Breathe

Ok...this is the time where I start to not being able to breathe...did that make sense? I am headed to San Jose to surprise my mom on Wednesday morning. I just finished taxes and e-filed them. LOVE IT! Money in 9 days. Anyway, that took 4 hours of my day and I am officially trying to switch uplines with CM. So i am frantically trying to get all my contacts off my cm software in case I have no access to it. Umm ya and it's 1141pm! Er let me sleep in really late today so that was good. Then tonight I got to meet my one of my BFF's for coffee. Who does that? Meets for coffee on a weeknight at 9pm in Nasty City? I guess I do now. It was so nice...thank you very much. But back to not breathing. I know Er is in the other room waiting for me to join him for some TV catch up. But I really like knowing that some of you are catching up with me on this. So I have to keep this up to date. And Er just called me on the intercom and asked what I am doing. I am finishing this up I swear. I don't even think he has checked this yet. Laundry just beeped 3 minutes ago so I have to change that too. Cuz I am not packed yet. But it's ok because I have tomorrow. lol...Nails, packing, buying Abby a cute little backpack for her Build-a-Bear as a surprise, follow-up on emails, meet with my loan lady/very good friend, and ummm, ummm figure out dinner and take Abby to dance. I love doing that because she looks so stinking cute in her leotard. I have to get pics on here. After the SJ trip I shall tackle that.

OH...I am reading the Good Earth (Oprah book). My mom-in-law bought it for me. I think I am going to love it. Has anyone else read it yet? Ill keep you "posted"!

Back from Vacation

I'm tired and glad to be home. We had a great time in LA with my dad. The train ride wazs great and I will totally be doing it again. What a great way to make the trip. It was less time and I didn't have to do much. The kids loved not having seatbelts on and I loved that I got to work on my scrapbook journaling. The coolest part thought was seeing dolphins right on the coast. Amazing. It was beautiful. The most uncool part was belueving that I could check luggage and then having to carry on and off 6 bags by myself. And the greatest thing was watching all the gentlemen asking if they could help me. Ya, uh, NOT. Not one person asked. Hilarious I tell ya!
We got time to visit with Jen and Kai. So nice to see her especially since I will see her again next week when I am in SJ. Being back home is good though. I do enjoy my life. I enjoy my home and my children and my husband. Life is good. I dont think I can remember a time when I could say that before. Its been awhile.

Happy Easter!

Today was a great day! Kids didn't wake up so crazy early. Probably because we didn't go to sleep till pretty late. Hey, whatever works right? I, I mean the Easter Bunny sent the kids on a great Egg Hunt for their baskets. It was so fun watching them try to figure things out and even Er was having fun! Then we rested today until it was time to go to Er's mom's for an early relaxed dinner. Dad is back from the Philippines and he brought back video and pictures on how the "mansion" is coming along. Amazing. I saw the air conditioning unit and the water purifier. The most important things for me and mom. We laughed at it. We said as long as there are beds, air conditioning, clean water and that the Massage Therapist and Manicurist can get there, we will be fine! It is beautiful and I saw for the first time the view from the 2nd floor out of the window. It was so tropical and green. Just beautiful. Made me more anxious to get there.

The kids and I are headed to LA tomorrow on the train. Er had volleyball practice for the week so he is home alone for 3 days. The kids and I are excited since we haven't taken a trip on a train before. Should be interesting. I already saw there are only 2 seats together. Not sure how I pull that off. We'll see. Looking forward to going to my dad's and being cooked for with no messes to clean up. Going to work on my crocheting I haven't picked up in about 6 months. The same blanket I have been working on for 3 or so years. Er swears it will be for Ethan's high school graduation.

It's late and really it's already Monday. Gotta sync up the Ipods for the trip. Hasta Manana!

Today

The end is coming to a long day. Easter bunny is supposed to be visiting tonight. That is if my son who has been fighting a fever for 3 days and his dad will detach their fingers from the Nintendo DS and go to bed. The things are ready and I can't even believe that. I have consistently been running to the stores for the last 10 or so holidays the evening before or the morning of to complete the Easter Bunny or Santa's responsibilities. Not today. I ran into the "treasure hider place", aka closet, today and as I was entering a slight panic mode, I found a Target bag, a WalMart bag and a Vons bag with all the fixin's. Phew! I mean for real. It never is this good. But don't ask me where their baskets are. I am just going off the good ride and assuming, I know, that they are where they should be upstairs.

We are on Spring Break here in CV. It's good because Er is home too. We get to relax. I get to sleep in a lot. It's nice since I am normally up at 6am everyday to get Ethan to school by 740. Ok well I am up by 645. Horrible. Anyway...we are glad because not only is tomorrow Easter but Papa Verr is home from the Philippines after being gone for 6 weeks. We will see him tomorrow for dinner and some egg hunting. I got the kids some Easter clothes. Simple but I know they will make for some fabulous pictures. I can't wait to see them. Plus, I think this will be the last year I will be able to dress them up without a fight.

Er finished his latest Volleyball tournament today with a championship for his Varsity Boys team. He is really enjoying this new coaching experience. He is usually a golfing fool right now. I did just find out that no games on Fridays for VBall. YAY! That means we can take up mom and dad on some Friday night sleepovers for the kids every now and then.

Happy Easter to umm...me since no one even knows this exists. lol...

Here goes nothing...The WHY

Erin, you are my inspiration. I, like other busy women, was feeling guilty lately, more than usual if it can be imagined, that I have not kept in touch with so many of my friends and family. I stopped sending family updates. No more birthday cards for at least the past 3 years and for sure about 98% less phone calls to see what's going on in other peoples lives. Or at the very least to just say hi! In the past 3 yrs I have had some very important people move further and further away. Well, 7 1/2 years ago, I moved far away too, but of course right now we'll only talk about the others who moved. Most recently a friend I met through someone else, I guess I kind of borrowed her friendship, moved away in November of last year. A military family, completely used to setting some roots and then having to pick up and go to where the Navy wishes them off too. I am not used to it yet. And here I go again, I have another friend leaving me in July. Yes, leaving me... not continuing their commitment to this country and keeping my family safe... leaving me! lol

I don't know why I can't just pick up the phone and call Tennesee. Or Texas or Colorado. I can't even easily pick it up to call Pasadena, 3 hours away. So, this is my attempt to stay in touch with my most beloved friends and family. To let everyone know that I when I say, miss ya, I really do MISS YOU. And because I am on the computer a good portion of the day, I can keep adding to the days post when I think of Becky or Kristin or Jenn (why do I put two n's) or Becky G. See the list goes on and on. I couldn't possibly call these gals as often as I think of them to let them know the goings on of this wonderful family I am responsible for. Oh, I also think I was getting nervous of MySpace. I was on there and have been for years. But it takes so much of my time. I can zone out on that thing for ever! Going to this link, then to this link from there and reading abuot this and oh I can't believe I found this. I think a blog is exactly what I need. I think. This may have been too long. Are there rules for blogs? I guess I will find out.