Fresh Starts

 I have decided to start an acupuncture regimen to improve my health.

 I want to get to a healthy body weight... or rather Body MASS.

 but I have other issues I need resolved as well.

 After an examination, my acupuncturist believes that my biggest issue is my kidneys.  With my heart and lungs being a  secondary issue.

I did my first session today. It was very interesting.  Very relaxing.

l am excited about the prospects.


And then, I have decided that we need to get out of our Storage unit.  I was able to give Kiera Rockwood one of my rocking chairs. :)

 And I came across an entire tote full of boy clothes for Amie Stanley.

 It's been a good  day!!!

Time to Blog

I realized that it's been a while and that I was ready to get at it again.

How is everyone?

We finally got a vacation and took our crew to Disneyland.

On our way back to Home Sweet Home, we got news that David has officially been promoted and is now officially a Supervisor.

In other news, My Mom has moved in with us, All 4 of my School Aged Children get to attend Entheos next year which will save us so much effort of trying to get everyone where they need to be. Oh, and we got a cat and named her Twilight.

Family

I have 7 Family Members besides me.  That is it. My Husband, My Mother, and My 5 Children.  Those are THE only people who will ever put my well being high on any list.  I have come to accept this. It sucks.

Father and Daughter

The bond between father and daughter happens instantly, starting right at birth,
When a father first lays eyes on his little girl he loves her more than anything on this earth,
When a daughter grows older her father is the first man she will love,
And the last one her father will have trouble letting go of,
In her eyes he is the closest thing to God, in her eyes he is a King,
To her father she means the world, she means everything.
When a daughter grows up to be an adult and mature,
Her father will always be there anytime she still needs dad to help her,
To give her advice or just-for anything she will ever need,
The bond between father and daughter is the most important bond indeed,
It cannot be broken when she finds a man, and become his wife,
It cannot be broken even in the ending of either ones life,
A daughter will always have the memories of her father, her best friend
This bond has a beginning, but there is never an end.
The bond between a father and daughter is so profound
The love shared is well renowned,
From the beginning of his daughters life, he is a changed man,
At that moment his life really just began.
From the moment their eyes meet,
two souls instantly become complete.

Holiday cheer, bah hum bug!!!

It is NOT a good day in the season for me.  For starters, I didn't want to get out of bed.  I shouldn't have.  But My Girls had to be to school.

I'm driving down the Mountain View Corridor, because that is THE fastest, simplest and best way to get to Elizabeth's car pool drop off destination.

And this "Man" swerves over in front of me with NO signal. I was in the RIGHT hand lane.  I slammed on my breaks and flashed my lights (because of the lack of signal... I mean COME ON! It's the LAW)

I then changed lanes.  He swerved back over to the left lane... again sans signaling.  I didn't have time or the patience for this.  I had a load of children in my mini van that needed to get to their destinations safely.

He proceeded to ride the middle of the 2 lanes so there was NO where for me to go.  he alternated between that and swerving between the lanes for about a mile. When I finally got around him, he went all drag racing on me and actually acted like he might swerve into me. Of course when I got up next to him I rolled down my window and asked if he was out of his mind.  He then either called the police, or pretended to call the police on ME!!!!

WTFFFFFFF?!?!?!?!?

I wasn't willing to try my luck and stick around to tell the REAL story.... again, I needed to get away from this loony.  So I left him to sit on the side of the road with his cell phone and put as many cars in between him and myself as possible.

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I stop at the gas station after all of The Girls were safely at school,  to get a "well deserved" doughnut.  And as I'm pulling out, I had to back up a little because my nose was out too far for the not the brightest star in the sky people going past.  And the guy behind me honks at me.  I was fed up at this point.  Dude, just back up a little.  I looked as I walked back towards him.... he had plenty of room between our bumpers.

I said "I'm sorry, I had to move or I was gonna get hit."  He proceeded to yell a list of things I SHOULD have done instead of the simplest and easiest answer of BACKING UP.  At that point, I called him a pig.  And left.  Childish of me, ok.  But C'MON!!!


So Now, I'm dealing with our "Family" Christmas get together on the 26th.  I knew it was going to happen that everyone besides the Host for our Thanksgiving gathering provided MOST of the meal. , but not one person was going to even OFFER to help out with the Christmas one (since it's at my house).  I should take it as a compliment.  I can handle it just fine.

But it sucks that not ONE person has offered.  SO, they will get what I make.  Asparagus, green beans, and a chocolate chip loaf for dessert. (Of course there will be other foods, but they will be tasteful and healthy vs the loads of starches that these people are used to)  And I don't want to hear ONE complaint. :P

Writers Block and Karma

I have really had a hard time getting on here to post.  The past 4 months or so have been a WHIRLWIND!!!

We moved into our house :D

The Girls started School. :D

We LOVE our life.

I started getting whiny a couple of weeks ago about the way David's Family behaves.  And Rachel pointed out to me that Karma is a Bitch.  And I need to just remember that Karma will step in at some point.

That is something I just need to hold on to.

SO, I refuse to let myself be weaker than I am and stoop to the level where I am taking more than I give.  Because someday, someone will try to take the liberty of whining about how hard they have it (when they stood by and let me handle EVERYTHING on my own) and I will be able to look at the situation with a clear conscience, and not do a damn thing.

Awful to take that view on it, maybe.

But here's the thing.

I believe in helping others.

I believe in treating them how I want them to treat me.

But, I believe that it's ok to try my best to help.  To be willing and available to help.  And when they turn my help down over and over, and refuse to return the courtesy, to do MY best and then step back and allow them to have to do their best when it's their turn.

This isn't meant as saying "I love my life. Now deal with yours."

This is me saying,  "I.Love. My. Life."  And "I will give 100% when it's my turn." And "If you choose NOT to give that same 100% when it's your turn, YOU can deal with the consequences."

Anyway.  I will always give my best.  Because Karma and God are real, and I want to be on Their good side ;-)  Because, I LOVE MY LIFE!!!

David

I LOVE My Husband.  I came across a message from him to someone that said "One simple truth in Life that you and many other people seem to not understand is that "YOU ALWAYS HAVE TIME AND MONEY FOR WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU!"

We have a High enough Self Esteem and aren't so Stupid to think that because someone says "No" it's a personal attack"

I L O V E this statement. I love that he said the words "WE have a high enough self esteem..."

I have had a few conversations with him lately where he has said things that put me to shame.

I loved who he was before he left on his mission at 20. I loved who he was when we were dating and engaged. I loved who he was at points in our marriage. I loved who he was when we were divorced. I loved who he was at points in our marriage since then. But NONE of that compares to how much I L O V E who he is NOW!!!!