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Mom of 2November 14 A Long Overdue UpdateWe have settled into our home and are adjusting to Missouri. Our land lord just had new windows installed. The screens are ordered and on their way. The have many projects lined up for this place and as long as we take care of the home and pay rent on time they will continue to improve on the place. (Hmm, sounds familiar, lol.)
I found a second job driving taxi and the first week and weekend I drive was the worst they had on record in years even though it was a payday weekend. (We live off of a military base and time lines here go by when the military get paid.) I am going out job hunting again next week. I really want to get ahead of my bills. To everyone who has suporrted us through financial means, help, blessings, and prayers, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Even just listening has helped.
Nick has been enjoying the freedom of being a teenager who is doing well. Shh, don't tell him how oober well he is doing, lol. Teens don't like that. He is getting decent grades, helps infinitely around the house, and helps with his sister even if it is grudgingly. We are talking about having him go the bigger school for highschool because we found out the small school we picked does not have Jr ROTC or football. Nick is talking of a military career after highschool. He has lots of friends and has been able to go out on several ocassions on group activities.
Amber is doing in well school, also. Her vocabulary is on a middle school level. Her reading and comprehension is on a 4th grade level. She is doing 3rd grade language arts. Her weakest subject is math, but she is on a second grade level for that, so I am not complaining. They don't normally test Kindergarteners for the gifted program, but they insist that she is well prepared for it. She is enjoying going to full day kindergarten on a daily basis. She is a beautiful, well adjusted, social girl.
We all miss Washington very much, especially on days like these when the weather is so nice and mild. We can't help but to be home sick, but we are building a great life for ourselves. Slowly, but consistently, we are working to make ourselves happy and healthy. November 04 Incredible MachineA friend sent this in an email and all I could think was, this is what you get when you seem to have every other instrument, lol. Now who does that sound like?
September 13 The TripI packed what few things were most important and put them in storage, packed the thigns we could not live without into the car and the kids and I drove out to Missouri. The minute I hit Springfield, I got an overwhelming panic attack. Did I really just empty everything out of our house and move the kids and I back to Missouri? Once we got into town, we went to my friend's home and umnpacked the car. After showers and clean clothes, we all went to see Bobby. I left the kids in his care and went to drive around town and see what had changed. I saw many changes. The town seems to have grown in a good way. No longer is it just a small town off of a small military base. There are many new stores, resteraunts, and hotels. New homes and apartment complexes have popped up. Even with all the changes, it is still Missouri. Today I take the kids to see their great Aunt and Uncle and then they will go with Bobby to see his brother's family. I will be out and about getting reacquinted with the town I left in such a hurry. September 02 Seasons of ChangeWow, how quick the summer has flown by. The kids are ready for school, but we are in the process of moving back to Missouri. I know, I know. I said I would never go back there in a million years, but I am moving closer to the kids dad and closer to my boyfriend. Life has many strange twists and turns and you never know where you will land or fall.
I can not believe how much work it is to pack a house our size and all the things we have accumulated after such a short amount of time. I seriously believe that some of our stuff has mated and that is how we ended up with so much stuff. Ah, but we hope that all the packing and moving is done Friday afternoon so that the kids and I can start our treck back to Missouri via car. Wish us much happiness. March 17 A Day Home With AmberAmber and I usually enjoy quiet days at home. I working on a project or on the computer and Amber on her coloring, homework, or some other project she has come up with. We lived a quiet, yet sometimes boring existence. In comes, my roommate and 2 kids. Things are not always quiet or smooth, but Amber enjoys the company immensely. Today, my roommate and her two children have gone to the children's museum. Now I am not saying that Amber wouldn't have enjoyed it but these are hard times and thinking about the gas, eating out and the price of admission just didn't sound like it was something we were going to do. Amber's question is not why don't we go with them, but what are we going to do. OK, must come up with something brilliant... ok, or something that will keep her occupied. Cooking is what I came up with. Amber has wanted to use her Easy Bake Oven for a long time. It was also lunch time. Amber wants to make cake, macaroni and cheese and pizza. Sounds good to me. I let her do as much of the cooking, stirring, and such. I love the look on amber's face. The pure joy of having time with Mom and doing a fun activity. After we ate the lunch Amber made and she had her dessert, it was time for clean-up. Amber was a good helper and we put the kitchen back to the condition we had found it. Now it was time for a more quiet activity. Lay down time (nap time minus the nap) is usually a hard time until I can get her to stay still long enough for her body to crash, lol. So I we put on Nim's Island and I type up our days work.
December 26 The Day AfterIt always seems that there is a whirlwind of presents, food, family, friends, phone calls, emails, and text messages and the day after is the day to relax, ok, put together all the toys and help unpack stuff, lol. A little slower then yesterday. Amber got to really play in her cottage and with her Hanna Montana guitar game.
Christmas 2008The kids had a good Christmas. They received many gifts and we even were able to go to my folks despite the massive amount of snow. Here are the pics.
Amber hates having he hair brushed, hence the sad face.
The gingerbread cookies the kids decorated.
Amber discovering her cottage.
Surely teenager Nick, so cool!
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