Baseball, Baseball, Baseball

I think right now I am on baseball overload and it is only just beginning!! Jeremiah has two games a week, and Brendon has at least two games a week plus he also has practice one or two nights a week. Last Saturday I spent half the day at the ballpark working the concession stand. Then it was off to my mom's to mow her yard. By the time I got home all I wanted to do was take a shower and go to bed!!! So that is exactly what I did.
Sunday we went to church in the morning then James headed up to his friends to work on their log splitter project. He spends quite a bit of his spare time up there doing that. I can't wait till he's finished because I will finally get some time with my honey again. His work keeps him extra busy now, he even has to work some Saturdays. Then with the boys in baseball and him coaching Brendon's team plus working on the splitter, we don't have much time for us!! Oh well that is life I guess. Soon he will be home a little more and I will be much happier!!
So since he isn't home much I am staying busy with kids, yard work and housework. I lost one of my little ones on Friday because her mom lost her job, so she no longer needs me. I will lose the other two on June 1st. So now I am looking for a part-time job through the summer. I am hoping to get on at the school in the fall. We will just wait and see what God has planned for me.
Jeremiah is getting all excited about school now. We went and got his Kindergarten shots last week. He was so cute. The nurses couldn't believe he didn't cry as he had to get 3 shots in his little legs. They did two at once so it went fast and he started giggling when they did it. I think he was a little embarrassed to have to drop his pants in front of two strange women!! It was cute. They told him how awesome he was and the asked if he could have a sucker. He was all excited about that and had to tell everyone about his experience. As soon as we go to the car he ask if could go to school the next day!! He was kinda bummed when I told him he had to wait till after summer was over.
Let's see...
This week has been busy with more yard mowing... the grass is growing like crazy...more yard work...I want to get my flowers, trees and bushes planted...housework...yuck!!...and a little remodelling project that I feel I will never get finished!
Well that's what has kept me from blogging but I finally got a rainy day so had a minute to write. Hope everyone is doing well. Take care and come say hi sometime!!

When did I start scrapbooking? Well let me tell you...

I actually started scrapbooking 5 years ago when my son was born. My sister had been scrapbooking for years but I never had the time or money. ( 5 kids takes care of both!!) So when my youngest was born my sister made a book for him. She had most of the pages done. All I had to do was add the pictures as I took them, but of course there were pictures that didn't fit with the pages she had pre-made so I had to do some. Little by little I started working on them more and more. Then when it started getting expensive, I started working as a Creative Memories Consultant so I could get my supplies at cost. I have been going strong now for 4 years and hopefully can continue both as a consultant and my scrapbooking. I really love getting my pictures in books. It is great when people look at them and think they are so cool. When I first started I didn't do a lot of journaling, but now I am starting to journal more and more. I have completed about 6 or 7 albums and I am presently working on 3. One album is for family, one for Jeremiah and one for Levi. I need to get one going for my step-son, but haven't got there yet. Levi's is almost finished and of course the family albums will continue. The family album I am working on right now has taken me 4 months to do. I still have about 1 or so pages to complete then it will be done.
Well that's my story. So what is your's if you are a scrapper?

Challenges for SC

The challenge for today is...write about the worst thing you have ever eaten. What was it? When was it? What prompted you to try it? Give us the whole story! Share a picture if you have it!

I don't have a picture, but I think I can describe it in detail. My little sister was about 13 or so and decided she wanted to make supper for the family. Some of it was ok, but the main course was nasty. It was some dish that called for warm, wilted lettuce. Well it was warm, soggy, limp pea green looking slimy lettuce. I wish I could remember what it was called but all I remember was how disgusting it looked. We all tried to put on a good face for her and tried it. She came and sat down and took one bite and about gagged on it. She told us it was gross and we had to agree even though we didn't want to hurt her feelings. Let me tell you...we couldn't get out to the car fast enough. Off to Taco Bell we went. Since then she has turned in to a wonderful cook. Fact is she is awesome. She loves to cook and bake. She also is very good about sharing with friends and family.
So that's the story. Wish I had a picture to share with you all!!!

Today is the day

It is the day my son is officially gone. Moving to another state. I'm going to miss him terribly and yet...I'm happy for him. He's doing something he really wants to do. Trying something new. I love that he has not only the ability but the courage to try something different. Even with some people telling him he shouldn't. I'm proud of him for taking a chance. I guess I look at things a little different than most. I think kids should try things when they are young and don't have children yet. Too many people allow fear of the unknown keep them from trying new things or changing what they do. Neither of my two older children show that fear and I am so proud of them for that. I love that they are their own people. Not to the extent that they hurt others or walk on them, but just to be able to do their own thing regardless of all the negative thoughts of others!!
Anyway I am doing better than I thought I would. I too am looking forward to a new era in my life. So now to get started with it I must clean and rearrange my home and of course I am truly looking forward to that. I love changing things in my house. Everything looks so fresh and clean when I am done. I have to do some shopping today and then when I get home I am going to start boxing stuff up in the back bedroom. It has been Levi's room and the game room, but now I am moving the game room up front to the big bedroom and moving Jeremiah to the back bedroom. It is smaller but closer to us and since I will be done babysitting soon it will work fine. I had given him the bigger room up front because of having the extra kids. It's easier to keep an eye on things in there, but now it will just be him and occasionally Brendon. So they won't need the big room. Before I can move them though, I have to clean, paint and do some finish work on that back bedroom.
We had friends over last night to visit. I always get a kick out of visiting with them. We spend quite a bit of time together and we are always laughing about something. We play cards, throw darts, shoot pool and sometimes just visit. We have been friends now for about a year and they are truly a blessing in our lives.
I have been scrapbooking on a daily basis too. I sit down in the afternoon when the kids are napping and watch a soap while I scrapbook. I usually get two or three pages done. So I am very excited about that. I am hoping to get caught up this year. I am currently working at the beginning of 2005. I love the pictures right now because they are pictures of when my grandson Aidyn was born. Tawny and Evan look so young and little Aidyn is so adorable. So these layouts have been going down pretty easily. I have a crop here in a couple of weeks and I would really like to have a bunch done by then. It is fun to show off your work when you get together!! My ladies love showing each other what they are doing. Their techniques and colors are awesome.
Well I suppose I've rambled enough for now. Hope you all have an awesome day!!!

My favorite March Pictures

Jeremiah's Birthday was a blast. This is one of his favorite presents.

Then meet my sweet little grand babies. A is 2 and E is 7 months.

E likes her Uncle Levi. She smiles and grabs for his hat. I think he likes her a bit too!!

This is just too cute! Little Uncle J giving Miss E a smooch!

And of course my Handsome Honey getting a Dorito Smooch from our sweet son J.

Hope you all enjoy the pics!

Wastin' away again in pity partyville

That's what I have been doing for the past week or so. After the kids left for Spokane it was pretty quiet around here and I was feeling pretty low. I always thought I was good at going with the flow of things but these past two years have shown me a different side of myself. Must be the age that is getting to me. You would think I would be jumping for joy. The house will be cleaner. When someone calls me on the phone I will actually get the messages. My grocery bill will go down! I can finally turn that extra room into a craft/exercise room. And yet....I am still bummed. It was hard when Darling Daughter moved 500 miles away and then proceeded to get married and have babies. I see her a couple times a year and talk to her daily through IM's. It hasn't been too bad. I miss her like crazy but we get along better now than we ever did. Now my Handsome Son is moving too. He and his girlfriend will be leaving in about a week. They too are moving 500 miles away. Luckily it is the same 500 miles that my DD went. So I will be able to visit them both when I go to Spokane. It is just hard because we have been like this team since they were born. Their biological dad and I were divorced when DD was only 2 years old. So I raised the two of them for 4 years by myself. Then I married Carver and he adopted them. To them he is their Dad. Then when he died, his kids left either to be with their mom or out on their own and it was back to just the three of us. Then HH and I got married when they were teens and the tough times began. It was a really hard adjustment for them as HH is a bit younger then me so only 9 or 10 years older than they are. They didn't want a step dad. They just wanted their mom. So we have been through a lot together and now the "team" is moving on.
This week has shown me that life changes and we need to learn to flow with it, not stress about what must change. My kids can't live with me forever (even though sometimes I thought they would). They need to get lives of their own even if it means moving far away.
So now I must redefine my life and what I need to do. I am still have Little J at home to love and take care of at least for 13 or so years. And I will always be HS and DD's mom, it is just that now I take on a less active role in their lives.
And hey it might be nice. Guess I'll just roll with it and try not to wallow in it!!
Pray for me!