The pleasure one gets from cleaning!

I decided I just couldn't go to bed with bleach-smelling hands so I lemon oiled my kitchen cabinets. I have to say that they look really good, all clean and spiffy. And the kitchen smells really good, also. If only that applied to my now dried-out, funky-smelling hands??? Now, the inside of the cabinets awaits my magical power-- the power to decide if that 10 year old Tupperware bowl, with the spaghetti stain, stays or goes.....

Fun Day of Wii Fit

This is the first video game that I might buy for myself ( or ask for it for my b'day). I had lots of fun playing wii at Tiffani's house, although it was hard to keep up with her experience. (Especially the hula hooping). What a riot it would be if her neighbors could see her but not know what she was actually doing. After the workshop, I went to WM and bought groceries. Then, back to the great task of house cleaning. My hands smell just like bleach. My hands may be smelling really gross right now but boy does my undies look really great!! I have now organized 2 rooms and cleaned 2 more areas (top to bottom). Looks like a great summer is underway.

last days of school

It is so bizarre how time is relative. Before Christmas, I didn't think I could make it until the end of the school year. Now, it seems like it was only yesterday. Work is also weird bec. I don't know what my future holds. I hate to not have a plan. Should I work? Should I go through the trouble of trying to change schools and have to learn all of the new material? The work involved in moving!! What if the other workers are not friendly? And the most important decision..will I regret spending my kid's school years working?

Decoration and dinner on the ground

Today was decoration day at the church of my childhood. It isn't far from where I live so I didn't have to travel. But, relatives come from near and far to decoration. My last aunt, nearing mid 80's, came from Miss. with her whole clan. And I took my mother. They are the last two left out of 7 kids. It was great to take pictures of them together. They don't get to see each other too often, which might be a good thing, or not?? Where else but in the south do we take a picnic to the cemetary??
Sad note,,, it was also decoration at the cemetary where my dad is buried. That cemetary is close to where I work and we were going to Trussville today so we stopped by the cem. There was no flowers or anyone there to visit with at his family graves. Someone had put flags on his grave (he was a WWII vet). But, what a difference the two places were. One was like a get-together and the other like long -forgotton graves. I guess it is bec. we always went to dec. with mother and not with dad. although I do remember going with him on the Sat. before to clean the graves but never to the actual dec. day. Huh?

Award's Day

Today was one of my most "looked forward" to days of the school year, Award's Day. It is so cute to see the little guys getting their awards. Gray, 2nd grade, was dancing and kissing his award. I remember when Zac did the same thing, such a long time ago. The only thing I hate about the day is that it is an indication that they have grown another year older. Autumn got A-B honor roll. We really didn't know if she had messed up at the end of the year bec. she didn't come home with an announcement that she was getting anything. David and I were standing in line waiting to go into the gym and thinking up punishments if she had a C on her report card. But lucky for Autumn we got a program and saw her name on the A/B list. Just for the record, we had thought of-- no internet for 4 1/2 weeks, no phone, and we would get the textbook and make her rework each chapter. TOUGH LOVE!! Oh, another good note... Jaymon the little boy that we had custody of, made 1st grade A Honor Roll, yeah! He is so stinking cute. Sometimes I wish we had of adopted Jaymon and Jasmine. But, of course, just starting a new job that year was soooo hard and we just felt that it was too hard have 5 kids and going back to work. I will always wonder if that was my calling and I missed it. Their cousion (sp) made A/B honor roll 5th grade and I am very proud of him bec. he has had the most horrible life. I checked all of the scholars out of school and took them to Chinese for lunch. Our family tradition.
I am glad summer is almost here. I am so torn about what to do. I asked the prin. where my kids go to school if he thought he would have something open. He doesn't think so??? This year has not been my best. I really missed my kids this year.

First Blog

Wow, this is my step into techno-world. I have kept a journal for years-off and on. I guess this is the new way of journaling. Right now we are having trauma in the house. Life with a teenage girl is TOUGH!!. Everything is a drama. Semester tests, boys teasing, girlfriends fighting.....
Will we make it through these years?