Happy Veterans Day

Today is such an important day to so many different people. These days it's very unlikely that your life is not personally touched first hand by a Soldier, Airman, Marine, Seaman, or Guardsman. It's quite appropriate that this holiday falls so close to Thanksgiving. I know there are many veterans in my life that I'm extremely thankful for.

Today is for you! Happy Veterans Day!!!

THANK YOU!!

Today Catcher Dudes school is having a breakfast for Veterans and then an assembly. I think it is nice they are honoring this day & the Veterans in those children's lives. DH was going to attend, but his sleep is more important to him I guess. It just seems like yesterday he was in the US Air Force, and we took off to the great unknown. Though he only served a short time. It certainly made an impact. DH got out of the service in 1995. 4 months before our first child was born.

Over at Amid Lifes Crises she has a post about Veteran's Day that is really an eye opener. Which I totally agree with.

Have a good one!

Challenge ~ My Happiness Lesson

The princess over at Real Life Fairy Tales gave a challenge. I thought I would give it a whirl. Might even help my funk I found myself in lately.

The Challenge:
You assignment is to list the following:
a) 5 Things I'm Grateful I'm NOT...
b) 5 Things I'm Thankful I Am...
c) 5 Things I Will Do To Make Someone Else Happy This Week...
d) 5 Things I Will Do To Make ME Happy This Week!!

5 Things I'm Grateful I'm NOT...

1. I am grateful I'm not more sick than I am
2. I am grateful I'm not homeless
3. I am grateful I'm not living alone
4. I am grateful I'm not hungry
5. I am grateful I'm not uninsured

5 Things I'm Thankful I Am...

1. I am Thankful I am a mommy
2. I am Thankful I am able to be a SAHM
3. I am Thankful I am loved
4. I am Thankful I am cared for
5. I am Thankful I am here for at least one more day

5 Things I Will Do To Make Someone Else Happy This Week...

1. I will drive catcher dude to all his activities without complaining
2. I will have food prepared for DH when he gets home from work at 1 am for him to eat
3. I will call my sister
4. I will take my niece off my mother's hands one evening
5. I will not complain to any staff members at DS school

5 Things I Will Do To Make ME Happy This Week!!

1. Take time for me
2. Watch all my backed up shows on Tivo
3. Spend some quiet time with DS
4. Shop for me
5. Not dwell on all the medical conditions looming over my head

Well that was fun! Though I can not say I really am outta my funk! But least I have a better outlook on things for the moment.

G'Nite & Happy Saturday .. err .. Sunday. Guess it is Sunday now. Better try to get some sleep then.

Yeah! It's Friday!

I am happy to see Friday arrive. I am not really sure the reason. I want to say because the DH is finally home to be with us. Speaking for myself, have missed him a lot lately. Just not connected. His work hours can suck the big one. But I have just came to realize this is how it is. Though I guess lately.. it has been to much for me. I have been dealing with a lot of issues on the plate lately. I am not use to juggling catcher dude and all his worries, concerns, activities, and such, PLUS me. I am not sure what to do! But I have got to get me taken care of. My mental health and my health have GOT TO GET BETTER!! But it will be baby steps, and lots of different doctors, money, and such. So there is where the problem lays. How can I do all that and take care of CD? I am alone 96 hours out of 168 hours in a week.

[Long Pause]

When I wrote that I was stuned. I could not believe really how much time I spend alone. I shouldn't say alone CD is here. But really even when DH is home. We usually are all never in same room when we are home. Kid usually in his room. Me? In my bedroom watching TV or trying to work on this afghan for kid. But I keep riping it out and starting over. I have no idea why? Just doesn't seem to be the right one, so I try another. *shrug* Then the DH is in the living room watching TV. So be excited? Don't see why.

But at least getting back to Friday theme .. this post is taking a way to serious path and I am to tired to fell all that B.S. It's Friday and I can just do nothing now until Monday when I have to get CD back up for school. I will probably just do that. Stay doped up on meds and stay the hell in bed. *sigh*

Well this post sucks! I was so happy at the start.. but BLAH! I am heading back to bed. Maybe DH will be up before 1pm!!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!

History Made

Yep! Not just your everyday history. Not the we have a new 4-year president history. But the "first ever in an election" history.

We will see. Let's just pray, and hope all turns out well.




But I have NOT been impressed with the behavior of people. Sad! The things I have heard since Obama was named President Elect. *shaking head* You would think people would be happy and move on. Your candidate won. Be happy. Not spread venom on the streets, in school, on buses. My kid ended up home sick about dumb ass rumors, and nonsense! Maybe they will level out. Let's hope they level out. But enough venom!

I think that is all I will say on this subject!

Good Night!

Well that went out the window.

I so let myself down on the 30 posts in 30 days. I snoozed right through yesterday and missed a posting day. Oh well. I tried, and yet I failed. So what ever!

I started my day with feet landing on floor in full blown moving mode. Got the kid up, fed this morning .. woohoo..score some mommy points for getting food in him. I *HATES* eating of a morning, but I feel it is important so I try to wiggle it on occasionally. Then after he got on bus, I ran around banking, shopping, and up to school. That took all from 7:30 am-1p. Then of course the normal DH run, visit with mom. Though my *ugh* sister was there so I had to put up with her. Not for long though, I skipped on outta there. She just..no!no!no!..i will *NOT* get on the sister rant!!

Kid is staying after school for science club. then we are off to the store and TKD. That should be the evening. Though who am i kidding. There will be a fight, and I will lose, on eating out, so we are still looking at a 9, 930 arrival back home.

Weather is wonderful. Believe in the 70s. Hope it lasts for a tad bit longer. I would like this weather to be this weekend, and I would like DH on roof to do the lights. NO! I will not turn them on. I just hate him having to get up in the cold, winter, wet, weather by end of November. We usually turn them on Friday after Thanksgiving. Then later in month can get out all the other do-dads for the yard later in November. We will see. Maybe.

Kid is working his school day off tomorrow. Bagging up leaves for a neighbor. So kid is all about the $green$ and good for him. Work. Pay your own baseball tuition. lol. He got a visa gift card in mail today. So more $green$ for him.

Well I better get all the stuff together to get outta this house once again.

November starts

Then though I am still not feeling all that well, guess I am going to have to see another dr. [why do i feel this is the start of old age setting in .. and just the START of seeing DRs on a regular bases again?] I rocked getting things done around here today. That honey dew list I had a couple weekends ago:

• Hang Molina picture that CD got for Christmas 2007.
• Post the NO TRESPASSING signs we got for the fences
• Move hutch from basement
• Work on putting the basement back together from flooding in April/May
• Hang bikes up in garage

Plus a few extras:

• Replace bug stripping on backdoor
• Clean out gutters [front & back]
• Cut Grass [hopefully last time this year

Was completed today by my rockin' DH & DS. While I rocked out some chores of my own in the house:

• I got all the beds striped, washed, rotated, and remade.
• I found my bedroom, floor and all.
• Knocked out some of the mounds of laundry
• Drained, took apart and cleaned real well that nasty, dang Fry Daddy.

I will say I found an awesome thing to clean that oily mess. I don't know what made me grab that Cascade and dump that and hot..hot.. water in the sink, but I did. Then I let all the pieces soak while I was waiting for the dishwasher to finish up the load so I could put all the pieces in there. But that came cleaner than it has all the times I have cleaned, scrubbed and elbow greased that darn thing. It is soaking once more for the evening and I will run though washer in morning. Yah!me!

Now I am sitting here after a nice long bath with my wine. I am off to bed soon. The kid and DH left here around 6:30 for dinner and still have not returned. Hmmm.. Oh well they can always use some kid and dad time. I am off to find something to watch off the DVR and hopefully sleep will come soon. I am sure I was not supose to mix wine and meds, ooops!

Don't for get ..

It's time once again for time to fall back. Daylight savings time will end Sunday, November 2nd at 2:00 AM. Don't forget to set back the clocks Saturday night when you go to bed.

Everyone also needs to remember to replace the batteries in your smoke detectors.

Doing so could save your life or the life of someone you love. Remind your family and friends.

If you notice that new lil gadget over there to the right. At the top.
I decided to that the plunge and do the 30 posts in 30 days. What a neat way to start off the month. Joining the National Blog Posting Month-30 posts in 30 days.

I hope I can do it because I'm hoping for more discipline for writing. Though these are our slower months around here with activities and to-do things. So we will see.