Life

I always remember summer as being so fun. When I was younger. I was once you know. I was outside almost 24/7 during the summer. Riding bikes, selling lemonade, playing with friends. Never ever being inside the house. Catching fireflies. We played tag in the dark. We did so much. I know everything has chance. Computers, games and so on. But there was nothing better than being outside getting the sun. Totally being wiped out from playing all day. Coming home, eating dinner. Going back out. Begging my wonderful mom. Can I go out a little longer. She always said yes. My kids are getting older now, so I don't expect them out all the time of course. But even when they were younger. As I go out with friends or to work out or  hang outside, I don't see as many kids outside to play. I remember when I was younger and we used to see everyone outside. Kids everywhere. I think summer has changed a lot. Kids need to get up more and go outside. It's funny as a kid I was never over weight. That happened when I got older and happened even more when I had my twins. I never lost the weight I gained. I work at the high school and while most of the kids are at a good weight, there are a few that are overweight at such a  young age. I want to say get moving. Take a walk outside do something. I hate to see kids overweight or made fun of.  Take away the gadgets and go outside and play. Play ball, catch anything.

Ok, just thought I would remember my summer. Oh yea we had the koolaid picture too. Does anyone remember it? I loved it.

Ok my husband has been home for a week on vacation. What a grump. He has a doctor's appt. tomorrow and hopefully they well know more about this mass. I told him if he needs any kind of surgery it will have to wait till I go back to school. You are not going to be home with me all summer.  To grumpy I swear. Keep  you all posted on that.

Jen and her boyfriend and the church group in Seattle have been in Mexico for almost a week on a mission trip. I can't wait to talk to her. I think on Sunday. She goes back to college soon.

Becky finished summer school and got a c. Yeah. She actually has all her required classes done to graduate. I'm so happy for her. She is still working about 15-20 hours a week.

My son might go to Arizona with his friend Ross to see his mom. That would be in August. He is loving his new car. Mom is loving it even more.

I have tried resetting some of my alerts, If you leave a comment but noticed I haven't commented in your journal please leave your link. When I went on a break and shut them off, I turned them back on. But now I'm not getting some. So let me know.
Hope your all having a good summer so far.

My cubbies are doing good for a change. Go Cubbies.

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Hey today Flag day would have been my Dad's 76th birthday. So happy birthday to you dad. This July 1 will be two years that he passed away. It's still hard to believe that he is gone. He had some good points and bad points about him but no matter what he was my dad. So happy Birthday Dad. Love Marla

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Ok what have I been up to? Well I'll tell you. LOL. First of all I love all the new moods we have to choose from. Refreshed is because I don't work in the summer and am feeling more refreshed.

I have time to write as I'm watching the Cubs game right now.  A lot of you have asked how I loss the weight. I only exercise. That's it. I do a lot. I try not to leave the Y until I have burned off at least 1000 calories. It's a lot but I do it. I like to eat sweets, lol who doesn't for the most part. As I lose more weight, I noticed and not even on purpose that I eat less and on most days I don't eat after 6 anymore. It's just coming naturally. I really want to get the last 30 pounds off of me. I can lose more, but 30 would make me so happy. So that's it with the weight loss.

Ok now on to Jen my oldest in Seattle. She is doing great, She loves college. She even got an A on her mid term. I'm so proud of her. She hasn't cut in a long time. She is doing great. Her and her boyfriend are going to Mexico for a week on June 20th for missionary work. She happens to be off of school then. So that worked out. Her boyfriend and her are getting a long great and he is also going to start college in July. Not the same one but I'm so happy for the both of them. I miss my baby.

Ok, William my son. Oh wait. My twins William and Becky are going to be seniors in High School now. Wow, I can't believe it. Ok he is still working at the food store. It's been almost a year now. He is a cashier. He does good. Lots of times he works until 11 pm at night. So, I kept telling my hubby he needs a car now. So it only took 4 months but he finally got one. He is off on Wednesday's. I told him he can not come home until he has car. My hubby and son. I said don't even bother coming home. Well low and behold they came  home with a car. He has gotten a very nice Grand Am SE. Loaded, sun room and clean. It's a great first car. It's a 1998. The mechanic we took it to. One that we use, said it's a great car and in good running condition. I'm happy now.

Becky will be next on the car thing. William saved lots of money and we pitched in too.

Becky is saving money and has almost 1000.00 so far. Ok so she is done with the alternative school. She can now go back into the high school. For those of you who remember she got kicked out of the high school for 1 1/2 years. I'm so happy. She worked hard to get back in her senior year. She is taking a summer school class there right now. She should be able to graduate in January. I'll be happy when she goes, lol after all the problems with her and schooling. I think she learned the lesson about not smoking pot in school, or on school grounds. I wish I can say she doesn't smoke it but she does. She is a good kid and has grown up a lot in this past 1 1/2 years. I'm very proud of her. She has been working at Potbellies sandwich works for about 5 months now. She likes it there and she does a good job. She has come a long way.

Ok now for my hubby. He is not feeling good. His shoulder was hurting so they did X-rays on him, found out he had a tumor, a mass. The doctor said he is pretty sure it is not cancerous because of the way it is formed. But I'm sure he will have to  have it removed anyway. He goes to the doctor on Thursday.

Ok, that's a pretty good update on everyone and everything.

Love to you all.

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Well if you didn't know I left. I'm back.  LOL. I didn't know I was leaving, but I was just so tired from working and working out. I had no time and was just plain tired. Today was my last day of work for the summer. I'm so happy. I needed a break. I did get a great review. I'll be back to reading and commenting in journals. I hope I have readers left. I have lost 50 pounds. Want to lose another 30 and I'll be happy.  Love to you all.

Go Cubbies

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Yea yeah yeah, I'm on Spring Break this week from work. Of course I wake up Monday to cramps and Aunt Flo showed up. Oh well, might as well get it over with. Now maybe I can read some journals. I'm finally feeling about 90 Percent. That flu just knocked me out. It took forever to feel any energy again. Last week at work everyone was sick. We were so short handed. My three days that I had off. I made up for them last week. LOL. To bad I don't get paid double for the work I did. We all work hard.

Ok, so I would like to thank everyone for reading my Daughter's Journal. She is a special girl. You heard me talk about her many times in this journal. I knew she cut, We are very close. You all know about her struggle with her eating disorder. I must say I was surprised she said it in her journal. In a way I think that's good. She can't hide all the time. She hasn't cut since that episode and she is trying so hard to have her faith in God help her each day with this. I feel so bad for her. She is such a great kid. I hope she keeps up with her journal. She tells me it's nothing we did as parents, lol well that's good other wise we would be on Springer, just something she always felt. A little different. I must say no matter how mad I am at myself, or what I'm feeling I never want to hurt myself. I'm a wimp. I don't want to hurt. She has tried to explain it to me over the years. No matter what I always try and be there for her and all my kids. I just love my kids more than anything in the world. I have told Jen, hey you can come home and mamma well take care of you. LOL No Mom I like it here. I'll be ok. Well it's worth a try babe. I miss you so much. The good news is Jen is going to go to college in Oct. I can't wait. She is not just going to leave Barbara until she has good care. She cares for her and her daughter. It's a 3 year program and I'm so excited. I can't wait. Mike Jen's boyfriend is doing great and he is very supportive of Jennifer. I'm so happy for that.

Becky is working at Potbellies Sandwiches. She likes it a lot. She does a good job. She does not work enough hours. Let me say it's good thatshe has many friends who have cars and drive. Between William and her I drive drive drive. William hopefully well be getting a car in June. I hope so. He works a lot more hours then Becky and with my working out and my hubby working long hours. It's hard to fit everyone into the driving schedule. I always had my own car. I had a car when I was 16 and so my brothers all had cars when they were driving too. My mom didn't have to go through all this. Man my kids need cars. Let's hope William's car goes through. He is buying it from my sister in law. Speaking of my sister in law. You know what I did. I'm such a goof. Ok she works at a very important job at a bank. I have a girlfriend at work with the same name. She always calls me bitch. My friend at work. I call  her hey ho. Well I emailed my friend at work. Hey ho bitch what are you doing? Well guess what? It went to my SIL at her job. She is the only one who reads it. Thank Heaven. I realized as soon as I sent it. I emailed her back and said. Sorry, It was suppose to go to someone else. It's a good thing we get a long and she wasn't mad. The next day in the morning she emails me. My sil and  she says I feel the love. I felt so dumb. Ok what else is new. I'm not sure. Let me think. I bought a few clothes in a smaller size. I need to lose the other 40 pounds I want. I lost about 40-45 depending on what day it is with the 5 pounds. LOL. I still work out 4 days a week. In the summer I'm going to pick up a 5th day of working out. So, now I'm going to cut back on food. I don't eat tons, but yes I'm a night eater. So, I'm going to try and cut that out or eat fruit at night if I get hungry. I know that would help lose weight. That's my next thing. Only 2 more months of work before I have the summer off. I can't wait. It's been a very long year at work.

Slowly getting to your journals as you know. I'm so behind all the time. I try. Oh, I know what I was going to say. Spring has forgot to come to IL. hello where did you go? Come here please. I'm so sick of this darn cold weather. I don't consider 36 spring weather. Or snow. I'll take warmer weather with the spring showers. Have to get ready to work out soon. Then pick up the kids. I still go with Myra. I'm so happy that she is in my life. I love her so much.
Hope you all had a great Easter.

Oh yea one more thing. You know what really is gross. I'll tell you.  Standing next to someone on the treadmill that lets out those silent but deadly ones every five minutes. I almost got off the treadmill and started yelling. I was into my workout by 30 minutes so I didn't want to get off and start at another treadmill way down the row. It was so gross. Get of and go to the bathroom if you got to fart so badly. By the time I got off of my treadmill, I smelled. I felt sick. I mean they were awful. Every 5 minutes. Ok, sorry about my little rant, But it almost made me puke.

Love Marla

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I'm so excited, I got an email from my daughter and she has told me she has decided to write a journal. I knew she knew about mine but we never talk about it. So she said she found my journal and decided to write one. This is my oldest who moved to WA. You all know her and how much I miss and love my baby. So, I wanted you all to check it out. She only wrote one entry so far, but she needs some readers. Barbara is the woman she is the Nanny for.  I'm so proud of her and I hope she can get into this college she wants to get in. I'm feeling much better. Man, it took a while to really feel good again after that flu. I'll update this weekend. Just 2 more days of work and then I have a week off. I can not wait. 

Here is my daughter's journal.   http://journals.aol.com/meltingpopsicle3/sunkissed/

Love and Hugs to everyone. 

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Wow, that's how I feel. I have had this awful flu that's been going around. I'll be back in a few days. This is my third day of work I'll be missing. If you all know me I don't miss work for nuttin. First day I slept 23 1/2 hours. My 30 minutes being up was not even all at once. Wednesday up a little more. Thursday up in the am. Had to sterilize everything and am going to rest on couch now. Hey I went from the bed to the couch. Haven't moved that far except to the bed to the bathroom in 2 days. Well let's just say the flu is going around IL. and it's a pretty bad one.

Love Marla

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Well this is my journal so happy birthday to you Marla. I hope you have a great day. LOL. Yes it is my birthday on Friday the 22nd. I am going to be wow oh wow 49. Yikes. When my mom was 49 she became a grandma for the first time when I had my oldest daughter Jennifer. She is now 21. I talked to her the other day and she says oh mom I can't wait to you turn 50. LOL. I was like why? So ever year my mom takes us were ever we want to go for our birthdays. Now she takes us and my kids and hubby. This year I  chose one of my favorite places. Rokbonki a Japanese steak house. You know where they do the cooking at your table. That place is so good. It's expensive so we don't get there very often. But yummy. Can't wait. Not only is it good. They give you so much good. Good thing I'll be working out Saturday morning. I can gain up to 5 pounds after eating that. My kids love it there. This year my oldest daughter who now lives in Seattle won't be there. It's going to be very sad. I miss her so much. I am going to go to Seattle in the summer when I have off. Can't wait to see my baby.

Ok what else is going on? Still working out 4 days a week. Work is crazy. I do so much in my 8 hours as a lunch lady. I swear I'm getting to old for all this running around. LOL. I think I need a desk job again like I used to have before kids.

Oh my new car has 998 miles on it. Tomorrow it will hit the 1000 mile mark. How they grow up so fast. LOL.

Hope everyone has a great and wonderful weekend and thanks for the emails wishing me a great Birthday. I know I'll have one.

Love you all.

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Finally, it was a long 8 days but I'm now back on line with AT&T. What a nightmare. Then AT&T couldn't find my outside wires that go to the box, and my husband and comcast got into and he canceled the service on Sunday night. So then we got AT&T. The soonest they could come out was Wednesday. Ok, I can go a few days without the phone or computer. It would drive me crazy but I know I can handle it. Barely, lol. I was going crazy but handling it. Then they came out on Wed. and they said something is wrong from the outside. We will be back on Thursday. Ok, as I'm biting my tongue at this point, ready to scream but I nicely say to my hubby who was home that's ok I'll handle it. Not really but I knew I had to be strong. Ok so Thursday comes. I run home. Well not run, but drive home and run in the house. Check my phone. No dial tone. What? How can this be. I call up hubby. He calls back AT&T. I can't call, I would yell and not be nice. They said oh yea they couldn't come out. We will be out Friday or Saturday. Well that turned out to be Monday. I was going crazy. I went to my mom's once and the library twice. But the library was to slow and I lost all patience with that. At my mom's I finally wrote an entry about me not being on line.

Ok, so far we have lived in this house since June 1. 2007. When we first moved in Comcast screwed up the order, we had to wait 7 days to get hooked up. Then in Oct. I think it was Oct. my mother board on my almost new computer went bad. I had to wait almost 2 weeks for that. Now I had to wait a week for this. Geesh, Don't people know I need my computer and Becky needs the phone. What is wrong with people.

I'll start reading journals tomorrow. Miss you all and love you.

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So sorry I am missing in action. You wouldn't believe what is going on. I have no computer or phone service since Sunday. I'm at my mom's right now. Lets just say my husband and Comcast had it out. Finally. So, we went to AT&T. They came out on Wednesday and they couldn't find the connection that goes to the outside. They said they would have it up and running by Thursday at the latest. Well, here it is Friday and no service. They are working on it. They have been busy. We had a snow storm here in IL. but come on. So, still no service. I miss all of you and hopefully I will catch up on all your lives in a few days. This stinks.

I'll be around soon, AT&T promises this weekend it will be working. I have given up hope.

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