homework

Did ya'll know Kindergartners get homework now? Oh, and that their teachers give out sugar laden candy the first time they've met the kids, with out checking w/their folks if they can't have it for whatever reason???

I have my entire family on a pre-diabetic diet, because of general health reasons. I believe the overload of candy that a lot of parents give their kids every day is part of the child obesity problem plaguing our society at this point in time. Plus, all that candy and juice gives cavities.

My son avoids brushing his teeth like it will kill him. It is insane trying to get him to do this simple thing. I've tried every trick in the book to get him to comply. He's really getting too big to hold down to do it, considering he's almost my height now. (He's only like a foot shorter than I am, at this point.)

Is it just me, or is it simple common sense to find out if a child can have candy before just handing it out to a class room full of five year olds? And why didn't they make it a healthy snack instead? There are plenty of healthy snacks out there that kids adore. At least mine adore them. Now, don't get me wrong, my son will grab at any processed sugars he can get his grubby little hands on. But, he does love things like fruits, and veggies.

Isn't one of the things they're supposed to teach is proper eating habits? And isn't processed sugars a big No-No in that area? It just seems to me to be sending out the wrong message.

Is it just me???

Will accept her whipping now...

I'm sorry ya'll. Things have been chaos here. Hubby is possibly facing surgery soon, and I have been overly hormonal.

So, I haven't been able to sit down and put down coherent thoughts together for awhile now. Things (hopefully) are starting to calm down now though. Superboy starts school in just over a week. Then I'll have just the two lil ones to watch during the day. Then the roomates son leaves at the same time she and hubby go tdy. So, then I'll just have one lil one during the day until the new baby is born.

Chaos will reign my next five years. easily. After thinking about that, I need a nap.

Okay so I gave everybody 10 days instead of 7......WARNING SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS

Is there life after Potter?



I thought the book went great considering everything she had to make sure she did/put in.



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I thought killing off three of the people she did was extrememly sad. It made me cry a lot. A twin should never go through life w/out the other one. And that poor baby without his parents.



I LOVED that long rambly part w/Dumbledore. It was just so random. But, then she always has done that. She's a very random kind of writer. The oddest of things just pop up out of nowhere.



The biggest thing I would have changed was I would have brought back the snake from the first book. The one Harry let go from the zoo?



That would have been pretty cool.





KAY SPOILER OVER



In other less magical worlds the hubby is sick, again. Super

Another chapter closed

The Potter phenomenon started when I was in jr high. Friday night, that chapter closed. I know it sounds weird or kooky to consider a book series important enough to be a chapter in your life, however, I was pretty young (compared to now) when I started reading HP, and this weekend I finished the last book.

I'm going to give everybody a week to finish reading before I open up the topic for discussion here. That way by then everybody who WANTS to be able to read it will have had the chance to finish it. (I mean come on it only took me 9 1/2 hrs, while being interrupted by the kids, to read the bloody thing)

Family problems

I guess everybody has that one family member that really doesn't seem to want to be there. Mine is my older brother. He's a good man, and a great father. And, when he is around, and can be bothered a wonderful brother.

The problem lies in the fact that his wife and the rest of my family do not get along. We don't act on the fact that we do not find her appealing, we accept the fact that they love each other. I don't want to change that, or have him choose between nuclear family and 'extended' family. However, he has decided to handle the situation by not being involved in the 'extended' family's life. Period.

I've tried calling him. Only got voice mail. So, I leave messages. "Life is good here, hope you and yours are doing well, call me whenever you have some time" ect. I even tried his work email. "life is good here, hope you and yours are doing well, call me ANYTIME day or night" ect. Still no reply. I keep wondering if I should even bother anymore. My mother and sister have given up on him. I believe our grandmother is starting to give up on him as well. I feel like a traitor wanting to stay close to him, but I feel rejected every time I try. And then, of course, I want to cry to my mother about what a "meanie" my big brother is being, and remember that she's given up trying to get him to respond to the family. So, I really can't talk to her about it.

My poor husband, I'm sure, is going insane dealing with this issue. He knows I still have "big brother worship" going on. And it's hurting a lot inside that he's ignoring me. Cowboy wants to "fix" the situation, but how can he? I don't really want him involved. I hate to say it. But, I feel like it's something I need to take care of. But, I don't know how to do that.

I know other people have been through this same situation. How have ya'll handled it?

Guilty Pleasures

I must admit that I have a huge guilty pleasure. shhhhhhhhhhhhh. It's watching SuperNanny. shhhhhhhhhhhh... Don't tell anyone.

Being a stay at home mom I sometimes get a little blind to how good my kids really are. I start seeing only the misbehavior, and not the goodness that they do. Whenever I watch SuperNanny though..... I thank my lucky stars. My boys are (all-in-all) really good boys. They don't have any major behavior disorders. My older one is a little bit picky, and likes structure. Which can drive me crazy, because I'm more of a let's go do this all of a sudden type person. Superboy also doesn't like change too much. He acts out a little bit if too much change happens at once. But, in all honesty, I do believe that's all kids at his age.

However, I have learned that I must hide the fact that I watch this show. I let Superboy watch one time with me. Big mistake. The kids in the show were jumping on their beds. Superboy had never done this before. Now, I can't get him to stop. I have even threatened to remove his bed from his room and make him sleep on his floor. He'll stop for three or four minutes, and then he's right back at it. ( And, yes, I do count my lucky stars that that is his only major bad habit so far)

I confessed this guilty pleasure to the Cowboy last night. He laughed. and laughed, and laughed.

With us being in the military the last SuperNanny I got to watch made me cry big time though. A woman had lost her husband, and was trying to raise their kids on her own. My biggest nightmare. I've had bad dreams ever since. So, I've forgone my guilty pleasure for a week or so. Maybe, I'll watch the next show... I don't know. But until then have a wonderful Fourth of July everyone!!!

The coast is clear

Well, most of the drama has cleared the air here. And that is great because I think I was ready to start pulling out my hair from everything.

Poor Cowboy, he had it pretty hard for the past week. He had to deal with not only work drama, but handle his best friend passing, the funeral, and Football Fanatics family (basically taking them anywhere and everywhere for the entire week). I think I saw him for a total of 10 mins all week. It was really hard to not be able to comfort him when I would call him and could tell he was having a tough time of everything.

Even though, in some ways I think the past week was healing for him. It put details in his mind instead of dealing with the drama surrounding everything.

By the way, to be in full dress uniform, standing in direct sun, when it's over 90 degree's has to be a form of torture. I was in a loose dress and ready to pass out. Poor SuperBoy and Chucky were dripping with sweat by the end of the the 15 min. ceremony.

The other major drama that happened last week or so, was that they found low fluid around the baby, so I had to go for more tests to see exactly how much fluid was there, and possible causes of the low fluid. I was also put on "almost" bed rest. Basically laying around, and drinking lots and lots of fluids. Not really getting up too much, but could do basic things, just wasn't allowed to do any things like actual housework, or anything that could stress me out.

I guess all of that laying around worked because the fluids were up a bit when they checked them this week. They're still a little low, but not to where it's considered a danger, as long as I continue to take it easy and drink lots the baby and I should be in the clear.

I never want to have a week like the last couple of ones just passed ever again. Even though there is still a feeling of apprehension, waiting for the next shoe to fall, so to speak.

Time to go play with the kids and to quit worrying about what I can not change.