Sights Family Weblog

Happy Valentines Day

Talk about a wonderful surprise.  I got flowers Saturday.  And there were daisies.  Oh happy day.  Did I mention that Kevin is quitting smoking?  Okay...I am really not that high maintenance wife that needs material things to make me happy, but shoot.  After the mood he was in, I DESERVED them.(i might be exaggerating a bit--i'm sure my mood didn't help.  but hey--who quits smoking and doesn't tell anyone???  i totally would have been nicer had i known--I can say that because i didn't know, and you can't turn back time!)  Anyway, he has been smoke free since last Wednesday night!  Now I have no excuse for buying scratch off lottery tickets.  It used to be that I could justify them because he smoked.  No excuse.  Maybe I could say it is my new investment plan...some have 401K, some have the lottery.  Just kidding. I am a gambling junkie.  I even buy brands different than what i usually buy if there is a chance i could win something.  By the way...not a good idea to do with toilet paper.  I didn't win the $50,000 and it really stinks.  Well not literally, but I used it to blow my nose (I know, totally cheap...should've used the Kleenex) and it felt like sandpaper.  So if it feels that way on your nose, you can surely guess how it feels elsewhere :) 

Not too much going on other than that.  We are getting ready to go to Florida for the Daytona 500.  Driving.  I REALLY hope the nicotine is out of his system by then, or I might just be buying him a pack of cigarrettes. 

Finished making rice krispie treats for the kids classes.  Valentine's Day party tomorrow.  Kevin is going to Leeandra's and I am hoping to go to Trev's.  Depends on how the day goes at work (and I really don't like hanging out with those stay at home mom's who go on and on about how hard they have it.  One even has a cleaning lady.  Hey...we have it hard too.  Can you imagine if I told Kevin that I wanted a cleaning lady if I weren't working outside our house?  You all know his response on that one!  They are so judgemental and have their own click and i end up being the outsider--you know the type, talking about how much they volunteer, and everything they do at the school.  I would too if i didn't have to report to work!  At least the kids like me, right?).  He made his own Valentine's day box.  It is orange and has dinosaur's all over it that he cut out.  I really wanted to help him with the cutting to make it perfect, but refrained.  I'm getting better about it.  He is really proud.  Originally he wanted me to make the shoebox into a car.  I can be pretty creative, but i'm not that good!  Leeandra signed all of her valentine's herself!  She is getting really good at signing her name.  Although, she did tell her teacher that she wanted to be called "Lee" because it "Takes too long to write Leeandra".  Gotta love the rationale.   

Oh, going Friday to start the process of changing Trevor's name to Sights.  How goofy is it that we have to run an ad in the newspaper to notify everyone that we are changing it.  They say it is in case he has any debt.  How in the world could a 6 year old have bad debt???  It is going to take about 10 weeks.  Wish us luck!  He is already signing his name Trevor Sights at school.  He told his teacher that he wanted to have his name listed as Sights in the school yearbook.  It's pretty cute. 

I'll try to post pics of the kids parties.  Talk to everyone soon!

Super Fast Update

Okay, it has been a really long two weeks.  Want to know what we have done?  Well you must, or you wouldn't be reading this, right?  Where to begin? 

It all started with Leeandra's room.  After completing that, we moved on to Trevor's room.  We stripped the blue wallpaper, and put up the paintable wallpaper that is textured to hide bad walls.  Pretty much took all weekend, but it is done.  We got the paint.  Guess what color.  No really.  Guess.  Just kidding.  The boy managed to pick out pretty much the same color of blue as the wallpaper we just took down!  Why did we bother????  Now, he is on a kick of saying he wants to keep the walls white, because it makes the room look bigger (We really need to quit saying things in front of the kids, because they sure remember EVERYTHING) He has since decided that he wants his room done in street signs and  cars. Hmmm...I don't know where he would get his interest in cars. I think Kevin is eating it up.  He really wants a "Load Limit" sign with the trucks on it.  Can't find them anywhere.  Do you think it would set a bad example for Kevin and I to steal one?  "Oh kids, if you can't find something you want, just take it".  How in the world would you explain that one to the officer?  So, if anyone sees one (for sale that is), let us know.  We've tried e-bay, but no luck.

This past weekend, we not only finished wallpapering the living room...again, paintable wallpaper (did you know that can cover paneling?  it's amazing) Then, we stripped the wallpaper in the bedroom, and started papering it.  It looks really nice (at least we think so). The only problem, is that we have one wall left, and it looks like the wall has buckled.  How weird.  It looks as if someone slapped concrete onto the wall--there was even a spot that had a board in it because someone didn't put drywall there.  I was convinced (for about a minute) that it was really a secret safe with all kinds of money in it.  I even had Kevin excited for a minute (he'll deny it, but he wanted to pull the board out too, just in case)  Too bad.  We still have to work if that tells you what we found.  A big, fat, nothing  Must have been a lazy contractor.  We went to IKEA (love that store--talked Kevin into driving to Chicago to go shopping.  amazing, isn't it--first he dressed as Santa, and now he goes shopping.  again, the things we do for love).  We got a new rug for the dining room (from which we moved my B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L wood paper holder into Leeandra's closet to make the dining room seem bigger.  Kevin totally won that argument.  I really planned on keeping it in the dining room, but he does have a valid, if not annoying, point that our house is too small for it to be in the dining room.  I really need to win that dream garage so I can build my scrapbook room upstairs, and Kevin can have his dream garage downstairs.  How great would that be?

Oh, back to our room.  I LOVE my new duvet (great word, isn't it?) cover.  It is dark brown and at the top, there are little tiny flowers, kind of like the daisy i always doodle.  It was meant to be.  It looks great in the room.  Need to get new curtains.  The ones we bought are the wrong color.  They're tan, but they almost look grey.  Oh well. Kevin doesn't understand the whole concept of having something on the bed and not using it.  I want to get some pillows too.  Another concept he doesn't understand.  I kind of agree.  But it really does make the room look good.  We're getting new furniture and end tables, and then putting reading lights by the bed.  We need to get a big picture for over the bed because the walls are striped, and with 10 ft. ceilings, it makes the room look really tall.  Isn't it great?  We're almost completely done with the house. 

We need to hurry up and finish all of these projects...I need to get back to the Haun scrapbook (which is turning out great--at least I think).  I'm kind of nervous about showing it to anyone.  What if I think it looks great, but then everyone else sees it and says, "Oh, that's nice"  Talk about an insult.  We'll see. Nothing is permanent in it.  It is so hard trying to make something for someone else, especially something so important.  No pressure, right? 

Okay.  I am exhausted.  Going to bed.  well in a minute i will.  I can finally relax.  Finished the big presentation for work today.  It went GREAT...and when I say great, i mean that they even complimented me.  How cool is that?  They "appreciate me always being available for admissions...weekends, late nights, etc."  Could someone make Kevin understand that concept?

Oh, might be on the Chamber of Commerce Board. They asked if I was interested, and I know this sounds completely selfish and petty, but it isn't something I would actually campaign for, but hey...if it is offered, I wouldn't turn it down.  I really don't like to lose, and if there is that potential, I would really have to want it to go for it.  Then I'd be a nervous wreck until the election.  There.  A little insight into the way I think. And I wonder why the kids (especially Trevor) don't like to do things they aren't good at.  I really need to work on that.  I am now the Chair person for the Marketing and Advertising committee...sounds important, huh?  What it really comes down to, is they are desperate for help, and since I have Sucker tatooed on my forehead, I offered. I guess I thought I wasn't busy enough.

Last but not least, here are two things the kids have come up with. When Trevor went to see Batman with my parents, my Mom and Trevor left the movie because it was too intense.  Trevor asked my Mom if SpiderMan was In Fives, because Batman was In Tens.  Cute, huh?  My sister brought it up the other day, and I had to share.

Now, has everyone seen the Aflac duck?  Who hasn't???  Leeandra was at my parents, and they have one that says "Aflac" whenever you set it down.  Well, Leeandra was playing and my mom asked what she was saying.  All along, Leeandra Lou has heard (AND repeated) "Ass crack".  Wow.  Can you imagine what her teachers would have said had she said that one at school?

Oh, anyone have any ideas for a Valentine's Box?  No ideas for Trevor. Really am going to sleep.  Just finished watching Gilmore Girls.  Love it.  Goodnight and good luck.  (Love that one too)  I need my own "ending".  You know...Al Roecker from the Today Show has, "Here's whats happening in your neck of the woods" and Gary Moore (my FAVORITE news anchor on WEEK--did I mention we're advertising on WEEK in the morning--I really hope Gary talks about Heritage Manor....maybe he'll show up to Mardi Gras!) anyway, Gary says, "Have a good morning...and a good day."  Really makes me happy.