Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Living in a bubble...

I must not get out much...or I live under a rock.

Or maybe I am just too focused on living my own life that I don't have time to live others'!

Too much Little League drama...plus I was at a meeting last night for 2 hours trying to get things straightened out for my older team. SO disorganized...

I did meet DramaQueen's coach....nice guy. I think we will get along fine. We know a lot of the same people, my husband and the coach work for the same department.
It's all good. We are going to hold practices at the same time, so that makes my life easier.

Today I am babysitting, and returning some phone calls. It should be a mellow day. Maybe do a little bit of shopping. The weather looks to be nice so maybe we will go for a walk.

Oh, and I decided to let the LegoQueen read Twilight. She has all this birthday money and she wanted to buy some books with it, but I told her she should check out the first one in the series before she spent the money. But then my friend told me that the first book is 8 bucks. LOL. Oh well. We are picking our copy up from the library this week when it comes in. I got lucky and there was one available to transfer!
I have books on hold too, but not anything fun. I will have to see what is at the library.

All of my hard work is reaping rewards...
Yesterday I had a friend over and it was snack time. LQ asked if she could have a spinach salad. I thought my friend was going to have a heart attack. She said her kids probably thought spinach was lettuce gone bad in the fridge, lol.
On Mondays and Wednesdays, LQ gets up at 7am and starts working on her math lesson for the day. So when the neighbor girl gets here, LQ can play with her and not have that lesson looming over her head. I never have to bug LQ anymore to study.

Now if I could just get her to keep her room clean and not fight with her dad, things would be even better!

Monday, February 23, 2009

Past the first week....

My softball team is full of nice girls. We have had some glitches and tomorrow I have to cancel practice because someone double booked the field, but otherwise things are moving along smoothly.
My mom came and visited today. She is still working...but just like many people, things are uncertain with her future employment status. Her company was just bought out so she is supposed to receive a $2100 buyout check for her vacation and then she has to start accruing it all over again.
It doesn't make sense to me, but then again, she has never really made sense. Nevertheless, I HOPE, HOPE, HOPE she takes that money and pays her bills down and then puts some away for a rainy day.
My parents were never savers - they spent every penny whether out of necessity or indulgence.
My mom was sad. Sunday was her sister's funeral. My aunt had Alzheimer's and it was very difficult for my mom to have her only sister not recognize her. Plus Saturday was the 2 year anniversary of my dad's death, so it was just rough all around.
My uncle finally moved out, and so now my mom is living alone. She seems to enjoy it, she has her sweetheart dog and all of her nasty ass cats to keep her company.

This week the two little ones start with their teams. They are so excited. Well, DramaQueen is. The Hairy One is scared. He should have no problem though - I was looking at my roster and there are 2 familiar faces and the team is 10 little boys and 2 girls. The girls should be the ones who are scared!!! LOL!

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

The line in the sand has been drawn....

LOL!

I volunteered for one more thing. Now I am the coordinator for softball. All divisions.

Hongo actually took it pretty well. He did draw the line at me organizing the tournament fundraiser.

What he didn't take so well was the fact that we had to go out to dinner tonight. I forgot to make dinner. I will get better, I promise! I already have tomorrow's meal planned out!

The best part about attending these meetings is that I am getting knitting done. I almost finished a hat between my phone calls and a coffee break with my friend. Woot woot!
Tomorrow I have a meeting at the Town of AV in the am, and then I am free the rest of the afternoon. Board meeting at 7pm. I hope they don't go too long!

Sunday, February 15, 2009

We won...We WON... WE WON!!!!

I am high up in the clouds, and I dont think I will be coming down anytime soon!

Today we had a softball game against one of the so-called "best" teams in the Sunday division.
They cheat. They have an altered bat that pretty much everyone on the team uses. Their girls, most of which can't hit it past the infield, miraculously hit to deep outfield now. I have picked up the bat before and it is obvious. We have brought it to the attention of the umpire and league people, but because the manager of the team happens to be someone "famous" in our town, they look the other way.
Every time we play them we lose. and its usually by 1 or 2 runs, and its so frustrating because we know they cheat.

Anyway...today we played and we won. Not only did we win...we kicked their a$$e$. The score was something like 26 to 6. The beating was over in about 40 minutes.
They were SO mad, and such bad sports. Some of them refused to acknowledge we had won.
The catcher threatened my husband, too. Dummy said it to ME, of all people.

We have beat a lot of teams, but nothing has ever felt so good than beating a team full of cheaters. I can look my children in the eye and say that I play an honest game with the abilities that I have. I may not be the best, but its darn good enough.
Its a shame, because there are a couple of players on their team that are super nice and easy to get along with.

I just wanted to share my joy...and announce that I also did not get hurt this week :)

I have my managers meeting for softball tomorrow, and then the softball season will be in full swing.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Friday the 13th....

Not too bad for Friday the 13th. Jason did not pop out of the bushes and try to maim me...yet...

We managed to get everything done today, despite the snowfall.
I tell ya, screw all that business about La Nina and global warming because it has snowed at least 3 times this year, with one of them being the best snowfall in like 25 years or something!
Blah, blah, blah...
Oh yes, and the kids are healthy little trolls! The Hairy One has moved from the 5th percentile all the way up into the 25th percentile! Yay!
He's still small...
And DQ has an appointment for the eye dr. The machine picked up something in her right eye, so it needs to be checked out. I am sure it is something simple.

Tomorrow is the LegoQueens birthday party. It will be cold, so we will encourage the kids to stay inside. They can play rock band, or listen to music and chill.
It will definitely be interesting...the neighbor girl is coming and will be surrounded by a bunch of homeschoolers..eek!

Oh, and I have exciting news, so remind me to tell you at the party tomorrow!

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

No wonder it was free....

ELLE magazine is garbage.

I received a free copy of it, and I just wasted 10 minutes of my life flipping through it and gagging. Nothing worth reading, except those letters that people send in looking for advice. Those were kind of funny.
Thank goodness I didn't waste my money actually subscribing to it!

Today's gathering was fun. I can't believe my dear friend is almost ready to deliver! She looks so perfect as a pregnant lady!

I am all set for tomorrow - the car is packed and everyone's clothes are laid out.

I still need to go buy a gift for my friend's daughter. Her party is Friday and I don't know if I will have time before the party to get one.

The week just keeps getting busier!

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

One more week....

of no lifting and then I should be good to go. I tried today since it is my usual strength training day and it was a no go.
So we did chores around the house. I made the kids go in the backyard and help pull weeds and preparing the soil for our veggie garden. This has exploded into a gigantic project with a lot more veggies than I anticipated. We have added spinach, broccoli, and corn to the mix. DQ wants to plant strawberries. We already have tomatoes (3 kinds), bell peppers, jalepenos, lettuce, and onions planned.


Tomorrow I am babysitting...only one day this week! I am also hosting a gathering of ladies from my local online moms group in the afternoon.

Thursday Hongo is off and the kids have dr appointments. We are hoping to make it back up in time for the Park Party!

OMG I feel so stupid. For some reason the DMV popped into my head and I realized that I didn't pay my husband's registration. I did that one time on my car too, but it was like 3 months late that time. Hongo was soooo mad at me.
Thankfully this one was not that late. So Hongo is only slightly pissed at me. But I just paid it and his tags should be here soon.
We just got done scolding a friend who got pulled over for expired tags. But hers have been expired for about a year.
Come to think of it, I don't think I have put my new tags on my license plate...I should look into that tomorrow....oops.

All this, and people trust their children with me...no wonder Hongo always sends me text messages telling me not to forget the baby anywhere!

Monday, February 9, 2009

Peanut Butter will be on sale....

because people are too afraid to buy it. I'll go buy a bunch, because its a major staple in our house.

I went out today and paid for my team...rubbed elbows with the park and rec lady and I look forward to meeting the park rec manager. Then we went to Walmart and I am so glad I did, because I found the pens that I have been looking all over for. One of my kids swiped this great pen from somewhere, and so I had to go buy more. Found them at WalMart.
I don't know why I did it, but I found myself explaining myself to some toothless employee at Wal_mart who questioned my decision to homeschool. It actually turned into a nice conversation, because her co-worker has her teenage daughter on independent study. Toothless wonder tried to resume the interrogation when I went to check out, but luckily I had enough and told her to Google it and we were on our way.
Then it was off to Jo-Anns to get some yarn for the hats I am knitting for the cancer lady. Plus I picked up a black skein to make a beanie for my Hongo. As I was standing in line it started to snow. My kids had their faces pressed against the window watching the snowfall as I stood in line.
It didn't stick, and we got home safely. We spent the rest of the afternoon doing chores and then relaxing. Doing a little bit of knitting too.
I had to attend a class tonight and so I made dinner early and all Hongo had to do was serve everyone.
Tomorrow is going to be a big cooking day. I have to make dinner for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday because Wed I have a board meeting to attend for little league and Thursday we have dr appointments, park day and then softball in the evening.

Busy weekend...

SOmehow we survived all the rain trying to poke its head in all of our plans. ON Saturday we finished tryouts just in time for it to start raining at the field. We did some grocery shopping and then Hongo made some delicious sandwiches for dinner. Turkey with cheese, and guacamole toasted on the bun. He is missing Quizno's since it closed down.
Yesterday was our softball double header and we won both games. The other team's pitcher accused us of cheating with shaved bats. Hongo was deeply offended. He doesnt cheat (at least at softball, Scrabble is another story) and was just steamed about it the rest of the afternoon.
Well, I know he wasnt accusing me, because I only got two good hits out of like 10 at bats. I couldn't seem to get it out of the infield!

Today I have to go out to AV and pay for my Friday team. Only 2 more weeks! and I am on the hunt for some yarn. I found out last night that one of the ladies from little league is battling cancer. Which means her hair may fall out. So I am going to knit some caps for her to keep her head warm for the winter. I will have to put a couple of projects on hold (i.e. the sleeves on LQs sweater) so that I can finish these quickly and get them to her. Ha ha....I said quickly and knit in the same sentence.... we will have to see.
Well, time to get the kids up and out of the house!

Friday, February 6, 2009

Thanks for stopping by....

Now you can go away and let me enjoy my weekend!

Naturally I am speaking of the rain...but its not looking good right now, so I think tryouts are going to be postponed.
Darnit!
We did have a nice day today, I finally took LQ out to get her hair cut. When the stylist was done, she gave LQ a mirror and said "What do you think?" LQ said "Its perfect, thank you so much!"
Since LQ had so much hair to cut, it took longer than I had budgeted my time for. We went to the Town office and it was closed, and then headed to my friends house to visit.
The wind was howling! I couldn't believe it! Then it started pouring on the way home. I had to stop and get bread, and it was raining so hard I could barely see.
Hongo came home and we had dinner, and then we snuggled up in our bed while the kids played.
We all have to go to bed early tonight so that we can get up for tryouts tomorrow. Hopefully it doesn't rain. And if it does, I REALLY hope it stops so that we can play softball on Sunday.
I jogged today, and I didn't have any pain in my back. I'm still a little nervous about lifting, so I will wait a few more days.
I went online and bought a few things from Victoria's Secret. Mostly tops since mine are wearing out. I can't wait until those arrive. Hongo helped me pick them out, so they are extra special for him :) and I guess whoever else happens to be looking, lol!

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Bummer of a day....

Rain is fine if I don't have plans...

It was so windy today that we didn't go to Park. So I hopped back into bed and napped. I talked to some friends on the phone, and then about 2pm I decided to take the kids to the library and the grocery store.
We went to our city library and I hate it there. I stood in line for 15 minutes trying to check books out because they don't have that automated system like the other libraries do. The librarian must have asked me 10 times "Do you want to check these books out?" I finally snapped at her and said "For the millionth time, YES!"
She probably tacked on a fake fine while she was messing in the computer.
Then we went to the grocery store and they were having an 8 hour sale and people...I swear I hate other people...were CUTTING in line at the meat department. Seriously - there is plenty of chicken for you, there are 50lb tubs of it lying behind the counter.
But everyone is all about themselves, their time and lives are so important, The lady who cut in front of me wanted to rush home and eat the entire contents of her fridge (or maybe she did that BEFORE she came) and the other lady who cut in front of me must have needed to go home for her meth fix...
*sigh* I suggested to the lady behind the counter that perhaps a number/ticket system would benefit their store on days like this.
I told Hongo that 20 centper pound savings on chicken is not worth that crap.
I found out tonight that the league is not planning on letting the teams practice until March 1st. That's so far away!
And tonight Hongo's game was canceled due to rain.
Today just wasn't my day, I guess.
But tomorrow I am going out to Apple Valley again to run some errands and visit friends. I have to pay for our Friday night team. Plus I am going to treat LegoQueen to a haircut. I'm tired of the look she's got going right now, and as long as the hair is long enough to pull back into a ponytail, she can get it cut and layered. Her hair is so thick I bet it will look great.
Oh and I think my back problem is more of a nerve problem. I have been stretching and walking, but today I went and pushed myself a little more and I had to sit down because my legs were twitching and moving around involuntarily.
We will see though - its killing me not being able to do any weight training.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Happy Wednesday!

What a busy day!
I got an early morning phone call from my neighbor, asking me if I could change days. Instead of having the baby tomorrow, I could watch him today. I thought about it and decided yes - it would work out better for me.
So he came and I was busy making spaghetti, chicken pot pies and baking those cookies. So my kitchen looked like it had exploded!
We did have fun at the get-together, LegoQueen was thrilled to see her two friends (esp. the male one, she is still stuck on him) and everyone went home sugared up and happy.
Baby went home, and then Hongo walked in the door about 40 minutes later. He was home early, and I had parked in the middle of the driveway. oops!
No pictures today, but I was able to find Horseman's Center and now I know where it is. Maybe another time.
Tomorrow is Park Day, and I am looking forward to just hanging out and MAYBE I can get some knitting done! I need those gloves!

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Toos-Day

Today was a long day. I woke up feeling sore and stiff and it took quite a bit of stretching to get going.
I did manage to accomplish quite a bit, so tomorrow is a free day for me. Which is good, because I have to bake cookies for a party that we are going to.
I had a friend come over today - she sat with me and we chatted for a couple of hours. She had never been to my house, and now she has!

Then I got an email today from a lady I know, kinda. She made a CarePage for her daughter who has Celieacs Disease. I don't know how to spell it, but from I gather, its not going very well. I guess her dr didn't notify her of the test results, and so the poor child has been going through a lot during that whole time. Sweet little girl, she has a unique name and a personality to match. I think she is about 9 or 10.
So I spent some time today making a little care package for her and I will drop it off sometime this week.
I don't know them all that well, but I figure if she thought it was okay to tell me about the problem, then it should be okay for me to gift something to the little girl.

Now I am ready for bed. I am going to try to visit a couple of parks tomorrow for some sight seeing. Maybe take some pictures.

Monday, February 2, 2009

The Highs and Lows of Monday....

The highs:

-the baby came and was really good today. Time flew by and before I knew it, it was time for him to go home. Lots of smiles and happy screams.
-I got some really nice pictures of LegoQueen today. Still not what I envisioned for an annual portrait, but close.
-We managed to get the house back in order after the SuperBowl party. We have tons of leftovers though. Cleaning was quick and easy
- A week from today I will be spending my evenings practicing with my new junior girls!

The lows:
-I injured my back on Saturday (THE most pathetic injury ever, I am getting old) so moving around is difficult and painful. I SWEAR I wasn't playing softball at the time!!!
-My mom called to say my aunt is dying. We weren't close, but my mom was really broken up about it. I felt bad for her...she was just starting to get over my dad and now her only sister will be passing soon. They don't expect her to make it through the night.
- I have to wait an extra week to meet my new Pee-Wees and the coach for Drama Queens's team. Which means an extra week of "When do I meet my coach, mommy!?!?!"

Tomorrow is a new day...looking forward to it. The baby comes early, so I will go to bed early to make sure I get a ton of rest.