School starting for the kids has been quit an adjustment for me and for them. It starts in the morning having to be somewhere, which is just not a concept that I enjoy. Then, the school day is just not convenient. Not enough time to do somethings, and long for others. Maggie has not started school yet so, I then have to entertain her ALL DAY LONG(please spare the nasty comments, I know I should treasure these moments) I however am looking forward to October when he is in school three mornings a week.
What happens when they get home is even worse! The car ride home is filled with loud children all talking at me at the same time. Each louder and louder so that they can be heard. Needless to say, I have heard nothing. But at least the kids are restrained with seat belts in the car, because once they unbuckle the fun really starts! Racing to the door, pushing into the house then the good stuff, yelling, screaming, hitting and even a few bites this week. I spend the next 2 hours trying to referee these matches while trying to get dinner cooked and homework done, it is a wonder I am not is an institution by the time Husband gets home.
Bedtime used to be good around here and that too has all changed with the start of school. It is a fight with the kids every night to go to sleep, which then makes every morning start the same way!
So, I am looking for ways to channel my inner patience, because I guess my meds don't do that:) However what they are doing is allowing me to write this, with a bit of humor and no tears:)
Friday, September 12, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
HUSBAND!
Before I go today, I would like to say :
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY HUSBAND! THANK YOU FOR THE BEST 9 YEARS OF MY LIFE!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY HUSBAND! THANK YOU FOR THE BEST 9 YEARS OF MY LIFE!
A Look Inside...
My blogging buddies seem to have a political & religious theme going and I have to say this has been rather interesting. It is exciting to me to see what makes people tick and their beliefs on politics & religion can sure help with that insight. The other thing I find interesting about people's political views is how different they look to me as an insider looking out. Living in the DC metro area for the past 11 years has made me see things a bit differently than most. Husband worked for a member of Congress for 8 years so I have seen first hand how a bill becomes law, and all the work that it takes to be a member of Congress. Husband also worked at the White House and we were given some great opportunities to go there with our children and to meet the President. Watching the fireworks on the 4th of July from the South Lawn of the White House with your three kids is amazing and really it doesn't matter who the president is at that moment. You are at the White House on the 4th of July watching fireworks, what is more American than that! I gotten to meet people that most of the country sees on TV and seen that they are in-fact people and not just a party. Don't get me wrong, I have my political opinions and vote based on policy not personality(usually:) but it is just a little different when you are standing in line with a Senator and his wife talking about bathrooms in the White House. When work is done here, politics can get left at the office, so when Sen. McCain and Sen. Biden say they are friends, it is not just or show, they may really like eachother. And if you come to town, you could see a Democrat and Republican having dinner and enjoying the company:)
HELP!
Have you ever been overwhelmed to the point of being paralyzed? You have no idea where to start because the list of "TO DO'S" is just too long and the time just too short.
I have a bad habit of over committing, I cannot say no(except to my family:). So, right now on my plate I have 2 finals for school, an accounting project, front desk duty and my mom, sister and niece coming tomorrow. Throw in there grad school, which starts Oct 6, religious education for the kids, which starts Sept 25th, swimming lesson(Sept.21), College Graduation Oct 18, soccer until Nov.1, Declan's b-day(Oct 2), Back to school night next week, a soccer meeting, Husband traveling and taking classes. A birthday party for Declan and Killi and I am just going crazy. And Maggie starts school on the 29th. Too Much To Do! If you have tips to get me started, I'd love them!
I have a bad habit of over committing, I cannot say no(except to my family:). So, right now on my plate I have 2 finals for school, an accounting project, front desk duty and my mom, sister and niece coming tomorrow. Throw in there grad school, which starts Oct 6, religious education for the kids, which starts Sept 25th, swimming lesson(Sept.21), College Graduation Oct 18, soccer until Nov.1, Declan's b-day(Oct 2), Back to school night next week, a soccer meeting, Husband traveling and taking classes. A birthday party for Declan and Killi and I am just going crazy. And Maggie starts school on the 29th. Too Much To Do! If you have tips to get me started, I'd love them!
Friday, September 5, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
What Happens ...
I know I have mentioned many times that Husband and I have been together for 18 years and married for 9(next week:), but I still want to know is the is a secret to having a long and happy life together and if so what is it? And what I really want to know is what happens to your relationship after your kids grow-up and move out? Does your relationship just grow as your kids do? So, I am just wondering.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Comments...
I was going to just leave a comment to Rebecca's Blog, but I had too much to say on the topic, so I figured I use an entire post for comment. Her post was about the fact that Gov. Palin's 17 year old daughter, Bristol is pregnant and getting married. At issue is that fact that the Palin's are Christan and their values do not condone this type of behavior and there for should we be praising Gov. Palin as a mother and her daughter for her choice to marry at 17 and have the baby. I am going to respond based on my life experiences on this topic.
First, this story, which was never being hidden, just not volunteered, was commented on by Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin because there were many stories on the net suggesting that The Palin's last child was not theirs, but their daughter's, which was false. So, they commented in hopes of letting people know that she is in fact pregnant. I am not sure though why it was necessary to print lies about something so serious.
Second, on the issue of Christian values and pre-marital sex, I think it comes down to a church to church basis. For instance, when husband and I were going to our counseling before we got married, the priest knew that we had been having sex, and that was okay in our church as we were in a committed relationship. I know not all church preach that, but ours did.
Third, on the choice to support her daughter in her choice to have the baby and get married at 17, I think it is good. Good not because it would/or would not be my choice, but because they are standing by there value of life. I am sure they had hope for their daughter not to have gotten pregnant, but she did and what do you do next? The answer to that question is what speaks to the heart of their values. As parents, many of us are faced with choices on how to handle things our children have done that we would have rather they not, but we are their parents and do what is best to support them. I think that the Governor, her daughter and her entire family should not be praised, but left alone to deal with this private family issue. It is not something that makes her unable to be Vice- President.
Last, as for Bristol and the baby's father getting married at 17, I have been with my husband since I was 15, I am 33 now. I could have gotten married at 17 and been okay. I didn't, but at 18 we were living together and have ever since.
First, this story, which was never being hidden, just not volunteered, was commented on by Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin because there were many stories on the net suggesting that The Palin's last child was not theirs, but their daughter's, which was false. So, they commented in hopes of letting people know that she is in fact pregnant. I am not sure though why it was necessary to print lies about something so serious.
Second, on the issue of Christian values and pre-marital sex, I think it comes down to a church to church basis. For instance, when husband and I were going to our counseling before we got married, the priest knew that we had been having sex, and that was okay in our church as we were in a committed relationship. I know not all church preach that, but ours did.
Third, on the choice to support her daughter in her choice to have the baby and get married at 17, I think it is good. Good not because it would/or would not be my choice, but because they are standing by there value of life. I am sure they had hope for their daughter not to have gotten pregnant, but she did and what do you do next? The answer to that question is what speaks to the heart of their values. As parents, many of us are faced with choices on how to handle things our children have done that we would have rather they not, but we are their parents and do what is best to support them. I think that the Governor, her daughter and her entire family should not be praised, but left alone to deal with this private family issue. It is not something that makes her unable to be Vice- President.
Last, as for Bristol and the baby's father getting married at 17, I have been with my husband since I was 15, I am 33 now. I could have gotten married at 17 and been okay. I didn't, but at 18 we were living together and have ever since.
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