$900 Field trip?

Well, this is a first for me. My 5th grader brought home a field trip form. $900 for a trip to New York. Huh? He is in 5th grade and I don't just have $900 just lying around.
Logan is begging me to let him go. Now, I have not even been to New York and when I went to school it was only the Seniors that went out of state for a class trip. Maybe I am just too old, but I don't see how I could send (even if I did have the money) my 5th grader to another state, with a man I don't know and feel good about his "experience". I usually let the kids do all the field trips, but this time I think I will have to say no. He is sullen and moody now saying he will be the only one not going. So, on top of being shocked that he even brought this home,I have guilt.

Thursday Thirteen #11

Thirteen fears

1) Death -not for me, but for the one's I love.

2) Spiders- They love to bite me and I don't know why.

3) Wasps- Also love to sting me. One flew into my house and tried to sting my eye. Talk about some screaming!

4) Heights - oh, I am terrified of heights! Especially bridges.

5) Long drops from the edge of the road - Kinda plays into my heights fear, but it doesn't have to be high. We have deep ditches on the sides of some roads here and I am fearful of the car veering into it and turning over.

6) Car accidents - (didn't see that one coming did you?) Probably attributed to losing loved one's in cars.

7) Snakes - EWWWWWWWW That is all I have to say.

8) Confrontation- I am such a wus. I hate fighting. I will fight with my husband but anyone else and my stomach knots up into a thousand knots.

9) Knives- Ok, this is a deep childhood fear from when my babysitter thought it would be "funny" to chase my sister and I into a closet and pretend to kill us with REAL knives. Um, yeah. Really funny NOT.

10) Not being liked - Ok, come on, You love me, you really love me, right? LOL

11) Change- It is not a huge fear, but it is there. I am not a fan of change, good or bad. It takes me a long time to adjust.

12) Kids getting hurt - I am probably way too overprotective because I have huge fears of them getting hurt.

13) The unkown- Yeah, huge fear here. Not like alien unknown, just in general the "Unkown". I like plans and I don't like not having a plan for everything.

The domino effect

Oh, will it ever end? With having 5 kids, they bring every virus home. Do you think they would all get sick at the same time so that they could all get well at the same time? NO. We have different viruses for different kids. It is the domino effect. One has strep. So, we watch dilligently for any other signs that someone else is getting sick. One has the stomache bug. This one has been circling our house for weeks now. One gets it, they get well, then another gets it. Hubby has a cold. I have the stomache bug and Aunt Flo (nice, thank you) at the same time. UGH. Now, the baby is running a fever.
Ok, so which does she have? I don't know yet. Since she can't (or won't) talk, it could be a) teething - she does run fevers when she teeth's and she should be getting her I teath anytime now) b) stomache bug - she is moaning and groaning alot or c) strep throat. So if it is a or b, there is no need to go to the dr, but if she does have c I should go immediately so that we can kill this infection quick. So, what is a mom to do? I don't know, I guess I will just have to watch her closely tomorrow am and if she seems to cry alot and she still has the fever, off to the dr we go. When will it be over? Probobly during Christmas break when they are away from school. The domino effect, gets us every time!

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Thursday Thirteen #10

13 reasons I posted the Thursdsay 13 Late 1) I forgot?? Well, kind of yeah, I have been running a day ahead this week. Don't know why. 2) I deleted my old blog. Yup, couldn't stand paying the money for it. 3) Work - yeah, I have been busy lately. No excuse, though I understand. 4) Kids have me running around. 5) Kaleb keeps beating up Becca and I have to play referee. 6) Sick kids, we have STREP here. BEWARE 7) Did I say I forgot? I can't remember now. 8) I was abducted by aliens. OK, no not really, but sounded good. 9) I have become senile since turning 33. Did I mention I forget things? 10) I had nothing to say. As you can see, I am at a loss for good ideas. 11) I am learning Paint Shop pro and it is kicking my butt!! 12) I don't know how to use blogger yet. It is soooo different from Typepad. 13) Did I mention I forgot?? No, really, did I??? Links to other Thursday Thirteens!

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I have changed!

So, if anyone might notice, I deleted my other blog. I couldn't take paying $15 a month for my blog when there were many days I had nothing to say.

So, here I am.

One day I might even get it to look right. LOL