daily living

beautiful weather and putting yourself out there!

Today the weather is beautiful.  of course I haven't been out much in it as i am behind on things inside.  i did run some errands while my dh was home this morning helping Alex with Algebra.  I ran to the bank and then to Walgreens and then get gas and Walmart.   You know, originally I am from upstate NY and my family has been wanting me to make strawberry-rhubarb pie and do you know I cannot find rhubarb around here.  I can't even find anyone that works in a grocery store that knows what it is!  it is very frustrating.  So I may look into digging up a plant root from my husbands aunt and mailing it here to me in Texas.  I would try to pack it in my suitcase but I do not think you can do that.  We are flying to Virginia and then to NY on the 3rd of May through the 22nd.  So I won't be on much, if at all.  My inlaws donot have a computer.   We are celebrating my sons graduation and he is going to two different proms, we plan to visit friends and relatives.  I would like to go to the apple orchard too but this time of year up there they don't have much. 

This will be the first time I am flying with all my children, all alone.  My dh will fly up later on in the month and then back with us.  I looked into buying tickets 2 months ago, thinking it would be cheaper then but we never ordered them and then yesterday we went timcket shopping on-line and the tickets were 130.00 cheaper per ticket then they were 2 months ago so we ordered them then.  I think I am more nervous about renting a car and driving from Virginia than I am flying.  My dh usually takes care of all that.

Well, I am finally starting to put myself out there in my neighborhood and trying to meet more people.  we have not found a home church yet and so that has been daunting as well.  monday night our some of the ladies in our subdivision have organized a ladies Night out at a resturant and so I signed up to go.  I don't know any of them but I hope to find a friend among them.  I also signed up on a list to bring a pregnant lady in the neighborhood a meal as she is on bedrest with her third pregnancy.  I have been there and other woman certainly lighten the load.  I was in a Mops group as a coordinator when i got pregnant with our third and the women were great at bringing meals, picking up my kids for play dates and also for cleaning my bathroom :)  So it is my time to give back.

i would like those of you that read this to pray that through my neighborhood we will find friends, not just for me but for my boys as well.  Sometimes I get tired of putting myself out there to feel rejected and then i get back on track and go back out there.  i know the friendships will come, I just want them NOW :)  patience is not always my strong suit :)  

Now, I have to go and weed and feed my lawn, never have done it before but we have the ugliest grass here in Texas, at least my lawn.  It is sure not lush NY grass.  We have crab grass here that chokes the life out of the rest of the lawn. 

For supper, I am having Chicken Casserole Supreme, My family loves it.  I may post the recipe if anyone is interest.  Got to run, I have a 10 year old wanting to snuggle in bed and read a story!  So much for getting out in the nice weather but there will be other days for that and i have to take advantage of the fact that he still wants to snuggle and read!  :) 

Roberta

Trip to NY

{ 07:52 , Wednesday, April 11, 2007 } { Posted by Vicki }

Hey, while you are this close, you shoud make the short drive and visit us. Really! It would be so fun to meet you!!!
That Girl