May, where have you gone?

Just look at the calendar! It is almost June. Everything is flying by and I am missing most of it.  We, the whole family, has been so involved in the RYSA season we have almost missed May!  Geez.... Kyle birthday is the 28th and I haven't even got an idea for his present.  My friend Michele, just became a grandparent, my other friend Shelley is in the hospital, or so I heard, and I have done nothing. Morgan's prom has come and gone, next graduation.   The Junior Girls Basketball team has consumed my entire life....Work has been a madhouse.  When I did payroll for the school district, my routine never changed, same thing everyday, nothing exciting.  Now that I am on the campus level, it is chaotic.  Never know what you are walking into or when it will hit the fan!  So many personalities to get used to. AND you never know which personality it is going to be. About the time you get one down and you think you have it figured out, up pops another one.  It's the movie-- Sybil times 18!!! 
Kent is trying so hard to get our pool up.  Janie and I helped, if you can call it that, Sunday.  We are not speaking to one another today.  Kent knows so much but has the hardest time explaining the process to me and Jane.  Finally Janie screamed at him and I KNOW I AM A DUMBASS, so explain it AGAIN.  I thought maybe if she understands it then she can explain it to me.  Thank goodness, we were invited to a birthday party and had to quit early....wooshoooo!  Dodge that fight! 
So today, Monday I got Kent a dental appt with a new dentist.  A sedation dentistry office.  Dr Gary is sending him to Dr Tiner in Gville to have 4 teeth cut out, they will put him out to do it all at once.  We left Sul Spgs and was home by 930 this morning.  Janie calls and says Mom can you get Kharley she passed all her test and is out for the summer. Wonderful Flex year....at Rains... I told her I had to work but Kent was off he could get her.  I was on my way to work, stopped to have the oil changed in Kent's BRAND NEW 2011 PICK UP AND the techs at D and D said he had some trouble under there and I should take it back to the dealership....well shit!   So I call Jane and Kent tell them I will just pick up Kentlee and Kharley and take off the rest of the day in order to get the damn truck in the shop.  Okay Mom!   OH by the way we have a game in Mineola tonight at 6, Kharley's team.  Oh boy!!! I called Kent and told him about the game and the truck at the same time.  When I got back home he was getting ready to follow me to Mineola, it was about 1130 by that time so I fixed us a sandwich and it dawned on me.....DUH!  Mineola game tonight, we could just wait and drop the truck off as we went to the game...Save a few miles in gas and money.  So Kent puts his work clothes on and starts on the pool prep again with the aid of Kentllee and Kharley.  I start trying to find my kitchen.  Ring Ring, it's Janie again...............Mom, tell Kharley to go get her uniform and would you PLEASE wash it for her?................welll sure why the hell not!  Get a wash going and attempt one more time to find that damn kitchen.  I have never been a fan of paper plates or plastic cups, but I do believe Summer is a perfect time to change my ways.  Especially as close as these children live to me.  NO one drinks twice out of the same damn glass.....why????  Empty dishwasher, feed every scrap I can possible find the Macky, reload the dishwasher, and start sweeping, yeah I need to mop, but to hell with it, it's raining!!!  Oh did I tell you after we made the big decision to just wait on going to Mineola for the truck and game, it started raining.............Kharley wants to know if the game is canceled.  Well I hope so, oh I mean hope not, but we have to go to Mineola anyway so might as well watch a game too. My word,  could this day get any more confusing??????  The Mavs play tonight, I so hope they beat the thunder out of OKC....get it??  bahahbahahaha.
Oh yeah I am suppose to be raising funds for the BIG National Tournament the girl is in........save me some steps and just send money.....all denominations accepted.....receipt upon request...smile!!

Dontfencemein!    love, Nen

Mother's Day 2011

For whatever reason, Kent is having a real hard time this year with Mother's day.  He wants to go to the cemetery tomorrow, first Mother's day in 3 years.  Hughlene died in August of 2007.  He has been to the cemetery maybe 4 times in the 4 yrs she has been gone.  I on the other hand have been to visit with Mom Doe Daddy, Granny and Granny Pa about 1 a month since Mom and Granny have been gone. I won't ask Kent to go to Woosley tomorrow, we will just visit P-Ridge, I think Mom will understand.
Today was Founder's Day at the city of Emory.  I have never really participated much with that event, but this year we sat up a card table (we Carla, Morgie and I) for our Rains Alumni Association We had a Banner ....The banner was bigger than the table I brought, so we just wrapped it around it..Funny, Silly looking but the company was wonderful and I got to visit with lots of Alumni.....brought Kent some lunch and went back to the city Park for 'The Duck Races'  Kharley, Kentlee and Kyle each had a..1..one..duck and all thought they would win that Wii system....I think the odds where against them, about 400 ducks in the creek and the first one to pass thru this slot was the winner.......and I'll be dang, the number 1 duck was the one in the lead for the first 15-25 feet of the race it was turned upside down and you could see the number.....at first I thought WTH!  then it started to slow down and looked like it was taking on water....and the rest of the ducks got pushed up to the shoot....it was neat hearing the kids scream out the numbers......I'm not sure who won but it was NOT Kharley Kentlee or Kyle not sure who won the homemade Ice cream contest or the 42 contest.....then the Flaming Duck race...this is a race between the local VFD's from Point, Emory and East Tawakoni....with real ducks.  I kinda thought they were gonna set a duck of fire, but someone said it was called Flaming for the Fire depts.....ok well anyway, each city had a volunteer to grab 1 live duck jump in the creek and try to shoo the duck down to the bridge.  SOO Funny!!  East Tawakoni's duck took a turn and went to the donut shop direction, she spent the majority of the race trying to catch her duck, the Point and Emory was in a dead heat and right before each duck got to the bridge, they each turned around....NO winner so they tried again.  Emory Volunteer dove into the creck almost right on top of his duck, while Point Volunteer, just kinda begged her duck to please go under the bridge.....after it was all over Point is STILL THE CHAMPION FLAMING DUCK WINNER!!  I think the anouncer said the 4th year in a row for Point...I love it when Point dominates! 
It was all in all a good day, my grandkids seemed to have a good time as I did.  Hope all the Mom's that read this have a great day tomorrow.  Each of you deserve it. 
Thanks Carla for making my day....

Happy Trails and Mothers Day from Nen --May 2011

Why The Tears??

My neice was in a pagent...I wrote her a good luck note...added a little note about her granny, my mother in law who died in 2007.....neice responds, I cry!
FB wants you post pics of your Mom until Mother's day.....I post as my profilepic a pic of my Mom....Mom died in 2007.....as I type her name, I cry!
One of  my BF reminds me of many trips to the Sonic.......venting about a runaway daughter......daughter is about to graduate and is back safe and sound......my BF moves away as I think about missing her and her daughter, I cry!
Sorry ass soon to be ex son in law # 2 is outside playing with his sons, thinking about how hurt MY daughter is about the crap he put her thru.......wondering how in the world she will ever make it and knowing she is to proud ask us for help,  I cry!
Another BF son in law lays in a hospital paralyzed with a 5 kids and a wife to support....We send money to help with hospital cost or monthly bills, whatever they need....thankful it's not my family but feel guilty for being thankful it's not my family...I cry!
Missing my Mom and Granny and Mother in Law and Aunt so much, I cry!
If you have anything you wish me to cry about for you then send it to me soon and  I will take care of it, it seems to be my season for tears. I am saying this like it is a Blue Light Special so hurry while the tears last!

Okay I'm tired of crying!! I used to wonder why teachers were constantly tired and weary and looked haggard.  Well it's because of Teacher Appreciation Week.  My Boss has planned something exciting for all of our teacher for every day this week.  I have run around and been Little Ms. Helpful all week and my give a damn is almost used up....Come on FRIDAY and get me back to normal on Monday! Maybe the crying will stop as well, no wait Sunday is Mothers day!! Janie will make sure I cry no more, I just know it....
Gonna watch the Mavs whoop the Lakers!  so good nite to all and to all a good nite.
Nen.

Prom Season (for some)

Thank you Lord for getting Pam and Danny thru the Prom.  Colby and Chelsey were never in danger like Mom and Dad....The best story is on Fenter Funny Farm, if you get the chance read poor Pam's ordeal with 2 attending the Prom.  Thanks for posting it Pam, I remember well the 2 prom's Janie went to.  Both of them with her first ex husband. For what they put me thru they should of had to live together for ever!!!
One year I helped with Stacy's  after Prom party...and swore then this aint never gonna happen again.  I was on constant watch for kids going to the woods, leaving in trucks, people coming out of the wood work just looking for a party.  Some events should just be forgotten and never spoke of again. The one thing I remember was a couple got into the biggest fight, because he wanted to leave and she wanted to stay with the rest of the class.  She was crying......mad me so sad, they ended up leaving and all she wanted to do was just and party with all her friends, boyfriend thought it was lame.....dumb ole boy!!! 
One pre-prom party for Janie, we had a photographer come out and made some great pics of the the kids.  That is probably what Pam should have done.  She has a brother in law that has a really good camera and if asked nicely would have done that for her..(Huh Paul?) 
Wish I could figure out how to post some pics from Easter, I have the best pic of Kent and Kyle with the "catch of the day" 
I need an easy pic posting 101 lesson.....anyone??anybody???PAUL!!
Talk again soon, Happy Trails and Happy May!!( 40 degrees and the wind is blowing!!!!! go figure))  Nen

The last Friday in April

I got so mad tonite at dinner.  There was this idiot stupid ass disrespectful fool, walks into the buffet at Mineola with a Tshirt.  BIG BOLD WHITE LETTERS ON A BLACK TSHIRT-----F*CK YOU  ya'll I'm from Texas.  (The U was in place) I have a hard time writing THAT word, oh I've said it plenty, but not in a public place and I especially don't wear the WORD! 
I think I saw the fool first, cause I asked Tutz, what does that shirt say, about that time Kent and Stack looks up and we all agreed that was exactly what it said....The buffet is full of people, little kids, elderly, and us, all of a sudden I can't finish my food, I am just sickened by this.  We talk about it and wonder why they would seat someone with F -You on there shirt?  We paid out and mentioned it to the mgr who had not seated the fool and she didn't do or say much.   I decide he should be charged 10 times the amount of the buffet and then ask to never return.  I really wished they would have made a statement by NOT serving the FOOL!  We should have asked the idiot to turn it inside out or something, but we didn't, so that makes us part of the problem as well.
Okay I aint thinking about dumb ass any more.....I just wish it had of said New York instead of Texas.

Okay gonna talk about Kentlee again.  The morning this week it was so cold, Thurs. I think, I was getting one more cup of coffee before I left for work and was looking out my kitchen window..,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Kentlee was walking down our lane toward the house.  He has a little jacket on and was just strolling along.  I step out on the front porch and say "what's UP?"  He and Macky are just strolling along and he tells me he left his sun glasses in Pa's truck, he is gonna need them today at school...............................................
I ask him if he knows where they are and he tells me,  yeah,  Nen I left them in the back seat.....................
I hear him open the truck door,  he gets the glasses, then he yells out, gonna ride my bike back, the bus is coming.......................
I go back to the kitchen sink, watch him and Macky (dog) go up the lane sunglasses in place, and the big yellow bus coming down the road. 
I can just close my eyes and still see him, so comfortable with his surrounding and not afraid he'll miss the bus.
I love all my grandkids, I seem to talk more about Kentlee than any of them tho. 
One day this week Janie ask me to watch them all while she ran to town, I was exhausted, it had been the day from hell at the school.  I had been up and down  and in and out, helping all the tchs and my boss, to the point of  I was totallly spent....the only thing I could think of was my chair and the TV.  I ask Janie if Kharley was going with her or was she going to stay, she wanted to stay if she could.  She was my savior for the evening, I told her I was really tired and she would have to entertain the boys, she never missed a lick, she played and got them something to eat and was fixing to start the shower when Janie got back......She is growing up so fast and I am afraid I am using her to much to bail me out.  To clear my consience I will start paying her!
and now I will just say KYLE.............he won't do.   Names the worms at Easter, licks this fingers after digging them out of the worm dirt, one more time. and questions everything imaginable........flashlights got batteries?????Yes Kyle, blue flashlight got batteries??? Yes Kyle, flashlight work??  If it has batteries it works Kyle....go eat worms and leave me alone!
As granny Jennie would have said, "I think alot of them kids"

I hear an ice cream calling my name,
Good nite to all and to all a good nite   xoxoxoxo  Nen

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I like to update this once a week, or should I say I would like to update this once a week.  But......by the time I get home for being on the computer and get thru reading all the FB stuff, and then read Pam and Carla's blog's I feel like I have sat at a computer all damn day!!
Just a few things so I can say I updated:
Finally went to the Dr. I have had a cough/wheeze since Dec and I was tired of it.  I am a product of second hand smoke and I had got into my mind, the BIG C so I thought to hell with just go find out.  Asthma....PLEASE!!! 2 inhalers and a ton of little white pills and I think I'm cured....Iwish I would have gone 4 months ago...
Kharley has had strep, week before the big Taks test Week, not good...but she is feeling better, her math grades have improved to 90's so maybe her report card will reflect at least a 70....that child that child!
Kent finally had enough of walking around this huge by large RED cabinet I brought home from Austin and remodeled it to fit our TV.  LOVE IT, thank you HONEY for all your efforts, can you please hang up all the stuff I had to move to get it where I wanted it??  okay yeah I know I might be pushing him a little. ( I thought putting the cabinet in the middle of the living room was a good idea, thought I would get it where I wanted it faster, it was there for 2 weeks) He is not much on doing things in my time frame, huh?
Kentlee is just pure joy, that's all I can think of saying about him, he loves wearing those silly little hats Pre-K makes in class and always tells you what it is about, like you couldn't guess this last hat had to do with Easter, I think the Eggs and Bunny gave it away. the last one was covered in green clovers, any guesses?
Kyle---if he tells me "jus ooon mo   Nen, jus ooon mo  ..translation(just one more ) I'm gonna bean him.  Everything...Kyle put the toys up, Nen jus oon mo min. Kyle eat some more of your sandwich, Nen jus oon mo bite, Kyle don't jump off the bar again...Nen, jus oon mo time....GRRRRRR!!! terrrible 3's this too will pass, please Lord, make this pass. 
In case no one has heard, Janie and Jeff are separated.  I hate that for them, hoping they can reconcile, but I will back Janie on her decision.  3 kids.....gonna be hard, Kent and I will help out as much as we can, but I ain't raising my grandkids.....I love them to much to do that to them!
Jack is dancing the week away, I think on some weeks he goes to 4 dances.  He rests most of the days so he can boot scoot the nights, Sunday is church, so that just leaves 2 days a week to tend to the cattle, mow his yard, and catch up on the local gossip, yep life is good for Jack.....Hughlene I miss you so much!
 Well that's my update, Gonna spend some quality time with Kent now, I think I can hear him snoring on the couch, I can have the best conversation with him at this time...He agrees to so much at this time too!

Love to all and to all a good nite.  Nen

Vision!!

I have an eye appt this morning at 10 after that I go to Sam's for the school for "much needed supplies" ;).  I was going into work and get one of the "Burb's" but they were all taken for the day, so I will take my own vehicle and hopefully get reimbursed for the gas.  $3.71 in Emory, crazy!  My eye appt is past due, I broke my computer glasses and have been using dime store cheaters for about a month.  I stole a pair, I mean a permantley borrowed a pair from my sister couple of weeks ago and now it is just a have to case.  I need them only to see or read or look or watch, but I hate the thoughts of wearing them 24-7, I don't need them to drive or work in the yard, but I do need them to fish.  I thought about contacts but can't warm up to that either. So it's gonna be a long visit with the Eye Dr...
It feels weird being at home on a work day, when your not sick, or mad :0), I'm just waiting, I got the washer going, the trash is out, floor swept and I even fed the dog.  Just waiting........tic toc tic toc.......
This weekend I tended the garden as granny would have said,  all my squash plant fell victim to the dog or a grandson, not sure which probably both......demonic animals, what did those beautiful squash ever do to them? I had them all planted at the very end of my little plot of soil, and they are just plowed over, looks like they were have fun romping thru my Sunday Supper! Out of the 4 plants ALL are gone..dammit! The tomatoes on the other hand are "LOOKING GOOOOD"  I planted 12 and only 3 of them are mysteriously gone, just plucked up and g-o-n-e!!  I don't want to even guess, okay Aliens, surely not the grandson's.  I keep saying Grandson's because I know my precious Granddaughter better know better!
Killing time so I will ramble some:
Some Family Facts....I have 3 sisters and 1 brother in their 60's!!! Judy, Jeannette, Johnny and Susie...60's, It just seems so weird that they got so old so fast!  2 of them are eligible for Social Security Benefits......that is old people income!  My gosh when did this happen???? I should remind everyone that I was the baby of the family and all these old people are the reason I am what I am. 
I'm trying to kill time so just bear with me....
Doe and Mary Beth had 3 kids
Vandell and Bobbie Jo had 4 Kids. All families lived next door to each other in Point, a long time ago, we all played together and were at each other houses all the time. This is how I learned to play 42.  So therefor we all hated one another just like brother and sisters do.. but I think they all loved ME! (everyone else can write there own story)   So we have in birth order, the magnicient 7!  Judy, Jeannette, Johnny, Susie, Danny, Jackie, and Jeannine. A bunch of BABY BOOMERS, Huh? Judy and Jeannette born in the late 40's the rest in the 50's.So life goes on and Doe and Mary Beth divorced, Vandell died leaving Bobbie Jo to marry Doe. Mary Beth remarries.  AND THAT'S THE WAY WE BECAME THE BRADY....FENTER/OLER BUNCH!! And you know for the most part, we still get along, we stay in contact, we are getting together for Easter at Mom and Doe's place.  Looking forward to being with what family I have left.  At work someone mentioned :family reunion: Something our bunch never really did, we might need to reconsider it....there are those that are getting old......er!    Love to all my brothers and sisters. See you at Easter, Oh and Johnny you are not to partake in any strenious activities or eat anything I bring!!! 
And Susie told me you wanted everyone to bring 1 egg  per family , really??? Johnny this is why.....nevermind!

Love to all and to all, Happy Trails!!! Nen