Okay so the night before last I make a rush trip to Hasting's to get an Anniversary card because I was thinking it was our anniversary (wrong again - it is the 28th - can you beat that date into my head).....so anyhow I have the child in tow - which always ends up in a "Can I get this? Can I get that?" shopping trip which really puts me at the end of my already WAAAAAAAAAYYY to short of a rope! So, after picking up two cards - one for our anniversary and one for a friend - I am looking "quickly" through the music to find a song that I want! I ask the clerk to help me and tell him the name of the song "Hollywood is not America" and he has no clue who sings it.....which, I knew it started with an "F" and it had something to do with American Idol a few years back but he says he doesn't watch that show - well, HELLOOOOOOOOO, neither do I (okay, maybe this year off and on but never before)! Anyhow - never did find the CD or song.....THANKS MISTER CLERK!
The problem ensues as I race to the checkout - leaving the child in the dust with the magnetic chess board he wants to which I have said NOOOOOOOOOOOO about 15 times! I get to the counter and I say to the clerk lady "you need to serve alcohol here I think" and she laughs as she sees the kid begging for candy now. I once again say "NO" (I know, I know - no MOM OF THE YEAR award for me). Anyhow as Angelo is reasoning with me as to WHY I should let him pick out candy the clerk says to me don't you go to Lourdes? I say "yes" and she says "that is where I recognize you from". In my head I am thinking GREAT, I have just sounded like a real witch and asked for alcohol.....what kind of person am I? About this time I am brought back to reality by my son saying "I am surprised you recognize us as we haven't been to church for forever, like 10 weeks....(actually son, it is more like six months) but okay, 10 weeks is good. She laughs at him and I say "THANKS ANG". The clerk says it is okay because she hasn't been going for awhile either. Now my child has just revealed that I have been skipping out on church and I am on the highway to hell practically! I try to explain to him that he shouldn't say things like that on our walk out to the car but he didn't see what was all wrong about what he said - HONESTY from the mouth of a babe!
He can stay home with daddy-O the next time!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
ROCKET MAN.....
This morning was Angelo's rocket launch at school! His class has been working on rockets and studying space for awhile. Today was the big day where they had finally built their rockets, made a choice on an engine, packed their shutes and were ready for the great "BLAST OFF"! J&I both took some time off this morning to go and watch. The energy of the kids excitement was in the air! How fun for them! Angelo's first blast off was a failure at the launch pad - mission control had forgot to remove tape from the engine area and it hung up on the launch pad. I could see the disappointment as his rocket sat on the launch pad and didn't shoot in the air as the rockets prior to his. I thought he was going to cry standing their on the hillside.....it was sad! His teacher reassured him that he would have a relaunch and he did and the second time it flew out of sight! He got to retrieve from the field and amazingly, it is still intact and could probably be sent into "space" again! Way cool for the kid! It reminded me of my childhood and my brother and I riding our bikes to the local rocket store (yes there was a store that sold rockets and I know exactly where it used to be too) and picking rockets out and engines and taking them home and assembling them and shooting them off! Good Fun!
Anyhow, just being around all his class made me realize that my kid is no different than the rest of them - they are all wild, talking, running around, being kids! It seems for the past few months I was feeling like a failure because he has been in so much trouble at school it seemed! I was so frustrated not necessarily with him but with the whole entire WORLD and especially the school! I was tired of it! Today I got to see that the other kids are just like mine! Pushing each other, jumping on one another, performing for each other, screaming, yelling, running wild - all BUILT UP ENERGY! I haven't failed as a parent! My kid is "normal"! He is a good kid! He is the best kid because he is MINE!
Anyhow, just being around all his class made me realize that my kid is no different than the rest of them - they are all wild, talking, running around, being kids! It seems for the past few months I was feeling like a failure because he has been in so much trouble at school it seemed! I was so frustrated not necessarily with him but with the whole entire WORLD and especially the school! I was tired of it! Today I got to see that the other kids are just like mine! Pushing each other, jumping on one another, performing for each other, screaming, yelling, running wild - all BUILT UP ENERGY! I haven't failed as a parent! My kid is "normal"! He is a good kid! He is the best kid because he is MINE!
Sunday, May 25, 2008
What Brenda Means....
You are full of energy. You are spirited and boisterous.
You are bold and daring. You are willing to do some pretty outrageous things.
Your high energy sometimes gets you in trouble. You can have a pretty bad temper at times.
You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something.
You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense.
You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.
You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone.
You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together.
At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.
You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.
You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.
You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.
You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row.
You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace.
People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality.
You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.
You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.
You have the classic "Type A" personality.
You are bold and daring. You are willing to do some pretty outrageous things.
Your high energy sometimes gets you in trouble. You can have a pretty bad temper at times.
You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something.
You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense.
You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.
You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone.
You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together.
At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.
You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.
You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.
You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.
You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row.
You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace.
People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality.
You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.
You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.
You have the classic "Type A" personality.
Davenport, Washington & 2 Rivers Casino Campground...
The road from L-town to Two Rivers Casino outside of Davenport on Lake Roosevelt long and somewhat dreary! Why is it the road to somewhere is always longer than the road back?
So yesterday we take a road trip to see some friends sing & play the drums (Blue Heeler is the group) at Customer Appreciation Day at the campground at Two Rivers Casino. It was great to hear Blue Heeler sing and T drum away ~ Awesome group! I think they were amazed we would drive 3 hours to see them and support them - it was worth it though! Beautiful campground, nice people and always a delight to hear the singing and drumming! We got out of the campbround about 5:00 and drove back to Spokane which was at least an hour back through Davenport and Reardan (never been there (REARDAN???) but they are having a MULES DAY celebration next weekend for all you MULES out there (for lack of a better word))!
After arriving back in Spokane we decided to go see the Spokane River as it is flowing at a very high stage with all the local flooding from the snowmelt and rain happening - it was pretty outstanding and I got some pictures though pictures never do justice for something like that.
Then it was off to River Park Square to eat at Olive Garden - the wait was 1 hour plus so while some of our group ran off and did some window shopping in the mall J & I decided to wait it out at the restaurant with the beeper in hand waiting for a table. We had the best seats in the house as we were sitting at the entrance and watching people come and go and it is fun just to people watch ya know - people are interesting creatures! J decided to order us some drinks as we were thirsty from the hour trek from Davenport. Anyhow, he ordered a brewsky and was sipping it down and I just had a Diet Coke in hand - for lack of a better drink (DIET PEPSI!!!). Anyhow this young couple (adults mind you) comes in and she has this 2.5 foot stuffed rag doll that....I kid you not....is dressed in clothes like the guy she is with, camo shorts and a t-shirt the same color as his and the doll has blonde hair just like her guy friend! Okay, so we are talking an adult female carrying a 2.5 foot rag doll with her guy friend and the rag doll and guy are dresed alike..... So, if anyone knows how outspoken J can be, he stops them as they enter and asks the girl if the rag doll is her boyfriend and she says no and laughs (the girl was actually pretty cute about it), J then says well the doll is dressed just like your guy friend and she tells J that the guy (not the doll) is her boyfriend and he made the rag doll for her and he wants her to carry it around with her. I say "how cute?" for lack of something better to say! J starts laughing and the older couple sitting next to us hears the conversation and the gentleman says "I would say to him, if you made it then YOU carry it!".... J starts laughing hysterically about it, most of the laughter of course because he has been buzzed by his brewsky and has basically nothing to eat.....we now have girls outside the restaurant laughing at us because J is laughing so hysterically and the 3 guys taking names looking at us all because now not only are we laughing but the older couple is laughing..... so the rag doll couple leaves and goes outside (not knowing that we are laughing about the doll) and J gets up and goes to the lobby and tells the girls who are laughing at him what the heck HE is hysterically laughing about, then he tells the nametakers at the front entrance......OH MY, OH MY? The couples of today never fail to amaze me! I wonder if the rag doll has clothes that match all her boyfriend's clothes? Is the doll anatomically correct? Did they ask for a booster seat when they were seated to eat last night? We sent the waitress to look for them but she came back with no report and our friend went out looking through the restaurant to no avail!
MY O MY....
So yesterday we take a road trip to see some friends sing & play the drums (Blue Heeler is the group) at Customer Appreciation Day at the campground at Two Rivers Casino. It was great to hear Blue Heeler sing and T drum away ~ Awesome group! I think they were amazed we would drive 3 hours to see them and support them - it was worth it though! Beautiful campground, nice people and always a delight to hear the singing and drumming! We got out of the campbround about 5:00 and drove back to Spokane which was at least an hour back through Davenport and Reardan (never been there (REARDAN???) but they are having a MULES DAY celebration next weekend for all you MULES out there (for lack of a better word))!
After arriving back in Spokane we decided to go see the Spokane River as it is flowing at a very high stage with all the local flooding from the snowmelt and rain happening - it was pretty outstanding and I got some pictures though pictures never do justice for something like that.
Then it was off to River Park Square to eat at Olive Garden - the wait was 1 hour plus so while some of our group ran off and did some window shopping in the mall J & I decided to wait it out at the restaurant with the beeper in hand waiting for a table. We had the best seats in the house as we were sitting at the entrance and watching people come and go and it is fun just to people watch ya know - people are interesting creatures! J decided to order us some drinks as we were thirsty from the hour trek from Davenport. Anyhow, he ordered a brewsky and was sipping it down and I just had a Diet Coke in hand - for lack of a better drink (DIET PEPSI!!!). Anyhow this young couple (adults mind you) comes in and she has this 2.5 foot stuffed rag doll that....I kid you not....is dressed in clothes like the guy she is with, camo shorts and a t-shirt the same color as his and the doll has blonde hair just like her guy friend! Okay, so we are talking an adult female carrying a 2.5 foot rag doll with her guy friend and the rag doll and guy are dresed alike..... So, if anyone knows how outspoken J can be, he stops them as they enter and asks the girl if the rag doll is her boyfriend and she says no and laughs (the girl was actually pretty cute about it), J then says well the doll is dressed just like your guy friend and she tells J that the guy (not the doll) is her boyfriend and he made the rag doll for her and he wants her to carry it around with her. I say "how cute?" for lack of something better to say! J starts laughing and the older couple sitting next to us hears the conversation and the gentleman says "I would say to him, if you made it then YOU carry it!".... J starts laughing hysterically about it, most of the laughter of course because he has been buzzed by his brewsky and has basically nothing to eat.....we now have girls outside the restaurant laughing at us because J is laughing so hysterically and the 3 guys taking names looking at us all because now not only are we laughing but the older couple is laughing..... so the rag doll couple leaves and goes outside (not knowing that we are laughing about the doll) and J gets up and goes to the lobby and tells the girls who are laughing at him what the heck HE is hysterically laughing about, then he tells the nametakers at the front entrance......OH MY, OH MY? The couples of today never fail to amaze me! I wonder if the rag doll has clothes that match all her boyfriend's clothes? Is the doll anatomically correct? Did they ask for a booster seat when they were seated to eat last night? We sent the waitress to look for them but she came back with no report and our friend went out looking through the restaurant to no avail!
MY O MY....
Friday, May 23, 2008
The beginning of the weekened....
What are your plans, what are your plans?
We are heading up to Lake Roosevelt for the day tomorrow to see Blue Heeler! I have never been there before - they have a fireworks show over the dam at 10:00 p.m. but we won't be there I don't think at 10:00 p.m. Hopefully we are home or nearly home by then! Apparently it is a casino she is playing outside of but the casino lady I called today had no clue what I was talking about.....
Hopefully I can take some time this weekend to organize my life a bit maybe that will lift my spirits! It has been a tough day today.....but tomorrow will be better right, at least that is what is always said!
So the BIG NAIA games start here in L-town either tonight or tomorrow! That is a huge thing for the valley but I try to hide from it! To much testosterone flowing and to many people - makes me cranky! Is it better to be cranky or sad??? That is an idea maybe I could go hang out with a few thousand of my not so close friends and take care of my sadness and get my cranky pants on! Solves the sadness!
I gotta cheer up for the family for the weekend....make it enjoyable! I will let you know how that goes!
P.S. I am babysitting my mom's bird for the next 9 days - some of you know what happened the last time I babysat her bird....GULP....this is actually supposed to be My Bird but I dropped it off at her house a year ago when I went on vacation and just failed to retrieve it again! She does a better job with him - he is a spoiled rotten little biter! Anyhow, I will keep you posted on the adventure of the next 9 days.
We are heading up to Lake Roosevelt for the day tomorrow to see Blue Heeler! I have never been there before - they have a fireworks show over the dam at 10:00 p.m. but we won't be there I don't think at 10:00 p.m. Hopefully we are home or nearly home by then! Apparently it is a casino she is playing outside of but the casino lady I called today had no clue what I was talking about.....
Hopefully I can take some time this weekend to organize my life a bit maybe that will lift my spirits! It has been a tough day today.....but tomorrow will be better right, at least that is what is always said!
So the BIG NAIA games start here in L-town either tonight or tomorrow! That is a huge thing for the valley but I try to hide from it! To much testosterone flowing and to many people - makes me cranky! Is it better to be cranky or sad??? That is an idea maybe I could go hang out with a few thousand of my not so close friends and take care of my sadness and get my cranky pants on! Solves the sadness!
I gotta cheer up for the family for the weekend....make it enjoyable! I will let you know how that goes!
P.S. I am babysitting my mom's bird for the next 9 days - some of you know what happened the last time I babysat her bird....GULP....this is actually supposed to be My Bird but I dropped it off at her house a year ago when I went on vacation and just failed to retrieve it again! She does a better job with him - he is a spoiled rotten little biter! Anyhow, I will keep you posted on the adventure of the next 9 days.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Something more to be sad about.........
I just read that Steven Curtis Chapman (the Christian singer) lost one of his daughter's last evening. Apparently there was an accident at his home and she was ran over by a vehicle. She was 5 and they had adopted her from China - she was the oldest of the three children that they have adopted from China! My heart really aches for them tonight! So very sad for his entire family - what a tragedy! I pray for GOD to comfort them as only GOD can! Peace to each of them!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn8ajucsXr8
You may want to say a prayer for the family for them!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn8ajucsXr8
You may want to say a prayer for the family for them!
Depressed....
I can't quite put my finger on it but I think I am either depressed or heading there....I feel sad inside! I don't like the feeling but I can't quite figure what to do to get out of it! Maybe it is just a valley I need to go through in life, it seems it has been awhile since I have been this sad....I am not sure what sent me here but here I am in the midst of a valley. Is it the weather? Is it I am unsettled about what to do with Ang next year as far as school? Maybe it is because my life is in such disarray? Maybe it is because I can't quite get my diet plan straightened back out and back on the wagon? I am not sure what it is but like I said I don't like it - I don't like my heart aching over all the bad things in life!
I am going to try to get out of town on Saturday and go to Davenport, WA - we are going to see a local singer perform at the casino up there! How exciting for them to get invited up there to perform.
Speaking of a trip out of town - gas prices are crazy! My husband just called to make sure I fill up today when I go out because gas prices are supposed to skyrocket again over this HOLIDAY weekend! That sucks! I am so tired of whatever is going on - that makes me sad too! There are people who can't afford the gas prices who are retired and live on limited budgets! What is up with all this crap - I don't get it! Another raping by our lovely country and Oh yes, I understand that it is one of the best places to live in the world - could that be because China owns most of us? Slap me! I am just so tired of politics and all the money that gets "wasted" on campaigning for the crooks! YEESH - there I blew some steam stored up somewhere in my mind! Wake me up when the new president is elected because I am tired of hearing about it!
I am going to try to get out of town on Saturday and go to Davenport, WA - we are going to see a local singer perform at the casino up there! How exciting for them to get invited up there to perform.
Speaking of a trip out of town - gas prices are crazy! My husband just called to make sure I fill up today when I go out because gas prices are supposed to skyrocket again over this HOLIDAY weekend! That sucks! I am so tired of whatever is going on - that makes me sad too! There are people who can't afford the gas prices who are retired and live on limited budgets! What is up with all this crap - I don't get it! Another raping by our lovely country and Oh yes, I understand that it is one of the best places to live in the world - could that be because China owns most of us? Slap me! I am just so tired of politics and all the money that gets "wasted" on campaigning for the crooks! YEESH - there I blew some steam stored up somewhere in my mind! Wake me up when the new president is elected because I am tired of hearing about it!
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