Mom of the Year

So, I get to be Mom of the Year and there's nothing any of you can do about it! For anyone who doesn't know, AJ got 2 Minor In Possession tickets within 26 days. One time, her dad took her down in handcuffs, the next time, I'M the one that turned her in at school. I really feel like we are doing the right thing to help her but THIS SUCKS! I had her do a chemical dependency eval and we got the results today. She definately has a problem and I signed her up for treatment. They actually wanted to put her into Inpatient Treatment, but since we are so involved, they agreed to Outpatient Treatment. She spends half her day in school then goes to treatment for the rest of her day. At least 5-7 weeks of it. She is NOT happy but willing to listen and be open to it. I think I'm dealing pretty well but it's all just happening around me at this point. I hope she gets that we are all doing this to save her and not just to be assholes. Anyhow, great thing is I leave for California in 4 days and will miss a whole week of her treatment, Sissy's parent/teacher conference, Bing's 1st basketball game and first band concert. So, bitches, I get the award :)

Montana Winter

I am absolutely THRILLED with the snowfall we got this weekend! Just in my yard we got damn near 18 inches. I miss this kind of storm. We used to get snow like this all the time when I was a kid, but they say it's been almost 15 years since a doozy like this. This weather is what gave Montana it's reputation as a snow-covered state back in the day. I LOVE IT!!! Funny thing is, it can go from 32 degrees to 70 within a day around here. We really have a motto in Montana... Don't like the weather? Wait 20 minutes. :) The only thing I am not loving about this weather is how many branches we lost. This snow is soooooo heavy and there are still a ton of leaves on the trees... CRASH!!! It's gonna suck to clean all this up, but one really good thing came from the snow today. I got a new snow-blower! I am the one in my family that takes care of the yard and I am so psyched that I got this new toy! It's huge and BADASS! But, it didn't like the slush that's buried under all this snow. Oh, well! Still had a blast with it! By next weekend, everything will be green and ready for another snowfall. But, I have a feeling that I won't be using my new toy until much later this season. Bummer...

A few minutes to myself

Well, I SHOULD be in California right now studying my ass off, but they cancelled the trip. I didn't get to go see WICKED but I got a really cool WICKED tote from Barnes & Noble the other night:) My hubby got it for me on our 15th anniversary. Yeah, 15 years! WOW! Pretty impressive for "kids our age" I keep hearing. What I'm having trouble accepting is that my daughter is graduating this year!!! Seems like it's true what people say... Feels like I dropped her off at Kindergarten and I'm just now picking her up as a Senior. What will I ever do if this kid leaves me and lives the rest of her life? I will be so proud! She is having a rough start to her senior year, but hopefully she's over most of the being so ornery. I got her senior pics just yesterday on disc and I LOVE THEM! She is just so beautiful! She convinced me to get a picture with her even though I had no makeup on and my hair wasn't fixed. It was clean, but just tucked behind the ears lookin' like a mullet!!! Geez! Oh well, I guess :) Well, off to learn a new recipe for my vegetarian 12 year old!