A Much Needed GETAWAY!

Well our annual trip to the Kalahari has arrived! Why is it that you can never sleep the night before you leave for a much needed getaway? I am an overthinker. I must make lists and go over them numerous times before I am happy. The kids all have their bags packed and I will do mine in the morning. We never schedule a time to leave when driving because it just stresses everyone out. We leave when we are ready. :)

I have my book (the 4th book in the Twilight series) ready to start. I will sit in a lounge chair while the kids splash in the waterpark and play in the theme park. By Tuesday I will be ready to get home to reality. :) As for now I have a load of laundry waiting to be folded and one to be dried... ((Yawn)). Think I may be able to sleep. At least I sure hope so!

Night!

Back.. or not!

No, I haven't died.. actually forgot about this blog... maybe I should get back into the swing of things here... maybe. :)

Jury Duty

Well, just when I think that I can't fit more on my plate I am proved wrong. I get the lovely letter that states, Your name has been selected through a random drawing to serve as a potential juror for a one-week term beginning Monday, July 6, 2009.


My name never seems to get picked for raffles or drawings, but hey I am lucky enough that I got selected for jury duty. Go figure. I realize that jury service is an important civic responsibility and that I could play a key role in the judicial system but the timing just.. SUCKS!

Of course I went and typed in Jury Duty in google and had to laugh when it hit on "How to get out of Jury Duty". I would be to afraid to try something like that. My luck would get me caught. So hopefully when I call and see if I am needed it will say NO!

I am keeping my fingers crossed!

The next saga in my chaotic life….

Hi! My name is Nikki and I am a blog slacker! I can't seem to find enough
anytime to blog anymore. I thought once my kids were old enough to fend for themselves for a few minutes I would get more "ME" time. Why didn't anyone warn me that couldn't/wouldn't happen?

I refuse to vow to be a better blogger, because when I can't I am just way too hard on myself. I couldn't sleep tonight because I had tons of things running through my head, one of those thoughts were that I need to get on here to see if I even remember my username and password, SURPRISE! I DO! J

Tomorrow Later today
marks the start of another year of softball. My hubby finally caved this year and will be coaching a team this year. Kierra is so excited to have her daddy coaching. Dylan is too old to play on that league this year. He has the patience I envy. Maybe that's why he can put up with me so well. <Snicker>

My lack of blogging also has to do with family issues right now. I guess a family issue is a bit vague. More like teenage son problems. The mouth on that boy just blows me away. I know he is going through a phase, and someday he will apologize for being such an ass. I try really hard not to let him see that his words hurt or make me angry, but he knows the exact buttons to press. I did the same thing to my mom, but not this extreme. We don't ask for much…. Get your schoolwork done, any chores that you may have (there are rarely much) and respect. Now, maybe that is too much to expect, but those are: "MY RULES". I always feel so much better when I get this all blogged, but then I sit and wonder have I shared too much? I guess if I do and I offend someone with my rules / words then you can just leave the same way you came in. Hmm can you tell my monthly friend is approaching. Blunt and BITCHY! Great Combo!

Now that it is 12:45, I need to make myself hit the hay…

 

So that's what I have been doing wrong....

After many years of studies, researchers have found we have been weighing ourselves wrong. Here is the new correct way of doing it. I am sure that it will bring smiles to all of our faces now. :) No more weight problems. :)

I can't believe I was doing it wrong all these years. We MUST spread the news. :)

Unconscious Mutterings ((From Escape Hatch))

Here they are:

1. Resolution :: Fail
2. Break :: The Sound Barrier
3. Tied :: Tubes
4. Suffering :: Endless Pain
5. Instead :: Replacement
6. Slash :: Guns N Roses
7. Divorce :: Draining
8. Cough :: Mucalex (I am waiting for cold to try this stuff)
9. Happy :: Contagious
10. Sniffle :: Annoying ( get a kleenex and blow your nose - can you tell I have kids)

From Monique

In Loving Memory

Today is the one year anniversary that took my Grandpa from us. This poem helps on such a hard day! I love you and miss you Grandpa! You are gone from sight but live forever in my heart!

God saw you getting tired
and a cure was not to be
so he put his arms around you
and whispered, "Come to Me"

With tearful eyes we watched you
and saw you pass away
and although we love you dearly
we could not make you stay.
A Golden heart stopped beating
hard working hands at rest.

God broke our hearts to prove us he only takes the best!

Happy New Year!

It is hard to believe that 2009 is here when I am not quite sure where 2008 went. As the kids continue to grow up, (Without my permission) the days seem to be filled with more activities. All in all I have to say 2008 was a pretty good year. I am hoping that 2009 is even better. I have learned that I can't change things that don't want to be changed and to have a little more patience, and to let go of the little stuff that doesn't really matter go.

As a dear friend and I had discussed earlier we were not going to make New Years Resolutions. (Thanks Monique) WHY? There stupid! :) We start the new year all willing to change the things that we had tried all year to do.. and in the end we get defeated by those evil little resolutions.

Hmmm after rereading the above words I did make a resolution! I promised NOT to make a resolution. I have myself confused now. Go Figure!

Anyway - my wish for you is to have a Wonderful New Year and don't take for granted the little things in life that you love. Remember life is short and we don't know how long the "man above" has put us on this earth.

Peace! And Lots of Love!

Happy New Year!

~Nikki~