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March 31, 2005 The boys had an award's ceremony this morning at their school. They handed out certificates for honor roll, etc. They make sure everyone gets an award and I was wondering when that started. The kindergarten didn't have honor roll certificates, but they had "citizenship awards", and pretty much every kid got one of those. It reminded me of the movie The Incredibles when the dad says something along the lines of "it's a graduation from the 4th grade - why do we keep finding new ways to celebrate mediocrity". Not that the awards ceremony wasn't entertaining, and I'm sure all the kids loved getting their certificates - I'm not necessarily knocking it. I guess I just miss when real effort was recognized and "mediocrity" was not. I remember goofing off at school, never doing my homework, always being in trouble - and when the award's ceremony came, I got nothing! But I expected it because I knew I had not put forth my best effort. It didn't damage my self esteem to not get recognized for doing nothing. However, I'm still proud of my boys for being good "citizens". :) And for Justice for making the A-B honor roll. Most of the parent's were taking photos of their child when they got their certificates, and of course, I was one of them. Justice was very embarrassed to have me up there at the front taking a photo though - he's the blurry one (below) running off the stage to get away from the camera. Jarvis stood there, but you can tell by the look on his face that he wished I was NOT taking the photo. Hey, I just tell myself that they'll thank me later for having all these memories preserved. Either that or they'll have something else to tell their therapist! :)
March 30, 2005, 4:00 pm Does anyone like grocery shopping? I guess maybe I would like it if I did not have to do it every week. Every week for the rest of my life! I try to shop for two weeks worth of groceries at a time, but inevitably, I end up back at the store less than a week later for something we ran out of or forgot last time. I love having my cupboards full and not needing milk or bread, but I hate the hassle of going to the grocery store. It's not fun; it's work. I suppose I should be thankful I have the money to go to the grocery store and buy what I want - and I am; there have been times when I did not have much money and that made going grocery shopping so much more fun ("let's see - how can I squeeze a week's worth of groceries for six people out of twenty dollars?"). :) Anyway, I just wonder if anyone actually LIKES to go to the grocery store. March 29, 2005, 10:48 am
Okay so my scrapbooking mess is now my scrapbooking area. All I have left to do is to organize some things and do some decorating. I'm going to put a shelf above the table to give myself a little more storage and room for organization. I'm so excited. I cannot wait to start scrapbooking again. This is the first place we've lived that I actually have a dedicated area for scrapbooking (other than the dining room table! ha). My in-laws made it into town last night and we are having a very enjoyable visit. We are planning to go to San Antonio on Friday to see the Alamo (the kids will be thrilled to hear they get to miss a day of school so that we can avoid the Saturday crowds!). :) I'm excited about finally getting some Texas sightseeing done - we haven't had a chance to do any since we moved here three months ago. March 28, 2005, 8:01 am My three yr. old daughter and I were on our way home from taking the kids to school this morning and she said, "mom, those clouds are beautiful - I want to make a big, big ladder and go up to the sky and get a cloud and the moon and take them back to my room". What can I add to THAT?! March 27, 2005, 10:55 am, Easter Sunday
As for my scrapbooking space - I did end up getting some things done on it yesterday, but it still isn't finished. Maybe later today? We'll see. :) I am going to cook a ham and some other yummy Easter food later - that sounds more fun than organizing!!! :-D March 26, 2005, 4:44 pm I think birds are creepy. I think my bird phobia (I'm sure there's a word for it) is getting worse as I get older. I realized this when I was driving today and a bird flew near the van (with all the windows up - no way it could "get" me) and I flinched for fear it might touch me. Maybe it's because they eat worms (my greatest fear is worms - don't ask me why). Maybe it's because their little feathery bodies and crazy feet freak me out. I don't know. I guess I can appreciate them from a distance, and I can enjoy their tweeting from time to time. But please, oh please, don't ever let one touch me!!! Today must be a day for phobias - because I started hyperventilating in the Easter aisles at Wal-Mart this afternoon. I was feeling rather claustrophobic because it was so crowded; I guess I'm not the only one that waits until the last minute to buy plastic eggs and candy. BUT - I got everything I needed! YAY. I think the kids will like their baskets, and since it rained today we opted out of the neighborhood egg hunt and will have our own tomorrow afternoon. The kids will end up with more eggs that way anyway. :) March 25, 2005, 7:40 pm Wow, I got a lot done today. I actually separated legos, animals, and army men. Why do I do that?! I give it a week to stay organized. Who knows - maybe this will be the ONE time the boys' room STAYS organized forever! HA!
Okay, now I need to organize my scrap space - I've been planning on doing this every weekend since we moved here - anyone want to help!?!? Yeah, I didn't think so!!! :-| Maybe that will be my main task for tomorrow - we'll see if it happens. :)
March 25, 2005, 11:28 am I love it when the kids don't have to go to school because that means I get to sleep in! I'm feeling good today - I got plenty of sleep, had a good breakfast (omelet, grapefruit, orange juice), and I'm ready to get some cleaning done. Andrew's parents are coming on Monday and I want the house to be finished before they get here. I also need to shop for Easter supplies and find out details of the neighborhood egg hunt tomorrow. So much to do... I better get off the computer and get started. :) March 24, 2005, 9:14 pm Okay so I am having a lot of fun doing this site. It's a good thing it's March Madness and Andrew is occupied with basketball! :) Tomorrow will be a cleaning day - fun. I have to make up for all the time I spent on the computer today. ha! I think I'll add some other fun pages to this site - for photos and stuff... don't really know yet; I guess I'll just see how it goes. :) March 24, 2005, 4:57 pm I checked out all the free blog sites out there and none of them had what I wanted, so I am creating my own. Who knows if I will share this with very many people, but I thought it would be fun anyway!!! I know no one can leave comments on here yet (my web skills are a tad bit rusty), but you can always send me an email or i.m. me (see bottom of left side of page). I already spend too much time on here... oh well, now I have reason to spend even MORE!!!
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