Monday, September 29, 2008

Our Weekend...

Friday, we had 2 caseworker visits in the afternoon. They both went fine. It was my first time meeting both of them so I was a bit nervous, but all went well. I spent some time talking to Andy about some things as he worked from home in the afternoon to be here for the home visits. Then, Deidra and I went and watched my brother's football game. I was so excited to watch the marching band. I really miss marching band days. Anyway, Red Oak was playing Lancaster and I have to say Lancaster's band was so obnoxious. They never quit playing and everytime I kept going "come on Red Oak, they're on your turf...play...play! My Mom said she had never not enjoyed a game so much because Lancaster's band just played and played and wouldn't give a break and they were LOUD. Sadly, my brother never got to play in the game and we went down afterwards and watched their band march off the field. I overheard 2 Mom's saying how Red Oak just wasn't a marching band and you didn't play on the field with instruments you couldn't march with (she was referring to their pit section). I couldn't help but say that Red Oak's band isn't bad...they had a better half time show than Lancaster, but they do lack sound. My Dad told her that I was in a very competitive marching band and she said that they used to be too and had about a 100 members in their band. I told her that any marching band I knew of had a pit section. My Dad told her that our band took up the whole football field. She still wanted to argue and said that Red Oak's band director literally came from Wal-mart and wouldn't let the kids have any fun. I decided at that point to quit arguing with her. As I was walking away she said that Red Oak needed to get a band director who was qualified. My argument had nothing to do with that as I don't know the situation, all I was trying to tell her that Red Oak wasn't a bad band, they just lack some sound and that any competitive band has a pit section. Oh well!

Saturday we got up and spent the day at the State Fair. We decided last year that we were going to start budgeting specifically for that event. It's huge and so much fun. We got there and there was so much we wanted to see and food that we wanted to try. We'd get the food and share so we could all taste it. We started out with chicken strips and curly fries for the kids, then Andy and I went and got fried grilled cheese and tomato soup dip. We tried fried banana splits, and fried cantaloupe pie and Deidra got frozen chocolate dipped cheesecake and chocolate covered strawberries. Everything was really good! We walked through the arts and crafts booths, the auto show, and took Deidra over to play some games where she got things for her and all the kids. We watched the irish school dancers for awhile and Baby T totally got into it and was clapping to the music and laughing. Little E wanted to sit by the fountain with Deidra, so Deidra walked her over there. Deidra is so good with her. Little E can get very apprehensive and fearful around new situations and people, but if Deidra takes her hand and talks to her she totally calms down. My brother, Jimmie, met up with us over by Big Tex and we walked around with him for awhile. We are trouble makers when we get together. I wanted to meet up with my parents for a bit, but they were on the complete opposite side of the grounds and my feet were hurting so badly by that point (my feet are covered in blisters from the new shoes that I just got) that I couldn't get up the gumption to walk over there. The kids were all really good while we were out and Little E walked everywhere. We asked her after we had been there for 6 hours if she was tired and wanted to rest and she didn't. I was so proud of her! We got ready to go and Jimmie asked if he could get a ride home with us. We called my Mom & Dad to let them know and as we were walking out I realized we never took the kids to the animal barn. Last year we went and got to pet a kangaroo and I'll admit that it's one of my favorite parts of the fair each year, so I can't believe that I totally forgot all about it. I didn't have the strength to walk all the way to the other side of the fair to bring them thougha nd then have to walk all the way back to leave. We were all hot and tired by that point. It is good to see my parents being friendly enough towards each other as well to enjoy each others company. Dad came in this week to help move him and Zach out of their apartment in Austin and it's just really nice to see them getting along. It was nice to sit in the stands and watch my brother's game with both of them and see them laughing and so forth. That's a totally answered prayer right there.

Sunday, we all got up and went to church and I took Deidra to catechism and I went and helped Mom teach her RCIA class. Well, I didn't really help...more like just sat in...and if she needs an errand ran or anything then she asks me to go do it for her. I like to sit in as God speaks to me in classes like that. I think next year I may really formally start helping her out. Deidra makes her first communion this year as well and I would like to help in her class as well. We came home and took a nap and then Andy and I had some stuff that we needed to get done. I worked on laundry for awhile, I re-organized Baby J's closet and took out everything that was too small for him, and Andy steam cleaned the carpets in our room and got rid of the totes that we were just working on unpacking and it looks so much better in there now. Then, I cleaned the downstairs up so he could spot clean the carpets in the living room and play room. I got some more laundry put away and I made dinner that for once everyone really liked (Amish casserole)... We got the kitchen cleaned up and I gave the kids their baths and got them ready for bed so I could enjoy some peace and quiet. Andy called his Dad to check his itinerary. He's flying in the week after next from Sunday-early Wed. morning. We were trying to get him to come in over the weekend so Andy had the time with him, but he's flying to Phoenix to see my BIL and SIL when he leaves here, so he wouldn't change it. Andy's taking his last sick day on Monday when he's here. Andy's Mom comes in this week while we're in San Antonio for our foster parent conference. We're going to pick her up from her sister's house on Sunday and she's staying until Tuesday morning when we have to bring her to the airport. Andy's taking the last of his vacation for our conference and his Mom's visit. It makes me a bit nervous that he's out of days when we still have a couple months' left of the year, but hopefully all will be ok.

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