F U N K

Things have just been odd of late....

I have not felt good. I know it's the weight, but guess what??? I have absolutely NO initiative to lose it right now. PATHETIC, I know. But, it is the truth. My migraines are acting up a bit and that has me a tad upset. I HATE headaches. They make me edgey, grouchy and not real able to face the world....

The big kids have REALLY been grating on my nerves. I am just NOT liking teenagers. Their attitude and unwillingness to do ANYTHING has me to the point that I want to send all 3 of them to military school for high school! Oh, but then I wake up and realize that I do NOT even have that option for Tobey and Taylar... :(

B & B are just being typical 4 year-olds and I am just TOO OLD to deal with it sometimes....

I usually look forward to summer school, but this year. Not so much. I am too tired to even think about what I have to do over the next month...:(

I am just one freakin ray of sunshine, aren't I??

Finding Her Niche

Taylar has really found her niche lately.....

She LOVES art. It is her favorite class. She thoroughly enjoys attending and what she is able to create while there... :)I am happy that she has found SOMETHING in school that she likes. Usually, school holds no value to her and that makes it so very hard. Now, she looks forward to going which helps make life better for my entire family!

Yesterday, she brought home an award. Apparently, she won an award for her baskets that she created. She was so proud as was I! Way to go Tay! :)

Pleasantly Surprised That it WORKED!!!!

We have been chatting about it for a few months now....

The "GiGi Fairy." Yup. I had read somewhere about telling your kids that there was a "blankey fairy" of sorts. Then, they talk about their MOST desired item. When the time is right, the fairy would come, take the blankey and leave the treasured goodie in it's place.

At first, I was a bit skeptical. Not too sure that my twins would fall for that. they really loved their "Gigis." BUT, they were maxxing me out! Leaving them places and then having fits at bedtime because they could not find them. They were rather big and hot. So, I thought that we might try it out. I was NOT going to make them very upset. It they acted like they really needed them back, I would do so as I did not believe in taking something away that was a security of sorts.

We started last week with Baylee. She is the one that would sleep without it from time to time at the sitter's. So, I took it and left the HIGHLY COVETED Blue Lalaloopsy. She woke up THRILLED! The true test was going to be that night. She went to bed without a hitch. No problems at all! Whew! One down.... I waited a few days and then tried Brennyn. Took his and left the Bumblebee Transformer that he has talked about NONSTOP for the past few weeks. He woke me at 4:00AM to show me!!! He too went to bed that night just fine!!

Neither child has had any issue without their Gigis. This has been a VERY easy process! One, in fact, that I highly recommend to anyone who is looking to try and lose the blankets and the hassle that they bring along with them!!!

I Have Been Sucked in....

After YEARS of talking about you people... Making fun of you...

"How the hell can people go to a place and pay $5 for a stupid cup of coffee?" "That is just about the dumbest thing that I have ever heard." I would shake my head in disgust as I said these things. I just could NOT understand it. It was idiotic.

Yea. It WAS.

Then, I went out with my friend R and had a sip of her Chai Tea Latte. OMG!! I am a hot tea fan.. ALWAYS have been...Let's just say that particular sip was a BAD idea.

Guess WHAT I got on the way to work this morning? Yup. My FIRST Starb*cks! I am no longer a Starb*cks virgin. No cofee as I still hate that crap, but I did get me a delicious Chai Tea. Mmmmmmm.

38.75, and I am still crumbling to peer pressure. Sad, I know...

D R A M A

Lately, I seem to be surrounded by it. Everywhere. Work, home and on the various boards that I post to. It is just a bit much. I can't help but feel as though my perspective has changed in regards to drama and life...

There is just too little time in life to spend it freaking out over stuff that really does NOT mean much. People that, in my opinion over-react to situations that they shouldn't, just waste valuable time. Time that could be used enjoying the little things. Things like family and the small things that we CANNOT get back once they are gone....

I just have had to make the choice to space myself from these situations. They are not good for my sanity/mental health. I seem to get sucked into these situations when I am around them. Then, I get all involved and into them. So, spacing myself from them is the only sensible thing to do...

Drama needs to move on...

End of the Year Madness

It is unavoidable...



EVERY year I try. I do. REALLY hard. BUT, I cannot escape it!

It is like a virus. Even my BEST students succomb to it. The end of the year insanity... They become these crazy beings. There is no real words to describe them. Their minds cease to function. Even the simplest of tasks become too difficult for them, and they are just NOT the funnest of people to be around.

Sadly, for me, it even seems to infect my house. :( My sweet little twins (ha, ha, ha), are becoming little evil people of late... Yesterday, the sitter said that they had a very "off" day. She said that they have had off mornings, but are usually OK by the afternoon, but yesterday was different. They were pretty much nasty ALL day. Great. Their little butts were punished and reminded just HOW they were to behave and told that that type of behavior was NOT going to be tolerated!

Only 10 days left till summer school starts!

The House from Hell.....

That is what I have....It is not to far from this...

Yup....

It seems like the harder that I try, the more frustrated I get. My house just CANNOT get clean.

I TRY.

Really. I do....

BUT, It always seems to be in vain...

My family is just NOT capable of keeping a clean house. I honestly think that we are missing the gene required to do this task. Seriously. None of the 6 of us can handle it. It is so sad. There is NOT one rooom in my home that would pass a "clean" inspection. While a few might "appear" to be fairly clean or organized, I KNOW that they are lacking in the sense that they are not dusted, vacuumed or polished....

The size of the home does not help. I mean, 3300 sqft is just overwhelming at times. And, when you get behind, it gets REALLY overwhelming! I want so much for my house to be nice and clean like so many that I see, but i just cannot seem to achieve that goal. I would love to be able to invite people over, but I never do because I am too embarassed by how my house looks to do so. There is always so much clutter everywhere that I do not dare have company over... :( BUT, I want to. So, I NEED to do something to change the situation.... NOW!

Maybe I should start with small goals and work up? Perhaps we could inch our way to a cleaner house that way???