Through Smudged Glasses: It's the Holidays again! Christmas is when?!?!?

Seriously a week and a half?

Where the hell did fall go?

I am so behind this year. I did finally finish my gift shopping the other day but then I had a wonderful idea to make a whole art center for Kaleb (and Zac, but really Kaleb will be the one using it all.the.time.) It won't take much to do it because we have most of what I need, it's just organizing and arranging the stuff after they go to bed so "Santa" can make a surprise for them.

So, catch up time again since I slacked big time in posting...
I finished my 1st semester back to school and now have an AAS in police science to go with my AA and AS...also in police science. I was forced to retake 2 classes I had in the academy so I could get into the BT program...whatever. Put me 1 semester behind where I wanted to be but oh well.

I now work at Lowe's. I applied for 'phone operator' which is what I was hired to do but I mostly work customer service and 'also answer phones.' Again, whatever. I get paid the same either way. I do enjoy working there. Got a great discount on a new washer and dryer that will be here by Friday! I've had my current washing machine for nearly 15 years!

I applied for a dispatch job at the local police department (also dispatches fire) at the end of September. I know I'm first on the list and they are currently doing the background check. They tried contacting someone from the DAs office but everyone I worked with is gone, it has been nearly 7 years! For whatever reason they are stuck on talking to someone at that place even though they could contact Lowe's, which is where I currently work (and applied and was hired in October, within a week of turning in my application), and Scholastic which is the next more recent place I worked and the police department I worked at for 7 years. I'm at a point I'm not holding my breath for them to call back. I enjoy Lowe's so I don't mind staying there especially since I registered for 12 hours of classes next semester!

On to pictures! In no particular order cause I'm too lazy to organize them...

Halloween 2013, Zac is the scream thing and Kaleb is a zombie western Sheriff...and the mom's group kiddos

Oh yeah! The boys joined Cub Scouts and I'm the tiger den leader...15 6 year old boys in my den! Kaleb is 3rd from the left here

Still one of my favorite pics :)

This is in the summer some time...Kaleb discovered he LOVES wings!

Kaleb playing catcher...next season he'll be starting catcher. If he played his age group it would be his first season this spring in Machine Pitch, since he plays up to be on Zac's team it's his 3rd machine pitch season!