Catchin up....

Wow its been a long time since i've posted anything--i dont even know that anyone even reads this anyway...

So, Blake is still going on rounds of doctor appts just to hear them say lets see how it is in a couple of weeks...yet each time its no better and now we are looking at surgery after christmas

christmas..ugh! i hate the thought of it, no where near finished with christmas shopping, yet no money to finish it with. It's hard getting excited about something that causes a strain!

I won a meet and greet and concert tickets to Chasen off the radio the other day. Garrett and i went to the meet and greet and Blake and his friend are going to the concert tonight..i want to go but he doesnt want his old mom tagging along.

work is...well work. we keep getting called off for low census and that really sucks. thank GOD i am chemo certified or i would be getting called off even more. no work=no pay and that is not a good thing!

Thanksgiving was good, i worked so thanksgiving day i went and did the family thing but was in a fog all day.

thats it for now--i will try to keep up better next time! ;-)
jenna

I'm still here...

Yeah, it's been a while...sorry

The computer at home is STILL not working. So a few weeks ago I borrow my moms to work on a project for my cheerleaders. Little did I know she didn't have some type of virus scan so--naturally--HER computer is infected now too...so I go to Staples and buy a virus scan and can't get the darn thing to work. I spent most of the day working on it before I gave up. If it weren't this time of year I would have already taken it to someone who knows what they are doing.
Anyway-long story short--I only get online at work so if I'm off a few days I don't get a chance to get online unless I go to the library.

Blake went for an MRI today. I had to go to work before he got home but I talked to Gary tonight and he said Blake said it was painful!! I had no idea an MRI of the arm was painful! I would have given him some Motrin before he left had I known. I pray he won't need surgery. I feel like he is so disappointed that he may not be able to wrestle this year and who knows, depending on the severity of his injury-his sports career could be over. In a way sports is what has defined Blake for so many years and I hope that all this worrying is just me and that none of this has crossed his mind.

Work has been going ok. We are either REALLY busy or really NOT busy. People have been getting called off ALOT! This is not the time of year for that and I wonder why in the world we are building a new multi million dollar hospital if this hospital's budget is so bad. Makes no sense to me!!!

The house hunt is till on. The one I posted sold so we are back at square one...and still wanting to get things in order at home to put ours on the market. It's so stressful!! I still think it would be easier to move out first so that things would stay clean so we could show it!! The kids aren't cooperating and I feel like I'm chasing my tail at home trying to get them to understand they have to pick things up and keep things in order!! The only way our house will sell is by the grace of God!

I'm trying my best not to let something bother me and to not have ill feelings towards someone but so far it's just not working. I found out the other day -from Blake-that his girflfriends mom did not like him. First of all, she doesn't KNOW him! Maybe she could say she doesn't like 16 year old boys in general but not specifically say she doesn't like Blake. This really irritates me. I have seen and heard how some of Blake's friends talk and act and this girls mom should be thrilled that her daughter likes Blake and not some of these other kids I know about. I told Blake he should just move on. I mean it isn't like they are madly in love or he isn't married to this girl so he shouldn't have to deal with the issues! Anyway I'm praying for these mean thoughts and feelings towards this lady to go away and that Blake will make the right choices.

Garrett and Jada are just fine thank God. Garrett is still playing away at the guitar and consuming himself with college football...Jada has a new friend that just moved down the road. Lizzy has become part of the family!

Gary is almost finished with his first semester of the masters program at Southern. One down--who knows how many to go..

Until next time....

What I want for Christmas

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We are going to look at it later on this week! I'm so excited!

WOW WHAT A WEEK--and it's only Wednesday

I just have a second but let me just say...

Thank GOD Blake's arm isn't broken, he has torn cartiledge in his wrist--not sure if thats much better as far as playing sports goes but no broken bones is always a good thing!

Jada is feeling better--she is actually outside with the neighbor right now so she is doing a lot better. Gonna try sending her back to school tomorrow and see how it goes. No fever since last night so if she stays that way tonight and in the morning she will go back to school.

GARRETT is happy and healthy and uninjured and we plan to keep it that way!!!

Blake's Scene in Death's Door

DEATH'S DOOR

If you miss Death's Door you missed a blessing--here's scene one!

CHEERLEADERS!!

I made this video for the parents of my cheerleaders--gonna copy it and give it to them at our end of the year party--what do you think???

WEEKEND

Well after working Friday night and spending the most part of Saturday sleeping, we went to see the final presentation of Death's Door. It's still awesome, no matter how many times I see it.

Today was the 125th anniversary of my church, Rock Springs Baptist. The morning service was great--as usual. I had to leave early from the evening serivice because Jada was sick. She sounds very croupy and had a fever. She is supposed to have a game tomorrow night but she isn't feeling well so I'm not sure if she will make it!

Today was another "trying" day with the kids. Seems the more I pray for patience and the RIGHT thing to say, the worse my relationship with them gets. We go to Nannie's after church this morning for lunch and that's where it started. Of course two out of three kids aren't happy with the decision and all I can think is how blessed these kids are to even get to go out to eat for lunch. How spoiled they are and how unappreciative they are. Then we get there and Blake starts with his teenage "mouth" , which gets under my skin! Seemed like I couldn't say anything right and every time I opened my mouth it I know a lot of my frustration is from other things that get reflected on to them. I looked at Gary and asked him why I spend my days off undo-ing what he has allowed while I was working...the laziness, the disrespect, I dont allow it so when I discipline I am"the mean one". It's frustrating but I guess I'll just keep on praying....

Back to work tomorrow night--the kids are out of school tomorrow so we are ALL home ALL day!! Better pray one more time....... :-)

weekend

Saturday was a blue! After not sleeping well Friday night (which is surprising since I had been awake since Thursday at 2:30 until after the football game Friday night you would think I would have crashed!) I finally woke up about 12:30 Saturday and basically did NOTHING! I was in a fog all day. I did go to the tanning bed but thats about it.

Sunday was the same as far as sleeping..I had a nightmare--Gary told me I was talking in my sleep--which I never do. I woke up Sunday morning about 1am and couldnt go back to sleep. The dream was weird and hard to explain but very vivid and scary! So I got up at 6:30 to get ready for church. I didnt want to come home after church and nap because I wanted to sleep Sunday night. So we ate lunch and went to Fall for Greenville. It was fun but crowded and as usual Jada couldnt decide what she wanted to do and that was aggravating!!! I think because I was exhausted that didnt help my mood very much!

Sunday night was the first presentation of Death's Door. Blake did a great job but it's not any easier this year watching your CHILD get dragged off to Hell. Thank God I know he is saved and that its just a play and that will never happen.

So about 10pm last night I took an Ambien and went to bed...woke up refreshed this morning...took the kids to school and now I'm enjoying a cup of coffee and waiting on the tanning bed place to open!

Got to work tonight after Jada's game. It's going to be a long, crazy week...as usual!

WEEKEND!

It's Saturday, I'm off work, woke up to a (somewhat) cleaner house, it's gorgeous outside and I am HAPPY!

The game last night was fun. Easley lost--again, but I got to see Blake play VARSITY footall finally!

Nothing much planned for today--and that's JUST FINE with me. Gonna finish putting those clothes away that I mentioned in an earlier post.

I'll post some pics of the game when my computer cooperates

The week ahead....

It's Tuesday..I'm off work--finally! I have a million things I COULD be doing and SHOULD be doing right now, but I can't seem to find the energy or drive to get up and do it. There are clothes EVERYWHERE. The other day Gary and I pulled down all the plastic tubs full of winter clothes out of the attic. This wouldnt be such a big deal if the kids didnt grow a foot year to year. So I go through it all piece by piece--who can wear what-what to take to my favorite consignment shop, who do I know that could use these things and what to take to Goodwill....it's ridiculous and to make matters worse this year--I have to keep some things out because Mexico in December will be SUMMER!
Not to mention that the house is a wreck--it seems to be getting worse and worse. I don't understand why I live here with 4 other people yet I am the only one who seems to care!
Jada had a game last night and another one tonight...yeah I'm about ready for this to be over.
I have to work Thursday so I will miss Blake's game but I get to go Friday and I am hoping and praying they let him play again this week!
It's cold today--maybe thats why I don't feel like getting up and doing anything. That and the fact that I woke up at 5am and couldnt go back to sleep...3rd shift messes up my sleeping! I do love my job though! It's amazing that I get blessings from such sick patients. Cancer patients are the strongest people in the world!
I walked in to a room the other morning--early-like 3am and a lady said "I see your wings!" I didn't know what she was talking about so she explained that to her I was an angel and she could see my "hidden wings" behind my back! That made me feel good. I like to think that in some little way I might just make a difference to some of these patients. I not only give them medicine, help them to the bathroom and all the fun things that go a long with being a nurse but I sit and listen to them talk and pray with them...it's a ministry--I truly believe that!

I must say tonight is so much better than last night--I had a horrible group of patients friday night--dont think the charge nurse thought that one through!--but we re-arranged some things tonight and so far so good.

I went to the tanning bed for the first time in a LONG time Friday morning...OUCH!! I am So burned...doesnt make for a fun night at work. I was miserable last night--then having a busy group didnt help things. It's better tonight but I am still red as a beet and people everywhere keep asking about it. I keep saying I am going to put a sign around my neck "YES I WENT TO THE TANNING BED AND YES I KNOW I'M RED!"
Geeze! I'm just getting ready for our CRUISE in December....can't wait! And I would rather be sunburned NOW than during our vacation!

Blake got to actually play last night at the varsity game! Typical that I would have to work. I have been to several varsity games and he hasn't been put in and the one Friday night I work...he plays! Gary said he did really well. I'm so proud of him.

Irritated

I just bought this french manicure kit....

what a waste of money!

I'm at work...as usual. Still don't have my computers at home fixed completely...it's really aggravating to get used to having something and then not have it anymore--goes to show how we take things for granted.
I wasn't really supposed to work tonight. Agreed to work for another nurse-then got put on call-went to church and as soon as church was over I got called in...makes me think God had me at church tonight for a reason!! HHHMMMMmmmm

It's gonna be a busy week again..Jada's game and cheer pictures on Monday, Jada's school pictures on Tuesday, work Tues and Wed, Garrett's guitar lessons and Blake's JV game on Thursday, The varisty game on Friday and then work Sat and Sun....whew I'm tired already just thinking about it.

Saturday I got to see some friends that I hadn't seen in a while. I used to work with Jason and got to know his wife pretty well. They had a baby premature and he is now 9 months old. That child has captured my heart! I haven't seen him in months and he is the cutest little thing!! It was good seeing them again...

Well enough rambling--a call light is going off :-)

DEATH'S DOOR

This is being presented at my church! Come see it, it's pretty awesome!

Wow! I don't think I have ever been so happy to go back to work! Never again will I plan a project on a 6 day off stretch as I did this time and if anyone hears me discussing it--SMACK ME!!!
I finally got the kitchen finished, but left this evening for work with the cabinet doors still not on and paint splatters--EVERYWHERE!! Anyone know of any good tricks to get paint up easily!?

Tonight has been a good night so far--that's the thing about this job, all night can be quiet and in the blink of an eye we have a code or something God forbid! Guess now I should KNOCK ON WOOD!

Time to get back to work.....

Home Improvement

Oh my goodness--what was I thinking? Thursday I started a new project--painting the kitchen, not only the walls but the cabinets as well. I'm not finished yet but I am completely sick of it. Can't get the kids to help me--and truthfully without their willingness I dont want them to--if I forced them to help it would be sloppy. Gary never is big on painting-redecorating type things so I knew not to ask him. Thank God for mothers! My mom came over Saturday and helped! I don't know what I would do without her. Unfortunately, we didn't finish mainly because of wait time--waiting on a coat to dry to put on another coat...but we got a lot done--so today from 8am-1pm I worked relentlessly on painting. Two coats on the walls later I am wiped out! I still have to finish up a last coat on the cabinets and put them back on!!!! Things are looking better though!
Why in the world I ever took on this project I don't know! I don't like doing this sort of thing--I am motivated by hopefully selling this house and buying something new! We need a bigger house!

So..here's a few things I've learned over the past few days

1. Even though KILZ says "low odor" you still can get high from the fumes
2. USE A STEP LADDER--not a bar stool
3. Color NEVER EVER EVER NEVER--looks the same on the little squares as it does the walls--did I say never!!!
4. When a paint project begins the family disappears
5. You can never find new cabinet hardware that exactly fits the holes from the old ones
6. New cabinet hardware is EXPENSIVE
7. Home Depot is the most awesome store in the world
8. My mother is even more awesome than I thought before!
9. I hate painting-next time I will be hiring someone
10. I'm proud of myself for being able to do this and getting it done-and it looks great!

FOOTBALL

#75 my favorite Easley Football player

See that cut!!?? It was awesome!

Taking advantage of my computer working!!

More of my favorite things

A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS....

If you know nothing else about me-you know-MY KIDS ARE MY LIFE


What would I do without my family?


Blake in Europe


Garrett being my model when I got my new camera!


Jada cheering

Time off

I'm so excited about being off for 6 days (or nights--however you want to look at it). You'd think I haven't been off work in ages by the way I am acting! I haven't had one of these LONG stretches in forever and I have lots of plans for good use of my time. First, I have to do the normal daily routine of cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping--ahhh all the fun stuff that comes a long with being a mom and wife!
But afterwards I'm getting started on a long over due project. PAINTING the kitchen. Not only am I painting the walls, I am going to take down the cabinet doors, paint the cabinets and get all new hardware for them...and I have been looking at some tables and chairs. We plan to put the house up for sale next spring so I want to get started on all this redecorating so that hopefully the house will sale fast and we can get something BIGGER!!

I won tickets to three concerts off the radio the other day and one of them is Saturday. Switchfoot and Third Day. It's just two tickets to each concert and don't you know Blake and Garrett both want to go to this one. The first one was Need To Breathe, which I gave away to a girl I work with. The group is a christian band but the concert was at a local bar....I just don't get it. Anyway guess we will draw straws to see who goes with me Saturday.

Easley JV plays BYRNES tonight. Wouldn't you know Jada has cheer PRACTICE so I will miss another game! This makes me so mad. Jada's team doesn't have a game but the head coach called a practice so being the asst coach I have an obligation to be there. If I had not agreed to do this, Gary and I could take turns. The most I have seen of Blake's games is the last half of the game against Pickens last week--and they substituted 2nd string in about the time I got there so I missed Blake playing. GGGRRRR I need to clone myself!
Varsity plays Eastside this week--going to varsity games is so much fun...forgot how much I enjoyed that!

Our church Rock Springs just finished up our yearly Area Wide Crusade. I only got to go Sunday morning and Wed night because I was working but it was great! We got to see some old friends we haven't seen in a long time last night.

Guess that's it for now...for some reason our dinosaur computer is deciding to work today which is a pleasant surprise, so maybe I can get some pics on here now! :-)

At work again...

I'm considering changing my permanent address to 1 St Francis Drive...seems like I'm always here...or maybe just since my computers at home aren't working, the only time I am even online anymore is at work!

Thursday was a lot of fun--Jada had a game and when it was over my mom called and said it was only half time at Blake's JV game. So we headed to EHS to see the end of the JV Easley/Pickens game. Easley won! Friday we went to Pickens for the varsity game. Blake didnt play again this week and Pickens lost--coincidence...I think NOT!!! LOL Blake had poison oak really bad all week and didnt get to practice football so we weren't expecting him to play Thursday or Friday--we were pleasantly surprised he was allowed to play Thursday. I took Blake to the ER in Easley Thursday because we couldnt get him a Dr. appt and they loaded him up with steroids so the poison whatever it is is going away. I swear that child and just think about it and it gets all over him!

Saturday Jada went to Splash Country with my brother, mom, sister in law and neice and nephew. She was gone all day and had a lot of fun.. Garrett spent the night with a friend and watched college football all day Saturday--his fav team Ohio State lost.

I sat in my bedroom watching tv, folding laundry and just enjoying the quiet (and maybe having a bit of a pitty party too--more on that later!)

This week is area wide crusade at church..I work Sun Mon Tues this week so I'm going to miss it :-(

Guess that's all for now..sure wish I had my computer so I could post pics!!!

catchin up

I'm at work. it's 1:14..and I am not even believing i am online at work! usually these sites are blocked. I haven't been blogging lately because BOTH of my computers at home are not working. hopefully after my three days i can get them in the shop at the end of the week.
we had such a great weekend--i love working mon, tues, wed and being off until the next monday...i actually feel like i have time off and it's great!

today i just cleaned house, spent time with the boys (jada was at kim's) and watched gustav unfold on fox news.

better get back to my patients!!
Until next time.....

Birthday Parties and family

We just got home from Gary's grandmother's birthday party...she's 80 years old! We had a great time...there were so many people there! Seems like lately when the family has a get together I am either working or sleeping so I am really glad that I got to go. It was great seeing everyone again. I love Gary's family just like they were my own. I've practically grown up with them since Gary and I have been dating since I was 15. MaMa looks great. She's been through a lot in the last couple of years but she has pulled through all of it and maintained her independence.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA!! WE LOVE YOU!

#74's MOM

Here's Blake on his very first ever varsity game...this is where he was the entire game (LOL) but I'm still proud of him.
It's funny to think he is a VARSITY football player now...I can remember thinking how big and grown up varsity football players were, when I was younger. I had not been to a highschool football game in FOREVER. When we got in the gate last night all these floods of memories came back. I remembered cheering at Daniel High School, the noise, the smells, the atmosphere--it was like it was just yesterday! Time sure flies by. Blake has only practiced with Varisty one week. He is still playing JV too (and actually does play) so we are hoping eventually they will put him in for a play or two! Easley lost, 14-7 but it was a good game.
I know there's a way to post links, I haven't figured that out yet-but you can go to highschoolplaybook.com and see all the pics I took of the game!
Off to Gary's grandmother's birthday party today--80th!!!

Life's not always fair...

I'm writing in Green in support of the game tonight--Go Greenwave!

Last night was Blake's first JV game.they won 2-0..I was off work but had to take Jada to cheer practice and since I am one of the coaches I had to go! I was so upset that I missed his game..I know I am going to have to work some nights and miss games but if I'm not working I want to be there..so tonight we are all going to the varsity game! Hopefully, Blake will get to play some but I seriously doubt it.
When Gary and Blake got home last night Blake told me he didn't start and that this was the first football game he has ever played that he didn't start. After we talked for a while, I found out that a few of the varsity players were pulled down to the JV team and that bumped Blake out of his position! You know, small town politics suck! Blake practices every day and had starting position offensive and defensive and then when it came down to it at the game he was a sub because of varsity players being brought down to JV for the game! It makes no sense to me that when we were in KY Blake was a STAR player and even though he was a lot younger, the high school coaches were looking forward to him playing for them. We move here and he is basically just another player! BLAKE isn't the one who changed so it just makes me sick to think about how this town operates!
But--that is the high school my kids will be going to and we support our kids and the teams they play for! So that being said GO GREENWAVE!!

I have a picture of my children on their first day of school uploaded to my very first blog--I can't see that it is there and I don't know what else to do to get it to show up--any suggestions?

not alot going on...when Jada came in today and woke me i was in the exact same position that i was when i went to bed--and my right arm was asleep--that was 3:00 . Its not 5:00 and my right hand is STILL a little tingly! That can't be good!!
I found out yesterday Blake made the VARSITY football team...so he will be playing JV and Varsity!! Which means more practice time--I haven't seen Blake since I dropped him off at school Tuesday morning--he gets home after I go to work...I HATE that!!
Off to work in a bit--third night-THANK GOODNESS!!

Is it really that important???

Am I just being ridiculous or what? I have always cared what my kids wear and if their clothes match...if their hair is brushed, teeth are brushed ect...ESPECIALLY at school! This town is so political--it's about who you are, who your parents are-and how much money you make...I'm not trying to keep up with the Jones's or anything--that's not it at all...I think kids have enough crap to worry about in public school now that they certainly don't need to worry about getting made fun of with what they have on!!! Since I have started working and I'm not home to get them dressed every morning this has been a battle..with Jada especially. This year I bought Jada tons of new clothes and shoes for school. She has some of the cutest outfits and shoes to match! In the store, I had her try everything on before I bought it because she has a habit of getting something home and deciding she didnt like it or "it hurts" as she has said since she was 4 years old. Well, today...2nd day of school...I had her clothes, socks and shoes laid out for her this morning. When she came home from school and woke me up the first thing I noticed was she wasnt wearing what I had laid out for her (and asked her approval the night before!!!) She had on OLD tennis shoes that I am only keeping because of cheerleading practice. You should see these shoes--I wouldnt be able to give them away! They are horrible!! Her excuse of why she didnt have on new ones THEY HURT! I immediately got mad. She tried on her new ones in the store and I had her walk around in them for a while before buying them to avoid that statement!!! I am ALL about comfort but you can MATCH and BE COMFORTABLE!! And that was the whole reason for trying things on FIRST!!! She also didnt have on the shorts I had left out...Her shirt and shorts didnt even match! I am furious and embarrassed. Aren't children a reflection of their parents-???-I SURE dont want her teacher thinking I put that together!!! Gary doesn't have a clue when it comes to clothes and what matches ect...I've gone 'round in circles with him about that since Jada started school....I gave up hope with him but there's still time to teach Jada!!!! I told Jada the next time she walks in the house with something on other than what I left out for her (and she agrees to) the night before, she will be in BIG BIG trouble. So-she starts sobbing! Great way to wake up after a horrible night at work and only 5 1/2 hours of sleep! Well, if I'm wrong, I'm wrong-but for now I don't think so.

First Blog, First Day of School

So many of my friends have started blogging, thought I'd jump on the band wagon...not sure why-who would even care to read it or how I feel about putting my thoughts on the web for the world to read..but here I am! We'll see how it goes.
Today is August 19th--I took the kids to school (first day back). It's a strange feeling dropping them off on the first day. I get flooded with how I felt on the first day of the year they are starting...Blake 10th, Garrett 8th and Jada 3rd. I always walk Jada in on the first day--the boys grew up so fast I want to take advantage of this time that she will allow to me walk her in and kiss her goodbye! Then I sit at home and worry about them all day--do the boys have classes with their friends, do they like their teachers?? I have to go in to work tonight so I won't get to take them tomorrow but hopefully, like always everything is going great for them today and they will be excited to tell me all about it when they get home.