This is from 1991 -- Jim and Son #1, not long after he learned to walk (Son #1, not Jim). Speaking of Son #1, I haven't told you how awesome he is in a while. I told the kids that I'd like my car washed, the house power washed, and our screened porch cleaned out for Mother's Day. I came home yesterday afternoon to an unlocked garage door and a door on the screened porch laying on the ground. It looked like someone had broken into the house. Before I started to panic I took a closer look. The door had not been broken down, it had been taken down with screw drivers, which were laying beside it. Son #1's car was gone so I assumed he had gone off to the hardware store to get whatever he needed to get to do whatever it was that he was doing. And indeed, that's what he was doing. He was re-screening the door. Then he put it back on. Then he got out the power washer and cleaned out the porch and everything in it. If you live in this area of the country you know that each spring we get a lovely coating of a yellow pollen-ish substance on anything that stands still outside. It's disgusting.
My screened porch is now quite nice and clean and a lovely place to sit and read a book.
He really is a great kid.
They are all great kids, overall. I need to keep that in mind when one of them makes me so frustrated and sad that I want to completely give up --- on everything. That's been happening a lot lately. I'm tired. I want to quit. I want to sell the house and move away (I hear Australia's a nice place to live)--- or just throw in the towel.
Maybe I should go get my meds upped.
Or maybe I should just go out for margaritas more often.
Last night I thought of something funny one of the boys had done that I needed to add to the blog. Now I can't remember what it was. Or maybe I just dreamed about it. Dang! I'm going to have to keep that one under my hat.
I see an ice floe in my future.
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Your post made me smile. You can come move to Australia with me and we'll drink lots of margaritas - and maybe by then you won't need meds anymore :) And there are lots of sexy George-Clooney lookalikes over there with sexy Aussie accents. Ha! No I don't know if there are any Clooney lookalikes, but there are a lot of very attractive guys. ;) Nice to look at anyway. And the scent of tropical frangipani flowers lingers in the air while the sound of rainbow lorikeet chatter fills the evening sky, as you sit watching the sun go down over the aquamarine ocean...yea it's not too shabby. :) I'm packed and ready to go. Well at least once I move there in a few years, you have someone to come visit!! That's awesome that S did all that for you!! My kids just complain about how they are my slaves and I make them do way too many chores and I live all happy and free because they clean my house and I do nothing. Whatever! ;)
I must ask, what does the "mad cow" label have to do with the post? ;) Does this maybe have something to do with the story about the funny thing one of your sons said?? LOL.
I don't believe you have ever thrown in the towel on any thing that got to hard for you. You always prevail. That is why I admire you so much and want to be more like you in my mothering and my walk with God. I know life sucks right now but you are strong and you blogging like you do and get your feelings out for everyone to see well nuf said right there. You have opened your life up to complete strangers. You should be proud of yourself that you get up every morning. That you go to work which helps since your at a place where they all know and care about you. Ok so where am I going with this? The ice floe is right out. (too cold) You are growing as a person each day. You are becoming a stronger person each day although it might not seem like if phyically. I love you so much J. And I am amazed at your writing. I know I have said it before so it must be true. That and I am not the only person to have said it. As I read back thorugh what I have typed I think where the heck am I going with this and it wasn't the Ice Floe thing. I guess what I am trying to say is you are loved and thought about each day by many people. I wish I could hold your towel for awhile but I can't. What I can do is cheer you on, try and make you smile and laugh I know you do that for me. I love you and miss you.
Yes, Australia is a nice place, at least to visit. We enjoyed the vacations to Australia when we lived on Guam. The fact that we were able to buy fresh fruit and vegetables, real milk and shop at a store other than K-Mart may have had a little to do with why we enjoyed Australia. But, please don't go. We'd all miss you. Besides driving on the wrong side of the road is a pain.
Lisa
PS My last post didn't show up under comments. If I said anything that upset you I am sorry. Feel free to tell me if I have not one but both feet in my mouth.
Catching up reading your last few posts. I feel like saying thank you a lot to you after reading your posts and maybe a little like I'm taking away more than I'm giving to you. Does that make sense? I love you and pray for you everyday. You teach me something in every post. Thanks for that my friend. One thing I think of with all of your pictures is I need to get my camera out!
Love ya ,
Julie
"Mad cow" only makes sense if you watch "Boston Legal". It really means Alzheimer's. Or just senility.
I think you need more margaritas. We can put that plan into action starting May 24.
Get ready.
Ok my darling daughter...before I start packing up everything and moving it down to be closer to you...Australia...not so much. I know this is PROBABLY not going to happen, but if there is even a slight chance I'd sure like to know where I might be packing up to move to next.
S is so much a chip off the old block. He's really great. As are all the other 5. I am proud, indeed.
Hang in there. I know it has to get better for you. I'm praying that it does. I love you.
That is one special #1 son you have. Jim set such a fine example for all of your boys that I should not be surprised that #1 actually re-screened a door for his mom and then completed all of the other tasks and might I add, way in advance of Mother's Day. Very sweet and loving! See boys are pretty special!
Alexander's Mom says even in Australia there are Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Days
I vote for the margaritas! You can't move! you won't be able enjoy that great porch Son #1 cleaned for you!!!!
He is an awesome guy!
K and L, I'm looking forward to the 24th, will you both be here on that date???? I will buy you both B-day drinks!!!!!
love you, K
K-
You know it! We're going to have a big party with you all. We're expecting lots of fun and lots of margaritas. :)
wish I could be there :(
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