Making Ends Meet

I am tired of trying to make ends meet. I hate having no money to do stuff. I feel guilty buying groceries and gas and driving all the way to work everyday. But I have to go to work or we'd be worse off. Grrr! Now I have to buy some birthday presents for my son and will have to pay for his whole birthday party with a credit card. This totally sucks and is so depressing!

Do It Yourself

It's time for the Social Studies Fair again. Projects are due Tuesday night for set up, with the fair being Wednesday. And here we are just now putting the thing together. She always wait until the last minute to do anything on it. We've had the info gathered for a couple of weeks now, but hadn't started working on the board part. I always end up being the one to gather all the info for the project - no matter what it is. I even contacted a friend to do an interview with for the project. I wrote the questions, emailed it, received it, formated it and printed it out. I wrote questions for other people to answer too. The only thing she's doing for this thing is putting the board together. I just wish she'd learn to do it herself. I sometimes wish I could just let her get a failing grade on it because she didn't take her time on it and make it totally herself. But of course, I can't do that.

It Got Cancelled

Well, we had a winter storm warning last night and woke up to some ice and yucky stuff outside this morning. The decision was to cancel the ski trip and take a day trip to another ski place in a few weeks with the youth. Ashley is ok with that as now she can go to The Night event that she goes to just about every month. And JJ will be going too. Kevin ended up going to work because the roads cleared off. This has been a crazy day. Schedules just keep changing. Oh well. I have a huge headache that won't go away, too. I just want to crawl back in bed, but now it's time to fine something for dinner.

Let me explain

People are always getting confused by my AOL screen name. Its Momskid8. They always ask me if I have 8 kids?? They did that when I was in my 30's! Come on people! So I have to politely tell them that I am the youngest out of 8 kids. They are still amazed that my parents had so many kids. Larry, Carol, Dennis, Robbie, Barbara, Susan, Wendell and me. Larry is 18 years older than me. When I was in elementary school I always thought my mom was so old because everyone else's mom was in her 20's or early 30's. My mom was 41 when I started school. When people see my wedding pictures they ask if Larry is my dad. I have to tell them that my Dad passed away in 1984 when I was 16. And I asked Larry to give me away. So anyway - hope that explains how I came up with my screenname. To see pictures of my big family, you can always go to my Myspace page at www.myspace.com/donnamarie71367

Left Work Early!

As soon as I saw the flakes start falling at work, I ran for the hills! I know what snow showers can produce, so the baby that I am came home. I can I just wanted to get over that mountain! It can be a world of difference on one side or the other, so I never chance it.

Now I am home and cozy. Just waiting for the kids. Ah - peace and quiet for a little while at least. Wonder if they'll close early? Who knows. Just have to wait and see.

Young Love (If that's what it is)

My daughter says she is no longer single. She got tired of waitng and finally asked out the boy she has overly liked for the last year. They've been friends all their lives but now she is ready for him to be more than "just a friend". So for Valentine's Day, she gave him a hand-made valentine with a note in it asking him to go out with her. He said YES! It's funny how a teenager's whole attitude can change with three simple letters. She is so much more pleasant now and actually wants to associate with her younger brother! It's amazing!

Winter weather and the stress it gives me

I hate winter. Especially if we try to plan anything and bad weather is forecast. Kevin and Ashley and a bunch of others from church are leaving for Wisp Resort this Friday and of course, freezing rain is now forecast! So can you feel the tension in my typing? You should! I just pray that the forecasters are wrong and the path will change by the time it gets here. And of course I know they will go anyway. Thank goodness for cellphones. I just hope they work in the mountains.