Mom of a teen......

I cant believe I am a mom to a teen boy... ( this was supposed to be written Friday but we had such a busy weekend) 13 years ago, I gave birth to my second child, my first son.. I was so excited to be a mom to my first boy.. Michael is my gifted child, He excels in anything and everything he does. I am very proud of him.. He has grown into a awesome young man. He is always there for his brother and sister.. I had a very emotional time with Michael turning 13, I don't know why, I just wish sometimes my kids could stay small forever.. But they have to grow up....

We took Michael to the mall shopping for his birthday and then he met up with some friends and hung out with them. Then he spent the night with them and went to the football game.. He had a great weekend and I am happy for him.. So now lets see what the teen years bring us...

Busy Bee..........

Life has been a roller coaster for me in the last few months.. But for now its calmed down a lot. Kids are enrolled in school, I officially have a 10th grader, 7th grader, 5th grader and 2nd grader..

They all love their school and have made tons of new friends already.. I thought the move to Michigan might take them a minute to adjust but they are doing great! Hannah took it upon herself to run for Student Council the first week of school, her teacher was so proud of her considering she was new and the kids didn't know her. Sadly she didn't make it but she was okay with it.. I cant believe my Hannah is in her last year of Elementary school.. Where has time gone.??.

Its almost my birthday, sigh, I will be 35... but I will leave that for another day....

Now that the last 2 weeks have calmed down, I have more energy to prepare for the next busy 3 months... We have 2 birthdays in Oct, one in Nov then Christmas...

So by January I will be ready for a vacation =)

Hope everyone has a great weekend

Makes me so sad..............

I talked Michael ( my 12 year old) into going to Texas for the summer with my mom and grandparents. My grandparents came down for my cousins graduation. Hannah and Spencer play ball and had something to keep them busy during the summer and I didn't want Michael bored. I figured he would have so much fun there, boy was I wrong.. He left on June 2 and now its July 12, he wants to come home so badly but our car will not make it there. My family was going to bring him home, that was the plan but now no one can. So here I am stressed that my son is calling me crying wanting to come home! I have no idea what to do. We were gonna meet half way in the beginning but now we have to go all the way, or my mom can meet half way but I gotta send her money.. I guess she forgot all the stuff that had orig happened with our money situation... I barely have the money to go half way, I sure the heck don't have the money to go all the way ( if I find a car) or send them money to meet half way.. I hate this... I don't sleep at night, when he calls I let him talk to Jen more, cuz it just hurts my heart to hear him cry... I wish I had the money just to fly him home but I don't.. I am at a lost of what to do, He has to be here by the 21 cuz his dad is coming to get them for a week. then the week after that school starts. This will be the last summer that anyone of my kids will ever go anywhere...
I am just so angry with my family, if it was my sister they would be here in a heart beat! whats sad is last year when my sis had her baby, my other niece went home with my mom to Texas for 2 weeks.. When they brought her home they called me asking me could I meet half way, of course I never say NO, sooo we drove 3 hrs and got her... It just makes me mad that no one will do the same for me.. I always get told NO! It makes me so angry! All I wanna do is bring my home sick son home.. How would all these people telling me No feel if their child was homesick somewhere and crying to come home =(

Missing my Boo.....

I have a really sad face today, Michael is still in Texas visiting my family and I miss him so very much! My kids are with me all the time. They see their dad once a year and its only for a week! We don't do the weekend thing, so they are always with me.. I love it, I am the mom who says, I cant wait for a lil break! Michael has been gone since June 2 and I am so ready for him to come home! 2 weeks is way to long for my child to be gone from me! I don't like sharing them!!! I am so happy that they are always with me, Yes I am weird....

Michael will be home hopefully 2nd week of July, he is starting to get home sick but right now our car isn't reliable enough to go get him!

So thank goodness for cell phones and facebook!!!!!

I miss you so very much Boo....

I parent this way, You parent that way......

(Michael and Abbie)
I have been getting lectures all night from family members and people from FB, saying that my 12 1/2 year old son is to young for a girlfriend.. In some peoples eyes, this may be true but I don't think that there is anything wrong with him having girlfriend,especially since they have been "dating" since October 2009. The only time they really see each other is at school and an occasional night with parents... They text and talk online! I trust my children, I feel like if I have to give them the chance to be trusted and if for some reason they mess up and I cant trust them anymore,well that's something we will deal with when that time comes! I believe that everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I do "hear"them.. Doesn't mean I have to agree with them! My daughter lives with her dad and has NO life.. She is almost in 10th grade and cant have a bf, cant go to mall with friends or movies with friends. I hate that she has no life... People raise their children in all different ways, I chose to let mine have a GF at almost 13.......

Please make him stop

growing up that is...........

My 2nd born child, my first son is 12 today. Where has time gone. It really does feel like yesterday he was born and we ventured off to live his first year in Alaska. Michael is so smart, I am so proud of him.. He has grown into this awesome young man..

Happy Birthday Michael... I love you so much....

Been MIA

Sorry I haven't been around much! Its been a hectic around here with Jen's Drs appts and getting ready for school to start back. I cant believe that my kids go back to school in 8 days. I go register Michael tomorrow for middle school. I am still in shock that my son is going into 6th grade. Its going to be a different world for him but I know he will adapt quickly.

Spencer just got home from Texas, He spent 2 weeks with my mom and sister. He had a blast fishing and swimming. I missed him like crazy and told him that he can not ever leave me again..

We have also been busy with Jens Dr appts, She has some nerve damage in her arm and is back and forth with test and ortho appts. She is always in so much pain and I feel so bad for her. We head back to Dr in the morning to get results of her last test and figure out when she will have surgery! They are going to go in and look around and release some nerve tension. Thankfully she will not be out of work for very long. She is just eager to get this surgery over and done with.. And I agree, I just don't want to see her in pain anymore.

I have still yet to finish my story when it comes to *mysecrets* but I will, I promise! I just gotta get through these Dr's appts with her and getting the kiddos off to school. Then it will just be me at home! WOW, all day long no kids, Just mommy time!! So please bare with me for the next few weeks and I will get back to where I left off!!!

And before I close this post for the night , Please remember to keep Baby Stellan and his family in your prayers!