C'est la vie...

Can't believe it's been almost four months since I last posted (not that anyone reads this thing, anyway...)!

It's summer break.  Kids are in New Mexico until June 19th.  On June 21, Mason has to be at the airport at 4:15am to go on a trip to Washington, D.C. and New York City.  He'll be back on June 25th.  Whirlwind trip, but they fit a LOT of stuff into those 5 days...he'll be one tired camper when he gets back!

Drake goes to Boy Scout Camp for 10 days in July.  While he's gone, I'll be helping out with VBS again.  Fun!

Seems the days drag on, but time moves so quickly...

Just another Thursday.

What's new? Same old, same old...
The joys of homeownership continue to abound...have recently had to replace the hot water heater, THEN the washer and dryer...now the garage door isn't working properly (while my van is stuck inside, of course) and the fridge continues to leak even after we defrosted it....the fun never ends around here!

Enjoyed Winter Jam at the Sprint Center last Friday, then my cousin Adam's wedding in Omaha on Saturday. Always a joy to visit with the family! Looking forward to Drake's Blue and Gold Banquet and crossing - over ceremony for Scouts this Saturday!

And in the "random ramblings" category....WHY does this wrestler ODB keep smacking herself in the behind? Geez. I hope "Impact Wrestling" doesn't become a staple around here. If I must watch wresting, I much prefer WWE...

Doctors and such-what

I enjoy spending time with my kids. Really. However, it puts a damper on the excitement when spending time = sitting at Urgent Care and / or the emergency room. Add to that the follow-up visits to the regular doctor. Then we ask about issues unrelated to the UC / ER visit, and we're referred to Medical Imaging. Good grief.

Short explanation: Mason was seen in Urgent Care on Friday for monocular double vision, dizziness, and brief hearing loss. We were referred to Children's Mercy ER. By (long) process of elimination, it was determined that he'd had a migraine. This means: we have to watch what he eats and drinks (and when), make sure he's getting enough sleep, etc. so we can try to determine what his triggers are. It is fun to try and get a 14-year-old to remember what he's been putting in his mouth. Yesterday's follow-up visit was not very fruitful as far as the migraine issue was concerned, but we WERE sent to have a Scoliosis series done (x-rays of his spine). Still waiting on results for that.

Do we know how to party, or what???

In other news, Drake has taken to making up his own words (i.e., such-what, which apparently is Drake-speak for "and things like that", etc). It cracks me up! He's very excited about his Arrow of Light ceremony tonight (he and his Den cohorts are receiving the highest award possible for Cub Scouts), and especially about Papa coming to watch!

Well, I guess that's about all for now. Hope I haven't bored anyone so much that they decide never to lay eyes on this blog again...

Monday, Monday....

So, I can see you're trying to break me, Monday. Well, good luck to you. I refuse to give in or give up. I don't care how many times you make me hit the wrong button when I'm trying to get things done at work. I don't care how often you distract me with things I can deal with later.

I had a fantastic weekend of fun and fellowship. I'm riding high.

Just sayin'.

As I sit here....

I wonder why....why have I developed a seeming addiction to Facebook games?  Why do my husband and son insist on watching "American Hoggers"?  Why haven't I learned to shoot a gun yet?  Why is there a piece of plastic inside my drink?  And the list goes on....

Random thinkings....

Started a blog two years ago...last post?  Two years ago!  Let's try this again....

Not actually feeling uber-eloquent right at the moment, so I suppose this 'first' post will be short and sweet....

First off, can I say how fabulous it would be to meet Chef Curtis Stone at my local Hy-Vee?  And I'd also like to run into ALL of the 'Crashers' at Home Depot or Lowe's....I could really put those people to work!  (Is it obvious I'm watching TV as I type?!?)

Secondly, let me just put this out there in cyberspace (not that it's not already there in some fashion anyway): I am trying to lose weight.  I've done it before, but gained it all back.  I also located some poundage I didn't lose in the first place.  My hope is that transparency will be key to continued success on this particular journey.

Last and NEVER least, I must also put out in cyberspace how very much I LOVE my husband and my kids.  No, they're not perfect.  Neither am I.  But they're pretty fantastic anyway, and I wouldn't trade them for ANYTHING!!

And that's that.  The first post.