tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145268342024-03-23T14:32:18.006-04:00FroggieMomReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.comBlogger389125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-50609360098716702922011-12-08T16:30:00.000-05:002011-12-08T16:30:02.219-05:00Trying to try harderI received a few IMs from my buddy MarkD down in the Caymans. He is one of the very, very few who apparently still keep up with this dwindling blog. Thanks, Mark!That prompted me to look back at a few of my old posts, and I realized how much this blog that I started over 6 years ago helps me to remember the past.I was reading my posts from when Katrina hit New Orleans, and if I hadn't put my Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-83265788682049338322011-10-11T21:01:00.002-04:002011-10-11T21:07:48.215-04:00New PostLook, MarkD, I'm doing TWO in a row. Ain't no stopping me now.I think I may need a hobby. For the past 15 or so years, my life has been almost 100% about my kids; bringing them where they need to be, trying to get some 'quality' time in whenever I'm not at work. Independence is almost here for my oldest; she gets her license in 6 weeks and has a car waiting for her. She even has a summer job Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-15548103562571261872011-10-10T21:34:00.002-04:002011-10-10T21:39:50.623-04:00Not sure...I'm not gonna lie. I totally forgot about this blog, until MarkD reminded me last week. I so much want to revive it because I enjoy having a diary of sorts. I have more incentive now because I'm pretty sure no one reads it anymore (except MarkD!).Problem is, I find that I can't find things to write about. The words don't flow, and if I come up with something, I find it to be boring and too 'Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-86607557127522704632010-12-09T23:25:00.002-05:002010-12-09T23:30:44.622-05:00B-ballWe just signed John M. up for basketball this winter. It's the first year they've offered it since he's been playing age. I'm so excited to watch him. He's only played with his cousins, Andrew and Big John, in the past, but they are great players. And good teachers for him. My dad was a great basketball player, and coach for many years. Mark's dad played too. Mark's not so bad himself, so I'm Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-21521575822086829242010-11-21T19:34:00.002-05:002010-11-21T19:40:40.319-05:00Happy 15th Anna AdeleTomorrow, my first baby will be 15 years old. It sure was a lot easier when she was only 5, but she makes me proud every day.I love you, AnnaBean!Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-34933491147452843542010-11-12T21:42:00.003-05:002010-11-12T21:51:09.527-05:00Grateful FridayThis has been one of the longest weeks I can remember in a while; I think all of the worrying about my job situation made it drag and drag. Still counting my blessings though:1.) Just watching the happiness of my kids, when they don't know I'm watching. I picked Emma and 3 of her friends up from Youth Group just a few minutes ago. I had the Sugarland CD playing with one of my new favorites, 'Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1658365498000798282010-11-08T23:12:00.002-05:002010-11-08T23:18:08.242-05:00Slow It DownMost days, I feel the need to slow my brain down a bit. My mind races sometimes, mostly with worries and things I need to get done. Does that accomplish anything or make anything go more smoothly? Definitely not. It's just the way I'm built.These last few days have been worries about my job and whether or not I'll have one next week. And bills, tuition, braces, everything...So, I'm trying to slowReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-35557671827732472822010-11-05T23:40:00.002-04:002010-11-05T23:47:02.932-04:00Thankful FridayIt hasn't been the best week. We just got word of lay-offs in the agency that I work for. I've been with the State of La. for almost 20 years and nothing like this has happened before. Everyone is afraid that they may be on the chopping block and it's tense. We won't know for a few weeks exactly who will have to go. I'm trying to be optimistic, yet realistic at the same time. Anyhow, Beki Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-81149997364532870622010-11-02T13:05:00.004-04:002010-11-02T13:13:59.075-04:0041By the way, I'm officially 41 years old, as of last Thursday. I'd like to think I'm the same age as Anna, if you're dyslexic just on my part. The thing is, I don't feel any older than I did when I was . . . say, 18. I remember my grandmother, Maw-Maw Jean, talking about that very same thing. I'm not sure how old she was at the time, but I was a teenager so she must have been in her 60s. She lovedReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-78077069527242352812010-11-02T11:49:00.003-04:002010-11-02T11:57:29.446-04:00I remembered my account info!I haven't blogged in over a year; last year was a crazy one. And this one has just been busy. I don't find that I miss blogging that much, but I do like the idea of having a diary of sorts to look back on. I read my friend Beki's blog and always think what a great way to look back and remember what was going on during a certain period of time.I'm going to try and keep up this blog just for myselfReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-5291872442163450432009-08-10T22:42:00.004-04:002009-08-10T22:48:08.589-04:00The 1st day of Pre-K, John M. version 1.0by John M.1.) They made us go to the bathroom, like 1 million times.2.) We had 'mooncakes' for snack. I didn't eat 'em.3.) I didn't pee all day. I didn't have to pee. (About 5 minutes later, guess what he asked me? You got it.)4.) Me: Did you play on the playground? Him: Not much times. Me: Oh, how many? Him: Just like 3. (I'm not sure how many times would have been 'much', maybe 10 orReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-74754494040460755712009-07-31T23:08:00.004-04:002009-07-31T23:24:40.016-04:00ProtectedThroughout Mark's entire sickness, one of my biggest concerns was that my children would be overwhelmed with unhappiness and worry. That they would always remember the Summer of 2009 (and possibly the whole year(s)) as a bad one; one that they would like to forget. I wanted so badly to protect them for the hurt.So, I worked hard to keep them busy. Not so much with summer camps, as we've usually Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-38213591918263619952009-07-28T22:01:00.003-04:002009-07-28T22:11:26.672-04:00FishingThis spring and summer, John M. has turned into a little fisherman. Well, for about 10 or 15 minutes per fishing trip. He'll talk about an upcoming fishing trip every day for a week, and he'll be bursting with excitement when it's time to go. The pole is in the water for about 5 minutes, and he's 'bored' and wants someone else to man his Spiderman rod. Mark said every fish he (as in almost Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-2169318664169953262009-07-27T19:29:00.005-04:002009-07-27T22:45:52.219-04:00Back Into the BoringI'm heading (hopefully) back into the boring life that I always took for granted. After the past 7 months, boring is what I want. Kids at school. Mark and I at work. Trying to balance it all. I never thought that was just what I wanted, or needed, but I've missed it. Part of going back into 'real life' is trying to start up blogging again. It's something that I enjoyed when I started, and I want Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-55766719046229344702009-03-12T20:14:00.002-04:002009-03-12T20:20:20.606-04:00To rememberI started this blog to remember; a diary of sorts (I know I've said it before...).My lack of updating means I already forgot to remember many things. Honestly now, there's not much I want to remember. I dread coming home in the evenings to sickness, depression and the unknown of what the day has to bring.I never thought I'd see the day when I'd prefer to be at to work, rather than home.But, (yes,Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-30076771319300667922009-03-03T14:18:00.003-05:002009-03-03T14:24:01.750-05:00Grace in Small Things Part THREEReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-75480061866087200752009-02-05T22:11:00.002-05:002009-02-05T22:14:43.849-05:00Grace in Small Things, Part II1.) Okay, the first is a big thing! Mark's PET Scan came back clear, which means the cancer has not spread to any vital organs!2.) John's cute haircut today, that makes him look like a miniature man.3.) So many special emails from friends that make me know that I am loved. I have truly come to believe that I could not make it without my friends. It was a GREAT day today, for many reasons. Thanks Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-63194296782512754292009-02-04T19:33:00.000-05:002009-02-04T19:33:00.991-05:00Grace In Small ThingsI'm taking the lead from Jess and Chantal and joining in with this little project called 'Grace In Small Things'.Please leave a comment and let me know if you found grace in something small today.1.) A lunch spent laughing with friends.2.) Mark sharing a little bit of good news with me on the phone.3.) An email from my sister, reminding me that we're not polar opposites.4.) A message from my Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-26468762269056235332009-02-04T17:23:00.000-05:002009-02-04T17:23:00.848-05:00Stepping Up to the PlateI'm not the type of the person who just drifts through life, not wondering all the horrible 'What If's?'. -What if someone I love gets into a horrible car accident?-What if one of my kids gets sick?-What if I find out I have some dreaded disease?etc., etc.Sometimes, I think about these things far too often than the 'average' person should.I was shocked none the less to find out last week that Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-12889040239161981192009-01-02T00:04:00.005-05:002009-01-02T00:15:50.774-05:00Can you believe it's been 10 years since we partied like it was 1999?Well, actually I don't think I partied in 1999 either. Probably fell asleep WAY before midnight, with a just-turned-2 and 4-year old.Said children are busy on their I-pods and cell phones as we speak. Weird.I don't make resolutions, but I have been thinking about changes that should be made. I'll call them thoughtolutions, so as not to have them set in stone. And that will ease my guilt when noneReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1856290957281265172008-12-04T14:13:00.004-05:002008-12-04T14:22:15.661-05:00It's been so long since I updated this thing, I forgot my password.My bad. I don't know if it's just that I've been busy. Or just lazy. Or some of both. In the meantime, my oldest child is now certifiably a teenager, having turned 13 on November 22nd. She and her friend rang in their teen-ness with a dance. It sure wasn't like I remembered from junior high. We used to stand together in little girl and boy-only packs and start to dance an hour or two into the Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-30943365410054963812008-11-11T22:47:00.005-05:002008-11-11T22:54:48.638-05:00Thankful TuesdayYes, I still do have this blog. I'm just very neglectful lately. Work has been one busy place, and home life isn't so slow either. Can you believe my oldest will be 13 in 10 short days? Shit, how did that happen?Thought I'd be thankful for today. I had a holiday for Veteran's Day today and had a nice day off. Today, I'm thankful for . . . 1.) A beautiful Veteran's Day mass today at Emma's school.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-84257411882614620122008-10-21T00:12:00.002-04:002008-10-21T00:19:15.086-04:00Thoughts at 11:11pm on a Monday1.) A little bit of Putt-Putt never hurt nothin'. 2.) I need to go to sleep or I'll never get up at the butt-crack of dawn for work.3.) I really should go and blow-dry my hair or my new short 'do is gonna look really Maw-Maw in the morning.4.) Dee-Dee, can you stop the howling? I mean, really.5.) What am I going to get everyone for Christmas?6.) Should I go in the pantry and scout something out Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-78118379442573271872008-10-08T16:20:00.001-04:002008-10-08T16:22:03.411-04:00A Sunday Morning With John M.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-25784000363590203832008-09-26T10:05:00.004-04:002008-09-26T10:19:39.693-04:00Grateful Friday1.) Carousels (and 'little' girls who are not too big for them yet).2.) Friday night high-school football games with my family.3.) Playing the Wii with my boy.4.) Small town life. 5.) Bananas for breakfast.6.) Cheaper electricity bills!That last way may just be due to the fact that we were without power for a quarter of the month, but I'm going to take what I can get.We're having great cooler Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.com7