And That’s….the Truth

Looking for a new job can be quite a hassle. Especially if you’ve been at your current place of employment for over 10 years. Well this is what is taking place in my husband’s life right now. For quite a while he hasn’t been real happy at his place of employment and has finally decided to do something about it. But, there is only one problem with this line of reasoning. He hates change. It took me over six months to convince him to purchase the home we currently live in even when he could see the home that we were living in was really way to small and when I tried to discuss changing our life insurance policy, he wouldn’t even discuss it. But hopefully this decision he has made won’t take it’s toll on him like every other choice he tries to make and maybe he will finally be happy at a job.

Yesterday I had a bit of extra time on my hands so I figured out and installed a plug in that closes comments  after a certain period of time.  I set this plug in to close comments on any post that was made prior to March 1 of this year.  So I was EXTREMELY happy to see that the amount of SPAM comments that I had to moderate was way….down this morning.  I honestly don’t understand why people would go into someone’s blog and post comments on seriously old posts, knowing that these comments would never be published.

So, because this plug in worked so well on this blog, I’m going to spend a little of my day today adding it all to my other blogs.  It was a great feeling knowing that I didn’t have to waste about an hour of my day sifting through all these spam comments.  Of course all the legit comments are approved and I don’t mind the time it takes to approve them, but the spam ones are gone….

Yesterday the kids came home from school with their report cards in their bookbags.  First of all let me say that they both did awesome!!  The teachers were very pleased with their progress this term and they had no serious problems at all.

My son’s (grade 2) was pretty much what I expected.  I knew he was having a little trouble in his spelling so her mentioning that didn’t surprise me at all.  But what did surprise me, was how well he is doing in math!  His math skills are above the grade 2 level.  Awesome!!  Now all we have to do is work on that spelling.  Other than the spelling and the fact that he’s a lot like me (he likes to talk, hehe), everything was great.

Now my daughter (grade 4) did excellent!!  She got five A’s and one B.  Super!!  Her teacher was highly impressed with her work as she did miss quite a bit of time this term due to a serious illness.  So her teacher was amazed that she did so well considering all that she missed.

I’ve got to tell you all that we were so impressed with the kids grades and performance this past term that we took them out last night and let them pick out a toy.  My son asked us why we were buying them a toy because of good report cards when normally they only get a reward if they grade.  I told him it was because of the AWESOME job they both have done and because we were so proud of them, we decided they deserved a reward.  He was fine with that line of thinking.

Can’t you tell that I’m one proud momma?!

It’s bound to be an exciting day at my house after the big yellow school bus pulls up this afternoon.  The kids will be bringing home their report cards.  Now I pretty much know what to expect, but you can never be real sure until you actually see the grades on the report card.

I’m figuring that my daughter (who is in grade 4) probably did pretty good on her’s.   She takes school very seriously and even takes homework extremely seriously as well.  She loves to do well in school and she works very hard at her grades.  I have signed quite a few tests for her over the past couple of months and they all have been really good.  Now my youngest son on the other hand (who is in grade 2) could be a different story.  Right now he is at the stage in his life where he’s not real crazy about school and it’s a fight every night to do the homework.  Most of his work should be OK, but he’s spelling probably won’t be.  He won’t do bad enough to fail, but I know there will be a few comments concerning his tests.

But, all in all I think the kids did pretty good as I haven’t had any phone calls in the past couple of months.  And, if they did in fact do good we are going to take them out to supper tonight as a reward.  I’ll be sure to pop back in tomorrow to let  you all know how well the kids did.

I have to say that it really breaks my heart to see young children struggling with a weight problem. Not only is all this extra weight hard on their health, but because of the way society views them, they also end up with a lot of emotional issues as well due to the teasing they get from other kids. It’s a real shame when parents have to resort to giving their young kids diet pills to try to curb their excessive weight gain. Thankfully my kids have never experienced an issue like this, but it still breaks my heart to see other children going through these health problems.

Yesterday I wasn’t online very much.  I decided to take a “me” day.  So first thing in the morning I checked my e-mails, checked a couple of forums where I post a bit in, and then shut my computer down for the day.  It was a really weird day for me as I am not used to spending so little time on the computer.  But, I have to say I had a very enjoyable day.  I spent some quality time with the kids, did some housework (yuck) and then started sorting through all my scrapbooking supplies. 

But now that it’s Monday morning, my “me” day is over and I’m back to the same routine again.  I had so much fun yesterday, that I may start taking more “me” days in the future.

All my life, I thought that acne was a teenagers disease. So you can imagine my surprise as the older I get, the more acne I seem to get as well. So to combat this latest problem in my life, I have been actively searching for an acne treatment that will not only help diminish these spots, but hopefully keep them from returning as well. Over the years I have tried numerous products and every time something new comes on the market, I’m probably the first in line to purchase it. As I approach my 40’s, I now have a lot of empathy for teens. I have come to realize that this is not just a young person’s problem.

The  Easter bunny is arriving a little early this year.  Normally we don’t hear tell of him until April but for some reason, he thought he needed to grace us with his presence a little earlier this year.  The kids are quite tickled by this event.  As it means that they get candy and toys a little sooner than normal.  This is probably the last year that my daughter will believe in the Easter bunny so I would like to make it a little special for her.  Kids grow up so fast and all the fun “holidays” start to become just plain old holidays for them.  This upcoming weekend will be a four day weekend for the kids and my husband so I’m hoping that I can plan some fun times for us all.

I said hoping people, not “hopping”. lol  Don’t mind me.  Just a little pre-Easter humor.

Ten months ago I quit my full time job to stay home with my two youngest children.  I had been employed there for almost seven years, but I lost my babysitter so I really had no choice but to leave.  I really didn’t look real hard for another one as I kind of wanted to take some time off anyway.

Well you could have knocked me over with a feather with the phone call that I got this morning from my previous employer.  She wants me back!!  I was really surprised that she would even think about me after all these months.  I guess she really did appreciate the work that I gave them over the years.

But, I told her no, not right now.  Right now I am quite content with my life and I am  so enjoying the extra time that I get to spend with the kids.  Their enjoying it as well.  But, it sure did make me feel good knowing that this particular employer still wants me to come back even after all these months.

My father in law has decided that he would like to go visit his daughter and grand kids this summer. He mentioned it to my husband and I because he needs someone to look after his dog while he is away. Because he is nearing 70 and his health isn’t the very best, I mentioned to him that he should really get some extra travel health insurance for his trip. Although he does have medicare coverage anywhere in Canada, some of his medical expenses that he may incur while traveling away may not be covered under her provinces medicare plans. So along with passports, and making different types of arrangements, this is something else that he really needs to take care of before he heads out.