Sometimes my days seem so average and normal, that I don't write about it, but as part of the reason for this blog is so my family can take a peak at what's up in my life, I guess I shouldn't decide what's newsworthy or not.
The girls had no school yesterday (teacher work-day). The Imp spent the night on Thursday with a friend, so she wasn't around yesterday morning so I took the Singer to get her drivers license. We now have the DRIVER. She asked five times last night, "Are you sure you don't need anything from the store? I'd be glad to go get it." I'm looking forward to taking advantage of that. Today the Driver had SATs. So last night, I asked if she wanted to drive. She immediately said "NO! I have enough stress going to take the test." I was a little disappointed as her driving would have saved me froming having to get up and dressed at 6:30 on a Saturday morning to get her to school (8 miles away) by 7:45am. Hubby would normally take care of such a task, as he is a morning person, but he had to oversee an installation of new code, and had to be at his computer at 7:30 this morning. The alarm sounded early this mornign.
I spent my yesterday baking for the Imp's school's Fall Festival. There is a cake decorating contest. So I made a "Pool Party" cake; including Teddy Graham swimmers and lifeguard. I'll post pictures when they're developed. It was an all day event between baking the cake and icing it and filling the middle with blue jello and then putting it all together. I also made mini cupcakes with green icing and the candy-corn-flavored pumpkins on top. I was tired of cake and candies and icing by last night, but I really had fun putting it all together.
The weather is absolutely gorgeous today. Crisp cool air. Wow. Another perfect day in paradise. This afternoon and tonight should be perfect weather for the festival. Some years it's been so hot, it was hard to enjoy the evening.
Hubby and I are trying to get him ready to be gone a week. He leaves Monday morning and returns the following Sunday night. Ugh. It's hard being a single parent, especially when you're use to having someone else to help out. I really can't imagine the stress of single parenthood. I rely on Hubby so much. And I'm not talking about the car-pooling and such (all though that is helpful), but am refering to having him to talk to about what is going on with the kids and having him to lean on. It's nice to know there is someone on my side after a blow-out with one of the girls. In addition to missing him because of parenting issues, I'll miss him because he is so much a part of my life. Our conversations will be limited because of the time change. He'll be in California, so when he's finishing up work and dinner (a continuation of work) at 9:00 pm it's already midnight here. When I get up and leave to take the girls to school, it'll be 4:10am in CA. Oh well. It's not much to complain about, but I'll still miss him.
Hubby's dad is having heart problems again. He's scheduled to have heart surgery on Thursday. The doctors suspect some form of blockage that needs clearing up, again. He'll be 84 at the end of this month and had his first heart surgery at least 12 years ago. So we worry and pray and again, wish Hubby and I would be together on Thursday. One of Hubby's sisters (he has 3) who lives in the same town in PA with his parents will spend the day with his mom at the hospital. It's nice to know she's there. Hubby is planning a big present for his parents 60th anniversary in May. He's having all the kids (9 of them) make a few pages for a scrapbook to give them. We're also trying to get all 9 kids to PA for the anniversary. That'll be hard, but we'll try.
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