How the days go by!

It is so busy sometimes around here that I don't even know where the time goes. I get up in the morning and get my husband's lunch made and the pets fed, and then I try to get things cleaned up because before I know it, it is time to go to the pool or go outside to play.
Gosh I cannot believe it is already almost Aug. the summer is flying by and then the kids are going to be back in school, and all of my kids are going to be in full time. I am thinking about gettng a job while they are in school but I am hoping that I can find something for when the kids are in school and I can be home when they get home, my husband really doesn't want me working if I am not going to be home when they get home or not home for them to go to school so I am going to have to see what I can find. Cause financially it would be nice to have that extra income. We are off to the pool today and tomorrow my two little ones have passed their tests that they needed to for the summer at the pool, I am so surprised and so happy for them, I really thought it would take them the whole summer to do it but the swim lessons have paid off for my Brookie, she passed her shallow end test, and of course we all know that my Anthony passed the deep end test with flying colors.

Have a great day everyone.

What a great weekend!

I had such a great weekend my husband took off a couple days plus the weekend and we just enjoyed our time together as a family. It is so nice to have quiet uneventful weekends but you still enjoy the time with the kids. I went swimming with the kids of course and then at night we hung out with our neighbors outside while the kids played together on Saturday night my one friend and her husband was up and we sat outside on our steps while their 2 kids the same ages as mine played inside and we laughed so hard, I haven't laughed that hard in such a long time it is so nice to be able to have such a great time and you don't even have to spend money going out or really have to do anything but just be there.

I had quality time with my husband also being married 10 years in Oct. and we still love to be around each other and that is one thing I don't take for granted. I love him so much. I know 10 years don't seem like a long time but anymore it is people are getting divorced after 3 to 5 years because the love isn't there anymore. Don't get me wrong my marriage for surely is not perfect we have had really hard times but we always said to each other yes it is hard right now but we are getting through it together. It has made us appreciate each other more and has made us stronger as individuals and as a couple.

Brooklynn has her first swim lesson today at the pool I really hope she can get over some of her fear of not wanting to go where she can't stand she gets really nervous when she realize she cannot stand anymore and she thinks she is literally going to drown. It is such a horrible feeling to watch her get so scared. I mean I am glad she is afraid of the water alittle but she is afraid to much where she panics. Well hopefully the lessons help!

have a great day everyone!

He passed

Yeah Anthony passed the deep end test at the pool!!! I knew he could do it. I was hesitant in tryng it and I told him I know you can do it we will do it first thing when we get down to the pool so you are not tired and you will be able to do it with no problem so we go down to the pool yesterday afternoon, he told the lifeguard that he was ready to do it, he jumped in and started swimming the length of the pool with no problem then he started treading the water and the lifeguard was counting down every 15 seconds for him so he knew how much time he had left and he just kept treading away. Once he hit the 2 minutes he was so excited he jumped out the pool to get his new tag I am so proud of him! After that I don't think he left the deep end the whole rest of the day! My kids are awesome I am so glad to be so priviliged to have children and to be a mom. I thank God everyday for my kids, they maybe tough sometimes but I wouldn't change them for the world!

Have a Great weekend everyone!

The determination

We were at the pool yesterday and my little Brooklynn stays in the shallow end because she can stand and she is still working on the whole OMG! I can't touch I am going to drowned feeling from her she is the tougher one in letting her know not to panic if she doesn't reach the bottom I told just start swimming. But anyway so we sit at the side of the pool soI can watch her. My middle one Anthony has done so well since we started swimming in the beginning of the summer, he was hardly able to go into the 5 feet and back while swimming but now he is swimming everywhere the deep end and shallow end he is trying to dive in the deep end he is doing great but he is not allowed in the deep end unless I am on that side of the pool until he passes the deep end test and that consists of swimming 2 laps of the pool and treading water for 2 minutes right after swimming the laps without a break. Well he wanted to do the test yesterday and I was really concerned thinking he probably wouldn't be able to make both lengths but he walked right up to the lifeguard and asked to do the test. So I figured you know what lets see what he can do I needed at that point to back off and have confidence in him to at least try! Well he makes both laps of the poo great he starts treading and doing wonderful he gets a minute into it and he has to grab the wall well I am crushed for him because he was so determined to do it and it did Awesome, but he didn't think so his eyes all welled up with tears and he was so upset. I hated it because I couldn't take that pain away from him I kept telling him bud you did not fail you did great I wasn't even sure you were going to make it across both sides of the pool and you did that wonderfully. He was just so sad for a good 20 minutes. I was looking at how he was feeling and I thought to myself I love the determination and the confidence he has in himself that he went for it and ask the lifeguard himself and stepped up to try it! I just don't know how to explain to him at that time that just because you didn't make it all the way he did Great It is not failure it is just more practice that he has to do so he can pass it next time. I am so glad he has the personality of be determined and not giving up because he tried the test again an hour later and couldn't do the treading because he was so tired. But he just has to realize that we are going to fail or not be able to do something the first time but if you keep trying and not give up you will eventually get it he knows it in the back of his head because he did do it a second time but he gets so crushed that it breaks my heart to see him hurting like that. So we are going to be working on treading water for and he is going to do the test right when we get there next time before he starts swimming and I bet he will get it because he was swimming for about an 1 1/2 before he did the test and he almost made it so I bet he will do it!!!! next time I will keep you all posted!

I just thought I would share this because you know we want our kids to be confident and determined and learn from mistakes or just realize you may fall the first few times but try try again, but we hate it when they hurt even when it is something like this or when they fail at something and their hurting and you know that they will do it eventually or it is the best thing for them to fail once in awhile because it will help them grow as a person, but man watching the sadness in his eyes just crushed me. It is so true when they say you wear your heart on your sleeve once you become a parent because it is just open to ache and hurt when your kids do. But the best thing I have learned from this I mean I knew it but yesterday really showed me that I am doing something right because the confidence level was up there with Anthony and that is how I am trying to raise all of them. Don't be ashamed of who you are you walk with your head held high because you are special! I know there is a fine line but I don't let them think they are better then everyone else because I will have to knock them down a few pegs but I do want them to walk and believe in themselves and know that they can do and be anything they want in life!!!!

Sorry this was a long have a good day everyone!

Summer time

It is tough sometimes trying to keep the kids occupied in the morning until the pool opens, I try to do crafts with them or have them play with different things like play dough or moon sand. I just don't like them just staring at the TV all morning but sometimes the TV is what is keeping them occupied for a while so then I can get the chores done in the house that need to be done because once the afternoon comes their is no time for chores it is all kid time. We play outside we have been going to the pool and staying there for at least 3 hours a day then we come home and try and chill out for a little bit, but then we are back outside after dinner because the weather is beautiful and it stays light out until 9. You people say it must be easy to be a stay at home mom and sometimes yes it is easy in the sense of not having to get all the kids up and out the door early in the morning and get to work but it is tough on the other hand because you have the kids 24/7 in the house while you are trying to get stuff done, and of course you have them up your you know what saying I want to do this or she hit me or he took this or the #1 I am BORED!!! I really take it seriously I try to keep them structured most of the time but it has been tough the passed couple of weeks from being so busy. But I am trying to get back into the groove of things and it makes it alot easier and their is a lot less fighting when you keep them busy and doing something. So yes my chores in the summer go on the back burner alot of the times. I keep my house descent but I don't keep it immaculate like I use to a long long time ago. But I have finally excepted that, that is ok everything doesn't have to be perfect as long as my kids are having a good time and I am sane this is how it is going to be!

I hope everyone is having a great summer so far!!!!

Good Morning all!!!!

I had a great day yesterday with the kids I finally got to get back to the pool with them. Two weeks ago my son cut his leg open and ended up with 4 stitches so we couldn't swim at the pool and last week I was so busy with the wedding we ended up not being able to go. But now we re back. My children love to swim Anthony is really getting use to swimming and has become brave enough to swim in the deep end and I think he will be able to pass the deep end test pretty soon. My daughter on the other hand she is starting to get use to the shallow end if she can stand and she then will try and swim but she has to be able to touch or she panics. I am trying to explain to her that if she feels herself going under the water to just relax and start swimming because the panicing just makes you go under again. We are working on it though. My oldest of course is great at swimming and he is so good with the kids down there I really think he is going to be an Elementary teacher for Gym he loves all the kids around our part of the neighborhood he plays with them in the pool he is their to help them feel better if one gets hurt he makes me so proud at how is maturing and showing love and sensitivity to the kids, cause some teenagers don't like to be bothered with kids at 15.

Well I guess I should do some laundry and clean my bathroom since I have had my house cleaning on the back burner for so long!!!! have a Great day everyone!!!

What a weekend!

Oh Boy! the weekend came and went my sister's wedding was wonderful it turned out very well and she was a beautiful bride! I was so busy these last few weeks while I helped my sister get everything done I cannot wait to be able to hang out at the pool more now with the kids they love to swim my 2 oldest boys are doing well without floating devices but my little girl she is going to be 6 in August she still has a hard time if she cannot stand.

My kids were so wonderful at the wedding the Anthony 8 and Brooklynn 5 were on the dance floor all night they are not shy at all. Anthony was so cute he was trying to break dance and do the moon walk it was classic. and well Brooklynn she just danced her little butt off all night by the time we got home they went upstairs to put their pj's on and I think they were passed out in a matter of 5 minutes! It is so wonderful to see that they are not afraid to be in front of people I really want them to be confident with themselves and always stand with their head held High! It looks like that is happening so far and I hope it stays that way.

My 15 year old Christopher has his first girlfriend and I am trying to be the mom that supports this and is here for him to talk and be really open with him. We are going to have her come over this week sometime so I can meet her and I can meet her parents. My son told my friend a couple weeks ago that he wants to date girls that have his same values and beliefs, he said he wants someone that goes to church and believes in God and I very impressed with that and I talked to him about that also I told I was really happy to hear that he was that mature and had those views for a girlfriend. He really made me proud because not all 15 yr old boys would think that way and of course not all 15 year olds act like him. We may have our mother, son attitudes with each other because that is his age but he is a great boy he helps out with chores most of the time without giving me a hard time, he does going out and get into trouble or get into any of the stuff that some of the teenagers are into right now. Of course I do have tight reigns on him to a certain extent at night I don't allow him to go out and just galavant around the neighbor like some of the older teens do because I really feel that after dark and walking around a development will just get you into trouble because you are bored.

Well I am going to do for now I hope everyone has a great day I am going to be swimming all afternoon most likely and then the 2 little ones have a pool party!

Summer is here and very busy!

I don't realize how consumed I get and how busy it gets that the time flies by so fast. I have been busy with the kids everyday going to the pool, playground, or just playing outside now that they are home everyday it is like their is not enough time in the day to do any cleaning or laundry.

On top of that I have been helping my sister so much with her wedding it is tomorrow!!!!!!! I have worked 12 hour days this passed week to get everything done for it, running around like a chicken with his head cut getting the dresses getting my hair done getting the nails done so they look half decent, and having to take the kids running around with ya is just an added bonus haha! Anyway I will be glad that everything is going to calm down and I am going to get back in the groove of things and trying to post more like I use too.

I hope everyone has a great day!!!!! I will be back on Sunday!!!!!!