Monday October 28, 2013....

   What can I say?  I kept a smile on my face all day.  It went pretty well at work and I was home before I knew it.  The traffic sucked as usual, but again, smile on my face.  Didn't call hardly anyone an idiot today, even though most of them are.
     My daughter and I carved pumpkins, it was messy and slimy and definitely not my favorite thing to do, but we do it for the kids right?
Right!
    Then came homework time, and well, I am just gonna say I lost it.  LOST IT!!!  They give my daughter a sheet with clocks on it, asking her to write the time on the digital clock underneath.  Ok, no problem, then they want her to write the time 2 different ways from above.... ummmm.... So how many ways are there to write the time and has anyone ever, EVER had to write the time down any other way than how you would normally write it?!?!  If you ask me, the school just has nothing better to do than waste everyone's time including our childrens.  They should be using their time more wisely working on reading and writing than how many different ways you can write the time.  Ugh! Rant over.
   I am grateful for the workday, and the fact that at the end of it I make money to support my kids.  I am grateful for the sunshine which didn't show itself today, I am grateful for the wind blowing the rest of the leaves from the tree so I just have to clean them up once.   I am grateful to have a roof over my children's head , and food in their stomachs.  I am grateful they can have a warm place to sleep. 
      I am grateful my car is still working (knock on wood) I am grateful I have two arms and two legs.  I am grateful I have clothes to wear and my kids too.  I am grateful as always for all my friends and family that help me get through each day.
      I am grateful I am free to believe what I want and make my own choices everyday.  I am grateful to be a mommy and even though it isn't easy being a single parent, I have a lot of experience in it.  I am grateful that no matter what happens with others, I only have to worry about me.