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Sammy (14 Mo. Old) Shopping at Walmart Have you ever woke up in the morning and had this feeling that it wasn’t going to be good day?  That the fates weren’t smiling down on you, and you probably just shouldn’t get out of bed?  I felt that way this morning.  I should have listened to myself, I really should have!  Here it is, not even 9 am, two out of three kids are still asleep and Ben is passed out on the bed after his P90X workout stinking up my room with his plyometric sweat smell, and his feet pointing at me adding to the unpleasant aroma — and I have already had a full day of grumpy people and unfortunate incidents! One of my close friends is 6 months pregnant and has to take that really long glucose test because she didn’t pass the short one.  Her husband has to work today, and she was afraid to drive because she wasn’t allowed to take certain meds that she needs during her “fasting” period.... Read the rest of this entry »

You know they should really write a pregnancy book geared towards women who have had babies before.  It’s not like we think we already know everything there is to know about pregnancy, because I am sure that all of us would agree that every pregnancy is different.  I mean how many of us have read “What to Expect when you are Expecting” with every baby we have had?  I know I have! But the one fault I find with every pregnancy book is that they don’t talk a lot about what your body will do just because you have already had a baby before.  Sure they have the little section here and there with tips on how to break the news to your older children, or to remind you to check your crib and make sure it is still up to the safety code.  They will mention that labor may be easier… then again it may not… not much help there.  And so on, you get the point. What I think they should do is expand on the postpartum section!  Because... Read the rest of this entry »

Today is definitely a very productive and busy day. Cleaning up after Megan is always a constant chore. My wife uses the analogy of trying to shovel away snow in a blizzard – you are not going to get very far. While there is still much to do around the house, the fact of the [...]  Read More →

I am sure most, if not all, of us have gone through dark periods of our lives where trial after trial is thrust upon us and our worlds seem to be caving in all around us.  There doesn’t seem to be anything you can do about it, and you can’t see a way out of the very dark tunnel you find yourself lost in. Sometimes we dig our own holes.  That’s the bummer part of free choice, is that we have to the right to make our own decisions, but we don’t get to pick the consequences, good or bad.  And sometimes our trials come at us because of other people’s choices — this really bites because no matter what you do, you can’t take away anyone’s agency, and sometimes we and others suffer for the choices of people we care about and even sometimes people we don’t know or really don’t like.  Then there are the trials that life throws at us just because it’s life!  These can be really frustrating because we often... Read the rest of this entry »

Me and my cousin My cousin wrote a post on her blog yesterday that cracks me up every time I think about it.  On her blog, she wrote about how she tends to judge people at first sight, but don’t blame her, she’s a writer and that’s what she does!  She isn’t the only person that sits in an airport or other public places and makes up stories about individuals walking or waiting around.  Sometimes I am so glad that people don’t know what I am thinking!  I mean, how many of us moms have sat in the waiting room at the OB/GYN and have made quick judgments? This blog post she wrote, really got me thinking about things.  It made me wonder how people in her situation may view me?  My cousin is a single, beautiful, successful career woman who has seen the world and rubbed elbows with lots of different and important people.  She is a great writer, and VERY funny.  I like to follow her blog and Facebook updates just... Read the rest of this entry »

It is devastating to any parent to discover that their child isn’t “normal.”  And by “normal” I mean meeting all the milestones when they are supposed to “normal.”  Admitting your child is anything but perfect and seeking help is only the first hard step to take.  After that, life is challenging every single day to give your child everything they need and lots of attention to help them grow and develop in every way they can.  When they are small, it’s hard… potty training, speech skills, and motor skills all come a little slowly for children with special needs.  Behavioral problems are always tough because there is a lot of frustration on both sides trying to understand the other and to be understood.  Every day is long… And then they reach kindergarten age, and life gains a whole new level of trials. The kids that used to play with Sam are ready to go to school and Sam missed... Read the rest of this entry »

“No one is free who is not a master of himself” -William Shakespeare I’ve read a few books on personal development and success. It takes a lot of effort to be successful at anything but if an individual is disciplined and has learned to master their thoughts then anything is possible. Really successful people make it easy.  Everything we do starts with a thought. Negative thoughts breed negative results and postive thoughts breed positive results. Mastering yourself begins with mastering your thoughts. How does someone who has mastered their thoughts think? To them, anything is possible. They believe in themself. They don’t let addictions or bad habits distract them and slow them down. They know what they want and they will do what it takes to get it. Become More Aware To master your thoughts it requires constant awareness of the mind. We don’t realize how often we let our thoughts control us rather than controlling our thoughts.  Practice thinking about... Read the rest of this entry »

It’s hard to believe that this is my LAST Saturday post before Ben comes home!! Woot Woot! That’s right everyone, my man is coming home next Friday! It’s been 9 long months, and I can hardly wait to just be mom and wife again. Being mom AND dad is no fun at all. Besides, I never have gotten used to sleeping alone… Yesterday, I felt this new surge of energy that popped up with the sun. It seems I haven’t seen my big bright friend in a long time. Winter up here can be so cold and dreary. I am so ready for spring! Anyway, I thought that it was finally warm enough to put the boys in the jogging stroller and go for my first run out doors. I was so excited! I even wore a cute little running outfit that I put together.(Sorry about the quality of the picture. I took it in a dirty mirror and it distorted my face a little… I think…) Would you believe me if I told you I haven’t worn that jacket since high school!? So true. In fact, I don’t... Read the rest of this entry »

You guys know me. I am not a vicious person. I don’t get upset at people or offended very easily, and if I get jealous of someone, I don’t take it out on them — I consider jealously a personal problem. That’s right, there are only 3 people that have any right to deal with my personal jealousies of others: Me, Myself, and I. But let’s speak honestly here. We are know that there are MANY people out there who like to blame there own problems and failures on others. In some twisted way, it makes them feel better about themselves — which is totally ironic, because it isn’t true happiness anyway! Just some twisted form of counterfeit satisfaction. When I was single, it was hard for me to see all my friends finding love and getting married. Sometimes it just didn’t seem fair, but would I hate them for it? No way! I was ultimately happy for them and just keep my head up knowing my time would come someday… When I was almost 300 pounds... Read the rest of this entry »

Do you remember that old Carpenter song, “Close to You”? I get that song stuck in my head every Feb 17th!! Why? Because of the lines: On the day that you were bornThe angels got togetherAnd decided to create a dream come true… Now, I am not a sappy girl. No poetry for me, thanks. I just like it as it is. But I can’t tell you how thankful I am for Ben being born to this world when he was, where he was, so that I could find him someday. So, to me, his birth is something to sing about! So Happy Birthday, Ben! May we look forward to many more years together, and growing old side by side.  Read More →

Only about 2 and half more weeks until he comes home and every day feels like a year. I feel like I am walking around wearing cement shoes! It just goes by so SLOW! I am losing my mind! Good thing the holiday is over and Sam will be going back to school today. Those 4 hours he is at school are the fastest four hours of the day and really help the time fly a little faster. So that’s good. Ben pasted his last presentation yesterday, and tomorrow he graduates from his VERY long training and will officially be an Engineer in the Army. I am so EXCITED I can hardly sit still! I know things are going to be different when he comes home, adjustments are going to have to be made, and Ben is going to have to learn that the boys have grown a lot and they aren’t the same little guys he left almost 9 months ago… WOW can you believe it has almost been that long! … and I am not the same woman he left last summer either. I guess you could say I am “much less of a woman.”... Read the rest of this entry »

Last year for Valentine’s Day, I wrote a post called: “It’s all a matter of Perspective” and discussed how it has always been weird to me when people would tell me that they had the “Best Husband in the world!!” or the “Best Kids in the world!” because to me they really didn’t! I wouldn’t want to walk a day in their shoes. Besides, I felt I had the best husband and kids in the world too! Right? Don’t we all feel that way? And aren’t we GLAD! It would be really crazy if one of my friends actually agreed with me when I told her how Ben was the greatest… yeah, awkward, to say the last.Aren’t we happy we got what we got? I know I am! This year, for the season of love, I want to talk a little about the greatest romances in history. And I’m not talking about fake ones like Romeo and Juliet, Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy, or even Edward and Bella. I want to talk about the REAL ones. REAL love,... Read the rest of this entry »