WOW! Has it really been almost 16 months???

I'm needing a venting hole, creative outlet, something, so the blog is up again.

SO much has happened in the last 16 months, some good, some bad, but I want to focus on now... and plan for tomorrow... no going backwards. Learn from the past but live for the now. Now... I just finished a really good salad: spinach leaves, romaine lettuce, broccolini, jack cheese, green onions, avocado, and mango slices. I topped it off with a slightly sweet Vidalia Onion Dressing. That's my now.

Scooby Doo in the background while the kids wind down for a nap, Matt out getting the car smogged, and me, right here and now. They kids probably won't go down for a nap as I hoped. KJ is getting too old for naps. She is six now, as she constantly reminds me. And Max ran out of his meds before the refill was processed so I am trying to remain calm to help bring him back down every 3 minutes. I will either call Matt home for backup and a sanity break, or I will have to take them out for a run around the lake. (sigh) I'm not feeling well still so walking sounds like was too much energy being spent that I just don't have. I'm working on that one, more energy.

I have tried 3 times to get up early to get a decent workout in. Hasn't happened yet, but I want to keep making it a priority. I once use the Wii Fit and track what I do, what I weigh, all of it. With the Wii I can add yoga, stretching, core strengthening, dance aerobics, and fun activities such as chasing a dog around a park. It was working. Then we moved from our house in with my mother while she was on chemo. No schedule has been conducive to exercising since then. Now I have the time, I just have to make it a priority to actually happen. Motivation is not my strong suit when it comes to working out. I'm Working on it...

I feel like I have lost my friends. We live so far from most of them. Work, Kids, and being here at Sharon's doesn't make any time or opportunity for hanging out just visiting. It feels isolating at times, but then I can't say I am that fun of a person to be around these days either. One more thing to make a priority. See my friends. Spend time with other adults, other parents, other's who know my crazy world and love me anyways.

Geeezzzzz.... when I read back up through what I have written, it sounds like such a personal pity party!!! (laughing) I do have a lot to be thankful for. My kids are healthy and academically thriving! I'm still married! I live in a nice house in a wonderful neighborhood with a great school for my kids! Kelly & Jean SO VERY GENEROUSLY gave us their Saturn since they were given a new vehicle. Two cars makes such a difference! I have a job, just part time, but at least something!! Matt is over half done with his degree. And it's getting warmer outside! We miss the boat and the beach! We can't wait to get back to both!

Here are the most recent pics of the kids:

KJ & Max

This was just a day or two ago when we went for a walk.

Here is Mike at Easter first with his girlfriend Kathleen, and then with the little ones:

Apparently, he twisted his ankle and popped his shoulder out of socket playing softball just a week after the picture above. Two accident prone boys I have!! Oh, and my own Tim Taylor hubby!!! So glad we have Kaiser!!!

Until next time....

It's Been a While...

Reminds me of that Nickleback song LOL.

But anyways...... things have been so busy and chaotic since school started, we moved, kids are transfering schools, comuting is a b*tch, and the holidays just really wiped me out.  The second week in January and I had pneumonia.  They think I had walking pneumonia for a few weeks before it got bad enough to knock me down... and  it did!  YUCK!

Kaitlynn's surgery went well!  The doctor said she pulled out some HUGE adenoids!! The only part that was rough was when she woke up from the anethstesia. She was thrashing and pissed off! She wasn't aware of what she was doing or anything around her, so we couldn't even comfort her.  They had to give her a dose of pain meds to knock her back out so she could wake up slower and calmer.  Her is her recovering:

had to be with Dad!

Our Little Trooper!

Max couldn't help but upstage his sister on the evening she came home from the hospital. With mom, dad, and all the grandmas in attendance, he decided to trip on a toy and hit the one spot on his footboard that could split his forehead open. Back to Kaiser we went... 5 stitches later...

with the last scar off to the right, he's trying to create his own Harry Potter look....

My schooling is going well.  I have perfect attendance and a 4.0 gpa.  Matt is starting there as well the second Monday in February.  He is going to get his IT AA.  He is a closet geek and loves computers so this is perfect for him. Especially when the construction is dead in this town and his back can't handle it anymore anyways.  He will go to day classes and I will go to night classes. Hard schedules, but we are trying to do the best for ourselves when this economy turns around and be in a better position financially.

Kaitlynn turned 5 and had a party at McDonald's. It was a lot of fun and she had a blast!! Here is her and her BFF, Rylee. 

and here she is 2 hours early waiting to go to her party:

I'll try to keep up better here now that some of the chaos has passed.  But with this group, ther will always be something going on... makes life interesting HAHAHAHAHA!

Fall Activity Pics - Kids - My School

You can see our Trip to the Pumpkin Patch, Making & Baking Fall & Halloween Cookies, and Halloween 2010 pictures at the following links.  What great Fall Fun!

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Max is in two different Presschools - Mon & Wed he has Preschool that is specifically geared to Speech Therapy Activities, and the rest of the week he goes to a regular state Preschool through the school district.  The Mon/Wed class has gotten their school pictures back and Max's was PRECIOUS!!

Isn't he just too dang cute?!?!  Three years old and already a handsome little devil!!!  He will have his other class school pics as well as Kaitlynn getting hers in another week or two.  Mike got his but they weren't exactly great and he and I agreed to do the retakes.... still waiting for them to come back.

 

I have finished this first tern towards my Medical Billing & Coding Specialist Certificate.  A+ in my Strategies class (102%), an A in my Keyboarding Class, and an A in my Computer Concepts class, so what does that make...?  4.25, right?  WOOHOO!!  Dean's List here I come!!  I am so excited about school and loving it!!  Very proud of myself for getting back there and doing this well!