Hi Everyone,
Well......it's midnight here and everyone else in the house is asleep. It has been super busy here lately and today has not been a good day pain wise, so while I am up I thought I would stop in and chat with you guys for a bit. :) Forgive me if I tend to bounce around a bit, but in all truth ya'll should expect that by now....LOL.
WOW it has been so busy lately. Kids will be starting their last half week of school on Monday and then **singing** no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers dirty looks.....ROFL. They are in great need for a break (as I am sure the teachers are too). We had to go a bit longer this year due to the snow days that we had to use (first time in quite a few years that we actually got enough snow to use snow days). They are sooooo excited for this summer. Here a few weeks ago I took them one by one for a "trial run" bike ride. I took them each out separately with me. They rode their bikes with me while I wheeled in my chair beside them (to be sure that they would listen to my instructions, obeyed all traffic signs, and pulled over when we came upon a car). I am proud to say they both passed the test and so we are planning some trips up to the park in our neighborhood (actually one neighborhood over, but it is not that far at all). While I miss my kids being in the "baby stage", I must say this stage is pretty fun too (Josie is 10 and Toby is 6).
This weekend has been chock full of go go go and we are going to be on the go tomorrow too. Busy but OMG so fun. Last night we got the privilege to see one of our dearest friends graduate from college. My family, her husband and kids, and her mom were all there to cheer her on. I cannot tell you how proud I am of her. It was simply AWESOME. I actually got a surprise while we were there. My nephew (as I said we are REALLY close to this family and our family knows them as aunt and uncle and visa versa) got a "cat that ate the canary" grin and said "Hey Aunt Bobbi watch the left side of the stage when they start....you will get a surprise". As you know aside from using a wheelchair I am also deaf. And there were literally hundreds of people at this graduation ceremony. Needless to say shortly after we arrived I had to take off my cochlear implants cause it was just WAY to much for me. When the ceremony started I looked and OMG they had an interpreter up on stage and she signed everything that was said. OMG do you realize how RARE that is around here. I mean I literally live right smack dab in the middle of Illinois farming country....the college is about 45 min north of us (it is the community college that 99% of local high school grads will attend before going on to bigger schools or out into the workforce). I was SOOOOOOOOO grateful that the college used an interpreter. When I figured out what his surprise was I looked at him and he had the BIGGEST GRIN. OMG I love that boy. I also want to give my nephew and nieces a HUGE shout out here for helping us keep tabs on our kids (my kids are just a hair younger than them and as I said OMG there was a HUGE crowd there last night).
Today has been super busy too. I have a VERY part-time job that I work here at home and today I had to work till noon. And then we had a late mothers day party for another close friend of ours. This was her first year as a mommy. LOL....she was very surprised and it was a wonderful time. Then we came home and Jay and Toby went outside to work on "guy stuffs" (mowing, tilling garden again, working with tools) and me and Josie caught up on some "girl shows" before we headed outside also. We got to sit outside and gab with grandma and grandpa next door for a bit and just chill for a few. Tomorrow is chuck full of things too. We have been visiting a different church lately and it is about a 30-40 minute drive, and then after church we are heading out to Jay's parents house so the guys can finish up working on my van. Going to hafta keep an eye out on me and Josie though. With all the running we have been doing me and Josie are kinda gettin run-down. Josie had 2 "shakie" seizures today and I had one also. But the good news is here after Wednesday they will be on summer vacation and we can slow everything down and manage activities a little better.
There has been alot of work going on around our yard here recently. We made our garden a little bigger this year and jay is making different paths for me to follow to get around. He is also making me some raised gardening beds so I can get in on all the fun. Josie and I have also decided to be on the look out for some taller flower pots for flowers. And Toby is so excited that now that he is a bit older daddy has started to let him help out more with the "outside guy stuff" (teaching how to hammer a nail, use a screw gun, tighten bolts, and all that jazz). They have temporarily moved my ramp and tilled the ground under it.....and are going to put some netting down so the weeds and grass don't try to come up through.
Well.....I actually have a lot more to talk to you guys about, but it is 1am here and Stanley my oldest cat is sitting here staring at me as if to say "MOOOOOOOM, can we go to bed.....I cannot sleep until EVERYONE is where they are suppose to BE". LOL Not sure that my legs are going to allow me to sleep tonight, but I don't think I can in all fairness keep him up all night. But PRAY they get the van done at a half way decent time so I can come back tomorrow to finish up. Love you guys BUNCHES and as always thanks so much for listening. :)
