Life Is Hard

Especially when you're a 14 year old girl. This has been a tough year for Morgan so far. Last night, things got even tougher. She got a phone call that a boy in her class committed suicide. I didn't personally know the boy, but she does. She considered him a friend. In fact, on Tuesdays & Thursdays, they had every class together. Today when they went to school, the freshman didn't have class. The principal talked to all the freshman first thing in the morning, to let everyone know what exactly happened (so there wouldn't be rumors flying) and then the kids were asked to stay in the commons area where they could console each other and where counselors and teachers were there to talk to them. Morgan and a couple of her friends came home at lunch time. She's done a lot of crying....and talking. Eric and I have been encouraging her to keep talking. The boy shot himself in the head with a 44. So please, say a prayer for Miles, his family and for all the kids his death has so deeply affected. Life is certainly not easy.

Don't Be So Crabby

Ashley went to the library today to apply for a job. She thinks it would be perfect for her. She loves to read, the hours are reasonable and they aren't open on Sunday's. She had to wait for awhile while the elderly lady who was working was talking on the phone. When she finally got off the phone Ashley politely asked her for an application. The lady looked at her and said "For a job???" Even girls with nose rings can read, and some of them are very intelligent. Somehow I think she won't be getting a job at the library.

I Believe

My daughter Morgan had to do a project for her Grammar & Comp class called "I Believe". They write a series of sentences of things they believe in. She read it to me last night, then asked me what I believed in. Trying to be funny, I said "I believe I have gas". She said I wasn't as funny as I thought I was. I was thinking about things I believe in, funny and otherwise, and I thought it would be good blogger material. So here I go....

I believe in God.

I believe my kids can do anything they set their minds to.

I believe laughter is the best medicine.

I believe having friends is almost as good as having family.

I believe that marriage is hard work.

I believe raising a family can be just as hard as it is rewarding.

I believe gray hairs come from teenagers.

I believe angels saved my daughters life.

I believe being friends with your kids is a good thing.

I believe a clean house is a sign of a wasted life.

I believe in Santa Claus.

I believe everyone should have a pet (or two or three...)

I believe my kids will do great things with their lives.

I believe I will grow old with my husband.

I believe you can't choose your family.

I believe you have to have faith.

I believe SAHM friends are real friends!


What do you believe?

Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad

The girls and I just returned home from a very quick trip to IL. The only part that wasn't quick was the 12 hours drive both ways. The things you do for family! Luckily the girls had Friday off, and only had one super important class on Thursday. So, they had an extra long weekend. We got to IL Thursday evening and no one was home. My parents didn't know we were coming, so I didn't expect them to be there. We unpacked our stuff and were just settling in when I heard their garage door open (I was sneaky, parked my Durango on the street between their yard and their neighbors). Morgan and I ran around turning off lights (Ashley was already in the shower) and hid around the corner in the kitchen. The door opened, a light switched on, we heard footsteps coming up the stairs. We jumped out and yelled SURPRISE! We almost gave my poor dad a heart attack! That and he almost wet himself! We didn't do much while there really, and we couldn't enjoy the weather, but we had fun. Saturday we surprised the folks again by taking them out to lunch, where about 25 of our close family and friends were waiting. They were pretty wound up, so we went across the street after lunch and tried out the martini bar (keep in mind, we didn't have "lunch" until 2:00 p.m.). Then we decided we'd go back to their hometown and go have dinner at a little bar there. Mom fell asleep on the way there, but we managed to perk her back up after a couple glasses of water. Unfortunately having too much fun all day Saturday made for a very long drive home on Sunday. At least Ashley drives now and she's much better at it than she was only a few months ago!
So, Mom & Dad, Happy 45th Anniversary. Can't wait to celebrate the 50th!

Recovery

Well, Morgan is starting to act more herself. Although she had a little flashback the other day, getting into the back seat of her sisters car. Decided she couldn't sit in the back yet. But yesterday, after having her adjustment, she started acting normal....which is great. She was being her goofy self, doing little dance moves in the car on the way home to some music on the radio. I think she'll recover faster than we thought....she's resilient that way!

Ashley met with the Director of Administations from Augustana. She was here in CO doing a presentation down by Denver. She and Ashley met over in Loveland at Chili's. They had a nice conversation and sounds like Ashley is all but in! She even said she'd mostly likely get the Presidential scholarship and a "traveling" scholarship (which is like $500 a year, what does that cover, books?). She is also applying for their music scholarships, so I'll keep my fingers crossed! She's really excited. I'm pretty sure she wishes it was August already!

Defective!

That's the verdict on Morgan's cell phone. We took it in today after school and they said it's defective. Good news is, we only bought it in August and it does have a year warranty, so she was given another phone (same kind) in it's place. Bad news, since it wouldn't turn on, there was no way to transfer her phonebook, so she'll have to put her numbers in all over.
Now if I could just get her to wake up to her alarm clock, things would be great!

Is There An Explanation For This?

Can someone tell me how one child can break cell phones and alarm clocks? Before the current phone, she went through 3 cell phones in a 2 year period. The one she has now she got in August. It's November 1st. The phone won't turn on. The deal where you plug it in the charge comes out with the charger. It's a decent phone. She's also gone through 3 or 4 alarm clocks. The last one works, well, except the alarm doesn't ever go off. I bought 2 new clocks today. An alarm clocks for her bedroom and a small clock that will stick to her bathroom mirror, since she is always running late, claiming she never knows what time it is. No one else in our house has any problems with our phones or clocks. What's with this kid??