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I bought tickets to go see U2 in concert awhile back.  I thought I would bring a friend to the concert well since I could not find anyone that wanted to go with me. I decided to bring my oldest Darling V to her very first concert. She was so excited when I asked her if she would like to go with me; she would’ve jumped up and down if she wasn’t in the shower when I asked her.

The day of the concert the kids did not have school so we did things to get ready for the week. I had a couple of sitters lined up for that day just in case one wouldn’t show up, just my luck though no of them showed up. I was getting upset because I really wanted to go and take my big girl. I ended up calling a friend to watch my other two girls which I am so glad she said yes. We were running late because of this so we got stuck in terrible traffic all the way to venue.

We finally get to the venue and my daughter was so happy to be there. The huge smile on her face made me feel so great. I got some great tickets we were on the floor and they were great. At one point during the concert a very tall guy got in front of my daughter that she couldn’t even see the huge screen so she tapped him and told him she couldn’t see. He was kind to let her get in front of him so she can see but she turned around and asked for her me and than he let me through too. It went like that for awhile people would let her through so she could see and she would drag me with her of course so we got pretty close to the stage until we ran into a few people that didn’t care if she saw or not. People were really liking my daughter helping her see Bono and The Edge. She was having so much fun and enjoying every minute of our daughter and mom time. I think I enjoyed this concert the most because of the joy my daughter was having.  At the end of the night when it was all over my daughter asked if we can do this the next time  U2 comes back through. I am definitely up to take her to go see U2 again. It was the best night for both of us and I loved every minute of it with my big girl.

I haven’t done a not me Monday in awhile so I thought I would do one even though their might not be a linky this Monday. Have a safe and wonderful holiday! Take care!

I do not wish for my kids to go back to school. I did not enjoy our lovely weekend together. I do not wish for my little Darling O to start her very long day at preschool two times a week. I am not rethinking my decision on sending her to preschool for such a very long day.  I know I am getting her ready for Kindergarten next year but I am still thinking it maybe not be a good idea for such a long time. I know its only twice a week for 6 long hours but I still am rethinking about it even though she starts tomorrow. I know she will enjoy it and have fun and she is so ready to be a big girl. I am just not ready for my baby to be a big girl just yet. Nope not me!

I have not tried to meet a nice person several times but every time we tried to meet we some how missed each other. It has not made me feel terrible because we make plans and we some how miss each other. I do not feel like a complete idiot every single time this has happened. I did not come home once  feeling rejected and wondering if this has been all a game. It has not made me rethink this whole meeting other people thing. Nope not me!

I did not spend my week shuffling my girls to dance class. I was not very excited for Darling A about her first ever soccer practice. I am not so excited that she has finally found something that she likes. I am not very excited to go to her very first game and cheer her on. I am also not nervous to see her out there playing and hoping she goes in the right direction and she doesn’t cry. Nope not me!

This was our first week back to school. What a wonderful week. Getting things ready to go back was so much fun. It was tax free weekend and I spent my weekend fighting the crowds because all summer I did not go out and buy things here and there like I usually do. I spent my summer having fun with my girls even at the daily dance classes we did. So a few days before school I am out in a frenzy with other parents school shopping and so wishing Darling V & A did not have to go through a growth spurt this summer. They are about the same size in height so now they wear the same size in clothes. I thought I would be able to give Darling A all the clothes Darling V grew out of last year but no they were too short for her. I thought getting out of the house really early to beat the crowds would be a great idea. Wrong! Me and plenty of other parents had the same idea. The only two places that were not crowded was the shoe store and the dance place. After all that craziness I went home and prepared for the fun week.

We meet our new teachers before the weekend started. I thought we should meet Darling A’s teacher first  as we got closer to her classroom Darling A started to stiffen up and was trying to get away. Poor thing was so scared that she started to cry. She is going into the 1st grade and she was(is)  afraid of all the spelling words she will have to do learn. She did watch what big sis had to do last year & she learned about all the work you have to do just for 1st grade last year. I finally get her into her class and she looks at her teacher and just burst into tears. Her teacher is  wonderful she just told her HI and left Darling A to find her desk and locker. She did not want to leave my side and she held onto my hand tightly and didn’t want to let it go for a second. It was quite hard to fill out paperwork with her holding my hand for dear life so as soon as I was done we left to go meet Darling V’s teacher. Darling V is a complete opposite. She is very excited and bubbly and she loves to just bounce when she is really excited. She practically runs to the 2nd grade hallway and I had to walk quickly just to keep up with her. She ran into class and gave her new teacher a huge hug. After meeting the new teachers we made our way around to say hi to our wonderful teachers from last year. Right before we left Darling A wanted to stop by her new classroom one more time so we did and she felt a little better about it.

The first day of school I get up early to finish making their school lunch and prep myself to walk them to school and take lots of pictures. I go upstairs to wake them up. Darling V pops out of bed and starts to get ready quickly. Darling A on the other hand was a struggle to get out of bed because she was scared to go. She wanted to go back to her old class with her old teacher & friends. I had to get her dress and try to carry her downstairs to finish getting everyone ready. We finish getting ready and we walk to school. We all agreed to take Darling V to her class first of course Darling V says “Mommy I don’t need you to walk me to class I can do it myself.” I told her that I want to take pictures of her at her desk so she agreed. We get into school and we walk really really fast to Darling V’s class. I take a picture of her usually I get a hug and a kiss but no she just waved bye and sits at her desk. Now onto  Darling A’s class and she is fighting walking the whole way and trying to convince me not to take her to class. We get there and she breaks down and just cries. I left quickly telling Darling A mommy loves you and you will have a great day. It broke my heart leaving her crying but I knew that would be best for her. The whole day at home I worried about her and I could see that sad little face. Oh it just killed me. Darling O and I walked home and I thought I could do somethings around the house. Wrong! Darling O was glued to my side and wanted all my attention so I spent it playing dolls or barbies all day until it was time to go back to school. We drove up and parked in the parking lot. I’ve learned the first week of school not to walk home because it is still crazy hot here in Texas and it is also a zoo at school with all the parents walking. We get there and wait in the heat to get the older two. We see Darling A come out of the building with a great big smile on her face so I knew she had a great day. We had to wait on Darling V to come out of the building and the other two were getting frustrated because they are hot and tired eventually she showed up. We get home they both exploded about how their day was and how they liked their teachers.

They had a wonderful first week of school and I am happy to be back into my old schedule of shuffling them to and from school plus their activities. Which I love to do. Don’t get me wrong there are days I am exhausted and don’t feel like going to another dance class but I enjoy the little conversations we have along the way in the car. It little things you might not hear when you asked them about their day.

Have a wonderful school year

Today is Darling A’s 6th birthday. YAY!!! It was a wonderful day for her. She is the middle child and she doesn’t get much attention like the other two do. She is very shy and quiet like I am. We took her to the restaurant that she wanted to go to and of course they came to sing Happy Birthday to her. Poor thing looked like she wanted to crawl underneath the table. She is not use to all the attention even at her party she was trying to hide behind her friends.

I know moms write about the day they brought their little ones home but between all 3 girls my middle ones story is very interesting and funny. My other two birthing stories were not as interesting I went in had them and came home.  All 3 were born by c-section the first time was very rough but the 2nd & 3rd one wasn’t so bad. Rambling I know.

The day started off as any normal day I got up to take care of Darling V she was 21 months at the time. I had the worst morning sickness with her so I wasn’t getting much done that day. Darling A’s scheduled day was September 5th but August 23 was the day she decided to join the world. I was in complete denial about me being in real labor. I kept saying its Braxton Hicks even though they kept getting closer andcloser. I was in such denial that I convinced the husband to take me out to lunch cause I was so starving. He tried to talk me out of it but he was kind and listened to me and took me out to get a big juicy hamburger. On the way home the labor pains were getting really close so instead of calling the doctor and turning around to go to the hospital I went home and did some laundry cause Darling V needed some clothes for the week. I new I was in labor but I knew I had to get somethings done for Darling V before I had to go into the hospital. I didn’t even have my bag packed for the hospital.  I had to pack my bag and made sure I had stuff for myself and the new darling little girl. I finally broke down about 4 or 5 pm andcalled the doctor’s office. It was a weekend so I lucked out that my doctor was on call that day. He was already there so he had us come in and of course they check you and make sure everything is going according to plan. I did have to go into surgery by myself because the people that were suppose to watch Darling V were on vacation and both of our parents lived in other parts of the country. It was quite scary going into surgery by yourself and no one there to hold your hand. The nurse was kind but she just kept telling me all the stuff the doctor was doing. I had to tell her I didn’t want to know what the doctor is cutting or doing I just wanted to know about the baby.

Even though I wasn’t ready to have Darling A yet her birth was very interesting and the recovery was a lot better than the first one when you didn’t know what was going to happen. I was ready to leave the hospital that night but because I had a c-section they just wouldn’t let you go home.

Happy Birthday my sweet baby girl!

I don’t even know if I should be writing this or not.  I have been pondering over this for a very long time but I would like to be honest with myself and my dear readers. I have been going through a very tough time this year. After many years together my husband left. He left about a year ago and I was devastated to say the least. I’m not going to say anything negative about him because that is not who I am. He is a wonderful person and father we just no longer get along.

Going through all this is tough. I felt terrible cause this was not what I wanted for our family. I don’t think anyone ever really wants to but it happens. Every aspect of my life included my husband this is the person who you wanted to grow old together  hand in hand. You question every aspect of your life what could you do differently to make things better. I was very devastated and I hit depression very fast. I did not want to do anything but  unfortunately I could not do that cause I had 3 girls to take care of. They needed me to be strong which is very hard to do when you are depressed and you feel your life falling apart. All your dreams that you had are going out the window and there is nothing you can do to stop it. I was holding on to this rope that just kept getting longer and no matter how much I tried to climb it to get closer it just got longer. I knew it was over but I was in such denial about everything and this is not how is suppose to be stuff.

Well months later I have come to accept what is happening. I won’t lie there are days that are still tough. I use to cry alot  but I have noticed as months have gone by that the tears have gone away. I am actually happy now. I noticed  a couple of weeks ago I have been smiling more and I laugh alot more. I even feel a bounce or skip when I walk even in the grocery store. It took a long time but I am ready to end this chapter of my life. I don’t know what is ahead for me but I do have goals that I want to accomplish.

Please no I am so sorry comments. I have come to accept what is happening and I am embracing what is going to happen in the future.

Hello my wonderful readers (ok I know it is just you mom) LOL! Sorry I have been gone so long we have been so busy this summer. It was crazy. We spent many of nights up at our dance classes over the summer. We had a very small break and we just started up again this week for the year. JOY!

The girls and I went on many trips around town. We soaked in some culture at the art museum. Darling V and I were the only ones that truely enjoyed it and could’ve stayed all day looking at painting and sculptures. Darling A & O were done after about an hour of looking. Every few minutes they would ask if we could go home yet. I think I am asking for trouble this Friday when I take them back to the museum for family night.

The weather this summer has been terrible here in Texas. I tried to find a lot of stuff to do inside but one day this week I decided to take them to the arborteum. The girls had a bunch of fun while I sweated my butt off in the 102 degree weather. While we were there the girls made friends with these critters. The girls feed them all the nuts from my trail mix and they sat there and ate them. They just came up to us while we ate. I am guessing they were smelling the peanut butter from the girls sandwhiches. The girls had fun feeding them. They were two brave animals to come up to us like that.

I am so sad that summer is coming to an end. I am still trying to pack some fun things in before we head back to school next week. Summer has come and gone and now we have to get ready for school.

I will be no longer baking cakes for people. I might make a few for my  kids but that is it. Things are getting busy with my kids and I got very few people asking anyway. I am on the fence of selling all the supplies that I have required. I will let you know if I do.

I will keep with the blog as long as I can. It will now mostly be about my girls and our hectic life running to dance classes and now soccer has been added to our schedule. Its going to be one crazy school year this fall.

I finally did it. I finally signed up Darling A for an activity. This fall she will be playing soccer. She is so excited that she is doing something her sisters are not doing. All last year I would ask her what she wanted to do as an activity and she would tell me I don’t know. When I would get something like gymnastics I would go check out places in the area. I would come home and tell her about it and than she would change her mind to something else, so I never signed her up for anything. She was in an art class but so was her sisters because they all love to draw and be very creative. She never really did anything without her sisters there. I am looking forward to see her do something that her sisters are not involved in. I know she needs to be active because she can’t sit still for a minute. She is usually all over the place, rolling around on the ground or doing flips over the side of the couch. That’s why I think gymnastics would be perfect for her but she was adamant about soccer.  So we are looking forward to early morning games, sitting in hot and cold weather and making some new friends.

I am looking through all the pictures of the day of the recital and I see a sad little face from my middle girl Darling A. The poor thing being stuck in the middle. The oldest gets a lot of attention and the baby gets even more attention than there is Darling A just trying her hardest to keep in the lime light too. I felt so bad for her the day of the recital because mommy is trying to get the big girl and baby girl ready for everything. I just tell her to go pick out some clothes which she likes to do herself but poor thing kept coming downstairs and saying ” I don’t know what to wear.” I am getting frustrated because she could do this, but looking back she just wanted some of mommy’s attention too. When the girls dances were done I went to join Darling A and daddy to watch the rest of the show until it was intermission and than we would leave. The whole time I sat next to Darling A she kept asking “If we could leave yet cause I am bored.” I understand she was bored she has been sitting there for 2 1/2 hours watching her sisters dances and others dance.

Her birthday is coming up and I have to do something big for her. She needs the love in August. I know she wants to do it at one of those bounce house places. I am personally not a big fan of these places but hey it August in Texas so very hot and it is her day after all. Now to find out what kind of cake she wants. Watch she will want one of those cookie cakes because she doesn’t like cakes. *Gasp* I know.  Her mom makes cakes and she doesn’t like cake. OMG Noooo! 

I am having a difficult time getting into my own blog. I keep getting a message about it can’t be loaded and so explore closes it. I can’t even go to some other peoples blog because it shuts their page down. I am getting so frustrated. I want to show some pictures of the recital and I have been tagged by two wonderful people Macey and Holly that I would like to do. I guess I have to have my husband look at my laptop to see why it is happening. It is quite irritating

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