My Archives: June 2003
Saturday, June 14, 2003
editing in to say: this entry is aka why I should have a calendar that doesn't rely on me to change it every month lol ask dh about that one!!!! =o)
Well, I had a really productive day today, got alot done! I vaccuumed and I swept and mopped my kitchen/school room, did dishes, did laundry, gave the girls baths, did some web work, did TONS of research into email clients/browsers...and talked to dh about 5 times lol he's missing us a bunch...we are so spoiled by each other. He is doing really good and only just now starting to feel the pain from his shot...it hasn't really started getting icky either so he's hoping it will SOON so he will be able to be home next weekend. His XO came to the galley while they were underway to thank him and "oooh and ahhh" over the breakfast he had done the week before because he had not had the opportunity to do so. =o) So dh was glad to know they did like what he had done. He's so bummed he's missing father's day...speaking of which...NO I haven't mailed off cards to either my Dad OR my dh's Dad. =o( I meant to take them to the post office on Friday (there's stuff the kids made too (don't peek Dad!)--but time totally rushed by me. Yeah I know, I lost daughter of the year award. =o( Really, I am so ashamed to admit this but I seriously didn't know until last week--I was at my parents house and my Mom said "by the way...I didn't get a Mother's Day card from you" and I was just shocked....I had made her and my MIL beautiful cards on my Inspirational Cardmaker on here and I had even put some of those cool glitters on it and stuff...I knew I had sealed them, stamped them and I could have *sworn* I sent them. I of course immediately blamed it on my mailman...we have a long history of aggrevations and I don't usually ever put my mail in my box here at the complex but drop it at the post office as we are usually by there during the week. I was flabbergasted. Of course, then I thought a bit and realized although it might have seemed very unlikely--I *may* not have actually ever sent them. You know I've discussed my desk here before--it is the bane of my exsistance...it is my achilles heel. It is the terror that strikes in the night. I can control 98% of my life and know where EVERYTHING is for my dh and children, but my desk I can not seem to tame. Well, long story short--BOTH of the cards were here under my pile of Time magazines I will someday be able to read when everything printed in there is "ancient history", the bible lessons I printed out from online and the stack of end of year cub scout papers. SORRY MOM--SORRY to dh's MOM too! I haven't gotten to talk to her but plan to call her tomorrow so she doesn't think HE didn't remember--okay and since I am like baring my soul here lol you should know it didn't occur for me to look for these missing Mother's Day cards until I went to make the Father's Day ones LOL I'm concerned about aging...I can't lose many more memory cells or I will forget to dress or something really important like that lol I think maybe I need to take one of those Tony Robbins memory courses or something so that I can learn to remember things better. YIKES.
Okay, so ending the night with a note about my forgetfullness especially to some of the most awesome people in the world is too depressing for words--SO
This evening my daughters were by ourselves--B is spending the night with his friend tonight and it was just us girls...I gave them both long baths, and then I took a shower and then we popped popcorn and drinks--went upstairs to my room and watched a movie in my bed lol a big "no-no" when dh is home as he knows how much of the food ends up on his sheets lol but we had so much fun and the girls were so excited it was a girls night. =o) I love that!!
Well, now I am off to bed because I am pretty sure two or three rambunctious young men will be knocking on the door bright and early tomorrow =o)
God bless and keep!!
~A
Posted by Angelbaby @ 12:41 AM CST [Link]
Friday, June 13, 2003
We have been having a ball this summer outside and at the pool! I have also been giving my ice shaver a workout by suppling all of the neighborhood kids with icees. (Forget that $3 ice cream from the ice cream truck!) Anyways, we have a BUNCH of pool stuff and C went through it last weekend and I have to show you the result. It's priceless:
Please note the dress she's wearing...she picked it out herself and the first thing she said was "I hope Timiffy will like it" (B's best friend--Timothy) which sent me back to the days when my girlfriends used to try to steal my brothers UNDERWEAR ROFL!!! I'm not kidding...at any rate...I think dh nearly broke something when she said that trying to sputter all over the place about how it doesn't matter what ANY boy thinks it only matters if SHE likes it. hehe I told him to be afraid and his response was "I already am!" hahaha This wee one is going to be a heartbreaker.
Of course she really should have RED hair lol she gets so mad when I send her to her room--she stomps all the way up the steps and then tries to slam the door. I am way firmer on her than dh and while he was home he sent her to her room and she wouldn't go. So he carried her up the steps....well, he put her down on the bed and she said "STOP IT" and he told her not to talk to him like that so she did the whole "I can stare you down" thing and Rob says "YOU stop it" and walks out of the room. As he was closing the door he said he heard her say under her breath "no, you stop it" ROFL! You know Rob's sister just ROLLS over this...says I had two easy children and deserved some of her in my family...she just thinks it's so funny. All that said, the determination and spirit of this little chick is something we admire and desire as adults--and I truly believe God has big plans for her. She is the neatest little person...and I accept her temperment better than anyone else. She has come a LONG way in the last year or so and I *can* admit that dh and I have had ALOT to do with her being such a little "Sprot" (spoiled rotten)--as we let her be "the baby" way tooooooo long...so it's not all just her...we had to do a bit of adjustment too lol The big question from everyone is "are you done?" and I can say that today I am closer to saying "yes" than I have ever been. I am still waiting and listening to God. I know I will know soon, and in the meantime my Mom is still anxiously awaiting my 35th birthday when I said there was no way I'd be having any more kids after that point. lol (Love you Momma!)
I promise some updated pics next week, had to charge my battery to the camera, I went to take one of R in her new gymnastic outfit today and it wouldn't even turn on...errgh. SO I'll post some new pics soon!!
Be blessed!
Posted by Angelbaby @ 12:16 AM CST [Link]
Thursday, June 12, 2003
I can't even tell ya'll how many times I said "I need to get to my journal" in the last few weeks lol Sorry about being so long between entries...I wonder if you all might just stop coming thinking I am never going to be back lol
Well, today was gymnastics for the kids...they both are taking them now so I go over at 2 and we leave at 4. We went to the park for a few minutes but got rained out so we ended up at the Christian Bookstore again. The kids had alot of fun. We had spaghetti for dinner. I talked to my Dad for a while tonight which is always wonderful. I'm sure like alot of companies right now his is "restructuring" but the good news is his job is pretty secure. We played with his website for a while and I broke a few things here and there lol I fixed them don't worry.
In other news, dh left on Tuesday and won't be back for 2 weeks. He will be gone for Father's Day but will be home for his b-day. That's cool since he was gone for both of them last year. He also got the small pox shot when he left. ICK He told me the other day about the number of underway days his boat had for the last year...I can't remember now but I'm thinking it was around 260ish...maybe more and they hadn't really had the boat for a whole year yet. hmmph. Work has been going beautifully for him though and he has really taken command of the galley. AND he finally got a new cook who can *cook*. I know that's amazing isn't it? That has been a big help as you can imagine lol
We just found out that our friends are moving in August...our NEW friends. The ones we met a few months ago. They are moving to Texas. I'm heartbroken and it's not because of ME. It is because of B. Him and their son have been best buddies since the day they met. They have played together EVERY day when we are home. I'm just devastated. He has had to say goodbye to so many friends...he told me once it was hardest being the oldest and I asked him why and he said because he remembers everything and that means he hurts more than the girls. I know that is true, I moved once as a child and remember wearing black for a year lol He still remembers his best friend from Florida, Garrett, and that was almost 7 years ago! My heart just aches for him and while I want this family to be happy I am so mournful that they are leaving. The really selfish part of me wants them to stay because I know how hard it will be for B to lose them. (there are two brothers) Of course he has lots of other friends...some we see often and have sleepovers at their house and ours and stuff, but this was a neighborhood friend which is just really different. No planning, no who will pick who up when, nothing like that just...walk across the street and knock on the door, or answer the door when they knocked...WAHHHH SNIFFFFF KICK KICK KICK
I have been working with my new client and everything is going great. I admit I have a real love hate relationship with my own company. I love the work and I do love making websites but I admit fully that working for money changes everything. I don't have as much fun making the sites when I am getting paid for it. I mean I just feel different, my expectations are different and I actually find it feels like....WORK. (~gasp~) I am feeling a little overwhelmed by it too which is not a good sign since it's SUMMER...and we are on a break with school right now but I normally go straight through summer. I'm struggling with the thought that if I decide to stop doing this it is somehow failing. I *know* that isn't true--because I know it's not really quitting--but actually putting it off to a better time in my life. You know, I am far more excited by the prospect of working on a website with my Mom than any "for fee" site I can think of. That's pretty sad isn't it? Oh c'mon at the very least I shouldn't be so "eh" about making money right? lol
I talked to one of the most specialist women in the world last night for like 3 hours and was so blessed by our conversation...I love you Steph! I miss her so much...she is SO far away from me right now, and when I talk to her and hear her children I just ache to hold them. I haven't even gotten to smootch two of those sweet babies since they were born...they wouldn't even know me ~sniff~ They are so sweet I got to hear them say their night night prayers last night and I was just so "awwweeee"!! She and I can go forever without talking but it never changes anything...we talked about how we should all go to Alaska next (Dad get the smelling salts for Mom!) hehe I doubt we will but it's cool to dream...right now I'd go to Alaska if I could guarantee her and her dh would be on the island with us! Hands down.
I also got pics in my email from one of my dearest sweetest friends in NYC...and it was of her 7 months pregnant and looking none too happy lol Bless her heart...I just wanted to squish her (gently of course!) Oh if you could know the story of what her and her dh have gone through to get to this time you'd just be so in awe of their faith and strength. I admire them both so very much! I'm so sad that she will be having her baby shower next month and there's just no way I could ever get there. It makes me ache because I love her and her family so much and I soooooo want to be a part of this. I can't wait until I hear that baby...I'll just melt I know.
Well, I should get on to bed now, but I have alot of people floating around in my heart and mind right now...I hope you all know how much I love you and what a blessing you are in my life!!!
God bless always!
~A
Posted by Angelbaby @ 11:50 PM CST [Link]
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