Oh my. I and you are thrown back into the mix. I’d normally post to my firewife blog but I sold that last week. WTF should I do now? Well, this is where I gave myself to blog, this is what I shall do.

From past experience you can’t listen to what you fear. I can’t expect that everyone has already stopped by and overwhelmed her. That is a cop-out excuse for myself. I will need to knock on her door & speak to her so I can help. I honestly know that I can help. I have a great deal of understanding & I’ve learned to be quiet. She will need the quiet.

The above is what I’ve been wanting to attack since around 9:30am. Good thing I’m sticking to my strict diet right now or I’d probably be typing this drunk. I don’t have to drive anymore so why not? NO ONE NEEDS ME ANYMORE

There it is. If I just get it out it will pass quicker. Each time a big event in the house goes down it brings back that feeling of how I’m needed less and less. It’s absolutely a good thing…once I get used to it. The problem is as soon as I get used it (which really doesn’t take long) they’ll hit me with another.

Oh man, this has been a long week. Being offline has actually come quite naturally, since I’m wishing for my allergy death any way. My brain can’t focus long enough to get through very emails, let alone actually work. lol

We’re remodeling and it’s my fault. I take full responsibility for the disaster my house is right now after 5 days. UGHHHH. This started because we had a leaky skylight two years ago. Hubby fixed the skylight but the ceiling damage was too much and it was only getting worse by the month. I have a lot of allergies and mold is at the top. So instead of going on vacation with JUST MY HUBBY…I said, let’s do a staycation and fix it. Both our kids were out of town for spring break for the same 4 days. It was fate right?

I knew it was going to happen eventually. We talk wine with a few friends and he’s showed a lot more interest and definitely more knowledge. He’s been listening to what I say as I’m learning. I’ll give him that.

I started off in major momma mode and happy. I woke up before the alarm and I was feeling good about myself because I wanted to make homemade fresh blueberry muffins. So getting up early was helpful. It was cool that I had them finished before I wanted, without rushing around and I had everyone’s food packed for the day. I could sit and enjoy my coffee. I wasn’t begrudging my 5:30am get up.

Then I got the text message that the youngest had forgotten his PE uniform. Semester just changed so it’s an easy forget. BUT I had to get up and do it right away. And so it began.

This could easily be a negative post. Holy crap I’ve been busy. The longest I’ve been home today has been 45 minutes and it started at 5am. Last run to pick someone up was 8pm.

Instead of bitching about how busy I was today I want to post all the things I’m thankful for. I was just in such a good mood and so were people around me. Always a miracle around the holidays.

So without further adieu…

A wrestling Mom’s tale

It’s the day before Thanksgiving and all through the house,

Not a creature was pushing to be a tiny mouse.

Wrestling weigh ins causing a long food time gap,

The dilemma to enjoy dinner or just take a nap.

One child trying to gain, another working to lose,

Then me in the middle of the food dilemma blues.

I remember the reason we stopped visiting family on this day,

It’s too difficult to say no to the stuffing, taters and buffet.

A long line of wrestlers we do come from,

Yep, these are my big dates for Halloween. Hubby is working and both the kids went to friends houses. I have 2 more hours before I go pick them up. I’m feeling really unfestive and even turned the porch light off. I usually love Halloween, but it’s really different this year.

For one thing it’s on a school night so that stinks. Then the kids are just too old to trick-or-treat anymore. We did get some costume stuff for the youngest, but the oldest is just at a get-together at her boyfriends house with some friends. eww, that’s weird to type!

Oh crap, it’s true. She’s way old and thankfully I still want to be around her most times and that is a huge plus for a teenager right? She’s been gone on vacation with the neighbors for a week and good grief, she’s drama on her way back now. ugh It may be cause it’s been a bit though, I’m sure she’s no more drama than normal.

But it’s impossible to believe she’s hit 15. As a summer baby, it means she only has 2 years left before graduationg. BLEH, OMG, WOW, UGH, YAH lol We’re working on her getting a lot of college courses completed before graduation and she won’t get into drivers ed until Novemberish. We’re doing ok I think.

Haven’t posted one of these oldest moments in a long time. lol  But here it is!

My youngest is a little over 12.  I’m sure he’s officially taller than me, but I refuse to measure until tomorrow so I can blog today/nite with no official knowledge that I hit shortest like I always knew I would.

I’m 5’6″.  I’m was shortest in my immediate family growing up.  No idea why as my male cousins are tall, it’s just us female cousins that are shorter than our parents.  WHAT?  There’s a chromosome study ready to go!