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Daily Ooo's Tuesday August 4

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CHEERY O
It one of my BFF''s b-days today. But it is also my "19 Year going together anniversary" with Gary. Dang- 19 years! Time is just flying, but I am enjoying my life with him, for better or worse :)

Sad commentary, in a way.... Cait was at a birthday party over the weekend. She was the "oddball" - the only kid there whose parents were not divorced. It really does help me to realize and focus on the fact that we are still together, in spite of everything we are going through.
Besides, who would want to divorce him now? I want to wait until he is rich :cool:LOLOL- (I am totally joking. Sally, Wendy, Vicki and Cyn can tell you how much I adore hime, they saw it last year :))

Oh goodness, I have to post this- I finally found an email for my Senator, that I need to contact for SSI assistance....be back when I done writing!
 
Good morning ladies! Is everyone ready for Tuesday? I'm not...but as we used to yell when we were kids, "Ready or not..."

Chris, I sure hope that your Senator can help.

My parents bought a new car on Friday using the "Cash for Clunkers" program. They had a Mercury Grand Marquis but it was 10 years old. Now Dad's going to be 80 on Labor Day and they don't drive that much...but they got a great deal on a Sebring. So they brought it home on Friday and Friday night my 16 yr old nephew took his girlfriend on a date in the car. What great grandparents they are. LOL

Got to go get ready for work. Probably need to make a quick gallery run first. Hope everyone has a fabulous day!
 
Ok, thanks for the delay LOL
I haven't been able to get a "real" email address for my Sen. and to be able to request a reply. We are still trying to work on getting this SSI hearing as soon as we can. Why it has to take so long, I have no clue!

yesterday ended up being a cruddy day-
Both kids are really upset about our vacation plans. Cait had hoped to see an old friend who lives near my mom's PA house. We had hoped to meet them at the county fair, but they already had plans to go on a different day.

Scott's good friend (?) Caitlyn is having a big pool party the Saturday we'll be gone. Both are pouting big time.
As usual, I get the brunt of their pissy attitudes.
But what can we do? I can't change our plans all around. But when I suggest alternatives for them to wor it out, they get all huffy with me. grrr... (someone tell me this is a phase!!!)

Today is food shopping and the beach! Two nice days in a row- just amazing!! :D

Sandra-- oh yuck- hope that your back is better today. Any chance you can get Gabe to give you a massage to make up for the non-mowing? :D

Ona- I thought of you this morning, I read an article that said " 2/3's of those Down Under practice random acts of kindness on people they don't know just for the sake of it." And for every act of violence in AU, there were 38 perpetrations of kindness.
How awesome is that?? I would hate to see what the stats in the US would be. But who knows, maybe we can make the effort- just look at how much kindness and caring we have in our little corner of the web :)
Hope that your day/night/Tues/Wed/ whatever day it is.... is great!!

Clara- I am, sorry to hear that your and YMG are still struggling with the church issue. It is so hard when you are on polar opposites of the spectrum.
Great news on the g-Sale- we are having ours this weekend (keeping fingers crossed for decent weather!!) My kids love it- they love making $$ LOL

Kat- hope you are feeling better today- take your garlic pills!! :D

Sally- Do you know what I hate worse than being unmotivated? I hate when I am motivated, I can't scrap b/c I don't have the time! Ugh! Its like I always want to clean my house, or start a project of any kind, just as I am on the way out the door for work or an appt:rolleyes:
Hope that you had some time to breathe in spite of all of your usual business LOL

Andrea- uh-oh- seems like my scrambled eggs for brains got passed along to you :( Hope your brainis doing better today LOL
I am sorry to hear that Vince has to leave soon. You sound so calm about it. I would be a loony tune. Please tell him that all of your O-Fam is wishing him a very safe tour. One of Gary's best friends is going to Afghanistan in Oct (he/we think). He has already done 2 full tours in Iraq and 1/2- but his back went out (cracked vertebra IIRC) and he had to be airlifted out and home. I cannot imagine how hard it must be.
You know we are here for you!

Linda S- can't wait to see your gallery!

Hey Dawn! How are you feeling today? hugs~~~

Linda W how was your day with your babies? Bet you had fun! My MIL was teasing me how the hassle with kids is all worth it when you have g-kids :lol: (She says this as my two bickered non-stop yesterday! Gah!)

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yay and congrats Ona!
 
Linda S- I have been hearing a lot of really good feedback on the cash for clunkers- I think the Senate is supposed to vote soon on extending the program longer-

LOL at the ready or not!
 
good morning! I'm at home today... yes, I have another sick child *sigh* Will got up in the middle of the night and said he didn't feel good... he was REALLY hot... not sure how high cuz of course the thermometer was nowhere in sight... but when I did check around 5:30 this morning it was 101.1 - so we're off to the doctor because his throat hurts so they want to check him for strep... he's still sleeping, but I gotta get him up soon... another day to be grateful I only need 8 hours a month to keep my job!

I'll pop in when I get back!

hi Chris and LindaS!
 
Hey to my O Family this morning!!! ((((HUGS)))) to you all!!

Cameran and I are off to the Y for some swimming...we are meeting Traci and Jesse and Jaiden.....I have my camera already....gotta get some pics of my little girlie in the pool...haven't gotten any before....Last time I went with them, it was very last minute and I didn't have a camera with me....of course if I would do like the kids and use the cell phone camera....but I hate those pictures....although...Traci sent me some of Jaiden last night eating oreo cookies...and even though the quality was bad...I absolutely adore them....I will be scrapping them soon!!! Look for one called "Cookie Princess"...HAHA!!

I will be back later to do personals...but have to comment on these two items....

first...LindaS and Chris...I think this "cash for clunkers" program is totally awesome and Linda I am so glad your parents could take advantage of it!! But...unfortunately...from what I am seeing....It's not going to get anything else funded to it....3 billion already...and they are already saying how mismanaged the program is...the car dealers could be months or even a year before they see their money.....and I know this to be true....as I worked in the car bus for 10 years...and any govt program offered always took forever to get the money (those programs were usually incentives...unknown to the public usually like $300/car that could be reduced from the price to help sell the car)....and with this being such a large amount for each car....it might hurt more than it helps if they don't get the money rolling...most dealerships have their new vehicles financed through their banks...and have to pay it off when it's sold (as you can't title the car with a lien on it)....that means they are 4500 short for each car they have to pay off and if it takes 6 or 8 months to get their money...and just say they sold 50 cars in this program...that's like $225,000 they gave away and have to wait to get back....I am hoping that the work out the kinks and get that money flowing quickly....because this was a definate boost that our economy needs!!!

BTW...anyone needs advice on buying a car....I can tell you!!! I know all the tricks!!

Second....Chris....trust me on this....it is a PHASE with your kids....may last longer than those toddler phases....BUT...when they leave home and get married or live with someone ....that significant other will catch it...and you will be their best friend....they will call you for advice or just an ear to bend...and some good old "mama love"....I went through a teenage phase with my girls...right up into their early 20's where I cried so much thinking they almost hated me.....but now....they call me everytime they have an itch!! and it's not to fuss at me!! My mom kept telling me it would be that way....I just couldn't wait for it to get here fast enough...well it did....downfall....they are all grown up now!!


Gosh I gotta run....
 
back from the doctor... so far the rapid test says negative for strep but they'll culture it overnight... he's got a headache, the chills and his temp after having something cold to drink is still 100... I just gave him some ibuprofen and he's crawled up on the chair with a big old blanket... maybe he'll take a nap!
 
Morning all! Personals first -

Poor Will Sandra. Man, you just can't get everyone healthy huh? I hope the Ibuprofen helps. That always seems to do the trick for me and Ben. =) I hope your back feels better. I can totally relate.

Linda W.- Hope you have a fun day. It's so great that you have such a fantastic family to play with. =)

Chris - I'm sorry about your plans. I'm sure that this is mainly a phase for the kids. It was for me when I was that age. ROTFL Hope your senator can help. I'm sure it would be a relief to get the ball rolling.

Morning Linda S.! Isn't this weather crazy?? It's been soo cool. Yesterday it was quite warm, but not total crazy. Today it's cool and rainy again. This is the weirdest summer ever. Personally, I love it though. I think the temps have been perfect, but I'm not a swimmer, so I haven't lost any pool time. =)

Clara - I'm sorry you've had such a difficult time with the religion thing. I hope that you guys can find some common ground. Even if it's just a neutral stance for him.

Dawn - If you check this...I changed my setting to friends of friends. =) If this doesn't work, someone is conspiring against us.

Ok. Let's see, I didn't even check in yesterday. I went kayaking Sunday and we had a family picnic. It was a blast. Found out my SIL (a good one) is pregnant. Yay! But, shhh...told tell anyone. =) We had a great time though Ben was coughing like crazy, especially by the time we left.

Ben woke up so hoarse and coughing, I kept him home. First day at a new school, and I kept him home. He really settled down and stopped coughing, though I could tell he wasn't feeling 100%. He came with me to school to drop off some papers and then we got lunch. He chowed on a hot dog and felt a ton better. So we went and bought the new underwear, naptime blanket, and naptime pillow that he needed for school. Then we went to the dr. and the dr. said he was absolutely fine. Probably on the downward swing of a bad cold. No ear trouble or throat trouble. woo-hoo

So he's off to his new school today. I'm excited for him. I got him there fairly early, so I can finish most of my grading today from my class. I'm not even going up to school today. I'll go tomorrow. My plan is to grade like a mad woman and then clean up the main area (living room, dining room, kitchen). And I have all day to do it. And since it's cool and sort of rainy, it's a perfect day to spend inside doing this. =)

O.k. Well...I'm off. Have a fabu day ladies!
 
Good morning!!

I woke up this morning and was cold!! Whoohoo!!! I think we're going to get into the 70s today, which after all of this heat will be awesome. 70 here is like 80 in the rest of the world. But now 70 gets to feel like 70. It will be nice.

Yesterday was good. Went to a friend's house for dinner and movie night. It was great. I love those days when you just sit with your friends and chill. We used to do a lot of that when we lived in Italy. When we lived there we made some awesome friends. I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that everybody was away from their families and so we became each others family, so there was a lot of hang out time. But here in the states it is different. There are so many more people and it is easier to set up a community and so it is a little harder to have the same type of friendships. I really miss that. I have kept in better contact with the people I met there than any other friends I've had.

So, tonight is going to be yucky!! Not for me so much but for dh. He has to work 24 hours for duty. he just sits at a desk all night. Of course his body decided to be difficult and he woke up at 2:30 this morning. Poor guy. he was going to try and get someone else to do it...but he waited too long so I'm not sure if he'll be able to find someone. Unfortunately it costs money to get someone to do it...but during the week is much cheaper than on the weekend. So, it will probably just be me and Addie tonight.

Well, I need to go get some breakfast and I forgot to come back and do some personals, so I'll do them now.

Chris - I hope you hear from your Senator and that helps. Don't forget your congressman too. Sometimes they can help faster. That sucks that your kids are being attitudal (that's the word my mom created). It will go away eventually but it sure sticks around for quite awhile. I am so not looking forward to that stage. Good luck.

LindaS - that is cool about the car. I don't know much about that program. Have a great day.

Sandra - oh no!! another sick kiddo!! Poor guy. I hope he starts feeling better soon. I hope you stay all healthy too. I'm glad your work won't be affected by you being gone. I hope you get all the icky sickies out of your house soon.

LindaW - have fun swimming with the kids. Babies in the pool are so fun. Cell phone cameras are crazy. I have seen some phenomenal pics on them...they just never come off of my camera. Lol!!

Sara - you kept Ben home on his first day? what in the world?? lol!! poor kid got sick onhis first day. I hope he is feeling 100% quickly and I am glad he was able to get there today. Enjoy your day home. I hope you get everything done that you need to and have a few minutes to yourself.

Okay...well, I am off. I am supposed to be a Guest Cheery-O for the next couple of months. I'm just waiting for the ball to start rolling. I'm excited about it though. It will be awesome!!
 
OKAY...can I just say this?? MY DAY HAS SUCKED!!!

What started off to be a sweet and fun day going to the pool with Traci and all three kids....turned into a NIGHTMARE of a day!! Cameran and I got ready and waited for Traci to call and when she did...Jaiden had a fever (she is cutting about 6 teeth all at once...poor baby)....Cameran and I debated about weather to go...and before we could make up our minds...Traci called and said the speech therapist had contacted her and wanted to see Jesse today...so she brought Jaiden over....in the meanwhile....I kept smelling something downstairs...couldn't pinpoint it....but it kept getting stronger the hotter it got outside...finally it GOT BAD!!! and I figured out it was coming from the fireplace....I called DH he said to open the flew and see if whatever was dead would just fall out....I DID NOT WANT TO DO THAT!!! but I did...nothing came out but a blast of the worst odor ever!! I shut the glass fireplace doors back..but left the flew open. My DD husband said he would come and get it out...so DD went to Lowes to get the broom and extension, and her DH came on over...I went down there to check just before he got here...and geez if there wasn't a live one sitting on top of my gas logs!!!...I had covered it with a towel before I opened the flew and he was just sitting there staring at me....OMG!!!!!! So I just don't know what to do now...wait for DH to get home....around 7 pm....can't get dead ones out until live ones are gone...I DO NOT WANT TO SLEEP HERE TONIGHT....and my nerves are shot....definately a xanax night!!! so ....HOW WAS EVERYONE ELSE'S DAY?????

If you are on Facebook...check my status...I have picture of the little sucker on there!!:eek::eek::eek:
 
Linda - I'm so sorry. I hope the little critters go away soon. Def take a xanax tonight so you can get some sleep.
 
ummmm....LindaW......for those of us that don't go to Facebook.......um.... what was IT???!!! :)
 
And a very good night to you all!!! :) I'm at work down here, there is no sun this morning and its pretty cool outside, had to put the air-con to heat the room a little! I have a phone conference in about an hour and have not completed my notes so had best get that done!!! Will catch up with guys later............nighty night! xo
 
Not when they are in your house!!! YIKES!!! and when one of them is dead...it smells REALLY REALLY BAD!!!
 
hahahhaa! Linda! you crack me up!!! but I get you about the smelling bad bit! NOT nice at all!! we have some cute little sugar glider possums.........when there isn't enough nectar in the gum tree blossoms they tend to come and visit us inside!! I found one in the pantry not long ago, he'd found a bag of lollies and was just sitting on the shelf eating it, paper and all!! poor DH had to come and 'catch' him (which was no mean feat as they have super sharp little claws and bite as well) so he could be relocated to another spot!! :)
 
Hi everybody! All day I was working on getting my enrollment done for online college. I just now found out that I can use the CAA scholarship for military dependents, so I started the ball rolling with University of Phoenix to get my undergrad in Early Childhood Education. Turns out if we get everything finished I can start on the 31st, so if that happens, my plate is pretty full, but I think I can handle it. I can take up to 28 days off when the baby comes, and I think that should be plenty. Of course I'm going to be sleepy, but... well.. When Vince reenlisted last time I agreed to finish my degree so I could get a job so that when he retires in 10 years he wouldn't have to work full time anymore. He can get a part time job, and then with my job and his retirement hopefully we'll be okay. Anyway, so I've been doing that and I am going cross-eyed with it.
Also I'm feeling really crampy today, and I don't like that one bit. I know that it happens early in pregnancy, but for some reason I'm super paranoid that something might be wrong. I can't WAIT till the 10th and my first appointment!!
So, looks now like Vince is leaving the 19th. Chris said yesterday (or was it today?) that she's surprised I'm so calm. Well, the first time he deployed, it was before we had our kids. Before we were even married. ANd he was only gone 4 months. Well, I barely ate, I only hung out with friends and drank a lot of beer on the weekends. I was a huge mess. I lost like 20 lbs, and I wasn't fat then either like I am now. LOL. The second time he deployed, I was pregnant with Jenny and I cried a lot before he went. This time around... well. I'm just praying, KWIM? It does HIM no good to see me fall apart, and the kids definitely don't need to see that, so I kind of make it my job to be the strong one, and our family dynamic works that way. I encourage everybody. Sometimes I feel like I've had enough, but mostly I do okay. :-)

Linda, you poor dear. Did you get those skwerls out of there? Yikes! I hope you had a xanax, and scented candles, and a massage, etc.

Clara, I don't remember when you mentioned that your husband and you have issues with faith. We kind of do, too. I have a lot of it, and my husband doesn't. Luckily he doesn't give me any garbage about it. He encourages me going to church, and genuinely appreciates how good it is for me. Also, he likes to watch Veggie Tales and 321 Penguins with the kids because they are funny. So I'm not entirely in the same boat as you are, but I do wish he'd at least give it a chance. I know it would be good for him to have faith in SOMETHING, especially when times get rough overseas. But.. well again, I just try to be patient and strong, and hope and pray that I can be a good example of a person of faith. If that makes any sense.

Good gravy, I'm running on. And I still have to check page one and see if I missed anything.
 
mrsaboyer said:
Clara, I don't remember when you mentioned that your husband and you have issues with faith. We kind of do, too. I have a lot of it, and my husband doesn't. Luckily he doesn't give me any garbage about it. He encourages me going to church, and genuinely appreciates how good it is for me. Also, he likes to watch Veggie Tales and 321 Penguins with the kids because they are funny. So I'm not entirely in the same boat as you are, but I do wish he'd at least give it a chance. I know it would be good for him to have faith in SOMETHING, especially when times get rough overseas. But.. well again, I just try to be patient and strong, and hope and pray that I can be a good example of a person of faith. If that makes any sense.
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That makes total sense. It is something I've recently realized I need to work on. Derek is just so hardcore against it and it makes it hard...but I try and be hopeful. I also would love for Derek to have faith in something...so for now I will just try and have enough faith for both of us as I'm sure you do for your husband.

I'm glad that you have found a way to get through the deployment. I am sure you have hard days where you break down, but that you try so hard to keep it together for your family is amazing. I have always thought that the families who stay at home praying for their loved ones are about as heroic as the soldiers.

As far as the cramping...I understand how stressful that can be. For me it was the standard through my entire first pregnancy just because of how my uterus was sitting. So, I will pray that is all that it is and that it will go away.
 
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