A glimpse into our day (today)

Today was commissary day since I could not go yesterday. We set out about 6:30am. When we walked into the commissary we were met with the fact they had rearranged the ENTIRE store. I am so thankful we had a short list today! lol Got home to find the milk I bought had a small hole in it so I put it into a carton that was practically empty. Still I remained calm. A difficult task for me usually.

Shortly thereafter we set out for the library and a few other errands. When we reached the library Chloe asked, "What is that strange sound?" Oh gee, I don't know. Could it be my tire!!! Yep, it was my tire. Called John. Then decided he didn't want to change a tire right in front of the library so I moved it to the side parking lot. Looked at the tire again and yep there was huge nail in it. But at least the air was not coming out as quick. John followed me to Wal-mart and we purchased two new tires. Joy.

I had to come clean on Facebook so I will here too. I had to have a colonoscopy yesterday. Not something you really want to talk about but the lack of food makes you go a little loopy I guess. It did eventually make me sick as I thought it may. But enough was in my system to do what it had to. Every thing came back okay and I'm good for ten years. But it does remind us that our goal to change our diet needs to be fulfilled.

I have neglected a very special person this week because my mind has been on things closer to home. We all, here in Lugoff, hope that Morgan had a wonderful 13th birthday despite the fact she had to go to school! Love you Morgan!!! Your gift is in the mail. I apologize (publicly) for it being late. :)

First class down!!

Master Mike was going to miss class last night and our only fourth degree was suppose to be there to run classes. Well, he had a family thing and couldn't make it. What does that mean? It means last night I ran the white/yellow belt class all by myself (luckily with the aid of two assistants). It went well and I'm really glad it is over. Thinking about the first class I was going to have run has been making my stomach ache for months now. I think I did okay, but I need to work on drills. I didn't have time to prepare for last night because I found out about 4:30pm and we leave at 5:00pm. I guess I need to spend some time working on thoughts for drills so I won't be nervous about it. I have a feeling I may be doing this a lot more in the future.

We're still crazy

As you know, we rearranged our bedroom yesterday. Today, we bought a new TV. Yep, our very first LED. Our first into the realm into the HD TVs. We have also decided go ahead and move the bookcase from the living room into our bedroom. We are far from ready to redo the living room but that piece will eventually have to be in our bedroom so we may as well get ahead of the game.

John and I have a feeling we are going to be spending much more time watching TV in our bedroom in the coming weeks. :)

What a week!

John had a conference (yes, again) in Charleston this past week. John and I went by ourselves this time and the girls went to stay with Grandpa and Grandma. For those who don't realize it, this was the first time they have ever stayed away from home without one of us. They did well, but we did have a snag along the way. We were suppose to come back Thursday to get the girls and head for Augusta so John could give a speech Friday morning at Fort Gordon. But John's boss decided he would go to Augusta so we could stay an extra day in Charleston. The change did not go over well, but there really was nothing we could do about it.

John and I had a good time in Charleston. We stayed at Charleston Place. It is right across from The Market and right in the center of all the food. Great place when you don't want to drive in all that mess! lol The food was great! I did get to read an entire book, but honestly I was a bit bored without my girls.

The girls had a good time in Charlotte. They went to a park two mornings in a row!! We haven't even found one close to this house yet. I think we need to work on that one. They helped make an apple pie and cookies. I believe all-in-all they had a great time.

Changes are still being made here at the house. When we picked the girls up yesterday, we drove over to IKEA and bought John a new dresser. We've been talking about for, probably, six months. Yesterday was the day. It has made a huge difference in our closet already. I still need to work more on the closet, but I'm happy with the changes.

If you remember, Momma cat was having kittens Monday afternoon. One did not make it (John found it Tuesday night). The last time we saw Momma she had two kittens (one was the one that didn't make it). Tuesday morning just before we left, she brought up the kitten onto the deck while she ate. A few minutes later, Jesse looked out and found another kitten. Two kittens. When we came home yesterday afternoon, there were three tiny kittens on the deck. Two are boys and one is a girl. In four weeks, Momma will be getting fixed...we hope!!!

Fixing needs to happen!

Okay, you cannot "fix" a female cat while they are nursing. So, when they stop nursing and the next week you notice they are huge. What do you do? You wait. This afternoon I heard, what I thought was a cat fight, so I ran out to make sure the little ones were okay. The mother cats usually leave during the day and most of the kittens hang out in our woods or under the deck. Well, it was not a cat fight. Momma decided this litter would be born underneath our deck. I checked a few minutes later and we already had one new kitten. This was certainly NOT the week for this!! I just hope Cat Black does not follow in her mother's footsteps this time.

Amazed!

I keep a small notepad in my pocketbook these days for Avon orders. A couple of days ago the girls asked to borrow it and this morning I had to ask them to return it. Chloe brought it to me and informed me Jesse was using it to draw, then showed me the picture Jesse drew. Oh, my!! Jesse drew Phineas from "Phineas and Ferb", a Disney show. It was amazing! She has John's talent there is no questioning that. It was practically perfect. This afternoon she drew Dr. Doofensmirtz (from the same show). Again, it was practically perfect. I really need to find her an art teacher!!!!

Lonely

I have to admit lately I've felt a little lonely in this blog world. I started this blog partly because so many of my friends had one and I thought it was a great way to keep up with our crazy lives. Now so many have stopped (or just rarely write) for so many reasons. Here I sit wondering what makes our life interesting enough to continue. But I know my parents come here to read about things I may have neglected to tell them on the phone. Some of John's family read every once in a while. And some of my friends still drop by here for a visit. No, I don't plan on stopping, I just miss being able to read about everyone else.

On we go.

This week like all of our weeks has been a bit crazy. We still didn't start school back this week, but I believe we will this weekend since John is working and the girls and I have a few errands to run today. I still need to put words into Spelling City so they can continue with spelling. I also have not sent in our paperwork to end last year. That too needs to be done today.

A scary note. Master Mike was talking with me last night and he said he wants me in a "black jacket" by January. For those who don't know, a black jacket (for Master Mike, because all dojos are all different) means I will be a full instructor. Before I can get that jacket I have to not just know all nine colored belts but know all the stances. I also have to take a written test and create my own white belt form. Of course, when he told me I laughed at him. :) So, last night he made me learn one of the green belt forms. I don't even know if it is high or low! lol That puts me at four forms (though I'm still working on stances with three of them). I already knew the three forms I help teach. We'll see where the pieces fall come January.

The girls have had a good week. But I suppose that goes without saying since they didn't have school this week. We took them twice this week to use their gift cards they received for their birthday. Jesse has already bought "Savvy" by Ingrid Law and is now waiting for "Scumble" to come out in a couple of weeks. It is the continuation of "Savvy". Chloe found herself an Eiffel Tower shirt at Target. Both girls are very happy!

John is doing well. He is very excited still about the present he bought himself. A riding mower. The mowing is all his now and the weed eating too. He has already mowed twice and he has only had the mower a week yesterday. He's happy too!

A bit of this and that

We took Morgan home yesterday. The difference was noticed by all of us, but we are hoping she'll come again sometime.

I was hoping we would start school again today, but I had many errands to run this morning. We haven't been to the commissary in more than three weeks. Yep, we needed food!! Then I had to make a bank run and well, TKD is tonight so that is pretty much our day. I know we have a couple of hours yet but there were some things I was suppose to accomplish and have not yet. Maybe Thursday. Wednesday we are going to Wendy's for a special treat. She is having an author come from Greenville, SC, to read to the kids. I believe it is being sponsored by iVillage. The girls are really looking forward to it.

I haven't mentioned it here yet so I'll go ahead and get it out of the way. On top of instructing TKD, homeschooling, being a homemaker, I am now an Avon Lady. Most will not be surprised, though I kind of am. I've been tolling with the idea for a few years then John said, "You won't know until you try. So just try." And there ya go! I have to say I am enjoying it (it has been a whole month! lol). But it is adding to everything else I'm having to keep in my head. I'm hoping in the long run it will help my brain work a little better.

Jesse had a great birthday yesterday. We went to one of her favorite Chinese restaurants for lunch. Last night she got a big cookie (instead of a cake). She has recently developed a love for shoes. And for a girl with one pair of flip flops to wear and nothing else being in love with shoes seems odd. We recently bought her some very cute (and grown-up looking) brown sandals. So with her Target gift card she bought a new t-shirt with shoes on it. We got her a Wizard of Oz snow globe that reads "It must be the shoes." She seems to be quite happy.

I suppose you could say the Morgan household is back to normal. Though I believe "normal" is the same as "chaos" for us. lol

Night two

It is our second night with Morgan visiting. Her only full day. I'll be the first to admit, today did not go as we planned, starting with breakfast. We did finally have our homemade waffles (mmm, Wendy) but we did not make it to the movie. However, we did take them out shopping so the girls could work on dwindling down their gift cards from the party. I have a feeling the girls are really going to miss having Morgan around tomorrow night. I'm hoping she'll want to come back again. Time will tell.