Now I know why it is important to learn to count to ten....

it is so when you become a parent you can do it over and over again so you don't go insane. I knew parenting would be hard, heck I remember what my brothers and I put my parents through. Yet I never realized it would require such patience and understanding that would have to come from the inner depths of my heart and soul.

Raising three children in today's society is an inevitable juggling act. Raising three boys with such differing personalities, needs, ages, and stages is more like performing in a three ring cicus on a daily basis.

Bubba has been on the move since he started walking and doesn't stay still for any length of time, even when he is sleeping he is rolling around! We have had to rearrange the house too many times to count so he doesn't get into things or climb. He is an amazing child that just exhausts me! I am typing this as fast as I can because he is actually sleeping right now and I really needed to get some things off my mind.

Buddy is really growing up and maturing fast. He turned eleven a few months ago and it has been a roller coaster of good days and bad days with the pre-teen attitude. Recently though there have been more good days then bad. Could there really be light at the end of the tunnel?

And yet, Piccasso has been doing things recently that I never ever thought he would do. He has lied to us several times and today he got in trouble for writing on the seat of the bus!( Which incidently he lied to me about yesterday!) I know this too shall pass and I know what he is doing is in some ways a stage. I just hate feeling that I can't trust him. I am so disappointed in his behaviour. He is a good kid and he knows right from wrong. He knows lying is not okay and this is the 3rd or 4th time in the last 3 months! I just keep counting to 10 and trying to keep my cool with him. He got detention at school and he has to clean the seat tommorrow morning. We had him also write a note appologizing to the bus driver, he can't play with his little friend across the street ( since the two of them were partners in this crime) for a week, and we had him write "Writing is for paper not for buses" 20 times. We tried to make the punishment fit the crime. I just hope it prevents him from ever doing it again and makes him think about the consequences of his actions from now on.

For those of you with boys looking to see if you will survive, the answer is.................................yes...just remember to take deep breaths and count to ten........OFTEN!

Crazy Choatic Life!!!

I know one of my resolutions was to start blogging again, and truthfully the only resolution I have been actively working on is my AVON business. My business is doing real well and I am extremely happy! I am praying that all will continue to go well and we will be able to either put the addition on our house or find a bigger affordable house to move into.

As for Buddy, Picasso, and Bubba they all have been sick on and off with Strep throat since right before Christmas. They all are going to the ear nose and throat doctor this week. we will see what they say. I really think they will be taking out their tonsils since they have had strep 3 times in 10 weeks!

I am not looking forward to dealing with all three of them having surgery.

Baseball season will be starting soon and so will racing season! This year Picasso will be racing too! He is very excited about it! I really miss writing in my blog! I have been just sooo busy!! I haven't even had time to keep up on my favorite bloggers out there in blog land!

Soon I will be back to blogging again, real soon!

Please keep checking back to see if I have started up again! And feel free to read the archives if you haven't already!

New Year!

Wow, I can't beleive I haven't blogged since October. The time has flown by! Bubba is 15 months old now and boy does he keep me hopping! He loves to climb. I no longer think he is part dog, but I do beleive he is part monkey!

We had an awesome Christmas and Buddy and Picasso both said it was their best ever!

My New Year's Resolutions are:

1. Grow my AVON business into a huge success!

2. Lose about 50 pounds.

3. Start blogging again!

Wow! Another month has flown by!

Geez I thought with the boys back in school I would have more time to write in my Blog! Boy was I wrong! Bubba turned a year old in September and he is in high gear toddler mode! I try to get housework, and Business stuff done while he is napping because if I don't he is just into everything!
Buddy is enjoying fifth grade and is showing tremendous maturity when it comes to homework! No issues with having him get it done!
Picasso is also enjoying school but he doesn't like all the homework! LOL
DH has taken on another part time job, to help us figure out wether we are going to buy a bigger house or put an addition on.
Me I am trying real hard to have my AVON business succeed and truthfully am doing better at it than I have done with any other home based business.
So in a nutshell we have been busy! I miss the Blogosphere though! I will be back regularly eventually!