Just sitting here...

Just taking it easy on this quiet Saturday. The girls are at my parents house, keeping them busy. So its just Lance, Douglas, and me. Douglas is sick, so its really quiet around here. Don't have the girls listening to their music or websites. Then again, I miss that at least sometimes. They are just getting so big, and that time flies by fast. I can't believe that they are all in school now.

Speaking of school, Douglas had to miss two days since he was sick. I took him to the doctor yesterday, to find out that he has strep throat. He's getting better since he's been on two days worth of medicine (yesterday and today). My throat has been hurting, but I don't think its anything important.

Hopefully, he'll be better by the time pictures are taken on Wednesday. I can't believe that both of the kids have P.E. that day. What crappy luck. So I have to pack them with clothes for them to change into after the pictures are taken. Hopefully, pictures are taken before gym. Especially, since I'm paying for them.

This past week went by fast. Allison was suppose to have a dentist appointment that was canceled by the dentist at the last minute. So its been rescheduled for October. I just wanted to get it over and done with, now its another month before anything can be done. On Tuesday, was PTO and Room Parent meeting, which went pretty well. We had a turn out for the RP meeting. Which I couldn't believe, I was so happy about that. I was thinking of doing a dance! I sent the RPs with a folder that I made up for them, a paper w/their teacher's interests, and hopefully some insight. It wasn't that bad. I think that Fall Festival will go smoothly this year, well, it usually does with only a few bumps.

I have somethings to do, which I don't feel like doing. So I'm going to enjoy the rest of my quiet Saturday.

~rac

School...

Knowing me, knowing you is the best I can do...from one of my favorite songs by ABBA. I'm just sitting here listening this trying to break the quietness of having no kids in the house. The cats are not as noisy as the kids, so its just not the same. Yet, Patrick is just as annoying at times! Since school has started last week, he has waited to take his nap until the kids come home. That's rather nice of him to do that. I think..he's sitting here at my desk in front of my keyboard, so one arm underneath him and another above his tail so I can type!

Speaking of the kids..think they are enjoying their first week in school. My son is in the 4th grade this year. He wasn't happy when he came home on the first day since they split him from his friends. Actually, they did that to the whole class. The 3rd grade class of last year is split among 5 4th grade teachers. I'm not thrilled that they did that this year. One of the things it means is that the smartest class was split up. I'm just hoping that my son is not bored by Christmas. I did tell the teacher my concerns, and that I was not happy what happen. I told her that if I saw her at the beginning of open house, it would have been worse since I was just very upset. Luckily, I had some PTO stuff that I had to do which help me to cool off by the time I met her. So far this week has been a bit better, since my son has seen his friends outside on the playground during recess. I think that's a fair compromise.

My oldest daughter is her usual herself already this year. Only a week into the school year, and she's telling that she doesn't want to go. That's what she said this morning. Then she was clinging to me as the bus was coming to pick her up. She got on the bus, but I don't know if she was happy about it. I think she just wants to sleep! I agree with her that the elementary school just starts way too early. When I was her age, I remember starting school about 9 a.m., and I had a hard time getting up for that! I'm not a morning person, and neither is my daughter. She's got to used to it sooner or later. I've bribed her (I know that you can't do that but I have) with a new pair of boots. There are pink furry ones that she wants from Target. So if she can wake up with no problems for the next month, maybe I'll get her those boots.

My youngest has been happy a few minutes after she wakes up. It takes her a good 5 minutes to get up out of bed. She said a few days ago to wait until her sleepy head was awake! I thought that was cute. This morning she wanted a ponytail to keep her neck cool. She looked soo cute! I think that's she been having fun at school, meeting new people, etc. It sucked how the other day she was sick and had to miss the second day of school. I just couldn't believe it. Hopefully, that's not a sign of things to come. I hope that she'll make it through the school year healthy.

A week of school, and already a three day weekend! Can't beat that! Its Labor day weekend now, so that means that summer is officially over. :( Then again it means that my favorite season is approaching! I can't wait to see the leaves change color and fall. Then pumpkin picking!! Can't wait.

I've babbled enough for those who actually read this posting. Anyone?? Hello out there.....

Just Sitting Here...

A bit late, but we still celebrated my Dad's birthday today. Douglas and Lauren were taking pictures of each other, the cake, and of my Dad. Lauren was using her camera so I don't know what pictures she took. Douglas used mine, and did he take pictures of silly items. He took a picture of the top of my Dad's head, the toaster oven, the ice cream carton, a closeup of himself, and many more. At least he was having fun.

With all those pictures that he took, he didn't take a picture of my Dad blowing out the candles. Usually, that's the best picture during a birthday celebration. I did try to take a picture of him opening his gift, but it happen too fast that I didn't get one. We brought him two polo shirts from Old Navy. One medium blue, and the other was a oatmeal heather color. He enjoyed them, and said that he needed them. I told my parents the story about how I asked for Douglas's opinion while at the store about the blue polo. I told them that Douglas said it was "boring". Everything is boring to that child. I don't know what would make him excited? Maybe an all day marathon of World of Warcraft or Pokeman.

I've tried to find things to excite him, but it usually doesn't work. At least I can say that I tried something. He's a good kid, he does help me with cleaning his room and picking up the toys from the living room. From time to time, he does enjoy spending sometime with his two little sisters. At least sometimes! Speaking of the kids, its there bedtime, and I need to say goodnight to them.

*rac

Saturday afternoon

Not much going on around here today, expect that we are going to a BBQ for the soccer coaches and their families at the rec. department. I'm curious what type of food they will have there, because my kids can be a bit on the picky side.

Tomorrow we are celebrating my dad's birthday. Have to bake the cake in the morning and do some cleaning. I just can't stand to clean, and that's why I'm pushing it off to the last possible minute. I also have to wrap his gift which really is me just putting into a bag with some tissue paper on top. Not that hard at all. That's what happens during Christmas eve, I still have some gifts to wrap, so I start looking around for bags. Granted they are pretty Christmas themed bags, but it does help me to cheat! err..I mean get done in a timely matter or so the fact that I can go to bed at a reasonable time. The kids to wake up early, and I have to be awake to watch them rip open what I just wrap a few hours earlier!

Enough Christmas, its still summer and this year's summer is extended since we are starting late. In the past my son has gone to school during the first week of August, but since there is construction at three of the elementary schools and high school, school is starting in late August. I don't mind them starting in August, but I prefer the later date. When he started at the beginning of the month, it felt like summer was really beginning! I think that next year they will be going back to their normal calendar and starting early. Not enough time to do anything when you have a short break, but I guess that some kids need to be in school for the structure and discipline.

As I said before, we are heading out to a BBQ tonight. So I need to get ready for it, and get the kids ready.

*rac

Twitter part 2

Figured out how to post updates here on this site from Twitter. That was really easy, just a few clicks, and I was done. Now why can't it be that easy for it with myspace? Is myspace the snobby kid on the playground that doesn't want to play with anyone below them? Just makes me think on how everyone should just share the wealth.

Same with sharing with myspace and this site. I've been trying to figure out how to link my blog to myspace page. Its giving me a damn headache! Ugh!! And now there are tiny little ants near my monitor, and I'm not really in the mood to deal with them at all. I just want to link everything all together.

I could go on forever about this or until I figure out how to link it all together.
Until then..

rac

twitter

Just decided to sign up for Twitter. Its been going good, especially when I figured out where I needed to find the color codes for changing the background. I couldn't stand the bright blue that they had. Too bright for me! Anyway, now its getting on my nerves, since I had my twitter posted on myspace page. Well its fine, but it doesn't update on its own. So I tried to update it with the current info with no luck. Then I read the FAQs with me finding something about updating badges with more than one. Well I don't really know html code, so the whole damn thing was greek to me. I understand that it only updates one at a time, but update with the latest info, not what you wrote over an hour ago.

I just don't get the html code, and now I'm mad that I can't have an updated twitter. All the fun is gone. Not fun anymore. :( Well until I can bug my hubby to figure out the code for me. I have to wait until he is done playing WoW. Which honestly could take all night long.

So in other words, I still would have to figure out the html code for the updates. Why oh why can't it just be easy, and update on its own???? Puzzled minds what to know!! Now...

or Later.... rac

Slow Updater..

See told you all (the one or maybe two that are reading this blog) that I'm bad about updating these thing.

So quick update on the cat situation. That morning after I post the blog, we found Patrick. It was about 5 a.m. when my other cat, Quinn, was meowing like crazy (he was trying to tell us something). My husband, Lance, gets up first to check on what's going on, only to discover that Patrick is outside on the deck. By the time he was outside calling for Patrick, I was up ready to play cat catcher. I step outside, called Patrick. He meows, and runs up to me. I swoop him up, and take him make inside. He was purring and very happy to see me.

He has been outside more one time the other day, but my daughters cornered him before he could do anything stupid. Since then he's been his usual self of taking his naps underneath my bed, and snuggling with me before my bed time. I do have to say that I'm happy that he's home. :)


Nothing else going on here. Well there is other stuff, but I'm not at liberty to discuss here. Well, maybe one day when I ready to tell everyone, I just might. That's probably be the next time I'll update this thing again. Until then.... :)

Still missing

Day two of the missing cat. He did come by the house last night around 4 in the morning, but didn't stay long. Our other cat, Quinn, was meowing like crazy for a good half hour. I guess he was trying to tell us that he saw him.

During his visit last night, he did happen to eat what little food was out there. So when I walked out to the deck this morning, my daughter refilled the food bowl for him. How nice. I looked from the deck, staring into the woods with no luck. I just don't know where he happen to disappear and why he would just leave. I mean, why would anyone would want to leave a nice warm bed, fresh food and water, constant love. Why?? I guess I'll never know since I'm not a cat or him.

Maybe he walked up to somebody else's house to be fed, and happen to like it. Or maybe not. I'm debating if I should make a full scale search for the cat with "Have you seen?" posters. Or just accept that this is what some cats do, and its just a cat. But its my cat and I do miss him.

first time

My first blog on this site. I have/had a live journal account that I hardly use, hence the "had" in the beginning of the sentence. So I don't know why I signed up on this site. I guess one day I'll figure it out, but not now.

The one thing that has be feathers a mess is the fact that my orange cat is missing. I don't know when he left the house, but it was sometime yesterday. So he has spent the whole night outside, and spent today out there in the bad thunderstorms that rolled through earlier. So right now he is lost out in the wet forest, not wanting to come home. Hopefully, he'll realize that a warm bed and fresh food is hell a lot better then the cold lonely outdoors.

Other than the above, the day was normal for what normal is. My son went to the dentist and received a clean bill of health or teeth! I'm happy about that I don't have to worry about coming up with money to pay for fillings if he had them. No cavities means he doesn't have to go back until his next cleaning which will be in late January.

I'll post later to update about the missing cat.