For What It's Worth

Hey, guys! Blogger won’t let me on tonight. Well, it let me do a little, then it freaked out. Sigh. Guess I should have blogged earlier, right? Procrastination sometimes comes back to get ya! Hehe.

Anyway, I woke up at 6:30am with a SPLITTING headache. I popped an Imitrex, and went back to bed until 7:40am. Nope, didn’t touch it. I got up, got Eme ready in 5 minutes, and drove her up to Volleyball camp. And took some more meds when I got home (after eating a protein bar – no meds on an empty stomach, you know!). And laid down for a while longer.

And my head hurt SO bad. I think it’s hormonal. Before “that time”, I get headaches more frequently. Anyway, by 10am, I was feeling a lot better. But no yoga for me. Sorry, Kari! I was looking forward to going, too ;(

I texted Charlotte, and asked if she could get Eme while she picked up Maddie. She said yes. Thanks, my dear! I was feeling a tad better, so I worked on my closet and laundry man. He was getting in my way last night. I pulled out ALL the clothes that were winter-ish, and put them on top of my closet. Then I boxed up all the clothes that must have shrunk. Because they fit before Captain America deployed… That’s the only thing I can think of. They MUST have shrunk… ROFL!

Anyway, I hung up all the stuff that still fit that’s been piling up on my bed, and put away the rest of the stuff too. My bed is mine again. Ha! And the closet looks a TON better. Kids had lunch, I had lunch, Eme came home at 12 something. At 1pm, since I was feeling a bit better, I went with Terra to take Krista to a doctors appointment. We went to Sonic first, then headed on over. I was along for the ride. Hehe. Avery and Eryn were babysitting Kendra at home.

While I was with Terra, CPS called to say that my case was being dismissed, and that after a quick questionnaire, I’d be officially done. Thank goodness!

I was hoping that my headache had gone away, but it hadn’t. My meds started to wear off, and I was feeling awful by the time Terra dropped me off at home. I took a round 2 of meds, and laid down for a bit. The kids were driving me NUTS. Jake was being annoying, little kids were fighting and being EXTREMELY messy. And I felt like I was gonna puke. Sigh.

Eventually, Jake and Tom decided to ride their bikes to the library. Thank goodness! Tom was gonna sit in the compfy chair and read, and Jake was looking for a Star Wars book. Sounded like a plan to me.

After about 15 minutes, I got a text from Jake saying that Tom had passed out once they got to the library once they were locking their bikes up, and that he fell and scrapped his face. OH NO! The little kids were in the pool, so I had them jump out real fast, grab towels, load in the truck, and we were off to the library. Wet kids and all!

Tom and Jake were sitting in the lobby of the library, reading. Tom had a little scratch on his face, but looked a bit dehydrated. I helped him to the car, and Jake grabbed his bike and helped load it up in the truck. Jake stayed to look for his book, and I took Tom home. He got some water, and rested on the couch, and felt SO much better. Poor child!

I felt SO sick all the way home. I was trying not to puke. My head was still hurting. I got back home, and laid down. And after about an hour, I felt a LOT better. I was able to get up and cook dinner and do a few things.

I decided to use my hair color and fix my gray. I bought a lighter brown than normal for me, so we’ll see how it turns out! I applied all the color, and waited for the right amount of time.

Amanda got home from New Mexico around 7pm, and she came over to show me her new phone! It was pretty cool. I can’t remember what it’s called, though. Some fancy schmancy name. hehe. We chatted for a bit, and the boys played. I looked spiffy with the hair color still in my hair. Hehe.

She headed home, and I hopped in the shower to get the hair color out. And shower. Ha! Gotta do that every once in a while, too, right? I blow dried my hair, and I don’t know that it looks any different than it did before. Less gray, but same color. Hmpf! Oh well…

Must have got some color on my hands. Oops! That's gonna take a while to wear off, right? ha!

I told Jake and Tom that if they put the little boys to bed, and read them library book bedtime stories, that I’d let them watch a movie together. They agreed. Thank goodness! I sat down to blog, and blogger wasn’t working. Crap.

I watched a few episodes of 24 on and off all day long today. LOVE that show J It’s now almost 11 pm. And I may watch one more episode. Or I might just go to bed. I’m definitely taking another round of meds. My head is starting to hurt again. Poor head!

Tomorrow, Eme has Volleyball camp at 8am, and we’re taking kids to free lunch at main post CDC at 11:30, picking eme up at noon, and pool after that. Hopefully Kari comes too! Then we’d have Kari and me and Amanda and Terra. Fun times with my girls!!!

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Hahahahaha! That's an awesome photo! hehe :) Good layout, Sharon!

You Can't Always Get What You Want

Hey, girls! Hope you're having a wonderful day so far. I must admit, I'm SO ready for bed. It just turned 11pm, and I'm EXHAUSTED. Don't know how I manage to fit so much into one short day. hehe.

Woke up today around 7am, read scriptures, said prayers, and got Eme ready for Volleyball camp. And I totally drove her up there barefoot. hehe. I didn't wanna take my socks off, and didn't wanna put on shoes. ROFL!

I dropped her off at 8am, and headed back home. I texted a few friends for a while, then chatted on the phone with Andrea for about 30 minutes. Here's the photo of myself that I took for her. Aren't I lovely? ha!

I played on the computer for a bit, and edited this photo of Terra's. It's her daughter Eryn and her sister, Avery. Aren't they cute!

At 10:30, Tom and Joe and Jim were awake, and Jake was still asleep. And I needed out of the house, kid free or a bit. So I headed to Big Lots. I was looking for a trash can with a lid. Maybe that would keep Boxer out of it...

I wandered around for a bit, found a few things, and headed back home. I found this ceramic spoon holder for the stove. Funny, but I've never owned one of these, and ALWAYS wanted one. So I bought on today!

Here's the trash can that I found. I'm gonna have Jake pick the sticker off. He's a picker, you know. hehe.

And this cooler. It's girlie colors. hehe.

And I found Bump Its! hehe. Never had them before. They're kinda spiffy. Can you tell that my hair is a bit taller than usual? hehe
We all got changed and ready for the pool, then headed out at 12:10 to get Eme and to have free lunch. Today was chicken nuggets, carrots, oranges or apples, and milk. Jake was still asleep when we left, so it was just Tom and Joe and Jim and Eme and I.
After eating, the kids and I headed to the pool. And my phone was totally dying. And I had no friends to chat with... Wo's me... hehe. Luckily, within 20 minutes, I saw someone that I knew. hehe.




I headed over to hang with my friends. Virginia and Margot were there! Yes! We hung by their seats, and then got in the water for a bit. And later, Kari and her kids came! Friends galore :) I went and hung with Kari, and she'd met a new lady. Liz. Her and her family had just moved to El Paso 4 days ago. They're waiting on Housing, and living in a hotel. Ick! Doesn't sound like fun. We traded numbers, and told her to come and play with us sometime :)

At 3pm, we left, headed home, got changed real fast, and headed up to the library. And all the kids came. Sigh. I SO wanted Jake to stay home with Jim, but he wasn't acting well enough to leave him in charge. I can always tell when he's "UP" for it and when he's not. And today was a not day...

So we all drove on up. We turned in our library books, and the kids checked out new library books for the summer reading program. And then we sat down for the movie. Sword in the Stone was today. No educational movie today. And the kids sat there the whole entire time, watching it quietly. See, we just needed a more entertaining movie for them. hehe.




Kari read some in her book, and worked on some birthday cards for her business mailings, and I designed a Facebook Invitation for Girls Night Out next week. It was funny, because within 5 minutes of putting it on Facebook, Terra had found it and was tagging people in it! Sw-eet! I didn't even have to ask. hehe.


We headed home, and I got dinner going. I'd put in BBQ chicken in the crock pot earlier in the day, and started the rice cooker when I got home. We had rice and chicken for dinner. And I got about 45 minutes to sit quietly in my room and relax.

Joe had gone to Kari's to play with Leo, and Jim and I headed out to the movies. Eme and Tom and Jake were playing on electronics at home. Cars 2! Jim was SO excited! We got our tickets, and bought some popcorn and drinks. He was SUPER excited about that! I had him pose in front of a few posters. Cool, huh?




We went in and found our seats, munched on some popcorn, took a few pictures, and enjoyed the movie. Well, he REALLY enjoyed the movie. I tolerated it. NOT my favorite...
But it was good because I was watching it with Jimmy, and because he absolutely loved it. But, it was the worst Pixar Movie yet... Wall-E was slow, but it seemed to have more substance. This one just seemed flashy, and busy, and colorful. There were some funny lines in it, and I did laugh a bit. But it just wasn't as good as the first one.

Terra and the twins and the big girls had come too, and they left 1/2 way through the movie. I took Jim to the bathroom about that time, and got a popcorn and soda refill. I don't think I missed much. The 2nd half was better than the first half. I mean, it wasn't the worst movie that I'd ever seen. I've seen some DUMB movies in my time. But it just wasn't up to the normal Disney/Pixar standards. In my opinion.

We got home at 9 something, I got Jim to bed, Joe came home from Kari's, Eme went to bed, and Jake and Tom watched a movie on the couch, and I changed clothes and Kari and I went on another 4 mile walk. Yes! I'm gonna get in shape/lose weight eventually... I wish I could report that I was doing better, but I'm struggling still...

Anyway, we walked and chatted and tried to avoid the sprinklers. It was an maze in places. hehe. Good workout, though! I got home after 10pm, and started blogging. And was SOOO incredibly tired. I'm SO ready for bed. The boys are watching a movie, and I'm gonna finish up my episode of 24 and go straight to bed. *Yawns*

I'm going to Yoga with Kari tomorrow, then hurrying back to the Youth Center to pick up Eme from Volleyball camp. Don't know if we'll make it to the pool or not... Maybe I need to stay home and take a good, long nap tomorrow. LOL.

Amanda comes home tomorrow, too, I think. Miss ya, my dear! Drive safely!

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OooOoo, LOVE those blues and yellows together! Great page, Sharon!

Higher Ground

Hola :) How are all of my peeps today??? Good Monday? Do anything fun???

Mine started out at 7 something when my alarm went off. I read my scriptures, then re-set it for later. hehe. And went back to sleep. And woke up, said my prayers, and hurried out to get Eme ready for Volleyball camp! Jake and Tom and Joe were already awake, and were having breakfast. Eme's alarm hadn't gone off, so she was a bit rushed, but managed to get ready on time.

We loaded up in the car, and she and I headed up to the Main Post Youth Center where the camp is. And saw Charlotte in the parking lot! Her 12 year old, Maddie, is in the camp too!!! I took the girls inside, and got them situated, and headed home. But decided to swing by the commissary first, and get some milk and a few other needed items. I pulled in the parking lot, and realized that I'd grabbed my pool bag. It had my military ID and my drivers license. But no $$$. Crap. So I drove home. And decided to go to Walmart. Joe and Jim both wanted to go, so they got ready.

I told Jake and Tom that once chores were done, that they could have free time. So they were cleaning when we left. We got to the "Jaurez" Walmart, got my favorite parking place (yeah!), and headed inside. And noticed a sign near the bakery that said "Free Cookie". So we asked about it, and the chickie was like, put your sticker here. Eh? What sticker? She was like, Didn't the greeter give you a sticker? Um, no. So we went back and asked for a sticker. He didn't seem like he wanted to give us one! But he did, and we went back to the bakery.

We gave the bakery chickie the stickers, the kids got the cookie, and off we went to shop. I had a list, and mostly stuck to it. Mostly. hehe. A few things ended up in there that we didn't need, but mostly just necessities.

We paid, and headed home. And I realized that I like shopping by myself better than with children. hehe. They'd talked me into buying new pillows for everyone, and Joe and Jim were totally having pillow wars all the way to the car. Sigh.

We got home, put our groceries away, and had some free time. The house was mostly clean, so I sat down to watch an episode of 24. And design a bit more. I think I got 2 WordArt packs done.

At noon, we loaded up in the truck, and headed to the Youth Center to get Eme. And have lunch. Then head to the pool. Charlotte texted this picture of Eme and Maddie to me. Aren't they cute!!!

By the time we got there, they were out of Grilled Cheese sandwiches for lunch, but had watermelon and milk and fries. The kids ate, then we headed out. I'd brought a shake. Normally, I don't like shakes. But I bought strawberries and protein powder, and figured I'd give it a try. It wasn't horrible...




And we headed to the pool. Joe had packed Eme a swimsuit and a towel (sweet boy), and we caught up with Terra. Her twins were in daycare, and she'd brought her 12 year old and her 15 year old sister with her. Terra wasn't swimming, and was sitting in the shade, so I went to sit with her. We hung and chatted and had a grand time :) I did go down the slide at one point to cool off. It's hot in the summer time in El Paso, you know! hehe.

Margot and Emma came a bit later, and chatted and played. Everyone seemed to have fun. We headed home around 2pm, I think.

We got home, and had some free time. I tried to watch some 24, but I fell asleep. ha! And had a nice nap. I woke up around 4:30ish, and cooked some Manwiches for the kids for dinner. Then I went and took a shower. Amazing, I know!






The girls and I were gonna go to a movie! Terra had seen Something Borrowed when it first came out, and LOVED it. So we'd decided to go and see it when it came to the $2.00 theater. And tonight was the night. ha!

Here's me in the car, on the way to Terra's house. I'd left Jake and Tom in charge, and gave them all the directions they needed for the evening.



Margot and I got to Terra's house around the same time, and went in. Emma was gonna stay with the girls. My twin was SO happy to see me. hehe.

I wanted to take a pic of her, but she was totally picking her nose! hehe.

So I took one with me picking my nose too! ROFL!

And so did Eryn! There ya go, Kendra. Now you won't feel embarrassed - ha!

Terra had bought some of the White Cheddar popcorn seasoning a while back, and hated it. Whaaaat? Its the best stuff EVER. So she gave it to me. See how happy I am? hehe.
Margot and Terra and I drove on over to Montwood movie theater, got our tickets and popcorn, and sat down for the movie. Kari came a few minutes late, and the 4 of us had SUCH A great time watching the movie. Laughing and being loud and everything. LOVED the movie. Especially watching it with Friends!

Amanda, if you read this, I'll TOTALLY go with you to see it again when you get back in town! hehe.

The soda and popcorn had refills, so after the movie, I got a popcorn refill to take home to the kids, and a soda refill for myself :) And we headed back to post. Singing music from the show the whole way home :)

My refill for Jake and Tom

I got home, and the kids were in bed, and Jake and Tom were getting ready to watch a movie. And the house was TRASHED. Kari and I had made plans to go on a 4 mile walk (still 93 degrees at 10pm...). We had to wait till the sun went down, because it's too intense otherwise.

I changed my clothes, and left the boys with directions to get the house clean BEFORE I got back home. They were cleaning when I headed to the park to meet Kari. And we had a GREAT walk. We walked and sweated and chatted the whole way. I missed her this past week! We're gonna try and get together for a walk at night after the sun goes down more often!

Here's me when I got home :)

The boys had got the house cleaned, and were just turning on the movie when I walked in. I sat down with them to watch the movie and to blog. It's now almost midnight, and the movie is almost over. And I'm done blogging. Not sure what the day holds tomorrow.

I've got to have Eme to Volleyball at 8am, and pick her up at noon. We may be going to the pool tomorrow with Kari. Not sure, though. We'll find out tomorrow, right? hehe.

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Sharon, this is SO cool. Those circles are awesome, and I like how the WordArt is a photograph mask! SO cool!