2007 up to date blog

Well it's been one heck of a year. I'm not even sure where to start. I guess I can start with today and work backwards. Today is Donovan's first day of 4th grade. Man I remember my 4th grade teacher. Mrs. Glover i think was her name. Yeah, that is it. She was always on my ass cause I talked too much....imagine that. LOL Well, back to Donovna. He woke up last night with anxiety I guess cause he said he couldn't sleep. I just sent him to the couch. He normally sleeps well there if he can't sleep. He was even ready and at the bus stop 15 minutes early today. From what rumor has it his teacher this year does not believe in homework and is super nice. THANK GOD!!!!! So I hope he has a fantastic day!!!!

I have come to the realization that I am still very much a kid. Without realizing it I have been rebelling still and really need to work on that. Guess the rebelling never ended since middle school. So there are some things within myself this year i need to work on and set goals so we can get ahead on financials. '

Sports have come full force this year. In the winter months donovan played basketball. i hated his coach. he only let the "GOOD" players play. he always kicked out the bad players. he definitely had his favorites and star players. thing is.....he never gave the other kids to show him what they had. donovan has been playing basketball for the past 3 years and he's done great on his teams.....but not this one. i think he was intimidated by all of that. so thank goodness that's all over. next came spring soccer. their team won all but 1 game. they ended up losing in the finals but that's okay. they did great otherwise. carmen kept bugging me that she wanted to play soccer but you have to be 4 to play. So now comes fall football and soccer. Donovan is on the same team as last year. The Bills. Carmen once again will probably be their mascot. I still have her cheerleading outfit from last year. So practices are Tuesday and thursday and saturday (until games start). Games are held on Saturdays. Then there is Carmen. While she is still 3 and won't be 4 until next month, the ymca said it's okay for her to play. Well I got a call asking me to coach her team......good bye soccer mom hello COACH COLLEEN!!! LOL I hope I don't kill myself doing this. Tonight is our first practice. I have NO experience in this stuf. Thankfully the asst coach has coached sports before. Hopefully he has a clue. So practices for that are Wednesdays and Games on sundays. so for the next forever I am busy MON, TUE, WED, SAT and SUN. 5 flippin day's out of the week I am involved in sports, heat, rain, cold, wind...you name it. PRAY FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had my 10 year reunion just recently. I had an absolute blast and can't wait for the next 10 year reunion. man....i'll be almost 40. hope i'll still be cool then. hee hee It was held at the Embassy Suites Downtown Charleston. Very nicely put together. The after party was great cause everyone got to unwind, dance and get drunk. LOL We (a grp of like 20-30 of us) took the party to a dance club called CLUB TRIO. The atmosphere was nice. It eventually got way crowded. They had 2 levels, one downstairs w/ live music and upstairs a dj. Both levels were great. I'd def. go again. I got to see my family and friends I haven't seen in a long time plus my best friends new addidtion, Gabriella!!!! she's a beauty.


As far as the house goes.....we still have some work to go. We added a 2nd bathroom upstairs which i love. we haven't used it yet cause we're not ready to start on the downstairs remodeling. the kids use it for toileting and brushing teeth. i'm content w/ that for now.

This holiday season we are planning to go to PA to visit the inlaws. We should probably be able to get Rebekah then too for another visit. She's been out here twice this summer for visits. I am looking forward to seeing everyone in PA again. I am sure the kids will be super excited too.

Well that is my update. Sorry so long but ya know a whole year has passed since I last updated everyone. Hope you all have a great year!!!

Oh and one more thing. I joined this group called valleymoms. We had our first playdate yesterday. It was great. I am super excited to be able to meet other moms in the area finally. It sux not having any friends where you live for over a year. Well I had one freind.....THANKS TERESA!!!!
I find it so hard to make friends as you get older. I did work at the beginning of the year but once summer rolled around I quit. I am planning on staying at home w/ the kids and running our ebay business for Tony. Wish me luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!