What the hell is wrong with people?

Three nights ago someone threw a beer bottle at the back of Johns car while it was parked in the middle of the night. It was thrown so hard it shaddered the bottle into tiny peices, almost like sand. Some big chunks, including the ones held together by the lable, lodged themselves into the crease between the trunk of the car and the seal around it. Thankfully it did not break or crack the window.
Then night before last someone broke into my car. They tore through everything. Tossing it everywhere. They took the watch and bracelet Corey bought me that I was taking into the jewler to have resized. They took the first aide kit out of the trunk. They dumped everthing out of my "uh-oh" bag that I keep in my trunk incase we ever get stuck somewhere overnight due to weather, car trouble, whatever. They left stuff scattered in the berry bushes on the hillside across from us. The worst of it all ... they sat in the car smoking and then proceeded to put their butt out on the floor of my car. Burning the carpet and such.
So I ask again ... what the hell is wrong with people. They took two items, messed things up, pulled of some vandelizm, and stunk up my car. Why? Because they could!!!!!
All this while we were sleeping. We haven't lived here long enough to piss anyone off. And we don't have expensive cars. Now, everytime I walk out to my car I am going to be anxious, looking for damage or something.
JERKS !!!!!!!

Just keep swimming ...

Well folks, things went swimmingly! HA!
Corey did really well in the meet.
He took
4th in the boys 9-10 year old 100 yard Individual Medley
6th in the boys 9-10 y.o. 50 yard Back Stroke
7th in the boys 9-10 y.o. 50 yard Free Style
3rd in the boys 9-10 y.o. 50 yard Butterfly
And ...
4th in the open (any age boys/men) 200 Free. He was the youngest swimmer, the others were 12,13, and 15 years old!!!!!!!!!!!!
I did very well (much to my surprise) in hospitality. The food was well done, on time, and there was plenty of it. I also managed to spend a good amount of time with Corey, and was there with him, talking him through his plan, for each race.
What I really want to brag about was that 200 yard Free. He was amazing. He paced himself so well. Kept a perfect and steady rhythm and then on the last 25 he turned off that wall, and kicked it into high gear. It looked like he had just got in the water. No fatigue, no missed stroke or stalling. Just sheer speed and energy. Even one of the officials said out loud "Where the hell did that come from?"
It was great. He was soooooo proud of himself. We didn't even care what place he got. He swam it so well. It was amazing to watch. One of those moments that even a parent can't believe. I will be able to picture that in my minds eye for the rest of my life. And the smile on his face after. He felt sooooooo good. Until, that is, the head coach announced that this is what he knew Corey could do and would be for sure putting him in the 500 free next meet. Then Corey realized what Spiderman has been saying all along. With great power come great responsibility.

Shout out ...

Can I just give a shout out to Walmart Super Store ? ? ?
I know, it sounds strange, especially because I used to hate going there soooo much. But after much review and research, I have discoved it is soooooooo much cheaper than the other grocery stores. I mean really really cheap on most food items, although I won't by their meat, only pre-packaged. I heard really bad things about their meat ... like it is their # 1 returned item due to age, color, smell. EEEEWWWWW!!!!
None the less, loving the prices !!!!!!

Busy Bee

So things have been busy to say the least. Here is a little run down of my life right now.

1. Working at the store full time. I am no longer in the furniture dept. I am now in gift home. Which means that I get to play with small little dust collectors, stationary, floral, picture frames, and collectables all day. Except we are now on our Christmas push and I am having to deal with Christmas cards, ornaments, large Santa and Snowmen, Christmas Trees, and lots and lots of glitter. I am covered in glitter everyday. And in order to accomodate all this Christmas Joy in OCTOBER ... we have to move all of our other merchandise on to smaller isles, tables, areas. Now, mind you there are still shipping us the same amount of all the other merchindise, we just have less space to display it.

2. Due to some major changes in Corey's swim club, I am now on the board and in charge of Hospitality. (We lost a couple of board members, or as I like to call them a ton of dead weight)
So in addition to board member duties (IE meetings, fundraising, approvals, denials, etc) I am kind of the "collections dept." for the club. Writing letters, contacting parents who have missed payments of dues, or paid incorrectly. And then there is Hospitality.
Hospitality provides the food for the swim officials and swim coaches at the meets. These meals are free and have to be available all day long. We have a room with a microwave, sink, outlets, and tables. So my job is to plan the meals (this time it is two breakfast and two lunches) Create a list of needed items, check our inventory (which thanks to the lazy dead weight had to be completely redone and organized for over 3 hours on my day off from work last weekend), send a lists out to all swim parents requesting donations of needed items, keep track of all donations, buy what items were not donated, prep food, cook food, store food, deliver food the day of meet at appox 6 am, set up room and food, organize any volunteers in the hospitality and set up teams, keep track of their volunteer hours, serve breakfast, break it down around 10 am, set out snacks, set up lunch, serve lunch, break it down, and prep for next day. On Sunday I do it all over again, and then tear it all down. Back stock anything we can, modify inventory list (because I am organized that way) and submit results to board. I also have to make sure that all the timers and officials are served water and snacks every hour out by the pool.
AND DURING ALL OF THIS ... I am also Corey's mom and biggest fan ... I have to make sure he is packed with all his swim gear (swim speedo's, 2 goggles, tent, sleeping bag, 10 towles, sweats, carbo snacks, water, games, book, music, and chair) I have to make sure he gets warmed up, streaches, and finds his coach for relay times and info. I have to buy a heat sheet so that we can know what event #, heat #, and lane he swims in for all his races. I write those on a cheat sheet I invented (probably going to start selling them) I also write them on his foot so he can see it. I have to make sure that about 10 minutes before his event (there are 8 this time) he turns of the games or what not and starts getting focused, 5 min before I get him down by the starting blocks with his coach where Corey and I discuss his goal and seed time, then I wait next to the pool with cheat sheet and stop watch. I do my mom thing of cheering him on, hand him a dry towl, make sure he talks to his coach about race, then put him back in tent to wind down and relax until next event. I track his time in a jounal and make sure that he drinks pleanty of water and goes pee. My parents help in this as well. (Especially the cheering, relax, and drink water patrol)
3. On top of all of this, we are still moving into our new place. And down sizing. We have to finish so we can get out of our storage unit ... this same swim meet weekend. And now is the time of year I try to start on my Christmas projects.
I am tired just writing this. But ... I am enjoying it. (we'll see after this weekend!!!!)
Corey is doing great ... all A's so far and has the teacher he really wanted. He is in 4th grade. He is in advanced 5th grade math, and excelling into higher levels in reading and science as well. He is working hard on his swimming. In this meet he will be competeing in the following events, and then he will be training for the 500 meter free style for the next meet.
100 meter Individual Medly
50 meter Breast Stroke (loves it)
50 meter Butterfly (excellent at it, might be his best stroke)
50 meter Free style (great rhythm)
50 meter Back stroke (hates it, but does well)
200 meter Free style
2 relay (team) events (if it is a medly he will prob do the butterfly)

John is doing fine. Unfortuneately he got hurt at work and is now off work for the second week, and will probably be for another week. It is an ankle injury. His foot looks like I beat him with a sledge hammer. It is UGLY. Completely grossed Corey out. He hates being off of work, especially the loss in pay, workmans comp doesn't pay full pay. So it sucks. He has been helpful around the house though. As much as a man with one leg can be.

So that is your huge update... now, where is mine?