"If we forget we will not survive." I do not understand how so many people can be so NAIVE.

I'M BACK!! Finally. My NJROTC Rifle team travelled to Memphis for the National championships and we got stranded there. We watched five of our planes get scrubbed. We spent all day Sunday in the airport waiting for a plane that never came. Then we waited all day yesterday in the barracks for a flight. Just when we were about to rent a van and ( Read more... )

I made the BEST lasagne I've ever had for dinner tonight! And I made up the recipe so I don't know if I could repeat it. It had a white sauce instead of red, spinach, and feta cheese. That and garlic bread, ymmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Crackers laid an egg in her food dish. Wanna see a cockateil go nuts???

I had a very nice birthday yesterday. Thanks, Jess, for remembering. First, Nikki got everyone to sing at the Archery practice. The funny part was someone asked how old I was (someone with a death wish) and she said "37". I could be 37. In the evening my kids took me to dinner and we came back to the house for cake and presents. My brother ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday Renee!!! 21 years old today! Seems like only yesterday you were a squalling infant. Actually you were the BEST baby.

Happy New Year to everyone who reads this - Renee, Richard, Michelle, Chris (I know you read this!) I have a funny feeling about this upcoming year, a little superstition. Sometimes I just wish I had a crystal ball and knew how everything would turn out...or maybe not.
Anyway, here goes nothing!

Went to see the lawyer yesterday. We need to be advised as to our rights. It seems Nikki has the right to be reimbursed for missed time at work, pain and suffering, in addition to all future dental and orthopedic expenses. Plus if she can not shoot anymore because of her knee injuries she will be reimbursed for any lost scholarships. I hope it ( Read more... )

I could have done without much that happened. I think we may have made the Guiness book of records somewhere. In four days I bought 2 cars and made two complete Thanksgiving dinners, including eight pies! It started easy enough on Wednesday when I made 5 pies and went with middle daughter to look at used cars. Well, we bought one, that was nice ( Read more... )

I have not been online much this fall. It has been a very difficult couple of weeks now, notwithstanding the wedding. Managing stress is a life-long process. The latest stress relieving strategy I have learned is to not care more about something than the person who will benefit cares. It is hard to watch people make bad choices.