We got a phone call last Thursday. It was after 11pm so as soon as the phone ring I was worried. We don't usually get calls that late. My husbands Dad had died if a massive heart attack. He had just got home from a mini vacation and had sat down in his recliner to rest. His wife had went across the street to get the mail from the neighbors house and when she came back in, she saw him and said he was already gone. She yelled for her neighbor to come help her and called 911. There was a nurse living across the street and he came over and administered CPR. He was taken to the hospital and worked on for 45 minutes, but it was just too late. The odd thing is that they stopped by Subway on the way home from their vacation. He ordered a big sub with triple the meat. The gal checkimg him out said, "this is going to give you a heart attack!" He died from a massive heart attack 3 hours later. Cue the twilight zone music!
My husband and I drive down first thing the next morning to help with arrangements. Then the viewing wasn't until Sunday and the funeral was on Monday. We stayed an extra ay to help his stepmom and just be there for her. 5 kids in that little hotel room wasn't so much fun! Actually- the kids were on their best behavior.
It was such a shock to lose him. Even though he didn't live real close, he still managed to come up and visit us and the kids and he talked to my husband all the time online!
I'm sure gonna miss your grumpy self Chad!! May you rest in peace.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
I have a hard time keeping up!
I don't know why it's so hard for me to visit here and write a little something everyday or two. I am on the laptop plenty. Maybe I should put a little post it note on it that says, Don't forget to blog. Maybe it's because I'm not real interesting. Mainly my life is about kid crap. I'm sick of kid crap.
They will be going back to school here pretty soon. August 12! WOOHOO! I am finished school clothes shopping for them and just have to buy supplies.
One thing that pisses me off is registration and book rental fees. For elementary school kids it averages around $100 per kid for book rental. For high school kids it's MUCH higher. I think my SIL said she paid close to $300 for her senior last year for book rental fees! ARGH! My husband wants to go this year and just tell them we don't want to rent books but we would rather just BUY a set! LOL! He is such a dork!
My husband just got a new and improved job! It will be nice having him around more and him not having to drive so far for work. He will have a little bit of time off before starting his new job to get some things caught up around here. I think he and I will go and stay in a hotel for a night or two somewhere.
We should be getting our new outdoor water furnace this weekend. With the rising prices of gas, we thought it would be a good buy. We live out in the middle of the woods and we have plenty of downed trees we can use and plenty of wood to cut. It's a big unit that sits outside. You only have to fill it up twice a day. It heats water on a tank on top of it and the water is what heats the house. Hopefully it will work well and be more energy efficient.
Okay- that's all I can think if today!
They will be going back to school here pretty soon. August 12! WOOHOO! I am finished school clothes shopping for them and just have to buy supplies.
One thing that pisses me off is registration and book rental fees. For elementary school kids it averages around $100 per kid for book rental. For high school kids it's MUCH higher. I think my SIL said she paid close to $300 for her senior last year for book rental fees! ARGH! My husband wants to go this year and just tell them we don't want to rent books but we would rather just BUY a set! LOL! He is such a dork!
My husband just got a new and improved job! It will be nice having him around more and him not having to drive so far for work. He will have a little bit of time off before starting his new job to get some things caught up around here. I think he and I will go and stay in a hotel for a night or two somewhere.
We should be getting our new outdoor water furnace this weekend. With the rising prices of gas, we thought it would be a good buy. We live out in the middle of the woods and we have plenty of downed trees we can use and plenty of wood to cut. It's a big unit that sits outside. You only have to fill it up twice a day. It heats water on a tank on top of it and the water is what heats the house. Hopefully it will work well and be more energy efficient.
Okay- that's all I can think if today!
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Take Me Out To the Ballgame!
It's been a long time since I have written. I'll try and be more frequent. I mean heck- my blog is SO exciting! LOL!
Isaiah made All Star Baseball. We didnt expect it at all. This year was his first year ever playing baseball. He was the only rookie that made the All Star Team. So- every weekend is full of running to other towns for baseball tournaments. It's really not as bad as I thought it was gonna be. I am having fun watching him play and also it's nice to hang out with some of the other parents.
School is going well. I feel like everything is starting to click. I just hope I can get my speed up!!
I'm SO looking forward to next weekend. Emmy and Isaiah will be at their Dads, Jake and James are going out of town with their Granny to help her move, Gracie is staying with my Mom and Murf has to work the entire weekend! Isaiah has a state baseball tournament out of town so I am going to go and get a hotel there and go watch his games. He is with his dad, so I will be alone for the whole weekend! WOOHOO!!! I even found a hotel that has suites with a hot tub in the room for a very resonable price!! Oh Yeah Baby!! No kids! No one but me!
Isaiah made All Star Baseball. We didnt expect it at all. This year was his first year ever playing baseball. He was the only rookie that made the All Star Team. So- every weekend is full of running to other towns for baseball tournaments. It's really not as bad as I thought it was gonna be. I am having fun watching him play and also it's nice to hang out with some of the other parents.
School is going well. I feel like everything is starting to click. I just hope I can get my speed up!!
I'm SO looking forward to next weekend. Emmy and Isaiah will be at their Dads, Jake and James are going out of town with their Granny to help her move, Gracie is staying with my Mom and Murf has to work the entire weekend! Isaiah has a state baseball tournament out of town so I am going to go and get a hotel there and go watch his games. He is with his dad, so I will be alone for the whole weekend! WOOHOO!!! I even found a hotel that has suites with a hot tub in the room for a very resonable price!! Oh Yeah Baby!! No kids! No one but me!
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