Kids... We would be sane without them!

Well, where to even start...

The kiddos are getting better. Thank goodness! D still has a bit of a cough, but at least he can breathe again.

H is on the verge of losing his brain. I am so ticked at him right now! He was a pain in my side yesterday! It took him over two hours to work on his homework... he kept getting distracted and no matter how many times I told him to pay attention and get busy, he just would not listen. FINALLY he got that finished. Then is was a pain to get him to take a shower. My goodness... I just wanted to have a glass of wine and go to bed!! I forewarned him this morning that we would NOT be repeating yesterday evening ever again. After a sad smile and a "yes ma'am," I think he gets the point. H is the type that detests disappointing people. I understand that everyone has a bad day, but HELLO... I was tired. D was already asleep, S had finished everything she needed to do and was in bed watching a movie. I just wanted to SLEEP! I won't have a chance to relax again until... maybe this weekend, but I definitely don't count on it. H and S's activities are about to begin for this year... soccer for both, girl scouts, and boy scouts. They also have AWANA's on Wednesday nights. We will no longer have a free night until next summer. Holy crapola!!!

Crazed & Worried Mother...

I am living in craziness right now. All three of our children are sick. I feel bad for H and S, but D is who I am crazy worried about. He can't breathe because of all of this nasty drainage that he has. He HATES having the aspirator used on him. I can only do it for a minute or two before his screaming starts to tear at my heart. He can't even eat out of his bottle right now because he cannot breathe through his nose. Hopefully they will all be better soon. Their pediatrician prescribed some meds for them and I hope they start kicking in soon. Until then, I am doing all I can to handle it... even though my heart in breaking.

On a good note, I will be getting my next promotion in a month. I cannot wait!!! More MONEY!!! Woo-hoo... new car, here I come!!! I'm thinking Tahoe. The Suburbans are nice, but WAY TO BIG for me. Yes, it would be practical considering that our incomplete family already consists of three children... I know for sure that we will be adding more. A friend of M's parents brought over her new Suburban when we were in Florida. It is NICE!! A lot of features that I have never seen before. I wonder if the new Tahoe's have all of those? My girlfriend Keri works at a car dealership now, I bet she can hook me up with a good one.

I don't know if I have told any of you this or not, but I am SERIOUSLY thinking (actually I know I am) going to school to be a Massage Therapist. I have my degree in Management, but I am really tired of the whole office setting right now. I want to be able to have more flexibility, which will revolve around the lives of my children. Right now, I have a lot of flexibility in my job, but I want to be able to figure my schedule around just my family, not all 56 people that I work with now. So, I am looking at 7 months of evening classes before I can practice. I want to start looking now at renting a booth space from one of the spas here. I don't want to actually work for that spa because like I said before, I want to control my hours, my money, my clientele, etc. I will probably stick around here for about another year. That way I will have time to complete my training and start doing some part-time work. This will let me begin to build up my clientele before my income relies solely on this new profession. What do you think? Sound like a good idea?

A lot of my friends have offered to be "test subjects," so it should be pretty cool. I like the idea of that because I can get honest feedback from people that I know. I will be able to tell if they are lying to me or not.

Speaking of liars... you all need to GO TO HELL! People are stupid! I cannot believe that they can survive in this world. Payback is a B*TCH! That's all I've got to say.

On to another note, I really hate the end of good frienships or saying goodbye to a good friend. Where is the fairness in this? I have very few people that I would actually call a TRUE friend. Why do they always have to go away? I guess I should try meeting people outside of work because that's what happens when they are either active duty or their spouse is active duty. I have never been active duty, but I am glad that I don't have to move around all of the time. M is officially separated from the AF, so it's not an issue that will be on our minds. I wish there was more to do where we live at now, but I love the schools for the kids. That is what is most important to me! So world, I am just going to have to see you on vacation.

Looking Back

D just born!

D 7 months old!!

To D:
My precious little angel. Mommy loves you so much more than you could ever possibly imagine. The past seven months have gone by so incredibly fast. I have to admit that you are extremely frustrating at times, but there is nothing at all that I would change about you. When you are so upset or cranky, I come to you and hold you. You stare back at me with your huge, blue eyes and everything melts aways. Those moments forever etch themselves upon my heart. They are memories that will never die son. You and I will forever be one because you, sweet baby, you are my heart. I am somewhat saddened that you will never feel the love of a mother, because there is nothing in this world like it. You find yourself completely different than anything that you had ever thought you would be. Day to day decisons are made by wondering if I am doing everything possible to make you happy, to provide well for you, and to be someone for you to be so proud to call your mommy. The moment that I saw you, I knew that we would forever be connected. You are my pride and joy, and no one in this world will ever change that. You are the most beautiful person that I have ever laid eyes on. No matter how much I wish you would stay so small... no matter how I never want to quit holding you or rocking you to sleep everynight... no matter how much I long to always have you look at me the way you do now... I cannot wait to watch you grow into the wonderfully perfect boy that you will become. I love you so much, and there is nothing in this world that I will not do for you.

I'll love you forever sweet baby,
XOXO,
Mommy

Help

Here is my sweet baby D swimming. He loves water. He has so much fun in the bath tub. I wanted to take him to the beach while we were in Pensacola, FL over the weekend, but we just didn't have time. It was a VERY quick trip there and back so we had to limit ourselves to just the most important things that we needed to take care of. I am so glad that we were not there long, but it is way too humid!! I want to move someplace that is much cooler. I have lived in Texas all 26 years of my life and I am ready for a change. At least a change for cooler weather!



I guess that I need to clarify from my post yesterday that I have TWO older children. They help me immensely in cleaning up the house. Part of their daily chores are vacuuming the living room and dining room, and wiping off the table after dinner. In addition to that, they voluntarily dust their rooms weekly and vacuum their rooms when needed (if not, it still has to be done weekly). Sometimes, actually very often, I will come home from work and they will have dusted and vacuumed the WHOLE house. The only things that M and I will have to do are clean the kitchen floor and clean both bathrooms. So, I don't want to get credit for working full-time, being a full-time mother of three, and having an immaculate home. I would not be able to do all of this without my husband and my older kids. My mommy also helps out tons!! She lives about a mile away from us. She watches the children for us while we are working. She will do our laundry and clean if she gets bored during D naps and such! She is my very own dear gift from God!!

An Addiction That Won't Quit

OK, I posted on my 360 page about my uncontrollable shopping addiction. Well, listen to how pathetic it has gotten. Yesterday I went on a binge for... CLEANING SUPPLIES. Do not ask me what the reasoning is behind that because I honestly cannot tell you! I don't know how it happened or what me want to do it, I just did. It paid off though because I got the house spotless. I can honestly say that regardless of working full time and having three children, I am very proud of myself for always having a clean house. I just have an obsession with it that won't go away. I guess there could be worse things to be doing!

August 2006 (7 months old)

Ok... now that I have caught you all up with D's growth over the past seven months, I can now get back to what is happening in the present.

July 2006 (6 months old)

June 2006 (5 months old)

May 2006 (4 months old)

April 2006 (3 months old)

March 2006 (2 months old)

February 2006 (1 Month Old)

Mommy and D
D with Papa (my daddy)
D and Daddy

Still in January...

D 2 weeks old - First real bath
D and H - Best Buds - 2 weeks old
S 6, H 8, and D 1 week old
D 4 days old
2 weeks old - First time in Bath tub

Why won't these pictures stay in the order that I want them?