a good week

I have a feeling this week is going to be good....
a job for Seth? a closing date on the house? happy children? winning sports teams??? all of my favorite shows back on???....or maybe every just everyone getting along and nothing horrible happening..... we'll see.......

Today is Hope's 8th Birthday!!!! I can hardly believe she is so big....we are having family over tonight...but the friend party is on Friday...where we will be crafting and playing American Idol and eating yummy food, of course. I will post pics of our creations! It should be fun!
Hope has been such a blessing in our lives....those that know her...know I am just not being one of those annoying parents that blogs like their kid never makes mistakes..and is so much better than your kid. She is the first one to admit she is no better than anyone. She is special. She is a gift. I wonder what she will do in her life, other than loving so unconditionally, because I know she has a great purpose to fulfill. She never whines....she never asks for things at the store, she never complains. I could go on, really...but you get the idea. Being her mother is an honor and a privilege...one I strive to be worthy of...and not mess up.
I love this girl with all my heart.
October 17th she will be baptized!!!!! I will talk more about that later!

Here's hoping we all have a good week!!!

seriously.....

I am trying to cut costs and be frugal during this difficult economic time. Seriously....this sucks.
I think I may have learned my lesson for reals this time. ( I love to say for reals)
Local friends and family ...Michelle and Adam and Christine and their traumatized children may remember the "Quasimodo" eye I was sporting a couple of months back. IT started to swell my whole side of my face...so I went to the Urgent Care...or the clinic as us Canadians say....got meds and it got better the next day. The Dr. wasn't sure if it was a bug bite...cause there was a little red dot above my brow...or if I had an allergic reaction to some cheap dollar store eye shadow I tried the day before...or if it was an infection.
So....anyway....my eyeliner ran out. Years ago...I used Elizabeth Arden eyeliner only.....and then we had kids....cut costs...whatever....I found a cover girl one that was 7- 10$ that worked great...and they discontinued it.....I have been successfully using some 9$ one from Maybelline i think. I stooped to the dollar store level and bought some eyeliner there the other day and used it yesterday.
Today - I am Quasi again!!!!! So ugly...I can't even go to Church. So, here I sit at the computer....realizing that my initial thought of......hey!...I'll scrapbbok for 3 hours!.....doing down the tubes....I can't even see out of that eye and it is starting to hurt. so sad. so ugly.

random thoughts

I think I may have killed some neighbourhood cats....they feasted on a mess I cleaned up but forgot to but in the trash can of shards of glass in chicken pot pie. oops. I have guilt...but I felt a little better when I realized they had peed on my welcome mat.

We are the worst parents - we sent our kid to school with a small video camera to film the tirades of their bus driver...who I hate! Hate is bad, I know...but he is horrible. He blows a loud whistle...to the point that my kid's ears ring for hours....he yells...he turns off the air conditioning when the kids aren't sitting down like he would like them to be....the kids are red faced and boiling when they get off. it must be 120 degrees in there! I called his supervisor and the school....
He treats them so crappy....no feet, legs backpacks in the aisle...or he pulls over the bus. The dude literally has to go 1.5 miles to the school.
PLUS, one day I was turning into our neighbourhood..and Seth called my cell phone..I picked it up right before I turned and didn't put on my blinker....and he was at the stop sign in the bus, waiting to turn................. and he ROAD RAGED me....yelling, arms flying....the whole bit.
I just don't think he has the best job for an angry old man with road rage.
He has upset the momma bear.....look out!

glee is on tonight....can't wait.

update

I originally started this blog, so those who live far away could read up on the kids mostly...and I haven't posted pictures in a long time...sorry about that....but Seth isn't home at the moment to help me...pathetic, I know.
But, anyway.....
We accepted an offer on the house!!!!...now we just have to play the waiting game and see if everything goes through...the greatest part of it is that I don't have to be a mad crazy cleaner anymore...whoo hoo!!!! Man, that was taking it's toll on me! It made me think of all the people who keep their houses like that all the time...ladies!!!...there is alot more to life.....not to judge...but that is a whole lotta crazy! My kids would not be the kids they are if I spent every waking minute cleaning....and they are pretty awesome kids...so I think I made the right choice. I Am totally tooting my own horn here...and I hate when people blog about how awesome they are...but oh well....I don't think I am awesome....just glad I read Where the Wild things are and Rumble in the Jungle 500 x a piece!!!!...and painted, played, cooked, and made messes with my kids over the years! what a blessing it has been to be a stay at home Mom.
That being said...it was nice to have it clean when I walked in....for those few fleeting moments...I clearly need a maid. :)
Luke has started practices for fall baseball...only 3 practices a week....with one car.....easy peasy! ( not really). He loves it though...he also got his progress report...he and Hope...all A's!!!! Dad let them mark off a chore for each A.....Lucky!
Hope starts practices tonight for soccer...Seth is coaching again. It is great to see Hope out there on the field...gaining confidence. I just adore that girl! She has a birthday coming up...and a baptism!!! She will be 8 this month!
Ella started ballet again this month...she loves it! If she could stop losing her shoes I would be alot more happy!!! My sister in law and I switch off teaching the girls preschool a couple of times a week...Ella and Lucy love it.
Sadie is potty training. I had to do some lame tests here at home for my kidney stone dr...and we had to be homebound for a couple of days...great time to be naked and potty train. She only peed on the carpet once. She is so funny and sweet...and sassy and feisty too! She is great company. She is really doing great! I forgot how much I hate wiping bums though.

This week has been the best week I have had in a long time. There is a better feeling in our home and things seem like they are going to start to turn. The stresses have not gone away... the ones that do go, seem to quickly be replaced with new ones...but we have so much to be grateful for. WE are blessed and so many people have been kind to us. Thank you!
I have been humbled lately...and seen a few ( of many) areas where I can do better. I am trying. I hope I learn what I am supposed to through all of this.

cougars

As I am driving the kids to school this morning, my usually quiet in the morning boy, leans over and says to me
Luke: " Mom,...today is a very special day for me and Dad."
Me: (pauses)...."really?"...( I am frantically thinking if I spaced something)
Luke nods and follows with :
" Today is the day they come out with the college football rankings and BYU is going to be moving up..."

Seth is proud.