And That’s….the Truth

I have to say that this week has probably been one of the longest weeks of my life!! The two kids were home this week for their March break, and let me tell you all, that fun was NOT had by all. Because the weather was so crappy most of the week, they couldn’t go outside at all. So this meant that they were in the house all week. Well they were bored and decided to fight all week. Seriously, at one point during this week I was awful tempted to check out some Florida Keys vacation rentals and run away from home. But… the good news is, is that this week of *** (you know what I mean) is almost over. Monday morning they will both be on that school bus, and I for one can’t wait!

Haha, the kids had school this morning! The weatherman was way…. off on his prediction and we never got anywhere near the amount of snow that he was calling for. Man…. was my youngest son mad. He was looking forward to a day of watching the Olympics and playing video games. Me… I was extremely pleased that the weatherman was wrong. This meant I was able to get all my computer work done and even had a bit of time to browse the Internet in search of anti wrinkle serums (old age is creeping up don’t ya know). I am very pleased the weatherman was wrong, the kids not so much.

Although I haven’t been in a formal school setting for over 14 years, I have to tell you all that I’m starting to get pretty tired of all the homework. My son (who I need to help) has homework every night and my daughter who is in grade 6 always has at least one project on the go. It is because of these projects that I’m getting tired of homework. Although I don’t have to help her too much with them (I probably would have to if they were on a diet pill that works), I have to constantly yap at her to get her to work on them. Then she gives me attitude and the fighting begins. I honestly can’t wait until the kids March break. Maybe then I’ll get a little break from the homework.

For over a year now our daughter has been bugging us to purchase her a cell phone. Well after months of discussions, her father and I decided to look at some prepaid cell phones for her. We found one that we liked, that was pretty reasonably priced and got her one for Christmas. Well… she was so happy. With the phone she got, she got free minutes. We told her that when the minutes were gone, we would not rush out and purchase her a new phone card right away.

Well she blew through all her minutes in less than a month. So… now she has to wait for a new phone card. Hopefully this will teach her a little lesson. We do plan on purchasing her a new phone card soon. I guess then we will see how fast she blows through these minutes and see if she learned her lesson.

Well I thought I got my youngest son all better. Yesterday I sent him back to school (after being home for a week) and he seemed to make out just fine. Well…. he woke up this morning with a stomach ache and a fever. So this means he’s home once again. He’s only in grade 4 and is having no real problems in school so this isn’t a real big deal. But I just feel so bad for him. Oh well, maybe a quite day at home laying around will do the trick and maybe he will be okay to go back to school tomorrow.

I was really surprised this morning that the kids had to go to school. It had been snowing quite hard all night, and when they got up this morning, it was still snowing. And…. it’s supposed to snow all day. In total we are expecting to get 15 cm of the white stuff. This is why I was so surprised that the district didn’t call a snow day. But I do plan on keeping the radio on all day just in case they decide to close the schools early. It wouldn’t surprise me if they did.

I think I spoke too soon when I said that the kids did very well over the Christmas break with not fighting quite so much. Well they have more than made up for it these last couple of weeks. These last couple of weeks they have fought constantly and I’m pretty much sick of it! I honestly don’t know what I’m going to do with these two. Everything I have tried has not worked and I’m slowly getting to the end of my rope. All this fighting needs to stop soon, or somebody is really going to get hurt.

My daughter so…. does not impress me. Last night she informed me that she has a project due on Monday and we have none of the stuff here to do this stupid project. So later on this afternoon I have to head out to the store (which I don’t really want to do this time of year) with two kids to buy the supplies that she needs to get this project done by tomorrow. She’s a smart kid, but sometimes can be a little absentminded. Hopefully the next time a project is due, she will let me know well in advance. Wish me luck at the stores today!

Although today is only Friday, it is the start to a long weekend for the kids. They don’t have any school today due to parent teacher conferences. So that makes for a three day weekend. And…. they are driving me crazy all ready. This fighting really, really has got to stop. It’s not even 10 in the morning and I already have one massive headache. Hopefully the rest of the weekend isn’t like this, or I’m really going to lose it. Oh well, Monday is coming right???

Well after being out on his own for the past couple of years and holding down some pretty crappy jobs, my oldest son has finally found a job that he absolutely loves! He will be in charge of all the cad drawings at his office. He has been looking for something like this for well over two years and finally found a company that was willing to take a chance on him. Since it took him this long to find this type of employment, I’m sure he will do his best and will stay with this company for a very long time to come.