This is the week......

Well the wait is almost over... I was told yesterday that the meeting to decide the new Fire Department Secretary is going to be on Thursday. However I wished that I wouldn't have known until oh say Thursday.
I did however come to this realization yesterday after a talk with a friend. The Fire Department has always been a part of my life my dad was a fire fighter my mom's best friend was one of the only women fire fighters on the department. My mom helped with alot of fundraisers and then was the Fire Department secretary for several years. Its only natural that I have a passion for it and never realized how much so until I was in highschool.
In being back around everyone and everything it has been very hard to be around it but not a part of it. In my mind to be a part of it was to be a fire fighter. Yesterday I realized that helping with the fundraisers and auctions was being involved. Being the secretary is more involvement than most of the fire fighters have and I will be contributing a lot more to the department than if I was just a fire fighter. Yes it will still be hard being there and hearing the pagers go off knowing I can't go and be a part of that I am just very happy that I am being one of the people selected to become the new Fire Department Secretary.
I have a feeling that I will also be the youngest board member they have ever had, thankfully most all of the other board members have known me since I was Blake's age. There are a few members that may not like someone so young coming in but I am prepared to show them I can do this job and do it well.
So hopefully on Friday I can make a post with the results of the meeting as I am sure I will hear Thursday night (even if its unofficially since I am sure the chief won't be able to wait for the president to call me) if I have the job.

3 Day Weekend

Well I had a 3 day weekend and at the start of Friday there weren't any plans. By Friday evening I had planned on meeting a friend and her two girls to sled (then the snow melted) so we decided if it was warm enough we would take the kids to the park. No such luck it was cold on Saturday morning would have been ok for the two older ones but our youngest didn't need to be out in the damp cold air. So on to plan B...

Kenny decided it was to cold and wet to do what he had planned for Saturday so we decided to drop Nathan off at my in laws and take Blake to Springfield to Bass Pro, it had been a long time since we had done something together with just Blake and Kenny really wanted him to see the museum and all the animals there. He was disappointed we weren't going to spend the day playing with Dimesha but excited to see where we were going. We get to Bass Pro and the museum was closed for remodel just our luck but we still spent hours there looking at everything I was able to take a couple pictures...

Blake wanted his picture taken with the race car

And this one was for his April. He told me to take his picture next to the hog to show her he is ready to shoot the pig this year..

We ate dinner at IHOP which was good and Blake ate quite a bit we drove home and picked up Nathan. Since Nathan had spent the day with his grandparents Blake thought he should get to spend the night with them.

Sunday we got up and Nathan and I went to church then after we picked Blake up and all 4 headed to Best Buy to look into getting a Wii. Well we got one and I am in love with it. You get a workout without realizing it plus its fun. Blake loves it and he jumps and bounces all over while playing. Since I now have a video camera I may have to capture him playing Wii.

Monday I was off since it was a holiday Blake had school. I had planned on practicing with the Wii but ended up having lunch with a friend. It wasn't the day I had planned but it was a great day. I was able to be home in time to have dinner cooked and ready for Kenny and to have all the chores done before 6pm!



Five Question Friday

I read these questions earlier this morning and debated on answering them or not. And since I have lots of thoughts swirling in my mind that I haven't nailed down to blog about I will just do this for now.

1. What movie could you watch over and over again and not get tired of?
I actually have two movies I could watch over and over one of them was from when I was younger which   was 8 seconds.
The other is Sweet Home Alabama not sure why that was always a favorite of mine, as I have watched tons of movies since but that one I will sit and watch each time its on tv.

2. What's your biggest pet peeve right now?
Blake picking on Nathan and aggravating him just because he can and that he drags his feet on getting things done knowing it upsets me. I know its all just a stage and that siblings will have arguments wrestling matches and such but being an only child myself its hard to adjust to these things.


3. If you had to describe your best friend in five words or less, what would you say?
This is the question that almost made me not post. I don't have one best friend I have several friends who are all different but we click in our own ways. Some I love shopping with, others are friends with kids, some that have known me since day one that just get me, friends that are in to fitness and weightloss, and then there are friends that I email, call or text when I need someone to talk to about things.
So if I have to pick just one it would be a friend I email daily well when work doesn't keep us from it and I really missed our daily emails when her job got super busy.
1.Super sweet
2. Loves my kids as if they were her own nephews
3. We are both shy in some of the same situations but thanks to her help she has helped me jump out of my comfort zone a few times
4.If I ever would have had a sister I would have wanted it to be her.
5.Truly genuine person and a lot of fun to have as a friend.
Yes I know that was way more than 5 words but 5 words just couldn't cut it.


4. If you did not have to worry about money or go to school what would you do for a living?
Be a stay at home mom, but also be an EMT or Fire Fighter part time.


5. What is your one "splurge" item, that you will always buy, no matter the cost?
Soda we have tried the generic brands and it just isn't the same and with soda almost 7.00 a case that splurge is rare. The other is ice cream we always buy Blue Bunny the rest just doesn't taste as good.

Saturday Night Dinner with Friends.

This past Saturday we went out to eat with Donnie, Ramona and their two girls Dimesha who is 5 and Elizabeth who is 15 months. We have been around them some over the summer but was our first time going out to eat as two couples and four kids.
Blake wanted to sit with Dimesha which was fine I wish I would have got a picture of them together. They both picked on each other and acted like they didn't like each other. Until the car ride home Blake wanted to call Dimesha and see if she could come play with him. And I received a text from Ramona saying that Dimesha was doing the same thing.
We ate at a local Chinese restaurant one they go to frequent enough the waitress' know them quite well. Nathan and Elizabeth were at opposite ends of the table thru dinner and then Elizabeth tried to climb out of the seat and crawl towards Nathan. So we moved them so they could be side by side and I snapped this picture with my phone.

Nathan was feeding her rice, she then shared her cookie with him. It was so cute to watch them interact with each other.

One of the waitresses thought that Romona and I were sisters... Ramona thought it was cool that she thought that I am not to sure yet. But we had a nice time and will probably do it again. Our kids all get along great together and its nice knowing another couple who is our age that has children the same age as ours.

Possibley a new and exciting adventure in store for me!

Have you ever had something that you wanted to happen and you know will probably happen but yet scared to talk about it for the fear it will fall thru?? I have had that battle in my mind since November and then got to be more of a battle in mid December. Now its down to the wire on knowing for sure if this thing will happen or not. In fact I am about 99% sure it will happen but that 1% scares me enough I haven't mentioned this to very many people actually maybe 5 people know about the possibility. And only two know about the email I got yesterday (well other than the sender of the email) So after some sleepless nights thinking, I think I need to just blog about this.

Back in November it was mentioned to me that I would be a good person to fill the Secretary position for the Fire Department. I was like oh yeah whatever fully thinking I would never actually be considered for the job. Then in December I found out that the current Treasurer whom I haven't really seen or talked to in over 10 years recommended me for the position without knowing that someone else had already thrown my name in. Apparently there isn't an overwhelming amount of people who want the job partly because you have to know how to use a computer and know how to email and partly because no one wants to step up and say yeah I would do it. I sure didn't step up and say hey I want the job I was asked and I think they weren't sure if I would turn and run or stay and say ok.

I know they have a meeting sometime this month to decide who the new secretary will be and decide if the current treasurer and vice president will remain the same. Not sure when the meeting is I keep asking Don if they have had the meeting yet. Then as I was checking my email yesterday before going in to a friends baby shower. I got an email that made my stomach do flip flops out of fear, nerves and excitement.

Here is the email I received from the president of the Fire Department:

Shelly: It was mentioned that you might be interested in serving as secretary for the fire department, so I wanted to check with you before I discussed with the board. The primary duties are to take minutes at the meetings and prepare the official meeting minutes, send thank yous, do mass email notifications to members and help at as many fund-raisers as possible. I know you are busy with work and the little ones but if you think you are interested we can talk more. The board meetings are the fourth Thursday of each month, except Nov. (1st Thursday) and December (no meeting.) Your mom did it one year, so you might get her perspective. I don't think much has changed! Let me know what you think. Bonnie

 

Of course I replied back that I would be interested and that I had talked with my mom about her time as Secretary and that she enjoyed her time there. I think my mom did it for a few years and she thinks its neat that I have been asked to do the job now.

 

So now its just a wait and see. Kenny is ok with it and a perk is I get in to the fair free! I already help with auctions which I really enjoy and had already planned on helping at the fair this year. Heck I am there the whole time anyway might as well help the fire department make some money. I am still nervous about it fearing that if I get excited it won't happen even though I am pretty sure no one else is even getting mentioned for the position. Scared that I will be up in front of the rest of the board during meetings typing away on my laptop. Then trying to figure out how to make all the notes I take in to meetings make sense and in a form to print and hand out during the next meeting. Seems overwhelming but I know that Bonnie and Stephanie will be there with me and show me how it all works they have watched me grow up and so its like coming home I already know everyone. Plus I will get to use my laptop more frequently and may even buy myself a pink laptop bag to use.

5 Question Friday

1. What is your current favorite book, and why?

Not sure that I have a current favorite since I rarely have time to read. However I liked the book that Julie Hadden wrote about her weight loss battle and being on the biggest loser. I am going to order the book Friendship for Grownups this week.
2. Do you go to the dentist regularly?
Yes and No, not as regular as I should but Blake goes every 6 months.
3. What is your worst memory from High School?
 There are lots of memories I'd like to block out. I didn't enjoy High School at all but one regret is not staying in contact with a few of my friends I had then. And now its to late for one of those as she passed away a few years back. I kick myself daily for not keeping in touch with her because from graduation until her funeral I hadn't spoke to her.


4. What do you hope to be remembered for in your life?
Not really sure other than being remembered as being a great friend, wife, mother, daughter and granddaughter.


5. Are you superstitious or do you have any superstitions?
Well yes and no. I won't walk under a ladder which made things tricky in Fire and Rescue because you had to stand under the thing to hold it in place for the person climbing it.
My husband used to turn around and go the other direction if a black cat crossed our path, but now he doesn't even pay attention. I however still look to see if its an all black cat or not.
Not sure if this counts but I always remove and put in my contacts in the same order each time if I don't it feels really strange (yes I think I must be weird)

It's a New Year!

Hard to believe that its already January 5! Nathan has gotten much better at walking and is now trying to run to keep up with his big brother.

Friday I had to work and I dropped the kids off with my father in law and brother in law for the day. The unusually warm temperatures were nice but I knew something big would happen. And sure enough 9 am at work the tornado sirens were going off. Normally I am petrified of storms but Friday I held it together and watched outside checked my phone for the radar (love the weather channel app for my phone!) Talked to several friends and family, I knew that there for sure was a tornado in Fort Wood and that it was coming right for Rolla. Thankfully right before it got to town it turned I do believe that he devastation and death toll may have been a lot higher if it would have barrelled thru the middle of Rolla. I looked at the radar again and it looked as if it was headed for Vichy so I patiently waited for a phone call from Don or Mark. I checked on my kids and grandparents and they were fine oh and our new house was fine, Kenny called and wanted me to call and ask my grandma if our house was fine. He apparently didn't care about our current house just our half built one?? Anyway about 20 minutes after the storm passed Don called to see if I was ok as the radio traffic said there was for sure a tornado in Rolla and then he told me it missed Vichy. My boss got a phone call that her brothers house was gone so she left to check on them and told us to leave at noon. I was happy to get off early but not happy that so many people were having a bad start to the new year.

So I spent Friday afternoon with Brenda and Don and we drank coffee with a little Bailey's Irish Cream in it and went thru a mountain of lighting fixture books and books with faucets and ceiling fans. But we did pick out several that I can now let Kenny help me chose from. I knew the massive amount of books was daunting to both of us and thankful for Brenda and Don for looking thru all of them and helping me narrow it down. I then met Kenny at home and we went to Sput's Place for the evening, he had wanted to take me out for a nice dinner but I told him no sense in driving back to town and Sput has great food so we ate there. It was a nice time a friend of mine was also celebrating her 30th birthday there so I had a few friends to talk with thru out the night.

Saturday we got up, picked the kids up and headed for St. Louis to see my husband's grandma oh and for him to buy a gun. Some huge pistol that apparently is cool??? I am not big in to guns and I guess you can't have to many even though they sit around in the gun safe collecting dust. We decided to drive thru Lone Elk Park right outside of Fenton and Blake was able to see Bison up close and several Elk up close. I did get some pictures but haven't uploaded them to the computer yet. We had a nice visit with family and then a long late drive back.

So far this year has started out pretty good, I have been able to save money by not eating out at noon because its convenient. I hope that I can keep that trend going because 2 or 3 dollars here or there really adds up.