July 12, 2013

Do you ever wonder what life is all about? I'm pondering this in my mind now. It has been one of those days and tensions are high and my fuse is short. I hear the 2 middle children in the living room at my grandfather's house; they are supposed to be sleeping yet being very noisy. Doesn't seem to matter tonight how many times I tell them, they won't settle down. I am overly tired tonight and ready to go to sleep. I think when I am done with this post, I will. My papa was supposed to come home from the hospital today but they decided he still needed more physical therapy before being released. It wouldn't have been such a big deal had I known upfront. But I had already taken my homework, computer, personal items, and the dog out to his house so I already had things situated when I brought him home. It wasn't until I arrived at the hospital that I was made aware of him not getting to go home. So, this is the reason why we are sleeping at his house tonight. I couldn't leave the dog kenneled for 24 hours and I have a ton of homework. These blogs are getting harder to do so I am just going to practice the freewriting technique. The kids are still carrying on in the other room and my patience is wearing extremely thin. Why is it the days that we feel the weakest, we are pushed to the limits? Tomorrow will be a new day, right? I am so tired right now, and I am struggling to keep my eyes open. I will be glad when the next two weeks are over. Having to be out here with my papa for an entire week is stress in itself with school and everything else. Then the following week is finals week. I am extremely nervous about that. I have never taken a college final and I have no idea what to expect. Then there is the Anatomy & Physiology final. This test has me so stressed. I have to do well in it so I can continue to carry my B. If not, I risk not getting into the nursing program. I just have to continue and pray that God will give me favor and wisdom to get through it. I can hardly keep my eyes open anymore so I am calling it a night. Hopefully tomorrow will bring a more enlightening post.

July 11, 2013

Have you ever thought about the funny things kids say, or the way people in general enunciate words? I got thinking about this today and thought it might be interesting to explore some of these. I'd be curious to hear from others in how your children pronounce certain words or something funny they have come up with. I think about both of my boys and the word "spaghetti". Tony, our 16 year old, used to pronounce it "sabelli" and our 4 year old, Christian, calls it "baschetti". Isn't it interesting how they come up with these cute words? I have several nieces that Christian has "nick-named" because he can't quite get the pronunciation down yet. For example: Tabitha = Tabfa, Mariah = Riah, Alisha = Lisha, and Alea = Lea. The funny thing is that I find these nicknames to catch on and although the rest of us can correctly speak their names, we find ourselves referring back to the nickname. Here recently we had a discussion regarding the word "wash" at my in-laws house. I am sure many of you have heard this discussion before in your own homes. Why is it that so many people say "warsh"? Where did that "r" come from? Yet we seem to so commonly add it. Then there is the old common state of Missouri! Yep, you would think this would be pretty simple to speak; yet how many people say "Missoura"? Last time I checked there was no "a" at the end of it. Now for my word - something. Pretty simple, right? Well somewhere along the line, I have picked up this really bad habit and so when I say the word, it comes out "sunthin"! How much more slang can you get? I just find it interesting in how we all speak differently and the pronunciation of words is so different among us. In searching the website to find some other interesting things regarding word pronunciation, I found the following sites:
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/style-and-usage/mispron.html
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1431/what-words-are-commonly-mispronounced-by-literate-people-who-read-them-before-th
You should check them out; they are kind of interesting. Well, hope you enjoyed this post and I look forward to hearing what funny things your children say or the way you pronounce words.

July 10, 2013

Well, it's been a really long day; I am sitting in a hospital room with my grandfather right now. He came in today for a knee replacement. The morning started pretty early because I had to drive out to Ash Grove to pick him up and get him to the hospital. See, everything kind of falls on me right now because grandma passed away in January, my mom isn't physically able to, and my uncle lives out of town. I don't really mind - I would do it day after day if I had to but it makes life really busy. I got around and left home this morning around 7:15 and took care of my water bill and grabbed a little breakfast. When I arrived at Papa's house, he was eagerly awaiting on his porch. I took care of his prescription refills and then we headed on our way. I stopped by the Dodge dealership so I could drop off the title to the old car. We got him checked in at the hospital around 9:30 this morning, and that began the journey of a long day. They didn't take him back for surgery holding until a little after 12:30pm. Holding and surgery didn't get completed until around 3:30pm. The operation went great, and the doctor said it was much needed. The long wait begins again; we just arrived to his room about 20 minutes ago and he has made it very clear that he is HUNGRY! He has tried to order a steak and potato but I think he is going to have to settle for jello and broth. We will see how well that goes over. He is in great spirit and raring to go; full of pep. He is supposed to be able to go home on Friday afternoon if all goes well. Home therapy will come out and do his physical therapy but they want someone to be with him for at least one week before he is alone. Guess who that goes to? Yep, you got it, me! I am going to have to revise my schedule for the next week and relocate my kiddos so we can get him taken care. As I said, I am glad to do it, because I would do anything for him. Just life is so crazy right now and feels like it just keeps adding up. Anyways, the evening is getting close to wrapping up. I'm just trying to make sure that he has something in his system and is situated. Then it's time to head home and kiss my husband who I haven't seen all day. I'll peak my head in on all the kiddos and whisper "sweet dreams" to them. Tomorrow will start a new day of adventure. Good night to all and I will check in tomorrow.

July 9, 2013

I have to be very honest right this minute. I am stressed trying to get this post in before midnight so it counts for my blog of the day. But I have pushed myself to the limit on time and energy and have over-extended myself. Why is it that I am pushing myself beyond the edge to try and get a post done that is worth a measly 3 points? Yet I am! Even though as I review Ms. A's website and look through several of the class blogs and find more people than not - not blogging everyday. So why is it that 3 points is so important to me? I don't know that I can even answer that at this point. I am tired and ready to go to bed and have more homework that I have to get done. I will be spending the entire day at the hospital tomorrow for my grandfather's knee replacement. DANG IT! And it just turned midnight - so here I am stressing myself for these 3 crazy points and now I don't get them anyways. Oh well, I am sure life will continue. I guess I can happily relax a little now since it won't really matter anyways. As I spoke on yesterday, I have officially entered the mini-van world! We picked up our Dodge Grand Caravan this afternoon. It is awesome and the kids love it. I guess it's not going to be so bad driving on after all! Well, I am extremely tired, and short on thoughts so I am going to call it a night and report back in tomorrow.

July 8, 2013

The Minivan Stage! Yep, I am about to officially enter it. My husband and I should be completing the paper work tomorrow on a minivan. Oh my goodness - I can't believe I am saying that! There is just some type of stereotype that seems to be put on those who drive one. Personally, I like them - look at all the room you have. There is space so the children can't fight near as much, yelling "he touched me", "she's in my space". I know, wishful thinking, right? They will still find a way to get in each others space. With four children in the home, there aren't many options for six plus passenger vehicles. We have looked at a few options but it seems as though the minivan has the best fuel mileage with the most room; a win-win situation. How will I look driving a minivan? I almost feel like I am too young to drive one - even though I am 37. But it's all about practicality and affordability. So when I get that call tomorrow that it is ready for us to pick up, I will cheer and jump up and down and be excited that I have enough space in one vehicle for the kiddos and they won't have to be sitting right on top of each other. The next trip to Silver Dollar City will be exciting because everyone will have their own space and I will still have enough room in the back to put the strollers and other things we have. Entering the minivan stage is going to be a good thing. So what if I am typed as a "soccer" mom - although for me it is tot-ball, volleyball, basketball; I will gladly be marked with that title. It represents my children and who wouldn't be proud of that. So I will try to get some rest tonight even though the anticipation of the phone call will be driving me crazy. Only about 12 more hours!

July 7, 2013

I can't seem to think of anything tonight so I am going to list all the words I can think of that start with the letter M ...

mouse                           
mickey
mirror
mower
merry
mint
much
more
mine
mobil
man
macho
miraculous
miracle
moon
monkey
movie
montage
misty
mucle
mustard
mayonaise
molasis
mule
munchies
mussle
mango
master
mellow
morsile
music
motorcycle
maragoulds

You wouldn't think it would be that hard to come up with, but I am already drawing a blank! Maybe better luck tomorrow night.  Maybe I should trying blogging in the morning? Is there a possibility that would work? We'll see when the day is new... I have so much to do and I'll have stuff I want to talk about and so will you.

July 6, 2013

What a crazy day it has been! Not that it has been anything spectacular or anything but I am warn out. My day started out by the puppy waking me up at 6:00am to go outside. He is making a really bad habit of getting up early! While I was trying to do some homework and get caught up; he pushed open the door to the baby's room and woke her up at 6:50. Then she was up! We got around and test drove a couple of cars, which ended up not panning out due to some issues with our current car. After that, we drove back to Republic just to turn around and drive BACK to Marionville to help pack and load more stuff for my in-laws who are moving. I really dislike moving and when someone has been in a home for 17 plus years, it is amazing how much stuff you find stored away. Returning to Republic, my husband and I got around to go work a Springfield Cardinals game. Went really well, and we did almost $5700.00 in our stand tonight. Not bad for about 5 hours work. Here it is bed time now but I can't sleep because I have homework to do. So I will pray that I can keep my eyes open long enough to get something done! Well, I have blogged about all I can tonight because I am finding myself falling asleep as I type. I will return tomorrow.