03.27.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:33 pm by hecticmom
I have always had a “goals” list. Always. It changes a lot, but I’m always working towards something. Many years ago - I put together a list and on it included getting a master’s degree, getting a black belt and completing a marathon. I got my master’s degree a few years ago and today, I got my black belt in Taekwondo.
I’ve been training for several years. It actually seems like I’ve been going to taekwondo classes forever. These last few months, I’ve been practicing like crazy for my black belt testing. I’ve actually been a big ball of nerves the last few weeks, and especially in the last few days.
I didn’t forget my forms, and I did well on the sword form, and I nailed my board breaks (and I think I probably just passed sparring). I felt dazed after it was over. Like a big wet noodle.
During the ceremony - we have to get up and give a speech. Those of you that know me from work know that I’m very rarely speechless. I was speechless tonight - standing in front of everyone… I had a hard time trying to figure out what I was supposed to say. It was very overwhelming.
I HAVE EARNED THE RANK OF FIRST DEGREE BLACK BELT!!!!! HEAR ME ROAR!!!!
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03.19.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:58 pm by hecticmom
I wish I had a super exciting and wonderful post to write for you. It’s been awhile. I don’t. I suck.
So - the infamous bulleted list of happenings:
- Our yard is finally coming along. We have sidewalks, walls, decent dirt, pots and plants and trees. They just have to paint the walls, seal the sidewalks, put in the sod and the bark. It’s looking REALLY nice. SO much better than I had expected.
- I’m headed to Fresno with Prissy tomorrow for a baton competition.
- Work has really amped up - and is hitting some stressful notes. However, I’m ultimately grateful for my new job. There are some serious layoffs at my previous company. I have no doubt that I would have been layed off.
- Softball and Baseball season has officially started. Bubba - ROCKING the baseball. He has an incredible coach this year (YAY!) and he’s just exploded in baseball-ness. Prissy is pitching and loving Softball.
- Jade has a bit of a fan club. There is a group of little girls (and a boy) that watch her baton lesson. They are probably under 8 or so. They think she is just the bees knees. One of them pulled out her cell phone and started recording Prissy’s lesson. They say things like, “OMG (the letters, not the words) she is INCREDIBLE!” They go get sticks and try to do the tricks that she does. It makes me laugh. Prissy is all super cool. I can see it on her face, “Yes, I am awesome. I will sign autographs after my lesson.” *laugh*
- Hubby and I are testing for our blackbelts a week from tomorrow. Unfortunately, Hubby SERIOUSLY SERIOUSLY pulled a muscle at class on Monday and cannot currently do any Taekwondo at all. I really doubt that he will be able to test next week. I have to decide if I’m going to test without him or wait another 3 months. We made this journey together - it’s sort of sad if I go ahead and test next week. (BUT I’M SO READY AND EXCITED TO TEST!!!!) I guess on the flip side - I’d have a videographer.
Any suggestions?
- Spring is here - I love the warmer temperatures. It makes my heart happy.
- Bubba is being his typical Bubba self - he won this super award for doing a great deed and got all this special recognition. Then, he gets in trouble for not paying attention in gym and the principal calls. Yikes! This boy is like night and day - you never know what you are going to get.
- Bubba is going back to speech therapy through the school. They are going to help him with his R’s and with his vocal quality (due to the nodules on his vocal chords). I talked to the speech therapist today and she told me how cute he was. Bubba is a CUTE kid. Absolutely adorable, and charming like you wouldn’t believe. However - I told her to be aware that he is very charming and to not let him get away with stuff. Neither Hubby nor I are very charming - I have no idea where he got this.
See - just random stuff. I really need to post some picks of our front yard. Soon….
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03.09.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:19 pm by hecticmom
Oh -
I should be posting - but it seems that the last thing I want to do after my day is to write. I just don’t feel like what I have to say is all that important or interesting. But, I’m posting tonight anyway.
Prissy and I went to her baton competition this past weekend. She had a minimum day (they got out 12 minutes after they got to school) so we headed to the bay area early. We went shopping. I hate shopping. I’m not good at it. I don’t enjoy it. It’s a good shopping day if I don’t end up having a panic attack.
… but, alas, my daughter is a pre-teen and she WANTS to go shopping. So we went to Justice. A pre-teen girl store. I did not have a panic attack and we found her several super adorable outfits. (Thank goodness for in-store maniquins that tell you how the clothes are supposed to go together.) It was also a good thing they had gummy bears. ON SALE!!! I know - awesome right?
Then, we went to Bath and Body Works - this is one store I can actually go into and find fun things. I know what my nose likes. I bought hand soaps and some yummy smelly things for my car and some hand sanitizer for Prissy (she requires this for her peanut allergy - she carries it at all times - this stuff actually removes peanut protein. It’s a bonus that it smells nice. I <3 Bath and Body Works.)
Then we went to Ann Taylor Loft - and I started feeling the panic start to creep up on me. I completely freak out at the thought of picking something with so many choices. But, we were having “fun” right? I told Prissy that she could pick out an outfit for me - any outfit and I would try it on. Oh, she zeroed in on a super cute shirt. Then the sales lady came up and Prissy told her that she was looking for a tank to go under the shirt. And she picked me out a cute lacy tank. Then, she picked me out a pair of black capris.
So, I went and tried them all on - and the shirt and tank - absolutely adorable. And absolutely me - but a little fancier (as Prissy says). Capris are hard for me. I’m a shorty and the capris came to the top of my ankles - a little long. We tried on a few other black slacks - but they just didn’t work. So, I ended up with the shirt and the tank - which I’m wearing tomorrow - I have a big day of presenting and leading some major major department meetings. Perfect timing Prissy!
It’ll be just me - but fancier.
And, I can say it - I had fun shopping with my daughter!
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02.22.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:20 pm by hecticmom
It’s raining again. It’s supposed to rain for the next several days. I’m having a very stressful work/life balance week.
Monday: I have to get my allergy shots sometime in the morning. Then, the kids have a minimum day (they get out at 12:20) and then Prissy has an appointment with her allergist (different than my allergist - damn insurance.) Then, we have to go to baton (but at least that’s after work.)
Tuesday: Yay - I should actually be able to work all day. Bubba has baseball at 4:30 which hubby is taking him to. But, I’m sure it will be raining.
Wednesday: I’m already so stressed out about Wednesday it’s keeping me up at night. I have to pick up my son and the boy across the street at 1:20. I’m attending a big-wig meeting from 11 to 12:30. It takes me about 45 - 50 mins to get home. If the meeting doesn’t run over, I should be able to make it - BARELY! I’m the one “running” the meeting - projecting the presentations - etc. So, it’s sort of important that I’m there. I’m totally freaked out. Totally.freaked.out… I’m sure it will be just fine. But, holy smokes… Then, at 2:30 - I have to take Jade to the eye doctor. She doesn’t get out until 2:20. While the place is close, it’s not THAT close. She usually doesn’t get home until 2:30. I’m writing her a note so she can leave 10 minutes early. YIKES!
Thursday: This day should be ok. I hope. I think. Maybe I should check the calendar.
Friday: Prissy has an award luncheon at 11:45. I’m thinking I’ll just work from home. Otherwise, I’d have to drive in, only to leave at 10:45am. Doesn’t make any sense. But, we’ll see.
So - you see the fun of work/life balance? I thought it would be easier as the kids got older - but it’s gotten nothing but more difficult.
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02.05.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:40 pm by hecticmom
This was what my front yard looked like today… Pretty no?
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02.04.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:34 pm by hecticmom
Tomorrow I’m going to use the words epic and ferocious. If I remember.
Tonight at the dinner table -
Me: Bubba you need a cup for baseball this year, they won’t let you catch one without one.
Prissy (singing to the tune of “Spoonful of Sugar” from Mary Poppins): “Just a cup full of sugar makes the medicine go down!!!”
Family staring at Prissy like she is nuts… (pun intended)
Bubba: “Prissy - a cup goes on a boy’s privates so it doesn’t get hurt!”
Family: cracks up into hysterics.
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02.01.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:55 pm by hecticmom
Friday, Prissy and I headed to San Jose - she had a baton competition on Saturday and we went up a day early. I have been reunited with a high school friend on facebook (I’m really enjoying facebook - never thought that I’d be one of “THOSE” people.) Anyway, she lives in the East Bay and lives just a few miles from the hotel we stayed in. So, my friend (who shares the same first name as me), her husband and her two adorable little girls came and had dinner with Prissy and I. It was really wonderful to see her and to catch up a little bit. I hope we can get together again soon.
Saturday was my birthday and Prissy’s baton competition. Prissy did very well and twirled wonderfully. But, it was a very long day - and it was a long drive home. After we got home, we went out to eat and then came home and opened presents. My family spoiled me like always. It was really nice.
I got to sleep in today, which was needed. Well, I got to sleep in until the pharmacy called me and said that they were going to send back my perscription because it had been a week since I had ordered it. It was ironic, because I didn’t order it, I just gave them the little sheet and asked them to put it in their computer so I could call it in when we needed it. But, they filled it anyway - and then called and woke me up on my one sleep in day. Nice… But, I suppose it was nice that they called before reshelving the medication.
Anyway, I’m still feeling tired. We watched the Superbowl. Well, Hubby watched the superbowl, I watched the commercials. Bubba played on the computer and Prissy played on my iPhone. I read in-between commercials.
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01.28.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:18 pm by hecticmom
I guess I really don’t have a whole lot to say tonight. I know - how strange for me. I also don’t have any pictures. Well, I do. I love LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS of pictures. We got Prissy a nice camera for her birthday and the child takes some of the most awesome pictures. But, I haven’t really had time to even download the pictures.
We’ve just been really busy. Hubby had softball draft last night. He was in charge of the whole shabang. He had to get all player rankings ready and the coaches for the teams and all the “stuff” that goes along with it.
I have been busy preparing forms and letters to the school district asking for use of the facilities. So - we’ve been doing lots of parent sports stuff.
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I have my food allergy test tomorrow. I’m a little worried about it. They also took me off of my super awesome inhaler for the past week, and I’ve been slightly wheezy for days. I’m such a dork.
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Prissy has a baton tournament this weekend. We will drive down on Friday night and stay in a hotel. Her tournament is on Saturday which also happens to be my birthday. The only bummer of it being my birthday is that we have to get up so early. I’m not the brightest person in the morning.
I need to go catch up on my google reader - I had almost 200 unread blogs. YIKES!
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01.26.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:00 pm by hecticmom
My daughter is on a baton twirling team. This team has the “Big” girls and the “Little” girls. The team was started by the mother’s of the Big girls - and there is a full parent run board. I have been Vice President for the last two years. Unfortunately, all of the Big girls are graduating this year. And there aren’t many Little girls. And because of Prissy’s “potential” and love of the sport - I have been tagged as taking over the president of the board next year when all the big girl parents leave next year. This has been stressing me out for quite some time.
There are a couple of problems: There aren’t many Little girls. And it’s about an hour away from our house. So, it’s not like we can really recruit anyone. No one but crazy me wants to drive all that way (it’s close to my work and the kids old school.)
So, I was thinking about how to increase membership. And I thought it would be cool to have a baton twirling camp. We could send out fliers to all the kids (through the schools) - and we could have a baton twirling camp that meets for 1 hour for 4 weeks. The kids would learn basic twirling skills and a routine. They would perform their routine at the end of their last week. Then, the Little Girls and Big Girls would perform their routines and the girls that had solos and pairs would perform so the campers could see what being on our team would be like and what a competitive team looks like. Then, we would let them know that we were starting a begining team in the Fall and here is all the information - and we would love for them to join. And I’m going to do it where I live. I’m making a potentially team killing decision to move it to my city so I can actually grow the team.
I know I’m getting myself in really deep - but, I’m feeling quite confident and SO FREAKING EXCITED! I’m just going to do it - I’m going to put on a baton twirling camp to increase membership in our competitive twirling team. So there!
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01.25.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 6:45 pm by hecticmom
Today my son and I went on a bike ride. It was gorgeous out - low 60s and cool. I haven’t ridden my bike in YEARS. So, we pumped up the tires, and I was going to wear Bubba’s old helmet that was too small for him - but I found mine - buried with my bike.
The thing was covered in dust. But, the chain looked well oiled.
We were just going to ride around the block, but we were having so much fun that we just kept going. We weren’t out long, but we had a really nice time just peddling around.
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