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 Happy Super.bowl Sunday, or not so happy if your team didn't win or didn't make it to the Super.bowl.  I wasn't to excited about the game since I'm not a fan of either team and had no plans on watching.  Hubby is extremely disappointed because he was hoping the cardinals would do it.  I was half paying attention while I was cooking dinner but Hubby was on an emotional roller coaster the whole game.  This is the first time in the history of the Superbowl that Hubby and B have ever rooted for the same team.  Ok, the first time in history that Hubby and I have been a couple that they've gone for the same team.  I was SHOCKED!!!!  But the cardinals let it slip through their fingers and as I'm typing this I'm hearing Hubby in another room sighing obviously reliving the disappointment he felt with the game.  I remember the day's when he wasn't really even into football.  Our house was much quieter then.  Lol 

I had so many things to catch you all up on but now that I've taken the time to sit down and write, I cant remember any of what I was going to blog about.  I guess I need to start keep little notes or something in the future, or maybe when I actually HAVE something to blog about I should actually take the time to sit down and do it. Oh well. 

I don't know why it is that once January comes, for me the next 6 months just flies by.  Before I know it summer is here, kids are out of school and I'm counting down the days left dreading fall and winter.  What's different this year is that B is going to be turning 18 in April, then there's prom, graduation and then he's off to college. 

We (well I should probably say he) hasn't gotten any solid offers yet.  I was PISSED, actually furious with him this past week.  Let me back up for a quick second. 

He is determined to go to The University of MN. I'm not opposed to the idea because 1. it's not really my decision to make, 2. it's a really good school and 3. I'm just praying that he gets in SOMEWHERE.  He's always done very well academically so I'm not stressing too much, at least not about him getting accepted somewhere.  I'm stressing more about the financial aspect of it all and disappointed in myself for not being more prepared for the day when it comes. 

Anyway..... he's applied at quite a few schools, MN being his first choice, and I actually had him apply for Texas A & M since we are hoping to move to Texas this summer.  He wasn't real thrilled but we talked about having as many options as possible so he applied.

Fast forward to this past Monday.  We had just finished dinner and had started watching a movie (Pine.apple Ex.press which was freaking funnier than I expected.  If you haven't seen it you HAVE to get it.) Our home phone rings and typically we rarely ever answer, but something told me to this time.  So it's a guy who says he's from TX A & M and asks if B is available.  I'm give B the phone and am anxious to hear about why he's calling.  The first thing I hear out of B's mouth is "I'm not interested in going to the school anymore."  If our life was a movie you would have heard the RECORD SCRATCH sound.  He gets off the phone and I about lost my mind.  I went OFF.  So bad that the next morning Hubby called me from work saying (since he leaves for work while I'm still asleep)he knows I was really upset and wanted to know if I was ok. 

In my experience I don't know of many colleges calling potential students at home unless there is a genuine interest.  And since the fool boy hasn't recieved any acceptance letters yet I had a hard time wrapping my mind around the fact that he would let that come out of his mouth.  During my brief tirade I told him that I wouldn't help him with anymore of his college applications and that I would let him handle everything on his own from here on out.  I told him that it's stupid to EVER turn down any offers (I don't even know that's why the man was calling) if he didn't have something else set in stone and not to expect me to do anything else that relates to him going to college.  That was the furious, angry irrational me.  Now that I've had a good week to calm down I know that I can't do that because it about HIM and HIS future and I know I have to support whatever decision he makes.

I had been toying with the idea of going back to school but I know that's not realistic when we cant even figure out how we'll get B's tuition paid for.  I know my job is working my last nerve right now and I really need to figure out something soon.  I was SO pissed off when I got my little (and I do mean little) yearly raise.  I can't believe I've lasted there a year.  It's a true miracle.  Everytime I look up they are giving us more and more responsibitlies, basing our performance on productivity and HELLO, if there is NO work to do I can't see how that's logical.  IDIOTS!!!!

And then I get this little measly raise.  Granted I did get a higher raise than everyone else, and co-workers have been prodding me trying to figure out how much I got.  I should be happy that I got anything with the way the economy is right now, but COME ON!!!!!  I'm so used to getting cost of living raises every year, a yearly raise and at minimum triple what I got. I guess it's better than nothing.  I still hate my job!!!!  I know I know, at least I have one.  Yeah yeah!!!! I've emailed my unit manager not once but twice to talk about the issues I'm having with the job, not to mention some of the managers are incompetent, and you know she has yet to respond to either email.  Let me just tell yall the first email was over a month ago.  Something is very wrong with this picture.

It's germ season around our house cause everyone is sick.  I'm more worried about K3 than anyone.  I'm not used to dealing with sick kids, or what I should say is kids that are sick that are visibilly sick and behave as though they are sick.  I can count on one hand how many times ALL of our kids have gotten sick where it actually knocked them on there butts and they acted as if it had any effect on them at all..  EVERYTIME K3 gets sick my poor baby gets a high fever, a horrible cough, gets lethargic and feels just miserable.  Not to mention he get moody as I don't know what. I feel so bad for my poor baby cause there's not really a lot we can ever really do but let the bug run it's course.  What's bad about this is we cant even get him to take medicine.  He fights us to death, gags, cough, makes himself throw up and sometimes it's just not worth all the trouble.  This little bugger kept me up all night for the past 3 nights with his coughing, sneezing and what not.  He would wake up off and on all night either coughing or sitting straight up saying he needed to blow his nose, but then crying because his poor nose was so red and sore.  It was funny because he would be half asleep and one time he sat up so fast and started talking about his friends.  It was too cute.  He is definitely his Daddy's Baby. Lol 

So anyway I call home from work Saturday ( I hate working Saturdays UGH!) to check on everyone and Hubby tells me K3 has something to tell me.  My first thought was that he did something wrong.  He gets on the phone and was SO excited and said "Mommy I take my medicine like a big boy. I did it all by myself...."  He goes on to tell me his little story about putting the medicine in the spoon and taking it by himself.  I had somewhat of a hard time understanding him because he's so stuffy and was a little hoarse from all the coughing he's been doing.  He kind of sounds like the little duck from Tom and Jerry, you know the one that couldn't find his Mama.  So cute.  So Saturday and then again today he's taken his medicine so well without a fight at all so Hubby and I decided to surprise him with a guitar.  K2 got one for x-mas and he tries so hard to play it.  He will get creative and make guitar strings out of ANYTHING he can find and pretend like he's playing.  So when we came back from the grocery store with his new surprise, he was the happiest little person in the world.  

Singing a song

I'm not sure what Hubby's fascination is with this thing, but I guess if it makes him happy, that's all that matters.  He was so adorable playing with it I don't know why I didn't take a picture.  I guess between Hubby, K2 and K3 they can start their own little band.  Lol.  And K2 is amazing.  She's been wanting that guitar for so long and she just picks it up, never having touched one in her life and starts playing.  And I don't mean just playing she's actually playing songs.  *CONFUSED*  After having it for just a few days she learned how to play the beginning of Hate On Me by J.ill S.cott.  My daughters talent amazes me sometimes.  She's been taking cooking classes after school for the past few weeks and has been really inspired to cook.  She can be careless at times so I usually don't let her in the kitchen much without supervision.

Today I decided to try making DTW's "Easy Chinesy" and also add a little extra too it. His recipes are so easy to follow so I figured it was something her and I could try together.  I turned out so great.  She had fun helping and I was SO surprised by how easy it was and how well it turned out.  His Turkey Crispy Rolls were so good.  Everyone had seconds and was going on and on about how good it tasted.  Hooray!!!!  I also added with the fried rice Teriyaki Chicken with zucchini squash, onions and mushrooms on the side.  My version of this dish we would always order from Ben.i.hana.  Hubby calls it Mamahanas.  Lol.  Needless to say I'm so in love with DTW's blog and his new site Everydaycooking.com.  So here a pictures of my version of his recipe.

minute rice.  I cant make real rice no matter how hard I try.  Lol

The fried riche being prepared

zucchini squash, mushroom and onions

the filling/preparring the turkey crispy rolls.  These were THE BOMB!!!

all rolled up

Frying/I think I let them get a little too brown, but they were so Delish!!!

COMPLETE!!!  YUMMY!

So... I know that was a bit just a bit too many pictures right?  Oh well, it's my blog so Naa na na na na!!!!  Lol.  This got a little too lengthy so I guess it's a good thing I forgot half the things I was initially going to blog about.  Lol. 

I'm tired and it's late (by my standards anyway) so I'm going to call it a night.  I hope you all enjoyed your weekend and have a Fabulous week.  Love Yall!!!!! Peace and Blessings!!!

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