It's been a while!

Oh boy it has been too long.  I have lost all my journal friends I'm sure by now.  My sporadic entries have ruined me!  I will give a quick update for those who happen to drop by:

As you know I am working full time now. . .enough said really.  I no longer have time for anything.  I do still love my job and am very happy to have it, but I miss my quiet days at home alone with my computer.  I am reading a great book right now, but in the old days I would have read 3 books in the time it has taken me to get to the 1/2 way point.  My house is suffering a bit too.  I like to clean the bathrooms before you can see that they need cleaning, but now I clean them to avoid any potential science projects from popping up.  My vacuum cleaner has had a clog in it for weeks now and so I have to use the quick vac and it doesn't do a very good job, but I don't have time to take apart the vacuum cleaner and dig out the clog.  I know that I will eventually get a system, but it's taking longer than I'd like.  I may resort to hiring someone to clean.  I offered to pay the girls to clean for me.  Not their rooms or bathroom, but the kitchen, den, livingroom and dining room and start supper.  Well, I guess they aren't interested, because I haven't had to pay them a red cent yet!  Katie will start supper, but when her heart isn't in it (and it hasn't been lately) then the food comes out terrible. . .undercooked pasta, big clumps of rice with most sticking to the bottom of the pot. . .you get the picture.  She made a stir fry the other night and it was so bad that Robert couldn't eat it, now that's bad cause he'll eat anything.  So. . .I'll probably end up with a cleaning lady before too long.  Hey, I even went out and bought some special cleaning supplies to make it easier. . .the disposable toilet bowl brush (I love it and think it is the best thing since sliced bread) but they were unimpressed.  I bought every kind of wet one available. . .dusting, windex, all purpose, clorox, orange scented. . .you name it, I bought it. Well, my cleaning lady will like it!!  I used to have a cleaning lady come twice a month and it was so nice to walk in to a spotless house. . .yes, I've talked myself into it.

On to other things. . .Wilma.  Stay away!!!!!  Robert starts picking tomatoes on Monday.  He has has the worst season this fall.  No storms.  I don't mean hurricanes, but regular gully washers, none.  You need a good hard rain every so often to clean the plants.  We've had some light rain and sprinkles but they just promote bacteria and fungus. . .now that we are ready to pick, we need nice cool, dry days. . .well, there are none of those in the forcast.  A hurricane right now would put my poor husband in the nut house. 

Kids.  Betsy is doing wonderful in school. . .no boyfriend. . .on a diet ( she is 16 and weighs 110 lbs, but she thinks she needs a diet. . .go figure.)    Katie is also single.  She and Matt haven't been able to get their act together. . .I don't get it at all.  She is going to Halloween Horror Nights at Busch Gardens with a few friends tonight.  She is also competing in the Calendar Girl pageant at her school next weekend.  120 girls all trying for 12 spots. . .it has cost us hundreds of dollars on a gown, shoes, walking lessons, hair and makeup. . .she better win!  The weekend after that is Homecoming which has become the "Fall Prom", so we had to get a gown for that as well!  And hair and make up!  I'm making her use the shoes for both. . .that's where I draw the line.  She is also getting braces next month.  She has decided that she hates her teeth.  Her bottom teeth are crooked, but her top teeth look fine. . .not perfect, but fine.  Not good enough for her,  so the braces are being put on in a few weeks.  She is trying to decide whether to go out for Strawberry Festival Queen (which is a BIG deal in this town, I mean BIG!!!)  She is freaking out because they have a bathing suit competition . . .why?, I don't know.  She thinks she has big thighs, she works out several times a week and only weighs 120 (she's 18).  Good grief.. . . . . .Wes is working two jobs and one is with his dad.  It is working out great. No fighting or threats to move out. . . He starts college on January 14th. . .we are so excited for him.  He is madly in love with Kady. . .madly.  It is very sweet.  He is flying up to Tallahassee next weekend to see her for her birthday.  He bought her a bracelet from Tiffany's for her b-day present.  He hasn't saved any money for college, but hasn't asked us for a loan in a while either. . .progress. 

Well, that about does it! The kittens are 3 weeks old and starting to get around.  They are too cute.  I'll try to make another entry before Thanksgiving!  If not, have a fun and happy Halloween and Veteran's Day!  ~later