A lot of times I get asked what I did this week or today by various people. And/or I get asked how I am. I never answer with the truth. Do you? In my case, it would just take too long. I mean, do they really want to know anyway? Instead, I'm just going to write a post about it. It was kind of a regular week- not overly full. It's just kind of a general reference for the future. If you actually wonder what I do, here ya go.
Monday I caught up on some website work & emails, finished & edited the 456 school newsletter & sent off for approval, folded some laundry, prepared a football deposit, ran some errands. Was back home at 4 for the kids, then served snacks & got Gavin's game gear rounded up for team pictures. Then I printed out some extra picture order forms & found some envelopes in case people forgot. Then I loaded up the car for football, picked up a other player & went to the HS field. I collected money for pics & raffle tickets, then helped the boys fix hair & jerseys for pics. Sat through practice, then brought Gavin home and ate dinner. Got everyone settled in bed and then played WWF and bejewled & caught up on Facebook & Twitter. I also think I had to update the Kids for Christ site & all the countdown timers bc the start date was moved out one week. But that might have been Tuesday.
Tuesday I got up extra early to shower because I had a funeral to attend in Stroud, about 45min away- at 10am. Got everyone out the door in time for the bus and then realized immediately Gavin forgot his medicine. So, I rushed and got ready knowing I'd have to hit school before hitting the turnpike. Called school on the way & begged them to have Gav waiting on me in the office, which he was. Verified how many hard copies to make of the newsletter with the principal and headed out. Noticed I needed gas & stopped for that & a coffee. (Smitty's coffee=bleh, btw). Drove over for the funeral, making it at 9:54am. Just in time. Thankfully dad saved me a seat. After the funeral dad had to leave right away, and my other uncle wasn't feeling well, so the other one took him home because I said I'd stay and chauffeur Granny to the graveside service. (Side note: Sylvie- a long time family friend of my grandparents is who had passed away. She had been staying almost every night at Granny's house since moving back to Stroud about 7mo ago. She had her own house, but had never stayed alone at night ever- she was age 84!! Granny was happy to let her come sleep at her house. Her company will be missed: a great, kind lady.) The graveside didn't take too long and Granny & I finally made our way to the church- where she'd be helping serve the family meal. At some point during maneuvering my car is when I pinched the nerve in my neck- and I was not feeling so great. At the church, the family filled the entire place. I tell Granny I'm in the way and am just going to head out- but Granny has no part of that. So I stayed in the kitchen until they finally all got fed, then Granny made me fix a plate and eat lunch. Old lady home cooked food & dessert is the only perk of a funeral, ya know. I had fried chicken & fresh peach cobbler. Then, I make my way out because I give the "kids will be home soon" notice. I make my way back home and go to the store & pharmacy for refill of muscle relaxers for my neck. By this point it even hurts to yawn. I gather things we need grocery wise in CVS, while waiting on the scripts. I make it home in time for the bus arrival, barely. I clean up some stuff, take a relaxer, and then round up Gav for football. After loading up the car, I go get football friend & take them down to practice. Then, it is parent orientation night, so I rush back across the river, meet Joe at church, transfer Grayce to his car and then go into to school. I learn all I need to there, meet all the teachers & get informed, sign Joe up for Watch Dog Dad's & then head back to football fields. I stopped to get a drink at QT- then barely made it before the lightning rolled in and caused the fields to clear in record time. I collected a few more raffle tickets & money on the run back to the car. We got home a bit earlier than usual. I made dinner and got everyone settled to bed and all the appropriate notes & papers signed & filled out for the next day.
Wednesday, no alarm went off & I awoke at 8:15. The bus comes at 8:21 & I have a PTA meeting at 9a. We rush rush rush out the door. Kids not late, I'm there for meeting. Newsletter is approved. We decide we need a FB page and web page, which I will do. Meeting finally over & I missed 2 calls during. First, Grandma: she needs stamps and water when I come over to pay her rent. Coach K needs me to order pizza and send an email regarding Thursday, Friday, & Monday. On way to grandma's after PTA meeting I stop to make 15 copies of newsletter to take back to school later and get stamps at UPS store. I decide this to save time & paid $8 for newsletters myself rather than have to drive all the way to 61st & Mingo where the PTA account is for some reason. It was worth it bc by now it's raining. I also got a Starbucks bc I can. Then, I went to CVS again bc they have 24ct of water on sale for $2.77, which I noticed when in there the day before. Grandma will also be out of prevacid, so I pick up that too & use my $6 off coupon that I got Tuesday. I'm suppose to meet Dara at Hobby Lobby at 11:15. It's 11a. I make it to HL and browse around, then find Dara and pay for her shelf so she can use 2 coupons. While I'm in there I call Walgreens and figure out why Grandma's other RX isn't ready yet. After HL, I run in the rain to my car & then head to grandma's. I paid her rent, dispersed her meds for the next week & a half, gave her stamps and water & then headed out after talking to apt manager about her dog & the drawer pull cutting her leg. I pick up the other RX on the way back home. I remember i need some things and run to the store first instead. At home I return emails & then make a 456 PTA logo & facebook page, and make the new web page for them & twitter account. I ordered pizza for dinner. After dinner I composed the email for Grayce's class about jog a thon & to introduce myself as the homeroom mom, and tell who the co-mom's are. Made sure Grayce knew her spelling words & got everyone in bed. I took more muscle relaxers & laid down. I probably played my turns on WWF & scrabble first though.
That brings me to today when I was too tired to do much- but made the order for pizza for 24 boys & gathered plates and forks. I went to CVS again to buy more water for the boys & the ran home to get it on ice. I returned emails and updated the RHOK, since Monday is the day I host the question post. Good news, I can tilt my head a little & yawn without horrible pain! I called and double checked all the pizza would be ready & loaded the car with kids & water. Then I picked up the pizza and delivered it to the home of the Spartans for the game film watching party. I left them there, and ran Grayce home. I tore all the raffle tickets we collected into singles, to put in the drawing box & compiled all the monies in one bag to be counted tomorrow. Then, I drove back to football & cleaned up the pizza mess, waited for the boys to get done. After that I came back home & had dinner, now everyone's in bed.
Tomorrow the agenda is mostly clear. The kids don't have school! I'd planned to swim & lounge: wouldn't ya know that's not gonna happen? Of course, it storming now due to a cold front! But, that's mainly how a week goes for me. Next time anyone wants to know, I'll just have them reference this post.
Oh, and how am I? Really? I'm tired. I'm probably cranky. I'm usually at least pretending to be happy- but I'm usually not so much.
I'm have about 1,355 other things going thru my head. But...
How are you? {Fine & you?}
What you do this week? {Ah, not much, not much at all.}
The Southern Mama
September 2, 2010
August 30, 2010
Monday Mcklinky: Changes
Today the MM is about if your routine changes when school starts.
Well, in a word, yes.
In the summer, we don't use alarm clocks. But, now, we have to- or else we'll be running around in panic most every morning-clothes & food flying in a mad dash for the bus.
Summer means we generally don't have an agenda. I like the words "no plans".
In the summer we don't really do much practice of sports. Just a few weeks here & there. But when the first Monday in August comes, it's football. We drag ourselves out there 4 nights a weeks, blazing temps and all. Stinky laundry and the need for organization take over. Team mom of 24 boys requires much work, money collecting, email sending, coordination, and calendar making- just to name a few things. Then, school & games actually start. This only further complicates things.
Somehow I also got roped into doing the school newsletter each month for the PTA where my son attends. I'm not naming any names (Mrs. McGillicutty), must have known I have an issue saying no. Also, I vowed never to be on the PTA: yet here I am. I managed to avoid it 5 years. That's a good record, right? So, add that to my list.
I also built a new website for another organization. I'm not naming any names again about who volunteered me (Mrs. McGillicutty). So, now add that to the other 8 websites or newsletters I'm already in charge of and, well, see how the school year adds just a few more things for me to do?
Then, there is homework. I hate homework.
And, finding clothes for the kids to wear.
And keeping people fed & buying groceries.
Plus, now, I'm in charge of oh, so much more anyway, since my mom passed. I'm hardly ready for it ALL to start up again, when I just was enjoying the small break. Why do breaks go so fast?
Since I do stay at home, people wonder why I often look tired. And why my house is messy now. And why I never get done with laundry anymore.
Well, surprisingly, after all that I'm responsible for: I just don't have all that much free time and energy. I guess some people do, but not me! Surely if I was on a payroll, I'd be making 6 figures.
Or seven.
the Southern Mama
Well, in a word, yes.
In the summer, we don't use alarm clocks. But, now, we have to- or else we'll be running around in panic most every morning-clothes & food flying in a mad dash for the bus.
Summer means we generally don't have an agenda. I like the words "no plans".
In the summer we don't really do much practice of sports. Just a few weeks here & there. But when the first Monday in August comes, it's football. We drag ourselves out there 4 nights a weeks, blazing temps and all. Stinky laundry and the need for organization take over. Team mom of 24 boys requires much work, money collecting, email sending, coordination, and calendar making- just to name a few things. Then, school & games actually start. This only further complicates things.
Somehow I also got roped into doing the school newsletter each month for the PTA where my son attends. I'm not naming any names (Mrs. McGillicutty), must have known I have an issue saying no. Also, I vowed never to be on the PTA: yet here I am. I managed to avoid it 5 years. That's a good record, right? So, add that to my list.
I also built a new website for another organization. I'm not naming any names again about who volunteered me (Mrs. McGillicutty). So, now add that to the other 8 websites or newsletters I'm already in charge of and, well, see how the school year adds just a few more things for me to do?
Then, there is homework. I hate homework.
And, finding clothes for the kids to wear.
And keeping people fed & buying groceries.
Plus, now, I'm in charge of oh, so much more anyway, since my mom passed. I'm hardly ready for it ALL to start up again, when I just was enjoying the small break. Why do breaks go so fast?
Since I do stay at home, people wonder why I often look tired. And why my house is messy now. And why I never get done with laundry anymore.
Well, surprisingly, after all that I'm responsible for: I just don't have all that much free time and energy. I guess some people do, but not me! Surely if I was on a payroll, I'd be making 6 figures.
Or seven.
the Southern Mama
August 27, 2010
August 26, 2010
2 truths & a lie: the answer post
So, I made you wait a few more days for the answer. Oops! But I'm long on things that need done & short on the energy to do them.
drummmmrollllllll
1. True. I have the picture somewhere to prove it. I went to NYC & DC at spring break for 10 days when I was 16 with a big group of other 16-18 year olds through my church. It was called International Affairs Seminar. It was awesome. Still can't believe my parents let me! ha!
2. True. Guess I threw one too many passes. Unfortunately, I was not paid quite the salary as a pro.
3. Obviously, not true. While I have had a huge variety of past life jobs, I've never been a dispatcher. Always wanted to be one though.
Roger that. Over and out.
The Southern Mama
drummmmrollllllll
1. True. I have the picture somewhere to prove it. I went to NYC & DC at spring break for 10 days when I was 16 with a big group of other 16-18 year olds through my church. It was called International Affairs Seminar. It was awesome. Still can't believe my parents let me! ha!
2. True. Guess I threw one too many passes. Unfortunately, I was not paid quite the salary as a pro.
3. Obviously, not true. While I have had a huge variety of past life jobs, I've never been a dispatcher. Always wanted to be one though.
Roger that. Over and out.
The Southern Mama
August 25, 2010
Football Fundraiser
Bixby Blue 5th grade football is selling tickets again this year for your chance to win 1 of 2 $50 gas cards to QuikTrip. Just donate $5 below and receive 6 entries! It's easy!
Thanks!
Thanks!
August 23, 2010
Monday MckLinky: 2 Truths and a Lie
Today over a theRHOK.com on Monday MckLinky we are playing 2 truths and a lie....you're suppose to post your guess about the lie in the comments section! IF you really know the answer, just pretend you're guessing. It's a fun one! Hope you can play along.
Here we go:
1. Once when I was in New York City I saw and photographed Walter Cronkite.
2. I had to have surgery on my shoulder for a tear in my rotator cuff common with quarterbacks and baseball players.
3. I once worked as a police dispatcher.
Here we go:
1. Once when I was in New York City I saw and photographed Walter Cronkite.
2. I had to have surgery on my shoulder for a tear in my rotator cuff common with quarterbacks and baseball players.
3. I once worked as a police dispatcher.
August 19, 2010
Follow me....
My alter ego is on over at the RHOK today. You'll have to follow me over there to see what I'm writing about.
August 10, 2010
Monday Mcklinky: On Tuesday
Having been thru a few states in the last few days, not involving a plane: I am writing this Monday MckLinky on Tuesday. We went to Shreveport again to pick up Grayce's shoe inserts. I am REALLY not happy we had to drive 12hours to pick up 2 pieces of foam. I have to call there because my dad and I both recall something about a tonal bar....and long story short, we just have foam. (Also, thanks to the Red Neck Diva for saving my arse, because it was actually my Monday and I was all in Cajun country with no laptop; because I'm organized like that.)
So, back to question at hand: Back to School, happy or sad?
Well, since I've gotten the whole chaotic meet the teacher thing over with today: I can write this with a clearer head. OK. That's not really true. That seriously wore me out.
Back to school is a bittersweet concoction of emotions. I HATE schedules. And as soon as August rolls around we are on a serious downhill slide involving hydration, rest, football practice, lots of sweat, school supplies, $100 for this, $25 for that, $5 here, $10 there, football practice, clothes shopping, and football practice, and then throw in Grayce's gymnastics, acrobatting, pageanting & what not. We have to get ready to leave the house to be on time for this and that, get people up in the morning, get people dressed, get people out to the bus, get homework done. I HATE homework. And, this year is more stressful because Gavin will now have 3 teachers instead of one: and that meansI he will have a lot more to keep up with....and then there is my baby. She is in first grade this year! Wail, wail, wail, my baby is a first grader!
But, then: there is sweet freedom, 8am-4pm of quiet. That is pure bliss. So, you can see how I am torn.
So, back to question at hand: Back to School, happy or sad?
Well, since I've gotten the whole chaotic meet the teacher thing over with today: I can write this with a clearer head. OK. That's not really true. That seriously wore me out.
(babies)
Back to school is a bittersweet concoction of emotions. I HATE schedules. And as soon as August rolls around we are on a serious downhill slide involving hydration, rest, football practice, lots of sweat, school supplies, $100 for this, $25 for that, $5 here, $10 there, football practice, clothes shopping, and football practice, and then throw in Grayce's gymnastics, acrobatting, pageanting & what not. We have to get ready to leave the house to be on time for this and that, get people up in the morning, get people dressed, get people out to the bus, get homework done. I HATE homework. And, this year is more stressful because Gavin will now have 3 teachers instead of one: and that means
But, then: there is sweet freedom, 8am-4pm of quiet. That is pure bliss. So, you can see how I am torn.
(big kids, *sniff)
August 4, 2010
WW: More Niece Pics
Last week, we went down to see niece Hadleigh again, and let my kids meet her for the first time. I went especially to take some announcement pics. Here are just a few:
**Note on lack of content lately: Well, its summer and it's crazy hot and I am not in the mood to write much as many horrible, stressful, busy, and crazy things have been going on, which actually may help with content later. At some point soon on WW, I may have football pics instead of baby pics....but because these last 2 days of the first football practices at 105' have literally zapped me of all energy, I don't have any good ones right now. The first few weeks of practice are always crazy. I was going to be happy to report Gavin says he has been having fun, and I see that he is doing a great job at all the positions he's drilling over, and him getting excited about his performance. But somehow, his father (who has not been at practice) just reported an entirely different answer all together from him. Certainly, there was no coercion or anything. I'll have to save for more content later a post all about males, sports, and lunacy. Also, crazy parental behaviors at meetings, abuses of power, selfishness, people that cannot be pleased at all, by any means, and of course; skittles.
Happy WW!
Hadleigh & Grayce
The final announcements.
**Note on lack of content lately: Well, its summer and it's crazy hot and I am not in the mood to write much as many horrible, stressful, busy, and crazy things have been going on, which actually may help with content later. At some point soon on WW, I may have football pics instead of baby pics....but because these last 2 days of the first football practices at 105' have literally zapped me of all energy, I don't have any good ones right now. The first few weeks of practice are always crazy. I was going to be happy to report Gavin says he has been having fun, and I see that he is doing a great job at all the positions he's drilling over, and him getting excited about his performance. But somehow, his father (who has not been at practice) just reported an entirely different answer all together from him. Certainly, there was no coercion or anything. I'll have to save for more content later a post all about males, sports, and lunacy. Also, crazy parental behaviors at meetings, abuses of power, selfishness, people that cannot be pleased at all, by any means, and of course; skittles.
Happy WW!
July 27, 2010
July 19, 2010
MM: What room are you quiz....
You Are Most at Home in the Kitchen: "You Are Most at Home in the Kitchen
You're the type of person who finds a lot of comfort in your home. You love to take care of yourself and others.
Your home is welcoming and open to all. You love entertaining guests and making them feel a part of the family.
There's nothing like spending an afternoon in the kitchen, whipping up treats for you and your loved ones.
You believe that the simple things in life can be the most enjoyable. You like give your time and love to people."
You're the type of person who finds a lot of comfort in your home. You love to take care of yourself and others.
Your home is welcoming and open to all. You love entertaining guests and making them feel a part of the family.
There's nothing like spending an afternoon in the kitchen, whipping up treats for you and your loved ones.
You believe that the simple things in life can be the most enjoyable. You like give your time and love to people."
My response: Um, whatever. Is this thing for real?
Head over to www.theRHOK.com today for your turn.
July 14, 2010
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July 6, 2010
WW: The Dancing Demon
This firework was called the dancing demon: just want to point out how freaky it was that it really looked like dancing fire...
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June 29, 2010
WW: Wild...
Berries, that is. These popped up and started growing fast in our front bed. Maybe it was the Berry Fairy?
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