I did a lot of well needed yard work the past couple of days. On Tuesday I raked up all the dead grass in the front and yesterday I cleaned the back yard and weeded in part of the flower beds in back. i was very disappointed to find that a lot of my plants had died b/c of the wacky weather we have been having. my daisies died, and not just one plant, but all three!! My lavender plant looked dead, but the roots still looked okay so I left them to see how things turn out. a lot of my Hollyhocks died but I had enough of those growing everywhere that I was able to fill in the gaps.
I have got sunflowers popping up everywhere again this year, but I think I will pull those and only have a few this year. There were just too many last year.
I lost a lot of my garden due to the building of the back porch. So I decided to fill in that patch of dirt with grass and just have my garden along the border of the yard. I already lost that big chunk and now my husband says that he wants me to turn another part along the driveway into grass too. we are having problems with our dog, Chewy, eating rocks again and my husband thinks that if there is grass there, then he will not be eating rocks. two things about this though, 1) that dog can dig and he will dig 2 feet straight down just to get a rock and 2) most of the yard that was grass, isn't grass now b/c his dad messed it up with all the construction and failure to clean up his own mess. But I don't want to get in on about his dad. The point is that i already lost a big chunk of my garden with all the porches that were built and now he wants me to turn more of it into grass? I don't think so! I put to much hard work into that to have it just be grass again. and the whole reason why i took the grass out in the first place was because it would never grow. and it might look bad now, b/c there is only dirt there, but when the other plants and flowers start coming in, it will look really nice.
well anyway, after two days of yard work,(and not even being half done) my body and hands and well everything, are killing me. I really need to start wearing the gardening gloves, b/c my hands are all roughed up now.
This will be a quiet weekend and then we got stuff going on for the next few weekends. next weekend and well part of the week too, me and hubby are going to Vegas. it is my first time there so I don't really know what to expect and then the weekend at the end of the month is my sister's baby shower over in Seattle, where me and the girls will be going over with mom. In may we have birthday's and mother's day in which this year my neighbor's birthday lands on mother's day. I need to make sure to give her a gift for both. She was so nice, on my birthday she gave me a candle set and then her husband grilled us some hamburgers. I just need to remember to return the favor. I think maybe this year , if the weather is nice, we should have a BBQ for mother's day? and then in June we got Sho-Sho's birthday and perhaps at the end of the month we will be having the twins arriving and me and the girls will be heading back over to help out some.
Well off to do some things and finish cleaning the house a bit.
Have a good day to whomever might read this!!
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Monday, April 9, 2007
No child should be treated this way!!
My name is Chris
I am three,
My eyes are swollen
I cannot see,
I must be stupid
I must be bad,
What else could have made
My daddy so mad?
I wish I were better
I wish I weren't ugly,
Then maybe my mommy
Would still want to hug me.
I cant do a wrong
I cant speak at all
Or else I'm locked up
All day long.
When I'm awake
I'm all alone
The house is dark
My folks aren't home
When my mommy
does come home
I'll try and be nice,
So maybe ill just get
One whipping tonight.
I just heard a car
My daddy is back
From Chariles bar.
I hear him curse
My name is called
I press myself
Against the wall
I try to hide
From his evil eyes
I'm so afraid now
I'm starting to cry
He finds me weeping
Calls me ugly words,
He says its my fault
He suffers at work.
He slaps and hits me
And yells at me more,
I finally get free
And run to the door
Hes already locked it
And i start to bawl,
He takes me and throws me
Against the hard wall
I fall to the floor
With my bones nearly broken,
And my daddy continues
With more bad words spoken,
"I'm sorry!", I scream
But its now much to late
His face has been twisted
Into a unimaginable shape
The hurt and the pain
Again and again
O please God, have mercy!
O please let it end!
And he finally stops
And heads for the door
While i lay there motionless
Sprawled on the floor
My name is Chris
I am three,
Tonight my daddy
Murdered me
And you can help
Sickens me to the soul,
And if you read this
and don't pass it on
I pray for your forgiveness
Because you would have to be
One heartless person
To not be affected
By this Poem
And because you are affected
Do something about it!
So all i ask you to do
Is pass it on.
If you think a child is being
Abused or neglected,
Don't look the other way
Help keep them protected.
I am three,
My eyes are swollen
I cannot see,
I must be stupid
I must be bad,
What else could have made
My daddy so mad?
I wish I were better
I wish I weren't ugly,
Then maybe my mommy
Would still want to hug me.
I cant do a wrong
I cant speak at all
Or else I'm locked up
All day long.
When I'm awake
I'm all alone
The house is dark
My folks aren't home
When my mommy
does come home
I'll try and be nice,
So maybe ill just get
One whipping tonight.
I just heard a car
My daddy is back
From Chariles bar.
I hear him curse
My name is called
I press myself
Against the wall
I try to hide
From his evil eyes
I'm so afraid now
I'm starting to cry
He finds me weeping
Calls me ugly words,
He says its my fault
He suffers at work.
He slaps and hits me
And yells at me more,
I finally get free
And run to the door
Hes already locked it
And i start to bawl,
He takes me and throws me
Against the hard wall
I fall to the floor
With my bones nearly broken,
And my daddy continues
With more bad words spoken,
"I'm sorry!", I scream
But its now much to late
His face has been twisted
Into a unimaginable shape
The hurt and the pain
Again and again
O please God, have mercy!
O please let it end!
And he finally stops
And heads for the door
While i lay there motionless
Sprawled on the floor
My name is Chris
I am three,
Tonight my daddy
Murdered me
And you can help
Sickens me to the soul,
And if you read this
and don't pass it on
I pray for your forgiveness
Because you would have to be
One heartless person
To not be affected
By this Poem
And because you are affected
Do something about it!
So all i ask you to do
Is pass it on.
If you think a child is being
Abused or neglected,
Don't look the other way
Help keep them protected.
Monday, March 5, 2007
The Four Sneezes and the jinxing daughter
This weekend we went out shopping for various things and during this time we usually split up in the store, (Girls with me, boys with hubby) and then call on the cell when either one of us is ready to go and then we meet up and leave. This particular day we went to Target and there must have been something in the air in the store b/c I just could not stop sneezing. Sneezer, my oldest daughter, was pointing out that I sneeze funny, like a little kid or something? high pitched? But then later as we were walking to another store up the way, I sneeze again and my Hubby points out that my sneezes come in fours and that my father is the same way. So now, ofcourse, everytime I start sneezing, I find myself counting them and there is alway 4. Three little sneezes and one big one to finish it. Weird?
Lately i have noticed that me and my oldest have either been able to finish each other sentences, communicate without talking , answer a question before it was asked, and often we say the same thing at the same time. I guess she is just turning into me. I just hope she is not too much like me, if you get what I am saying?
That is all for today.
Yoddel!
Lately i have noticed that me and my oldest have either been able to finish each other sentences, communicate without talking , answer a question before it was asked, and often we say the same thing at the same time. I guess she is just turning into me. I just hope she is not too much like me, if you get what I am saying?
That is all for today.
Yoddel!
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Pondering....
So! Update on Dad first. I saw him last week and he has lost alot of the water weight or whatever it was. He has been put on this diet that doesn't sound half bad. He can not eat frozen foods or fast food and has to watch his sodium intake, which he in fact was doing so well with that, that they told him that his sodium levels were too low and he could add some more sodium to his diet. But he definitely does not have the man pregnancy look anymore. Which is very good. but the thing that got me was when my youngest asked what his pills were and I said that those were what grandpa has to take to keep him alive. There was a stone silence after that. I think I came to the realization of what he is going through.
On another note, and the thing that I am pondering right now. In thinking of my sister and everything she has gone through to become pregnant. Do you forfeit the right to complain about pregnancy things when you have worked so hard to get there? My opinion is no! when you become pregnant, no matter how you get there, you should have the right to experience every thing and react to it how you want. I mean, if you wanted a dog so bad, but then after you got one and it shit on your bed, of course you are going to complain about the dog, but doesn't mean that you are not happy that you have one. I know I know , bad analogy. But you get what I am saying. This all came about b/c of a nasty comment left on my sister's blog. It just disturbs me that people think that just because you went through infertilty and you have "help" getting pregnant that that makes you immune to pain or discomfort. I mean, do you lose your right to be uncomfortable? your right to complain? isn't that what the blog is for? To express you feelings and thoughts? If your back hurts and your 5 months pregnant with twins and you want to go get a massage, don't you have the right to talk about wanting a massage? I would think so. and when those kids are say, 3 years old and they decide to draw on the walls, are you not allowed to disipline them b/c you wanted it so badly. This person made her sound so selfish. well i say, and because this is my blog, I Say, all those people who think that IF people can't complain, well first F**k off and second, kiss my BIG WHITE ASS!!!!
On another note, and the thing that I am pondering right now. In thinking of my sister and everything she has gone through to become pregnant. Do you forfeit the right to complain about pregnancy things when you have worked so hard to get there? My opinion is no! when you become pregnant, no matter how you get there, you should have the right to experience every thing and react to it how you want. I mean, if you wanted a dog so bad, but then after you got one and it shit on your bed, of course you are going to complain about the dog, but doesn't mean that you are not happy that you have one. I know I know , bad analogy. But you get what I am saying. This all came about b/c of a nasty comment left on my sister's blog. It just disturbs me that people think that just because you went through infertilty and you have "help" getting pregnant that that makes you immune to pain or discomfort. I mean, do you lose your right to be uncomfortable? your right to complain? isn't that what the blog is for? To express you feelings and thoughts? If your back hurts and your 5 months pregnant with twins and you want to go get a massage, don't you have the right to talk about wanting a massage? I would think so. and when those kids are say, 3 years old and they decide to draw on the walls, are you not allowed to disipline them b/c you wanted it so badly. This person made her sound so selfish. well i say, and because this is my blog, I Say, all those people who think that IF people can't complain, well first F**k off and second, kiss my BIG WHITE ASS!!!!
Friday, January 26, 2007
Just felt like it....
Good Friday morning! just posting a blog out of boredom! This week has been an exhausting one. Tuesday Had to drive out to the valley to pick up a prescription and then drove out to Liberty Lake to visit dad, ( and to steal, I mean borrow some DVDs). Dad is doing good considering the circumstances. He was sitting up watching TV when I got there and did walk around a bit too. Though he is walking around like a very pregnant woman, he is still walking. The swelling has gone down a little but not much. I plan to visit again sometime this weekend, or perhaps on Monday since the kids are out of school. I would visit them more often but I live on the north side of Spokavegas and they live in Liberty Lake. For those who are not familiar with the area, it is about a 45 minute drive, even longer when there is snow on the ground.
So after visiting dad, I got the kids from school, came home a did home work and then went off to the library, downtown. We spent about an hour there and then we were off to pick up Hubby. On the way home we went to pick up D's prescription from the pharmacy and there was only one girl working the register and about 30 people picking up prescription. So we figured we have one more pill for tomorrow so we bagged it and went on home. ate dinner ,went to bed. exciting huh?
Then about 4 am on Weds. morning, I get woken by the sound of crying followed by puking!!! D was sick. We thought maybe it was from the steak that we ate the night before, (b/c it did not taste right to me or Hubby), but no one else got sick but D. So he stayed home on Weds. He was not throwing up anymore, but was extremely tired. So I kept him home and CJ too, so I wouldn't have to take D outside to get CJ from the bus stop. So that was a fun day of playing Zelda and 3 Screaming kids all day long!!!
And now we are on to Thurs. The Kids have late start on Thursday's so they have to ride the bus b/c Hubby has to be at work by 8:45. and taking them would make them be there too early. So everything was going fine. thought D was over his vomiting , when we were all ready to go, we couldn't find D. He was in the bathroom with a upset stomach. So, knowing how uncomfortable that is to be away from home with an upset stomach, I had him stay home. But sent CJ to school since I figure D should be able to walk to the bus stop this time. So we watched Superman yesterday. D and Hubby had already watched it in theatres while Me and the other kids watched Cars. Hubby back then said that he thought it was stupid and after watching it I can see why. The movie is good, I rather enjoyed it and watched it again later with Sneezer. But I think Hubby didn't like it b/c it is a love story between Louis and Superman. But then again they all kind of are. I am still baffled why no one can tell that Clark is Superman. hmmm? Especially Louis, seeing how she claims that she loves him. I think I will watch "Thank you for smoking" today. I also watched " Open Water" on Weds. Not all that exciting of a film, but I think that fact that it really happened is what keeps you watching it.
So now here we are on Friday. D woke up with an upset stomach again, but Hubby felt that 3 days of no school would be to much, so he went off to school today and here I am on the computer, Sho-sho in the bedroom watching Disney. The house is quiet! Surprisingly even the dogs are quiet, oh wait, crap I left one of them outside. BRB!...... Okay he is in now. well that would explain why the dogs were quiet. Ha!
well I suppose i should get some more cleaning done. Thanks for listening to my babbling and have a great weekend!
Yodel!
So after visiting dad, I got the kids from school, came home a did home work and then went off to the library, downtown. We spent about an hour there and then we were off to pick up Hubby. On the way home we went to pick up D's prescription from the pharmacy and there was only one girl working the register and about 30 people picking up prescription. So we figured we have one more pill for tomorrow so we bagged it and went on home. ate dinner ,went to bed. exciting huh?
Then about 4 am on Weds. morning, I get woken by the sound of crying followed by puking!!! D was sick. We thought maybe it was from the steak that we ate the night before, (b/c it did not taste right to me or Hubby), but no one else got sick but D. So he stayed home on Weds. He was not throwing up anymore, but was extremely tired. So I kept him home and CJ too, so I wouldn't have to take D outside to get CJ from the bus stop. So that was a fun day of playing Zelda and 3 Screaming kids all day long!!!
And now we are on to Thurs. The Kids have late start on Thursday's so they have to ride the bus b/c Hubby has to be at work by 8:45. and taking them would make them be there too early. So everything was going fine. thought D was over his vomiting , when we were all ready to go, we couldn't find D. He was in the bathroom with a upset stomach. So, knowing how uncomfortable that is to be away from home with an upset stomach, I had him stay home. But sent CJ to school since I figure D should be able to walk to the bus stop this time. So we watched Superman yesterday. D and Hubby had already watched it in theatres while Me and the other kids watched Cars. Hubby back then said that he thought it was stupid and after watching it I can see why. The movie is good, I rather enjoyed it and watched it again later with Sneezer. But I think Hubby didn't like it b/c it is a love story between Louis and Superman. But then again they all kind of are. I am still baffled why no one can tell that Clark is Superman. hmmm? Especially Louis, seeing how she claims that she loves him. I think I will watch "Thank you for smoking" today. I also watched " Open Water" on Weds. Not all that exciting of a film, but I think that fact that it really happened is what keeps you watching it.
So now here we are on Friday. D woke up with an upset stomach again, but Hubby felt that 3 days of no school would be to much, so he went off to school today and here I am on the computer, Sho-sho in the bedroom watching Disney. The house is quiet! Surprisingly even the dogs are quiet, oh wait, crap I left one of them outside. BRB!...... Okay he is in now. well that would explain why the dogs were quiet. Ha!
well I suppose i should get some more cleaning done. Thanks for listening to my babbling and have a great weekend!
Yodel!
Thursday, January 18, 2007
An embarassing story in the midst of all the kidney trauma!
So dad is doing well and might get to go home today or tomorrow. for more info on that, please check my sister's blog. But on to the funny story.....
A funny thing I have to share that is somewhat personal but I laughed my head off last night and I need to share. Okay a few years ago, when we just had Sneezer, Hubby bought me a Dildo for Valentine's day. Well it was meant to be like a joke b/c he was training in Vancouver and blah blah blah. So anyway, it has never been used, but not something to leave out in the open when you have 4 kids running around. So Hubby had it tucked away in his underwear drawer, (b/c it smells funky and I did not want it in mine, b/c I just don't want it anyway) So anyway, CJ has started this fascination with wearing Hubby's T-shirts to bed and he went in my room to get one. Me and Sneezer were already in there watching american idol, and CJ pulls that thing out and is like "what...is this?" so I start laughing, (even more b/c I was already laughing at idol) and jump up to put it away. so then I got CJ (5) confused asking what that is and Sneezer (11) with a confused look as to why there is a plastic penis in daddy's drawer. Then to make it even funnier, CJ goes out to Hubby and asks him why there was a big pink penie in his drawer. OMG I was laughing so hard. And then having to explain to Sneezer that daddy was being a smart ass years ago and bought that for me on Valentine's day. She was still confused what it was used for, but I was not going to tell her that.
OMG could you imagine the embarassment? But I just wanted to share b/c how often does that happen really?
A funny thing I have to share that is somewhat personal but I laughed my head off last night and I need to share. Okay a few years ago, when we just had Sneezer, Hubby bought me a Dildo for Valentine's day. Well it was meant to be like a joke b/c he was training in Vancouver and blah blah blah. So anyway, it has never been used, but not something to leave out in the open when you have 4 kids running around. So Hubby had it tucked away in his underwear drawer, (b/c it smells funky and I did not want it in mine, b/c I just don't want it anyway) So anyway, CJ has started this fascination with wearing Hubby's T-shirts to bed and he went in my room to get one. Me and Sneezer were already in there watching american idol, and CJ pulls that thing out and is like "what...is this?" so I start laughing, (even more b/c I was already laughing at idol) and jump up to put it away. so then I got CJ (5) confused asking what that is and Sneezer (11) with a confused look as to why there is a plastic penis in daddy's drawer. Then to make it even funnier, CJ goes out to Hubby and asks him why there was a big pink penie in his drawer. OMG I was laughing so hard. And then having to explain to Sneezer that daddy was being a smart ass years ago and bought that for me on Valentine's day. She was still confused what it was used for, but I was not going to tell her that.
OMG could you imagine the embarassment? But I just wanted to share b/c how often does that happen really?
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
back to the old routine
Well the kids are back in school and I am back to the old routine of waking up, getting them off to school and then having absolutely nothing to do but clean all day! Fun! We had a somewhat good Christmas. It has been spread out over the weeks and we still have to exchange some gifts due to all the ailments in our family. It started out with just having colds so we knew we were not going to be able to go over to the in-laws,(Bummer) due to my MIL being on chemo right now. But then on Weds. night (27th), Sho-sho developed a fever that would not go down with medicine, so Thurs. we went to the ER and found that she had 2 very bad ear infections and a fever of 103.5. When they we able to get her temps. down to 101.1 they sent us home with a lot of antibiotics and other pain relievers/fever reducers. Needless to say this, along with the pass and issues at hubby's work, we were not able to make the trip to Seattle to see my sister.
This year hasn't really been much of a Christmas. I mean, Christmas is about spending time with family, eating a meal with them and all that. But this year, it just seemed like a gift exchange. "let's drop off those presents and pick up these and mail those ones and.....". My parents went to Seattle to see my sister and we were too sick to go over to the in-laws on Christmas day and then the plans of a belated Christmas at my sisters was cancelled because of various things. I just hope that next year will be better and we can do the usual Christmas celebrations that we do and maybe some new ones?
As for gift wise, I am happy about that. The kids got everything they wanted and more, and I got a Ipod I have been wanting, along with a tea kettle. I don't know what it is about it, but I love hearing a tea kettle whistle. And I got a slow cooker. I don't know how much I will be using it and I am not exactly sure why I wanted one, I guess just to know that I have one? But now I need to learn stuff to make in it. I have already gotten plenty of use out of my tea kettle and the dogs completely freak out when the whistle goes. it is funny!
Well that is all for now.
Oh and my dog completely bounce back that day. He had a rock blocking his intestines and pooped it right out. He immediately started being his old self. I guess it is called Pica. (the consumption of inedible objects.) Well we got him a lot of chew toys now, so hopefully he will not have a craving for rocks anymore.
This year hasn't really been much of a Christmas. I mean, Christmas is about spending time with family, eating a meal with them and all that. But this year, it just seemed like a gift exchange. "let's drop off those presents and pick up these and mail those ones and.....". My parents went to Seattle to see my sister and we were too sick to go over to the in-laws on Christmas day and then the plans of a belated Christmas at my sisters was cancelled because of various things. I just hope that next year will be better and we can do the usual Christmas celebrations that we do and maybe some new ones?
As for gift wise, I am happy about that. The kids got everything they wanted and more, and I got a Ipod I have been wanting, along with a tea kettle. I don't know what it is about it, but I love hearing a tea kettle whistle. And I got a slow cooker. I don't know how much I will be using it and I am not exactly sure why I wanted one, I guess just to know that I have one? But now I need to learn stuff to make in it. I have already gotten plenty of use out of my tea kettle and the dogs completely freak out when the whistle goes. it is funny!
Well that is all for now.
Oh and my dog completely bounce back that day. He had a rock blocking his intestines and pooped it right out. He immediately started being his old self. I guess it is called Pica. (the consumption of inedible objects.) Well we got him a lot of chew toys now, so hopefully he will not have a craving for rocks anymore.
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