Two posts in two days

Wow I'm on a small roll here!! Two post in two days! Don't get to spoiled. DH is out planting! That's right PLANTING! Out here in IA farmers are like bats outta hell the minute the weather get's nice. My DH included. I'm pretty impressed that they are planting this early. See DH and his family move very slow. Maybe not always on purpose. We usually have MANY breakdowns and we don't work when it get's dark. They are slowly getting nicer equipment so things move a little better. It's DH and his brother that do a majority of the farming. So right now DH is plowing and bro comes behind planting. I think they are probably planting corn. Corn can handle a little cooler weather as it is planting deeper then soybeans.

Have I lost any of you? Questions?

But in my life today it's been kind of crazy. The day started off with the kids and I sleeping till almost 745!! That is a record!! At 9 a contractor came over to take a look at some jobs i want him to do. See that's my other thing with planting season. Every season I try to tell DH no planting till XY& Z are done. Well 3 years later XY&Z aren't done. SO this year I came up with a plan. He'd better get as much done around here prior to planting or I'll use HIS line of credit at the bank (for farming) to complete things around here. So right now i have my $ for being on the board of directors BUT anything over and beyond that, I'm using his line of credit. I really don't like doing this, well ok maybe a little bit, but enough is enough. This house needs some things done to it.

So contractor came over and will get back to me with estimates. He worked last year on triming so lets see C got his hair cut and I got my eyebrows waxed. Then off to the bank and on to Shannan’s. Dean and C didn’t get a long to well. Dean really has a hard time sharing and he’ll end up pushing or spanking C which leaves C in tears. Shannan will jack Dean up, Dean wails goes in to the bedroom until he can pull himself together, comes out says he’s done goes back to playing and then it starts all over again!! I have a hard time really saying much to C b/c all I hear is Dean saying ‘no cason that mine’ At one point I put the ‘excavater’ (yes deans knows what every piece of machinery is) up b/c they couldn’t share it. That was fine with C but Dean had a hissy fit. So yeah we stayed a/b 1 ½ and it was time to go by then. I’m not sure what to think of Dean. He’s so smart in some ways and I think socially he is SO behind.

Then the kiddos napped and I was going to get my spring clothes out only to open the attic door to a mess of pictures. The tote they were in had fallen. What a MESS!! 1,000+ pics everywhere. So I went through some of them and pitched many. Then I sorted them and brought the wedding/honeymoon pics BACK upstairs. Got up there lost my balance and the pics fell back down the steps. Luckly only a/b 500 this time HAHAHA. Good grief…but wait it gets more depressing. Going through my clothes and NONE of them fit. I mean like 80% don’t fit!! So I’m washing them and giving some to the babysiiter and the nicer ones I’m taking to the consignment store. Gosh darn it tho I’m no longer NEAR a size 6 anymore and closer to the 9/10. It’s the darn stomach of mine. I have a pear shape body now. I really think lypo suction is what I need more then lasik surgery.

Then jeff’s niece is visiting so I took her out to eat with me. Came home and she gave the kids a bath in the sink while I showered, in PEACE, upstairs!! I came down to water EVERYWHERE and I mean everywhere. Just now I opened the door under the sink and water came pouring out!!! And speaking of water I went upstairs to put Addie to sleep and her humidifier had leaked water EVERYWHERE! Golly as I tell you all of this you’d think I’d be in a bad mood, but I’m not. But i'm tired!! The house is very quite haven't had the TV on all day. I think while typing this post is the longest i've sat all day.

I work harder at home then I do at work!!

Disgusted

I'm still here!! If I could consistently remember my login, i'd be here more often. After 50+ unsuccessful logins i'm finally in and now i'm so frustrated I don't even know what I was going to blog about.

DH is watching 'Deadlist Catch' on the Discovery Channel. Anyone watch it? Don't start, it's addicting! Speaking of shows FINALLY Sanjai is OFF of American Idol. How did he make it this far?? Oh that's right it's the little 10-13 yr old girls voting for him. And then theres Greys Anatomy. Love that show but it was hard tonite watching Izzy go through with the bone marrow testing for her daughter she had given up 12 years earlier. For obvious reasons that struck a chord in my heart.

Just shortly before my endless attempts at logging on, I was checking out some boards I belong too. Someone had started a thread about being angered at the partial birth abortion ban that got passed. Oh my gosh i had to log off. It bothered me so much especially because women posting about it are struggling themselves to get, or stay, pregnant. I'm not sure who my reader audience is, if anyone for that matter. I really don't want to go at this right now but let me say C was going to be aborted and thank GOD he wasn't. How can one think partial birth abortion is OK. My gosh that child is alive. It's moving in you it could survive.

I must stop or i won't sleep tonite i'm fighting tears back as I type. I saw Addies heart beating at 6 weeks don't tell me she was just a fetus. I felt her moving at 6 months.

And also my heartful prayers go out to those involved in the Virginia Tec murders. SICKENING is what it is. That jack ass makes me want to vomit that did this. And the attention the media is giving him?? That's exactly what he wanted.

I'm pretty angry right now about a lot of issues. Not to mention at work all my outside plant information is GONE. I was glad to leave at 5 today. Discovered it at 4. Ready for the weekend and looking forward to hanging with the kiddos. Jeff's neice is visiting so i'm looking forward to spending time with her.

Good gravy I forgot my login so I had a post all ready but couldn't get in. But now here i am remembering my login and i SWEAR i typed the exact same thing in tonight that I have over the last few days. How many logins can one have?? Speaking of which at work I'm having to constantly change my passwords and it's driving me nuts! What's the point of a password when i have them posted all over my computer and other various places. I've gotten to the point where i'm just adding a '1' '2' '3' on the end of one word. Do you all have any creative ones? And this throwing in a $#@)% now good grief.

Speaking of 'numbers' C is a counting fool. It's so darn cute. Tonite I read him Baby Bop's Counting and he counted all the way to 10 it's just the sweetest thing. Of course A was sitting on the bed while we read eating one of his books and that he didn't like, oh no he was rather iritated with her. She just smiled at him and wondered what the heck happened when he took her book.

Also as I was passing by the deck doors i noticed something in the field. I was like are those COWS. Nope, deer. They were right at the edge of the grass/field. They were following something and here it was a cat!! They were so intrigued with that and followed it right up to our deck. I tried to tape it but as luck would have it, the tape was full. Probably was to dark anyway. Deer really aren't an unusual site around here and I actually am rather peeved with them for eating our evergreen trees. But watching them chase that cat was rather amusing.

Speaking of cat, don't you just love how I flow in to one subject hence why the guys at work can never understand why us women can be a part of 5 different conversations at once and never miss a beat!! I LOVE doing that!! anyway our momma 'ethel' had her kitten(s) We can only find one. She's a horrible mother. She can only keep one alive and usually she hides it. But this time it's right in the cat kennel outside. The sad part is i think she scared all our other cats away. She's a bitchy cat!!

Ok i'll stop with my ramblings!! Maybe later i can tell you about the weekend, after all that was what this post was to be about.

Thursday but my Friday

I don't work Fridays, so today was my Friday. Oh wait, let me say i don't work at my 'other' job on Fridays. I think i work harder at home Fri-sunday then i do at work:) Jeff called me at work and said he was on his way to the city with the kids and his aunt Maxine.

Ahh, Maxine. She is 88 years old, never been married, is a retired school teacher and dedicated to the church and making life grand for her cats. But here in the last year she was diagnosed with cancer. When we first were married she had breast cancer. So this was before Christmas that they told her she had THREE weeks to live b/c the cancer was in her liver!! She spent many days/weeks in and out of the hospitol literally fighting for her life. Well 3 months later she's still with us. She's a fighter all right. She lost her vision years ago and has a bum hip but that doesn't slow her down the least. In fact tonite she was out picking up her garden seed. How this women thinks she's going to have a garden this year is beyond me! but yeah, she lives for her garden.

So i met the crew at the local grocery store where we had supper. Maxine was unusually quite. I'm not sure if it's b/c she's tired or maybe she's irritated with me. I was a little iritated b/c i I like to go HOME after work. I don't want to stick around in the city any longer then need be. My weekend started at 5 today I want to go home. But yes Jeff was being his unselfish self and helping her out. It often seems to me tho that her needs come before our families needs when it comes to Jeff and Maxine. I almost feel bad typing this but that's how it feels. When we first married it was VERY hard for her to adjust to me being around. There were MANY of times that when we lived literally 15 steps from the back door to her door, b/w one another, that she would walk over and not just knock, but walk in to see why our phone line was busy! It was hard trying to get her to realize she couldn't do that!! So sometimes i harbor frustration about it all. I know that my mother in law often feels the same.

At anyrate, its friday in my book and guess what? So is tomorrow:) What i would give for a drink and a good book. But neither will be happening b/c i have neither in the house. I have my Spring Fling this weekend that i have been working very hard on getting displayers. I got 15 which is just a GREAT number!! After tanning today i went to the beauty school that is across the parking lot from the tanning place, and they booked a purse party!! They proceeded to follow me out to my car where they scavanged through the purses i've been hauling around in my trunk!! How cool, i was so proud of myself!

A's cold is back and mine is going away. She has my watering eye problem. C is happy as can be and right now i think he's still struggling to fall asleep. Mom and dad are coming for Palm Sunday where C will be waving his palm this sunday. I hope he does it!! Could be v cute! Next year A will be joining him for the palm waving.

Oh and for those wondering a/b the pics. That's my sister and C in the hot tub and my Dad and A in the pool.

My poor poor head

I woke up this AM with a migraine. Not good. I had to play in church and had a purse party this afternoon. I tried to get up and get going. Standing in the hot hot shower with C man pulling the curtain open on me a couple times and Miss A screaming in the kitchen. Where the heck was my DH!! He had to be part of a skit at church so he HAD to go. I tried to call in the back up to play for me and had no luck. I ended up calling my pastor and leaving a v/mail that she'll have to just get along with out me. She'd have to play her guitar, the guitar that everyone despises. Then we called in my mother in law to watch the kiddos while i tried to sleep. I tried finding every kind of drug that would just knock me out and while i have some GREAT pain meds nothing that i really wanted to take in addition to the Imitrex I had taken. I couldn't lay down without getting up and bolting to the toilet. It was horrible not to mention that Queen A was not happy that g'ma was here. I laid upstairs thinking 3 more minutes and i'll come down, now 5 more minutes. Eventually i FINALLY relaxed and got some sleep before awakening to A screaming. But by the grace of God, and that's what it was!! i felt 100% better.

I still can't move my head to quickly without almost falling over. Hey, did i mention it's been over a YEAR since i've had a migraine!! I think my neck is out of wack, well I know it is. Darn nap i took Friday afternoon left me worse off then i was before i took it. DH thinks it's the margaritta i drank last nite with my supper. I actually think it was the taco i ate! Whatever the case the walls of our farm house are quite!! C has been napping a for over 3 hrs and Miss A is FINALLY napping. We've had a tough last couple of nites with her not being able to stay asleep.

The wind is ripping around out there like a hurricane. If it was summer i'd be thinking some nasty weather was brewing. I just got home from doing a purse party in which i sold ONE stinken purse. I'm about due for a big ol blow out party. BUT the hostess kept some purses back and will MAKE those that didn't come, come later this week. Hehehe

Take care everyone and more tales at a later posting. Pictures, oh yes. A week ago this past Friday was nice enough to be on the deck with no coat. That same afternoon we also went sleding. That's a post in and of itself LOL Oh and faithful Boji praying. I kid you not the dog prays! That's how we always knew 'boji' from all the other pups is his paws were crossed. Enjoy

Freeze frame

Do you ever have moments in your life that you would like to just freeze!? I have many as i'm sure most of you reading this do. Wait I'm assuming someone is reading this:) On my way in to work like I do most mornings, I was listening to Focus on the Family. www.focusonthefamily.org The speaker was talking about freezing moments in life. I thought about this past weekend admist the snowstorm and being stranded in the house. While walking through the house holding Addison i was coming in to the kitchen to see what Carson was doing. He had gotten a little waste basket and was standing on it in order to dip his little fingers in to the chocolate on some bars i had just made. FREEZE!! I just stood there thinking I am so luck right now. Look at me, I have a 6 1/2 month old on my hip and a 2 year old trying to sneek some goodies. Was this really my life?? Just 3 years ago I wondered if I'd ever have any kids, let alone two!! It's amazing where my life has brought me. I have some great friends that are in my life because of lifes circumstances. There are many moments in my life that I would love to just freeze and I'm trying to see thoses moments and savor them as it seems life is moving to fast.

Oh and the snowstorm, GONE like a bad dream!! Snow is melting and the roads, main roads, are clear.

Hugs

rae

Day three

Well it's not day three of this lovely snowstorm!! Although....the sun is out and it just doesn't look as bad now that the sun is shinning. The wind has gone down SOME maybe 20-25 mph, however they still are advicing no travel. DH (in the infertility world DH stands for Dear Husband, although I'm not sure if the rangs true ALL the time) is out scooping out our neighbor. He wasn't real thrilled with me volunteering him to do that. He was over there feeding the cows and said he didn't think anyone was home because the snow drifts were so big right in front of her house. I emailed her and she's at work. HOWEVER, the dogs have been in the house since probably thursday!? Can we say eww...Anyway, he's over there now probably cussin a blue moon at me.

Carson and I ventured out this AM. I wanted pictures and Jeff said 'i know how about YOU go out, you need fresh air' I was like You know i think i will!! So i put on his overalls and C and I got bundled up to head out in to the elements. Drifts are tall and the wind has made some amazing creations with the snow!! Carson liked me to put him on top of the drifts and then he'd slide down. He'd get stuck and say HELP and he always has an emphasis on the P! We lasted about 30 min before i convinced him it was time to get inside for some hot coco. And we made it in with NO protests!!

Addie stayed inside obviously with Jeff. Next year she'll want to come out with us. Oh wait, i think she's going to be are little princess. She'll want to stay inside where it's warm and has all the imenities with in her reach. But when she does get outside she'll make C pull her in the sled.

Oh and lastly, old yellow...how about a front view of the pickup. I think it growled at me when i took this picture not humored by the piles of snow all around him. He looks sad doesn't he. He's wondering if spring will ever get here!

The old yellow pickup

Well here we are, day 2 of this lovely Midwest blizzard!! I have more pics of the emphamis pickup!! That pickup....it's one of those that you sit down and you get a puff of dirt in your face, or worse yet when you shut the door the entire insides just moan and sometimes even a mouse can be seen. That reminds me of a story of when Jeff and I were dating. I was in that pickup and and he says 'so you like mice?" ummm excuse me?? I said well I don't know (being a city girl, as much as one can be in a rural community) . He said 'good, because one just looked at you!" WHAT?! I used to hate this pickup but then I started to like it. It has character. It's Jeffs brothers, i thought it was his dads. It's great, we haul the dogs in it, a calf has ridden in it, people, my GRANDFATHER that's an entire laugh your butt of story in of itself. Many of days Jeff can be seen going down the road with 3 dogs hanging off the side. Oh and when we had pigs Jeffs dad would deliver them to market in this pickup. So it has a lot of history and i really like it. It's sad to see it all out there burried in a big ol' snowdrift. probably won't start till Spring!!

So, on a my life has drama part, I was making supper and letting it simmer on the stove. While sitting in the den with Jeff and kids i hear something crackling...i was like what's burning. OH MY GOSH IT'S SUPPER!!! NOPE it was crackers, container of water, ON FIRE!! The WRONG burner was on. Not the first time i've done this but i'm convinced I did NOT turn that burner on!! But none the less, crisis diverted with Jeffs quick thinking to shut it off. Needless to say my house STUNK!! My mother in law happen to come over and said why are the windows open? Oh my what happened?? And continued to lector ME on why i shouldn't have ANYTHING on the burner. Whatever, i'll just go eat some humble pie....

so here i am a BLOGGER

Well....here i am, a blogger!! I'd been thinking and thinking about doing this and here I am. So what am I going to do now.....hmmm....well from the name of my blog i'd like to share all the drama, i'm sorry STORIES, that come from my life. It's been suggested by my lovely g'ma gene, that I start keeping track of the stories. I'm going to blog about KIDS, life as a farmers wife, adoption, dogs, infertility, family, you name it you'll see it. I'm hoping to keep the entries short, something that is hard in my life.

As I set this up, we are in the midst of a MAJOR snowstorm!! No work for me accept here at home. The kiddos are BOTH napping, yes AT THE SAME TIME!! Addison couldn't stay awake in her highchair and Carson was a zombie while watching Curious George. Jeff is out taking care of the livestock and i'm hoping later this afternoon he'll get home to work on getting me lights upstairs!!

I'm going to go ahead and close so i can further mess around with my blog!!!

Rae