Not MY MAN anymore.....huh??? HER MAN???

OK so bare with me...let me vent! Here I am thinking we have 4 kids ages 7,4,3,1 and after 8yrs everything should be stable, right? Right? So why does this beautiful Dark Haired female, I must admit she has a gorgeous face and puppy eyes and well she is YOUNG, says to me "MY MAN" referring to my husband!!!!????

UGG what was she thinking, that after all I've been through I would just give in just like that? For goodness sake we have moved from west to east to south and who knows where next, have been thru soo much, military changes and long, very long work hours and this girl thinks she can just call him "my man"...I don't think so!

Did you know we went thru 5 pregnancies and have 4 kids and 3 angels out of this? We endured a year of testing for Josslyn to figure out what was going on with her. Sleepless nights and still have these, hair pulling moments and great times too, not to mention everything else we have been thru us together and with our kids and still do. So I always thought of him as being MY MAN, never said it out loud, I am beyond that age and besides I do have his ring on my finger, so you can imagine my surprise when during this Ice Storm and days without classes as I am preparing dinner we hear the door open and kids running "Daddy, daddy" and Josslyn jumps out and says


"MY MAN", "MY MAN is HOME", I turned to look at her and the LOVE I saw in her eyes was truly "PRICELESS"..and Yes I have to say he is "HER MAN, HER DADDY, HER HERO"
and Yes all these thoughts of everything we have been thru raced thru my mind in a split second. I already knew how I felt, but this tiny comment made me realize just how much I love him and how much of MY MAN he is.

Now what were you thinking?


Now here's a pic of that beautiful dark haired, angel face, puppy eyes female I was talking about with OUR MAN!

24hrs

So here I was thinking who's brilliant idea was to make our day 24hours? I know, I know..the scientific reasoning behind this, but did anyone ever bother to ask a mommy what she thought of this?
I mean 24hours is not even barely enough time to accomplish all that we have to do in a days work. So we are supposed to sleep at least 8hrs in a day, so really that leaves me with 16hours to do things? Really are you sure? Have you accounted, showering, toilet breaks, preparing meals 3 times a day and eating, what about snacks 3 times a DAY!!? What about cleaning up after eating and the dishes and chasing little ones to change diapers, wash and dress them...well by now I only have 10hours, oh and did we forget to pick up toys, check email, pay bills, check mail, ship out and do laundry and clean bathrooms and floors, never mind the dusting,organizing, weeding out outgrown items. I'm down to 5hours left now. Well if you're in my house picking up takes a bit more, since Miss Joss seems to never ever find what she is looking for on her first try, now I have 4.
The rest of this time is spent catching our breathe, running to catch the phone before we miss the call, picking up spills, kissing ouies, wrestling kids to nap, pick up once more, squeeze in some Motrin for this body ache, teach some manners and some grammar while we're at it, getting kids from bus, helping with homework, guiding kids back to homework, breaking up fights, kissing more ouies, re-directing kids to go outside to play, greet dad when he gets home and have him watch kids while I can clean up again...get them showered and ready for bed, teeth brushed, kids room picked up once more, read a book, say our prayers and tuck them in 10 times before they finally "pass out" . By then this mommy just wishes her day was shorter so we could all go to bed earlier, even though now after 10pm she finally has enough time to do something for herself,nope not yet, here comes the baby who woke up once more and by then it's 11pm , but now she is too tired to do anything and has less than 8 hours left for sleep, so she hurries herself to get ready for bed, brush her teeth, turn everything off, check her munchkins once more before going to bed and in hopes that maybe, just maybe tomorrow during the day she can find 15min or so to do something for herself.

Phew! I'm exhausted, I need a MAID...so what did you do today?

I ♥ Faces Kids Entry

Mady 17mo

I just loved how peaceful she was laying there with her bear
at the Big Green, while we cheered on our Soccer team.

This is my Entry for I HEART Faces photo contest
hosted at: http://iheartfaces.blogspot.com
Go over to their blog and check it out. So fun, new contests every week.

Making History and Impressions of a Lifetime

Today history is being written into the books of life with the Inauguration of our 44th President, Barack H. Obama. We have come a long ways since our forefathers and we still have a long way to go. But this is not about politics or racism this is about me. All this going on had me wondering, what have I done for people to remember me thru out the years? What kind of legacy am I building?

Now I am NOT trying to go for President, or Mayor, OK not even President of the School Board, nothing like that. I want to leave a legacy to those who know me. This has really inspired me to think, how much can I do? Well I will start from the bottom and work my way up. I can start by making memories with my own children, reading to them, baking for them and having them help too, building traditions of our own. Going out of my way to ensure I do the best for them and provide what they need to be whatever it is they want to be in life. I will make sure I do my duties without complaints, with honor and respect because my job is the most important job out there, I'm MOM. I will be the best role model I can be, I will share stories of our ancestors and what they have been thru and what they accomplished. I will tell them my grandma broke barriers if sexism in her young days all to bring her family out of poverty, how far they walked to go to school, how they built homes with their own hands and how we all came together as one big extended family during holidays , birthdays and mourning's and everyday in between. I will tell them how hard they worked to live the American dream and how they passed down this desire to succeed to me, to us. I will show them manners and teach them respect and about taking turns and being fair. I will show them how to be a family and unite and work as a team. I will continue to include them in my activities at home, my crafts, my projects and our dreams. I will continue family time and individual time with them for as long as I can. I will go back to college and graduate and show them it can be done and will continue to help others and make others aware of the medical issues that affect us and our society. I will do the best I can at whatever I decide to do. I will show them to "try and try again" and that giving up is not an option. I will teach them that friends are very valuable, they can be our angels when we need them and our family when we have none.

I will make sure they see me as more than just mom, or a wife, but they see me as a woman who did great things for them and for herself and others. I will do things in hopes when I no longer exist with the living that they all look back with love at things I have done.

I will live my life knowing that Everyday in our life is History in the making.

New items to add...

I wanted to keep you posted on new designs
I will be posting on my site. I still have tons of ideas I want to put into motion and create "eye candy" items for others. I might be taking a new turn here as I start to concentrate more on my jewelry designs...and some surprises yet to come.



Friends are Angels







Candy Cane Heart

If you find anything you would like to order, just shoot me an email and we'll work out the details. I hope to be adding these to my site very soon! I love making custome orders and unique otems for people to cherish.
If you have something in mind maybe I can help put those ideas into creations just for you.


Sweet Love












Teach Inspire Believe

New Year......resolutions??

Yeah Yeah, I know, this was supposed to be done before the end of the year to get a good start on things, but Hey I'm busy and didn't have a clear list, come to think of it I still don't. Besides it's still January.
I'm not doing the infamous exaggerated changes that we all know will not be accomplished in the year, come on we all know that if it has taken us this long, 12 months ain't gonna help...LOL
So I will keep this simple, OK simple for me, I hope...LOL

OK not really all resolutions..more like a to do list. (in no particular order..)

• I will make sure to make more time for my kids, time to play, craft and teach. (Already getting a head start on that one) Continue Family time (love this!)
  

• I will TRY to keep in better touch with people. (key word TRY, so this should be easy)
  

• I will start to purge our garage and extras for the impending military move. When do we move? We don't know yet, probably by next year. (Oh good, enough time on this one to work at it)
  

• Research possible New Military Posts for our move....Schools, Children Hospitals, College (for us) etc.
  

• Create a new biz plan for me and implement it, network and make a 5yr plan. Work on more designs, take pics ,upload and promote.
  

• Get kids into daycare for Special Mom and Dad night out dates. Make more couples time for the things we love to do and talk.
  

• Tell the people that I love and care for, that I DO. Not leave that for tomorrow when we have today.
  

• Try to spread Awareness about Turner Syndrome, Autism, ADHD and other causes dear to us.
  

• Start to finish my BA in Psychology even if it's 1 class at a time. (Should be done by 2011)

• Continue to work with Joshua on Advance courses, with Melody and her school work, with Josslyn to catch up and with Mady.

This is definitely not all of it...but it's a list in progress...

My Lemonade Award

I am honored to have been given the Lemonade Award. Yes truly I do live my life with this "motto" in mind as much as I can and do hope some of "it" rubs off on others. hee hee
Vicki Green a fellow WAHM nominated me for this and am thankful to her for having me in mind and reminding me where I come from. She is a very special soul how has touched many and I always look forward hearing from her.



Here's the rules as I was given them:
#1 You must link back to the person you received the award from.
#2 You have to nominate 10 bloggers who are deserving of this award!



So the following bloggers have earned the "When Life Gives you Lemons, Make Lemonade Award" {in no particular order}:

Tiffany: http://mypreciouspeanutdesigns.blogspot.com/

Jen: http://tutusbliss.blogspot.com/

Brandy http://askbrandyellen.blogspot.com/

Vicki: http://lunawolfs.blogspot.com/

Carole : http://mybizzyworld.blogspot.com

Krystyn: http://krizzydesigns.blogspot.com/

Giny: http://got47.blogspot.com/

vsmphotography: http://vsmphotography.blogspot.com/

Patty: http://imstillblessed.blogspot.com/

????? don't have 10..sorry

All these ladies in one way or another have a connection with me, have inspired me or left an impression. I have selected them for the Lemonade Award because I thought they were deserving. Please visit their links and find out for yourself. ;-)

"Would you like some sunshine with your lemonade?"