Tuesday, June 28, 2011
We have slowly been adding milk back in Ashlynn's diet and so far things have been good.Sunday I let her have an ice cream cone...may have been her first one ever and SHE LOVED IT! Most of it dripped onto the ground but she still loved it. She had no reaction or anything crazy happen. I was pretty happy about that so yesterday I let her have a Pediasure and then later in the evening when she asked for her Milk I mixed half Cow milk and half Rice milk. I had to do that because if you give her cow milk she instantly says "ewwww mommy this is not my milk it is cow milk" Well we were up all night last night. She didn't have ANY of her previous symptoms but she literally whined in my ear for milk or just whined just to do it. I refused to get her a cup simply because I had already given her 2 in hopes she would GO BACK TO SLEEP. I was worn out but after 2 cups no way was I getting more. I was grouchy over it.
So now I have to wonder was she awake because her belly was upset? Should I continue adding milk? Hmmm I guess we will have to see.
Well I have been gone from this blog for a little while...I AM BACK! I feel like I have more to talk about in the winter for some reason. Maybe because we are inside starring out the windows thinking. I don't know but whatever. I love to share my thoughts,life,days and fun stuff so like I said before I'm BAAAAACK!
ok So Saturday Lauren sent me a text that her car was acting crazy. Great anyone who knows me well will know that is an instant stresser for me. I do not like to break down in any way. Yea I know really who does BUT I start to panic! I have always been that way and honestly its not so much the breaking down it is being slammed into by a driver not paying attention. OK so when she said her car was not "acting right" I thought oh great it has to be something easy. Well they pulled up and that thing was so loud! I swear to you it was like 15 angry men sat under the hood with hammers beating the engine. They couldn't get the car over 50 on the highway and it was struggling bad. Well my husband is ALWAYS great at fixing everything and I could see the look on his face. You know the look right? The OH GOD THIS ISN'T GOOD LOOK. The ones Dads and Husbands get when they know the outcome but don't want to say it. Well we just knew it was the end of the road for little "Sally" yes her name is Sally the Saturn. He tinkered with it,turned stuff,looked,scratched his head and shut the hood. I don't ask much other than "how much will this cost?" He just shook his head. So I began to imagine dollar signs flying out of our pockets. He started the car back up,which left huge black marks from the exhaust in the driveway. It didn't want to move but we finally get it on the street. I know way to many details but 2 days later and the car starts up and is FINE! What the heck is the deal with this car? How can it be fine after that? I think it is a sign to trade it in and FAST!
ok So Saturday Lauren sent me a text that her car was acting crazy. Great anyone who knows me well will know that is an instant stresser for me. I do not like to break down in any way. Yea I know really who does BUT I start to panic! I have always been that way and honestly its not so much the breaking down it is being slammed into by a driver not paying attention. OK so when she said her car was not "acting right" I thought oh great it has to be something easy. Well they pulled up and that thing was so loud! I swear to you it was like 15 angry men sat under the hood with hammers beating the engine. They couldn't get the car over 50 on the highway and it was struggling bad. Well my husband is ALWAYS great at fixing everything and I could see the look on his face. You know the look right? The OH GOD THIS ISN'T GOOD LOOK. The ones Dads and Husbands get when they know the outcome but don't want to say it. Well we just knew it was the end of the road for little "Sally" yes her name is Sally the Saturn. He tinkered with it,turned stuff,looked,scratched his head and shut the hood. I don't ask much other than "how much will this cost?" He just shook his head. So I began to imagine dollar signs flying out of our pockets. He started the car back up,which left huge black marks from the exhaust in the driveway. It didn't want to move but we finally get it on the street. I know way to many details but 2 days later and the car starts up and is FINE! What the heck is the deal with this car? How can it be fine after that? I think it is a sign to trade it in and FAST!
Monday, June 27, 2011
I wrote this back in the beginning of May. I needed to vent but really didn't have anyone to vent to or anyone that would understand. So I have sat on this and sat on it. I think I need to post it to just wash my hands of it all.
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I am having a tough time with this today..It will most likely take me a couple days to complete this but then again I have so much on my mind it may just roll out.
I have to question parents. Do you realize when you are negative about a Teacher or Coach your children feed off of that? Have you ever noticed children are influenced by parents actions? Children listen to everything we say and do. They respond to that and sometimes they respond bigger than we do.
Lauren's freshman year of school she made J.V cheer. In the few meetings before everything began I noticed a lot of whispering,judgment and negativity. I knew going into this the coaches were new because the previous coach decided to hand it over so she could focus on her own children. But I had no idea what was going to happen! I sat back and listened to parents be rude,ugly,hateful and LOUD. They emailed nasty letters to these 2 ladies who gave their time,they were ugly and rude to their faces. They were so disrespectful it was sad. What happened then with the situation was even worse. The daughters of these parents started acting the same way. Anything the coaches would say the kids would be rude and nasty about it. They treated the other girls horrible (teammates)
This went on all year and instead of correcting the situation excuses were made. I continued to encourage my child and the coach because I felt that was what needed to be done.
Sophomore year things were EXACTLY THE SAME! Keep in mind we still had a few left over girls from the original coach. We dealt with it,we stressed out, we were treated horribly and just kept smiling.
Junior year Lauren wanted to try out for Co-Head cheerleader. I really didn't think it was a good idea because these girls can be so nasty. But I supported her and stood by her. She made it and the drama began.
There was a set of parents who were outraged that my CHILD made it and theirs didn't. These Parents treated my Child terrible. They complained about her,talked bad about her and then talked bad about me. I was determined to not let it bother us but then their child also started in on it. She didn't take the time to get to actually know Lauren so instead she fed off of the parents attitude and was very tacky. I do believe parents get way to involved with these kinds of things.
Now we have Natalie. She tried out for her 2nd year of cheer. She seemed to really not want to try out for Co-Head cheerleader but I pushed her to do it. I felt like why not. If you don't do it how will you ever know the outcome. I really felt like she could be a good leader and it would help her grow. She made cheer but not Co-Head. I could see the disappointment in her face but it was gonna be OK. Her main concern is one of her really good friends made it and I think she thought she would be left behind. She will not be left out! BUT we have a whole new concern (besides the leg issue) we have a couple of parents who are being nasty about the outcome of the team. So with them being nasty their children are being HORRIBLE and NASTY. At this point I am not sure if we should continue any further with any of this. I am not going to spend all of this money for my child to be treated terrible by parents and their kids.
I don't understand how parents think it is "normal" to talk nasty about a child who has made a position on a team. I really think part of the problem goes back to little league when every child is a winner. At some point in these kids lives they are going to learn not everyone is a winner. Not everyone can be number 1 and not everyone can be the Team Captain. Every parent believes they have the Star Athlete, the Best Dancer and Top Cheerleader. At the end of the day you have to accept the fact there is always someone who deserves a little more or who can play a little better. Why are parents so involved that they are putting other CHILDREN down? Do they do it because they think it is acceptable? Then I think this is a School Activity. You will not grow up to be the Top Cheerleader and makes tons of money. You are not going to get a scholarship to get you thru College. You will be lucky to get a $500 scholarship at the end of your Senior year. If your team has the funds.
Maybe I have so many kids that I don't care who is in charge or on top. I want happy healthy smart kids who are successful in life. I believe the only way you will grow up to be a successful adult is to learn what life is about.
By the way one of these parents that is being so nasty was also on the track field yelling at her daughter to not be as terrible as the rest of the team. REALLY? Come on people get it together.
We push our kids to do their best and be competitive but do you know how many "Star Athletes" actually grow up and are still "Star Athletes"?
I am sure I will make some people mad over this and I really don't care.
I think as parents we need watch what we say and do. When you have negativity towards a Coach or Teacher how do you ever expect your child to have respect for that person? Maybe we try to live thru our kids and want things a certain way (I always live thru mine) but you don't treat other people crappy over it. So what if they don't make Captain of the team or if they don't make the team. You don't get mad and rant and rave. You support your child and move on!
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Since I wrote this Natalie had to make a very important decision. To cheer or not to cheer. She made the decision to go ahead and focus on sports. I asked her why? She wasn't ready to deal with all the drama (they had drama before the school year ended) and she just had more fun with Sports. She said with her sports everyone was rowdy,had fun,cheered each other on and was just laid back. I went back and forth on this decision and of course I had to let her make a decision. I know it was tough but I support her no matter what she decides.
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I am having a tough time with this today..It will most likely take me a couple days to complete this but then again I have so much on my mind it may just roll out.
I have to question parents. Do you realize when you are negative about a Teacher or Coach your children feed off of that? Have you ever noticed children are influenced by parents actions? Children listen to everything we say and do. They respond to that and sometimes they respond bigger than we do.
Lauren's freshman year of school she made J.V cheer. In the few meetings before everything began I noticed a lot of whispering,judgment and negativity. I knew going into this the coaches were new because the previous coach decided to hand it over so she could focus on her own children. But I had no idea what was going to happen! I sat back and listened to parents be rude,ugly,hateful and LOUD. They emailed nasty letters to these 2 ladies who gave their time,they were ugly and rude to their faces. They were so disrespectful it was sad. What happened then with the situation was even worse. The daughters of these parents started acting the same way. Anything the coaches would say the kids would be rude and nasty about it. They treated the other girls horrible (teammates)
This went on all year and instead of correcting the situation excuses were made. I continued to encourage my child and the coach because I felt that was what needed to be done.
Sophomore year things were EXACTLY THE SAME! Keep in mind we still had a few left over girls from the original coach. We dealt with it,we stressed out, we were treated horribly and just kept smiling.
Junior year Lauren wanted to try out for Co-Head cheerleader. I really didn't think it was a good idea because these girls can be so nasty. But I supported her and stood by her. She made it and the drama began.
There was a set of parents who were outraged that my CHILD made it and theirs didn't. These Parents treated my Child terrible. They complained about her,talked bad about her and then talked bad about me. I was determined to not let it bother us but then their child also started in on it. She didn't take the time to get to actually know Lauren so instead she fed off of the parents attitude and was very tacky. I do believe parents get way to involved with these kinds of things.
Now we have Natalie. She tried out for her 2nd year of cheer. She seemed to really not want to try out for Co-Head cheerleader but I pushed her to do it. I felt like why not. If you don't do it how will you ever know the outcome. I really felt like she could be a good leader and it would help her grow. She made cheer but not Co-Head. I could see the disappointment in her face but it was gonna be OK. Her main concern is one of her really good friends made it and I think she thought she would be left behind. She will not be left out! BUT we have a whole new concern (besides the leg issue) we have a couple of parents who are being nasty about the outcome of the team. So with them being nasty their children are being HORRIBLE and NASTY. At this point I am not sure if we should continue any further with any of this. I am not going to spend all of this money for my child to be treated terrible by parents and their kids.
I don't understand how parents think it is "normal" to talk nasty about a child who has made a position on a team. I really think part of the problem goes back to little league when every child is a winner. At some point in these kids lives they are going to learn not everyone is a winner. Not everyone can be number 1 and not everyone can be the Team Captain. Every parent believes they have the Star Athlete, the Best Dancer and Top Cheerleader. At the end of the day you have to accept the fact there is always someone who deserves a little more or who can play a little better. Why are parents so involved that they are putting other CHILDREN down? Do they do it because they think it is acceptable? Then I think this is a School Activity. You will not grow up to be the Top Cheerleader and makes tons of money. You are not going to get a scholarship to get you thru College. You will be lucky to get a $500 scholarship at the end of your Senior year. If your team has the funds.
Maybe I have so many kids that I don't care who is in charge or on top. I want happy healthy smart kids who are successful in life. I believe the only way you will grow up to be a successful adult is to learn what life is about.
By the way one of these parents that is being so nasty was also on the track field yelling at her daughter to not be as terrible as the rest of the team. REALLY? Come on people get it together.
We push our kids to do their best and be competitive but do you know how many "Star Athletes" actually grow up and are still "Star Athletes"?
I am sure I will make some people mad over this and I really don't care.
I think as parents we need watch what we say and do. When you have negativity towards a Coach or Teacher how do you ever expect your child to have respect for that person? Maybe we try to live thru our kids and want things a certain way (I always live thru mine) but you don't treat other people crappy over it. So what if they don't make Captain of the team or if they don't make the team. You don't get mad and rant and rave. You support your child and move on!
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Since I wrote this Natalie had to make a very important decision. To cheer or not to cheer. She made the decision to go ahead and focus on sports. I asked her why? She wasn't ready to deal with all the drama (they had drama before the school year ended) and she just had more fun with Sports. She said with her sports everyone was rowdy,had fun,cheered each other on and was just laid back. I went back and forth on this decision and of course I had to let her make a decision. I know it was tough but I support her no matter what she decides.
Monday, June 13, 2011
This past weekend we went camping at Brazos Bend State park.I think anyone with kids really needs to go out there for the day. Take an ice chest,walking shoes,bike and have fun. We rode our bikes from the time we woke up well past midnight. They have so much to see and the kids love it!
We saw deer,gators,raccoons,lots of bunnies,birds, snakes(in nature center) and so much more. It seems like every time you turn around there is something.
I love this place. They also have the Houston Museum of Natural Science Observatory. That is something you have to go look at while you are there.
Even with it being a million degrees outside I am sitting here trying to figure out when we can go back.
We saw deer,gators,raccoons,lots of bunnies,birds, snakes(in nature center) and so much more. It seems like every time you turn around there is something.
I love this place. They also have the Houston Museum of Natural Science Observatory. That is something you have to go look at while you are there.
Even with it being a million degrees outside I am sitting here trying to figure out when we can go back.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
I really think it should be Summertime all year long.
Is there anything better than Sunshine,Popsicles and your babies running thru the water all day? I love this time of the year more than any other. We play all day, camp, swim, stay up late and just have fun.
I have to admit I don't get much else done but HEY life is way to short to not play while you have the chance. Speaking of that....the phone rang the other night and when I answered it the man asked for Lauren. The kids never get calls on our home phone so I asked "who is calling and can I tell her what it is about?" He replied "This is BLAH BLAH BLAH with the U.S Navy calling to set up an appointment to try and recruit her."
As you can imagine I blanked out for a split second...OH! He said MAN don't sound to excited. I just laughed and told him Wow that was the first time I realized our life will be changing. The first time it really hit me that She will be starting a new chapter in her life. So after that call I just sat thinking about how fast life can just pass you up. All 4 kids seem to be growing up way to fast. As much as I try to shield them from the world I also have to remember part of life is growing and learning. This has been such a hard year for me because it is the first time I have let both girls make decisions on their after school activities. I wanted both of them to stay with it and put up with the stuff they complained about. But both had very good reasons for not wanting to move ahead. I feel like at some point they may regret the choices they have made but at the same time how will they ever learn to make choices and life decisions if I keep telling them what they need to do.
Anyways......since it is Summer I have to jump off of here and go grill burgers!
Take a look at our cucumber...they are huge and we get to pick 1 everyday!
The little girls made these shirts this week. I LOVE SUMMER!
Is there anything better than Sunshine,Popsicles and your babies running thru the water all day? I love this time of the year more than any other. We play all day, camp, swim, stay up late and just have fun.
I have to admit I don't get much else done but HEY life is way to short to not play while you have the chance. Speaking of that....the phone rang the other night and when I answered it the man asked for Lauren. The kids never get calls on our home phone so I asked "who is calling and can I tell her what it is about?" He replied "This is BLAH BLAH BLAH with the U.S Navy calling to set up an appointment to try and recruit her."
As you can imagine I blanked out for a split second...OH! He said MAN don't sound to excited. I just laughed and told him Wow that was the first time I realized our life will be changing. The first time it really hit me that She will be starting a new chapter in her life. So after that call I just sat thinking about how fast life can just pass you up. All 4 kids seem to be growing up way to fast. As much as I try to shield them from the world I also have to remember part of life is growing and learning. This has been such a hard year for me because it is the first time I have let both girls make decisions on their after school activities. I wanted both of them to stay with it and put up with the stuff they complained about. But both had very good reasons for not wanting to move ahead. I feel like at some point they may regret the choices they have made but at the same time how will they ever learn to make choices and life decisions if I keep telling them what they need to do.
Anyways......since it is Summer I have to jump off of here and go grill burgers!
Take a look at our cucumber...they are huge and we get to pick 1 everyday!
The little girls made these shirts this week. I LOVE SUMMER!
Monday, June 6, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Natalie had her first Cheer Banquet. It turned out so nice and we had fun. The girls were all so beautiful. Yes she had to wear her boot when dancing but she really didn't care.
By the way.....the boot is gone forever! THANK GOD! She seems to be healed and she may have pain off and on in her ankle but she will have to learn her limits and stop pushing herself so hard. When she wants something she literally works so hard she will make sure she gets whatever it is. She did make cheer again and still wants to do as much as she possibly can but at some point she will have to give up a sport to give herself a break.
By the way.....the boot is gone forever! THANK GOD! She seems to be healed and she may have pain off and on in her ankle but she will have to learn her limits and stop pushing herself so hard. When she wants something she literally works so hard she will make sure she gets whatever it is. She did make cheer again and still wants to do as much as she possibly can but at some point she will have to give up a sport to give herself a break.
1st day of Summer!
Wow what a school year it has been. We have had so many changes this school year. This year went by so fast and I am hoping next year will go a little slower.
Lauren will be a Senior...or she is now a Senior. I am very excited and looking forward to her Senior year! She will be working again as a Life Guard.(yay!)
Natalie will have her last year of Junior High and I swear to you it seems like she has been 12 for 5 years. I am actually looking forward to her 8th grade year. I love watching all her sports and activities. She is my little goofball.
Nick survived Pre-K! WOW that was absolutely insane what we went thru to get him to school. I have never in my life had to deal with such a dramatic year. He is actually looking forward to Kindergarten but I am not going to mention it until August.
Wow what a school year it has been. We have had so many changes this school year. This year went by so fast and I am hoping next year will go a little slower.
Lauren will be a Senior...or she is now a Senior. I am very excited and looking forward to her Senior year! She will be working again as a Life Guard.(yay!)
Natalie will have her last year of Junior High and I swear to you it seems like she has been 12 for 5 years. I am actually looking forward to her 8th grade year. I love watching all her sports and activities. She is my little goofball.
Nick survived Pre-K! WOW that was absolutely insane what we went thru to get him to school. I have never in my life had to deal with such a dramatic year. He is actually looking forward to Kindergarten but I am not going to mention it until August.
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