Well, as usual, I had myself worked into a frenzy and had trouble sleeping last night because I couldn't find anyone to help at registration. I called some more people today and left messages, I also emailed a large group and I filled all but 2 of my spots. Also a nice mom emailed a friend of hers and she emailed me to ask if she could help. Loved it! Thinking about making some homemade cards to give as thank yous to them all for helping.
Speaking of cards, I need to make a bunch anyway since I am going to be giving them out as game favors for a baby shower we are throwing for my cousin's wife. I need to come up with some invite ideas also.
I'm glad to be going back to work soon. Maybe I will actually get something accomplished on my to do list. It seems I am a better planner when I am busy working. I keep putting things off now.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
A reminder for next year
Note to self: Do not put off everything that you need to do until the last month of summer. Dental appointments will get cancelled and rescheduled, Doctors will get sick and have to reschedule, Patient records will not get transferred in a timely manner and cause you to have to go to a doc in the box. You will think that you have tons of time left and you will have to go back to work the next week. Ha.
Make sure I write down big projects to accomplish in the summer and schedule them in my planner. Including to call the doctor/dentists, etc.
Also on a work note: Email the parents at the end of the school year for help for registration in the fall. It will at least give you a list of parents to call for help. So far this year I have contacted 14-16 parents--6 have told me an out right no--some are working and the others just haven't gotten back to me. I only need 8 people--4 for the morning and 4 for the afternoon. Looks like Kate will take 2 spots and Doug will take 2 spots. How crappy. Think my mom would be up for it??? Ha.
Also for vacation plans--put at least 5 days cushion in between the end of school and the 10 days I have to work after--we had that many snow days this year.
Make sure I write down big projects to accomplish in the summer and schedule them in my planner. Including to call the doctor/dentists, etc.
Also on a work note: Email the parents at the end of the school year for help for registration in the fall. It will at least give you a list of parents to call for help. So far this year I have contacted 14-16 parents--6 have told me an out right no--some are working and the others just haven't gotten back to me. I only need 8 people--4 for the morning and 4 for the afternoon. Looks like Kate will take 2 spots and Doug will take 2 spots. How crappy. Think my mom would be up for it??? Ha.
Also for vacation plans--put at least 5 days cushion in between the end of school and the 10 days I have to work after--we had that many snow days this year.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
40 before 40 update
Here's an update on my 40 before 40 list.
Finish cruise scrapbook (we took the cruise in 2008)Half way done.
make a button picture
unload the last box in my closet from our move in 2008 done 12/09
Volunteer somewhere VBS this week
make a pillow
make curtains for the basement
start Library of Memories System
get all 2008 and 2009 pictures developed off of computer. donemake 25 scrapbook pages 17 as of 1/10
finish "paper" closet in den. done 1/18/10
go antiquing June with Dawn--bought a cool wooden utensil tray
buy something I love without worrying about the money (maybe wool rug from Target)only get one new purse all year Failed--just bought one.
find the perfect brown sandals--buy 2 pair
mail cards and letters to my friends on their birthdays
write in my journal for the kids more this year
blog on a regular basis--maybe weekly
put shelves up in my scrapbook area--and put all my "stuff" on them
read 4 books I wouldn't normally read 1. Catcher in the Rye 2. Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
see a play Senior play at MHS
see a musical
go away for a weekend with just Doug. 11/09
do some embroidery
do something anonomysly
give myself a pedicure once a month
have a regular date night with Doug
take each kid out to eat by myself Kate 12/09 Zach 1/10
go tent camping (cringe)
paint a picture
update Kate's school album stuff sorted--need to finish
update Zach's school album same as Kate's
make an ornament scrapbook with my BFF Dawn didn't make one, but I did.
Serve a dinner on my china 11/09
see a major league baseball game April 2010 with the Rappe's
wash down all the woodwork in the house
walk 3 times a week on a regular basis
frame my favorite quotes printed need to frame
frame a piece of each kids artwork need to buy frames
do 12 scrapbook pages about myself 4 down--8 to go
finish landscaping one side of the house started--don't know if it will be possible this year.
I need to get a move on. 1 month and 17 days to go. ARGH!!!!
Finish cruise scrapbook (we took the cruise in 2008)Half way done.
make a button picture
unload the last box in my closet from our move in 2008 done 12/09
Volunteer somewhere VBS this week
make a pillow
make curtains for the basement
start Library of Memories System
get all 2008 and 2009 pictures developed off of computer. donemake 25 scrapbook pages 17 as of 1/10
finish "paper" closet in den. done 1/18/10
go antiquing June with Dawn--bought a cool wooden utensil tray
buy something I love without worrying about the money (maybe wool rug from Target)only get one new purse all year Failed--just bought one.
find the perfect brown sandals--buy 2 pair
mail cards and letters to my friends on their birthdays
write in my journal for the kids more this year
blog on a regular basis--maybe weekly
put shelves up in my scrapbook area--and put all my "stuff" on them
read 4 books I wouldn't normally read 1. Catcher in the Rye 2. Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
see a play Senior play at MHS
see a musical
go away for a weekend with just Doug. 11/09
do some embroidery
do something anonomysly
give myself a pedicure once a month
have a regular date night with Doug
take each kid out to eat by myself Kate 12/09 Zach 1/10
go tent camping (cringe)
paint a picture
update Kate's school album stuff sorted--need to finish
update Zach's school album same as Kate's
make an ornament scrapbook with my BFF Dawn didn't make one, but I did.
Serve a dinner on my china 11/09
see a major league baseball game April 2010 with the Rappe's
wash down all the woodwork in the house
walk 3 times a week on a regular basis
frame my favorite quotes printed need to frame
frame a piece of each kids artwork need to buy frames
do 12 scrapbook pages about myself 4 down--8 to go
finish landscaping one side of the house started--don't know if it will be possible this year.
I need to get a move on. 1 month and 17 days to go. ARGH!!!!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Today I am thankful
I don't often think of myself as thankful that Zach has diabetes. I often think that diabetes is a big pain and I hate it. But today when I was on facebook catching up with friends I found out a girl from college just found out that her son has leukemia. I'm not sure of all the details but I got tears in my eyes just reading about it, because although my son has a disease--he is alive and as long as we/he takes care of himself he will continue to be. With her son it is unsure what is going on with him right now. I've never had to think that Zach could possibly die from diabetes. I've never had to worry that his medicine will make him sicker than he is now--his medicine makes him feel better. I've never had to think of his mortality when it comes to diabetes--I chose not to go there. But does Mary have that choice? You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
I'm halfway back to normal
My mood is better, but I wish I could get motivated. Next week I have to get some stuff done. I need to make dental and doctor's appts for myself, a sports physical for Zach, eye appt. for Zach, I need to go get my fingerprints and TB testing done for work. Because before I know it school will be starting again.
Tomorrow and Friday Zach is going to Riverton to play basketball with the 7th graders. There are 4 different gyms that we will go back and forth to and they play from 8 to 5. Oh my. Going to take a book and some paper in case inspiration finds me. Oh, and the camera. Hoping to get some good shots of the boys.
Supposed to play baseball tonight and Friday night. I wonder if we will with all of the rain? Basement has more water in it that it usually does. Regular pump and water back up pump have been running pretty consistently since yesterday afternoon. So, no laundry for me. Guess I can take it over to Doug's mom and dads tomorrow evening. I did get Zach's baseball jerseys and pants washed so as long as they are able to dry down there we are good.
I have not taken a shower yet today. What is my problem? Yesterday I was in my nightgown until 2:30ish. Today I had to get dressed because I had to go outside for something.
Celebrating Kate's birthday Saturday. It's hard to believe she is 15. Where'd my little girl go? Next year this time she will be getting her license. Here's hoping the next year will slow down for me. Ha. Yeah right! Just the thought of her out there driving either by herself or with someone else is enough to scare me to death, but I am also excited for her to be growing up. Not excited for me to be getting older--but she can. Ha.
Tomorrow and Friday Zach is going to Riverton to play basketball with the 7th graders. There are 4 different gyms that we will go back and forth to and they play from 8 to 5. Oh my. Going to take a book and some paper in case inspiration finds me. Oh, and the camera. Hoping to get some good shots of the boys.
Supposed to play baseball tonight and Friday night. I wonder if we will with all of the rain? Basement has more water in it that it usually does. Regular pump and water back up pump have been running pretty consistently since yesterday afternoon. So, no laundry for me. Guess I can take it over to Doug's mom and dads tomorrow evening. I did get Zach's baseball jerseys and pants washed so as long as they are able to dry down there we are good.
I have not taken a shower yet today. What is my problem? Yesterday I was in my nightgown until 2:30ish. Today I had to get dressed because I had to go outside for something.
Celebrating Kate's birthday Saturday. It's hard to believe she is 15. Where'd my little girl go? Next year this time she will be getting her license. Here's hoping the next year will slow down for me. Ha. Yeah right! Just the thought of her out there driving either by herself or with someone else is enough to scare me to death, but I am also excited for her to be growing up. Not excited for me to be getting older--but she can. Ha.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
I hate rain!
That's not really true, but lately I've felt that way. It rains every. single. day. UGH! So my laundry is piling up because I can only do one load of laundry and when I do it floods the basement. (When I say floods--that's an exaggeration--it only dumps all the water from that load onto the floor--but to a perfectionist/Anal retentive/OCD mom it feels like a flood.)
Zach has only played half of his scheduled park district games--if it isn't raining at the time the field is too wet to play.
My yard is growing constantly and I can't keep up with the mowing. I mowed Friday--and 4 days later it needs it again. It is good for my flowers. That's a plus. I plan on heading outside afterwhile and mowing again--as long as the rain holds off--and the grass is somewhat dry from the rain shower we had about an hour ago.
My nerves still feel like they are on the outside of my body. It doesn't help that money seems to be tight right now. Father's Day, 3 nieces birthdays, and Kate's birthday, plus a canoing trip for Zach and Doug is July. It's all on my mind right now.
I went upstairs yesterday afternoon and scrapped a little. I worked on Kate's and Zach's school books--I did really crappy saving stuff for the last few years. Maybe I just haven't found my stash yet. I did find some stuff after I had organized it all into grades which was good. So I am going to hold off putting it all together until I go through some more stuff and maybe get some more pics developed. I should be able to get everything into one 8 1/2 x 11 album--even high school. I wasn't going to do that but if it works out that way that is fine. This is the one album that they can take with them when they leave. The rest is mine and they can fight over them when I die. But until we get some money to buy printer ink I can't even finish working on them because I can't print out the title page for each grade. Geez! I wished money grew on trees. (Story of my life!)
Zach has only played half of his scheduled park district games--if it isn't raining at the time the field is too wet to play.
My yard is growing constantly and I can't keep up with the mowing. I mowed Friday--and 4 days later it needs it again. It is good for my flowers. That's a plus. I plan on heading outside afterwhile and mowing again--as long as the rain holds off--and the grass is somewhat dry from the rain shower we had about an hour ago.
My nerves still feel like they are on the outside of my body. It doesn't help that money seems to be tight right now. Father's Day, 3 nieces birthdays, and Kate's birthday, plus a canoing trip for Zach and Doug is July. It's all on my mind right now.
I went upstairs yesterday afternoon and scrapped a little. I worked on Kate's and Zach's school books--I did really crappy saving stuff for the last few years. Maybe I just haven't found my stash yet. I did find some stuff after I had organized it all into grades which was good. So I am going to hold off putting it all together until I go through some more stuff and maybe get some more pics developed. I should be able to get everything into one 8 1/2 x 11 album--even high school. I wasn't going to do that but if it works out that way that is fine. This is the one album that they can take with them when they leave. The rest is mine and they can fight over them when I die. But until we get some money to buy printer ink I can't even finish working on them because I can't print out the title page for each grade. Geez! I wished money grew on trees. (Story of my life!)
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Psycho Mom
Hello--I am psycho mom from hell this week. I'm on my period, on the rag, shark week, my cousin is here visiting or as my husband likes to call it "under construction". I've been watching all those birth control commercials and I believe that I have PMDD.
It's amazing how my period has changed over the years. Horrible cramping when I was younger but really no other issues. After I had Kate--I'd have terrible clots. Quarter sized sometimes and slight cramping and diarrhea. After Zach--worse clots--plum sized and no cramping whatsoever, but still the diarrhea. In fact I never have cramps anymore--ever. My luck is good in that respect. I've never really had PMS. Oh, I'm sure my husband will say that I have--and that may be true, but I never noticed a difference in myself until about 5 years ago. From that moment on--for the week or more before my period I am a total and complete BITCH on wheels. I am not kidding you. Sometimes I freak myself out.
I have no tolerance for anything out of the norm. If things don't go my way or aren't done my way I LOSE it. I'm talking--eyes bulge out of my head and every word I utter is done in my yelling voice--I even say the "f" word to my kids. ARGH! Sometimes I have to shake my head to clear it. IT IS BAD! Oh and the bloating started about 5 years ago too. I feel like my stomach is bulging for the first 2 days. I hate it. ALL.
Doug is just ready for me to be done with the whole thing. But it is scary to me because the alternative is no hormones at all. What will I be like then? Lock myself in my room and not leave for 5 days??? It might have to happen. Maybe I can do that now. It's like my nerves are on the outside of my body. Every little thing causes my senses to be on overload.
It's amazing how my period has changed over the years. Horrible cramping when I was younger but really no other issues. After I had Kate--I'd have terrible clots. Quarter sized sometimes and slight cramping and diarrhea. After Zach--worse clots--plum sized and no cramping whatsoever, but still the diarrhea. In fact I never have cramps anymore--ever. My luck is good in that respect. I've never really had PMS. Oh, I'm sure my husband will say that I have--and that may be true, but I never noticed a difference in myself until about 5 years ago. From that moment on--for the week or more before my period I am a total and complete BITCH on wheels. I am not kidding you. Sometimes I freak myself out.
I have no tolerance for anything out of the norm. If things don't go my way or aren't done my way I LOSE it. I'm talking--eyes bulge out of my head and every word I utter is done in my yelling voice--I even say the "f" word to my kids. ARGH! Sometimes I have to shake my head to clear it. IT IS BAD! Oh and the bloating started about 5 years ago too. I feel like my stomach is bulging for the first 2 days. I hate it. ALL.
Doug is just ready for me to be done with the whole thing. But it is scary to me because the alternative is no hormones at all. What will I be like then? Lock myself in my room and not leave for 5 days??? It might have to happen. Maybe I can do that now. It's like my nerves are on the outside of my body. Every little thing causes my senses to be on overload.
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