Totally Pooped...

Have you ever felt like that? Totally worn out mentally and physically. I can't even think if anything witty to say or talk about because I'm so tired. Since last Monday my little momma has been in the hospital and it's been very stressful. We've all been (I take that back; not ALL of us but that's a different, boring, long story about my self-absorbed brother) going up there every day and sitting with her and keeping her company. I usually go all day while the boys are in school but we went back Wednesday night so Liam could visit with her and then I brought Ian up there Thursday night. Just one at a time is all she can handle right now ... hell, it's all I can handle right now. Ian stayed with Granny while we went and she said he was so sad because he kept asking for us and that he wanted to go too. Poor thing. So I felt back and took him back Thursday evening after his game. Brent and his parents went on to Liam's game but we went back up to the hospital. Ian was so good; of course my almost 16 year old nephew was a tee-total little shit but Ian really tried to be good for his Nana. Me and Tricia went up there today and we're going back this evening. Liam had two swimming birthday parties today and then he's skipping batting cages to stay and swim. It's their last game but oh well. Then he has a game tonight at 7:30pm. In the meantime we're trying to get Brent ready for his big trip on Monday. He's going to Denver for a week and it's the last week of school and with momma being in the hospital I'm sure it's going to be one helluva week. When they get out of school on Thursday me and some friends and all our kids are going to hit the nearest cantina and I will thoroughly be enjoying a mango margarita by 2:00 pm. How 'bout starting that countdown now?

On Thursday Liam had his end of the year program at school. He did really well and made the all A Honor Roll. We were really proud of him because out of the whole sixth grade which is about 120+ kids, there were only 21 with averages above 95. Ian has his program on Tuesday so Brent won't be here to make it, but I told him I'd video it and we'll show his daddy when he gets back home. That seemed to appease him for the time being. Liam has placement tests starting on Tuesday and Wednesday of this next week to find out his placement for seventh grade. The school will put them on a projected 5 year plan that brings them all the way through high school to see if they are stronger in the language arts, math or science. It seems that Liam's strongest area is math and then science so hopefully since those were his highest averages that will be his academic track. I still need to get teacher gifts for the end of the year for all of Liam's teachers. Ian's teacher and her high school helper are getting gift certificates for massages. I know ... boring and not very original but at this point in time they are lucky to be getting that. I still haven't put together anything for the take home bags in Ian's class. Each child has to contribute something so I think I'm going to get them beach balls and just put a cute summer tag on it and some curly ribbon. Not very original either but my kids love those damn beach balls so I'm sure 17 other kids may just feel the same way.

Poppie (Brent's daddy) came and brought one of the machines over and started on the motorcross track for the dirt bike stunt boy in our family. It seems Ian is learning how to pull up the front and do wheelies. Pretty good for a 7 year old. Liam really tries and he's 12 but he's just not big enough to do it. He doesn't have the upper body strength Ian has and his dirt bike weighs a lot more. Ian is actually very good at it. We took some pics and video last weekend when he was learning how to do it. I swear that child has no fear whatsoever. In some ways it's good and in some ways it's bad, really bad. It's been so long since I've blogged that now it just keep coming even though I didn't feel like doing this at all. We're going shopping tomorrow for Brent's last minute things. He wants some new swim shorts but I don't think he'll be needing them considering just a week ago it was still snowing in some places in Colorado. He's bringing his laptop from work so I told him while he's in class and supposed to be learning I'll be emailing him nasty messages and pictures. He was just laughing so I decided that's one of my goals is to find some nasty pics and email them to him. Of course they'll be laughable like a shriveled up old couple or something like that. He said he won't open anything from me in class and I was just cracking up cuz now he's "scerded." LOL

Did I mention that I cannot wait until school gets out. AAAAAHHHH Trying to plan something for Brent's birthday. God I hope he doesn't run across this before then. Hell, I never thought of that until just now. OK, I won't say what we're planning only that we ARE planning. I have to call and make sure the plans are finalized. Still on the lookout for a new car. I really, really want a Honda so we're going to look when he gets back. My sister has had an excellent experience with them and although I truly love Nissan, I've heard a lot of bad things lately so I'm steering towards a Honda. Haven't decided on what but while the Expedition was at the dealers service dept. this week getting all the work done and the tune-up Brent had to pay $400 for, they gave me a Ford Edge for a rental. It was ok, nothing great but it's just so small. I think once you get used to all the room from a big SUV it's hard to give it up. But at almost $4 a gallon, I'm willing to do whatever needs to be done. I do so much running the roads that we need something a lot smaller with better gas mileage than 15 mpg if we want to keep up that pace. Brent's gonna drive the Expedition and then I can have my "get-around-go-g0 car" again. Used to have one a long time ago, our Nissan Sentra which I LOVED and to this day I miss that car. I remember when I used to fill up and it was $13 and I was pissed because it was costing about $10-$11 bucks to fill up. Is that not crazy? I couldn't do with anything that small, but I think a mid-sized Honda would do the trick. We'll have two car notes for awhile but Brent's overtime is going to pay off the Expedition and the money that we have going directly into savings will make up the new note hopefully. But that's our thinking this week; which of course I'm wishy-washy so that may change. I'd love to not have a car note for awhile so we'll see. I love my Expedition but at $82 for a fill-up I'm beginning to see the end of my love affair.

Last weekend Brent spent all weekend building a deck around the pool. Well, not all around it for now but at least 12 foot at the front. He was going to finish the sides this weekend but with all the work on the track out in the back and then packing him up tomorrow he'll be worn out. They cut the grass and got the yard all done so all we have to worry with next week is keeping up the chemicals in the pool and shocking it twice. I forgot when, but he's supposed to write it down for us so we don't forget. I have so much housework to get caught up on when he leaves so when the kids go to bed every night I'll be cleaning until the wee hours of the morning like I always do when he's gone. Better go pick up my child at the swimming party and bring him to his baseball game. Please keep my mom in your prayers. I realized this week that although your family may get on your nerves, blood really is thicker than water. Just an old saying my daddy used to tell me all the time and now I know what he meant by that. Gosh, I miss him. And I'm going to miss Brent this week but I should have more time to post while he's gone. Have a good rest of the weekend.