Saturday, March 28, 2009

just rambling today.

well today i got to spend time with my sister, leslie, and her kids. we had a great time together.
We went over stuff for the business and jsut chatted about different things.

Hubby is working today for 13 hours, all overtime, at the LV car show. So it was really nice to have my sis visit and spend time with her. I even got a party booked from her for tastefuly simple.

I still have school work to do but it was still nice to have company considering i have not seen her in quite some time. We talk onthe phone or ever the computer jsut about everyday bit not the same as actually seeing each other.

the kids had a blast together and of course my camera battery was dead so i could not take pictures. but i will next time we get together. they got to play outside or a bit even though it was a little chilly but hey they had fun.

i am hoping that over the summer we can get together more often hopefully on a weekly basis if possible. the kids would really like that i think, expecially the littler ones. I know i would.


well i guess i better get back to the school work since it is all due my midnight tomorrow.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Well today was my second day back in classes. They are going alright. I have biology and I am ot liking it one bit so far. I never really liked it in the first place.
My instructor is getting on my nerves already. he has us doing this assignment where you have to pick a food item and a portion size but yet at the same time you can not have one that someone else in the class picked.

well needless to say i picked strawberries and after i had gottenthe paper all written and was ready to post it I saw that someone else had posted their paper on strawberries. I am not happy, because when i started my paper there was no one else doing strawberries. so i emailed the instructor and asked him if i have to redo the assignment iwth another food item or can i still post mine since the portion size it different. So now i have to wait to hear back from him.

But my international business class is going alright so far. have not come aross any problems in that class yet. Another good thing about that class is that i have friend in class with me that happens to live only 20 miutes from me. I met her in my very first class at school. we try to meet once a week now for coffee or something else to eat. We are trying to help each other along in the class. It is nice having online classes and actually finding someone in your class that lives close to you and you can actually meet in person and do things with.

I have to say that by going back to school and taking all my classes online now i have made a few new friends from different states. we actually talk to each other on the phone every now and then besides emailing each other.

Other than that thing her are going great. the kids are excited that it is getting warmer out now but not much warmer. they did get to play outside for a bit over the weekend though. I am actually looking forward to the warmer weather to come and stay so i can get out of the house and enjoy the time outside even if it may only be sitting on the porch doing school work myself while the kids are playing in the yard.

Monday, March 23, 2009

In Memory


I am remebering my cousin Christopher Seifert today. He had died this day 6 years ago in the Iraq War.

He was one of the first LV soldier's to die in our area here. It was and still is very sad how he died. I mean he did die defending our country but not in the way most people think. He was killed by a gernade that was tossed into his tent while sleeping.

So my thoughts go out to the family and all friends that new and loved him and of course miss him.

I remember standing in line for his viewing out in the rain with Philip, who was only a month old. we had gotten taken in threw a special door so we could get in out of the rain since we had the baby with us. Just standing in that line made me feel sick to my stomach and once i got inside the church it felt worse. I remember standing there looking at his coffin and hearing the cries of his mother and his wife and the sad and lost look on his father's face as well.


The funeral was jsut as bad. the line of cars that followed to the cematary was so long. I never could of imagined that may cars going ot a funeral before. We were the last car in the recession line. It was a hot day that day and out car had no air conditioner so we had to put all the windows down.

standing there watching his cascet get lowered in the ground really brought the tears to me eyes and the 21 gun salute as well. It hit me that is really happening. It is all real.

It hit me then that I will never see Chris again anywhere. Just in old photographs that my grandmother has or ones from the school yearbooks that i come across.

I mean i never really hung out with him but we did ride to school in our early years. I would be standing at the bus stop and his grandmother would see me and stop and pick me up and take me with them to drop off at school. I also remember him in the band in high school. Seems so long ago. I was only on color guard for one year but i rememebr the times in the band room during study hall with a few friends ad he would be there as well. we would all laugh and joke around some days.

So today I remember Chris the soldier, father, husband, son, and friend. Rest in Piece Chris we miss and love you.



Tuesday, March 17, 2009

I'm alive and here

well i know it has been a few months since i been here to post, but i have been reading all yours jsut so you know. Thing have been hetic here the past couple of months. School has been a little rough on me. Classes are only 5 weeks long and i have 2 at a time. I am glad to say that i have three classes left till i get my associates degree. I am on spring break this week so i am trying to catch up a lot of things. I have been cleaning out the house. we have gotten rid of so much stuff i can not believe it. I am surprised that the garbage men have not said anythingj about how much has been out there the past two weeks.

I have even gone through my closet and got rid of aot of my clothes that do not fit and took them to a donation drop box. SO far I took 6 bags of clothes ( mine, hubby's, and the kids).

The boys are doing good. Michael turned 8 and Philip turned 6 in Feb. Jacob will be 3 in June.
We are planning a trip to NC to see a friend of ours over the Easter Break next month, just not sure yet if it is definate. Then in June we will go on a regular week long vacatioon to the poconos.

Ans yes I will be in School during all of this becasue after I finish my associates Degree in May i have another week off before i start in with Bachlor's Degree classes. At least these classes are only one at a time , but yet they are still 5 weeks long.

So I am going to try to post here a least once a week for now on. I am usually on facebook all the time so if you ever want to know how i am doing inbetween post feel free to find me there.