This weather!

Ok seriously how does it go from being 80+ degrees to 50! This has been the worst spring for weather. Cold cold cold. I want it to be warm already. However the nice thing about this is that my ac is down right now and its been good not having to sweat it out too much lately. Yesterday was rough.

Its one of those lay around the house and sleep days. Too bad that Zachary doesn’t agree with that idea. As soon as he lays down for his nap. I’am so napping!!! We had a good day yesterday. Sean took Gabby and her friends to the pool most of the day. Zachary and I hung out at home and played in the front yard with the neighbor kids. Later we grilled burgers, ate chips, and I drank blue moon. Just before bedtime we set off a few fireworks we bought from Tennessee. Lynn and Josh came over and we had a pretty chill day.

Today is Sean sisters b-day. She is offically 18. I feel so old=( We got her some cards and that was about it. We gave money twards her laptop for graduation so I didn’t feel it was that necessary to get her a b-day gift. However i might pick up something little later.

Well I’m gonna get some lunch going here so that i can put the monster down.

Bye for now

Graduation time and more

Hello world. I have been a busy bee these days. Since my last post coming back from NC. I can’t seem to sit still. Yesterday was Alethea’s graduation ceremony from High School. I’m starting to feel really old. I remember when this kid was like 5 or 6. Time sure does fly. I Couldn’t help but be so proud of her. She has amazing artistic talent. I never really knew that side of her until these last few years. Pretty impressive too. I wish I could show you all some of her work. June 14 is the party to celebrate her birthday, her siblings b-days, and her graduation. Should be fun!

I got my haircut yesterday FINALLY. It was so over due. I had about 4-6 inches cut off. Crazy huh? It feels so much better though. I don’t know why I waited so long. Like I said in the previous paragraph I have been a busy bee these days. I have been trying to plant in my garden too. I think today I will finish the veggies I have bought before they die. I’m trying tomatoes again this year. Also cucumbers, green peppers, and green onions. Should be interesting. I Also have some herbs such as cilantro, and basil. I was trying to grow a “salsa garden” so that I was able to make salsa all summer. Will see how it all goes. I think maybe I’m being a bit ambiguous. This weather has been so cold I have been afraid to put them in the ground. However I was thinking about this yesterday and realized that I bought all these goodies outdoors surely they can be outdoors in my neck of the woods…lol What a genius I’am!

Anyway I need to get moving for my day. I need to run to Menard’s and find some things. Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day.

Bye for now

It’s been awhile again

I can’t seem to get enough time to keep up with this blogging stuff. I guess I will update everyone.

First off my mothers day weekend was spent in North Carolina. My great grandma(one of two of my blood) is on her last ride of her life right now. She had fluid on her lungs and was almost lost twice(before we visited) They have gotten the fluid out of her lungs but her heart is only functioning at about 25%, which isn’t good of course. So to make a long story short she has recovered some and his doing well but because her heart is so weak there’s not much else they can do for her. She is currently staying at a nursing home. Which of course she is not happy with. My aunt works evenings and isn’t home enough to take care of her. Her hands are tied. So I’m pretty sure my great grandma doesn’t have much time life. She is 93 and has been fighting for her life for awhile now. I sure hope i live to see that age! Its sad for me because this is all I have as far as my kin goes. I have had a lot of loss in my life and sometimes I wonder why me? I have always desired deep family connections. Unfortunately for me that’s never happened and I’m not so sure it ever will. I can only create that kind of life for my kids and hope that they feel the love of “a family” and pass those things along in there lives as they expand. My wish and prayers these days are for deeper family connections and love.

On another note my mom was suppose to graduate this weekend. She did not graduate and now has to repeat her last semester of school and now hopefully graduating in Dec/Jan. Family is in town to celebrate so needless to say there’s no celebration so everyone is just kinda “hanging” I believe they are all going home tomorrow. Its been nice to enjoy family this weekend but I can’t help but feel a “fake” sense of admiration and connection. Those that know my family situation know what i mean. Its been frustrating for me and aggravating. I try to stay positive and hope for the best but I can’t help but wonder what is gonna lie ahead for my family. Only time will tell I guess. My prayer is that we will have peace and that everyone will feel loved and cared for regardless of what happens.

With all that said. Today is a nice day and its Saturday. Gabby has a game. Go purple gators! She is really excited because her uncle, and aunts will be coming. Speaking of game I should probley get moving. I need to shower and get myself ready amongst getting my kids ready as well. Life is good!

Bye for now

Holy Hot Night

So it was the most uncomfortable nites sleep i have had since I was pregnant. I felt like my body was swelling up the whole nite. Then all of a sudden at 3am I got reflux. I’m sure its a symptom of my weight. As if that wasn’t enough Zachary was in and out of our bed all nite as well. So I got practically no sleep. I feel like a zombie right now. Its so stuffy in this house. Our ac is down and we are not sure whats wrong. Our friend Al is suppose to come fix it when he has time. I had called him a week ago but he had sprained his leg and was out of work. So that means we have to wait or pay some other company way too much. Its not life threatening so we will tough it out.

Another rainy, gloomy day. I’m ready for it to stay nice for awhile. Its long over due. Gabby has another game Saturday and I’m gonna be bummed if its cold and rainy again. We haven’t had very many nice games. I think maybe one. Very frustrating. Hopefully also she won’t get crushed again. They just can’t seem to win. Poor purple gators. They sure do have fun though. I guess that’s the point.

So this weekend is mothers day. Sean works all day. I got the ipod touch as my mothers day gift. I don’t need or want anything anyway. Hopefully I will get cards from my kids. On another note, my brother Josh whom I’m very close to will be home. I have missed him so much. The kids love him so much as well. I can hardly wait.

Well I should get going on my day. I need to run to target. I know HUGE surprise there huh…lol

Long time…forgot to post this last nite

Its been awhile. I have been kept outside against my will for hours at a time by a little two year old. I mean I can’t even get him inside so that i can go potty. I have been enjoying the outdoors myself but at times I just want to come inside and get out of the sun…lol I need to get some kind of locks on my doors so that he can’t escape whenever he pleases. Its been a nice couple of days. I don’t think its gonna be so nice the rest of the week though. Welcome to Chicago huh?

So I have been inspired to do some gardening this year. Nothing too crazy cause I really don’t have room. I just want a few things here and there. I tried growing green zebra tomatoes in a pot last year but the whole plant got tomato rot and was ruined after all my efforts…I was bummed and pissed. So this time I think I will try and do it in the ground. Hopefully I will get organized soon and get on it so that I’m not too far behind on my growing. I look forward to growing veggies and things again this year. Cross your fingers for me so that everything makes it. I have also been trying to tackle filling in the empty spots in my landscape. Last year we paid a company way too much money to landscape the yard but no plants were added, just beds were made. The plan was for me to add them this spring as I could afford and go from there. I find it to be frustrating because I’m not sure of were, what, and how things should be planted. I feel overwhelmed and not sure were to start. Needless to say I have thought of hiring landscapers again. I have had a couple quotes, one being pretty pricey in my opinion for what little I want planted and the other being a bit desperate and strange to hire. My second quote was from a man that Sean sold things to from his job. He showed up at my house today originally telling me 1,400.00 i just about swallowed my tongue. He could tell I wasn’t very happy and then started decreasing the price as I hummed and hawed. Finally the lovely hubby came to the resue and he went from 1,400.00 to 750.00 HUGE price jump. We agreed on that figure but I was still unsettled. I felt alittle concerned with the ability of this company and there knowledge, not say mine is of an expertise but I questioned some of his ideas of what was dead in my garden already and what wasn’t. I called my hubby later in the evening to say I didn’t feel comfortable and wanted to cancel the appt in the morning. He was ok with the idea and relayed the message to the company. However later that evening my hubby calls me again to say that the landscaper has come down to 450.00 All this making me even more leery of this company. I mean seriously how do you go from 1,400.00-450.00 All big red flags to me. I don’t know call me skeptical but I just can’t see it all panning out the way I want it. So to make a long story short. We have to buy the flowers and tell the landscaper were we want them planted. Now the whole reason why I wanted to hire someone from the start was so that they would know were and what to plant in the areas I would like more plants. So if I hire this landscaper I’m buying plants and telling him were to put them and he is also laying down mulch for me as well. Which is not what my original thoughts were. Crazy huh, sends my head in to spins thinking about it really. I have no clue whats going on now and what were are gonna do. I’m thinking maybe I will just do it myself at this point no matter how slow or horrible I do it. Everyone has gotta learn something right? I feel exhausted thinking about doing it…lol

Anyway, I should go for now. I need to get some water and relax. Hopefully my next post will come sooner this time. Bye for now!

May 1 forgot to publish

Mornings are always so slow in my house. Everyone of us move like a snail. Unfortunately that causes us to miss Gabby’s bus alot…not that big of a deal. I just drive her and off she goes. As I came home from dropping Gabby off at school. My lovely hubby was up making breakfast already. I was literally gone 5 min. I think he is feeling guilty for leaving us all weekend. He is going to visit family in Michigan. Which is fine with me. I’m just worried about him getting a speeding ticket. Hopefully he won’t though.

On another note. We are raising butterflies and one of them hatched today. It was a cool thing for Gabby to see before she went off to school. There’s 4 more to go now. I’m sure its gonna happen quickly from here out. I wish I could keep them forever. Its fun to do and Gabby really enjoys the cycle of life.

I have been thinking of doing another garden this year. however last year I tried growing tomatoes and it failed. I grew them in a pot so maybe I need to consider the ground this time. I want to grow cucumbers, green onions, and tomatoes. I don’t want anything HUGE but something more manageable.