Thanks Emily, this was really cute

My pirate name is:

Iron Bess Cash

A pirate's life isn't easy; it takes a tough person. That's okay with you, though, since you a tough person. You're musical, and you've got a certain style if not flair. You'll do just fine. Arr!

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Computer down

My computer is on the blitz again so I won't be posting everyday, (Like I'm an everyday blogger anyway) but I do try. My brother is out of town this weekend so he will hopefully work on it next week. I need to break down and get a new one but with only 56 days left until we leave for the cruise I really don't want to spend the money. So, hopefully I can get a band aid slapped on it once again and make it last a little longer.
There hasn't been a whole lot going on here, which can be very nice. Ashleigh is still loving her job and I'm not sure if it's the job, the money, or all the guys she is getting to meet. I'm not so sure I like the job that much, the phone does not stop ringing. It is nice that she is making some new friends instead of only having the same ones that she has known since she was 7. Wayne has decided he doesn't want to play baseball this year. I'm not sure why and it does break my heart. He is really good and I love to watch the games. But I told him I didn't want him to play just because I wanted him to, he had to want it also. Blake is playing and Rusty is coaching again. They both love it. Their first practice is tomorrow and I think they are going to freeze.
I was reading on Melissa's blog about her neighber and the my space incident. We have been through all the "teen" websites with Ashleigh and I don't think they are anything but trouble. Ashleigh is not allowed to have AOL instant messenger either. That is a huge problem. She had some of her "friends" go on under her name and cause a lot of problems. Not that I'm saying she couldn't have done it herself but this time when it happened she was with me and I know she wasn't on the computer. She does have a blog on my space but she knows that at any time I will check her friend list (she can only have people on it that I know) and I will read her blog. Kids do not realize that there are some really bad people out there that go onto these sites and hunt kids down. Teenagers know everything and parents were born this age not knowing anything.
Well, there isn't a lot going on here which can really be nice, but I will try to check in and blog from work some. sshhh, don't tell
Have a great day!!!
Bridget

Birthday, sick child and SNOW!!

Ashleigh turned 17 on the 9th, I can't believe I have a child that is 17. 16 didn't sound quite that horrible but 17 really makes me feel kind of old. Kind of old, but not real old. She took her test for behind the wheel on her birthday and passed with flying colors so on March 28 she will be able to make that trip to DMV and get her license. AGGGHHHH. I don't know if I am ready for that, but ready or not here she comes.
We got up yesterday to snow. I love to watch it snow. It was falling pretty heavy but not accumulating to much until around 11. Then it really got going good. By this morning we had 12 inches. Blake couldn't wait to get outside. Two of his friends came by and they were outside for a long time running from one yard to the next. Thank God for water proof boots and clothes. Today they were right back at it again until Rusty decided to give me a little break and take Blake to his Mom's for the afternoon.
I was woke up at 2:30 this morning to a little person standing by the bed saying "Mom, Mom please don't be mad, I pooped in my bed." Anyone else ever been woke up like that? It was a new one on me, I can tell you that. I jumped out of bed, "What do you mean you pooped in your bed?" I don't think I believed what I was hearing. He said he woke up and didn't feel real good, his stomach hurt. He starting to get out of bed and then he lost all control. Those weren't his exact words but that is what he meant. He tried to run to the bathroom but wasn't having a whole lot of luck so needless to say I not only had a very dirty kid to toss into the tub and a bed to strip and clean, I also had floor from the bedroom to the bathroom to scrub. This definitely makes me rethink the idea of carpet, hardwood floors would have been so much easier to clean. He kept saying he was sorry and I kept saying I wasn't mad, he couldn't help what had happened. So after all the cleaning and scrubbing of the child I tucked him into bed on the couch and finished up the rest of the mess. In all I was up about 2 hours. This morning Rusty said "I slept through the whole thing, how did I sleep through all that?" Well, those of you who don't know my husband, a bomb could go off in the house and he would sleep through the whole thing. By this morning, Blake was feeling better and ready to head back outside. Kids are so much more resilant than adults.
Well, I am headed out the door, those of you who got snow enjoy it, it sure is beautiful here in the Shenandoah Valley, our deck has this incredible view of the mountains, and those who didn't, sorry about your bad luck.
Have a great day!!!
Bridget

Prayers please

Please pray for my Grandmother, she is 75 and she is going to be having surgery in about 2 weeks at Duke University. She had heart surgery last year and they also removed an aneurysm (I'm not sure if that is spelled right but hopefully you will get the idea). She now has 2 more of them in her back and they have grown alot, so much that the Doctor said he wants them gone. Basically, she is in great health but this is really scary for our family. I am very lucky at 37 to still have 3 grandparents. Rusty reminds me of that all them time by the time he was 24 he had lost all of his grandparents and his father. I have been very blessed and my children have been also to have been able to grow up with great-grandparents who are just awesome. No one tells a story like my Pawpaw, he will be 81 in May and he has to be the smartest person I have ever met. He can answer any question you give him about the Bible and he always has time for us, just to talk or just spend time together. My kids love being with them.
There's not alot going on around here, everyone is in bed and I am waiting up for Ashleigh to get home from work. We had bacon, mushroom burgers with french fries for dinner. It's kind of boring but everyone loves it and I can get Blake to eat it.
We picked up our chairs on Saturday and they are great. They are solid oak and show a little wear but nothing other than normal wear. They look great in the dining room. I love eBay. My Dad went and picked up their new dining room in York, PA and it is absolutely beautiful. Another wonderful eBay find. My Mom told me last night she was looking at either a new living room set or a new pair of shoes. My Dad was in the background voting for the shoes. I told her that was because he wouldn't have to go and pick up the shoes. My Mom and her shoes is a big family joke, my Mom could rival Imelda Marcos for shoes and my husband runs a close second. They both obsess about them. Rusty has shoes for every occasion and multiples of them. We give him a hard time about it all the time.
Blake and I are starting to read The Chronicles of Narnia. I read the series probably 100 times when I was a kid, so now I am going to share them with him. Ashleigh likes to read but Blake is my reader out of the 3 of them.
Ashleigh will be home soon so I am getting ready to head to bed. Have a great night!
Bridget