A whole lotta nothin'

I know I have not been here in a while so you would think I have tons to write about... Don't get me wrong my life has been chaos since I last wrote but I have a horrible case of writers block.

The block party came and went. It was alot of fun and once again my house rocked the raffle. My uncle Hoppie won the 50/50 $115.00 not too shabby. Alot of my guests won the gift cards and other items that were available.

My niece Jenny and new nephew Chris wed on July 26th which also happened to be my dad's 78th birthday.

As soon as I get organized, I will post pictures.

Day camp is over and we are getting ready for the big school year. September 2, 2008 is back to school day for CPS.

That's all for now, I just wanted to check in and show myself that I can still write a little bit even when I don't think I can.

See you tomorrow....

GOD BLESS AMERICA

The Catch All

Did you ever have one of those rooms in the house that is a catch all for everything? Mine is my office. I can not believe I let it get so bad. I have tried to clean it on several occasions without success.

My office is down the hall off the kitchen, no door to hide the mess. Calling it a mess is an understatement. Marty can not stand the fact that I just trow everything in this room and call it a day. I do have to say that every now and then I do try to riffle through some papers and get rid of stuff but then I get distracted and stop.

I have made myself a promise to have this room clean by the 2008 Annual Block Party which is in 24 days.

I guess if I have not used it within the last 3 months and it does not have anything to do with the kids school, I am going to toss the stuff out in the trash.

Wish me luck.

Sharon's 60 today

Today is the sixtieth birthday of my second mother, Sharon Moritz.

Sharon was always the cool mom when we were growing up because she was the youngest of the mom's. There are so many memories I have but the one that stand out the most is, I always remember being at Toni & Jess' house and Sharon would be getting ready to go out and she would be sitting in front of the mirror putting on make-up and I would always say to Jessica, your mom is so pretty. To this day Sharon is still a beautiful person.

Sharon has always been an important part of my life... she is the mom of my best friends. She always busted us in out little white lies but never really got mad at us.

She has now become the grandmother of my kids. My kids really do love Grandma Sharon as do Marty & I.

We are very happy to have her be a part of our lives.

We love you Sharon.

JESSICA

41 years ago today my best friend JESSICA was born!

Yipee she is older than me again but not for long.

I have known Jess for a lllooooonnngggg time now. She has been a very big part of my life. Jessica is one of those friends that you don't have to talk to every day to still be best friend and she is a great best friend to say the least.

We went to grammar school together then high school and it was cool. We had some fights but still remained best friends.

We went to prom together. Rented a limo and then went to my parents camper the next day.



We took pictures together even back then...



Then we graduated....





So I just previewed my post and realized that I scanned the pictures wrong but you get the jist of it.

Jessica, you are a true friend who will be there til the end not matter what I need, I can call you for advice, for a soothing conversation, for a reality check and you are always there. We have had a whole bunch of good times over the years. Camping with my Mom and Dad. Boating with Mark Farley. Hanging at the park, climbing the goal posts, hanging in the gym with Scott Humpheries.

Sitting in your window and yelling at the sno cone man, "dirty ice, dirty ice".

Babysitting for all those different people. You had our own little babysitting club going on.

I am blessed to have you as a friend and my kids are blessed to have you be a part of their lives.

I would not be the same person if I did not meet you 30 years ago. Thank you for all the joy you have brought to me and my family and I hope some day I can return the favor to you.

I love you like a sister because that's what you are to me.


Happy Birthday Best Friend!

Love,
Dee

Looking for work sucks!

I have been filling out applications for 3 weeks now and have gone on 3 interviews had 2 rejections. 1 rejection was via mail, no interview needed. That blows they don't even know how cool it would be to work with me cause they did not bother to meet me. Oh well, not my loss.

2 Interviews went great. Both were over an hour long, I felt like I really connected with these people. I am hoping to hear back from them next week.

I have 2 interviews lined up for next week so far & we will see what they bring me. (hopefully money, lol)

I have always had a paycheck every week, some bounced but I always had them and to not have one now is killing me. Marty is being so understanding about it and I am so thankful that he is working and has a good job.

I do like being with my kids. Making breakfast, being there for field trips, picking them up after school. Their happiness makes me smile but I need a J.O.B. in a bad way.

FRIENDS

I can not believe how fast time is going. It has been over a month since I have been here & if it were not for Jessica, I would not be on tonight. She caught me on line e-mailing and told me to post. So here I am.

It is amazing how friends work. When I was little my friends were my family, I had no clue they were my friends then but now I know they were my first true friends. Then as I got older and started to go to school, I met more people who were my friends but have since become acquaintances. It is really heart wrenching when you think about it. You write in autograph books and yearbooks - BFF, Friends Forever, 2 good 2 be 4 gotten. And then you move on and forget them.

You really get to know who your friends are when you go through hard times and we all have had our share of bad times. They are there for you when your dog dies, when you break up with the love of your life and they are there when you meet the next love of your life. They are there when you get married, have your first child and second child and 2 days later when you have your third kid. They are there when you and your husband are having hard times. When your kids are driving you nuts you turn to them to compare horror stories, they make you laugh and tell you things will get better.

You know when friends are more than friends, it is when your kids call them Aunt and call their kids cousins. It's when you feel like giving up because everything sucks but they talk you back down to where you need to be. When you can't imagine life without them. When you think to yourself.... I would give my last breath if that is what they needed.... That is how you know what a true friend is.

True friends to me are really FAMILY.

So now after all these years of making friends I can truly say that my family are still my true friends. That list consists of:

Mike, Josie, Debbie, Bill, Theresa, Patti, Michael, My wonderful husband Marty, my 3 beautiful kids, Mary Jo, Michael, Marty Jr., Toni & Jessica.

Thank you Jessica for making me post today.