Just a quick post to let people know that yes, I am smart enough to know that there are ways to read this blog without it being shown in the activity feeds displayed on the blog. I am also smart enough to know of other ways to know who is reading it.
Happy reading!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Even Supergirl gets tired
Hey, it takes a lot of energy to keep saving the world all the time.
... and after all that work, it's time for a nap!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Quiet, Calm, HAPPY
Things have been nice and quiet the last couple of weeks. It's been great. I haven't updated on here for awhile, so I thought it was about time.
On the Des Moines side of things, the ball is in her court. My attorney has typed everything up and presented it to her for consideration. Hopefully, I will hear back soon, and that chapter can be over, done with, and closed for good. However, I am not going to hold my breathe. The longer it takes, the more I get the feeling she is trying to come up with additional things to ask for. Oh well, I guess there is no point in worrying about it until I actually hear something.
The kids are all doing well and healthy. Yesterday was the first day back to school after spring break for them. I'm sure they were all sad to see it come to an end. Even Emmy. She loved having the boys home to play with for the week.
Johnathan is loving having his own car. Actually, I think all of them are enjoying it. They all have much more freedom now and no longer need to depend on their mom or their friends to get around. The addition of car also caused another change. With the addition of a car, creates the need to pay for gas money. Johnathan started his new job at KFC over spring break. Not exactly the best way to spend spring break, but he is acutally enjoying it. He is such a great responsible kid. I can only hope that the rest of them will turn out as well as Johnathan is. Not that I don't think they will or anything. I'm just not sure that I will be able to be quite that lucky.
Anyway, on the Omaha side of things, it has been relatively quiet. I have been working to get into the routine of the new job, which is not all that difficult. I just need to get used to the early morning hours. Lot's off coffee is always a help, but I think I need to start getting back into the habbit of regular workouts too. I'm hoping that will bring my energy level back to where it needs to be.
This past weekend was Lindsey's birthday. It was a fun day, ending with dinner and drinks with one of her friends from school. It was great being able to get out for an evening, and forget about all the stresses of every day life, at least for a few hours anyway.
Hopefully, I will be able to keep this updated a little more than I have been recently. Maybe I will have some good news to post about from the Des Moines side soon. One can only hope!
On the Des Moines side of things, the ball is in her court. My attorney has typed everything up and presented it to her for consideration. Hopefully, I will hear back soon, and that chapter can be over, done with, and closed for good. However, I am not going to hold my breathe. The longer it takes, the more I get the feeling she is trying to come up with additional things to ask for. Oh well, I guess there is no point in worrying about it until I actually hear something.
The kids are all doing well and healthy. Yesterday was the first day back to school after spring break for them. I'm sure they were all sad to see it come to an end. Even Emmy. She loved having the boys home to play with for the week.
Johnathan is loving having his own car. Actually, I think all of them are enjoying it. They all have much more freedom now and no longer need to depend on their mom or their friends to get around. The addition of car also caused another change. With the addition of a car, creates the need to pay for gas money. Johnathan started his new job at KFC over spring break. Not exactly the best way to spend spring break, but he is acutally enjoying it. He is such a great responsible kid. I can only hope that the rest of them will turn out as well as Johnathan is. Not that I don't think they will or anything. I'm just not sure that I will be able to be quite that lucky.
Anyway, on the Omaha side of things, it has been relatively quiet. I have been working to get into the routine of the new job, which is not all that difficult. I just need to get used to the early morning hours. Lot's off coffee is always a help, but I think I need to start getting back into the habbit of regular workouts too. I'm hoping that will bring my energy level back to where it needs to be.
This past weekend was Lindsey's birthday. It was a fun day, ending with dinner and drinks with one of her friends from school. It was great being able to get out for an evening, and forget about all the stresses of every day life, at least for a few hours anyway.
Hopefully, I will be able to keep this updated a little more than I have been recently. Maybe I will have some good news to post about from the Des Moines side soon. One can only hope!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Smile
Okay. So maybe that's not the greatest smile I've ever seen on her, but she was in quite the silly mood and wanted me to take pictures.
This one is a little better reflection of the mood she was in.
It was a great weekend, and she never left my side. Anytime I would even start walking towards the door to get something out of the car, she would run to me and wrap herself around my leg telling me to stay.
I did manage to get out of the house for about an hour with Johnathan though. We went out to look at a car for him. I'm happy to say that he liked it, and we bought it on the spot. He went downtown the next day to get plates and everything taken care of.
The weekend was over far too quickly, and saying goodbye to everyone was a little difficult. After all, we were in the middle of a Monopoly game and I was doing pretty well!
Oh... and for those of you that have "moved on", it really is amazing how much traffic this site gets.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Back Home
While I was having a good time with the kids in Des Moines, things weren't quite so quiet and calm back home here in Omaha. Lindsey ended up having to get her things out of storage from what she thought was her friend's house. I'm not sure what happened. Did they do a 180 and change, or were they never the people I thought they were? Either way, I am glad the trailer park grade school drama is over and we don't have to worry about the gossip anymore. Who needs that kind of stuff in their life? I know I don't. I guess some people do though. For some reason, or somehow, I think they use it to make themselves feel better about their own life.
Another item that upset me was the fact that others would attempt to do "first" things with other peoples kids. Are you kidding me? Why on earth would anyone intentionally do things with kids that are not their own knowing that their mother or father wants to do those items with them? It is just wrong! Due to the fact that some people cannot grasp this simple fact, I am going to have to make a few "firsts" myself. I think it's going to be a fun weekend!
Another item that upset me was the fact that others would attempt to do "first" things with other peoples kids. Are you kidding me? Why on earth would anyone intentionally do things with kids that are not their own knowing that their mother or father wants to do those items with them? It is just wrong! Due to the fact that some people cannot grasp this simple fact, I am going to have to make a few "firsts" myself. I think it's going to be a fun weekend!
Busy Weekend
This was my weekend to go back to Des Moines and spend some time with the kids. It was a great weekend in that respect. However, just not long enough.
Andrew was gone most of the weekend with show choir and speech competitions, so I only got to spend a few hours with him on Sunday. However, he did quite well in both competitions. Ankeny took first in the show choir competition ending the season a good note, and he received all ones on his speech, which means that he qualified to go to state for speech. So, although he did not get to spend much of his weekend with me, it was still a great weekend for Andrew.
I think it was a pretty good weekend for Johnathan too. He never really says much and keeps to himself quite a bit, but I took him out over the weekend and we got him a car. It's not the greatest thing by any means, but considering what my first car was, I don't think it's half bad. It is older, but has reasonably low miles on it (only 87,000). Being as my car has 132,000 on it, I thought that was pretty good.
Carter and Em just wanted to cuddle and watch some movies. My ex had actually left the xbox this time. However, the power cord for it was nowhere to be found. Good thing I brought a dvd player with me just in case. I also made a trip to Walmart to pick up an antenna so they could watch tv when she decides to do things like that and I'm not there. It's ridiculous what those kids have to put up with.
Overall it was a good weekend though, and we had a lot of fun playing and snuggling. Of course it was too short, and Em really didn't want me to leave. That is the hardest part, knowing you have to go and be out by a certain time, while you have an adorable three year old that is hanging onto you hugging you and telling you to stay.
Andrew was gone most of the weekend with show choir and speech competitions, so I only got to spend a few hours with him on Sunday. However, he did quite well in both competitions. Ankeny took first in the show choir competition ending the season a good note, and he received all ones on his speech, which means that he qualified to go to state for speech. So, although he did not get to spend much of his weekend with me, it was still a great weekend for Andrew.
I think it was a pretty good weekend for Johnathan too. He never really says much and keeps to himself quite a bit, but I took him out over the weekend and we got him a car. It's not the greatest thing by any means, but considering what my first car was, I don't think it's half bad. It is older, but has reasonably low miles on it (only 87,000). Being as my car has 132,000 on it, I thought that was pretty good.
Carter and Em just wanted to cuddle and watch some movies. My ex had actually left the xbox this time. However, the power cord for it was nowhere to be found. Good thing I brought a dvd player with me just in case. I also made a trip to Walmart to pick up an antenna so they could watch tv when she decides to do things like that and I'm not there. It's ridiculous what those kids have to put up with.
Overall it was a good weekend though, and we had a lot of fun playing and snuggling. Of course it was too short, and Em really didn't want me to leave. That is the hardest part, knowing you have to go and be out by a certain time, while you have an adorable three year old that is hanging onto you hugging you and telling you to stay.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Stories from Des Moines
The more I talk with my two older sons, the more I just can't believe what things are like back there. The other night, I called Johnathan at 8:30. I asked him the standard question of what are you up to, and he responded by saying he was just getting home from school. This is not all that unusual for him due to the number of extra curricular activities he is in, so I proceeded to ask what he had been doing after school. This is where things got a little interesting. He had nothing after school that day, but was simply waiting for my ex to pick him up. My next question was why he would wait that long, why not get a ride from someone or find another way home? To this he responded by stating that he does not have a key to the house, and she will not give him one. Is it just me, or is that just completely insane? He is 17, and almost ready to graduate from high school and be off on his own. Yet, he is not even trusted with keys to the house? I did not know how to respond to that. I still don't. I'm at a complete loss... total disbelief.
I have decided one thing I can do to try to alleviate some of it though. I am planning to buy him a car this weekend. Maybe then he can at least go somewhere else to spend his time and wait, a friends house or something. There is no reason for him to be forced to sit at the school for five hours at a time waiting for her to give him a ride.
I have decided one thing I can do to try to alleviate some of it though. I am planning to buy him a car this weekend. Maybe then he can at least go somewhere else to spend his time and wait, a friends house or something. There is no reason for him to be forced to sit at the school for five hours at a time waiting for her to give him a ride.
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