Crazy Weekend...

Finally, I think I just might have learned how to be a parent. Just kidding... but I am trying to be better.

My son, H, is putting us to the test. He is such a great kid - but makes a few bad judgements here and there. So my weekend home alone - was anything but. :) He was at a friend's house and was supposed to stay the night - but decided to come home around 1 in the morning. Yes, I know he is only 16, but he acts older than he is. Anyway - he had been drinking at this friend's house... not really sure why the keys were not taken away... He drove as far as a tire shop and then called me to come get him. I was more mad that he drove to that spot. If he wanted to come home - he should have called first from there. So, I put my contacts in and went to get him. A and L were gone - so we had to leave his car at the shop. He got in the vehicle and gave me his wallet and phone. LOL - I never even asked for them. Then he proceded to tell me that he had messed up. I just listened... and that was hard! I only told him that we would be getting up early to go and pick up his car and that is life was pretty much mine for a while. We were up bright and early, like 6:30, and he has been pretty good so far.

We went to work on T's college house that day also... and he worked hard. He never griped once. Hopefully, his attitude will keep up as the grounding continues.

It was just some cleaning here and there - but overall, it is a cute house.
Here are a few before shots....

Here is her bathroom!

Here is her room before the cleaning!
And the kitchen!

Overall - we worked hard - and at the end of the day... we accomplished quite a bit!

Anyway... that was my crazy weekend. It started out crazy, but in the end would we want it any different? Life is just that... life... and no matter what my kids do... I would not want them any other way! I love them bunches and wouldn't trade them for anything. Once again - family is great!!

P.S. He even cleaned the house today! How crazy is that?? :)

Perspective

Gripe #1: Ok - so I have been officially put in my place by a younger sister. :)

I probably deserved it - should have minded my own business. I just get tired of people griping about my family members. So I made the comment that it needed to stop and then all "H" broke loose. LOL that is to put it mildly. So be it - she sent me an e-mail with all her thoughts rolled up in one and like I said - I probably deserved it. So lesson well learned.... It is all in perspective and obviously my perspective was not right - but isn't Life great?!? Everyone is so unique and I guess thats what makes the world go around.

Ok - so enough of that!!!

Here are a couple more gripes since I can no longer gripe to my family... LOL!! I will use this blog to do all my wonderful news (happy or sad....it's going to be here.... sorry but you've been warned).

Gripe #2: Train up a child in the way that they should go and when they are old... they will not depart from it! So... guess I should have read those words a little closer... I love my children - but sometimes they show no respect. I know that they are getting older and that they have minds of their owns... but on the other hand - they need to know when to zip it!

NON-Gripe #3: On to better news.... The middle sister is getting married!! Yea!! My only wish for them is that they are happy and living for the now... cause life changes daily. (Insert scream here) I have to come up with the toast. That makes me nervous!! :) Hopefully, she will not be too disappointed. At least I still have 4 months to figure it all out. It will be a beautiful wedding!!

Because it is all in our perspective.

Little things can either worry us to death or it can go with the flow.

It's all in how we look at it.

Perspective!

Put yourself in someone else's shoes and always think before you speak.

Guess I learned the hard way. :)