Monday, March 16, 2009

Pull Up A Chair, It's Been Awhile

Wow! It's been way too long! My days have become a blur. Each day seems to be the same. Wake-up, get ready, get kids up, get kids ready, get in bus, drive bus, come home (or run errands), laundry, lunch, drop Ella off a preschool, cleaning, bills etc, pick Ella up from preschool, back into the bus, drive bus again, return home, make dinner, help with homework (and extras if any:Scouts, Soccer etc.), baths and bed. Then we wake up and do it all over again. Huh! Therefore, not too much new has happened. So here are a few brief updates:


Our 1987 Ford Ranger failed inspection. I know! Who was expecting that?! As if the HUGE rust whole in the door wasn't a sign of impending doom! :) So, for a wee bit we were left with only the van for transportation. Then we, with a LOT of help, were able to obtain this:








It's a very NICE 2006 Ford Freestyle.





Thanks to my hubby and his strategic self-placement at one of my bus stops, I have these pics of my other vehicle.









By no means is this a flattering picture, but a picture none the less. He was also able to snap one of Ella and Reid peeking out the window.












It is a bit hard to make out the faces. Ella is down near the edge of the window and Reid is in the same seat, slightly in front of her. Bus driving, and riding, has been going well for the 4 of us. The kids seem to have adapted to the early schedule. The daylight savings time, time change threw a bit of a wrench in our mornings; however, each morning seems to get a bit lighter then the one before. The warmer temps have been helpful too. I sincerely hope the teens and twenties are completely behind us. The past week or so has been 30's at night and 40's-50's during the day. Spring is definitely on it's way...HOORAY!



Well, in an effort to tie up some loose ends. I shall re-mention my last post. I had a few requests for a picture of my Nasal Herpes affliction. So, here goes:




Yum! Huh? Now I must admit, this photo was taken 2 days after the initial outbreak and AFTER 3 doses of Valtrex. This doesn't even come close to the full grossness of it all! Thank God for meds! Oh! Here is a front shot just to get the full effect of BOTH sores. YUM!




Oh! That's just beautiful! Hahahahahahahahaha! Ick! Just thinking about it makes me ill! Thankfully it only visits ONCE a year!
Well, until next time (hopefully sooner then the last), take care! :)





2 comments:

Growin' With It said...

the bus pictures?: loved them. i think you must be such a warm and friendly face to the kids as they get on each day. what a treat for them. and of course those 2 passengers up front who have the coolest mom evah!

the nose shot: umm, i would say gross but i'm feeling WAY more sympathy for you than that. i can see why once a year is more than enough for this to happen.

great hearing from you!

The Mom Jen said...

We have the same car!! Our is probably filthier and horribly more stained, but it's a good ride!