I didn't realize that it had been a while since my last real post.  So here goes ( Read more... )

The day started well.  Ginny headed off to school for the first time since last Monday, the twins were ready to head to school, I was off the hook to help at the school library (no school all week meant it looked like I left it last Monday), and I was going to exercise.  Then we arrived at 24 hour fitness.  Sam complained that his left side hurt.  ( Read more... )

We have been trapped in the house for 2 days now.  Our school district has canceled school for 3 days now (Tues, Wed, and now Thurs).  Our problem in the Dallas area is ice.  We only had a dusting of snow but prior to that we had rain storms followed by ice pellet storms.  The temps haven't gotten out of the teens since Monday so nothing is thawing ( Read more... )

We get to have an ice storm today.  Oh joy and rapture!  It means the kids will be home all day.  So much for getting the taxes started.  And to top it off, Virginia woke up sick again.  She is still on her antibiotics but this morning she began coughing and her temp spiked to 102.2.  Since we can't go anywhere, I had to give her a dose of ( Read more... )

I know I have been quiet lately but seeing as it is December, I think most people understand.

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Not a perfect one, but a good one.  It was a Tuesday, after all, and my sweetie is in San Francisco.  Chris will be home late Friday night and will go back to work on Tuesday night.  A short visit but it will be fun, I'm sure ( Read more... )

The first week of school is almost over.  I will go to pick up Virginia in 5 minutes and then go to pick up the twins 45 minutes later.  It has gone more or less the way I expected it to.  The twins are definitely tired by the end of the day.  I have been mostly successful at putting them to bed at 7:30.  Virginia doesn't object.  All 3 of my kids ( Read more... )

Virginia is almost 7 years old.  She will be going into 1st grade in 1 week.  And tomorrow, she will take her first communion.  Normally, she wouldn't be taking it until 5th grade (Chris told me that in the Catholic church it is 3rd grade) but she has been pestering me about it for 6 months.  At first I think she just wanted a morning snack.  ( Read more... )

Ginny has been so excited.  But then this morning, at 7:15 am (7 minutes before we leave the house), she comes to me and said, "Mom, I want to give something to Mrs. B (her K teacher)."  Well, Mommy is good but not THAT good.  I told her no, that she should have thought of that last night when we were at Target.  She pitched a fit.  And the fit ( Read more... )

I am not happy right now.  I have managed to get the twins into the Plano ISD pre-k program for free since Chris has been out of work for 6 months (7 months by the time his new job starts).  This is good.  However, they insist on sending them to the afternoon session.  This is bad.  I had hoped to be able to use the morning session to attend ( Read more... )