Dads

Do your husbands have this kind of luck with parenting? Mine does.

Happy Mothers Day!!

To all the hard working, self-sacraficing mothers out there, this day is for you!! Take it easy, take it all in, and give yourself credit for your awesome family! I certainly am :)

Although I had to work today (a 12 hour shift and 3 hours of driving), my husband met me and the four of us went out to lunch and then to the park to hang out.  It was sooooooo nice.  I am so very proud of my happy little family! The boys even got to see the helicopter take off from the roof of the hospital where I work. It was more than likely the highlight of their day.

The only cloud hanging over my head is the recent loss of my own mother.  Although I cry over the loss of her often, I found today especially hard. I am so very thankful for the time God gave us in the last months of her life, and the great talks and laughs we had, but I miss her so very much. I hope that Jesus is with her showing her they way and holding her close so she is not afraid and alone.  And I will comfort myself by holding on tight to the great memories.

Happy Mothers Day to all!

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

I decided after starting to write posts that I view life best with pictures and music and that is how I would probably best express myself. So from here forward I am going to try using those two delivery methods more heavily than the written word and see how it goes.

My Real Home

Ok I so I just started this blogspot page to try it out.  I like to try out a little bit of everything to see what I like using the most.  I have to say I'm pretty impressed with the options so far.  My "real" blog that I have been working on for a few weeks, however, resides at http://boyohboys.net/, so if you are finding this blog lacking (I'm I am sure that you will at this point!) please check out my original blog and see what you think.  I am very much in the building phases for both so keep that in mine and make yourself a reminder to check back in about a month because I plan to be working hard on both sites to make them SUPER interesting! :) As any of you other parents know, sometimes with small children it takes AWHILE to find the time to do anything else! Anyway, thank you very much for visiting my site and staying as long as you have. I hope to meet lots of other moms and build a whole new group of friends online! Happy blogging my fellow blogger! :)TTFN

Random Intro Items

• I AM A WORKING MOM (ALBEIT PART-TIME THESE DAYS)
• I HAVE 2 BOYS (AGES 3 AND 5)
• I AM MARRIED TO MY HIGHSCHOOL SWEETHEART OF 20+ YEARS
• I DO NOT WANT TO WORK IN A CUBICLE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!
• I WANT TO BE ACTIVE AND HAPPY 90% OF THE TIME (I THINK THAT’S REASONABLE, DON’T YOU?!)
• I WANT TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO TRAVEL THE WORLD WITH MY FAMILY, (OKAY MAYBE JUST AT LEAST THE UNITED STATES)
• I HAVE HUGE ASPIRATION THAT I BELIEVE ARE ACHEIVABLE
• I HAVE NO INTENTION OF BLOGGING ABOUT ANYTHING LIKE FASHION OR QUILTING! C’MON GIRLS!! SERIOUSLY! DO I REALLY NEED TO SAY THAT THE MEN HAVE IT FIGURED OUT!
• I LOVE MY KIDS AND WANT TO SPEND MORE TIIME WITH MY FAMILY THAN AT WORK
• I WANT TO LEARN ALL THAT I CAN ABOUT WORKING AND MAKING MONEY ONLINE SO THAT I CAN SET MY OWN HOURS AND BE MY OWN BOSS, NOT SO THAT I “DON’T HAVE TO WORK”.
• I BELIEVE YOU CAN LEARN A LOT FROM OTHER PEOPLE’S SUCCESSES AND FAILURES, BUT ONLY IF YOU INCORPORATE YOUR OWN THOUGHT INTO THE PROCESS.
• I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN GOD, BUT HAVE FELT HIS PRESENCE MORE THAN EVER IN MY LIFE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. I FEEL VERY BLESSED BECAUSE OF THIS. THINGS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT AND HE HAS BEEN THERE FOR ME.
• I LOST MY MOM THIS YEAR AND IT’S BEEN A DEVASTATING EXPERIENCE. I NOW MORE THAN EVER WANT TO FIND WAYS TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST AND NOT WASTE IT WORKING AWAY FOR THE SAKE OF SOMEONE ELSE’S PROFIT…OR EVEN MY OWN FOR THAT MATTER.