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A long time ago I met a person who would become a very important part of my life! He would become my life line, my best friend, and the reason I wake up everyday.
Then I met another person, one that would be so beautiful that I would wonder how I created her, how I was part of making her who she is. A person who would someday drive me crazy, so crazy that I wonder how I could have created her.
These two people are so much alike it is scary, the way the learn, the way they think and the was they are, are what makes me wonder. You see, it never dawned on me that the day I said my daughter was more and more like her father would soon become a reality. You see, we have thought about it more and more but I really think the this precious little blue eyed blond has a learning issue. Not one that makes life too difficult but one what effects all aspects of the way she learns, the way she makes heads or tails of everything! I really think she is dyslexic. Something that her daddy and her hold in common. One that I really think in the next few weeks will become our reality.
What scares me most of this, is that I don't really have the patience for it, or with the life changes we have inflected upon our selves this past 3 months, I CAN deal with it. I know either way it is not a option to DEAL with it, it will become a reality and I will have no option!
She really is a great kid, one that would hand you the shirt off her back, but one that comes up with some major duzzies for "fibs" about homework so she does not have to do it.
So this is the reality of my life soon to be, not sure what it will become, but I am not sure what it will end up with!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Starting A New
Today is the last day of my "old" life! Work life that is! Tomorrow I start a new job, a new career, a new adventure.
I decided two months ago that I was going to take up the offer on the table from my husbands employer to try something new.
A very hard and daunting decision it was, you see I was in my other job for 14 1/2 years! A long time! I grew up there! It was a much a part of me as I was a part of it! I got engaged there, bought my first and only brand new car there, got married there, had two great kids there, made my bestest friend in the whole wide world there (beside my hubs) and I was going to put it all on the line to make me something new! Why? Not sure, could be that something pissed me off, and on a knee jerk decision, I took the hubs boss up on an offer? Could be that something in me knew that it was time to move on, but why? I had the corner office, free roam of what and when I wanted to do it, worked on what I wanted, but something was missing! What? I am not sure.
Will I miss those things, I sure the hell hope so! Will I wonder what I got myself into? You betcha! But will in the long run I be a better more well rounded person? I better!
As I walked out of the hotel for the last time, as an employee, I thought of the first time I walked into the place. The smells that I took for granted, more like got used to. The look of the place, the sounds that I became accustom to, the flow of the place. I knew that there was going to be a lot I would miss, and truthfully not miss. But I knew deep down that it was the right move.
Tomorrow morning as I get ready for the first day "of the rest of my life" I am sure I will wonder what the heck I did, if it was right, if I should call them and say just kidding, I will be in my office in the morning like I am every Monday working on the same forecast?
I feel kinda like it all is dream, that what I did was not really what I did and that I will wake up and it will be just me and all that I know.
I never was one for trying something new, or making my own path. I guess it is time to let my wings get clipped and let myself soar. The voice in my head, keeps telling me that I will do fine, the friends I have talked to have said that there is no doubt that I will do great, but why am I doubting myself? Why is there that nagging feeling that I should stop and go back?
I know that what I have in store for me for the next 6 months will not be easy, that I will have a hard time going from "top dog" to the runt of the litter!
Oh well off to get my "first day of school.... oh I mean first day of work outfit" ready!
I decided two months ago that I was going to take up the offer on the table from my husbands employer to try something new.
A very hard and daunting decision it was, you see I was in my other job for 14 1/2 years! A long time! I grew up there! It was a much a part of me as I was a part of it! I got engaged there, bought my first and only brand new car there, got married there, had two great kids there, made my bestest friend in the whole wide world there (beside my hubs) and I was going to put it all on the line to make me something new! Why? Not sure, could be that something pissed me off, and on a knee jerk decision, I took the hubs boss up on an offer? Could be that something in me knew that it was time to move on, but why? I had the corner office, free roam of what and when I wanted to do it, worked on what I wanted, but something was missing! What? I am not sure.
Will I miss those things, I sure the hell hope so! Will I wonder what I got myself into? You betcha! But will in the long run I be a better more well rounded person? I better!
As I walked out of the hotel for the last time, as an employee, I thought of the first time I walked into the place. The smells that I took for granted, more like got used to. The look of the place, the sounds that I became accustom to, the flow of the place. I knew that there was going to be a lot I would miss, and truthfully not miss. But I knew deep down that it was the right move.
Tomorrow morning as I get ready for the first day "of the rest of my life" I am sure I will wonder what the heck I did, if it was right, if I should call them and say just kidding, I will be in my office in the morning like I am every Monday working on the same forecast?
I feel kinda like it all is dream, that what I did was not really what I did and that I will wake up and it will be just me and all that I know.
I never was one for trying something new, or making my own path. I guess it is time to let my wings get clipped and let myself soar. The voice in my head, keeps telling me that I will do fine, the friends I have talked to have said that there is no doubt that I will do great, but why am I doubting myself? Why is there that nagging feeling that I should stop and go back?
I know that what I have in store for me for the next 6 months will not be easy, that I will have a hard time going from "top dog" to the runt of the litter!
Oh well off to get my "first day of school.... oh I mean first day of work outfit" ready!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
School Daze!
Last week marked another huge step in my life as a mom! No more kindergarten and first grade, we are talking full blown school agers! First and Second grade!
Yes we have hit the years of homework and tears! Last year was a struggle, tears were shed and countless hours of pleading to read and math facts. This year will not be any different, just the fact that there are harder math facts to learn and master and chapter books to read and understand.
There is no doubt that the days will be hard, that the struggles to finish reading will not end in tears. That the math facts will flow easily out their mouths. But let me tell you I am not sure if I am up for the challenge!
I know that we will have fun! But GAWD help me I am not sure if I am going to make it!
Yes we have hit the years of homework and tears! Last year was a struggle, tears were shed and countless hours of pleading to read and math facts. This year will not be any different, just the fact that there are harder math facts to learn and master and chapter books to read and understand.
There is no doubt that the days will be hard, that the struggles to finish reading will not end in tears. That the math facts will flow easily out their mouths. But let me tell you I am not sure if I am up for the challenge!
I know that we will have fun! But GAWD help me I am not sure if I am going to make it!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Preparing for another year
Well as the calendar pages get torn off, the days get closer and closer to that day of magic, the first day of school. Hard to believe that it is less than 30 days left of this summer vacation. Where has it gone? What have we done? How much will it going back to school cost?
The kids spent most of the summer in classes, of which I feel kind of guilty. I mean they spend 9 months in school and here I am, the mom that puts them in summer school. And only summer school but in classes that will help them in school next year, not even the fun and crafty ones! June 14th until July 23rd they went. Everyday, up by 7 and in class at 8, out of class at 12:30 and then home by 4. Very little time to play and "adventure"!
I guess I feel guilty because when I was little there was no summer school, no "homework" in the middle of June. Oh well it is to make them better later on right? Or was it just an easy way to get out of having them at a sitters? Granted there were fun classes for them to take, but all gone by the time I got around to getting them in them. Math and Reading are fun right?
Why do I feel the need to justify? Maybe because they have less than 30 days left and of which the hubs and I work most of it.
The plans for the summer, never took off. No trip to Great America or any other "fun" place!
So we now stand waiting patiently for the end of summer, getting in as much sun as we can just to make sure that the rest of the year is good! Oh well there is always next summer right?
The kids spent most of the summer in classes, of which I feel kind of guilty. I mean they spend 9 months in school and here I am, the mom that puts them in summer school. And only summer school but in classes that will help them in school next year, not even the fun and crafty ones! June 14th until July 23rd they went. Everyday, up by 7 and in class at 8, out of class at 12:30 and then home by 4. Very little time to play and "adventure"!
I guess I feel guilty because when I was little there was no summer school, no "homework" in the middle of June. Oh well it is to make them better later on right? Or was it just an easy way to get out of having them at a sitters? Granted there were fun classes for them to take, but all gone by the time I got around to getting them in them. Math and Reading are fun right?
Why do I feel the need to justify? Maybe because they have less than 30 days left and of which the hubs and I work most of it.
The plans for the summer, never took off. No trip to Great America or any other "fun" place!
So we now stand waiting patiently for the end of summer, getting in as much sun as we can just to make sure that the rest of the year is good! Oh well there is always next summer right?
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
From time to time
From time to time I find myself taking a step back and looking at what we have. Granted we don't have the new house like my brother-in-law has, and not the house with the lake like my father-in-law has, but what I do have is a house that is our home. It is ours (well almost ours) and it is HOME.
There has been may tears that have brought us to this point, not just mine! We have toiled along the way to make it what it is.
We have two great kids. Who are so goofy at times it makes me wonder where they get it from. They are our little princesses and our football players all in one! And God knows we love them to their pretty like pink toeys!
I look at what we have accomplished in the ten years of marriage and I have to say it has been a lot!
From time to time I just have to say it out loud so it stays fresh in my mind!
There has been may tears that have brought us to this point, not just mine! We have toiled along the way to make it what it is.
We have two great kids. Who are so goofy at times it makes me wonder where they get it from. They are our little princesses and our football players all in one! And God knows we love them to their pretty like pink toeys!
I look at what we have accomplished in the ten years of marriage and I have to say it has been a lot!
From time to time I just have to say it out loud so it stays fresh in my mind!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Sweet Nothings! Happy 12 year Anniversary of getting engaged
In the past week, many memories have come to the forefront with my niece getting engaged. I wanted to share with you a letter I wrote the hubs to show how far we have come!
As time goes by there are certain memories that strike the cords of our hearts. They are the ones that year to year never fade, never diminish, and never go away. The times that will hold dear in your heart until the light fades.
The day that you walked into my life will always hold strong. Standing “tall” on one side of the “fence” while you slouched your way into my heart! Leaping from side to side, to show that you might be able to “accept” me, then being the knight in shining Umbros that saved the day, again and again!
The day that you asked me to be with you for life, chaos like usual all around us! You knew the times would be hard, not as hard as they actual were but you knew they would be there. You stood next to me when times were not so easy or pretty but you never faltered. When you did, you came back for another round, never giving up.
The day we said “I do” was just another step together into the great unknown. An unknown that we were meant to walk together.
Losing those who meant so much, gaining the two that mean more than anything in the world, always by my side, holding my hand no matter what! No matter the pain for either of us, at the end it was more than we could imagine, so much that it has long since been forgotten.
Each day is a new journey, ours to capture, ours to enjoy, ours to concur.
Each conquest is better than the last, each journey we travel together.
Thank you for being my best friend, my partner, my co-conspirator, my love!
As time goes by there are certain memories that strike the cords of our hearts. They are the ones that year to year never fade, never diminish, and never go away. The times that will hold dear in your heart until the light fades.
The day that you walked into my life will always hold strong. Standing “tall” on one side of the “fence” while you slouched your way into my heart! Leaping from side to side, to show that you might be able to “accept” me, then being the knight in shining Umbros that saved the day, again and again!
The day that you asked me to be with you for life, chaos like usual all around us! You knew the times would be hard, not as hard as they actual were but you knew they would be there. You stood next to me when times were not so easy or pretty but you never faltered. When you did, you came back for another round, never giving up.
The day we said “I do” was just another step together into the great unknown. An unknown that we were meant to walk together.
Losing those who meant so much, gaining the two that mean more than anything in the world, always by my side, holding my hand no matter what! No matter the pain for either of us, at the end it was more than we could imagine, so much that it has long since been forgotten.
Each day is a new journey, ours to capture, ours to enjoy, ours to concur.
Each conquest is better than the last, each journey we travel together.
Thank you for being my best friend, my partner, my co-conspirator, my love!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
My life on a Merry Go Round
My life on a Merry Go Round says more than I can imagine!
Not only does it seem to rain (I should say SNOW) it pours (rather becomes a Blizzard). But oh well, what can I do.
This year has started to be really good. We (more hubs planning and me just smiling) have set up a great savings plan to pay off our mortgage by the time I turn 40 (5 years from now), we paid off our second mortgage, bought a hot tub to celebrate our 10 year anniversary (in June) and now we just decided to remodel our kitchen (a whole nother post in and of itself).
But at the end of the day I still feel the dizzy sensation that you felt when you were a kid and you stepped off the damn ride.
I have no clue if I am coming or going, whether what we have "decided" on was really what I wanted to do, or just went with it because he is the banker (literally) and it makes sense in his numbers filled mind. He is so obsessed in getting the damn thing paid off that every time he starts to talk about it, I seriously turn off or my brain says "here we go again".
The song lyrics "you spin me right round" continually play in my head as of late, every turn there is something new or old coming up to snag a part of me! No wonder I forgot the kids parent teacher conferences until 5 minutes before the wee little one's! Oh well what to do other than sit on the ride and enjoy it!
Not only does it seem to rain (I should say SNOW) it pours (rather becomes a Blizzard). But oh well, what can I do.
This year has started to be really good. We (more hubs planning and me just smiling) have set up a great savings plan to pay off our mortgage by the time I turn 40 (5 years from now), we paid off our second mortgage, bought a hot tub to celebrate our 10 year anniversary (in June) and now we just decided to remodel our kitchen (a whole nother post in and of itself).
But at the end of the day I still feel the dizzy sensation that you felt when you were a kid and you stepped off the damn ride.
I have no clue if I am coming or going, whether what we have "decided" on was really what I wanted to do, or just went with it because he is the banker (literally) and it makes sense in his numbers filled mind. He is so obsessed in getting the damn thing paid off that every time he starts to talk about it, I seriously turn off or my brain says "here we go again".
The song lyrics "you spin me right round" continually play in my head as of late, every turn there is something new or old coming up to snag a part of me! No wonder I forgot the kids parent teacher conferences until 5 minutes before the wee little one's! Oh well what to do other than sit on the ride and enjoy it!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
When I grow up!
I guess there comes a time when you sit back and realize that one day you will have to grow up. That all the planning and scheming will one day come to fruition and that you will be where you once thought you would be. One day you wake up and realize that, yep, I have officially become an adult. But when that day comes will you be ready? Will you be prepared for the next step in your life? Is where you thought you would be where you are or are you on a completely different path with someone who is only a shadow of your former self?
Deep thoughts, hard questions but ones that you must come to face someday right? I mean really at the end of it all who are you is who you are and there really is no changing that right?
Then you realize that there is a time when you need to just man up and deal with it! That no matter how hard you work for something and how hard you try to maintain what it is you want in life, you need to be ready for the day that "it" comes up and bites you in the butt.
This post was started on 11/9, before many long nights and longer days took place. I guess you could say the writing was on the wall! That the premonition may have been there, that I knew deep down there was something brewing. Work has came calling and no matter if you like it or not you answer!
You take into consideration what could have happened it is still worse than what did. Oh well, time to put on the big Girl panties and deal with it! Yeah! Life goes on!
Deep thoughts, hard questions but ones that you must come to face someday right? I mean really at the end of it all who are you is who you are and there really is no changing that right?
Then you realize that there is a time when you need to just man up and deal with it! That no matter how hard you work for something and how hard you try to maintain what it is you want in life, you need to be ready for the day that "it" comes up and bites you in the butt.
This post was started on 11/9, before many long nights and longer days took place. I guess you could say the writing was on the wall! That the premonition may have been there, that I knew deep down there was something brewing. Work has came calling and no matter if you like it or not you answer!
You take into consideration what could have happened it is still worse than what did. Oh well, time to put on the big Girl panties and deal with it! Yeah! Life goes on!
Friday, October 2, 2009
Living the Dream
Sorry for the time away, life has been what some would call CRAZY! lately! But that is no excuse.
Living the Dream or living the life that we want to live some times comes with Road Blocks. The life that we see as the end all be all sometimes ends up being the life that never comes true, that stays the Oedipus that we never quite achieve. But then there is the life that we deal with every day, the life that we can either accept or deny, it is our choice.
Life's dream and nightmares come and go, but it is what you do with them that makes the difference. I am not one to go with the old saying of lemons and lemonade, I would much rather take the lemons and stuff them some where the sun does not shine when they are hurled at me. I know that I am only handed what I can handle but at the same time could that certain someone PLEASE pick someone else to hand that crap too? I mean really there really is only so much one person or family can handle.
I know that there are much worse situations out there and that I should be grateful for all that I have, but would it such a bad thing to just have one year of what we want? What we deserve? What we need?
The kids are healthy and we have good jobs, we have a nice house and two cars that run that are paid off, and for the most part we are ok with everything else! But it would be nice to have a little nicer house, brand new cars and get paid more from work, but whatever!
The only way to change that is by doing what we can, live the dream every day, take care of ourselves and have fun, so that is what we are going to do. Fortify the base and have fun doing it! So watch out here we come!
Living the Dream or living the life that we want to live some times comes with Road Blocks. The life that we see as the end all be all sometimes ends up being the life that never comes true, that stays the Oedipus that we never quite achieve. But then there is the life that we deal with every day, the life that we can either accept or deny, it is our choice.
Life's dream and nightmares come and go, but it is what you do with them that makes the difference. I am not one to go with the old saying of lemons and lemonade, I would much rather take the lemons and stuff them some where the sun does not shine when they are hurled at me. I know that I am only handed what I can handle but at the same time could that certain someone PLEASE pick someone else to hand that crap too? I mean really there really is only so much one person or family can handle.
I know that there are much worse situations out there and that I should be grateful for all that I have, but would it such a bad thing to just have one year of what we want? What we deserve? What we need?
The kids are healthy and we have good jobs, we have a nice house and two cars that run that are paid off, and for the most part we are ok with everything else! But it would be nice to have a little nicer house, brand new cars and get paid more from work, but whatever!
The only way to change that is by doing what we can, live the dream every day, take care of ourselves and have fun, so that is what we are going to do. Fortify the base and have fun doing it! So watch out here we come!
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Spreading their little wings
This past week has been fun and a challenge. You see I am sending my little girl to school this coming Tuesday. Last year the older one went and I was OK with that, letting them spreed their wings and fly, right? Well I am having a harder time with this one! Not sure if it is because time has flown over the past 5 years, if it has to do with the fact that I will be 35 in October or if it just means that a new stage has started for our family.
I don't remember what it was like to not have those two smiling faces in the house, nor do I remember what I did with all my time. What I do know is that now that both of them are going to be in school all day EVERY day, there will be a large change in the house. Even though I work outside of the house, I know that coming home from work to get them off the bus will be a treat, to hear what they learned in school will be exciting (even though there will be a lot of "nothing" or "I don't know" as answers).
The hubby & I will have more "us" time when those occasional days off together arrive, which will be nice. We will be able to get more done around house, yeah right! But it will be fun.
I know that Tuesday will be a long day at work once we get them on the bus, but it will be good.
Time for big sister to be there when mom and dad are not! Nicki will be great, she already is, she "shares" her friends.
Em has a few advantages that some of the others don't, she has the same teacher that Nicki had last year (a blessing since we know the teacher too) she knows 4 girls in Nicki's class so she will be OK on the play ground and lastly is that she is very independent. She will be fine, so why am I so concerned? Not sure, oh yeah she is my baby!
Here is to a great year for all my Mommy friends out there!
I don't remember what it was like to not have those two smiling faces in the house, nor do I remember what I did with all my time. What I do know is that now that both of them are going to be in school all day EVERY day, there will be a large change in the house. Even though I work outside of the house, I know that coming home from work to get them off the bus will be a treat, to hear what they learned in school will be exciting (even though there will be a lot of "nothing" or "I don't know" as answers).
The hubby & I will have more "us" time when those occasional days off together arrive, which will be nice. We will be able to get more done around house, yeah right! But it will be fun.
I know that Tuesday will be a long day at work once we get them on the bus, but it will be good.
Time for big sister to be there when mom and dad are not! Nicki will be great, she already is, she "shares" her friends.
Em has a few advantages that some of the others don't, she has the same teacher that Nicki had last year (a blessing since we know the teacher too) she knows 4 girls in Nicki's class so she will be OK on the play ground and lastly is that she is very independent. She will be fine, so why am I so concerned? Not sure, oh yeah she is my baby!
Here is to a great year for all my Mommy friends out there!
Monday, August 17, 2009
Not Me Monday
As I think about what to write about this week, I look upon the three most important people in my lives. They all look to me to make sure that the house is taken care of, that the daily routine is not too much out of whack, that the clothes that they are wearing are clean (partially at least) that the bills are paid (mostly on time) and that food that they eat is warm when it needs to be or cold when it supposed to be. But then I look at them and try to figure out what I am supposed to really be.
Sitting in the room listening to "tunes" I did when I was "young" makes the think what I have NOT become. I have not become the English teacher that I started go to school to be, I am not the Paralegal that I also started to go to school for. I am not the girl who traveled the world then settled in some far off city. I am not the girl who went away to school and found love far from home. I am not the girl who became a famous singer, the girl who was a back up singer for Madonna, I am not the girl who is a size 2 or 6 feet tall.
Instead I have become the girl who fell in love with a great guy, close to home, traveled here and there, works for a great company working with numbers not letters (still basics right?) Bought a house close to "home" Became a mommy of 2 great girls and I can sing great at church with the best of them. Still working on the size 2 might be more like a 10 when I am done with it, but oh well. And can come really close to 6 feet with 4 inch heals!
When the day is done there is no one I would rather be, NOT ME.... I mean I love me!
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Weekly Winners August 8th to 15th
Rockin New Shoes
Mary Kay Champions Night!
Comfort Food!
Before and After~ Dream DressesA wonderful week, very jam packed but tons of fun! For more great Weekly Winners Check out http://sarcasticmom.com/ !
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Life on the Run
So as I sit at my desk catching up on other's lives over the past few days, I realize how much I have going on. Not to mention how much I have missed these past weeks.
I know that life is important and that there is tons going on, but I think it is about time to "stop and smell the roses."
Today I was talking (emailing) my good friend Mommy Always Wins(http://www.mommyalwayswins.com/) about how life is going for her. They have had a roller coaster life including cork screw after cork screw, loopdie loop and dip after dip for the past 2+ years, hard to imagine that they can even walk straight let alone know when and who goes where. Anyway I digress! We were talking about how life goes by way to fast, that she has yet to figure out what school her 4 year old is going to go to in the fall and the fact that my kids have nothing ready for 1st grade and kindergarten. (Sniff, Sniff, my baby is going to start school).
So after "talking" I went to my boss (who really is a great friend) and told her that I was taking a week off, before the kids went to school. Cross eyed and frustrated she signed my PTO request... Why did I feel guilty? Why should I not take time off to be with my kids? Why should I not be able to take time for me?
There are certain things in life I truly believe are more important than the daily grind. My Sanity, My Family and My Choice.
I have come to the conclusion that work is work and at some time is either makes us or breaks us. I really would prefer to make it Make Me rather than Break me!
Life is too short to just realize that my little girls are almost as tall as me, I know I am short thus the 4 inch heals, but really this morning I sat on my bed looking at my babies and realized they were not babies anymore. Daily I watch them grow taller and bigger, they have become their own persons, with their own personalities, own likes and dislikes and each is becoming a great person, did I have a part in that?
Was I there enough to make sure that part of me is in them?
What did I miss?
What will I miss?
What can I not afford to miss?
Honestly I really don't want to stand by and wait to see, so stay tuned to the future of 2 Sweet Girls Mom...
I know that life is important and that there is tons going on, but I think it is about time to "stop and smell the roses."
Today I was talking (emailing) my good friend Mommy Always Wins(http://www.mommyalwayswins.com/) about how life is going for her. They have had a roller coaster life including cork screw after cork screw, loopdie loop and dip after dip for the past 2+ years, hard to imagine that they can even walk straight let alone know when and who goes where. Anyway I digress! We were talking about how life goes by way to fast, that she has yet to figure out what school her 4 year old is going to go to in the fall and the fact that my kids have nothing ready for 1st grade and kindergarten. (Sniff, Sniff, my baby is going to start school).
So after "talking" I went to my boss (who really is a great friend) and told her that I was taking a week off, before the kids went to school. Cross eyed and frustrated she signed my PTO request... Why did I feel guilty? Why should I not take time off to be with my kids? Why should I not be able to take time for me?
There are certain things in life I truly believe are more important than the daily grind. My Sanity, My Family and My Choice.
I have come to the conclusion that work is work and at some time is either makes us or breaks us. I really would prefer to make it Make Me rather than Break me!
Life is too short to just realize that my little girls are almost as tall as me, I know I am short thus the 4 inch heals, but really this morning I sat on my bed looking at my babies and realized they were not babies anymore. Daily I watch them grow taller and bigger, they have become their own persons, with their own personalities, own likes and dislikes and each is becoming a great person, did I have a part in that?
Was I there enough to make sure that part of me is in them?
What did I miss?
What will I miss?
What can I not afford to miss?
Honestly I really don't want to stand by and wait to see, so stay tuned to the future of 2 Sweet Girls Mom...
Monday, July 20, 2009
Not Me Monday July 20th
Not me today... Not me tomorrow... Not me the next day either.
I will admit that I did not wish that the whole house wake up this morning on its own, get dressed, let the puppy out (which I can proudly announce with knocking on wood that is litter trained) and make their own breakfast. I will also not admit that I wish the sitter was old enough to drive so I or the hubs did not have to pick her up. I will also admit that I did not heave a heavy sigh when hubs asked if there was anything in the house for a sore throat last night while I was settling into a good rant (not so much here or here more here~ what does that mean?) (Honey? What? No? I hate honey)
I also will not admit that the kids have been driving me crazy as of late, that their constant bickering is not driving me up the wall. School is just around the corner right!? Naps that is the ticket more naps!
I will also not admit truthfully that I secretly love all the Polka Days hub bub that goes on at this time of year. Polka Days is a whole other post and will be done sometime next week~ that is if my hands and mind still work! Put mildly it is 4 days of fun, food and special treats at the bro's bakery!
I will also not admit that I was relieved that there were only a few people show up to my jewelry party on Saturday since I was not into it and did not do my normal food and drink fair. I will admit that I am the queen of shows and usually do a great job on it, not this one!
I will also not admit that I know that the Mary Kay job will be great, that it will be the ticket to freedom, not admitting that I do truly love what I do in my real job but sometimes the vision of a pink Caddy it to much.
That is about all for Not Me today, maybe not me tomorrow and definitely not me the next day either but maybe Thursday! Good Luck!
I will admit that I did not wish that the whole house wake up this morning on its own, get dressed, let the puppy out (which I can proudly announce with knocking on wood that is litter trained) and make their own breakfast. I will also not admit that I wish the sitter was old enough to drive so I or the hubs did not have to pick her up. I will also admit that I did not heave a heavy sigh when hubs asked if there was anything in the house for a sore throat last night while I was settling into a good rant (not so much here or here more here~ what does that mean?) (Honey? What? No? I hate honey)
I also will not admit that the kids have been driving me crazy as of late, that their constant bickering is not driving me up the wall. School is just around the corner right!? Naps that is the ticket more naps!
I will also not admit truthfully that I secretly love all the Polka Days hub bub that goes on at this time of year. Polka Days is a whole other post and will be done sometime next week~ that is if my hands and mind still work! Put mildly it is 4 days of fun, food and special treats at the bro's bakery!
I will also not admit that I was relieved that there were only a few people show up to my jewelry party on Saturday since I was not into it and did not do my normal food and drink fair. I will admit that I am the queen of shows and usually do a great job on it, not this one!
I will also not admit that I know that the Mary Kay job will be great, that it will be the ticket to freedom, not admitting that I do truly love what I do in my real job but sometimes the vision of a pink Caddy it to much.
That is about all for Not Me today, maybe not me tomorrow and definitely not me the next day either but maybe Thursday! Good Luck!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Weekly Winners July 13 to July 19th
Mary Kay Wanna Be & Roses from my Mary "Kan"
Don't Ask... Yeah she's the Monkey Girl
My Uncles- Like Old Time ~ Me & budda baby
My Big bro at his 25th Anniversary
A wonderful week, very jam packed but tons of fun! For more great Weekly Winners Check out http://sarcasticmom.com !
One Sad Puppy & One Sad little Girl
Don't Ask... Yeah she's the Monkey Girl
My Uncles- Like Old Time ~ Me & budda baby
My Big bro at his 25th Anniversary
A wonderful week, very jam packed but tons of fun! For more great Weekly Winners Check out http://sarcasticmom.com !
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Family Ties
As time goes by so families grow. Yesterday my "clan" celebrated one of my brother's 25th wedding anniversaries. Yes I have a brother who is that old! Ha, ha... but really it is the 4th sibling to reach that milestone.
As we glanced through their wedding album, explaining to one of the newest additions who people were it had occurred to me what a legacy my parents started over 50 years ago, with the birth of my eldest brother. I can only hope that this legacy continues to grow, I know that looking down from heaven my dad is quite proud of the broad that is our family. All 50 of us and counting combine to make one hell of a party. But I think the most special aspect of my family is that even though we may not agree with one another or "like" each other from time to time, when the chips are down you know you have someone to call or count on, someone who will have your back. And to me that is the most important of all! So from our "little" family who was only 11 people when my sister and her hubby celebrated their Silver anniversary to the 50 and counting today Thank you God for allowing me to be part of such a crazy, mixed up and loving family!
As we glanced through their wedding album, explaining to one of the newest additions who people were it had occurred to me what a legacy my parents started over 50 years ago, with the birth of my eldest brother. I can only hope that this legacy continues to grow, I know that looking down from heaven my dad is quite proud of the broad that is our family. All 50 of us and counting combine to make one hell of a party. But I think the most special aspect of my family is that even though we may not agree with one another or "like" each other from time to time, when the chips are down you know you have someone to call or count on, someone who will have your back. And to me that is the most important of all! So from our "little" family who was only 11 people when my sister and her hubby celebrated their Silver anniversary to the 50 and counting today Thank you God for allowing me to be part of such a crazy, mixed up and loving family!
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Thank God for Daddys
Someone once said anyone can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a Daddy! I am totally agree. I have always been a Daddy's Girl, held a special place in my Daddy's heart, not to mention his lap.
Daddies have to be strong with his words, kind with his thoughts and tender yet firm with his touches.
Daddies have to be there for the good times and the bad, the bath times and the nap times, the jumping times and the cuddling times. Daddies are there for your life, there to make sure that the "monsters" are not in the closet and the boys keep a proper distance.
There are plenty songs about Daddy's letting go of their little girls hands but never their hearts. Daddies sacrifice daily to provide for their little ones, their big ones and their mommas.
Daddies watch their families with pride and honor, as they grow. The first time that they found out they are going to be a Daddy, it is like there is no other father, wait Daddy out there.
No matter how many times they are to be come Daddy.
Another great quote about Daddies is that "they hold pictures where money used to be".
To all the great Daddies out there, know that we, your little girls and guys will forever look up to you no matter where we may roam or if you leave us. We know that you are always looking over us and making sure that we know you are there!
Thanks Daddy and Honey! We love you! Your Girls
Daddies have to be strong with his words, kind with his thoughts and tender yet firm with his touches.
Daddies have to be there for the good times and the bad, the bath times and the nap times, the jumping times and the cuddling times. Daddies are there for your life, there to make sure that the "monsters" are not in the closet and the boys keep a proper distance.
There are plenty songs about Daddy's letting go of their little girls hands but never their hearts. Daddies sacrifice daily to provide for their little ones, their big ones and their mommas.
Daddies watch their families with pride and honor, as they grow. The first time that they found out they are going to be a Daddy, it is like there is no other father, wait Daddy out there.
No matter how many times they are to be come Daddy.
Another great quote about Daddies is that "they hold pictures where money used to be".
To all the great Daddies out there, know that we, your little girls and guys will forever look up to you no matter where we may roam or if you leave us. We know that you are always looking over us and making sure that we know you are there!
Thanks Daddy and Honey! We love you! Your Girls
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Weekly Winners June 7th to June 13th
What a week!
Sista's Graduation
Last day of Kindergarten
Getting Ready for Six Flags
My tuff arse baby girl
Last day of KindergartenGetting Ready for Six Flags
My tuff arse baby girlPuppy Love
Just minutes after they got him
Just minutes after they got himSleepy Puppy!
Finding refuge
Finding refugeThe Girls with the Princess of the night!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Bug is 5
5:30am Friday June 4th, 2004. Hard to believe it was 5 years ago, today my baby is 5. The day after my scheduled OB appointment started with a BANG. Not so much a bang more like a large cramp, it was odd. Even though it was my second pregnancy, the cramps I was accustomed to. You see the older one was delivered with the help of a drug, so the cramps caught me off guard. I woke hubbers up to see if he remembered from last year (girls are 11 months apart so we did not take Lamaze again) a very tired hubby (gaming late the night before) turned over and said "no honey I don't want steak for dinner" Not an unusual comment from him since I can carry on a full conversation with him when he is sleeping, usually getting him to agree with whatever I want. So getting up(more like rolling out of the bed literally) I waddled to the phone book to get the number for the doctors. Calling before 7 meant talking with a very cranky triage nurse who could not understand why I did not know if I was in labor or not! WHATEVER lady get off your butt and tell me what to do. I am tired (did not sleep) I am cramping and to tell you the truth scared crap less! So tell me am I in labor or not! "I will check with your doctor and someone will call you back."
Check with my doctor, what the hell, tell me what to do! So 30 minutes later, and really starting to freak out, they call back. "Start timing your "cramps" and see how far apart they are." Ok, boy you can tell when someone really loves their job!
6:15am, phone call to big sis. "Hey guess what, I think I am in labor! Yep can you come get Nicki? Yep I will call Mom." What that already happened, she was dressed and waiting for big Sis to pick her up! You know it, she was ready for the past 4 days.
"Honey, you need to get up and help me get Nicki up and going. Elaine and Mom are on their way, will probably make it in record time!"
"What? What happened, when did this happen, did your water break? What is going on?
"Sweetie, just get up out of bed."
So in Mom and Sis showed up in 20 minutes (usually takes 1o minutes to get from Sis's to Mom's and 15 more minutes to get from Mom's to our house). Gushing over me and telling hubs what to do. Kisses to the little one (not yet 1) off they were....
"Cramps" continued, check into the hospital, and no water broken.
WAIT, WALK. WAIT, WALK, WAIT, WALK.....
NO WATER BROKEN.....
DOC ENTERS ROOM, SIGH OF RELIEF FROM ONE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE MAMA!!!!
WATER IS BROKEN.....
"CRAMPS" CONTINUE....
1:30pm EMILY ANN is born...
Now we all know that there is more to this story, but I will spear all the other details.
That was 5 years ago today! My baby is 5, it seems just like yesterday.
Hard to believe that even though it is not written down (except here) that I am almost for certain that I will not forget it!
Happy Birthday little Bug!
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