Rainy Monday Morning

Well despite having a hard time sleeping last night-whats new?-I was up at 6 and couldnt go back to sleep. I got Eric up and off to school. And Ive been sitting here playing on the computer watching the day wake up. And it has been rather peacefull! I ate a yogurt for breakfast,in peace at that! Its about time to get the girls up and ready. Today Sara and I are going to a friends house so I can scrap a little and she can play witha new friend. I might actually have to think about getting up early, its kind of nice to start the day with some me time! This week will be the start of a busy week. Meetings, drill, having Eli and Aaron and trying to get some stuff done in the house.

January Updates

Looking back at my posts I realized I have not posted about my dad. Dec 21, 2009, my dad had a PET scan done because he had been having severe ear pain. He had put it off and put it off and finally decided to just go. Well they discovered a tumor on the back of his tongue and the right side of his throat. December 23, 2009, he went for a biopsy. After it was done and he was in recovery the doctor came out and told us that the tumor was cancer and he believed it to be a stage 4. Luckily the day after Christmas, we found out that it was stage 2 but would require aggressive treatment. He will require 5 radiation treatments a week and up to 4 chemo treatments. This will all take place in a 7 week time. The doctors are very optimistic that this will take care of the tumor. Lets just pray that they are right!! This past weekend, we had Sara's birthday party. My dad said he would come down as long as he felt good. Well I prayed all week that he would. And guess what?? He did!! I was so excited that he came down to the party. I made sure I took pics of him!! That totally made my day.

Other then my dad, everyone else is doing good. Today I registered Sara for the pre-k program at Blessed Lambs. Im very excited that she will be going there next year. As far as my New Year's goals, well lets just say that is slow moving!! But Im sure they will all fall into place here shortly. Next week I get to watch Eli and Aaron while Chelsea is in school. Im so excited! I love all her kids so much. I also had an idea for Easter. Im going to have an egg dying party for all the kiddos!! I figured I would set up and provide all the kits. Im going to ask each family bring the eggs they want to dye and a snack to share. It should be fun!!

Step in the right direction

Well today I started to head in the right direction. I got up earlier then usually--not much but its a start--I made all the phone calls I needed to except one, and thats because they were closed. I did ALL the dishes in the sink and counter. I also have started laundry. Took a bag of trash out too. Hopefully things stay this way so I can get done everything I want too!

New Year's Goals

So Ive thought of somethings I want to accomplish this year:
~Leave the firehouse at the firehouse!!
~Start walking 3-4 times a week
~Getting rid of stuff we dont need
~Getting the house on a regular cleaning schedule
~Eating out less...Someone will just have to get over that!! LOL
~Decorating for the holidays more, even the little ones
~Scrapbooking once a week
~Getting the kids rooms switched around
~Getting back to church more and getting more involved
~Having all of our great pictures framed and hung up!! They dont do any good sitting in the envelopes!!
~Spending more time with my nephews, even if that means just having them here at the house
~Trying to get my dads side of the family to connect one way or the other
~Stop feeling so rushed, life is short, I need to look around

Well that should do it for now!! As I hit marks, I will let everyone know!

Thoughts

Well here it is 125 am Sunday, well I guess technically is Monday now. And I cant sleep. To many thoughts going threw my head. Wednesday night is elections and some people want me to run for EMS chief again. And Im thinking that thats not what I want to do. I put alot of time and effort into that place this year, taking time away from my family, just to have other people put down what I did. Now I know thats the fire service but it hurts. It hurts to know all of your blood,sweat and tears was not worth it to a point. I used to have so much fun there, but now sometimes its such a chore. The last month I have been at the MICU alot more. Partly because they "own" me for awhile because they paid for my school. And the other part because Im just so much happier there. Things that go on at the firehouse dont go on at the MICU. And I also thought that if I put the time into my scrapbooking that I did the firehouse. Id be caught up!! So thats the ramblings for now!

Thanksgiving Eve

So its Wed. night around 7 ish....Im sitting here at the computer, drinking my coffee. I just finished making two pies for dinner tomorrow. And yes they are homemade!! I bought them at the store and made them in my oven, so thats homemade!! This month brings bittersweet memories. Although this is one of my fave times of year, it also is the anniversary of the month my sister was killed by a drunk driver. Though its been several years, the pain never goes away. I always wonder what she would be doing now and if she would have had a family of her own. I miss her so very much! Also poppys birthday is the month. So this is the first big holiday hes not with us. And this brought us the two year anniversary that baby Lynn left us. And I definitely wonder what kind of toddler she would be right now! But I know they are all in a much better place and watching over us. But I am so very thankful I have everyone in my life and they are happy and healthy. Now if I can just wait for tomorrow to eat some yummy food!

Fall Updates

This weekend was a busy weekend!! We helped out at the firehouse for two nights, the Bowies had a Harvest Party, trick or treating, Erics birthday and then meeting with my family from AACO. Despite the busy weekend everything went great! Though its sad that we had to get together to celebrate the life of Uncle Ronny who passed away last Weds. We should be seeing each other regularly, not when tragedy strikes. Casey sent us an email this morning saying that basically we should get our stuff together and make more of an effort. And she is so right. I sent an email back to everyone and told them I don't mind driving up there to see them and the kids, that I felt forgotten. So we shall see what happens. On another note, today was the first day of homeschooling for Tina. I am taking slow to get her used to her new schedule and how things are during the day. We are all very excited for this new adventure!