Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Lucy, you got some splainin to do!

Ok let me explain the bar pix. Al is in a band and Jerry and I went to watch them play in Macon, GA the last time we were there. Yes, it was smoky and loud, but who would have thought Janet, Jerry and I would end up in a Sports Bar in Macon Georgia? We had to put the pix out there for posterity!

Life After American Idol

Ok, so American Idol is over, well almost, we know Jordin will win (love her!). She rocks, Blake will win too in his own way, I wanna be the first to buy his CD.

We got DirecTV today. We haven't had it for a couple of years (trying to save money). What channels! What a DVR! My life has now changed forever. No longer will I sit up at night telling myself I will make up sleep the next day because Lost changed it's time to 10:00! No longer will I sit and watch some goofy fishing show because there is nothing else on! No longer will I have the TV off. What? The TV will be on all the time? Oh no, now I remember. Cartoon Network, Boomerang (still cool) Nickelodeon, Disney Channels! Oh NO! The TV will truly be on all the time now! I have kinda missed Spongebob and Timmy Turner.

I subbed today in the seriously EC class today. There was only 3 kids, one was in a wheelchair so you would think it would be easy. Whew did Bryant have a meltdown today. Someone messed with his meds and he started tapping his feet and waving his arms. And to top off that craziness Mauro forgot to use his toungue while I was feeding him today. Mashed chicken nuggets and macaroni salad. Lets not forget the catchup. Was kinda gross. But I sure love these boys. They are trying so hard and have come so far this year. When I subbed in the class at the beginning of the year, it was constant restraint, and diaper changing and trying to figure out what they needed or wanted. I see today at the end of the year that Jackson is using words like yes, no, hi and love you. The sweetest thing is when he runs around the playground backwards with his sunglasses on. Too dang cute. He put on 3 pounds since December, which is something. he is 6 and is 28 pounds now! I see changes in Bryant too, new glasses are the most noticeable, and the meds change is apparent, but he really does do better now, he is eating more than just canned spaghetti. Mauro smiles a lot. I put his leg braces on right all by myself today, he told me I did it right. I used to get them on the wrong feet and he wouldn't say anything. I did it right the first time this time. Yea me. I think he thinks I am nuts, but he just smiles and makes the nummy nummy sound anyway.

Jerry just left for work, I miss him already. He is such a good husband. When Janet and I got home from TOFW in Raleigh, Jerry made us steaks on the grill and served us salads outside on the patio. It was great, he said he didn't want our weekend to end, just keep on going. Well, when Janet heard this she told her husband (who is equally wonderful I might add) and he calls Jerry and tells him to lay off, he is making the other hubbies look bad. We laughed and laughed.
Janet and I really are blessed. We know it and don't take them for granted. :o)

Live long and prosper....

Monday, May 21, 2007

Sitting here all broken hearted


Hey guys! My new blog, say Heyyyy! Anyway, so I'm sitting here tonight after watching my favorite TV show "Heroes". What was up with Syler getting away? The last shot in the show before they went off to next seasons stuff was a blood trail into the sewer. So what, now we are going to have the teenage mutant ninja turtles? I love that show, but like "Lost" my other favorite show, it makes me crazy. You ask if I want drama in my life? No way, I'll stick with TV drama. At least it isn't a soap, right?

Well we are getting ready for the big 18th birthday, Seminary Graduation and HS Graduation. The next 3 weeks are going to be crazy. Cami has most of next week off because she exempted out of her exams. That means she had grades high enough that she doesn't have to take the end of class exam. Yea Cami! She will also be inducted into the National Arts Honors Society on Wednesday night. Pretty cool huh? She has her pottery on display at Northeast Medical Center, The trophy cases at school, and she will be sending some items to be judged for some free money prizes and cool stuff. Cami is pretty amazing. She doesn't think that, this is just her Mamma bragging. I see where I have been neglectful as a parent though. I have been so busy with the issues at hand (HS, boyfriend, seminary, curfews, Mormon standard time) that I haven't really prepared her for her future. So, Cami will be attending a community college for a bit, just to get her feet wet and then she wants to transfer to a university. I think this is a great idea, I get to keep her home with me for a little while longer. I am glad she isn't wanting to get out as soon as she can. We would be sad.

Savannah is really looking forward to a summer of playing and swimming. She can't wait for second grade, but she really needs a break. She does so well in school and behaves like an angel, she needs to just let loose! We have plenty of friends who have joined the same pool as us so that we will always have friends when we go. This is good for Savannah because she very often gets only child syndrome, and is upset when she has no one to play with. That of course makes me crazy. I have told my kids for years that I am not the entertainment committee. This of course makes them crazy and you can see where this is going, yes. Nowhere.

We don't have any big vacation plans, hopefully we can get to the beach at least once this summer, even if for a weekend.

Thanks for reading the blog, I'll check back often and give updates! As Bob says don't forget to spay or neuter your pets!