Well my ex mother in law was supposed to pick up my kids for the weekend through the first of the year. She didn’t show up, AGAIN! This is like the fourth time she hasn’t shown when she was supposed to come get them. They are so disappointed. I am really tired of her disappointing my children like this. It’s just not right! They deserve better treatment from her. It really shouldn’t surprise me at all that she does this. After all, her son does it to his kids all the time. She didn’t even call to say she wasn’t coming. I had to call her house to find out where she was and I could here her in the back ground when they said she was sick and sleeping. So they lied on top of it. I am really angry with her, and don’t see myself getting over anytime soon. Next time she calls and asks for the kids, I will just tell her don’t bother since you won’t show up to pick them up anyway and hang up.
Cleaning done
I have spent most of the day cleaning up after the holiday celebration. I even took down the Christmas tree a bit early. I just wanted it all done and out of the way this year. Usually I leave it up until after the new year, but not this time. I had the kids all help me and we got it done lickity split. It certainly made it much easier and I was able to pack everything away much more carefully then normal. Last year the kids were already back in school and when I took it down, I just tossed it in the boxes and had done with it. I promised myself that I would not do that this year and managed to keep my promise to myself. Woo Hoo! That makes me a very happy person. Hope everyone has a great day!
Holiday weather
Gosh there is some crazy holiday weather out there. I can see on the weather channel there is blizzards up north and tornadoes down south. We have been getting between rain and snow off and on today with no accumulation of course. The kids are not happy about that either. They want to play in the snow and that will not be possible. I am kind of hoping that we will have one good snow this year. God knows we haven’t had any for the last winter season. We barely got an inch last year. I am glad we aren’t getting that blizzard though.
Space
I found this for the kids. They love seeing pictures from space. We like to visit the NASA site a lot too. They have a section just for kids, to play learning games all related to science. I think it is a great interactive tool for teaching them. I hope you like the pic as much as the kids do.
Letters to Santa
Well the annual letters to Santa have been sent via the Northpole.com website. The kids love this site, because the letters are actually answered. There are also games and activities for them to do on the site as well. We have a lot of fun every year sending our letters to Santa.
Baking a cake for the kids
I decided to bake a cake for the kids. They love Red Velvet cake and a few weeks ago I bought the stuff to make it, but hadn’t done it yet. So tomorrow when I go to do the Christmas shopping, I am going to buy a couple more cake pans to get that done. Today they are eating the Ginger Bread house we made on Sunday. They are so funny about it, picking apart the house meticulously the way they put it together. Here’s a picture of a similar one to theirs.
Cleaning today
I have been scouring the house today. I just finished with the bathrooms, which were in desperate need of a good cleaning. I have been so busy, that I have let a few things slide and have to make up for it today. That is no biggie though, I just want it done before Christmas vacation hits and the kids are home all day every day. Keeping up with it after that is going to be challenging enough, what with the holidays and such. Tomorrow I am going to get a bunch of the Christmas shopping done when my check comes in. After that, I will have to wait until next week to get the last minute stuff. At least I was able to pick up all of the stocking stuffers today. I really don’t think I need anything else for those. Honestly, I cannot wait for the Holiday’s to be over. I am impatiently waiting for the new year to begin. I hope that it will be better then this one has, because this one was not very good for anyone that I know.
Wedding favors
I think that we have finally narrowed down some of the Wedding favors. It has been a long road already with the planning. We had a few set backs, but are trying to catch up again. Since I am not doing much else today, I will work on re organizing the planning folders. That will not take very long though. I think I should spend some time doing something special with the kids. I am not sure what to do as it is raining off and on. It is very warm out side, but the rain is going to keep us indoors. That really is too bad.
Sad day
I don’t usually write about stuff that is on the news, but today I have to. Today so many children died in a shooting at an elementary school, as well as several adults who were trying desperately to save those children. My heart goes out to the parents and families who have been devastated by this tragedy. I cannot imagine what it is like to have to bury your child and I hope that I never find out. I know that it has to be the hardest thing anyone ever has to do. For these families, this holiday season should have been exciting and fun, but now will never be the same again. Those children were still babies, just little kinder gardeners. When my little guys got home, all I could do was hold them and cry. I cried for the children and for the mothers who’s arms are now empty. I can only pray that God holds them in his loving embrace and comforts them while they grieve over this tragic loss.
Amazing
This is actually a painting, not a picture taken with a camera. The painter has amazing vision. The realism alone renders you breathless, when you realize that it has been painted by hand. I cannot imagine such talent. I have a child who loves to draw and paint. I encourage him all the time. Maybe one day he will be this good. A mother can only hope.