So much to say, not enough words.

I can't believe that life goes by so fast. I can't believe that i have a daughter who is 8 1/2. Just seems like yesterday she was just born - i wonder if you always remember the day each of your children were born as if it just happened that day. My Madeline is going to 1st grade! Are you KIDDING me? The twins just turned 2 1/2 last weekend, June 13th. Didn't we just bring them home from the hospital, Sarah 7 days later than Samantha? They are talking, potty trained, becoming very independent. How sad, but how exciting to see them all grow up and learn the ways of the world. And finally my husband... together for 11 years, married for 7, next month. What a great family and how lucky we all are. Yes, we have our rough patches, but at the end of the day, we know what is important and we hold on to that and get through the days. I wouldn't change any of it - the good or the bad. It shapes us into who we are and makes us stronger.
Today, an old friend and her family are coming over for a picnic! My kids(and me) are so excited! Let's pray that the rain holds out so we can swim and have a great time!

Cancer Sucks!

Some of you know this, more don't, as i cry each time i think about it, let alone speak of it. Please read the blog - You will have to go back to much older posts to get the magnitude of what this family has been through, and the absolute strength that it takes for them to not only have to endure the pain of losing a child, but to blog about their ordeal with what started out as close friends to what has become a nation of people who just want to help.

Please keep this family in your prayers.

www.half12.blogspot.com

Happy Mother's Day to all my Mother Friends!

Here is a great poem that i get each year that i just love. I hope each of you have a wonderful Mother's day. Some like to spend it with "spa" type day, other's like to just sit around and let everyone wait them hand and foot(yeah!) I love to spend my Mother's day, relaxing with all of my kids and enjoying the little things i so much take for granted. Who cares about dishes in the sink that day? Dirty laundry? This is the day, as a mother, that i like to my children feel EXTRA special, but giving them ALL of my attention!

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom...
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom.

The 1st Pig Tails

Here they are! The first pig tails!

Rainbows

On the way home from picking up the girls from Daycare, we came across a rainbow. It was so bright and looked like we could just reach out the car window and grab it. Madeline just FREAKED out. She was SO excited. I really can't remember the last time i saw her so genuinely excited about something. Sarah and Samantha were in awe. Sarah had her brows crossed just studying it. Samantha kept screaming "bow, bow" and Jordan was busy texting dad about what a big bright rainbow was in the sky.
Boy - what a great ride home!

Rainy Monday

Most people bitch about the rain. Really? Yes, it makes every driver out there all of a sudden forget how to drive, but you know, it is April and if we all want to see those pretty flowers and green grass that we will bitch about having to cut all summer long, then suck it up. :)
I am celebrating tonight. Celebrating the fact that Samantha has not gotten out of bed ONE single time. It truly is amazing. She usually will come to the gate at her door AT LEAST 10 times each night. "Momma, sarah's sleeping" "Momma, my finger hurts." "Momma, woosh, woosh" "Momma, rock me like a baby" Tonight - NOTHING. ahhhh....

Samantha is Miss Gabby

Samantha really has started talking ALOT lately. blab, blab, blab, blab. It's so cute, however, she ALWAYS wants to talk. Anyway, she has pink eye right now and Greg put drops in her eyes. She walked around for 10 minutes after the drops... My eyes broken, My eyes broken. Sarah has an ear infection, so Samantha made sure to tell us that Sarah's ear was broken also.