Tuesday, April 26, 2011
prayers needed
Normally when prayers are requested some is sick or in great need. I need prayers because I feel great hatred towards someone right now. I need to get right of the anger that is just sitting inside of me and eating me up.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Small Successes - April 21 - Holy Week Edition
It’s important for moms to recognize that all the small successes in our days can add up to one big triumph. So here are mine..
- Birthday parties were successful! The friends party on Friday and the family party on Saturday. I still can't believe my little one is 10! guess he is not little any more
- Have kept the house CLEAN since last Friday when we did the big clean-up for family visit. This is a huge one because usually we go back to our clutter
- Lost another 2 lbs! only 5 more to go!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Preparing for Easter
This week we are preparing for Easter both within and outside the Church.
Within the Church our plans are to go to Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday services. The kids have Mass at school on Wednesday followed by confession. So they are gripping that they will be at church 4 out of 5 days. For some reason church is a big touch point within our family. We are (I think) the only practicing Catholics. There are C&E'rs but not each and every week. They just do not GET it why they have to go to church and no one else does.
Also, we travel all over Ohio on Easter Sunday so in the past we have not done Mass because if we did we would not be able to visit both sides of our family on that Sunday. We have also tried to do one family on Saturday and one on Sunday but that does not always work. This Easter Sunday we hope to visit the Sorrowful Mother's Shrine in Bellevue Ohio for Mass.
Outside of Church - we are planning on laying low (except for the trip North). I think we are just going to try to enjoy the time and relax. The kids only have Good Friday and Easter Monday off this year. They did their spring break in March instead of after Easter. On Monday, Hubby is taking the kids to his plant to see how it works (they do this every year for the public schools in the area).
Stuff for baskets (egg hunt if nice) have been bought. New outfits are purchased. I am hoping for a fun time.
Within the Church our plans are to go to Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday services. The kids have Mass at school on Wednesday followed by confession. So they are gripping that they will be at church 4 out of 5 days. For some reason church is a big touch point within our family. We are (I think) the only practicing Catholics. There are C&E'rs but not each and every week. They just do not GET it why they have to go to church and no one else does.
Also, we travel all over Ohio on Easter Sunday so in the past we have not done Mass because if we did we would not be able to visit both sides of our family on that Sunday. We have also tried to do one family on Saturday and one on Sunday but that does not always work. This Easter Sunday we hope to visit the Sorrowful Mother's Shrine in Bellevue Ohio for Mass.
Outside of Church - we are planning on laying low (except for the trip North). I think we are just going to try to enjoy the time and relax. The kids only have Good Friday and Easter Monday off this year. They did their spring break in March instead of after Easter. On Monday, Hubby is taking the kids to his plant to see how it works (they do this every year for the public schools in the area).
Stuff for baskets (egg hunt if nice) have been bought. New outfits are purchased. I am hoping for a fun time.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Wrap Up for the past week
I noticed today that it has been over a week since I posted anything anywhere.....
Last week was jam-packed with work, working out, school, birthday, and just hanging out with my hubby and kids.
I will share the highlights of the week - sort of like the small successes mixed with quick takes....
Last week was jam-packed with work, working out, school, birthday, and just hanging out with my hubby and kids.
I will share the highlights of the week - sort of like the small successes mixed with quick takes....
- had my cholesterol tested and it went down! it was not high to start with but with a family history of heart problems that is good news. http://advocare24days.blogspot.com/
- had a sick child on Thursday :( the birthday boy was running a fever with stomach ache. It lasted all of 24 hours but he got the rest he needed by staying home.
- made a cake from scratch and it burned. so I had to make a cake from the box but the frosting was from scratch . my daughter told me it was the best chocolate cake ever!!!!! "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency.
Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting. - went shopping on Friday for birthday parties. hit CostCo, Target, Kroger's, and the Honey Baked Ham store in about 4 hours including drive time which is 45 minutes each way.
- threw friends birthday party at local bowling lanes. It was so much fun - they had the cosmic bowling going and the boys loved it!!!
- threw family birthday party and it rained :( outside of the rain it was a great time! Birthday boy (Patrick) had fun. He got lots of great gifts! He is truly blessed.
- watched Megamind movie - hubby kept calling it Mastermind to annoy the kids and it worked! The movie was cute but just OK in my opinion. I liked the music - AC/DC, Guns & Roses, KISS and the like
- watched a special on the history channel about computer artists creating a 3D model of Jesus based on the Shroud of Turin - it was cool. http://www.history.com/shows/the-real-face-of-jesus
- went to Mass at 8AM!!! yeah we were up and ready - perhaps we are used to daylight savings!
- did laundry
- went to California Pizza Kitchen for Patrick's birthday dinner
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
wishing for good weather
This Saturday is P's 10th birthday! Which still baffles me that it has been 10 years. I remember walking and walking for hours during this week to get him to come. It was Holy Week. His due date was Good Friday. He was supposed to be a Friday the 13th baby but with that day being Good Friday I knew that was a good omen.
The day he was born (April 16 - Easter Monday) was a cold snowy day. The hubby had to remind me of this because all I remember are the nice birthdays since. Each and every birthday has been great weather. It has been warm and sometimes unseasonably warm. Pictures from his first birthday show him in shorts! His 4th birthday was outside! Crazy stuff. Well it looks like this year we will have a cold wet day :( I really want it to be warm so the kids can go out and play! so my hubby can get someone to help him put up the basketball hoop. So the dog can be outside and not bug people.
I know this wish is a little selfish for me but I am going to stil wish for WARM weather in Central Ohio!
The day he was born (April 16 - Easter Monday) was a cold snowy day. The hubby had to remind me of this because all I remember are the nice birthdays since. Each and every birthday has been great weather. It has been warm and sometimes unseasonably warm. Pictures from his first birthday show him in shorts! His 4th birthday was outside! Crazy stuff. Well it looks like this year we will have a cold wet day :( I really want it to be warm so the kids can go out and play! so my hubby can get someone to help him put up the basketball hoop. So the dog can be outside and not bug people.
I know this wish is a little selfish for me but I am going to stil wish for WARM weather in Central Ohio!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Lazy Days and Sunshine
This weekend was to be a lazy weekend for the family. We have a birthday packed weekend next week, then Easter, then my sister in from Scotland, then Mother's Day and finally my In-Laws wedding anniversary. So we will be running - running - running for the next month. So I decided that it would be a lazy nothing planned weekend.
Friday - my brother's family stopped by on their way home from Athens county. They just finished their spring break trip. My kids were so excited to see COUSINS!!!!! as Miss C shouted. We visited and went out for pizza
Saturday - I did not do much but laundry, hang out, make dinner, & watch TV (Ghost Whisperer marathon). Hubby worked on the fridge - trying to fix the ice maker. Kids played on the Wii, outside, and watched some TV.
Sunday - We hung around the house. Went to Mass at 11 instead of our normal 8. That in itself throws the entire day off. Kids played on the Wii and outside. I was not feeling well so I stayed indoors and hung out with Miss C. Hubby went to help a co-worker of mine with her Finance class. We had dinner and all went outside to check out the new rail-to-trail path in Marion county.
It turned out to be a great weekend! I hope this week goes smoothly. P turns 10 on Saturday!!! we have a friends party planned for Friday and family on Saturday.
Friday - my brother's family stopped by on their way home from Athens county. They just finished their spring break trip. My kids were so excited to see COUSINS!!!!! as Miss C shouted. We visited and went out for pizza
Saturday - I did not do much but laundry, hang out, make dinner, & watch TV (Ghost Whisperer marathon). Hubby worked on the fridge - trying to fix the ice maker. Kids played on the Wii, outside, and watched some TV.
Sunday - We hung around the house. Went to Mass at 11 instead of our normal 8. That in itself throws the entire day off. Kids played on the Wii and outside. I was not feeling well so I stayed indoors and hung out with Miss C. Hubby went to help a co-worker of mine with her Finance class. We had dinner and all went outside to check out the new rail-to-trail path in Marion county.
It turned out to be a great weekend! I hope this week goes smoothly. P turns 10 on Saturday!!! we have a friends party planned for Friday and family on Saturday.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Small Successes - April 7
It’s important for moms to recognize that all the small successes in our days can add up to one big triumph. So here are mine..
Welcome April! Now if spring will just show up.....
- all three kids got new tennis shoes - even though it was a very stressful success and it still is posing drama each day since
- got my hair cut & colored - about time has been since December
- new bed frame for hubby & I was ordered and delivered
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Brain Dump
I am apologizing to myself for the massive brain dump I took yesterday. I just had to get all of my frustrations of our weekend out.
There were good times during the weekend sprinkled into that dump. I need to work on focusing on the good and glossing over the bad.
Speaking of good --- check out this website. J Kirk Richards these are such beautiful pictures of mother and child. I love #1 and # 13
There were good times during the weekend sprinkled into that dump. I need to work on focusing on the good and glossing over the bad.
Speaking of good --- check out this website. J Kirk Richards these are such beautiful pictures of mother and child. I love #1 and # 13
Monday, April 4, 2011
What a weekend!?!
Not to sure if it was a good or bad weekend. All I know is that it was one of the longest weekends this year and we stayed near our home all weekend. No driving to Cleveland, Lorain or Port Clinton.
I think the reason the weekend seemed to go by so slowly or last so long was that things did not go as expected the entire time. Everything was just off a little.
This all started on Friday. I was all excited - going to get my hair cut and highlighted. Normally I drive to Cleveland for this (going to the same person for nearly 9 years on and off) activity. I decided that i did not want to drive the 2 plus hours to accomplish this task. So I decided to go to Charles Penzone in Columbus. I have been there several times for cuts and once for color. You never seem to get the same person even when I try (they leave). So I had someone new and every time I told her I wanted her to do X she would tell me that I was wrong. So I just gave up!!! The color is good but I wanted it lighter. The cut on the other hand not so good. My bangs look as if I cut them myself (very choppy) and the style was not what I had in mind (it is a little bob). I am living with it for a few days to see if it grows on me. I am still going to email them and complain since I was told what I wanted was not what I really wanted.
By the time I hit Target for some household supplies (LOVE LOVE LOVE Target) it was time to head home to pick the kids up at school. Pick up the kids and P breaks down because he got a Red Card. I can't remember when the last time he turned his card was. He told me what happened - he was in line and people were talking and it was guilt by association (that is how his teacher works) and this was the Yellow Card. Then in computer class he was trying to get to a math website and was having trouble with the address. He was very frustrated and when the teacher asked him why he wasn't on the site - he answered with a tone that was considered disrespectful. I believe him when he says it was due to frustration but I told him people only hear what he says not the why he sounds that way. Another students mom called to tell me about what happened because she was shocked that he got into trouble and related what her son told her. It backed up P's story.
On a tangential note - P is having some 'anger-management' issues at home with his siblings. He gets very frustrated by them and lashes out with hitting - chocking - and kicking. This is a new thing. He never did this in the past. I am trying to figure out what is going on with him but he does not want to talk about it.
The rest of Friday seemed to follow right along. We did homemade pizza's and the dough stuck to the pan. We tried to get everyone in bed early and it just did not work - too much fun needed to be had.
Saturday
Well that day had lots of promise. We had a whole lot planned to do and had it spread out so we knew it could be done but did not take in account moods! and crowds!
Miss C had a skating date with a girlfriend - they ended up going to lunch at McDonalds afterward. Once C got home we headed down to Polaris (2nd time in two days down there) to do some pampering, movie watching and shopping. The men folks went to see Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. The boys LOVED it and the hubby not so much (no surprise to anyone - he went in disliking it). The USCCB rated it A-1 so we said OK. C and I headed to "Sweet & Sassy" a salon geared for little girls to get her nails done. She liked it - I was OK with it. She wants to go back with her cousin this summer for nails, toes, and up-do. We will see.
She and I walked the mall while we were waiting for boys to be done with their movie. Once we picked up the men we headed to dinner. Everyone but C ate their dinner without incident but she said her belly was full after one bite. PLEASE!!!! she is a big loss leader when we go out for dinner but immediately afterwards she is ready for dessert. After dinner we went shoe shopping - everyone needed new tennis shoes. Only the kids ended up getting shoes because it was so exhausting. Miss C melted down at the shoe store over the style, fit, you name it she cried. I finally handed her over to dad. Once she exhausted dad - she and I just sat and I let her cry it out at the store. After the tears she was ready to go again. Hubby & I did not get our shoes. I will have to send Hubby out he is in desperate need for running shoes.
We then headed to Target to make returns and start P's birthday wish list. He is turning 10 on April 16. Let me tell you his list is tiny. People are not going to be happy. But what can I do - nothing. Hopefully people will not mind giving gift cards.
We finally returned home after 6 hours out and about! Hubby and I watched "Morning Glory" after kids crashed. We do not recommend it but all the reviews we have read say watch it. What can you do??? which seems to be my theme this weekend.
I think the reason the weekend seemed to go by so slowly or last so long was that things did not go as expected the entire time. Everything was just off a little.
This all started on Friday. I was all excited - going to get my hair cut and highlighted. Normally I drive to Cleveland for this (going to the same person for nearly 9 years on and off) activity. I decided that i did not want to drive the 2 plus hours to accomplish this task. So I decided to go to Charles Penzone in Columbus. I have been there several times for cuts and once for color. You never seem to get the same person even when I try (they leave). So I had someone new and every time I told her I wanted her to do X she would tell me that I was wrong. So I just gave up!!! The color is good but I wanted it lighter. The cut on the other hand not so good. My bangs look as if I cut them myself (very choppy) and the style was not what I had in mind (it is a little bob). I am living with it for a few days to see if it grows on me. I am still going to email them and complain since I was told what I wanted was not what I really wanted.
By the time I hit Target for some household supplies (LOVE LOVE LOVE Target) it was time to head home to pick the kids up at school. Pick up the kids and P breaks down because he got a Red Card. I can't remember when the last time he turned his card was. He told me what happened - he was in line and people were talking and it was guilt by association (that is how his teacher works) and this was the Yellow Card. Then in computer class he was trying to get to a math website and was having trouble with the address. He was very frustrated and when the teacher asked him why he wasn't on the site - he answered with a tone that was considered disrespectful. I believe him when he says it was due to frustration but I told him people only hear what he says not the why he sounds that way. Another students mom called to tell me about what happened because she was shocked that he got into trouble and related what her son told her. It backed up P's story.
On a tangential note - P is having some 'anger-management' issues at home with his siblings. He gets very frustrated by them and lashes out with hitting - chocking - and kicking. This is a new thing. He never did this in the past. I am trying to figure out what is going on with him but he does not want to talk about it.
The rest of Friday seemed to follow right along. We did homemade pizza's and the dough stuck to the pan. We tried to get everyone in bed early and it just did not work - too much fun needed to be had.
Saturday
Well that day had lots of promise. We had a whole lot planned to do and had it spread out so we knew it could be done but did not take in account moods! and crowds!
Miss C had a skating date with a girlfriend - they ended up going to lunch at McDonalds afterward. Once C got home we headed down to Polaris (2nd time in two days down there) to do some pampering, movie watching and shopping. The men folks went to see Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. The boys LOVED it and the hubby not so much (no surprise to anyone - he went in disliking it). The USCCB rated it A-1 so we said OK. C and I headed to "Sweet & Sassy" a salon geared for little girls to get her nails done. She liked it - I was OK with it. She wants to go back with her cousin this summer for nails, toes, and up-do. We will see.
She and I walked the mall while we were waiting for boys to be done with their movie. Once we picked up the men we headed to dinner. Everyone but C ate their dinner without incident but she said her belly was full after one bite. PLEASE!!!! she is a big loss leader when we go out for dinner but immediately afterwards she is ready for dessert. After dinner we went shoe shopping - everyone needed new tennis shoes. Only the kids ended up getting shoes because it was so exhausting. Miss C melted down at the shoe store over the style, fit, you name it she cried. I finally handed her over to dad. Once she exhausted dad - she and I just sat and I let her cry it out at the store. After the tears she was ready to go again. Hubby & I did not get our shoes. I will have to send Hubby out he is in desperate need for running shoes.
We then headed to Target to make returns and start P's birthday wish list. He is turning 10 on April 16. Let me tell you his list is tiny. People are not going to be happy. But what can I do - nothing. Hopefully people will not mind giving gift cards.
We finally returned home after 6 hours out and about! Hubby and I watched "Morning Glory" after kids crashed. We do not recommend it but all the reviews we have read say watch it. What can you do??? which seems to be my theme this weekend.
Friday, April 1, 2011
So Excited
Before Christmas I purchased a gift certificate for a clock from a company called For All Time Clocks. I have seen these clocks on Lisa Bearson's blog and was interested. The coupon allowed me to purchase a $90 clock for $38.
It took me nearly 2 months to get onto the PC to order the clock (my plan was an anniversary gift for the hubby). Then when I sent the photo it was to small to make an 18" clock. So I had to order an 8x10 photo from our photographer. That took some time because once again I put it on the back burner. On Tuesday I finally picked up the photo, scanned it and sent it on to the company. The results are below and I can't wait to hang this clock on our wall!
It took me nearly 2 months to get onto the PC to order the clock (my plan was an anniversary gift for the hubby). Then when I sent the photo it was to small to make an 18" clock. So I had to order an 8x10 photo from our photographer. That took some time because once again I put it on the back burner. On Tuesday I finally picked up the photo, scanned it and sent it on to the company. The results are below and I can't wait to hang this clock on our wall!
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