Thursday, January 20, 2011

NYE Promises to me & other Rambles

I have several posts floating around in my head because I like to use this place as a place to dump my thoughts, but time is so limited that I forget and move on. Thursday's is usually my only night to post when the DH is at poker and I have all the kids in bed. Tonight though, I blog while we watch Amer*can Id0l. Gotta say, I like the new judges and I really didn't think I would, because I LOVED Sim0n. So let's consider this a rambling pile of nothingness full of life as I know it to be...or at least currently...
Here are my New Year's Goals:
1. learn more about the game of c0uponing. Even though I've already accomplished much, I want the stockpile of t0ilet paper that I've seen on Extreme C0uponing. With 6 butts to wipe, that fascinates me. (more on that in the next paragraph)
2. Say bye bye to drama ridden people. I need no drama and won't tolerate it being in my life.
3. To run a 10k and 1/2 marathon this year. (& both I've already signed up for=0)
4. More family game nights.
*I made a challenge with my friend to be the queen of c0upons last year. I watched her excel and save tons of money, while I kept saying I would eventually start using them. Like all challenges, I am harder on myself than anyone else would ever be so I got down and dirty about 4 months ago and started figuring out the *c0upon game*...& now, I'm totally addicted. I have cut our grocery bill in half. It is a game to me and I find it thrilling to know that every time I check out, I have saved more money than what I actually spent. I should do another whole post on this and take pictures of my triple stocked pantry, which even amazes me.
***These photos were casually snapped while we were waiting for another family and every time I look at them, I can't believe how big my boys are. We've been struggling as a family lately. Struggling for time. For peace. For more connection.
G really flubbed up his first semester of high sch00l and spends every night working double time where he has seen tremendous improvement. He has never had to study before and this year he had to learn how to study at home, a first for him. He has extremely difficult classes and has to test off campus for his c0llege accredited c0urses.
C is struggling in school, as always. He does not think inside the box and that just creates friction among several of his teachers. He has since learned to buckle down every.single.night. The schools here are stupid difficult. I keep hearing how the kids go to college and find the first 2 years of college easy compared to what this school zone is pushing, which I now believe. So with all that being said, they are learning the ways of the world...life isn't always about
island t*me. (damn it)
But I adore these boys like no other. I literally had a melting point on a date night with my new neighbors when I suddenly realized that my son only has 3 years left with me. & you see that, I'm already crying just typing it....poor kid has no idea what's going to happen when it's time to leave...& neither do I, I can't imagine my daily life without G in it. He's mine, he always has been. If there was ever a Mama's b0y, he's it. I LOVE hanging out with him. I can't wait to hear about his day and share mine with him. He hugs me at least twice before bed and twice every morning, he tells me he loves me all the time....I hope he always knows how much I love him... ok, enough on my pathetic'ness...

7 comments:

Pink Velvet Mommy said...

totally obsessed with the extreme couponing show....now I just need to get to work on it:) Seriously the woman who hasn't bought deodorant in 20 years(what is the shelf life on that stuff?) LOL So yes I want to see your stocked pantry(if it moves to the garage we will have to lasso you back in) But maybe that will encourage me to get clipping, because I HATE spending money at the grocery store:(

Oh school, it is always hard to deal, and we too live in one of those hard as hell districts. My step-children were doing stuff in 10th grade that I think I was doing in college. Study skills are one of the biggest things I would tell you to help him with....or I guess that is what my 2 graduated step-kids would offer as advice. Most kids don't learn that in HS, and it is critical in college. Good luck, and it is REALLY hard when they leave.

Sandra said...

What great pictures of you and your boys!

Daniella said...

So glad to see you pop up in my GOOGLE READER!!! Lol. I'm blogging once a month now for the same purpose - dump my brain and for journaling for Joseph. I'm with you on the school stuff - oy Joseph's school is so hard. Way to go on the marathon and the 10K! there are some great apps for training for those. I used the couch to 5K and they have a couch to 10K. You pics are fabulous - just beautiful.

Diana said...

Oh do I know how you feel...Nicholas will be a senior NEXT year and I can hardly stand it. Nothing is the same when they go off to college. I lay in bed and make my self 1/2 sick worrying on how I am going to handle him being gone. I would love to run..it has been my goal forever. I need to stick to this darn diet and lose weight then I will try then running/jogging/fast walking thing:)
Those are GREAT pictures of you and your boys.

Colleen said...

Awesome pictures! I cannot believe how grown up G is. I know you don't want to hear that - but it just amazes me....

Miss you. I am now totally into finding out about this extreme couponing thing...

Laurie said...

Love both the pictures. In my experience, school always seems to work out for the kids who have supportive families (that doesn't mean it's not really hard work for the kids though).

Please share your secrets. Aren't most coupons just for processed things? Is it the non-food items we all buy that really adds up?

P.S. This is your long-time follower Laurie, check out my brand-new blog as we ARE NEXT FOR REFERRALS!

Kim said...

Love the photos.. and cherish every moment..
G sounds exactly like NICK... Nick is my love bug.. and when he comes home I sooo remember every little hug he has ever given me...
Hugz..
Have a great weekend..

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