Kids and quakes!

Okay, I have like 30 minutes before Colton gets up and I have to start my day for real. So I have a lot to say and not alot of time to say it! Speaking of Colton.....he is really getting an attitude! Oh he is going through puberty or something! Wow!!! My girls got real whiney and cried over everything, Colton gets mouthy and mad. He has such a bad attitude at times I can understand why some animals eat their young.

A few things he has done:

Called me a theif because I tried to give him a check for his allowance and the amount wasn't what he thought I should give him. So I told him he could take it or leave it so he said that made me a theif. So I tore up the check! Then when he was sent to his room for being naughty, he called me a cheap old woman! Kind of funny right? Then a couple of weeks ago he missed the bus so I told him to just ride the elementry bus with Jayk, he FREAKED!! He said 'no, it's embarassing!'. Huh? He rides it every Wednesday for late start? So he ran to his room and locked the door, with a padlock! Oh if I could have broke the door down....he's lucky! So he stayed in there all day and refused to go to school!!! AAAHHHHH I told him he better stay there all day cause the minute he came out I would smack him in the face. Around 1:00, and when I calmed down enough not to strangle him, I went and told him to come and eat and then I was putting him to work. He said ' no cause you'll smack me'. I started laughing! What could I do? So he came out and ate and went to the bathroom, he really, really had to pee. Then I made him clean the yard up, feed ALL the animals and read and do homework. You know, it's a good thing I'm older and easier going. In my younger days, I would have found a way to break down the door and smack the crap out of the kid.

Another thing that happened this week was my darling Crystal played a joke on me. A funny one, but very mean. Tuesday I was going to meet Tom for gym time and I thought 'I'll just hurry and bath, do my hair and make-up and then I won't have to do it later'. So all was going just fine until it was time to dry my hair.......turned on the hair dryer and.....poof! A big ol' cloud of white stuff comes out and blows all over my hair, my face, my vanity! I'm like 'what the heck' then I realized what was going on. Crystal put flour in my hairdryer! I screamed and ran upstairs and yanked the covers off of her and started smacking the crap out of her!(ha ha,maybe she needs a padlock) Not mean, mind you, just to get my point across. She started laughing when she realized why I was mad and then I started laughing too. It was a good joke, just timed wrong. I had about 15 minutes to get ready so I had to go with wet hair that was caked with flour on the right side. Looked like I had dandruff, it was real pastey.

Another thing that happened this week, Jordy was in an earthquake. She woke up at 5:30 a.m. with her windows rattling and her dogs on her bed. She heard Crew crying and ran to him which was no small feat since stuff was flying off her dresser and I'm sure she felt like she was falling. She grabbed Crew and sat under the door frame with him looking at her like, what the heck is going on, if this is a ride Mom, I want off! She said it lasted about a minute and stuff was flying off her walls and shelves. Her computer desk moved about 3-4 feet. They were ok, but scared. John is still gone and she was alone so it was pretty scary. Then a little while later, Chili had their earthquake and it sent tsunami warnings out. We were a little worried, but she lives far enough to see the beach, but not be right there. She said the waves didn't even come over the sea wall. So....very eventful!

Almost out of time so more tomorrow in the saga.......

Thoughts for the day:

* When you wonder what the world is coming to, remember our grandparents wondered the same thing.

* If the year 2012 brings the end of the world, why worry so much? It's not like we can change it, we can only change ourselves to be ready for it. That means being ready to meet our Judgement. I for one am trying hard to do what's right so I won't be afraid to die. I will meet Jesus with my arms open.

* On a lighter note: Jesus wants me for a sunbeam! Sunbeam! Sunbeam!

Quote of the day:

* Don't worry about things you can't change, just focus on the ones you can!