Rambling On

A lot to do

When the kids get off the bus today they will start their March break. What this means is that for the next nine days I will have them home and underfoot and won’t be able to get a whole lot done. So I have to do it all today before they get home. In a little while I will be headed out the door to get everything done that needs to be done. I need to go to the grocery store, stop at Staples to pick up some promotional products, and go to the bank to pay some bills. I really need to get moving as I will run out of time if I don’t. I really don’t want to have to take the kids with me on these errands, so getting them done before they get off the bus really is a priority for me.

Tax time!

Well it’s that dreaded time of year again. That’s right folks. It’s tax time. Every year I dread this time of year as when I do up my taxes, I have an awful habit of owing the government even more money. Well this past year I decided to try something different. I got my employer to take extra taxes out of me every payday. And yes, this meant less money in my pocket during the year, but hopefully it also meant that I wouldn’t have to pay in.

Well I did up my taxes last night and guess what?? I don’t owe this year! I’m actually getting a refund. Not a huge one mind you, but as long as I don’t have to pay in, I really don’t care. So I guess I did something right last year and I’m going to do the same thing this year. So for this year at least, I’m in the money, not out of it.

I need a good night’s sleep

Life really does need to change. Here I am a 40 year old woman and I can’t seem to stay up past 9:30 at night. I don’t know if this is because I’m bored in the evening with really not much excitement going on or if it’s because I’m not getting a good night’s sleep and by this time in the evening this has all caught up with me or what? But, I really have to determine what the problem is so that I will be able to stay up longer than the kids. lol

I think the first thing I need to do is replace the bed that we currently sleep on. I would really like to have a sleep number bed. Every time I see a commercial on TV for these beds, I start drooling. If I replaced the bed, maybe I would get a better night’s sleep and be able to stay up later in the evening. But if this isn’t the problem, then I may have to figure out something different to do in the evenings to keep myself awake.

Always be prepared

My husband is always making fun of me for always being prepared. Well he’s not laughing now. Last night we had a freak electrical storm and it knocked out our Linksys router. Well lucky for him when I purchased this one, I purchased two. They had a really good deal on these routers and I figured that if I didn’t use it I could always give it to my father in law if he needed it. Well, as it turned out, we needed it. So I guess the next time I purchase two of “something” my husband will think twice about giving me a hard time about it now won’t he?!

Sold!

Well it’s been a crazy six months as far as my father in law is concerned when it came to selling his house. He put his house up for sale about six months ago. In that time he had lots of visitors to his house, but only three offers. It seems like people now a days want something for nothing. Two of the offers that he had on his home were very insulting and he didn’t even consider them. Then about a month ago he got an offer on his home that he was willing to take. The closing date was supposed to be last Thursday, but when Thursday arrived, the buyers decided that they weren’t happy with the basement. So it looked like this deal would fall through as well. But over the weekend he and the buyers came to an agreement that they could all live with and his house is finally sold. Now he can get on with his life and cross this one thing off his to do list.

The pedometer challenge

My children’s school is always coming up with different types of physical activities and contests to keep the kids motivated. Well they have come up with a new contest. The contest is called the “pedometer challenge”. In this challenge, the children all wear a pedometer for one week during the school week. At the end of the week, all their steps are counted. The class with the most steps wins either a skating party or a sledding party.

Well, my son’s grade 3 class one the challenge for his grade level. It really didn’t surprise me as I know my son probably put on the most steps of anyone in the school. At home this kid never stops so I honestly can’t see him slowing down at school. If he keeps this type of energy level up through his teens and adulthood, he will never need to use fat burners, that’s for sure. Well I’m happy he won and so is he and he is now looking forward to his party.

Weekend plans

So…the weekend is finally here. What are your plans for the weekend?

I really don’t have any plans for the weekend. I work every weekend, so that’s really all I have planned to do. Oh yeah, I do have plans to try to stay warm. Right now in our area it’s minus 25 degrees celsius. That’s pretty cold. It’s supposed to get colder this weekend. So I need to bundle up tight! But, the good news is, is that there is no more snow in the forecast. So I guess I will be able to put up with a little cold.

So…have a great weekend!

I’m a great aunt once again

Well I got a phone call last night from my older brother. He became a grand pa again over the weekend so this makes me a great aunt once again. This time it was my youngest niece who gave birth. Since this is her first child, she really doesn’t have a whole lot of stuff for this baby. So later on this afternoon I’m going to get my package together and send it to her. I have bought her some baby bedding, a couple of cute outfits and a couple of plush toys. I really wish I could be there with her and see the baby, but because she lives over 1000 miles away this just isn’t possible. I just hope that when she gets her package, she’ll realize that I really do love her and wish her well.