So, it has been wonderful to not have class. I can't imagine having any kind of a life again......one more week of relaxation. The kids have been out of school for 2 days; Leandra started her first job the day after school got out and I'm trying to talk Rick into working Kara at the online bookstore in the apartments behind our house. Hopefully he will go for it because she really wants the job and he asked me to find a woman to work back there with his daughter in law. All of the kids are growing up..........such a shame. LOL. Eric went to his dad's for the weekend and it's Dara's weekend to have the kids, so all is somewhat quiet around here.........other than Ella teething and not feeling well. I will go back to being on call next weekend; unfortunately. Not much else to mention around here.

Memorial Day Weekend

We overall had a pretty good weekend. Saturday Ethan went to school for his last final of the quarter and when he got home we just took it easy all day. Saturday night Ella was up most the night due to teething which was oh so fun and so Sunday I opted to stay home while Dave and Ethan went fishing all day. They caught quite a few fish so I guess we will be having a fish fry some time soon. They both came home looking like lobsters. Sunday evening we went to an AA bbq over at the apartments, which was a well needed little break from the ordinary chaos that I have gotten quite accustomed to. Today we got up and took Eric, Beth, and Ella to the lake to go fishing. First we went to find the bluffos (Beth's way of saying buffalo) which were not even close to being seen and then we tried to fish and Eric caught a log and it started to sprinkle so then we decided to go feed the fish which was actual pretty fun and the kids had a blast. We then went to my sisters for a bbq with my entire family. The most enjoyable thing I experienced this weekend though was this afternoon when I talked my loving husband into letting me paint his toenails purple and then I figured if he let me do that then I should see what else I could get away with so I got to shave his feet and toes. The sad part is that will probably be the highlight of my month with all the kids stuff, school , work, kids appointments, house stuff, and apartment stuff that I deal with daily. My life is so sad luckily I love every minute of it (most the time).

My wife is wonderful; I really don't know how I managed to get everything done before my lovely wife came along. It seems as though she is constantly taking kids to the doctor or dentist, doing laundry, picking up around the house, cooking dinner, taking care of the baby, collecting rent, dealing with crazy tenants, dealing with crazy kids, going to the store, and a whole lot more that I cannot think of right now. Now that I look back over the past five years I really wonder how I juggled everything and did not go absolutely insane. So, once again; my wife is wonderful.................I often wonder how (or why for that matter) she puts up with all this. But I am eternally grateful that she does, because I am sure that I would be lost without her.
On another note; this quarter of school is only one weekend away.........thank God for breaks in between quarters.........I don't know how much longer I could continue those 3 classes I had this quarter................I have NEVER had this much homework in my life and I NEVER want to again. And I am sure mom will be glad I will be taking back over the Sat morning meeting...........I know I will be glad. I have really missed that meeting; I have been doing that meeting for almost five years I think.
Anyway, the kids are all in bed and it is finally quiet around here so I think I will go spend time with my wife. Laters.

I am really bummed out..........apparently there was a party at my house last night after we went to bed...........and I wasn't even invited. No, I just got to wake up to the aftermath; a sink full of dishes, pots and pans on the stove, dishes in every room downstairs, candy bar wrappers and doritos on the floor, an overflowing trashcan, popcans and cups everywhere, and of course 3/4 of a pot of coffee.......still warm I might add. Needless to say; I was not even remotely happy when I awoke and stepped out of my bedroom.............considering the house was clean when we went to bed. And of course upon my drilling of the children as I woke then up..............no one knows anything about it. So I spent the beginning of my morning cleaning; which was at 4:20 thisd morning. Other than that it was a great weekend. I went to school Friday night and it was a makeup night, so I ended up getting out at 7:45 instead of 10:30; and I got Saturday's assignments as well. So I stayed up until 2:30 in the morning doing homework so I could have everything for Saturday's class done when I arrived there Sat morning.........which was good because then I got to leave early on Saturday (at noon instead of 2:00). That in turn gave me time to get some well needed things accomplished Saturday afternoon. I got the garage completely cleaned out (I am still amazed at how much room there is, and how much junk I have accumulated). Dave and I got new spark plugs and fresh gas for the riding mower, and I got the yard picked up and mowed, the front yard weedeated, and the bushes trimmed up. Yesterday after church we went to Home Depot and got some flowers; Trisha planted flowers in the front yard and I spent the entire afternoon cleaning out the car.........and I must say that it looks wonderful, other than I will never go to the carwash I went to yesterday to wash my car, ever again. Trisha did spring cleaning around the house Saturday while I was working out in the yard and garage; she took all of the miniblinds down and cleaned them with bleach and got the laundry caught up and stuff like that. So, all in all, it was a very productive weekend..........although I didn't get my Sunday afternoon nap.........which I so much enjoy.Today Ella goes in for another eye exam and I will be going to get a steroid epideril in my neck this afternoon..................can't wait for that. I was very happy to get to go to a meeting Saturday night and yesterday afternoon though.........they were much needed. I even made a new bar-b-que grill out of an old gas grill and got to try it out last night; it works awsome (if I do say so myself). On another note, I am completely jealous of Chandra getting to go to Jamaica for week.........with NO KIDS. Must be nice. Congradulations to the newlyweds, hope your honeymoon was good........so sorry we couldn't be there to enjoy it with you guys. Anyway; that's about all the time I have for this morning.