Katy's Happenings....

It is amazing how things can change within a blink of an eye. A week ago Saturday Sammy was doing his usual thing of barking at the neighbors etc. Within less than a week he was put to sleep because he lost the use of his back legs and was in severe pain. I read up on dachsands and how they have back trouble. Some go on and get wheelchairs and live supposedly happy lives. I just could not see putting him through the pain and torture of keeping him alive in that condition. He was so use to being active and running around. I would have had to well.....help him take care of going potty since he was incontinent. That was just too much...sigh... I miss him a bunch, especially when its time to go to sleep or when i am watching tv. or on the computer or taking a nap. He was like...always there right by me. August 5 was Jessica's anniversary into heaven...it has now been 4 yrs. The other day i figured it out and it has been: 1425 days since we have been able to give her a hug. This makes 3...

Ok I know its kinda goofy but I wanted to put a picture on here and thought this was cute. hehe Kids got home from camp today. Justin was telling me all about it. Kristina just wanted to go home and go to sleep. hehe She is crashed right now. I go to Rock Hill for an interview on Monday. I first go for the initial interview with the district and then if all goes well I should be able to see the principal that day for an interview with him. Are you wondering where the heck "ROCK HILL IS? " Well its well up YONDER...close to the SC/NC border and about 30 min. away from Charlotte, NC. There is also an opening for a ED teacher with Charleston County School district. I just saw it and wrote an email and sent a letter of interest to the principal. I would love to get that job because that would mean we would not need to move anywhere. I hate the thought of having to move away from our friends. We have been here about 5 yrs now except for the 9 months away in Greenville, this has ...

Well the time has finally come...the time for the kids to go to Happy Days camp for a week. YEAH!! They are so excited they are beside themselves. lol This will be their 5th year to go. It is hard to believe its been that long since they starting going to camp. I know they will enjoy being there and will enjoy the must needed break from Mom and Dad. Just think no chores for a week...WOO HOO!! A kids dream vacation....lol While they are away I will be working on Justin's room. While Kristina was gone a couple of weeks ago to camp for a few days I worked on her room. I have never seen so much clothes for a 13 yr old...gracious... Justin doesn't have that much stuff but the closet doubles as a storage area for extra clothes for me and for the Christmas stuff. So i need to go through the closet and straighten it up. I have now had 4 interviews with 3 different school districts for a teaching position...I am now waiting to see what is going to happen with my last interview. I went...

Have you ever had a date planted in your brain you can't get rid of? Well i have a nack for remembering dates. Good dates, birthdays, anniversaries, and bad dates....when Justin fell out of a two story window and can live to tell about it- Sept. 9, 1998 in College Park, Ga. Kristina busted out her front teeth from a bike accident, June 12, 2002 in Simpsonville, SC. Then there is the most famous date that is edged in my brain. June 5, 2000 when Jessica had to have surgery to remove a brain tumor. This story actually started in May of 2000 when Jessica started to have really bad headaches. We thought she was having them because she had broken her glasses. We were living in Bluffton, SC near Hilton Head, SC at the time. We took her to the ER on June 3rd that night when she started throwing up and she was not able to walk on her own. The doctor was baffled at first and then decided to run a CAT scan of her head. That is when he found a mass in the back of her head the size of a basebal...

Well school is out for the summer. WOO HOO!!! Our kids are enjoying the time off. They got out May 26th, last Thursday. They have been enjoying staying up late and sleeping in. The joys of childhood. hehe I never slept in as a child. I was always the one that woke up when my mom got up. We would sit and talk and have coffee (well after i turned 12 i guess it was i got coffee) . Thanksfully my mo was a morning person. On Monday, James worked on both computers. We were having some major problems with the computers and i was getting errors left and right. This can be very frustrating when you are trying to write an email and the program closes because of an error. He finally got it pieced back together Monday night. I am slowly getting all my programs on the computer that i had on here before. I am using Outlook because it has the calendar and where you can keep up with tasks to do. I was using Incredimail and though it is cute and i like the stationary, I need something that i can use ...

Well if you read James' blog already you know I received my eligibility letter from Education Dept. of SC. WOO HOO!! Finally! Now I am actively pursuing a job for August. In the meantime I am also actively looking for a job for the summer. I need a temporary job for the summer to help keep us going until I start a full time job in the fall. Last year at this time I was fixing to start working for Walmart. Boy do I miss that job now! I do not miss the manager that stabbed me in the back but I miss the paycheck that went with having that job! lol I know something will come through it always does. There is an opening at Trident Tech for a Instructional Assistant. It doesn't pay that much but it is a job and I can handle that. It is also temporary which is a plus. Kristina will have her play production tomorrow night. The play is called: "The Seven Wives of Dracula". Kristina plays the Doctor. Should be a cute show. I will be glad when it is over! Kristina has had play pr...

I am heading over to MUSC to have an interview. I am hoping i will get the job as Theraputic Assistant (part time). That is what i did before we moved to Greenville area. Even if its just for the summer it would be a good job to have until i can get a job with the school district full time. We finally have sound back on our computer. James thought it was the motherboard but I did a diagnostic from the control panel and figured out it was the sound card. WOO HOO!! I am good! LOL Well time to blast out of here. Hopefully i will have something good to report after the interview. I have had so many interviews with them for the same position i have lost count since i came back here to GC. Well went to the interview and it lasted about 45 minutes. He told me stuff that no one else went into before...ie How the units had changed, how many hours i would have and when the training would be. I am hoping to hear from him sometime this week with a yeah or a nah. This would be a good job to have in...