so flipping tired

i think it was close to 3am before ron and i got to bed last night and of course the alarm goes off at 6am with no chance of a nap today either.. we had much to do.
first a trip to the hundred dollar store although for some reason this time our trip was doubled *eek*
personally i think it had all to do with a certain big ear'd, fluffy tail'd creature that will be breaking into our home at some late hour saturday night and leaving some kids i know a nice basket of treats to find sunday morning. well that and this infamous movie gremlin that keeps tossing the 5 and 6 dollar movies into our cart at every hundred dollar store visit. okay i cant complain about the movies that much, after all you can only watch movies in the van and how many times can you watch the same old same over and over again? when your living in the van like ron has in the past few weeks i surely can not say *no movies* kwim?
after the hundred dollar store we swung by battlefield tire to see if the man was in but he wasnt so i guess that will have to wait till tomorrow. we deff. need to get the tires done this week though.. so hopefully the man will be there tomorrow.
after that pit stop we headed on to see chris's new puppy. hes decided to name her *tootsie* like his last dog was and OMG she is as cute as can be. not sure exactly what mix she is but she has some lab in her thats for sure. she has a deff. lab nose and the cutest biggest ears you have ever seen. i swear let a strong wind come threw and she will be an instant bat dog *lol*
i will have to sneak some pictures of her next time we are around her. i am happy to report that clyde was a good boy with her.. of course he was curious but he maintained his normal laid back self.. explored a bit around where chris lives but at one point he laid down and thats when tootsie got all *puppish* and pounced him. its nice to see clyde with another dog. i just hope that we can keep getting the two of them together from time to time so they will have some time to play together.
one really cute thing today was that owen (mr scared of strangers) was all warm and fuzzy to his uncle chris.. went up and asked to be picked up and also went on to the soda machines with him. chris was shocked but i suspect that if he would have gotten his pup months ago owen would have warmed right up to him.

Random Thoughts

do you ever wonder why so many are so negative? or am i the only one who wonders from time to time about this?
why dont people just look at the positive side of life and let the negative side go? the thing about problems and issues is simple.. everything in time will work itself out. i know life likes to toss curve balls at us all.. but why dwell on them?
in life we are all given choices, a cross roads if you will.. from the smallest little things to the most important big things.. and when we stand there at that cross road we make a decision which will ultimately lead to another decision and so on and so forth..
let me explain..
owen went down for his nap and i had to make the decision to either jump in the shower or wait a bit and play on the internet first.
i chose to jump rather than wait knowing the outcome of waiting could just leave me without a shower until the evening tonight (something im not rather fond of).. from that decision i had to decide *do i get human now or later* i choose to now so that later im not having to defend off my makeup bag and pretty much the entire contents of the bathroom from the owen'ator while i finish getting human.. or i could have sat around towel headed all day long and looked like death warmed over, not that *human* is much better but still...

you see those are examples of the little decisions we face as people every day.. on a bigger note it could be to purchase a home, a vehicle, to have a baby, to move, to love or to let go.. i mean its really endless right? just your basic everyday decisions that we all face..
but why dwell on the negative side of life? to be quite honest it all comes down to the decisions we make as people and the out come of those decisions.. i agree sometimes it would be nice to rub a crystal ball or at least get to see the alternative outcome before choosing which way to go .. but we cant so we have to sometimes just go with our gut.
our gut may lead us to the grandest of grand or the trying of trying-est times but why dwell on the negatives?
i like to personally refer to life as this grand roller coaster with ups and downs.. twists and turns.. sometimes you might want to throw up and others you just toss your hands in the air and scream with excitement..
during the times that are downward spirals.. just hold fast to those in your life.. family and friends.. during the ups again do the same.. those who are there for you during the toughest of times.. the ones that never leave you will always be there regardless of anything..
yesterday your life might have tossed you a curve ball that you saw as the end of the world.. but next week that curve ball will look more like a speed bump. i know when you are going threw tough times, everything seems like an endless battle but in reality.. it always will. so hold fast, hang on and enjoy the ride.. theres really nothing more that you can do.
dont stress it, life has a funny way of always finding a way to work out in the end. know that.. live with that knowledge and be happier for it..

as for people in life, some will come and some will go.. but i am a firm believer in everyone comes into our lives at a point where we need them most, some may leave and never return.. where some will always be just that phone call away. this goes for family and friends. there is a lesson in each person we cross paths with that we will learn.. we might not learn it the second they are in our lives but eventually, someday it will all make sense to us. some will even hobble in and out of our lives.. some we will wish would just leave and others we will always wish will return.. but no matter what while they were here there was something to be learned from them.

hold fast to those that mean the most and dont let go.. dont close your eyes to life for a second.. there are no *re-dos* .. let the past lie where it is and move forward from it.. look forward to tomorrow because its always a new day!
laugh often.. love stronger.. live harder.. life is a one time trip so live each day like its your last.. concentrate on the positive and let go of the negative. no ones life looks as perfect as you think it does when your peeking in the windows.. everyone has closets .. some just share theirs more freely than others.

owen last night

was wide open i swear!! im used to when he comes home making the normal rounds.. telling everyone hello, playing with clyde, dragging out a zillion toys (as if he hasnt seen them in years) and all that jazz..
however last night took the cake, the child and clyde decided to get into the trash can! and i dont mean by simply just opening the lid either.. he seriously brought the entire kitchen trash can into the living room and proceeded to help clyde get into it. i about fell over, i couldnt believe he did it! of course he got told *no* and we cleaned up his mess.. but still.. the whole trash can?
thankfully so far this morning he has left it alone.
mother is supposed to stop by this afternoon and bring clyde his pills, i kinda want to run to the hem to see if they have any new boy stuff out thats worth my while. its starting to warm up more and im all for digging threw the racks to see if they have anything decent in owens size.
i have a feeling though, that i will loose my shopping abilities at the hem. although the second hand store is pretty junky (you would be shocked at what they think is resealable) they do good when it comes to clothes for the little ones. my only thing that i dont care for is they tend to have more girl stuff than boys. im starting to come to the conclusion that boys just *out wear* there stuff faster than girls.
not much planned for today.. doing a few loads of laundry and trying to get caught up on that since ron is home now.
thankfully the next few days he will be home and we get to get some stuff done that we need to do.. new tires for the front of the van, a trip to the hundred dollar store and various other little tasks.
still wishing that our state tax check would come in.. a trip to the outlet mall would be nice but were still waiting it out. fun fun fun!

woohoo my hubba hubba is home !!!

and sleeping well getting at least a nap in before having to head out again tonight *argh* that to be honest is quite aggravating to me.
poor guy has been pulling 13 hour nights and than 14 hours last night.. 2 hours drive home and than his *down time* when he walked in the house, only to get a short nap before having to do another 8 hours tonight.. i mean the powers that be were home last night couldnt one of them cover these 8 hours and let my hubba get some sleep? or do i just look at it differently?
i mean if i were the powers that be i would have taken the 8 hours and let my guys get some rest..specially after such a long 4 days!
yeah i know the powers that be have been gone much longer (more like 3 months) but still if i had gotten the rest i would have taken the 8 hours. of course my hubba says that *they are the powers that be thats why they can say who goes and who dont* but i still disagree.. maybe im too kind hearted and think to much of others vs being a true powers that be?
at least he is home though.. finally i wont have to sleep alone every night, i think nights are the worst. i find myself staying awake until the wee hours of the morning hoping that if my eye lids are dragging the floor and i can sleep no more, that i will be able to snooze some each night.. funny though, during the day i dont have that issue as much. its just the nights.
looks like we have some beautiful weather coming our way and im super excited for that, i just hope it sticks around and gives the boys a nice warm and sunny spring break next week!
this week wyatt has no homework *woohoo thank you mrs H* i think im just as excited as he is about that *lol*
little ron im sure still has his share, but what can i say when you reach the high school level you also miss out on easter egg hunts and holiday parties.
tonight will probably be a pretty lazy night, owen is coming home from his extended weekend at mothers house and i have a butt load of laundry to do with rons coming home.

its.. SUNDAY .. finally

yeah yeah yeah i know most are thinking.. omg sunday already?? so why am i soo excited about sunday..
because tomorrow my baby comes home!! finally!! its been a long four nights and i am quite frankly tired of sleeping alone. sure yeah, you get the whole bed to yourself and no blanket wars in the middle of the night but dang.. i miss having him laying next to me. waking up and seeing his smile'n face even though he still thinks i suffer from morning personality disorder.
todays been a pretty lazy day.. managed to get the one load of laundry done that needed to be done.. oh and remembered that i forgot to empty wyatts lunch box on friday *YUCK* which means i get to scrub the living snot out of his lunch box stuff before refilling it for tomorrow..
this is the boys last week of school before spring break.. doubt we will do much of anything special over spring break itself but at least it means that the alarm will not have to sound for a week and we can all sleep in at least a little bit.
this week i need to get the easter shopping done. yeah im slacking again like normal *blah* i have a few ideas of what to get them other than just candy but nothing etched in stone as of yet, guess we will see what is out there and what we think they will really like to find in their easter *baskets* easter morning.. that is if mr bunny man decides to do baskets this year or just get creative with something else.

facebook games..

am i missing something??
ive tried farmville.. a popular game among lots of folks but i, well i just dont get it? whats the point? what do you do? ive killed every crop ive planted..
the fish one.. with the tank of fish?? i know that by now mine are floating at the top of the algae filled tank.
and now i have gone and done it again.. suckered in and made bob.. my petville well whatever he is, part.. well honestly i couldnt even tell you what part of what he is but i know that he will end up dead like the rest of them.
yes there i admit it.. im a plant killer in farmville and a petville pet murderer.
ive tried shopping in yoville.. went to sorority row in sorority life, and done all them great popular games but i still dont get it..
im the developer of a beyond failing city.. cant make it in country life..

i think i will stick to playing virtual poker, pretending i know the answers on virtual family feud, continue on smacking balls around on virtual pool, and keep hoping that some day the virtual mini golf will return..
until than you can find me flipping stars to make 3 in stary.. and clicking the ball thing on that other game i tend to play to much to often..

i see your mouth moving but i cant hear you..

why is it that when i have my ear buds in everyone wants to talk to me??
im sitting here jamming to my music.. clearly with my ear buds in.. and everyone wants to come in and talk to me.
now they dont get my attention by tapping on my shoulder they just start talking. i just happen to look up and see their mouths moving and pull them out.. and they are ramble'n on about who knows what because ive already missed the jist of the conversation that apparently we were having unknown to me of course.

today is clydes bath day, hes getting it a day early because i need to clean the bathroom and dont see a point in scrubbing the bathroom just to wash my clyde in it. maybe it will distract him enough from stare'n out windows and *warning* us about the over activity going on outside.. the folks across the street are down this weekend and having a yard sale. plus they have their pup out there (maverick) and he is having a field day *warning* them of the folks driving up..

talked to ron this morning, he sounded tired, called me once before laying down, than again after richard called and woke him up and than a third time after little ron butt dialed him. hopefully he is now able to get a bit of sleep. wish he was on his way home but the powers that be are still keeping him in smithfield .. wish adt would hurry up and get out there but he isnt hopeful on them making a weekend run out. so we maybe stuck until monday anyway. just got to wait it out and see. wonder if he is going to be sick of the outlet mall by the time he gets done.. i hope not, because we still have to make our yearly trip up there to do some shopping! although this trip will be a bit more budgeted since we had to buy the van.

oh yeah the van.. it has come in handy big time with ron being out of town.. he still has the 2 middle seats out so he can be a bit more comfortable with more room. specially with laying the bed down to sleep. last night though he was pushing it a bit far *lol* he decided to grill some food to eat and it was a bit cold, windy and rainy like outside so yeah, he was grilling in the van .. um hun, please dont grill in the van again, i know it was a *must do* thing last night after all you had to finish cooking your food but can we please keep it to a minimum *lol* than the guy with him commented on how we should put an awning on it.. um dude its a conversion van.. a family *car* if you will.. its not a camper van so yeah there will be no awning attached to the side of it, thank you very much *lol*
im just glad ron is able to have some level of comfort when out of town with the van. i know its not the most comfortable but its better than shoving 3 or 4 guys into the small company camper.

ah well this isnt getting my clyde washed.. suppose i best get to it huh?