Life's questions

Once a week I make the drive into the office to work my shift from there. Yes, I do the same things I do at home, however, these are big review days, deciding which students do and do not get scholarships. So, it is very important that I put in my two cents ;). Once in a while I actually remember to take my own lunch on these days. Other times, I completely forget, and leave my lunch at home, making it so I have to make the walk across the parking lot to the Arctic Circle. The walk, not so bad...the spending money part, kills me! So, I make myself fell better about it by using coupons, and spending a maximum of $1.50 on a full meal (hamburger, fries, drink, and ice cream). Granted, the drink is ice water, but this is PERFECT cuz it gives me water for the hydration they keep saying I need, and ice to chew on for those frequent ice craving. Also, the ice cream is the courtesy cone that the super nice lady always goes around and gives to everyone. Which reminds me, if you have never been to the Arctic Circle just off 3900 S. and 700 E. you are TOTALLY missing out! There is an older lady there who is so friendly, who is in charge of cleaning the tables. However, she is so amazing, she makes you feel like you need to tip her. I may have mentioned this previously, but she really is awesome, and makes it so that is the only Arctic Circle I ever wanna go to.

So, this week, as I was sitting at my table at Arctic circle, there were these two older ladies sitting across from me. They were talking about high school memories (which totally made me laugh cuz they were at least in their 80s). and I thought, I wonder if I'm gonna reminisce about high school when I'm that old. I wonder if I'm gonna remember anything about high school when I'm that old. I wonder if I'm gonna live to be that old...and then I started wondering "what do retired people do with their time?" I think I am just gonna have to work till the day I die, or I might go crazy from boredom. My house would definitely be spotless and organized (not so much right now). But I am so used to having a full-time job, coming home and being booked with my kiddos schedules, and barely getting time to sleep before I start again the next day. I typically set aside 30-45 minutes a day for spot cleaning, so my house doesn't get out of control with 2 boys running around. But what if I had actual full days, for the rest of my life, with my children raised and on their own, no school, no work, no extracurricular stuff to take the boys to, nothing that makes my life insanely busy right now. What in the world would I do? I know people are always saying they can't wait till they can retire. But why? Do they plan on having a bunch of money to travel around the world? (cuz that would be awesome). If I could retire right now, having young children, then work when they were grown, I would totally be up for it! This work thing seems so backwards. However, I guess if it was reversed it would be like getting paid before actually doing the work. So, it does make sense. However, by the time you're old enough to retire, the craziness of your life is gone anyway. Maybe I'll spend the rest of my life babysitting grandchildren (assuming I have them). That would be fun. Or maybe we'll strike it rich, and get to travel the world (or at least the US), that would also be really fun. Of course, maybe I won't need to worry about it anyway, because by the time I'm old enough to retire, there will probably be no such thing...

Baby Update

Can you believe I am 36 weeks? That means only 4 more weeks till Due day. How did I get this far this fast? and that list of things I have to tackle Before our little guy gets here? Well, it's barely been touched. Maybe now that Braedyn is done with soccer, I'll be able to get more done. Since soccer was taking up 2 nights every week, and since I don't clean on Sunday's (it's my one day to relax).

Here is my theory (that I'm really hoping works)...If I just keep putting things off, then our baby will put off being born. Since I really want him to stay in there for a little while, then I just keep putting things off. And since these last weeks go by SO SLOW, then maybe I'll have enough time to do everything I need to. But maybe I should really get started getting ready this week.

This morning we had our 36 week check-up. From last Thursday (when I was Dilated to a 0, and 0% effaced) to today, I have progressed a little bit (dilated to a 1-1 1/2, 50% effaced). However, with my last 2 kiddos, this didn't mean anything, so I'm not too stressed, just decided I should probably at least get a car seat and pack for the hospital soon. Oh, and getting diapers might be a good idea too. And maybe I should wash all those baby clothes I have, and possibly even setup the cradle (although really, Erek could do that while I'm in the hospital, so that's not really at the top of my to do list).

Our little man is still moving around like crazy, and jabbing my ribs, as well as head butting the bladder, such a fun stage of pregnancy :). The good news....He is in the correct position for delivery, and now just putting on weight until it is time for him to come.

My little bully

Ok, I have to admit, I am completely clueless when it comes to handling bullies. I was never really bullied in school, and I never bullied anyone (I know, big shock cuz I'm so mean). My hubby was bullied in school, so I figured boys were just bullied, and it's just the way it is. So, ever since my son was probably 2, I've been talking about being bullied, and if a kid is mean to him, how to handle it. I never really got into too much detail, because, like I said, I just don't know a whole lot about the topic. Well, during all those talks, I never thought MY child would be the bully. Now I have a whole new problem, and still no clue how to handle it.

A couple of weeks ago I got a call from the office that my son just took off from school, and they couldn't find him. At least that wasn't him being a bully, right. So we talked about how that's not safe, blah blah blah. The next day, when his dad picked him up, he was throwing rocks at the school with a friend. So, his dad handled it in his own way ( I wasn't home, so I'm not sure what that consisted of).

Yesterday I got a call from his teacher saying Bredyn got in a fight on the playground with a couple of 4th graders, trying to take a ball from them. Seriously? 4th graders? Does the kid want to get killed? Not the smartest thing to do. Then today, I got a call from the principal, yes the principal this time, that my son took some kids hall pass and flushed it down the toilet, traumatizing the poor little boy. First, why in the world would u flush a hall pass down the toilet? How big are those things?

The problem is, for those who know Braedyn, this is SO not like him. He is such a sweet kid. At parent teacher conferences, the teachers always rave about how good of a kid he is and how they wish they had more like him in their class. He is always so helpful, friendly, etc. Sadly, I would expect this from Brock, and we've been working on getitn ghim to NOT be a bully (to his brother or other kids) because we're pretty sure it's gonna be a problem with him as soon as he goes to Preschool.

So, if anyone has any advice on how in the world to nip this in the butt right now before he becomes the bully of the school, I would love to hear the advice.