SAD and sick

Traci caught a fish!!!

My precious Traci!  I again realized today how lucky we are to have her alive.  She came so close to drowning last year.  My friend says that she feels that when Kiefer's spirit left his body that he helped Traci to safety. I'm going to do some thinking on that. I've not thought about it before so I wonder...There have been so many drownings this summer already and it's just middle of June. I think there were four in Oklahoma this week. Traci said that one of Cameron's friends drowned yesterday.  She didn't know the kid and knew no details except they found his body this morning.  It makes me sick. I hate water.


That being said... we are filling up the swimming pool right now.  I had it all cleaned out last Saturday but then Matt and Bree left and we didn't get it started up.  We had a storm on Tuesday and it blew the pool off the rocks and got it all nasty inside again.  Traci helped me clean it out this time, which wasn't nearly the job it was last weekend.  I got the backyard cleaned up more too.  


Goals accomplished:


1. cleaned out pool again and filling it up now
2. got Keri's stuff ready for MCC dance camp


Tomorrow Carla is coming back over and we are working on the garage more.  


Matt hasn't been feeling well. I think the trip including spending 60 hours on the bus was hard on him.  He's been resting all day. I hope he feels like going to work tomorrow.  I am glad they are home safely.

Broken Heart

I don't know what to say but my heart is broken.


On to other things...


Goals accomplished:
1. 4 hours work on garage
2. cleaned out front closet and hallway closet
3. cleaned out swimming pool
4. washed huge comforter at laundromat
5. bought and put curtains in kitchen
6. cleaned off and put up flower garland in kitchen
7. bought and let Keri put up flower garland in dining room and living room
8. Put Mexico dresser in bedroom.  Put printer and printer stuff in/on Mexico.
9. cleaned refrigerator
10. took Keri to MCC and got her signed up for classes
11. bought Virginia tickets
12. went to Keri's recital




Still need to do:


1. Traci's loan
2. more work in garage and garage sale
3. Buy salt and help Matt get the pool ready
4. Paint front door


Every time I want to get started with something I find something else that needs to be done then I do that instead of something on the list.  


Keri is going to MCC dance camp tomorrow night until Sunday evening.  It's becoming real!  YAY!  Traci is sleeping.  She works so early and so many days that it exhausts her.  She is also working hard on an online class.  Bree and Matt are on their way home.  I am ready. I want my baby and my husband.

Nuttin' else to say.

Lazy Day

There's more to my TO DO list that I didn't list before.

Keri before graduation

Clean out swimming pool

Find diploma frame that matches Bree's and Traci's, buy it for Keri

GARAGE

GARAGE SALE!!!

Find furniture for Keri's apartment

DONE IT list

cleaned out/organized both armoires

planted more flowers

I'll add to the list as I think of more. I know I've done more than I've listed so far.

It's been a lazy day as I woke up with a headache.  It feels a little better right now but I also feel sick to my stomach so it must be a migraine.  Usually when I am lazy all day I am asking for a headache.  My shoulders and neck also hurt, achiness like I have a headache there too.  Weird.

We're trying to figure out who is going to go with Bree to Virginia.  Lawyer said we all don't need to go so we just as soon not spend the extra money.  We'll be doing that in September anyway. I so don't want to go this time so I'm shoving it onto Matt.  He says he wants to go and it's no big deal but I'm still worried that he'll get sick.  He's already talked to his boss.

We got Keri's paperwork sent to McLennen yesterday. It's due on Monday.  Talk about a mad dash.  Seems she didn't know the post office closes at 5:00.  We were late so we had to fed-ex it.  We need to work on a student loan for Traci.  We're really holding back on that even though it will be HER loan and not ours.  The fact remains is that she IS going to Baylor so we might as well bite the bullet.

THIS WEEKEND:

1.  Find a loan for Traci and apply.

2. Clean out swimming pool

3. Buy tickets to Virginia

4. Go to Keri's last dance recital (which is all day long on Saturday.)

Frodo got a new look at the groomer's yesterday.  The sweet boy needed a bath and a trim so badly. He's looking very handsome.  Oh, and he also likes blueberry yogurt!

Summer Goals

Traci and Keri at Keri's graduation party, May 20, 2012

This summer my goal is to do something (clean out and organize, mostly) to my house every day.   This is in addition to stuff I have to do anyway, you know how that goes.


COMPLETED:


1.  backyard
2. patio
3. planted flowers 
4. closet
5. under my bed
6. night stand drawer
7. laundry "room"
8. got Matt to put new floor trim around fireplace and in kitchen
9. Put Mexico in the patio
10. got frames for new diplomas


TO DO:


1. hall closet
2. front closet
3. kitchen cabinets
4. bathroom cabinets
5. paint
6. Clean out garage ( HA HA and HA)
7. garage sale
8. Find kitchen curtain and put it up
9. scan and save all my loose pictures (thousands of them)


I am also trying to spend time alone with each of my girls.  Traci and I went to lunch yesterday.  Keri and I went to see Snow White and the Huntsman last week.  I've been getting Bree to help around the house with me on her days off.  Traci and Keri will be moving to college in August. I don't know what I am going to do without them, especially Keri. I've not had to do without her before.  Traci is my rock.  LOVE ALL my girls.  I am so worried about Bree and her crap.  I am proud of how she has turned things around and am hoping and praying that it pays off for her and that she's learned her lesson.  


Getting late and wanna go swiffer the kitchen before bed.

Happy BIrthday Keri!

 It seems that we have not celebrated Keri's birthday with family or even going out to dinner in three years so Matt said we oughta do it.  Keri is never forgotten on her birthday but going out has been put on the back burner.  We decided to do it up big this year.  After all it's the big 1-8!  We invited Mark and his family, Kelsey and Cameron to come along with the rest of us so we had a pretty big group.  We went to Kyoto's which is kind of like Benihana's.  We went to the one on 66 right on the lake.

 Cameron came, fortunately,  It was quite a rush for Traci and Cam to get home from work, shower and get beautiful then come out to Rowlett for the dinner.  But they were only a few minutes late. I tell ya, when Traci puts her mind to it she can do anything.

 Kelsey is one of Keri's best friends.  She's a good friend and we're lucky she was available to come since this dinner was so spur of the moment.  Keri was happy to have a friend to share her birthday with.

 Our sweet Sophia!  Keri had lots of fun with her at the dinner.  She is growing up so fast. I can't believe that she will be 12 next month!  This was just a week before her back surgery.  She's finally at home now.  Anyway...

 Most of Mark's silly family.  Sierra didn't come and we missed her.  Stoney rarely takes a regular picture.  He reminds me of his grandpa.

 Here is one of the rare ones.  Stoney is adorable and very much loved by his girl cousins!

 Four of the cousins....we truly missed Bree and Sierra.

And the birthday girl!  She was totally surprised about the cake!  It was called rainbow blast and had lots of different colors in it.  Time got away from me so I had rushed to Walmart to get her a cake in time.  I hate to rush.  You'd think I'd plan ahead!


We've had lots of happy, monumental moments with our family recently and that's what is keeping up going.  Other than that, life is hard and stressful and lots of not-so-good things going on.  I keep praying that Matt will get better and that everything will be made okay for Bree.  At least it's summer break and I now have time to think.  There's not the crazy million things running through my head regarding school and drill team and I can focus on Matt and Bree and getting my house into shape.  It feels kinda weird that this coming Fall we may have NO children living with us here in the house, well human children anyway!

Keri's graduation

So much has happened since I have last written.  One very important thing is my sweet girl graduated on May 27, 2012!  She turned 18 two days earlier so it was a wonderful weekend.  This first picture is at baccealeate, which is the Sunday before the Sunday she graduated.  It was the first time we saw her in her cap and gown.  The medallion she is wearing means something I think but I can't remember what.  Her first priority wasn't her grades although she makes mostly A's.  Social stuff and drill team and choir have been her main interests in high school!  It's been a memorable year and I am glad that it's over for her.  She got a lot of attention for her graduation with Mark and his family, Grandpa and Georgia, all four of us, Cameron and Mallory and Grandpa came.  Afterward Traci, Mallory and Cameron took her out for dinner. I think she came home and went to sleep after that.  At midnight she went to Senior Sizzle, held at Bowl-A-Rama, for the night.  She bowled all night and had a sore arm for the next few days.

KERI LEE COOPER WE FINALLY GOT YOU GRADIATED!  You look great in graduation green!

Keri about to walk the stage!  So proud!

Happy graduates!  Huge milestone for everyone.

Keri with Uncle Mark and cousin Stoney

Beautiful sisters

Cousins

Grandma even made it!

Proud and relieved mom and dad