She's here!

Got in last night about 10:30 with our exchange student. She is exhausted but so sweet!! I am so happy I can't wait to bring her up to the shop so she can meet everyone. I want to show her all the cool Fireman sbing stuff that Sherri has and get her started on her albums. I am so lucky.

RM has a full size frige in her apartment so she moved her dorm size frige upstairs so I loaded with water and fresh fruit for her that way she doesn't have to make a trip down stairs.

She went with me to see SHS's football game at Hillcrest but I could tell she was fading fast. So after the 1/2 time show I brought her home so she could start to catch up on her sleep.

I let her email her Mom when she got to the house so that she could let her know she was safe and had arrived then after that she crashed and is still asleep

I'll post pictures soon!

You would think. . . .

After 3 years of her being in college I would get use to RM being away. But this has been the first time since she left last friday that I have been in her room and nearly lost it.

I know, I know -- I have been up since 2 a.m. with Chris and back and forth between the pharmacy, the Dr., back the the pharmacy. I know that I am tired but - What is wrong with me.

I even got to talk to her today via phone about her new job as an assistant youth minister. She loves her kids and I could almost see the excitement of the new adventure. The operative word here being almost. It is not the same as seeing her as she drives back to her apartment about how she is planing all these things for them and how she is hoping to get this or that accomplished.

Not fair! I'm her mom I should be there in the same room seeing her telling this.

But then...I did the same thing to my mother. Not moving 3 hours away but 1,700 miles away. Did she miss me like I miss my daughter? Did she worry like I do? Did she go into my room and cry a few tears?

I think I'll send my mom some roses in the morning.

Just because........

I'm Back

Wow loose one little password and the whole world comes to a screeching halt. Actually so much happened since April I was like wow slow down world I want OFF NOW!!

In May RM had emergency surgery. I am so very grateful to God that He watched over her and that she was home when this happened even if the HMO is stupid and won't pay the hospital bills. That is ok. She is alive and well and that is all that matters to me.

June- end of school year drama with CD and all that plus a bag of chips. LOL Also getting CD ready for Germany

July - brought RM to KZ as a summer visitor. She got to go to Paris and get lost in Moscow before finally reaching Almaty. However there is more that I can't share without her permission, but I am so very grateful to have her home and SAFE.

July - also brought summer band into play and Most of August. I was also able to find a second job at my lss with some very dear friends who knew what my situation is and was so willing to help me by allowing me to work there part time.

August- brought more summer band and VBS and more work and well I also had a friend transfer to Dallas so I don't get to see her like I use to (sad face goes here)

The Summer brought flooding here in North Texas and ants. I also lost an online friend to Breast cancer.

BUT: September is coming and looking at my calender there are only 4 more shopping months till Christmas. LOL at this rate I am going to slow down about 2010 which I have tentatively penciled in.

Today is the first day of my week of cleaning. I had a dr appointment this a.m. but rescheduld until this afternoon. It is my 12 hr fast test for diabetics and I am not looking forward to being awake most of those 12 hours.

I was able to get some of the laundry done and re done after I accidentally put a navy colored mat in with the whites. Most of the blue came out them after the second washing however I do owe CD a new WHITE bra. The good part is she has a blue one now.

Chris started on the Garage and I was able to help him finish up. Then we decided to Bomb it for anything living Just in case because now that the area is drying out Ants are everywhere.

He is out cleaning his grill and I am trying to get caught up on my cleaning I think I am going to go to Fly Lady and see if she can help me get my act together in the short time that I have. Chris and RM shampooed my rugs last week so that helps bunches but I am still kind of wanting to spring clean everything.

Oh the big poop and reason I took two weeks off from work:
CD's German Exchange student partner is going to be here on 8/31/07! I am so excited to finally meet here. She and her family treated CD like gold I can't wait to return the favor.

Sorry that my life has been kind of crazy lately and looking at it, it doesn't seem to be getting better anytime soon. I will however try to remember my password and not be such a bad blogger from here on in

Blue Bonnet beauties

My girls at the Denison Dam Easter afternoon

Easter Greetings

Greetings from the frozen north (north Texas that is) It is currenly 45F and I have a fire going in the fireplace. What a weekend.
Thursday - Went to work no biggie
Thursday Night - pick CD up from PreUIL and get ready for Falls Creek
Friday 4:00 a.m. get up go get gas and go to Oklahoma
Friday 6:30 a.m. drop CD off at Union Association Cabin and head back to Sherman
Friday 7:30 a.m. call into the office - not needed for the day Head home
Friday 9:00 a.m. Arrive at house and start cleaning like a crazy person
Friday 12:00 RD arrives from college for the weekend along with 2 buddies for the weekend
Friday 1:00 p.m. Discover that CD had left her room a pig sty and start cleaning it. Ended up with 4 tall kitchen bags of garbage, 2 bags of clothes too small for her and 6 loads of dirty Laundry. RD comes home from taking her test at school and pitches in to help me. Totally rearrange CD's closet
Friday 4:00 take CC and the kids to Pizza Hut for early supper
Friday 6:00 return to house to finish up CD's room and move one of the kids into it for the night
Friday 8:00 p.m. make a target run for more cleaning supplies
Friday 9:00 p.m start on RD's and her buddies' laundry
Friday 11:30 p.m fire alarm goes off - alarm people call verify everything is ok. Call Fire department, captain arrives and changes out battery and checks for CO advises us if it happens again change out all the batteries and leaves 6 batteries with us
Saturday 2:00 a.m. head to Walmart for more batteries. the 6 left to us are either not working or defective
Saturday 3:00 a.m. call alarm people how do we turn them off can't stop the beeping or the alarm from going off
Saturday 3:30 a.m. call CC at work please come home and Help
Saturday 4:00 a.m. Tech for alarm people call me and advises me to turn off from the breaker/and or take batteries out. Warned of 110 Volts so be careful
Saturday 4:30 a.m. Find breaker and CC comes home. Discover defective alarm in guest room leave breaker off and take out battery for that alarm. Go to bed
Saturday 6:30 a.m. RM wakes me because she has to go get her sister in OK
Saturday 9:30 a.m. make biscuits and forget to turn on exhaust fan
Saturday 9:39 a.m. discover that alarm works with just batteries
Saturday 10:00 RM and CD back from OK We all have a late breakfast
Saturday 11:45 RM and guest head to church with cello
Saturday 2:00 take CD to church with Trombone
Saturday 4:00 p.m. wake CC and go Red Lobster for Birthday Celebration
Saturday 6:30 p.m. go to Braums for dessert.
Saturday 8:00 RM comes back with DVD
Saturday 11:00 p.m. turn tv off after watching the Mavs win
SLEEP like the dead until morning
EASTER:
Sunday make breakfast for everyone
Head to church to hear Handel's Messiah with both girls performing
Head to Denison Dam to take pictures in the bluebonnets
Head to Applebee's for lunch
4:00 p.m. wave RM and friends off back to school
and now I am fixing to finish cleaning my room.
I am so glad I have to go to work in the morning. I need the rest.

Ok Here is the Poop

Ok here is the poop -

You may or may not remember back in 2002 when I was attacked and ended up in the ER Because I was hit in the head with a 2X4, apparently (I don't know why) but that was the start of my problem.

The damage is irreparable. I have lost hearing in both ears even though it is only higher ranges. Something to do with the bone behind the ear(?) Chris may have to clarify this one.

They can do nothing about the ringing in the ears and the sensitivity to noise and It is only going to get worse. Learn to live with it.

my lifestyle prior to growing up (ie young adult) did not help matters any - the damage to the eardrum is done and cannot be reversed.

I am not a candidate for surgery

I am not a candidate for a hearing aid.

I can be fitted for special ear pieces for when I am on stage, even though Doc would prefer me away from any noise at all - Yeah like that is going to happen

Ok shed enough tears about this.

Acceptance and moving on.

Bad blogger bad bad blogger

Ok so am not so good at blogging. LOL
After a couple weeks in Florida I return to my home grateful all that God has blessed me with.
I am now traving back and forth to Dallas this week for some OJT training and helping the skip trace unit get caught up.
Rae is home for the weekend and for night of praise. I am glad she is home safe
House is a wreck but I am hoping to get it cleaned up soon. (I hope)
Everything is wet from the rain but I don't care I love being home