in. Its just beautiful back there. I would love to go back when its early spring or summer with loads of Bug Repelant though.







Now two very pooped little girls after we got home Saturday...








Now on to Sunday... We took a break from our long walk on Saturday and just sat around watching tv and watching the Packers win there 7th game this season. It was so weird because for a while it looked like we were going to lose that game. Go Pack Go....

Then yesterday we decided to go out as a family instead of our night out tomorrow. Jeff priced our tickets to go to Appleton tomorrow and they were to expensive for just the two of us so we took the girls bowling. I wish I would have brought my camera with me though. It was so neat watching Kora. She had bumpers up and did fairly well actually. We didnt let Bri actually bowl. We let her up on deck with out her boots on and roll the ball once. By time we quit bowling Kora had the right idea of how Jeff and I were bowling. I think twice out of the three games she bowled she did use the bumpers. It was neat. Here are her game scroes. First game 66, second game 66 and third game 80. Pretty good for her first time bowling. I have no idea what mine or Jeff's were. I love bowling for fun but could never do it for sport like so many people do.

My legs hurt and so does my back but hey that is part of hiking and bowling. Jeff's hand hurts from holding the ball. He has had trouble for a while with his bowling hand from work. He pinched it at work a while back and it hasnt been the same since. Sorry for such a long post but I just noticed I havent been posting as often again. I am busy around the house. I need to go clean the kicten yet today and then go sweep the basement steps. I was going to mop them today but I am running out of juice to do to much more work. Anyway enjoy these photos and I will see what I have to do tomorrow to post again. LOL.. Take care all. N.

Odd and Ends Things Not really Important.....

Hi there. A new post today. Yeah for me. LOL.. I try to have a new post up every day or every other and I had a good rant going on in my head this morning but of course by now I dont remember what I was going to rant about.

Jeff has worked so hard the last few weeks. He has to work tomorrow morning again but that is ok because he has Monday off at his request. He seems to need to take his last vacation day before he loses it and I dont blame him one bit and he deservest he break. He works so hard there and still to this day sometimes they dont seem to acknowledge the shit he does for them.

I am almost done with my Afghans for Richard to take to Kenya Africa. I am going to have to send four of my own since I dont think Laura will be done with her two she promised to help me make. I have gotten my two done plus two more in the time its taking her to do hers. And I have a house and family of my own to take care of also. I guess its just where our priorities lie right? Anyway I am so happy with the ones I have done. You all have seen three of them. I dont have a photo of number four yet because I am not done with it.

Its nice out now but by Wednesday we are suppose to have snow here. It wont stick this time around but still snow. Yuckie. I dread digging out all the gear. I dread shoveling the sidewalk and the driveway but its great excercise though.

The girls are outside raking the yard and pulling the leaves out front where the leaf eater can pick them in a few days again. Yesterday was funny. They had a pile out front and the leaf eater came by on one side of the street and turned around and came down our side. Bri's looking out the window and the leaf eater stops and picks up there pile and she looks at me and says now what are we going to play in our piles gone mom.

She is such a character. She is also zipping her own coat without help and she is only 3. I had to help Kora up till she was almost five. Yikes. Just there cordination really. I mean the girls will stand on Jeffs back on the bed and Bri will just stand there balancing and then jump onto my side of the bed and land gracefully. Kora on the other hand she isnt as graceful.

Other things on my mind but not sure if I want to talk about them here or not. Its personnal and I am not sure if my readers want to hear about it.

Lets just say I have never had a hard time with Sex in my life. I have to admit I started when I was young. I was 16 the first time I had sex and yes it was ejoyful but now after two kids I could careless if I have sex or not. Its not that I dont enjoy it but I just dont feel like it. I have to admit afterwards my back hurts, my hips hurt. I am complaining. It has nothing to do with Jeff but I just hurt. So as long as I can get away from doing it I dont do it.

Like I said it was personnal. I know people into there 60's still having sex and enjoying as much as the day they started but for me its not like that. I didnt hurt when I first started when I was 16. I was fairly skinny at that point too. I was a 125lbs when I first started having sex and now I am almost 200lbs. That 75 lbs makes a difference. I guess that is why I have been trying to lose it all summer and now Jeff told me just the other night before bed that he thinks I have put some of my 15lbs I lost over the summer back on. That depresses me instead of making me feel better.

I walk and I clean the house and I move. Its not like I sit in one spot all day long and let some one else do my cleaning and such. I take care of the outside of the house and so forth. I dont know. For my male readers I am sorry to have you bear through that small rant on sex.

Well anyway I suppose I need to go find something for lunch for us girls. I have left over potatoes I am trying to figure out what to do with.

I was looking at a gravy over mashed pots and bread. I know high calories and I am trying to lose weight. Any suggestions would be great. Talk to you all soon. N.


Hey all I will be back on Tuesday. Jeff has Monday off so we are going ot spend some family time together and I will give you a great post on Tuesday sometime.

Wow Where has the First Year Went!!!!

Hey everyone I have been joined here for ONE wonderful year and hopefully many more to come. I was looking at my very first blog yesterday and realized today Nov. 1st is my one year blogoversary. I just cant believe where time has went. I mean after 232 posts. I am still going strong and have some great friends on here. I am glad I met every single one of you. I mean you all have impacted my life some how and I am glad I met you all.

Blogging has given me time to think and learn new things I never thought possible to learn about. I have learned a bit about Politics, and just releasing some of my anger here instead of keeping it inside like I have for a long time.

I want to thank Sme for giving me her mothers link and then helping me set this up. I love the comments I get and answering the comments really. Its my fun and my way out of the house some days. I dont have many friends in the physical world so my cyber friends are who I talk to almost every day and keep track of instead of those that I dont talk to. Well I suppose. I need to go shower and get dressed and then finish my cleaning. I took a break yesterday because I ran out of PineSol.LOL.. I know a good reason not to clean right??? LOL.. Well anyway have a good day and thanks for being here reading with me. N.

My Girls and Jonathon!!!!!

Here all I am not complaining. I just think its stupid for kids to do this stuff but they have to learn one way or another right??

Well last night night Jeff came home at 6:30 and the kids were outside playing by the side of the house. No biggy so when he came in the house I went yelling for our girls. Well in the process Kora had taken her shoes off last night outside. She blames Jonathon. No biggy really so while I was outside his mother calls and asks if he was still down here. I said yes and I also told her I was sending him home. She asks me to walk him down around the corner to see her Halloween Decorations. So I walked him home and went in and talked her for a few minutes and came home.

Well in the process of me being gone for five minutes the girls were in our room with Jeff and Kora was telling him the new game Jonathon had taught them. It was pull your pants down and show your butt. Well of course I get all hyped up about this new game and drag both girls down to Jonathons house to find out what was going on.

Well I guess they were going to blame eachother so when we threatened to keep them apart for two weeks Jonathon came clean about it and admitted it was his idea. He watches his step dad and brother have mooning contests and thought it was funny so he was trying to teach Kora to do it.

On another topic my mom asked what I got the girls to go out in Halloween with tonight and I told her they werent going. She starts in on me telling me what a horrible mother I am and I just get really pissed off at her for her telling me what kind of mother I am. Its my choice if I want the girls going out trick or treating. What really confuses me about Halloween is that all year long you try and tell your kids not to talk to Strangers but then one night a year you send them to strangers doors to ask for candy. I dont think so.

Maybe I am just paranoid but I dont think so. Jeff was brought up not doing it and I was but I understand where he is coming from. I dont mind them not going. I see it as if they want candy we can go get them a bag from the store. I may be a hum bug of a person but I dont believe in it as I did when I was a kid. My mom started in on me about depriving my girls of there childhoods and me not being the person she thought I was.

I am slightly flustered with her right now. I am sorry if she had everything handed to her on a sliver platter. But my girls arent going to be as spoiled as she is and was from her father. I know I sound like a royal bitch but hey that is just how I am.

I gues it just gets me. I am trying to be the best mom I know how and to keep my girls safe. I know that other parents bring there children out tonight but I am not going to be joining them. I am sorry for that one and if any of you think I am a horrible person for not joining I dont blame you really. Maybe I am when it comes to Halloween. I wont be handing out candy tonight either. There goes the real kicker of the night. Now I really sound like a royal bitch. No Halloween for her kids and no Candy for those other children.

I am a good person. I could really hold off on a lot of things with my girls but they get X-mas and B-day Parties and such. So what is one Holiday missed?? I dont see the problem with it. Anyway I just thought I would let you know whats on my mind.

Comercials and Idiot things in life!!!!!

Hi all. I have the TV on and listening to my daily shows I watch. Well this one gets the vote for the most idiotic commercial. I dont know if you all have heard about the deaths from that Gerdisal. Be One Less???? Well according to a blog friend of mine KC. I am not going to link her so you can check her out on my side bar ok. Anyway she did a post awhile back about it and it killing a few girls.

Well anyway I was watching tv and the Commercial comes on and they give what the side affects are but they dont say what it has done to those that passed away. I will not have my girls getting this shot. If the dr says its manditory I will say no its not since my girls arent in public schooling any longer. The schools say that girls from about ages 9-24 need this shot.

No way will I be burying my children before they bury me. I dont care if they have fixed this shot or not.

And we are always hearing about men needing a longer Penis. Yeah right. Or those 3 day period birth controls. What is the problem with dealing with it on your own. I mean come on girls and women here. I mean we were meant to bleed for 4-7 days without chemistry deciding when and how long we bleed. Or if a guy cant get it up I mean its never been dealt with from a Dr. The men have always just dealt with it.

I know I am being blunt but I hate hearing about all this stuff they have out there. Even if I hadnt had my tubes tied after Bri doesnt meant I would be doing any of these special Birth Controls.

Anyway things are good here. Jeff is working another 55 hour week so far. He worked at least 11 hours yesterday and I have no idea about today. Kora did her first page of math by herself today with out me reading the instructions to her. She read them to me and did the problems.

I am so happy for her. Bris counting to ten by herself now too. I hate comparing my girls but that is something Kora did do until she started school.. Bri also has almost her whole alphabet down. She keeps forgetting D when she does the alphabet though. But she does well and she is trying at least.

We are also looking at getting a dog from our Humane Society when we get taxes back this year. They only want $175 for a dog. They nutuer or spade for you so we dont have to worry about it. We need an animal and I think it would do the girls some good to have an animal in there lives. Jeff doesnt like jumpy dogs but we will find one we like. He wants a German Shepard or Black Lab. But we will get what we can find.

We have a big enough yard for a dog and the inside of the house is decent enough. On Nov 7th my dear sweet hubby is going to take me out on a date. They have a show in Appleton in there Arts Performing Center he wants to take me too. Laura is going to take the girls for me and we are going out on a long needed date.

I know tomorrow is Halloween but our girls wont be going out. Jeff has issues with it and I sort of agree with him. Its not as safe as it was when I was a kid and Jeff never got to go when he was a youngster. Anyway. Happy Holloween anyway.

Alright I am done. I will talk to you all later. I need to go find something for lunch.

Oh before I forget I was going to write up this recipe.

1 2lb liquid can of Swanson Broth
1 1 1/2 lb chicken boneless
2 cups of water
1 cup of celery
1 cup carrots
4 boyoun squares.
1 8 oz package egg noodles.

In crock pot or slow cooker cut up chicken and carrots and celery and Swanson Broth and water. Let cook for about 4 hours and then add 4 boyoun cubes. I might have that spelled wrong. Then let that simmer for about another two - three hours. Then add the egg noodles. Let cook for half an hour and eat. Add crackers or what ever you like.

Thanks to WC.

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Very popular, one of you is not enough.

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I am really here!!!!!!!!

Hiya all. I am still here. I have been trying to get things back in order while being excited about being back up and running with my friends. I am in the middle of cleaning and trying to get my house back in order but I am also trying to do this.

Friday I called a place by our house that makes customized computers and sells used ones and I found us a Monitor for 20 bucks. Its a 17 inch Monitor. The same size as the one we had and it works ok for the time being.

Then on Saturday we went on a small shopping spree. I got four good books. Will do book reviews on them when I am done. I got them at Goodwill for .49 a piece. I have finished two of the four afghans that need to go to Richard before Nov. 27th. I am so excited about the kids getting them. Here is a peek of my work.



Now me working on one. Kora took this one for me.




Then yesterday we went on a hike in the Wild Life Sanctuary we have here in town. We didnt go see the animals. We went off on the other side of the trails this time. We walked for sometime and both girls were real troopers. Bris foot started hurting half way through the trip but she walked it though. Here are some photo's of our break we took to sit and just enjoy the day.










Pardon my opinion here with this one and the last one is that I look fat here. I dont know if its because of what I am wearing or what but I have been avoiding chips lately and eating healthy snacks like banana's and oranges and such. But I still look fat.





Anyway on our way out of the trails we saw six deer right in front of us but my batteries on my camera had died while trying to show Bri how to take a photo of Kora, Jeff and I so I didnt get a photo of the deer.They were so beautiful to see though. They were not the ones that belonged to the Sanctuary. These were loose deer. The word I want isnt coming to me. Yikes. Anyway enjoy and I will be back tomorrow. Take care.

Nothing New!!!!!!!

Hey just wanted to tell you all I am still here but been busy and havent made my rounds today like I usually do. I have to help a friend get her wedding off the ground and then finish my handful of pen pals and then finish laundry. Then go off and rake the yard or mulch the leaves that are out there. I wouldnt bother with it but we have two huge tree's in the back yard so we get loads of leaves. I promise I will have a better post tomorrow. I wont be as busy.

Our Monitor is on the blink.I dont know when I will be back for now. I am afraid its going to blow up on me so I will shut her down after doing this here. For now we dont have a hundred bucks to replace the monitor. So it might be a while before I get back here. Take care my friends and I will visit when its safe again.

Alrighty back up and running will be back completely Monday My friends. LOL.... Take care and have a wonderful weekend.

A Sunday Afternoon Walk.

Hi all here was our weekend. Saturday Jeff worked and we didnt do a thing and yesterday we took a walk along The Fox River. They built a trail a few years back and we walk so far and then turn around and come back. The trail is used for bikes, roller blades, and walking.

We saw a couple of really cool dogs yesterday. This one had a face as big as a St. Benard. He was just a Yellow Lab though. I was so bored until we went for our walk. I had crocheted all day Saturday and didnt want to spend my Sunday the same way. So here are some photo's.

Here are the girls. I mean its Oct 21st and we are wearing shorts!!!! Really beautiful day. Glad we got out.



Daddy and his girls.



Mommy and her girls. LOL..




Jeff and I. You dont get him to pose for to many photo's and Kora took her first photo yesterday.



It was a wonderful day. I cant complain. My back hurt when we started out but by time we sat back down in the car my aches and pains had went away. I just think I needed the walk yesterday. Sometimes I notice if I walk a bit they tend to go away. When I was 15 I was diagnosed with Scoliosis. Curvature of the spine. And I think it acts up once in a while. More often than not really. So I cant sit still when my back hurts.

Some of you are wondering how my Pen Pal deal is going. Great for that matter. I have been meaning to update that really and keep forgetting. Thanks Ortho for reminding me.

I have all the names out and done except for a handful of them. Richard sent me his book he wrote about himself and his wife. I will do a book review when I am done but if you want a preview here is the name of the book. Jodi, The Greates Love Story Ever Told by Richard M. Brodsky.

I am very pleased and happy I have met him through his foundation. If any of you want to make a donation of any sorts just go to his sight. Its the RichardMBrodskyFoundation.org. I think. I will have to look in my e-mail again. I didnt link it this time.

I am so proud that I made some kids a friend in Kenya Africa. I have been busy making four afghans for four 2 year olds in Kenya when Richard and Jodi go at the end of November. They are going to give them to four 2 year olds when they go over for a Marathon. So that is what is going on here. Life is busy like usual. the girls are good as you can see. LOL.. Take care my friends.

My Babies

Hey world. I am still here some where. Its a Friday afternoon already. Yikes where is the day going. Where has the week went really. Its almost November too. Just where has this year went. Anyway a couple of things that I have on my mind today.

My cousin had a baby girl Oct 12th at 8:45 pm. She was 5lbs 11.5 ozs. She has a big brother named Collyn. Her name is Anna Marie. Its good news compared to what I heard on the 7th of Oct. I dont have to rehash that. Anyway that is the good news.

Now here is some thing slightly disturbing really. Well you all may just say its a little girl thing but I dont understand it being an only child really. Maybe some one can explain this to me and make the light come on besides the light that is already there.

As many of you probably already know we have a three bedroom house. Its not a fancy house but its ours. LOL... Anyway I wanted a three bedroom where the girls would have there own space but for some reason they dont want there own space right now. For the last few months they have been wanting to sleep in eachothers bed with eachother so I didnt see anything harm into it until last night when Kora popped up and said she was Bri's best friend.

That made me wonder in what context of the word Best Friend she was using. So I made them sleep in their own beds last night. I havent seen anything different with either of them but it scares me that Kora might be trying something with her little sister.

Ouch this hurts. I had a whole good rant going and lost it. Anyway I was just saying that I think they are having a hard time with it because when they are down at Jonathons house they play in his bedroom with the door shut. I cant stand letting them down there and knowing they are in a bedroom alone with him and the door is shut. They know when they are at home the bedroom doors are not to be shut. I mean if you have two girls or two boys its one thing but not one of each. I dont see the poing in it really.

Anything could happen at that point and kids are curious about eachother and it scares me my girls could be the next victim of the curiousity. Anyway I had other things I had said but dont remember what they were.

I was just mentioning that the girls had taken off on me a few minutes ago. I mean I told them I was going to take a shower and they had to stay in the front yard. Well Kora took it upon herself to take off to Jonathons house. I got out of the shower and I didnt see them and then the phone rang. Laura was on the phone telling me my girls were at her house sitting on her front porch after she told them that Jonathon didnt feel well and didnt want to play. Its the point that Kora took off on her own accord and didnt care what I think. I am not going to ground them as of this minute but I am not happy with her either. They are sitting on the couch right now until I figure out what to do with them exactly.

Other wise things have been quiet here. Life is good to us all. I hope at least. Its suppose to be 68 and sunny tomorrow but I think Jeff has to work tomorrow morning and it drains him when he works Saturday mornings. Then he doesnt feel like doing anything after that. I dont blame him. I mean after a 62 hour week I would be drained also. I mean sure I work hard here at home but not like he does for this job. I mean he has almost gotten crushed more than once by tires. Big Farm Tires.

Oh I promised you all a snip on what is happening to his sister. His sister has that non cancerous tumor I told you all about and she lost her house a month or so ago. Well we just found out also that besides her having this tumor and not working and such she was writing bad checks out and now she is on the run with four kids. Ages 12,6, twins ages 4. Yikes.....

Jeff's mom called and asked if we have heard from her and of course no one has so we are all worried. I dont think the older two are in school because if they were the cops would have found out where her mother is by now. All it takes is going to the school and finding out which classes the older one has and go talk to her. But from what I am understanding she has pulled the kids out of school. I cant believe she is doing this. But she is just making it worse for when they find her and her husband.

Well anyway. I need to get something for lunch and then find out what to do with the girls for taking off on me. Talk soon to all of you. N.

People

Hi there. I have some venting to do today. You all know that we are home schooling Kora. Well I have been talking to our neighbor down the street. She has been wondering how it works and such. So I have been telling her how it works and she keeps asking the same questions over and over again. Well I only have so much patience for such questions.

Well I feel sorry for her son. I have told you all about her getting custody of him back in early August again. Well anyway he's been having troubles in school and they were considering home schooling him but you have till Oct.15th to get the PI form in so I guess he's not being home schooled but he kept asking me questions and she kept countering my answers with other things like the school wont let her home school because he has special needs and such.

I think its stupid that you would do that to a child. I am sorry but if they are curious you dont counter what the person that is doing the home schooling knows when you know nothing yourself. I have learned alot from my friends here and the links thanks to Monicar.

Kora needed special education in school too but you know what now that we are home schooling her she is doing fine. Like I said yesterday its like pulling teeth sometimes but that is all kids right? I have to say she is doing loads better at home than she would be if she were in the PSS (Public School System). I enjoy learnign with her. She actually did one of her math worksheets by herself this morning without my help. I am so proud of her.

She shamed one of her friends on Sunday. We were coming home and I asked her what 9+9 was and she whipped off the answer before he could even think of the problem and he looked at her like thats not fair. LOL.. It was so funny to see the look on his face. But he's been reading for a year now so he has his strengths and Kora has hers.

Things are good though. Life seems to be back to normal or as normal as life can be with a very busy family. But I suppose I better go find something to eat or else I am going to be sorry later when Jeff comes home. We might go out for a while tonight but it depends on what time he comes home.

They had to fire one of the guys he works with because the guy was addicted to Crack Cocaine. It came back in his Urine test they do. Thankfully they never let him drive until that came back. I cant imagine the law suit they would have had if he would have gotten in an accident. Anyway he has been working up to 12 1/2 hour days to 13 hours a day. Between Monday and Tuesday he had 25 hours. Yes you read that right 25 hours in two days. Yikes huh? I just hope he doesnt wear himself down to bad doing the work he does. So life is hecktick here but we are doing what needs to be done. He comes home to a clean family and a clean house and appreciates it more than some know. Alright I am really going this time where I can go find some lunch. Talk soon to all of you. N.

Annebelle Lee

Annebelle Lee
By Edgar Allen Poe

It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of ANNEBELLE LEE.
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea:
But we loved with a love that more than love-
I and my ANNABELLE LEE;
With a love that winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
IN thsi kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud chilling
MY beautiful ANNABELLE LEE;
So that her high-born kinsman came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me-
Yes!-that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my ANNABELLE LEE.

But our love it was stronger by far tahn the love
Of those who were older than we-
Of many far wiser thand we-
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Of the beautiful ANNEBELLE LEE.

For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful ANNEBELLE LEE;
And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes
of the beautiful ANNEBELLE LEE.
And so, all teh night-tid, I lie down by the side
Of my darling-my darling-my life and my bride,
In the sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.

One of my favorite poems of his. I have a few more in the book I like. I dont know if it was worth what I paid for it. But I love going through certain poems every now and again and this is one of them. Just reading the love he had had for her is amazing. Some say Poe was crazy and had no family but you just never know with writers from this era.

I am ready to pull my hair out of my head. Its raining out today and the girls havent been outside and they are fighting like cats and dogs. I knew it was going to happen but I am ready to strangle both of them. I know its five o clock my time and I am making the girls lay down and rest. I really should have a rest time during the day earlier but havent needed one until recently. I get fustrated easily sometimes and today is one of them. But home schooling is going great for Kora. She can whip numbers off faster than her friends can even think of the problem. Its amazing. Her reading is coming along but slowly.

I have these Book It coupons I keep telling her if she can read two books by the end of the month I will take her out for a girls afternoon and we will have Pizza. But lately those havent even tempted her in reading. Instead of knowing what a word is she guesses on it. She refuses to remember her sight words and has to try and sound them out. But like I said she is getting there.

Anyway enough. I thought you would like my poem. It didnt take that long to type out either. LOL.. Catch you all tomorrow sometime.

Hey There.

Not much new here with us. We never went to the Funeral as you all know already but my dad did call last night and gave me an update on it. He said it was the hardest thing he has ever had to go through with his child. I can just imagine how hard that was on both of them. But anyway I will not dwell on this. Its over and I cant do anything but listen when one of them wants to talk about it and e-mail back and forth when she feels like she needs to vent a little.

The girls are great like usual. Kora is being stubborn on reading a certain book though. Its easy words like the rest but she is just being stubborn. It took her three hours to get through it last night with me sitting right there and if I dont sit right there she doesnt read at all. I am not complaining my friends its just very fustrating with certain books she wants to pick up real well and others its just like pulling teeth out of her head.

Bri is learning slowly how to make her B. Yes she has questioned it so I have been showing her how slowly. She was down stairs last night and Kora had come upstairs to go to the bathroom and Bri was telling a story that most 3 year olds wouldnt tell or couldnt. It was amazing to listen to her sentence structure. She amazes me every day.

Life is good here otherwise. I have a book review to put on the Fall Reading Challenge Blog. I keep forgetting but I am out of light reading material. I have been reading Edgar Allen Poes stories and poems of recent and to me that isnt light reading. LOL... I bought the book on Sale a bout 5 years ago and never read the whole thing. I want some Charles Dickenson.

Well I suppose I have some stuff to do and always cleaning the house. LOL.. I get laundry done on weekends now where Jeff can bring it up for me when he comes up from down stairs. That is the only thing I wish was different with the house. Is that my laundry was on the main floor but I am not going to change that anytime soon.

So I just thought I would give you all an update on whats going on here. I will hopefully have a great post one of these days again. LOL... I have something to say about Jeff' sister but maybe I will let that ride till tomorrow. Its another post really and I hope I can get through to her before she gets hurt or one of the kids do now. Talk later my friends.

Whats been Up This Week.....

Hi there all here is what I have been busy doing. Here is Autums Afghan i am working on. I might need some more yarn for it but not sure yet. I will have to wait and see. I just doubled on of my patterns to get it an adult size. Maybe to big but hey it will last for a long time and keep her warm for a very long time. LOL...






Here's me getting dunked and looking scared shitless and other things going through my mind. I may have gotten dunked but my language is still the same. I might change after a while but I havent changed in that manner as of yet. LOL.. I like myself the way I am and I hope everyone else does too.







Here are the girls of this morning in Kora's room with books. They love looking at books and Kora is getting better at trying to read them. She has to be able to read two books we brought home from the library by the Oct 29th where she can have one of her book it coupons. I told her that if she can read two books by then I will make sure Jeff gives me enough money to take us girls out for lunch at Pizza Hut at the end of the month.





The ones I wanted to add wouldnt let me. Oh well. If I ever get some photo's of them off my camera I will post them. But for now Oh well. It happens. My girls are complaining they are hungry. So off to feed the hungry babes. Hope you all have a great weekend if you have a spare moment tomorrow about 11 am send up a farewell wish for my nephew and his parents please. I havent talked to Maria but I have talked to Nate as I have said before. I guess she is really depressed and I hope she can get out of it soon for herself. And Nate. They need eachother right now and with her being depressed they cant help themselves get through this. Anyway if you could do that it would mean the world to me. Thanks my friends and enjoy your weekend. I am going to find something to do tomorrow. I have no idea what we are doing yet. Jeff has to work tomorrow morning that is part of why we cant go to the Funeral and I dont drive that far by myself. So anyway again. Monday my friends unless I have a few moments tomorrow morning before Jeff comes home from work. We might go to the Sanctuary and go for a hike. Not sure yet. Will let you all know what we did on Monday sometime. N.

7 Things Tag

I got tagged by Zombie. I need to say seven things about me and explain them a little. Well lets start then.

1. Lets see here. My love of my life is hard working and I love him for that. He works up to 65 hours a week to keep me at home with our girls and we can home school the girls. He does just about anything to make me happy.

2. I love my girls more than life itself and my dear sweet hubby. I know like Zombie said about his wife that is the first thing I think I about when I wake up with him to make his lunch before where he can go to work.

3. I love to travel and hope to go to a few different countries some day. I want to go to France, Finland and a few other places. I have said this before in a few posts and sorry for rehashing it.

4. I have 6 nieces and 4 nephews on Jeffs side of the family and then I would have had two nephews on my side of the family but as you all know I just lost one. The funeral is on Saturday and I dont have the cash to go. It sucks.

5. We have lived in our house for one year Sept 25th. Its a wonder how we have made it with the problems we had back in Feb with the ceiling and I hope we can make it many more years.

6. As you all know I love to crochet and I have been in the process of making a blanket for Pastor Frasers daughter. He wanted me to make a bigger blanket for his daughter out of my baby afghan book I have done. So I have started it and its biminy blue, torquoise and Dark Navy Blue. Its just beautiful.

7. You all know I have been having a hard time with God and religion well last night I took the plunge into the water. I decided it was time to not care what people think of me anymore and I went for it. When I came back up out of the water I felt like a ton of bricks have been taken off my shoulders and I feel so light right now. I am glad I did it.

Now I am suppose to tag seven people. I am not so sure whose done this and who will so lets see here.

sqirl

Sme

Scrunch

Monicar

Jeannie

Hammer

Eileen

And who ever else wants to do it go ahead...

UpDate on My Brother

Hey there. I got a call from my brother today. He had asked me if dad called me and told me what happened. I said yes and he was grateful to have someone telling us. I feel so bad for them. He kept telling me he had so much to do and not wanting to do it.

I cant imagine what they are going through but when Nate called I had to ask them what they had. It was a boy. I didnt feel they needed me asking what went wrong, he just needed an ear to listen to him so that is what I did was listen to him. He said the hardest part was going home with an empty carseat int he back seat and then walking into the house and walking past baby's room and no baby.

I mean I dont think I could handle getting everything ready and then boom not having my girls. I dont know if its right but I have been crying for them the last few days. Its hard to know that I will never hold my nephew in my arms or see him laugh and get photo's of him laughing. It just feels hollow to know that really.

I am such a baby anyway when people pass away. I have such a great soft heart it hurts. Well just thought I would keep you updated on this.If I find out what happened I will give another update on this. Life is good here otherwise.

I have made my rounds and I am here through out the day.

I am Still Around Somewhere......

Here are some random pix of the girls. I hadnt posted them in a while I need to get some new ones of them. One thing I havent taken is a while is pix of anything. Nothing worth taking lately. We had a beautiful sunset on Saturday I wish I would have had my camer but by time I got outside the pink sky was gone. Oh well. It happens. Well enjoy and I will make my rounds later on today.







Hi all. Sorry I havent been around much lately. I am still here. I am turning my day around a bit here.. I have to take Kora to the Dentist here in a bit. Just a routine checkup nothing more. She is going to finally get her sealant for her back two teeth today. Another bill until he gets us on his dental insurance but hey what can I say. Its worth the money to make sure she keeps her teeth.

I have been working with Bri's planters wort the last few days and its going down with the pads I got from the Pharmacist. She was really nice about it too. Bri is having troubles with it and she hates me touching it because it hurts esp after there baths when I am suppose to dry her foot thoroughly and then put the pad and then a bandaide on it. Poor baby.

I guess I am the bearer of bad news. No I am not stopping blogging. I got a call from my dad Saturday evening. He says my brother and his wife had the baby. Well I was excited and asked him what they had and how big and such and before I could finish my rapid fire of questions he told me they lost it. My brother was so distraught that my dad couldnt even ask what they had or how big. I mean I just got an e-mail from Maria a week ago and everything was fine with her and baby and now this. I dont understand it completely. I held together until I got off the phone with my dad and then I cried. I cried for them.

I cant imagine losing a baby like that. Not that far along at least. I mean its one thing to miscarry early on but to lose a baby after nine months and then be forced to deliver it and everything. Yikes... Well when they are ready to talk to me about it I will find out what they had and keep you posted on it. Sad news...

On a better note things are going better here. We heard from Jeff's mom this weekend. She wants us to go out to there new place for Thanksgivig and then they want to come here for X-mas or around that time. Not sure yet. We will only be able to go out to his mom's house for Thanksgiving day and leave that same day because Jeff has to work that Friday. It makes no sense at all. Most of his customers are not open anyway but hey.

To all my Candian friends out there I forgot about it being your Thanksgiving. Hope it was a good one and you enjoyed your turkey or what ever you make. LOL....

Jeff and I are getting along alot better than we were two weeks ago. Just an update on that. We are really talking again. But right after wards he was so snippy.. The girls are still sleeping and I need a shower. LOL... Not that you really needed to know that.

I have so much to do today and its hot outside. Its going to be another 80 degree day if not hotter. Its Oct and it feels like late August. But the longer its stays warmer the shorter we have to have our heat on for winter though. So I am not really complaining.

Take care all and I will be back later this afternoon to make my rounds in between cleaning like usual. I have so much to do and it seems since we bought the house I have more time. LOL... I know it sounds funny.. But its the truth. Talk later N.

My Project!!!!!!

Hey world.... I have some news on my Project I am working on.You all know I am working on this AIDS pen pal thing for a bout two weeks now. Well I have most of the ones R has sent me and I have a few more to go. I have to figure out whose getting what Pen Pal now. I have finished e-mailing the people that were already hooked up that his daughter had finished before she abandoned him...

Well anyway some news on this one I will not indulge on private information he has given Jeff and I but I will say he is a very brave man dealing with what he deals with every day. R if you read this I will not post anything personnal you have told me or Jeff about yourself alright.

Well off on another type of tangent here. Laura and I were talking the other night about her son Matthew and talking about certain pills that he needs. He is ADHD. But with the way the Medical System works here in WI they are having troubles transferring his Medical records to the drs and getting him on MA because his grandparents had another insurance for him. Its a mess for her and very stressful. I feel sorry for her really.

Matthew has been having problems and he needs his meds. He has been acting out and just being a bully but she doesnet know what to do right now. She has the school looking into some help for her and such. So lets hope and pray that it goes through soon for her. Anyway we are all good here on the other hand.

The girls are doing great. Kora did something Sunday that we werent happy about though.. I had asked her where Bri was and she said at Laura's house. I told her to go get Bri and bring her home. Well Kora had been down at Laura's playing football with the boys and came home and left her sister down there so Laura brought Bri in the house where she wouldnt get roughed up by the boys and then Bri saw Norm with a drink and said she was thirsty so Laura gave her a drink and some Bear Bear cookie things... Well Kora had went down and told Bri she had to come home and was really rude about it. Well in the process Kora was taking handfuls of Bri's snack without asking Bri first and she was just being a total brat. I wanted to use another word there but wont.

Well I guess after Kora ate most of Bri's snack she literally pulled Bri off Laura's couch and out the door. Bri dropped her juice but Laura had given Kora one because felt that it wasnt fair that Bri got one and Kora didnt. Well when Kora got home she lost her juice because she made Bri drop hers on the way home. And Kora is grounded to the house until Sunday. She isnt happy about it but that is what happens in our house hold when you treat your sister like that. Its bull shit that she was doing that. She didnt have to be so mean to poor Bri. Well anyway we have new neighbors again. The ones I was complaining about a few months ago bought a house and broke there lease and moved.

Well I guess from what Laura told Jeff last night these new neighbors arent any better. They had there stereo turned up way high last night and everything Laura has on her walls was vibrating. I hate neighbors like that. I am so glad we arent renting anymore. Well I suppose. I need to see what I have left for pen pals to match up for R. I have a few left. I have noticed there are more African pen pals than there are American so if one of you wants to do a good charitable chore let me know and I will see what I can do for you. Hammer you have kids that might enjoy doing this, Any one else is welcome. I will have to see how many children I have and adults. Well anyway talk to you all soon. I just made rounds so enjoy your afternoon. N.

Hi All

Hi there. I havent been around alot lately. I have been busy trying to get this Aids thing off the ground for Richard the founder and President of the Link below. On my last post on Friday I think it was.

Also I have been trying to find myself. You are all asking finding yourself. I mean spiritually. I think I have found myself finally and with a lot of talking to Pastor Frasers wife and Pastor himself even though he's on vacation he is there for me. I have been telling him how I feel and we have been working through this disconnection feeling I have been having and I think I have finally found myself.

I wont go into religion now but that is all I have to say about it. The girls are doing good. They are growing like weeds. I have a plan on going to Milwaukee with Laura sometime in the next few weeks to go get some clothes one of her friends have some clothes for Bri. We will take the girls since her boys are in school and go and come back the same day. I am looking forward to that. Anyway. Things in life are going good here again.

Jeff didnt work Saturday but has next Saturday. That is fine we got some bill paid on Saturday instead of him working and then not feeling like going out now. Well I suppose. Kora got her library card on Saturday but I had to go Friday and see why she hadnt recieved it yet. She didnt get it because I have an outstanding balance and then the librarian said if Jeff went in with her to get the card she could get it. So Saturday she got her very own library card. She was so happy. I am showing her respoinsibility with books now. Taking care of them and such. All parents know what I amd going through with that.

Well I suppose I should go. Sorry that I havent had much to say lately but I am getting there again. I have a post but think it will wait till tomorrow but if you dont mind reading a real long post today I can post it I guess.

I realized last week that we have just celebrated our first year in the house. Sept 25th was our closing date last year and we refinanced in July of 07. So one year in the house. You know I look outside and realize fall is here again already.

My front yard is all full of leaves that I cant go rake because its raining again today. I will have to wait till it stops in a few days. The back yard hasnt started falling yet with leaves so that is going to have to wait for amonth or so. LOL.. No really a few weeks. Its suppose to be in the 70's this week and then cool off on Sunday again.

Well I suppose now I will go and catch you all later. Have a great day and talk to you all soon. N.

Hey World!!!!!!!!

New posts under this one until October 1,2007... Thanks all

Hi there. I was watching TV last night. Something I havent done in ages by myself. I sent the girls down stairs to the basement to spend time with Jeff while he played his games and I sat and watched TV. I was waiting for Cold Case to come on so I turned into Home Makeover. They were remaking a Camp for kids with HIV/AIDES. It upset me to see so many kids with it or know some that has it.

You know they have adopt a solider out there for this war that we can write to and such. But I have never heard of Adopt a Kid with Aides and give them some one to write to and just have a set of eyes for them to read and laugh with. I would do it in a heartbeat if I could just find a way to do it.

Most people think they are going to get Aides by touching that person. No way you wont. You will get it if you have sex, or if you touch an open cut to an open cut. So that means no Blood brothers and sisters that kids like to play. Then on the show they went through and redid the mothers actual house also for her. They made the kids rooms the way they wanted them and it was soo coool... I wish those you would have seen it. I mean they made her a special study just for her meaning the mother and that. She is going to school and needed a few things and they got them for her.

I have been inspired alot lately on certain things. I havent heard back from Hugs from Home yet on Adopting a Solider but I hope they will find time soon to contact me or what not. Now this has inspired me to think of a way to do this. I love children and adults all the same. I mean just because some one is sick doesnt mean we have to be rude or or what not to them. If any of you have any suggestions for this I would gladly take them on how to get this off the ground.

Now on to my weekend. Jeff has been working really hard lately and has decided to work all Saturdays for the next two months to get us caught up so we arent doing much on our weekends. He is working Monday through Saturday and then only has Sundays off really. Well half days on Saturday but still. I dont blame him one bit really.

The girls are doing great. Kora really likes that link that Ortho sent me. She is trying to read more difficult books on there now. She has went through the easy books on sounding out the words but what we are doing is going back through those books and I am having her read those books to me before she clicks on a word. If she doesnt remember a word I am making her sound out the word first and if she doesnt understand what it is sounding it out yet then I let her click on the words.

I have been busy here. Our back yard needs to be mowed again but I have been lazy on doing it here. Its hot and muggy again for another few days so I will just let it go for now.

We have a orange colored cat living in our shed in the back yard. I have warned all the neighbor kids if I catch them chasing it I am calling the cops on it. I have been feeding it and giving it water. I just hope with in the next month or so it will trust me enough to come to me when it sees me. Its only a baby people. I refuse to call the Humane Society after what they did to Laura's dog. They put him to sleep without telling her first. She had the option of taking him back and trying ot give him away but they didnt and said there staff was afraid of him. OH well enough of that.

That is whats going on here. My sister in law that is due next month is having problems so she is on bedrest and they think she is going to have the baby early. But in this day and age the baby will be fine. They have so much to make sure that at 36 weeks along baby is healty and good to go. Most can even go home shortly after being born if there lungs are strong enough.

Ok. Need to go vacuum at least. I got my mopping and sweeping done yesterday and such. Have a great day my friends.

Ok this wont let me put this up top for some reason. I was just going to say I am leaving this up until the first of October. If any of you have suggestions for me thanks. I would gladly take them to start this idea going.