Wow its been forever!

Wow, its been forever since I have posted anything.  So this year has been a long and stressfull one for us.  Kevin had back surgery in July.  He has been off work and its been killing him.  He is hoping to go back this next week.  Let me tell you that would be great.  He has been having to deal with healing, not working, and not really being able to move for a long time.  So I think he is excited about going back to work too.  Financially it will be wonderful to have him working again.

We put Ayden in preschool for one more year.  Which I think was the best choice we could have ever made.  He is doing so much better then last year and really getting a hang of his words, letters and numbers.  Christmas is upon us and he is wanting everything.  Its funny in a way.  So much different then when I was a kid.

Hanna is doing really good in school and is no longer in speech classs.  She is confusing her S's which is common for kids.  We just found out that her mom is going to get married.  We are very happy for her.  She deserves to be happy.  From the sounds of it Hanna is pretty excited to have Eddie as a stepdad.

I am doing ok.  As I said this has been a very stressful year with Kevin being laid up.  The parent committee is doing great, I have wonderful friends in the community.  We went to the Banits for a Halloween Party.  The kids had so much fun.  We have a Holiday Party at the Korfhage's this coming weekend.  All in all I very very Merry!

Oldie but Goodie

This is an oldie but goodie.  Yes that is me holding the balloons.  We were at Cherokee Park.  We actually thought we were hikers when we went down by the falls.  L to R is Jake, Charlotte, Lynn (Me) Bottom Row Gerry and Theresa.

Plus a few others these were my best friends.  I didn't do anything without them.  I had to be in about 10th grade in this picture.  I think that my sister was taking the picture of us because I swear she was with too.  I have to say that we used to have the best times together.  I had learned so much from all of these people.  They might not be in my life now but still back then they were the best part of my life.  I have to Thank these people for sticking by my side when I probably needed them the most.

What September Brings!

September was the start of Preschool for Ayden.  He was so excited.  He picked out his back pack and headed off to expand his horizons.  I have to say that I teared up and was nervous.  What ifs were all I was thinking of.  Plus I couldn't be there since we were short work staff.  So I called in the next best person.  My sister.  She went to daycare to wait for the bus with Ayden and take some pictures.  I am so lucky to have her.  He had the best day and loves to do to Preschool but in his eyes next year is when REAL school starts.

GIRLZ WEEKEND- Breezy Point 2009

In July us girls got together for our annual GIRLZ WEEKEND. You just have to love those weekends where you don't have to worry and you can drink, have fun and SHOP!!!

This year we went to Breezy Point and I have to say there was a lot of shops. Good food and Lots of Drinking. Like most old people we stayed in on Friday. We all sat around and played cards and had some drinks. It was fun. Then Saturday we shopped for most of the day. Then that night Kim did most of our hairs so we would look HOT. Then we tore up the town. OK we went to the resort bar where Elvis was in the house and then another band played after that. It was so much fun. We drank and drank and drank. Seriously I can't remember the last time I drank that much and still felt good.

I just have to say that for as much fun I had with the girls it was nice to come home to my boys!

A few words

I know I have been slacking I think because I want to write about more then just the family. Its always been my dream to write a book one day. I have so many stories and things that I just dream up but I can't ever get them to sound nor look good on paper. I think for me that is just so frustrating. I would love to write a children's book something that Ayden can read and then read to his kids.

We live in the country now. I am so loving it. I wonder if that is where I should have always been. I don't really think of myself as a city girl. I love the slowness. Waking up in the morning to the birds chirps and the well running. Oh don't forget that accidental oops to the thermostat.... I think that kids turned the heat up to 80. I want to sit back tonight and drink a beer on the deck and watch the boats go by. That is how I think that life should be. I know that my kids love it.

Life around our house is getting easier. As the days go by I get more and more boxes put away. I just can't wait until my house feels like my house. It kind of still feels like someone elses.

I guess I should get back to work and try to finish out this day.
Thanks for reading

Week 5- What does YYY means to me?

YYY (YADA YADA YADA) means a to me a small little family that I have come to trust and ask my crazy questions too. These are women that I have chatted with through YYY for years... Almost 4. Most of us started with Babycenter and ended with YYY. I am glad that I have women that are going through the same things that I am going through with Ayden. We have had out ups and downs but some how we always come back together. Thank you ladies

Time Goes By

I am amazed by the fact that I will have an 8 year old and a 4 year old. Where did the time go. I know that I came into Hanna's life when she was 3 years old. 5 years wow.... I am so proud of both of my kids. I am amazed by the things that they have taught me. My patience is so much better... still not a 100% but still :)

I am so honored that I have the chance to be in Hanna's life. That I love her father and that I think that she has a great mom. With Hanna I got the little girl that I always wanted. Someone to dress up and do girl things with.

Ayden is my life line. He is my mini-meee. We laugh the same, look so much alike. The crazy looks that we both do. We laugh at the same things. He makes me smile. He makes me laugh and there has been that time when he was born and he made me cry. My baby is going to be 4 years old. Then he will be 5 year old and off to school he will go.

Wow Time Goes By!