Blog Makeover

I did a blog makeover, added somethings, took away somethings, labeled something....get the drift....If you are reading this in Google Reader or anywhere else come check it out and tell me what you think....Any oop's ....Catch you later....(psst Auntie Note the time I am related to your husband my days and nights are mixed up)

Work, Work, Mom, and Babies!

So work is crazy, back to full time Title I aide (well 75% but that's an entire different story) and computer labs. Started on August 16 & 17th with training for a new program at work Discover Intensive Phonics. This of course is in addition to new programs already on deck to start this year! (PBIS, Lexia and from last year RTI)Add to this my coworker sent our last packet for Summer Reading August 10th. So that means that I truly had about a week of summer break without work!(spent the rest of the summer taking care of Mom)Not complaining at all...SO all these programs were slated (note I said slated) to start the 23rd of August. Well Lexia and Discover Intensive have computer components to be used in my labs. They just got up and running (crossing fingers) this week. SOOOOOOOOO that means I am so far behind in general ! We also had in this time frame a Book Fair and DIBELS testing. Not to mention my building went from 7 aides to 3! OY! My room got remodeled over the summer, and I have yet to take everything back to work. Someday I may be able to park again in the garage!

My little sister and her husband welcomed their third daughter on August 29th, Sydney Pallas. Now all of August (including my birthday) I kept guessing her date of birth...only for her to decide to hold out to the last minute! If she was not born by the following Monday (30th) she was going to be MADE to be born!LOL. This summer,I sent via Amazon more baby gifts to people than ever before!

My Mom is still not in good health, I wish I could wave a magic wand and she would be a healthy productive 62 year old. Instead she reminds me of a 80 year old. I have said Parenting a Parent is not fun at all, especially when said parent does not have the will to try! Having lost Dad, it makes me even more determined to get mom on track!

As for Scrapbooking, and creative things in general...I have been using my supplies for work (will share pictures when I get a chance) I need to find some creative time for me! Well there is some background to some of my status' on Facebook !(the only way I seem to keep in touch with people these days) I am participating soon in a Blog Hop (a surprise baby shower for someone) so will get to be creative AND use my blog again! So catch you again soon!

Mom's New Garden Fence

Between 1:30 - 2:00 pm (CST) today wind was blowing and shook house...did not think anything of it until looked out back (south) windows..mom's brand new fence for her garden..umm...do not think this will keep rabbits out!

Candle in a Hurricane

The lyrics to this song were on my Christmas letter last year..as I was fighting the battle with mom to get well..ironically here I am a year later..and nothing has changed...At what point do you let it go, and accept defeat, tell yourself you fought a good fight...

Mom's Dr visit today...pretty much patted my mother on the head and that was it....no standing up to her, telling her to quit smoking, (11 cigarettes a hour when home) did not tell her she needs to eat 3 meals a day, (we are now down to barely one) ...this was my last hope, as last year at this time, she had a very similar Doctor appt...month later after Bending until I nearly broke, she went into the hospital (3rd time in year) and I was told I did good, as one more day and she would have been dead...

I said to this Doctor in June 07, that I did not get a chance to fight for Dad, and I was going to do my damnedest to fight for mother...I think I fought a good fight...time to surrender...No more fight left in me, especially when she does not want to join the fight...But how do watch your 60 year old mother let herself go.. Thanks for listening...Catch you later