Living Life

I really hate it that I haven't been able to blog...not that I don't have anything else to do ;) But I like that it keeps a record of life as we know it...I don't keep a journal and maybe I should start...

I have been busy working on our old house...it is now listed for sale through Production Realty and Amy Gilpin has already had 2 people see the house...so we are hopeful to see an offer in the very "near" future ;) It was a lot of time and money spent to get it where we did get it...So hopefully someone will be able to enjoy it as their own :)

Still going to grandma's and taking care of her. I love that my kids get to spend time with their great grandma. She is going to be 88 this year. I can't believe that my grandpa has been gone 11 years already. My kids were only able to see my grandma Sweeney when she wasn't really the grandma I remember so that is hard...because even my grandma Hagemann isn't the woman I remember with the 3 strokes and having to be confined to a wheelchair. But I can still make her smile bringing those kids into the room :) That alone is more precious than anything to me :)

Grocery shopping has been a little more expensive as I have taken on getting things for my grandma as well. I prepare meals that we have and take them there...But the added costs are the separate items such as milk, bread, etc ;) and household items she needs.

I haven't been couponing lately but I am still a price matching machine ;) Which I know saves me both time and money right now with the price of gas...It is back down from the high $4.15/gallon to $3.77 now...but still ridiculous.

Preschool has been great for Adam socially this year and I plan on trying to work with him on letters and numbers along with Amanda over the summer. I have already made copies of color by numbers and other things that are new but that will help him with recognition ;)

Amanda has been becoming such a big girl...she was wanting to do everything by herself...then lately she witnessed an older girls friend of mine getting her mommy to do things for her...so she has "regressed" a little. So we are working on some things again...I am planning on working on potty training again soon as Adam is done with school and we are home more frequent without having to take him to school.

Rod has been working non stop trying to keep the ends met with bills. We are doing good. Would be doing better if a relative that owes us quite a bite of money would pay us back...but apparently we aren't at the top of his mound of debt...So Rod will keep plugging away at our debt. He had someone question us on why I wasn't working not to long ago...I went to speak and he stopped me. His statement was because he doesn't want me to, "it is my choice, my kids are better off in my wife's care than anyone else". I love that he trusts me with his whole world ;) I love the fact that I get to enjoy everyday that the kids ask me to do something with them. I wish everyday was like our Monday. We were busy all day doing things that the kids wanted :) I try to only clean 1 day a week as I hate telling the kids no that I can't do something. I love the smile on Adam's face when i say yes that I can do something with them and Amanda jumping up and down ;) Melts my heart.

More than anything Rod keeps our family together and from falling apart. We both turned 30 over the last month and I have to say I don't feel any different. I feel loved more than anything when I get to spend the days that I know would be very hard if I was working not missing a thing :) We make the things that we do look easy, but without Rod working and me trying to save money where we can...not sure if we would have the things that we do have...Well, hopefully I will be able to keep more on top of this as PTA summer break is here as of tomorrow ;) Take care and hope you are enjoying your summer with your kiddos too!