Winter Lilies

So last night the girls and I walked down to a nearby resturant to eat. It was pretty chilly out, but not unbearable, at least not when you have enough layers of clothes on, which I always make sure the kids are bundled up good and tight. On the way down I told them that if it was too cold we could go home, and eat out another night, but they said they were fine…So anyway, we went down, ate, and as we were leaving a friend said that he was going to give us a ride home. I thought that was nice, but unnecesary. Anyway, I was telling him that there was no reason we couldn’t walk home, and he said something about me having kids to think about…and well, I didn’t take that well!! I said that I know that I have kids, and that I take **** good care of my kids….and than I guided my girls over away from his car and just stood there a minute, fighting back the tears as I put Meg’s hood up. He told me that he didn’t mean that in a bad way and that he knows I take good care of the girls, and I know he didn’t mean it in a bad way…Anyway, I put the girls in the car and got in myself, and he brought us home…

Now I feel really stupid for reacting the way I did, because I know he wasn’t accusing me of not taking care of the girls, or anything like that….he was just being nice. I guess I just don’t expect people to be nice, especially men, and don’t have a lot of experience with people being “nice”. So many things have gone on in the past…Did any of you know I was such a cynic??

I knew it had been awhile since I had been in here to post, but I had no idea that it had been over 2 weeks!! Time sure seems to fly at times, and drag at other times!!

Things are going okay here. Went to the orthopedist which netted me physical therapy, and than they decided that occupational therapy would probably be better, so I’ve been doing that for a few days now. It’s really no big deal. Today I was in and out of there in like 30 mins at most, because I flew right threw my exercises. I think it’s helping with range of motion, but not the pain issue, and not picking up stuff, but we’ll see how it goes. I really wonder if I will ever be pain free in that wrist again, but who knows.

School is progressing along very well, although I really have a tough time remembering some things every day. I would have like to go a different direction these past few months, but it just hasn’t worked out that way. It’s not really a big deal though, we are compromising, and making things work. Des is a champion reader when she chooses…*LOL*…Meg is still progressing slowly, but progressing none-the-less. I’m quickly figuring out that Meg is a visual learner…she has to have something in front of her, especially as far as math is concerned…You can’t just ask her what 6+2 equals, because her brain just doesn’t function that way…she has to see the numbers in front of her for it to click in her brain. Which is fine by me…that is one reason I homeschool, so that my girls can learn at whatever pace is comfortable to them, and so that I can change how we learn things if it’s not clicking with them! I really need to crack down on myself though and start getting everything done that I want to, instead of just minimum stuff!

The weather hasn’t been too bad all in all. Kind of cool today because of the wind, but yesterday was nice. We’ve been flip flopping on temps, which makes it easy to get sick, but at least we haven’t had weeks and weeks of unending cold, or lots of ice and snow!!! Funny part is that I bought the girls snowboots back in December, right after a snow storm, and they haven’t needed them since. *LOL* There is still a chance that they will be needed this year, and if not, they should fit next year.

Anyway, I guess I’m going to get off here for now, and hopefully it won’t be another two weeks before I make it over here!

This template for example is really annoying me right now, because of the spacing on posts. I like all my posts laid out, and spaced into paragraphs and such, and this template makes it very difficult, at least for me, who doesn’t know how to change the set up of things like that.

I really like the colors of this template, and the picture is okay too, but the spacing is just a huge bone of contention that I have!! One of these days I’d like to have someone make me personalized templates for all 3 of my blogs, and somehow I think this will be number 1 on my list, because of the spacing issue I have with it!

Hmm, I sort of have an idea in mind for a template, but nothing real concrete. Maybe a field of lilies, with snow gently falling?? Or maybe just some snow gently falling, and a or acouple of big lilies off to the side? Nice bright colors, quite possibly staying with the greenish blue coloring that I now have??

I kind of have ideas for all three of my blogs, for personalized templates…Orchids, I think the coloring would be purplish pinks…with some pretty orchids on the header, with something else to kind of offset the orchid theme…Prairieroses is the one that I have the toughest time “seeing”…I’m not sure what I would have as the color scheme over there…I am kind of partial to the browns and fallish colors that are there now, but want something that has to do with roses..Maybe a tannish color with pink or red roses…hmm, that’s an idea.

Maybe soon I can have a friend do those up for me…