Things constantly changing

Well yet again, things are always changing. I had another visit to the hospital for a week. I get out and Kelly and the kids (Seth and Cassie) moved out so they are no longer my neighbors. They promise to come visit though.

Wednesday morning we had a family mishap. Gramma Stella around 130-2am decided she wanted a cig, nothing out of the ordinare, but she fell asleep and with her being on oxygen she caught the house on fire. So until her house is done being rebuilt I have myself a roommate.

We are happy that Lacy, the dog, has adapted well to all our critters. Gramma was lucky that she only got a few blisters on her feet. Unfortunately all her stuff was unsalvagable. Sadly though a lot of the stuff is sentimental, but items can be replaced, she on the other hand cant be. If it wasnt for her granddaughter Chrissy she wouldnt have survived it. She ran in and grabbed her and took her outside.

Lacy needed 2 baths to get all the black out of her fur, she is normally white and grey, but after all the smoke and soot she was solid jet black.

Other than this nothing too much going on. The house is almost always busy, phones are always ringing. Hopefully things will start to calm down here soon.

Until next time,
Donna

Donna Daycare...

Well Saturday evening around 10:20pm, Sierra age 6 had a mild seizure, She went to the ER and everything was okay, then Tuesday went to Children's Hospital and she has epilepsy. It might be the kind where she has a few then never again, could be a one time thing or it might be a very common thing for her from this point on. So we are all keeping a close eye on her to see how she is. Hopefully it wont occur too often.

Other than this, Donna Daycare is well.. getting bigger, today there was 8 children. Luckily my mother was there to help me for the most part.

Leeland (almost 3), Seth (6) James (almost 4) Ben (almost 2) Cassie (4) Lilienne (6 months) McKenzie (4) and Sierra (6)

So as you can tell we had quite the time today, there were here from 12pm, til about 5:30pm-6pm. But we had a lot of fun.

Sorry most of my blogs are featuring the children a lot, but lately that is all that is going on is the children. So until new material arrives, you can continue reading or skip my posts for now *giggles*

Well we had good intentions...

Well we had good intentions... We got up early this morning... well early for me, but not so early for Shannon. We loaded up the truck with our bikes and the car with all of us and we headed off to Moraine Bike Trail. 7 miles in 7 miles back. Just Shannon and I with all the time of day to get these miles done. Well from basically the start Shannon's bike made a loud squeaking noise and it was very annoying. I looked at it and the back break was rubbing along the tire the entire time. we tried to loosen it but had no luck.

We dealt with it til about 4.5 miles and found a good spot where we could call Mike to come pick us up. (No Mike is not Danielle's Mike... Shannon is married to a Mike.. just to clarify). So we headed home and we are planning for another trip in the near future. I think we both could have gone further if it had not been for the annoying bike squeaking.

Oh and there was no problems with my hips so HORRAH for that. And I also remembered to eat a healthy breakfast, a bowl of cereal and a banana. We also drank plenty of water.

I thought and joked about taking before and after pictures. But didnt get to, and we really didnt go far enough to really have a difference in the end.

So that was my day so far. Things have been getting a little better for me in the emotional end of things, so that is good. Well I am gonna head off I have some DBT homework and a few other things to do, and we are all going to church tomorrow so yay!!!

Another week come and gone..

Well last week was rather very busy. A lot of ups and downs, eh everyone has those days. Friday was our new "traditional game night" where we all sit around the table and play LRC and have a few drinks. (some more than others.. lols).

Basically you are supposed to start with 3 pennies (we originally started with quarters but quickly ran out so now we substitute penny's instead but still call it "da twarter dame" as Cassie calls it. You have 3 pennies and you get to roll 3 dice, whatever the dice say that is where you put your pennies, L goes to the left, R goes to the Right, C goes to the center and if it is a blank you get to keep it. If you have 2 pennies you only roll 2 dice. Simple enough and the children LOVE this game and they are really "good luck charms" they always roll blanks. Now if you no longer have pennies don't fret, the game isn't over until someone wins the "pot" which is all the penny's in the middle, unless the pot wins and then you play again and the pot gets even bigger. The way you win the game is you are the only one with a penny and you roll a blank and not have to give away the penny, where you win the whole pot. After this happens we have a pee break, drink refill, round up more pennies and start over again.

This game is fun but its getting a little monotonous. So we need to find a few more games to play and switch them up sometimes.

Saturday it rained a lot of the day and so not a lot happened. Sunday we had a lot of fun playing with the kids. I really enjoy the kids (most of the time), and listening to Leeland "rev it up" is soo funny I will have to figure out how to post it on here cuz it is great. Whenever I need a good laugh I just listen to it and I bust out laughing.

Monday I babysat 5 kids all by myself. It wasn't too bad. Sierra, Mackenzie and Ally were here from 3:30-5:30 and Seth and Cassie were here from 4:30-8:30. I would babysit Sierra and Mackenzie anytime they are such angels. Ally was pretty good too as long as I held her just right. I am thinking she is colicky.

I love Seth and Cassie as well but lately they been getting on my last nerve and riding it hard. But they are gonna be getting another babysitter once school starts and Kelly gets another job. But it won't be like I won't ever get to see them anymore, they are my neighbors and they don't like to leave

"Donna Daycare" sign is going on the house. That is what I feel like a lotta times they all want to be around me, all the time. In the mornings before I go outside, I see them ride their bikes up and down the street and look in our yard to see if I am out. I go outside and I can not hide they all scream "DONNA" and run from everywhere. It feels good in a way to have such an interaction with the kids and they all love me. Makes me feel good. But I don't know why... I mean yeah I play with them, I chase them, I bury them, I play dolls with them, I set up the cabin into a house, I go down the slide with them "side saddle" my butt don't fit anymore *giggles*. But even before all that stuff... they loved me. and I don't know why.. oh well. Least we have fun and that's all that really matters.

I am going to be planning a trip soon to the Pittsburgh Zoo with a friend of mines. Should be a lot of fun and I am excited because I am hoping for some great photo opportunities with my new camera that I got for Christmas. So I will probably post a few of the good pictures in here.

Well All, I am tired, meds are starting to kick in and I'm about to sack out.

Goodnight xxx

A quiet end to a long weekend

Well we had lots of kids all weekend. My middle nephew Ben had surgery today, so we got James and Lilienne Sunday after church. We also babysat Seth and Cassie Sunday night, then again Monday morning so they just stayed all night along with James and Lilienne.

Sierra and Mackenzie were over a lot, they are so adorable little girls. We played in the sand box as last post shows. I buried them all Sunday so today, they all buried me up to my chin, no there aren't any pictures of this, but we had a lot of fun. But it is nice Monday night and all the kids went to their own homes and I can now sleep in my own bed. Last night Seth, Cassie, and James started out in my tent that I set up in the living room. Then they ended up in my bed with me. Even though I have a king sized bed, I had very little room so I moved to the couch out in the family room. Lilienne slept in "Gamma's" room on her bed so "Gamma" slept on the recliner. Then bright and early it was time to go outside ride bikes and play in the sandbox... it was a very long day. Tomorrow we are planning on not babysitting anyone, kids might come over, but we will not be "Donna's Daycare" for the day.

I have thought about putting up a sign cuz all the kids in the neighborhood seem to really like me. I think one of the biggest thing that helps is I love to play with them, my inner kid likes to come out, and though I can be the "grown up" when needed, I more or less just play with them and be their friend. Sometimes is a bad thing but most of the time we have a blast and that's what really counts, (along with no one getting hurt... *looks at Boo Boo 1 and Boo Boo 2 and giggles*).

Well, I really should say goodnight, I have 2 appointments tomorrow.

I think I am going to start writing in this every night or more than I did for awhile, use this time to vent what's on my mind and stuff. I take lots of pictures so every once in awhile post a few pictures.

Babysitting at it's finest

This was my day today, we had loads of fun. "Lydia" got to be out for a little while playing in the sandbox and going down the slide with the kids. It was a blast. All them got burried in the sand and we played house, and the princess game that the kids made up.. still not sure of all the rules, but I will have to get back to you on that next time I play and got more of the "rules" down pat. *giggles*

Other than that, things are going much better than last week, hopefully things will keep lookin up!

Long Overdue..

Well let's see. A lot has happened since my last post obviously. My neice is now 5.5 months old and is totally adorable *as shown below*. Ben my nephew is closer to his 2nd bday and he is the cutest little pouter I have ever seen. I will have to get a video of it sometime its soo adorable. and James is well... James. *giggles* He has his parents personality, stubborn, and knows everything *LAUGHS* ah just kidding I love ya Jamesy. The bottom picture is the 3 of them on my bed watching Ice Age 2. Lilienne loves Sid the sloth, everytime she heard his voice she giggled or smiled. it is great fun having them over, we had them over for a whole weekend, SO MUCH FUN!

Say Cheese Lilienne

BENNY WHAT ARE YOU DOING???

WUTTT?!?!?!? YOU GOTTA PROBLEM?

(Lilienne) Ben Ben, why do you always have that "B" upside down?

(Ben Ben) my favorite's Diego..

(James) Shut up Im trying to watch this movie and ignore Aunt Donna with that DANG camera

Yeah I love those little kids, they really are a huge part of my life, and I can have the worst day and think of them and they really turn my grey skies blue... what else has been happening. well I been basically a free nanny for my neighbors which definately has its moments where my patience and stuff is tested, every single day. Not completely the kids fault, but I would rather not get into that. They are gone til this comming friday or saturday. They went to colorado to see grand canyon and believe it or not I am missing them. They are like my kids..

Cassie-4 and Seth-6

And then there is my little Angel, she is the newest addiction to my family. I love her to death even though she can drive me nuts, like get right in my face and sneeze, she must have it timed or something. But despite that, she has a great personality and very friendly.

Happy Birthday...

To me...


ah well. just another day.. the family doesnt even acknowledge it anyway other than Madre. its family tradition to go out to eat on our birthday with the family. well when we made the schedule for work (my mother, older sister and i all work at the same place) we put a friend of ours on for tonight so that we could go out to dinner for my bday. well sandy and joe decided to take the 3 kids to get their pictures taken, tonight.. cant be during the day because joe works, so has to be tonight, cant be tomorrow night or friday night, tonight... its not like sandy is working all that much, the newborn is only 2 weeks old today. oh well. maybe i will just go get a bottle and celebrate myself. until next time...

Lilienne Elizabeth and rantz

A little girl was born at 8:08am wednesday morning february 4th 2009. Lilienne Elizabeth. 6lbs 1oz 17inches long. but then lost some weight as babys do and went down to 5lbs 11oz. she is totally adorable and I love her to death, I got to see her every day while she was at the hospital, but since she has been home I got to see her last thursday at Wal-Mart. We were supposed to get the kids friday-saturday, but those plans changed for whatever reasons.. then was going to go stay with them tonight-tomorrow, again those plans changed as well.

I am not in a great mood right now. Things were going well for me. On the 11th I finally got my permit! but I am scared to drive right now.. I cant concentrate and the traffic the past weekend has me discombobulated..

Then at work last night I made a few big mistakes and I feel horrible, so I am going to not real keen on going back for awhile.

My little sister is driving me nuts and I am begining to not like her right now. The older sister is kinda on the same page with me right now. I miss the kids soooo much.

This comming wednesday is my bday.. whoot whoot... its going to be hard though because 1 I am just not in the mood to do anything. and this family member dont wanna be around that one, this one dont like the other one.. I am tired of all this conflict BS! I just wanna dig a hole to live in for awhile, but its too freaking cold outside, and the snow keeps comming.. it hasnt been staying on the ground the past few days. but it continues to fall just the same.

Luckily I am going to counceling at a new place now. 2 times a week most of the time. except this week, because well unless an opening comes about tuesday I wont get to go in. and friday I am going to erie with a friend for my bday. and my councelor is only in tuesdays and fridays. ah well.

until next time....

Well, let's see, bunch of stuff has been happening. The snow is never leaving.. Ughs. Guess what? I sent some snow to England too.. *giggles* I told Stuart about a week ago, "I am tired of this darn snow, I am gonna send it to you..." to which he replied, "Sure! we would love snow!" Well there you have it... now what you gonna do?.. but we still got a lot more than you!


Steelers won the Superbowl on Sunday. It was a totally crazy close game. Kept you on the edge the entire time. This win made history for a few things. The youngest coach to take a team to the superbowl. The youngest coach to win the superbowl. The youngest Quarterback to win the superbowl. GOOOOO STEELERS! I am not normally a football fan, but I started watching this superbowl and couldnt stop. The last 2 minutes were extremely intense. Arizona Cardinals were in the lead and Steelers got the ball. They got a touchdown, putting the Steelers back in the lead, but not by much... then back to the Cardinals... with about a minute left to the game, they slowly but surely worked their way to their end zone, one touchdown would have won them the superbowl... 5 SECONDS left of the game, Steelers intercepted the ball. OMG I WAS SCREAMING at the tv, the dog was barking at me like crazy, and Sadly Stella fell asleep at 9:30 so she didnt get to see the last half hour of the game. But first thing she asked in the morning when she woke up is "who won?" HERE WE GO STEELERS HERE WE GOOO!!


Let's see.. what else. Oh tomorrow morning at 7:30am my older sister is having her c-section/surgery and delivering her last lil baby. We dont know whether it will be a boy or a girl, but either way, healthy is what we want! if it is another boy, his name will be Eli Robert. If it is a girl, her name will be Lillian Elizabeth aka Lily. So by 8am February 4th 2009 we are gonna have a new addition to the family. I cant wait! Pictures to come within a few days!


Work for me has picked up quite a bit, due to my older sister having a baby, which is very helpful since I am planning another trans-atlantic flight this summer... hehe! This time though.. I know what to do, and what not to do. I will have the FULL address FULLY memorized before landing, and I will have phone numbers, names, addresses of everything. and I am going to try to have more money with me this time as well. But I really think what gave them red flag about me is because I didnt know all the info of the address of where my friend was staying... I wasnt aware I needed to know this, I gave it to my mother so she could somehow find me should anything have happened, by my plans were Stuart was going to pick me up on the other end, why do I need to know? lol.. WRONG!! But I didnt know this, I had only ever traveled once before this, but didnt leave the country..


Other than this, things are going pretty well. I am looking forward to my birthday on the 18th of this year. My friend is taking me to Splash Lagoon in Erie Pa Friday-Saturday. I cant wait! I will definately take pictures, Bob might come and visit us while we are there as well, which would be lots of fun. I havent seen him really since my last birthday.

Snow at Stella's 2-3-09

Snow in back yard/down the hill

Snow on car and roads

Snow on front porch

*is tired of snow already, and wants to move somewhere with less of it*

Well, a few things have been going on as of lately. Sorry I havent updated in awhile. Just in case you didnt get that the last post was a joke, it was. I didnt move. (yet) lols. Um lets see, well my older sister is nearing her due date real quick and in a hurry, she has been in the hospital a few times for different reasons. Last night she was having contractions and started to dilate. They gave her a drug to stop it, and she had an allergic reaction to it, so if it happens again they will just perform the c-section then. She isnt scheduled for it til Feb 4th, but the baby might not want to wait that long. I know my sister doesnt want to wait that long. Unfortunately she is pretty miserable.

On the 1st of the month we had a kick start to the new year. Most of you already know that Mike is no longer living in this house. Things are much calmer and relaxed since his dramatic departure. We feel it is only going to be a time til my little sister leaves as well. She just started her 2nd semester of her freshman year of college. I really hope things dont get messed up for her, but I fear that Mike is only going to get worse.

I have started working more fulltime now that Rhonda (aka Mom) has pulled out, at Stella's. She no longer wants to be responsible for things there so now Madre is in charge, we have taken on a good friend of ours Chamar who is doing well, tonight I will train her again for her 2nd time, then she should be good to go. Since Sandy is one who works at Stella's and she is near to having the baby we cant just go on me and Madre doing everything. Things are looking pretty good in this sense.

I am planning on heading back to Lincolnshire in the summer to spend more time if things go well. I am saving all my pennys that I can and hoping to make enough for airfare and stuff. I dont want to run into the dilema I had going over there with not as much money as they felt I needed. But if it is meant to be, then it shall happen. (please mean to be..!!)

What else... Oh, I have got to meet a few good friends of mine since I returned home. I really enjoy hanging out with my friend Melody. Her and I have talked for a few years now, but right before I went to England I got to know her a lot better, and since I have come home, she has come to visit me like 6 times. I probably wont get to see her again until February 19-20 She is taking me to Splash Lagoon up in Erie for my birthday. I cant wait.

Stuart is doing well in his classes, I try to talk to him most every day, usually every other day. He keeps me updated with things through his blog and through our calls. I am really missing him a lot, but I hope to see him when I return to England... well lemme rephrase that, IF I return to England, I WILL see him. unless he decides not to come home, then I will be hangin out in Lincoln anyways, if I go. I really want to.

I have found a new hobby (that so far the family is all okay with..) Guitar Hero. Danielle got me totally hooked on the game. It is real nice because when I play I forget about everything around me and I am totally in the game. and I love music. Now whenever I hear a song, any song that has a good beat I think, that would be awesome on Guitar Hero. I am fully encouraging Country Guitar Hero!!!

Well that is all I can really think of right now to write about, will write more later.

Living in Pennsylvania

Dear Diary:

Pennsylvania

Aug. 12 - Moved into our new home in PA. It is so beautiful here. The hills and river valleys are so picturesque. I have a beautiful old oak tree in my front yard. Can hardly wait to see the change in the seasons. This is truly God's Country.

Oct. 14 - PA is such a gorgeous place to live, one of the real special places on Earth. The leaves are turning a multitude of different colors. I love all of the shades of reds, oranges and yellows, they are so bright. I want to walk through all of the beautiful hills and spot some white tail deer. They are so graceful, certainly they must be the most peaceful creatures on Earth. This must be paradise.

Nov. 11 - Deer season opens this week. I can't imagine why anyone would want to shoot these elegant animals. They are the very symbol of peace and tranquility here in PA. I hope it snows soon.I love it here!

Dec. 2 - It snowed last night. I woke to the usual wonderful sight: everything covered in a beautiful blanket of white. The oak tree is magnificent. It looks like a postcard. We went out and swept the snow from the steps and driveway. The air is so crisp, clean and refreshing. We had a snowball fight. I won, and the snowplow came down the street. He must have gotten too close to the driveway because we had to go out and shovel the end of the driveway again. What a beautiful place. Nature in harmony.I love it here!

Dec. 12 - More snow last night. I love it! The plow did his cute little trick again. What a rascal. A winter wonderland.I love it here!

Dec. 19 - More snow - couldn't get out of the driveway to get to work in time. I'm exhausted from all of the shoveling.And that snowplow!

Dec. 21 - More of that white shit coming down. I've got blisters on my hands and a kink in my back. I think that the snowplow driver waits around the corner until I'm done shoveling the driveway. Asshole.

Dec. 25 - White Christmas? More freakin' snow. If I ever get my hands on the sonofabitch who drives that snowplow, I swear I'll castrate him.And why don't they use more salt on these roads to melt this crap??

Dec. 28 - It hasn't stopped snowing since Christmas. I have been inside since then, except of course when that SOB "Snowplow Harry" comes by. Can't go anywhere, cars are buried up to the windows. Weather man says to expect another 10 inches.Do you have any idea how many shovelfuls 10 inches is??

Jan.1 - Happy New Year? The way it's coming down it won't melt until the 4th of July! The snowplow got stuck down the road and the shithead actually had the balls to come and ask to borrow a shovel! I told him I'd broken 6 already this season.

Jan. 4 - Finally got out of the house. We went to the store to get some food and a goddamn deer ran out in front of my car and I hit the bastard. It did $3,000 in damage to the car. Those beasts ought to be killed. The hunters should have a longer season if you ask me.

Jan. 27 - Warmed up a little and rained today. The rain turned the snow into ice and the weight of it broke the main limb of the oak tree in the front yard and it went through the roof. I should have cut that old piece of shit into fireplace wood when I had the chance.

May 23 - Took my car to the local garage. Would you believe the whole underside of the car is rusted away from all of that damn salt they dump on the road? Car looks like a bashed up, heap of rusted cow shit.

June 10 - Sold the car, the house, and moved to Florida.I can't imagine why anyone in their freakin' mind would ever want to live in the God forsaken State of Pennsylvania!


I didnt write this, but thought it was funny.