Mini School

I now understand why my kids come home everyday tired and beat down from school. I walked the halls of CTMS last night as if I was a 7th grade student. I roamed the hallways with the other 900 students parents. I would be tired too from swimming in that big of a school of people. The teachers all seem to be so very nice and concerning of the well being of all the kids, bless them.. Where I came from we only had 400 in the high school and I thought that was big. I can't imagine having to deal with all the pressures our kids do today. Hopefully I can get both girls out of high school and into a wonderful college without to many mishaps along the way. Lord willing!!

My heart sank day

Today has been one of the most unusual days of my life. I was adopted at the ripe old age of 8 hours. My parents raised me always telling me that I had been adopted by them. Well several years ago my youngest daughter was diagnosed with some genetic medical problems and I had my adoption records open. Ironically I received my papers on my 32nd birthday, same age my mom turned 3 days after they adopted me. My brother tried contacting my biological mother shortly after we figured out who she was, and she denied everything. I let it go for several years but I always knew I would try to contact her again. Whitney had surgery 4 years ago for a spinal cord tumor and I was in college trying to complete my accounting degree. Life had finally slowed down some for me and I contemplated contacting her again. Then my dad fell ill with stomach cancer and passed away on his 74th birthday. He was the most precious soul to me. So I decided I would contact my biological mother again. Before I could, my mom called me from San Angelo to tell me that Wanda's (bio mom)obituary was in the paper. Yep, that's right, she died at the age of 61 from emphesyma. So I had contacted her husband to get some medical information. He called me today and he had no idea I ever excisted. My heart sank as he told me that he didn't believe my story and had no desire to further the conversation. I asked him to hear me out for just a bit and he gave me a few tidbits of medical information. I plan to make a copy of all my records that I received from the state and send it to him. I hope once he sees that I'm not lying about his Wanda being my bio mother he will be up to talking more. I feel really bad for him that she never told him, it made me feel so much worse. It's really going to upset him even more when he sees my original birth certificate with a prior birth. Yep!! I have a brother somewhere out there that is 15-18 months older than me. I'm trying to figure out the best way to find him.

You know I could go on about this for quite a while, so I think I shall close for the moment.

What a day!!

Courtney had to be up at the school by 6:30 in order to go do her "trainer" thing with the football team. So I couldn't really go back to sleep after that. So I proceeded to get up water my yard, go for a walk, and bake a cake for my firemen buddies up the street. My brother is a fireman out in west Texas and so firemen hold a special place in my heart. Maybe if I feed my buddies long enough, they will come up with a single one for me. Whitney couldn't seem to drag herself out of bed before 11:15. She has been going to tryouts at 7:00 am every morning so she was tired. I felt zapped by the time 2:00 got here because the heat is just about to get to me. I have no energy and I can't imagine what one of my dearest families have been going through. No A/C for 11 days, and they have 5 kids. D has the patience of Job... I've only gotten to know D and her family really well over the past two or three years, but I can never imagine my life without them going forward.

Guess What Mom

Whitney to Mom - "Guess WHAT?!"
Mom - "What, Whit?"
Whit - "I MADE THE CUT"
Whitney was so excited she made the cut for the 7th grade Volleyball team!! Courtney even gave her a WOO HOO. Which is amazing. They are usually fighting. Today was different. Courtney proceeded to sit down and ask me how to help with her Physics.... I laughed so hard I had tears. I told her she would have to talk to her teacher because I'm so old they didn't teach that stuff in my High School.. They did, but I never ventured to take that. It was too much over my head.

Oh well... I told my mom today that I will have managed to get three high school degrees by the time I'm 44... What a trooper...

MOM!!! I forgot....

Famous last words. Whitney (youngest) called from school today with a laundry list of things she forgot to put in her backpack. She was so excited about Volleyball tryouts she tuned out my many reminders to put everything in her backpack. For as long as I can remember she has always forgot to put something in. Especially on Monday's when she knows I work from home. She loves to be able to call me from school just to check in. She's funny. Courtney is just the opposite, she doesn't forget to take her stuff, she just may forget to "do" it all together!!

Oh, these girls of mine.

Oh the trials of a 16 yr old

Courtney went to dinner, a street dance, and to a friends house to stay over last night. All was well as she completed her first shift at Chicken Express. She was showing me her tip money when her face suddenly sunk. In fact, we had to pick her chin off the floor. She realized she had lost/misplaced/had stolen the $50 her dad had sent her for gas. Oh My!!! She called her buddies, looked in her car frantically. All for null. Gas money is gone, yet again for dear ole mom to pick up the tab. I keep hoping and praying for miracles to occur in my ever so immature 16 yr old....

Next time I know she will remember not to take that much cash along...

This is my first attempt at blogging

After reading one of my dearest friend's blogs I decided I had to join the fun. I look forward to reading her blog to see what her family has been up to. It is always a treat. I'm looking forward to blogging my journey's as a single mom of two daughters. Oh the trials and tribulations!!! Not to mention my buddy, Mr. Tuff (my English Bulldog). Between those three there is never a dull moment.