And Life goes on.

Well I have not written in the Blog for a while. evidently you can have to much Iron! who knew?

Today I am enjoying a snow day with the kids. We had a big breakfast and now cuddling by the fire and watching a movie. Brady is sleeping in my arms ( one of the best parts of being a mother ) David is coming home early today so we can play in the snow.
I have great memories of playing in the snow with my sister in the front yard and we would design our house and make sections for the bedrooms and bathroom, It seems so silly now but I remember how much fun we had back in the day! HEE HEE HEE.

Sometimes grownups just get all caught up in grownup stuff and get all to comfortable with that, Sometimes you just need to jump in the snow and be silly with your kids!

Oh On Monday after school I got a call from the kids principal. like most parents you take a deep breathe and get ready for something bad. She said word for word- I didn't want to go home tonight without calling to tell you how great I think your son is!! ( What! I mean OK Wow ah What happen. ) He comes down to the office everyday to see if there is anything he can help with and he helps out the custodian after lunch. She said He is really a special kid and that we are doing a good job with our kids. That was a great call to get and we are so proud of Avery. a couple of months ago we had a bit of an issue with his attitude, He started hanging out with a kid that I swear was raised by Wolves! Well we have never really had a problem with Avery before, he generally is a very polite kid that people comment on at school and out in public about how kind and considerate he is. Well he started mouthing us really bad and saying things that were inappropriate and out of line here at home so David and I thought about it and even though to most people it just seemed like a typical phase of Independence we thought that we needed to treat this as something more severe and nip it in the bud right away. after just a couple of weeks he was back to normal and he decided, His words: that he was not making good choices for himself. We stressed to him that being a follower will only lead you down the wrong paths. He has seen that with some family members. If you speak your own mind and make your own choices life will be good and he now knows that you will feel great about yourself as well.

So do your sanity some good and make your kids happy and go jump in the snow and be silly ( I KNOW I WILL )

My Babies

I really can't handle how fast he's growing.

This was his first taste of rice cereal.

I really could do nothing but kiss him all day.

It's been a difficult few days here. The kid's have been asking more detailed questions about their Grandparents.( My parents ) These are the same Grandparents that has rejected them as members of their family and have even been publicly snubbed at a family members funeral. The kids now know that their cousins ( Who have not had a relationship with the grandparents either for over a year ) Received Christmas presents. My husband and I kept that bit of info a secret from the kids last year to protect them.

You can only imagine what a 8 and 6 year old was thinking at that moment. I guess I was in denial about them not being old enough to remember or that they didn't care but before now when they would ask a Question about their grandparents David and I would just give them a Short and Generic answer like It's an Adult thing that really isn't about you kids and not to worry about it. Now they know that it is very much about them!

One of the kids asked David and I why does Mamaw and Papaw Hate us And What did we do to make them mad at us? I cant even express in words How angry I was. I had to leave the room before I said things that

would only confuse the kids more.

I have been Hurt and rejected by my Own parents. I swore that I would Never allow them to hurt my kids and I now realize painfully that They hurt my kids.....

I am so Angry right now about this because Grandparents are supposed to Love all of their grandchildren and never want them to hurt. Not my parents, No they were determined to hurt me at whatever cost Including withholding their Love from my kids. They knew ( Hurt her kids, Hurt her! )

Well I hope their happy, My heart hurts for my kids who feel rejected by them and the worst part about about it all is the fact that they didn't even try ,They just didn't care.

David and I knew we were gonna have to sit the kids down and explain things to them but I knew I had to be careful how and what We said.I don't want to lie to them and prolong the inevitable but If we tell them the whole truth, How will they handle it? So I called for reinforcements.

I spent yesterday morning with the school counselor getting her advise and suggestions on the best way to tell the kids. With the counselors help and the support of my sister, David and I sat the kids down last night and talked. In the end We told them that Mommy and Daddy love them very much and will always be there for them no matter what! We told them To remember that Words mean nothing that in the end actions will always tell you the truth. My kids are strong just like I am Strong and they will get through this because they have people in their lives that truly love them and show them love. I don't feel sorry for my kids, I feel sorry for My parents. They are missing out on 4 really Cool kids.

Christmas 2008

We had an amazing Christmas this year and Boy did our kids make out!

We spent Christmas Eve with David's Parents and the kids got really nice things and had a great time there.

Christmas Morning we had breakfast and then opened our Christmas gifts. The Kids got everything they asked for this year and we all just feel very lucky.
Brady was enjoying himself as well and loved watching his brother and Sisters open their gifts.

We spent the whole vacation putting everything together and playing with everything.

New Years Eve: We spent the evening eating a bunch of food, watching home videos and Having a Wii competition. We all made it till Midnight
then crashed shortly after.

It was very hard when Vacation was over and David went back to work and the kids went back to school.

I feel very lucky and I know this year will only get better.

News Years Resolution: To Not Have A New Years Resolution.