I doubt that anyone will ever be reading this, but I may start posting here again. In the years since I stopped posting my life has changed dramatically, my marriage has been tested, I moved again, got a 'real' job, lost a baby, I could keep this list going on forever......
If anyone sees this, I hope and pray that you are doing well.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Explanation
Things are.............OK, I guess. Tolerable might be a better word.
I'm not a give out personal details kind of person, but I'll say that someone who was supposed to be very good friends (along with their spouse) of DH and mine did something really harmful and hurtful. They betrayed our friendship and abused a position they were in for their own gain.
She's being held responsible for it, but that's little consolation when you're the one stuck with the mess.
On top of that I have a relative in the hospital for going on the third week after a horrific car accident where she had to have a truck winched off her vehicle so they could cut her out of it and life flight her. Things are going better now, thank you God, but for quite some time it wasn't certain if she'd survive it. She broke, well, most of herself, I guess, is the best way to say it.
A man who was a second father to me just passed away in a freak accident this last week, too.
It's very hard to be so far from home right now.
It's been a MESS around here, I tell you!
I'm not a give out personal details kind of person, but I'll say that someone who was supposed to be very good friends (along with their spouse) of DH and mine did something really harmful and hurtful. They betrayed our friendship and abused a position they were in for their own gain.
She's being held responsible for it, but that's little consolation when you're the one stuck with the mess.
On top of that I have a relative in the hospital for going on the third week after a horrific car accident where she had to have a truck winched off her vehicle so they could cut her out of it and life flight her. Things are going better now, thank you God, but for quite some time it wasn't certain if she'd survive it. She broke, well, most of herself, I guess, is the best way to say it.
A man who was a second father to me just passed away in a freak accident this last week, too.
It's very hard to be so far from home right now.
It's been a MESS around here, I tell you!
Monday, September 3, 2012
New tool for me
OK, not new, but new to me. It's actually old, which makes it that much better as far as I'm concerned.
I bought it yesterday at an antique store that was having a sale. I paid $15 for it. Now I can't wait to get some cabbage!
I bought it yesterday at an antique store that was having a sale. I paid $15 for it. Now I can't wait to get some cabbage!
Saturday, August 25, 2012
I'm sorry
Life fell apart in a big way. I'm not able to be here posting or reading lately. I'm sorry. I'll be back eventually.
Tina
Tina
Sunday, June 17, 2012
First canning of the year
The nectarines on the tree in the back yard ripened the other day. When they get ripe, they ALL get ripe. They don't last long, either, so you have to watch them, collect them and use them or put them up quickly or else you are left with nothing but a bunch of mushy rotten fruit.
This is one of the trees I pruned this year. It REALLY made a difference. I bet last year we got maybe 40-50 nectarines total. We ate some of them and I had enough to make a cobbler.
This year was different.
This year I had two big red bowls full.
PLUS this big metal bowl full. This bowl is quite a bit larger than my wok, to give you an idea of the size.
I treated them like peaches and cooked them down for jam.
It turned out really pretty, I think. It's pretty tart, though. I like tart stuff, so I'm good with that. The kids, not so much. More for me! :)
This is one of the trees I pruned this year. It REALLY made a difference. I bet last year we got maybe 40-50 nectarines total. We ate some of them and I had enough to make a cobbler.
This year was different.
This year I had two big red bowls full.
PLUS this big metal bowl full. This bowl is quite a bit larger than my wok, to give you an idea of the size.
I treated them like peaches and cooked them down for jam.
It turned out really pretty, I think. It's pretty tart, though. I like tart stuff, so I'm good with that. The kids, not so much. More for me! :)
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Another friend with chickens update
They have a coon infestation out there!
As of this morning they have caught SEVEN. They caught two in the same trap last night, which we all found a bit odd and amusing.
Two days ago I heard of a young man with some pullets who was downsizing due to his step-mother's ill health. I went out there and came back with two silver laced wyandotes and three black sex links.
We took them to our friends in a pet carrier and told them we'd caught a coon, too, so we brought it to them. They thought we'd lost our minds!
Then we told the kids to look carefully in the carrier and they were SO excited! I'll have to get pictures of the chickens the next time we go over there.
It worked out well, we were able to help our friends replace some of their lost birds as well as assure that young man that his pullets were going to a home with three kids to spoil them rotten and love on them. :)
As of this morning they have caught SEVEN. They caught two in the same trap last night, which we all found a bit odd and amusing.
Two days ago I heard of a young man with some pullets who was downsizing due to his step-mother's ill health. I went out there and came back with two silver laced wyandotes and three black sex links.
We took them to our friends in a pet carrier and told them we'd caught a coon, too, so we brought it to them. They thought we'd lost our minds!
Then we told the kids to look carefully in the carrier and they were SO excited! I'll have to get pictures of the chickens the next time we go over there.
It worked out well, we were able to help our friends replace some of their lost birds as well as assure that young man that his pullets were going to a home with three kids to spoil them rotten and love on them. :)
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Second update on friends with chickens
So far they have caught three raccoons. They have not caught the opossum yet.
She showed me one of the cam pics from last night.
You could clearly see the raccoon that was in the box trap.
Along with FOUR MORE standing around staring at it!
She showed me one of the cam pics from last night.
You could clearly see the raccoon that was in the box trap.
Along with FOUR MORE standing around staring at it!
Monday, June 11, 2012
Update on our friends with chickens
I just remembered that I never updated you on this!
When our friends got back in town the killing continued. Something got another one the first night they were back, another the second night they were back and three during the day/afternoon of a work day.
They'd finally had enough and went and bought a trap. The first night they caught a raccoon.
The second night - nothing in the cage but digging all around the coop where they'd tried to get in.
Third night - nothing
The next day we borrowed a trail cam from another friend and took it out there so we could see what they had coming in for dinner.
That night they caught another coon on camera. As well as a great big o'possum.
That night they got pictures of the coon lifting up the end of the cage trap to make the food fall out so it could eat it. We'd warned them that they were smart!
The last two nights they've both been back but they haven't caught anything in the cage. The cage is pegged into the ground now, too.
Wishing them luck!
When our friends got back in town the killing continued. Something got another one the first night they were back, another the second night they were back and three during the day/afternoon of a work day.
They'd finally had enough and went and bought a trap. The first night they caught a raccoon.
The second night - nothing in the cage but digging all around the coop where they'd tried to get in.
Third night - nothing
The next day we borrowed a trail cam from another friend and took it out there so we could see what they had coming in for dinner.
That night they caught another coon on camera. As well as a great big o'possum.
That night they got pictures of the coon lifting up the end of the cage trap to make the food fall out so it could eat it. We'd warned them that they were smart!
The last two nights they've both been back but they haven't caught anything in the cage. The cage is pegged into the ground now, too.
Wishing them luck!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Busy and fun weekend
I told you before that we're staring a brand new Boy Scout Troop. This weekend we had our first camp out as a new Troop. We had some families out of town but I think we had about 15 boys the first night and 10 the second.
It was hot, dirty, messy and a ton of fun. I didn't stay out there with them over night because it wasn't a family Scouting trip and DH was already there, so for me to stay the other two boys would have to stay, which would make it a family outing.
Anyway, I did spend most of the weekend out there, starting Friday afternoon when we were setting up and dropping off.
It was sort-of-organized chaos. :)
Saturday morning we'd set up a secret outing for the men to take the boys on.
While they were gone, I took my younger two children back to their camp and we moved the tents around, switching their places. We also took neon colored streamers and 'wrapped' the place as well as decorated the cots and hammocks of the men. I realized half way there I'd forgotten my camera but didn't have time to go back and get it, so I don't have pictures of it. You'll have to trust me that it was colorful. We weaved the streamers on and across the tents, hooking them together via streamer and going across the door ways. We did the same with the chairs and picnic table.
I didn't know when they'd be back, so we were hurrying. When we were leaving out of the long road out I saw their vehicles coming.
Darn, busted!
The first vehicle's driver is a friend, he saw me and waved as he passed. The second car's driver didn't notice me. The third was my husband and we stopped. The fourth saw me because he had to wait for DH to pull off the road to talk to me.
I went back out there Saturday in the early evening and found out that none of the men told the boys who did it. They just said it was a Mom. lol. NONE of the boys noticed me driving by and my son didn't ride with DH, so he didn't realize Dad had stopped to talk to Mom. So we pulled it off after all! lol
I did own up to it after about an hour of them asking me repeatedly and they thought it was funny.
I'm glad they enjoyed it - because I have plans for future trips, too!
It was hot, dirty, messy and a ton of fun. I didn't stay out there with them over night because it wasn't a family Scouting trip and DH was already there, so for me to stay the other two boys would have to stay, which would make it a family outing.
Anyway, I did spend most of the weekend out there, starting Friday afternoon when we were setting up and dropping off.
It was sort-of-organized chaos. :)
Saturday morning we'd set up a secret outing for the men to take the boys on.
While they were gone, I took my younger two children back to their camp and we moved the tents around, switching their places. We also took neon colored streamers and 'wrapped' the place as well as decorated the cots and hammocks of the men. I realized half way there I'd forgotten my camera but didn't have time to go back and get it, so I don't have pictures of it. You'll have to trust me that it was colorful. We weaved the streamers on and across the tents, hooking them together via streamer and going across the door ways. We did the same with the chairs and picnic table.
I didn't know when they'd be back, so we were hurrying. When we were leaving out of the long road out I saw their vehicles coming.
Darn, busted!
The first vehicle's driver is a friend, he saw me and waved as he passed. The second car's driver didn't notice me. The third was my husband and we stopped. The fourth saw me because he had to wait for DH to pull off the road to talk to me.
I went back out there Saturday in the early evening and found out that none of the men told the boys who did it. They just said it was a Mom. lol. NONE of the boys noticed me driving by and my son didn't ride with DH, so he didn't realize Dad had stopped to talk to Mom. So we pulled it off after all! lol
I did own up to it after about an hour of them asking me repeatedly and they thought it was funny.
I'm glad they enjoyed it - because I have plans for future trips, too!
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Integrity
So, our house back home is empty again. The renters that were in it, a newlywed couple with one child from her previous marriage skipped out.
The man worked for a construction company and he said that the company was shut down by the IRS. This was at the beginning of May. The realtor told him he'd work with him as best he could, just keep him up to date on what was going on. They had been good tenants, paying on time, keeping the place mowed, etc.
Well, to keep this short, he told the realtor his unemployment would start coming in last week and he'd be paying, just late. We agreed to work with him and waive most of the late fees and the realtor told him so.
The realtor called a few minutes ago.
They skipped out over the weekend. They left some trash in the house but he said it's not too bad. They didn't bother to leave the keys locked in the house, they took those. We'd rekey it, anyway, but still.........
And you know, if they'd have been honest and said they needed to move, it would have been fine. Annoying, but fine, because they were honest. We could have put the ad in the paper and had it in Sunday's paper.
But, no. Why be honest and up front with people who have been working with you and trying to make it work for you?
People suck.
The man worked for a construction company and he said that the company was shut down by the IRS. This was at the beginning of May. The realtor told him he'd work with him as best he could, just keep him up to date on what was going on. They had been good tenants, paying on time, keeping the place mowed, etc.
Well, to keep this short, he told the realtor his unemployment would start coming in last week and he'd be paying, just late. We agreed to work with him and waive most of the late fees and the realtor told him so.
The realtor called a few minutes ago.
They skipped out over the weekend. They left some trash in the house but he said it's not too bad. They didn't bother to leave the keys locked in the house, they took those. We'd rekey it, anyway, but still.........
And you know, if they'd have been honest and said they needed to move, it would have been fine. Annoying, but fine, because they were honest. We could have put the ad in the paper and had it in Sunday's paper.
But, no. Why be honest and up front with people who have been working with you and trying to make it work for you?
People suck.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
U-G-L-Y, you ain't got no alibi!
Actually, the spelling on the sign was UGLI, as in UGLI Fruit.
I'd never heard of it and yes, I bought one so we could try it.
It was various colors and felt like the skin was loose, like those easy to peel *Little Cuties.*
They smell like faintly like a tangerine when you are peeling them.
They are supposed to be a (multi) cross between a tangerine, orange and grapefruit. The sign said they taste sweet like an orange but are bigger, obviously.
I'd never heard of it and yes, I bought one so we could try it.
It was various colors and felt like the skin was loose, like those easy to peel *Little Cuties.*
They smell like faintly like a tangerine when you are peeling them.
They are supposed to be a (multi) cross between a tangerine, orange and grapefruit. The sign said they taste sweet like an orange but are bigger, obviously.
We did not find it to be that sweet. It was certainly edible, but you could taste the grapefruit in it, for sure. Since I'm not a big grapefruit fan, well, I won't be buying another one of these.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Happy Birthday, Mawmaw!
A few days ago Mawmaw turned a spry 85!
We celebrated over the weekend so hubby would be home. We took her out to her favorite Mexican restaurant for lunch and made her a cake.
We were trying to figure out what to get her for a present because pretty much anything you give her she crams in her closet or dresser and won't use it, even if it's something she's said she'd love to have. She always wants to 'save it for when I need it.'
My idea?
We bought her a beta fish! I figured she COULDN'T put it up in the closet, it would give her a sense of taking care of something and hopefully some joy in watching him.
She named him Red. :)
So far she seems to really like him, I've heard her in there talking to him a couple of times, so, hey, I guess he provided some more company for her, too.
Happy Birthday, Mawmaw!
We celebrated over the weekend so hubby would be home. We took her out to her favorite Mexican restaurant for lunch and made her a cake.
We were trying to figure out what to get her for a present because pretty much anything you give her she crams in her closet or dresser and won't use it, even if it's something she's said she'd love to have. She always wants to 'save it for when I need it.'
My idea?
We bought her a beta fish! I figured she COULDN'T put it up in the closet, it would give her a sense of taking care of something and hopefully some joy in watching him.
She named him Red. :)
So far she seems to really like him, I've heard her in there talking to him a couple of times, so, hey, I guess he provided some more company for her, too.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Troop, Attention!
This is another one of those changes I was talking about before.
We are forming a brand new Boy Scout Troop.
We had a huge group of boys that we took over to a Troop when they moved up and I think we over whelmed them. We more than doubled their current Troop size, to give you an idea.
Anyway, the area only had one Troop for this end of several counties, so now there will be two.
It's a lot of work but we're hoping the boys will have a great time and learn a lot, too. As an adult, I think it's pretty neat that my son will be able to (hopefully) look back one day as an adult and say:
Yeah, Troop ##, it's going strong and I was one of the founding Scout members!
Almost every family has had at least one adult step up and agree to get trained and hold either a committee or troop position. Wonderful! A bunch of us were already in the process of being approved as merit badge counselors (which can be utilized by any Scout in the area, yay!) so that's going well, too.
The biggest hurdle was getting a sponsoring organization and that's done.
The next hurdle was filling our necessary committee positions - done.
Then filling the Troop positions - done.
Now we have to plan our calendar for the boys and start fund raising to purchase gear. There is a great flea market near here that I've already bought some stuff from, so I'm hoping we'll be able to outfit the troop well in not too long.
I've got to take my uniform to the Scout shop soon and get them to help me. I'll now officially hold my previous position with the Pack as a den leader but I'll hold a committee position with the Troop, too. I'm guessing I use the Troop stuff on my shirt (?) but I'm not sure. Good thing the experts are there and so nice! :)
We are forming a brand new Boy Scout Troop.
We had a huge group of boys that we took over to a Troop when they moved up and I think we over whelmed them. We more than doubled their current Troop size, to give you an idea.
Anyway, the area only had one Troop for this end of several counties, so now there will be two.
It's a lot of work but we're hoping the boys will have a great time and learn a lot, too. As an adult, I think it's pretty neat that my son will be able to (hopefully) look back one day as an adult and say:
Yeah, Troop ##, it's going strong and I was one of the founding Scout members!
Almost every family has had at least one adult step up and agree to get trained and hold either a committee or troop position. Wonderful! A bunch of us were already in the process of being approved as merit badge counselors (which can be utilized by any Scout in the area, yay!) so that's going well, too.
The biggest hurdle was getting a sponsoring organization and that's done.
The next hurdle was filling our necessary committee positions - done.
Then filling the Troop positions - done.
Now we have to plan our calendar for the boys and start fund raising to purchase gear. There is a great flea market near here that I've already bought some stuff from, so I'm hoping we'll be able to outfit the troop well in not too long.
I've got to take my uniform to the Scout shop soon and get them to help me. I'll now officially hold my previous position with the Pack as a den leader but I'll hold a committee position with the Troop, too. I'm guessing I use the Troop stuff on my shirt (?) but I'm not sure. Good thing the experts are there and so nice! :)
Monday, May 28, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Pet sitting failure
We have friends who have gone away for the long weekend. They asked us to come over to take care of their animals. Dogs, cats and chickens.
They had just put their younger chicks in with their older flock of one rooster and three hens.
Thursday and Friday went fine. Yesterday morning when I got there their one white hen (one of the younger group) had been attacked. I'm guessing someone pulled a feather out, they saw the blood against the white feathers and went after her. It wasn't too bad.
I pulled her out along with two of the other younger hens and put her back in the pen that the younger group was in before integration. I ran to the hardware store and bought blu-kote, came back and made her a tie dyed chicken, gave them fresh food and added some electrolytes to their water. We checked the rest of them and they were fine.
I left a message for them saying I was so sorry about the one hen because it's their son's favorite (OF COURSE!) and I thought it would be fine, but if not, I'll get him another one.
I went back over last night and she was up and walking around. I saw her drinking and, other than being purple and missing feathers, seemed OK.
The boys and I went over there this morning after church.
All three younger hens were dead. An opossum broke into the pen the younger hens had been kept in and killed all three of them. Actually, I'm guessing maybe it was a momma and babies because they did eat pretty much everything except the bones and feathers.
Ugh. Why NOW? Seriously! We cleaned everything up and made sure the other pen was extra secure. I'm so tempted to go spend the night out there the next two nights until they get back!
They had just put their younger chicks in with their older flock of one rooster and three hens.
Thursday and Friday went fine. Yesterday morning when I got there their one white hen (one of the younger group) had been attacked. I'm guessing someone pulled a feather out, they saw the blood against the white feathers and went after her. It wasn't too bad.
I pulled her out along with two of the other younger hens and put her back in the pen that the younger group was in before integration. I ran to the hardware store and bought blu-kote, came back and made her a tie dyed chicken, gave them fresh food and added some electrolytes to their water. We checked the rest of them and they were fine.
I left a message for them saying I was so sorry about the one hen because it's their son's favorite (OF COURSE!) and I thought it would be fine, but if not, I'll get him another one.
I went back over last night and she was up and walking around. I saw her drinking and, other than being purple and missing feathers, seemed OK.
The boys and I went over there this morning after church.
All three younger hens were dead. An opossum broke into the pen the younger hens had been kept in and killed all three of them. Actually, I'm guessing maybe it was a momma and babies because they did eat pretty much everything except the bones and feathers.
Ugh. Why NOW? Seriously! We cleaned everything up and made sure the other pen was extra secure. I'm so tempted to go spend the night out there the next two nights until they get back!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Just call me Mrs. Mommy
I'm going to be home schooling my youngest next year.
There, I said it.
Still petrified, but I said it. lol
To try and keep this less than six billion pages, I'll sum the situation up by saying we know where we should be moving to next and we have a rough idea of when. That area does not require kindergarten and enrolls by birth date when entering school for the first time. Their kindergarten cut off is a full month later than it is here.
That means that if we lived there already, youngest would be starting kindergarten in Sept. Here, he misses the cut off date by about two weeks. It also means that if we get there when we think we will, they will enroll him in first grade because kindergarten isn't required. Clear as mud, right?
I asked them to screen him for early admission for kindergarten (a whopping 10 days early for the cut off date) because I think he's ready and he would LOVE to be in school. We are up there volunteering all the time and everyone has made comments on how he needs to be in school. Well, they denied him. They said he didn't test well enough but, IMO, their scoring was EXTREMELY harsh and unfair.
For instance:
On lower case letters he missed a few (r and k give him trouble). They marked him as not being able to identify lower case letters.
They marked him as not being able to write his name because the lady thought it wasn't neat enough (and this REALLY ticks me off because everyone at church, the library, Scouts and others at the school can read it just fine) and he reversed his N. So kindergarteners should have perfect hand writing and never mess up any letters? My older kids were still doing that in second grade!
They marked him as not being able to pick out the numbers 1-10 because he mixed up 6 and 9.
On and on.
Pretty much they said he couldn't do anything.
Talk about make a Mama mad!
After talking to some of the teachers and staff, the truth, I think, is that the classes were getting full with kids who did meet the deadline, they weren't about to hire another teacher and so they denied the early entrance kids using this grading as their justification. They should have just said that, though, not tried to make it out like these kids (I know of 3 others that were denied, too) have no skills or knowledge!
I won't let anyone enroll him in first grade right off, that's not fair to him and setting him up for failure. So. Home schooling it is.
I am terrified I'll mess up the foundation of his education, to be honest. I have no idea how to teach a child to read!
I'm spending a lot of time researching right now. I know it's supposedly easy once you get going, but from out here it sure looks complicated and hard.
My plan right now is to home school for just the one year, but I know enough to know not to say for sure because God has a plan and I'm excited to see it happen. :)
There, I said it.
Still petrified, but I said it. lol
To try and keep this less than six billion pages, I'll sum the situation up by saying we know where we should be moving to next and we have a rough idea of when. That area does not require kindergarten and enrolls by birth date when entering school for the first time. Their kindergarten cut off is a full month later than it is here.
That means that if we lived there already, youngest would be starting kindergarten in Sept. Here, he misses the cut off date by about two weeks. It also means that if we get there when we think we will, they will enroll him in first grade because kindergarten isn't required. Clear as mud, right?
I asked them to screen him for early admission for kindergarten (a whopping 10 days early for the cut off date) because I think he's ready and he would LOVE to be in school. We are up there volunteering all the time and everyone has made comments on how he needs to be in school. Well, they denied him. They said he didn't test well enough but, IMO, their scoring was EXTREMELY harsh and unfair.
For instance:
On lower case letters he missed a few (r and k give him trouble). They marked him as not being able to identify lower case letters.
They marked him as not being able to write his name because the lady thought it wasn't neat enough (and this REALLY ticks me off because everyone at church, the library, Scouts and others at the school can read it just fine) and he reversed his N. So kindergarteners should have perfect hand writing and never mess up any letters? My older kids were still doing that in second grade!
They marked him as not being able to pick out the numbers 1-10 because he mixed up 6 and 9.
On and on.
Pretty much they said he couldn't do anything.
Talk about make a Mama mad!
After talking to some of the teachers and staff, the truth, I think, is that the classes were getting full with kids who did meet the deadline, they weren't about to hire another teacher and so they denied the early entrance kids using this grading as their justification. They should have just said that, though, not tried to make it out like these kids (I know of 3 others that were denied, too) have no skills or knowledge!
I won't let anyone enroll him in first grade right off, that's not fair to him and setting him up for failure. So. Home schooling it is.
I am terrified I'll mess up the foundation of his education, to be honest. I have no idea how to teach a child to read!
I'm spending a lot of time researching right now. I know it's supposedly easy once you get going, but from out here it sure looks complicated and hard.
My plan right now is to home school for just the one year, but I know enough to know not to say for sure because God has a plan and I'm excited to see it happen. :)
Monday, May 21, 2012
Ch-ch-ch-changes
Sorry I've been MIA. You know how life can get sometimes.
I'm going to be having several posts about things that are changing around here. They aren't anything horrible and I know my Lord has a plan, they are just really time consuming right now as I adjust.
I guess I'll start with the one from today. I got a call that my blood work from last week was all fine except my thyroid is under-active. They are putting me on something for it. She told me the name over the phone but I forgot it already. I'll pick it up later today.
So now I get to add:
Pick up med
Research under-active thyroid to my To Do List
lol
I'm going to be having several posts about things that are changing around here. They aren't anything horrible and I know my Lord has a plan, they are just really time consuming right now as I adjust.
I guess I'll start with the one from today. I got a call that my blood work from last week was all fine except my thyroid is under-active. They are putting me on something for it. She told me the name over the phone but I forgot it already. I'll pick it up later today.
So now I get to add:
Pick up med
Research under-active thyroid to my To Do List
lol
Friday, May 11, 2012
Hubby's turn
Last night at dinner middle son was practicing his states. They have to memorize them in alphabetical order and be able to label a US map correctly.
Mawmaw says to DH: Well, I have a question.
DH: OK
Mawmaw: We still own Japan, right?
(I grabbed my glass and raised it up to hide my face. SO glad it's his turn this time!)
DH: No, we don't own Japan, Mawmaw.
Mawmaw: When did we sell it?
DH: We never owned it.
Mawmaw: But we whooped them in the war, right? So we owned Japan. That's the way it works. You lose the war, you lose your country.
DH: No, that's not the way it works.
Mawmaw: Well, it was when the war ended. They must have changed the rules sometime recently.
She was a young adult when WWII ended. I have no idea where she got that idea or why she never realized it was wrong. I can tell you that I don't think she really believes DH, though! lol
Mawmaw says to DH: Well, I have a question.
DH: OK
Mawmaw: We still own Japan, right?
(I grabbed my glass and raised it up to hide my face. SO glad it's his turn this time!)
DH: No, we don't own Japan, Mawmaw.
Mawmaw: When did we sell it?
DH: We never owned it.
Mawmaw: But we whooped them in the war, right? So we owned Japan. That's the way it works. You lose the war, you lose your country.
DH: No, that's not the way it works.
Mawmaw: Well, it was when the war ended. They must have changed the rules sometime recently.
She was a young adult when WWII ended. I have no idea where she got that idea or why she never realized it was wrong. I can tell you that I don't think she really believes DH, though! lol
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Would you like fries with that?
Last night as I'm in the middle of cooking dinner Mawmaw comes in the kitchen.
Mawmaw: TINA!
Me: Yes?
Mawmaw: I'm putting in my order for dinner right now.
Me: Fine, as long as it's spaghetti, because that's what we're having.
Mawmaw: OK! :) (walks off)
LOL. Sometimes it's very entertaining around here.
Mawmaw: TINA!
Me: Yes?
Mawmaw: I'm putting in my order for dinner right now.
Me: Fine, as long as it's spaghetti, because that's what we're having.
Mawmaw: OK! :) (walks off)
LOL. Sometimes it's very entertaining around here.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Update on my little buddy in the burn ward
Thank you for the prayers for my little buddy.
He's still in the hospital but there's a decent possibility that he'll be going home tomorrow. He ended up with a pretty bad lung infection and a fever of over 103 degrees for a couple of days so they've been treating him for that, too, along with the burns. The doctors' best guess is that it was something that was dormant in his lungs for a while (probably from a previous illness) and with the burn knocking his resistance down it allowed it to flare up. Thank God he was in the children's hospital already so he got instant, great care for it. He's off the IV completely now, even for fluids.
My kids REALLY want him to come home. They aren't allowed to visit him in the hospital and, while they know I don't lie to them and that they can trust me, they REALLY REALLY want to see him for themselves so they can know he's OK and going to be just fine.
He's still in the hospital but there's a decent possibility that he'll be going home tomorrow. He ended up with a pretty bad lung infection and a fever of over 103 degrees for a couple of days so they've been treating him for that, too, along with the burns. The doctors' best guess is that it was something that was dormant in his lungs for a while (probably from a previous illness) and with the burn knocking his resistance down it allowed it to flare up. Thank God he was in the children's hospital already so he got instant, great care for it. He's off the IV completely now, even for fluids.
My kids REALLY want him to come home. They aren't allowed to visit him in the hospital and, while they know I don't lie to them and that they can trust me, they REALLY REALLY want to see him for themselves so they can know he's OK and going to be just fine.
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