Ramblings

I am here! I am here! I am here!
(Is anyone else?)

Life has been crazy here as I am sure you can imagine. On top of everything going on with me the kids are wrapping up their school year and it seems every year that the teachers pack everything into this last month. The kids will be done on May 21st. They are so excited.

It is beginning to look like spring finally here. Although we are forecasted for SNOW tomorrow. Crazy. My flowers and plants are starting to peek out of the ground and the birds are waking me up each morning with their chatter.

My house is an absolute mess. Really. It is amazing how much of a mess 9 people can make when the main caregiver is down and out. Thankfully it is spring cleaning time so hopefully it will get rectified quickly now that I am feeling a little better.

I found this new website, called StudyJams, as a part of being a Bzzagent that looks like an awesome homework helper site. I have spent many nights searching on the internet for a lot of homework information for the kids. I wish I had found this site sooner. If you have kids in Elementary school it is worth checking out. It even explains all that math jargon that always gets me confused. :) And it makes it fun for the kids too. It has a point system they can use to earn music clips.

We are going to start working on the attic again now that the weather has warmed up some. Wish us luck as we really need to get it finished now. :) Hopefully I will be able to get some new posts up on my House Blog once we get going up there.

Where my thoughts are put on paper...

Some Wednesday ramblings and updates for all of you.

*Jozey had a much better day at school today. His teacher said he only had one instance of not wanting to listen but he recovered quickly. I forgot about this roller coaster ride. Marea did the exact same thing for the first few years we had her. Now that I remember this should go a little smoother. I don't have to ride the ride with him. I will just be there to help him along the way.

*Billy goes in for the big V tomorrow. I am excited about not having to worry about getting pregnant again.

*Marea is doing awesome lately! (Knock on wood or an entire tree) She has had the best year ever. We haven't had any stealing, lying, or even being naughty at home. I am so enjoying this new child. I am so much more hopeful for her future now.

*I am doing pretty good. The last few days things have gotten better and easier. I severly underestimated the effect my Mom's death had on me. But thankfully I am resilient and tough. Every day it gets a little bit easier. Although I wouldn't mind a vacation on one of those carribean cruises about now. ;)

*We had the kids dental visit last week. All 5 of them came through with flying colors and no cavities. Becca was so excited. She is the only one of my kids who has had any cavities so she was especially happy.

*Easter is this weekend! I have the basket supplies bought and ready to be arranged. How about you?