I did not realize it has been 7 months since I last blogged. Life sure does creep up on you. Not a whole lot has been going on with us really. Both of the kids are loving school, which is a HUGE relief for me...I always worry about them starting back after every summer thinking I'm going to have problems with them not wanting to go to school, but it hasn't happened....yet... So thankful!
We are still here in cold, wet, snowy, windy Wyoming..I am really starting to grow tired of this place... my feet are itching to walk on new ground already.. We've been in Wyoming for a total of 3 years already...honestly, I think that is the longest we have ever stayed in one spot.. Although I am ready to leave here, it is GREAT seeing the kids excel in ONE school.. That will be my only regret when we do move, is having to change schools for them...Makes me wish I never left Oxford sometimes... Then again, I think it was the BEST move I ever made..I do miss my family and friends there though..It's tough making good friends like the one's I have in Florida when you move as often as we do.. I have found a few along the way though whom I never would have met if we didn't move around...
We do have a plan to stop traveling soon though.. Well the kids and I will stop traveling, Keith will still have to move with jobs...but I start school in the spring to get my CNA certification and one day, R.N. degree so it will be nice to live in ONE spot..We just can't agree on where that 'one spot' will be.... We do both agree that it will not be in Florida though..but somewhere in the south for sure..and it's got to happen fairly soon.. I always wanted my kids to have the life I did growing up.. meaning that I graduated with most of the same people I went to preschool with..That is impossible for them now, but I want to find a "home" place for them to finish growing up in.. make the lifelong friends that I have made, there is nothing like knowing you have people who you can always turn to and who love you, no matter what... anyways, now I am rambling so I'm going to hush it for now and I will update again soon.. not TOO much has been going on, but a few things I do want to write about... so until then....see ya'll later!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Yeah, I know... I'm a Slacker....
It has been a few weeks since my last blog, but like most everyone else on here, I've been SUPER busy... I figured since I have a spare moment this morning, I would write a little...
The first thing on the topic board is SNOW, SNOW and yep, you guessed it more SNOW... We had such NICE weather a week ago.. It actually reached 72 degrees.. in March.... in WYOMING.. that just doesn't happen too often! We must have stayed outside ALL weekend.. Then... wouldn't ya know it, It started snowing yesterday morning... Nothing too heavy, but a light, steady snow.. Then as the day progressed, it started falling a little bit heavier.. I think at the moment we only have about 2 inches on the ground... No big deal, right? ... Not exactly... This afternoon and tonight we are expecting wind! Wind+Snow=Blowing Snow..... For those of you who have never been to wyoming (Im so jealous!) it's not a matter of if the wind blows, its a matter of how hard it blows! Usually we get wind here everyday.. but sometimes it can get pretty hairy! It's really nothing to see winds top 74mph here.. which down home in Florida, that is hurricane force winds!
They are calling for Interstates to be closed both ways, plus of course all of the state roads around here... supposed to be a pretty mean winter storm...Thats the difference between here and anywhere else we have lived that gets snowfall in the winter... Yeah, we only have 2 inches on the ground, and not expecting much more in the way of snowfall, but its the WIND... Here, it makes these AWFUL snow drifts... Last storm we had of this size, I couldn't even get OUT of the garage! So we are totally NOT looking forward to this, the kids however feel differently... They got new sleds this winter and have been waiting oh so patiently (detect the sarcasm?) for a big snow storm to really try them out...
Now, onto something I feel is VERY important.... ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELTS!! We had a really good friend of ours driving back in from visiting his family this past weekend... The roads were NOT closed and really only "Slick in Spots" being reported... Well, he and his cousin were driving in to go to work yesterday morning when they hit a little rain in the higher elevations coming across the mountain pass into Casper.... The temps were so low, that the rain immediately froze on his windshield.. Long story short, he hit a patch of black ice and flipped his truck 5 times down an 80 foot embankment and it finally stopped just feet from the river... They are fine, his truck however is not! 100% totaled! The FIRST thing out of his mouth was "I never thought it was true, but SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES" They were both wearing thiers and walked away with MINOR injuries from this horrific accident! So I leave you this time with the thought of if you get in a vehicle, no matter if you're driving in snow, rain or even dry roads.. ALWAYS buckle up! You might think that wouldn't happen to you, you may think you are the best driver around ...... but 9 out of 10 times, it's always the other persons fault! So buckle up, buckle your family up and be SAFE! Bye Ya'll!
The first thing on the topic board is SNOW, SNOW and yep, you guessed it more SNOW... We had such NICE weather a week ago.. It actually reached 72 degrees.. in March.... in WYOMING.. that just doesn't happen too often! We must have stayed outside ALL weekend.. Then... wouldn't ya know it, It started snowing yesterday morning... Nothing too heavy, but a light, steady snow.. Then as the day progressed, it started falling a little bit heavier.. I think at the moment we only have about 2 inches on the ground... No big deal, right? ... Not exactly... This afternoon and tonight we are expecting wind! Wind+Snow=Blowing Snow..... For those of you who have never been to wyoming (Im so jealous!) it's not a matter of if the wind blows, its a matter of how hard it blows! Usually we get wind here everyday.. but sometimes it can get pretty hairy! It's really nothing to see winds top 74mph here.. which down home in Florida, that is hurricane force winds!
They are calling for Interstates to be closed both ways, plus of course all of the state roads around here... supposed to be a pretty mean winter storm...Thats the difference between here and anywhere else we have lived that gets snowfall in the winter... Yeah, we only have 2 inches on the ground, and not expecting much more in the way of snowfall, but its the WIND... Here, it makes these AWFUL snow drifts... Last storm we had of this size, I couldn't even get OUT of the garage! So we are totally NOT looking forward to this, the kids however feel differently... They got new sleds this winter and have been waiting oh so patiently (detect the sarcasm?) for a big snow storm to really try them out...
Now, onto something I feel is VERY important.... ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELTS!! We had a really good friend of ours driving back in from visiting his family this past weekend... The roads were NOT closed and really only "Slick in Spots" being reported... Well, he and his cousin were driving in to go to work yesterday morning when they hit a little rain in the higher elevations coming across the mountain pass into Casper.... The temps were so low, that the rain immediately froze on his windshield.. Long story short, he hit a patch of black ice and flipped his truck 5 times down an 80 foot embankment and it finally stopped just feet from the river... They are fine, his truck however is not! 100% totaled! The FIRST thing out of his mouth was "I never thought it was true, but SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES" They were both wearing thiers and walked away with MINOR injuries from this horrific accident! So I leave you this time with the thought of if you get in a vehicle, no matter if you're driving in snow, rain or even dry roads.. ALWAYS buckle up! You might think that wouldn't happen to you, you may think you are the best driver around ...... but 9 out of 10 times, it's always the other persons fault! So buckle up, buckle your family up and be SAFE! Bye Ya'll!
Saturday, February 7, 2009
All settled in.. THANK GOODNESS
We made the last trip today to get the rest of our stuff moved out of the old place and into the new one.. Can I get a WHEW?! It feels good to be finished, I just about have everything unpacked and in it's place.. The big things we had, we left for the trip today... We had to move a HUGE Bowflex, and our 2 over-sized recliners.. I think... no, I'm pretty sure I will feel the effects tomorrow.. OUCH!...
I hate moving as much as the next person, but I DO love moving to a whole new place.. Even though it's still in the same state, this town is SOOO much different than the last.. I like it a lot better.. I can see that I'll be happy here once winter is over.. The main reason? POP WARNER BABY!!!!!!!!!!... I cannot WAIT to see my little man in his uniform playing some football!!! They didn't offer it in the other place.. all they had was flag football *insert rolling eyes here*.... To me, it's sort of a waste, but Keith wanted him to do it because it taught him the fundamentals of football... spoken like a true sports fanatic! Levi enjoyed it, and I must say, it did give me a taste of watching my boy play... Kaitlyn said she wants to be a cheerleader too... awwwww... I will be the proudest mama you ever did see, to be able to watch BOTH of my babies "perform"... I think the season here runs from August to November... can't WAIT!
I have also been doing some soul searching.. trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up.. only about 15 years too late! There are lots of opportunities just waiting in this new town.. Oh, we might be getting some old friends to move here on this job with Keith that we haven't seen since Levi was 2! I am really crossing my fingers that they come here, just makes life a little more pleasant when you have good, down-home people around you! I think that's just about all I have right now.. I am sure something will happen in this next week that I'll need to write about, just to get it off my chest... If it happens, it's gonna happen to ME.. that's my motto! I have read that a lot of you have some sick kiddos, and I wanna say I hope they feel better really soon! With that, I am outtie and headed to bed.... LET THE SORENESS OF MOVING STUFF COMMENCE! UGH..
I hate moving as much as the next person, but I DO love moving to a whole new place.. Even though it's still in the same state, this town is SOOO much different than the last.. I like it a lot better.. I can see that I'll be happy here once winter is over.. The main reason? POP WARNER BABY!!!!!!!!!!... I cannot WAIT to see my little man in his uniform playing some football!!! They didn't offer it in the other place.. all they had was flag football *insert rolling eyes here*.... To me, it's sort of a waste, but Keith wanted him to do it because it taught him the fundamentals of football... spoken like a true sports fanatic! Levi enjoyed it, and I must say, it did give me a taste of watching my boy play... Kaitlyn said she wants to be a cheerleader too... awwwww... I will be the proudest mama you ever did see, to be able to watch BOTH of my babies "perform"... I think the season here runs from August to November... can't WAIT!
I have also been doing some soul searching.. trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up.. only about 15 years too late! There are lots of opportunities just waiting in this new town.. Oh, we might be getting some old friends to move here on this job with Keith that we haven't seen since Levi was 2! I am really crossing my fingers that they come here, just makes life a little more pleasant when you have good, down-home people around you! I think that's just about all I have right now.. I am sure something will happen in this next week that I'll need to write about, just to get it off my chest... If it happens, it's gonna happen to ME.. that's my motto! I have read that a lot of you have some sick kiddos, and I wanna say I hope they feel better really soon! With that, I am outtie and headed to bed.... LET THE SORENESS OF MOVING STUFF COMMENCE! UGH..
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Praise the Lord and pass the Nyquil!
Only 3 letters can explain the way I feel today.. YUK! I think we have all caught some sort of bug, and while I won't go into detail, makes ya feel like poo... I took some Nyquil before bed last night.. and while I'm pretty aware that it does NOTHING for viruses, it sure does make you sleep good! I was sleeping like a ROCK, then 6am hit... knowing I didn't have to take the kids to school, I wanted to sleep in.. but nope... Right at the butt crack of dawn, the kids were awake and in FULL swing.. I just wanted to roll over and go back to sleep but then, Keith said "we might as well get up, we have to go grocery shopping today".. I SO did not want to hear those words!!
I finally dragged myself out of bed, washed my face, brushed my teeth... you know the usual morning ritual.. then I got myself dressed and out the door we went... Headed to Wal-Mart.. but you know.. one thing I've learned is, when you live in a SMALL town that the closest Wal-Mart is 2 hours away, you learn to appreciate going there when its only a 20 min. drive.. We made our list before going.. just to get a week's worth of groceries.. thats IT.. but WHY is it, when you walk thru the doors, any list you have made seems to disappear and you end up with tons of stuff you didn't know you needed until you saw it right at that moment?? If I were a rich girl, our economy would NOT be suffering.. I'll tell you that much!! Funny enough to me.. the ONLY aisle I did NOT visit was the medicine aisle.. Imagine that!
I am off to clean up after supper and take my dose of what little Nyquil I have...Untill next time, may you all be germ free!!
I finally dragged myself out of bed, washed my face, brushed my teeth... you know the usual morning ritual.. then I got myself dressed and out the door we went... Headed to Wal-Mart.. but you know.. one thing I've learned is, when you live in a SMALL town that the closest Wal-Mart is 2 hours away, you learn to appreciate going there when its only a 20 min. drive.. We made our list before going.. just to get a week's worth of groceries.. thats IT.. but WHY is it, when you walk thru the doors, any list you have made seems to disappear and you end up with tons of stuff you didn't know you needed until you saw it right at that moment?? If I were a rich girl, our economy would NOT be suffering.. I'll tell you that much!! Funny enough to me.. the ONLY aisle I did NOT visit was the medicine aisle.. Imagine that!
I am off to clean up after supper and take my dose of what little Nyquil I have...Untill next time, may you all be germ free!!
Monday, January 26, 2009
So, welcome home to you too!!
We FINALLY got moved into the new place..LOVE IT.. we arrived on Saturday, around noon.. Got all the stuff unloaded and into the new house.. Then......................the snow started! It snowed and it snowed.. and today is Monday and it's STILL snowing! We have about 8-10" of snow on the ground and expecting another 2 by the time this system moves the heck outta Wyoming! As I stick my tongue out in disgust at all the snow.. I think.. well welcome home to you too!! (coating that with sarcasm!) Not my favorite thing..
We spent the rest of the day Saturday unpacking and most of Sunday.. It's my favorite part of the move because you have this whole new bare house staring you in your face just waiting to be decorated the way I want to decorate it!
The kids love it here.. I just went this morning and registered Levi at his new Elementary school.. I was expecting him to start tomorrow (Tuesday) but halfway through me filling out the MOUNDS of paperwork, the school secretary took him to see his new class... That was all she wrote.. He wanted to stay. We went in and met his new teacher.. LOVE her so far, she was SO nice and soft spoken.. Just a pleasant person in general.. I think he will do well here at this school..I hope so.. considering the "monster" he had for a teacher at his last school.. Who is at this very moment, still under investigation because she spanked a kid in his class! BIG no-no!
Kaitlyn on the other hand, I wanted her to stay at home with me until Kindergarten, but she wants to go to school here too.. She has been in an academic Preschool since she was 3, they were WONDERFUL with her.. She knows more stuff already, than I ever did at her age back in the day and she isn't even IN kindergarten yet... She went with us this morning to register Levi, and fell in LOVE with the school.. She even asked me if I could get her a library card so she could go into the library! She will enter Kindergarten in August here and she couldn't be more excited!
So that is all that is going on here at the present moment.. As I get settled in a little more, I will be back to update! Until then.. ALOOOOOOHA!
We spent the rest of the day Saturday unpacking and most of Sunday.. It's my favorite part of the move because you have this whole new bare house staring you in your face just waiting to be decorated the way I want to decorate it!
The kids love it here.. I just went this morning and registered Levi at his new Elementary school.. I was expecting him to start tomorrow (Tuesday) but halfway through me filling out the MOUNDS of paperwork, the school secretary took him to see his new class... That was all she wrote.. He wanted to stay. We went in and met his new teacher.. LOVE her so far, she was SO nice and soft spoken.. Just a pleasant person in general.. I think he will do well here at this school..I hope so.. considering the "monster" he had for a teacher at his last school.. Who is at this very moment, still under investigation because she spanked a kid in his class! BIG no-no!
Kaitlyn on the other hand, I wanted her to stay at home with me until Kindergarten, but she wants to go to school here too.. She has been in an academic Preschool since she was 3, they were WONDERFUL with her.. She knows more stuff already, than I ever did at her age back in the day and she isn't even IN kindergarten yet... She went with us this morning to register Levi, and fell in LOVE with the school.. She even asked me if I could get her a library card so she could go into the library! She will enter Kindergarten in August here and she couldn't be more excited!
So that is all that is going on here at the present moment.. As I get settled in a little more, I will be back to update! Until then.. ALOOOOOOHA!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!!
I am ALMOST finished packing! WHEW.. These last few days have been horrible.. Especially packing up the kids' rooms.. I feared for my LIFE in there! I am hoping to not have to move for a while after this one.. at least for another year... But I know that if I do, I have my man at my side and that's all I ever need!
You know, I realized something today.. well not just today, but it was so CLEAR to me today, I am still in love with Keith as much, if not MORE than the day we were married 15 years ago.. I have a dear (bestest) friend who is going through some troubles right now and my heart TOTALLY aches for her.. I wish I could do more to help her, but I can't.. other than to be there for her and listen to her when she needs to talk or cry or whatever she needs.. It almost makes me feel selfish to feel truly blessed to have Keith in my life, seeing what she is going through right now... I can't help it.. He is THE best thing that has EVER happened to me.. I have NO worries when I am with him...He is my EVERYTHING.... I just only hope that she can find someone who makes her as happy as I am.. I pray that for her!
Okay.. so enuff with the mushy stuff.. I have been getting homesick lately.. like REALLY homesick...It almost physically hurts.. Maybe it's just that I long to go back to being younger.. (don't we all?) Or maybe it is my instincts kicking in that I am needed there more than here right at the moment... I don't know...All I know is, I can almost smell the salt air.. and hear the seagulls while I watch the palm trees sway in the breeze.. We are aiming to go home this summer to spend a week at the beach.. How NICE that will be.. I'm hoping it happens for us this time... To me, the beach is almost "theraputic"...And I sooooooooo NEED that right now... It just seems you can think more clearly, see things you never saw before... The last beach we were at was in Alaska when we lived there.. If you wanted to call it a "beach".. Yes it was on the Pacific ocean..only where the sand was supposed to be, was nothing but slimy, cold rocks... and the water was FREEEEEZING... but one thing I've realized with all the traveling I've done the past 15 years... of all the places we have been... There are NO OTHER beaches like Florida beaches! I cannot wait to walk on one again! And with that, I'm going to finish packing my kitchen while I pretend to feel the sunshine on my skin!!
Until next time, have fun in the sun!!!!
You know, I realized something today.. well not just today, but it was so CLEAR to me today, I am still in love with Keith as much, if not MORE than the day we were married 15 years ago.. I have a dear (bestest) friend who is going through some troubles right now and my heart TOTALLY aches for her.. I wish I could do more to help her, but I can't.. other than to be there for her and listen to her when she needs to talk or cry or whatever she needs.. It almost makes me feel selfish to feel truly blessed to have Keith in my life, seeing what she is going through right now... I can't help it.. He is THE best thing that has EVER happened to me.. I have NO worries when I am with him...He is my EVERYTHING.... I just only hope that she can find someone who makes her as happy as I am.. I pray that for her!
Okay.. so enuff with the mushy stuff.. I have been getting homesick lately.. like REALLY homesick...It almost physically hurts.. Maybe it's just that I long to go back to being younger.. (don't we all?) Or maybe it is my instincts kicking in that I am needed there more than here right at the moment... I don't know...All I know is, I can almost smell the salt air.. and hear the seagulls while I watch the palm trees sway in the breeze.. We are aiming to go home this summer to spend a week at the beach.. How NICE that will be.. I'm hoping it happens for us this time... To me, the beach is almost "theraputic"...And I sooooooooo NEED that right now... It just seems you can think more clearly, see things you never saw before... The last beach we were at was in Alaska when we lived there.. If you wanted to call it a "beach".. Yes it was on the Pacific ocean..only where the sand was supposed to be, was nothing but slimy, cold rocks... and the water was FREEEEEZING... but one thing I've realized with all the traveling I've done the past 15 years... of all the places we have been... There are NO OTHER beaches like Florida beaches! I cannot wait to walk on one again! And with that, I'm going to finish packing my kitchen while I pretend to feel the sunshine on my skin!!
Until next time, have fun in the sun!!!!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
New territory and what is going on at this moment...
Well, I never thought I would hop onto the "blog bandwagon" but here I am. I have a few friends that blog and thought why not? My life is not that interesting to begin with, but I always have plenty to say on many different subjects so I thought this might be good for me to have one certain place where I can be myself, say the things that are on my mind and not be judged (I hope!).
Where do I even start? We are moving, again. To Casper, Wyoming this time. You would think that after 15 years of doing this, I would be more used to it.. Well, I'm not. I sit here and I see a house that needs to be packed up in 3 days and I am trying REALLY hard this time to not procrastinate but it is not working in my favor. I know what needs to be done, but life just seems to get in the way each time I start to do it. That is always the way with me, I will start 100 jobs around the house and finish each of them to the halfway point, and get sidetracked onto yet another thing that needs my attention.. I find myself getting caught up on "half jobs" quite a bit. I need Martha Stewart to help me become an organized individual.. Though I doubt even SHE would be able to help..
We got the kids a new puppy for Christmas this year, she is the cutest little beagle you ever did see... but man.. I forgot how much a puppy is like a baby.. always with the eating and the potty training and the sleeping.. I feel like I have been thrown into Motherhood all over again! Of course I was promised that it wouldn't be just ME to take care of her.. The way I was talked into a puppy in the first place was to help teach the kids about responsibility... so much for that... I find myself checking her food bowl throughout the day to make sure she has food and water, me who cleans up after the accidents in the house (Though I must say, she is getting WAY better at letting me know she has to potty) and me who does the normal grooming a puppy requires.. I am about ready to hang up my title as "the puppy trainer" real soon! But alas, we are moving to be with Keith, who at this moment is working in Casper and only comes home on the weekends.. so maybe I can "share" the title then.. I hope.
I hate to cut my first blog short, but I have moving boxes calling my name and my husband calling my phone wanting an estimation as to where I am with packing.. UGH..
Until next time, my little chickadees, peace out!
Where do I even start? We are moving, again. To Casper, Wyoming this time. You would think that after 15 years of doing this, I would be more used to it.. Well, I'm not. I sit here and I see a house that needs to be packed up in 3 days and I am trying REALLY hard this time to not procrastinate but it is not working in my favor. I know what needs to be done, but life just seems to get in the way each time I start to do it. That is always the way with me, I will start 100 jobs around the house and finish each of them to the halfway point, and get sidetracked onto yet another thing that needs my attention.. I find myself getting caught up on "half jobs" quite a bit. I need Martha Stewart to help me become an organized individual.. Though I doubt even SHE would be able to help..
We got the kids a new puppy for Christmas this year, she is the cutest little beagle you ever did see... but man.. I forgot how much a puppy is like a baby.. always with the eating and the potty training and the sleeping.. I feel like I have been thrown into Motherhood all over again! Of course I was promised that it wouldn't be just ME to take care of her.. The way I was talked into a puppy in the first place was to help teach the kids about responsibility... so much for that... I find myself checking her food bowl throughout the day to make sure she has food and water, me who cleans up after the accidents in the house (Though I must say, she is getting WAY better at letting me know she has to potty) and me who does the normal grooming a puppy requires.. I am about ready to hang up my title as "the puppy trainer" real soon! But alas, we are moving to be with Keith, who at this moment is working in Casper and only comes home on the weekends.. so maybe I can "share" the title then.. I hope.
I hate to cut my first blog short, but I have moving boxes calling my name and my husband calling my phone wanting an estimation as to where I am with packing.. UGH..
Until next time, my little chickadees, peace out!
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