A little bit of chaos… We are down to 21 days and a wake up before the commencement of Operation Deister Roll Out. The movers will be here in exactly 2 weeks and will pack up our house that day and the next. Then, on the 24th, we say goodbye to most of our worldly […]
I took a step back since posting yesterday, trying to figure out where to start unraveling. Things are so interconnected that it can be overwhelming to find a place to start. I am a list maker. I love a "to do" list when I have a task at hand. I start with the things that […]
It's been an enlightening week, full of ups and downs. It started out with downward spiral Monday afteroon and I spent the evening feeling completely overwhelmed and frustrated. It just seemed that, no matter how much I may try to pull myself up, there is always something right there to pull me down. But giving in […]
Today has been one of those days when it would have been all too easy to give in to the blahs and ignore my blog and my goals for the day. I am thoroughly exhausted and thinking in a straight line is almost an impossible feat! But since my end goal is for positive change, […]
Ah, germs! You can tell that the school year has begun! So far, in just 1 day over 2 weeks since school began, Ty is on his second missed day and Scott hasn’t been to school since Tuesday! Ty was out last week for a stomach bug, Scott is out for his viral and respiratory […]
Wedded Bliss Selina’s wedding to her Marine, Brian, was Saturday and it was beautiful. The morning was a complete downpour, but it stopped long enough to allow them to say their vows and by the end of the reception, the sun was shining! There were a lot of old friends there so it was not […]
The revolving door of sick children! Monday began with the exhausting process of waking up unwilling bed bugs who take my waking them up as a personal insult and an example of my neglect. Clearly the concept of a good education does not count as a legitmate reason to get up. Finally, Children #2-4 were […]
There are days,… When I just wonder if I am going to make it through Donovan’s teen years, much less those of the three still to hit them. There are times when I am so frustrated that I just want to scream, lose my mind, and bang my head against a wall,… not necessarily in […]