Rain, Rain....

It's been raining here everyday for the last few days. Not the nice steady rain, it's the move the cars, the street is flooding again rain. So, the ground is muddy, the streets have big puddles, and the yard is a mess. But, the good thing, is we really needed the rain, and we got it. It makes us all nervous when we see the wall clouds with the rain. We didn't get any tornado's yet so that is wonderful as we don't have a basement.
The kids and I went to the Springs yesterday, had to get some unders and what not for everyone and the hubby's Comet needed a starter. We got a few more bucks from my suit against the insurance Co. from the semi accident so, might as well go shopping. I love shopping therapy and got some yarn from the Goodwill and Salvation Army stores. I am thinking of making hats for the kids for this winter. I have started one already and Ana is eying it and asking who it's for. Well, I am helping with the fireman's auction today, it's a fundraiser for the fire and ambulance Dept. so off I go to do hair and then off to the auction. Love and Peace.

Not Much

Not much going on today, I am watching a couple of girls Newt likes while their mom is at work. Ana started school yesterday, the first day of her last year of high school. :-( The boys start on Wednesday, I figure by newt week things will smooth out and life will return to sort of normalcy if we ever had that to begin with. James goes to his shrink next Friday, I am hoping to get something to help relax and wind down in the evenings, we are already having the whole night upheaval, and we haven't even started to do the "bed time" thing yet, I have just made it a little earlier every night and tonight it will be a "bed time", school starts tomorrow. :-) I uploaded some pics to flickr this AM. I guess it's time to make some lunch for the little guys. Love and Peace.

Off to the Springs

Today the boys and I are going to town to finish up the school shopping at get their "gym shoes", you know the non marking soles and all. I hat e the fact they have to have special shoes for a year of gym in first grade! I only have about half their list to go before I am done shopping, had some stuff left over from last year. I also get to see my shrink today, yeah, more drugs!!!!!! I have been out of one of mine since about the middle of last week, so I think it will help to be on everything again. To answer a question some one else asked in their blog, yes, you can need a vaction when you are not working outside your house. Being a mom and wife takes it's tole and I am feeling very ready for school to start and everyone being gone during the day, we all need "our time". I am finding the boyfriend less than charming more and more and he still is not altering his behavior at all. He can say he is sorry but, actions are far louder than words. Well, off to get ready to go, than a fun filled day shopping with kids? Then a night of meeting at the school at 6,7. and 7:30. I know, my life is one big party, how can I stand it?!?!?!?!?! Love and Peace.

Enough

I have had enough of the boyfriend. He has a habit of only thinking of himself or not thinking at all. He lacks respect for me, yet is very timid and respectful around Bill. I have tries to talk to him and explain to him the fact that the house he is living in is not his but, Bill and I's and we worked hard to get it. I am about to blow and, if he thinks I am bitch now he hasn't seen nothing yet! I am just bitting my tongue till he finds a place and can move out! I love my daughter but, I would have dumped the selfish asshole a long time ago. I guess I am just tired of having him ask me if I got to do the things HE wanted me to do today, as if I am just here to do his stuff and ignore the rest of the stuff I had to do today, I just got the last of the vacation pics downloaded it takes a while to even get on the computer with the kids all wanting on it all day. Well, the kids go back to school soon and he will be moving out SOON. Love and Peace.

Back from the Cabin

We had a great time at the cabin. I found out Robert isn't an outdoors boy, he just thinks he is and that can be very funny at times. We fished, without much luck, and hiked a lot more than we had before. All in all we had fun. Bill and I shared the cooking chores and everyone ate well while in the mountains. I found and we explored the Tincup Cemetery which we all found very interesting. I took lots of pics which I will be posting on Flickr. Newt my youngest has a thing for getting in Taylor Res. in just his unders but, he also has the best luck fishing, maybe if we all tried it we would all catch bigger fish. I was able to use my EMT skills on an elderly man who had fallen on some sharp rocks. He cut his hand pretty bad and needed a pressure bandage to stop the bleeding. I told him to have a Dr. look at it and that he may need stitches, he then asked if he could continue to fish for a while before leaving. I said yes. We pulled back into Hugo around 3:30 PM yesterday and that is when things went to hell in a hand basket.
Bills boss drove by on her way to Colorado Springs and we found out her husband is not doing well and may pass away before too long. We were also told that a young man from Hugo had died that AM from a bad cut to his fingers(still sketchy on those details). So, we have the bad news lets go in the house and bring the dogs in from the backyard. When we check dogs Spot is missing, I call around to find out he had been taken to the vets early on Saturday AM and had passed away a few hours ago from Parvo, we are all upset we have lost the baby of the family. I am thinking maybe we should just turn around and go back to the mountains by now. My oldest son James then checks his room to check on his mouse, sadly she has passed away also! Dam! Now I know I want to go away again. So, I will tell you, Spot is the only dog I ever thought about getting all his shots for, not just rabies, I had started his puppy shots and was in the process of getting them all, he had had part but, not all of his Parvo stuff, yet, he is the one that died! Really makes me wonder but, the vet was nice enough to come to the house yesterday around 4:30 and give shots to our other dogs, hopefully nobody else will get sick. I write more later, now I am off to the laundromat to do the mountains of laundry, that way it will be done and it will be out of the way, I think I have three black trash bags full!!! HELP!!!! Love and Peace.

Off to the Cabin!!!!!

Well, today we leave for the cabin. We will be off around 3 or 4 this afternoon after hubby gets off work. I am so excited. Ana and Robert have never been up to the cabin yet so they are really happy to get to go this time. I still have to finish packing and getting our fishing gear out of the garage, get out the sleeping bags, and pack the van and truck. I am also doing a perm for a gal this AM. I have clothes in the dryer that need to be folded and packed. We will be stopping in Colorado Springs to grocery shop and hit Wal-Mart for those last minute things. I am thinking we will be getting to the cabin this evening after dark, I have never got there after dark before. We will have to turn on the propane and unload by flashlight and lantern, that will be interesting. We are going to have so much fun and sadly enough the cabin is bigger than my house so we won't be tripping over each other and everyone will be more relaxed. As my friend Patty says "the cabin fixes everything". Everyone has been on edge the last few days. Well, I will let you know haw it went next week, we will be home around the 11th. Love and Peace.