Halloween was fun. Poor Elijah fell at least 4 times. Wearing a venom costume with a mask did not make seeing any easier. He had fun though. Went with friends and his friend Ellie was a pumpkin. Elijah kept telling her how awesome her belly was. It was hilarious. At one house Elijah took forever sifting through their bowl of candy because he was saying, "Is all you have chocolate?" The people were very kind and patient, but I told him chocolate was good because I like chocolate. He's always afraid he is going to have a reaction to it because of the milk. Poor little guy. I told him to always err on the side of snickers if there is ever a doubt. He was a trooper. He had a matching venom candy holder so it was all good when he took his mask off to see better. He then called himself a venom ghost and all he needed to do was get rid of his own head so he would look headless. Oh my.
Madelyn was a sparkle witch. Again with no camera. Grrr. She was super cute with her dress and the green stars all over the sleeves and hat. I barely saw her because she was with a few of her friends and they were super fast hitting all the houses. Currently, her candy stash is sorted on the floor in her room. So funny.
We set aside the Almond Joy candy bars for my mom. She is the only person I know who likes them.
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I haven't inquired about the job since last week because I am having second thoughts about it. I think I still want it, but I know I would need to get paid more so I am just waiting to hear from them at this point.
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I ordered a starter kit from Thirty-One bags. I LOVE those bags, and I couldn't resist the black and white kit. SO pretty. Check it out www.MyThirtyOne.com/katetubbs I don't know how much selling I will do, but I will certainly LOVE the bags I get.
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Today is my sister's birthday. Happy Birthday Shannon!! I think her birthdays have a bigger impact on me than my own. She's the same age as Dan, but it is harder for me to believe that she is 39 than the fact that he will be 39. Weird.
Either way, I hope she has a great day.
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We had a snow storm on Saturday. It was still October then. We got at least 6 inches. I think it may have been closer to 8 according to reports though. Some areas near us got 14 inches. So strange. People are still without power. There was no school yesterday because of it. Some schools are still closed today, but we aren't. We have had 2 days off from school already that were like snow days and that was before November. Crazy. Hopefully people will get their power back on soon. Having lost it for 2 days during T.S. Irene I definitely feel their pain, only then it was still warm so heat wasn't an issue.
I have sworn to myself that we will get a kerosene heater in case this is any indication of what this winter will be like. All our stuff is electric so if we lose power this winter we will be frozen. The nice thing about this storm is that we knew it would be fairly warm the next day so it would melt a lot, and we could drive somewhere. In the winter that isn't the case. So, I will kick myself if we end up with no power and no heat source.
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I am getting closer to the point of feeling like it is time for Simon. My poor kitty. He's so thin and sickly looking. It's just making that dreaded appointment. He's on my lap now. He's so sweet and snuggly. He's always been my teddy bear kitty, good for snuggles, especially at night. It's just so hard to say that final good-bye. Ugh.
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We were able to get some FEMA assistance for our basement, not much, but it will definitely help. I think we have decided to cut the bottom part off of the paneling and replace it with drywall or wainscoting. It will be a job, but it will be nice when it is all done. I think.
We have our dumpster until Friday so we will be working on it tonight and tomorrow night.
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Speaking of which, I have a lot I should be doing so that's all for now ...
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
So Much Craziness
My brain is swimming with stuff so here is a random stream of consciousness ...
Tomorrow I am going to freeze my arse off at the Race for Education that the kids do at the school. It is the school's big fundraiser and heaven knows the school needs funds. It's fun to watch and walk with the kids though. Then in the afternoon they have a Fall Festival that I am supposed to help out with. It's going to be a long day, but it will be good. I get to top off the evening with going to a 31 purse party. I have already shopped a little online to get an idea of what I want. At this point I am thinking teacher gifts since that is mainly who I will be needing to buy for. We are really cutting back this year, what with basement repairs, car repairs, everything repairs. Definitely cutting way back.
I am such a sucker for bags though. Oh man. I don't know what it is. I just want them. All of them. It's a sickness.
I am having second thoughts about the whole job thing. I think mainly because I have had too much time to think about it. And, this has turned into a wackadoo week so it makes me wonder how I will do it all. I like the idea of having extra money. I don't like the idea of having to put so much effort into making the money. ha!
We'll see what happens.
I hate when my friends go through such sad situations and there is nothing I can do to make it better. I am praying though and that is definitely important.
I have cried more this Fall than ever in my life I think. Let that be a warning for anyone considering calling. You never know when I might breakdown. Oy.
I still have Simon, my kitty. He sure is sweet. It will be so sad to see him go. Dan agreed with me though that he doesn't believe he is truly suffering at this point where we need to have him put down. Does he look skinny and sick? Yes. But, is he in pain or showing signs of suffering? Not really.
Dan even admitted that he likes Molly (our chihuahua) last night. That was HUGE. I know Dan talks tough concerning the animals, but he is a softy. That's one of the things I really love about him. He is definitely a strong man, but soft on all the right things.
Madelyn got her ears pierced. I'll post more on that later. She is super fun to have around.
Elijah has had some good "boy time" lately with friends. It's rare that he has a boy over to play with like boys do, but lately he has had a good fill of it and holy moly are they noisy and rough and so happy all the while. I pretty much just listen for cries. Otherwise, I assume they are fine, and most of the time they are. I find if I don't watch them sword fighting and wrestling I do much better. Boys are fun though. They come with a completely different energy, but I love it. Madelyn just joins in too, at least with the 2 boys we had over tonight. It was fun.
Being in our basement is sad. We may be eligible for some funding though. It's a long shot, but we'll see.
We are getting a dumpster delivered tomorrow. You know what that means right? I can throw away ANYTHING I want. Oh man. That makes me happy. The only problem is we have already gotten rid of A LOT of stuff. Still, the thought makes me super happy. We got the dumpster because we tore down our smaller shed and now have to get rid of the pieces. I am tempted to take down the pergola too ... and the bar area that remains in our basement, such a waste of space. It's all so fun to think about. Is that strange? I am afraid I may end up pulling paneling off our basement walls too though. That I know will turn into a bigger job than it is worth probably, but man oh man is it tempting. Dan might not want to leave me alone this coming week. I do have some frustrations I could work out with a sledgehammer.
I am almost done with the book A Thousand Gifts. Obviously I haven't been reading it constantly. I don't know that I will ever be able to put my thoughts on it down in a coherent way, but it's a life changing book for me in such a good way. The timing of this book in my life is absolutely perfect. One of those things that you just know was God. I love that. Of course everything is by God's doing, but everything doesn't FEEL like God is right there standing next to you going, "Look here at how I completely orchestrated all of this just for you to feel good for a moment and know that I am here." I love those moments. And I love the book. It is so raw and genuine. When I first heard about it I thought it would be preachy, but I was pleasantly surprised. I like hearing from people how they get through the dark periods, and even just hearing that they have dark periods. We all do, but we all don't want to admit it. Why?
Anyway, maybe I do have more to say on that. But, not tonight I don't. I need to go to bed.
Tomorrow I am going to freeze my arse off at the Race for Education that the kids do at the school. It is the school's big fundraiser and heaven knows the school needs funds. It's fun to watch and walk with the kids though. Then in the afternoon they have a Fall Festival that I am supposed to help out with. It's going to be a long day, but it will be good. I get to top off the evening with going to a 31 purse party. I have already shopped a little online to get an idea of what I want. At this point I am thinking teacher gifts since that is mainly who I will be needing to buy for. We are really cutting back this year, what with basement repairs, car repairs, everything repairs. Definitely cutting way back.
I am such a sucker for bags though. Oh man. I don't know what it is. I just want them. All of them. It's a sickness.
I am having second thoughts about the whole job thing. I think mainly because I have had too much time to think about it. And, this has turned into a wackadoo week so it makes me wonder how I will do it all. I like the idea of having extra money. I don't like the idea of having to put so much effort into making the money. ha!
We'll see what happens.
I hate when my friends go through such sad situations and there is nothing I can do to make it better. I am praying though and that is definitely important.
I have cried more this Fall than ever in my life I think. Let that be a warning for anyone considering calling. You never know when I might breakdown. Oy.
I still have Simon, my kitty. He sure is sweet. It will be so sad to see him go. Dan agreed with me though that he doesn't believe he is truly suffering at this point where we need to have him put down. Does he look skinny and sick? Yes. But, is he in pain or showing signs of suffering? Not really.
Dan even admitted that he likes Molly (our chihuahua) last night. That was HUGE. I know Dan talks tough concerning the animals, but he is a softy. That's one of the things I really love about him. He is definitely a strong man, but soft on all the right things.
Madelyn got her ears pierced. I'll post more on that later. She is super fun to have around.
Elijah has had some good "boy time" lately with friends. It's rare that he has a boy over to play with like boys do, but lately he has had a good fill of it and holy moly are they noisy and rough and so happy all the while. I pretty much just listen for cries. Otherwise, I assume they are fine, and most of the time they are. I find if I don't watch them sword fighting and wrestling I do much better. Boys are fun though. They come with a completely different energy, but I love it. Madelyn just joins in too, at least with the 2 boys we had over tonight. It was fun.
Being in our basement is sad. We may be eligible for some funding though. It's a long shot, but we'll see.
We are getting a dumpster delivered tomorrow. You know what that means right? I can throw away ANYTHING I want. Oh man. That makes me happy. The only problem is we have already gotten rid of A LOT of stuff. Still, the thought makes me super happy. We got the dumpster because we tore down our smaller shed and now have to get rid of the pieces. I am tempted to take down the pergola too ... and the bar area that remains in our basement, such a waste of space. It's all so fun to think about. Is that strange? I am afraid I may end up pulling paneling off our basement walls too though. That I know will turn into a bigger job than it is worth probably, but man oh man is it tempting. Dan might not want to leave me alone this coming week. I do have some frustrations I could work out with a sledgehammer.
I am almost done with the book A Thousand Gifts. Obviously I haven't been reading it constantly. I don't know that I will ever be able to put my thoughts on it down in a coherent way, but it's a life changing book for me in such a good way. The timing of this book in my life is absolutely perfect. One of those things that you just know was God. I love that. Of course everything is by God's doing, but everything doesn't FEEL like God is right there standing next to you going, "Look here at how I completely orchestrated all of this just for you to feel good for a moment and know that I am here." I love those moments. And I love the book. It is so raw and genuine. When I first heard about it I thought it would be preachy, but I was pleasantly surprised. I like hearing from people how they get through the dark periods, and even just hearing that they have dark periods. We all do, but we all don't want to admit it. Why?
Anyway, maybe I do have more to say on that. But, not tonight I don't. I need to go to bed.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Some things ...
Dan was making a list tonight of what he needed to pack for France and Elijah said, "Don't forget a washcloth, 2 spoons, and some jam." ... Yup. He just came up with that.
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Yesterday Madelyn asked for an apple and she wanted it cut. So, I promptly sat down and peeled an apple for her. When I was done peeling it I realized what I had done and I said to her, "You wanted it cut didn't you, not peeled?" We both just kind of giggled and then she said, "You are very tired." :) It made me laugh that she said that. The funny thing is neither of my kids eat their apples peeled so I don't know why I did that.
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any time dan is away i stay up waaaayyyyy too late. i am already tired so this is not a good thing because i really should get up and get the kids to school even though i am REALLY ready for a break and just want to be done with the school schedule already.
how's that for a run-on sentence?
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my cat is dying. it is terribly sad. i just keep trying to love on him as much as possible. he has lost a ton of weight and i think he has cancer. he doesn't have a definitive diagnosis, but the things mentioned by the vet gave me some ideas to research and it seems pretty obvious.
i got my cats the year dan and i got engaged. they were 8 weeks old. brothers. my sister is the one who convinced me to get two so they would have company when i was in classes all day. it was a good decision. they are nice cats. friendly. only now that they are older have they had issues with puking and what not. blech.
one thing in simon's favor right now is dan is away and the animals get to sleep on his side of the bed. shhhhh ... don't tell dan. but, that's what happens when you leave the country ;)
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i was just talking to madelyn and sometimes i am so struck by how little and cute and still so small she is. other days i am struck by how grown up she seems.
she is coughing though. boo. i hate it. she has a hard time getting to sleep as it is. add coughing to the mix and forget about it. i can't sedate the poor girl though. it's tough.
meanwhile, elijah is sacked out flat on his back sideways across the bed. his switch turns off at 9 pm. coughing or not.
i love my kids.
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tonight the kids were so excited because we bought frozen pizzaria uno pizza and played uno while we ate it. when we bought the pizza at sam's the kids came up with that idea and were excited when i said we could do it :) it was fun.
elijah spreads all of his cards out next to him on the chair because he can't hold them all in his hand. poor madelyn had some rough hands, but she handled it well and was cracking jokes about it. she is pretty funny these days. i love her sense of humor.
meanwhile, they were so psyched anyway because last night i bought a wii game that is a bunch of old school games from way back, including pacman, and some new improved games. i think i am their favorite person right now :)
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i bought adele's cd today, 21. it's fun. i love my ipod. i don't know what i did without it because i rarely ever bought cds after i had kids. itunes is so great though. and, the cd was on sale at target. perfect.
elijah is my dancing buddy. he's like me. he has a hard time not moving to the music when it's on. i'll see him playing or doing whatever and if there is music on he's moving to the beat. it is sooooo cute :)
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this post was written over the course of a few days. i don't know why i couldn't get it done. so these are some tidbits from what's been going lately.
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Yesterday Madelyn asked for an apple and she wanted it cut. So, I promptly sat down and peeled an apple for her. When I was done peeling it I realized what I had done and I said to her, "You wanted it cut didn't you, not peeled?" We both just kind of giggled and then she said, "You are very tired." :) It made me laugh that she said that. The funny thing is neither of my kids eat their apples peeled so I don't know why I did that.
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any time dan is away i stay up waaaayyyyy too late. i am already tired so this is not a good thing because i really should get up and get the kids to school even though i am REALLY ready for a break and just want to be done with the school schedule already.
how's that for a run-on sentence?
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my cat is dying. it is terribly sad. i just keep trying to love on him as much as possible. he has lost a ton of weight and i think he has cancer. he doesn't have a definitive diagnosis, but the things mentioned by the vet gave me some ideas to research and it seems pretty obvious.
i got my cats the year dan and i got engaged. they were 8 weeks old. brothers. my sister is the one who convinced me to get two so they would have company when i was in classes all day. it was a good decision. they are nice cats. friendly. only now that they are older have they had issues with puking and what not. blech.
one thing in simon's favor right now is dan is away and the animals get to sleep on his side of the bed. shhhhh ... don't tell dan. but, that's what happens when you leave the country ;)
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i was just talking to madelyn and sometimes i am so struck by how little and cute and still so small she is. other days i am struck by how grown up she seems.
she is coughing though. boo. i hate it. she has a hard time getting to sleep as it is. add coughing to the mix and forget about it. i can't sedate the poor girl though. it's tough.
meanwhile, elijah is sacked out flat on his back sideways across the bed. his switch turns off at 9 pm. coughing or not.
i love my kids.
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tonight the kids were so excited because we bought frozen pizzaria uno pizza and played uno while we ate it. when we bought the pizza at sam's the kids came up with that idea and were excited when i said we could do it :) it was fun.
elijah spreads all of his cards out next to him on the chair because he can't hold them all in his hand. poor madelyn had some rough hands, but she handled it well and was cracking jokes about it. she is pretty funny these days. i love her sense of humor.
meanwhile, they were so psyched anyway because last night i bought a wii game that is a bunch of old school games from way back, including pacman, and some new improved games. i think i am their favorite person right now :)
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i bought adele's cd today, 21. it's fun. i love my ipod. i don't know what i did without it because i rarely ever bought cds after i had kids. itunes is so great though. and, the cd was on sale at target. perfect.
elijah is my dancing buddy. he's like me. he has a hard time not moving to the music when it's on. i'll see him playing or doing whatever and if there is music on he's moving to the beat. it is sooooo cute :)
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this post was written over the course of a few days. i don't know why i couldn't get it done. so these are some tidbits from what's been going lately.
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