My mom phoned this past Saturday while they were having their little Christmas shindig. I was so happy to hear her voice, especially since things have gotten so crazy with the holiday happenings for us both. We got to catch up for a bit before she handed the phone off to various relatives but it was only the last 3 that had me nearly to tears (happy, yet sad). The first of those 3 was Tyler. He sounds so grown up now and a piece of me is really sad that he (well, all of them) are growing up and I’m not getting the chance to see it anymore. Photos do not count. The second of those 3 was Landon. He was so excited to talk to me and just went on and on about the DVD he was watching, Goosebumps (I think?). His speech has gotten so much more clear. You can understand nearly every single word. He’s the one who’s partially deaf in both ears. After a few minutes with Landon, the phone was tossed over to the little one, WentWent (Trent). Trent kept saying something about not being able to see me and for the life of me, I couldn’t understand what he meant. After moving on to another topic for a bit, I was finally able to talk back to my mom for a bit. The ones that didn’t take the phone were all in the background sending hellos and I love you’s. It made me very homesick, not that I needed any help with that.

Later on that night Nikki called back. She wanted to tell me that Trent was saying he couldn’t see me in the phone (refer to paragraph above) and also that she’d forgot to tell me about some of the things the kids had been saying / doing. As you probably recall from other entries, my nephews like most kids, saying the silliest things sometimes. Anyway, she was telling me about Landon and Trent getting into an argument the other day and she said they went back and forth a few times before Landon finally told Trent “It’s none of your bibiness” (business). His speech is definitely better but he sometimes struggles with longer words, which was the case this time. Well Nikki said that Trent looked at Landon after he said that and said “Excusseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee me” (exaggerated for you lol). She said she had a horrible time not laughing at them. These are some of the things I hate missing. I love those boys to bits, as if they were my own and I really miss not getting to see them at the drop of a hat.

I have been extremely homesick for the last couple of weeks and at times even depressed. I love living here, don’t get me wrong but there’s honestly only so much drama a person can tolerate. I have tolerated enough, my belly is full. One of the people living in this house with us is driving me bananas. Her extreme highs and extreme lows, along with her horribly rotten attitude is getting the best of the rest of us. I mean, throwing a fit over a freaking belly button ring (her mother refuses to allow her to get one). Yeah, that’s just one of the many things she’s pitched a fit over today. It’s an everyday thing, sometimes multiple times a day. I’m reaching a breaking point, as is Jo (he’s already wishing to move back to Georgia lol).

Anyway. That’s enough of my babbling for today - please excuse my typos, I’m too exhausted to proof read right now. Be sure you check out the entry about my latest contest. You know you’d like an easy $20!