3 Boys and a Mom - Diary of a Tagteam

We had a nice Memorial Day weekend... I took the boys to the Strawberry Fair and we rode the rides... We went to Six Flags Hurricane Harbor for opening day and had a blast and we BBQ'd at home... It was a very nice time for us all!! And the best part - I didn't go to work for three whole days!!! THREE DAYS!!!!! It was heaven!! I even managed to get a tiny bit of house and yard work done... Friday night E took all three boys overnight - I am such a party animal I was in bed and asleep by 10pm! *LOL* Ehh atleast I got some rest... Now it's back to the daily grind.... Til next time...

And yet another waterbaby is created!!!   We had a WONDERFUL time opening day at Hurricane Harbor this year!  I look forward to many more!!!

Another week gone... YIPPEEEEEE!!!

Martie - great to see you stopping by!! I hope all is well with you!! {HUGS}

I am finding that the hypotism works well as long as I listen to the reinforcement CD each night - I am finally getting into a habit of doing that...

E is supposed to take all three boys tonight for his birthday - happy birthday butthead! I am looking forward to a quiet evening ALONE!!!!! We shall see, we shall see!!!

Not doing much else - just been working... I have a list of household chores a leg's length long I need to get to... We have been given a reprieve from the Garrison Commander and do NOT have to move by 30 Sept... YEAH!!!!!! Seems that while the Army land owners don't really want trailer parks we don't have to be out IMMEDIATELY - esp w/the base schedule for definate closure in 2011... Plus the commander had NOT A CLUE how hard it is to just move a trailer in NJ for various reason - there are no parks with spaces available, if they have a space the trailer has to be no older then 2 yrs and then you meet with finding someone to move it... Another sticky wicket was that those with mortgages have clauses that say they have to pay off the mortgage before they move it... The commander is from Louisiana where trailers and trailer parks are a dime a dozen and they don't have such constraints... Another thing that I think got him to side with us was the number of young children in the trailer park... Whatever his reason I am just thrilled that the weight has been lifted off my shoulders for a couple more years and I won't have to worry until we are ready to move to MD for the base transfer.... YEAH!!! Now I can go get some flowers to plant in the yard and make it purdy!!!!

I have some new pics just need to get them off the camera but for now I am out of here - they gave us a 2 hour early release - YIPPEEEEEEEE Til next time...

HEY ALL!! Not much new - we had a good weekend for the most part.... E was E and gave me a hassle on Saturday but nothing major... The boys are doing ok and so am I.... I have a meeting with housing tonight about the trailer park situation - everyone pray very very very very hard that things go positively for us... I have heard a rumor but not banking on anything at the moment... Work has been busy too but we are still alive... Til next time...

ARRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGg - if there is one thing I can't stand it's asshats!! Pardon my french!!! E is just such an asshat!!! Last month he gave me all of 200 where as he agreed to give me 300 PLUS his half the phone bill each month so about 360 total... AND he tends to borrow $10-20 now and again each month from me so let's say ABOUT 400/mon is what I should get from him... Beginning of month he gives me 300 - ok that covers last month's support and phone and a tad of this month... Then today he was gonna give me 270 out of which he wanted me to get his Six Flags pass - ummmm great EXCEPT what about this month's $$$$ - shouldn't you pay THAT first... His comments throw me in circles I swear - he tries to double talk me all the time or remembers things from WAY PREVIOUS convos but thinks they went with the last convo - as in "you said I was paid up" and "you said just give me $50 for the phone" ummmm that was for LAST MONTH!! What about THIS month??? So then it's "Well that's your first payment" oh really?? But you don't get paid again this month so I am gonna have to hear your sad song and dance again next month and the month after... Don't go cutting me short on the $$ I need for the boys you JERK!!!! Honestly I really don't depend on his money anymore - I do what I can without it so that when I do get any it's a bonus but I HATE that he just can't pay me what I deserve without all his games!!!

ANYWAY!!! Ethen has a double ear infection but is on antibiotics and doing well... We went to Deven's art show last night and I am impressed with his artwork - he's come SOOOO far since Kindi... We also stayed for a bit of the school concert - I enjoyed watching the kids try to dance and run around with little friends although WHY WHY WHY do the schools schedule things like Chorus/Band concerts on school nights and start them at 8pm??? It's a school night - my boys are in bed ASLEEP by 8:30 most nights and I can't be the only one!! But we had fun - just had to fight to get them moving this morning...

Well it's quitting time so I am out of here - til next time...

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!

It's been a long week - I went to the hypnotist, the boys played at after school care, I did a Mother's Day Tea w/Dilen, Deven has been under the weather... Oh the list goes on... I'll update more tomorrow or Tuesday for now I am off to enjoy Mother's Day with the boys!! Til next time...

ARRGGGGGGG I hate allergy season!!! We ALL have headaches and Ethen is so snotty he's been coughing alot, esp in his sleep... He todders between a good mood and miserable!! Deven and Dilen have been a little off too and I know it's because of the pollen counts... But this too shall pass... I mean the good parts of spring are that it's been lighter longer, and warmer during the day but nice cool evenings... Plus it's that time of year to buy some flowers to plant... I can't wait to do some planting next weekend...

Today I ran out for some lunch for a coworker and I... In the strip mall I noticed a new business that caught my eye - CUTS (or was it CUTZ) either way I thought it was a new hair place then I looked closer - it's a FITNESS FOR MEN work out place... The male version of CURVES from what I gather... Now maybe I am wrong but aren't most gyms for MEN?? Did they really have to start a place just for men that is just like the new places just for women?? I mean it even advertises circuit training like CURVES.. Cut me a break!! Just thought it seemed so copycat like...

E had the boys today for all of 2 hrs - that's about all he can handle.. He dropped them off to my mom and I guess went home to sleep... Then he calls a couple hours later and starts babbling about Deven's wallet being misplaced - Deven supposedly threw it on the table at CEC today... Soo I call Deven and he tells me he gave it to Daddy - call Daddy - Daddy says I don't have it, he left it on the table at CEC.. Soo I try to call CEC (did you know you can't get a human voice on their phone - ARGGGG) and while I am on the phone E calls back - he has Deven's wallet.. BUT - don't plan any trips cause Deven can't go and he's keeping Deven's wallet for a while... WHY?? Because Deven was irresponsible - he wants Deven to write a paper on the meaning of irresponsible... WHATEVER!! I swear to GOD the man is a total psycho even more so then I am!! Guarantee you when he sobers up tomorrow he won't even remember half of what he said!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Well it's taken me a while to write this post and it's really disjointed - sorry about that - but I do feel better after venting... and look it's time to head home - til next time...

Ya know just when you think it's safe to go back in the water! *LOL* Soo it's been a very quiet week - haven't really heard much from E all week which is lovely.. This morning I had the boys call E cause you know if I didn't he would be calling me complaining they don't call and he's making other plans for the weekend... Well that just opened up the flood gates for him to call me.. 4 times already today - acting way tooo sweet and apologetic the first time, then calling about something else but still nice, then calling to ask a question acting like he hadn't talked to boys this morning and then AGAIN rambling about something else and complaining he couldn't sleep - this is my problem HOW??? Here I was thinking we hadn't heard from him cause maybe - hope against hopes - he got some sucker skank ho friend to keep him occupied and free me... APPARENTLY no such luck... *sigh*

Along that line of thought - I realized at the Titanic Ball the other day - I have no real friends - I don't really know any of the other parents of the boys classmates and I feel like an outsider... I don't have any girlfriends I can call and chat with or go hang out with - I don't know any one with kids same/similar ages that I feel welcomed by enough for regular playdates... Basically I feel VERY lonely somedays... I mean I LOVE my boys - I LOVE doing for and with them but I want to have friends too - I want to go places and do things with ADULTS once in a while... Ehhh I guess I'll eventually have a life as the boys get older and this too shall pass but some nights it's hard to forget/accept what I DON"T have...

Work is getting busy and I am trying to be involved in more things - the more on my resume the better... Plus I like being a team player... Soo I better get back to the research - til next time...

Meet Edward Beane!!  He 32 years old in 1912 and was traveling on the Titanic from England with his wife Ethel.   He was a 2nd Class passenger who survived in Lifeboat #H..

The entire 3rd grade did an enrichment program - they learned about the Titanic, were assigned a person to be and learned to waltz...   Then they all met at one school for a ball this morning...     I am still trying to find out WHY they learn about the Titanic but overall it was really interesting and the kids really did learn some history...   Thinking about it, it's a great way to get the kids interested in and retaining history facts...