Sad for Haiti

Just been watching the telethon on Haiti. Seems so sad, all those kids, orphaned. Makes me want to help, real bad. I would love to adopt and help those that are so sad and hurting. You watch the television and wonder why hasn't a better system developed. Aren't we used to these natural disasters enough to help faster and more efficiently? So, many dying and gone, no sanitary conditions. I am a person that really is passionate about things like this, I want to help badly. I should have been in the peace corps. I have a couple of friends that did that. They are better for it. Joe and I talked of adopting years ago. Wouldn't this be the time to help? So, sad. And then we think of all the things we all have and how un-needed most of it is. So much extra. We are all so lucky. We don't have too much, but way more than we need. I just want my sons to grow up knowing how fortunate they are for what we have and how it can be gone so quickly. Just makes you want to love and squeeze your kids more! I did.

Mundane Day

Just a normal day, waiting for my hubby to get home to start dinner and the night begins. Today seemed like a depressing day. Made my calls, talked to my mom and picked Riley up from school. Went to the bank and Ryan and I played 'toot toots'... I love the rain, it just seemed to get me down today. I feel bad for the school kids that have to stand in the rain until their parent shows up. Just bothers me that the teachers aren't out there when supposed to be to unlock the gate when need be. Well, tonight's entree is hamburger helper beef pasta and beets with au gratin potatoes, not a usual meal , but like I said, not really in much of a mood to make a fabo meal. Had scrapbook class last night. It went good. I had lots to share with my calendar that I made mom. And some other layouts I did. Good to see my friend Sarah. I went to dinner with Carrie to Outback beforehand. Good food, good company. Seems that is the only time I get to see her. We are busy and live too far apart, I guess. We never have a problem laughing, though. It's good to have good friends. Right now I am trying to get Riley to finish homework. Ryan is doing good on potty training, he went earlier in the potty, it will be a long road, I am ok with it. Well, better get out of my scrapbook room, kids are terrorizing my room.

There isn't anything nicer than today's technology, being able to write what is going on in your life and have long distance family read and see it is just crazy. Here is a picture of Grandad's Iris's. I love that color. Those grow nicely, but here in this town, flowers seem to be fooled with this crazy weather, and bloom and all the wrong times. Just waiting for my son to waken while I do some work and get ready to scrapbook a project for Mom. I am going to pick up my other son from school shortly. Just a regular Thursday.