Don't know me

Why does it seem like some of the people I think know me best, really don't? It surprises me and it actually hurts my feelings too, when someone gives one of my actions a motivation completely opposite to the way I think or feel. A good example: A few years ago my children were laughing and talking, and a comment was made implying that I am one of those interfering mother/mother-in-laws. Nothing could be further from the truth..I don't go to my children's homes often..never unannounced or uninvited. I do not dole out unsolicited opinions or advice. I try very hard just to be there if they need me. They were joking but it wasn't funny to me. The same thing applies to what I consider to be close friends...the people who should know what makes me tick. I think sometimes that even tho you explain your thoughts and feelings, people really only hear what they want to hear. Or are they just distracted and what you said just didn't register? Or maybe they just don't care to know that much about you? Who knows............I guess we are all guilty to some degree.

first day of school

oh my oh my....... We decided to send Julie to playschool for 2 days a week last year when she turned 3....the thought being that it would give her the opportunity to expand her horizons and learn more socilization skills ( all of the kids have been here with me since they were a few weeks old while mommas worked) . Well it started ok but by the third week of the 2-day a week school and she was crying ALL day long...just totally miserable there and not really like our Julie. So we took her out..I know I know...leave them there and they will get used to it...screw that, my babies do NOT have to be in a situation that makes them that unhappy!! Well anyway...we thought it might be time to try again.....so we found out one of the churches in town has a summer program..very much like a drop in program that can be used every day, or as many days a week as you like...no commitment and affordable. The deciding factor being that one of her friends is also going there and will be in the same class. She has been going 1 1/2 day a week for about 3 weeks with good results and the other half day being a dance class she's not sure about yet. lol....Then we found out that Wyatt would also be in the same class if he went. Ok this is better still....a perfect opportunity to introduce him to other kids, other places, other authority figures with his cousin and a friend there!! So we decided on 1 day a week to see how it went...possibly building to 2 days a week if he really liked it. Today was the first day....so momma takes him up there and takes him in and goes on to work...all is fine..til noon when the teacher called her (teacher is a friend) apparently Wyatt had pinched Jaymee ( the lil family friend) and got fussed at and put into time out, getting upset enough to throw up all over himself! Wyatt is an outgoing, rowdy, very active, hard headed lil boy...time out is NO stranger to him! He was sick last week and still has a cough so I think he probably was crying and started coughing thus the throw up. Anyway..mom went up to the school...held him a few minutes and got things settled down and went back to work. No more phone calls so the rest of the day went ok .......we will see what next week brings!!

colorgenics

Ever heard of colorgenics? I hadn't until I saw this on Lori's blog a good while back and marked it for 'something to do one day', and today was the day! It's simple...and apparently pretty accurate too!! Try it and let us know the results.

http://www.paulgoldin.com/colorgenics.htm

My results:

You have always longed for tenderness, love and a sensitivity of feeling into which you would like to blend. You are a very gentle warm person and responsive to 'All things bright and beautiful'. This personifies a caring person, a person who 'needs' and indeed 'needs to be needed'. In actual fact you are not willing to exert yourself in any way. You have that truly 'laid back' attitude and are unwilling to extend yourself or exert undue effort. You feel that to move forward - be it in your life style or in business relationships - would require more energy output than you are prepared to give at this time. You want to take life easy and your attitude is such that 'Enough is Enough'. You need a friend - a close friend - and you are willing to become emotionally involved with the right person, but you are very demanding and particular in your choice of partners. You are constantly looking for reassurance and it is perhaps because of this that you tend to be somewhat argumentative, but you try to hold back - careful to avoid open conflict - since this might reduce your prospects of realising your hopes of establishing a warm caring relationship. Unacceptable restrictions have been forced upon you and this is resulting in severe frustration and stress. You are looking for independence and consequently you shy away from any restriction and avoid obligations of anything which might prove hampering. You are being subjected to considerable pressure and want to escape from it so that you can obtain what you need, but unfortunately at this particular moment in time you lack the necessary strength of purpose to succeed in this. The tensions and stresses that you have experienced of late have been the result of trying to cope with conditions which are really beyond your capabilities. You feel completely inadequate to cope with the situation and you would like nothing better to escape from it all and to be able to relax in a problem and pressure free environment where you can do your thing.

1. I got this in my E-mail and thought it had some good thoughts...I see that i don't have all of the essentials nor do I have all of the knowledge I should...I had better get on the ball~! (Is it uncool to drink Dr Pepper from stemmed wine glasses?)

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
A set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra.
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
One friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
A good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
Eight matching plates; Wine glasses with stems; And a recipe for a meal that will make her guests feel honored.
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
A feeling of control over her destiny.
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
How to fall in love Without losing herself...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
How to quit a job, break up with a lover and confront a friend without ruining the friendship...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
When to try harder and WHEN TO WALK AWAY.
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
That she can't change: The length of her calves; The width of her hips; The nature of her parents
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
That her childhood may not have been perfect, but its over...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
What she would and wouldn't do for love or more.
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
How to live alone even if She doesn't like it.
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
Whom she can trust; whom she can't; and why she shouldn't take it personally.
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
Where to go... Be it to her best friend's kitchen table, Or a charming inn in the woods...when her soul needs soothing...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
What she can and can't accomplish: In a day A month And a year.

But, if nothing else, know that you are thought highly of by the friend who sent this to you and that she only wishes the best for you and your life.

hot

Well I have just about decided that I live in Hell after all....otherwise what would a nice flannel shirt wearing kind of gal be doing stuck in southern Texas with this weather fit only for snakes, cactus, cockroaches, and sun dried tomatoes (on the vine!) ?? Living in Texas all my life should have acclimated me , but noooooooooooooo, not me...I remain a hold out, one who hates the heat and is miserable in it. Too fair to stay in the sun for very long without suffering dire consequences...enjoying water sports is pretty much out. So here I sit...in a local that has out of 365 days...a general total of maybe 10 in the winter that it gets to freezing, no snow, very rare ice storms, a few weeks of cool weather in the winter, a few weeks mild weather in the spring and fall, and LOTS of longgggggggggg hot days and warm humid nights. And its only mid-June. To make it worse I have lovely friends who enjoy telling me...well it was 40* here this morning when it's 80 here at 8:30 am! or well it's been up to 75* here today when I have been baking here in 95* weather. Oh and by the way-does anybody need any grasshoppers? I have a bumper crop this year..it must be over 10 per sq ft. They go everywhere when you stop into the grass. What the sun doesn't fry, those hungry lil hoppers will gnaw to death in just days. Hurry up November...I can't take off any more clothes and I am still HOT!!!

Sonogram

Well, yesterday was the big day, the sonogram of the new lil one!! I think its great to get to go see the tiny lil being ...that sweet tiny face and hands..its just incredibly wonderful to me. Everything was as it should be but they may want another because the babys position didn't allow for some of the measurments they like to make note of. It also looked like the due date may be a week earlier than thought...closer to the 23rd instead of the 30th of Oct. but there is still that 'window' lol. oh yea..did I mention IT"S A BOY!!! That's neat because all 3 of my kids will have sons born in the same month!! And of course the oldest, the leader of the pack, Lady J, is a Jan. baby. lol

Something interesting too.....as my baby girl ( age 27 lol) lay on the exam table yesterday and pulled down her pants...trying to maintain modesty I thought...the radiologist needed more tummy, reached over, pulled them lower and something caught my eye...a little tattoo on her lower left abdomin!!! She obviously did NOT want me to see it...so I kept my eyes on the screen, even tho I wanted to examine it and ask questions! oh the things parents don't know!!! *huge grin* but the right time will come and THEN Sis..it's Q& A!!