so much going on!

We got the approval for the house we want!!! Now we are just working on nagotiating a few things.It's very exciting...and stressful!

The kids start school in a couple weeks.That means it's time to think about clothes and supplies.Fun stuff!!! Our oldest is now legal to drive.That pretty much makes me scared out of my mind!The smoking isn't going so well,what can I say???

DD went into hiding.I understood at first then it turned into hurt.He brought it up a couple days ago,but I didn't have much to say.DD can be so one-sided,unfair whatever the word is at times.We have had a couple of disagreements this past month and it made me realize that spanking is always his answer.It doesn't matter whose at fault the end result is the same.The only thing that changes is whether or not I'm being punished or we're just clearing the air.If I have done something wrong I'm fine with a punishment,but being spanked to clear the air when he was clearly wrong isn't sitting well with me.I feel like over time it's made him less accountable for his words and actions.I won't go into all the details,but feel free to give me your opinion on spankings just to clear the air?

Have a great day everyone!!!

It's been crazy around here.

We enjoyed our weekend and just the day before Shannon was due back to work he got gout poor guy! He's doing much better now and went back to work today.They gave him three different medications,one he will be on from here on out.Everyone has suggested cherries so I'm stocking up on those!!!

We have also been thinking about moving.We have lived here five years and we are tired of renting(throwing our money away).There is a place we are interested in we will see how it goes.I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!!!

The smoking isn't going so well.There is just so much going on right now.My dad being a jerk for one...not that that's a new thing lol! Our house has been full of teens lately so there hasn't been privacy for much of anything anyway.

Ya'll know how it is...sometimes life just gets in the way.Eventually things will slow down and return to normal.

Have a great day everyone!!

Smoking update

I'm still working on it,I promise!! Things just got a tad crazy around here and then to make it even worse Shannon started working crazy hours.We felt it was best just to stay at the goal we were working on until things settled down some.Do things ever really settle down???

I started taking ten out as of yesterday.I didn't make that goal,but I will be working on it again today!

The good news is Shannon has scheduled days off again for the first time in almost a year!! The not so good news is I'm sure he will crack down on the smoking soon.I prefer staying at the goal for at least a few days.It gives me a chance to adjust.Taking one more out everyday is a lot harder.

I hope everyone has a safe and happy 4TH!!!!

I plead insanity!

This is something I posted elsewhere over a month or so ago.I promised I'd post it here.We're heading out of town later today for the weekend and I don't feel like posting about smoking so....

My son's room is horrible! I'm pretty sure it's a fire hazard.So Shannon tells me he doesn't want our son going anywhere until his room is clean.I heard him say it and I totally agreed with him.

The next day he comes home from work early and it's just me home so no witnesses.He announces that he's gonna give a spanking,one of those 'good' you forgot how things work around here kinda spankings.There may have been a tiny bit of truth to what he was saying so I tell myself that I've earned the spanking and I'm gonna take it like a champ(Whatever that really means)so I do!

Less than an hour later my son comes to me and asked if he can go to the park to play basketball.I quickly think about his room and then say(this is where I went insane!)Ok but as soon as school is out this week you and I are gonna tackle your room together,were throwing stuff out got it? He says he's got it and leaves.I come out of the kitchen and Shannon ask where J went.I was thinking Oh crap!!! I explain to him my awesome plan of action.He immediatly ask where the other two kids are.Now I'm thinking double Oh Crap!! I'm alone with no witnesses again!!!

I explain where the girls are almost wanting to add that they could be home any moment?(a lie would have been a bad idea though)He says good follow me.He makes the long walk to our room.He ask me again to explain where our son is and why he isn't cleaning his room.I explain,well the best I could being insane and all.He says so what I say doesn't matter?I say of course it does and try to hurry and think how the heck I'm supose to prove that at that very moment.He asked what did I just spank you for earlier as he reaches for his belt.Now I'm just desperate and I tell him that he really doesn't have to use THAT and that I really did hear what he said earlier it's just I messed up.He wasn't really interested in that at the moment.He puts me over his knee and checks out his earlier handiwork.Then he is kind enough to say"Wow your pretty marked up this is really gonna hurt!!"

And he was right!

Misty(not the sharpest tool in the shed)

Have agreat weekend everyone!!!