Notes from Abigail
My son is going to his Halloween dance tomorrow. He even asked a girl to be his “date”. It is so cute, even though I did tell him he is too young for a girlfriend and dating. I will let this one slide because it is a special occasion. Never the less, I know that they will have a blast. They are even going to dress up as two characters from Pokemon. That should be really adorable.
The childrens schools have apparently gone on lockdown. There were some threatening emails sent to one of the school board employees and so the schools in two counties are now on lockdown. So they tell us anyway. I know that it would be pointless to attempt to go to either school and I am trying to make myself stay home and wait, but it is difficult.
The world has become such a dark and dangerous place now a days and it is really a sad commentary that you have to worry if your children will be safe when you send them to school each day. There is a great deal to be said about our local law enforcement though, as they are on it and have sent out multiple units to each school. Now to try and keep myself at home and out of their way so they can do their jobs.
Moms birthday is coming up soon and I know just what to get her. I am going to get her a mother’s ring. She has expressed a wish to have one for a long time and I always thought dad would get it for her, since he said he was going to. Apparently he has forgotten about it, so I will do it for her birthday. Typically you give one for Mother’s Day, but you can do it anytime.
Do you have a small child that wants to learn or use your computer? Well I found a great program for them to learn to do art on the computer. It’s called Tux paint.
My youngest child loves it! He makes all kinds of pictures and such with it. It is absolutely free and is malware and virus free. So it is safe for your computer. Give it a try and see how much your child likes it as well.
Usually I don’t use tide. It is much more expensive than some of the other brands, but I got a coupon for a free package of the pods. I decided I might as well try them and was very happy that I did.
Of course we all know that tide works, but I never realized how much laundry detergent gets wasted when you measure it out yourself. Using the pods, I go through much less detergent and it seems to last forever. It doesn’t have to be Tide, but I would try the pods of any brand if I were you. It will actually save you money.
It’s that time of year for the teacher conferences. I don’t know why they have them so early in the year. You would think that they would wait until at least after the first report card came out but they don’t. Scheduling the conferences for so many different times is occasionally a problem for me. With three kids, sometimes the teachers give me times that are incompatible. Oh well, I will see it through as I always do.
We are doing a charity drive for the school. It will include a small carnival/fair with some small rides, various local vendors and an animal show as well. Everyone is so excited since this is the first year we are doing this. Usually we have a bake sale, but the profits had dwindled so much that it was pointless to continue. The suggestion for the fair came from the children themselves, so they are inordinately proud of this achievement. The fact that they get to help as well has them over the top. Make sure you come out this weekend and have some fun with us.
A death in the family is never a good thing, but if it is an elderly person and it brings the family together from far and wide, sometimes that part is good. My great uncle died a couple of days ago and the funeral is today. He was in his nineties and more than ready to go. I know this because I talked to him about it last time we saw each other. He was happy knowing that when he passed the family would all be gathered together. It gladdens my heart knowing that he will be happy watching us all together.
I just found the Shell packs my son wants. He is going to be so happy. He has been asking for a drum set forever and all of the ones we saw, just weren’t right. After talking to his band teacher at school, he gave me a really good site to look on and there they were. Just what we need and the price is just right. I can’t wait to show my son.
Fall is almost here and you can tell by the temperature. While there are still many hot days, the nights are rapidly cooling and it won’t be long before sweater weather has arrived. I have already see some of the leaves start to fall off of the trees. Seems like it has started a little earlier this year. Hopefully it doesn’t get real cold too quick. I would like to enjoy a lengthy fall. I like it when we can turn off the A/C and not have to turn the heat on yet. Perfect weather for open windows is always my favorite. Not too hot and not too cold.