Past 2 days

 The last 48 hours have been so tiring. I am exhausted, sore, every muscle and joint in my body hurts. Yes, I have over did it the past couple days. Yesterday I had to deal with Marissa and Rebecca trashing the house, getting into everything, they did clean it up some though. I had to make deviled eggs, steamed seasoned shrimp and a salad to go along with the steaks, hotdogs, baked beans, corn on cob, steamed clams that Jim and Joe cooked. We ate so much, then Joe made everyone a banana split for dessert. I shared mine with Daniel, that lil piggy ate most of it. Emma started feeling really horrible, so Dan took Emma and the kids home, so Emma could rest. Jim went to bed at 7pm last night, and Rebecca was in bed an hour later. I slept until 7am this morning and Rebecca woke up at 7:15. We got ready and took Jim to work, and then went to Emma's after we dropped him off. I knew Emma would need help today, cause she felt so horrible yesterday. I was right. She still felt crappy. I made myself a half pot of coffee, and fixed everyone pancakes, sausage and scrambled eggs for breakfast. Emma was able to eat 2 pancakes and 1 link of sausage. Then she laid down on the couch. The girls went outside to play and Daniel hung out with me in the kitchen while I did her dishes and cleaned the stove and counter. And I relaxed in between with my hot coffee. The girls played outside until lunch, then came in to eat. Lunch over and they were back outside until I left at 3pm. I was tired when I got home. I read a few journals, and woke up at 4:40pm sitting here at the computer, lol. I had to start our dinner. I made Jim and Joe each a huge stuffed pepper, salad, shrimp left over from yesterday. After dinner we had an icecream sundae. Joe went downstairs to his house to go to bed. He ate too much, lol. Rebecca begged to get ready for bed so she could go to sleep. And Jim just woke up on the couch in time to watch the news. I'm going to finish this entry and read a couple journals, then go to bed myself. I am staying home the next couple days to get my house cleaned up. It is a mess, especially the kitchen. I hope everyone's weekend and Labor Day holiday was a good one. Maybe I can sleep in a little later in the morning.

Love to all...................

Kid food

As tired as I am I woke up at 5am. But I am enjoying this quiet time, while everyone is asleep. I think I am hungry, because as I was sitting here reading all your comments on my previous entry I started thinking about some idea's for kids food. All made with bisquits. The kind that come 8 or 10 in a roll, you pop open and bake. So here's some idea's I came up with.

Mini pizza's. flatten each bisquit with hand, place pizza sauce and shredded cheese on top, add favorite topping and bake til edges of bisquit are golden brown.

Cheese dogs. Flatten bisquit with hand, place a half hotdog along edge, add half slice of favorite cheese, roll and bake til golden brown.

Baked Taco's. Flatten bisquits, place 1 tablespoon prepared groundbeef fried drained and seasoned with taco season into center of bisquit in a line. top with grated cheese, tablespoon salsa, roll and bake til golden brown.

Fruit pockets. flatten each bisquit with hand, place 1 tablespoon favorite fruit (canned apples or peaches pie filling) in center. Fold in half, press edges with fork to seal. Sprinkle top with a pinch of sugar and bake til golden brown.

Breakfast pockets. scrambled eggs, bacon fried and crumbled and cheese. Flatten bisquits, place tablespoon eggs in center, top with bacon and cheese, fold in half, seal edges with fork and bake til golden brown.

Beings Rebecca is such a picky eatter, she just might eat these. Now I've totally made myself feel like I am starving. Is it time for the pancakes and sausage I am making for breakfast? LOL

What A Day!!!!!!!!!

It's just about 10:30pm and these 2 girls are still awake. I have yelled, "Shut up and go to sleep at least a hundred times since 9:pm. And there's a car alarm that has been sounding for the last half hour outside, and if it don't stop soon I'm gonna pop the hood and start ripping out wires, lol. Today was a busy day. We took a trip to New Jersey to Columbus Market and bought 2 pounds fresh shrimp, 50 little kneck clams, half bushel jersey tomatoes, 12 ears white jersey corn, half bushel green peppers, 10 cucumbers, 3 lbs fresh strawberries, 2 lbs grapes, 5 pounds white onions, pound of fresh mushrooms. Stopped in jersey to get gas. Here in philly it is 2.79 to 2.88, in jersey we found a gas station selling it for 2.41 a gallon. So 25.00 in tank and it is almost full. We're good to go for about 7 to 10 days. It's 68 degree's outside and 80 in my apartment. I would be alot cooler if I didn't have to keep getting up and down to go yell at these girls. I have just told them this is the last sleepover til summer of next year. Marissa usually sleeps on the couch, but tonight she won't because Rebecca told her there's a mouse in the couch(There'sNot) and now Marissa is afraid. So their both in Rebecca's bed. You see, after we got back from the market and unloaded the van, I left and went to grocery store. Well, as I was waiting in line to check out, I hear, HI MOMMOM. I turn around and there's Emma and Marissa. First words out of Marissa's mouth when she hugged me was, Mommom can I have a sleep over at your house. My first instinct, say NO. But everyone in other lanes was watching saying awwwwww how cute, so I said yes. I am glueing my lips shut next time I go shopping, lol. So, Marissa left the store with me and came home with me. Emma brought her jammies, pillow and change of clothes for tomorrow over around 8:30 tonight. Before bed they had a wrestling match with daddy/poppop. It lasted over 30 minutes, so you'd think they'd be tired and asleep. As soon as I am done this entry I will be going to sleep myself. I am exhausted. Tomorrow I have to make deviled eggs and cupcakes for our BBQ. Emma, Dan and Daniel will be coming over. In the morning I am making pancakes and sausage for breakfast. I haven't had pancakes in a long time. My family likes them with a dash of cinnamon in the batter. I like it that way also, because I don't need any syrup, just butter on them. I didn't cook dinner tonight. I made ham and cheese sandwiches, and we had some sliced jersey tomatoes. Afterwards we all had some Butter Pecan icecream. Sugar free of course.

I love that pillow picture in the pics above. My brother sent it to me from california. Whenever these 2 drama queens try to make up a big story from a small one, I always tell them, "Save the drama for yer momma", lol. Wow, it's quiet. Maybe they fell asleep finally.

Well, I do believe Dan's brother Bill will be leaving their household real soon. All last week he laid around, acting like he was dieing, slept all day and night. Friday came, he's up showered, all dressed up and out the door. He hasn't been home yet. He'll come back late tomorrow night when Dan and Emma are sleeping, and sneek down to his room. We found out when he is babysitting, he puts Daniel on couch with him, tells the girls not to move for anything and he goes to sleep. That ain't happening no more. Those children need someone watching them that is awake and alert. Emma is so mad. She told Dan, I want your brother out of my house!! Dan does whatever she says too. He knows who where's the pants in that house, lmao. On Sept 10th Emma is having an amnio test. If it shows the baby's lungs are fully developed, she'll be having the baby on the 12th or 13th. She told them her daughter starts school on the 19th and she wants to be there to take her to her first day of kindergarten. Her actual due date isn't until Sept 29th.

Oh I almost forgot. While at the market today, they had live crabs, 12.00 a dozen for males and 15.00 a dozen for females. Rebecca see's there claws, and starts blurting out, wow those crabs are snappy today, get it, snappy and she'd bust out laughing. And all through the market she's telling everyone, You know crabs have claws that are snappy, you get it snappy and she'd laugh again. She must of told 15 mexican's who can't speak english that same thing and all they said was No hablo english, lol. Or they'd smile and say Si, Si, lol. I told Jim, Let's hurry up and get this child home. He agree'd. My child, the comedian. She told us on the way home, she needs to work on her comedy act, lol.

Well goodnight all. I am tired and my bed and airconditioned room is calling me. Have a great day tomorrow.

Love to all..........................................Cindy

An email from Poppop Bill

Here SHE is, the USS New York, made from the World Trade Center!

 

 

 

USS New York

It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center.

It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft

Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite, LA to cast the ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept 9, 2003, "those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence," recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there. "It was a spiritual moment for everybody there"

Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the "hair on my neck stood up." "It had a big meaning to it for all of us," he said. "They knocked us down. They can't keep us down. We're going to be back."

The ship's motto? "Never Forget"

4 wives

This was sent to me from Nancy, my brother's fiance. I had to share it with you all. I think it has alot of truth to it.

I think everyone will get something from this...
 
Once upon a time there was a rich King who had four wives.
 
He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best.
 
He also loved the 3rd wife very much and was always showing her off to neighboring kingdoms. However, he feared that one day she would leave him for another.
 
He also loved his 2nd wife. She was his confidant and was always kind, considerate and patient with him. Whenever the King faced a problem, he could confide in her, and she would help him get through the difficult
times.
 
The King's 1st wife was a very loyal partner and had made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and kingdom.  However, he did not love the first wife. Although she loved him deeply, hehardly took notice
of her!
 
One day, the King fell ill and he knew his time was short. He thought of his luxurious life and wondered, I now have four wives with me, but when I die, I'll be all alone." <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Thus, he asked the 4th wife , "I loved you the most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you.  Now that I'm dying, will! You follow me and keep me company?"

"No way!", replied the 4th wife, and she walked away without another word.
 
Her answer cut like a sharp knife right into his heart.
 
The sad King then asked the 3rd wife, "I loved you all my life.  Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"

No!", replied the 3rd wife. "Life is too good! When you die, I'm going to remarry!"
 
His heart sank and turned cold.
 
He then asked the 2nd wife, "I have always turned to you for help and you've always been there for me. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?" 

I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!", replied the 2nd wife.  "At the very most, I can only walk with you to your grave."
 
Her answer struck him like a bolt of lightning, and the King was devastated.
 
Then a voice called out: "I'll go with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go."
 
The King looked up, and there was his first wife. She was very skinny as she suffered from malnutrition and neglect.  Greatly grieved, the King said, "I should have taken much better care of you when I had the chance!" 

In truth, we all have the 4 wives in our lives:
 
Our 4th wife is our body.  No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it will leave us when we die.
 
Our 3rd wife is our possessions, status and wealth.
When we die, it will all go to others.
 
Our 2nd wife is our family and friends.  No matter how much they have been there for us, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.
 
And our 1st wife is our Soul.  Often neglected in pursuit of wealth, power and pleasures of the world.  However, our Soul is the only thing that will follow us wherever we go.
 
Cultivate, strengthen and cherish it now, for it is the only part of us that will follow us to the throne of God and continue with us throughout Eternity.
 
Thought for the day:
 
Remember, when the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect
position to pray.
 
Pass this on to someone you care about - I just did.
 
Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect.
It means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections! 
 

In Memory of..........

Today marks the 10 year anniversary of Princess Diana's tragic death. I have followed the beautiful young woman's life since her engagement was announced to Prince Charles. I watched their Fairy Tale wedding, was over joyed at the birth of their 2 sons. I thought, What a beautiful family, a loving family. Never could I be more wrong. Diana was quoted saying, It was a marriage of 3, and it was crowded. I believe Diana loved her husband, but Charles on the other hand had someone else in his life that he loved far more then Diana. I will not mention this woman's name, for the fact being today is Diana's day, not her's.

Diana showed her true beauty in everything she wore, said and did. Her smile would light up a room and warm the hearts of those around her. She was involved in so many charities, organizations, where she helped bring hope to those in need.

The day her death was announced, was a sad day. The world mourned her death, and to this day they still do, I do. No more will we see the beautiful woman smile, help others and spend time with her 2 handsome son's. Today we mourn her in memory of her life. Ten years ago this Princess was taken from her son's, her family, her friends.

Diana, rest in peace. Sing with the angels and spread your wings and fly.

Gone, but never forgotten. An angel returning to heaven.

TIRED

Ok, she's registered in school. I need to make her an appt at the doctor's for a physical, and turn in the doctor's form to the school nurse by the end of September. Her teacher's name is Mrs. FitzPatrick. I was at the school for over 2 hour's. I had a talk with the head of the front office. I explained to her my fear's about putting Rebecca into that school, about any public school here in Philadelphia. I told her I am checking into private school's but there is a waiting list, and I am also thinking about homeschooling. She said I should give it some time. See if Rebecca likes going to school. I told her I know about the third grader who was caught with the gun last year. I see teens at the park across the street smoking pot and have pitbulls, this scares me that one can get lose and go after my child during recess. She then told me the school is now working under a no tollerance law. You mess up 1 time, your in school suspention for 2 days. Second time, it's 5 days suspended, third time you are expelled. Lockers are randomly searched, so are bookbags. Kindergarten kids are allowed regular bookbags, grades 1 to 8 have to have clear zipper bookbags so they can't hide anything in a regular bookbag. No big baggy pants with lots of pockets are allowed. It is school uniforms and pants have to fit properly. She said they are very strict on their dress code. Shoes are black dress shoes, and white sneakers. White cotton socks only. And uniforms are navy blue with white shirts only, for boys and girls.

Here is what Rebecca is allowed to wear.

The teacher that Rebecca will have will be calling me, for last minute details on all that Rebecca needs for class. When she calls I am going to volunteer myself for anyhelp that she needs, so I can spend lots of time at the school. At least until my nerves settle. Ever since I registered this morning my stomach has been hurting, like it's tight and tied in knots. Nerves? My daughter took a pic of me today. She said Mom, you look worn out and your eyes are so baggy. Thanks, Em, I told her, lol. So she took the pic so I could see what she was seeing.

 Yep, baggy eyes and looking very tired. I decided I am not cutting my hair short again. I'm letting it grow long. Before chemo my hair was awful. Dull, frizzy, now it's shiney and wavey. I'm keeping it, lol. It's grown alot since it felt out and Emma shaved the rest off when I was doing the chemo. One more day of running around and I can rest this weekend. Tomorrow I have to take Emma to the doctor's. She should know tomorrow when they are doing her c-section. She better know tomorrow, otherwise my dark hair is gonna turn grey and I won't be liking that at all, lol. I don't have any grey hair and I plan to keep it that way, lol.

So, I will fill out private school forms and send them back to school when I get them. And over the weekend I am going to go through all the links a few of you sent me for homeschooling. I want to thank you for those links too. Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!