It is snowing outside, yet another reminder that Christmas is racing toward us like a freight train. I am surprised at how quickly 2009 has flown by, I don't know why it surprises me but every year I seem to miscalculate the time and I am cramming oodles of things into one month. No wonder I am stressed!!
This year for the first time in a long time I am in the mood to do Christmas baking, not just a little Christmas baking but tons of baking. The irony in this situation is this is also the year that I have chosen to get into shape, work out at the gym, make better food choices, yada yada yada. However, I did not realize how important my Christmas baking was to the kids until this year when I started getting ready. My 11 year old was beside himself, I haven't seen him so giddy in a long time. I guess in my busy life I forgot just how important the little things are to our children. That was an eye opening moment for me. First of all my baby is 11 years old. I went to his last elementary school Christmas concert on Friday, it seems like just yesterday it was his first concert. My 17 year old son just joined the National Guard, where did the years go? It seems like just yesterday I was helping him get ready for his first Christmas concert. Between Terry and I we have seven kids and we have two that are still little, but it won't be long and they will be grown up too. When Terry and I started dating his youngest child wasn't even two yet and in January she will be seven, she is older right now than Kevin was when we started dating. It seems like a life time and yet it sees like yesterday.
So today as I do my Christmas baking I finally get it, it isn't that we need the sweets, Terry and I don't and the kids really don't need the sugar rush. It is about making a memory for my kids. It is about the little things that we forget in our day to day rush from point A to point B. It is truly about being made with love. I love you babies, each and everyone of you,whether you are 17 or 6, you are and will always be my babies.
Love,
Mom
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Summer
Here it is July 7th and already I feel as if summer has yet again won. July is the craziest month for me. After the 4th there is a certain let down as it becomes the ungodly hot and humid season in South Dakota, the kids are all sick of all the together time and my husband, finally done with his National Guard trainings for the summer and wants us to devote all our free weekends to his favorite passion "fishing". I love my husband but fishing isn't my thing then add to that a boat full of crabby tired kids, and Jersey the lab and my fear of large bodies of water that I can't see the bottom of. I think I can trace that back to my younger days of watching JAWS. My husband has spent several hours trying to explain my irrational fear of small fishing boats (19 foot) on large bodies of water. To get me over my fear he took me out fishing over Memorial Day 2008, just my man and his dog, we may get away without the kids but never the dog.
So here it is, picture a romantic spring day with me, my man and Jersey. I was excited he could fish all he wants but I was going to get some sun and read a good book. Rarely have I ever been on the boat with out the kids. We take off early in the morning before the kids wake up and want to go. We drive two and a half hours to his "favorite" Walleye spot ( he only fishes for Walleye) unloaded the boat and went out on to the lake, which was a lake made by damming up the river. We got going, moved out of the bay and hit five foot white caps, yes, I did not stutter they were coming up over the side of the boat. Needless to say, I was oh so pleased with our current situation when if seems our big motor lost pressure which causes this alarm to start buzzing, freaking out the dog, who then puked on the floor. Thank heavens for the small trolling motor. We made it back to shore, the dog still loves to go fishing. I prefer to keep my feet firmly planted on solid ground.
Summer 2009 so far has been better, I have successfully survived without having to get on the boat, however, I know my time will be running out as the last week in July we will be going on a family camping trip. It should be interesting, in order to get there successfully I have to learn how to pull the 5th wheel camper, but that will be a story for another time.
So here it is, picture a romantic spring day with me, my man and Jersey. I was excited he could fish all he wants but I was going to get some sun and read a good book. Rarely have I ever been on the boat with out the kids. We take off early in the morning before the kids wake up and want to go. We drive two and a half hours to his "favorite" Walleye spot ( he only fishes for Walleye) unloaded the boat and went out on to the lake, which was a lake made by damming up the river. We got going, moved out of the bay and hit five foot white caps, yes, I did not stutter they were coming up over the side of the boat. Needless to say, I was oh so pleased with our current situation when if seems our big motor lost pressure which causes this alarm to start buzzing, freaking out the dog, who then puked on the floor. Thank heavens for the small trolling motor. We made it back to shore, the dog still loves to go fishing. I prefer to keep my feet firmly planted on solid ground.
Summer 2009 so far has been better, I have successfully survived without having to get on the boat, however, I know my time will be running out as the last week in July we will be going on a family camping trip. It should be interesting, in order to get there successfully I have to learn how to pull the 5th wheel camper, but that will be a story for another time.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Hello!
It is so nice of you to stop by and check out my new blog. This is a first for me and something I have been wanting to do but have never taken the leap to get it done. Since I am just getting my feet wet you will need to be patient with me. I am sure once I figure out what I am doing.
I am a mother of seven in a yours, mine and ours family. This blog is about the crazy things we deal with as we navigate through our lives. A big blended family like ours has challenges but also many rewards. Hopefully, you will find some humor in our crazy life, I never dreamed I would be a mother/step mother to so many wonderful kids.
Have a great day!
I am a mother of seven in a yours, mine and ours family. This blog is about the crazy things we deal with as we navigate through our lives. A big blended family like ours has challenges but also many rewards. Hopefully, you will find some humor in our crazy life, I never dreamed I would be a mother/step mother to so many wonderful kids.
Have a great day!
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