Parent Teacher Conferences, Friend or Foe?

I hate this time of year where the schools are concerned. Who gives out report cards right before Christmas? Well Mackenzie and Bailey both had conferences. One went great and the other well...........Mackenzie got all A's wohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bailey on the other hand got grades well below what she is capable of. She has become such a social butterfly. The drama follows her. SHe was missing 4 out of 9 reading logs and 6 homework assignments. I couldn't understand how because she knows that I would find out. I check there work, ALL 5 Kids, even my middle schoolers. However I can't track down a fib on homework. Don't get me wrong she's not failing or anything. I just can't believe that she would let her social life affect her scholastic life like this. So since she wants to be so social at school then she loses her social life at home. I also asked the teacher why she did not advise me sooner. She tried to sugar coat the conference but I was not even trying to hear the common chit chater from her. Bailey is so smart and bright and has a great personality but I told her that her one job is school and that she needs to treat it as such and do the best she can. AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All is well today. everyone actually had a great day. Minor arguing between kids but other than that it was cool..............Chat tomorrow.

Happy Thankgsgiving!!!!!!!!!

Well I hope all of our friend and family had a great turkey day. We did. We spent it with our favorite family, The Elmore's!!!! We got over there about 9am on Thursday and I got to cooking. S'te sat and watched(smile) then finally she made her green bean casserole. I love to cook so it made not a bit of difference. William on the other hand was just waiting for the football game to come on. We all ate and the kids played until they were just plum tuckered out. We stayed pretty late and then we had to go home because I had to work for 4 hours on Friday and then we went back and stayed late again. It was great. Well anyway, as the weekend winded down we had church and Christmas play rehearsals and house cleaning to do. Monday came all to quick, especially with the fact that Wiliam will be gone until around Dec 22. Sucks huh? I have to get all ready for Christmas alone. It really seems not alot like Christmas anymore. I tried to hype myself for the Holiday stuff until I found out that he would be gone so long and it just hanged it for me. I suppose that I shouldn't look at it that way but I am human and it sucks. Mackenzie is having some seperation anxiety. From headaches to "my tummy hurts", to cough, cough, she has a problem everytime he gets ready to leave. He had duty today so for us his underway started today instead of tomorrow. Although the month will go by fast because we are so busy, I still miss him here. We have a football banquet on Dec 5th that I just got called about, a parade that the football team is in, rehearsals at the church, training of rchildren's ministry, several Action presentations, bible study, christmas shopping and a partridge in a pear tree. It seems like it never gets quiet for the kids. I just drive. I did however make an neurology follow up for myself on Dec 5th in the am. I have some questions about my hemiplegic migraines. As you can see I really have to rely on God for strength to get through it all. I Will tell you about parent teacher conferences tomorrow.......Goodnight

Wanna Baby Blues!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi guys,

I know it's been a while. Just been really busy lately. The kids are on break for Thanksgiving for an entire week. What's up with that? I didn't get a week off. Anyhow William and I have discussed for quite some time about a tubal reversal and having more kids. It used to be ahere at Naval Hospital you had to be less than 33 years old. Well they changed that and you can be up to 40 years old. So I got a referral and spoke with the docotr today and he told me all the ins and outs of the surgery. He said they can do it in about 6-8 months. Which will be good because William won't be back from sea until the first part of November, I think. It's a little scary though. We have had so much freedom over the last few years and it will all go away.

I am also tossing around the school option. I really want to go back to school. I want to run my own restaurant one day and do some large family consulting in the Christian world. However, I do need to have some business classes behind. Not much I can do with a Biology degree and a restaurant. I am praying and asking GOD for the aswer. I know he will answer in due time. But as far as babies, that decision we have made. WIlliam has to get a few tests and then they can schedule the surgery. Get ready S'te, I need a refresher course...................We will be spending Thanksgiving with our favorite family. Rod and S'te. Cook some food, watch some football. Tha's about all for now...........Happy Thanksgiving everybody

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I KNOW I AM A DAY LATE! SHOOT ME! ANYHOW, WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME LAST NIGHT. ACTION PRESENTED AT SERRA MESA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP. THEY DID AN AWESOME JOB. S'TE WAS THERE AND WE GOT A CHANCE TO HANG A LITTLE. I SAY A LITTLE BECAUSE IT WAS A COUPLE OF HOURS AND USUALLY IT'S ALL DAY WHEN WE DO GET TOGETHER. THE KIDS GOT ALOT OF CANDY AND WENT TRICK OR TRACTING WITH THE OLDER TEAM. THE ONLY MISSING PART WAS ADRENNA. I REALLY MISS HER. I ALSO GOT A CALL FROM KEANU'S COACH THAT THEY WILL BE HAVING A RIVAL REMATCH SATURDAY AGAINST CLAIRMONT. THIS SHOULD BE INTERESTING. ONE OF THE PARENTS WAS REALLY RUDE AND JUST VULGAR. HOPEFULLY THIS TIME HE IS RESTRAINED A BIT.

WILLIAM WENT OUT TO SEA AGAIN! I HAVE A FEW PROJECTS PLANNED WHILE HE IS GONE, HOPEFULLY I CAN GET THEM DONE. WE DO NOT HAVE MUCH HAPPENING RIGHT NOW SO THERE ISN'T MUCH TO WRITE ABOUT. I WILL UPDATE TOMORROW AFTER MY WOMENS BIBLE STUDY............