So, you get going and blogging is going great... Then LIFE happens!!! So now I can not say how long it has been, even after I have just checked... So here I am blogging about the latest in our lives as best as I can!
So - 1 we have a new young lady living with us temporarily... Lauren. She is the exact age of Alex and has experienced way too much in life for an 18 year old! We are trying to help her get back on track and a good start into adult hood... So more later here... PS - We really do adore this young lady and she has a lot of potential, she just needs to realize this herself!
2 - Alex is going to Maplewoods Community College and is living with my parents! Lots of GOOD things going on here! I sure do miss seeing him on a regular basis!
3 - Andrew was going down the drain in Algebra, but we have spent many hours bringing him current! I think he actually might understand it now and might pull a decent grade out of it now!!! He is darn lucky that I like this subject and actually understand it!!! This was my best subject in school! Even 20+ years later and I still get it and can explain it... Maybe I missed my calling...
4 - Braydon has learned where the bathroom is!!! Or at least this weekend he seems to have! And he still struggles with weekend nap time! It can take up to two hours for him to go down for a nap and then it is lite if the noise is there..... That is out of the norm noise....
5 - Doug is still unemployed... But, Good News!, He has passed his insurance sales exam.... Not sure 100% but I know that this is for life and supplemental insurance... Not sure what else he can sell.... But he has a call into the Aflac guy and hopefully this will mean that he will be selling this type soon. Now for prayers that this will take off like he thinks and that it will pay the bills.
6 - I am struggling thru my ASPiRE program at work........ We have to participate in scenario's! These are where we pretend to be the manager dealing with a problem employee. So I have had two meetings with 'my employee'. The first one I SANK like a ship in less than ten minutes! I learned A LOT and then in the second one, I actually carried on well and made it to the end and was able to 'schedule another' meeting with my problem employee. So now I have a third meeting this coming Friday - All I can say - Is Thank God this is not real! I have a lot to learn and am glad that I have this opportunity!
7 - Grandma is doing as well as a 90 year old can.... She can be cranky and loving all within minutes of each other! We love her and have learned to expect nothing less.
8 - Last weekend I took pictures at a good friends wedding and have now spent a week getting them ready for her.... You know - when you take 1600+ pictures which with my camera equates to 6gig of pictures, it can take a little bit of time to get thru them! I hope that they understand!
9 - Two weekends ago, I went with my Mom, and three aunts to Branson as the start of an annual trip in memory of my Grandma that passed away last December..... We had a wonderful time and have decided that this should be an annual trip, so until next year!
So here are a few pictures of recent events.... I am out - Good night!
My boys last night.... 'Twas a bit late for the younger ones to be so bright eyed!
From left to right - My Mom, Aunt Phylis, Aunt Teena, Me and Aunt Sally
A Rainforest Frog
Cool butterflies from the Butterfly house in Branson....
Not too much going on lately.... I do have some pictures - But they are at home and will have to be uploaded later!
Labor Day Events - Hung around the house - Had family and friends over on that Sunday for a Wiener Roast and S'more's... We had wonderful weather and even better company. We missed those that could not make it.
Weekend after LD - Doug & the boys were home and I went with my Mom & 3 Aunts to Branson. Doug had to work on Saturday, so Papa helped out with the boys...
Papa took them to the boys to a 9 hole golf course that is close by. Andrew & Papa both have a real set of clubs and Braydon just has a little plastic (very cheap) set at this point.... Braydon wanted to hit a real golf ball with his clubs and when he did so, the head's kept popping off of the shaft. This was upsetting and so they all loaded up in the car, went back to Papa's house. Papa has the equipment to build golf clubs and lots of extra clubs. So he measured Braydon and cut down a full size set to fit him. Then back to the course they went. Now they were all happy... Now Braydon was showing off his clubs to our neighbor (affectionately called Uncle Wayland. He was looking them over and states 'Now that just ain't right, that a 3 year old has a better set of clubs than I do...'. So maybe my Dad does not have a lot wrapped up in them and cutting them down is no big deal. And the best part - Braydon really likes the new clubs!
While in Branson we went to The Chinese Acrobats, Red Skelton tribute show and The Spirit of the Dance. I liked all of the shows because they were all different, but my favorite was the Spirit of the Dance on Saturday evening! I will get pictures posted soon and will provide more details!
Doug is still job hunting - So if anyone knows of an opening somewhere - pass it along!
