Another miserable day...

Well, it's been a while since I've posted last and a few things have come up/happened in my life.

First was Nathan's 13th birthday. He got a bass guitar and a cake for his birthday plus money from various family members. He's enjoying his bass guitar to no end and I have the headache to prove it. LOL

Then it was what would have been my dad's 77th birthday. Unfortunately, due to rules at the cemetery, I couldn't put flowers at his grave. I'll have to combine his birthday and Father's Day in one come June when I can put flowers there. I miss his smile and his laugh terribly. He would have gotten a kick out of Sam and all his funny things he does.

Then Nathan brought to my attention, that he's still being bullied. This time with threats. So tomorrow I will call the principal and talk to her and see what can be done. Nathan isn't doing his work because he's so distracted with all the bullying that's going on. I'm not sure if he's going to pass into the 8th grade, what next school year brings, or anything at this point. I'm just TRYING to get him through the next 11 weeks of school and hopefully he'll bring his grades up so that he will not have to repeat the 7th grade.

Daughter is still learning to drive, and she thinks she has a part-time job babysitting. She needs to do something with her time other than play video games and computer time. So I'm hoping that this will work out. Husband is still working his tail off as usual. He's got a bunch of work to do that will take him well into May. I'm hoping there is more work after that and I'm sure there will be. It just takes time.

That's it from mu household. I hope your life is calm and I hope things around here settle down soon.
Hugs
Kelly

Some ramblings and venting AGAIN!

It's the day after President's Day and my middle child, Nathan, has been home sick for almost a week now. I finally took him to the doctor's and he couldn't come up with a diagnosis, so he is running some blood tests. Some of the results came back normal, a couple of results are a bit high and the rest haven't come in yet. So, the doctor prescribed an antibiotic for him to take and this morning he seems to feel a bit better than yesterday but not quite ready to go back to school yet. He is missing SO much school, assignments, instruction I'm not sure what to do. So we are laying low and trying to get Nathan better.

Haven't had the patience to stitch lately. Too stressed out about Nathan. If I keep stressing out, I'll make myself sick and that isn't a good thing. I have been reading off and on, so that gets my mind off the immediate problems.

DH has been working consistantly with more work for him to do, so that will keep up for a while. Nichole and Sam are doing well. They wish for no more snow and warmer days. Sam really wants to ride his bike to school so he doesn't have to leave so early. I don't blame him either. I want warmer temps and no more snow!! I'm snowed out!!

Also trying to figure out where money is going to come from to fix a leaky window in one of our bathrooms. Happens every late winter/early spring. The snow melts, icicles melt and then the water leaks into the frame of the window. We also need to fix our back fence. Looks like a tornado went through, it's just falling apart and whomever fixed it - did it WRONG!! So DH will have to put in new posts and hopefully we can use some of the panels yet, if not, then we need to obviously replace them. Sigh..... sometimes being a homeowner isn't fun.

I guess I've rambled on long enough. I'll update the blog when I know more about Nathan.

Hugs
Kelly

Miscellaneous Stuff

Well, here it is the end of January and it's cold in Wisconsin. (Like it's supposed to be). I thought I would update those who read about my household and stuff in general.

Let's see:

DH is still working, has a bunch of projects to keep him going. Happy that he's employed as SO many people are not.

DD's grades came in today and there is room for improvement. If she wants to get into a good college, she better get her grade point average up some, otherwise her options are limited. Otherwise she is doing great.

Middle Child's grades came in yesterday and he REALLY needs to improve his math grade. He keeps getting incompletes and does nothing to fix it. The 7th grade teachers are getting these kids ready for 8th grade by toughening their policies about homework, late work, etc. Good thing, I'm ready to pounce on him like you would not believe. Overall his grades are good but this math thing has got to get better. He's feeling better about himself again. Another plus.

Youngest kid is FINALLY better. No more antibiotics. He was sick off and on (mostly on) since the Tuesday after Christmas and 4 antibiotics later, he's better. Haven't gotten his grades yet (suspect they will be in today's folder from school) but it seems he's doing well. No bad emails or letters home from the teacher.

As for me, I'm on a new eating and exercising thing. I'm watching what I eat and logging every bite into a app on my Itouch, drinking more water and tea. I'm also working out with the Wii Fit Plus program that I bought myself last fall in hopes of losing these 10-15 pounds that I gained last summer. So far, I'm enjoying the different games and routines. In the 9 or so days I've been on this new program that I put myself on, I've lost 2 pounds. My middle child is my cheerleader. He keeps me going. Everyone else is either making fun of me or telling me that it's a fleeting thing that I will do. I REALLY need to loose the stupid weight. I need a cheering section.

No stitching news, I've acquired new stash, but no new stitches put in. I've been reading a bunch so that has been taking up some of my time. Along with a cat with weight and litter box issues, I've been cleaning more than I care to.

Until next time
Hugs
Kelly

Update on my life

Well here it is, the second week in January and I managed to get all 3 kids to school today. After much complaining by Nathan I may add. He's just not a morning person and he's been home sick last week Thursday and Friday. He just complains that he's tired and HELL so am I but I'm up and doing stuff around the house that needs to be done at that ungodly hour. Hopefully he will be in a better mood once school lets out for the day. We shall see.

Sam is STILL battling his ear and throat infections. Took him to the doctor last week Friday and got a prescription for an antibiotic and wouldn't you know it, the kid will NOT take it. We tried mixing it with milk and juice, dilute it with water, gave him a huge glass of water on the side to take after he took the medicine. NOPE he will not take it. So, this morning I called the doctor and explained what is going on and he prescribed a different antibiotic and HOPEFULLY he will take it. Otherwise, I'm forced to use the "if you don't take it and get better you'll end up in the hospital" routine. I hate doing that but if it gets him to take his medicine then all the better.

Nichole is doing well, she is gearing up for a major studying/cram sessions for exams starting (I think) next week or the week after. She finally told people about the entry into the Art Competition over the Christmas holiday. Boy were my sister-in-law and my niece (who is an art major) were proud. So was Grandma!!

Chris is feeling much better these days, the cold he had really took him for a loop. He didn't miss work or anything. Just went to bed early and stopped going to the YMCA for a few days. Now I just want him to be more energetic like he was, I guess he still needs to recover from the cold. I'm doing alright. Feeling a bit more depressed lately. I think it's because there hasn't been any sunshine lately and hopefully the weather will continue to improve and get warmer and sunnier. We desperately need a January thaw.

That's it for now. I'll take a picture of the latest completed project I have and post it in a few days. Hope all is well with you and yours.

Hugs,
Kelly

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Well, here it is 2010 and I've got nothing to show for it. Just kidding. I'm glad to see 2009 leave us as it was a difficult year for us. DH was unemployed from June until the end of August, making it a financial nightmare that we are still recovering from. I assume this will get better as the new year goes on. We had the typical illnesses in the house and the kids were generally happy.

Christmas was an uneventful one. Kids got what they wanted, DH and I got an unexpected gift from his mother and we are grateful to her for it. Had a nice Christmas Day dinner with my mom and spent sometime with her. New Year's Eve came and went without fanfare. I just cannot stay up that late anymore and haven't been able to since I had kids. My daughter spent the night at a friends house and stayed up until 5 am and was up until her normal bedtime, but she also slept in until 10:45 this morning to make up for it. LOL

DH and Sam have been sick for the last few days. Had to take Sam to Urgent Care, as his doctor was unavailable, they diagnosed him with ear infections in both ears and possible strep. So on antibiotics he goes and hopefully he will be fully recovered by the 4th (when they go back to school) I feel bad that most of his vacation he was sick for but I guess it's better than missing school during the regular hours. Hopefully, no one else will get sick and we make it through the next couple of weeks illness-free. Fingers Crossed!

I stitched most of the afternoon on the 2nd and got a lot done. I will post a picture in the next couple of days. It's going much faster now that the ugly green color is done with for the time being. Other than that, everyone goes back to school and work on Monday. YIPEE! I think I need a vacation.

I'll post again soon.
Happy New Year!

Kelly

.Happy Birthday Mom!!

Well, it seems like a long time since I blogged last. Nothing major has happened. Just a kid sick here and there but mostly healthy. Nathan is doing MUCH better school and mood wise. I'm glad I asked his doctor about it. Nichole is making plans for next year as far as her classes for her Junior year in High School and thinking about taking a Art Fundamental class at the community college this summer. Sam is being a regular 9 year old and I love his sense of humor.

But the real reason I blogged today was to wish my Mom a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! I sent her a birthday cake floral arrangement and she loved it. I'm always at a loss as to what to get her for her birthday as it's SO close to Christmas. But this year my son, Nathan helped me pick out the right floral arrangement for her. He's such a good boy and a great helper.

We are supposed to get some yucky mess Christmas Eve/Christmas Day. I sure hope it's just rain and not freezing rain or even snow! I better run and get some things done around here. I got a bunch of things done today but there's always more to do! sigh...

If I don't post until after Christmas, I wish you and yours a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Hugs
Kelly

Stitchy Stuff

Well here it is the end of November and I FINALLY have some stitchy pictures to show. This first one is The Prairie Schooler "Must Be Santa" Limited Edition piece. This is about 1 and 1/2 months of work on it. I'm a really slow stitcher. And I don't work on this piece everyday otherwise the colors would drive me batty.




The above picture is BBD Pinkeep and Keepsake box. I'm doing the Keepsake Box portion of the leaflet. This will be framed and put in our bedroom as it's in desperate need of decorating. This is about 2 months worth of stitching. Again, I'm a slow stitcher and I don't stitch everyday or on this project everyday for that matter.

This is a piece I stitched a couple of years ago and FINALLY got it put together into an ornament. Now, if you're asking if I put it together this ornament, sadly the answer is NO. I had someone finish this for me. I totally suck at the sewing maching and couldn't do this if my life depended on it.

Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving, we did. Low key and just the 5 of us, which is fine by me. Now on to Christmas but not before St. Nick in our house. The kids cannot wait until St. Nick's night when I fill the stockings with a little something and some candy. The candy is usually breakfast for them, but, hopefully it will not be breakfast this year (yeah right.LOL) Hopefully I'll have a finish soon for me to share but I'm not holding my breath.

Happy Holidays
Hugs
Kelly