I am such a bad blog buddy. I've been keeping up with you guys and posting some, but when it comes to feeding my own blog.....my mind has been on hiatus. I have so many thoughts and feelings and issues going through my head right now that I can't seem to sort them out myself enough to even know how I feel. I guess the word of the day would be overwhelmed.
No word yet on moving. This has been such a good situation that I guess I haven't really trusted it yet. Although staying here would be great (and way easier), I don't think that until they put the commitment into us of relocating us will I feel that this is solid. And the word have even been spoken that they could move us to somewhere other than Arkansas. That's okay. It just guess my more to try and second guess. Until then, I still check out Arkansas real estate online daily. The list of what I want/need to do to the house to make it sell faster keeps growing. I can't get my hub fully on board with some of these projects. His thoughts are why do it until we know. My thought is why not enjoy some extra updates what ever and the fact that when that decision is made, he will be gone and I will be stuck with all of it.
School is busy-busy preparing for major testing next week. It is insane the lengths that we go to so that our testing will be beyond reproach. Everyone is stressed out. Then I have Cranky Nurse Ratchett (that's my name for her) that lurks around trying to catch me making mistakes and questioning even my smallest of decisions. Not that I'm beyond making them but it is really unsettling to know someone is hoping against you. From what I hear, she picks out a victim every year. She has even had a little success in running people off which is really strange given that she is over no one and actually doesn't have anyone that she has to work with closely other than spacial proximity. Just a very unhappy person determined to bring others down. Guess this should make me a better "worker bee".
Students and staff alike are so ready for spring break. I think everyone is counting the days. Just found out a couple of days ago that Hub flies out early Monday of Spring Break week and flies home at 11:30 pm of Friday. What stinky timing! Actually he will be gone most of the next four weeks.
We went to see our son last weekend. He looked better than he did before. His birthday will be in one month. His 21st birthday. It wasn't suppose to be this way.... It is just all too painful.
Younger son has started his baseball season. He loves the game and I love to watch him love it. He got with the coach we were hoping for and it looks like a good group of boys and a good group of parents. That is so nice since we will be spending a lot of time together for the next four months.
Did anyone see the graphic on the CNN yesterday of the octo-mom and how her body changed during pregnancy? We were at a restaurant and could see the TV in the bar last night and saw that. Weirdest thing I've ever seen. I bet this thing ends up going to the Supreme Court to figure out what to do. No one wins. It almost sounds sometimes like people are mad at these innocent babies, too. What a mess!
This weekend's Extreme Home Makeover was filmed just a few miles from our home. We went out while they were building it and have driven by since completion, but it will be interesting to see the inside. The family has kept the local media out of it. I guess due to contract stipulations. I may miss the first part due to a girlfriend's birthday dinner. (We are DVR and TIVO free.) She's going to have to eat fast! :)
Have a great weekend!
Later.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Question Marks
Right now my life seems to be full of question marks. Too much going on for me to get my head around.
Hub is about to finish the second week of his new job and he is really enjoying it. I'm so glad that he is back in his field. I'm not so sure that he realized how much it was "his field" until he left. He's happy as a clam! Last week he was in St. Louis, MO and he just flew back from being in Denver, CO this week. I think he is to be here the next. He had never been to Colorado and thought it was marvelous. He sent me some pictures and one of them was him in his Elmer Fudd hat that I told him he couldn't take. Although he was warm, I was embarrassed for him. His mother bought this hat for him a long time ago and he looks like such a hick in it. That hat has gotten to be a joke.
Right now it does look like a move is in our near future. His boss told him that he was being groomed to take a district in Arkansas around Hot Springs. This "could" happen in just 3-4 months. We have visited Hot Springs before and it is really beautiful. I just never thought of living there. It is really kind of a small town with as many tourists as there are residents. We have lived in large cities for so long so we will have some adjustments to make with that. Hub would be happy living in the wilderness. Me...not so much. (Can he move in with you, Rox?) Anyway, I have wasted a lot of time in the last couple of weeks looking at real estate on line. I did find a house that I really liked, but this is so premature. It's probably built on a terrible lot or something. Of course, it will be sold before we would need it. We really want to downsize, but it is hard to think of where to start trimming our "stuff".
Anyway, lots to think about. I am really stressing over moving before my son is released. I hate to leave this home that he is dreaming of being back to without him getting to walk through the door one more time. This would also make visits even more complicated. I know that we need to go on with what is best for our family, but I already think that he has some abandonment issues from his adoption.
Hub and I bought some new furniture a couple of weeks ago and it will be delivered tomorrow. (it's dangerous to go shopping after Mexican food and margaritas!!!) Although I think I am really going to like it, I wish we had not ordered it if we are moving to a new home. You never know what is going to work. I would of cancelled the order if they didn't have a 30% re-stocking charge. Isn't that nuts? The sofas are taupe leather so they will go with anything, but they are also large scale. Oh, well.
Guess I need to go to bed so that I can get up early in the morning. Guess what I bought my student aids for Valentine's. Candy and Valentine Tattoos!!! Tomorrow ought to be fun!
Later.
Hub is about to finish the second week of his new job and he is really enjoying it. I'm so glad that he is back in his field. I'm not so sure that he realized how much it was "his field" until he left. He's happy as a clam! Last week he was in St. Louis, MO and he just flew back from being in Denver, CO this week. I think he is to be here the next. He had never been to Colorado and thought it was marvelous. He sent me some pictures and one of them was him in his Elmer Fudd hat that I told him he couldn't take. Although he was warm, I was embarrassed for him. His mother bought this hat for him a long time ago and he looks like such a hick in it. That hat has gotten to be a joke.
Right now it does look like a move is in our near future. His boss told him that he was being groomed to take a district in Arkansas around Hot Springs. This "could" happen in just 3-4 months. We have visited Hot Springs before and it is really beautiful. I just never thought of living there. It is really kind of a small town with as many tourists as there are residents. We have lived in large cities for so long so we will have some adjustments to make with that. Hub would be happy living in the wilderness. Me...not so much. (Can he move in with you, Rox?) Anyway, I have wasted a lot of time in the last couple of weeks looking at real estate on line. I did find a house that I really liked, but this is so premature. It's probably built on a terrible lot or something. Of course, it will be sold before we would need it. We really want to downsize, but it is hard to think of where to start trimming our "stuff".
Anyway, lots to think about. I am really stressing over moving before my son is released. I hate to leave this home that he is dreaming of being back to without him getting to walk through the door one more time. This would also make visits even more complicated. I know that we need to go on with what is best for our family, but I already think that he has some abandonment issues from his adoption.
Hub and I bought some new furniture a couple of weeks ago and it will be delivered tomorrow. (it's dangerous to go shopping after Mexican food and margaritas!!!) Although I think I am really going to like it, I wish we had not ordered it if we are moving to a new home. You never know what is going to work. I would of cancelled the order if they didn't have a 30% re-stocking charge. Isn't that nuts? The sofas are taupe leather so they will go with anything, but they are also large scale. Oh, well.
Guess I need to go to bed so that I can get up early in the morning. Guess what I bought my student aids for Valentine's. Candy and Valentine Tattoos!!! Tomorrow ought to be fun!
Later.
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