back to school night

so we had back to school night last night for the girls. we first met kirsten's new teacher. she seems like a great one. she has been teaching at ridgecrest since 84' and we were telling her about Kirsten's allergy's and she had already checked all those things out front the school nurses office. it is great to have teachers on the ball. i think Kirsten will do well in her class. then we went to see Mrs carter she is the kindergarten teacher. we expressed how we don't want to brake whittnee's heart by holding her back so we told her our game plan trying to get her caught up. she also offered some advice in Internet sites and some DVDs from leap frog. i cannot see how she could fail with this kind of support. I'm glad we talked more to the teacher and have a game plan. as for bean still cute as ever. if only she would try to potty train. then all would be complete.

??????hobbies??????

some of the gang wish to go out riding on labor day. so i decided to check out my ATVs to make sure they were running OK. well one of them was not starting. i took it to work to look it over. i determined that the carbs were plugged and needed to be rebuilt. i took them apart and found what needed to be replaced. i needed a small handful of basics. i then go to pay and the bill comes to 80$. why am i into hobbies that are so expensive. is it really worth it. the last ride i spent 450$ just to get things in order to go and it looks like this trip though not as expensive is going to cost an arm i gave away long ago. oh well i guess in the long run it is worth it. we shall see.

back to school

well today is the first day of school. we sent Kirsten to the bus stop this morning and all feels good. then Natalie has to take whitnee in for placement testing. we to make a long story short she comes back with the teacher saying that we may want to hold whittnee back one year becauses she does not know how to rhyme or say the alphabet or count etc. well i am thinking this is bull shit. i have heard her count and so on and so forth..... since when do kids need a sixth grade diploma to start kindergarten. isn't that the time kids learn most of that stuff. anyhow we are going to give it a shot and give her some extra help. i mean if a kid can come over here that does not speak English and can learn then a student that speaks English should have a good chance.

home ownership cont.

well we have put in some effort to start to get some things fixed. we have 2 major problems weeds and gofers. so we decided to fix the weed problem in the flower beds the right way this time. we pulled all the weeds and raked up all the bark and tilled the ground. we then covered the flower beds with that weed stop cloth and then put the bark back. we have one flower bed done one covered and one ready to cover with three more to start. then we need to till up the garden and mow the lawn. we also have some other things in the works to help with the look of the yard. so it is coming along i just now need to keep the motivation. it really depends on my job i think. last night i did not accomplish much due to dumb people at work. i am usually slow to anger but my co workers got me there yesterday i took most of the night to cool down. so we will hit it again tonight and get more done. i mean it is worth it when my hows looks good it makes all the payments worth it.

i have not spent much time lately on my family. things are good for the most part. Natalie finally i think has a handle on her medical conditions. she has some bad days but for the most part she feels good. the girls are growing up fast and we are proud as can be with them. school starts in a week and i think Natalie is so ready to kick the two oldest out of the house. poor bean she is going to miss her buddings for at least a few hours a day. maybe Natalie can take that alone time to get bean to use the toilet. i am so tired of the diapers. all is well and i am grateful for that.

Home ownership

This may sound funny but i think owning a home sucks. i know you need a place to live but i am so tired of the upkeep of my house. we had whittnee's fifth birthday and we had some people over. looking over my yard and i have so much to do. why do weeds grow so fast? you stop working on weed control for a week and at that point you cannot keep up with it. plus all the repair. i have my dad's problem. want to fix stuff, get started and never Finnish. i started to paint my house a few years ago and i got three sides done but i never finished the back well it's ugly. brown grass, gofers, weeds, window wells, paint, doors, and much more. i guess i will get through it i just need to rally and move on.

a little camped out

we have done tons of camping this year. i think my tent has had more miles on it this summer than the previous six years. i do like getting out doors but i sometimes want more out of our camping. i mean an rv would help due to those afternoon hot hours. it would be nice to have a place to turn on the ac and sleep, or watch a movie. but the real problem is how much money those cost. i mean i could get a used one and that would be a good idea but the gas to take it anywhere is the problem. i would also like a atv with more trail quality's thy make a side by side that i could put a rear bench in and take all the kids then again more money. i feel i just cannot win. we just need to keep pressing on. try new things and new places.