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klepto

I guess if I didnt care so much about my stuff I could lose a lot of stress about how it all gets wrecked destroyed stolen missing or given away. I have a certain child who has no respect for anything or anyone. (except of course is an ANGEL at grammas house. doesnt steal from her. doesnt give her any grief. doesnt destroy her stuff. doesnt throw her stuff away. ) anyways as I was saying, I have always taken care of my stuff. even as a child I saved many many toys for my own children some day. most of which my own children destroyed and didnt care about. thus proving they have too much. but I digress. I like to leave stuff where I put it and knwo it will be there when I return. I like my stuff to stay intact and stay mine. yet one child doesnt seem to understand that. this child consistantly takes things from MY ROOM and MY DRAWARS or MY bathroom that is attached to my bedroom (and there are TWO other bathrooms for family use) I am tired of having my things stolen and or destroyed. if this was a one time thing, and a lesson was learned I wouldnt be too upset about it but its ongoing. the message never seems to get through. a little klepto in the making. if I want it, its mine. and in the pocket it goes. or in the case of hidden candy in the belly it goes. This child has adhd, is adopted, and is very small and could be alcohol affected but was never diagnosed. is it a kid thing? is it an adopted thing? an alcohol thing? no matter what it is, it is NOT OK WITH ME. and I am tired of it. thus if I didnt care about my stuff it could relieve a lot of stress. but I DO care about my stuff. I DONT want to replace things which cost more money. I long ago stopped buying toys and we have gone from hundreds of cars to maybe 2 dozen. all of them destroyed, missing, lost, or otherwise disappeared. while it isnt fair to the other kids, it isnt wise to spend money on things that will be destroyed or disappear. so I know said child will be an angel at grammas but I know there will be hell to pay when I return. in the meantime I guess I cant let that child out of my sight.

I love pictures of all my kids together. even if it doesnt happen too often.

chrysta sophie and maia



Ben 6, Cody 15, Maia 6, Chrysta 13, Ethan 8, Sophie 4

tracey said I need to post more pictures. here ya go

ben in hot pink casts and maia hugging him


this is natasha diana and vasiliy last fall.

Ever heard of Zenni Optical?

Eric got a wild hair and decided to buy his glasses online. he heard its cheaper. and it was. except we paid for glasses 2 weeks ago and there is no sign of them yet. his old ones are broken. we leave the country in one week. Eric called and they said oh yeah it could be 3 and half weeks. that is NOT WHAT THEY SAID ON THE WEBSITE! They said call back on friday. So I called several times on Friday. The recording would answer the phone, never an available representative. So I left a message as they suggested. they didnt return phone calls. The quoted time for delivery is nearly come and gone and the glasses are still "in manufacture." If you want to order glasses, and you have 3 weeks or a month to wait then go ahead. but if you need them now? I wouldnt recommend Zenni Optical. as for the quality of the glasses I cant even attest to that since we havent acutally RECEIVED the glasses. Since we have at this time 5 people in our family in glasses, they are losing a lot of potential business. We sure wont be buying from Zenni Optical again. and if the glasses dont come soon then I will have a new battle on my hands, trying to get our money back. I guess if it sounds too good to be true, it is.

I am very tired of taking someone to do something fun and then being made to pay for it all night.

I made this great play room for the kids downstairs. its nicer than any room of the house. except they wont play there. I should just be happy it stays clean I guess.