THE NEW FRIDAY FOLLOW

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Welcome to the very first NEW Friday Follow hosted by Tami at Hearts Make Families, Harriet at Harriet and Friends, and Ian at The Daily Dose of Reality! We invite you to join us every Friday to get more blog followers and to find many interesting blogs that you like. This is all about sharing and having fun.A few housekeeping issues: We are looking for hosts for later dates. We have decided that three hosts is a good number for each blog hop. As usual, the top slots will be reserved for the hosts so they will get a lot more attention to their blogs. Another great benefit is that each host will have the opportunity to showcase their work the week after they host on Friday-Follow.com.We expect you to be on your honor and to have fun. These are only guidelines to make it more enjoyable for you. Here’s how YOU can join the Friday Follow celebration:
Link up your blog name and URL using the McLinky below. Only need to add on one blog to be seen on all the blog hops.
Grab the Friday Follow button and include on your Friday Follow blog post.
Follow Friday-Follow.com so you can see the current things going on. If you haven't check out the website yet, please do so.
Follow the Friday Follow hostesses listed in the first 3 slots.
Follow as many other blogs on the linky as you’d like.
Take a moment to comment on the blogs telling them you’re from Friday Follow. As always, we are trying to improve the Friday Follow so here are a couple of rules to make the experience even better for you:
Only one linky per blog. We do have a giveaway tab that you can include your giveaways on.
Please try to keep your post current so that people can see your showcased work.
Follow someone back if they follow you – this is common courtesy.
No xxrated blogs.
No spammers. This list is new each week. The links do not carry over. Please link up each week for new participants to find your blogs. The list is only open to add your blog links on Fridays. It will be visible all week to visit the blogs listed.
Three (3) Friday Followers of the Week!!
Each week we will randomly draw from three (3) blogs from the links for the next week’s Friday Follow, and each blog chosen will be placed in the highly coveted number #7, #8, and #9 position on the blog hop. The first blog chosen will also be given the option of doing an interview which will post on Friday-Follow.com on Thursday the next week. We love your participation and want to give back to you! You could be next!
Spread the word about Friday Follow by grabbing our button for your blog and come celebrate again every Friday. Feel free to also send out a tweet, blog, stumble or share the news in your own special way!
Guess what for joining the Friday Follow today – One lucky participant will win a T-Shirt!!! Courtesy of CafePress in honor of Father’s Day!!Did you know that you can find amazing personalized gifts you can customize – all at CafePress? Please check them out on Facebook and Twitter.
If you are interested in being a host or sponsoring a blog hop for Friday Follow, feel free to contact any one of your hostesses using admin@friday-follow.com.Thank you for joining us. Have fun!Happy Jumping!!

OMG - 100 followers

Oh MY GOODNESS -

I hit 100 followers... I can not believe it!

When I started the blog I had like oh.. um 1 and that

was a friend that I love dearly and has been one of my BFs

since middle school.. now after some blog hopping

and making bloggy friends I hit 100!

my hubby thinks im a goob

cuz i kept saying OMG guess how many followers I have?..lol

All I hope is that everyone continues to read my blog...

I try to post things that are important to me

or sometimes just vent,

Thanks for listening and advising me

I cant wait to make it to the next blog milestone.

Now to just get my page better lol..

still learning bout that button and rolling roll type thing.

Im getting there.

Thanks again for all the support!

Can 't wait to keep reading everyones blogs.

You are all some Awesome people!

lots of love

ME!!!

WOOHOO GOT ME A BUTTON!!!

THANKS TO A FRIEND

I WILL LINK HER IN A LIL WHILE!!

SO PROUD -

Well tonight I will be going to a High School Graduation. It is the first class I taught five years ago. I am so proud of the kids! One in particular is my "adopted child" I have talked a lil about before. So I am going to talk more about her... this is a pic she sent me when she recievedher cap/gown.. cant wait to see her tonight in it!

Her name is Veronica... she is a smart young lady!
She got pregnant her junior year and missed most of the year. But still graduated in the top of her class while being a New mommy. We all know how hard that is all by itself.

She is a sweet girl, and I love her as if she were my own. Teaching her while she was in 8th grade we became close, she was going through some things and would come tome to talk. Her mom and her were close but not close like they needed to be. There were times her mom tried to be more of her friend than her mom, and so therefore V got away with just bout anything she wanted. I was the one she listened to for some reason. I have become so close with her whole family and they all know she calls me mommy and they are ok with it. I love her and her baby girl Natalie.
Natalie calls me TATA and I love it!

So on top of her I am so proud of the whole graduating class of 2010. and can't wait to see them walk tonight! I've had so many of them message me asking if I was going to make it to graduation! and I am really excited to watch them! and of course get pictures (which i will post later).

Follow Me Back Tuesday - week 3

It's that time again... trying to make new friends...

So go link up!

I love making new friends and finding awesome blogs to read!!

Where does the Time Go?

So I have been a little emotional lately... and friday was no exceptioon...
See my babies all go to the same school... the girls are in second grade and my lil man is in Kindergarten, he will graduate friday. As i dropped them off I got sad, because since the first day of school they have all gotten out of the car and stayed together, but not here in the last week or so, and maybe I just finally really paid attention. My Ethan went one way, towards the gym, and the girls went their way towards the library or cafeteria. I realized then how much of a BIG boy he was, and boy did I get upset on my way to work. Seems to be a lot here lately, they all are getting so BIG! makes me sad, but also makes me happy!

Time just goes by so fast, I mean look its already almost June of 2010.

sometimes I'd just like a pause button for certain moments of time!

MOnday Minute - Ducky Style

Participating in Ian's Monday Minute as usual ..




1. - Do you *snort*?
Yes when i get to laughing super super hard...

. 2 - Our friend, has a nickname and it's Daffy. What's your nickname?

Well here lately I have been called a phrase - THE BEST TEAM MOM EVER.. and i know to those reading it it may not make sense.. but see short explaination... being team mom for softball for one of my friends who is the coach.. well his wife and his other guy bestfriends wife have both been team mom for him.. but one night he was talkin to both his wife and guy friend and said TAB , it THE BEST TEAM MOM IVE EVER HAD.. can we say insert foot into mouth.. lol it may not seem funny but it is hilarious to all of us.. Ive also been called TAB. tabby cat, etc

. 3 - Do you know sign language?

i know a little... beside the bird :)

4. What's a sample convo from your hood?

after reading this.. i know i could fill pages up of convos from the hood.. after teaching in the hood for three years.. lol too many go through my head for this blog lol

5. Do you sleep with electronic devices - i.e. laptop, Blackberry, iPhone, etc?

my phone is beside my bed... it is my three alarm clocks lol

Wanna LIVE Vicariously Thru You!

So the weekend is finally upon us... and mine will again consist of some softball for another weekend. Only one more weekend and two more weeks and then I'll get a softball break. :) Hopefully though My weekend will also consist of some me and hubby time, seems every time we turn around we are doing something with others, for others, or are at SOFTBALL! lol ready for next weekend... MEMORIAL DAY weekend =s FUN&RELAXATION! So just curious what does your weekend plans consist of? maybe i can live vicariously through you!!

Mission MOnkey

Click on monkey to donate...please help!

Hello blog-world! I am participating in what's known around the world as Mission Monkey day! What is Mission Monkey you ask? Well, there's this blogger friend of ours known as Pixie Momma, aka Michelle. Michelle has a little girl, or Monkey as she's known by who was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma. To learn more about it, click here. Monkey is a sweet little 16 month old girl. She doesn't deserve this. Nobody deserves this.

But the good news is that Monkey only has Stage 1 (low risk). The bad news is the medical bills are mounting and the Physical Therapy (starts today) isn't covered by insurance. Michelle is using the donated money to offset medical bills. She will donate and unused portion to another family dealing with the same issue.

This is why the blogging universe is banning together like never before to rally around Michelle and Monkey to provide support. In addition to further entice you to lend your hand, and donate to the cause, we have over 50 items that have been donated. Many bloggers are hosting these fabulous giveaways and all you need to win one of these items is just one raffle ticket.

Donation pages:
Princess of Sarcasm - http://bit.ly/9nUmBp
The One and Only Oka - http://bit.ly/9KZSOG
SupahMommy - http://bit.ly/bSMrGw
Jenn B Says #1 - http://bit.ly/bYzHAH
Jenn B Says #2 - http://bit.ly/bej01D
Amber - http://bit.ly/cTGq29
Two Little Monkeys - http://bit.ly/cZKjzK
Mommy's Nest - http://bit.ly/9tLjoy
Chief's Hiding From the Kids - http://bit.ly/cfKIiO
Jenny - http://bit.ly/dftIS2
Jana - http://bit.ly/aUKVjM


You may donate any amount of money via PayPal as it's linked directly to Michelle's bank account. However, in order to be a part of the raffle, this is how that's going to go. If you donate the following, you get the subsequent number of entries:

$10 - 2 entries
$20 - 5 entries
$30 - 10 entries
$40 - 15 entries
$50 - 20 entries
$75 - 35 entries
$100 - 50 entries
$200 - 125 entries
The raffles for each item will start on or around July 1st.

Blog hop #2

Welcome to the second edition of Blog Hop Friday, hosted by My New Life As Mom, Chubby Cheeks Thinks, Take A Mom's Word For It, Bree Bee's, This Adventure Our Life and Belly Charms! We invite you and your friends to link up every Friday and join us for a wonderful blog hopping adventure! We're all about making friends and having fun so come join us! Here's how you can join in on the fun;



Link up to your blog, using our inlinkz link list, below.

Follow the host/hostesses located in the first 6 slots.

Follow any other blogs that you feel appropriate! :)

Add the Blog Hop Friday button to your sidebar.

When following a new blog, please remember to leave a little personal comment love.

If you get a new follower, please feel free to reciprocate the love.



So go make a friends!

Fawk You #2 -

Jana started this awesome friday meme... FAWK YOU... where you get to say Fawk you to anything or anyone...

SO let me say this

Fawk you .... to all the issues that have me stressed.
Fawk you .... to the sunshine that comes out on the days I have to work, but not on the days I'm off.
Fawk you .... to all the papers I need to grade to finish grades.
Fawk you .... to the people that have been so rude/disrespectful lately.

Well anyways I'm sure there are many more but I'm trying to stay in a GOOD mood today!

Slowly But Surely!!!

So I've been trying to fit time in to make my blog better... I blog at work, but everything is blocked up here for me to improve my blog. But last night I made my header.. its a start at least... needs a lil fixing up but I was super excited bout it. Hubby i think thinks Im nuts lol.. then I started the process for a button, but it did not work right :( guess I'll keep trying when i get a few minutes on the computer. Come On softball Allstars ready for it to be OVER so I actually have time for anything! lol
So anyways been super busy and have not gotten to do my TYVM's today :( maybe I'll get to do them later.

Pour Your Heart Out - Lack of Summer for ME

It's that time again... the wednesday meme over at Shells which I just LOVE... and because we can talk about ANYTHING its why I love it!


Lets talk about my summer vacation...

Oh or wait the lack of one for the first time in FIVE years.

I have been a teacher for five years (including this one), but this year I have just been a sub. I quit the permanent job I had for the last three. (another story in itself). So for the first time in
Five years I have to actually find a job and work for the summer, while still praying I find a permanent teaching job for next school year.

Can we say DEPRESSSED about it.. YES! I have so LOVED getting to be with my Kids and do things with them. and now they will be at day care all day long (yes getting to do lots of fun things and go places), but still.

Guess I will try to fill the few weekends of the summer up with things we can do, On the weekends I actually have them :(

Sad Sad Sad... :(

But on a happier note.. we only have like 11 days of school left! :)

Follow Me Back Tuesdays..

Since my button wont post... you really need to go over to

Boobies, Babies, & a Blog or the others that have started this and link up to Follow Me Back Tuesdays.

You know ya wanna make more bloggy friends.. I know I do :)

My second award - SUNSHINE AWARD

The Sunshine award given to my by Tricia ... which is the award for bloggers whose positivity & creativity inspires others in the blog world. Thanks Tricia.. makes me feel good to know something I am writing is being read and taken in by someone. :)

The rules for accepting these award:
Nominate 12 other bloggers.
List the award in either a post or on your sidebar.
Link your nominees within your post.
Let the nominees know you have passed this on to them by commenting on their blog.
The 12 Bloggers I would like nominate for this award are:


1. boobies, Babies, & a blog
2. Shell @ Things I can't say
3. Vandy @ The Testosterone Three & Me
4.mass hole mommy
5.Tylaine @ Just me.
7.megan @ all a bunch of momsense

Ill stop at 7 and anyone else that wants to share this award ... FEEL FREE :)

ALL BOUT ME - IN NUMBERS

So I'm hooking up and joining a meme over at MommyBrain and I'm going to tell you all about me using NUMBERS...


29 - years old
1 year 4 months - since I met the love of my life
7 months of being married to him
3 - kids that I birthed
2 - kids that have come to me by marriage
1- adopted kids that I love as if she were my own
1- baby that belongs to the adopted kid that I love even more lol

312 - my angel number i believe... it appears everywhere and i always seem to spot it and maybe the connection there is my birthday

312-123 special number between me and my best friend

5 years of teaching

4 moves in the last 3 years - maybe i am finally in a house that will last awhile

1 brother 1 half sister 1 half brother and 1 adopted brother (not really but he might as well be)

7656 emails waiting to be opened (yes most of them are TRASH)

13 days of school left - then my baby will be in 1st grade and my girls will be in 3rd

650 something friends on facebook

13 hours per week the last few weeks of hours sitting at softball practice

ok i'm sure there are SO M ANY more numbers I can add, but I'll quit boring ya .. lol

Monkey Minute - Monday Minute

MONKEY MINUTE over at IANS .... and the questions of the week are...

Have you ever peed in the shower/bath/pool?

It is gross... but I'm sure we all have at some point in our life. As kids we enver wnat to get out of the pool to go pee..lol

.What is your biggest pet peeve? Liars, Cheaters, and Slackers.... and a combination of all three is the worse!

What's the story behind your blog title? I am one to Express myself through writing when I am upset usually more than anything, but I am loving blogging and expressing myelf about anything that is goin on in my life, and getting others opinions

What is your definition of success? When you have reached the goals you have set for yourself.. it may not be success in others eyes, but hopefully it is in your own.

If you were famous, what would you want to be famous for? Writing! or even being the best teacher and touching so many lifes.... and of course being the BEST mom,wife, best friends, etc..


So now go hook up and have fun!

WISHING EVERYONE

JUST REALLY WANTED TO WISH EVERYONE A FANTASTIC WEEKEND... MAY IT BE FULL OF FUN, LAUGHTER, AND FAMILY & FRIENDS FOR EACH OF YOU! MY WEEKEND WILL CONSIST OF SOME OF THIS

for my girls softball team - first tourney to practice for state ....

& THIS

& MAYBE EVEN SOME OF THIS

so i hope everyone enjoys there weekend too!!!

Another New Blog Hop :)

Welcome to the first, ever, edition of Blog Hop Friday, hosted by My New Life As Mom, Chubby Cheeks Thinks, Take A Mom's Word For It, Bree Bee's, This Adventure Our Life and Belly Charms! We invite you and your friends to link up every Friday and join us for a wonderful blog hopping adventure! We're all about making friends and having fun so come join us! Here's how you can join in on the fun;

Link up to your blog, using our inlinkz link list, below.

Follow the host/hostesses located in the first 6 slots.

Follow any other blogs that you feel appropriate! :)

Add the Blog Hop Friday button to your sidebar.

When following a new blog, please remember to leave a little personal comment love.

If you get a new follower, please feel free to reciprocate the love.


and I am going to do this one... maybe I'll make a lot of new friends today :)




So again.. I LOVE TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS... SO Welcome, and can't wait to hear from you. Have a great day!

My Call for Help - ya know ya wanna :)

I really really want a button and an awesome header like everyone has!! But I don't know how to make it or have the time. :( and i see soooo many fantastic buttons on everyones pages... and wanna be a button collector too!! Someone I know wants to help me right...?


I know you cant turn down this sweet face... lol!

Well this is my call of help.. lol

Everyone have a great Thursday Night! I of course get to have softball practice again, then Dinner with the HUBBY!!

My First Award and boy is it a GOOD ONE! :)

So my friend Jessica over at Adventures of a wife and mom gave me my first award... and I <3>

The rules are I must tell you 5 CHARACTERS with whom I would chose to knock boots with, or bump plastics with in this case I guess. and then of course pass it on!!

So let me see...

Well of course my hubby knockin boots with him is always fun!! :)

Then well.... I sure love me some Jason Aldean.. hate his first name but love him

Then I wouldn't mind being around the sexy Vin Diesel

Then of course I would need some vampire love ...

Then last but not least... I could use some serious time with.... Matthew McConaughey

And Now I want to know what these womens choices would be... So I am hitting you with this award

1 Shell over at Things I can not say

2. ali over at Mommie Life

3. Michelle at Mommy Loves Stilettos

4. purseblogger

5. Tylaine at Just me

TYVM - Thursdays

I love THANK YOU VERY MUCH Thursdays... it's the best free therapy!

http://thedailydribbles.blogspot.com/


So here it goes...

1. Thank you very much computer/internet for not letting me put the button on my page for TYVM!
2. Thank you very much air conditioner for going out on us!!
3. and while I'm at that TYVM a/c people for not being able to fix it for 5-6 days! REALLY SERIOUSLY
4. Thank you very much window units for at least cooling the house off enough to sleep!
5. Thank you very much weather for being nasty on Sunday (mother's day) when I wanted it to be hot and pretty and instead you were hot and pretty on Monday when I had to be at work.
6. Thank you very much to my daughters for making ALLSTARS and forcing us to be at allstar practice everynight from 530-7 or 730... seems it has taken over our lives lol but I do love it!
7. Thank you very much to the job I interviewed for and then they waited to the last minute to email me and say they gave it to someone from within!

So anyways as usual these are the ones that stand out the most right now. lol

PYHO - Reality vs Fairy Tale

As per the last few weeks.. it's Wednesday and I want to participate in the usual PYHO









Topic for today.... Reality vs Fairy Tale

As a little girl we all or at leastmost of us wanted that whole FAIRY TALE romance... even tomboyish lil me wanted it. Now of coursemost of us don't really ever have the perfect fairy tale.. but I'd like to think I at least found my perfect Prince. But really todays reality vs fairy tale is not about me it's about some other people I know.

So two friends of mine and hubbys have hooked up and decided to "date"... so your thinking oh thats cool no big deal right... WRONG... the reason it has become a big deal, within the last three weeks of them getting together... they have become Not so great friends... hurting those that were their friends first.

Reality of it is - She was hurt very very bad many many times over and just got out of an on/off relationship of two years (whom she really wanted to be with)
He got out of a 15 year marriage about a year ago.

Now I will be the first one to say I am not knockin instant connections or love or whatever.. (HUBBY AND I FELL HARD AND FAST, BUT I'D ALREADY BEEN AWAY FROM MY EX FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND WAS OVER HIM WAY BEFORE WE FINALLY GOT THE OFFICIAL DIVORCE).. But see danny and I have been around these two for awhile now and all of a sudden their whole personalities have changed.

When the four of us hang out.. danny and i feel very uncomfortable like we really are not wanted there, even though weeks before the four of us could hang out and have a great time.

So Reality of the guy friend is this - danny texted guy friend and said we shouldn't hang out anymore, needless to say guy friend is clueless about why... oh why cuz he has his head soooo FAR up girl friends butt he can't see that he has been hurting danny. His first response wasn't "well why danny whats going on?" it was "why can't you just be happy I'm happy with her etc... ".can we see where this is going? Prior ties not straight or what?!

Fairy tale is this - guy is... BLINDED by "LOVE"

Back to reality of the girl friend - so yea she was basically living at mine and danny's house for three weeks, doing just bout everything with us.. still hung up on ex boyfriend to the point of saying all kinds of hurtful things to me (OK TIME TO FILL YOU IN JUST A LIL BIT ... her exboyfriend was my EX HUSBAND the X i talk bout on here. yes weird I know but...our kids are best friends). So back the story... the past two weeks even she has been blowing me off for him...

Hate the onesided friendship thing.. hate that danny and I were good enough for the two of them to hang out with till they basically found something better. We dont care if they date.. we just wanted our friendship intact.

Fairytale again - guy friend is on a mission to basically in my mind "buy" this girl friends love.. by takin her to do all the things she never has, anything she mentions that shelikes or would like he goes overboard to have done... Now this may seem sweet and all but in REALITY this is not the guy friend we know...we've tried talkin to her bout it but they both think we are just being ANTI - THEM.

SO WHAT DO WE DO? GUESS AT THIS POINT WE SIT BACK AND WATCH THEIR RELATIONSHIP UNFOLD IN SOME FORM OR FASHION.. GOOD OR BAD..

UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY OTHER ADVICE FOR ME/US. There is probably so much more of this story I left out.. and it may seem all broken and jumbled but... it's just really bugging me and hubby how we've been treated and are still being treated in some ways.. I'm sure this is just post 1 about it all .. lol thanks again for reading my drama as i pour my heart out again!

BLOG FRIENDS ARE THE BEST.. and I'm so glad I've made some!

TwinHAppy Tuesday hop

.Over at Twin Happy.... http://twinhappyjen.blogspot.com

the TwinTuesday QOTW is:
Finish this line: You know you're no longer a NEW Twin Mom when...

So my answer to this ? goes right along with Jen's... but still

As a mom of twins I've always been asked are they twins? They are now to the age they answer the ?s... yes we are twins, we are 7 mins apart... yes we look just like mommy... and they do since the day they were born.

But also I know I'm not a new twin mommy when I am not buying my girls the exact same matching outfits anymore... I use to buy everything the same with just an occasional same but different color... now it's more of either let them pick or the same but different type outfits.

mothers day ... yesterday

my babies on mothers day yesterday .... riding the ferry too Galveston!! My flowers from my babies and my hubby!!!
I LOVE THEM ALL SOOOOOO VERY MUCH!!!

Really... Seriously... Do you Even Know?

So last week in honor of mothers day I talked about my stepmom (MOM to me) she is amazing and I love her!.. well today I want to rant bout the womb carrier.. or the biological mother as I've called her for years... we will stick with BM through out this post...

So saturday night about 11pm BM calls to wish me Happy Mother's Day, I thought oh interesting, ok.. "happy mothers day to you to."... she then tells me that she loves me, and is proud of me, etc.. ok so here we are thinking this is not a bad convo at all.. actually I was feeling like maybe she does care a lil bit bout me and my kids etc... (though she has seen my 3 like maybe ummmm 10 times in 8yrs.. and that is usually when i run into her in HEB or Walmart)... but of course she couldn't leave the convo at Happy Mother's day.. I'm proud of you etc.. it had to go WAY DOWN HILL. She is the one that LEFT and No matterwhat the circumstances of her leaving she left.. and though I'm an adult now.. in my mind she still LEFT. ... but to leave out all the years and years worth of stories I'll pin point a few things...

• she wasnt at ANY school function growing up.. academic/ extra curricular
• she wasnt at wedding shower... my first wedding...my twins baby shower.. my twins being born... my son being born... or even my second wedding 7 months ago
• SHE WAS INVITED TO ALL OF THE ABOVE
• she can't stand to be around my dad/mom my grandparents.. so instead she chooses not to be part of my life yet tries to put the blame on me (her daughter) seriously what the hell

So everytime I consider even attempting a relationship with her.. she does something stupid ...

Yesterday I put on facebook.as my status.. Going to eat with the parents (wanted to put mom/dad but decided to be nice and just put parents), grandparents, aunt/uncle.. Had a great day even if it wasnt what I wanted it to be... but my family made it GREAT.

The BM then goes and puts on my facebook... Never satisfied what do u expect from a SPOILED brat... I love u tab but its true.

Seriously that is what she put... are you kidding me...

this woman does NOT even know me... does not know much about me cept what she reads on my stupid facebook... she couldnt probably tell you my fav color, my fav food,my fav movie... she has no idea what i like to do or what hurts me the most. yet she wants to call me a SPOILED brat... (now even if i am spoiled at times.. she should be able to go to sleep each night so peacefully knowing she did not make me that way lol).

When I read her little comment, I was SO MAD... So I know this.. no matter what her excuses and where she wants to put her BLAME.. which she still takes NO Blame for her not being in my life... she blames me, my dad, my mom, my grandparents.. but doesnt take any her for herself.. at 47 years old she is still putting fault everywhere else.

She is suppose to be the MOTHER and I'm suppose to be the kid.. no matter the age.. but anyways...

I know who raised me and who was there for me and it was not her.. it was my DADDY (whom i've posted about ) and then my mom that has loved me since I was 8 (whom i posted about last week). I LOVE THEM... and as much as at times it breaks my heart to not have a relationship with the BM.. most days my life is MUCH better without her DRAMA!

Thanks for reading everyone.. I just needed to get some stuff out at least a little of it.

My MOM - Mother's day edition early

In honor of Mother's day this sunday, I am going to write about my mom! (since I usually don't have time to get on during the weekend.)

My mom, Kasey, has been my mom since I was 8yrs old. My biological mom left when I was 5, (she still only comes around when she wants). My daddy married Kasey, when I was 8... now the interesting part about it she is only 11 years older than me. At the age of 8 and 19 it didnt seem as close as it may to some now. But she is an amazing woman... she took on marrying my dad, and raising me and my lil brother. I CAN NOT imagine where I would be if she had not come into my daddy and our lives. My daddy is a good man and did the besthe could in those three years after my biomom left. I was the tomboy in the neighborhood, she made me a lil more girly.. lol :)
I remember the first dress she ever bought me... I SOOOO didn't want to put it on. I'd much rather play with the boys outside.
She was always at every school function and extra curricular activity I was involved in from middle school thru high school. In 8th grade I chose to write a paper about her as the person I admired the most! She has always been so involved in our community (one of those everyone knows my mom or knows I am her daughter kind of things lol). Can't even go to the store without her knowing someone every ten steps. She has been so amazing, though overbearing at times, she always voices her opinion. I love her so much, she is one of my best friends.

I've always said I wanted to be like her, where I could balance my work and my kids schedules as well as she did/does. I have a half sister that is my precious baby sister and I know she will have MOM at everything just as she was at all of my stuff and I wasn't her biological kid.

She never has treated us (my bro and me) as anything but HER kids.. and would have adopted us in a heart beat if given the chance!
I LOVE HER!!!

She is so talented, and right there when I needed her help for my wedding, she did my flowers, catered, and did the decorations. She is so wonderful.

She is the best NAN to my kids, they love her too. She spoils them like grandparents do. Always getting them lil things here and there.

So HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MOM... I LOVE YOU!!

FRI FOLLOW - FRIEND TIME

ITS THAT TIME AGAIN... COME ON EVERYONE LETS MAKE NEW FRIENDS!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY E

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY ETHAN.. MY BABY BOY IS SIX TODAY!!! HE IS THE BABY OF MY PRECIOUS, AMAZING KIDS. i HOPE HE HAD A FANTASTIC DAY TODAY. HE IS MY LIL COWBOY! I LOVE YOU SON!!!

Pour Your Heart Out - E edition

IT'S WEDNESDAY AGAIN!!! one of my favorite days of the week in blog world... I love the meme over at Shells.....

So lets get to pouring... So i want to pour it out bout my son! Tomorrow my baby boy, ETHAN, turns 6.. yes 6 and I can't believe it. Six years ago he was the best mothers day present ever for me :) Being pregnant with him was worse than being preggo with my twins, but I'd do it all again. He is the sweetest little boy I know.. and I can't believe how much he has grown. I call him my lil superson, or sometimes we call hm Evu.. or here lately I call him booboo (which when asked if he wanted me to call him EJ cuz there are four ethan's in his class and three on his baseball team, he said no i still like booboo mommy! :) Yesterday my mom and I took him to get his first pair of real cowboy boots and a cowboy hat...

He is my baby and he knows I will cry tomorrow lol... He is so funny and though he looks like his daddy and loves being at his dads he is still such a momma's boy.. and I know he will grow out of that soon. But still makes me feel so good when he wants to curl up in my lap or get in my bed to go to sleep! He makes me laugh everyday and I dont think Ive seen him ever so excited about a birthday as this year. I cant wait for to see him all dressed up tom in his cowboy attire (pics will come). Sometimes I think his older (twin sisters) get to do so much more than him, but now that he is getting older his time is coming and I am so excited to see what he is going to excel at.. he loves baseball.... his loves his sisters and his mommy! I am so proud to be his mommy! I love him so very much... sometimes I still can't beleive how much we are able to love our children.

Here are a few pics of my boy! and tomorrow I will post him in his cowboy attire for his birthday!

Thanks for reading bout my baby!

Monday Minute again

It's that wonderful fun time again over at IAN's...




1 - How much would you have to be paid to eat a human cadaver's finger?
um ewww.. but ya know give me a few million dollars and i'd try to imagine it as chicken or something... what i could do with some money these days

2 - Describe the worst physical fight you've ever been in.
Never been in a real physical fight.. unless you count those pushng and shoving matches with the ex husband... and beating his back till he let go of me! but ya know.. now there have been some times I wanted to beat some girls and guys down...lol


3 - Name one song that if you never heard it ever again, you'd be thrilled.
most of miley cyrus's songs.. i get so tired of boom boom clap.. but my girls LOVE it


.4 - Describe the "drunkest" situation you've ever been.
Oh geez... there have been a few of those.... those nights you can't remember how you got home, or the next day someone mentions waffle house and you go... WHAT? we went to waffle house and I ate What?... or having your friend drive down the feeder road the wrong way... (thank GOD there were no cars or cops)... and we made it home safe and sound... or driving down the road after your cuzs wedding.. laid out in the back seat with the door open pucking... NOT PRETTY at all. thank GOD for my best friends boyfriend! wow those are some moments not worth reliving

5 - What's your biggest regret?
My biggest regret would be letting others opinons get in my way of doing what would make me happy ( no mind you today I'm probaby better off because I chose to care what others thing and Im getting way better at that. But I also regret not going off to school and living with my bf.. things may would be so different right now if i would have. (though i am happy with my life)