Wowsers. Three months...as much as I love to write, it surprises me that I have taken a three month break from blogging.
My break started soon after I was laid off. I just did not seem to have much gumption to write. I am not sure, since being laid off was actually a positive thing, it isn't like I was devastated or such.
Anyway, I am still alive and kicking. We have had a spectacular summer. I have so enjoyed being home with them, hanging out. Since I haven't been tied down with a job, we had the opportunity to do a lot of fun, cool things.
We had a annual family vacation at the beach in June. My sister-in-law and niece joined us as they always do. We had great weather, which was really nice, of course. It was a great week.
We went to the lake a few afternoons to go tubing. The kids absolutely love riding on the tube. Granddaddy John absolutely loves taking them.
Another highlight was the Great Wolf Lodge mini-vacation. Boy the kids really had a blast there. It was such a relaxing trip for Sheldon and I since the kids could just go and we were able to just sit and have real adult conversation! We enjoyed the water activities too, but there was a lot of time that we were able to just chill.
Sheldon did some traveling alone this summer, once for business and once for fun. He went to a Homicide Convention...sounds like fun, huh? Most recently he went to the beach for four days on a guy weekend. He takes this trip every August, it is his recharge time.
Our highlight of the summer was the weekend of August 8. Our VERY dear friend got married at the beach. The wedding was spectacular. The weekend was so memorable. We had SUCH a good time. The ceremony was perfect. The kids and I were in the wedding, and boy did the kids look amazing. I just cannot express wow wonderful everything was. I have some great pictures. (They are posted on facebook.)
Well, now that I have gotten caught up on our summer, perhaps the next post will not be so scattered.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Busy Time of the Year
Once again...writer's block. Haven't been here in awhile...thought about writing a lot, but haven't for some reason or another.
Life is getting busy here at the Perkins' house. The end of the school year is very busy it seems. I will personally be really glad when school is out. We, well, the kids, had end of grade testing last week, which I think is the most stupidest thing out there, but I will spare you the extreme details of my hatred toward the test.
After end of grade testing, Mackenzie jumped right into dance company auditions. These were pretty stressful for her...and me. Thankfully they are over too. It will be after recital before she knows anything. UGGG.
Speaking of recital that brings me to next week. Wednesday night Mac has dress rehearsal. On Sunday afternoon she has the recital. I am, and she is looking forward to this performance. Sheldon is pretending to be excited, as much as he hates it, he is very supportive of Mac and her dancing. As for Chase, we will drag him there kicking and screaming the whole way.
Saturday is going to be a real busy day. Chase has a swim meet in the morning then that afternoon/evening, he is having his party for his birthday, which is Thursday.
The week after this one will be a little better. They will both have field days, class parties, award ceremonies, then at last, the last day of school. I cannot believe that I will soon have a forth grader and a seventh grader.
Chase brought his yearbook home yesterday. As I was looking through it, I got right sick to my stomach. The seventh graders look like young men and women. My Chase still looks like a boy to me. As I looked at these kids, I realized that by fall Chase will, or possibly could have changed so much. I cannot believe how quickly these kids are growing up. It honestly seems like a few weeks ago when they were slumped over in their car seats sleeping and drooling everywhere. (Okay, they still drool, but you get the picture.)
On a different note, the pool has opened. This seems to mark the summer season for me. I could sit by the pool all day...if the kids would not start with the whole, "I am bored." or "I am hungry, what's for lunch?" I love sitting in the sun. I am not much on getting in the pool, unless I am so hot I cannot stand it any longer. In that case I wait until adult swim and jump in since if I don't I seem to be a magnet to my children, who seem to do nothing but hang on me and/or splash me. Don't like to be splashed, even if I am wet...is that so hard to understand?
Guess I have rambled on enough about nothing at all. I promise I will try to update a little more often. Maybe life will become a little more interesting once the urchins are released from school. ( I have a feeling once they are out, I will wish they were back in.)
Have a good one, chat soon.
Life is getting busy here at the Perkins' house. The end of the school year is very busy it seems. I will personally be really glad when school is out. We, well, the kids, had end of grade testing last week, which I think is the most stupidest thing out there, but I will spare you the extreme details of my hatred toward the test.
After end of grade testing, Mackenzie jumped right into dance company auditions. These were pretty stressful for her...and me. Thankfully they are over too. It will be after recital before she knows anything. UGGG.
Speaking of recital that brings me to next week. Wednesday night Mac has dress rehearsal. On Sunday afternoon she has the recital. I am, and she is looking forward to this performance. Sheldon is pretending to be excited, as much as he hates it, he is very supportive of Mac and her dancing. As for Chase, we will drag him there kicking and screaming the whole way.
Saturday is going to be a real busy day. Chase has a swim meet in the morning then that afternoon/evening, he is having his party for his birthday, which is Thursday.
The week after this one will be a little better. They will both have field days, class parties, award ceremonies, then at last, the last day of school. I cannot believe that I will soon have a forth grader and a seventh grader.
Chase brought his yearbook home yesterday. As I was looking through it, I got right sick to my stomach. The seventh graders look like young men and women. My Chase still looks like a boy to me. As I looked at these kids, I realized that by fall Chase will, or possibly could have changed so much. I cannot believe how quickly these kids are growing up. It honestly seems like a few weeks ago when they were slumped over in their car seats sleeping and drooling everywhere. (Okay, they still drool, but you get the picture.)
On a different note, the pool has opened. This seems to mark the summer season for me. I could sit by the pool all day...if the kids would not start with the whole, "I am bored." or "I am hungry, what's for lunch?" I love sitting in the sun. I am not much on getting in the pool, unless I am so hot I cannot stand it any longer. In that case I wait until adult swim and jump in since if I don't I seem to be a magnet to my children, who seem to do nothing but hang on me and/or splash me. Don't like to be splashed, even if I am wet...is that so hard to understand?
Guess I have rambled on enough about nothing at all. I promise I will try to update a little more often. Maybe life will become a little more interesting once the urchins are released from school. ( I have a feeling once they are out, I will wish they were back in.)
Have a good one, chat soon.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Preparing for J's Big Day
Once again, it has been awhile since I was here. I don’t know what it is but I just have not wanted to be on the computer very much.
Mackenzie and I just got back from our seamstress’ house. Mackenzie and I are in a wedding in August. Mackenzie’s dress is a wee bit too big, like maybe she is a size 8 in a girls and the dress is a size 2 in a ladies. Wee bit big. I thought Sheila (the seamstress) was going to have a coronary when I told her what we needed. She used about 50 pins to make it fit her. She was relieved to know she had a couple of months to work on it.
I am so honored to be a part of this wedding. The bride is a very close friend, actually she is more like family. I have known J, the bride, since she was 3-4 years old. Her parents owned a skating rink, in which all teens at the time hung out. Sheldon and I was a couple of the teens that hung out there. J, was always running all around there winning the hearts of anyone she came in contact with. You couldn’t not fall for her and her chubby cheeks.
Over a few months Sheldon and I became very close to her parents. Her mom sort of took all of us teens under her wing and watched out for us. Her dad was a huge, okay, the reason Sheldon is what he is today. B, the dad, was the first person that believed in him.
As you can see this family became our family. We were with them all the time. In fact we all went to the beach together for my graduation, which is where Sheldon and I officially became a couple. (Before this we were just friends that flirted way too much and denied that we were anything more than friends.)
A fond memory that I have of J on that trip to the beach was one morning she came in and jumped up on my bed and leaned in close to wake me, my first words to her was “You smell like Doritos.” That child lived off Cool Ranch Doritos. Every other food she ate was dipped into ranch dressing.
I adored J so much. J adored us too, if I say so myself. She would get my name and Sheldon’s name mixed up all the time, so she just decided to call both of us “Mesheldon”.
We saw J go from a toddler, to a little girl, to a teenager, and now to a young lady. I have a picture of Sheldon standing with her at her preschool graduation and then again at her college graduation. She is now a first year teacher, teaching kindergarten, at a local school. I know that she is probably the most awesome teacher, with her kindness and love for children.
J was a junior bridesmaid at my wedding. (Her brother was a junior groomsman, and her father was the best man.) I remember just how adorable she looked. It almost makes me cry to think that in August my daughter will serve as a junior bridesmaid in J’s wedding. What an honor. If that isn’t enough, I will also be standing there as a bridesmaid too.
The wedding will be just gorgeous. J is getting married on the beach. The bridesmaid dresses are beautiful. J’s dress is more than perfect. It is absolutely gorgeous. Chase will be wearing white linen. I cannot wait to see all of this come together. I know it will be just as perfect as J.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Nomal, or Not
It has been awhile…again. It seems that I have had a bit of “writer’s block.”
Everybody is doing well. Things have changed since my last blog. I am no longer working. It has been a very relaxing couple of weeks. I was very stressed at my job, not to mention the hour long drive that I did each way. I am trying to learn what normal is. The kids seem to enjoy my being home. It is nice to be in the car rider line to pick up Mac, and wow, what a feeling to be at home watching Chase get off the bus.
I realized the other day that it had been years since I had helped the kids do their homework. I mean I had helped each kid study on occasion, but beyond that someone else had helped them at afterschool, and I was just thankful that I did not have to after a long day at work. I feel like I really am more of a part of their school day now.
I had a call from Mac’s teacher on yesterday, she and I had been trying to get a conference scheduled for some time, but with my work schedule I had not been able to get off to go. I was able to finally schedule that, and while I was on the phone with her she told me that Mac would be getting an award on Monday. Guess what…I can go even, on a short notice. Wow.
On to other things, the kids got their report cards on Thursday. They both did really well. Mac is just where she is supposed to be this time of the school year. Unfortunately, the end of grade testing is approaching. She is not the strongest reader when she has to read seven to eight long passages. Her teacher is trying to build up her endurance. I am confident that she will be just fine.
Chase, is also really doing well. After five years of his teachers assuring me that he had a reading disability and that he would really have a struggle in school, Chase has made the A honor roll for the third time this year. He has made us so proud. He does work hard. It is so refreshing to have his teachers have such positive remarks about him. I cannot even stress the relief that Sheldon and I feel.
There is really not much more going on here, as I mentioned we are just trying to figure out what normal is now.
Everybody is doing well. Things have changed since my last blog. I am no longer working. It has been a very relaxing couple of weeks. I was very stressed at my job, not to mention the hour long drive that I did each way. I am trying to learn what normal is. The kids seem to enjoy my being home. It is nice to be in the car rider line to pick up Mac, and wow, what a feeling to be at home watching Chase get off the bus.
I realized the other day that it had been years since I had helped the kids do their homework. I mean I had helped each kid study on occasion, but beyond that someone else had helped them at afterschool, and I was just thankful that I did not have to after a long day at work. I feel like I really am more of a part of their school day now.
I had a call from Mac’s teacher on yesterday, she and I had been trying to get a conference scheduled for some time, but with my work schedule I had not been able to get off to go. I was able to finally schedule that, and while I was on the phone with her she told me that Mac would be getting an award on Monday. Guess what…I can go even, on a short notice. Wow.
On to other things, the kids got their report cards on Thursday. They both did really well. Mac is just where she is supposed to be this time of the school year. Unfortunately, the end of grade testing is approaching. She is not the strongest reader when she has to read seven to eight long passages. Her teacher is trying to build up her endurance. I am confident that she will be just fine.
Chase, is also really doing well. After five years of his teachers assuring me that he had a reading disability and that he would really have a struggle in school, Chase has made the A honor roll for the third time this year. He has made us so proud. He does work hard. It is so refreshing to have his teachers have such positive remarks about him. I cannot even stress the relief that Sheldon and I feel.
There is really not much more going on here, as I mentioned we are just trying to figure out what normal is now.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Way to Fast
It’s been a while. I just haven’t been in the mood to get on the computer once I have gotten home from work these days.
We have been a bit busy the past few weeks. It has been very stressful. I wrecked our van, which was devastating. Luckily no one was hurt. I had the joy of dealing with the insurance company, which they were actually very easy and helpful to work with. My van was totaled. I then had to go car shopping. Car shopping is not fun. I actually did most of my shopping on the internet. I found one that I liked. I went to see it and test drove it. I was pretty pleased. I went back the next day and bought it. It is a Saturn Vue. It is not new, it is a 2005, but only had 25,000 miles on it. It smells brand new on the inside. I really like it, as does Sheldon and the kids. The kids are so strict with each other about leaving stuff in it, or tracking grass in. Hopefully they will continue to be this way and they will help me keep it looking nice.
This past weekend Mackenzie and I were in Spartenburg, SC. Mackenzie had a dance competition. She did really well. It was just a very long two days. We left after work on Friday, getting us down there very late. Saturday morning we had to be at the competition dressed and ready to go on stage at 8:45am. Our day did not end until about 8pm, then we were in the car for 3.5 hours. Very late night. Mac and I were both really tired on Sunday. I am still tired. (Must be getting old.)
Sheldon and Chase had a guy weekend. I did not ask what all they had been up to. There are some things girls just don’t need to know about. It was more fun to imagine all the things they must have done that resulted in my house having some kind of tornado coming through. I really think we could get federal aid for the damage.
Back to work and school today. Weekends just go by way to fast.
We have been a bit busy the past few weeks. It has been very stressful. I wrecked our van, which was devastating. Luckily no one was hurt. I had the joy of dealing with the insurance company, which they were actually very easy and helpful to work with. My van was totaled. I then had to go car shopping. Car shopping is not fun. I actually did most of my shopping on the internet. I found one that I liked. I went to see it and test drove it. I was pretty pleased. I went back the next day and bought it. It is a Saturn Vue. It is not new, it is a 2005, but only had 25,000 miles on it. It smells brand new on the inside. I really like it, as does Sheldon and the kids. The kids are so strict with each other about leaving stuff in it, or tracking grass in. Hopefully they will continue to be this way and they will help me keep it looking nice.
This past weekend Mackenzie and I were in Spartenburg, SC. Mackenzie had a dance competition. She did really well. It was just a very long two days. We left after work on Friday, getting us down there very late. Saturday morning we had to be at the competition dressed and ready to go on stage at 8:45am. Our day did not end until about 8pm, then we were in the car for 3.5 hours. Very late night. Mac and I were both really tired on Sunday. I am still tired. (Must be getting old.)
Sheldon and Chase had a guy weekend. I did not ask what all they had been up to. There are some things girls just don’t need to know about. It was more fun to imagine all the things they must have done that resulted in my house having some kind of tornado coming through. I really think we could get federal aid for the damage.
Back to work and school today. Weekends just go by way to fast.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
I Have No Idea What to Write
I haven't posted in awhile...we have been really busy. It is a shame how busy our lives get that we cannot even do the little things that we enjoy. I really like blogging, a lot, but I haven't had the 5 minutes it takes to write a passage.
Now that I have the 5 minutes, I have no idea what to write.
Chase is fine, Mackenzie is fine, I am fine, Sheldon is fine...we are all fine.
I could tell you that Chase started swimming again. I think he likes it, he has had a little bit of adjustment issues. He is doing really, really good considering he had not swam since July.
I could tell you that Mackenzie had a performance with dance this past weekend. She did a wonderful job. She has several biggies coming up. In a couple of weeks she will be doing her first competition for the year.
I guess I could tell you that my life is the same. I run the above said children everywhere. I have been really busy at work. I find myself really looking for Friday each week, more so than before.
I could tell you that Sheldon is doing great. He is busy with his work. He really loves his job, which is such a great thing to be able to see.
So, as I said before, I have no idea what to write about.
Now that I have the 5 minutes, I have no idea what to write.
Chase is fine, Mackenzie is fine, I am fine, Sheldon is fine...we are all fine.
I could tell you that Chase started swimming again. I think he likes it, he has had a little bit of adjustment issues. He is doing really, really good considering he had not swam since July.
I could tell you that Mackenzie had a performance with dance this past weekend. She did a wonderful job. She has several biggies coming up. In a couple of weeks she will be doing her first competition for the year.
I guess I could tell you that my life is the same. I run the above said children everywhere. I have been really busy at work. I find myself really looking for Friday each week, more so than before.
I could tell you that Sheldon is doing great. He is busy with his work. He really loves his job, which is such a great thing to be able to see.
So, as I said before, I have no idea what to write about.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Report Card Time
Report cards came out this week...Once again, I am a very proud mama. Mackenzie is on grade level for everything. She is exactly where she is suppose to be. She still loves school and seems to really have a great time when she is there.,
Chase worked really hard this semester and it paid off. He made straight A's again this nine weeks. Half way through the school year and he has had straight A's. I cannot tell you (okay, I have, but) how significant this is for Chase, since he had struggled so hard in elementary school with his reading and such.
Chase gets to attend a school dance on Friday afternoon, it is only for kids that got A or B honor roll. It is during school hours which means he gets to miss a couple of classes. This is a big deal, of course.
I was out of town this past weekend. While I was away, Mackenzie had a dance performance. Sheldon was there. He described her as very beautiful and really good. He does not see her every week at practice like I do. It amazes him when he does see her and sees her progress. I hated missing it. The dance was a lyrical performances. Lyrical seems to be her favorite class right now. (Good thing since we paid so much money for those little tiny shoes)
Exhaustion has set in...so until next time...
Chase worked really hard this semester and it paid off. He made straight A's again this nine weeks. Half way through the school year and he has had straight A's. I cannot tell you (okay, I have, but) how significant this is for Chase, since he had struggled so hard in elementary school with his reading and such.
Chase gets to attend a school dance on Friday afternoon, it is only for kids that got A or B honor roll. It is during school hours which means he gets to miss a couple of classes. This is a big deal, of course.
I was out of town this past weekend. While I was away, Mackenzie had a dance performance. Sheldon was there. He described her as very beautiful and really good. He does not see her every week at practice like I do. It amazes him when he does see her and sees her progress. I hated missing it. The dance was a lyrical performances. Lyrical seems to be her favorite class right now. (Good thing since we paid so much money for those little tiny shoes)
Exhaustion has set in...so until next time...
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