I was guest number 1500 on Snuffy's blog. "Isn't that speshull?!?" (Reminscing the "Church Lady" there, sorry!)
Last night we went to a "Meet the Team" cookout for Elisabeth's soccer team. She had fallen asleep before it was time to leave, so she was cranky when we got there. But once there, she eventually warmed up to everyone and joined in the games. Then, when it was time to leave, of course she didn't want to go! LOL, typical!
Gotta brag on both of my kiddos too....First off, Nick was elected VP of his school's student council. He did it mostly as a joke, and didn't think he'd make it to the final voting, but still it's pretty cool. Secondly, report cards came out...Nick got all A's, except for the B he got in 6th grade math....not bad when you consider he's in 5th grade and only took 4th grade math last year. Elisabeth didn't get "grades" because they don't give them out to Kindergartener's for the first quarter, but her report said she's doing very well with the first grade curriculum that she's doing in her advanced class. That girl is really learning to read quickly, and has really come a long way in maturity and attitude since we moved back here for the 3rd week of school. I've got to say I've got some pretty cool kids!
So I'm just not letting myself stress about stuff (for now anyway)... We've determined to squeeze through financially and get our stuff out of storage next week. The kids are out of school on Monday, but we're not going then. (Busy day at Jerry's work, not a good day to miss.) We're sending the kids to school on Tuesday, driving over, getting the truck, loading it up and hopefully coming back in time to pick the kids up from school. Yeah, that sounds like a fun day! I'm just happy to get my stuff. I know that life's not about "things", but when you live in the US, it's might inconvenient not to have at least the menial stuff you do own! I'm looking forward most to....my bed, dining table, regular sized TV's, DVD player, crockpot, coffee maker (yes, I've been w/o it for over 2 months now!!!), and sewing machine!!! It will be nice to be able to eat off of real dishes (not paper plates or a cheapy picnic set), sit at the table as a family (not at the tiny built-in kitchen table, with the adults sitting in the canvas fold-up chairs), and sleep a couple of feet off of the floor (not in sleeping bags--kids, or on a hide-away bed matress on the floor--us). Also, having proper towels, clothes and electronics will definitely be nice too! It will be nice to be a homemaker again, and decorate my home to make my family and company comfortable. I know we all say we (Americans) have too much emphasis on "things", but hey, I don't strive for big stuff, I just want MY STUFF!!!
