Rest assured, dear reader, that I will soon have more blogging time available. That's right - I'm leaving my job at the end of this month. Sara's school transportation issues were too much to figure out and once the mortgage company said they were putting just Mitch's name on the loan, I took advantage and gave my notice. Now I can relax a little about driving kids around and get back to my life of SVU Tuesdays and laundry.
Let's see: This weekend brought a visit from a high school friend, Chris. He flew in for work for the weekend so Mitch and I drove to Salt Lake City and met him for dinner. Dinner was meh, but the company was good. I was a little nervous, I won't lie, but once we established that neither one of us remembers much about "the good old days", and we stuck to what we did remember, it was all good. And what we did remember turned out to be his flight out and what I had for lunch on Saturday.
(Important to note that if you see me and ask me if I remember something we did, I will most likely say yes and laugh along with you, but the truth is, I don't remember. This applies to anything that happened before last week.)
Jacob started 7th grade today. Middle school. Wow. He didn't seem like he was nervous, and today was just 7th graders. He has tomorrow off and then starts for real on Wednesday. So we'll see how he likes it. We went to the open house last week and met all his first semester teachers and they all seem really nice. Sara starts at her new school tomorrow. We went on Friday to her open house and saw her classroom and she got to pick her spot - they have tables, not desks - and look around. She's excited. I have such high hopes for this year, I hope we're not disappointed.
Jacob's first football game is Saturday morning, 9 AM. Yikes. He has to be at the field at 7:45. This one isn't too bad, since it's at the middle school here in town, but some of the other games are at other schools and I don't think I'll be as excited to be driving around at 7 AM on Saturday morning then. Even if I'm not working.
Everything is on track with the house. I think we're just waiting on the VA appraisal right now. We're getting excited and remaining hopeful that everything will work out.
On a sadder note: Mitch's grandmother passed away earlier this month. We were unable to make it to Pennsylvania for the funeral with everything else going on and it being so far away.
I think that's all the news right now. But with school starting, I'm sure there will be more to come!
Monday, August 22, 2011
Firsts
First day of 7th grade for Jacob. First day of middle school.
First day of locker combinations. I remember when he had a cubby.
First day of changing rooms for every class. I remember when he only left the room for gym or art.
First day of choosing what he wants for lunch: pizza or salad or sandwich. I remember when there was only a snack before pick-up.
First day of school without recess. I remember when he had 2 recesses a day.
First day of no backpacks. I remember that the first backpack he had was practically bigger that he was.
First day of going to a different school than his sister. I remember how he walked her into school during those early days so she wouldn't get trampled in the hall.
First day of using pens instead of pencils. I remember when his supply list included crayons.
I remember all this and think that someday, today will be a day I look back on and say "Remember his first day of middle school?"
First day of locker combinations. I remember when he had a cubby.
First day of changing rooms for every class. I remember when he only left the room for gym or art.
First day of choosing what he wants for lunch: pizza or salad or sandwich. I remember when there was only a snack before pick-up.
First day of school without recess. I remember when he had 2 recesses a day.
First day of no backpacks. I remember that the first backpack he had was practically bigger that he was.
First day of going to a different school than his sister. I remember how he walked her into school during those early days so she wouldn't get trampled in the hall.
First day of using pens instead of pencils. I remember when his supply list included crayons.
I remember all this and think that someday, today will be a day I look back on and say "Remember his first day of middle school?"
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Read a Book
I went to Jacob's football practice last night. It's always discouraging to me that I sit there for a good while, watching my kid practice, only to see at the first water break that THAT wasn't my kid. When half the kids are dressed in black football pants and plain black jerseys, it happens more often than you'd think.
They've got him alternating between wide receiver and defense. Wide receiver. Yeah. I guess this why it's just the 2nd practice.
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Read this book "Blood & Gasoline" by Elias Anderson, my cousin's husband. So, my cousin-in-law? Is that a real thing? Whatever our relationship is, read it. You can get it for your e-reader. You will not be sorry. I'm always happy when I think I know where a story is going and then it goes in a different direction. Very affordable, btw.
You know I wouldn't tell you to read it if it wasn't any good. So just buy it.
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Our rental house doesn't have a coat closet or any linen closets. It's more annoying than you might think. And I know it's been a year already, and I should be over it, but seriously, I only get more irritated every time I have to put clean sheets and towels in our clothes closets. Every house we've looked at to buy, the first thing I do is make a note of the linen closet. Because I'm not falling for that crap again.
The house we looked at the other night has 2. I'd buy it for that reason alone.
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Can you believe we've lived in Utah for a year now? Crazy.
They've got him alternating between wide receiver and defense. Wide receiver. Yeah. I guess this why it's just the 2nd practice.
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Read this book "Blood & Gasoline" by Elias Anderson, my cousin's husband. So, my cousin-in-law? Is that a real thing? Whatever our relationship is, read it. You can get it for your e-reader. You will not be sorry. I'm always happy when I think I know where a story is going and then it goes in a different direction. Very affordable, btw.
You know I wouldn't tell you to read it if it wasn't any good. So just buy it.
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Our rental house doesn't have a coat closet or any linen closets. It's more annoying than you might think. And I know it's been a year already, and I should be over it, but seriously, I only get more irritated every time I have to put clean sheets and towels in our clothes closets. Every house we've looked at to buy, the first thing I do is make a note of the linen closet. Because I'm not falling for that crap again.
The house we looked at the other night has 2. I'd buy it for that reason alone.
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Can you believe we've lived in Utah for a year now? Crazy.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Friday Randomisms
Wow! Where have I been? I don't even know.
The kids came back so life is back to normal for us. Jacob had football try-outs this past week, so next week, we'll be back in to swing of practices. Being this is the first year he's played for this league, I don't know ANYTHING about ANYTHING, including even when the games are, so this should be interesting. Sara went to a gymnastics class and really enjoyed it, as she always does, so I signed her up for that. And before long, school will be starting (August 22 or 23, depending on which kid we're talking about) and all that that entails. And don't forget Scouts.
I did buy a giant wall dry-erase calendar and hopefully that will keep us organized.
Shut up, stop laughing. It could happen.
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Still no luck finding a house. I'm so frustrated with the entire process. It seems like it's always like this for us and I don't know why.
Our biggest issue right now - right now - is getting Sara to and from school once she starts. Because she's in the ALL (Advanced Learning Lab) program, she needs to go to a different school in town. Which means, unless we live in that school's boundaries, we need to get her there. And with me working now, that's harder than it might be otherwise. I don't really know how this is going to turn out. I'm trying not to stress about it, but that's just not my nature. I like to have everything figured out and it's the not knowing that's killing me. Mitch's schedule changes so often that it's nearly impossible for us to count on him being able to drive her. Mitch says "Oh, it will all work out, it always does". And then I want to scream.
It might all work out indeed, but I may find myself with a lot of time on my hands during the school hours, if you know what I mean.
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The fact that I want to see the movie "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" concerns me a little bit. It's times like this that I'm glad I have a 12-year-old boy I can drag with me and it will look like I'm doing it for him. But he tends to put too much salt on the popcorn.
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I'm hoping to update my book blog soon. But if you're looking for recommendations, I suggest "The Passage" by Justin Cronin. I just found it this is the first book of a planned trilogy. I can't wait for the next one (and two)!
Also, I always suggest Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. Right now, I'm reading Jennifer Weiner's "Then Came You". It's a little different from her other books, and I just started it last night, but I'm really enjoying it.
If you have any book recommendations, feel free to comment here or send me an e-mail. I'm always looking for new things to read, in spite of the fact I have about 50 actual books at home I need to read and probably over 100 on my Kindle. (Those free Kindle books on Amazon really keep me stocked up!)
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Take care and have a great weekend!
The kids came back so life is back to normal for us. Jacob had football try-outs this past week, so next week, we'll be back in to swing of practices. Being this is the first year he's played for this league, I don't know ANYTHING about ANYTHING, including even when the games are, so this should be interesting. Sara went to a gymnastics class and really enjoyed it, as she always does, so I signed her up for that. And before long, school will be starting (August 22 or 23, depending on which kid we're talking about) and all that that entails. And don't forget Scouts.
I did buy a giant wall dry-erase calendar and hopefully that will keep us organized.
Shut up, stop laughing. It could happen.
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Still no luck finding a house. I'm so frustrated with the entire process. It seems like it's always like this for us and I don't know why.
Our biggest issue right now - right now - is getting Sara to and from school once she starts. Because she's in the ALL (Advanced Learning Lab) program, she needs to go to a different school in town. Which means, unless we live in that school's boundaries, we need to get her there. And with me working now, that's harder than it might be otherwise. I don't really know how this is going to turn out. I'm trying not to stress about it, but that's just not my nature. I like to have everything figured out and it's the not knowing that's killing me. Mitch's schedule changes so often that it's nearly impossible for us to count on him being able to drive her. Mitch says "Oh, it will all work out, it always does". And then I want to scream.
It might all work out indeed, but I may find myself with a lot of time on my hands during the school hours, if you know what I mean.
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The fact that I want to see the movie "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" concerns me a little bit. It's times like this that I'm glad I have a 12-year-old boy I can drag with me and it will look like I'm doing it for him. But he tends to put too much salt on the popcorn.
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I'm hoping to update my book blog soon. But if you're looking for recommendations, I suggest "The Passage" by Justin Cronin. I just found it this is the first book of a planned trilogy. I can't wait for the next one (and two)!
Also, I always suggest Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. Right now, I'm reading Jennifer Weiner's "Then Came You". It's a little different from her other books, and I just started it last night, but I'm really enjoying it.
If you have any book recommendations, feel free to comment here or send me an e-mail. I'm always looking for new things to read, in spite of the fact I have about 50 actual books at home I need to read and probably over 100 on my Kindle. (Those free Kindle books on Amazon really keep me stocked up!)
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Take care and have a great weekend!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Ten on Tuesday
Things my kids used to say that they've since outgrown :(
- Woggly - As in "Don't sit at that table at the restaurant, it's all woggly,"
- Plogged - As in "I have a cold and my nose is plogged up,"
- Flurry - As in "I can't see through these binoculars, everything's all flurry,"
- Cigrette - As in "Yuck, it stinks like cigrettes in here,"
- Uncle Dah-an - As said by Dan "I didn't realize my name was supposed to be 2 syllables until you had kids,"
- Realize - As in "Look, there's Aunt Lisa! I realize her car!"
- Wetter - As in "To get your clothes clean, you put them in the wetter, then the dryer,"
- Broom - As in "I have to broom the grass off the driveway,"
- Jacoby - This was Sara. She called us Mommy, Daddy and Jacoby.
- Yogret - For yogurt.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Random Sunday Night Thoughts
I love Sunday nights when you don't have to work on Mondays. Except there's nothing on TV on Sunday nights. So I'm rewatching the Wimbledon Men's final that I had DVR'd this morning. The dog is barking occasionally at people shooting off fireworks, so there'd be no point in trying to watch something real anyway.
Speaking of the DVR, the recordings on mine are embarrassing. Zombieland, The Addams Family, The Wizard of Oz, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Pulp Fiction. And Wimbledon. Like it was set up by a teenage boy hiding a Judy Garland obsession. I feel like I should record something grown-up, just in case someone is keeping track.
Sara's hamster staged another break-out today so I had to deal with that. It took me half an hour to catch the stupid thing and put her back in her cage. The entire ordeal could have been considerably shortened if I wasn't so freaked out by having to pick up the hamster. But those little hamster feet are yucky. I did finally manage to pull out Sara's bed far enough to fit the ball back there and push her in. And then dump her back in her cage. If she escapes again, she's on her own.
I haven't left the house, except to walk the dog, since I got home from work on Friday. I have to go out tomorrow to get dog food. Weekends like this confirm for me that without Mitch and the kids, I am quite literally an internet grocery account and 15 cats away from being that lady.
Happy 4th of July everyone!
Speaking of the DVR, the recordings on mine are embarrassing. Zombieland, The Addams Family, The Wizard of Oz, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Pulp Fiction. And Wimbledon. Like it was set up by a teenage boy hiding a Judy Garland obsession. I feel like I should record something grown-up, just in case someone is keeping track.
Sara's hamster staged another break-out today so I had to deal with that. It took me half an hour to catch the stupid thing and put her back in her cage. The entire ordeal could have been considerably shortened if I wasn't so freaked out by having to pick up the hamster. But those little hamster feet are yucky. I did finally manage to pull out Sara's bed far enough to fit the ball back there and push her in. And then dump her back in her cage. If she escapes again, she's on her own.
I haven't left the house, except to walk the dog, since I got home from work on Friday. I have to go out tomorrow to get dog food. Weekends like this confirm for me that without Mitch and the kids, I am quite literally an internet grocery account and 15 cats away from being that lady.
Happy 4th of July everyone!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Food Fight
This has been the longest week in the history of the world. And it's only Wednesday, which rather proves my point. The week before a long weekend is awful.
Mitch came home yesterday, after a few days in Indianapolis with the Guard. He'll be home for a few days and then leaves on Friday for Michigan. He'll be working in Battle Creek for a week or so and then going to Ohio to take the kids to his dad's and pick up a boat. July is proving to be a traveling month for us - well, everyone but me of course. I'll be here with Gracie.
Mitch has been playing a game called "Guess where I'm going to eat when I'm gone?" The answers include: Martini's, Qdoba, Taco Bob's, Jolly Roger, and Steak & Shake. All restaurants we don't have here in Utah. I hate this game because 1) he doesn't even LIKE most of those places and probably won't eat there and he's just telling me this to torture me; and 2) it's a mean mean game.
Summer has finally arrived here in Utah and brought that heat we've been complaining about not having. That'll teach us. It's been in the 90s here and looks to stay that way for a while. It's somewhat overcast today and the wind is picking up, so we'll see if we get some rain like they predicted.
Mitch and I had Five Guys Burgers and Fries last night for dinner, and I don't know if it's usually that good, or if it was just that I've been dieting for 2 days that made it that delicious. Either way, yum.
Clearly, I don't have much to say without the kids around. I haven't heard from them at all yet, so I'm going to take it that things are going well. Their next stop is Jenni's.
Mitch came home yesterday, after a few days in Indianapolis with the Guard. He'll be home for a few days and then leaves on Friday for Michigan. He'll be working in Battle Creek for a week or so and then going to Ohio to take the kids to his dad's and pick up a boat. July is proving to be a traveling month for us - well, everyone but me of course. I'll be here with Gracie.
Mitch has been playing a game called "Guess where I'm going to eat when I'm gone?" The answers include: Martini's, Qdoba, Taco Bob's, Jolly Roger, and Steak & Shake. All restaurants we don't have here in Utah. I hate this game because 1) he doesn't even LIKE most of those places and probably won't eat there and he's just telling me this to torture me; and 2) it's a mean mean game.
Summer has finally arrived here in Utah and brought that heat we've been complaining about not having. That'll teach us. It's been in the 90s here and looks to stay that way for a while. It's somewhat overcast today and the wind is picking up, so we'll see if we get some rain like they predicted.
Mitch and I had Five Guys Burgers and Fries last night for dinner, and I don't know if it's usually that good, or if it was just that I've been dieting for 2 days that made it that delicious. Either way, yum.
Clearly, I don't have much to say without the kids around. I haven't heard from them at all yet, so I'm going to take it that things are going well. Their next stop is Jenni's.
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