World of Momo

Today

2011-07-17T17:32:00.002-05:00

Amazingly last week or so has been rather good. Yesterday was really kind of a hard day in comparison but not super bad. Handled it better than I would have even 2 months ago. It was my Mom in law's birthday and just seeing her was hard knowing she really wasn't sure who we were. She really liked her birthday cake though. Just got lots of emotions swirling around since i woke up from a nap today Maybe i'll post more after church and supper.

now

2011-07-02T07:31:00.002-05:00

Ok been a while but that's how things end up going with me. Life is moving on. Been a busy summer and actually I'm starting to be ready for school to start back or at least the routine of it. Still got a month. Over all days are swinging from good to horrid. Today so far has started good and yesterday was good. Sleep comes and goes but been working on it. Gonna try to post more but who knows if I will remember to or not.

swirling around

2010-10-02T07:11:00.002-05:00

if i just wrote what was in my mind it would all be a jumble things had been going so well and depression seemed like that thing of the past now i can't tell if it si depression or if it is just me being stupid or stress or what i can't keep focused on thigns and i just want to hide in a litttle ball and stya there my masks are getting thin and worn don'tknow how long i can keep putting them up

a thoght

2010-09-08T21:08:00.001-05:00

ok how does one blog about what is going on in them when their brain is running in so many different directions that it is impossible to complete a train of thought.

2010-09-05T23:17:00.002-05:00

Well long time no write seems that I forget I have this spot to write when things are going well. Stress the last couple of days has really been high and I am glad there is this spot to write. Hubby's mom has been having some dementia issues and spent some time in the hospital. Friday he brought her home with him. She is actually doing very well but the uncertainty of what is going to go on is hard for me to deal with. We have some dr appointments lined up this week for her. One of them is with my old therapist. Depending on what he and the medical dr. says we may be having her live with us the rest of her life or she may be in a nursing home. She is only 68. Sort of wish I could have a session with the therapist. He is the only person I have ever been able to open up and really work through things with. This stuff with hubby's mom has me feeling very small and such but on the outside I'm the one who is having to be strong and fix her food and tell her how to shower and that sort of thing. Tonight I just want to curl up and hide. I have that feeling I use to get of hiding behind a mask to the people I come in contact with when inside things are slipping all over the place. At least that feeling is recognizable, guess that makes it better than before. Well shall see how things go maybe I won't forget about this good spot for emotions to go.

Holidays

2009-11-24T19:27:00.002-06:00

Ok we are going to enjoy the holidays, we are going to enjoy the holidays, we are going to enjoy the holidays if it is said enough maybe it will happen. Wonder why that is so hard to remember sometimes. Mom in law, brother in law his wife and 3 kids all coming for Thanksgiving. I'm doing most of the cooking. Then there is only 3 weeks till Christmas break. Kido is in the Christmas Parade next week have to make an elf costume for that, then we have an open house coming up. We are going to my parents for Christmas so there is alot going on hope to get back here before then but if not will for sure in Jan.

Wow

2009-11-14T15:02:00.002-06:00

Wow it has been ages. Thanks sooooooooooo much to Raine for finding me :D. I got a new puter and didn't have the links to get back to her blog or mine for that matter. Now that I have them and finally remembered my password to get in I'll try to post more frequently.

Info

2009-07-30T01:43:00.002-05:00

To my friends who have MSN messenger Raine espically, I have had to reformat the hard drive on this computer and have not been able to get back on MSN messenger. I have to get somewhere with highspeed to download it. If you have my yahoo addy either email me or look for me on yahoo im.

vacation

2009-07-08T15:59:00.002-05:00

Ok I'm spending the week at my parents. Those of you who have known me a while knows what that means but it's actually not been too bad thus far. Am most certainly gonna need a vacation from the vacation when I get home. Have been to Bushgardens Williamsburg, Monticello, and the beach so far. Still going to water country and out to lunch with a friend so still got somethings to do.

Summer Time 2

2009-06-17T07:30:00.004-05:00

Summertime, summertime, sum sum summertime summmmmerrrrrrrrtiiiiiiiimmmmme. ok imagine music and bad singing with that LOL. Summer is going very well. Got to investigate the bag of veggies and see if it is enough stuff to put some up or just enough to eat. Wish I could find a way to put up cucumbers and them still be cucumbers not pickles. Kido can almost eat her weight in cucumbers. The other day she was walking around with a peeled cucumber in one hand the salt shaker in the other eating it like you would a banana. She and I are going to visit mom and dad in July and she is going to the beach with kids from church in July so that will be a busy month. Hope all the new puppies out there are doing well. Look forward to hearing puppy stories.

Summer Time

2009-06-09T12:19:00.002-05:00

Yeah it's summer time. I am enjoying it. Put up corn and squash in the last couple of days thanks to church members bringing produce from their garden. It will be nice to have them this winter. Also had enough to have some with our meals now. I know we arn't suppose to eat it but I am soooooo ready for okra to come in to have some good fried okra. Maybe tomorrow I will start on my summer project of refinishing the end tables I have at least I'm going to give it a try. It has been good for me to have some days off.

Weekend

2009-05-03T20:40:00.001-05:00

wow it's been a busy but great weekend. Decorated 3 cakes this weekend for a graduation reception which was today. I had so much fun doing that.

Dr visit

2009-04-30T21:10:00.002-05:00

Well went to the dr yesterday. He is having me go to a physical therapist for the hurting saying it is the scyatic joint out of whack. The PT that comes to my classroom for my students did some stretches and adjusting while he was in my room today got me some definate relief and I will start seeing him in his clinic first of not next week but the next. Dr. also increased my blood pressure meds, gave me something for the asthma and wants to see me back in 6 weeks to redo blood work i had done in feb and will then consider adjusting my meds for sugar issues and triglicerides. I really liked this new dr. He spent a full 30 min with me taking my history and such. First time in ages I feel like a dr actually listened to me. He was also LOL YOUNG like right at my age maybe a bit younger. He is from the area and has returned to where he grew up to take care of those who live around here. That means maybe unlike the last 2 drs I've been to maybe he will just stay put and not close up shop.

dont know

2009-04-27T18:22:00.002-05:00

dont know why this hurting comes around today was a bit better than the last few days seems like this time of the year each year last year dr said there was probally a pinched nerve in the 3d or 4th lumbar verterbre who knows also have scyatica just seems to really wear me down its only 6:30 pm and i feel like i could go to bed and sleep till morning but the good thing is today has been a bit better than the last few. Raine I miss ya just never get lucky enough to be online at the same times maybe someday

today

2009-04-26T20:11:00.002-05:00

today well today is one of those days that i just dont even wreally want to deal with for the last few days my hip, back, legs arms and head have been aching huring and tight its not so much how bad it hurts but more how constant it is i dont want to whine and fus but im soooooooo tired of trying to cover it up i have a dr apppointment wed so hopefully maybe he can help some i refuse however to take any form of pain med other than those that are like the perscription strength of ibuprofin well so muhc for my vent

wierd

2009-04-04T07:17:00.002-05:00

How wierd haven't even thought about my blog in ages as I hardly get online any more.
Read what I had last written and low and behold it was about helping with an adoption event for the local rescue leage. Today kido and I are off to help with yet another adoption event. To me that was wierd. Things here are going ok just don't have much time to be online. Hope everyone is doing ok.

Cold and fun

2009-01-17T19:43:00.002-06:00

Well today was coooooooold and kido and I spent the day outside walking dogs for the local animal rescue league. We were at the movie theater where the move Hotel for Dogs opened. The league managed to adopt out 9 dogs today which is wonderful. We had a great time and it felt good to be outside but was very glad we had on good coats as it was in the low 40s.

Another dog activity I am enjoying is the sled dog racing has begun again for the year. I live way to far south to learn to mush but would love to. I have a husky/lab mix and started learning about it when I got her. I am really enjoying keeping up with the different races online and lol our 40's for temps is better than the musher's last weekend that had 40 below temps.

Days are going ok here most are good and it's very good to be kind of even not great days not bad just good stretch of even days. The days seem to be doing quickly.

I have a student who is 5 and his mom called me today to tell me that he for the first time in his life had sat up for almost 15 minutes in the floor unsupported. It makes me think of how thankful all those who have children with out problems should be but it also made me sooooo estatic felt like jumping up and down and running over to see it but I didn't. I will have him do it for me Tuesday. I know it sounds strange but the little things like this are what make it possible to teach the kids I do every day. One has to be excited over the little bitty things and they make the days of very little progress seem manageable.

Well I hope everyone who takes time to read this blog is having a wonderful day and if not is able to find one small thing in the day to see as positive. Love all of you.

A good day

2008-12-30T22:58:00.003-06:00

Wonderful wonderful day. We went to the mall several hours away and enjoyed roaming and looking. Got some things such as a smaller 3 quart bowl for my Kitchen aid stand mixer (I have the really big one that came with a 6 quart bowl) That was christmas from hubby. Also got a new wallet, not sure I like it but it will do sure takes up less room in my purse. Got some new nice towels for kido's bathroom marked down to 4.99 instead of like 12 bucks. She has a black bed spread with various color 2 inch poka dots on it, striped sheets and such its really cute and the bathroom that opens off her room has a clear shower curtain with poka dots in tons of colors on it. She picked out towels in different colors wash rags one color, hand towels another, big shet kind of towels got 2 colors in them. I was a bit worried but it works perfectly in her room/bathroom. All in all it was a great day. Also one of the guys I've been kind of watching in the dog sled racing world last year or so won the men's division of the race he was in this weekend up against some of the most famous racers. Race season has started and I'm really enjoying having learned enough in the last couple of years to knwo where to look and how to find out info on the different races. In a couple of weeks there will be another one called the copper basin I hope this guy does well there too.

a month

2008-12-22T20:33:00.002-06:00

wow over a month since i was here to post last where does time go things have been a moment to moment day to day kind of thing one really good one so so one bad just up down round and round maybe being off work the next two weeks will give me a chance to really write a good entery thanks to those who put up with me. Merry Christmas to all of you

today

2008-11-17T21:51:00.003-06:00

today is better just venting out what was on my mind yesterday really helped thanks to those who are so supportive

Things in 3s Dont look at post if things trigger you easily

2008-11-16T20:26:00.002-06:00

They say things happen in 3s warning if you trigger easily dont read this cause its not pretty over all im doing ok but grief has a way of coming and going when one least expects it my fatherinlaw that i loved dearly died in july it wasnt too bad holding it together and being strong for my family then in september my grandfather died it was his time he lived a long good life and for the last year he has been miserable and living as a shell of who he was so although ill miss him greatly im happy for him at the same time that he isnt in pain anymore he isnt trapped in a body that will not function God is good and i know pop is with him and fixing things there much as he did on earth then this week number 3 comes along and it has brought all that grief all the upset that i had been keeping in check and the balance i had and it has thrown it out the proverbial window one of my very very good friends lost her 22 yr old son this week in a car wreck not only has her pain been horrid we have all be effected by it at work he graduated from our school in 04 He was a wonderful young man one of the strongest christian i know he wasnt one that just gave lip sinc to his faith he lived and breathed it. he left behind a wife and a 10 month old baby the wife was like 19 and her birthday was thursday but he had already bought her a present and his mom dug in his truck and found it still intact so she was able to give it to the wife all this is just dragging up all the pain of losses and it also brings up that it could have been my husband, my child i dont know why but this has been really hard on me hard to shake hard to let by i cant even coherently write this blog post well to anyone who has read thsi thanks for putting up with my rambling i feel better putting it down on "paper" so to speak.

wow

2008-11-01T16:14:00.002-05:00

ok time goes on but really fast. In the last couple of months we have gotten moved, burried my grandfather, moved more stuff in from his house, and can't seem to find a set routine except leave home early (6:30) every morning for work get home at 5:30 or later every night after waiting on kido at cheer pratice or staying for ball games to watch her cheer. It has been fun. Football season is about over now we move into basket ball. Over all things here are going well just tyring and very little time to be online.

life

2008-09-18T22:29:00.001-05:00

life is here life goes on too much to say to write it down right now

Life is Good :)

2008-08-23T14:55:00.001-05:00

Life is going good. School has settled into a routine (busy busy one) LOL and stuff with the chruch is going good. We should get to move in the new house in the next 2 weeks or so which would be really nice.

Stuff

2008-08-08T17:30:00.002-05:00

ok we burried hubby's dad the 26th of July, came home had a few days and then school has started back. I'm glad I need the routine back. Teaching so far this year is great and kido seems to be enjoying her classes. I am so ticked off about online banking. The main bank I use is great never have a problem with their site but the local bank is horrible. Had to set up an account which I did and in the process had to answer lots of questions like favorite color, where did you meet your spouse and such. First time I ever logged in worked great. Then to log in you have to not only put in your screen name, then answer the questions then put in your password and then you can be logged in. However EVERY freaking time I've tried to log in since it tells me the answers to my questions are invalid same answers I gave the first time and it freezes it so I can't access on line. Not alot pisses me off but this is STUPID and I am seriously considering changing banks. ok now that I vented I feel better :) hope everyone reading this is having a better luck than I am.

Busy

2008-07-24T09:24:00.002-05:00

Well had a couple of days after getting home from my class that were calm and good. Then last Thursday they called and the suggestion to take hubby's dad off life support was made by the drs. So Sat we headed out and have been staying in a hotel ever since. He passed away Monday and the funeral is suppose to be Sat if all the paperwork gets finished. He has always wanted to be cremated but in the state where he died it requires alot of paper work from the dr, med examiner, and state. We got a great hotel room at an extended stay hotel so we have a full kitchen with stove, oven, microwave, full sized fridge and plenty of space and because we are staying a full week it was like half the price. Only like 50 bucks a night. School starts back on the 1st of August for us teachers the kids decend on the 5th. I am really looking forward to it. On a lighter note kido has been so excited the new Miley Cyrus cd has come out. Actually the cd isn't half bad there are a few really good songs on it. Well hope all have a great day.

Travel

2008-07-07T20:25:00.002-05:00

Well after flying out and getting to Atlanta to change planes, landing 5 minutes after our connecting flight left, we waiting to see if maybe by standby we would make it on a flight sat pm and didn't so ended up spending the night sleeping on a bench in the airport then Sun am flying into where we are at for this conference. So far today was really interesting and they fed us well. Hope we don't end up sleeping over in the airport on the way home Friday.

Hubby's dad still isn't doing well. He is having a trake put in tomorrow so they can hook the ventalator to it instead of the tubs being in his mouth and rubbing on his lips and such. Guess they think he will be on the vent for a long time which to me doesn't sound good but we will see.

July So Far

2008-07-04T08:14:00.002-05:00

It's July and the house we are moving into still hasn't been finished being built. So who knows when we will get to move in. I am really enjoying being at the new chruch we are going to now. Only been there one week but everyone has been soooooooo nice. Hope that continues. Today is my anniversary and we have steaks in the fridge marinating and hubby is going to cook them on the grill. Kido has gone off with a friend and her family camping. I leave tomorrow for a week long trip to a class on teaching autistic children and am really really looking forward to it. The school district is paying for the airfare, hotel, class fee, food, everything. Not going to be a vacation but it is going to be a nice break from living among all these boxes and confusion around here about when we will be moving and such.

On a less happy note my father in-law is not doing so well matter of a fact they are not sure he will make it through the week and I can not leave the place I will be even if something happens. This class is one of those things that they only take so many each summer and only on certain weeks and such. If he ever leaves the hospital he will have to be in a nursing home. If he makes it through the weekend the dr will be putting a trake tube in on monday to get the vent tubes out of his mouth. He is one sick man. Hubby is planning on going to where he is 5 hours from here Monday and taking kido with him. I hope they have an ok time. Kido will get to spend some more time with her cousins which will be good we only see them a couple of times a year.

Summer Time

2008-06-28T10:51:00.002-05:00

Well it's been busy and kind of crazy around here but a good summer. Hubby has gotten moved in with us and eventually when the church finishes the parsonage we will move there. My house is full of boxes and such but all is over going ok. Hope all who come by here occasionally are doing well. Take care will try to post more another time.

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

2008-06-05T21:45:00.003-05:00

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGG i had a post all writtenand the battery died on my computer just after i hit send im stressed out and overwhelmed enough and packing unpacking boxes that had never been moved since last time i moved cuase the boxes were falling appart my houase feels like it exploded i just want it all to be over and done im not handling change well and as long as school was gonign on i could put it off and hide i hate this nad dont even have a definate move date just end of june first part of july i try to keep my blog good and positife and dont want to post yucky stuff but i have to vent and have to just let it out ill write more later

Memorial Day

2008-05-26T19:19:00.002-05:00

Well today has been a good day. I needed the rest and relaxation. Kido and I layed around watching tv and eating junk all day. We did have fun putting on bathing suits and washing the dogs. Don't know if the dogs liked it or not lol.

Also did some thinking about what Memorial Day means and thinking of my Grandfather who was a POW in WWII in Romania and lived to tell about it. Thinking of my other Grandfather who is still living that never went over seas in WWII but was still in the millitary, who is still living in his body even though he can not see or hear or anything after having a stroke last year. I really haven't talked about it much with my friends on here but something about it today has really been on my mind. Both of these men were awsome men who lived full lives and worked hard for the freedom we have today. I know Memorial Day is suppose to be about those that died in service but it made me think of all service men kind of like Veterian's Day does. Thinking of this didn't make it a bad day actually it made it a good one a warm fuzzy feeling kind of day.

Hope others had a great day.

School is almost over

2008-05-19T06:02:00.002-05:00

I know I haven't posted as much as I should just lots of times can't think of any thing to write. Well school is almost out for the summer and I'm soooooooo glad. I think I'm as excited as the kids. My kido had high enough grades that she is finished for the year. She didn't have to take any of her exams. She has a piano recital this week so hubby is here for a couple of days to go to that and my father will be here some of this week too. Hope everyone is doing well.

Wow a Month

2008-04-22T20:38:00.002-05:00

Wow alot goes on in a month LOL.

Let's see, hip still hurts but oh well such is life. Hubby at this point in time is still moving we are going to meet people at his new chruch tomorrow and that should be a very good thing. We are really starting to look forward to going there. He wont take over till late June there. I will have about a 25 mile drive back and forth to work. That will take some getting use right now I'm about 1.5 miles from work but thats ok we will get to be in the same house.

Paper work is DONE yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh and I have been told it looked very good. School will be out for the summer in almost a month exactly and this is one teacher that is as glad for summer to come as the kids but LOL will be just as glad for the year to start again in August.

Another thing that some of you who talk to me on IM know is that although I live in the deep south I in the last 2 years have become totally hooked on sled dog racing. The guy I really wanted to win both the Yukon Quest race and the Iditarod which are both about 1000 miles long won. His name is Lance Mackey. However he did not win the other race he was hoping to win and that was the All Alaska Sweepstakes. His sled and team was hit by a person on a snowmachine but even with that he came in 3d. I like reading about the different racers and such and it takes a lot to care for a dog team and train all year and such now that the season is over, I'm already anxiously awaiting next year's races. I think my dream trip would be to go to the Iditarod and ride in the ceremonial start and then go to several check points along the way and then be at the finish. On Lance Mackey's web site he has a pin with a saying on it that my daughter says she really likes and the more I think of it the more I love the saying. It says something all of us need to remember "If your going to dream, DREAM BIG dream Do come true!" I'm going to try to say that to myself every day for a while. Lance Mackey is proof that dreams do come true he was diagnosed with cancer in 2001 and in 2007 and 2008 won both the Idiatarod and the Yukon Quest races something no other racer has ever done back to back like that before.

Hope everyone is doing well or as well as you can be. Leave a note and let me know how you are.

stuff

2008-03-20T18:09:00.002-05:00

I don't even know where to start with all the thoughts running around in my head all jumbled together. I'm worried about pop but more worried about how my mom is doing. all the paper work i have to do at work is due in the next 4 weeks about 25 pages per kid and i have 10 to do. I always get overwhelmed with it this time of year. Hubby may be moving this june and if so may be moving to a place where we can live together again thats good but also will probally mean i have a long drive to work every day but dont want to change jobs or kido's school also kind of feeling overwhelmed with my hip hurting all the time dr says it could be sciatia or a pinched nerve around my 4th of 5th vertabre all of this together is just making me feel somewhat weepy easily and over whelmed but hey this too will pass it always does.

Spring Break

2008-03-13T20:36:00.003-05:00

It's spring break and it's been ok but long. I'm staying at my grandfather's house. Its hard and a long story but I guess this is the place for such things. My grandfather took care of my grandmother for years and years she was in a wheel chair most of my life and died in 2000. In 2002 he married another lady. My mother is an only child and lives about 1000 miles away from her father. I call him Pop. Well Pop had a stroke last March and they sent him home on hospice and said he might live 8 weeks welllllllllll it has been a year now and my mother and father have closed up their house and have been living here with Pop and his wife caring for him. Pop can not even poop with out someone helping pull it out. I've been staying here this week helping mom care for him while my dad has gone back 1000 miles to there house and get some things checked on and taken care of there. I will write more later but just keep it in your thoughts cuase its good and hard all at the same time.

Sighsssssss

2008-03-01T19:10:00.002-06:00

It has been a great few days here. The house has stayed clean now for several weeks and for me that is a big deal. I think the longest I've ever kept one simi clean is about a week and a half so I'm doing really good. About 3 weeks now.

Hubby came Thursday and stayed through mid day today that was really nice. Today was a nice spring day with highs in the mid 70s and little white puffy clouds on the big blue sky. I got up made a good breakfast(homemade biscuts bacon and omlet) not something I do often. Enjoyed it and coffee most of the morning with hubby and kido watching tv and then worked in the yard some with the windows to the house open and airing it out. Such a great relaxing day

Life

2008-02-18T05:43:00.002-06:00

Been a busy few weeks. I've gotten my house all cleaned up with the exception of a few little spots like the top of my dresser. Even all my laundry except changing my sheets is done. That in itself is a huge accomplishment for me. I'm not the worlds best house keeper. I get so over whelmed and then just don't know what to do or where to start. It's in really good shape now. Hopefully I can keep it this way for a time.

The other thing I've been up to is keeping up with some of the sled dog races. I got hooked last year and am really enjoying it even more this year. The Yukon Quest is currently underway and I really am amazed at the strength of the teams. Two particular guys are bouncing back and forth for first place it will be intresting to see which one actually wins. Sometime tomorrow they should make it into the finish. Lance Mackey won it the last few years and is back and forth in the lead with Ken Anderson. I'm really impressed with both of them and their dogs. Ken Anderson has a great kennel site that is doing wonderfully well posting updates about not just him but those close to him in the race. Both of these mushers will be running in the Iditarod that starts March 1. Also plan on trying to keep an eye on the Jr. Iditarod as well. It starts a few days before the Iditarod and isn't quite as long.

Dream vacation would be to go to both races but that will never happen would cost too much to live in alaska for 2 months.

Princess and the Mouse

2008-01-27T15:02:00.000-06:00

Well it started just before 3 am this morning a noise that I couldn't place woke me up from a dream and groggly I roled over and started drifting off back to sleep. Next thing I know I hear it again and then all 63 lbs of Princess my husky/lab mix landed on the bed where she normally sleeps with me. I look up and realize there in her mouth is a mouse, not only a mouse but also the trap that it was in LOL. Guess it had come across the floor once it clicked. She was sooooooooo proud then she got down and laid it down on the floor and looked up at me like "see mom see what I got" so I picked it up and took it in the kitchen and put it in the trash which today went out to the garbage can. She was soooooo proud of herself sometimes I think that she thinks she is a cat. If you would like to see her you can go to her web page at dogster where her picture and her blog is. Don't know if we can post websites here or not but I'm gonna give it a try. http://www.dogster.com/dogs/479560 there is also a link to my other dog on her page. Guess when I finish here I will have to go update her doggy diary.

dreams

2008-01-26T06:13:00.000-06:00

Dreams can be soooooooooo wierd. I have been sleeping in the den the last few nights as it is cold in my bedroom and even with the space heater running its hard to get it over 55 degrees in there. Sometimes that is actually better for sleep though. I've had some wierd dreams in the den though. I woke about 2 this am dreaming I was with my mom, my uncle, some kid with mom, and my dog and the dog we had when I was a kid. We were driving through dallas and I called a friend of mine I know on line that had moved there for help knowing where to go. (online friend is real and has talked of moving to dallas but not in months) I was on the phone with her telling her places we were near turned right at the corner with 2 big buildings at least one of them was a huge church the other was some kind of church sponsored rehab kind of place and then there were appartments too across from it. We went down into that neighborhood and found the place we were to stay which right there in a neighborhood was a little state park with a cabin they rented out. The cabin had 3 bedrooms with a big bed in each and a little bed too in one and then there was a big common room/kitchen combo. Mom and the kid took the one with a big and a little bed, I took a room and my uncle took one. There was a door to out side in mine and I moved a dresser over it cuase it wouldn't shut all the way or lock. Once we all got settled we sat around and watched tv till the dogs wanted to go out so we opened the front door for them to go out and a dog the house that was across the street wanted them to come play not in words but could tell so the dogs went out and then came back in. Thats when I woke up with a dog pawing me to go out lol. This was such a vivid in color dream I can still close my eyes and see parts of it. Could draw you a floor plan of the cabin thing. Makes me wonder when I dream so vivid why some people don't or don't remember doing so and why I seem to dream like this all the time. Wasn't a bad dream wasn't overly good just a dream. I have lots of dreams like this that are very detailed and very vivid. Many of them I would never post here though LOL. Sometimes very good some times bad but mostly like this one just dreams neither good nor bad. Any thoughts or ideas on the topic of dreams is welcome.

Mid Jan.

2008-01-19T05:55:00.000-06:00

Wow it's amazing that half of January is gone. Didn't realize it had been that long since a post was made. We have been having a really good month. Not tooo busy but busy here at home doing stuff around the house. It's very good to be back on a basic routine instead of the holiday rush. Suppose to be heading to see hubby this weekend but weather may have other plans for us just waiting till good daylight to decide and see whats going on around the state. Hope all are having an ok month.

New Year

2008-01-01T17:50:00.000-06:00

Well the new year is here. Wonder what it will bring. I'm not making any resolutions this year I have kept the last one I made for several years and it has worked just fine. I made one to never make another resolution and I haven't. What are resolutions anyway but promises to ourselves that we just don't end up keeping or we disappoint ourselves with them. I'm not about disappointing myself any more. We are off to my inlaws tomorrow and then home again on Friday. Looking forward to being back at my place.

Christmas/holiday season

2007-12-28T14:47:00.001-06:00

Well Christmas has come and gone now for New Year's Eve and Day. We had a good day on Wed we drove the hour to the closest mall and walmart to spend money we got for Christmas. Kido got herself a pair of pants and a pair of jean and a digital camera. Hubby got a pair of dress shoes and a pair of dressy but casual shoes. I put the money I got with money I've been saving for the last couple of years and got a KitchenAid stand mixer. I've been saving to buy one of the 500 series ones and JC Penny's had it online for $319.00 but it was going to be about 30 for shipping and then there was tax. I went to the mall with the0 intent of looking for one in store so as not to have to pay the shipping but nowhere had the one I was looking for. Got to Dillards and they had the next one up in the 600 series which is more horse power and such for 399 with a 50 dollar rebate so for the same price ordering the 500 would have been I got the next one up. I was excited :). We also went out to lunch and had pizza which was cool cuase we never get to do that hardly all we ever get is little Cesar's hot and ready 5.00 take out. This place was a buffet so actually got pizza with other stuff on it besides pepperoni. Yesterday we went to see my grandfather and my parents. I will be surprised if he makes it through the winter he has gotten so weak but is still eating what ever mom purees for him. It's been nice today to just hang out in pjs all day and do laundry. Got 2 more loads to do and all of mine and kido's laundry will be done. Now for some more laying around crocheting

Party Day

2007-12-20T17:48:00.000-06:00

I love the excitement of the kids I work with this time of the year but man every year I forget how much it wears me out. Today was our Christmas party for the kids. It's amazing all the cool gifts the kids brought. I'm very thankful for them but at the same time it would have been k if they didn't bring me anything many of them I know it stretched their budget. For anyone reading this that has to give "teacher gifts" think about giving things like gift certificates or other things that are consumable. I know that may sound strange but there are only so many coffee mugs that fit in a cabinet and it now being 17 Christmas's I have taught I have a lot of knickknacks and such. I really like one gift I got today. It was a basket with hot chocolate, chocolate dipped spoons for stirring it and peppermints no mug but stuff to go in ones already in the cabinet YEAHHHHHHH. Also got some bubble bath and expensive shower gel things that wont have to be dusted but will be enjoyed over many months. I really like stuff like that a whole lot better than stuff that has to be dusted. I don't mean to sound ungrateful I really appreciate the things I have gotten from kids over the years. Just I'm bad about cluttering up places and I'm finally starting to get some things decluttered and really really appreciate the things that will not be adding to my clutter of knickknacks. I did also get a really cool bible bookmark and a pretty Christmas tree pin. I think the best thing I got the whole day of "party day" was a big smile and a hug bye from one of the kids. Just the pure joy in their face was better than any physical gift.

Today

2007-12-15T15:38:00.000-06:00

ohhhhhhh how nice today has been. We have stayed home and I have spent the day crocheting. I'm almost finished now with a set of 3 doillies that will be a Christmas gift for a friend. Still got a good bit on the last one to do but had to give my eyes a break. Hubby has been here since Thursday and just went to his home today. We will be there next saturday for a full 2 weeks. It has started raining and is finally getting cooler. It sure hasn't felt like christmas with the temperatures being in the upper 70s and 80s the last few days. Read a friend's blog and her discription of listening to birds while she was outside sure was like a breath of fresh air and brought me great peace thinking of some times when I have been near water in early mornings. Only 10 more days to Christmas and wow this year has seemed to fly. Makes me wonder what the next year will bring although in my mind I tend to think of years as in school years not calender years so I'm only half way through this year. Hope everyone is able to for at least a few minutes here or there enjoy some peace in their life over the last few weeks left in 2007.

2007-12-12T20:14:00.000-06:00

well ive typed something 3 times in the last couple of days to post but deleted it before ever hitting send and have decided if i cant say something good i wont say anything at all for right now maybe next week when things slow down a bit

Starting December

2007-12-02T22:59:00.000-06:00

Wow December is really here hard to belive. What a way to start the Christmas month running around in shorts and tshirts with the ac on cuase it was just over 80 today. Just one day last week we had frost LOL. Went Saturday and took Princess for a trip to visit santa and get her picture made. Not sure how well it will turn out but hey we tried. Then we went for a picnic in the park. Princess thought kido was crazy coming down the big slide and although she wanted to investigate the merry go round she wouldnt get on. Enjoyed spending time with kido and we even had fun on the seasaw. Hope everyone else has had a good start to December.

Relaxing

2007-11-24T17:20:00.000-06:00

AAAAAAhhhhhh a day of rest. Thats what today has been after 3 days with 6 adults 4 kids 2 dogs 7 pies and 2 cakes and lots of other food. Ment to get Christmas decorations up outside today but now its dark, maybe before I drive back to my house tomorrow from hubby's we will get that done. Told kido she could decorate the tree which is up with lights on it just needs the ornaments but she like me has enjoyed a day laying under a blankey watching movies on tv. It has been so nice to just be still and not do anything. I did make biscuts and gravy for breakfast and cooked lunch but that was fun I like to cook.

Another thing I did today was to spend time looking at websites about dog things I have 2 one is a shepard mix 7 yrs old and one is almost 2 husky/lab mix. The old man well he doesn't do much but the baby girl is never a dull moment. I miss them they have been boarded for the week and I'm really looking forward to getting back to them tomorrow. I'm thinking of getting them both new bowls for Christmas maybe then I could steralize my glass mixing bowls and have them back lol. I found one on ebay that is perfect for my girl but can,t find anything just right for the old man. Also been wondering about getting him a jacket for winter. I've never considered it before but last cold snap he really seemed stiff after going outside for about 30 minutes thinking maybe one would help keep his joints warmer. It was fun to look at stuff for them but doubt I will actually buy anything.

Well hope it's a good day when ever your reading this.

Who am I?

2007-11-22T22:37:00.000-06:00

Ok so who is Momo pronounced "mom oh" like the name of the letter o? Wellllllllllll my nick name on msn use to be momofargs as in mom of a=my daughters initial, r=rebel our dog, g=gizmo (was our cat) and s=those strays that come through our home both 4 and 2 legged. So that nickname got shortened to "momo". There have been various versions of that added a m when we had a foster son who's name started with an m, dropped the g when Gizmo died at 13 yrs old added a p for a bit when we had a horse named poncho currently in some places I still use the nickname with the p as we have added another dog named Princess but all of them have had momo as the beginning. I have never been great journaling or blogging but I'm making this one and gonna give it a try. Don't promise to always have proper spelling or proper capitalization and grammar and punctuation depends on how my mood is. My world is filled with ups and downs good and bad days and times. Not gonna say much else will tell more about myself over time as I post more.