Bubbles....

every spring I am reminded of the joy of bubbles, you know the little bottles with the wand inside which lets you blow millions of bubbles, which float on the breeze and leave little rings on the car and many other surfaces. We had the bubbles out this morning and it was so amazing watching the kids create their bubbles...Each approaches this task in a different way, the older, more wiser (4 year olds) know y oh can't blow too hard or you get no bubbles, the younger ones stick the whole wand in their mouth in their quest to blow bubbles, of course they still mange to create bubbles, but perhaps not in the traditional manner... I love watching the excitement as their bubbles float on the breeze, to hear their laughter as one "pops" on them. The games they make up, who can blow the biggest, the most,who's will float the furthest before it breaks... My heart melts as an older one takes the time to show a smaller one how to blow the best bubbles....I love being surrounded by bubbles as these little wind machines create bubbles to rival a bubble machine. The sound of the babies giggles as bubbles float within her reach, and of course the out of control laughter as the dog tries to catch the bubbles, leaping thru the air and growling at the bubbles... Bubbles what a great way to while away a warm spring morning.

I think

My motto is going to be where does time go....Good grief I had great intentions of posting, but somehow the weekend slipped away and now here it is Tuesday.
Yesterday I turned 42, there was a time that number would have freaked me out, there was a time I believed anyone over 30 was ancient....Of course I thought I knew everything and was completely right all the time, I was in my teens and truly believed I owned the world. Ok, so I no longer want to own the world, pretty content with my piece of it, I realize I don't know everything, but I'm still completely right all of the time :) Sometime people will ask wouldn't you rather be a different age, sometimes I think ummmm would I want to be younger again? Definitely no to teenage years, once is truly enough, 20's ? Well on my 24 birthday I had two little ones under the age of two and I was pregnant with a third so my 20's were a blur of exhaustion and babies, and I don't see much difference in 30's and 40's life is still busy, balancing family work, and life is still a challenge so I can say now, that no, I like the age I'm at, I've worked hard to get to this point in my life, and I'm comfortable being 40 something.... There's a balance and a calmness in my life now. 42 is a good fit, I won't mind wearing it for the next year. And really isn't age all about attitude? You truly are only as old as you feel. There was a time I would have laughed at that comment, now I appreciate the value of it. Enjoy your day,
Debbie

Happy Birthday Josh!

On Monday April 20th, 1987 I become mom to a son, my second child, at the time I pictured the changes in life thru eyes that were young, I imagined the extra work in caring for two children under two, and the ups and downs of raising a boy, what I didn't picture, and time unveiled to me was what an incredible gift I had been give, sometimes I just stare at him in wonder and think "where did you come from, where did you get the big heart, the generous nature, that smile, and sense of humor, now I see thru older eyes, I treasure the gift given to us, I look forward to the years ahead to see what next you do, and I thank God often for sending you to us 19 years ago. do I feel like a mom to a 19 year old, Uh! NO! and why does the comment "it seems like yesterday" become so prominent as they get older? Josh arrived into this world on his schedule, (2 weeks to the day overdue) and has been layed back and calm ever since. He is easy going and even tempered, sleeping thru the night by 1 week. He has put up with too many women in the house his entire life....and survived! I admire his determination, his strength, his kindness. He inspires me with his outlook on life. Happy Birthday Josh, being your mom is one of my greatest gifts.

It's the middle of the week?

Where does time go?Had a beautiful Easter, the weather was great, the youth breakfast (we were one of the families in charge) went well, remind me next year it is ok to say no.We celebrated Josh's 19th birthday (yikes!) on Sunday, his actual birthday is the 20th. I don't even want to comment on "where does the time go?" good grief. It was nice having Beckie and Josh home for the weekend, they both got here on Wednesday, the house was full, but it was great, a preview of what summer will bring :) And it turns out we didn't have to take both Beckie and Josh home on Sunday, so that made the day a bit calmer.
Kids went back to school yesterday, it was nice to be back to our "routine". Getting outside has made a dramatic improvement on attitude. Everyone is just happier.
It is apparently too early for me to string intelligent words together so I will post some pics from Easter and call it a go. Just realized the pics from Easter are still on my camera...Don't start, I am so behind this week, so you get pics of the kids coloring eggs, and I forgot about the pics I took of their feet. Kelly said when she was viewing my pics on Kodak she got to the one's of the feet and wondered what? Happened, "why is she taking pics of their feet, has she slipped backwards to that time when she was cutting of heads in her quest for photos?" nope wanted exactly the shot I got...Love the different sizes and such of all those feet that occupy our home. Expect wordy, thought-provoking comments from me sometime in the future. :)

Whew it's Monday....

what a beautiful weekend, warm temps, sunny skies....Just so refreshing after the long days of winter. Saturday was the egg hunt for the daycare kids, perfect, weather, in 15 years we have never had weather this great. The kids had a blast, the food was awesome, (we do a potluck and everyone brings the best food) the only cloud in the sky? We had to guard the eggs....There is a home two doors down that has many children living in it, and I realize that all those colorful eggs was probably very tempting, but after the first time of chasing them away and then "telling them" to not take any eggs...You would think that would have been enough, but no, 3 times we had to chase them off our yard, they just got more and more creative, it was becoming quite maddening... Finally we ended with people just standing all around the yard to prevent them from taking more eggs, they then started to yell and taunt those that were standing outside. Some peoples kids are learning no respect for others...It's kinda sad really.
Yesterday we did pics at Nicholas with bunnies and ducks they turned out so great....Love them!
With all this warm weather it is becoming more and more difficult to get the kids into the house at night, I thought we may end up sleeping outdoors on Saturday Yahaira was so determined to be outside...She loves the outdoors and it so fun to watch her run and play and be so normal. Enjoy your Monday, we are heading back outside to enjoy the sunshine and warm temps...Until next time,
Debbie

Annual Easter egg hunt

Saturday is the annual Easter egg hunt for the daycare kids....Which means all those eggs (500) needed to be filled, which is what we did last night. Kevin and I along with Anthony and Yahaira worked on this task, it took a couple of hours...But I think we could have been faster if we wouldn't have been laughing so much. Yahaira's help consisted of "unwrapping" the chocolate and eating it...Our laughter was her reaction each time she "unwrapped" the chocolate her surprised look at the candy waiting for her....She completely didn't get that there was chocolate in every wrapper...Her face says it all....Can't wait to see her reaction to actually hunting for eggs.
Anthony loved filling the eggs...Matching the color of the wrapper to the color of the egg, what an amazing kid he is....And baby rose was most fascinated with all those eggs, even trying to stand to reach into the container...What a big girl she is becoming.
Well let's hope that tomorrow brings sunny skies and warm temps...It makes the hunting for eggs so much more fun...Have a great weekend everyone.
Debbie

Finally

Feeling like I'm not in a fog...Broke down and took cold medicine, scary since it knocks me out, completely. Of course the baby has been up a lot again lately, another new tooth appeared Sunday morning. Saturday was a tough day for her, fever most of the day, with it raising on Saturday to 102, we ended up with a visit to the ER and found it wasn't just teething but strep throat...So on antibiotics again. She is much better now except for the not sleeping at night thing...Up every two hours is a killer. I hope that every tooth won't be so challenging.
Anthony is loving swimming lessons...They even have them jumping off the diving board, he will jump with the instructor, more brave than I .
Gracie's birthday gift has caused quite a stir, I know have 6 people who want to make their own treasure box...Who would have thought it would be so popular?
Weather here is beautiful, sunny and warm, what's not to like? We are outdoors and loving it.
Time change, is a horrible joke in the spring...Who says I want to lose an hour of sleep????? Fortunately it hasn't affected Anthony, Yahaira or Cassandra's schedule. Baby is making up for them :)
have a great day enjoy the spring weather...
until next time...
Debbie