Posts Tagged ‘hubby’
I almost forgot…
Posted on: September 1, 2011
… in all of the busyness of this day I almost forgot! Today is/was (31 Aug) my 20th wedding anniversary! The prince is in football (varsity & jv – he’s only a freshman!) plus he was elected the sr patrol leader for his boy scout troop & the princess has band (she’s learning the trumpet) tues & wed w/ soccer practices just starting for her. So between everything Hubby & I kinda forgot but…
Even though you are a bit odd I love that you love me & our kids. Maybe more importantly, I love How you love me & the kids!
Happy 20th, Honey! Love you much!!
My favorite …
Posted on: March 2, 2011
… sheets have a worn spot on them. Actually it’s not even a spot, it’s a hole. They’ve been worn clear through by someone’s feet. I love these sheets though. They are 500 thread count Egyptian sateen cotton. We’ve had them for maybe 6 – 7 yrs now & everytime I wash them I put them straight back on the bed. I splurged when I bought them even though they were on an especially good sale. I can’t tell you how often I’ve wished that I had bought another pair.
Here’s the thing. Hubby & I have been married nearly 20 yrs (Aug). We also have “worn spots” on our marriage. Things aren’t new & shiny anymore. In fact in places they are worn smooth & comfy. Sometimes we even find “holes” or places where we’ve worn “clear through” each other’s patience. But. And this is a big But. We always come back to each other. We know what we have to do to make things right (usually). We know how to patch up that hole as it were, & make things nice & sometimes, better than it was before.
You’re probably wondering why I’m going there. Well, I have not just one couple of friends & not even two, but several friends who are all going through things right now in their marriages, relationships, you name it they are doing it. For that matter, so are we. Sometimes I get a little concerned about Hubby & I. Then I remember that I promised him he was stuck w/ me. Period. I think he remembers the same thing. So. Here we are.
I think I’m going to go work on that sheet. See if maybe I can’t patch that hole somehow. It’s worth it.
Photos not…
Posted on: October 7, 2010
… included. The Prince had a soccer game Tues in the POURING rain. Did I mention that it was raining BUCKETS? I did? Oh. Well. They won. It was 2 – 0 & part of the problem was the SHEETS of rain that drenched everyone & everything. Now I’m pretty proud of our team but seriously? I mean I know that we’re all so INTO our sports but really? In the CATS & DOGS that were dropping on us (I’m not even going to go into the lightening but, no thunder, that was all around us) those kids really worked for every little bit of progress down the field.
I think the refs are related to Hubby. Hubby of the mow the weeds in the pouring rain/crashing thunder/really bright lightening fame. Seriously. Oh & just because I couldn’t believe it myself, here is a link to a facebook page totally devoted to playing soccer in the rain. Click HERE. It’s been awhile since it was updated but it still has over 31,000 followers.
signed,
totally bewildered
Why does…
Posted on: July 25, 2010
…my husband only like to mow weeds/grass/whatever in the pouring rain & thunder? He started this precedent when we lived on the east coast & actually had rain to mow. Now, we have tumbleweeds that are almost taller then me (65″ in case you wondering & no, we haven’t looked out in the back recently!) & Hubby decides that SUNDAY in the POURING rain w/ THUNDER crashing all around is the best time to do this.
WHY? (I’m asking cause I soooo don’t get it!)
I miss…
Posted on: June 10, 2010
I really, really, really miss my old blog. The one where I was comfortable w/ where everything was @ & how it all worked. This one? Still not so much. I’m trying but… sigh… This one is like the horrible neighbor child that you can’t stand to not let play w/ the other kids because you’d hate for your child to be excluded but really, you don’t want your kids to be like. (Wow! I think I’ve written the worst sentence ever! lol) I’m searching for a different blog look but I haven’t found one I like. OH & tomorrow one of my goals is to download the pix from our trip & post some. I think that will be cheer me up, right?
Shingles update. Hubby is embarrassed to have me tell someone I have shingles. Not certain why though. You actually get shingle pretty much when you’re stressed (that’s me! grin) but they are going away & I’m not contagious. I also haven’t had to really use my pain meds as the pain comes & goes quickly although right now I’m not in any pain just itchy. I want to type all of this out because I need the “written” reference. I don’t do a journal except for this so no need to get all mushy or anything. I do find that I have much more empathy for anyone that I hear is in pain. That’s a pretty good thing though. And I’m amazed when I’ve told someone I have shingles how many (as in every single person) people know someone who’s younger than me who has had shingles. My neighbor first got them when she was 29! Glad to have made it to the ripe old age of 42!
I’m thankful for…
Posted on: March 7, 2010
Well the girls left w/ their mom earlier. I will miss them but I have rediscovered why we only had two. I’m just not cut out to be a mom of a larger family than what I have. Nothing wrong w/ larger or smaller; it’s just about what we can handle & need.
Some other things have happened & I wanted to make sure that I acknowledged these things.
1. Hubby is the best! He stayed up all night w/ the Princess who was vomiting her guts out (yeah, that’s how I felt too about the whole thought of it) & let me go to bed. This is the second time he’s done this & wow! If that isn’t true love I don’t know what is.
2. The girls are sweet & polite but now they are gone.
3. The girls have a family who love them very much but I’m really grateful that I learned to do things like look @ my kid’s papers when they bring them home from school. It really makes a child feel so much more loved. The adoration staring @ me out of those sweet eyes is a drug I’ll never get tired of.
4. My kids are actually pretty good & I love them & they love Hubby & me.
5. I have felt @ different times that I am a lame mom but turns out I’m not as lame as I thought. Yeah, me!
6. I have a Father in Heaven & elder Brother, Jesus Christ, who love me more than I can ever love them even though I’m trying.
7. I’m so grateful for everyone who reads this blog & comments in a good way. Love ya, guys!
Tuesday’s thoughts…
Posted on: February 23, 2010
I’m supposed to be making cookies & dinner for my neighbors tonight. My sweet neighbor went in for a hysterectomy & came out w/ a catheter because the dr nicked her bladder. Anyway that’s neither here nor there except that seems to be par for the course w/ the drs around here. OH & I know I’m rambling but I thought I’d write anyway. Just cause.
I’ve taken some midol for the cramps but man, does that stuff knock me for a loop! It would be like being high or stoned for some of the rest of you. Yeah, just call me a lightweight but remember that I’m allergic to narcotics & ibuprfin so this is a pretty good drug. Wanna know the really weird thing? It only works this way when I’m in a lot of pain w/ cramps. So is this all in my head?
Sometimes in church I look around @ other people’s children & wonder if my children will date them & if they’ll marry one of them. I’ve found the boy of my choice (so far) for the Princess but he’s the Prince’s age & a little old for her yet. So far no one for the Prince. Does this mean there is no one good enough for him? (I promise to not be like my mil! *shudder*)
Hubby has finally come over to my side & agrees that if we could sell our house & not loose money that we could leave here. Victory, even if minor (he’s not looking for a job out of here), is very sweet!
When you’ve taken food to someone else do you dither about what to make? I’m on my third recipe in my mind. I think this is the one though.
I have always (okay, probably 95% of the time) slept w/ @ least one foot out from under the covers. I can remember doing it as a child.
Along w/ the above, I rub my feet together when I go to bed. I don’t do it hard or fast just a gentle rubbing of one foot on the other. Yes, I know it’s a comfort thing. I notice it more often when I’m stressed but Hubby says I always do it.
I wonder if either of my kids do either of the above? Food for thought.
The Prince looks a lot like his dad but is like me in temperament usually.
My mom thinks that the Princess looks a lot like my sil & mil which would totally make me cry if I thought it was true so I totally avoid that thought!
It’s almost time for me to become a parent stand in for 2 more girls & a boy. The girls are siblings & the boy is an exchange student from Mexico.
I love my family!
I love my nieces & nephews to pieces. I can’t think of one who I wouldn’t do anything for. I feel very privileged to have this be the case.
Rambled enough. Got to pull it together (hello, Dt Coke!) so that I can pick up the kids from school soon.
My weekend & other fun things
Posted on: January 25, 2010
It’s Monday so I think I’d better hurry & update while I get the chance. Between school, my family & the storms that rolled through Arizona last week I’ve been really off my game. Let’s start w/ school. I barely made it getting my essay turned in & I think it’s kinda crap but hey, it is a rough draft & that’s what draft is for. To iron out all the bad. I realized too, after reading everyone else’s that I’d made a crucial mistake in forgetting to double space everything. That kinda bites but this is a draft & I just have to keep remembering that. Anyway what will be will be & I will improve. Maybe my writing here will get better too. That would probably be a good thing. hee,hee
Family. Well, let’s just put that one into the storm category. The storms that rolled into Arizona from California really did a number on us. Thank heavens we weren’t in some of the really bad areas but where we are got hit bad enough. I’m down in the extreme south & somewhat protected by mountains although the mountains didn’t exactly help Flagstaff! They got hit by feet of snow not just inches & lots of roofs on buildings are now leaking including (of course) several that collapsed. Plus there was loss of life north of us. The one that really gets to me is a young native American family who were trying to take their 6 yr old son to the er. They got stuck in the water & were washed out of the truck. The little boy’s body was found the next day.
So. Our damage includes a collapsed section of one of our cinder block fences, a leaky roof & my sanity. The winds on Thursday night were so stinkin strong! I couldn’t sleep in part because I was worried by the fact that we didn’t have heat due to a leaky furnace exhaust pipe & that my husband & son were traveling to Phoenix/Scottsdale the next day to go look @ some cars @ the Barrett-Jackson auction. We were supposed to get even more rain plus snow on Friday & I was very afraid for them to go! Plus we had no heat. Well, they ended up leaving around 4:30am for the 3 1/2 hr drive. (they made it safe & sound there & back but I was not very happy!) Anyway, the bigger storms didn’t materialize until late in the evening & then our mt protected us. So I shouldn’t have been so freaked but that was also the day that my essay was due. OH & we lost power. It was NOT fun. I did keep my dd home from school & we went into town & picked up a space heater. Plus on the way back from the car show/auction (no, they didn’t go to buy just look) Hubby stopped @ Costco & purchased a couple of heaters. AND, big dramatic announcement, when they got back, hubby was able to get the furnace going. So. We did survive & I haven’t even told the half of it but I did tell the big things.
Turns out too, that we can leave the dog in the house alone for a little while. He collected his toys & “guarded” them from the wind while in the house but that’s it. He’s not a mischievous or destructive dog, thank heavens! Just chicken.
That’s whats been going on & I’ll try to get back sooner this time. I know this blog is turning into blah! but life keeps happening. Funny how that works out.
Yes, we’re back….
Posted on: December 14, 2009
Well, I’ve had a few phone calls & a few comments on here about where am I. Here? I’ve been busy, busy, busy trying to get things done before the kids are out for Christmas break @ the end of the this week. I’m still trying to get my Christmas cards out that I planned on having done by Thanksgiving. Next year I’ll have them done early. For sure!
We did survive Thanksgiving but @ the time it felt like just barely. See, Hubby took the kids & went up to Idaho to visit some of his family while I stayed to help get Thanksgiving ready plus run some errands that I desperately felt needed to be done. Well, that night that they left Hubby & the Prince both started to vomit but they totally downplayed the whole thing. They made it sound like they’d just eaten something that disagreed w/ them. Me, being the awesome super intuitive mom that I am, let them get away w/ it & just cautioned them to drink more water & eat healthier foods. You know. Like oatmeal. Yeah, guess it settled like a rock in the pits of their tummies.
Anyhoo, they came back to my parent’s (did I mention before we left that my parent’s super wonderful neighbors let us stay in the basement of their home while they were down here in Az? I think I did but back to the story) & on the Wed before Thanksgiving my daughter started throwing up. This was my first clue that all was not well. I need to add here that this stuff was nasty. Very violent & just plain bad. I know you don’t need the graphics but let’s just say that both ends of the body were involved. shudder, ugh! So the Princess finally starts to feel better on Thanksgiving but still isn’t eating anything (man, was I feeling guilty for having the Prince & Hubby eat oatmeal!) but we’re trying to keep her away from everyone. Doesn’t work. One of the nephews starts feeling bad & ends up throwing up but he only did a couple of times & didn’t get the diarrhea. Thank heavens.
I, of course, didn’t get anything until early in the am on the morning of the day we were supposed to leave & then I not only got the stomach crap but I also caught the cold another nephew had AND my auntie flo decided that she needed to come back around even though she’d left the day before. (just thought I’d throw that in for any possible sympathy. It really was THAT bad) This of course, delayed our trip for another day which left the Hubby out of sorts. Yeah, it was such a lovely trip. On the plus side though I did get 3 huge (deli size) bricks of extra mild cheddar from Gosselins as well as some Taffy Town Taffy (not quite the experience I’d hoped for). Oh & I got to see New Moon w/ my youngest sister. Let’s not get into New Moon although I will say that I much preferred this director’s vision of the movie vs the previous director. That is all.
BUT! I did get to visit w/ my family including my sweet 92 yr old Grandma (@ least for a min. I avoided her a bit so that we wouldn’t give her the creepy cruds) & my parents, sisters, bil’s & nieces & nephews except one niece who is now old enough to have a job & couldn’t get off for the holiday. We even had a “new family member” in the form of someone from my bil’s work place who came over. That was one of my favorite things about the holiday’s when Hubby was still in the military. We would invite single airmen/women over to spend the day w/ us.
I have so much more rambling to cover but for right now I’ve got to go. The laundry waits for no woman! I will admit though that I’m almost done w/ Christmas shopping & I’m thrilled!
Tuesday Night
Posted on: October 28, 2009
It’s Tuesday night & I should be in bed but I’m pretty keyed up. Today Hubby was home & we did a little bit of the outside chores that have been piling up around here. He used our overgrown weedwacker to mow the back while I raked & then he cleaned up. I also worked on the pool a bit & then we packed up the pool cover for the winter. I think I’ve convinced Hubby that we should just leave the cover off & try to keep it blue during the winter. This means vacuming once a week but hey, if it keeps the pool blue & ready for use when it warms up more then I’m all for it.
The wind is howling so fierce right now. It’s hard to believe that tomorrow will be in the 80’s for part of the day. I have mentioned that I live in So Arizona, right? I was watching the weather forcaster the other night & he mentioned that the heat was gone now & that it was just starting to get cool. This was after the 90F + weather had broken to the upper 80’s. Totally cracked me up!
My kids want winter coats. As in coats that you wear for -10F. Another thing that cracks me up. I mean I know that you’ve acclimated, guys but coats that are rated for -10F? Do you know something I don’t? *shakes head & sighs* My son will wear blue jeans, a long sleeved winter shirt & a jacket in the summer. He’ll also try to wear shorts & a t-shirt in the winter & now they both want coats rated for -10F. Um, guys? Just in case you forgot we moved to Arizona. You know. That state where having a swimming pool isn’t just a fun thing but it can actually be almost of a necessity? (well only if you want to spend time outdoors in Phoenix. Honestly, that place can get so stinking hot you almost can’t breathe!)
So anyway, just feel sorry for my poor kids who wear coats, hats & gloves to school because it’s 55F. Because gosh darn it, that it is cold!
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