Joey’s School Song

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Joey Michael Moore, no more crying, prek, school, school song

Joey’s been having a hard time in PreK being away from mommy and daddy.  So I came up with a new song to sing to him.  Every time I think he may start crying in the morning I will start singing it to him right away.  It worked this morning because he didn’t get a chance to cry while getting ready for school and he didn’t cry during the wait for the bus.

Joey gets to go to school

He get’s to learn his ABC’s and 123’s and how to read to mommy

He get’s to learn to add and subtract and check his daddy’s math

Joey gets to go to school!

 

What do you do to get your child off to school without crying??

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9-17-2017 Journal Update

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Halloween, house, prek, schedules

The House

I bought a new bookshelf to add a little more room to the too small desk.  It worked great because it fit my monitor for work and my printer on it.  I probably shouldn’t mention the fact my husband put it together without me and put the bottom shelf upside down.  (I am just happy it wasn’t the top shelf!!)

I re-cleaned the living room for the hundredth time and it is ready for when the new couch arrives on Wednesday.  Now to re-clean the dining room and the kitchen.

 

Halloween

I am getting excited about Halloween and I have started buying things to start making new Halloween decorations.  I plan to make a separate blog about them!

I also found a store in Wichita Falls called Dirt Cheap!  Yes it is dirt cheap!!!  They have these bargain shopping baskets for $10.  The last one I bought I filled a huge black trash bag up for my sister, but didn’t get an exact count of it.  It roughly had 20 card board banners, tons of stickers, girl toys, misc decorations, and more.  I put aside around 20 magnetic chore charts that I thought would be great for giving out for Halloween instead of candy!  It also had around 400-500 pick candles for cupcakes and lots of toys I put aside for “stocking stuffers” for my son.  For me it had patches, notepads, place cards and other items.  I can’t help myself and will be sending my husband to get another one tomorrow after he finishes job searching.  (I will make a post and take pictures!)

Schedule time!

My 3 year old has started school which means I have no choice but to put him on a weekday schedule.  This is what I found has worked so far.

3:20 p.m.  Home from school

3:20 – 4:00 p.m. Go over papers and any homework (or tablet time)

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Outside time

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Help make Dinner and Eat

6:00 – 7:00 pm After School Activities (Tuesday Tumbling/Wednesday Church)

7:00 – 7:30 p.m. bath time

7:30 – 8:00 Sing and Read time

8:00 pm is bedtime (or should I say hello adult time!!)

 

 

 

School Memory Books

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binding machine, book, memory book, prek, school, school memories

Binding Machine use #1: School Memory Books

Will keep all the paperwork in one convenient place and allow him to look at memories for years to come.

Pre-K Trail of Tears

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crying, ideas, prek, recommendations needed, school, tears, thoughts

We received a note from school that Joey is still crying every day for his mommy and daddy.  The teacher asked us to talk to him.  We did and obviously it made it worse because he cried, missed the bus, and cried until his daddy left to take him to school.

Our talk made it WORSE and I don’t know how to fix it.  So I am looking for suggestions, recommendations anything to help make this transition easier on my son.   Please drop me a comment with your thoughts, ideas and suggestions!

9/14/2017 Getting Back To Blogging

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harvey, hurricane, Journal, journal update, new start

I have been away for awhile, life was crazy and then Harvey came for a visit.  Our home was full of mold from Harvey’s visit and it forced us to make a serious life change!!  (Turns out if was for the better!!)

1. Renting instead of buying:  I thought it would be a con, but at the moment it has put money back into the budget to work on getting some bill paid off and is giving us a change to increase our credit score so we can buy a home through the bank instead of doing owner finance.
2. PRE-K!!!: This is the biggest one.  Now that we moved to a small town they offer 3 and 4 year old Pre-K.  It is a huge blessing for us because we couldn’t find a pre-k that would take him or one that we could afford.
3. New People: Although there are people from the area we will miss with all our hearts, the ones that were making life hard on us will not be missed.  We have interacted with a lot of great people and hoping to meet lots more.

I am back and hope to blog on a regular basis again and get caught back up on everyone’s blog.

Please pray for those affected by the  Hurricane/Wild Fires and make sure to research before you donate!

Archer County Rodeo June 17, 2017

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Archer County Rodeo 2017, dancing, Joey Michael Moore, Mutton Bustin', Rodeo, sheep

Saturday we had a fun family day and started it out with the Archer County Rodeo Parade.  My son came home with more candy from this small parade than he did for Halloween!  He was super excited over the Rodeo Royalty on horses!!

We decided to try him out doing the Mutton Bustin’.  If you are unfamiliar with this it is where the kids ride sheep.  At first he said he didn’t want to do it, but I am not the good parent that accepts no.  So we went to the sheep and it took a lot of trying to get him to pet the sheep.  I believe they are twins, but a girl and boy really helped him get used to the sheep.  I am forever grateful to these two for the kindness they showed my son.

After watching several children ride the sheep first my son was ready to go.  His first ride was .66 seconds, so I was really proud of him!  He cried when he first fell off and at first I thought he was hurt, but it turned out it was more his pride than the physical pain.  You can see the video on You Tube, please click the link below.

Joey Michael Moore – Mutton Bustin’

While he was crying one of the Rodeo Queens walked over to talk to him.  After she finished talking to him, they high fived and he was smiling once again.  Then he asked me if he could do it again!! (This was a proud mommy moment)

They play music during the rodeo and my son couldn’t stand (or sit) still.  Here is just one of the many videos of him getting his dance on!  You can watch it on You Tube too, please click the link below.

Joey Michael Moore – Dancing

We bought tickets for the Bowie Rodeo and hoping we can make it this weekend!

Hope you had a great weekend!

Journal Update 6-16-2017

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CRAFTS, house, Journal, journal update, kidney stones

I haven’t updated in awhile because it seems my life is in slow motion and nothing is coming together very fast.  I have lots of doors surrounding me, but not sure which one will unlock first.

Husband Update:

He is still having pain from his kidney stone and yesterday we went to see the doctor.  He said it is still to big to pass and he has to go back in to have it blasted again.  I hope it works this time!

Dad Update:

Dad found out his motorcycle is about to be totaled.  We had planned to get a house together, but he was not able to get a VA loan since he had to many bills.  So I suggested that after they finish totaling the bike he try again for a VA loan.  Yes, my real intention is to keep him off a bike for as long as possible.  This is his second accident and I don’t think he needs to be on another one!  I am completely tapped out so if he asked me to do it I would have to decline!

House Update:

We wanted to buy the house right next door to my aunt.  It would need a ton of work, but located by my aunt was a great location.  The woman selling sounded very interested in selling it, but when I talked to her this past week she decided she was in no hurry to sell.  It could be today she decides for 5 years from now.  This option is lowest on the list.

If dad chooses a house over a motorcycle than we will move back by him, but he is to much about have a bike that I don’t think he will pick a house, so I am putting this option low on the list too!

The other option is to rent up here and continue paying off bills and saving money and buy something up here.  I would need to pay off the place my dad is living before I could buy anything by myself.

Crafts:

I haven’t started anything new recently.  I just keep buying craft items with no real direction.  I am thinking maybe I have to much uncertainty in my life to be to crafty.  I am hoping the inspiration will come back, but till then I will surf other people’s craftiness until I find my own again!

6-1-2017 Journal Update

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Cotton Patch, kidney stones, lemon, Wichita Falls

I am a day late posting, but yesterday was a crazy start to the month!

Kidney Stones:

Last month, the day before my vacation started, my husband got deadly ill and I had to take him to the Emergency room.  His right kidney had swollen to twice it’s normal size due to a kidney stone that had caused a severe infection from being too big.  They put a stint in between the kidney and the bladder with the hopes it would help pass the kidney stone.

Unfortunately that did not work so we had to go back to the doctor yesterday to get the kidney stone in the right kidney blasted.  My husband said it made him feel so much better, but now he feels like he has been in a fight and lost.  Now we wait for all the little pieces to pass and hope the kidney stone that he has in the left kidney passes too.

I was told to have him use lemon and limes in his water to help dissolve them.  I do not know if it will work, but going to try it anyways.  I told him we needed to work on eating and drinking healthier to assist in preventing this from happening in the future.

 

Cotton Patch Restaurant in Wichita Falls, TX

After my husband was released for the hospital we were extremely hungry so decided to try out a new restaurant.  We went to the Cotton Patch Restaurant in Wichita Falls, TX.  The service was pretty good and the food was home-style cooking.  We enjoyed it and the price was right.  Was under $28 for both of us.  It will definitely be a place we go to again in the future.

5-20-2017 Journal Update

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Journal, journal update, kia, kia forte, kidney, kidney stones, new car

The roller coaster ride is still continuing….

Husband:

Wednesday my sister, son and I went to dinner since my husband wasn’t feeling good.  When I got home he was curled up on the couch and looked sick.  All the signs pointed to something serious so I forced him against his will to go to the Emergency Room.  He was running a temp of 103.1 and said his whole body hurt.  At this point he has been sick for about a week, but he kept claiming it was nothing serious and at first I believed him.  So then they did xrays and a cat scan on him and found he had two kidney stones, one in each kidney.  The one on the right was twice as big as the one on the left side.  It became extremely infected since the kidney stone is way to big.  So they admitted him to the hospital and sent him to a bigger hospital.  He got a stint to go from his kidney to his bladder and was sent home the next day.  He goes back at the end of the month so they can see if enough of the infection has gone away in order to do surgery to break up the kidney stone so he can pass it.  They said if he didn’t come in when he did that he could have died from the infection.  Extremely scary and it forced me to get ugly with my husband and tell him he needed to start doing regular doctor visits or else!

New Car:

I went to Patterson’s in Wichita Falls, TX and was approved for a 2015 Kia Forte.  I absolutely love it and was so happy to get approved on my own.  Since I was having issues getting to the car lots to look for a car I just called the dealership and told them I was looking for the newest, most dependable car for under $300 a month.  Gave them my application information and they picked it out and was able to locate the financing for me.  I have bad credit so I was extremely excited!

Housing:

I am still living with my sister but we decided to not let the property in Winnie go, but I still refuse to move back to it.  My aunt is trying to help me get the house next to hers and if I can I will move into it.  Hopefully I find something soon because living with people is not something I enjoy doing.  I will keep you posted on the status as I learn more.

 

Right now we are focused on getting my husband better and finding a long term home.  I am hoping to get back to blogging on a more regular basis but I don’t want to commit to something I can’t do.

 

Happy Mother’s Day!!

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afghan, Crochet, family tree, Family tree book, graduation afghan, happy mother's day, mother

I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Mother’s Day!!! I don’t have any big plans today, just going to take it easy.  I have been working on my daughter’s graduation afghan and her family tree book.  I love the twisted shell border on the blanket.