Vicki’s Blog

I seem to be having several of the “what are” posts tonight. I guess it’s because I just don’t understand terminology these days. What is body jewelry?? Are we talking earrings, nose rings, and belly button rings?? Or is body jewelry necklaces, bracelets, rings, and that type stuff?? Why can’t people just say what they mean, instead of putting fancy words into play??

When I was a kid, flip flops were called thongs, manure rakes were pitch forks, and capri pants were knicker bockers….Why do the names of things have to change?? I guess for fashion sake. I mean who would want to admitt that they are just crazy over a style that went “out” decades ago.

Care to tell me what a condo hotel is?? I’ve always had the impression that condos are basically apartments, although I would say bigger than most run of the mill apartments. And I know what hotels are….but what is a condo hotel?? A bunch of large apartments that you can rent for a few days or weeks?? But why not just get a hotel suite?? Is not a hotel suite an apartment, with all the comforts of home??

I often wonder what the point of a locked cell phone is. To me, it’s like you are trying to hide something from someone. A number or a name of a person that you know that it’s wrong to have. And if you lock it, for the reason of children playing with your phone, well, I don’t think phones are toys, and children have no business playing with the phone, and should be taught better. Though at times I realize that even after the best teaching, children sometimes do things that they know they shouldn’t. But still, I think unlocked cell phones are the way it should be.

Sitting down at the computer, to continue her work, she opened up the file CAT5e, and set to work. Hours later she roused herself from her work and went into the kitchen to make herself dinner. She loved working from her home…didn’t know if she could survive the working world beyond her home. All the pressures, and coworker drama, and having bosses hanging over her shoulder…Nope, she much preferred the quite tranquillity of her home office.

I know I’m long overdue for a personal entry!! In any case, things around here have been crazy busy, and it doesn’t really look like it will be getting any less busy either, especially with school in full swing.

Girls got signed up to play soccer. I figured I would let them try it, and see if they like it. It turned out to be a pretty expensive thing, but I’ll find the money somewhere, I always do. Anyway, we should know in about a week when their practices will be and such.

Geez, I really don’t know what to talk about. Don’t really have a lot on my mind.

The girls are doing well, as always. They are excited to start school, though we never really stopped. They are doing their chores exceptionally well, without a lot of hassle from me, when we are not so busy that the chores get moved down the priority list that is.

Desi’s birthday is coming up soon. It’s hard to believe that my baby girl will be 9. She is such a bright funny girl. Tries so hard to be a grown up sometimes, but than acts like a little kid again. She is deffinitely coming into herself, if you know what I mean. She has her own thoughts and opinions on things, and isn’t afraid to speak her mind, though that does get her in trouble sometimes, as she doesn’t always have the nicest attitude when speaking. Well anyway, I’ll save this for my birthday post that I hope to do, closer to her birthday.

Well, guess that’s about all for now. I hope for the girls to start their blogging again. I figure it will be good experience for them with the new school year, so keep a lookout for their posts!! They love comments, probably more (just slightly) than I do!!

Blessings!!

I’m always in favor of natural anything, basically, providing that it works for what I need. natural skin care products are a big favorite in my book as well. Why would we want to use unnatural things on our body? In any case, this year I was on the lookout for some sort of anti-itch medicine for when the kids and I get bug bites. I found this great cream that is put out by Aveeno. I really can’t say how “natural” it is, but it’s a lot better than a lot of them, and it really does make the itch go away!! They also have a oatmeal powder that you put in your bath that also helps with itching…The girls said that it worked great…That one I can say is natural, because when you read the box, the only ingrediant is oatmeal!!

Went to Sears today and saw the cutest baby clothes, not that I have any need for baby clothes, but that doesn’t keep me from looking!! *sigh* I wish I needed baby clothes!!! I wish I had more children, not that I don’t love the two I’ve got, it’s just that I want more!!! A friend says that God put it in women’s hearts to have babies, and I think that’s probably true, which is why I’m feeling kind of stuck!! I want more kids, but don’t have the means of getting them. I pray that the Lord grants me more children!!!

I really need to think about getting my cats one of those cat trees. Maybe then they would stop sharpening their claws on my couch and the corner of my bed. Also, I think they would get a kick out of playing on it!! *LOL* One of my cats especially is a complete nutcase. He’ll be laying calm and lazy and than all of a sudden jump up and start racing around the house, bounding off of the furniture. It can be a bit annoying at 3 o’clock in the morning, but I guess that is the price of having pets. *LOL* I wouldn’t trade my cats for any other pet in the world, although, when the time is right I do plan on enlarging my pet family.

I love company logo shirts…Okay, not really for me personally, unless I REALLY like the company I’m adverstising, but when I go into a store, or go down to a booth at a fair, or something like that, I really like to see the people wearing company shirts. Not only does it point me in the direction of someone to talk to, if I have questions, but I think that it makes the staff look unified, like the team that I hope they are.

I’ve even thought about having shirts made for the girls and I, not that we have a company mind you, but we are a team. I thought it’d be pretty nifty to wear matching shirts on our field trips and such, to signify that not only are we a team, a family, but homeschoolers and proud of it!

Branson is one of the many places that I have always wanted to visit. I’m such a big country music fan that it would just be an unreal experience to be able to go.

There are a lot of really great deals if you are thinking about going to Branson. You can get several different “package” deals ranging in price. Although I kind of have a problem with the “packages” because they are only for couples, or families, which kind of leaves the girls and I hangning…but than again, you can also find other great deals for lodging, and tickets, without having to get a whole package. That also gives you the option of what you want to see, instead of getting tickets for things that you wouldn’t be interested in.

It would take me probably all night to list all the things for you to do in Branson, and it’s not all for country music fans either. I would love to see the Legends In Concert, and go to Silver Dollar City, and, well, the list goes on and on…