Optional Prompt suggestion

I have decided to write my last blog post on the optional prompt post that was suggested by Mrs. Chism.  I will have to admit that I am glad that Mrs. Chism was my instructor for this class.  She seems to be really cool, down to earth, and seems like she is one of the students she is teaching.  I have dreaded taking this class for so long.  I never thought that I would get through it.  Especiallly as well as I have.  I feel like I have so much to say about something, but I don't know how to write it all out on paper.  I know I struggled to be able to do that in my writtings and I know I still had a lot to say even when I turned my paper in.  Either I couldn't find the right words to use for it, or I didn't know how to express what I wanted to say.  I think that I was able to open up more when I would receive my grade for my paper.  I didn't feel like my work was good enough, but my grades opened up my eyes to see that I actually can do this.  I did not really care for the blogging.  I do not watch the news on TV much, so I do not hear about much going on except from what I hear on the radio.  I hardly ever surf the internet because I either do not have the time, or my spare time is spending with my family.  What other people are doing around the world is not much interest to me.  I would much rather have been given a topic each week and posted on the discussion board.  I will definately not keep blogging. 
I wish everyone the best!  Good Luck!!!!    

Sister Trouble

My baby sister and I have always been pretty close.  She moved to Sprngfield about three years ago so we don't see each other much.  She has been with a guy for 12 years and has two children with them.  She was working at a company for about a year and a half making VERY good money.  How she landed that job, without any college background, I have no idea.  She is very smart though.  She has to be, to be at the rate of pay she was at.  Anyways, she had a lot of trouble at work with her boss, and she walked away.  I don't know what she was thinking.  Jobs are not that easy to find these days, especially if you don't have a college degree, and they don't pay enough.  She has found a job, but has taken a HUGE cut in pay.  Since then, she has kicked her looser boyfriend out.  He hardly ever worked, and when he did, he wouldn't pay his bills.  (That's the main reason she kicked him out.)  He ended up moving in with a couple of different girls in the past year until he finally met "the one".  The kids hated to be around her.  My oldest nephew, that is eight, told me that she was mean to him and his five year old sister.  Tonight, I found out that she grabbed him by the arm and threatened to break it.  I was furious!  I guess their dad has moved out from her, but that was not the reason.  I called my sister to get his number, but he was at my sisters house.  She wouldn't let me talk to him.  She don't want me to bud into her business.  She promises me that she is taking care of it.  I just want to talk to him.  He should not let anyone do that to his children.  I feel like those kids need me to stand up for them.  I know my sister is, but I need to too.  It was very hurtful when she told me to stay out of her business.  There are too many crazy things that happen to children.  When they are my own flesh and blood, I want to do whatever I can to protect them.  I am disappointed that my sister thinks that that is getting in her business.  I hope that it doesn't cause problems with me and my sister from now on.  I love my sister and I will do anything to help her and those kids.  Sorry, just thought I would share.     

Exciting News

I am very excited to announce that my oldest daughter is going to have a baby.  I was a little heart broken at first since she and her boyfriend are not married yet, but they are getting married in October.  She is five weeks along now, so she will be showing in the wedding.  If she takes after me when I was pregnant with her, she will just begin to start showing.  I have been crying all day since she told me the news.  I have tried to be very happy about it, but I know the struggles ahead of them.  Although, she did graduate high school, has gone to college for two years, has her CNA, will graduate in December with her Associates, has a good chunck of cash in savings,  and has a good boyfriend that is willing to take care of her.  So, she is not following in my footsteps after all.  She and her boyfriend found a place in Branson that they wanted to get married at that cost $3000..  Unfortunately, I don't have that kind of money to give them.  Together, they both have managed to pay for it themselves.  Actually, they were going to get married on a Tuesday because it was cheaper during the week.  They sent out the "Save the Date" magnets, and now they have changed it to get married on a Saturday.  Along with another $500.  Now, there is a baby on the way.  She just got a really good job that pays very good and her boyfriend graduates in December with his Bachelors degree in Teaching.  I think they both have a good outlook on life and know what they want and what it takes to get it.  I couldn't be prouder.