Dear Lord,
Thank you for this day, as my family and I visit one of the happiest places on Earth. Today, the weather is a perfect 79 degrees with a breeze.
Please excuse me for ramming my stroller into that nice manager lady. I could tell it hurt her, but she managed to hold back tears as she pin-traded with my son.
Please help me to get a restaurant reservation for Thanksgiving dinner tonight...I know I didn't call ahead, but I didn't realize the park would be BUSY!!??!!...I thought people would be at home, eating Turkey where they belong! I really wouldn't want to offer up tonight's prayer over a Turkey Leg and french fries, but I will if I have to.
Please grant us a wish. Any wish. Ears, those lanyard thingeys...or a stay in the Castle. I really don't care which...just ANY of them. My cousin will be jealous! (ok, that's not why...well yes it is, but that can be between you and me.)
Please please please please don't let my daughter find out that they have a beauty salon in the castle!
Please grant Grandma and Uncle Joe the strength to get through the park without an ECV. They lost their driver's licenses for a reason you know. You were there.
Please give the baby the foresight not to drop her sippy cup in the middle of the parade crowds. You know she won't drink from any other cup, and this is HER LAST ONE.
Lastly Lord...please let me give my thanks to all these wonderful Cast Members/Employees who are working today. I know it must be hard being away from their family on this holiday, but it sure is nice of them to take care of mine.
~Guest (as reported by JK)
Monday, November 19, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
A "Do-Nothing" vacation
Dear hubby and I took this week off work, originally to move into our newly constructed Engle home. Since that fell through, we thought about giving back the time and just working, but we both needed a break. We envisioned this week as a productive week in which we got projects done around the house, but so far (5 days into it), it's been a "drive-about-town and check-out-other-new-home-communities" vacation. Hubby did get a ceiling fan installed, and we celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. Our 7 year itch seems to mostly comprise trying to improve our standard of living, and how/where best we could accomplish that goal.
Son A (15)was grounded pretty much for life this week...for hoarding a poor report card, and blatantly lying for over two weeks in an attempt to avoid the inevitable discussion. "Mom, they're having computer glitches..it'll be mailed out soon!" Does he think we're idiots??? OY. Long lists of chores will be compiled this week to help fill the void left by the absence of video games, computer games, email and pretty much anything fun. With Florida having a guaranteed paid college education program, we're trying to get the message across that his C's and D's are costing him a free shot at his future.
Daughter C has taken to drawing pretty obsessively. She's 4, and is going through paper like it's from a renewable resource or something. Pretty hard to explain to a pre-schooler that paper doesn't grow on trees when it, in fact, does. *sigh* Yesterday, she asked me to show her how to draw a flower, and massive flower gardens have been popping up all over the refrigerator and surrounding house areas. Daughter D, not quite 2, is emulating her sister, and also insists on drawing when C is.
Daughters B and E are moseying along in life, just trying to stay out of the way of grounded brothers and flying reams of paper art.
Hubby and I are preparing for the tough return to work next week, and resisting the temptation to claim our remaining 6 weeks of Family leave that we could use in Daughter E's first year!
Son A (15)was grounded pretty much for life this week...for hoarding a poor report card, and blatantly lying for over two weeks in an attempt to avoid the inevitable discussion. "Mom, they're having computer glitches..it'll be mailed out soon!" Does he think we're idiots??? OY. Long lists of chores will be compiled this week to help fill the void left by the absence of video games, computer games, email and pretty much anything fun. With Florida having a guaranteed paid college education program, we're trying to get the message across that his C's and D's are costing him a free shot at his future.
Daughter C has taken to drawing pretty obsessively. She's 4, and is going through paper like it's from a renewable resource or something. Pretty hard to explain to a pre-schooler that paper doesn't grow on trees when it, in fact, does. *sigh* Yesterday, she asked me to show her how to draw a flower, and massive flower gardens have been popping up all over the refrigerator and surrounding house areas. Daughter D, not quite 2, is emulating her sister, and also insists on drawing when C is.
Daughters B and E are moseying along in life, just trying to stay out of the way of grounded brothers and flying reams of paper art.
Hubby and I are preparing for the tough return to work next week, and resisting the temptation to claim our remaining 6 weeks of Family leave that we could use in Daughter E's first year!
Thursday, November 8, 2007
An introduction....Seriously!
Hello, my name is Jennifer, and I would like to welcome you to my blog. I've thought about starting a blog for a while now, and am finally venturing out into the big, big world. I don't necessarily feel that the world needs to hear everything I have to say, but I guess it's fun to put it out there, at least for friends and family.
Much has happened this year, both good and bad...2007 has definitely been a stressful year. It's drawing to a close, and although there WAS good this year, it will be a year that I'm glad to see gone. Hopefully 2008 will be one of those years I try to hang onto a little longer...
In this blog, I'll try to keep the family updated with stories of the kids, photos and all. Since I'm somewhat opinionated, you'll probably also see my input on the stories of the day, but generally not politics. I'll let those who draw a line in the sand and shout at each other carry on about politics, and I'll just sit here, live my life to the best of my ability, and try to raise good people, and be a good manager, wife, mother and friend.
That said, I'll also complain quite a bit, and will hopefully inject a bit of humor for you. Wish me luck.
~Happy reading....or happy skimming...or happy skipping-over-jenn's-blog-entirely. Seriously.
Much has happened this year, both good and bad...2007 has definitely been a stressful year. It's drawing to a close, and although there WAS good this year, it will be a year that I'm glad to see gone. Hopefully 2008 will be one of those years I try to hang onto a little longer...
In this blog, I'll try to keep the family updated with stories of the kids, photos and all. Since I'm somewhat opinionated, you'll probably also see my input on the stories of the day, but generally not politics. I'll let those who draw a line in the sand and shout at each other carry on about politics, and I'll just sit here, live my life to the best of my ability, and try to raise good people, and be a good manager, wife, mother and friend.
That said, I'll also complain quite a bit, and will hopefully inject a bit of humor for you. Wish me luck.
~Happy reading....or happy skimming...or happy skipping-over-jenn's-blog-entirely. Seriously.
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