I forgot I had a blog..LOL

No really I have been too busy to write out a long post....I have now officially became a Brownie leader....yeah I am nuts....Its like a have another job..alot of time has to be put in this....so Thats why I have been MIA.

And yes I have fallen for FB too...I see some chat on other blogs about that....I keep in touch there with alot of friends and I have a few who are having some rough health problems and that's is how I keep updated with them.

I always say to myself oh wow I need to blog about that,,or blog about this..and well..you know how that goes....I need one of those advanced technology that you just talk and it types for you!

Hope everyone is enjoying the changing of the season!

Blessings

Debbie

has it been that long again..

Wow..I have neglected my blog yet again. But I tell myself for having 5 kids 2 jobs I am not doing that bad. It always is this busy at this time of year...and Fall is my favorite season, go figure. School is going well so far.. I still hate getting up and rushing around in the morning but that will never change.

Some of my time is going to Friday night Football games to see Kevin march...I remember those days..the memories! He has also had a few parades already and the big band festival is this Sat..and I am working that..yeah me! I have been working more hours too because the band trip to Disney is fast approaching and money is not...and we all would like to go but so far not looking good.

Brittney started up again with Girl scouts and Alyssa's starts in Oct. Alyssa also went back to Dancing school. I still have a few months before Basketball starts...Brittney plays that...and just think my two littlest really do not do anything yet..."sigh"

Sunday school started up so we are trying to make it every Sunday....I was really hoping to get into a bible study but time is not looking good.

So as you see I have alot on my plate but honestly I have been Facebooking alot too...I am addicted..what can I say! So that is taking up some time....I just love getting in touch with so many people I never see or have not seen in years...it is a blessing to reconnect with so many...and the games are fun too! LOL

Also if you could say some extra prayers for dear friend of mine...he is experiencing some health problems and has a wife and 3 small children....pray that God will put his healing hand on him and let him fight this!

have a blessed week!

"I Pledge!" an alternative

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Yes I........

Yes I do have 5 kids and want to have more

Yes I know what causes this and prevents this

Yes I work away from the home

Yes I have the most supporting husband and great tag team partner

Yes I am unorganized and messy

Yes I clean/organize from time to time

Yes we pretty much live paycheck to paycheck but we manage and God sees us through

Yes I wish I could stay home and be a SAHM

Yes my parents help us out alot and very blessed and thankful for that

Yes I had my 1st child to someone else than my husband and was in the 12th grade

Yes God does everything for a reason

Yes I am far from perfect

Yes my kids are far from perfect

Yes my kids are in the public school system

Yes I thought of homeschooling and still do from time to time

Yes I believe I am a christian

Yes I do skip church

Yes I did not vote for our current president

Yes I consider myself a conservative

Yes I will still be your friend if your not

Yes I tend to slack alot at home

Yes there are times I do make up for it

Yes I have high hopes and Dreams

Yes I realize that I will never reach them

Yes I do tend to debate but sometimes not to sure of what I am saying

Yes I will take the heat from someone else

Yes my kids are bad but at the same time they can be the most well-behaved

Yes my kids fight and I do sometimes ignore them

Yes my kids are not straight A students but they do their best and most important have respect

Yes I am active with all the activities my kids have

Yes they have alot

Yes there are times I just need to be alone

Yes in those alone times I miss my kids

YES I am human like everyone else and no two people are the same just like snowflakes

YES I AM HAPPY AND LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST I CAN!

GOD IS GOOD!

Back to school

So one day down and 179 to go.....ugh...so far so good but I am already overwhelmed. This year is Kevin in 9th, Brittney in 4th, Alyssa 2nd, Brandon KDG and Ryan is still in the pre-school for his speech issues and that is only 2 days a week. I miss them when they are in school...really I do...well I Guess I am lying if I would say a little break isn't nice but 5 days a week now until June. And on top of school we have girl scouts starting up again and Dance for Alyssa and Boy scouts for Kevin and now he is in the HS band.

And I am trying to work 30+ hours because money is getting tight...but again God sees us through..he always does! i have a great supportive husband who does his share and then some! Well maybe now this will free up some time for me to blog more..LOL

have a blessed day!

who would have thought habing a child in the HS band would be so overwhelming!

So I went to my 1st band parent meeting and my chest and head hurts! I def want my son to stick with the band, he has played his trumpet since 3rd grade along with the piano since 2nd and bass since 3rd too so no doubt I want him to stay with music, however being in the band is not just alot of work for the student it is for the parent too!

This is the year for the "Disney Trip" so that equal $$$$! fundraisers all the time. Ok so that is expected but the band is one the of the best in this whole area and they take pride and its awesome to see that but now I have to be a part of that and 5 kids (1 with autism) and working 32-49 hours a week is not going to be easy.

Don't get me wrong I attend the meetings when I can and I am willing to help out but this volunteering for the band is going to be like another job for me! They work on a point system...1 hour of service+2 points and each kids parents have to get 50 points or you pay money. So I could give them $100 and that's it but who am I kidding..don't have that much money to do just that!

well so far I am working the snack bar at the HS football game...that's about 4 hours so 8 points! Then they have a band festival and I am passing out water and pretzels to the visiting bands...not sure how many hours...lets say 2...4 more point! I volunteered my mom(HA HA) to make Huklishki(sp) for one of the games and that's 5 points! I will have17 points..WOOHOOO...Only 33 more to go!!!!!!!!!Well I can call it quits there but I will have to pay $66 which I still dont have and maybe thats because the trip is costing $1200 and not sure if I can fund raise all of that...my son does have $450 so far but the trip is in April..oh wait the money is due Feb...(my head hurts again!)

So on top of that we have all the parades that I have to go to(thats what moms do) and the FB games every Friday night(and by October/Nov it will be freezing out) I can all I can to it bear it and keep looking forward..and think if all my kids will be in the band I only have.....13 more years of this! Chest hurts now too!

VBS and Swimming lessons are DONE!

Today was our last day of swimming lessons which we have done for the last 2 weeks...just an hour a day but I hate just sitting there and then chasing Ryan when he decided he did no want to take part, and do his own thing.

Vacation Bible School also wrapped up last night. it was a fun week..we had about 70 kids and even had Middle/high school class. The kids had so much fun...

I did the Pre-school games outside with them. Wow they are a handful...some of these kids do not listen at all. Its sad to see too because these kids are getting dropped as we are considered "a babysitter" but in the long run they are learning how great is our God with all he does! Its a blessing in disguise!

My husband even came and helped...how awesome is that! He is the husband who comes to church on Holidays and when the kids are singing or somehow involved. They even had him portray Jesus as the kids sang. Then last night he stayed after and helped them clean up! That means alot to me Mark! Love you! (you are 30% on your way to heaven, we still have alot of work to do.LOL) No that's good..I never like to see someone become a christian because they are forced but because they want to.

Well school starts here in about 3 weeks...don't know if I am happy or sad. I hate my kids being gone from me all day but I am ready for a break..like a week would be fine! Summer has just flew by! I am actually really starting to look forward to Christmas....I know its early but I dont know..something tells me this is going to be an awesome one for us!

Have a great weekend all!

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Things I am thankful for this morning

1. cartoons on the TV...my boys hardly ever sit and watch TV but they just woke up and they are sitting there watching something and that means some quiet time for me.

2. A sleeping husband....he gets up so early all the time and its nice to see him get to sleep in from time to time.

3. My oldest made it home from boyscout camp in one piece along with his glasses which floated to the bottom of the lake at one point in the week! The wonderful boys up there swam to the bottom many times to recover them!

4. I am working a daylight shift after 4 straight 3-11's!

5. Even though money is tight we are still making it through. :)

6. Finding old and new friends on FB. I have found so many people that came in and out of my life from as far back as age 6...

7. VBS starts tonight and my kids always have a blast along with the other kids

8 School starts in 1 month...I never thought the day would come that I would be happy for my kids to leave for school but this summer they have been bouncing off the walls with boredom.

9. 144 Days 15 Hours 46 Minutes to Christmas....my favorite time of year!

10. That I have a wonderful husband and awesome kids that love me and support me in every way! Love you guys!

Blogging verses Facebook

I was on another blog the other day and the topic was Blogging verses FB. Was very interesting. I have never really given this any thought. Basically blogging takes much more creative thinking and more time...FB is like the easy way out to tell people your feelings or updates on you and family. Though we all have to admit..FB is very addicting. I actually decided to give FB a break. I was devoting all my time to Fb which equaled less family/home time. Its so funny ow all this computer stuff just sucks us in without even noticing.

Now I hope to put more time into my blog...to me this is something I can look back to for "memories" of me and my family. I do have to say though I do miss seeing what all my friends are doing on FB...I have snuck over there once or twice but until school starts I have decided to stay pretty much away from FB.

Have a blessed weekend my Blogging friends!

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Things Don't Just Happen
by Esther L. Fields (before 1944)

Things don't just happen to us who love God;
They're planned by His own dear hand.Then molded and shaped, and timed by His clock.

Things don't just happen; they're planned.
We don't just guess on the issues of life,We Christians just rest in our Lord.

We are directed by His sovereign willIn the light of His holy word.

We who love Jesus are walking by faith,Not seeing one step that's ahead,Not doubting one moment what our lot might be,But looking to Jesus instead.

We praise our dear Saviour for loving us so,For planning each care of our life,Then giving us faith to trust Him for all,The blessings as well as the strife.

Things don't just happen to us who love God,To us who have taken our stand.No matter the lot, the course, or the price,Things don't just happen; they're planned.

Ohiopyle(aka the mountains)

Sunday morning around 10 am we decided to drive up to the mts for the day just to hang out. We packed some drinks and took our little grill to cook some hot dogs and chicken breasts. So we left around noon and its about 90 minute drive. The in-laws came with us also. On our way we decided to stop at Fort Necessity where alot of the French/Indian war took Place. Its been awhile since I was there. We go in only to find out that is was free that day! Because of the wonderful stimulus package from our president(roll eyes here) all that sort of fort/war things were free across the Us. Now if we would have known that we would have headed to Gettysburg..its about a 3 hour drive but we have done it before.

After the touring the fort we headed to to Ohiopyle. We first found somewhere to grill at. It was way back and I mean way back in the woods....little scary I thought but looking at it now The kids liked it and it was nice experience. The kids kept looking out for every animal possible and bears are known to be in that area.

Next we headed down to the rapids where there are some parts you can swim in.

1. Too cold to swim

2. Way to hard to watch all of them by myself since husband is not a water person.

3. I think its kind of gross to swim in it anyways.

We did let the kids take there shoes off and walk around for awhile which they had a blast doing that..mom didn't...darn rocks hurt the feet and trying to catch falling kids was not easy.

We had another great day. I am loving my time off with hubby and kids....

Have a blessed day!

day one of vacation

On Sat we went to my husbands family reunion. We have never gone before because its in Ohio and hard to get back there but since we were on Vacation we packed up and went for the day. We also took In-laws for the ride to so our bus was filled to capacity. My oldest son stayed home since he is able to stay alone for awhile and he was complaining because next week is boy scout camp and then band camp starts right after that so he is saying his summer is gone and wanted to see his friends so I let him stay home with some threats of course of no one allowed in the house.LOL



The picnic was at some type of campground(makes me really want a camper). It had a little lake for the kids to swim but it was too cold so the just put there hands in and played in the sand. It had a little playground and lots of volleyball nets and horseshoe pits. You could fish and also had boats to rent to take on the lake but we didnt and the kids were disappointed. As my husband would say there was lots of food and he enjoyed that along with my 5 year old...they love to eat! We were not planning on staying the whole time but we pretty much did.

THE 10 COMMANDMENTS ACCORDING TO OUR PRESIDENT

The Ten Commandments According to Obama
By Patriot Update
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After observing Obama on the campaign trail and during his first six months in office, we have concluded that our President lives and governs according to his own set of “Ten Commandments.” They’re certainly NOT the Ten Commandments you learned in Sunday School. In fact, many are the direct opposite! To prove that our conclusions are correct, you will find a link to source documentation for each commandment on the Patriot Update web site.
I. Thou shalt have no God in America, except for me. For we are no longer a Christian nation and, after all, I am the chosen One. (And like God, I do not have a birth certificate.) SOURCE
II. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, unless it is my face carved on Mt. Rushmore. SOURCE
III. Thou shalt not utter my middle name in vain (or in public). Only I can say Barack Hussein Obama. SOURCE
IV. Remember tax day, April 15th, to keep it holy. SOURCE
V. Honour thy father and thy mother until they are too old and sick to care for. They will cost our public-funded health-care system too much money. SOURCE
VI. Thou shalt not kill, unless you have an unwanted, unborn baby. For it would be an abomination to punish your daughter with a baby. SOURCE
VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery if you are conservative or a Republican. Liberals and Democrats are hereby forgiven for all of their infidelity and immorality, but the careers of conservatives will be forever destroyed. SOURCE
VIII. Thou shalt not steal, until you've been elected to public office. Only then is it acceptable to take money from hard-working, successful citizens and give it to those who do not work, illegal immigrants, or those who do not have the motivation to better their own lives. SOURCE
IX. Thou shalt not discriminate against thy neighbor unless they are conservative, Caucasian, or Christian. SOURCE
X. Thou shalt not covet because it is simply unnecessary. I will place such a heavy tax burden on those that have achieved the American Dream that, by the end of my term as President, nobody will have any wealth or material goods left for you to covet. SOURCE
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so much to say and so little time

I have so much on my mind I want to blog about but just cant find the time to write it all down.
First off I am going to say little about me since so many people are e-mailing me so many questions esp from my Facebook account so I though I could answer it all here.

Yes I have 5 kids and yes I want more...unfortunately I have to work because money is tight thanks to not being prepared for this 10 years ago...Alot of mistakes have been made by both my husband and I. God has seen has through alot and got us out if alot of lows in our lives concerning money...I would love to quit but this is the norm for us right now...I have worked from day one. I get alot of slack from SAHM but I feel that working does not make us bad parents or are children bad/neglected kids. My saying is "its not how much time you spend with your kids its what you do with them in time you are with them." I would hate for my husband to work 2 jobs and never be home to enjoy family time too. he already works 45-55 hours a week now. I have been blessed that I work for my husband and I do pretty much get to make my won schedule..we usually work opposite shifts when needed or take the days off we want. So it all works out! God will provide to those who are patient.:)

Second is my oldest is to a previous relationship...I was the unthinkable "teenage mommy" I know some people are judging me already but remember who does the ultimate judging in the end. I was not a bad teenager..not at all..To this day I have never smoked cigs or did any kind of drug. I have also had NO alcohol beverage..I have sipped a few mix drinks to taste them and they are all awful to me. The joke at work is I don't drink or smoke I just make babies! LOL

So back to the teenage Pg...well lets just say I was with my sons father from 7th grade till about I was 19 on and off...we were neighbors(he lived 4 houses down from me and we were in the same class. My parents loved him and we all got along. Well summer before my senior year I ended up PG but not alone...........I had the support of the father and my parents and his and all the extended family. I was due in March just 3 months before graduation. I went to school everyday and still manged a 4.0(No Clairton jokes here for the locals) I went to school until the day I gave birth..and was back to school 3 weeks later but was home schooled from the district for the 2 weeks prior to going back. I am thankful for my mom who stayed at home with my son and helped out alot while I was at school.

In June both me and Kevins dad graduated and in the fall we both went to the community college together while our parents watched our son. He was working and later on I picked up a job too since we could get no government help(that's a whole other vent/blog). The Christmas before Kevin turned 2 me and his dad decided to call it quits..on good terms and friends. We were just not meant to be and we knew it. All was good between us for about a year and then we grew more apart once we started dating other people. I don't want to bore you so I will save that dram for another day...and yes lots of drama on that!

On a side not about my pg.....I believe God works in mysteriously ways because Kevins dad was not close with his mom at all..I hardly knew her(his dad raised him). Well I found out I was pg and he called her immediately...she came around helped with the baby shower and was even in the delivery room with me. Well when Kevin was about 6 weeks old she found out she had cancer and died 7 months later..She got to see/hold her first grandchild and made peace with her son.

So today is the day of the big memorial service for Michael Jackson. Of course I am going to watch it...was I a fan..I guess you can say that..not no huge diehard fan but I listened to him. There is no doubt he is, was the best entertainer ever...aside from all the drama of his life.

Now I will say that I still do not believe he harmed any kids in any way...I will stick with that and I argue it alot. Come on...all those kids he had at his ranch all those years and only one family accused him of anything and that's same family got in trouble for extorting more money from another celebrity. By now I would think some of those kids would have said something if anything happened to them while there. Everything comes out with all the sources these days so I would think more would have came out by now if it was true.

I do believe he had "slumber parties" with them which I find odd but to him he was immature and was reliving his childhood through that which leads to his childhood...He did not have One! That is also playing a big part in the way he ended up. Shame on his parents for that.

So all the tributes are coming to an end and now the media circus begins...who gets the kids, were they his kids and what about the money and will neverland ranch become the next Graceland? Well Jon and Kate are on Vacation for the summer so we need some kind of other dram to follow right?

On a side note, since MJ death my 7 year old is fascinated with him. She never really heard of him until then and now She looks him up on youtube(with my permission and observing of course) and watches all the videos of his music when on the TV..and today she is waiting patiently for his funeral....every 5 minutes I get asked when is it on. I had my doubts about exposing her to it but it is history and I am also fascinated by her curiosity into it...

Have a blessed day!

Debbie

some pix of our summer so far

all these fancy blogs

I still consider myself new to blogging....been trying now for about two years..I dont post as often as I would like and would love to post more pictures too. I do read alot of blogs daily but I have found more and more of them to be so "fancy" I admit I am not a decorative/fancy person to begin with and I am still not that great at all this technology stuff. I guess I am just a plain Jane type of blogger.

I hope someday to learn how this fancy stuff for my blog but until then I have to settle for a simple blog...Iam sure working 30+ hours a week with the 5 kids is not a help in doing more for my blog. I am also big on Facebook! I am addicted to that right now..it was Myspace but FB is way better. I also TWIT..well not lately..still not in to the Twitter thing but I do have an account...wow..whats going to be next?

Hope everyone is enjoying the Summer so far! I know we are!

Blessings!

Debbie :)!

Disturbing time at work...........

So as many know I work in a grocery store part time at night and I see all kind of people and many things that bother me too. You know the kids getting yelled at by their parents for no reason or are just being ignored or hearing the language that comes out of the parents mouth while yelling at the kids. I have many stories but this one we stick with more for awhile

Last night our Loss prevention guy caught a shoplifter. I saw him take the girl upstairs and he told me to call management. With this girl(and I mean girl..she just turned 21) was a newborn baby boy and a little girl who was no more than a young 2. Usually I have to go upstairs as a female witness and I kind of said do I really have to go because I will not be able to handle seeing those kids...well 5 minutes later I get paged to the upstairs office.

So I walk in and she is getting drilled by the Loss Prevention guy and the police were on their way. She had no ID and had recent theft on her record She was addicted to Heroin and now on methadone to control that.

The police come up and they are really drilling her....she could not tell the same story twice and very defiant and would not shut up...I was ready to get out of there..I already teared up looking at the girl just sitting there not knowing what was going on and imagining whats going through her head as her mom and cop are fighting back and forth. The cop finally said to her look I am tired of yelling at you and looking like a bad guy in front of your daughter...so he looks at me and asked if I can take her out.

the little girl was a little hesitant at first but I took her to get some cookies. She was so adorable..I got her talk a little..she had a purse and a baby doll. i asked her what her babies name was and she just smiled and said baby. I said to her so you are a big sister and she says yeah and I said what is his name and she says baby.LOL

Well we are walking through the store and I knew the police were searching the parking lot for her BF. Well the little girl turns the bend with me and says daddy! Now I Panic like now what do I do...he asked who are you and why are you with her and where is the baby and my GF..I just said she is upstairs with the baby and I am not sure what was going on.. I was just asked to take her to get a cookie. I was hoping I could get him upstairs because I did not want him to take her out of the store yet and he did follow me up. We get up there and now him and the cop are going at it and the little girl is just holding on to him as tight as she can to him..I tear up again. So I sat in on the rest and come to find out she is already dealing with CYF so they were called but the kids went home with her..and she also has another kids at home..

After was all said and done I juts went to my office and cried. How sad to see that first hand..we hear about it but that just made it all the real. I just pray for all this little kids who suffer through stuff like this on a daily basis.

Way too busy for mee.........

It has been a crazy two weeks here..school letting out and all the summer activities beginning...
Our school has a free music programs for the next 4 weeks will consist of me driving two kids to the high school at two different times for lessons....We are going to try out the free stuff at the library this year...hoping Ryan will behave for it....that scares me.... and the local park is having a summer program every day at through the summer..and its all FREE!!!!!which is great for someone with alot of kids.

We went to Kennywood for the school picnic..my husband told me to stay home because they were calling for rain well I should have listened..we left the park by 6:00 but it started raining at 3:30..ugh..I was watching my $120 flowing down the drain with the rain...

My son left for the beach this morning with his dad...he will be gone a week....he is gonna have a busy summer too...he goes to boy scout camp for a week in July then the whole month of August is Band Camp...his first year...and out band is the best band in the area of western PA (not just saying that..really..they always take 1st place) which equals long days of practice...

And of course I am still working....(sigh) Its easier though now that school is done...Hopefully we can do some other fun things with the kids this summer too..and one day I will learn how to post pictures...

Cedar point

I volunteered to chaperon my sons 8th grade band trip to cedar point with a few other mothers I knew....it was a 4 hour drive for us. We left at 6:30 am and arrived around 10:30. Well the bus ride was not as long as I thought it would be but silly me sat on the back of the bus..wont do that again...that's where the loud kids sit.

So we get to the park and this was my first time there and wow its a very big park! Of course I hit the train first with the other mothers..I wanted to do the thrill rides but since I was the youngest mother there and the only to do such a thing so I didn't get to ride them:(. The one mother who I work with did ride two coasters with me...they were the small ones but I took what I can get. I also took a little boy who came with us on the Gemini..a big wooden roller coaster.

the kids were behaved...no trouble..actually they were pretty good and funny..alot of times they had me cracking up... We did have a girl get hurt as soon as we got there..she fall while getting on a ride and hit her head on the concrete..we rushed over to first aid to check on her(than goodness the one mother with us was a nurse practitioner) She had a mild concussion so could not ride the rest of the day..her BFF stayed with her and did not ride either..now that's a friend!

Well it was a long day and we got back home at 1:00 am..and some kids didn't not even sleep on the bus...I am thinking of taking my family back there for a day but the food was so expensive there that I have my doubts but I do want to ride those big rides...we'll see.

Have a great week!

Debbie

Of course I took no pictures...I forgot my camera!

Just checking in

Spring has finally arrived for the most part! 70's all week and 80's by the end! We took the kids to the zoo yesterday because there was no school and hubby was off so we adventured down...BIG MISTAKE! I forgot that it is prime field trip season for all the school districts near and far! There at to be at least 50 buses parked already and more coming in! We did attempt to go in but was out of there in about 45 minutes...(thank goodness we have membership). At one point this group of pre-school kids pushed my kids out of line at one on the exhibit..Teachers said nothing!

So we left and went to pizza hut for lunch and then to the one local park and my kids had a blast(we don't do this often) Then went to get ice cream and visited Grandma and pap. It was a nice day and made me more excited for school to be done and nice weather to come!

My 1st horrible experienceas a mother of a 14 year old with a temper

Soo..mothers days started out great...I actually woke up early and made Brakfast for everyone before church..I felt great..went to church, my daughter sang today and she lit the candles and I got to actually see it! Usually my 3 year old will not stay in the nursery by himself so I sit there with him...well bythe grace og God he stayed by himself with no tears! My husband was off today too so he came along to church so life was good.

Well after church we are getting onto the van and Brittney got Kevins seat si I told Kevin just sit in the back and got an attitude...and he usually is pretty good and does not get attitude with me often so I tended to ignore it at first..then he went on and on and on...I said softely to him Kevin if you do not let it go I will take your time of the computer for a week..well he got smart right back...again calmly I said now you lost your cell phone...well he still went on...well then I said Look of YOU keep it up there will be no 8th grade dance on Thursday so drop it now...well the quiet attitude from him sat in..the face red,arms folded and the silent treatment the whole way home.

So we pull into my driveway and I turn to him and said Now I want you to go to your room and think about how you treated me and esp on Mothers Day and after church. He sat there and would not get out(Oh..my husband took his truck so had no clue what was going on because he took his mom home) I came into the house with the other kids and of course right on the computer to calm myself.(that what does it..lol). About 10 minutes later Kevin comes crying pretty bad and says Mom I need you to some see this..Hurry and going on about all he needs is some thumbtacks? Well I go to his room and see a big hole punched in his wall...and then he says mom I am bleeding...well every emotion that I have hit me! Do I get overly PO or do I worry about his hand and what to do now?

Well his hand was not as bad...some band-aids and ointment took care of that and the moving of a dresser to cover the hole...I just don't know what snapped in his little head.. He is a good kid..really...I guess since he is so good all these days straight then that one day he is having a bad day it gets bad!

All is done and over and we talked and did some straightening out...it scares me though because his dads side of the family is known for their horrible tempers..his dad has did the same things...and I know he needs to learn how to control it..even if he is a good kid/man sometimes the temper can get the best of you..Of course I called his dad last night to let him know and he did not seem that concerned..

After all that we did mange to go to the park and get ice cream..but still had a knot in my stomach...

Nation Day of Prayer

So here it is the day before National Day of prayer and now President Obama has cancelled it for the White House..His right..well sure is but should he have done it...I really don't think so...at a time like this in our nation and so much debate and one of them being his religion(does not mean I believe the hype) but why would he decide this now....You know we tell our kids at home and school when they do things like that it makes them look guilty..

I am not the most religious person I try but I know I fail alot too but this is important to alot of Christian people in the US...so why not let it be...I would feel the same if Jews or Muslims, etc had the same day..just let it be...worry about the economy which leads to homeless, jobless parents working all the time to make ends meet. LETS FIX THAT!

You know I am giving President Obama a chance...he did a few things ok but there are some I dont agree with either....for whatever reason this seems like we are heading to a non-christian nation which our country was founded on that...and to make all work we need some kind of religion to fall on whether it be Christian/Muslim or whatever...and for thsoe non-believers you can have a day too...everybody is entitled! Thats why America is the land of the free...you can march down my street and I will watch but I dont have to agree..I wont criticize you or harm you or even try to stop you...its your right!

I know you have the heavy supporters out there who are going to shoot me down..thats fine...but they usually are the same people who would be complaining if the organizers of the National Day of Prayer decided to not have it public at the white house for the first time in 10+ years and they would have been screaming about its because you all think he is a Muslim or non Christian..or he's black or he is a socialist or whatever...

That is why they say some things are left well alone and I do believe that is one of them since this has been tradition for 10 plus years and was founded by Harry Truman.....and observed by presidents over the years since..

I will be observing the National Day of Prayer and I will Pray for Obama to succeed in being our first black president and for him to help this country get back on track frm the mess he was left with...I may have not supported him but he is my president and I will support him when I need to and this is something I don't support him on even if its the littlest thing..i think not only I but HE should be worried about far more important things then a group of citizens coming out to pray at the White House!

Busy Busy Busy

What a week...first off I had to clean up from Hurricane Graham..I think the nice weather we had last weekend cause the kids to let all energy they stored during the winter to be unleashed...

My 9 year old has her Spring Orchestra concert and my 6 year old had a brownie party at Backstage pass and the you have work for me..."sigh" We also had to add some DR apts into the mix and that just equals less time for mom.



I did mange to go out Friday night and Sat night...2 nights in a row. The last time I did that I think I was maybe 18 or 19lol. It was my B-day weekend so on Friday My mom and sister took me gambling..yeah gambling. Not to big on that but I went. Well that might be my last time...wow..how can people do that all the time..I used my B-day from my mom and took a little form out fum money and blew it all...nothing compared to what I saw and heard other people blowing(and our economy is bad)but it also goes fast..I played the lottery here and there since I run the machine but at least the money you spend is like a dollar or two and you have to wait hours to see if you won(which I have alot) but with these slot machines, its like a vacuum that just sucks it away. I found a penny machine and $20 was gone in about 20 minutes. Bless my mom for going alot...and she never wins either...My friend actually won a thousand dollars last weekend but no luck with me and my family..I do believe God was trying to tell me something and I should have listened..



Last Night I went with my husband to watch bodybuilders...all I have to say is yuck...Our store owner was in the competition ad got us tickets so we went to cheer him on...I know those people have alot of strict dedication but wow..I think they look gross...the even had a 60 year old guy there who looked horrible but Bless him for getting up there. I felt out of place in the crowd to because I far from being healthy like the majority of them. Well me and Dh did manage to get a nice dinner in a t Apllebees before the show so it turned out to be a great night with Hubby! Thanks Mark!

the question of homeschooling again....

I was reading over some blogs this morning when I cam across someone mentioning about homeschooling...the pros and cons...this is a mother who has many many children who does not home school but I guess is pondering it.

I have been pondering this same thing for quite awhile....and alot of her pros and cons are exactly what I think of. About 6 months ago I pretty much figured just give it up on homeschooling. I could never do it. First I work and I need to work..we could no way go on one income...I know you are supposed to put it in Gods hands but with out any detail we all ready do for the most part and he has provided alot already...we are still struggling with me working so struggling any more would be a nightmare to me.

The next big thing on why I could not is I am not ORGANIZED at all....oh my..I have organized un organization..if that makes sense...it always is a scavenger hunt and always late and oh I forgot to do that but it does always work, but with homeschooling I would not want to take that chance with my kids education.

I feel those are the 2 things holding me back....if I could just work on those..and actually the me not being organized scares me the most...I am one who will discipline myself and it will lasts for a couple of weeks and then boom..back to the drawing board.

My Husband is also not a big fan of homeschooling..I am sure I can change that a little..but it would be a struggle and will it be worth it in the end because I would feel pressured to show him that it works and if it doesn't well I hate being told I told you so! he also knows how unorganized I am and that alone is enough for him to say not a good ideal...

So here I am again today pondering this whole homeschooling thing again..I tell myself it just a phase...like a kid with a new video game...but I also feel like God is trying to reach out to me..maybe not to home school completely but to take a stand to prepare for what might come...
With the blog this morning and then taking my son to pre-school a lady sees me walking with 4 of the kids and she smiles and says are you a homeschooling mom and I just replied no for now I am not but you never know in the future. Also I am in midst with my 6 year old who is 1st grade...we might have to hold her back which is killing me but I know it has to be done...the school doesn't want to of course..just push them threw and they will catch up but I know she is not where she needs to be so that has brought this up again...

I know there are alot of families that struggle with this and it seems to be such a hard choice to make....in the end though I know that no matter what choice we did was best for us as a family.

Friday night and nothing to do....

So here I sit here on my night off from work which is a rare thing and my Dh is watching the hockey game and my kids are watching the new Spongebob in the girls bedroom on my TV from my bedroom...(I never get to watch TV and now I still don't.) I thought it would be nice to have some me time but I hate it..no one to talk, play games or watch something we all can watch. I already read enough to hurt my brain today and if the air was not so chilly I would go for a nice walk. What to do..what to do?

We did mange to take the 4 little ones to ride their bikes today...I would post some pix but yeah you guessed it..I forgot the camera.LOL

I was even hoping to see some of my friends online so we can chat but hey its Friday and they are all busy."sigh" Well the bright side is I know where all my kids are and my Dh too so life is grand! GO PENS!

Is it too late to make a new years resolution?

Yeah I really need to keep up with my blog...I read so many and they are awesome and here is mine...

first I have to be more familiar with the computer...it takes me forever to figure out just how to post a pic..then its getting some pictures...need to have camera handy more..

I feel like a stalker sometimes..I love to read blogs...see how other families live..since i have a thing for large families those are my favorite..but is only fair if I post more often too..so better late than never but am sure going to try!

On the third day he rose!

Happy Easter to all on this blessed day..he has risen..rejoice and be glad within!

Hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful day and remembers the real reason Easter1

Palm Sunday/thankfull for unanswered prayers.

So this is one of my favorites services at church and I have been looking forward to it. My Husband worked so I got all the kiddos dressed and out the door on time may I add..! Brittney was singing today with the kids choir and they were having the kids carry banners in at the beginning so I really wanted to see this..My parents and in-laws went to so I had to take Ryan for sure and was really praying he would stay in the nursery by himself...well I spent the whole hour in the nursery....but that was Ok....because....

God works in mysteriously ways. The lady in charge today is the only other mother that has alot of kids..they have 7. our kids hang out at church functions together and we were casual together but today we got into some in depth conversation since it was just me her and our kids. Just talking to her and to hear how she is struggling the same way as we are from money to parent/in-law problems just made me feel so much better. Everyone has a story and like me they hide it and go on like everything is ok but it really is not. We both just put it in Gods hands and do not want to burden other people with our problems even though we know that our family at church know and they do so much for us without knowing the whole situation. We are so blessed to be in such a small and close knit church where everyone knows and looks out for each other.

I have been debating about going to another church since my church(which I was baptized in) is so small and maybe on a regular Sunday there are only about 20 kids and 12 are from us two mothers.LOL Today has made me realize that I as one of the only few younger members who attends regularly needs to step up to the plate more and show my passion for Christ at church more(which I lacked there) and not just at home..I know some are scratching there heads but I know and he knows what I mean!

It was great to talk to her so freely and not be judged about my family size, our financial situation and working out of the home because she does too! How awesome is our God!

Poconos

I had a great time with my husband...we were only there less than 24 hours but had a great time. We stayed at the one resort..no we did not get the champagne whirlpool and indoor pool(but next time I will.hehe) but did have the hear-shaped jacuzzi. We played min golf..went to a comedy show and watched a version of the newlywed/not so newlywed R-rated game. Yes it was a little racy and vulgar but it was pretty funny....we stopped at the Orange County Choppers show room on the way back(the ones from Discovery channel) We did get to see Paul Sr and Jr and Mikey and the rest of the crew while they were filming a new episode...my DH is onto that I'm really not but it was cool to see.

I def plan on going back next summer...I think we need that little bit of time a way...it really helps..that was our first time away together with no kids since 2001. The kids were really good for my MIL too so that was a bonus!

I did not take no pix at our resort but managed some of the bikes..of course thanks to DH..I am so bad at taking pix..got work on that..

Update

So I went t to the Er only to find that the medical clinic at Walgreens didn't know what they were talking about. I know I keep getting asked why did you go there? Well I knew I had pink eye and my throat hurt along with my ears and I have been around enough to know that I just needed drugs! I was in hurry so I figured they could just supply me with drugs..not knowing the lady would tell me my pulse was very low and I had an irregular heartbeat..she made it seem like I was going to die. The er doc laughed and said they are inexperienced. I am grateful for nothing being wrong but at the same time very angry the way it was handled and I will never go to the Walgreens again.

On another note I just got back from my one night stay in the Poconos..I will post about it and put a few pix up this week...I really did not get any..more from Orange County Choppers store we went to..we actually watched them being filmed for there show on Discovery..pretty cool!

Blessings!
Debbie

to ER I go!

Yeah well I am back and they are sending me to the ER for an EKG..they did tell me I have a double ear infection, double pink eye with the sore throat. She did not like my pulse or when she waws listening to me breath..she didnt liek the heartbeat so off I go...I dont have time for this...this does not fit into my schedule...

breaking down and going to Medfast...

Yeah I cant take this anymore..I think I even have pink eye...it could not come at a better time..I start my vacation from work and so does hubby..all this stuff I had planned..down the drain. My throat hurts so bad I cant swallow and my ears and neck hurt too then we are still supposed to leave for the poconos on Monday for a night trip...I need to get better!

We are supposed to go to Ohio Sunday but I think I might bail out on that one..my husband said he will take the kids with him so I can have the day to myself...that might help then.

And where did Spring go already/ The low last night was 26...The high is reaching 50 today but it was in the 60's last week...I night fresh air in the house to get the germs out...

why do I keep getting sick?

So I have been pretty lucky the last few years without ever getting sick, sick, you know the one that keeps you down but I am sick again for the third time since 2009 started! Not as bad as the last time...I swear I was dying but enough that I want to crawl in bed and be done for the day already and its only 8am. But I cant..especially today..so much to do and my husband has walking pneumonia soooo I have to keep going.

On a positive note this year has been the first in years I have not had any sick kids...not even i the end of 2008 either. Al little sniffle here a cough here but nothing major that they were in bed and the Dr was called and meds were needed heavily. So I guess I cant complain that much.

I am just praying that me and Dh get well soon....we are going to the Poconos overnight next week. We are leaving Mon morning and will be back Tues night with no kids! This is the fist time since we were married 8 years ago that we are going away alone...so I am very excited!

Hope everyone is have a lovely week!

Blessings,
Debbie

getting a new computer was not a good ideal

I am so behind now on housework....I am always on this thing now and I am such a bad mommy..I know its new and it will get old soon..its like Christmas toys for kids...they play with them for a week or two then they could pushed aside....

I have now started a facebook and twitter along with the MYSPACE I have for a few years plus all the groups I go to....Everyone laughs at me at work about me being on the computer all day...they see me online in myspace and Facebook nonstop..LOl In my defense I listen to music from Myspace alot so I will leave it on while I do attempt to clean.

Hope everyone is having a blessed weekend!

Debbie

My name is Debbie and I am addicted to M&M's

Yes its been 2 weeks since I had any of these guys. For you of those who don't understand let me just say that I was addicted....always had them anywhere I went..at work always had them in my pockets to munch on...I should own stock in them!

If I didn't have kids to chase and did not work on my feet I would weigh about 10olbs more than I do because of these guys! So for Lent I gave them up! But my Easter Basket better be filled up with them!LOL

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME!

Why in the world did they make it so early.....its still chilly here and at 7 am now the sun is not up yet like it used to be which makes it harder for me to get up and then even harder to get the kids up..UGH! Why could they not just let it the way it was....very few birds chirping and staying under warm blankets is hard enough for us to get up and now no sun!

I am back!

I am back online...for about a year my computer has not been working right...slow as can be and with limited time I was having a hard time doing all I need to do. In December I lost the computer all together..a virus got the best of it! I just got new one(don't you all love income tax time!) and hope to be active again in all my stuff I manage on the computer ....myspace..facebook..blogging...and lost of groups.

Be patient til I figure all this new stuff out..def have to figure out loading some pix but I am still pretty busy.

I missed everyone out there in the computer land and I need to catch up. So much has happened in every ones life including mine...no I am not pg..right now is not a good time and sometimes I think I am done but it saddens me...I am trying to leave it in Gods hands but at the same time I am little scared too...

I started working 2 jobs now..back in Oct I took a 2nd job for Christmas and I am still holding on to it. It is stressful but we are not living paycheck to paycheck and with today's economy you never know what the future will hold. I do magazines at the local grocery stores(I cant get away from them as that is my 1st job too LOL) but I do go in when I have the time which sounds good but when you dont have a scheduled time then you seem to put it on hold then it catches up to the deadline and the stress comes with it. My goal is to get my van paid off then quit it which I am hoping another 3 months should do but who knows..something always comes up.

We are still having some issues with Ryan..he started talking around Christmas and has come along way. I have him in wraparound and they are trying to tell me he is on the autism spectrum. At first I was like yeah it seems like it but now I dont know...only time will tell.

Well its getting late and we loose that hour which is important to me..I am so glad to be back!

Blessings to all

Debbie