I have had one long week! Emotional roller coaster as well too. With the stuff in our area going on it has brought up bad memories of bad people resulting in some sleepless nights and some nights of nightmares and horrible sleep. For those who know me they know I end up with a short fuse and very cranky when I am extremely tired and have a list of things I need to be doing, but I am too tired to drag myself to do them. Maybe today will be the day I get to get a small nap in even though it is one of those days that I have a list of things to do.
On another note. We think our oldest son may have ADD. We noticed since he was younger that he had concentration issues. We wanted to wait and see to make sure it wasn't just his age. He would slip off into la la land very easily and could be looking at you when your talking, but not even tell you what you just said to him. He gets this blank stare in his eyes basically. Well he started public school last year and he done very well in school except like his DOLs, but he still made honor roll every report card. His teacher last year also was a lot more fun than his teacher this year. He told me his teacher this year is kind of boring and it's hard to pay attention to her. This is causing my child to get distracted during the test that he is having to do. He has brought home two Fs now 2 weeks in a row. My husband talked to him and told him he needs to stop doing anything and try to pay attention best he can when he is in class. When he stops fidgeting and is still and looks at you attentively he can tell you word for word what you just said.
Some people have thought I am jumping the gun on this to say ADD, but I know the signs and have dealt personally with ADHD. I have had ADHD with diagnoses since I was a baby. My mother said I had problems sleeping when I was a baby. I still do to this day have issues with insomnia sometimes or with sleeping soundly and restfully. My husband thinks just because I am passed out and snoring that I am not having problems sleeping. I keep trying to explain to him no it's not that I am not sleeping it is that I am not resting. How do you explain to someone that because your brain is going 90 to nothing you aren't getting a peaceful sleep no matter if you are passed out all night long? I get so frustrated and confused trying to explain anything to him. He takes things the wrong way or he reads into stuff I say. He takes what he wants out of what is said and tosses the pain part to the side more or less. What's bad like last night he had just got done talking to our son about distractions and what he can do to try and pay attention better yet I tell him I didn't hear something, because I had a distraction (my 3 year old son) causing me to not pay attention. It's not hard for me to space. I can do it from 0 - 60 in 1.1 seconds. One minute I could be looking at you listening next my mind is off on a cruise.
On another note. We might still get to be a busy family together. They are still trying to establish a Cub Scout pack for the area my son goes to school. The lady who had originally said she can volunteer as the pack leader is now possibly backing out. My husband talked to me last night and I told him what I talked to BSA about and he said he will volunteer to be pack leader if I help him with it. I had originally said if no one else will do it I will do that and be den leader to the 2nd and 3rd graders until someone can do pack leader. Yes I am the type of person who will volunteer for anything and everything and stretch myself if it is something that helps kids out. I love kids and love working around them. I use to babysit everyones kids since I was 15. I of course had other jobs growing up, but that was one I loved. I worked for a family the lady was an older grandma aged lady who was blind. Her and her husband had a 5 year old they had adopted from fostering. I sat with them during the day while her husband was at work. I was home schooled at the time so it gave me something good to do with my time and I learned a lot. I would volunteer for the things that the moms would go to the school to help with so she wasn't left out on having someone there with her for these things.
One of my fondest memories was going to her school with her and helping the kids make sock puppets. I had a huge box of different craft things like strings of beads, googly eyes and so forth and these children let their imaginations go. It was awesome to be a part of that. I took my lunch with me in my old lunch box from when I was in grade school and sat with them and had lunch. I was probably 16 years old at this time. I road the bus to school and back home with her every day that week. It was a lot of fun. I even went out and had recess with all of the kids. lol I volunteered to work the school carnival. I sold tickets. The ladies had to make me take a break and go have fun. I got bored instead got something to eat and went and sat on the playground and watched everyone doing the games and stuff. I wanted to do something productive. That is who I am. I use to volunteer for my church's youth ministries. I worked on their newsletter. I participated in all of the youth group's activities. I worked on their website and took the pictures of everything for the website. I stopped doing all of this and stopped going to this church because in my time of need no one was there for me except for our preacher.
My great grandmother was in the hospital dying and me and my mom were there with her taking care of her. This whole time only one person asked where I was after it was already announced in church that our family needed prayers and why. When someone asked about me however I was referred to as that girl. Out of the 3 months I had been greatly active in that church working with this person's wife with things for the youth ministries I got called that girl "whatshername". When I did come back to church one time (and the last time) I had brought my now husband with me. At the time we were just friends, because we had just met. We had talked for a few weeks online and then met face to face the day before. He had told me he wanted to go with me to church when I decided I was ready to go back after all of the stuff that had been going on the weeks prior. I came into church and everyone was being nosy. They wanted to know who my husband was. Did he have family in the area. Where was he from and where did he live now. I even got asked is this your boyfriend, are you guys dating and so are we to expect him coming with you more often or all the time to church. My preacher was the only person who did not try to pry into my personal life. I introduced my husband to him and he shook his hand and told him he was pleased to meet him and have him in our church. I have not been back since.
I am actually looking forward to Cub Scouts and greatly hope they do get the pack established. I can wait for it to happen. It would be cool if my husband does end up volunteering to be the pack leader, because then we all will be doing it as a family. Family time is good time. We need to do more as a family after the year we have had last year. We were getting closer as a family and my hubby was doing more with the kids, but then Summer set in and stress set in with a few life problems. Now we are almost back to square one. It is time to put the brakes on that train wreck waiting to happen. We think more family time will help us all out more. It will give us that time to relax more and have fun. With the busy lives we live now with the baby's medical stuff, my oldest son's schooling, my middle son's home schooling and my husband work we get to going in all kinds of directions. We have one vehicle so in the mornings we have to get up early to leave here and have enough time to drop my husband off at work and me get my oldest to school on time. Two days out of the week I take my youngest for speech. I take advantage of that 30 minutes and me and my middle son do some practice on writing letters and/or numbers. Yesterday he practiced writing his A's and X's. He even wrote his name for me and 1 - 5. It gives him something to do instead of just sitting in an empty room that looks like a jail cell it's so plain.
Today however I just have to work on my kitchen and do usual household stuff, before I wander my way to my son's school to pick him up this evening. I think I might try to sneak in a nap somewhere in between. :)
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Happy Birthday to My Middle Little Man...
My middle son is 5 today! Yay!! I want to cry, because he is growing up so fast. He woke up this morning and it was like I was looking at a young man and not my little 4 year old anymore. We have an awesome birthday planned for him to do on Sunday when everyone is off from work and out of school. Just a family outing and maybe a few people to join us. Build a Bear here we come. Now Runnnnnn!!!
Now on to my daily thought of today. Are some people just completely and totally clueless? I know this is a mean and rude judgement on people, but I feel like people aren't stopping to look at the full complete picture. Dalton Fletcher was indicted yesterday for the murder of his parents. He will be tried as an adult. The local paper's website stated today that he is looking at life in prison without possibility of parole if he is found guilty. I am sure he will be found guilty of the murder since he has already stated that yes he done it. This yes is a 15 year old child. People think he shouldn't be tried as an adult. People think he should be treated as a child. They think he needs intervention and help.
What do I think? I think he is a monster. Intervention and help should have been done before he killed his parents. When those first small signs were showing that he was unstable is when it should have been done. This boy could have a chemical imbalance. He could have watched one too many horror movies and got the wrong idea about murder. He could have sat and thought, "Hey I am a kid so if I do this with how young I am I will get off easy". They have even said in the picture of him in the back seat of the OPSO car he looks lost and confused. Sorry to disappoint everyone, but that is a look of, "Uh Oh!" That is the look any child gets when they realize they are in deep doo doo. From this point on and I quote the DA, "He WILL be treated as an adult." He is now booked in the big boys' jail. He is now in an Orange Jumpsuit like the big boys. He wanted to play like a big boy with a big boy toy now he can face the consequences of not playing nice.
People need to stop and think about this. He killed his parents in cold blood while they slept. Shot both of them in the head. Shot his father twice. Then showered and went to bed as if all was normal. He then got up the next morning like nothing was wrong. He got dressed for school and drove his mom's car there with a shot gun and 3 shells in the trunk. There is uncertainty of why he had the shot gun at school with him, but it was said he had threatened his ex girlfriend and told her she was next all because she broke up with him the night before. He could have taken that gun into the school with an arsenal and shot teachers, staff and students with the mental state he is/was in. If he is capable of killing the people who brought him into this world he is capable of killing anyone.
Now if he was tried as a minor he would probably be out by the time he is 21... I don't know a lot on the law when it comes to that, but this was mentioned by someone else. That is in about 6 years. 6 years people is not a punishment for committing murder in any degree. Okay he gets out in 6 years after being in Green Oaks around other children where he could lose it and hurt one of them with his bare hands just, because they looked at him funny. He gets out at the age of 21 and is okay for a month or so. Then one day say he was in a store. The cashier makes him mad. He walks out and sits and waits. He watches for that cashier to leave the store. He follows her to her home. He notices say she is a single mother with 2 kids. He waits for the right moment and breaks into her house and shoots her and her children dead. Where did our system help any if this happened? That could be your daughter, son, grandkids, sister, brother, cousin and so forth that this could happen to if this monster is not taken off of the streets and out of our community. This is to protect all of you who are sitting at home saying he shouldn't be treated or tried as an adult. You wouldn't be saying that if he hurt your child or one of your family members outside of hurting his own family. I can see his own family each having different opinons on it and mixed opinions and mixed emotions, but us as the public have to look at one thing and its not how he is a minor. It is at the fact that this could have been you. This could have been someone in your family. Just think about that one while you are feeling sorry for this child, because he will be tried as an adult. Instead feel sorry for his family. Feel sorry for his parents, because their son done this and now has people thinking they must have been horrible people then. Feel sorry for his sister for having to been there when it happened. Feel sorry for the rest of their family, because they have to ask why and try and piece together how.
The Fletcher Family (outside from Dalton) are all in my prayers. Dalton himself needs to be the one down on his knees right now praying to the Lord above. He needs to be praying every second for his soul and praying for God's forgiveness. This child's soul was lost the second he pulled that trigger the first shot.
Now on to my daily thought of today. Are some people just completely and totally clueless? I know this is a mean and rude judgement on people, but I feel like people aren't stopping to look at the full complete picture. Dalton Fletcher was indicted yesterday for the murder of his parents. He will be tried as an adult. The local paper's website stated today that he is looking at life in prison without possibility of parole if he is found guilty. I am sure he will be found guilty of the murder since he has already stated that yes he done it. This yes is a 15 year old child. People think he shouldn't be tried as an adult. People think he should be treated as a child. They think he needs intervention and help.
What do I think? I think he is a monster. Intervention and help should have been done before he killed his parents. When those first small signs were showing that he was unstable is when it should have been done. This boy could have a chemical imbalance. He could have watched one too many horror movies and got the wrong idea about murder. He could have sat and thought, "Hey I am a kid so if I do this with how young I am I will get off easy". They have even said in the picture of him in the back seat of the OPSO car he looks lost and confused. Sorry to disappoint everyone, but that is a look of, "Uh Oh!" That is the look any child gets when they realize they are in deep doo doo. From this point on and I quote the DA, "He WILL be treated as an adult." He is now booked in the big boys' jail. He is now in an Orange Jumpsuit like the big boys. He wanted to play like a big boy with a big boy toy now he can face the consequences of not playing nice.
People need to stop and think about this. He killed his parents in cold blood while they slept. Shot both of them in the head. Shot his father twice. Then showered and went to bed as if all was normal. He then got up the next morning like nothing was wrong. He got dressed for school and drove his mom's car there with a shot gun and 3 shells in the trunk. There is uncertainty of why he had the shot gun at school with him, but it was said he had threatened his ex girlfriend and told her she was next all because she broke up with him the night before. He could have taken that gun into the school with an arsenal and shot teachers, staff and students with the mental state he is/was in. If he is capable of killing the people who brought him into this world he is capable of killing anyone.
Now if he was tried as a minor he would probably be out by the time he is 21... I don't know a lot on the law when it comes to that, but this was mentioned by someone else. That is in about 6 years. 6 years people is not a punishment for committing murder in any degree. Okay he gets out in 6 years after being in Green Oaks around other children where he could lose it and hurt one of them with his bare hands just, because they looked at him funny. He gets out at the age of 21 and is okay for a month or so. Then one day say he was in a store. The cashier makes him mad. He walks out and sits and waits. He watches for that cashier to leave the store. He follows her to her home. He notices say she is a single mother with 2 kids. He waits for the right moment and breaks into her house and shoots her and her children dead. Where did our system help any if this happened? That could be your daughter, son, grandkids, sister, brother, cousin and so forth that this could happen to if this monster is not taken off of the streets and out of our community. This is to protect all of you who are sitting at home saying he shouldn't be treated or tried as an adult. You wouldn't be saying that if he hurt your child or one of your family members outside of hurting his own family. I can see his own family each having different opinons on it and mixed opinions and mixed emotions, but us as the public have to look at one thing and its not how he is a minor. It is at the fact that this could have been you. This could have been someone in your family. Just think about that one while you are feeling sorry for this child, because he will be tried as an adult. Instead feel sorry for his family. Feel sorry for his parents, because their son done this and now has people thinking they must have been horrible people then. Feel sorry for his sister for having to been there when it happened. Feel sorry for the rest of their family, because they have to ask why and try and piece together how.
The Fletcher Family (outside from Dalton) are all in my prayers. Dalton himself needs to be the one down on his knees right now praying to the Lord above. He needs to be praying every second for his soul and praying for God's forgiveness. This child's soul was lost the second he pulled that trigger the first shot.
Monday, September 13, 2010
It's a Monday... Enough Said!
First I want to say Radio Shack will never get our money again! As many know I had a horrible weekend. First on Friday find out a kid in the area committed suicide Thursday night. Then same night another kid from the same area, school and even friends with this child killed his own parents. From what was said via the grapevine which was told to come from the boy's sister... He took his shotgun and killed his parents while they slept and made his sister sleep in her closet. He then went and showered then went to bed. Got up the next day and went to school in his moms nice shiny silver Caddy with his shotgun and was going to kill his girlfriend. The school was placed on lockdown for almost 2 hours (despite what the news says about it). That was very emotional just because this doesn't happen in our area. Ever! But now it has. A cop a few parishes over was shot and killed over the weekend. More horrible news for our area. Went to the grocery store this morning to hear about a cop in our city just about 5 miles from my house got shot this morning! He is in serious condition still after emergency surgery, but he is stable which is a blessing. He took 3 shots. One in the upper ab, one in the lower ab and one in the wrist. What is going on in our world these days?
Now about Radio Shack. My husband and I have been going through Radio Shack since Feb for our prepaid phones. I got a Blackberry through Boost Mobile which ended up costing well over $300 for phone and activation. My husband got a Motorola iClutch at the time which was a bit over $100 for his plan and phone. Well his phone in my opinion and his sucked. We went in to Radio Shack last week on Tuesday to see what phones they had for prepaid now and at what prices. We seen a LG Rumor Touch through Virgin Mobile. He was going to go back in on Friday when he got paid and get his phone and wait to get it activated. Well I had remembered they had a $25 plan for Virgin Mobile where you have unlimited text, web, email all that and you get 300 minutes a month. My husband is like me. He doesn't talk on a phone much (unless someone really calls or it's an emergency) so he got this plan. The girl rang it all up blah blah blah. Set it up for the $25 plan and by her own human error only charged him $15 and only put $15 to his account. Now this is where it peeves us. She then "called" his cell phone to make sure it was activated before leaving the store. He was having to deal with our 4 (soon to be 5) yr old son so he wasn't really able to notice if the phone had actually rang to show it was active. She did a few other things said here you go your phone is active.
This girl lied to my husband! I guess she didn't want to work harder for her pay to see what she done wrong for it not to be active and hoped it wouldn't be caught. Well we come home after the last bit of his paycheck goes in the gas tank and my husband got the kids an Icee. We come home and he tried to txt me, but I never got it! Well I told my husband to try and call phone so we could see if it was going to work or not. He done so and it told him he had a low balance on his phone. I go to the Virgin Mobile site and look. It stated there was only $15 on his phone! He goes back and looks at his receipt and it shows he only paid $15! $10 short and by today his old phone would be off. We only have cell phones in our home mind you and if at work he has his phone in case of an emergency. Especially since we have a child who has medical problems. It was after 9pm Friday so he was going to have to wait until 9am Saturday morning to call and talk to someone about getting this fixed. He called and told the girl who he dealt with Friday evening that if she didn't fix her mistake Saturday he wanted a refund on the $15 airtime and the phone. He was told they could not refund the airtime, but would be more than happy to refund the phone (this was later in the day). The girl herself had told him she would pay for the extra $10 out of her pocket to fix the problem, because she did not want to lose that commission. She told him when he gets off work to come in to the store and she would leave a note for the others that would be in stating she will be paying the extra $10 out of her pocket. Lie #2!
Well he called to make sure she did before he went over there and dealt with them in person. The girl lied of course and the coworkers knew nothing about it. Now not only was the guy rude towards my husband about the matter telling him sure bring your phone back, but the $15 is a loss to you he also laughed at my husband (as well as the other worker in the background) and hung up on my husband. The guy did end up calling the coworker my husband dealt with and asked her about it. I found this out when I called and demanded to know what was going on. The coworker said that she was going to do the $10 out of her pocket like she promised my husband she would do, but she decided no she was going to wait until today (a whole 3 days after the sale) to talk to the manager and see if she would/could fix it without it costing her money. When I called I got the guy to call the manager himself and ask her about it and the manager said only way it's getting fixed is if my husband spends that $10 to add it to his account. This guy and the worker in the background both started out laughing at me. I informed them I have lots of family in the area who owns businesses so I have grown up around it and I know business etiquette. When I threatened to take my business elsewhere (they get over $100 a month from us off of us coming in through them to pay on our phones) the guy told me ok whatever go ahead. I told him one his comment was not appropriate, his coworkers lies and false promises were not good for the company either and it doesn't say a lot for their store for how they act towards customers. I was on the phone for I don't even know how long with this guy telling him how he should have handled our calls, how he should have talked towards us and how his coworker should not lie. As you might have noticed I can not stand a liar.
I broke down and called Virgin Mobile even though it was not their mistake. Virgin Mobile is so Awesome! They gave my husband the $10 credit to his account for a welcome gift. I strongly recommend Virgin Mobile, but strongly advise to not go through Radio Shack for anything including and especially cell phones! I had a horrible experience with Radio Shack and their extended warranty deal on my cell phone a month or so after I had my phone and was without a phone at all for a month because of it. I still would be without a phone if I hadn't have just called Boost Mobile. They had me a new phone in just a matter of a few days as to with Radio Shack it was going to be almost another month after the 2 weeks of me having to send my phone in before I get my deal in to get a new phone. Also with my husband's bad experience with the store this girl didn't even know about their plans for Virgin Mobile. I looked up online about all of that so we had done our homework. That is just how I am. I want to know what I am going in after when it comes to spending that kind of money. I don't want to depend on someone else who is making money off of the deal if they make this sell to me. She told him he would not have to pay monthly (yet another lie) and that if he doesn't use his 300 minutes at all this month and they last him a year he will not have to pay the $25 for a year. Yes another lie. I even tried to tell my husband she was lying and he said she looked it up on their computer. I told him then she does not comprehend what she reads very well. This was just all around horrible. When we got my phone the guy who worked there that had sold and activated one previously wouldn't even help the girl who sold us mine, because he wanted to leave and go on break. This is not what working in a place is about!?!?! They seriously need to rehire people. I even apply here last year and I didn't get a job there! I guess they only hire complete idiots.
Now about Radio Shack. My husband and I have been going through Radio Shack since Feb for our prepaid phones. I got a Blackberry through Boost Mobile which ended up costing well over $300 for phone and activation. My husband got a Motorola iClutch at the time which was a bit over $100 for his plan and phone. Well his phone in my opinion and his sucked. We went in to Radio Shack last week on Tuesday to see what phones they had for prepaid now and at what prices. We seen a LG Rumor Touch through Virgin Mobile. He was going to go back in on Friday when he got paid and get his phone and wait to get it activated. Well I had remembered they had a $25 plan for Virgin Mobile where you have unlimited text, web, email all that and you get 300 minutes a month. My husband is like me. He doesn't talk on a phone much (unless someone really calls or it's an emergency) so he got this plan. The girl rang it all up blah blah blah. Set it up for the $25 plan and by her own human error only charged him $15 and only put $15 to his account. Now this is where it peeves us. She then "called" his cell phone to make sure it was activated before leaving the store. He was having to deal with our 4 (soon to be 5) yr old son so he wasn't really able to notice if the phone had actually rang to show it was active. She did a few other things said here you go your phone is active.
This girl lied to my husband! I guess she didn't want to work harder for her pay to see what she done wrong for it not to be active and hoped it wouldn't be caught. Well we come home after the last bit of his paycheck goes in the gas tank and my husband got the kids an Icee. We come home and he tried to txt me, but I never got it! Well I told my husband to try and call phone so we could see if it was going to work or not. He done so and it told him he had a low balance on his phone. I go to the Virgin Mobile site and look. It stated there was only $15 on his phone! He goes back and looks at his receipt and it shows he only paid $15! $10 short and by today his old phone would be off. We only have cell phones in our home mind you and if at work he has his phone in case of an emergency. Especially since we have a child who has medical problems. It was after 9pm Friday so he was going to have to wait until 9am Saturday morning to call and talk to someone about getting this fixed. He called and told the girl who he dealt with Friday evening that if she didn't fix her mistake Saturday he wanted a refund on the $15 airtime and the phone. He was told they could not refund the airtime, but would be more than happy to refund the phone (this was later in the day). The girl herself had told him she would pay for the extra $10 out of her pocket to fix the problem, because she did not want to lose that commission. She told him when he gets off work to come in to the store and she would leave a note for the others that would be in stating she will be paying the extra $10 out of her pocket. Lie #2!
Well he called to make sure she did before he went over there and dealt with them in person. The girl lied of course and the coworkers knew nothing about it. Now not only was the guy rude towards my husband about the matter telling him sure bring your phone back, but the $15 is a loss to you he also laughed at my husband (as well as the other worker in the background) and hung up on my husband. The guy did end up calling the coworker my husband dealt with and asked her about it. I found this out when I called and demanded to know what was going on. The coworker said that she was going to do the $10 out of her pocket like she promised my husband she would do, but she decided no she was going to wait until today (a whole 3 days after the sale) to talk to the manager and see if she would/could fix it without it costing her money. When I called I got the guy to call the manager himself and ask her about it and the manager said only way it's getting fixed is if my husband spends that $10 to add it to his account. This guy and the worker in the background both started out laughing at me. I informed them I have lots of family in the area who owns businesses so I have grown up around it and I know business etiquette. When I threatened to take my business elsewhere (they get over $100 a month from us off of us coming in through them to pay on our phones) the guy told me ok whatever go ahead. I told him one his comment was not appropriate, his coworkers lies and false promises were not good for the company either and it doesn't say a lot for their store for how they act towards customers. I was on the phone for I don't even know how long with this guy telling him how he should have handled our calls, how he should have talked towards us and how his coworker should not lie. As you might have noticed I can not stand a liar.
I broke down and called Virgin Mobile even though it was not their mistake. Virgin Mobile is so Awesome! They gave my husband the $10 credit to his account for a welcome gift. I strongly recommend Virgin Mobile, but strongly advise to not go through Radio Shack for anything including and especially cell phones! I had a horrible experience with Radio Shack and their extended warranty deal on my cell phone a month or so after I had my phone and was without a phone at all for a month because of it. I still would be without a phone if I hadn't have just called Boost Mobile. They had me a new phone in just a matter of a few days as to with Radio Shack it was going to be almost another month after the 2 weeks of me having to send my phone in before I get my deal in to get a new phone. Also with my husband's bad experience with the store this girl didn't even know about their plans for Virgin Mobile. I looked up online about all of that so we had done our homework. That is just how I am. I want to know what I am going in after when it comes to spending that kind of money. I don't want to depend on someone else who is making money off of the deal if they make this sell to me. She told him he would not have to pay monthly (yet another lie) and that if he doesn't use his 300 minutes at all this month and they last him a year he will not have to pay the $25 for a year. Yes another lie. I even tried to tell my husband she was lying and he said she looked it up on their computer. I told him then she does not comprehend what she reads very well. This was just all around horrible. When we got my phone the guy who worked there that had sold and activated one previously wouldn't even help the girl who sold us mine, because he wanted to leave and go on break. This is not what working in a place is about!?!?! They seriously need to rehire people. I even apply here last year and I didn't get a job there! I guess they only hire complete idiots.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
That would never happen here... But it just did.
West Ouachita community was devastated yesterday. While the principal of West Ouachita High School talked with staff about the suicide of Nathan Redmond they received information from the school resource officers that their school was going on lockdown. Students were told to turn their desk over and hide behind them. They were locked in the classrooms. What possibly could have caused them to go from mourning the loss of a student who took his life to this? In the 7am hour of the morning Ouachita Parish police officers received a phone call stating that there were 2 people murdered in their home and the possible suspect was on his way to WOHS to harm a student. Dalton Fletcher was arrested at the school (no students were harmed and no shots were fired despite rumors). There was a shotgun found in his vehicle not on him.
The police have no motives as to why this happened, but some if not all students know why. Dalton's girlfriend broke up with him which had caused him to lose it. He shot his parents some said Thursday night, but others say Friday morning. He sent death threats via text messages to his girlfriend and told her she was next. I have seen rumors on the internet of people saying that the he shot his parents because his girlfriend was pregnant and they kicked him out of the house for getting her pregnant. No that is incorrect. Another was that he killed his friend (the boy who committed suicide) who came after him to look for him. Said he shot him behind the school. No this is incorrect. No students were shot on campus. No gunshots were even fired on campus. I don't even think Nathan Redmond committed suicide at or behind the school. Nathan Redmond from what was told committed suicide because him as a 16 year old just found out his girlfriend is pregnant. This is the only thing I heard about his suicide besides the news stating it is not related to the murders.
I find it so stupid how these murders push the news of a child taking his life out of the news of just a mention, "yes there was a suicide, but cops said it is not linked to the murders and the lockdown" yet they find the time to plaster up about a 91 year old man killing himself, because he was sad about his wife dying the day before. He lived his life. Feel sorrow and move on. We just had one child kill himself (during suicide awareness month none the less) and another turn murder! The monster has gotten more pity, sorrow and so forth given than the family who just lost a child to sorrow. This boy lost his parents by his own hand! Why tell someone on their Facebook that you love him, to stay strong he will make it through this and how much he is going to be missed and he is your best friend. You should tell him that he needs to pray not that you will be praying for him. I pray that justice is shown and he is given the mental help he obviously needs. You can read through his post from this summer and see something is up with this kid. He posted up once that his world has been shattered and when asked why simply states "Taylor" (his girlfriend). When someone asked why what did she do he told them nothing yet, but when she does he will let them know. This is not something from a logical mind!
The family had problems for a year or two. This child had gone through issues yet his parents never seeked the help he apparently needed. Now look at where he's at. They are killed by his hand with a shotgun and he is sitting in police custody. He was going to kill a girl for Christ sake! Someone else's child! All because she dumped him. I am sorry if you weren't a jerk like you admitted to being in a previous post on your Facebook then maybe she wouldn't keep breaking up with you. Young girls seriously need to learn the signs of a possible bad situation. Our schools need to teach them plus the parents how to watch for certain signs. Not only for an outcome like this, but also for signs of a child who is capable of suicide. We need to teach our kids that no matter what happens in life you can be strong and get through it. You don't have to take your life or someone else's life just because your hurt or angry. Drama in teen life comes and goes. There will be more things to come along later. Some possibly worse than the following. You have to be strong and learn from it. Grow from it. Not go and kill your parents then go after your girlfriend! Or take your own life and leave your family here distraught over your loss.
I am really shocked and amazed over this. I am still angered over the post people put on this child's Facebook, because in my eyes I don't see where or how he deserves remorse. It doesn't matter if you know the person. This person you obviously did not know very well if you did not know he was capable of this. Why not have remorse for his family instead. Tell him I can't believe you done this I will be praying for your sister and the rest of your family. The only prayer you get from me is the prayer for your soul as to the fact you just lost it when you pulled the trigger of that shotgun and took your own parents' lives. This is something that really angers me and disgust me. This child is a monster in my eyes and I have zero respect and zero remorse for him as a person. He is no longer a person, but an animal. If people want to stop and be angered by this opinion of mine just stop and think about it like this. What if it was your child at that school yesterday when it went on lockdown? What if that was your daughter he was dating and because she dumped him he texted her threating her? Making her fear she really was going to die. What if he did have that shotgun on him in the school and he did start shooting? What if he took your child's life over something as petty as being dumped? What if you were part of this boy's family? If you were his sister? What if his mom or dad was your sibling and your own nephew just took their life? I know it is what ifs and people think yea, but it didn't happen (as far as kids at the school being hurt). It doesn't matter just put yourself in their shoes and then tell me you can still have remorse for this child other than the sadness of knowing someone that close to your family done this.
The police have no motives as to why this happened, but some if not all students know why. Dalton's girlfriend broke up with him which had caused him to lose it. He shot his parents some said Thursday night, but others say Friday morning. He sent death threats via text messages to his girlfriend and told her she was next. I have seen rumors on the internet of people saying that the he shot his parents because his girlfriend was pregnant and they kicked him out of the house for getting her pregnant. No that is incorrect. Another was that he killed his friend (the boy who committed suicide) who came after him to look for him. Said he shot him behind the school. No this is incorrect. No students were shot on campus. No gunshots were even fired on campus. I don't even think Nathan Redmond committed suicide at or behind the school. Nathan Redmond from what was told committed suicide because him as a 16 year old just found out his girlfriend is pregnant. This is the only thing I heard about his suicide besides the news stating it is not related to the murders.
I find it so stupid how these murders push the news of a child taking his life out of the news of just a mention, "yes there was a suicide, but cops said it is not linked to the murders and the lockdown" yet they find the time to plaster up about a 91 year old man killing himself, because he was sad about his wife dying the day before. He lived his life. Feel sorrow and move on. We just had one child kill himself (during suicide awareness month none the less) and another turn murder! The monster has gotten more pity, sorrow and so forth given than the family who just lost a child to sorrow. This boy lost his parents by his own hand! Why tell someone on their Facebook that you love him, to stay strong he will make it through this and how much he is going to be missed and he is your best friend. You should tell him that he needs to pray not that you will be praying for him. I pray that justice is shown and he is given the mental help he obviously needs. You can read through his post from this summer and see something is up with this kid. He posted up once that his world has been shattered and when asked why simply states "Taylor" (his girlfriend). When someone asked why what did she do he told them nothing yet, but when she does he will let them know. This is not something from a logical mind!
The family had problems for a year or two. This child had gone through issues yet his parents never seeked the help he apparently needed. Now look at where he's at. They are killed by his hand with a shotgun and he is sitting in police custody. He was going to kill a girl for Christ sake! Someone else's child! All because she dumped him. I am sorry if you weren't a jerk like you admitted to being in a previous post on your Facebook then maybe she wouldn't keep breaking up with you. Young girls seriously need to learn the signs of a possible bad situation. Our schools need to teach them plus the parents how to watch for certain signs. Not only for an outcome like this, but also for signs of a child who is capable of suicide. We need to teach our kids that no matter what happens in life you can be strong and get through it. You don't have to take your life or someone else's life just because your hurt or angry. Drama in teen life comes and goes. There will be more things to come along later. Some possibly worse than the following. You have to be strong and learn from it. Grow from it. Not go and kill your parents then go after your girlfriend! Or take your own life and leave your family here distraught over your loss.
I am really shocked and amazed over this. I am still angered over the post people put on this child's Facebook, because in my eyes I don't see where or how he deserves remorse. It doesn't matter if you know the person. This person you obviously did not know very well if you did not know he was capable of this. Why not have remorse for his family instead. Tell him I can't believe you done this I will be praying for your sister and the rest of your family. The only prayer you get from me is the prayer for your soul as to the fact you just lost it when you pulled the trigger of that shotgun and took your own parents' lives. This is something that really angers me and disgust me. This child is a monster in my eyes and I have zero respect and zero remorse for him as a person. He is no longer a person, but an animal. If people want to stop and be angered by this opinion of mine just stop and think about it like this. What if it was your child at that school yesterday when it went on lockdown? What if that was your daughter he was dating and because she dumped him he texted her threating her? Making her fear she really was going to die. What if he did have that shotgun on him in the school and he did start shooting? What if he took your child's life over something as petty as being dumped? What if you were part of this boy's family? If you were his sister? What if his mom or dad was your sibling and your own nephew just took their life? I know it is what ifs and people think yea, but it didn't happen (as far as kids at the school being hurt). It doesn't matter just put yourself in their shoes and then tell me you can still have remorse for this child other than the sadness of knowing someone that close to your family done this.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Friday has tripped on top of me!
It is Friday! YAY! Sad however this Friday for a high school in the neighboring parish. I just seen online via my Facebook that the school was placed on lockdown. One person stated that a child murdered his parents and possibly others. The newspaper states a student committed violence on his family and then threatened a student which a threat of the nature causes the school to go on lockdown and the authorities to be called and come in. Yet people wonder why a lot of families are starting to turn to home schooling. This is a small area. Big school due to the out of city limits children being sent here (and soon to be more kids going due to them being in that parish and a small town school being closed down). What is wrong with everything these days? The worst that would happen at school back in the day was a fist fight. Yea meet me out under the tree I am going to break your nose for looking at my girl type of thing. Now it has come to people dying and these kids having access to the weapons to cause it!
On a plus side. It's pay day! YAY! My husband is going to invest in a new prepaid phone. He has the Motorola iClutch I believe it is. It totally sucks and I am glad they had no more when he went in to buy our phones. They only had a blackberry as a matter of fact so that's how I ended up with my blackberry (through boost mobile... Awesome phone, but service coverage could be a bit better.)He is going to get him a LG Rumor Touch and is totally excited, because he can now do Facebook on his phone. That and he will be able to do IM through yahoo and aol if he wants from his phone. He will also be able to surf the web via the Opera Mini browser. If it turns out to be a good phone I might have to trade in my Blackberry for one just so we are on the same prepaid service. But then again I may not. My Blackberry has really grown on me. :)
On a plus side. It's pay day! YAY! My husband is going to invest in a new prepaid phone. He has the Motorola iClutch I believe it is. It totally sucks and I am glad they had no more when he went in to buy our phones. They only had a blackberry as a matter of fact so that's how I ended up with my blackberry (through boost mobile... Awesome phone, but service coverage could be a bit better.)He is going to get him a LG Rumor Touch and is totally excited, because he can now do Facebook on his phone. That and he will be able to do IM through yahoo and aol if he wants from his phone. He will also be able to surf the web via the Opera Mini browser. If it turns out to be a good phone I might have to trade in my Blackberry for one just so we are on the same prepaid service. But then again I may not. My Blackberry has really grown on me. :)
Thursday, September 9, 2010
The Internet is full of babies here lately!
I have seen friends from FB to Twitter post up about their new arrivals being born recently to seeing post about "Yay, I'm Pregnant"... This is always amazing! It is everywhere also it seems. Even my friends from the July 2007 BabyFit group have already had another and some are pregnant now or again for the second time since. I got my tubes tied after having my baby boy. One kids cost a lot! My baby was born with a cleft lip and palate and it would not be fair to a baby to have their attention stolen due to more attention, because of medical appointments, surgeries and such. However my choice to get my tubes tied has not changed my mind to wanting to have a little girl! It seems like here lately since my baby boy turned 3 my middle son's 5 birthday just around the corner (Tuesday to be exact) and my oldest going to be 8 in a month and one week from today I have that baby aching going on. My babies are growing up and I seriously need something to fill that void.
I feel like screaming "I want a baby!", but part of me is screaming "Noooooooo!!"... One section of my brain says take up scrapbooking or something. Read a book. But whatever you do DO NOT have a baby! As I write this my 3 year old and soon to be 5 year old are fighting. Whining and crying is of course going on. Yelling at each other also. All because both are tired and need a nap yet for some strange reason are refusing to take one! Yet I still think I need a 4th child! Only if it's a girl though. No more testosterone needs to grace our doorstep. I also think I may be starting the early phases of the change kind of early. I have and show all signs of it. Could this be why I am craving a baby so badly? Is my body saying it wants and it needs, because that maternal clock is ticking down?
I have even been wanting to get into doing some hobbies. Stuff I have not done in years or at all. More motherly things. I want to learn to sew really good, because I would love to make my kids' Halloween Costumes one year! Or even if they need a costume for school or something. I love to bake as well and would love to bake and donate goodies for Bake Sales or the school Carnival. Which I think I just might do so this year! :) I am not Martha Stewart. Don't claim to be either. I would love to one day be more of the "Susie Homemaker" type although I doubt I ever truly will be one. I do enjoy doing things with my family (aside from the screaming and fights that is... After naptime I am all for it!) and I love to bake. I just don't enjoy the cleaning the house from top to bottom part. I clean what needs to be clean. I am not a big spring cleaning person. I do however when I am motivated clean my frig out and go through my cabinets more than just once a year. My frig gets cleaned out at least once a month. My cabinets twice a year depending on how much accumulates in them. Maybe I can quench my mommy thirst for a new baby by throwing in more mommy acts for hobbies. Who knows.
Now to all of my friends who were blessed in the recent days, weeks and months Congrats to all of you. To those of you who lost your little angles before or after birth just remember they are angels now looking down on you and will be reunited with you one day. For all of you who have found out that you are expecting a bundle of joy congratulations and treasure every second of your pregnancy because those are the days later on down the road you will wish you could do over and do them differently or sat back and enjoyed them more. You will sit and wonder if there was something more you could have done or wished for one more day of relaxation and feeling those little kicks when they start. Some pregnancies are not the best I know this from experience with all 3 of mine, but all of them are special. Also remember... They grow up way too fast!!
I feel like screaming "I want a baby!", but part of me is screaming "Noooooooo!!"... One section of my brain says take up scrapbooking or something. Read a book. But whatever you do DO NOT have a baby! As I write this my 3 year old and soon to be 5 year old are fighting. Whining and crying is of course going on. Yelling at each other also. All because both are tired and need a nap yet for some strange reason are refusing to take one! Yet I still think I need a 4th child! Only if it's a girl though. No more testosterone needs to grace our doorstep. I also think I may be starting the early phases of the change kind of early. I have and show all signs of it. Could this be why I am craving a baby so badly? Is my body saying it wants and it needs, because that maternal clock is ticking down?
I have even been wanting to get into doing some hobbies. Stuff I have not done in years or at all. More motherly things. I want to learn to sew really good, because I would love to make my kids' Halloween Costumes one year! Or even if they need a costume for school or something. I love to bake as well and would love to bake and donate goodies for Bake Sales or the school Carnival. Which I think I just might do so this year! :) I am not Martha Stewart. Don't claim to be either. I would love to one day be more of the "Susie Homemaker" type although I doubt I ever truly will be one. I do enjoy doing things with my family (aside from the screaming and fights that is... After naptime I am all for it!) and I love to bake. I just don't enjoy the cleaning the house from top to bottom part. I clean what needs to be clean. I am not a big spring cleaning person. I do however when I am motivated clean my frig out and go through my cabinets more than just once a year. My frig gets cleaned out at least once a month. My cabinets twice a year depending on how much accumulates in them. Maybe I can quench my mommy thirst for a new baby by throwing in more mommy acts for hobbies. Who knows.
Now to all of my friends who were blessed in the recent days, weeks and months Congrats to all of you. To those of you who lost your little angles before or after birth just remember they are angels now looking down on you and will be reunited with you one day. For all of you who have found out that you are expecting a bundle of joy congratulations and treasure every second of your pregnancy because those are the days later on down the road you will wish you could do over and do them differently or sat back and enjoyed them more. You will sit and wonder if there was something more you could have done or wished for one more day of relaxation and feeling those little kicks when they start. Some pregnancies are not the best I know this from experience with all 3 of mine, but all of them are special. Also remember... They grow up way too fast!!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
I am a Home Schooling Mommy!
Yes I home school my 4 (soon to be 5) year old. I have an older child who also goes to public school which prior to public school he was home schooled as well. School year technically does not start for Kindergarten here until the 27th of this month. This Friday. We started our home schooling yesterday. I decided to share my excitement with all of my friends on Facebook yesterday just like I did about my oldest son's first day back to school Friday last week. Did I get as warm of a response when I did this? No! I was informed how I am not a certified teacher so I can not home school my child. Then was informed that home school children do not get the socialization that other children get and how I would be doing my child wrong no matter how smart he is.
I said I then posted another post up not even directed to this one person who bashed me for home schooling. It simply stated that if someone does not like my post just simply not read it. That I was home schooled before and if you are calling home schooled children socially retarded then you are calling me socially retarded. This same person proceeded to attack me on that post telling me I am socially retarded if that's what I got from what SHE was saying. As if this world revolves around just her words. Hello!!! There are more people than just you with a negative comment towards me about my child being home schooled and about myself being home schooled. The world doesn't revolve around you. Even though we all know you probably wish it would.
I also was called a fool and told I am a liar, because I said no by my states law I DO NOT have to be certified to home school my child. I don't even have to be registered with the DOE until his 7th birthday. She had removed me from her friends before I could remove her so I sent her an email and informed her I have already talked to my state DOE and our parish school board office. I informed her I know what my states home schooling laws are better than she does considering she is in Mass which is north east. I am in the south! Her state doesn't even require certification! It even states in their home schooling laws that the state can not require certification. In some states only qualification a parent may have to have is a high school diploma or a GED. If you are a teacher you have to have a certification.
Well I blocked her after the email letting her know I know what I am talking about I am not just jumping head first into it not knowing what I am doing or supposed to do. I get on my Facebook this morning and click to check replies. I go to two replies on my post that this woman had gone off on me on to see her sister (who is on my friends) has now commented bashing me for home schooling. I was informed I am no teacher and have no right to home school my child. Last I checked I have rights as a parent and an American. I have rights to do what I want when it comes to my children as long as it is not hurting or harming them. My children are taken care of and are extremely smart. My 4 yr old knows how to use a computer! He knows how to get to his games (all educational) and he can operate them just fine on his own. My children are fed, clothed, clean, have a nice home they live in, provided with their needs when it comes to school and other wise. They have toys and everything a child should have to be able to let their imagination grow. My son yesterday sat down with me for 25 mins and done his Language Arts, Math and Health. Then he did games teaching him more about colors, shapes and stuff like that. Yet I have no business home schooling my own son? I guess these people think no one who home schools has the business to do so, because it is not a public school setting.
The way I see it is like this. School is learning time not social time. A child can be social outside of learning. That is why we have stuff like Boy Scouts, 4-H, Sports and such. If your too lazy as the parent to get your child out to social things then I am sorry that is your fault not mine. My children do VBS (this summer we didn't get to due to me being off my leg from a torn tendon in my knee) and my oldest is looking forward to trying out for Soccer this fall (if he still wants to do so). My youngest plays with other kids his age and older than him. We go to the library and there are always other children there for story time and other activities they do at our local library. Just because a child learns at home does not mean that they don't get to be social. It doesn't mean that the parents shouldn't be teaching them if they are not certified teachers. People need to educate before they start screaming Liar and Fool at people. This really shows your true IQ and maturity level.
I said I then posted another post up not even directed to this one person who bashed me for home schooling. It simply stated that if someone does not like my post just simply not read it. That I was home schooled before and if you are calling home schooled children socially retarded then you are calling me socially retarded. This same person proceeded to attack me on that post telling me I am socially retarded if that's what I got from what SHE was saying. As if this world revolves around just her words. Hello!!! There are more people than just you with a negative comment towards me about my child being home schooled and about myself being home schooled. The world doesn't revolve around you. Even though we all know you probably wish it would.
I also was called a fool and told I am a liar, because I said no by my states law I DO NOT have to be certified to home school my child. I don't even have to be registered with the DOE until his 7th birthday. She had removed me from her friends before I could remove her so I sent her an email and informed her I have already talked to my state DOE and our parish school board office. I informed her I know what my states home schooling laws are better than she does considering she is in Mass which is north east. I am in the south! Her state doesn't even require certification! It even states in their home schooling laws that the state can not require certification. In some states only qualification a parent may have to have is a high school diploma or a GED. If you are a teacher you have to have a certification.
Well I blocked her after the email letting her know I know what I am talking about I am not just jumping head first into it not knowing what I am doing or supposed to do. I get on my Facebook this morning and click to check replies. I go to two replies on my post that this woman had gone off on me on to see her sister (who is on my friends) has now commented bashing me for home schooling. I was informed I am no teacher and have no right to home school my child. Last I checked I have rights as a parent and an American. I have rights to do what I want when it comes to my children as long as it is not hurting or harming them. My children are taken care of and are extremely smart. My 4 yr old knows how to use a computer! He knows how to get to his games (all educational) and he can operate them just fine on his own. My children are fed, clothed, clean, have a nice home they live in, provided with their needs when it comes to school and other wise. They have toys and everything a child should have to be able to let their imagination grow. My son yesterday sat down with me for 25 mins and done his Language Arts, Math and Health. Then he did games teaching him more about colors, shapes and stuff like that. Yet I have no business home schooling my own son? I guess these people think no one who home schools has the business to do so, because it is not a public school setting.
The way I see it is like this. School is learning time not social time. A child can be social outside of learning. That is why we have stuff like Boy Scouts, 4-H, Sports and such. If your too lazy as the parent to get your child out to social things then I am sorry that is your fault not mine. My children do VBS (this summer we didn't get to due to me being off my leg from a torn tendon in my knee) and my oldest is looking forward to trying out for Soccer this fall (if he still wants to do so). My youngest plays with other kids his age and older than him. We go to the library and there are always other children there for story time and other activities they do at our local library. Just because a child learns at home does not mean that they don't get to be social. It doesn't mean that the parents shouldn't be teaching them if they are not certified teachers. People need to educate before they start screaming Liar and Fool at people. This really shows your true IQ and maturity level.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
RIP Kathy
My Mother in law passed away yesterday morning around 7 am. I wish I had more time to have gotten to know her more than we had, but I am thankful for the chance to have met her. I am thankful for the fact my husband did get to meet his mom and see her the two times he did, before she passed away. I am thankful that my children got to meet their grandmother. It is hard to think that when we go back to Texas to visit Grandpa Don and Uncle Lenny that Grandma Kathy won't be there in her recliner laughing and smiling while she watches the kids play and run around being loud. There are memories of her in every inch of that house not only for us, but for her husband and oldest son.
From the stories we have heard about her she was a hard working lady who worked for her children. Due to some crazy stuff she had to leave my husband and his brother behind, but worked hard to bring them to where she was. Due to a lot of things that never happened. I found her via the internet (I found her sister in law who gave me her phone number) and we had the chance to meet her this summer. We only were able to go down twice due to my knee injury I had suffered this summer and my baby boy's hospital stay. A week or less after my son came out of the hospital my mother in law was admitted in. She was a strong and amazing lady. Very soft spoken. She left behind her husband, Her oldest son (he has Aspergers (sp?), blind in one eye and deaf so he lived home with them), My brother in law, My husband and 5 beautiful grandsons ( 2 from my brother in law and 3 from me and my husband). She also left behind 2 Daughter in laws. Myself and my brother in laws wife. Her brother and parents were waiting for her in heaven though and I am sure they welcomed her with open arms.
My oldest son took it really hard about her death, but we explained to him that she had been in the hospital for a while we just didn't tell him, because he was worried about his baby brother enough already. We explained to him that her cancer had been causing her a lot of pain so now she is in no more pain and is in a better place. We told him she went to heaven to be with Jesus. He decided since she is in a better place he is happy for her, but did tell me he still misses her. I told him that it is ok and completely normal to miss someone, because it shows that you cared about them and they touched your life. I am actually thinking about getting a plant or something of some sort for my children to either have indoors or plant outside in memory of their Grandma Kathy since there isn't going to be a service held for her upon her request.
Kathy you are a wonderful person to meet and know and I am blessed that you touched our lives. I regret we didn't get to have more time with you, but that is my selfishness because I know now that you are no longer in pain. I know you wanted to hang on to your new life longer and watch your grandchildren grow up, but we know you are watching us from heaven with your hand on our hearts. We love you and will miss you always until we join you in heaven.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
School Starts in 9 Days!
This is a big thing in my house. Especially this year. I have one who is going to be going into Kindergarten. His first time in public school. I was a home schooling mom before last year. My oldest was home schooled since he was 3 years old. Last year he went into first grade in the public school system. He did really well and had no adjusting problems. I feel it also helped that the school is a small country school and at the most the class had 17 students in it. His teacher was a very good teacher who also was the teacher who took the resource kids. She knew how to manage her time and help the children who needed it most and was still able to help those who would need once in awhile.
My oldest is entering into the second grade this year. My middle child is going into Kindergarten. My baby is staying home this year with me, but will attend speech once a week for the fall quarter and depending on how things go with the Kidney Specialist he will hopefully be starting speech 3 times a week when winter quarter comes around. School supplies are bought. Only have one thing from my middle child's list to get which I have to go to the town 30 - 45 minutes away to get, due to there not being a store anywhere around here that carries one pack of brown construction paper. Still have to get lunch boxes too, because this year my children will not be eating food at school. The school does not give them good choices. They don't even make sure they eat their food and not just their dessert. I am on the search for fun lunch ideas for them to take that is not only yummy but good for them. I want to make sure it is stuff they will eat. Nothing worse than a child who decides not to eat their lunch while at school when they come home from school! My oldest did so most days at school. He was supposed to been eating breakfast and lunch at school. Found out he wasn't going to breakfast when he got to school and he was only eating the junk food they were given for his lunch. By the time he got off the bus he was starved and was eating whatever junk he could get his hands on at my mom's house (where he rode the bus to).
This school year I am going to make changes! I plan on getting fast and easy grab and go breakfast items. We have a crazy morning in our household. We get up at 6:30 am. I usually feel like I am running late. This year we will be getting up at 6 am. All 3 children will have a bedtime of 8:30 pm so they are getting an hour and a half over 8 hours of sleep. I will lay out the baby's clothes for the next day the night before after everyone has their baths and showers. I will have the other two pick out their clothes for school. I am going to actually try and enforce a schedule. All the way from morning wake up to bedtime. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. We will have to have dinner at 5 pm before daddy gets off work and gets home due to the fact that daddy gets off work at 6 pm and sometimes we don't get home till 6:30 - 7 pm from picking him up from work. I am hoping with one child at home things will be easier around here. I am hoping to be able to get caught up on housework. I am hoping to get to sit and enjoy some hobbies a little more. I am hoping to become the mother and housewife I always wanted to be. I want to have a hot dinner on the table on time every night. I want to have a wonderful after school snack prepped and ready for my children by the time they get home from school. I hope to have my house clean and inviting. Laundry clean and put away. My laundry is in closet demon! I have lots of hopes I might just have to make a list of. Go over and figure out how I can and will achieve them.
My oldest is entering into the second grade this year. My middle child is going into Kindergarten. My baby is staying home this year with me, but will attend speech once a week for the fall quarter and depending on how things go with the Kidney Specialist he will hopefully be starting speech 3 times a week when winter quarter comes around. School supplies are bought. Only have one thing from my middle child's list to get which I have to go to the town 30 - 45 minutes away to get, due to there not being a store anywhere around here that carries one pack of brown construction paper. Still have to get lunch boxes too, because this year my children will not be eating food at school. The school does not give them good choices. They don't even make sure they eat their food and not just their dessert. I am on the search for fun lunch ideas for them to take that is not only yummy but good for them. I want to make sure it is stuff they will eat. Nothing worse than a child who decides not to eat their lunch while at school when they come home from school! My oldest did so most days at school. He was supposed to been eating breakfast and lunch at school. Found out he wasn't going to breakfast when he got to school and he was only eating the junk food they were given for his lunch. By the time he got off the bus he was starved and was eating whatever junk he could get his hands on at my mom's house (where he rode the bus to).
This school year I am going to make changes! I plan on getting fast and easy grab and go breakfast items. We have a crazy morning in our household. We get up at 6:30 am. I usually feel like I am running late. This year we will be getting up at 6 am. All 3 children will have a bedtime of 8:30 pm so they are getting an hour and a half over 8 hours of sleep. I will lay out the baby's clothes for the next day the night before after everyone has their baths and showers. I will have the other two pick out their clothes for school. I am going to actually try and enforce a schedule. All the way from morning wake up to bedtime. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. We will have to have dinner at 5 pm before daddy gets off work and gets home due to the fact that daddy gets off work at 6 pm and sometimes we don't get home till 6:30 - 7 pm from picking him up from work. I am hoping with one child at home things will be easier around here. I am hoping to be able to get caught up on housework. I am hoping to get to sit and enjoy some hobbies a little more. I am hoping to become the mother and housewife I always wanted to be. I want to have a hot dinner on the table on time every night. I want to have a wonderful after school snack prepped and ready for my children by the time they get home from school. I hope to have my house clean and inviting. Laundry clean and put away. My laundry is in closet demon! I have lots of hopes I might just have to make a list of. Go over and figure out how I can and will achieve them.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Errands, Errands and Oh Yea Errands...
Well it is a very hot Friday. Made a somewhat wasted trip to the WIC office today. This was highly annoying since it is a 15 minute or so drive for me. My kids were good for me at least. That was a plus. Did some more Friday running after getting back to town. Now I am sitting at home wondering when Fall is going to get here. I am so ready for these hot temps to go away! We have a very busy week ahead of us next week. My baby boy goes for his appointment with the Kidney Specialist Monday. Then Tuesday for a Speech Evaluation. Wednesday we will be going back to the WIC office. All I can say is thank god the gas prices have gone down some! We are going to make the most of Monday at least since we are driving a hour away from home. Going to take the kids to eat somewhere and try to relax and enjoy the day before we go in for his appointment. Our family absolutely love the Bossier City Boardwalk! Bass Pro Shop is also right there on the Boardwalk. Sometimes I wish I had access to a million dollars when I go to the Boardwalk. Awesome place with awesome shopping and great restaurants!
Now I would like to ask all of you what kind of errands do you despise having to do? Does the summer heat make it more miserable for you to have to get out and run errands? Comments! I love them!! :)
Now I would like to ask all of you what kind of errands do you despise having to do? Does the summer heat make it more miserable for you to have to get out and run errands? Comments! I love them!! :)
Monday, July 26, 2010
Home Sweet Home
We came home from the hospital on Saturday late afternoon. We now have a new specialist added to our list. My baby boy will now be going to see a kidney doctor. Have had a very busy day today. Have a busy week next week with a doctor appointment with the kidney specialist and speech evaluation. Doctor appointment with the regular family doctor this week. Still trying to get everything ready for school for my older two. All school supplies are bought except for one pack of brown construction paper and one pack of white construction paper.
I am thinking I will go through clothes from last year and see what still fits who. See what will get passed down and is worth keeping. See who needs what bought for them for their school year wardrobe. I know new shoes, socks and underwear is on that list. Something that is always on that list each season or more. It will be odd only having my youngest home. He will start Pre-K next year. Makes me want to cry. I think I am going to cry first day of school when my middle son starts Kindergarten. I won't know how to act without him home all day with me. Will have to come up with some hobbies for sure, because the youngest one just goes on doing his thing on his own. So independent for such a little man.
I am hoping to get to sit down and start working on my first cookbook. It will be called Momma Talks Food. Thinking of making the first one a collection of Fall oriented recipes. Aim for it to be done and posted up on here to purchase by Fall 2010! Maybe once life slows down around here some for me I will be able to do a few more projects. Well it is late and about bed time around here so I will close for the night.
Hope everyone has a wonderful week!
I am thinking I will go through clothes from last year and see what still fits who. See what will get passed down and is worth keeping. See who needs what bought for them for their school year wardrobe. I know new shoes, socks and underwear is on that list. Something that is always on that list each season or more. It will be odd only having my youngest home. He will start Pre-K next year. Makes me want to cry. I think I am going to cry first day of school when my middle son starts Kindergarten. I won't know how to act without him home all day with me. Will have to come up with some hobbies for sure, because the youngest one just goes on doing his thing on his own. So independent for such a little man.
I am hoping to get to sit down and start working on my first cookbook. It will be called Momma Talks Food. Thinking of making the first one a collection of Fall oriented recipes. Aim for it to be done and posted up on here to purchase by Fall 2010! Maybe once life slows down around here some for me I will be able to do a few more projects. Well it is late and about bed time around here so I will close for the night.
Hope everyone has a wonderful week!
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