Its almost time...

for school to start again WOOOOHOOOO!!!! While I will miss the extra 1 and a half hours of sleep I get during the summer, it will be nice to have some sort of schedule back in our lives...and I always feel bad when i don't make Bobbie work in work books over the summer, I know I should and I always start out with good intentions but it never seems to make it past the first week or 2. This year it didn't even make it that far. I am very blessed that we got a new principal this year and he made sure if a parent cared enough to request a teacher then the child would have that teacher, so this year Bobbie will have her first male teacher Mr. Dillon, I am so glad she is going to have him, he is very sweet but will not be walked on, I think they will be a perfect fit, he is fair, but won't put up with her whining.
I was also elected treasurer of the PTA this year, that should be interesting all on its own, but I am glad, I love being involved with Bobbie's school. I like having a say in what happens with her education, and there is nothing like seeing her face light up when I show up to surprise her and eat lunch with her, because I was on campus anyway. Well I guess I have gone on long
enough, but I just can't wait for Monday!!!

Readers Digest Verison

I haven't posted in a while so I will give a readers digest verison of whats been up in the wonderful land called the Rivers House...

1. sister-in-law (roberts sister) got in a huge fight with her mother in law ( with whom they were living) and got kicked out, so now My sister-in-law (Shanna), her Husband (James) and their 2 kids (Kristy, 16 and Justin,12) are staying with us for a while until they can get back on their feet.

2. Broke my little toe and part of my foot ( I was getting Krista out of the bath and tripped over one of her toys), and since it was either my foot or her head, my foot now has big owies...

3. My stupid father-in-law was playing with a rattle snake ( I told you he was stupid) got bit and ended up in the hospital for a total of 10 days...he is now going to showcase his stupidity on tv ( the DR. they sent him to at Loma Linda has a show called Venom 911, or Venom ER, or something like that)

4. My tempoary job that started in late febuary and was supposed to go for no longer than 6 weeks is still going strong...can't seem to get out of here...luckly I like MOST of the people I work with, so I guess thats a blessing.

5. Bobbie is sprouting little booblets and at 8 years old and going into 3rd grade she will be wearing training bras...on that subject, what are they in training for? The booby relay?


ok I think thats it for now, I hopw as things calm down I will be able to post more...

Just over 4 days

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I can't wait I will be at wal-mart on 11:30 pm on friday night, to buy it at 12:01 am on saturday morning....WOO HOO

My Baby Turned 1 on saturday

So last year at this time I was trying to talk the Doctor into letting me go home a day early, it worked and of course we did the same thing as when we left with Bobbie, we went out to lunch on the way home...well this year I am looking at my little angel walking, talking and just being in general a really cute kid ( but hey I think I am biased) Saturday we had her birthday party and she had a blast with everyone. She also had a blast eating her cake and sharing it with her Big sissy...



But, before that getting her to eat her cake instead of playing with the wrapping on her gifts was very difficult...she enjoyed the boxes and the tissue paper the most...

until the next day when we were able to put the toys together and she could play with them...more pictures of that to come soon...

Summer Time

We have been having such a heat wave here in So. Cal. Last week on thursday Bobbie had softball practice at 5:15 pm and it was still 109 outside...this week it has been cooling down yesterday it was a cool 99...so far I have been lucky that my work has AC and my home's AC was broken for a short time but we were able to get it fixed fairly cheap...I really feel for the people that have to work outside in the heat of the day, and it makes me think of our troops and the heat they deal with on a day to day basis, not to mention the fact that they are putting their lives on the line...Thank you to our Troops!!! and Lord can you please turn on the AC?

She Walked...and I missed it....

I just got a call at work that Krista took about 15 steps with out holding on to anything...she has been walking while holding on for awhile now and taking 1-3 steps here and there...but I missed the big one...my guess is that we will not be able to keep her down now...I guess this weekend I will be baby proffing the house, while she was crawling a baby gate was enough but my guess is that it won't do an more...I hope to take pictures and video this weekend to add soon!!!

V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N...it's vacation time!!!

That is a line from a song I used to sing with my daddy, every time we would walk out the door to start a vacation, and with today being the last day of school for the 2007/2008 school year I felt it was appropriate to sing....My little Bobbie is growing up so fast, at 12:40 she will officially be in 3rd grade...I was thinking back the other day about when I was in 3rd grade, it was the first time I cussed, the first time I kissed a boy at school, the first time I went on a diet...I was trying to remember how I "felt" and what things I thought about and the things my friends and I talked about...I am so conflicted as I am sure most moms are in that I don't want my kids to grow up, Sometimes I would love to freeze time and keep them just as they are....but other times I can't wait for them to grow up and to go through different "stages" with them....as they grow it makes me miss my daddy more and more, I think of the things he is missing and that my girls are missing with their Papa...Bobbie got a district award and a trophy and a gold medal for school stuff this week and then while playing softball she slid into home to score a run...that's all stuff daddy would have eating up...ah well, time goes on and I can't freeze it or go back in time, so I should get used to things changing....*stomps feet and throws temper tantrum* I don't want things to change...Life is perfect NOW!!!!!


I guess I got a little off topic since I meant to have a lite airy post about sleeping in this summer...oh well....

Pictures of Bobbie's birthday

I have not ordered them yet but you can see pictures from Bobbie throwing out the first pitch at the storms game here


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A word about me...

Body: USE ONLY ONE WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


1. Where is your cell phone? ............. desk
2. Your significant other?................ handsome
3. Your hair? ................................up
4. Your mother? ................................ work
5. Your father?........................................ heaven
6. Your favorite thing?........................... sleep
7. Your dream last night?.................... none
8. Your favorite drink? .........................soda
9. Your dream/goal?............................rich
10. The room you're in?.......................office
11. Your shoes?...........................................heals
12. Your fear?........................................ drowning
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years?..........here
14. Where were you last night?................. softball
15. What you're not?.........................drunk
16. Muffins?.............................. blueberry
17. One of your wish list items?.............money
18. Where you grew up?...................... Cali.
19. The last thing you did?..................... type
20. What are you wearing?.....................clothes
21. Your TV?.........................big
22. Your pet?............................. furry
23. Your computer? ............................ laptop
24. Your life?.................................... perfect
25. Your mood?.......................... irritated
26. Missing someone?..................yep
27. Your car?.....................dirty
28. Something you're not wearing?.........panties ( normally I wear them, but I REALLY need to do laundry)
29. Favorite Store?.....................target
30. Your summer?.................... active
31. Like someone?................... lots
32. Your favorite color?.................. blue
33. Last time you laughed.............. now
34. Last time you cried?.................. 5-30-08

Sometimes I feel like I might be doing an Ok job raising my kids...

So today is Bobbie's 8th Birthday and lately she has been really into softball and baseball and of course the closest team is the Lake Elsinore Storm's (minor league for the San Deigo Padre's) so for her birthday on Sunday we will be heading out to Storm stadium where my oldest daughter will be throwing out the first Pitch...then we have some pretty awesome seats ( thanks to my hubby) and after the game the kids get to run around the bases....now I know I make mistakes and I am not perfect....buuuuutttttttt I think this time I did pretty darn good....Now how am I going to top this next year?....

Rain Drops Keep fallin on my Head...They Keep fallin

I Love this time of year, June Gloom always makes me happy. I don't know why... maybe it's because it cools us off between the Hot spring and the Hot summer...maybe because I have always loved the rain (thanks to my daddy)...what ever the reason I love it...I get more house work done this time of year than anyother time...I get more "to-do" stuff done and i always have more energy...I want to be outside more esspically if it is raining...I LOVE going swimming this time of year...I know I sound crazy but I am just an all round happier person...

I am sitting in my office right now watching the rain beat down on the pool, and I am soooo very tempted to run out there and jump in in all my clothes, but alas I think it may get me in trouble, so at my desk I stay...looking at the rain hitting the pool...I don't know if you can tell it from the picture, but it looks awesome....

4 things

1. Four jobs I have had in my life: Stock person, telemarketer ( don't hate me), Cashier, and the best of them all MOMMY


2. Four Places I have lived: Hemet CA, Santa Ana CA, Homeland CA, Costa Mesa CA

Four Shows that I watch: The Hills, Law and Order SVU, Rachael Ray, Gilmore Girls (yes I watch the reruns on ABC family every weekday)


4. Four Places I Have Been: NYC, Vegas, Michigan, TJ

5.Four Blogs I Read Regularly: Cherish, Taryn, Maddie, Idina Menzel


6. Four of MY Favorite Foods: Almost anything cooked on the BBQ ( but no BBQ sauce), Chips, Strawberries, Tacos cooked by my Brother-in-law JAMES!!!


7. Four Places I'd Rather be right now: Asleep, Playing with my girls, Asleep, Sea World



8. Four things I look forward to in the next year: forget year in the next month I am looking foward to Bobbie's first softball game, James B-day Party, Sea World, school getting out for the summer...

Lets catch up...

On Friday we went to a Lake Elsinore Storms Game, with Our Brother-in-law and nephew and some of their friends ( My niece and sister-in-law couldn't make it, because my niece was in a fashion show in San Diego)...we all had a blast, it was some awesome family time..... Then the next day we went to opening day because Bobbie started playing softball this year, she thought it looked like fun when we went to my friend's daughter's game...so we went to her opening day on Saturday...she got to run the bases with her team while they called her name over the PA system...I might be biased, but I think Bobbie might just be the cutest Kid to ever play softball....
Even Krista was wearing the team colors ( they are the Lady Vols, named after some university in Tennessee)

Then on Tuesday the Second Graders sang in a patriotic program at school, it was very moving to hear all the little voices singing all of those songs....for one of the songs there was not a dry eye in the house...it made my heart swell..... My brother-in-law, James (who's 37th or 38th birthday was the next day) had to go play on the swings after the show so of course the kids had to play on them too...then Shanna ( my sister-in-law) didn't want Krista to feel left out so she took her on the swings....Fun Stuff!!!!!

I love my job, but....

I really love my job, I like the hours I don't miss anytime with Bobbie and with Krista all I miss is breakfast and a nap...but I am soooo used to being able to be at Bobbie's school when ever and having time to do chores and errands during the day, that it is really Kickin my butt...Last night while I was at Bobbie's softball practice ( we still don't have schedule's, but alas I will get into that another time) I remembered I still had to plan something and go to the store to get the stuff for my day for Teacher week....I think I did pretty good, I made a poster board that said "Thank you for raisin to the challenge of teaching our kids." ( I put a bunch of Raisins next to that) and it said " We are nuts about the staff at Romona." ( guess what was next to that....yep...NUTS) and it said " You guys are a bunch of smarties." ( you know the smarties candies rolls...yummmm) and the last thing was " You deserve an extra PAY-DAY" ( I personally don't like that kind of candy, but that sounded better than you deserve an extra Butterfinger..LOL...I crack my self up)...So I then went home to my 2 sick kids and my hubby with a migraine and made the poster, did the dishes only to fall in bed and fall asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow and wake up extra early so I could go set it all up this morning....I don't mean to complain, I guess I just needed to vent a little....I want my old life back...I love the extra money, but I miss all the things I used to do....

I should be working...

I have had a "Day", so I am cheating and taking a break from working...

Today is a 5 o'clock day so that makes it a long day to begin with, and to top it off

1. I typed up the paper work for a buy/lease signing and about 5 min. after I got done they called and backed out.

2. One of our residents called and was very rude for more than a half hour about something I had nothing to do with, but as my boss was in a meeting I asked if I could take a message and got a looooonnnnngggggg gripe fest.

3. Another resident moved out, tried to move her neice in and got mad at me when I told her that wasn't allowed and we would have to do a credit check on her neice and that could take up to 15 days.

4. I was comming out of the bathroom and I guess I didn't open the door far enough and it riped off one of my toenails.

Its not even 1 o'clock yet....come one people give me a break...


On the upside,

Bobbie has softball practice today and is really looking foward to it, she should (cross your fingers) get her uniform today, and opening day is Saturday...I hope you all have a great day, as mine seems to be getting better...the bleeding has stoped!!!!