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Saturday, March 7, 2009

End of the week, finally...


I'm so glad it's Saturday.... Hubby was off to work early... The boy's are off playing their video games... I've been back and forth between facebook and blogger all morning... I did start a load of laundry, had a fried egg sandwich and showered and dressed...

Work was up and down all week, with us wondering how stressed we should be about the visit we had yesterday... We didn't get everything done but we are way under control compared to this time last year... and I didn't think the visitors would really have time to see the store as they were locked up in their meeting all day... I have a ton of boxes to open tomorrow but it is a small ad so I will have time to work on them... Plus I want to reorganize all our signing back into our stockroom... I work both Saturday and Sunday next weekend as we start our Mad About Shoes Sale... So I have this Monday off with hubby... We are going to Walmart! We haven't had a chance to shop in a while and I am out of shampoo and son3 still needs some more jeans as he is outgrowing his clothes lately....

Hubby has been doing good with his 6am-2pm schedule, however he crashes at 9pm, lol... so we have all been going to bed early and getting up early... Next week however hubby moves to 7am-3pm, as they changed the store hours... He has also been doing most of son3's homework, so I have been reprieved from homework for a couple of weeks now... He and son2 however are working on a new afternoon routine and learning who son2's friend's are and that dad has stricter rules than mom, lol... I warned son2....

The last two days have been lecture days for son2... First off son2 doesn't really see his friend's outside of school much as they live on the opposite border of the school boundaries but we are all for him seeing his friends and encourage him to establish a routine of hanging with his friends... however son2 will see a friend and then nothing for months... and then we'll get into a situation like yesterday where son2 has been asking for a week to go to his friend's who have somewhat of a band... but then come Friday it is now at a different friend's house and now we are not going to do band stuff we are just going to hang for a friend's bday, with no time limits so hubby agrees but gives time limits, phone rings, now we are going to a 3hr R rated movie but K's mom is taking us and watching it with us... Now our yes has turned to a no and we are the bad guys... but his friends do this every time... I ask son2 why don't you ever invite your friend's to do stuff so I can see how many times their mom says no.....

Son3 had a good week at school after he was done being sick... Tuesday he had an eye appointment and got new glasses, we are waiting to pick them up, she also said that his right eye improved by two points and his left lazy eye improved by four points so we don't have to wear the patch anymore if we don't want to.... she said we did great and hubby said he hadn't really worn it since before the holidays... she said well probably all the focusing and concentrating with school work probably helped too... I was thinking maybe all the video games on weekends, lol.... Wednesday he wore his Cat in the Hat shirt for Dr. Seuss week, Thursday he wore his Incredible Hulk pjs, I was surprised he did and Friday was red and white day.... Also on Friday they had a special guest of the Cat in the Hat himself, well herself, son3 said there was a girl in the costume.... He also got a bday invitation but it is for next Saturday the one Saturday I have to work, grrrrr.....

Still no word from son1....

Tomorrow night is the premiere of the Extreme House Makeover that was filmed in Fresno... and don't forget to move your clocks forward one hour tonight.... that means it will be 3:30am old time when I get up for work tomorrow, ugh....

Netflix movies this week: Martian Child with John Cusack, very cute with sad parts; Appaloosa, we'll watch tonight; Strange Wilderness, son2 and I will watch; and Surfer, Dude that I thought would be like Fool's Gold but was just Matthew McConaughey being grungy, so I didn't watch it....

I still need to watch Ghost Whisperer from last night... Melinda is telling Sam what she does and that he is really Jim...

And I want to watch some old episodes of Emergency online while I get my tax papers all together... Need to get started on these taxes soon!

Son2 is bored and I just gave him a 'so where are all your friends' lecture... I know it sounds mean but after all the drama of him having to go out with them last night and now there will be nothing for months... There are at least ten friends in his group, and he can't call at least one to do something...

Son3 is in my bed watching Godzilla and Mothra and son2 is texting with his friends who I am just finding out didn't get to see the movie cause the mom didn't know she had to actually sit with them through the movie, she thought she could just buy the tickets.... so they ended up watching a DVD at someones house...

Ok I'm off to do a bit of chores, make oven fried chicken and a chocolate cake and get those tax papers together, oh and watch Ghost Whisperer, might not get to the Emergency shows....

Happy Journaling...

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

A-Z Photo Challenge-W

To Play Visit Martha at Menagerie...

White Feather...












White Fluffy Clouds...
























Waiting...
























White Allysium...












Wings on a bird...












White Pear Blossoms...












White Holly in a Tree...












Wet Raindrops on Rose Bush Leaves...












Wings on a Bug...











Happy Journaling...

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Real Quick...

Son3 is well and off to school today... He did not make it to school yesterday but hubby had the day off so it worked out... I am so tired and so behind in everything... I was not motivated at work yesterday so just got all the boxes opened... I did have a brain storm at the end of the day and moved the woman's wall around so I now have more room to put out athletic shoes today... and I'm sure there are lots more boxes coming for me to open today... I just wish we could get past this visit on Friday... but then we have inventory at the end of the month... always something... I worked 10-5:30 yesterday... I do not like the staying til 5:30... by time I get home it is 6pm, hubby has dinner ready but we eat, get the boys ready for school, we watched Masters of Illusion, everyone was asleep by 9pm except me, I watched Two and a Half Men and Rules of Engagement and then I was asleep by 10pm... but I didn't get anything done around the house... hubby was able to run some errands during the day with son3 and got some yard work done... Today son3 has an eye check up appointment after school... Hubby will take him... I work 10-5 today... I'm afraid of how much homework we will have with him missing school yesterday... I am so glad I am off tomorrow... We were supposed to have rain all week but I have yet to see it... Time to get son3 up and start the day... Let's see how much laundry and dishes I can get done before I have to leave for work....
Happy Journaling...

Sunday, March 1, 2009

A New Week Begins...



Son3 is better!! He never did sleep yesterday til 3pm and then only for an hour... He was asleep by 9pm though and then woke up three times in the night throwing up... hubby got up with him, I had to be at work at 6am today.... I set the ad and then called home at lunch and son3 was keeping liquids down, drinking diluted Gatorade... after lunch supervisor talked my ear off for an hour and then it was time to go home... short day today... no hours this week with just me and supervisor all day and then one closer and that's it, still with a visit on Friday.... Before coming home though I picked up son2 some beach shirts that I had seen for him to put away for Easter and I got son3 some socks and jeans, he has outgrown his socks and jeans and I found hubby and I some green flannel sheets on clearance.... Came home to son3 chattering away, don't even know how many DVD's he has seen in the last two and a half days...


He's watching Cat in the Hat now... This week at school is Dr. Seuss week... I always forget to get ready for it by looking for Cat in the Hat stuff to buy... Monday is crazy hat day, Tuesday is crazy sock day, Wednesday is Thing One and Thing Two day, son3 has a shirt to wear that day, Thursday is pajama day, son3 didn't like the idea of wearing pjs to school, lol, and Friday is Red and White day.... So we are not even ready... I think the bigger kids get into it more anyway... Actually son3 said earlier he is not going to school tomorrow but then a little bit ago he said he feels great and he's going to school...
We are supposed to get rain tonight and maybe more during the week...
Hubby is off at the grocery store... Stuff for the week and thinking whats for dinner...
We watched Babylon AD, ok but wrapped the ending up too nicely leaving out a few details; and Deception, slow start but actually ended up having a few interesting but predictable twists and turns, City of Ember, good story idea but no emotion and it just ended... Tonight hopefully we can stay awake and finish a few of our shows we started this week...
March already.... I really need to get started on my taxes... lol...
Son2 finished the Twilight series and says he ain't talking.... I am still on book two... it's getting a little better...
Almost 4pm and I'm sure there is something I could be doing while hubby is at the grocery store, but can't think of anything...
Happy Journaling...