So tonight I get home from work – find one of these…. and start painting the outdoor project until dark. Got one side primed.

and now

Gosh darn it all to heck – it’s gonna be a mess out there tomorrow.

- and well – I don’t want to do any of it.

If it doesn’t rain, we will be finishing that stupid outdoor project. Although before we can begin on the project – we have to pick up trash at the football field. If it rains, I will be cleaning the house, doing laundry and going shopping. Need to find Tink’s birthday present and I’m not sure what we want to get her yet.

Tink and I went to local discount box store tonight – she needs more jeans – she only has two that fit – and she put a hole in the knees in one pair. My problem? Finding them that fit her teeny tiny waist, and then they have to long enough. Didn’t find any at that store – and so I’m hoping that I can get to the big metropolis to Old Navy or Target.

Did you watch Grey’s Anatomy? Or ER? Both were good.

Work is going to be super, super busy today (Friday) and I just can’t even put my mind around all that I have to have done before I can call it a day. I made my list, and have told the other office gal, that I have to be able to concentrate on what I am doing – but she didn’t seem to grasp that concept yesterday – I hope that she gets it today…or else I may go off on her.

‘….I’ll get you my pretty…. and your little dog too….” (Insert best Wicked Witch of the West laugh)

I don’t know why. Perhaps it’s the fact that our outdoor project is sucking big time. And work is insanely busy….

Tink had her 4 year well child check today – she is 39 inches tall and 33 pounds – and is in the 50% on the charts. I know those charts don’t mean crap – but I like that she is finally on them. She is doing great.

’nuff said.

Just when I’ve had enough – I want to crawl into bed and never ever come out again… I am reminded why I love being a parent…. the kids are funny!!

We’ve been busy doing stuff in the yard – tonight I was a terrible parent and we ate fast food – because at 7:30 we still hadn’t had supper and the kids have to get to bed at a decent time.

As we pull into the garage at 8:15, I tell the kids they have to get ready for bed and go to bed. From the backseat I hear… and maybe it’s because of lack of sleep, but it cracked me up….

TINK: “But Momma, I wanna play with my beaver, I don’t wanna go to bed!”

(Pan got a bear that stands on either his hand or foot, and Tink got a toy beaver in her kids meal…)

Man I need to get out more or something…

My younger Brother – M was here this weekend. He is my baby Brother – and I’ll always picture him as the one that needs someone to watch over him, although he always has my back, and truth be told he watches out for me too. He wants to make sure that I am happy in life….I love having him for a brother. He is a good man. I want the best for him.

It was sort of funny – listening to him talk about our extended family – (our aunts and uncles) I was expressing my dissatisfaction with one of my aunts because she refuses to remember Mr. Incredibles name, or my last name – her reason – He won’t be around long enough to bother. It pisses me off. – Why? Because I’ve been married to Mr Incredible longer than two of her marriages put together.

My weekend was great – I got to spend some time with my Brother – and at the same time my weekend sucked, because we worked our asses off and got no where. I hate getting nowhere.

Have a good week.

Side note – I’ve been to your blogs, really I have – I just don’t have the brain power to leave a comment. *sorry* and I’ll probably be a bad blogger this week – I’m just so overwhelmed being a parent, trying to get this darn project done, and work. I don’t know how people do it.

This week we have had something going on every single night after work.

The poor kids have not had a decent meal, or been to bed on time all week. Tonight was an open house at the school. The concept is simple – but think about this – the school is Jr K through 2nd Grade – there is roughly 6 or 7 class for each grade – each class has 17-22 students – each student brought their parents, and step-parents, grandparents, and sibilings…. (that’s a few too many people in the halls if you ask me.)

The goal is to meet the teachers, and the people that spend 7 hours a day with your kid. You start in their main classroom and get a passport – then you have to collect stamps from all the teachers. We made the mistake of letting Pan lead the way – we went back and forth, up one hall, down the next and back. The school is set in pods if you will – Kindergarteners here, 1st graders over there, and 2 graders in the other section of the school. An HOUR later we are out of there, home in time to review spelling words, and read a little bit. Then bedtime routine….

Tossed a load of laundry in, and now I’m watching Grey’s Anatomy… only an hour behind – thankfully I’m recording it – because I’ll have to watch it again.

The washer just beeped, I need to clean the house…and instead I am blogging… better get off my butt and get it done.

it’s a simple question of sorts….

If you speak your mind, and it is truly what you believe, should you apologize and take it back, because it “upset” someone, or a group of people?

What if it cost you your job?

What if it causes a war?

or death threats….

At what point do you sell yourself, your values, out – and if it is in the name of self-preservation – is it really a sell out?

Guess this is why we all have to remember that once the words are spoken, no matter how hard you try, you can’t take it back. You can put a nail in a board, but when you pull that nail out – the hole is still there.

Just a little something to think about…..