Spring Break 2011

Hi ya'll!!  We just got back from a whirlwind spring break, and man am I exhausted!!!  On Monday the kids went to stay at our friends house for the night because I had to work on Tuesday. And I can say that rocked!!!  The Mr. and I had all night together...oh la la... not so much. We caught up on all of our DVR shows!! Romance at it best! And I can say I was ready to have some noise back in the house. 

Wednesday like we have done the past 5 years is get all of us Moms and our kiddos together for a fun trip out of town about 2 hours away. It is a good time for the kids to catch up, some don't live in the same town. And it is important to us mom that they form amazing bonds with each other.

First we get them all matching shirts, sometimes we make them sometimes we buy them. When you are talking taking 19 kids ages 11-2 we need them to stand out in a crowd!

Then we piled into cars and drive 2 hours where the kids are bursting with energy. We have been trying to change it up every year, but it seems like all the kids regardless of age still love Chucky Cheese. We moms love the salad bar and the fact that they stamp the kids hand and the can't leave the building without matching mom hand. Thanks goodness chasing out the door is minimal.  This place is a bit expensive but since we are old pros at it we find really good coupons. This year we decided we would try Roller Skating.......only 2 of the 15 kids had only tryed it once the rest were skating virgins.  Ummmm, the first 20 mins were alittle nerve wracking for us moms. There was LOTS of falling down and Bambie's on ice. We though Oh Gosh, they are going to throw in the towel and we have no back up plan for 3 hours. But I was really impressed no matter how many times they fell down (and trust me, it was ALOT) they got right back up. And we were pulling them off the rink at closing...3 hours later.

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I loved that they never gave up, even though they had sore butts, arms and legs. I wish I could have that determination in my everyday life!  So this will be part 1 of spring...Enjoy..if someone is actually reading... :(

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Happy St. Patrick's Day folks!! I really like this day, everyone you talk to is always so festive weather its their clothes or their spirit people really get into this celebration. I must admit I like to partake in a couple green beers, just for the holiday!!  I am in the process of uploaded some pics so maybe with the visual of me and my family and friends you will want to be my friend and not think of me as some freakish cyber weirdo!!  Stayed tuned....And won't you be my Friend? :)

Hello!!! Anybody out there???

It's OK, I talk to myself alot. Some day I am going to log on here and see that I have a follower or 2!! Still keeping the faith!!! Trying to stay a bit positive today..Today is my friends 34th Birthday, and also 6 days since I told her I could not be her friend anymore......

She has been my friend for nearly 20 years.....13 of those years she has been a drug user.

I miss her, even when I call and check on her every day to make sure she is still living, she mentally is not there. I can't help her. And it makes me crazy that I can't fix her or make her understand that the 3 kids she has didn't come into this world to be mercy to her selfish drug use.

I have tried everything, I have yelled, loved, helped, and nothing changes. The drama and chaos stays the same. So I had to quit her. I was the one friend left that didn't have a shared illegal interest with. Her mess was affecting me, she wanted my help wtih her kids, and I gave all I could, but when it came to me wanting to mother them....she reminded she was their mother. It started eating at me, I can't do this. It was affecting my family and me. I felt like I was getting sucked into a sickening vortex. I cried alot, wishing and remembering the fun person that made laugh until I wet myself. I may never see that person ever again. I hate you drugs, you suck!