Another day in the life

Since some brilliant mo-fo decided to call my house at 6:15 and the kids don't have to get up till 7, I thought I would update. Munchkin goes home today, for good. Or at least till the next time DHS steps in. I am going to have to stop that there or I could get in trouble. For those of you that know me, you know what a struggle it is for me to not say anything. :)

Mr has a hooky day from preschool, he's gonna be so excited. I was thinking of going up to the zoo today but my house needs to be cleaned way too much. I have a lady coming to visit tommorrow. I am not sure exactly where she fits into the scheme of things but she is involved in the whole foster parent experience. So I guess I will have to get off my dead butt and clean. Of course, I am a dumbass and agreed to watch my nieces so that ought to make it tricky.

Chick and her class got to go to the Amazing Pizza Machine Tuesday as a reward for her class getting the highest scores on the ITBS. She was so happy when she came home. Then yesterday, she came home crying because some girl on the bus smacked her on the head and was kicking her seat. I asked her what she did then and she told me 'Nothing! So&so is an eighth grader!' When I pointed out that she should have stuck up for herself, she just cried harder. I so do not know what to do. Calm Wendy down, I am going to the school later to talk to the principal, but I don't know what to do with Chick. She does not make it easy cuz of the way she talks to people but then she won't defend herself when someone is picking on her either. I wish there was some magic camp I could send her to that she would actually learn people skills and sticking up for yourself and knowing when to hold your tongue from. TO be fair these are all things I struggle with so it is no wonder that she is having trouble. BUT I do not want her to be the social outcast I was. AARRGGHHH

Four things...

Four jobs I have had in my life:

1. Courtesy Clerk
2. Softlines Associate
3. Cashier
4. Hostess

Four Movies I have watched over and over:

1. Dirty Dancing
2. Playing by Heart
3. Fifth Element
4. PCU

Four places I have lived:

1. Colorado Springs
2. Korea
3. Schweinfurt Germany
4. Rome New York
Four TV shows I usually watch:

1. Extreme Home Makeover
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. Lost
4. Desperate Housewives

Four places I have been on vacation:

1. Clarksville Tenn.
2. Oklahoma
3. Arkansas
4. Pitkin Colorado

Four of my favorite foods:

1. Steak
2. Cheescake
3. Oatmeal raisen or scotchies cookies
4. crab legs

Four places I would rather be right now:

1. Colorado
2. shopping with another grown up
3. Germany
4. visiting with family or friends

Update

The local law enforcement agency has apprehended the criminals responsible for the wave of egging activity that has hit Tabor in the past couple of weeks. A pair of girls, eleven and twelve years old, have been scolded, will deliver apologies and serve ten hours of community service that is to include cleaning the parking lot where these activities occured. All is well and the sidewalks are once again rolled up.

Tabor crime spree

Last night my niece brought her kids over to visit which made Bubba thrilled, he loves seeing the boys. Kristi and I had to take her baby, Tator, down to Grape Hospital because she was all polka dotted and had had a fever for a couple days. Turns out she just had an allergic reaction to the medicine she was on but they gave her pediapred (sp?). And as anyone who has had a child take it knows, it makes them wired! Sooo Kristi and I were up talking till like 1:30 waiting for Tator to decide that sleeping wasn't an evil past time. We went outside so she could smoke, came in, about half an hour later, all the kids were asleep and we went outside for one last puff before bed and this is what we saw....






Apparently, there is an epidemic of eggings in Tabor. Mike's car got a little on it and Two other houses have been hit in the last couple weekends and there was a car up the street that had been painted in egg/flour/salad dressing too. I called the town cop and he couldn't be bothered to come look. This was at 2 in morning but still.... Anyway, my neighbor woke up this morning and was majorly pissed (his car did get one egg) and he called. He was told it was taken care of so when he came knocking on my door, I told him that the cop and not come to look at it and I thought it was a little weird to not even come look. Soo the neighbor called the county sheriff and raised a stink and the sheriff finally did come look. The baggies the kids used to transport their weapons (hee hee) were still laying in the bushes. EVIDENCE!! ( I watch too much Law and Order). It is mostly an annoyance but it is weird for this town of 500 people.

Me First!!

Today was 411's first soccer game, they won 4-0!! It was freezing freakin' cold ( or as MR would say, guckin cold!) but wwe still cheered her like her own cheerleading section.

This morning, we had a surprise celebration for Cindy Lou's 50th birthday. I didn't get to go to the best part at the resturant. Her daughter and son in law, husband and son were meeting the POB's there. She cried with just the 5 of us, I can imagine the waterworks when she saw them. It was kinda cool, we all kept the secret for over a month, I am so proud. And I got to be the first to blog aobut it cuz they are still out hee hee :)

Chellby was in the semifinals at the local bar karokee contest. She got second place ( I think she was robbed)and gets to compete in the finals next Friday. I got to drink alcoholic beverages; Mikey VOLUNTEERED to drink Dr. Pepper last night, the first time in almost 10 years of marriage, it was really fun. I was drinking bomb pops (UV vodka,lemonadeand grenadine, VERY yummy) and had a blast. I thought it was cool, 6 out of 8 siblings showed up to support Chelle, even those that don't get along very well. That is what family is about!!

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Today is a visit day..

Munchkin went ot sleep last night about 10 pm, slept till 5:45 and then went back to sleep about 6:20. She has a visit today (usually at 7:45ish they pick her up) so I let her sleep and was dozing. Her mom called and said they were on their way at 6:45 (it takes 10 minutes to get her from there)so I jumped up and woke baby and changed her and made sure she was ready to go. Know what time they got here? 7:45. I was so irritated. I went back to bed and my kids let me sleep till 10:40. I thought for sure they had been kidnapped, it was like a mini vacation. Of course now that I am well rested and I finished the first quilt I was working on. I'll post pictures next time, it is washing/drying now. My brother in law is having a murder mystery party set in the old west. I am looking forward to it, sounds like fun. He wants costumes so I will have to see what I can come up with.