The Saga Cont.

I thought you may want to follow the soap opera that I have been a part of ( ie: real life ).



So yesterday my friend and I took her oldest daughter JB to drug rehab. She is 16 1/2 and is starting to tumble out of control. We live in the lovely state of Pa., where the law states that anyone over the age of 14 years old has the right to make his/her own decisions about whether or not they need thearpy, including drug rehab. Also they may fill out their own paper work and put down whom ever they want as a contact person, Boyfriend, friend, whomever. So JB puts down her grandmother, who her mother is not speaking to right now, as a contact person. This means that the thearpist and such can not give her mother any info. My friend spent 8 hours on the phone trying to find out how she could check up on her daughter even though she wasn't on the contact list. Finally, JB's thearpist got her to sign a sheet stating that they could speak to her mother.
You thought that was the end of the drama didn't you?!
The next day the place calls saying that JB is signing herself out of rehab! Good thing this place is ffar away from home because she had no way of getting anywhere. Again, she was conviced to stay awhile. I am just shocked at home much power these kids have or something so serious! We need to write our congressman!!! I also want to know who thought this law was a good idea?

2 families

Sometimes I feel as though I am running 2 families. When my friend is having a crisis at her house ahe calls me and I run over to help her. Meanwhile, my kids start calling me with the usal he did this, she did that. Why does it always happen when my husband is at work? Tomarrow I have to go to the high school and make sure that my daughter can return to school safely.After I am done there I am going with my friend to take her oldest daughter to rehab. I don't mind helping but sometimes it is a little much, but I hate to leave her feeling helpless.
I don't know what to tell her.

Helpless

I haven't had crying spells in a long time. Today anything can make me cry. I haven't heard anything from my friend about how her son is doing, he's in the hospital again. This means that they are real busy and don't really know much yet. I'm worried about him. He is just turning 5 on Sunday.
Then there is the thing with my oldest daughter and the rest of the kids don't want me going back to work because they think that I won't have enough time for them. That right there is enough to make anyone sad.
I hate taking my son over to his "dad's" and it is that time again. Come Monday it brings problems with my son.
I am so lonely after the kids go to bed at night. I took for granted all those nights my husband was home and now that he works nights, I am really lonely. I think I may start on the blanket for my new neice or nephew. I don't know when my brother's girlfriend is due but it will keep my mind off the loneliness and teach me how to use my sewing machine better. That is if I have the energy after I finally get everyone to bed. Hope things are going well for the rest of my blogger budies.

Don't really want to blog

I don't really want to blog about today's happenings but I want to blow off steam. So here goes...

GGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There I feel a little better.
Just a quick question... Why can't parents and teens skip the Jr. High years and everything that goes with it?

Looking up

Things are finally looking up for me. Yesterday, I got a new job. Thank goodness!
I have been making flyers for SuperMom, my new business, and had plenty of offers to do flyers! Even my kids are helping pass them out!
I can't get my business card program to work right, so I give up. When I get some money I'll go have someone else print them.
On a different note... My medical bills are looking high again this year and this year has only started! The federal gov. has placed a new law that all kids K-12 need 3 more shots that they haven't had before. My son needs to see a specialist for his migrains and I go see the cancer doctor at the end of this month, plus I need to get a work physical next week. GEEZ! I forgot, I need to take my oldest back to the doctor for the rash on her wrist. The stuff they gave is not working. I think I got it all. Oh well, I'm lucky that it's not children's that we are always running to. Good thing my husband works nights now so that I don't have to take time out of my new job. Stay Warm!

The fight

My oldest daughter had her first offical fight after school yesterday. The girl wanted to fight her so she told the girl that she wasn't going anywhere and the rest is history. There wasn't an offical winner because our neighbor, who is in high school, broke it up.
I'm not sure how I feel about it, we have always wanted her to stand up for herself and she did. However, I was never in a real fight, either the girls were too afraid of me or I avoided them.
I don't want her to be a weakling but the thought of her fighting doesn't sit well either. I told her not in school unless she is hit first because today the schools call the cops for everything. I don't want her to be labeled as a trouble maker. She has a good head on her, I just hope she keeps it.

You know your a grown up when....

You know your a grown up when...

You understand your parents point of view

You curse snow days

You sleep in, but not because you were out late

You want your match box cars to be real

I think that you truely know your an adult when...
You shower with someone else not to save time or money, but for the fun of it!

Will never understand

There are just some things in life that I will never understand. I try not to judge, but when it just seems far from what most people would do...well...you understand right?

My friend has let her abusive husband back into the house for the 2nd time. The last time he punched two LARGE holes in the wall and probley would have put her back in the hosp. if her mother hadn't of showed up. Their son had gotten really sick recently, so ofcoarse ,he came to the hosp. to stay and now he is back into the house ( the son is ok and out of the hosp. too.). All I can do ,as her friend, is be here when she needs me. I just hate to see her go through the same thing again and again.

The defintion of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result.

If Everyone Cared

"If everyone shared and swallowed their pride, we'd see the day nobody died." - Nickelback

I have an abundance of time on my hands since I have not been working, so I have been giving my best friend my time by watching her kids so she could go to work without worry.
My father-in-law mows our neighbors lawn on the same day he mows ours ( our neighbors are elderly). My mom has given her time to our elderly Aunt when she had come home from the hospital. I have seen many people let somone with less iteams go ahead of them in line.
The other day at the Family Dollar an older women did just that and a lady behind both of them started cussing up a storm. By the time both women were in the parking lot a fist fight insued. WTF!
What is wrong with people like that?

Bud The Brave

My son "Bud" is now a member of the Polar Bear Club!! Yes, on New Years Day he, his friend and his friends family went and jumped in the river!! The water temp. was 38 degrees F and the air temp. was 32 degrees F. He asked me if it was ok if he did this with his friend and family. I said that if he was brave enough then he had my blessing. He was brave enough and they made the noon news. Can't say that it would be something I would consider but hey my son is a brave one!
I'm real proud of his bravery!