Ever had nights when there is so much on your mind that you just CAN NOT SLEEP?!? Well, I don't know if its because I'm pregnant and "nesting" --maybe... but right now its 5 am and I have just been thinking for over an hour. About a half hour ago, I got up and wrote some of my thoughts on paper, thinking that would help, but as you can see... it didn't! Garrett is also wide awake right now (he's actually what woke me up from my peaceful sleep), and he is wanting "up-a-down". So in hopes that after I post this blog, I may be able to sleep, I am going to list ALL that I can think of... whether its been on my mind or not-- just in case I go back to bed and start thinking of NEW things! :
Cheer is almost over!
1 week till competition... ARE THEY READY?!? AM I READY? Paperwork, check. Money, check. Music, check. Routine, check. What else??...
I'm wanting to use the cheer fund to have a 'cheer night out' in a hotel with a pool-- with all the girls and myself and my assistant, it would be about $400! It would be fun but do I dare blow that much of our hard-earned, fundraised money on one night of fun??
Cheer is about to begin! - tryouts are in April -- right about the time that the baby is due, and there is A LOT to do to prepare for that week and to make next year better and easier.
...Speaking of the baby!
I still need to buy a few things before she's born! The big things are a car seat and a tub, other than that I just need to start stocking up on diapers, etc. My sister, Krista, gave these things to me to use for Garrett, but then she had another baby, so I gave it all back. Jacob will only be 8 months old when the babe's born so I have to buy new stuff! Dang it! ;) you spoiled me, Krista!! Clothes, I don't need. I have all the clothes that were given to me - that Adare and Dracy grew out of when I was their nanny, plus a couple of my friends have given me their daughters' "too smalls".
Just a side-note... I gave in to Garrett's demands a few minutes ago, and he was, to my pleasure, very cuddly. But it was taking me a long time to type, so I put him on the couch next to me, and he wasn't having that. He kept creeping his way to my lap. Finally after about 3 tries, he took my hand and told me to get up, then guided me into MY room, and pointed to the bed (where Earl's sleeping) and again said "up". So he is now very content in his daddy's arms!
Back to my list:
As most know, Earl is going to school full-time at BYU-I. He just transferred there from ISU and in comparison, he HATES it. He hates not being able to have facial hair! But that he can deal with. From day 1 we've had problems with transferring and student aid. But thats all been cleared out, and dealt with. The thing he's having the most trouble with is the actual system - professors, testing, the new "learning model", etc. At ISU, he was able to do well when he put in the study time. But here, even the classes where the info comes easy, or hours upon hours put into studying, he still hasn't tested well. I feel so bad for him. He is completely overwhelmed, because since the day he decided to go to school, he has been DETERMINED to do well, and really puts in so much time, but here its not paying off. Anyway, he's had it. He's applying to U of Montana Western, for next semester, on. If he doesn't get in there, we will be moving to Pocatello and living there till he gets accepted into Dental school.
...Which means...
Dillon, MT or Pocatello, here we come! But first we have to sell our house! We are using our tax returns to finish it. When we moved in, we completely gutted and redid the living room, and put in new flooring and paint in all the rooms, and quickly ran out of $$. So we have the kitchen and bathroom and some small painting to finish. We're hoping to get a little extra money when it sells to pay off all of our debts! That would be so WONDERFUL!
Its now 6 and nothing else is coming to my mind, so maybe that means I'll be able to go to sleep! ...but now I'm hungry! :)
There you have it... thoughts from my dumb mind!!
1 year ago