I had a conference with the CEO a little while ago about policy and procedure. Things have just not been working right and there has been a lot of miss-communication between departments. There needs to be a set parameter of how things are done and there used to be, but no one seems to be following them now. Apparently they are trying to find better ways to work things and messing it all up in the process. It has been driving me absolutely crazy all week. *sigh* I need a vacation!
New drum heads
Well I just had to order new evans drum heads for my guys drums. He has beat on the old ones so much that they just can’t take anymore abuse and need to be changed. I had hoped they would last a bit longer, but that is apparently not the case. No matter, I have already ordered them and they will come in soon. Then he can go back to beating them up again. I am certainly glad that they are in the shed that we built just for him.
Up early
Well today I just couldn’t seem to get back to sleep when my honey left for work. So I got up and started laundry at six o’clock in the morning. I took out something for dinner and I have been cleaning already. Now I am going to sit here and get some work done for a couple of hours I hope. Of course the kids will be up soon and I will have to fix them breakfast, but that won’t take long. Perhaps I can get everything done by noon and take the kids to the park or the lake. Depends on the weather I suppose.
Bad summer for bugs
The winter was so mild, that the bugs are really bad this year. Fly’s, horse fly, deer fly’s, mosquitoes, ticks and fleas are horrible. I decided to buy some horst fly sheets for the horses. They will help keep the pests from annoying them or causing sores on them. Since they are light weight, they wont over heat them either. I know that the horses will be more comfortable then they were last summer.
Raising kids is not easy
In today’s world, raising children can be daunting. How do you give the a good moral compass, when there are so many outside influences to corrupt what you teach them? I have taken the honesty approach with my kids. I talk to them about everything. Doesn’t matter if it is sex, drugs, violence, etc… I even talk to them about politics and world events.
I think it helps that I treat them as adults when it comes to our talks. I don’t talk down to them, but I let them know that there are really bad things they can get into trouble for if they are not careful. Certain stuff may seem innocuous, but it isn’t. I totally recommend talking to your kids as if you were talking to a friend and not a child. They are smarter then you think…
New software
I found some new software that can help with my web to print stuff. The eoncode web 2 print has some really good features that will make my stuff easier to access and print. The kids can even use it for some of their school projects as well. I can hardly wait to use it and see how well it works. I have a lot of projects to do over the next few weeks, so we shall see.
So beautiful, yet so sad
This song is so beautiful, yet so sad. I think about all of the fathers out there who don’t get to see their children grow up and the kids who wonder where daddy is and if he is thinking of them. It is very humbling to think about how the fathers must feel when they cannot be there. Not all fathers are dead beats. Some just have jobs that keep them away far too long.
Memorial weekend
Memorial weekend was a blast! We took the boat out on the river and camped out for the first big weekend of the summer. There were several other families that are good friends of ours as well as the river being chock full of boats and people. The sand bar was so full, boats were tethered to each other out into the river to keep from floating away. A great time was had by all! Since I was gone all weekend and didn’t have time, Thanks to all our veterans!
Schools out and OMG
As a mother the beginning of the school year is exciting and new. We start fresh with new paper, notebooks, pencils and each day we help with homework and projects. As the year wan’s on, we get to that point where we cannot wait for the last day of school. The last few weeks, I don’t even bother to ask about homework, or sign notebooks. I am burned out and exhausted from constant go go go.
For some reason the teachers decide that they need to do a crap load of projects and such the last few weeks and honestly, I couldn’t care less. It may seem like I am a bad mother to them the last few weeks, but seriously, I am past the point of caring what they think. My kids will have a new teacher next year and we get to start fresh.
Then comes the realization that school is officially out and we can sleep in. Yay for me! However, big HOWEVER! Now I have three kids at home who think it is my job to entertain them. Zzzzz, I don’t think so. When I was a kid, we entertained ourselves and this summer they have no choice but to do the same. I know I will hear some whining, ( that is inevitable) but they are going to spend as much time out of doors as possible. (I hope and pray) O.o
I hate it when that happens
Don’t you just hate it when your boss asks you to come in early to finish up a project that “has” to be done by the next day at a certain time, only to find out that you won’t be working on that project. Then you end up cleaning shop instead because there is nothing important that needs to be done. Well that happened to my hunny today and he is not happy. They are actually already done for the day and he is on his way home as we speak. So now he get’s shorted hours that he would have had a full day because it would have been closer to quitting time and they would’t have left. Ugh!