August 17, 2007 by dawnell.

Just got through watching a segment on home security systems… and the way allot of them are inadequate, and how even having one a thief can still get in and out without tripping the alarm.  After watching this… I am thinking we need to take a look at our system and maybe add some more to it.

I got the results from my CT scan today… everything looked “normal” or within normal ranges.  Not that I really want something to be wrong… but there has to be a reason for what has been going on with me… Guess we will wait and see.

Anika keeps coming up to me and barking… she wants me to go to bed, yes she has a bed time, and I am not ready… It is amazing how animals get into a routine and if you deviate from it in any shape or form, it throughs them for a loop and takes a while for them to get over it… Usually Anika doesn’t… she just takes a crap and lets me know she is not a happy puppy… If she did not have such a big part of my heart… I am sure my husband would boot her to the sunroom and / or outside.

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August 4, 2007 by dawnell.

Working for the government you realize how spoiled the military spouses can be, and I grew up a military “brat” and later became a military wife.  Our store is going through quite a few construction changes, and upgrades.  Up until this week, none of the changes have really effected the patrons that shop our store… this week, the eisles have become only 5 feel wide… YES that is not enough room as far as I am concerned… but it is a temporary issue… Spoiled Military wives bitch and moan and you would have thought we removed an entire line of product…. It is unreal some of the complaints we get…

Our son has an issue with time…We give him specific instructions to be home at a specific time and most of the time we will here excuses as to why it did not happen… May not seem like a big deal especially since we sometimes will joke about Mormons being late and never on time… We have provided him 2 different watches, a cell phone… several clocks, several phones and various reminders… and still LATE!!!

Found out that the teens mouth, and ears are a little big and the messages while going to the brain, get totally screwed up, and the neurons and electrons are not functioning quite right… he was walking with the girl that lives on our street, when she asked him some questions about “w”… well, He decided he could answer those questions and make it like he knew what he was talking about…  using bits and pieces of things my husband and I talk about and put a little twist on them… He totally got stuff wrong, and I know that I will be hearing about everything later when I am asked a bunch of questions.  when I told him that the things he talks about will get back to others… he got big eyes and I think he realizes that he was in the wrong… and will have to live with the consequences of his actions…

life with a teen is a roller coaster…

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July 31, 2007 by dawnell.

We took Anika to the vet yesterday, and found out that her hip displasia has gotten worse. It is not like I did not know it was going to happen… I just have been in big time denial. The Vet told us that she might be a canidate for hip replacement, but they would have to send her x-rays down to K-State to verify. My heart hopes she is a canadite, and my head does also, but reality kicks in and I realize how much money it could cost. It is a ton of money for no guarantees.

Ted got news on both sides today… his cholesterol is down, but his diabetes is completely out of control…and he may have to go on insulin for a while. I am nervous about the results, but will be glad when they/we can get this thing under control.  Which is going to be hard to accomplish with the schedules Ted is going to be working over the next few months.
Ted took the ford to Beatrice today for the warranty work, and because it was making a strange sound on the front end. I was leary of him going alone since we did not know what was really wrong… so I followed him. While the Ford was being worked on, we went to see “S” mentor from when he lived in Bennington. She is a very nice lady. She and “S” share the same date for birthdays. She thinks allot fo S.

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July 23, 2007 by dawnell.

Today we had a pretty busy day.  First we had the normal monday morning appointments.  It was a good appointment… found out that there is a little girl out there that we may get to know and see how things go, nothing will happen before the middle of August, but who knows. 

I miss hearing kids laughter, and playing together.  When we had 2 kids it was nice to be upstairs and hear them laughing and giggling downstairs.

“S” is showing interest in learning more about LDS.  I am ok with that, but I do have some reservations… 1.  I want him to be fully aware of what LDS is and the beliefs.  2.  I want him to be able to say why he want to join and be baptised.  I dont want him to just do it to do it.  3.  I would like him to explore other religions before he sets his mind to one.  He has not had much experience with religion and I feel that he will go with just about anything right now.

We had the July Birthday dinner with the family, or at least some of the family.  My brother Scott’s family could not be there due to prior commitments.  It mad me sad that they could not be there.. I have not seen my niece or nephews in a LONG time… and I miss them…But I understand they have a busy lifestyle going on right now and can not be at many family functions.

My other brother Shawn was there as were my mom, dad, “S”, and Ted.  It was an enjoyable dinner…I wish we could have more family dinners like we used to, before everyones lives became too busy…

When we got home the painters were here and got one side of the house done… I knew I picked a darker color… but wow… is it darker…

One side of the house is painted and the fence is almost finished being stained.  I hope we get all of this stuff done and then also get the landscaping stuff finished off so we can enjoy the end of summer out in the sun.

I have not heard from “W” in a while.  I did get an email wishing me a Happy B-Day which was nice of him to remember.  His  best friend came home this weekend, and she was out with “S” this evening… she told Ted that she and “W” are talking everyday… so I am VERY HAPPY for that.  At least he still has her as a constant in his life.  She is an AWESOME girl and I am so happy they became friends… She seems to understand him, and is able to be there for him no matter what…

It is back to work tomorrow.  I really wish I felt better… I am feeling like crap.  I have had a headache for 2 days.  Nothing seems to help it at all.  I even wore my glasses all day today… and it is still there…

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July 17, 2007 by dawnell.

I love being outside…but normally not in the heat that we had today…so “S” and I waited until it cooled off a little and we headed out to tackle the back yard.  We got it mowed, and trimmed up.  It actually looks pretty good for right now.

I am suppose to go to a meeting in Grand Island in the morning… but I have chosen to skip it and just stay in town.  for one it is as I said earlier… too damn hot…and two, I would not be compensated for the gas it takes, and with gas so expensive right now… I would rather go someplace maybe this weekend. 

I wish I would have said something to Ted earlier about trying to get Friday off to spend with me.  But, I know it is a little too late to ask and it would put a hardship on his office to be one man down.

I am watching Miami Ink…wow there are some pretty awesome tatoo’s out there… I have thought about it… but as always… I am scared about getting one done…when I finally do go for it…many people will be shocked…

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