and the festivities begin....

anyone who has known me for a while knows that my birthday is a big deal!
i have always had a party, had countdowns, and endlessly annoyed people about it. well that all changed a few years ago when andre made fun of me (a lot) in front of a bunch of people about how much i liked my birthday. so right there and then i decided not to make a big...or even a little...deal about it.
since andre feels (and is) responsible for that he has tried to make it up to me.
so, tonight he took the girls shopping for my birthday (the good part for me is being by myself).
thursday will be a family meal where pam will make me whatever i want...
friday all i know is i am going somewhere by myself
saturday i get to sleep as long as want...and the cheesecake factory and something that night...
i feel like i am always doing stuff for everyone else...things i don't even want to do(sometimes) and now dre is doing stuff for me AND i don't have to do all that stuff for other people....A BREAK! a few days of things that are different and thinks to look forward to, and things that let me know that i am appreciated.
not too bad......

1 kid!

wow. so i went to the mall this morning with joss while tink was at 'school'. man, it was great. i strolled along while drinking my coffee. i just remembered what a breeze 1 kid is :) ( i know everyone who has more kids than me are saying what a breeze 2 kids is!) it was quite relaxing and i may need to do it more often.

i just got these pics from danny

bye bye

i am leaving today to get on a woman's retreat!
ahhh, i am leaving until saturday afternoon. i am sure going to miss my kids and andre, but i will admit that i will enjoy the break. i won't have to wake up to dishes in the sink, worrying about the potty, changing diapers, and making food.
see ya...

unemployed and loving it

so, i am officially back to being a stay at home mom...and have never been happier. i love being a mom, but also thought i'd like spending some time away (you know what i mean). but how sad i was being away from my babies. i'd be at work and a little kid would come and i'd be playing with him, asking the parents all about the child's eating/feeding schedules, potty training and temper tantrums!
through a series of events, decisions, compromises, and blessings the decision was made that it was more important for me to be at home. i am much happier, have more patience (kinda weird) with the kids and andre, and am back to making dinner AND dessert..yum!
i still need my time and my 'outlets' but working that little while made me see how much i have truly become a mom. (wipe tear)
and who could blame me....