rebeljen's Journal

WE WENT OUT WITH SOME CLOSE FRIENDS LAST NIGHT.  IT WAS GOOD TO GET AWAY IF EVEN FOR A FEW HOURS.  EVERYONE HAS BEEN SO NICE AND HELPFUL.  WHEN SOMEONE DIES YOU LEARN WHO YOUR TRUE FRIENDS ARE AND WHICH ONES ARE JUST ACQUAINTANCES.  MY FRIEND STACEY AND HER HUSBAND AJ HAVE REALLY BEEN THER FOR US.  WE'VE BEEN TO THEIR HOUSE A COUPLE OF TIMES FOR DINNER AND SHE HELPED TAKE ME TO THE GROCERY STORE AFTER THE ACCIDENT.  THIS WEEK SHE CALLED MY WITH FREE TICKETS FOR 6 TO GO TO SPRINGS PRESERVE, WHICH IS A REALLY AWESOME MUSEUM WITH HANDS ON GAMES AND SUCH FOR THE KIDS.  AND THE LIVE ANIMAL EXHIBITS WERE GREAT TOO.  WE TOOK 2 FRIENDS WITH US SO THERE WERE 7 ALL TOGETHER BUT THE SPRINGS DIDN'T EVEN CHARGE US THE EXTRA ADMISSION.  THE KIDS HAD A GOOD TIME.  WE DIDN'T EVEN GO OUTSIDE TO THE DESERT TRAILS BECAUSE BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THAT IT WAS GETTING DARK AND WE HAD TO GO.   THEN WE ALL WENT TO DINNER (MY TREAT) OF $3.29 BREAKFAST AT A CASINO.  BUT IT WAS A GOOD DAY ALL IN ALL.  OH, MY OLDEST SON HAD A MOMENT OF BREAKDOWN AT THE RESTAURANT WHEN I TOLD HIM HE COULD NOT GET BISCUITS AND GRAVY (HIS DAD'S FAVORITE--SEEMS TO THINK HE HAS TO EAT ALL HIS DAD'S FAVORITE FOODS) BUT HE GOT OVER IT QUICKLY ENOUGH AND WE ALL HAD A NICE DINNER. 

 SO NOT ALL DAYS HAVE BEEN BAD.  I HAVE A LOT TO DO BEFORE OUR TRIP NEXT WEEK AND HAD A LOT PLANNED TODAY BUT I'M JUST FEELING VERY TIRED.  i'LL EITHER GET TO IT TONIGHT OR TOMORROW.  AND I CAN'T TAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS COMING OVER ALL DAY EITHER SO I TOLD MY KIDS NO COMPANY TODAY.  NOW, THEY THINK I'M A MEAN MOM OR SOMETHING BUT THAT'S LIFE.  I NEED SOME DOWN TIME.  NEXT WEEK WHEN WE GET BACK FROM OUR TRIP ITS MOVIES COURTESY OF ANOTHER SET OF TICKETS FROM ANOTHER FRIEND WHO CARES.............................JUST TRYING TO FEEL NORMAL AGAIN BUT NOT FDINDING THE ENERGY TODAY.  GOD BLESS AND TAKE CARE TO ALL WHO READ THIS.  JEN