Monday, July 12, 2010 4:25:58 AM
We went for a drive to a new community. This community is being built south of where we live. It's a very nice area.
I got a chance to look at our new hospital. They are still building it. When it's complete, it will be the 3rd largest hospital in the world!! It's huge now and it's only 1/4 complete.
I have to update our community association bylaws. What a pain!
My kids are going to summer camp tomorrow. The camps are during the day; only 3 hours long. My kids love to play in the pool and they love camp.
I will be busy this summer as I will have 5 kids to take care of. And I'll be working on my business and volunteer work. I had planned going to the beach every day to read my books.
Talk to you soon!
Lisa
Monday, June 21, 2010 3:33:45 PM
Well, I've had such a weird last few months. Actually, it's been over a year since I posted last so maybe I should start there.
I had to let go of the ADHD kids. Well, to be honest, the kids that I got, only 1 had real ADHD. The rest were just disgustingly bad kids with no discipline and parenting. Kids need those. I was just exhausted every day. I tried my best to give these kids the best of me and teach them stuff like manners, honesty, discipline and good behavior. It was so hard when the parents didn't believe in these values and they discredited everything I did with their kids. To this day, these kids are still disrupting their classes and making their teachers regret their career choice. It's all up to the parents to deal with that. These kids are future criminals, if you ask me. I tried. That's all I can do.
Currently, I have my daughter in the mornings and another little boy. After school, I have my son and 2 other boys. It's so much calmer. I just wished the parents would come home earlier. They wait until 6pm (my cut off time) to get them. These kids miss their parents and want to be with them. I completely understand they have to work, but still...
I quit smoking and drinking but put on a lot of weight. I'm now running every other day to get rid of the fluff. It's hard and I hate every moment of it but it WILL work. I will keep doing it until it does. I've been eating better too. It's just been so stressful this past year. My cat died too. I loved that little guy. I called him my big guy. I miss him.
Well, enough of this. I will post as much as I can. Hopefully funny/hilarious things.
Lisa
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Sunday, June 20, 2010 7:37:51 PM
Now that i have an iphone, i can tell you my thoughts on the fly. Nice! Opera i missed you!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 5:34:55 PM
Family
Ok, I really shouldn't have said anything in my last post. Now, we have -37C temperatures and my doors are frozen shut! It's so cold outside my nose hairs freeze. The kids don't even want to go outside. We're supposed to get warmer today, but back to the deep freeze in a few days.
Do I like winter in Canada? It's pretty outside, but I could do without the cold. I do love living in Calgary.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008 3:45:49 PM
This is me:
It's November and we have not had snow here in Alberta! Bummer! We usually get snow by September at least. And then all the way until April. It's cold enough to snow today. I hope we get some.
My daughter is watching TV in her pajamas this morning. She still has to finish her breakfast and get dressed. It takes her forever to get dressed.
I just realized that I love my life! I have to greatest kids in the world, most supportive husband and I have a beautiful house. What more could I ask for?
Talk to you soon!
Thursday, October 23, 2008 2:31:27 PM
Halloween is coming soon! We were invited to a party this weekend. The invitation was cute: it was a finger with blood all over it in a box. The party is across the street.
My son just went to school. My daughter doesn't have preschool today. She's still in her pajamas. She's watching cartoons and snacking on granola bars. I might take her to storytime at the library today.
I have posted an advertisement in our newspaper to take care of more kids. I have 2 boys now, but I want to get 2 more full time kids. That way I can get a new van and have some money to do things with my kids.
I have to get more decorations for my house. Halloween will be here in 2 weeks. I have to get prepared. We have all the candy ready for the kids, but we need more spooky decorations.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 3:16:18 PM
I haven't had the chance to write or even think.
It's beautiful here in Calgary today. It feels like Autumn at the moment, but in a few hours, it will get hot and feel like summer. It's very strange, having weather like this in October.
My daughter is at her friend's house and my son is in school. In an hour, I have to leave to take my daughter to school too. She only goes to school for 2 hours.
In the afternoons, I take care of 2 boys. One boy has severe ADHD/OCD. He's quite a handful to take care of. He's always on the go. The other boy is in grade 3 and is generally quiet. My son loves to have both of them come to our house to play for a few hours. I charge very cheaply; only $10/day to take care of children after school. That works out to almost $200/mos for each child. My friend charges $750/mos for each child!!! That's just not right. I wouldn't charge that much. That's insane. The two mothers I have are working but are single mothers. They can't afford $750/mos. I'd feel awful if I charged that much anyway. I don't understand my friend. She charges too much to take care of children. I love children too much to take advantage of people like that. I think that's very wrong.
My throat is hurting so bad today. I don't feel like myself. I have a cold or flu or something - I can feel it.
Talk to you all soon! I love Opera! It's so coool!
Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:38:31 PM
My father is Malaysian, so I have a genuine fondness for Asians. My mother is Irish, so I guess I'm a unique mix. I look more Malaysian than Irish, though. My children look like me.
I have never met my biological father but apparently, my son looks exactly like him. I hope some day to meet him. That would be awesome.
Friday, August 15, 2008 6:01:08 PM
Well, me and my sister are in a gridlock. She said she would get a plane ticket out here if I got NKOTB tickets here in Calgary. I don't think so. I don't want to be out money for a ticket if she doesn't come out here.
I can't see her buying a plane ticket out here. It would cost about $800/person. She wouldn't come alone either. She'd have to bring one of her kids. She says she's afraid of flying. The girl has only flown once. Jeez! Anyway, I'm not buying the NKOTB tickets first and she won't get a plane ticket first. I told her I would buy the tickets if she bought a plane ticket first, but no way. She won't. I just can't see her getting $800 together in 2 months for 1 ticket, let alone 2 (1 for her kid).
It will never happen.
It bothers me too that she always picks Sara over the other kids. Sara is her favorite. She's said that often. I don't get it. Both my kids are my favorites. Oh yeah, if she brings Sara, my husband will have to take care of her while we're at the concert. My husband says no way. He doesn't like my sister or her dim-witted kids. I hate to talk like that about my nieces and nephews, but it's true. They are so slow and it's really is actually painful to talk to them. I have never said that to my sister, of course. It's so so very painful.
Anyway, I have to call her back later today to see if she got the plane tickets. I can't see it happeneing.
Thursday, July 31, 2008 9:11:56 PM
I just finished on the phone with my sister. She was yelling over the TV and the radio (both of which were up full blast) at her kids. She's putting together stuff for a yard sale tomorrow. If you know anything about my sister, a yard sale for her consists of broken toys that don't work anymore, stained clothes, old clothes, clothes not even fit for rags and other useless shit. She thinks everyone will love what she has to offer. Only the poorest people of Saint John go to her yard sales to buy stuff. She also sends out boxes of crap to us for the kids; which we promptly put in the garbage. I can't stand getting used shit and toys from her. First of all, the shit she sends out is always broken and/or with missing parts. Second, it's usually stuff that is literally useless to us like old baby bottles and baby toys. My kids are 3 and 7! She send out coloring books that have been colored in and homework books that have been completed. Why? She spends all that postage money to get that box out here and it's full of shit.
When I called, I knew she'd be in a mood. She usually is lately. She has her 4 kids living there, with their father, his brother and sister-in-law and son. The house is really only built for a family of 4 to begin with. Now they have 9 people living there. I'd be moody too. I just wanted to call her to see if she wanted to talk. Sometimes she needs to talk out her problems.
I don't know why I volunteer to be there for her. Maybe it's because, I too, feel guilty. We all feel guilty. I don't know why. Why do we feel guilty? It's her life and she created it and she has to live it. What role do we play in it? Is it because we have our lives in order and are happy that we feel bad for her because she's just a big mess? What role did we play in getting her into this mess? Did we even play a role?[/FONT][/FONT]
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