Michael was supposed to get home on Tuesday but due to circumstances that should NOT have been beyond his control, he didn’t quite make it. The weather was atrocious so he may not have made it, anyway. He came in on Wednesday afternoon and is leaving any minute now.
We spent Wednesday evening baking pie. We only did pumpkin because we knew it would be just the two of us and that he’d be leaving soon. We still ended up with too much pie.
Thursday we started out watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and then proceeded to prepare Thanksgiving dinner. Again…way too much food for just the two of us. We knew we were going to have dessert with his sisters so we had a piece of pie for lunch. Hehe The wind was howling the entire day and I kept finding myself praying that the lights would not go out. The house was literally shaking from the strong gusts of wind.
We had a nice visit with his sisters. Mikayla was playing with Michael for over an hour before she came over to me and asked, “Aunty Kerri, who’s that guy behind you?” We watched the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving program with them before we left. It seemed to be Craig’s first time seeing Peanuts on TV. He said, “Wow! This is even funnier than the comic!”
Friday we spent the entire day decorating. We put lights up in the windows, around the roof, around the living room ceiling, and all down the hallway. We also put the tree up, but didn’t decorate it until last night. I set out a few of my musical figures but still need to put out my bears.
Saturday we were supposed to go to Town for the day. We ended up spending a night over there. We bought the ingredients I’ll need to make cookies and fudge, my 2005 Christmas bears, a few Christmas gifts, and went to see Harry Potter.
Yesterday after returning from Town, we decorated the tree. Space Cadet brought Lucione and Lindsey over to visit their uncle. They played I Spy with my Christmas tree ornaments. They’ve been doing that ever since they were old enough to recognize the characters. My tree only has Disney ornaments and balls. The only items on the tree that are not Disney are the tree tops.
Yes, that’s tree topS, as in more than one. When Lucione was about 7 years old, she made an angel tree top for us. She drew it, cut it out, put it together, and wrapped it all by herself. It took her almost an entire day. When we bought the star for the tree this weekend, I hadn’t intended to use the angel this year. But after I looked at it, I didn’t have to heart to keep her packed away. Now she sits on top of the star.
Michael just called. There are no planes flying today so he’ll have to get on the ferry. That will get him to Town too late for his flight. I hope they can put him on a different flight. He’s never been late returning to work. I’m not sure what they’ll do.
Now that I’m back at work, I’ve got to start testing again because the semester is over in 3 weeks. I’ve just administered the first of a total of 19. If all goes as planned (it never does), I’ll have it all complete by December 13th. December 16th is our last day before Winter Break and Michael comes home on the 20th.
This will be his longest trip away, but when he comes back he’ll be here for 2 weeks. I was wanting to go down and visit him in January, but now I’m not so sure that’s going to work out. He already has his tickets home. We’ll have to see if the company will be willing to change it.
I’ve got 2nd grade now, they need my attention so I better get going. I’ll post some pictures soon. If I have your address, be on the look-out for a card from me soon. :o)
Monday, November 28, 2005
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Happy Thanksgiving!
Michael heads home today. He won't make it all the way home because the boat we were relying on isn't going over until tomorrow. Their check didn't come so they have no money to get fuel. That was their whole purpose of going over today so now that's not going to happen. I didn't know that until after I got to work so he doesn't know yet.
I called him this morning to say hello. He was busy getting ready. I said, “But your plane doesn’t leave until 11:00. It’s only 6:00.”
He said, “Yeah, I know. But Wal-Mart opens at 7:00 and we want to stop there before we go to the airport.”
It’s an addiction, I tell ya. The guy just loves to shop! I’m sure he’ll also have to stop at IHOP for some pancakes, too. That seems to be turning into a travel day tradition for them. That’s so not fair! Hehe
The first bell hasn’t rung yet and already the kids are all hyped up. Short weeks do it to them every time. Tomorrow morning is going to be even worse because it’s not only the last day of the week, but it’s a short day.
I was going to take tomorrow off, but I took a personal day last week so I’ll be one of the lucky ones left behind to deal with the rambunctious rugrats. I think tomorrow we’ll have more subs than regular staff. Even the kitchen will be covered by subs.
Tomorrow night, I’ll be baking pumpkin pies. Thursday, of course, we’ll be busy making the rest of the dinner, Friday we’ll decorate for Christmas (if I wait till he comes home again, it will be too late), and Saturday we’re going to Town to get the ingredients for my Christmas cookies. So I guess Jayleigh was right. I will be busy this week! That’s okay, though. It’s a good kind of busy and I’m looking forward to it.
Rick’s wife was trying to order a cell phone online last night. I had written a page full of step-by-step instructions so she could get through it without problems. She must have called me at least 3 times to ask questions. Some of the questions, though, were just totally off the wall. One time she called and asked what a chargeable cover was. I told her I didn’t know. It wasn’t until about 5 minutes after we hung up that I realized she was reading it wrong and the phone had a CHANGEABLE cover!
The bells about to ring so I better get busy. I have science first thing this morning. If I don’t have time to update over the weekend, I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families!
I called him this morning to say hello. He was busy getting ready. I said, “But your plane doesn’t leave until 11:00. It’s only 6:00.”
He said, “Yeah, I know. But Wal-Mart opens at 7:00 and we want to stop there before we go to the airport.”
It’s an addiction, I tell ya. The guy just loves to shop! I’m sure he’ll also have to stop at IHOP for some pancakes, too. That seems to be turning into a travel day tradition for them. That’s so not fair! Hehe
The first bell hasn’t rung yet and already the kids are all hyped up. Short weeks do it to them every time. Tomorrow morning is going to be even worse because it’s not only the last day of the week, but it’s a short day.
I was going to take tomorrow off, but I took a personal day last week so I’ll be one of the lucky ones left behind to deal with the rambunctious rugrats. I think tomorrow we’ll have more subs than regular staff. Even the kitchen will be covered by subs.
Tomorrow night, I’ll be baking pumpkin pies. Thursday, of course, we’ll be busy making the rest of the dinner, Friday we’ll decorate for Christmas (if I wait till he comes home again, it will be too late), and Saturday we’re going to Town to get the ingredients for my Christmas cookies. So I guess Jayleigh was right. I will be busy this week! That’s okay, though. It’s a good kind of busy and I’m looking forward to it.
Rick’s wife was trying to order a cell phone online last night. I had written a page full of step-by-step instructions so she could get through it without problems. She must have called me at least 3 times to ask questions. Some of the questions, though, were just totally off the wall. One time she called and asked what a chargeable cover was. I told her I didn’t know. It wasn’t until about 5 minutes after we hung up that I realized she was reading it wrong and the phone had a CHANGEABLE cover!
The bells about to ring so I better get busy. I have science first thing this morning. If I don’t have time to update over the weekend, I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families!
Monday, November 21, 2005
Rainy Days and Mondays
Ya know, I’m getting so sick of these storms; especially when they interfere with Michael’s travel home. He’s due in tomorrow. He arrives at the airport too late to fly home and there is no ferry on Tuesdays. So now I’m back to searching for a boat.
Speaking of searching, one of our community members is lost in the woods so please keep him in your prayers. He went hunting on another island, alone, and didn’t return. There is a search party out looking for him. I’m worried because he just lost his re-election campaign and has a history of suicide attempts. Granted, he was drinking and using drugs at the time and he doesn’t do that anymore, but it’s still a part of who he is.
My weekend was pretty good. I wasn’t as busy as I had anticipated because I managed to give Lindsey back to her mother on Friday night. We did not go to the carnival. I couldn’t talk her into it. I tried up until the last minute. We watched the Disney Channel until it was time for her to go home.
We had a nice potluck yesterday. I didn’t bring my camera, though. It was a good sized crowd even though there were a lot with conflicting plans. I let Lindsey talk me into making mini-meatloaves and I must say she was right. I was embarrassed to admit they were mine after people started commenting on them.
I had a nice visit with my Aunt Laurena. She’s actually Michael’s aunt, too. She is my father-in-law’s sister who happened to marry my Uncle Buster. Michael and I fight over her now. Whenever one of us mentions Aunt Laurena, the other one will say, “You mean MY Aunt Laurena?” She makes the best Mexican Jam and we get a jar every Christmas.
I think I have Michael talked into taking me to Town this weekend. I want to buy the ingredients I’ll need for my Christmas cookies and fudge. That way, I can have my cookies all done by the time he gets here and he can make his bread. He doesn’t come home for Christmas until the 22nd so he’ll have to bake all day on the 23rd.
I better get this posted so I can concentrate on these kids. It’s 3rd grade and for some reason, they need a lot of attention today.
Speaking of searching, one of our community members is lost in the woods so please keep him in your prayers. He went hunting on another island, alone, and didn’t return. There is a search party out looking for him. I’m worried because he just lost his re-election campaign and has a history of suicide attempts. Granted, he was drinking and using drugs at the time and he doesn’t do that anymore, but it’s still a part of who he is.
My weekend was pretty good. I wasn’t as busy as I had anticipated because I managed to give Lindsey back to her mother on Friday night. We did not go to the carnival. I couldn’t talk her into it. I tried up until the last minute. We watched the Disney Channel until it was time for her to go home.
We had a nice potluck yesterday. I didn’t bring my camera, though. It was a good sized crowd even though there were a lot with conflicting plans. I let Lindsey talk me into making mini-meatloaves and I must say she was right. I was embarrassed to admit they were mine after people started commenting on them.
I had a nice visit with my Aunt Laurena. She’s actually Michael’s aunt, too. She is my father-in-law’s sister who happened to marry my Uncle Buster. Michael and I fight over her now. Whenever one of us mentions Aunt Laurena, the other one will say, “You mean MY Aunt Laurena?” She makes the best Mexican Jam and we get a jar every Christmas.
I think I have Michael talked into taking me to Town this weekend. I want to buy the ingredients I’ll need for my Christmas cookies and fudge. That way, I can have my cookies all done by the time he gets here and he can make his bread. He doesn’t come home for Christmas until the 22nd so he’ll have to bake all day on the 23rd.
I better get this posted so I can concentrate on these kids. It’s 3rd grade and for some reason, they need a lot of attention today.
Friday, November 18, 2005
Busy Weekend
This is going to be a busy weekend. Lindsey followed me home. We've got dinner in the oven (mini-meatloaves). There's a carnival tonight that I can't seem to convince her to go to (and it's right next door!). If I do, I'm sure I'll have to go with her as her sister is out of town and she hates to do anything alone. Saturday I have to do grocery shopping because Sunday I have a family potluck to attend. I've got 5 mintues till I have to take our dinner out of the oven so this will have to be short. I'll update if I can find the time. I'm not sure yet if I'll let her, but I know Lindsey is going to try and talk me into letting her sleep here.
Have a good weekend!
Have a good weekend!
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Back to Work
It wasn’t easy, but I came to work today. It’s storming again and my dad decided I shouldn’t be allowed to walk to school today. Nice of him to think of me, except that it meant I got here 30 minutes too early. Needless to say, this can end up feeling like a really long day.
Michael moves to Fresno today. They should be on the road now. If he plans things right, he should be able to see my mom on his way up.
The weather is supposed to be fairly good the day he comes back to Alaska, so hopefully, we’ll be able to find a boat to pick them up and bring them home.
Speaking of weather, I cannot believe how some of the kids are dressed today. Its fall people; time to start dressing your kids in warm clothing. There are still kids wearing short pants and pretty little sun dresses. It makes me wonder if the parents even pay attention to what the kids are wearing. It would be different if the kids were being driven to school. But the majority of them are the ones who walk or stand out in the weather waiting for the bus.
Space Cadet is moping today. Lucione is leaving for a basketball trip. Space Cadet thinks she has to go everywhere her daughter goes so is being a little bratty today with the whining and complaining. I have absolutely no sympathy for her. If you ask her, Lucione is “fine with having her mother along” all the time. But when Lucione and I are alone, she tells me it’s embarrassing for her to always have her mom with her. She feels as if her mother doesn’t trust her to be responsible. I’ve tried telling Space Cadet, but she doesn’t hear me. Today she asked if I could tape her up in a box and ship her to Petersburg. I said, ‘Find the box. I’ll tape you up but I won’t send you anywhere!”
I better get some work done.
Michael moves to Fresno today. They should be on the road now. If he plans things right, he should be able to see my mom on his way up.
The weather is supposed to be fairly good the day he comes back to Alaska, so hopefully, we’ll be able to find a boat to pick them up and bring them home.
Speaking of weather, I cannot believe how some of the kids are dressed today. Its fall people; time to start dressing your kids in warm clothing. There are still kids wearing short pants and pretty little sun dresses. It makes me wonder if the parents even pay attention to what the kids are wearing. It would be different if the kids were being driven to school. But the majority of them are the ones who walk or stand out in the weather waiting for the bus.
Space Cadet is moping today. Lucione is leaving for a basketball trip. Space Cadet thinks she has to go everywhere her daughter goes so is being a little bratty today with the whining and complaining. I have absolutely no sympathy for her. If you ask her, Lucione is “fine with having her mother along” all the time. But when Lucione and I are alone, she tells me it’s embarrassing for her to always have her mom with her. She feels as if her mother doesn’t trust her to be responsible. I’ve tried telling Space Cadet, but she doesn’t hear me. Today she asked if I could tape her up in a box and ship her to Petersburg. I said, ‘Find the box. I’ll tape you up but I won’t send you anywhere!”
I better get some work done.
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Personal Day
I took a Personal Day today. I got up, got ready for work, and decided not to go. My heart just wasn't in it today. I'm not sick or sad. I just wasn't motivated and rather than go to work and do a half-hearted job, I decided to stay home.
The weather today is beautiful. The skies are blue and the wind is calm. My only complaint is the temperature. It's 45 degrees and I'd much rather have it 15 to 20 degrees colder.
I finally got those birthdays straight. My step-mom's birthday is tomorrow...so the 14th is my cousin's birthday. Hopefully I'll remember next year because I hate forgetting. I've got some sort of mental block around these two dates for some reason and it irritates me. haha
Lucione is going on her first basketball trip of the year this weekend. I hope they do alright. They're going up to Petersburg. They'll be playing against bigger schools with tough competition but that's always the case for our kids. Even our high school competes with schools twice our size. It'll be a good experience for them, win or lose, but it would be nice if they could get a win or two in! :o)
Not being a soap opera or talk-show fan, I don't know what I'm going to do with the rest of my day, but I'll think of something. I hope all of you are having a good day.
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
My Father in Me
I'm seein' my father in me
I guess that's how it's meant to be
And I find I'm more and more like him each day
I notice I walk the way he walks
I notice I talk the way he talks
I'm startin' to see my father in me
Chorus from “Seein My Father in Me” by Paul Overstreet
All through my life, I’ve been compared to my mother. I’ve been told I look like her. I’ve been told I sing like her. I’ve been told I’m strong like her. The list goes on. Even my mom compares me to herself. I can’t even count the number of times she’s said something like, “Hey, look! We both {do whatever} the same!”
I have been noticing lately, though, that I have inherited a lot of my dad’s traits as well.
He’s an extremely patient man. You need patience to have a job like mine and I believe I got my patience from my dad. I definitely inherited my dad’s sense of humor! I’ve often been told “You’re just like your dad!” when I tease or make a joke. I’ve always taken that as a compliment.
Yesterday, I even noticed that some of my habits are just like my dad. We both write with our right hands but eat with our left. When seated at a table or desk, I lean on my arms just like him (That trait I wish I hadn’t inherited because now I’ve got cubital tunnel syndrome in BOTH arms!). Sometimes when I laugh, I sound just like him.
It’s comforting to know that I’ve got the best of both my parents in me and others can see that.
I need to live my life in such a way that people can not only see my parents in me, but God as well. I need to treat others with love and respect. I need to spread joy. I need to be compassionate. If I live my life correctly, people should be able to see God within me.
And on that day when we will pay for all the deeds we have done,
Good and bad they'll all be had to see by everyone.
And when you're called to stand and tell just what you saw in me,
More than anything I know, I want your words to be
She had her father's eyes,
Her father's eyes;
Eyes that found the good in things,When good was not around;
Eyes that found the source of help,When help would not be found;
Eyes full of compassion,Seeing every pain;
Knowing what you're going through,And feeling it the same.
Just like my father's eyes…
From “My Father’s Eyes” by Amy Grant
I guess that's how it's meant to be
And I find I'm more and more like him each day
I notice I walk the way he walks
I notice I talk the way he talks
I'm startin' to see my father in me
Chorus from “Seein My Father in Me” by Paul Overstreet
All through my life, I’ve been compared to my mother. I’ve been told I look like her. I’ve been told I sing like her. I’ve been told I’m strong like her. The list goes on. Even my mom compares me to herself. I can’t even count the number of times she’s said something like, “Hey, look! We both {do whatever} the same!”
I have been noticing lately, though, that I have inherited a lot of my dad’s traits as well.
He’s an extremely patient man. You need patience to have a job like mine and I believe I got my patience from my dad. I definitely inherited my dad’s sense of humor! I’ve often been told “You’re just like your dad!” when I tease or make a joke. I’ve always taken that as a compliment.
Yesterday, I even noticed that some of my habits are just like my dad. We both write with our right hands but eat with our left. When seated at a table or desk, I lean on my arms just like him (That trait I wish I hadn’t inherited because now I’ve got cubital tunnel syndrome in BOTH arms!). Sometimes when I laugh, I sound just like him.
It’s comforting to know that I’ve got the best of both my parents in me and others can see that.
I need to live my life in such a way that people can not only see my parents in me, but God as well. I need to treat others with love and respect. I need to spread joy. I need to be compassionate. If I live my life correctly, people should be able to see God within me.
And on that day when we will pay for all the deeds we have done,
Good and bad they'll all be had to see by everyone.
And when you're called to stand and tell just what you saw in me,
More than anything I know, I want your words to be
She had her father's eyes,
Her father's eyes;
Eyes that found the good in things,When good was not around;
Eyes that found the source of help,When help would not be found;
Eyes full of compassion,Seeing every pain;
Knowing what you're going through,And feeling it the same.
Just like my father's eyes…
From “My Father’s Eyes” by Amy Grant
Monday, November 14, 2005
Ups and Downs
I think our one small window of opportunity for snow has come and gone. It started to fall this morning, but changed to rain rather quickly and there’s rain and more heavy winds in store for us tonight. So, at least for now, and the next week or so, it seems we won’t be getting any snow.
I hope that everyone had a nice weekend. Mine was uneventful. I stayed at home; cleaned house a bit, watched more TV than I normally do (and now remember why that is) and just tried to keep myself busy.
My cousin’s daughter is in the hospital in Anchorage. She has some sort of birthmark on her brain that has been bleeding and causing her massive headaches. They are trying to decide whether or not to do surgery. Please keep her in your prayers.
Another cousin of mine became a grandmother yesterday. Her son and his girlfriend had a baby girl. She is 7lbs 7oz with strawberry blonde hair.
Yet another cousin of mine became a grandmother on Saturday but, sadly, her granddaughter died immediately following her birth. She was 10 days overdue, 13 lbs at birth, but didn’t make it. Prayers for that family would be appreciated, also.
Michael will be home in 8 or 9 days. He’ll make it as far as Ketchikan in 8 days and hopefully find a way to get home that night. It’s not a ferry day so we’ll have to find a boat. He’ll be home for 6 or 7 days. His longest visit yet!
By Thursday, he should be moving up north to Fresno. They’ve got one small project to finish before they pack up and start their drive. If they plan things right, they should be able to stop and see my mom on their way up. That will be good since she hasn’t seen either one of us in about 4 years. Come to think of it, it’s been about as long since she’s seen Rick.
Today is somebody’s birthday and it is killing me that I don’t remember whose. It’s either my cousin’s or my step-mom’s. Whoever doesn’t have a birthday today has one on Thursday. For some reason, I’ve never been able to keep these 2 straight. When I’m positive it’s one of them, I end up wrong. I’m normally pretty good at remembering dates so this really annoys me.
Okay, enough rambling out of me.
I hope that everyone had a nice weekend. Mine was uneventful. I stayed at home; cleaned house a bit, watched more TV than I normally do (and now remember why that is) and just tried to keep myself busy.
My cousin’s daughter is in the hospital in Anchorage. She has some sort of birthmark on her brain that has been bleeding and causing her massive headaches. They are trying to decide whether or not to do surgery. Please keep her in your prayers.
Another cousin of mine became a grandmother yesterday. Her son and his girlfriend had a baby girl. She is 7lbs 7oz with strawberry blonde hair.
Yet another cousin of mine became a grandmother on Saturday but, sadly, her granddaughter died immediately following her birth. She was 10 days overdue, 13 lbs at birth, but didn’t make it. Prayers for that family would be appreciated, also.
Michael will be home in 8 or 9 days. He’ll make it as far as Ketchikan in 8 days and hopefully find a way to get home that night. It’s not a ferry day so we’ll have to find a boat. He’ll be home for 6 or 7 days. His longest visit yet!
By Thursday, he should be moving up north to Fresno. They’ve got one small project to finish before they pack up and start their drive. If they plan things right, they should be able to stop and see my mom on their way up. That will be good since she hasn’t seen either one of us in about 4 years. Come to think of it, it’s been about as long since she’s seen Rick.
Today is somebody’s birthday and it is killing me that I don’t remember whose. It’s either my cousin’s or my step-mom’s. Whoever doesn’t have a birthday today has one on Thursday. For some reason, I’ve never been able to keep these 2 straight. When I’m positive it’s one of them, I end up wrong. I’m normally pretty good at remembering dates so this really annoys me.
Okay, enough rambling out of me.
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Thank God For Friends
Thanks to a very special friend of mine for sending me that scripture in e-mail today. I don’t know if she meant to, but she helped me immensely and I love her for that. Her sister, too, who also helped in her own special way. ;o)Always be joyful. Keep on praying. No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.(1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)
We should be back to regular programming here on my humble little blog soon. Thanks for the e-mails and instant messages. The thoughtfulness of all of you means a lot to me. Hugs to all of you!
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Is it Really Worth it?
The more I think about it, the more I am getting tired of my life.
I’m sick of all the politics at work. I’m sick of the family issues concerning this house I’m living in. I’m sick of always having to say goodbye to my husband.
Don’t tell me its seasonal depression. It’s not even that dark yet and I don’t go through a similar phase every year.
In fact, I’m normally more optimistic about things. But there comes a point where thinking positive doesn’t help. No matter how much you try and tell yourself things are going to be okay, they can’t just suddenly get better.
Even if the situation gets resolved, things are changed forever. Relationships you could once trust become strained or just sort of fade away.
The appeal this small town once had for me is tarnished and as much as I love it here, I’ve come to realize that I love what it used to be. Not what it is now.
I understand that things must change. Change is inevitable, unstoppable.
I know I could be strong enough to weather any storm if I choose to be.
The question is do I want to be?
Do I want to stay here and fight these battles hoping that someday, by some miracle, things will be resolved? Is it really worth the effort?
Right now, I don’t think so.
I’m frustrated, disappointed, discouraged, and lost.
I hate this feeling.
I hate what my life has become.
I’m sick of all the politics at work. I’m sick of the family issues concerning this house I’m living in. I’m sick of always having to say goodbye to my husband.
Don’t tell me its seasonal depression. It’s not even that dark yet and I don’t go through a similar phase every year.
In fact, I’m normally more optimistic about things. But there comes a point where thinking positive doesn’t help. No matter how much you try and tell yourself things are going to be okay, they can’t just suddenly get better.
Even if the situation gets resolved, things are changed forever. Relationships you could once trust become strained or just sort of fade away.
The appeal this small town once had for me is tarnished and as much as I love it here, I’ve come to realize that I love what it used to be. Not what it is now.
I understand that things must change. Change is inevitable, unstoppable.
I know I could be strong enough to weather any storm if I choose to be.
The question is do I want to be?
Do I want to stay here and fight these battles hoping that someday, by some miracle, things will be resolved? Is it really worth the effort?
Right now, I don’t think so.
I’m frustrated, disappointed, discouraged, and lost.
I hate this feeling.
I hate what my life has become.
Monday, November 07, 2005
My Weekend
I hope everyone had a nice weekend. Mine was pretty good, for the most part. There are some things going on in my family that concern the house I’m living in. I don’t want to go into details just yet. I’ll wait till I have more details and know what’s really going on.
Having Michael home was so nice. Not just because he spoils me! His visits are always so short. This time, he’ll be gone for 15 days. He comes back on the 21st for Thanksgiving and will get to stay home until the 28th. We’re really looking forward to that.
Space Cadet ended up staying over in Town an extra night so we had Lucione most of the weekend. It wasn’t so bad, though, because she’s pretty independent so it’s not like we had to drag her with us everywhere we went. In fact, when given the choice, she opted to stay home. She went back to her home on Saturday after supper so we had all of Sunday to ourselves.
Saturday night we went for a drive later than usual. While we were out, the rain turned to sleet and then into a really wet snow. There was about an inch of slushy snow covering everything by the time we got home. Most of it had melted by Sunday morning, but the mountains are gorgeous. I love the way they look in the winter with all that fresh, white snow.
Today, we’re back to our rain so whatever’s left of the snow, will be gone soon. It’s gusting around 31mph so I didn’t think Michael and Rick would make it out. They did, but their jet hasn’t even reached the airport yet because it is delayed up in Juneau so who knows if they’re going to make it back to Santa Maria tonight or not. Hopefully, the plane won’t be terribly late and the jet out of Seattle will delay long enough to wait for them.
We tried to do most of our shopping for Thanksgiving this weekend. Obviously, I didn’t buy the produce, but we bought the turkey, cranberries, canned pumpkin, and stuffing. The less I have to do on my own, the better since I tend to walk everywhere. I wanted to get most of it done because I’m counting on our usual Thanksgiving storm to wreak havoc on Michael’s travel plans. But then again, we don’t usually get snow until after Thanksgiving so I really don’t know what to expect.
Here at work, we have to get our TB and flu shots today. I’m hoping for a different nurse than last year because I don’t feel like bleeding for hours afterwards again. For such a tiny needle, the TB shot causes some big bruises on my arm. I don’t mind needles, though. I’ve seen enough of them in my lifetime that they don’t even phase me anymore.
Monday morning is actually my busiest all week and it’s taken me over an hour to finish this post. I’m not even sure if it makes sense and I’m not going to take the time to read over it. I’ve got 2nd grade now and they’re a little wired so I need to deal with them.
Happy Monday to all of you!
Having Michael home was so nice. Not just because he spoils me! His visits are always so short. This time, he’ll be gone for 15 days. He comes back on the 21st for Thanksgiving and will get to stay home until the 28th. We’re really looking forward to that.
Space Cadet ended up staying over in Town an extra night so we had Lucione most of the weekend. It wasn’t so bad, though, because she’s pretty independent so it’s not like we had to drag her with us everywhere we went. In fact, when given the choice, she opted to stay home. She went back to her home on Saturday after supper so we had all of Sunday to ourselves.
Saturday night we went for a drive later than usual. While we were out, the rain turned to sleet and then into a really wet snow. There was about an inch of slushy snow covering everything by the time we got home. Most of it had melted by Sunday morning, but the mountains are gorgeous. I love the way they look in the winter with all that fresh, white snow.
Today, we’re back to our rain so whatever’s left of the snow, will be gone soon. It’s gusting around 31mph so I didn’t think Michael and Rick would make it out. They did, but their jet hasn’t even reached the airport yet because it is delayed up in Juneau so who knows if they’re going to make it back to Santa Maria tonight or not. Hopefully, the plane won’t be terribly late and the jet out of Seattle will delay long enough to wait for them.
We tried to do most of our shopping for Thanksgiving this weekend. Obviously, I didn’t buy the produce, but we bought the turkey, cranberries, canned pumpkin, and stuffing. The less I have to do on my own, the better since I tend to walk everywhere. I wanted to get most of it done because I’m counting on our usual Thanksgiving storm to wreak havoc on Michael’s travel plans. But then again, we don’t usually get snow until after Thanksgiving so I really don’t know what to expect.
Here at work, we have to get our TB and flu shots today. I’m hoping for a different nurse than last year because I don’t feel like bleeding for hours afterwards again. For such a tiny needle, the TB shot causes some big bruises on my arm. I don’t mind needles, though. I’ve seen enough of them in my lifetime that they don’t even phase me anymore.
Monday morning is actually my busiest all week and it’s taken me over an hour to finish this post. I’m not even sure if it makes sense and I’m not going to take the time to read over it. I’ve got 2nd grade now and they’re a little wired so I need to deal with them.
Happy Monday to all of you!
Friday, November 04, 2005
He Comes Bearing Gifts
Well, Michael made it home safely last night around 7:45. Lucione and I were watching a movie and he just waltzed right in the door. I don’t know why it surprised us. We knew he was going to be in last night. But the door opened and we both gasped. Then when we saw him it was a race to be the first to get a hug. I won. :o)
Lucione was very excited. He brought home new basketballs. He can’t seem to travel without buying something for her and her sister. He’s spoiling them.
Not that I have room to talk. He spoils me, too. This time I got a bunch of movies and Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0. He actually took his boss to the store with him and asked him to help him pick out some photo editing software. I have to say, his boss made an excellent choice. I’ve wanted Photoshop in some form for a while now but didn’t dare mention it to Michael because I knew it was expensive. Michael thinks that if I say I want something or wish I could have something, I’m asking him to get it. I have to be careful what I wish for.
I also got another inflatable figure. This one is for Christmas and there is no way it will fit indoors. Hopefully, come Christmas time, we won’t have high winds. Otherwise I won’t be able to use it. It’s 8 ft. long. It will not fit in my house.
After Michael ate his dinner (which I managed to cook in the oven without burning myself) we went for a drive. Lucione didn’t come with us because she was glued to the TV watching Herbie Fully Loaded, one of the movies Michael brought home for me. I tried to talk him into letting me stay home today to help him clean the house (we have company coming on Saturday and even though the house isn’t in terrible shape, I wanted it to be “extra” clean) but he insisted he could do it alone. He said he wants to be able to cook me lunch. I offered to sleep in till lunch time. That just made him laugh. :o)
So here I am at work, feeling guilty that I’m not at home cleaning. Now I’m afraid I won’t be able to find anything when he goes back to work. He cleans so well, only he knows where things are.
Once while we were visiting my mom, he cleaned and organized her garage. Months later, when she couldn’t find something, she called and asked Michael. He was able to tell her exactly where the box was that held what she was looking for. Not just a guess, either. He told her which box on which shelf. I don’t know how he does it.
Tonight he’s going to make homemade pizza for dinner. He doesn’t let me do a whole lot when he’s home. That’s okay, though. I won’t complain. I’d be crazy to. I’m just going to enjoy this weekend as much as I can.
Lucione was very excited. He brought home new basketballs. He can’t seem to travel without buying something for her and her sister. He’s spoiling them.
Not that I have room to talk. He spoils me, too. This time I got a bunch of movies and Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0. He actually took his boss to the store with him and asked him to help him pick out some photo editing software. I have to say, his boss made an excellent choice. I’ve wanted Photoshop in some form for a while now but didn’t dare mention it to Michael because I knew it was expensive. Michael thinks that if I say I want something or wish I could have something, I’m asking him to get it. I have to be careful what I wish for.
I also got another inflatable figure. This one is for Christmas and there is no way it will fit indoors. Hopefully, come Christmas time, we won’t have high winds. Otherwise I won’t be able to use it. It’s 8 ft. long. It will not fit in my house.
After Michael ate his dinner (which I managed to cook in the oven without burning myself) we went for a drive. Lucione didn’t come with us because she was glued to the TV watching Herbie Fully Loaded, one of the movies Michael brought home for me. I tried to talk him into letting me stay home today to help him clean the house (we have company coming on Saturday and even though the house isn’t in terrible shape, I wanted it to be “extra” clean) but he insisted he could do it alone. He said he wants to be able to cook me lunch. I offered to sleep in till lunch time. That just made him laugh. :o)
So here I am at work, feeling guilty that I’m not at home cleaning. Now I’m afraid I won’t be able to find anything when he goes back to work. He cleans so well, only he knows where things are.
Once while we were visiting my mom, he cleaned and organized her garage. Months later, when she couldn’t find something, she called and asked Michael. He was able to tell her exactly where the box was that held what she was looking for. Not just a guess, either. He told her which box on which shelf. I don’t know how he does it.
Tonight he’s going to make homemade pizza for dinner. He doesn’t let me do a whole lot when he’s home. That’s okay, though. I won’t complain. I’d be crazy to. I’m just going to enjoy this weekend as much as I can.
Thursday, November 03, 2005
What Day is it?
Today feels like Friday. All week I felt like I was a day behind and now I’m a day ahead of myself.
This morning as I was walking to work with my head down, I was thinking how the rain felt extra cold. I couldn’t pick my head up because with the breeze and the ice cold rain, it hurt my face. When I finally had to look up in order to cross the street, I noticed that the mountains are half white. The snow is moving further down the mountain. It’s 37 degrees today, which isn’t even all that cold but it’s the coldest we’ve been so far.
I don’t remember the mountains getting snow this early in recent years. I know it didn’t happen last year. I remember grumbling on here about the lack of snow almost all winter long. It’s beginning to look like I’ll get a lot of use out of my lovely green scarf this year! :o)
Don’t forget, if you’d like a Christmas card from me, click the E-mail Me link in the side bar and send me your address. I promise not to send you anything weird; nor will I share your personal info with anyone. Hehe!
Michael comes home today but I don’t know what time to expect him. He arrives at the airport at 4:14 AK time. The ferry normally leaves at 4:30, but they are going to delay their departure for at least an hour in order to allow Michael and my cousin to get from the airport to the ferry. Depending on when they leave, he’ll get home anywhere from 8:00 to 9:00 PM my time (This community is the only one in Alaska that does not change its clocks for Daylight Saving Time. We are on Alaska Time from April to October and on Pacific Time from October to April).
I normally don’t like to have kids at my house the night he comes home but this time it was unavoidable. Space Cadet has to take Lindsey to Town this afternoon because she has her first appointment with an orthodontist tomorrow at 8AM. It’s cheaper to go by ferry, and it’s not light enough early enough to fly so they’re going to spend a night over there. Space Cadet’s husband is a tender on a diving boat and will be out on the water so I will have Lucione for at least one night. Hopefully, Space Cadet will come home on Friday and I can give her daughter back to her without the other one taking her place.
I’m having technical difficulties here at work again today so I better get busy working.
This morning as I was walking to work with my head down, I was thinking how the rain felt extra cold. I couldn’t pick my head up because with the breeze and the ice cold rain, it hurt my face. When I finally had to look up in order to cross the street, I noticed that the mountains are half white. The snow is moving further down the mountain. It’s 37 degrees today, which isn’t even all that cold but it’s the coldest we’ve been so far.
I don’t remember the mountains getting snow this early in recent years. I know it didn’t happen last year. I remember grumbling on here about the lack of snow almost all winter long. It’s beginning to look like I’ll get a lot of use out of my lovely green scarf this year! :o)
Don’t forget, if you’d like a Christmas card from me, click the E-mail Me link in the side bar and send me your address. I promise not to send you anything weird; nor will I share your personal info with anyone. Hehe!
Michael comes home today but I don’t know what time to expect him. He arrives at the airport at 4:14 AK time. The ferry normally leaves at 4:30, but they are going to delay their departure for at least an hour in order to allow Michael and my cousin to get from the airport to the ferry. Depending on when they leave, he’ll get home anywhere from 8:00 to 9:00 PM my time (This community is the only one in Alaska that does not change its clocks for Daylight Saving Time. We are on Alaska Time from April to October and on Pacific Time from October to April).
I normally don’t like to have kids at my house the night he comes home but this time it was unavoidable. Space Cadet has to take Lindsey to Town this afternoon because she has her first appointment with an orthodontist tomorrow at 8AM. It’s cheaper to go by ferry, and it’s not light enough early enough to fly so they’re going to spend a night over there. Space Cadet’s husband is a tender on a diving boat and will be out on the water so I will have Lucione for at least one night. Hopefully, Space Cadet will come home on Friday and I can give her daughter back to her without the other one taking her place.
I’m having technical difficulties here at work again today so I better get busy working.
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Trick-Or-Treating With Tigger
Okay, finally, here they are. Pictures of some of my nieces and nephews with my Tigger! As always, click the pictures to view them bigger.
This is Mikayla and Craig. Their mother told her to look scary. hehe! She's too cute to look scary. Especially with all those wind-blown curls! :o)
Here's Lucione. She calls her costume a zombie.
This is Mikayla and Craig. Their mother told her to look scary. hehe! She's too cute to look scary. Especially with all those wind-blown curls! :o)
Here's Lucione. She calls her costume a zombie.
Here's Lindsey as a devil.....
......and Alexys as an angel.
Here's Lexi...I was most excited to see her and her little brother. These are the kids I fostered for 5 months a few years ago. I can't belive they've gotten so big but it makes my heart glad to see them so happy.
And here's Lexi's little brother, Brady.
Want Mail?
I know I promised pictures yesterday, but I didn’t get on my computer till late and then was so busy chatting with Akeskileut, I didn’t have time to post. So you can blame her. Hehe I’ll try to remember to post tonight. Maybe while Akeskileut’s eating her supper so she doesn’t distract me again! :o)
Yesterday was not a good day for me. It started off good, went terribly wrong, and then ended okay. Funny how your mind tends to dwell on the bad things and is sometimes quick to forget the good things. At least mine is, anyway.
But yesterday was a good day because I was able to brighten a friend’s day with a nice surprise.
I can’t believe its Wednesday already. Michael will be home tomorrow night. I so look forward to his visits. They’re short, but I’ve learned to be thankful for them.
Last year a fellow blogger invited her readers to e-mail her their mailing address and she in turn sent them Christmas cards. I would like to do the same. If you would like to get a Christmas card from me, click the “E-mail Me” link and send me your postal address.
I’ve got science first thing this morning…so I guess I better cut this short. I need to start posting from home so my posts have more substance to them and are not just daily “reports” all about my boring, non-eventful life.
*sigh* If only Akeskileut would quit monopolizing my time while I’m at home! :o)
Yesterday was not a good day for me. It started off good, went terribly wrong, and then ended okay. Funny how your mind tends to dwell on the bad things and is sometimes quick to forget the good things. At least mine is, anyway.
But yesterday was a good day because I was able to brighten a friend’s day with a nice surprise.
I can’t believe its Wednesday already. Michael will be home tomorrow night. I so look forward to his visits. They’re short, but I’ve learned to be thankful for them.
Last year a fellow blogger invited her readers to e-mail her their mailing address and she in turn sent them Christmas cards. I would like to do the same. If you would like to get a Christmas card from me, click the “E-mail Me” link and send me your postal address.
I’ve got science first thing this morning…so I guess I better cut this short. I need to start posting from home so my posts have more substance to them and are not just daily “reports” all about my boring, non-eventful life.
*sigh* If only Akeskileut would quit monopolizing my time while I’m at home! :o)
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Halloween Tales
Halloween was so much fun! I didn’t dress up, I never do. I haven’t since the 6th grade. I wrote all about it somewhere in my archives – probably around Halloween last year.
Michael and I had a bet going as to when the first visitor would knock on my door. I thought it would be around 7:00. He said it would be at 6:00. When I mentioned it to Akeskileut, she said it would be at 6:30. We were wrong. All three of us. My first visitor knocked at about 5:30.
It was the 5th grade teacher and her son, Samuel. I have a huge inflatable Tigger in my living room. Mrs. M said, “Oh, I like your little Tigger!” Then we both giggled because it is far from little. Her son said, “Mom, that’s a BIGGER Tigger!”
After Samuel left, my witchy step-mom (see yesterday’s post) stopped by with my two nephews Joshua and Chatham. They, too, were excited about the Tigger and posed in front of it for a picture. I didn’t think to ask my step-mom to pose. I missed an excellent photo op there.
Most of my visitors were family. The highlights were when Lexi and Brady stopped by (Lexi was the Statue of Liberty and Brady was a puppy.) and seeing my girls. I’ll post pictures later when I’m at home. I got a cute one of Mikayla trying to look scary.
The weather started off okay. It was cloudy and dreary, but basically calm. By the time the kids ventured out, though, the wind had picked up. I could hear kids wandering through the neighborhood and it sounded like they were having a lot of fun in the wind. But then the rain came. Good thing it was a school night. Most kids had headed home by the time the rain came. I tried to give Lindsey a water-proof bag but it didn’t match her costume so she declined. I hope her candy didn’t get too soggy.
Anyway, I’m here at work, sleepy and sneezing, willing the time to pass quickly. I hope you all are having a good day wherever you may be. Please say a prayer for Jayleigh, as she’s home recovering from surgery.
Michael and I had a bet going as to when the first visitor would knock on my door. I thought it would be around 7:00. He said it would be at 6:00. When I mentioned it to Akeskileut, she said it would be at 6:30. We were wrong. All three of us. My first visitor knocked at about 5:30.
It was the 5th grade teacher and her son, Samuel. I have a huge inflatable Tigger in my living room. Mrs. M said, “Oh, I like your little Tigger!” Then we both giggled because it is far from little. Her son said, “Mom, that’s a BIGGER Tigger!”
After Samuel left, my witchy step-mom (see yesterday’s post) stopped by with my two nephews Joshua and Chatham. They, too, were excited about the Tigger and posed in front of it for a picture. I didn’t think to ask my step-mom to pose. I missed an excellent photo op there.
Most of my visitors were family. The highlights were when Lexi and Brady stopped by (Lexi was the Statue of Liberty and Brady was a puppy.) and seeing my girls. I’ll post pictures later when I’m at home. I got a cute one of Mikayla trying to look scary.
The weather started off okay. It was cloudy and dreary, but basically calm. By the time the kids ventured out, though, the wind had picked up. I could hear kids wandering through the neighborhood and it sounded like they were having a lot of fun in the wind. But then the rain came. Good thing it was a school night. Most kids had headed home by the time the rain came. I tried to give Lindsey a water-proof bag but it didn’t match her costume so she declined. I hope her candy didn’t get too soggy.
Anyway, I’m here at work, sleepy and sneezing, willing the time to pass quickly. I hope you all are having a good day wherever you may be. Please say a prayer for Jayleigh, as she’s home recovering from surgery.
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