I am completely baffled as to why teens are in such a hurry to grow up?? I vaguely remember being a teen. Of course I knew everything and my parents were way behind times.

What I don't remember is being completely defiant or dis respectful. Quite frankly that would have landed me in the middle of next week. As my Mother would so often tell me. Love that woman..

I just wish there was a way to reach teens and let them now that all this so called freedom and adult life style comes with a LARGE price tag. It is called responsibility. Without buying into that, you are in deep dodo!!

Billy is in such a hurry to be engaged, to be out of the house and so on. Yet, he can't even get his own dirty clothes into the laundry room. The thought of him out on his own right now is a rel nightmare. Of course, he will be 16 in December, so he knows everything and has everything figured out.

Now we get to the next nightmare. Driving. I am not even going there. We have told both the boys, they have to pay for the driver's ed, $255.00 now. Then, of course they will have to safe up for the car, insurance, gas, oil and all that fun stuff. If that doesn't start to teach them responsibility, nothing is ever going too. They are not driving our cars, or having our insurance. We just can not begin to afford two teenage boys on our insurance!!! that is a very scary idea. We have pointed out to them the major drop their insurance takes, IF they have a "B" average. {Do you think they will listen?}

Well that is what is rolling around in my brain today. KIDS!!!

Don't forget to turn your clocks back tonight.
Granny

That is the sound of a brain that is idling. It just won't function. I want to write and participate here on the stream, but duh... nobody is home.

Has anyone heard how Abby's little one are doing?? I haven't heard a word from her in a while. I am still praying for them.

Miss Terri still has not gotten her Internet. She did get mad and go buy a pay as you go phone. At least I can call her now. We don't talk much cause her minutes run out fast!! I gave her a monitor that works, so at least Anthony can play his computer games again. I got it free. Best price in the world.

The boys are still the same. I really wish they would grow up and stop stressing us all the time. But if the did that, I wouldn't have anything to stress about. Is that damned if you do or damned if you don't?? If I can just get them through high school. Total uphill battle.

I think Chuck is finally starting to get healthy again. He has been battling a chest congestion again. Every little sniffle goes straight to his lungs. And I was the smoker!!
He has been this way since I met him in 1976.

Tom and Gloria will be having an anniversary next week. Then the end of the month, Chuck and I will hit 31 years. Seems like yesterday. I really want to know where all those years went. Must be true.... Time goes fast when you are having fun.

OK, I have rambled enough for tonight. I am drained trying to make this old brain work. I think it is time to think about laying down. {I dream a lot too.}
It is only 9:53PM here. Too early.
Love ya all,
Granny

I am having a problem trying to figure out which is worse to deal with, adult children or grandchildren. I swear they are both on the same level.

Ray, my 41 year old son is still staying here. He has temper tantrums as bad or worse than the boys. This is an experience, I have to tell you. I tried to talk to him tonight and I should have just saved my breath.

My son has some problem that I was unaware of until he moved back home. I have known for years that he likes pot and alcohol. He was told no pot here. Yea, sure! What we were not aware of is his depression and his anger. His anger is scary!!! His depression lets his just sit and not do the things he needs to be doing.

He had court today on a driving without a license charge. The judge gave him until Jan. to get his license and get going on his drug and alcohol treatment. He was suppose to start that last month, but he had a temper tantrum instead and took off. His appointment now is on Wednesday morning. We'll see.

What makes life so interesting is the boys have figured out real quick just how to set him off. It sure doesn't take much!! So here we are sitting in the middle and watching to two generations fight each other. I literally have to step in between them so they will not get physical. Ray has already done that and I will not allow it to happen again!!

Can anyone understand what I mean when I say, I love all three of them, but I may make grease spots out of all of them!! Why must I live in a house with so much violence?? I just hate it.

I keep trying to remember, "This too will pass..."
Love from the Russian front.
Granny

Talk about running into yourself coming and going, that has been my week. Running here and there to take the boys or pick them up. I'm tired!!!

On top of everything busy, we got two bombs dropped on us yesterday. First at work I got a very hysterical call from my sister. She had just gotten the news that our niece has cervical cancer. She was crying her heart out. After talking with her a while, I was able to get through to her that I had had cervical cancer over 31 years ago.(But who is counting.) It is very survivable if treated early. I am a survivor and I still am. I wish my niece didn't have it, but if she has to have cancer, I am glad she has one that she can beat.

Then, that same night, I got an email from my husband's niece. It seems that my husband's great nephew is in the hospital fighting for his life. He has been diagnosed with an extremely aggressive leukemia. This young man is only 16 years old. This is his second fight for life. He almost died when he was born. This is just so unfair. This is a young family with four children. This young man is their oldest. Please everyone, pray for Austin. May God's will be done.

So, I may vent, moan and groan, but I have a good health life and I am very thankful for it. God has blessed us repeatedly. The boys may have their behavioral problems, but they are strong and healthy. My husband had a triple heart bypass 6 years ago, but the doctor told me they caught it before there was any heart damage. So, am I blessed?? I have to say yes, I believe so.

Tomorrow is Friday. It has been a long week. I could be sad and in the dumps. I think I would rather be thankful for the many gifts I have received.

Love to you all,
Granny

I am posting at 10:25PM PDT

I am just fuming. What is it going to take to put some thing back the way they were before Branden got into trouble?? For the last six months he has grown angrier and angrier. He is more and more disrespectful and just not the decent warm person he was before.

Tonight I asked him to do his homework. He sat at his computer and played music and watched the designs that media player makes with the music. I told him to turn the music off and get on his assignments. He got very mouthy and I cuffed him. He ran in the kitchen and I think he wanted to can CPS. G-pa got very angry and really gave him a piece of his mind.

I am done. I am not going to fight it anymore. His parole states that he has to attend school regularly which he does. BUT, it also states that he is to maintain passing grades. He has an "F" in Biology. Not a passing grade. The way he is going with the rest of his classes, his grades should start to drop.

Why am I breaking my back doing everything I can for this person. He doesn't care and he doesn't do anything except ask for more. I am done, no more. I am not going to put up with this way of life. I don't have to.

Major Vent!!!
Night all,
Granny