well Mom I am a slacker

I worked all day yesterday and felt really sick by the time I got home last night, this cold is getting the better of me, I was having chills and feeling feverish. I had left a list of things to get down while I was gone. I got home and it was not done much at all. I asked MLK what was up and what had happened. She with a straight face said well Mom I am a slacker. I couldn't help but laugh, just one of those moments. So I sat down, covered up in a blanket, drowned myself in water and directed from the chair what my slacker children needed to finish.

I am enjoying the money from interpreting but ready to get back to not as much, it is one of those you scratch my back I scratch your situations. The other interpreter is on vacation, when she gets back I go. Anyway things aren't getting away from me yet, albiet it might if my slackers have their way.

Got some valetine day pj's with frogs on them, told Dave that he had already got me my present and how did he like them. He just laughed at me. Up right now at 3 in the morning as I can sleep for so long and then get all clogged up and then I get up and wait till I get tired enough to pass out again. No wonder I am a little run down. Hope I don't get another funky germ from the preschool, it seems everytime I work there I pick up funk and am sick for a week, so I quess if I go sick then I wont get something right.

Starting my apts for the biatric doctor have three different people to see, seeing the first one on Friday. Well better get off here. Bye for now.

a good day

Well yesterday was spent at the church and boy did we get alot accomplished. The girls buckled down and plowed through their work. MLK is having an easier time with Algebra 2 now, she is doing well, as she realizes that she is very compentant with this. MDK wow just blows me away with her math thinking skills. We are going to be moving her up on reading levels to more complicated books, she has really gone a long ways in a short time these last few months.

Dave and I worked on the church stuff, I cleaned out gobs of junk in his office, printed up new business cards, sent out postcards, helped with the Buzz, and many other things. He has all but the announcement cells and his Sunday school lesson done for Sunday.

This silly cold just is making me somewhat miserable and now I have a big puffy and sore spot under my left eye, possible a infection, I am just tired of the drain that it puts on my body.

Today I interpret three classes again, hope to get by the library also today. I want to sew on my quilts tonight we will see if that happens, as I will have Math to do with MDK when I get home.

Well better get around

coughing up luggies again

Well round two with the cold, virus whatever this is, I called and cancelled my terp job in the preschool, because the little kids don't need this. I thought it was gone and now it is here again. It was so good to get home and be with our church family. We had a great attendance for such a icky snowy day. The spirit was also good. We started the marriage with boundaries class and it is really really good. Dave and I are co leading this class it has video curriculum.

Today we will work at the church the house and the schoolwork and hopefully tonight have a little down time. Well better get everyone around. Bye for now!

it all done

I am glad it is all done, Gma funeral is done and a huge sigh of relief, she is in a better place and the family knows that. May the estate settle fast and then the siblings can be done with the craziness and they can heal.

It has seemed like one long week from last Saturday to this, with all the interpreting I did and the traveling. It was good to see family. The house was somewhat clean to come home to so that was nice. I am starting to have another cold and am losing my voice, dont know what is up with that.

Today will be a very full day with church and then into a full week, Dave is urging me to cancel my Monday apt. as I am feeling really rough. We will see.

Well better get my day started.

terping the day away

Well today, I am terping the day away. I have a few schedule today due to the other interpreter being on a mision trip to Thiland, when she gets back she gets to take over while we go to Texas. I interpret three college classes today. Then I am done for this week, next week will look alot like this one. Came home last night to oatmeal scotties boy where they good. Made the house smell terrific.

Entered my photo yesterday got it delovered the reception is Feb. 3, so we will see don't have a clue what people think is best. Thinking about entering the museum contest also. Preschool is always an interesting place to interpret, some of the kids they have there wow, not something I like to handle all the time.

MDK has really turned a corner with her reading and writing. Something has just clicked for her it is amazing how much she has learned and is able to learn right now.

Want to get out and take photo's but it may not happen for a little while due to the crazy schedule, well best get in the shower and get on the road.

Fireproof and Grandma's passing

My last living grandparent passed away yesterday, it was an easy passing and I was glad for that. I do not have a strong connection with this grandparent and it is sad, but I really grief for Dad and his sisters (most of them). I have reflected on what little I know about all that. I remember Grandma Stevens and what a godly woman she was. I have always wondered what happened there with Grandma Seams and how did she end up with Grandpa Seams. Did she rebel agaisnt what her mother taught her in marrying Grandpa. Grandma always did take all her children to church and she did believe in God, but living with Grandpa there was alot of choas, anger, bitterness, and sadness. She did however raise a decent batch of kids. Just sorta reflecting on all of that.

Watched Fireproof last night, awesome movie highly recommend it. We are starting a marriage class this coming Sunday night and this couldn't be a better time.


Very thankful for a good doctor and counselor for MLK saw them both yesterday, tweaked MLK meds a little, and the counseling session went well. MDK and I got all caught up on her stuff she was behind yesterday, was a fruitful day and going out to lunch with Rich Delores and Dad was nice.

Well I had better go so I will talk more later.

many different thoughts

Well I am still fighting this virus, but slept okay, woke up twice drenched dont know if I had a fever or night sweats. Sometimes hard to tell the difference. Spent most of the weekend at the hospital, Dave is such a wonderful husband staying by my side. The girls went to Denise's house. Good to see my Aunt's at least some of them. I don't have alot of emotions about my Grandma as I was never really close to her (alot of tension there growing up). However I care about Dad and my Aunts how this will effect them.

Parenting is a hard job without an owner's manual. You don't know if you are doing a good job till you get to the end, and then that is not always your credit or your fault. You will see kids raised by parents one turns out great another not so great. I don't believe in the Jump-How high method at all. I try hard to follow the Biblical model where it is about obedience but it also is training. The verse that plays hard into my parenting is the teach them as you rise up and along the way . . . ( it is in the OT). Also provoke not your children to wrath. We can have strict obedience with a broken heart and wounded spirit, or you can train them, engage them in the process teach them the why and how's. However this method has it's drawbacks too as it takes alot longer and is a whole lot messier. The Lord gives you children, and you must be faithful to the Lord to raise them. Who knows how my girls will turn out, I just have to remember that I need to follow my Lord and my husband's leading in this matter.

House looks a little lived in since I have been sick, but not too far gone. Local band teacher (23) died yesterday morning going to church. He wasnt wearing his seatbelt rolled his car was ejected. It will strongly effect the school. I encouraged both girls to call their friends tommorow night after they get home as it will be difficult day for them. He was a great Christian young man and maybe his death will mean eternal life for someone else.

Need to get my picture in for the contest have to get it put together. Got taxes about 3/4 done just waiting on the forms mostly and type out one more page.

well gotta go

Dave is home

So glad my hubby is home!!! He had a good time in Chicago, but they kept him very busy he got to see alot of Redbox corporate and meet alot of people He enjoyed himself but came home very tired. Redbox has been a little overwhelming of late, his route is getting bigger again and but not big enough to divide again. He doesnt mind the work he just doesnt want to feel like he shortchanges the church. I try to help out with the church stuff also. He came home early last night as he was tired, and it was so cold out and the blue car was acting up (he didnt want to get stuck somewhere in this cold). Glad he did.

Yesterday, we all worked hard on school work, doubling up on most stuff, due to a full day of interpreting today. I will do a little with them when I get home. MLK just made a pillow (not such a gifted sewing person), she has to hand stitch it close. It is made out of Elvis material. Tried to sew lace in the middle of it, but the thread kept breaking so I will hand sew the lace on. MDK has been a real grump of late, dont think she is sleeping well due to that time of the month. Both girls have insominia that way. Got the new Walton's series, need to pack up some of my old series and send them to Mom and Dad.

Well I had better get off and get around.

supporting my habit

Well been kicking around in my head these last few weeks about starting a photography business. I have been waking up in the morning with these thoughts floating around in my head. Right now it would be all outdoor shots as I dont have the money for the lights or the space to have a studio. I am intriqued with the idea. I quess I need a plan.

I think I have the senior pictures done, but would really like to try to do babies, kids, and family shots before I truely go after it. I need to be able to do them well and get experience under my belt. I do however feel that I am ready to do senior pics for people now. My biggest question is how much do I charge. I want to produce a CD that they can develop their own pictures from. I really don't want to mess with ordering and packaging and such, I want to produce a CD and be done. Many people complain that they don't get what they want. This way they would have complete control.

Well, got the house clean, have some schoolwork left over from yesterday, sewed on quilts yesterday, plan to do some more of that. Hope Dave can get home tonight, suppose to have a blizzard in Chicago today. First day interpreting Psychology, always a little nervous with a new class, not because of the material but because of the instructor, some people really dont like you on their turf, most people are great. Starting next week I will be interpreting till my hands fall off, one interpreter is going on a mission trip, the other had a DWI and lost his liscence. That leaves me, but good money and glad for that.

Well more later.

out of the pit, into the clean

Woke up this morning at 8, I was tired and actually slept in wow! Got the girls up and we started on the pit we call home. We have all been dilgently after it since then, stopping only for lunch and I had a doctor's appt. Then we will start in on the schoolwork, the house was such a distraction that I felt we needed to get it smelling and looking decent so I wouldnt go over the edge while doing schoolwork.

Took Dave to the airport with Denise. He got there but had difficult time getting from the airport to the hotel, but finally got there, he called this morning saying he had slept well but had a full day of meetings with a banquet tonight. He and Steve had found each other and sounded like they were having a good time. He will proably call me after the banquet tonight. Looking forward to hearing from him, the girls said we are pathetic without each other.

My aloe vera plant is going crazy, the colder weather has invigorated it, I quess a drier indoors must be why, but it is having little baby veras all over the place will have to transplant before long or seperate it. I really have alot of plants, I got into them when we were trying to use air filters around the house (Dave's asthma) and they were a pain in the butt, well someone told me plants do the same thing. I thought cool no more stupid disqusting filters to clean. I have been keeping plants alive now for like 5 years.

I have an itch to have a garden already, I quess the cold. Also seriously thinking about starting a photography business. Need to do the research into what I would charge and such. Well better get of here and rally the troops.

another senior

Here is another senior I took on a warm day in January, it turned out really cool as we got backgrounds that you usually don't have due to weather, ice and great skies, and first guy with new camera.

What a great weekend, we had a awesome time at the Josh McDowell conference, it was a great apolgetic type conference, it was so full of good and compelling information of historical documents that support the Bible, Josh own testimony of growing up and it was sooo good. He is getting up there in age, but still relates with teenagers and reminds me of Billy Graham, a man faithful and sold out to God to do whatever He says.

MLK and her best friend had another blow out, as MLK and God got some things worked out at this conference, she had to confront her friend and some issues, and her friend was just downright mean. Her Dad told her sometime doing the things for God will not be popular, it will be hard but it is still right. She seems to be on her way for more spiritual healing. I am in hopes as I feel like a good chunk of what happened last year was somewhat a spirtual battle.

MDK was really soaking up the conference too, she has really deepened in her spirtual walk, it is like she is now capable of understanding spirtual truths that she couldnt get just a few short months ago.

Dave flies out to Chicago today to his Redbox conference, I pray for his safety on the plane and also that he will have a good and relaxing time, his schedule this week will get a little hairy.

I will be working some this week, going to the doctor for a checkup, spading cats, and doing school, and hopefully playing with my camera, and cleaning the house.

Well must get people around.

what a good day

Well a long but good day! We started the day off with the frantic get out of the house and get on the road really really quick. I didnt sleep very good last night so kinda drugged myself out, then off to bowling and signups, then grabbed a sub and over to the laundrymat, MLK had to catch up as she has not had a stellar performance on that chore of late, did Science and laundry there (Tuesday is either catchup days or enrichment days. Then off to Aldis and bank, and phone place, and then library, then MLK counseling sessions, then I went to Cameron to see what was up with Gma Seams (secret agent man music playing in background) let everyone know what I found out and then back to the house, oversee unloading of laundry and putting away.

Have some unexpected big jobs tommorow at a job training, and then Thursday, will be good money. Trying to get the office so I can pay for the startup towards Lap band surgery, not got the right person in the office to call me back.

The counselor is starting to think we can stretch out MLK appt. We will have one in two weeks and then we will try a month for the first time and then so forth. The meds are needing to be tweaked so she will talk to the doctor and then call us tommorow, she acts a little overmedicated, so she will see what he says.

MDK read Science outloud to me. I have her read periodically from different things out loud so I can moniter her progress, well I dont need to worry, she was doing perpendicular, angular, conformity, paraconformity, and granduer, without any problems. I think she may have licked a good chunk of it. I praised her on all the hard work she put in. She also reads with comprehension as she had no problem with the questions.

Dave is finishing up Cameron and then will be home, has a little office and alot of Redbox, has alot of movies and alot of database related issues also. Then he flies out on Sunday. Well better go!

well a quiet evening

MLK had her good friend, S. over I really enjoy this friend as she is a great gal that is not afraid to challenge her at times. I am a little concerned for MLK as she has had rapid weight gain of late. The doctor said rapid weight gain or loss is nothing we need to watch for with this medicine why I am not for certain. It is an inconvience with an anti depressant, as I well know. However she has been on meds for over six months and not had this specific problem, it maybe that she needs to go down a notch as she seems a little airheaded and out of it at times. I suspect she may go down a little on her dosage (that is just a Mom hunch). Since her and friend L. have cooled things off she is doing alot better. She has had her other friends over and she is so much more pleasant of a kid. I dont blame L. entirely, it is just their friendship has a very warped thing, L. is very immature so this makes MLK to do the same and then MLK has inner conflict due to wanting to be mature and then you know the drill.

I had planned to sew tonight and maybe do more pics, but it didnt happen, we went to town after church and had a hospital visit and then we went to the dollar store and got stuff. We came home watched a great movie by Jerry B. Jenkins called "Though None Go With Me" excellent movie with a great Christian theme. New one to Redbox a few weeks ago. We then played domonioes and are just being lazy right now fuzzy blanket and love seat reclainer this is the life.

More later when I am done being a bum with the hubby!

a sharp learning curve and experiments

Well here is part of my resoultion, I spent about and hour or two tonight, working on making a light box and then I used different lights and had a ball with my new camera. So I went online ordered a big print to go in the frame and matte that I got yesterday to enter in the contest.

This is not the one I choose for the contest, but enjoy.

a boy

Well it is official we are at that stage, yes the boy likes girl alot stage. MLK went to a bday party of the boy she likes and he likes her too. It was a group party at the bowling alley, they held hands, and goo-goo eyes, I feel like the Mom who just put her kid on the bus at age 5, the stages of life and how it quick they go by. Did errands while she was there, and then got ice cream and went home. She had a blast. She has had a good week, she has stepped outside her one friend's control and seems to be stretching her wings some. I hope this trend continues.

MDK stayed home and read, (yes read), what a hoot. Dave is finishing his route tonight, he is maybe making a whirlwind trip to see his Gma for her birthday tommorow. Plan to take pictures with my camera tonight and work on my homemade light boxes. My new years resolutions are alot of self goals that will make sure that I do a few things for myself. Mostly camera, quilting stiching, creative things, I quess, take some time for myself and be creative.

Well must get onto to my new year's resolutions.