Jacquelyn's Space

Ugh! Woke up this morning with lots to do. My husband got my nephews ready for school while I jumped in the shower. The plan was to leave as soon as my nephews got on the bus. We had to take my brother-in-law Wayne to court (he doesn’t drive due to a stroke) for 8:30am. My husband walks the boys out to the bus stop right on time. The buses seemed to be running late–didn’t see the ‘first’ bus go by–our warning that it was time for the boys bus.

Well my husband comes stalking back in the house. The neighbor yelled out to him–no school today, it was cancelled because of a fire. Yikes. Sure enough, it was cancelled because of a large power outage in our town due to a transformer fire. Great. Pisses me off because I doubt the boys’ school was without power, the district just had to cancel all school because they prepare lunch for all schools at the high school and the high school did not have power. UGH!!

We have 3 nephews…no babysitter. Can’t leave any of them home by themselves. Don’t want to leave them with my husband because he needs to be in court with his brother (he plans to become his guardian if necessary). Only 5 spots in our car…what to do. A ha! I can leave one of the boys with my other brother-in-law. So we scramble to get everybody moving. I grab a bag with some paper and crayons, plus some games. Can’t let the boys take their Kindles because, for one, I didn’t charge them–I do that while they are in school–and, for two, no electronic devices allowed in court.

So we go and pick up my brother-in-law– no one has had breakfast yet either. I leave the quietest, best-behaved nephew Alex (the middle child) with my other brother-in-law Pat and the rest of us (including Wayne) high tail down to Flint.

We were late for court, not that it matters. Court never starts on time anymore. It was crowded in the halls but nobody was in the courtroom.

–Whenever I go to the courthouse I thank God that my husband doesn’t have to go down there for child support and parenting time issues anymore, LOL. Thank God my stepson is 21.–

Me and the boys hung out in the court room–which was beautiful–and we had it all to ourselves. Wayne and my husband waited for Wayne’s lawyers out in the hall. Me and the boys killed time playing Uno on the floor of the courtroom, ha. One of the judges minions came out to ask us why we were there–were we with someone? Um, no, we just thought this would be a fun and exciting way to pass the day.

Wayne was there for his divorce. He really wants to get it done. Of course, it must drag out. His damn guardian (a lawyer) never showed up so the whole hearing or whatever was canceled–GREAT. Wasted trip.

Except my poor brother-in-law Wayne received a list of demands from his soon to be ex (who gave me a hug when I was leaving the courtroom)–she basically wants all Wayne has (and his nuts) to support her and her children. What the hell is he supposed to live on? He can’t work anymore. Pisses me off…but it isn’t my business. They go back to court next month and I’ll find out more then.

Took Wayne back home, picked up Alex and then on to breakfast at Bob Evans. Then on to get my husband’s a hair cut. The boys had to entertain themselves old school with paper and crayons. All in all the boys were pretty good, especially for not having their Kindles (video games). But I am wore out. Luckily the boys’ Aunt Heater picked them up for the afternoon. Yay! I thought she’d never get here but she did and now I have peace and quiet for a bit. I don’t know what to do with myself other than to take a damn nap.

My little nephew…SMH! He tried to pull a fast one today. What a little poop.

I asked to see his backpack to check for homework. I asked like 10 times before he finally heard me. Then he got his little ass in gear and got his back saying that he would check. Of course he said he had no homework. I insisted on looking in his backpack. He refused, saying that he didn’t want me to look in his backpack because he had a Mother’s Day present for me inside.

Awww…a Mother’s Day present for me? Ha.

But let me see your backpack…we went round and round. I told him he could take out the present–I wouldn’t look– then I would check his backpack. No. Okay, Uncle Chuck will check it when he gets home from work…with that the lil poop relented and admitted he had homework. A HA! See, I wasn’t born yesterday kid. Aunt Jackie knows BS when she smells it.

Yikes! Today I started up the Wii for the first time in ages. Damn am I out of shape. I tried out Just Dance 2014 and 2015. Ugh. I suck…well, there isn’t many songs on there I like to dance to. I need lots of practice and maybe I can learn to like some of the other stuff. I got out some of my other dance games…I got a lot of dance games and lots of fun songs. I’ll have to work out more with those. I didn’t do it today though. I got out the Wii Fit Plus. Yikes again! I am the fattest I have ever been…and my Wii Fit Age was 60. ARGH! I gotta start exercising everyday. I can’t stand this anymore. I want to lose some weight before me and my husband go on our U.P. trip in August. Hell, before we go to Mackinac Island in June. I gotta get to work. Wii Fit and treadmill everyday!

I am pretty proud of myself though. I did an hour with the Wii today. Even after the major frustration of finding enough AA batteries in the house to operate both a Wii remote and the Wii Fit board (damn kids!). I think I’ll do some more later on…bust out my other dance games.

Oh my! It is May already. I haven’t done anything I set out to this year…yet. I have been so fatigued…and so unmotivated. It is frustrating. I am working on it though but I am moving at a snails pace. It sucks. I am hopeful though. I am not too depressed…I just gotta keep on keepin on and hope I’ll kick it into high gear soon. Ha.

Goals:

Walk a bunch each day…at least 10,000 steps but much more when I can.

Read lots…especially for school (composition theory) and some short stories.

Write every day–journal, blog at least.

I just get bogged down in the day to day. It has been all I can do to keep on on dishes and laundry, and to keep up with my nephews. I do the same things over and over again and it is making me feel stuck. I am stuck. I need to break out of it. Hopefully the nicer weather and plans for summer will help me. I have to, HAVE TO, start walking–my husband and I have a week long U.P. trip camping planned and I want to do some hiking. Plus we have a week-end on Mackinac Island coming up and I want to be able to walk the hills, climb the stairs, without feeling like I am going to have a heart attack 🙂 Then I need to get prepared to go back to school. I want to finish my master’s degree (in rhetoric and composition) and start a new one (in either counseling or social work)…or maybe even try to get into a doctorate program. I need school. NEED IT! So these things I need to do to help me break out of this funk I’ve been in. I have a lot to be thankful for–a great husband, my family, a nice house, my own personal library–but I have so much more I want to accomplish in life. Time to get on with it. I am hopeful.