Scrimmage #2

Well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My day at work was much the same as yesterday but I do not have to go tomorrow so yah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyhow, the scrimmage, the scrimmage, the scrimmage. We played the patriots from alvarado and our team played great, basic football. The other team however was cheating. They were clipping and hitting way after the whistle. Keanu got hit in the back and then a late hit on the sideline about 15 ft from the play of the ball......because this is a scrimmage there are no refs do the coaches blow the whistle. Then I got told to F*&*^^% off by a 13 year old kid, I almost snatched someone else's kid. Then one of thier coaches was smirking and making horrible comments. It was a disgrace to the league. Our team played clean football even though we almost had a fight between coaches and players. They kept there heads inthe game and stayed on pace.....I was very proud of all the boys for not sinking tothat level and I commend our coaches for teaching them good football and not DIRTY FOOTBALL. Well gotta go...........

Tough Day at the Office!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well today was supposed to be my day off however my provider had to open her schedule to see patients half day because the office was getting overwhelmed. So I went in this morning even though she did not start until 130 because I will not be at work Thursday due to my daughter's middle school orientation. I had to room other providers patients and do walk in labs, it sucked. I am not a floater and today that seemed to be the case. EWWWWWWWWWW! Hated it. When Diane got there it was better because I had my provider, mine, my very own!!!!!!!!!!!!! The walk-in labs continued and they got more and more complicated. With William being gone I have to leave work at 430 so I try to make sure my schedule stays a tad bit under control and half-days are for sick visits only, Right? NOPE nOT AT MY JOB! Someone decided to put an ear cleaning at 415pm, 415, HELLO I LEAVE AT 430...........So I called the patient and quickly asked if she could come in right then and she said yes. So wew!!! Got out at 436. When I got home I had to change cell phones, my new one finally came. I hesitated buying a new but my other one fell in a glass of water thanks to my daughter and I hoped it would dry out, well it did but it would turn on and off and sometimes would not come on at all........and with will being gone I need my phone especially since I drive a great distance to football everyday.

As I am leaving the water guy comes by.......I had been meaning to call and get water service because I spend alot of money buying bottled water!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well his package was a really good deal so that took me another 15 minutes. Then off to practice......Came home after practice and actually looked at the house, the kids had barely done anything I had asked and I was heated. Luckily I have been praying for patience and boy did GOD step in......I politely asked everyone to go back and do the things they were supposed to and I completed dinner which Keanu had started earlier today. I was so frustrated but I handled it well.....I cannot wait for school to start!!!!!!!!!!! my house will actually clean.....I know I am a weirdo but I rest so much better knowing everything is in order and we can spend so much more time together when everything is done. I fell so chaotic when everything is everywhere. I do not expect perfection but I do like for the house to be clean and comfortable for my family......

I am a purging fool though.....3 bags S'te 3, I am so good........ :). Well anyhow it's geting late and I have work and a scrimmage to go to so tata for now.......

Back to Sea!

He's gone again. I hate this part. I can handle the long deployment but the whole in and out thing is for the birds. As usual we survive. Another boring football day except that Keanu was hit pretty hard in the thigh and was down for a minute but he's ok. We will just wait and see what the bruise looks like............... :( My nephew had surgery today. All is well so far. When I called my older nephew said that he was sleeping. Well I will cut it short today.......Goodnight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pretty relaxed weekend!!!!!!!!!!

Well this wekend was pretty realxed. William came home Friday and we were so happy then he tells us he has to go back out to sea Monday for the week. We went to football practice and came home. Then on saturday we cleaned up and then my friend Barbi came over and helped me unpack some boxes. After that we went to a Luau and had a really good time and came home. Rod and S'te stopped by for a few minutes while they were waiting for Ladaria to finish babysitting. We stayed home on Sunday from church (I know bad huh!!!!!) but we just wanted to be together this weekend.

We are back to a work week and just me again. My work schedule has changed again. I now have to work on Tuesday from 1230 to 430 because the office was getting pretty busy and they needed my nurse practitioner to come in half day. So my Tuesdays off are only half days off now.

My nephew Makkiah is having surgery today so I am waiting on the call for that when it's over.....I guess thats enough babbling for today..........Chat tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!

Little Blessings!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As a "working" (outside the house, because all moms have jobs) kind of mom of a large family, I often wonder am I the only one that looses it. Then I look at my children and see how well rounded they are and say to myself, not a bad job. I see other families and I am blessed with the family I have.

We struggle like everyone else from finances to schedules. I was praying and asking GOD to make a way that our schedules would not conflict between the boys and the girls. He answered my prayer. The boys will drop to 3 days a week on Sept 5 and practice on tuesday, hursday and friday. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Adrenna and Bailey are a part of a sign/mime ministry called ACTION and there practice are going to be on Mondays from 4-7. It's all working out for the best.

School will be starting soon and my worry has alsways been school clothes. I went out like I normally do and put the girls clothes on layaway at Walmart and underwear and socks for the boys, totaling 900.00. Well GOD has given me peace this year. I am going to cancel my layaway, get my 100.00 back and purchase the unders and socks for everyone and then go to the outlet stores at LAS AMERICAS and get everyone 2 outfits to start and thats it. My kids have more than enough clothes to get the year started. Two of my daughters need sneakers so I will get them those and thats it. I am not going to drive myself nuts over school clothes. We also need backpacks and very minimal school supplies. I am so at peace this year, kinda scary. Thanks S'te.....She knows what I mean.....Well gotta go for now................

Jr Midget Scrimmage against Eastlake

WOW!!!!! The K TRAIN WAS RUNNING OVER AND TAKING NAMES TODAY. I know total football mom right? However Keanu really had a great game today. He played Ironman football today. That means he played both sides of the ball. Although they did not win the game, really showed leadership and determination for his team. I am so proud of him. In the end he walked off the field with his head up saying " We had good go at it today mom", sore shoulder, sliced arm and scratched ankle. Not to bad for a nights work. Next week we scrimmage against Alvarado on Tuesday. Dj had a scrimmage on last week. They played great and actually won. This season should play out very nicely........GO COASTAL TRITONS 2006. K-TRAIN COMING CHOO CHOO CHOO.

Well I decided to take tonight off from unpacking and washing clothes and spend it with the kids. I came home and made baked ziti and we sat down and ate dinner together. I think a movie is next and then bed. Everyone deserves the night off and the kids and I have worked pretty hard this week. So lots of hanging out this evening. William will be home on Friday. Yah!!!!!!!!!! Well gotta go.........


Puppy Update: DEEDEE and KATY were adopted and PUPUP is still waiting. Keep working GOD and find him a new home.............

They're Gone!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tonight is a sad night at our house. The puppies are gone. We took them to the central shelter and we all cried like their was no tomorrow. When I got home I saw that S'te had posted a comment and said she would take them until they found a home but by then it was to late. I am so sad. That was like loosing a child. They are up for adoption and on the website. I know that GOD will make sure they get a great home with great owners and great kids. I only worked a few hours today which allowed me some time to come home and get some unpacking done before football practice. We have scrimmage against Eastlake tomorrow. I think all will be well. I feel pretty accomplished today. You know with a large family things can get pretty crazy and I now know why I had not been able to sleep and having tons of anxiety over the last year. It's chaos, I can't take it, but eversince I had went in the hospital last September I just felt off. That continued and things spiraled out of control. Well I think this move caused me to refocus. A fresh start to get back to the "Real ME". Right S'te? haha she knows me very well. S'te says I have to many shoes and clothes and that I need to get rid of some, is she right? Well sort of!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I have made it a goal to get rid of everything that I really do not wear or have not worn in the last 12 months. Wow I said it, I wrote it, that felt good. This is my family and I can't let them down. I have come to realize other people can function in certain ways even in chaos, but I have to be me. I have tried to just let things go and say that life is to short to worry about it but for me I worry when things are not done. I know that I will have more peace in my spirit and in my life if things are the way they should be. Anyway gotta go laundry to do

KNOTTS BERRY FARM

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Moving is OVER but Murphy's Law visited!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, the move is over. Rod and S'te I love you guys so much. Thank you for all your help!!!!!!!!!! Anyway here we go. So we moved right? Yah we did and we thought things were going to be ok with the new neighbors. WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My dog jumps pretty high and my neighbor was "a little grumpy" and said that he was sort of scared about my dog jumping so high. SO we decided to crate her when we were not outside. She can't clear the fence but we wanted no problems. To add insult to injury she had puppies in may and we had 13. All of them except 3 have been adopted. Well in military housing you are allowed 2 pets. I KNOW THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We were not going to have 5 full grown dogs. SO when I came today I had a violation notice on my door. Mind you my husband is out to sea for a week. GREAT RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO then I went to the animal shelter to do what I did not want to do but the rescue has a waiting list. They were closed so I have to go back in the morning. OH YAH, to back track a little, this morning I was getting ready to leave to go to the housing office to turn in my key from my other house and then go to work right? Well I go looking for my keys and they were not where they usually are so I decided to go out to the car and there they were in the LOCKED CAR! I called the ship hoping to catch William and hope he could come home really quick before they got underway this morning. Well wrong answer. I ended up calling the roadside assistance for our housing area and they said about 30-45 minutes. I said ok not so bad. Well finally at 10 am they came and off I went, rushing to housing and low and behold they did not even realize that I had a final inspection today. So I just left the keys and told them to send the bill of any to me. WHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can I scream now? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyhow, we home now and here for a while. School will start and things will get back to normal............I hope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My GOD IS STILL GOOD AND WORTHY TO BE PRAISED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Almost moving day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's almost moving day!!!!!!!!! We have 2 days until we pick up keys to our NEW NAVY HOUSING!!! I am so not ready. Most things are going to be easy but it just seems overwheling. I think I am being a wimp but moving sucks.....to top it off I can't pick up the truck until Saturday at 11:15.... WHY ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then to make things worse William is going out to sea on Monday. So me and the kids will have to put the house together. FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyhow, things will work out. Now to the fall. I so look forward to this time of year, a new start, new schedules and chore lists and most of all new experiences for my children. Adrenna and Keanu will have the newest adventures as they both go off to middle school this year and for once in their little lives they will be apart. Although DJ and Keanu will be at the same school they will live seperate lives......7TH grade and 8th grade.......You know the big fish little fish thing......Adrenna is going to a totally different school...her friends are going there too but it's middle school. Mackenzie and Bailey will be going to the same school as last year. Well enough of me today........I will ramble again in a day or 2......

This week has been so AWESOME!!!!!! I have not updated because I have been getting home so late this week. We are in the middle of revival at church and it has been a blessing.......William was supposed to be out to sea for 2 days but for whatever reason the ship did not go, so I get to keep him home a little longer. I was actually having some anxiety about him being gone.....I was telling myself " you have done this before why are you trippin' " but I guess no matter how you cut it, it's still hard to be alone.

Anyhow, I was supposed to have a pre inspection on Tuesday at 930 and no one ever showed up. That is my only day off and they didn't come.....So I called Housing and they said OH NO ONE EVER CAME!!!!!!!!!!! You would think that they knew that right? Wrong so we will try again next tuesday........

Chat later with some more interesting stuff......Gotta work now.....

Homecoming weekend with Rod and S'te

It's August!!!!!! This year is going by so fast. We are in the process of packing and moving into the house I told you about breifly in my last post. Well ......... The house itself is really nice but the people who lived there before .......... put it this way a creature tap me on the shoulder when I went in to look. The reason we are moving into another Navy housing unit is because I have Hemiplegic migraines which mimic Strokes and cause left sided weakness and we currently live in a 2 story unit and the doctor felt a 1 story would be better since my husband is back to sea duty....... We pick up the keys on Aug 18, I will put pics on the flickr when we get in.


Well Rod (s'te) is home and everyone is so happy!!!!!!!!!!!! S'te spent a few hours teaching me how to make this site look pretty, so look out for some changes!!!!!!!!! We spent Sunday evening woth them as well, BBQ'd and me and S'te were on the computer again!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Will and Rod plyed video games. Most people think its crazy that the first evening he was home that the whole family spent time together but they had all night,if you know what I mean. Check out there blog for homecoming pics. Well gotta work now.....Chat Later.......

Easter 2006! Aren't they cute!!!!!!!!!

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DAY 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I SURVIVED

Well day 2 for Will. He is officially on his ship...........we got the schedule for out to sea and it's not too bad I GUESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't say when or where.

Anyhow, the boys football practice is going well and they are tired.

THE girls are very excited about going on a trip in a couple of weeks. We are going to Julian........ referred by Rod and Ste www.elmoresandiego.blogspot.com Yah Vacation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well all that is nice but..................Monday night my son went to take shower at around 11pm and the water was cold. The hot water heater went out. Well I decided to be nice to the maintenance in Navy housing and not call that late..hahaha! So I am off on tuesdays and I decided to call in the morning around 9am. Well I went to go and see our new house that we are moving into(thats the next blurt and blabble), anyway. I did not leave until 1pm and still no maintenance guy.....I came back home at 230 still no hot water!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then we went to football at 430 and still no tech. We went to Denny's after football and stayed until 9pm and got home and still no hot water......Hmmmmm! I called housing again and they said someone came at noon but I was home I would have remembered....they said he re lit the pilot light...I don't think so. So finally at 1015 pm a maintenence guy came and stayed until 11pm and finally hot water. Great no more stinky kids.........Well I must go for now but I will tell you later about our move and the condition of the house we are moving into before the other family moved out..........bye!!!!!!!!