So, if you haven't seen on facebook the things that have been going on in our kids' schools, this post won't make any sense to you. However, you can go here to get the lowdown and everything that has been going on to this point.
Today i got a phone call from our relief society president. She is out of town this week during fall break, so when something comes up, it goes to me. And need i say that A LOT seems to happen while she is away. Don't even say what it's preparing me for, please.
There is a younger sister in our ward who has had pneumonia that has not cleared up. She has one young daughter, as well as a husband. It has spread all over her lungs to the point that life support would have been necessary by the end of the day. Before she was admitted to the hospital, she signed something that waived them doing that if that's what it came down to. The RS president had me call the ward list (and thanks for the two sweet sisters that helped me break it down) to start a prayer request for this sister. If she makes it through to the weekend, we are going to have a ward fast for her and her family.
After i was done with my calls, i shortly after got a call from Cj, who was quite mad. The PTA president and the principal of the MS had contacted the base commander and Cj's company commander saying they felt threatened by him, and that they were seeking an injunction to have him not attend this PTA meeting, unless he was escorted by security. They had gone to his website and copied a bunch of things from Cj 'coming out' about suffering and seeking help for PTSD. I was infuriated as well.
How dare they throw that around like that when they don't understand anything behind it? Not only that, it's completely bogus. You have to remember that this is a woman who has allowed teachers to single out the kids whose parents stood up to the principal at a prior meeting about uniforms.
As i felt myself getting swamped by these feelings that weren't nice, i was slammed back to reality of this sister. She is fighting for her life, and i am more concerned about this threat hanging over Cj's head that he can more than handle. Not that being concerned about it isn't very real, since my children attend this school, but what is more in the eternal scheme of things?
Before i let myself get swamped by what had happened, i had to make myself sit down and really say a prayer for this sister, because i knew once i got into it, i wouldn't be taken out.
Do you all even have these dilemmas- or is it just me?
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Slowly But Surely
Hannah has finally started to lose her teeth again. For those of you that don't know, Hannah will be eight in January and has only lost 2 teeth so far. Then, it has stopped for the last nine months.
Recently, her two top teeth started loosening up. This child will hang on to a tooth until it's dead, i tell ya. I don't know why, she just does. Maybe it's that 'i've got to be in control' thing. I mean, really, there isn't much a seven year old can be in charge of with a mom like me!
Today she really had been working on it during school. Then she came home and was procrastinating getting into the shower by doing funny things with it. That being said, this is her snaggle tooth pose that had us all laughing.
Five minutes with dad, however, i hear her scream and then burst into tears. And this is what came after.
Recently, her two top teeth started loosening up. This child will hang on to a tooth until it's dead, i tell ya. I don't know why, she just does. Maybe it's that 'i've got to be in control' thing. I mean, really, there isn't much a seven year old can be in charge of with a mom like me!
Today she really had been working on it during school. Then she came home and was procrastinating getting into the shower by doing funny things with it. That being said, this is her snaggle tooth pose that had us all laughing.
Five minutes with dad, however, i hear her scream and then burst into tears. And this is what came after.
Friday, September 18, 2009
A Real Post With Real Pictures!
Yay me! I have some real photos to show you!
The girls are cheering for a neighbor's son's football team this year. Their first game was this last Saturday. A real, hot, humid day. All of us came back burned in some spot or another.
They did pretty good for their first time cheering in front of people. We had to keep telling them to be louder and stop looking at one another as you are cheering. Goofy girls. I think Anissa finds the idea of cheering to be more fun that actually cheering. Hannah, the ever exhibitionist, is a bit more natural to it. Thank goodness it's only for a few weeks! Here are their pictures from their first game. A few before they got all pink and hot (although, i did put sunblock on their faces. I just forgot to do mine and Chris'!)
On other news, we found out that we are moving to Texas in the near future. That means it's dejunking time in the house, which is taking a lot of time and space. This time we actually have enough to get a pretty decent yard sale going. We are also going to advertise it well and hope to have it done mid-October. I told cj i didn't want that stuff laying around in definitely until we leave. It would drive me nuts.
This also means that i am thinning out my freezer in the garage. Ugh..i hate doing that. I need to use the crappy meat that is in there for a reason. I had to break and buy some red meat the other day, though. I am a bit tired of chicken dishes right now.
Kids are still doing great in school. Chris is getting better at his new studying habits. Although, it still bothers me that he has two hours of homework each night. He has even had homework the last three fridays, so we'll see about it when he gets home today if he has any or not.
That's about it. I really am sorry that we don't have any updated pictures of the family. Maybe one Sunday we'll sit around while we are looking nice and take some!
The girls are cheering for a neighbor's son's football team this year. Their first game was this last Saturday. A real, hot, humid day. All of us came back burned in some spot or another.
They did pretty good for their first time cheering in front of people. We had to keep telling them to be louder and stop looking at one another as you are cheering. Goofy girls. I think Anissa finds the idea of cheering to be more fun that actually cheering. Hannah, the ever exhibitionist, is a bit more natural to it. Thank goodness it's only for a few weeks! Here are their pictures from their first game. A few before they got all pink and hot (although, i did put sunblock on their faces. I just forgot to do mine and Chris'!)
On other news, we found out that we are moving to Texas in the near future. That means it's dejunking time in the house, which is taking a lot of time and space. This time we actually have enough to get a pretty decent yard sale going. We are also going to advertise it well and hope to have it done mid-October. I told cj i didn't want that stuff laying around in definitely until we leave. It would drive me nuts.
This also means that i am thinning out my freezer in the garage. Ugh..i hate doing that. I need to use the crappy meat that is in there for a reason. I had to break and buy some red meat the other day, though. I am a bit tired of chicken dishes right now.
Kids are still doing great in school. Chris is getting better at his new studying habits. Although, it still bothers me that he has two hours of homework each night. He has even had homework the last three fridays, so we'll see about it when he gets home today if he has any or not.
That's about it. I really am sorry that we don't have any updated pictures of the family. Maybe one Sunday we'll sit around while we are looking nice and take some!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Monday Madness
Just some updates on life in the Grisham home. No new pictures to share since none have been taken....sad, i know
1. I understand how people can get hooked on drugs-certain ones anyway. Speant six hours in the ER on friday and they ended up giving me a pretty hefty does of morphine. LOVED it. I wasn't feeling much of anything and on my filing papers, since i was there by myself, my signature gradually grafted upwards. Not my fault...they came in right after they gave it to me. Think everything is ok, just a BAD bad case of IBS that was on the serious side and a lot of pain. I go in tomorrow to my normal Dr. to make sure it's all ok.
2. Still don't like my neighbors. But, i haven't said anything to them, good or bad, so that's something.
3. Laughed my bottom off when we got a response from a man in Billings (where i vote)who is running for city council and told us his personal story of why he is using medical marijuana as his platform for running. See above story about morphine above....
4. Didn't like being told by one of the candidates running for mayor that all i had to do was check his website if i had any questions-and blew the ones off that couldn't be answered by that means. What a jerk..he is not getting my vote.
5. Chris is being challenged in school this year. Last year, the teachers were so far behind that A LOT didn't get taught. The sixth grade team (mostly due to plain school politics) started where they would normally start off instead of back pedaling. All of sixth grade is behind and struggling. We are just trying to get him to learn new study habits and after the first six weeks, if he is still really struggling to be on top of things, will most likely take him out of the two advanced classes he is in. (oh, and get this..the sixth grade science teacher told his class that science was boring and you won't use most of the stuff when you graduate from high school. She said that she wanted to teach another class, but science was the only space available. Yeah...there's your sign.)
6. Anissa is doing good in her classes. She is in advanced math, which doesn't surprise me, but am very proud of her for wanting to stay in it. She helps Chris a lot in his advanced class since they are working out of the seventh grade books (do you see how he skipped a grade level this year in math and maybe you can understand more why we would be willing to take him out if he can't get on top of things).
7. Hannah is doing good in her class, too. We really miss the first grade team. Once of the best teams we have worked with (except Chris's 3-4 grade team in MD). She is getting back into the habit of reading since not as much reading was pushed this summer.
8. Still am not enjoying living next door to these people.
9. Am very thankful for the blessings that we have. One challenging thing that we've been getting the better of the last year is not using our credit card as much as we used to. And, it is my firm testimony that we have that strength because we pay our tithing.
10. Cj and i went to see a shrink together and it just validated that i am always right and he is always wrong.
hehe..not really but wanted something funny and cute to go out on.
1. I understand how people can get hooked on drugs-certain ones anyway. Speant six hours in the ER on friday and they ended up giving me a pretty hefty does of morphine. LOVED it. I wasn't feeling much of anything and on my filing papers, since i was there by myself, my signature gradually grafted upwards. Not my fault...they came in right after they gave it to me. Think everything is ok, just a BAD bad case of IBS that was on the serious side and a lot of pain. I go in tomorrow to my normal Dr. to make sure it's all ok.
2. Still don't like my neighbors. But, i haven't said anything to them, good or bad, so that's something.
3. Laughed my bottom off when we got a response from a man in Billings (where i vote)who is running for city council and told us his personal story of why he is using medical marijuana as his platform for running. See above story about morphine above....
4. Didn't like being told by one of the candidates running for mayor that all i had to do was check his website if i had any questions-and blew the ones off that couldn't be answered by that means. What a jerk..he is not getting my vote.
5. Chris is being challenged in school this year. Last year, the teachers were so far behind that A LOT didn't get taught. The sixth grade team (mostly due to plain school politics) started where they would normally start off instead of back pedaling. All of sixth grade is behind and struggling. We are just trying to get him to learn new study habits and after the first six weeks, if he is still really struggling to be on top of things, will most likely take him out of the two advanced classes he is in. (oh, and get this..the sixth grade science teacher told his class that science was boring and you won't use most of the stuff when you graduate from high school. She said that she wanted to teach another class, but science was the only space available. Yeah...there's your sign.)
6. Anissa is doing good in her classes. She is in advanced math, which doesn't surprise me, but am very proud of her for wanting to stay in it. She helps Chris a lot in his advanced class since they are working out of the seventh grade books (do you see how he skipped a grade level this year in math and maybe you can understand more why we would be willing to take him out if he can't get on top of things).
7. Hannah is doing good in her class, too. We really miss the first grade team. Once of the best teams we have worked with (except Chris's 3-4 grade team in MD). She is getting back into the habit of reading since not as much reading was pushed this summer.
8. Still am not enjoying living next door to these people.
9. Am very thankful for the blessings that we have. One challenging thing that we've been getting the better of the last year is not using our credit card as much as we used to. And, it is my firm testimony that we have that strength because we pay our tithing.
10. Cj and i went to see a shrink together and it just validated that i am always right and he is always wrong.
hehe..not really but wanted something funny and cute to go out on.
Friday, August 14, 2009
New Post!
Just an update on our lives, minus a few pictures. The kids started school on Monday. Anissa went into 8th, Chris 6th, and Hannah 2nd. So far things seem to be going good.
We have had some issues with our neighbors, to where the cops were finally called, but they seem to be semi resolved, if not everyone is just keeping their distance. I choose not to post the details anymore, as things got pretty intensified the last two weeks, and the feelings that were harbored were not good, or conducive, especially around my kids. Although, i am ashamed at how happy i was to see an 8th grader cry when all the adults were ganging up on her.....that's it...
Now on to our garden.....things didn't turn out the way i wanted to, sadly...i know what i want to plant next year, though, and what i DON'T want to plant...and..what to only plant a few of. There is just something to be said about having your own garden and being able to provide for my family that way. It's almost the feeling i had giving life to my kids!
So, back to my garden. We had strawberries, blackberries, lettuce, anf WATERMELON. My watermelons took over the whole garden this year. We almost had corn, and am not quite sure what happened there since they started off good. Anyhow, i planted way too many watermelons and they just kept coming and coming and coming. Oiy. But, by the time they had the flowers, i felt too bad pulling them out since they were that close to being food. The vines covered my lettuce greens, carrots, tomatoes, and peppers. We were pretty diligent about keeping them away from the corn..and it will bug me trying to reason what went wrong there.
But, it's harvest time. Any locals want one watermelon? I have two left and am kind of tired of them, to be honest, and so are the kids. They are good dang ones, too, if i do say so myself. Just patting myself on the back there.
We have had some issues with our neighbors, to where the cops were finally called, but they seem to be semi resolved, if not everyone is just keeping their distance. I choose not to post the details anymore, as things got pretty intensified the last two weeks, and the feelings that were harbored were not good, or conducive, especially around my kids. Although, i am ashamed at how happy i was to see an 8th grader cry when all the adults were ganging up on her.....that's it...
Now on to our garden.....things didn't turn out the way i wanted to, sadly...i know what i want to plant next year, though, and what i DON'T want to plant...and..what to only plant a few of. There is just something to be said about having your own garden and being able to provide for my family that way. It's almost the feeling i had giving life to my kids!
So, back to my garden. We had strawberries, blackberries, lettuce, anf WATERMELON. My watermelons took over the whole garden this year. We almost had corn, and am not quite sure what happened there since they started off good. Anyhow, i planted way too many watermelons and they just kept coming and coming and coming. Oiy. But, by the time they had the flowers, i felt too bad pulling them out since they were that close to being food. The vines covered my lettuce greens, carrots, tomatoes, and peppers. We were pretty diligent about keeping them away from the corn..and it will bug me trying to reason what went wrong there.
But, it's harvest time. Any locals want one watermelon? I have two left and am kind of tired of them, to be honest, and so are the kids. They are good dang ones, too, if i do say so myself. Just patting myself on the back there.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
What We Sometimes Do
Settle down for a little story here. Years and years ago, when Cj was deployed, and we had lots and lots of money, i had a fetish. Luckily, it wasn't a food fetish to plumpin me while he was away. And as i had just had a baby, that was good that he came home to my skinny, big, butted self. I digress. I didn't buy lots of clothes, due to reason above, so my money didn't go there, either. Our lifestyle didn't change too much because i am too practical to drop money for lots of things like that. I am NOT a junk collector. That would be said hubby-o-mine.
Moving on. The one thing that i did buy, and lots and lots of them. I had about 70 of them when i came home, were lip glosses/lipsticks. I still have a few of them. I love a good lip gloss. One of my favorites, though, were made by, off all brands, Bonnie Bell. After getting a few of the glosses, i kept buying the Raspberry Crush Lip d'Votion flavor. I really like it. I had one in the car, my purse, diaper bag (at the time), my make-up bag, and a few to replace the others when they went empty.
Once Cj got home, i did stop, but i didn't stop buying that flavor once it ran out. I was able to buy it from GA, CA, MD, and sadly, once i got here, haven't been able to find it ANYWHERE. Bonnie Bell stopped making it. Once it ran off the shelves, it was GONE.
On Sunday night, Cj and i got on Ebay, because i had asked if i could order some. A few months ago, i checked the website and the website still had them. They didn't Sunday. Ebay had TWO bottles!! Happy day for me. I love a good lip gloss.
My point is, if you ever come across it, BUY IT and i will pay up!
Moving on. The one thing that i did buy, and lots and lots of them. I had about 70 of them when i came home, were lip glosses/lipsticks. I still have a few of them. I love a good lip gloss. One of my favorites, though, were made by, off all brands, Bonnie Bell. After getting a few of the glosses, i kept buying the Raspberry Crush Lip d'Votion flavor. I really like it. I had one in the car, my purse, diaper bag (at the time), my make-up bag, and a few to replace the others when they went empty.
Once Cj got home, i did stop, but i didn't stop buying that flavor once it ran out. I was able to buy it from GA, CA, MD, and sadly, once i got here, haven't been able to find it ANYWHERE. Bonnie Bell stopped making it. Once it ran off the shelves, it was GONE.
On Sunday night, Cj and i got on Ebay, because i had asked if i could order some. A few months ago, i checked the website and the website still had them. They didn't Sunday. Ebay had TWO bottles!! Happy day for me. I love a good lip gloss.
My point is, if you ever come across it, BUY IT and i will pay up!
Ok, I'll Finally Admit I Am Jealous
Is this sick? I had to start shaving my pits when i was in the fourth grade. It's that hairiest possible background i once mentioned long ago. My daughter is thirteen and has yet to shave there. That irks me for some reason.
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