Time to GO!

It is time for the dishwasher to GO! The thing is ancient! Cheap! Leaks! And it puts food on the dishes that it is suppose to clean!
Maybe today....I do some shopping and see what I can find. It's going to be a pain, but I think it will be worth it! This washer we have now is the original one that came with our house! And we've been here 9 years now!
I also need to, or should I say want to look for a new quilt for my room. I want to finish making my room my private escape area. I love my children.... but I need my own space at times. My own haven.
I've got allergy shot today. And my daughter has her first choir concert at the High School auditorium. She's a little nervous. Needs a red shirt for tonight. Oh, the shopping I need to do:)
I'm just heart broken:-)
Things in my house are finally starting to come together. Now, I just need to put finishing touches here and there. And....my husband needs to remove his old recliner. Things are getting a little crowed in the living room. Anna thinks she can come out and sleep in the old chair, too! I'm tired of battling that one!!!!
Well, I've wasted too much of my day already. Was on Facebook earlier. Time to get my day started:)

Goodness how does one title this???? Ron Dekker lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday March 11, 2009. My heart goes out to the family. I hope they draw strength from each other and hold on to each other as they go through the grieving process. No one knows how they would handle the loss of a parent or a husband, until they actually do. My hope is that Jim got that closure with his dad....that his dad was proud of the man that he became. Every family has their own dynamics. Some children hear daily that they are loved and that they are someone to be proud of. And some don't.
I just pray that they survive the pain and loss over the next couple of days, weeks, months, and upcoming family gatherings. The family is in my thoughts and prayers.

March Madness

So we begin another month. Hopefully this month will bring the luck of the Irish. We ended the month of February on a halfway decent note. Jere was diagnosed with Shingles! Luckily we caught it early. He thought it was a zit....one look at it and I knew it was shingles. Doctor confirmed it and got him started on meds.
Jere ended up not having to work last week Friday, so we thought that we would go and enjoy breakfast together, without the kids:) Just as soon as we got seated in our booth, a family got seated behind me. As they were approaching the booths I noticed that the little boy look like he wasn't feeling very well. No sooner had our meals were delivered.....and the mom says "our little guy isn't feeling very well, and he's running a fever." NICE! Do you think they decided to that maybe they should leave. Heck NO! They placed their order and acted as if it was no big deal!!! The little boy made multiple trips to the bathroom, and each time the mother would say "you have to get sick again?" Talk about scarf and leave! Jere was like....if that kids looses it at the table, they are getting our bill! How inconsiderate can some people be! He wasn't even my child and I knew he wasn't looking right, and suspected he was ill. Some people can be so selfish to put their own wants before the best interest of their child. Okay, enough venting.
Went to Menards and bought flooring and paint to remodel the main bathroom of our house. It's odd how something so minor can bring such excitement to me! First a chair, now a new look for the bathroom:) Guess what will be occupying my days?
Parent/Teachers Conferences are tomorrow. Hopefully, we get good reports all around.