Tomorrow is candy day

Today is my wife's birthday. She turns 33 today, so make sure you call and wish her Happy Birthday. Tonight we have a birthday party to go to and the kids are excited because they get to wear their costumes. Maybe I can get a picture of all 3 of them and post it here. Tomorrow is candy day, but with my 2nd child and I having recently had 4 teeth pulled each within the past couple of weeks, don't know what we'll be able to eat. I still can't eat chips or anything hard and crunchy. My teeth are still sensitive. So, I have actually dropped 5 lbs since having my teeth pulled last week.



I go in on Monday for a root canal. I am hoping it all goes well or maybe get some more pain killers. Classes are going ok and I just finished my first class on Monday with 100%. This second class isn't going so well as I just took a test yesterday and got an 80%. Oh, well, 4 more weeks to go. Plenty of time to bring up the grades.



Well, that is it for now. Sure has been getting cold lately. At least my electric bill will be lower for the next couple of months.

Ouch

It's been 5 days since I had my wisdom teeth removed an I have been feeling it these past couple of days. It almost feels like they removed the teeth, but left a root still there. Maybe that is why I have an appointment Monday for a root canal. I'm almost out of my pain medication so I hope it will be fixed Monday or at least give me more pain killers.

Just a few more days until Halloween. Not really doing anything too exciting. Have a Birthday party for a friend's daughter on Friday night. Saturday, we'll just take the kids around the neighborhood. I have drill the following weekend. I am so tired right now and I hope I can start catching up on sleep soon. I've been getting maybe 5-6 hours a night, but apparantly I need to start getting more as I am getting sleepy driving home and all day at work. Of course, it probably is the medication I have been taking as well.

Christmas is not that far off and I have been looking at what gifts I want to pick up as soon as I have money to do it. Of course I am also always dreaming I had money and looking at big screen tv's and stuff. I want to get a larger tv since all we have is a 28". I also need a new dvd player and everything I look at has different connections than our tv takes. Sometimes I hate when technology updates because you have to buy everything new. I am also hoping to save money or get a lot back during tax season so I can buy some computers. I am thinking of getting two desktops and a laptop all with windows 7. That way my kids will leave my laptop alone and there will be more than one computer for them to play on. I guess we'll just wait and see. Well, enough sleep typing now.

Another year

Yup, another year to go. Not to get to anything, but just to get to. Just celebrated the 4 birthdays yesterday, mine, my wife's, my son's, and my daughter's. I think they all liked what they had gotten. My wife got a coffee pot and a lot of gourmet coffee's. My son racked in the Bakugan gifts. My daughter, well with her, she loves whatever she gets. Me, I am just like a lot of people around my age these days. It just doesn't matter, take care of the kids.

Had three wisdom teeth and a molar extracted last friday. Doing better. Have another appointment next Monday for a root canal. My son goes in again in two weeks to get Spacers put in. I have my wife set to go in for exam, x-ray, cleaning. Now that I have insurance, I am trying to use it to keep us all healthy. Just applied for medical and food stamps again and I am waiting to see if we get approved. Personally I think we should, but we'll see.

Halloween coming up on Saturday. Not really excited about that. November around the corner and Thanksgiving on the way. We will be going up to the Father-in-Law's for Turkey Day this year. Good thing is it will be a cowboy thanksgiving. That means no turkey....steak and potatoes. Well, we'll see what this week has in store for us. Until next time.

Take the good with the bad

Well, last Friday it seemed I was getting nothing but good news. However, no following that comes the not so good. I am just finishing up with my first class in college and have found out that it has not been paid yet and there has been no response to get the next class paid for using the Tuition Assistance through the military. I found out today that as of 08 Oct, the office is closed until further notice due to contractual obligations. As I sit here and think "what contractual obligations", a few things come to mind. First, it is a new fiscal year, maybe they are just getting the budget organized. Second, well the Post 9-11 GI BILL is barely beginning to start getting to people since earlier this year. So I sit here and ponder how I am going to continue with school. I am still waiting for a response from my financial advisor as I do not want to do financial aid since I no longer have the student loan repayment program since I took this civilian job. The only thing I am waiting on is to see if I was approved for the Pell Grant which would pay for the next class and hopefully hold up until the Tuition Assistance starts back up again.

That and my car is acting up again. It is always something. Everytime I get ahead or caught up, something wants to come around and knock me down.

My middle child had 4 teeth pulled yesterday and is doing fine. No complaining at least. I have an appointment on friday for exams and x-rays. I am told I have three appointments at 3 different places. One for extractions (3 wisdom teeth and a molar), one for a root canal, and one for restoration. Well, the Army is paying for it, so I'll be there. After that, I can use my regular dental insurance to cover anything else.

So as you can see, I am a prime example of taking the good with the bad. So the next time something good happens to you, keep an eye out for what is around the corner.

no different than any other day

So, after the Parent Teacher conferences, I had one boy with a sore a$$. Seems he came home with a D in reading and an F in Social Studies. Apparantly it was all due to not turning in book reports and Presidential homework. I don't think he'll be coming home with bad grades the rest of the year.

So, yesterday was my birthday...35 now. It was no different than any other day. Worked all day, came home and opened presents. Mainly got a new grill (which I needed), a t-shirt, and things the kids drew me. Kids did not clean their messes, argued and fought all day, and I, of course, cooked dinner. I did go out and buy a new pair of running shoes on Thursday with gel insoles. So, yes, Mom, I got them. Thank you.

Watched THE PROPOSAL with Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock. It was pretty funny and well done. Watched LAND OF THE LOST last night with Will Ferrell. It was done a lot better than the show. Of course just about anything with Will Ferrell is going to be funny. Still have two more to watch. DRAG ME TO HELL with Justin Long (from the MAC commercials) and the girl from FLICKA, can't remember her name right now.

Well, that's all I got today. Wife's b-day is in 2 weeks and my daughter's is 2 weeks after that.

Parent Teacher Conferences

That is what I have to do today. Both of my sons have their parent teacher conferences this afternoon and my daughter's is tomorrow. I am more worried about my sons as they both had an F on their progress report a few weeks back. We were told they weren't turning in homework. No problems on the classwork or tests, just the homework. So we will get their report cards today and hopefully they will not have any bad grades.

Today is my middle child's birthday and he turns 8 today. We had a birthday party for him this past Saturday and a lot of kids had shown up. I guess overall it went well. Monday I took my oldest to his annual eye exam. His eyesight was a little worse, which the Dr. said it does as they get older. So we had to order new glasses as well. I was ecstatic once I heard the price since I have a new vision plan and was worried on the cost. With the exam and new glasses the total came to $589. The insurance covered $555. So I only paid $34. Yes, it was a good day. Of course I am still skeptical on the dental plan as I haven't used that yet either. Looks like I may need to soon before the year ends though. I am sure the dentist I go to will be wealthy for a while.

Finally reserved the place for my daughter's birthday party next month. I also got the kids their costumes last night for Halloween. The boys want to be Jason from FRIDAY THE 13TH and my daughter has a costume that is half devil half angel. Fits her just right. Other than all that, nothing much planned. Been invited to 2 parties this weekend, but probably will not go as there will be alcohol and I have given that up. Also it is my birthday weekend and I would rather just let it pass by. That's all I have today.

ahhhh...life goes on

Well, it has been a long week. With arguing with other leaders in CA for not doing their jobs and pushing them to do it right to benefit my Soldiers. Being a leader in the Army is so much like being a parent. You have to make sure they get their education, meet all of their requirements, punish them when necessary, and fight for them when you know they are not being taken care of. It gets exhausting after a while. So on top of doing that for my 3 kids...(not as much as my Soldiers), I have 42 other kids I have to take care of. I am not like others in this position before me. They really didn't do anything or care for the Soldiers, and it effected their careers. The only ones that succeeded were their friends, or those that took charge and did it for themselves. Which , don't get me wrong, is expected for them to do. I guess I just have too big of a heart and care too much.

Yesterday morning I went to my daughter's school for her and I to have breakfast with the principal. Apparantly my daughter was chosen for her class as showing a character trait of respect. When I first heard about it, I was like...My daughter? My spawn? Respect? Not at home. And she is only 4 years old. So, we went and she received a couple of certificates and such. I had to double check to make sure they had the right child. From what I have been hearing from all three of my children's teachers I am beginning to believe my 3 children have been abducted. They are good when at school and behave, but when they return home, they are really my kids. Not saying I want it reversed. At least they are well behaved when they are outside of my clutches. I guess sometimes you have to take the bad as long as there is some good.

Other than that, going to dinner with my parents tonight. They are actually driving cross country just to visit with my family and have dinner. Tomorrow is my second child's birthday party. I just reserved my daughter's party next month at Schnepf Farms. The whole party is gonna cost me big. She better be worth it. That's all I have for now.

Ahhh...another day

So I am still healing from the PT test this weekend. I talked to my sister to let her know I had no improvement on my run since three weeks ago when I took the test. I ran it in the same amount of time. The little challenge between us isn't until Jan 2010 anyways. I just spoke with my mom and it sounds like she is going to join in on it as well. Just wondering if the d00d will volunteer as well.

Have my younger son's birthday party this Saturday. It was funny because I have been messing with him telling him the present is in the closet or the garage and he runs through the house looking. I kept giving him hints on what it was and finally said it started with the letter "B". His eyes got wide and a big smile on his face he said "B!?*es?". Yup, he is definitely mine.

So far after 2 weeks of school, I have 100%. 3 more weeks to go. Other than that, nothing to look forward to until December when I leave for Germany again.

Quick Post...Busy Day

Well, this will be quick. Had drill this weekend so I am playing catch up. Took my APFT and won't break down the results, but my total score was 225 out of 300. Yes, I passed all 3. Since the battle....I mean challenge between my sister and I is based on score not time/repetitions, this will give her an idea of where she needs to be at.

School is going ok. Finished the first two weeks and still at 100%. Three more weeks to go.

That's it for now, got to do more work.

October has cometh

Above is a pictur from my 2nd marriage last week. Me re-enlisting for 25 years.

Well, October has finally arrived and hopefully that means cooler temperatures. It has been in the 100's all the way up to the end of Sept, but the news says it will be in the 90's now. Yeah, we'll see.

Took my daughter to the Dr yesterday as the school had called and she fell and hurt her arm. Apparently she was on the playground chasing butterflies and tripped over a step and landed on her elbow. So I had to come home early so my wife could take her to the Dr and I pick up the boys. When I picked the boys up I told them what had happened and it was her left arm. My oldest replies "that's irony, Dad". Which is true because I and my two sons have all hurt our left arms/elbows since 2000. I dislocated my elbow, the oldest fractured his elbow, and the middle child dislocated his elbow. To make a long story short, she was fine.

Well, in 15 more days, I will finally hit 35. Not much to look forward to when getting older. I remember when I was younger, I couldn't wait for 10 to hit double digits. Then it was 11 to have the same digit twice. 13 to become a teenager. 18 to be an adult. 21 to legal to drink. 25 for lower insurance. What's after that? Retirement. So I am still waiting for that age.

Anyways, I need to get back to work. Until next time.