Forever Beloved

Faith, Love & Truth

oh my gosh…

it’s been forEVER since i blogged…geesh! i’ve been crazy busy here at work. i’ve been out of the office for two weeks now working at a storage facility here in town. i am the “go to” girl for storing/archiving our files…for the entire building. that translates to about 1000 boxes of files. we recently acquired a new storage facility and the files were brought over a few weeks back and placed in a back room at the place. basically all the boxes were stacked on pallets – 27 to be exact – and they needed moved down a long (creepy) hallway and into the storage room we are renting. then they needed placed on the shelves, according to department, and labeled with their exact shelf spot. i’m trying to be as organized as i can…just because normally people NEVER return something to the same place they got it.

anyways…i know this is boring…the building i’m in is SUPER creepy…and it’s HUGE…and i’m there alone everyday moving these boxes. and if you know me you know i get creeped out easily. when i go in in the morning it is pitch black in there, not a single light on and no windows in the place. the picture below is the BIG room in the back, our files are all stored along the one wall (you can’t see them). but the light switch is, you guessed it, the ENTIRE way through the room. yes, i have to walk the whole way through it in the dark…my little flashlight doesn’t do much in this huge room. and one last time…it CREEPS ME OUT! other than that i would love being there everyday by myself.

in other news…and a story most will enjoy…last saturday night we decided to take the kids bowling. bowling and i…not so much friends. but i went along with it because i know how much the kids enjoy it. i had went about 4 times and was up again…i was hoping to pick up the spare…went up and threw the ball and stepped in the lane by accident. for those of you that dont bowl much (like me) the lanes are oiled!!! oh yes, slick as shit. before i knew it i was on the floor. oh yes, i took a big whooptie fall down and did a split. when i did the split my pants also decided to split. great huh!!! so not only did everyone in the place see me fall BUT they also saw my ass. good times good times! p.s…..the lanes are oiled!the kids are doing good…this is the last week of football/cheerleading. we have our last game on sunday. as sad as i am that it’s done, i’m kinda glad the running will calm down for a while. i’m kinda worn out with the running every single day.have ya’all checked out the music challenge on joe’s blog? the link is over there ———–> it says joe joe. go check it!out for now~kisses

keepin it real…part 2

so a while back i did this post…you know i keep it real…it was about jade and the troubles she had been having at school. it might be easier to follow what i’m about to type if you go back and read that post first.

so i’ve always tried to keep it real here, no matter the situation. we’ve all been through a lot on my little bloggie here and i’m sure we will be through more in the future. i’ve been waiting to make this post until i had all of my information together. i have it all now so…here it goes

the school has been telling me for years that they felt jade had a learning disability. i, on the other hand, felt she just learned differently than the other kids. not that i felt she had a disability, just that it takes a certain kind of teacher to grasp her attention and keep it. she needs attention, to feel appreciated and to feel like she is working to make them proud. she likes to be rewarded and praised. she thrives in a warm and caring environment. the school felt differently than i did and really pushed that she be tested for learning disabilities. i went through a lot of different emotions about it but finally gave in last april and told the school they could test her.

the school did their testing two weeks ago and called us in for a meeting on friday. prior to our meeting i had prepared myself for all the different things it could be…add, adhd, bipolar, autism…i was prepared to hear anything. yes, i would be upset, but i would do whatever it took to make jades life easier at school. i was very anxious and nervous walking into this meeting…and i took my mom and joe along with me.

i was surprised at how many people were in the meeting…the principal, school psychologist, jades teacher, another 4th grade teacher and the guidance counselor. the psychologist started going over her findings…and then it came time for her diagnosis…she said “we found, through the testing, that jade has no learning disabilities and isn’t in need of any special education services”. i was so shocked i had to ask her to repeat it. after everything that school put us through…

i am thrilled and over the moon about this answer, dont get me wrong. it just upsets me that jade went through thing after thing at that school for no reason except she doesn’t fit the “cookie cutter” image they want. or because some teachers dont want to make the extra effort with her.

i do currently have jade in therapy for her anxiety, to help her learn to cope with problems that come up. she needs to learn coping skills now, while she is young. she has such anxieties and basically has panic attacks. during these she gets sick and throws up. so we need to get that under control.
this sweet little girl is the most loving, caring and hilarious thing…and i wouldn’t change a single thing about her for the world. love you jadie lou lou….

out for now~kisses

hump day hellos

oh finally…it’s hump day…the week is half over, even more so for me. i’m taking friday off, woot woot! i’m going to a yard sale with bec and then i have a meeting at the school in the afternoon.

cynthia has an awesome contest going on over at technicolor postcards…there is a great opportunity there to win some LOVELY GOODNESS!!! go check it girls…

i did a little more with the kit~
some fun little hitchcock blonde ATC’s…
i love this pic of the kids…and i adore how this lo turned out…
this is for the current challenge up at dreamgirls…go check it girls!!! i loved this little old wives tale when i read it…
one for sorrow
two for joy
three for a girl
four for a boy
five for silver
six for gold
seven for a secret
never to be told
this is for a “challenge swap” the guttergirlz design team did with the category stories design team…go check it out at the category stories blog…

out for now
~kisses