Tall tales

I'm tellin ya... after Nathan's 5th grade year, I am going to be the oldest, smartest 5th grader!! LOL!!!
This week we are working on writing a Tall Tale!  Well, Nathan is working on writing one... I am just here explaining the use of  vivid word choices and exaggerations!  LOL! 
I must admit, writing has always been one of my passions.  I just havent done it in a long time.  I may have to participate in some of his writing assignments this year!
I will say it again... I LOVE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS!!  The internet is FULL of them!  It has really made it a lot easier for us to get through these assignments... and just about everything else we have to do.

It is amazing how quickly our days fly by now that we are back in school!  Our week did manage to get better after the "food" issues we had earlier on.  I also found that Nathan had been hitting the stash of GRAPE LICORICE that Debbie bought him while they were at the beach!!!  I swear... NO ONE listens!!!  Needless to say... to the trash that went.

Ellie had her follow up vet visit... so they could do an x-ray and determine exactly how many puppies she is carrying... and the magic number is----  2!!  So, they are hopeful that she will be able to birth them with no problems.  They were concerned that if there was only one... it would just  be too big for her to deliver.
I will be back at the vet's office tomorrow with Gunner... for vaccinations!  Oh joy!!!  I HATE taking him... he is a complete asshole!!  BUT, I want to make sure he is current on his flu vaccine before he starts K-9 Academy!  Doggy Flu is nasty this year.

I just found out a friend of mine lost her battle with cancer.  It is just so freakin sad.  She was diagnosed about 2 months ago... she had lung cancer that spread to her brain and liver.  She had brain surgery to remove the brain tumor... but never got a chance to start chemo for the rest, because she couldnt recover from the surgery. 
I know her kids are hurting so bad right now... she was an awesome mother and grandmother.  They were all very close.
"That Sucks" doesnt even begin to cover it.  I HATE cancer!

Stacy is picking up dinner on his way home... it's a pizza and subs kind of night.  Too bad if it fits into our diet or not.  I'm not perfect.

The kids are going to spend the night at my grandparent's tomorrow night.  It will be a nice little break... although it always ends up causing more issues than it is worth sometimes.
Drama is still high with my "mother's" bullshit... and the kids dont want to have to see her.  All I can say is... that if she does show up there... there is a good chance that the kids will never again go down to spend time with my grandparents.  I have told them how the kids feel... I guess the ball is in their court now.

Blah... I just feel like shit... I am about sick of this Fibro bullshit!  I have another damn headache and tylenol isnt helping at all.
I guess I will just go and lay down for a bit.  Stacy can take over the house for a bit.