Where HAVE You Been?

Oh My Gosh! I have literally managed to post about once a year for a couple now. Such a sad thing considering how much I love to write. Life Summary: Still trucking along. Kylee's in 8th grade and just turned 14. Conner's in 6th grade and just turned 12. Carson's in 3rd grade and is 9. Lee Jay is still working at BB and I am substitute teaching occasionally but am still a domestic goddess for the most part. Wish I had something amazing to write about but the creative juices flow very slowly as of late. Maybe I will come up with something soon. Hope everyone else is doing well.

Writing For The First Time In a While....

I haven't been on here in so long that I almost have stage fright. I feel like I have had writers block for months. Life just keeps on moving faster and faster around here.

We are finishing up basketball season and headed into baseball season yet again. I know I will get into trouble for saying this but, here goes. I really dread baseball season. I actually straight up hate it! I really wish I didn't, but I do. I have 2 sons and a husband that LOVE it so I am along for the ride like it or not. It is just so time consuming and annoying. Plus, lets face it...baseball fans/parents are very passionate almost to the point of sickening
When am I ever going to be there with them? When am I ever going to love it and enjoy either freezing or burning my butt off out in a windy field? I am hoping that happens this season. I hope that day hits me right over the head so I don't forget it or just flat out miss it all together. So...time to put on my big girl britches and suck it up...cuz baby its baseball time. Where are my crackerjacks? Maybe....just maybe that will put some sweetness into what is coming my way. Oh wait! I can't eat them. I still have my damn braces on!

What Were You Doing That September Morning?

Everyone in America will always remember what they were doing that morning. Some may have worse stories and horrible occurrences and vivid memories than others but we all remember. Please feel free to share through comments on here.
Our Story:
I was in the kitchen making breakfast for Kylee whom had just turned 2 years old three days earlier. I was extremely pregnant and already having contractions from time to time with Conner. I had the tv on The Today Show when I realized they were talking and confused and trying to figure out some great disturbance. Anytime they stray from scrip it catches my attention. I just stood there in shock for a minute or two. At this point I decided to go wake Lee Jay up and tell him a plane just crashed into one of the towers in NY City. As I enter the bedroom and turn on the tv it is showing a plane crash into the other tower...live. That is when the world changed. Everything seemed to move slower; like being in a time warp. I know for me all I could think about was my child and my soon to be born child and how they are going to live?
As a nation I think we did come together and we did overcome. I think it has made us who we are today. We are strong and we are fighters. We will always band together in times of crisis. It is who we are. Americans. Family. Friends.

How Can She Be 12?

12. Already? How? I literally just put her in the contraption called an infant carrier car seat for the first time. It took forever to figure out how to snap the belt without hurting her! She was so tiny we thought they were crazy for letting us take her home. Shouldn't she weigh more? At 5 lbs 15 oz we hitched a wheel chair ride down the elevator to our waiting car with LeeJay looking just as scared as I am feeling. We were headed home to start our new adventure. Now at 12 she has headed off to middle school starting her own adventure. So while she wants to jump for joy...i just want to cry. Where did my baby go? 12. I just can't seem to grasp it yet.

Hot Hot Hot!!!!

You know it has been over 100 degrees nearly every day for the past 2 months when you have not one but TWO $600 electric bills back to back. Oh My Gosh! Maybe we should have done more research before deciding to add an upstairs to our house. We doubled our electric bill! The funny thing is...it is always hot up there. To the point of being unbearable during the day. There has to be a solution. If you happen to have any ideas...please share!

A Change On The Horizon

It is only natural that as we progress in our family life that the children are needing and wanting more things. Such as braces, cars and college. So, looks like Momma is headed back to work!
I have been a stay at home mom and out of the work force for nearly 12 years. Wow...that is a long time. I have been tossing around many ideas for the past year and always end up with the same solution. I need a career that enables me to be available for the children at any time without being tied to a 9-5 job at an office or school etc.. I have always been a people person and love to work with the public. I also love looking at houses and all the new and old things about them. I see beauty in so many different things despite the age of the house. So, even though this seems to be a less than perfect time to begin a career in Real Estate, that is the road I am going to travel down. I began my courses about two weeks ago and cannot wait to get started!
So to all my friends and family and even those I do not know....keep me in mind for any future Real Estate transactions you may need. I am looking forward to this change in my life.

First Day Of Summer

I have been looking forward to school being over for weeks. Then, yesterday was marked by a rash of tornado's sweeping through our state and less than a mile from our house. We had to get our neighbors and head into our shelter yesterday afternoon for a couple of scary hours. Not my idea of a summer celebration I can tell you that! Luckily the tornado turned and did not come right for us like they were projecting. Unfortunately, it did hit the town next to us and a child is now missing. That poor poor family. I just pray they find the child soon.