Ups and Downs with 5 Busy Kids

Expecting alot in 2012

2012-01-15T11:52:00.000-08:00

As 2011 came to an end, my family and I were in the midst of an amazing time in church. Realizing that what you do first dictates what is to come. This may not be an exact science but generally speaking, I wanted to be in position of good standing going into a New Year. No resolutions, no, "I'm going to lose 20 pounds speeches", no i'm going to do this or that. I just told God that I was tired. Tired of running from exactly what He told me to do, tired of chaos and drama where my kids were concerned.....I still have some of that but I have made the choice to react differently to it. I told God that I wanted to honestly open my heart to his ordered steps.

Well, anyone who knows me knows that I am very much OCD. Me OCD with 5 non OCD children. I struggled for many years with things being undone or not completed the way "I" would do it. Don't get me wrong I am still OCD but I had really asked God to give me a word on how to not freak out so bad. So during my conversation in church, He did and He said "BE still and know that I am God........WOW, God really, I know that but the dishes were not done right and the sink did not get dried out....again He said Be still and know that I am GOD......I pondered on that thought....mind you this conversation was going on during the New Years eve service that Kirk Franklin was presenting in.......God Ok really look you don't understand, I cannot have things not in order........I guess God said ok look I have to really "go hard" on her with the scriptures and He said to me......Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell ME what you need, and thank ME for all I have done, Phillipians 4:6....changed for my one on one with HIM

What shame I felt. I knew what the scripture said but yet and still prior to this conversation I continued for many years having anxiety attacks about the smallest things.....and I mean small. But in that moment God smacked me upside my head and in an instant I heard it so clear. I was ok being the way I was but It was not ok to be so consumed with it and that He was not glorified in my neat freak mentality or flipping out because the sink was not dry. He is God and He made me who I am and each of my children who they are. Will they ever do it just like me? NO! I was given great clarity sitting in that pew on New Years eve. I can be delivered from the anxiety that I have, I can live an abundant life even if the sink is a little wet. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.........With that said God took me to the place where my anxiety was allowed to consume me.......

I have always been very scheduled. However since the move it had been hard to re-organize my life. Schools worked differently, game schedules and travel was so much different from what I knew, settling in to a new town was not the easiest thing. I was anxiety ridden for months. I know some people are like well that is not of God.....I know that....but I felt so helpless. It was a season of horrfic trial for me. I was having 2-3 anxiety attacks a day. It was a horrible feeling. I kept crying out to God to please help me, Please GOD remove this from me. I kept wondering why he wouldn't. For months this has gone on and on......so I stopped praying for GOD to remove it....I started praying for GOD to help me understand me and to find HIS PEACE! I prayed this prayer for 3 months, 12 weeks until the day before New Year's eve. Every Night for 12 weeks I would wake up at 3:33 am. I could not go back to sleep. I finally picked up my bible.........Jerimiah 33:3 ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ .......
WOW God, you hear me.......I had changed my prayer and began to ask for undertanding for something I did not know. He began to open my heart to many things during this period of great anxiety for me. I began to understand that prior to this move, I was not listening to HIM. I was worried about anything and every thing because I was so planned. Did I ever include GOD is the moving process? I had to be so so planned out. I began to understand that the anxiety I was feeling was allowed to be in my life, so that God to allow me to finally come to him and include him in how all of this was supposed to go.

It didn't matter how many bible studies I taught or how many scriptures I knew. I was flat out not listening to GOD! So on New Years eve, it was over. The anxiety was gone. I told God if it wasn't His way, I was not going to move left or right.

I am feeling more peace and joy than I have felt in a long time. I am meal planning again and scheduling but with a new perspective. God's perspective. I am allowing what and who is bringing value to my life be in my life. My children bring value, I love to watch them hunger for the victory in their given sport. I wipe their tears in a time of defeat. I bake for track meets and spend countless hours in the snack bar. To my life that is value. Nothing I can ever buy will bring value, just more anxiety and more problems. I will not allow my need for order to counteract my need for living a life abundantly. The word says seek first the kingdom of heaven and these things will be added, things? Joy, peace, a roof, a job, food, everything I need and want will be added as long as I seek him first and in 2011, I read my bible and studied but my focus was on a major life change that God had ordained but I had removed Him from the equation. Well I thank Him for allowing me to go through it because now I see and understand that he is the one true and living God and only through him and giving him my first of everything will make my latter part of 2012 as joyful as the beginning.

Interesting?

2011-11-07T17:37:00.000-08:00

Well, I heard a statement made yesterday, " Agreement, does not mean something is right". I began thinking about that statement. For me it spoke mountains. I live my life to pour out for others. No matter how tired or drained, its what I do. I may not agree with people or a decision, but yet and still I will do what is right when required.

Please understand, by no means am I claiming to be a saint. I have a million flaws and maybe more than most. I have a ton of dry bones in my life that I am not proud of. However at the end of the day, I would never change any of that because it gave me greater understanding. An understanding that I may not have had.

SO agreement? What does that mean? I see alot of people who will manipulate people into agreeing that their way is the best way. I have seen people make a decision based on just wanting to agree and not argue. Why? Right and wrong are just that right and wrong!

I have become somewhat of a safe harbor person. Their are very few homes I will go to and feel comfortable. I do not surround myself with alot of people becasue I have been told that my face tells the story.

I will never believe that I have to agree with someone to do the right thing. My job is to love unconditionally. Does that mean I will like everyone or their ideologies? NO, because trust me, their are a few folks that should be happy I try to do the right thing.......lol

I know one thing for sure, one thing I can agree on is that Jesus is the one solid truth in my life. He does not always agree with me but He does allow me to make choices and in turn suffer the consequences. He does not employ me to be perfect, He employs me to strive for the mark and keep panting after Him.

SO are you living your life to be in agreement or are you living your life to the fullness God has for you by doing what is right, not perfect, but right?

So many times we don't think something through or we attempt to justify a choice or decision. Why? What God has for you is for you and no one else. Trying to live the life of another is guaranteed to fail. Try being who God intended you to be.

I am completely ok with the fact that I am quirky, weird, OCD, ADHD and truly am a morning person, I love to cook, clean and I love kiddos as much they make a little crazy, I love them, I love crafts and reading. Quality is much more to me than quantity. I am not very social in the entertaining sense of the word, I would rather have a bustling, noisy house of teenagers than be sitting in a friends house.

God has given me a few good friends but for the most part my kiddos are my world and I would rather have a lifetime of them, then a few moments of "ME" time.

Do you agree? Guess what its ok because your agreement does not make or break what my heart knows to be right!

Big Texas! Big Adventures = Big Soul Seraching

2011-10-24T10:57:00.000-07:00

Wow! Its been an adventure. We made it to Cedar Hill in June. What seemed to be a move without adverse affects, turned into a ROLLER COASTER!

I was blessed beyond measure to have the entire summer off with my kids. Football was in full swing. Trying to find my way around was great fun. Our town is not that big but getting everywhere else is.

My house is full of teens. Our dog died after 5 years from some type of poisoning.

We are turning into the same house we were in San Diego. Many teens and shannigans. I won't change it at all.

Reflections to come.

Moving Day is almost here.

2011-06-02T17:34:00.000-07:00

Well after many months of praying, deciding and now waiting, the time has come. We are finally moving. Texas here we come. The movers have taken all our stuff, everyone is learning to love an air mattress, the dog has an attitude and well dinner organization is at a hault. I cannot wait to actually have our lives back. It is an amazing journey we are embarking on and definitely life altering.

Some things I know to be true becasue God has given me clarity:

1. No matter what anyone says this move is the right thing for MY family.
2. I am going to learn to make PITA Bread.
3. My cleaning company will flourish.
4. I will cheer on my boys of fall.
5. I will hinor God in every decision I make.
6. My house will be our sanctuary.

I do not know what else is going to happen but hey, God is still in control, right? My kids are being awesome about it and I could not ask for better. Change is scary but I am destined to find the fun in it all.

Keanu doing the Haka at the Multicultural Fair

2011-03-23T20:22:00.000-07:00

Cheer Competition 2011

2011-03-23T20:19:00.000-07:00

What an adventure!

2011-03-23T20:08:00.000-07:00

I think getting your life back on track has to be one of the hardest things to do. My life is a continuous movement of the heart God gave me. I was listening to a sermon today and the question was posed, "When you leave this earth, what few words would describe your life, that would glorify God?" I found it very interesting and pondered the thought. After much thought I was like, I got it! Her life was a drink offering! In the bible it talked about an offering of wine and water representing the pouring out of ones life for another. That was it, that was me. God gave me the spirit to pour out to others. I don't have alot and I am a tad quirky, but I never say no and willgive my all to anyone who needs it.

So I then began to look back on the days where I felt so tired and drained, wondering who would fill me back up. God's word fills me when I have nothing left. I have learned over the past few months that I must continue to do God's will for my life even though I may feel tired and broken.

I must rest in his strength and know that he is God. I finally understnad that scripture. I know how to rest in him. I strive for the Proverbs 31 woman mentality. I know I can not have idle hands and I am to bring honor to my family. People make fun because I am a neat freak and wants things a certain way, but God does not say living in chaos is ok. I can't function or pour out if I am in chaos, either mentally or spiritually.

Seeking after God's will has tested me. I am still on the journey towards His will and will stay on the road until the end.

Keanu Johnson DE Class of 2012

2011-02-18T13:27:00.000-08:00

Madison Warhawks make it to the State Bowl Championship in Carson California!

2010-12-14T14:11:00.000-08:00

Wow, what a blessing to have 3 of my children be honored and able to go together to the biggest game of their high school lives. After an amazing season and hard work. They did they. Rick Jackson and his Warhawks won a CIF Division IV Championship and a bid to state in one season. God's eye are definitely on the Warhawks. You all are amazing.

Catching Up!

2010-11-15T20:11:00.000-08:00

As 2010 comes to a close, our year always starts when school starts. Our family has grown alot this year. it has been a tough year this year but God is still in the forefront of our lives. Let's see, where to begin?

Football Season is the best season and my boys of fall are doing it big. Western League Champs!

Can't forget the cheerleaders!

I am excited to see the New Year arrive and the spring sports to boot. But I love the fall!!!

It's about time!

2010-11-15T14:37:00.000-08:00

Wow! It's been over a year since I have updated I think but I had to recover my password. Anyway, I am back and let the freedom to jot down the happenings of my life begin. I will be posting each day. I promise.

End of an Era!

2009-05-10T18:59:00.000-07:00

This spring the girls played softball at CGFP. Adrenna and Bailey played on the same team and Mackenzie had a team of her own. After along grueling season, both teams came in 2nd.

We all came home and took well deserved naps. Mother's day has come and gone and we spent some time at Balboa Park for some extra credit for Spanish Class.

Now it's time to relax for the rest of the evening.

Happy Birthday!

2009-04-16T11:14:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday William! We miss you!

2009-04-16T10:52:00.000-07:00

Well Hello World! As usual the Daniels household is never dull. Spring break has been wonderful but not without some sort of catastrophe! My dog tore his du claw and needed surgery and then my oversized muscular son's leg mucles just donot like him. Last year his hamstring broke off a piece of his pelvis at the bottom and this time the quad tore off the top side piece of the bone. They at first thought surgery but now the muscle has relaxed and fibrous tissue has already began to grow so its 6-8 weeks of crutches and ice and rest. Tell that to a 180 pound 14 year old football player. After all is said and done the kids did had an exciting spring break. We went to Magic Mountain and they swam the entire next day. Here is a picture of what broke on Keanu's hip: The AIIS which is the second piece from the top. We also went to the beach for the day and the kids played in the water and Bailey almost fell in. Will and the boys played Frisbee.

Magic Mountain was also a ton of fun. We had 10 total people and man can you say we were super tired by the time we left.

Were we the rainbow coalition! I am so glad the kids enjoyed their time off but man I am so glad they went back to school.

Almost 1 Year Later

2009-03-15T19:49:00.000-07:00

Wow! 2009 has arrived and is a third of the way over. The New Year has brougth many things into our lives. Some wonderful and some not so wonderful. William is on his last stretch of Military life. He will be getting out in October of this year. I began a new job in January and I love it! God really answered my prayer this time but I was also very specific in my prayer. Now onto the kids.

DJ: is going to the 11th grade and has finished football, basketball and is now in track. He is jumping. He really has grown alot this last year. He is 6ft tall this year and so handsome but still a handfull. He finfished drivers ed and is studying to take his permit test!

Keanu: Well what can I say. he suffered a pelvis fracture with a hamstring tear on September 11, 2008. It was the Mt Carmel game. He was rushed to tChildren's hospital and after some morphine he felt like he could play again that day. Wrong answer! He was out for 5 weeks and came back week 6 but did not return to run the ball anymore that season. He had to endure 16 weeks of physical therapy and was finally cleared for the upcoming season. During his recovery he played freshman basketball and wrestling. Unfortunately I had to take a picture of a picture and it was blurry but you get the point, he has GROWN. He will be 15 this summer. Not my baby anymore!

Adrenna: Miss Ree-Ree is going to be 14 years old this year. She will graduate in June and move on to Madison with her brothers. She cheered for the Clairemont Hawks Midget team this season and will be trying out for the Warhawks Varsity squad, big ambitions for a freshman. She is working through Backhand spring class each week to prepare. Let's hope all her hard work pays off! She is also playing softball in Clairemont.

Bailey: Bailey also cheered this season and played basketball and is playing softball and continues gymnastics. Man i'm tired, are you! She is still her bubbly little self and will be in the 7th grade this fall.

Mackenzie: Also known as Max to her softball friends! She is getting so big. She will start middle school in the fall. She is continuing her rhythmic gymnastics and loving all the bending in her life.

As for Will and I: The same. We are sports crazies. Will will resume coaching in the fall! I am now the football booster club president. What was I thinking? No, I love to be there with the kids and Will and I will forever be known as "Coach" and "Momma D"! I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Happy Birthday William

2008-04-23T20:24:00.000-07:00

April 16th 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another busy season!

2008-04-23T20:09:00.001-07:00

We are in full swing again of busy sports and dance and gymnastics. Along the way I had to take a long look at my work situation and decide whether to stay where I am or to move onward and upward. Staying home and working is not my cup of tea so I work outside the home, but somedays my job makes me want to stay home. Anyway, I am pleased to say that God has blessed with a great opportunity in the way of a great new job that is more $$$$$$$$$ but with the ability to grow within the company. I am so grateful to God. Thank you, Lord. I start April 28th and I am so glad. The biggest thing I must get used to is wearing real clothes....AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!.Anyway here are some pics of the last 2 weeks events........

Where does time go?

2008-04-07T13:08:00.000-07:00

Not much going on around here except the usual. Sports, sports and more sports. It seems as though time goes by so fast. William and I will be celebrating 11 years this year, our son will be driving and Keanu will enter high school, while Bailey enters middle school. Where did the time go? William has missed so much this past year and I missed him missing it. I go through the motions and I truly support my kids with all my heart, but without Will it's not the same. We hardley ever get to vacation anywhere because of his schedule. We try to make plans and they never seem to happen because of his work schedule. It's not his fault but I just want to get away with my family, no phones, pagers, cellphones, computers no nothing, just me him and the kids. The days seem so long right now. Maybe because he will be home next month after Memorial Day..............I just want him home. I want to share my day with a real life person, a real life Will. Not a phone Will, phone Will can get pretty Boring!LOL! The spouse support group is pointless because if you have older children there is never anything for you to do. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHANGE THAT BY THE WAY! Well, sorry to vent but I had no one to vent to. Till next time.

Half way there!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-03-26T12:52:00.001-07:00

Well we are half way there to Big Will coming home. This is our second deployment in 12 months. Although they say it's just a surge, it's 4 months, that equates to deployment for us. We miss Will a lot. Especially me, OK you dirty mind people not because of that, hahahaha! He is my best friend. He is the one that I can talk to about everything. He listens and we laugh and enjoy life together. We miss you!!!!!Hurry home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok So I Finally landed in 2008!!!!!!

2008-03-07T13:26:00.000-08:00

Check out the CUT, NICE right?
Well I know a couple of you out there are saying, "Finally"! It's been a busy time around our house. Basketball, Track, Dances, Rhythmic Gymnastics, another Deployment, looking for a new job.....TONS of things.......Last weekend Dj went to his first FORMAL DANCE! It was the ASB Winter Formal.

This was his date and his friend Jeremy. They had lots of fun. The girl however hates him now. See he really likes another girl but because of lack of sensitivity, she gets a little frustrated with him and they just can't seem to ever get along around dance time. Here he is getting JIGGY with it.

Here is the whole crew from the previous blog about Homecoming.

The girl in the pink is THE GIRL, The girl in the blue was "JUST THE DATE".................Chat Later, Gymnastics pics tomorrow, Basketball banquet pics and track pics Sunday......BYE

Check out the Freshman Homecoming Crew

2007-11-04T06:08:00.000-08:00

Here is the class of 2011!

Madison High School Homecoming 2007!!!

2007-11-03T21:17:00.000-07:00

THE WARHAWKS DOMINATED KEARNY HIGH KOMETS!

LAST NIGHT OUR TEAM PROVED WHY THEY GO TO CIF. WE HAD A GREAT GAME AND TONIGHT IS THE DANCE. HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF DJ GETTING READY FOR THE DANCE. I ALSO BOUGHT A CORSAGE FOR SOME GIRL WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE HIS DATE. HE TOOK MY CAMERA SO THE GROUP PHOTOS WILL HAVE COME TOMORROW. HE LOOKED VERY GROWN UP. I DIDN'T CRY THOUGH. WILL THOUGHT I WOULD BUT I STAYED STRONG.DJ AND ADRENNA.

i HOPE HE GETS SOME GOOD PICTURES. tHE WHOLE GANG LOOKED GREAT. i CAN'T WAIT FOR EVERYONE TO SEE THE PICTURES.

Keanu's Finger

2007-11-03T21:10:00.000-07:00

His finger is out of a cast and he's back on the playing field. The team has made it to the playoffs. Yah!!!!!!!!!!! We won our playoff game today against Imperial Beach. We play Los Toros Bulls next saturday at Mt Miguel High School at 6pm. It should be a great battle.

This game played onthe 20th cinched our road to the playoffs against Imperial Beach. Then we were supposed to play South Bay but the Firestorm came along and that game was cancelled. So we played them again today. We played at Hoover and beat them again. We're on our way to the Qbowl if we win next week. Good Luck Guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!

William is finally home!

2007-10-21T17:53:00.000-07:00

Well he has been home 3 weeks and I am just getting around to posting. Even though he came home, our lives are still busy. Football, gymnastics and school. Here are a few homecoming pictures. We are all very glad he made it home safely. Thanks S'te for the great pictures.

Update on Keanu's finger situation

2007-09-26T12:49:00.001-07:00

Well guys, guess what, his finger is broken. It's very slight, right on the edge of the 3rd knuckle on the growth plate. It's almost like a hang nail that you scale down the edge of your finger, just it's inside. He was pretty bummed about it. He had to get a cast and be out of football until his October 13 game. I explained to him that God makes things happen for a reason, but he is still not very happy about. He will still continue to practice and condition like the rest of the team. Pray for me, there is nothing like a kid that really wants to be on the field.........I will put pictures of the cast on later tonight

Battle 2007

2007-09-23T09:57:00.000-07:00

Last night the Coastal Tritons played the Steele Canyon Cougars. We knew it would be a tough game but man. They got the first touchdown, then we answered back. K-train barrelled through the line and ran it in for a touchdown. Extra point no good for eother side. This went on for the rest of th half. At the half it was 14-14. As team mom I have to go down and help with snack for the boys. When I got over there, I found out that Keanu had a dislocated finger, sorry no picture of the finger while it was popped out because I was unaware that it had happened. But here is one of the finger today One of his coaches is a fire fighter and he popped it back in. Fear set in and he did not want to carry the ball anymore in the game. The coach buddy taped it and told him that it Was ok if he did not want to carry the ball anymore he could just stay on defense the rest of the game. Well that soon diminished because they got another touchdown into the 3rd quarter. Since Keanu and Josh Fuller are the strongest offensive players that can move the ball up the field, they needed both of them. While Keanu was taking a hiatus, his good friend Jason stepped into his position as tailback/running back/receiver and helped to move the ball towards the goal line. Keanu finally came back in on defense sacked the QB a few times and then we had the ball again. Keanu rushed for over 60 yards in one run totaling 142 yards this game and then ran it in to make the score 20-20. It was 27 secs left on the clock we got down to the 1 yard line, they held us, 14 secs left, according to the boys Fuller made it in and was pushed back out, however, once in you're in and it should have been a touchdown, 7 secs left Jack was down and under center to call the play and the ref didn't blow the whistle so the score stayed 20-20, no win no loss. There were alot of missed calls and penalties but the boys kept their head up and they know that they won that game. It sucks when people cheat to win. Here is a shot of the sun going down in East County

Prior to the game we stopped to take some pictures before we left for the game:

CHEERLEADERS! EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! All in all the boys all played great and they really showed great sportsmanship and they worked as a team. We had a great night. GO TRITONS!!!!!!

First Rain

2007-09-22T10:48:00.000-07:00

Well it's saturday morning and I have been up since 7am and I have been back and forth from Tierrasanta to Clairmont 4 times already. We are getting ready for the laundry mat. I want to knock all the laundry out at one time. We also have agame at 7pm which we need to be at by 5pm so we are on the move. The one day I did not want rain and it rains. I love the rain but hate to have to be out in it running around. Well enjoy our morning pics:

R U Ready for some FOOTBALL? You Betcha'

2007-09-09T22:01:00.001-07:00

Last nights home opener was AWESOME! The team played well and I am some what biased about my kid, HE PLAYED GREAT. Keanu had 6 QB sacks, 1 TD and 20 plus tackles and 82 yards rushing. The final score, I thought it was 39-0, it was actually 45-0 per the coaches today at pictures.

As I mentioned it was picture day and we headed off to Vacation Isle, where the pics would be taken at 1130. My nephew Jaleel spent the night with us. I think that probably was a bad idea because now he really wants to play football and his mom said, NO! He will be bcak in 2 weeks and we will work on MOM! As we waited the younger kids went down to the rockas and sand to play. The weather was good and the tide was fairly low. Adrenna's flip flop kept coming off and floating away but thanks to a very brave Jaleel it was saved. He went in the water to go get it. Here are a few photos from our hour at the water.

End of Summer

2007-09-09T21:15:00.000-07:00

I know it has been a while. I have been experiencing some personal challenges over the last 10 weeks or so. I have come to the conclusion that it is that last week of July and the entire month of August that I lose it, I fall off the truck in regards to my family schedule. Oh well, it's September and I am back on track. With a new school year also comes football. Dj is playing freshman ball at the high school and Keanu is playing his last season with the Tritons. Keanu also has had to change schools. I could not see going to 4 different schools in the morning, so he is now attending school with Adrenna. We also have left our previous place of worship. We now attend The Rock, http://www.therocksandiego.com/. The kids had the privelege to attend summer camp with the church. As you can see they had lots of fun. Keanu was baptized while at camp. Although he had been baptized earlier this year, I know that God touched him personally and he made the statement himself in front of his peers. Dj rededicated his life and so did Adrenna. I am so grateful to God that they were able to have this experience.

Variety Show 2007

2007-07-12T20:30:00.001-07:00

Every year I always have one of my very own, "American Idols". SOmeone is always in the variety show. Dancing, singing playing and instrument or something. Well this year it was Bailey. She and her friend Kristen played the violin, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

We always have a great time and we can always guarantee that Mr Roy will be at his post serving up nachos and licorice and taking your money for the PTA.

Well here they are, old school variety show member, current and future variety show members.

4th of July Festival

2007-07-05T20:56:00.001-07:00

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Mackenize 031

2007-07-05T20:55:00.001-07:00

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ASW 4th of July festival

2007-07-04T10:41:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Mackenzie and Hapy 4th of July to everyone!

Mack's big day!

2007-07-03T16:06:00.000-07:00

I got a notice fromt he school nurse that Mackenzie had a problem with her vision and needed further evaluation so I made her an appt. When we got there she had to call her NANI.

Then we go inside and I need to fill out paperwork.

Then I found out my appt wasn't until 1230 not 1130, DUH? SO we went to the restaurant across the parking lot.
We went back and we started her exam and here are the pics.

The glasses should arrive in a week or so! She is very excited to be getting them and that makes me happy for her...........

The new member of our family, Charlie!

2007-07-01T08:46:00.000-07:00

OK see I do not like creatures.....................especially lizards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!However, Mackenize will be celebrating her birthday on Wednesday, 4th of July and this is what she wanted. A leopard Gecko.......ewwwwwwwwwwwww! We bought him yesterday and put a habitat together. I have advised her that will not be touching or feeding him or anything. He eats crickets and meal worms..................GROSS.......................Well here's Charlie!

Sequoia Spelling Bee!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-06-21T21:05:00.000-07:00

Well tonight was the First Annual Sequoia Spelling Bee. They had it broken don into 4th, 5th and 6th grade students. Bailey is in the 4th grade and was on the team. She spelled all her words right and then. Dundundundah!!!!!!!!!!! It was 3 kids left and she was one of them. One kid spelled hers wrong which gave her 3rd place. Then the battle began, One word after another and another and another, then finally a wrong word, from Armando, whew! Come'on Bailey! Then her word, "ILLEGAL", I.....L...E....a.....g......a...L, Man Wrong! Back to Armando, word, "Don't remember", Wrong! Bailey, your word is.....................ahhhhhhhhhhh, your word is, "Praise".................P...........R...........A...................I..........S........................E. You are correct......Yah!!!!!!!!! The kids were not aware but the 1st place winner received 150.00 cash.........So here she is with her giant check!!!!!!!!!!

And here are all the winners of the Spelling Bee!

Congratulations to all of the Winners..................

Graduation 2007

2007-06-20T22:22:00.001-07:00

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Well I look at this picture and say, Well chicky you need to lose a few more pounds. Oh sorry my bad wrong story. I was so Thankful to God to see my son Dj graduate from 8th Grade. When he was in 3rd grade a teacher said he would never make it. He was SPECIAL! I told that woman that it was best that I leave her classroom before I reached over that table and smacked her one. We struggled to keep Dj going. He had lost all that fire for school because of one teacher. For the next couple of years the teachers and I worked diligently to make sure he did not fail. And anyone who knows me, knows that I will push until it hurts if I have to. I promised God when I left my husband that all the curses he spoke into our lives would not be true.

These are the teachers that made such a difference in his life in elememtary school. First Mrs Mackenzie, the Mr Roy and Mrs Haynes..........

So when Dj began to struggle, all that pain came back and I was determined to keep my promise to God. Now 5 years later, here he is, 3.0 student and starting freshman receiver for the Madison Warhawks. His self-esteem has grown and so has his HEAD. He is the life of the party and has a great love for life and all it has to offer. Congratulations Dj. We love you. Keanu next year I will write about you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can See!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-06-20T21:56:00.000-07:00

Well after a long awaited 2 weeks Adrenna finally got her new glasses. SHe had glasses before but the dog ate them. Really, the dog ate them. So here we are before:

And well, after. THe glasses are able to turn dark in the light. So they double as sunglasses. She is very happy to finally get them. Now that summer has started the glasses made it just in time for SUMMER READING!

Happy Father's Day!

2007-06-20T13:03:00.000-07:00

I know it's late but I started this Saturday night and wanted just the right words. So here it is my finish. Most people who know me never think that William is my second marriage and I am his. God placed him in my life 10 years ago, well a little longer but married for 10. He has loved me and I have loved him. But most of all he has been a great dad. Even when things get hard he is there, and let me tell you we have seen hard. But somehow in God's divine planhere we are. I could not have prayed for a better father for my children from my first marriage. He plays with them and coaches. He is there, when his schedule permits, to see them get awards and there when they are sick. He loves them for who they are and never has once tried to hurt them. He has a heart of GOLD. The day he walked into my life I knew he was the one. I will honor and love him for the rest of our God given days together. William we love you. FYI he is gone out to sea for this great day!

Graduation 2007

2007-06-19T14:15:00.001-07:00

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This is the 2007 Graduating class from Kroc Middle School!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yah Whatever!

2007-06-16T22:03:00.001-07:00

Yah Whatever!
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These 2 decided they were done swimming and then they thought because they are graduating on Tuesday that maybe I was papparazi or something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mackenzie

2007-06-16T22:01:00.001-07:00

Mackenzie
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Mom, Look, Look, Count how long I stay under! Mackenzie you stayed under 6 seconds, aw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Picklesticks, count again. Mom did you see me I swam far, Yep Mack you did, you swam really far!

Got Water?

2007-06-16T22:00:00.001-07:00

Got Water?
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After the skate boarding, the boys wanted to go to the pool. Well I told theses two that getting their wet probably wasn't a good idea especially since it is a task to get it back to normal, So they both fell in by accident, Yah right?

Skinny

2007-06-16T21:58:00.003-07:00

Skinny
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The Get Fresh Crew

2007-06-16T21:58:00.001-07:00

The Get Fresh Crew
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Well summer has started and my house seems to be the place to be. Every weekend I seem to have the teenage crew over but for good cause they do go to church on Sunday morning with us. Well, most of them anyway. They decided that today was skate park day and so here they are. From left to right, Dj, Jeremy N, Jeremy H, Keanu, Trevonn,Aaron, Billy and Ro.................

IVF Appt

2007-05-30T20:05:00.001-07:00

I went today to see the Infertility Docs at NTC and things went well. I discussed the IVF procedure with the doctor. I have to have a Hysteroscopy. I usually have no problem with any procedure but just the thought of it just freaks me out. See Creepy huh?

I have to also get more blood drawn. During the blood cycle I have to take Clomid which is a HORMONE DRUG. They also gave me Prenatal Vitamins and Folate. These pills made me sick when I was pregnant so I wonder if I will be sick and I am not pregnant. I also have Ativan to take the day of the procedure and Doxycycline to take day before, day of and day after. Then Motrin for pain. Looks like alot of drugs to me. It will all be worth it in the end but man, this is alot of work. I Thank God for the 5 natural children I have. Because if I had an infertility issue I probably would never have had kids because my meds and procedures are a drop in the bucket compared to what normal infertile couples have to go through. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bailey

2007-05-27T19:42:00.001-07:00

Bailey
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Well after a severe breakage last year, we finally cut her hair to make it even. She had alot of straggly ends. My sisterinlaw forgot she had a camera in her purse and forgot to take the before picture.

A Long Week

2007-05-27T14:48:00.000-07:00

Do some weeks seem longer than others? This week has seemed extremely long. I startes my week at eh hospital. Rod called me on Sunday night at 11pm telling me that S'te had been admitted for pre-term labor symptoms. I got up early and called my boss to let her know I would not be in and I got the kids off to school and off to Balboa I went. I parked outside on Park Blvd and walked. When I got there she looked plum tuckered out. So did lil' Brother Rod. Deacon Hayes came by and spent some time with her and Rod and I went to the galley to catch a bite. I enjoyed hanging with her. She dozed off every now and again. She needed the rest though. I did not make it to the hospital for Kiah's surgery though. Since Rod was home I went ahead and went to work. I called hime around noon and he said Mak was getting out of surgery and seemed to e doing ok. To read more about his surgery go to www.elmoresandiego.blogspot.com. I decided that since football was over I could finally put my house back together. So I amde the kids clear out there rooms and wash ALL OF THEIR CLOTHES WITH COMBINED EFFORT. We are in day 2 of clothes and almost done. I think everyhitng in their closet was dirty. Bailey got her hair cut and pressed yesterday. It looks really nice. She needed it. My sister inl aw did it late last night. We went to church this morning at The Rock. It was good. Then sadly enough Aisa left today. I had to make a choice between my dogs. Since she is my jumper and barker she had to go. My neighbos which I have talked about in previous posts are not very nice people and they are freaked everytime she jumps and now she barks to much apparently. To alleviate the issue I had to choose. She went to a nice family that has another dog and kids and a huge yard. I still have the problem of the fence aggression between King and the neighbors dog but I will be reinforcing our fence in the next couple of weeks so that it will not be an issue. Well thats all I have for today............... I will update on how my IVF appt goes this week and Adrenna's eyeglass adventure.

Mother's Day 2007

2007-05-22T10:07:00.001-07:00

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Mother's Day 2007

2007-05-22T08:27:00.001-07:00

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We spent Mother's Day at Rod and S'te's house. This is the picture that amah took. I will update about our day later. And also put up S'te's photo too.

William

2007-05-18T07:53:00.003-07:00

William
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First outing on Cruise 2007

2007-05-18T07:53:00.001-07:00

First outing on Cruise 2007
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William's first Outing on this cruise. I am glad he finally got a break from the water after 6 weeks at sea.

My mother in law and her sisters

2007-05-18T07:52:00.001-07:00

My mother in law and her sisters
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This picture was sent during my husbands Great Grandmothers funeral a few weeks ago. My mother in Law is on the far right.

Flowers for me!!!!!!

2007-05-08T12:52:00.000-07:00

Well, I wish I had a camera that would actually upload to my computer, which by the way is dead. I took the kids to the pool at the rec by our house last night for 1 hour which felt like alot longer but they had a blast. See I need a CAMERA! Then today William sent me flowers for Mother's Day. It made my day. Especially since i have no adult contact except at work and thats just work stuff, no relaxing or kicking back. S'te HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am just trying to get through the day. Home is good but I feel just overwhelmed by kids stuff. End of the year stuff, pictures, yearbooks and high school orientation and football and cheer for the fall. Not that all that is bad don't get me wrong. But it all seems to come so fast. Even though that stuff doesn't start until July 24th, it still seems like its coming quickly. But I am ready for S'te to go to have the baby. I am waiting for the call. YAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well thats all I got today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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2007-04-30T13:16:00.003-07:00

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2007-04-30T13:16:00.001-07:00

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West Pac 2007

2007-04-30T13:15:00.001-07:00

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This is the first picture William has sent to us from this cruise. We miss him alot. We just finished up NFL JPD camp and now we are in the last 3 weeks of regular season football. Then on to summer and a much needed break for the family. I also bought new bunk beds for the girls and they are really nice and it makes their room look great and so much more organized. Well thats all I got for now..........

Busy, Busy...............

2007-04-25T12:23:00.000-07:00

Well as we headline into week 4, the kids and I are extremely busy. The boys have football camp for 2 weeks and that has been late evenings. Bailey has soccer too but a friend of mine and her husbnad have been taking her to her games for me which have been a big help since I have to be where the boys are to coach. I have talked to William several times and that has been nice. Not much else is happening for us. I did go and buy new bunk beds for the girls because the beds they have just are not good in the room they have. I have not had any time to myself but thats ok. I have things around the house pretty set except my room as usual. I will work on that after may 19th when football and soccer are over. Thats all I got for now.......bye

Week 1 gone bye bye!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-04-09T13:12:00.000-07:00

We survived!!!!!!!!!!!!! just kidding. We are all doing well. I found out on Friday that I am officially a diabetic and I now have to take Glucophage once a day and check my blood sugar once a week. My levels are not extremely bad so I am on the lowest dose. The kids and I had our usual week, practices, games etc. The boys won their game and Bailey had 1 win and 1 loss. Friday night we went to a christian concert given by The Rock Church. It was awesome. The Lord made his presence known and then on Sunday we went to their church service.

It was funny because I think most people went because Ladanian Tomlinson from the Chargers was going to be there. However when he gave his testimony and then left off stage, people stayed. They listened attentively at the message and at the end when the offer of salvation came, tons of people went down. This was not about membership but about Salvation. It was amazing. The funny part is that Keanu thinks that it was revelation for his life. LT said that when he was about 11yo he was playing pop warner football and a bee got in his helmet and stung him and he was out of the game for the rest of the game. Well ironically on thursday Keanu had a bee get stuck in his shoe at practice and it stung him 3 times. He told me see mom, I will be in the NFL. I thought that was hilarious. We were supposed to over Rod and S'te's but by the time I got home and sat down, that was all she wrote. Anyhow, the kids are back at school and the little girls are in intersession and have 6 to 6 program. So we are on our last little trail to summer break. That's it for now.

God's Peace

2007-04-06T07:21:00.000-07:00

HI GUYS! I HAVE PEACE. COMPLETE PEACE IN GOD. BEFORE WILLIAM LEFT I STARTED READING A BOOK CALLED, "THE TUB IS OVERFLOWING BUT I FEEL DRAINED". NOT THAT I FELT THAT WAY 100% BUT IT HAS QUESTIONS AND SCRIPTURE TO HELP YOU IN A TIME OF NEED. WELL I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT I CANNOT PLEASE MY NEIGHBORS, CO-WORKERS AND FAMILY ALL THE TIME. I CANNOT LET THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD BOTHER ME. I FEEL GREAT AND MY KIDS ARE GREAT. LIFE IS GOOD. I FOUND OUT YESTERDAY THAT I AM NOW A DIABETIC. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE MEDS FOR A WHILE BUT WITH PROPER DIET AND EXERCISE I CAN PROBABLY GET OFF WITH IN A YEAR. THE KIDS AND I ARE GOING TO A CHRISTAIN CONCERT AT SDSU TONIGHT. I HAVE NOT TOLD THEM ALL OF WHAT WE ARE DOING, I JUST TOLD THEM TO BE READY. I TALKED TO WILLIAM THIS MORNING AND HE SOUNDS GOOD. HE SAYS HE'S "BULKING UP". I AM GLAD HE HAS FOUND SOMETHING TO KEEP HIM BUSY ON BOARD SHIP. I ALSO GOT AN EMAIL FROM THE CHAPLAINS WIFE ABOUT THE FAMILY GROUP. ALTHOUGH I CANNOT MAKE IT TO THE MEETINGS I DID OFFER MY HELP. THEY SEEM TO BE ROCKIN' AND ROLLIN' ON THE PLANS FOR THE HALFWAY AND HOMECOMING. HOPEFULLY I WILL GET A NEW CAMERA SOON SO I CAN PHOTOGRAPH THIS SHORESIDE WES PAC THAT ME AND THE KIDS ARE ON. WELL GOTTA GO...................

My Sad Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-04-03T13:33:00.000-07:00

Well it's day 1! William left yesterday. I cried a little but when we got on the boat and waited around. Then it was time for the visitors to get off the boat. We went down and he stayed for a little bit longer. Then He had to go back. I was ok and then they started the engine and the whistle blew. They began to sail away. I cried my little heart out. I couldn't even stay until they went under the bridge. Afterwards Granpa James took us to breakfast and he needed to do some shopping. Once we got home I had a horrible headache and laid down for a nap. When I go up the boys and Gpa James had cleaned out and washed my car. That made me happy. I sepnt my first night on the couch. I just coul not bring myself to get in that bed, not yet anyway. Well that's all for now.

How I spent my Weekend!

2007-03-07T14:47:00.000-08:00

Well it started well. We had dinner party to attend on Saturday evening. I had to meet with Sis Jana to get the vases for the flowers centerpieces for the dinner. It was Pastor Brown's going away dinner and we did the flowers for the tables. Mackenzie had started feeling bad on Thursday with a sore "throat/neck". She had a mild fever so I took her to the Dr. on Friday. They looked at her throat and her tonsils were fine but her lymphnodes were swollen. She had lots of congestion. The NP thought maybe the sore throat was from the sinus drainage. She gave her some Zyrtec and some Rhinocort AQ. I didn't think much of it because I have a bad sinus problem and I get the sore throat from time to time because of drainage. Back to Friday evening, I met Jana at Mission Valley mall at Michaels. We looked for vases but they were too expensive. She went back to the wholesaler where we got the flowers and got the vases for 3.00 less. ANyhow, I took the girls home, the boys were at a sleepover. We ate and hung out, Mackenzie started heating up again and just not feeling well. Saturday morning, Jana came over and we put together 30 arrangements. Mackenzie continued a fever, I gave meds and watched her. We got dressed at 2pm and headed to the dinner so we could get the flowers there by 3pm. Mackenzie continued to go down hill. I gave her more motrin around 550pm and she fell asleep. Well she slept until about 645 and woke up having a febrile seizure. We ripped her pantyhose off and cooled her down. William was still on the boat out to sea, I thought. Anyhow, one of the church members helped me get her in the car and off to Balboa I went. William calls me on my cell from his and i think Oh Ok they are close enough to get reception, but it ended up being that he was back 2 days early. Thank you God!! Well they did blood and Iv's and stuck her twice. William and I both had to hold her down the second time. Well she ended up having Viral Meningitis. So here we are Day 4 and she still has a fever and is not really taking any fluids, I never realized that and 8yo can be so stubborn. I have missed worked 2 days this week and at this point it looks like I will miss the rest of the week. She went back to sleep this morning so I decided to take a shower. I broke down, all I could do is cry and talk to God. I got out and called S'te who I cherish. She always knows what to say that is not S'te but of God. I love her, my dear sister. Anyhow, So here I sit at this computer, holding on to the promise of God, but then the flesh kicks in and I am scared to death. I am certainly not defeated, I am victorious in God. The mommy in me worries though.. blah blah blah. I know I sound like a big complainer but oh well.

William will be home in 3 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-03-02T22:34:00.000-08:00

I know shoot me. I haven't updated in a while. Not much has been going on. Football is up and kicking and basketball will be to, very soon. So I will probably be gray by the time CHristmas comes around again. Nah! Just kidding. I don't think I would know what to do with myself if I had absolutely nothing to do. As the deployment for William approaches, so many thoughts and feelings arise. I feel anxious and scared, tearful and sad, freaked and then irritated with the fact that he has to go. Crazy huh? Me and the kids will survive, we always do but, IT STINKS. The kids are starting to show some signs of dad leaving. A few behavior quirks that are new and some teary eyes just because. Then there is work for me and school for them. All stressful at times but we manage. I know that William has his own stuff to think about but I just need a giant HUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway told ya. not much here so back at ya..................

2 months to go before deployment!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-02-09T12:39:00.000-08:00

Where do I start? Well lets start with my neighbors. They (both sides this time) are complaining about my dogs. We bought a dog run so that the fence aggression, that my dog supposedly starts, would stop and also we did not want to coop our dogs up in the house all day. Especially sine their dogs get to be outside all day long. So now they bark during the day, which, well, isn't that what dogs do. They do not bark constantly, and I know they don't because they won't even start barking until people come by our back fence or we re in the house and they want to come in.................So we brought them in and put king in the boys room and asia in the garage. Well she went pee at the end of the garage and so then they smelled pee, we cleaned it up so its not like it went days and days, anyhow, they called animal control. William happened to be home and so we got that all squared away. But I just wish that they would just admit that the reason they are complaining is that I have pit bulls. It's so frustrating............................. Then the navy has some serious issues. We had to deal with security clearance issues again.........................Then when I least expect it, Adrenna gets in major trouble at school. I never would have thought it would be her. I will not divulge her private stuff but I was very dissapointed. Then the transition at church. Thats hard enough without all the people and their opinions.............the only truth we need is Gods truth but they just do not get it. They are keeping up all this commotion and starting all kinds of problems.......................God, all I want is for my family to be happy, I know that we will have trials and I understand that. I want to have the strength that the Holy spirit offers and I need to be strong in my faith for you and your Word, Lord. I want peace in my life. I want to just stand and let you work. I Love You Lord..Thank you for who you are...............

1 Month Down!!!!!!!!!!

2007-01-28T18:46:00.000-08:00

As we finish the first month of the new year it brings great joy and sorrow. The great joy is that my family has made it through another year. The great sorrow comes in a couple of different ways. Our Pastor of 12 years is leaving our church. It was a shock and although we will never really know why, we do wish him the best. Also, William's aunt will died in Louisiana. She helped raise him and he took it as always with great strength. He was able to go down there and see alot of his family that he hasn't seen in some 20 years or more. He had a great time despite the reason he went. As for church, being a leader I feel like I have to give our incoming Pastor a chance. It's not going to be easy but I will try. Keanu has been suffering from chest pain and shortness of breath so I took him to the ER, well that was a horrible mess. They say its heartburn, So obviously he is going for more testing. We have a 3 month break from football and it's that time again. This time I am coaching instead of my husband. I am scared to death. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! But it will be fun. William is getting ready for deployment. We are not at all excited about that all. Well thats all for today.

Happy New Year!!!!!!

2007-01-07T18:17:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to all of our friends and family!!!!!!!!!! William and S'te keep telling me I need to update but I just have not had the time. As I sit here 1 week into the new year, I realize that I am very blessed. Not that I didn't already know that but I am, we are. Some people did not make it to see 2007. It's pretty quiet around here right now. Bailey got in trouble so I haven't seen her in about an hour and William has duty and everyone else is in their rooms. This first week of the year has been very interesting. Our pastor of 12 years personally and for the church 17 years, announced to all the church leadership that he will be leaving to go to North Carolina in March. No warning, no notice. It's not like the heads of the church are sending him, he is the head of the church. He says that he cannot question God and that God has called him to do this. Well if God called him then so be it but I am really tired of hearing other peolple say they understand how some of feel and asking things like why are you angry or hurt? I have every right to be hurt. For me it's like losing a father again. Pastor Brown is my spiritual father. I know it shouldn't bother me what people say but do they have to act so well................duh? After 12 years in a ministry you may be a little ticked when your pastor walks away. Good that off my shoulders.
William has been home for a couple of weeeks and the time seems to fly by. He will soon be going out to sea again. I will be glad when this deployment comes and goes............It is taking way to long yet oh so fast to get here, if that makes any sense. We spent New Years with Rod and S'te. Their church had a preachathon. It was wonderful. I got so much out if it. I hope that this year will be filled with alot of family moments with them. Well I have to get the pictures off of S'te's flickr. We put them there by accident. Well I hope I did not bore you to much................

Holidays???????????????

2006-12-14T21:19:00.000-08:00

As the Holidays quickly approach, I find myself, Ms. Always Prepared!!!!!!!!! Only having bought 1 gift and no tree up or decorations put up. The kids and I have been so consumed with a gazillion activities with the church that we haven't had time. Then all of a sudden sickness fell into our home. The boys had fevers for 5 days and Dr Upton sad that Dj had the flu but then Keanu has had a fever for 7 days and now complains of chestp aina dn shortness of breath so I took him to the Dr and Dr Upton did an ekg he said it looked "fairly" normal but Keanu may have Marfans Diesease. He has to go for a different Cardiac Test. We are definitely praying for a clean bill of health. He has missed 4 days of school not including the weekend days and I am just very very very tired. Asia, my blue pitbull had 11 puppies on December 10th. 1 died. These puppies unlike the other ones have giant heads...................and these are blue and white instead of black and white like the last. They are really big puppies this time. It's alot of work but the kids love it. William will be home in 1 week. Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This week we also had a sad but beutiful memorial service to attend. Angie, my niece. She was 4 years old when she went home to be with God. She now gets to look down on us as an Angel. If you want to see pictures go to www.elmoresandiego.blogspot.com. We have had alot going on. I was supposed to put pictures on here but I have not gone to Walmart and got them on cd yet......Hopefully soon..............

Day 7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-12-06T20:32:00.000-08:00

Well we have been very busy this week. I have managed to lose my phone between my driveway and my front door. I must be going crazy.............Monday I took the kids to ACTION and chatted with S'te for a minute before I had to run back to work. I gave her my house key because she did not want to drive all the way home and all the way back. I got a call from my mother in law on the way home so I knew I had my phone and walla!!!!!!!!!!! Missing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I called Cingular and got another one and it took a couple of days. Then on Tuesday night the kids had presentation at Canyon View Christian Fellowship with a 6pm call time and Dj's football banquet was at 6pm on the other side of town. I managed to get everyone everywhere. At the banquet all the coaches received a beautiful NFL sized ball signed by all there guys and mounted in an acrylic box. I accepted for William since he is gone. I found out that most of te boys will be returning in the spring......Yah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tonight we had the first Violin recital and Choral concert at Sequoia. It was great. Bailey had a solo and was apart of an ensemble!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I took some pictures and will have them on Flickr in a couple of days. Then Thursday I have Women's group and Friday a presentation in Lamesa. Saturday, rehearsal for the Christmas play, a 2pm call time and 3 pm presentation. Fun right? Yah it is and then I come home and look at my house and go AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The rest of my plate right now is mainly church functions, as ususal things are hectic and I am concerned about people's feelings getting hurt because there ministry did not get to present. I felt as though our Angel Tree program should be geared to non believers and I feel that the choice of Play and ACTION Ministry were the best suitable options because they impact and change lives for Christ. Everyone says Jesus is the reason for the season and that may be true. However I think that we are the reason for the season. If Christ had not been born and died for our sins then there would be no Christmas right? I heard it said that way and I truly believe that this is very true. This season is about family and friends. Holding on to that which is dear. I think we hold on to the things of this world so much harder than Christ himself. Some aren't even holding on to him. It is my desire that He would use this one night of Angel Tree to impact many lives and give them a heart for him. I am believing this and I know others who are praying and agreeing with me. Anyhow, we miss you William. We love you............ Chat later

FULL HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-12-02T21:26:00.000-08:00

TODAY HAS BEEN A VERY LONG AND BUSY DAY! IT STARTED WITHTHE BARBER SHOP AND ENDED WITH 9 TEENS AND TWEENS IN MY HOUSE. I MANAGED TO GET SOME CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND CLEAN MOST OF THE HOUSE. I ALSO MANAGED TO CALL THE MAINTENACE PEOPLE TO FIX THE BUSTED PIPE UNDER MY BATHROOM SINK. EVEN WITH ALL THE BUSYNESS, I STILL MISS WILLIAM ALOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!COME HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY LIST OF KIDS IS MACKENZIE, BAILEY, ZHANE, KIERRA, AARON, ALEXUS(ALEX), DARRELL, KEANU AND ADRENNA. SOMEHOW THEY ALL BAMBOOZLED THERE WAY OVER HERE......THEY ARE WATCHING SOME SCARY MOVIE AND MACKENZIE IS WATCHING A MOVIE IN HER ROOM WHILE I UPDATE THIS. ONE GIANT FAMILY. WELL I GOTTA GO.......CHAT LATER

Parent Teacher Conferences, Friend or Foe?

2006-11-29T22:12:00.000-08:00

I hate this time of year where the schools are concerned. Who gives out report cards right before Christmas? Well Mackenzie and Bailey both had conferences. One went great and the other well...........Mackenzie got all A's wohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bailey on the other hand got grades well below what she is capable of. She has become such a social butterfly. The drama follows her. SHe was missing 4 out of 9 reading logs and 6 homework assignments. I couldn't understand how because she knows that I would find out. I check there work, ALL 5 Kids, even my middle schoolers. However I can't track down a fib on homework. Don't get me wrong she's not failing or anything. I just can't believe that she would let her social life affect her scholastic life like this. So since she wants to be so social at school then she loses her social life at home. I also asked the teacher why she did not advise me sooner. She tried to sugar coat the conference but I was not even trying to hear the common chit chater from her. Bailey is so smart and bright and has a great personality but I told her that her one job is school and that she needs to treat it as such and do the best she can. AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All is well today. everyone actually had a great day. Minor arguing between kids but other than that it was cool..............Chat tomorrow.

Happy Thankgsgiving!!!!!!!!!

2006-11-28T21:03:00.000-08:00

Well I hope all of our friend and family had a great turkey day. We did. We spent it with our favorite family, The Elmore's!!!! We got over there about 9am on Thursday and I got to cooking. S'te sat and watched(smile) then finally she made her green bean casserole. I love to cook so it made not a bit of difference. William on the other hand was just waiting for the football game to come on. We all ate and the kids played until they were just plum tuckered out. We stayed pretty late and then we had to go home because I had to work for 4 hours on Friday and then we went back and stayed late again. It was great. Well anyway, as the weekend winded down we had church and Christmas play rehearsals and house cleaning to do. Monday came all to quick, especially with the fact that Wiliam will be gone until around Dec 22. Sucks huh? I have to get all ready for Christmas alone. It really seems not alot like Christmas anymore. I tried to hype myself for the Holiday stuff until I found out that he would be gone so long and it just hanged it for me. I suppose that I shouldn't look at it that way but I am human and it sucks. Mackenzie is having some seperation anxiety. From headaches to "my tummy hurts", to cough, cough, she has a problem everytime he gets ready to leave. He had duty today so for us his underway started today instead of tomorrow. Although the month will go by fast because we are so busy, I still miss him here. We have a football banquet on Dec 5th that I just got called about, a parade that the football team is in, rehearsals at the church, training of rchildren's ministry, several Action presentations, bible study, christmas shopping and a partridge in a pear tree. It seems like it never gets quiet for the kids. I just drive. I did however make an neurology follow up for myself on Dec 5th in the am. I have some questions about my hemiplegic migraines. As you can see I really have to rely on God for strength to get through it all. I Will tell you about parent teacher conferences tomorrow.......Goodnight

Wanna Baby Blues!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-11-20T19:23:00.000-08:00

Hi guys,

I know it's been a while. Just been really busy lately. The kids are on break for Thanksgiving for an entire week. What's up with that? I didn't get a week off. Anyhow William and I have discussed for quite some time about a tubal reversal and having more kids. It used to be ahere at Naval Hospital you had to be less than 33 years old. Well they changed that and you can be up to 40 years old. So I got a referral and spoke with the docotr today and he told me all the ins and outs of the surgery. He said they can do it in about 6-8 months. Which will be good because William won't be back from sea until the first part of November, I think. It's a little scary though. We have had so much freedom over the last few years and it will all go away.

I am also tossing around the school option. I really want to go back to school. I want to run my own restaurant one day and do some large family consulting in the Christian world. However, I do need to have some business classes behind. Not much I can do with a Biology degree and a restaurant. I am praying and asking GOD for the aswer. I know he will answer in due time. But as far as babies, that decision we have made. WIlliam has to get a few tests and then they can schedule the surgery. Get ready S'te, I need a refresher course...................We will be spending Thanksgiving with our favorite family. Rod and S'te. Cook some food, watch some football. Tha's about all for now...........Happy Thanksgiving everybody

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-11-01T08:22:00.000-08:00

I KNOW I AM A DAY LATE! SHOOT ME! ANYHOW, WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME LAST NIGHT. ACTION PRESENTED AT SERRA MESA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP. THEY DID AN AWESOME JOB. S'TE WAS THERE AND WE GOT A CHANCE TO HANG A LITTLE. I SAY A LITTLE BECAUSE IT WAS A COUPLE OF HOURS AND USUALLY IT'S ALL DAY WHEN WE DO GET TOGETHER. THE KIDS GOT ALOT OF CANDY AND WENT TRICK OR TRACTING WITH THE OLDER TEAM. THE ONLY MISSING PART WAS ADRENNA. I REALLY MISS HER. I ALSO GOT A CALL FROM KEANU'S COACH THAT THEY WILL BE HAVING A RIVAL REMATCH SATURDAY AGAINST CLAIRMONT. THIS SHOULD BE INTERESTING. ONE OF THE PARENTS WAS REALLY RUDE AND JUST VULGAR. HOPEFULLY THIS TIME HE IS RESTRAINED A BIT.

WILLIAM WENT OUT TO SEA AGAIN! I HAVE A FEW PROJECTS PLANNED WHILE HE IS GONE, HOPEFULLY I CAN GET THEM DONE. WE DO NOT HAVE MUCH HAPPENING RIGHT NOW SO THERE ISN'T MUCH TO WRITE ABOUT. I WILL UPDATE TOMORROW AFTER MY WOMENS BIBLE STUDY............

6th Grade Camp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-10-30T08:12:00.000-08:00

I know it's been a while since I last updated. Today Adrenna leaves for camp. She is going to Camp Palomar for a week. I thought I would not cry but I did. She had to console me. How funny? We have been very busy the last few weeks. Football, children's church, ACTION. Now football is over for 4 months and we can really move into the holidays. We are going to be doing a play called "the Christmas Believers".

This time of year is always very hard for me. Both of my parents passed away during the holidays. It has been almost 20 years since my dad died and 13 since my mom. I struggle alot. Please pray for me for strength. I hope to surround myself with lots of family(hint hint Elmore's) and friends this holiday season. Well I have to go to work now......................I will update tomorrow, I promise................

Golden Gate

2006-10-11T13:51:00.001-07:00

Golden Gate, originally uploaded by momof5blessed.

William took this picture while in San Francisco......

Big Daddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-10-11T13:51:00.000-07:00

Big Daddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, originally uploaded by momof5blessed.

Isn't he cute?

Not much Going On!

2006-10-09T09:06:00.000-07:00

Well this weekend was not to busy. The boys played football. one win and one loss. Keanu ran a 55yd touchdown, 3 sacks, 20 tackles and over 100yds rushing. I am so very proud of him and Dj. Bailey got her hair braided this weekend to. We had Marcuan over for the weekend. He is my co-workers son. I know he enjoyed himself, I did not see him all weekend. I spoke to William a few times. He has made it to San Francisco. I miss him alot.........Anyway, looking forward to him coming home and my "little brother" Rod is giving his first sermon this weekend to. Well catch you up later.........

Christmas Material?

2006-10-04T07:39:00.001-07:00

Christmas Material?, originally uploaded by momof5blessed.

William and I had to take the boys for football pictures out at Quivera Basin and I decided to think I was photographer. No not really I just like the area and the kids were all actually getting along long enough to snap a quick pick.....

Day 5 and 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-10-01T19:44:00.000-07:00

The boys had split day on football. Dj played a team named Baja Delfinas from Mexico. Well needless to say this team had not been scored on all season. They had shut out every team they had played by like 50 points or more to zero. Well one of theb oys decided to go and tell the team this great fact. Well the boys mentally had already lost the game. The first half they scored 43 points. Half time came and our boys came out swinging. The Delfinas did not score anymore points the second half and yes we did get 1 touchdown. The only team they did not shut out. The Coastal Tritons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so proud of the team. Keanu played Steele Canyon. His team won the game 28-12. Keanu had a sack and a touchdown and a total of 18 tackles in the game. Well we came home and the little girls took a nap. Long naps!!!!!!!!! A couple of them did not wake up until this morning.........Off to church this morning. It was actualy very good. The message was insightful and very encouraging........The kids and I went to Red Lobster today for dinner, we laughed and ate and had a good time. When we got home we cleaned up. Yes I am a Clean Freak. I can't seem to relax in chaos.......................I am now just doing some laundry and reading in between. the kids are doing any last minute reading logs and research for reports. William is doing fine. I just spoke with him. Well gotta go...................

Day 4!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-09-29T23:17:00.000-07:00

I HAD THE DAY OFF............YAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I TOOK THE KIDS TO SCHOOL AND CAME HOME AND AS USUAL CLEANED UP AROUND THE HOUSE. RAN SOME ERRANDS. ALL SEEMED WELL RIGHT? GOT THE BOYS TO PRACTICE EARLY AND STARTED TO READ MY NEW BOOK "TAKING CARE OF THE ME IN MOMMY" BY LISA WELCHEL. GREAT BOOK BY THE WAY. ANYHOW I DID NOT HAVE THE CAR ONOR THE RADIO, JUST QUIET, THE GIRLS WERE IN FRONT OF THE CAR ON THE GRASS DOING FLIPS AND STUFF. THEN THEY GOT INTHE CAR AND BEGAN TO DO SOMETHING AND FELL ASLEEP. WHEN I WOKE UP IT HAD STARTED TO GET FOGGY, WE DO PRACTICE IN OCEAN BEACH YA KNOW, AND I GOT READY TO CRANK THE CAR AND TURN THE HEATER ON, NO CRANK, NO START.....AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY ME? WHY TONIGHT? WELL LUCKILY MY WELL PREPARED HUSBAND HAD FUSSED AT ME SO ABOUT KEEPING THE CABLES IN THE CAR, THEY WERE THERE, SO ONE OF THE COACHES HELPED ME OUT. I WAS VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. OFF TO HOME, I FOUND A NEW ROUTE, SHORTER AND SAFER. I WAS IN A BIG HURRY TO GET HOME BECAUSE ANOTHER WEEKEND WITH OUR 3YO GOD DAUGHTER. HER MOM HAS TO WORK AT HER INTERNSHIP THIS WEEKEND. GOT HOME AND STARTED TRYING TO MAKE THE HOUSE FEEL LIKE HOME IN THE FALL. GOT SOME GREAT CLEARANCE AT TARGET. YES S'TE I DID IT, I GOT ANOTHER BATHROOM SET BUT I ONLY PAID 12 BUCKS FOR ALL OF IT. IT WAS IN THE CLEARANCE AISLE...............I ALSO WENT TO BIG LOTS, S'TE'S SPOT AND CLEANED UP ON HOLIDAY STUFF TO. MY NEXT PROJECT TOMORROW IS HANGING CURTAINS. I GOT A GREAT DEAL ON SOME RODS 3 BUCKS, CLEARANCE AISLE..........MY FRONT AREA LOOKS REALLY NICE AND ITS ALL STARTING TO FEEL LIKE HOME...............................ANYWAY I GOTTA GO GOT FOOTBALL IN THE MORNING

William's San Francisco trip DAY 3!!!!!

2006-09-29T07:56:00.000-07:00

It's Friday! I made, but not wothout some struggle. Last night me and the kids had a rough night. Dj forgot his football equipment and therfore could not practice. I had a womens bible study that I really needed to go to. Traffic was horrible. Mackenzie left her backpack at the church. I hope it's still there. I got home and well anyway, not a great day!!!!!! Today I am off which is really nice. I need to go to eh bank and take care of some things. BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On the other hand the bible study was great. I do feel better this morning. Sometimes life looks so hard and then my 8 yo comes and gives me a big hug and says " mommy I Love you!" . I told you I would update on Children's Church. Here it is. My first staff training is Oct 14, 2006 in the evening. So far I have 6 people who are interested in teaching and are willing to commit to 6 months. We have a lot of work to do with the church facilities to get all the ages up and running. Painting, safeguarding, childproofing. I know that will be ok though. I feel like MR. Clean, It's a tough job but It will get done. Gotta go now and take a shower so I can get my errands done...........

Duty day!!!!!!!!!

2006-09-25T22:07:00.000-07:00

Well Will has duty today! Boring! I was able to get off work early and go and get the kids. That was very nice. I do not get to do that very often. I went to drop the litle girls off at ACTION at 4pm and home I went, just me and the boys............Let the dogs out, got a cold drink and took a deep breath. Before I knew it, it was time to go because I had been invited to a woman's fellowship at 600pm. I had a wonderful time at the fellowship. Our lesson was so for me and I needed the fellowship. S'te's mom and husband are here to keep her company when Rod leaves this time for a few days and I have the kids. I don't get much company especially from church because I live so much further out from my church family. My best friend and sister S'te is about all the company I get for the most part. Which is fine because she makes my day and we talk about so many different things and yes we have the same, CHILDREN"S CHURCH BATTLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The boy's stayed home and I picked up the little girls and they went with me. When I got home the boys had done all there laundry. ALL, not some ALL. Thank you Lord, you heard my prayer............... I am always praying that GOD will allow my children to finally get everything I try to teach them and low and behold it soaked in...............Thank GOD!

Football Heroes!!!!!!!!!!

2006-09-25T07:43:00.000-07:00

WE WON! YAHHHHHHHHHHH! Keanu and Dj both won there games this weekend. Dj 32-20 and Keanu 36-0. There were so excited. As usual we spend all day at the field but it is well worth it. Keanu went to the Pasta Dinner fundraiser for the team and the rest of us came home. I got rid of one kid and inherited another, my God daughter. Her mom had called while we were at the field and asked could she come over because she had some studying to do. It was fine with me so we had a 3 year old for the weekend. When we got home I began to clean up and do laundry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dj came and asked me if Keanu was coming home and I told him I wasn't sure at that point and he asked well why not? Dj seems to think that Keanu should not go and leave him at home. I tried to explain to him that he leaves Keanu all the time when he goes to skateworld and spends the night out. He did not like my reasoning and then all of a sudden I get a call from Keanu asking to stay over his friends house and I told him it was fine. Dj was not very happy. Now he knows how it feels to get left behind. Tough lesson but well worth it........... On to better things. I had a showdown at the middle school last week because they had moved Dj for the 3rd time in math and I was getting a little frustrated. Apparently the schools do not get state test scores until September and therefore math schedules are tentative. Once I can handle, twice maybe but 3 times come on!!!!!!! Dj had made it to Algebra I as an 8th grader. Great place to be especially because he totally liked the teacher. She is sports buff and uses alot of sports analogies. He actually took notes and did his homeowrk without a grumble. Thats GREAT for him!!!!!!!!!!!! So when he told me they moved him out of the class I was livid, plus I did not even get a note or call or anything. I went to the school and well to make along story short he is back in Algebra I.......I know I said I would update you on Children's Church but I have another meeting on Wednesday with the church as a whole, we'll see if we can grow this ministry to what God would have it to be............

2006-09-19T08:11:00.000-07:00

I know I know I know!!!! I haven't updated in a while. SO let's see whats happened around our house the last couple of weeks. School has started and everyone is well on their way to wanting a vacation already. hahahahahaha!!!! When the school year started DJ had middle school Algebra and we thought that was great especially since math is a struggle for him. Not to our knowing the school re-evaluated all the kids in this level of math and he was put up to Algebra I which is a high school class and he can get high school credit for it if he completes it with a "C" or better. He was pretty excited about it. This year he likes his math teacher, he says " she understands us mom". She was a basketball coach for girls at a college in Texas and then moved on to teaching after that. She uses alot of sports analogies for the kids and well we are a sports family. Keanu has decided to go back to band which he stopped in 6th grade for whatever crazy reason. He decided to play the Tuba, Tuba, Why Tuba? WE OWN A TRUMPET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oH WELL, IF HE'S HAPPY i'M HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!! As for the little girls they are doing well as usual , not to many complaints from them. Action team started again and by GOD Mackenzie decided to participate. Can you believe it she doesn't like anything but gymnastics. I am so proud of her though, this was a big leap for her. Adrenna, well you know under pounds of homework and fairing well. No anxiety hives yet so we are all pretty happy for her!!!!!!!!! As for William and I we are well, trying to fight the debt demon, mostly from our previous marriages but we are trying to make progress. We have started a debt snowball and hope to be debt free except for my car which was rather expensive, by next summer 2007. He ia trying to submit his master at arms package and he is just waitng on a couple of things he needs to complete it and it will be sent out. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!! I have a meeting to day with my Pastor about our children's ministry at church, I hope and pray that all goes well so we can finally get things painted and fixed up for the kids. I gotta for now but I will update tonight on my meeting. Oh yah I have pictures to post on flickr but I need to go pick up the CD from wal mart.....OH YAH DI YOU KNOW WAL MART WILL BE DISCONTINUING LAYAWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Advancement Exam Day!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-09-07T07:39:00.000-07:00

Today is the day. William takes his E6 exam......Fingers crossed and prayers up...Everyone he has talked to has done the fill inthe bubble thing and they made E6 so you never know, but in a few months we will know....... He is also completing some security thing where he has to get sprayed woth pepper spray on Friday......FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyhow good luck to him......chat later

It's the most wonderful time of the year!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-09-05T08:22:00.000-07:00

Labor day weekend! Not just BBQ but also the beginning of a new year for most families. School, homeowrk, new friends, open house and lots of fall activities to enjoy. We spent the weekend at a birthday party and a house warming. Friday night, I dropped the boys off at football and ran to the mall to catch some last minute sales. Shirts 9.99 and jeans 24.99, my boys wear grown up sizes now so I found the 50% sale very appealing. I stuck to my guns and everyone got 3 outfits for school and shoes, backpack and supplies. All totaling 325.00 for 5 kids not bad...............

Saturday we went and supported one of my husbands co-workers son's football game and then to my co-workers son's birthday party and then to a housewarming BBQ. Busy, Busy, Busy.......

Monday we just settled in for a new school year.

First day of school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone got up withthe chickens and got dressed and ready to go so when I got up at 515am to get everyone up, to my surprise they were up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who are these kids and where are mine?

Everyone had a good day. I had all the homework though, you know all those parent packets to sign........ewwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So far so good........Things are settling down and the kis aren't up at 4 am anymore. Looks like it's going to be a good year...........I thank GOD everyday for my kids. I have been blessed to have pretty good kids....So pray with and for us this year.......

Scrimmage #2

2006-08-30T22:06:00.000-07:00

Well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My day at work was much the same as yesterday but I do not have to go tomorrow so yah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyhow, the scrimmage, the scrimmage, the scrimmage. We played the patriots from alvarado and our team played great, basic football. The other team however was cheating. They were clipping and hitting way after the whistle. Keanu got hit in the back and then a late hit on the sideline about 15 ft from the play of the ball......because this is a scrimmage there are no refs do the coaches blow the whistle. Then I got told to F*&*^^% off by a 13 year old kid, I almost snatched someone else's kid. Then one of thier coaches was smirking and making horrible comments. It was a disgrace to the league. Our team played clean football even though we almost had a fight between coaches and players. They kept there heads inthe game and stayed on pace.....I was very proud of all the boys for not sinking tothat level and I commend our coaches for teaching them good football and not DIRTY FOOTBALL. Well gotta go...........

Tough Day at the Office!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-08-29T22:03:00.000-07:00

Well today was supposed to be my day off however my provider had to open her schedule to see patients half day because the office was getting overwhelmed. So I went in this morning even though she did not start until 130 because I will not be at work Thursday due to my daughter's middle school orientation. I had to room other providers patients and do walk in labs, it sucked. I am not a floater and today that seemed to be the case. EWWWWWWWWWW! Hated it. When Diane got there it was better because I had my provider, mine, my very own!!!!!!!!!!!!! The walk-in labs continued and they got more and more complicated. With William being gone I have to leave work at 430 so I try to make sure my schedule stays a tad bit under control and half-days are for sick visits only, Right? NOPE nOT AT MY JOB! Someone decided to put an ear cleaning at 415pm, 415, HELLO I LEAVE AT 430...........So I called the patient and quickly asked if she could come in right then and she said yes. So wew!!! Got out at 436. When I got home I had to change cell phones, my new one finally came. I hesitated buying a new but my other one fell in a glass of water thanks to my daughter and I hoped it would dry out, well it did but it would turn on and off and sometimes would not come on at all........and with will being gone I need my phone especially since I drive a great distance to football everyday.

As I am leaving the water guy comes by.......I had been meaning to call and get water service because I spend alot of money buying bottled water!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well his package was a really good deal so that took me another 15 minutes. Then off to practice......Came home after practice and actually looked at the house, the kids had barely done anything I had asked and I was heated. Luckily I have been praying for patience and boy did GOD step in......I politely asked everyone to go back and do the things they were supposed to and I completed dinner which Keanu had started earlier today. I was so frustrated but I handled it well.....I cannot wait for school to start!!!!!!!!!!! my house will actually clean.....I know I am a weirdo but I rest so much better knowing everything is in order and we can spend so much more time together when everything is done. I fell so chaotic when everything is everywhere. I do not expect perfection but I do like for the house to be clean and comfortable for my family......

I am a purging fool though.....3 bags S'te 3, I am so good........ :). Well anyhow it's geting late and I have work and a scrimmage to go to so tata for now.......

Back to Sea!

2006-08-28T20:53:00.000-07:00

He's gone again. I hate this part. I can handle the long deployment but the whole in and out thing is for the birds. As usual we survive. Another boring football day except that Keanu was hit pretty hard in the thigh and was down for a minute but he's ok. We will just wait and see what the bruise looks like............... :( My nephew had surgery today. All is well so far. When I called my older nephew said that he was sleeping. Well I will cut it short today.......Goodnight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pretty relaxed weekend!!!!!!!!!!

2006-08-28T07:29:00.000-07:00

Well this wekend was pretty realxed. William came home Friday and we were so happy then he tells us he has to go back out to sea Monday for the week. We went to football practice and came home. Then on saturday we cleaned up and then my friend Barbi came over and helped me unpack some boxes. After that we went to a Luau and had a really good time and came home. Rod and S'te stopped by for a few minutes while they were waiting for Ladaria to finish babysitting. We stayed home on Sunday from church (I know bad huh!!!!!) but we just wanted to be together this weekend.

We are back to a work week and just me again. My work schedule has changed again. I now have to work on Tuesday from 1230 to 430 because the office was getting pretty busy and they needed my nurse practitioner to come in half day. So my Tuesdays off are only half days off now.

My nephew Makkiah is having surgery today so I am waiting on the call for that when it's over.....I guess thats enough babbling for today..........Chat tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!

Little Blessings!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-08-24T21:26:00.000-07:00

As a "working" (outside the house, because all moms have jobs) kind of mom of a large family, I often wonder am I the only one that looses it. Then I look at my children and see how well rounded they are and say to myself, not a bad job. I see other families and I am blessed with the family I have.

We struggle like everyone else from finances to schedules. I was praying and asking GOD to make a way that our schedules would not conflict between the boys and the girls. He answered my prayer. The boys will drop to 3 days a week on Sept 5 and practice on tuesday, hursday and friday. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Adrenna and Bailey are a part of a sign/mime ministry called ACTION and there practice are going to be on Mondays from 4-7. It's all working out for the best.

School will be starting soon and my worry has alsways been school clothes. I went out like I normally do and put the girls clothes on layaway at Walmart and underwear and socks for the boys, totaling 900.00. Well GOD has given me peace this year. I am going to cancel my layaway, get my 100.00 back and purchase the unders and socks for everyone and then go to the outlet stores at LAS AMERICAS and get everyone 2 outfits to start and thats it. My kids have more than enough clothes to get the year started. Two of my daughters need sneakers so I will get them those and thats it. I am not going to drive myself nuts over school clothes. We also need backpacks and very minimal school supplies. I am so at peace this year, kinda scary. Thanks S'te.....She knows what I mean.....Well gotta go for now................

Jr Midget Scrimmage against Eastlake

2006-08-23T21:55:00.000-07:00

WOW!!!!! The K TRAIN WAS RUNNING OVER AND TAKING NAMES TODAY. I know total football mom right? However Keanu really had a great game today. He played Ironman football today. That means he played both sides of the ball. Although they did not win the game, really showed leadership and determination for his team. I am so proud of him. In the end he walked off the field with his head up saying " We had good go at it today mom", sore shoulder, sliced arm and scratched ankle. Not to bad for a nights work. Next week we scrimmage against Alvarado on Tuesday. Dj had a scrimmage on last week. They played great and actually won. This season should play out very nicely........GO COASTAL TRITONS 2006. K-TRAIN COMING CHOO CHOO CHOO.

Well I decided to take tonight off from unpacking and washing clothes and spend it with the kids. I came home and made baked ziti and we sat down and ate dinner together. I think a movie is next and then bed. Everyone deserves the night off and the kids and I have worked pretty hard this week. So lots of hanging out this evening. William will be home on Friday. Yah!!!!!!!!!! Well gotta go.........

Puppy Update: DEEDEE and KATY were adopted and PUPUP is still waiting. Keep working GOD and find him a new home.............

They're Gone!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-08-22T22:00:00.000-07:00

Tonight is a sad night at our house. The puppies are gone. We took them to the central shelter and we all cried like their was no tomorrow. When I got home I saw that S'te had posted a comment and said she would take them until they found a home but by then it was to late. I am so sad. That was like loosing a child. They are up for adoption and on the website. I know that GOD will make sure they get a great home with great owners and great kids. I only worked a few hours today which allowed me some time to come home and get some unpacking done before football practice. We have scrimmage against Eastlake tomorrow. I think all will be well. I feel pretty accomplished today. You know with a large family things can get pretty crazy and I now know why I had not been able to sleep and having tons of anxiety over the last year. It's chaos, I can't take it, but eversince I had went in the hospital last September I just felt off. That continued and things spiraled out of control. Well I think this move caused me to refocus. A fresh start to get back to the "Real ME". Right S'te? haha she knows me very well. S'te says I have to many shoes and clothes and that I need to get rid of some, is she right? Well sort of!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I have made it a goal to get rid of everything that I really do not wear or have not worn in the last 12 months. Wow I said it, I wrote it, that felt good. This is my family and I can't let them down. I have come to realize other people can function in certain ways even in chaos, but I have to be me. I have tried to just let things go and say that life is to short to worry about it but for me I worry when things are not done. I know that I will have more peace in my spirit and in my life if things are the way they should be. Anyway gotta go laundry to do

KNOTTS BERRY FARM

2006-08-22T15:52:00.000-07:00

2005_0702knottsberryfarm050030, originally uploaded by momof5blessed.

Moving is OVER but Murphy's Law visited!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-08-21T23:14:00.000-07:00

Well, the move is over. Rod and S'te I love you guys so much. Thank you for all your help!!!!!!!!!! Anyway here we go. So we moved right? Yah we did and we thought things were going to be ok with the new neighbors. WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My dog jumps pretty high and my neighbor was "a little grumpy" and said that he was sort of scared about my dog jumping so high. SO we decided to crate her when we were not outside. She can't clear the fence but we wanted no problems. To add insult to injury she had puppies in may and we had 13. All of them except 3 have been adopted. Well in military housing you are allowed 2 pets. I KNOW THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We were not going to have 5 full grown dogs. SO when I came today I had a violation notice on my door. Mind you my husband is out to sea for a week. GREAT RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO then I went to the animal shelter to do what I did not want to do but the rescue has a waiting list. They were closed so I have to go back in the morning. OH YAH, to back track a little, this morning I was getting ready to leave to go to the housing office to turn in my key from my other house and then go to work right? Well I go looking for my keys and they were not where they usually are so I decided to go out to the car and there they were in the LOCKED CAR! I called the ship hoping to catch William and hope he could come home really quick before they got underway this morning. Well wrong answer. I ended up calling the roadside assistance for our housing area and they said about 30-45 minutes. I said ok not so bad. Well finally at 10 am they came and off I went, rushing to housing and low and behold they did not even realize that I had a final inspection today. So I just left the keys and told them to send the bill of any to me. WHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can I scream now? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyhow, we home now and here for a while. School will start and things will get back to normal............I hope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My GOD IS STILL GOOD AND WORTHY TO BE PRAISED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Almost moving day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-08-16T15:53:00.000-07:00

It's almost moving day!!!!!!!!! We have 2 days until we pick up keys to our NEW NAVY HOUSING!!! I am so not ready. Most things are going to be easy but it just seems overwheling. I think I am being a wimp but moving sucks.....to top it off I can't pick up the truck until Saturday at 11:15.... WHY ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then to make things worse William is going out to sea on Monday. So me and the kids will have to put the house together. FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyhow, things will work out. Now to the fall. I so look forward to this time of year, a new start, new schedules and chore lists and most of all new experiences for my children. Adrenna and Keanu will have the newest adventures as they both go off to middle school this year and for once in their little lives they will be apart. Although DJ and Keanu will be at the same school they will live seperate lives......7TH grade and 8th grade.......You know the big fish little fish thing......Adrenna is going to a totally different school...her friends are going there too but it's middle school. Mackenzie and Bailey will be going to the same school as last year. Well enough of me today........I will ramble again in a day or 2......

2006-08-11T07:28:00.000-07:00

This week has been so AWESOME!!!!!! I have not updated because I have been getting home so late this week. We are in the middle of revival at church and it has been a blessing.......William was supposed to be out to sea for 2 days but for whatever reason the ship did not go, so I get to keep him home a little longer. I was actually having some anxiety about him being gone.....I was telling myself " you have done this before why are you trippin' " but I guess no matter how you cut it, it's still hard to be alone.

Anyhow, I was supposed to have a pre inspection on Tuesday at 930 and no one ever showed up. That is my only day off and they didn't come.....So I called Housing and they said OH NO ONE EVER CAME!!!!!!!!!!! You would think that they knew that right? Wrong so we will try again next tuesday........

Chat later with some more interesting stuff......Gotta work now.....

Homecoming weekend with Rod and S'te

2006-08-07T07:24:00.002-07:00

It's August!!!!!! This year is going by so fast. We are in the process of packing and moving into the house I told you about breifly in my last post. Well ......... The house itself is really nice but the people who lived there before .......... put it this way a creature tap me on the shoulder when I went in to look. The reason we are moving into another Navy housing unit is because I have Hemiplegic migraines which mimic Strokes and cause left sided weakness and we currently live in a 2 story unit and the doctor felt a 1 story would be better since my husband is back to sea duty....... We pick up the keys on Aug 18, I will put pics on the flickr when we get in.

Well Rod (s'te) is home and everyone is so happy!!!!!!!!!!!! S'te spent a few hours teaching me how to make this site look pretty, so look out for some changes!!!!!!!!! We spent Sunday evening woth them as well, BBQ'd and me and S'te were on the computer again!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Will and Rod plyed video games. Most people think its crazy that the first evening he was home that the whole family spent time together but they had all night,if you know what I mean. Check out there blog for homecoming pics. Well gotta work now.....Chat Later.......

Easter 2006! Aren't they cute!!!!!!!!!

2006-08-02T16:56:00.000-07:00

Easter 2006! Aren't they cute!!!!!!!!!, originally uploaded by momof5blessed.

DAY 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I SURVIVED

2006-08-02T16:01:00.000-07:00

Well day 2 for Will. He is officially on his ship...........we got the schedule for out to sea and it's not too bad I GUESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't say when or where.

Anyhow, the boys football practice is going well and they are tired.

THE girls are very excited about going on a trip in a couple of weeks. We are going to Julian........ referred by Rod and Ste www.elmoresandiego.blogspot.com Yah Vacation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well all that is nice but..................Monday night my son went to take shower at around 11pm and the water was cold. The hot water heater went out. Well I decided to be nice to the maintenance in Navy housing and not call that late..hahaha! So I am off on tuesdays and I decided to call in the morning around 9am. Well I went to go and see our new house that we are moving into(thats the next blurt and blabble), anyway. I did not leave until 1pm and still no maintenance guy.....I came back home at 230 still no hot water!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then we went to football at 430 and still no tech. We went to Denny's after football and stayed until 9pm and got home and still no hot water......Hmmmmm! I called housing again and they said someone came at noon but I was home I would have remembered....they said he re lit the pilot light...I don't think so. So finally at 1015 pm a maintenence guy came and stayed until 11pm and finally hot water. Great no more stinky kids.........Well I must go for now but I will tell you later about our move and the condition of the house we are moving into before the other family moved out..........bye!!!!!!!!