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a hard lesson learned

My youngest daughter learned a valuable lesson today.  She learned that it’s not always ok to say everything you think and feel whenever you think and feel it.  Especially not on myspace.  Sometimes it’s best to keep things to yourself or to let it sit for a while and gain perspective before putting it out […]

hats

I think this is one of my all time favorite photos of J. - she’s wearing the black shirt. She’s posing with my 13 yr old niece. They were trying on hats and modeling at the quick shop where we always stop when driving on the turnpike late last Friday night coming back home from […]

the area

Youngest daughter: Mom, I’m not supposed to be this big in the area. This padded bra really works!
The area. Ha!  She’s twelve.  I had a hard time keeping a straight face when she said that a few minutes ago.

concert

My daughters are at the Jonas Brothers concert right now.  They’ve been so cute counting down the days and the hours for months.  They’ve got new clothes, sparkly belts, big earrings, shiny lip gloss, new cell phones, borrowed binoculars, my camera and huge, happy smiles.
Since I dropped them off, they’ve called about 5 times.  They […]

off to camp

Today I’ll be driving 13 year old son to church camp. It’s the very camp my sisters and I went to when we were kids, Mountain Fork Christian Camp at Beaver’s Bend State Park. It’s a 4 hour drive each way to camp, so we’ve got a long day ahead.
I’m […]

The hills are alive…

Last Friday night, I was able to volunteer for a performance of “The Sound of Music.”  It was presented by Lyric Theater of Oklahoma City and was completely wonderful.
I still have the songs running around in my head at odd moments.  I’m sure I’m driving my kids nuts with all the bursting into song, my […]

The best kind of prize

Today when it was almost time for me to leave work, 12 yr daughter J. called and asked if she could cook dinner. I have several things in the freezer that she could bake in the oven for dinner, so I said yes. She said all she needed me to do was stop […]

appointment with endocrinologist

Youngest daughter’s appointment with the endocrinologist today was much better than the appointment last month.  We’ve adjusted her basal rate of insulin and lowered her carbohydrate to insulin ratio and correction factor.  Those changes should tighten up her control quite a bit.  We’ll continue to monitor carefully and make sure the changes are working for […]

visit

My kids saw their dad today.  Well, two of them did.  Oldest daughter decided she didn’t want to see him, so she stayed in her room.  It was their first visit with him since mid-December 2007.  They saw him less than 4 hours.  6:30pm to 10:00pm.
I’m disgusted, but will refrain from saying more right now.

internet filter

Do you use an internet filter to block out sites with inappropriate language and images? I’m currently searching for a good internet filter and have downloaded one called K9 Web Protection by Blue Coat Systems. I did a search for several “bad” words (as a test - to make sure it was […]