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.

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Spring Into Spring!!!

As all the flowers, grass, trees, veggies and fruits start to bloom and come back to life so does life in the Osburn home. Spring is always the time when we kick it into gear and don't seem to rest again until school is out and we move onto summer.

One thing I always try to tackle in the spring time is spring cleaning. This is when I pick a room or a closet or a hall to tackle each day until I am all the way finished. Yes I know some think this is an obsolete practice, but, for us it is crucial. It helps me maintain and lets me know I am doing a much better job helping to keep my family healthy. I have to get all dust etc...off of baseboards, under beds, couches, behind shoes, you name it. It also helps to keep things decluttered. As I clean I also tend to purge and remove items from our house that haven't been touched in a year. It is a great time to donate items and hold onto your receipt for tax time next year!

This time of year is also greatly consumed by our favorite pass time...baseball. Both boys play and practice 3 to 4 days a week...so we practically live at the ball fields come spring. This year also has brought on a surge for my daughter to vamp up her tumbling skills as she prepares to try out for the competitive squad for middle school next year. So she is spending many hours a week working on her back tuck etc... busy busy bees we tend to be in the spring.

So from our family to yours: Here's to a fabulously busy spring! I will stop to smell the roses with you in June!

The Hurt Of Loss In Our Lives

It is hard to explain the burden placed on my heart this week. It is also hard to not be angry and to try to find reason and meaning behind the hurt and loss that I and many others are feeling today. More than anything it is hard to fathom the pain that those left behind are meant to suffer and the big question of course being why? Why should this happen to such a nice and loving family? Why so many tragic endings in one small family circle? Especially a family that was so looked up to. In a family that many wished they had and could be a part of. Is it irony? Is it comic? Is it some sick twisted fate? Will we ever know? Probably not. I cannot let myself wallow in it or even dwell on it or ask why for too long or I will get sucked into the abyss of wanting to know why and to find answers that seem unobtainable with out concrete proof.Therefore, all I can do is pray. Pray for peace and understanding to come to me and to those who suffer together or alone through this trying time in life. Even if substantial answers are not granted at least peace will come into our hearts for now. For now, we can have a little peace until that day comes when we can ask in person all our unanswered worries and questions.