Monday, July 06, 2009
I have been busier than usual. My mom decided to get pneumonia and get checked into the hospital for 9 days! Then Ms. Juliana decided to get viral pneumonia and go to the hospital for 8 days! All the while, I have to work, garden, keep Kelly and Ian in line and be the YW president! It is a good thing I am not allowed to drink, because I would have a serious problem!
Ian finished his freshman year of high school! It was a BIG struggle and it was very painful, but it is done and he has a GPA of 2.67. Pretty good for a kid who left Lassen High with all F's! He is now standing 6' 1" and wears a size 13 shoe! Very tall with a firm foundation! He is turning out to be a great kid - I only have some minor tweaking to do and then he will almost be presentable to society, LOL.
Colton is doing well in the Air Force. Money is not his friend. He struggles with not spending all of it and then some. I have been working with him everyday and he is improving. He is serving on the Honor Guard. He didn't like it at first but now is enjoying seeing the east coast. We took him a car in May. He is only 17 and cannot get credit on his own, so we bought a Honda Civic for him and drove it to S. Carolina! I was worried that the trip would make or break my relationship with Kelly, but it only made it stronger. We had a wonderful time and getting to see the base and where Colton is living was great too! We are hoping to find out soon if Colton is a parent. This process is long and painful.
Kelly built a chicken coop in the back yard and we now have 6 chickens. I have no idea what we are thinking, but it must be crazy thoughts! Hopefully the neighbors will not complain and it will all be for nothing. The garden at the church is growing great. I am going to the garden in the early mornings now, I cannot seem to get there after work. By then my day is totally out of control. Work is slow but good, I am hoping that the real estate market turns around and we can get busy again. Kelly is never in need of a turn around, people are always dying!
All my girls are at Girls Camp this week, so I don't have to plan an activity for Wednesday. That is a nice break! I think that Charlotte and Denise are planning a fruit processing party, so I won't be bored! :o)
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Has it really been 3 months since I posted?
We are currently at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, South Carolina. Kelly and I drove a 2004 Honda Civic out to Colton. We tried to buy him a car here but that proved nearly impossible. They wanted us to register the car we wanted to buy in CA. That would have meant we would have to drive the car to CA to have a smog test done because CA won't accept another states smog test! Needless to say, we did not go for that. Kelly went down to Susanville Ford and found perfect car for him. So, we bought it and drove it out. When Colton turns 18, we will help him refinance it into his name.
Colton looks REALLY good. He is putting on weight and looking like himself again. After BASIC it looked like they never fed him there. He is loving being on his own, said he liked that we are able to visit him here at his house (his dorm room)! His room is nice. Kelly is jealous, because when he was in the Army he never got a room to himself, not until he was an E5. Colton has a nice closet, tv armoir, refrigerator, dresser, 2 side tables, and a loft bed. He has to share a bathroom with 1 person, but he has a sink in his room. It is actually really nice. He was asked to be on the Honor Guard for 1 year. I am not sure how he feels about it, but I think he is worried that he will not be able to know his job.
Yesterday was Kelly's 50TH birthday! I cannot believe that I married such an old man! LOL We had a great day and Colton took him out to Dinner. We are planning on going to Columbia today, but I might try to convince everyone to go to Myrtle Beach. It is only and hour away!!! ;o)
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
The trip was...........
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Countdown Is On!
In other news, Ian was goofing around at the church last Wednesday night and punched a wall. He broke it of course. We spent most of Thursday at the hospital having the bones set. The Dr. wanted to set it in the OR just in case they had to pin it. Lucky me gets to pay for the Dr., the OR, the extra ER - - I am so irritated! But I still love him and feel bad that he is in pain.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Parents - can't live with them, people will think your a wierdo!
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Remember the Alamo!
That's right folks! I am going to San Antonio! I have booked the non-refundable flight, reserved a room and a car and plan to see my boy! I am so excited that Colton is already 1/2 of the way through basic! As long as he does not get recycled (the Air Force way of failing) we will be going to his graduation February 6!
I did get a phone call from the Missionaries that serve at Lackland AFB, Colton attended services and they took a picture to send to me! Here it is:
He is sooooooo good looking in a uniform!
I have had a few letters from him and he sounds so grown up! A few guys in his flight got caught with candy on new years eve and got recycled back to week zero! Yikes - I cannot imagine! He has had KP duty twice now. The first time they hosted a squadron and had 1,000 people for breakfast and lunch and dinner! He worked his tail off and got Chocolate milk and frozen yogurt as a treat, he said it may not sound like much, but it is like gold there! :o) The next time he had KP, the lady in charge gave him a letter that he could trade in for a phone call. He got to call me on Saturday night, it was a terrible connection but it was AWESOME to hear him say "hey mom!". He also reports that he got a compliment from the TI during Drill Practice. The TI said that "Fink was the only one in the flight with discipline" and then made everyone look at his discipline. Now, I think that I am pretty up on things, but I always thought that discipline was a verb and not a noun!! I think that I will have to get him to explain that one when I see him!