Once a month my ass!!!

I had the best of intentions really...well then,to catch up...life is pretty damn good! Sometimes it's kinda scary waiting for the other shoe to drop. I could complain about how much weight I've put on and how much my knee hurts but how boring is that. I do have one gripe though. My son (who will unbelievably be going to middle school next year) was told by the teachers in his school this year to "stay away from the 8th graders" and when they must leave the 6th grade areas to "travel in groups" WTF is this about? I was already worried about this notoriously bad for bullying school and now this shit. Supposedly, it's the kids from one particular neighborhood picking on the kids from the rest. There is clearly a racial component that nobody wants to address but I'll be goddamned if my son is bullied and everyone is afraid to open their mouths for fear they'll be labelled a racist. Here's to hoping nothing comes of any of this.

I'll be back within a month this time I swear it. If nothing else I'll rant about the assholes who come in to work. There are more than enough of them to fill a blog on it's own.

Wow!!

It's been a really long time since I've posted anything but I guess it doesn't really matter since I have no followers anyway. It's crazy that this is still here floating around in cyberspace waiting for me or anyone to look at one day.

Anyway, a quick catch up. I live a whole new life it seems. New job, new family members, new friends...all in all I'm a hell of a lot happier than I was when I started this thing. My son will be going to middle school soon! He already has pubic hair which I have been reeling from since I first found out. My husband still works all the time buy now that I work days we see each other much more, nearly every night. It's not something a person who doesn't work opposite shifts can appreciate but it was rough going for awhile there. I still think we are too busy but isn't that the American way.

I'm gonna come back here once a month a least...treat it like a true journal and ramble on about shit only I care about. Maybe I'll love it. See you soon.

Just a quick thought...

I'm trying to get back into the habit of posting but I don't have much to say. I guess that's a great thing. No drama, nothing to bitch about. I'm starting to get a little stressed about the amount of things I'm taking on. If anything else comes up I have got to say no!

I'm really enjoying the people I've met through the cub scouts so I think that's where I'm going to spend most of time for a while. The mommy network never really became the place I thought it would. When I first joined it had lots of night-time sans kid stuff but then they decided it was too much and since my kids are school-aged it never really became the group I needed. Then all the Christian/election bs that when on just soured the whole thing I guess. It was a group for playgroups mostly after all. I personally love to debate things and I always will. I don't take any of it as personal attacks and don't hate people for having different opinions. Now the boards are boring. I still like book club and love to catch a movie anytime so I guess it is what it is. I guess I had more to say than I thought. I just got a little sad when I saw that all those people who used to blog seem to have stopped too and it made me think about all that drama only a few months ago.

4 months!!!

I can't believe I let so much time slip by. I've been busy but seriously...Well in case anyone is still following me not much has been going on. We've had mostly good times which is probably why I haven't taken the time to reflect on them. School is over and I couldn't be happier. Unfortunately they didn't get Sean's IEP in place in time to save first grade but at least next year will be easier on all of us. Derek finished on honor roll...woo hoo!!! He also made advance soccer which is a huge accomplishment for him. I don't know how I feel about driving around for a sport I (as anyone who knows me knows) really don't like.

We're taking over as WEBELOS den leaders soon & I think we're both pretty excited about that. We'll be spending lots of quality (cliche I know) time with Derek as we work through all the badges with the boys. I really enjoyed spending time with all the scouts at day camp. It was one of the most rewarding things I've done as a parent.

Work is even panning out much better. My schedule is pretty consistent and the $$ is much better than before. I'm applying to be a "skill trainer" soon. I'm hoping eventually to be a manager. It takes about 4 years with this company and by then I should have much more time to devote to myself.

Of course, now I have to get one vent out there too. What is with parents? Do they really think their kids annoying/obnoxious behavior is cute to the rest of us? Here's a hint we don't. Only you think your kid screaming and throwing shit all over the place is cute. Do you really let your 5 year throw food on the floor at home? I doubt it. A crying baby is unacceptable in a restaurant for more than a few minutes. By restaurant I mean anywhere people sit and eat, with the exception of Chuckie Cheese. You would not like me to stand right next to you and start yelling now would you? Oh and by the way, the coffee and food and other stuff we carry around on trays tend to be both hot and heavy. It is not a good idea to allow your toddler to run around the servers feet. For those of you who think the world revolves around your adorable kids it's for their safety. I would never expect you to be considerate.

Since I'm here

I figured I might as well get a quick post in. How pathetic I am with this computer stuff! I'm not that old, I should be part of the computer generation but somehow I missed the boat. It took me about an hour to figure out where to get that shitty template and post that pic! While we are talkin about pics I'm completely missing the boat on tkaing them. We have lots of the boys as babies and lots of them on trips to Disney and Universal. None of ourselves and very few of regular life. I know I'm gonna regret that one day so it's time to get it together and start paying attention. Myabe I should make one of those 100 things to do list and add take pics of my family b4 we're gone to it.

Just playing around....

OMG I suck at this!!!!

I cannot believe how long it's been since I've posted here! I've been having a ridiculously hard time adjusting to working mornings. Thank God my mother lives here and can pick up my slack. I still have no idea how to do anything on this blog either. I want to post pics and cool backgrounds but I don't know where they come from so I guess I'm stuck with this. So I'm committing to posting a blog once a week minimum. If nothing happens it'll be boring but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

So for today it's back to the religion thing sort of. It's really about the Cub Scouts. My boys are both scouts now and seem to be enjoying it. It's great for the family in alot of ways since it forces us to make time for each other to complete the various requirements. So now we are looking into leading a den. It's not a crazy amount of work but there is training and stuff so I guess we'll see exactly what it entails then. The problem is my atheism. I try not to force my opinions and beliefs on my children. I'd prefer them to make up their own minds when they get older, but of course that's bullshit, kids learn the most from watching what the prominent adults in their lives do. I don't go to church or pray so they've never been exposed to church really. As a result one child believes in God and Jesus the other doesn't. Unfortunately, this is not acceptable to the scouts and we have to lie. The regular people don't really care, after all there aren't exactly that many active scouts these days, they might be getting desperate. I just hate having to pretend the way we do around certain people.

Here's an example: I say Oh my god alot so does my youngest. Some of the kids in the scouts freak out when we say it and reprimand us. First of all, it's not a scouting rule I can't say it but a personal thing. I know it's a commandment but not everyone who believes in god necessarily believes in that one. Second, saying dumb shit like "cheese and rice" is the same thing. The intent is to cover the use of "Jesus Christ" right? The intent is to use the lord's name in vain and as far as I'm concerned the substitute is just as bad as the real thing. It might help teach your children how to be PC but I doubt God is that stupid. Anyway, just a small rant. Now I'm off to soccer practice, where I pretend to like watching scoreless goalie-free no winner no loser sports!