Been a Little Busy

Yesterday was a pretty good day.  I was originally supposed to have a board meeting (don't I sound so important? LOL NOT) with the other board members of MOMS Club® at our house but because of the weather (we got 5 more inches of snow!) only a couple of them showed up so instead we just had some girl talk while the kids played :). 

It was nice because I got to vent some things out and felt better when I wasn't the only one who felt the way I did about a certain situation.  Nothing horrible just something that has been bothering me.  Well that and I have been PMSing anyway so it was nice to have other women to talk to lol.  No matter how hard he tries my hubby just doesn't understand LOL.  The poor guy :).  LOL.

They got here around 9:30 a.m. and stayed still almost 1 p.m. LOL.  It was really nice to have some friends over.  It's been a while since I just sat and talked with some friends.

Today was a pretty busy day.  Did some schooling early this morning and then off to one of the other moms, that was over here yesterdays, house for a new member breakfast with some newer members of the MOMS Club®.  So again I got to just be with friends and this time I didn't have anything to vent about LOL. Just  a nice time.

After leaving my friends house we were off to get our taxes done.  We were pleasantly surprised about just how much we are getting back.  Much needed but surprised all the same.  I can get everything I wanted for next years curriculum for the boys.  I thought I would have to really tighten the belt on that but I can spend what I normally do.  Not that I am going to spend loads on it but I can spend more than I thought on it anyway.  After we got home from that I finished up school work with the boys.

Tomorrow is the MOMS Club® monthly meeting so after making dinner today I had to get things around for the meeting.  I had to get the sign-up sheets up and printed and get things around to send to the higher-ups (it's an International club). 

Later tomorrow we are going to my brother-in-law and sister-in-laws home.  My sister-in-law just found out she has lupus but the good news is that it's not the systemic lupus which is the bad one but it's the Discoid Lupus Erythematosus which generally just effects the skin. It can turn to the other kind but she will have to go and get tests every so often so they can keep an eye on things but otherwise she is in good health!  So we will be visiting them tomorrow as well.

I am not going to complain on how busy I have been the last few days LOL.  It's been a while since I've had a lot going on so it was all good.  So what have you been up to lately? 

Laundry, Bunk Beds and Stress

Not much going on today.  Hubby went with us today to the Laundromat because he had to go to Michigan Works to update a few things so he can get his extension on Unemployment. 

While I was folding laundry he helped with school work by having Jarod read to him.  Jarod did really well.  He's really coming along in his reading.

When we got home we finished up school work and cleaned the boy's top bunk.  See we don't have a lot of room and the boys don't have a closet in their room.  So some of their big "Star War" ships were up there.  The boys have shared the bottom bunk for a while now.  Even when it wasn't all full of stuff they liked to sleep in the same bad. 

Hubby bought an extra bin to put at least most of them in and the rest on top of them (these are big ships.  Got them on E-bay :) ).  So now they have the top bunk again.  They were really excited about it now though.  I think they are getting older and need their own space.  I am glad we cleaned it up for them. 

Jarod is now sleeping on the top (he really wanted to LOL) and Chord is sleeping on the bottom bunk (Which he prefers anyway).  Besides they are both getting to big to share one twin sized bunk LOL.  Nice to have a little more room too I think.

Friday is the MOMS Club® Membership Meeting so once again I am having to get the Newsletter ready for print.  We are still working on it but this month I am not getting stressed out about it.  I figure I am doing what I am supposed to be doing.  So if it doesn't get done they can't really blame me for it :P.  I am learning not to stress the small stuff (really trying anyway LOL). 

So how about you?  Do you get stressed easily? (Oh I sure can on certain things). What is something that really stresses you out? What do you do to chill out? LOL.  I was just curious to see if I am alone or not LOL.

The weekend was a full one. Friday, I had a MOMS Club® meeting in the afternoon. So the night before I had to get all the sign-up sheets printed and ready. It went pretty well all in all I think. Just glad I was able to get the newsletter to print. So I should be stress free till next months meeting ugh! Makes me wonder sometimes if I should have not taken the position.

Anyway after the meeting Friday we went to hub's brother's house. The boys always have fun playing with their cousins. It was an enjoyable time. Then we came home and our neighbor (not the new one but the one we've always gotten along with) was burning some sticks and the boys and I helped her find sticks. The boys had so much fun staying out after dark LOL. They don't get to often so it was really fun for them. They even brought out a flashlight to help look for sticks LOL. Chord kept saying this is the best night ever LOL. Too bad he doesn't get excited like that for chores LOL!!

Saturday the boys and I ended up at the neighbors again (better than cleaning house right? LOL) helping her sort through some of her Lego's from when her kids were little. I think the boys more played with them then sorted them though LOL. It's ok though because she just loves the boys and we all had fun playing with them a bit too LOL. Even Harlow joined in for a few minutes here and there LOL. After we helped her the boys and our landlords daughter (she's 12) all played some softball. Some how they talked me into it LOL. It was a good day though. The rest of the day was spent relaxing.

Sunday, was church of course. Afterwards we came home ate lunch and then went to my mom's her fiance' house to hang out. The boys some how coned my mom and I to play softball (yeah my boys love playing softball LOL) so we did that for a bit (was a beautiful day) then came in and had some pizza.

My mom ended up giving the boys five dollars each so when we were leaving they had holes in their pockets and wanted to go spend it. So we went and searched for some Lego Batman that they wanted. It took us four stores to find what they were looking for (they already knew what they wanted). So they put their money together and got what they wanted. Hubby with some E-bay money he has is getting them some other Lego Batman thing so the boys are splitting the figures evenly to each other. ... That is one thing I have never really had to worry about with the boys. They share things all the time without being told they have to. It's just something they have always done. Which is cool since I remember my younger brother and I used to fight all the time about anything we had to share LOL.

So that was our weekend. It was busy but it was a good time. So how was your weekend?

Busy, Busy (So what's new LOL)

Today has been one busy day.  Woke-up at my new 6:00 A.M. time and did my exercises (after a couple cups of coffee of course LOL).  Then the boys got up and I fed them breakfast.  Afterwards I got stuff ready and we did some school work. 

Then it was off to the MOMS Club® Membership Meeting.  It ended up being a long meeting because we had a vote on some money issues.  Any time there is money issues you can guarantee it's going to be a long meeting.  Then afterwards some of the other board members and I talked.  Hopefully things will run smoothly in a few months.  We are all new to the board so we are working out the kinks LOL.

After the meeting we came home had lunch and finished some school work.  So after that I had to type up minutes from the meeting and send out a few emails on different things (sign-up sheets to the right coordinator's).  Then of course after all that it was dinner time. 

Tomorrow is Laundry day so I will be up and having to run again tomorrow.  I will take some school work with us to the Laundromat so the boys can do that while I do laundry. 

Wednesday nothing planned (yeah!!) but then on Thursday morning a mom from the MOMS Club® is going to pick the boys and I up and we are going to the Zoo.  I wouldn't have gone because of gas prices but she offered to come pick us up.  So glad we  have a membership though.  That's one less expense and I will just pack the boys and I a lunch. Then on Friday nothing but grocery shopping planned.  All in all this will be a busy week.  I hope everyone had a good Monday :).

Not much going on today. We went to church but that's about it. It was a good service. But anyway I don't really have a lot to chat about today. For a couple of day's now my shoulder through to my neck has been hurting me. It feels like a sharp pain when I move a certain way. I have no idea what I did to it. The only thing I can think of is maybe I slept on it wrong. I just hope it feels better soon.

Tomorrow is a MOMS Club® Membership meeting. So this will be my first Membership meeting as Secretary. I had a board meeting and now it's the membership meeting. I think I have everything I need for the meeting tomorrow. Sign-up sheets, Newsletter and Calendar copies, Agenda copies for everyone and for me to take notes. After the meeting I will have to get the minutes typed out and emailed out to all the members and make a copy to put in my file folder. I already mailed out the newsletter and calendar to the higher ups yesterday so that's done. I just had to get those sent so they would get it by the 15th of the month. So I am doing good LOL. Wish me luck :). I am pretty sure I will be fine though. I've been having fun doing everything and making it my own :). I hope everyone has had a good day!

The meeting went well today. Next month the new board (with me as Secretary) will be taking over. This is something totally new for me so I am a little nervous but excited too!! It will be good for me to try something different :D.


My dad sent me some money for my birthday so I went out and bought a new printer/scanner/copier. I really needed a new one because the other one only wanted to work when it wanted to ugh. It's the same brand as I had but the other one was four years old and it was only Vista compatible through a drive I had to download. So I guess I can't complain too much LOL.



My hubby has some new cars he has worked on. Two of them are Die cast cars and two of them are model kits he had but he added his own decals on them. Enjoy the pics :D.

This one is a Die cast. He stripped the paint to the bare metal (was a Jeff Gordon car)
and added all the other stuff to it. He made this for the boy's. They love it.

This one is a model Kit. He bought the decals separately and made it to an old style Jr. Car.

This was a model Kit that he made into Cale Yarborough car.

This was a Jimmie Johnson Die cast now a number 8 Jr.

This is the other side of it.

Tomorrow I have a MOMS Club® membership meeting to attend. This is one I will learn a little bit more about being the Secretary. I'll have to shadow the current Secretary and then I am on my own in July. This is something new for me. I know it's only a voluntary thing but it is an International Club and I will have to mail some things out to the corporate headquarters. So it is important for the club. So pray that I do all right. Then again I can always ask help from the previous Secretary too but it's still something so new to me. It's like starting a new job even though I am not getting paid for it LOL.

Today we didn't do much. We went to church and then came home. We have been out and about lately so it was nice not to have to run any where or be any where. Like I said tomorrow is the MOMS Club® meeting. Tuesday is laundry day at the Laundromat. Wednesday no plans as of yet anyway. Thursday the third is Freedom Festival at our church. They are even going to have firework displays. We are helping out on watching one of the Moonwalks for an hour. It should be fun. We invited one of Harlow's brothers (one we haven't seen in forever) to come so hopefully he and his girlfriend and children do come. The other ones are invited too of course but we had to offer to this particular brother because we rarely see them. Friday is not only the 4th of July but also Harlow's and mine 10 year Wedding Anniversary. Don't really have any plans though because we are tight on money now. To be honest I would just love to stay at home and just spend some time with him. I am not too picky LOL. We will see how that goes. So that is my week in advance. Hope everyone else has a great week!!!