I could write quite a bit, but I think I'll keep it short even though it's been almost 2 weeks since writing.
Friday week ago I got to have dinner with my sister-in-law and a couple of her colleagues. I felt a little bad for going because Kelly & the kids went to the truck pulls at the Adams County fair. That is what Clayton wanted to go do for his birthday but he was okay with me not going. That was honestly a first for us because she & I haven't really ever gone & done anything just the two of us. (I know there were co-workers present, but they weren't with us the whole time.) I really enjoyed getting the chance to talk & laugh! We ate at a place that I probably wouldn't have ever eaten had I not gone with them and it wasn't half bad. When they served the tacos they were in a taco holder! Literally! When I saw it all I thought was 'man the kids would love the taco holders'. They always say we need holders for our tacos. Anyways, after eating we headed back to their hotel where evidently there was a group of... well I'm not sure what they were, lets say Israelis, having some sort of gathering. I don't think they thought very highly of us as we walking through the middle of the group as they exited their conference room. We received lots of stares to say the least! (Well, I did since I didn't follow right behind some or go around the building with another and was walking ALONE!) We all laughed and then thought we should have taken a picture! HAH! Now that all being said, I hope that we get opportunity to spend time together again & wish we would have more before the move!
Kelly spent last week in Fort Worth for some training therefore it was just the kids & I. It was definitely a rough week in deed. After dropping him off at the air port I progressively got to feeling worse. The kids were so super while I wasn't feeling up to par! They continually asked if I was okay or if I needed anything. We didn't do much of anything the whole week. (well, actually we did a lot, we just didn't leave the house much) Abby did have a doctors appointment on Wednesday for her stomach and they did an x-ray of her abdomen. We haven't heard back yet, but I go tomorrow to the same doctor so I will be asking. Hopefully I can get this sinus/cold/cough/whatever it is cleared up! So, staying home most of the week did allow me to tune into some webinars and do lessons for the kids schooling. Abby received her books & materials on Friday & I think is getting excited! She & Clayton both had to complete 2 assessment test as well as a lesson/tutorial on how on-line school will work. They officially start classes on the 20th!
Friday marked Kelly's return from training! His flight got in about 8:20 pm which wasn't a big deal except that he finished his class up before lunch and had to sit in DFW until his flight because they didn't have an earlier flight he could change to. :( Hated that for him because I know it was horribly boring! Yesterday was his birthday and we went to the Lone Star Steak House for lunch then later had blizzards! It was all yummy, but I certainly am glad we don't do that on a regular basis because I think we all ate too much!
Tuesday my mother in law & a friend of hers are flying in for a week. Looking forward to next Friday because we are heading to Wyoming! It's so lovely & peaceful up in the Big Horn Mountains at Kelly's Aunt & Uncles place. I could definitely get use to being up there, but know we must return. However, things here are too shabby! Weather in the morning & the evening is perfect for sitting on the porch/deck and just breathing in the fresh air. (Any of our friends are welcomed to come experience it with us anytime!)
Okay, so a little longer than I had anticipated, but hey! This week will surely be great! Will most likely blog sooner this week since we I do feel much better!
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Already August
Wow! It's already August and time has definitely flown. Twelve years ago today my handsome young man was born! He's growing into such a great young man and makes me proud! (and angry at times) :) We don't have a big to do planned but are going to try and go to some truck pulls tomorrow night. Hopefully Abby & I will be feeling better!
We spent 9 days back in Texas last week and were ready to get home to see Kelly! I didn't get to see everyone I would have liked, but stayed pretty busy none the less. Abigail played in a softball tournament the Saturday after we got there. It was way too hot to be playing softball, but the girls were troopers. Abby got a little too hot one time while catching, but bounced back. She did a heck of a job as well as the rest of the team. They didn't win, but hopefully they had fun! Clayton and Abby got to go to Turner Falls in Oklahoma with Grandma, Papa, Whitney, Baylee, Hadley, Ryan, & Kyndal. It looked and sounded as thought they really had lots of fun.
Saturday before heading home I had the privilege to be a part of a very sweet young couples wedding. Jessica & Sam Powers! I have done Jessica & her moms hair for a couple years and was excited to get to do Jess's hair for her special day! It was an absolutely beautiful wedding and reception!
This first week back from Texas has been a lazy one for sure! With Abby feeling bad most the week and now me, I haven't gotten much done! I hate it and need to get on the ball! BUT, Kelly is going to have to go to some training next week, so I guess I can get caught up then. Which is a actually a must since Val & Jo will be here week after next! Then we get to head to the mountains! YAY!
Alright, a little more 'serious' so to speak. I have learned a great deal with in the last couple of weeks. I know by far that no one is perfect, especially not me, but some people just amaze me. Not sure why anymore, but it's true, they do.
Some people just seem so terribly unhappy. They tell you one thing but body language and actions are SO much louder. In turn their actions, emotions, etc make the others they are around feel as if they are the problem. While in actuality that's not even the case, but still leave others feeling just a miserable. Then there are the ones that claim to be so "close" to you but really the only time they are "close" is when it looks good. If no one is looking they completely are oblivious to you. I'll say that hurts for than people would know! BUT, then there are those true blue friends that no matter what they will be there! They try to understand, listen, and go beyond because they care; just as would be done for them! In my years I have been truly blessed with quite a few of the latter types and am so grateful! Those not so happy friends don't seem to stay and I am equally proud to say I haven't had a whole lot of those!
It's said that your lucky to have 1 or 2 close friends in a lifetime! Well, I must be extremely lucky then because I have more than that and would do just about anything for them! (Hopefully they know whom they are) No matter the years, miles, or problems in the past REAL Friends are no matter what "REAL"! So, THANK YOU to you guys! I miss them terribly but hope that I can make some more friends here that are half the friends they are. (No one will ever replace a friend in my life! My list will just expand!)
And, something else, which made me smile inside & out! Family has/is important and through my life there have been some family members I've not seen, or even known, in years. Which wasn't necessarily by choice, but with the help of technology, the world wide web, and Facebook I have been able to find some of them. And even old friend of my parents that were like family! How fabulous is that!
This leads me to this... I found someone on face book, whom I was pretty sure was my cousin on my dad's side, and sent a private message on April 30. After a week or two I was discouraged and decided 'oh well, at least I tried'. Well, I had also sent him a friend request as well as his mom and nothing. I then figured out one of his friends was his sister! YAY! So I sent her a request! And... She accepted! WOOHOO!
It's just been in the last 3 years or so that I've gotten to meet more of my dad's side of my family and it is nice because I've never known a lot about them or met many of them. It was crazy how it began because a cousin to my dad (whom was younger, but remembers lots about him) just so happened to go to church with my uncle (one of my mom's brothers, the one whom I went to live with after she pasted). That shows what a very small world we live in! She recognized the name and asked if he'd had a sister whom married my dad. (obviously names were used) Anyways, that got us in touch and then also got me in with the rest of the family. I mean lots of extended family! Cousins, cousins, and more cousins of my dads. His immediate family wasn't that large and I never knew the rest, so it was exciting when the kids and I got to attend the Batey Family Reunion last year! Hated that we couldn't go this year, but it just wasn't going to work.
So, like I had said earlier, we were in Texas for a while and when we got home I was checking face book and guess what! I had a reply from my cousin! He's a bit older than me and it's been a very long time since I've seen him, but I remember him and have thought about all of them often! It was very exciting to get back in touch and hopefully we can talk/e-mail more! I'd love to see all of them and have them meet my kids!
Life is amazing and the lord works wonderously!
We spent 9 days back in Texas last week and were ready to get home to see Kelly! I didn't get to see everyone I would have liked, but stayed pretty busy none the less. Abigail played in a softball tournament the Saturday after we got there. It was way too hot to be playing softball, but the girls were troopers. Abby got a little too hot one time while catching, but bounced back. She did a heck of a job as well as the rest of the team. They didn't win, but hopefully they had fun! Clayton and Abby got to go to Turner Falls in Oklahoma with Grandma, Papa, Whitney, Baylee, Hadley, Ryan, & Kyndal. It looked and sounded as thought they really had lots of fun.
Saturday before heading home I had the privilege to be a part of a very sweet young couples wedding. Jessica & Sam Powers! I have done Jessica & her moms hair for a couple years and was excited to get to do Jess's hair for her special day! It was an absolutely beautiful wedding and reception!
This first week back from Texas has been a lazy one for sure! With Abby feeling bad most the week and now me, I haven't gotten much done! I hate it and need to get on the ball! BUT, Kelly is going to have to go to some training next week, so I guess I can get caught up then. Which is a actually a must since Val & Jo will be here week after next! Then we get to head to the mountains! YAY!
Alright, a little more 'serious' so to speak. I have learned a great deal with in the last couple of weeks. I know by far that no one is perfect, especially not me, but some people just amaze me. Not sure why anymore, but it's true, they do.
Some people just seem so terribly unhappy. They tell you one thing but body language and actions are SO much louder. In turn their actions, emotions, etc make the others they are around feel as if they are the problem. While in actuality that's not even the case, but still leave others feeling just a miserable. Then there are the ones that claim to be so "close" to you but really the only time they are "close" is when it looks good. If no one is looking they completely are oblivious to you. I'll say that hurts for than people would know! BUT, then there are those true blue friends that no matter what they will be there! They try to understand, listen, and go beyond because they care; just as would be done for them! In my years I have been truly blessed with quite a few of the latter types and am so grateful! Those not so happy friends don't seem to stay and I am equally proud to say I haven't had a whole lot of those!
It's said that your lucky to have 1 or 2 close friends in a lifetime! Well, I must be extremely lucky then because I have more than that and would do just about anything for them! (Hopefully they know whom they are) No matter the years, miles, or problems in the past REAL Friends are no matter what "REAL"! So, THANK YOU to you guys! I miss them terribly but hope that I can make some more friends here that are half the friends they are. (No one will ever replace a friend in my life! My list will just expand!)
And, something else, which made me smile inside & out! Family has/is important and through my life there have been some family members I've not seen, or even known, in years. Which wasn't necessarily by choice, but with the help of technology, the world wide web, and Facebook I have been able to find some of them. And even old friend of my parents that were like family! How fabulous is that!
This leads me to this... I found someone on face book, whom I was pretty sure was my cousin on my dad's side, and sent a private message on April 30. After a week or two I was discouraged and decided 'oh well, at least I tried'. Well, I had also sent him a friend request as well as his mom and nothing. I then figured out one of his friends was his sister! YAY! So I sent her a request! And... She accepted! WOOHOO!
It's just been in the last 3 years or so that I've gotten to meet more of my dad's side of my family and it is nice because I've never known a lot about them or met many of them. It was crazy how it began because a cousin to my dad (whom was younger, but remembers lots about him) just so happened to go to church with my uncle (one of my mom's brothers, the one whom I went to live with after she pasted). That shows what a very small world we live in! She recognized the name and asked if he'd had a sister whom married my dad. (obviously names were used) Anyways, that got us in touch and then also got me in with the rest of the family. I mean lots of extended family! Cousins, cousins, and more cousins of my dads. His immediate family wasn't that large and I never knew the rest, so it was exciting when the kids and I got to attend the Batey Family Reunion last year! Hated that we couldn't go this year, but it just wasn't going to work.
So, like I had said earlier, we were in Texas for a while and when we got home I was checking face book and guess what! I had a reply from my cousin! He's a bit older than me and it's been a very long time since I've seen him, but I remember him and have thought about all of them often! It was very exciting to get back in touch and hopefully we can talk/e-mail more! I'd love to see all of them and have them meet my kids!
Life is amazing and the lord works wonderously!
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