Today was a great day, Taylor and I took a day out for us and we went to Six Flags amusement park.  Taylor had a free ticket from reading throughout the school year and so I purchased a discounted ticket for myself and we had a great time.  Taylor had no idea where we were going, I told her I had a surprise for her and she asked, “was it a long way to the surprise”and I said “yes, it will take a little time to get there”.

We were driving down the highway and she was trying to figure out where we were going and kept asking me questions trying to figure it out and then we got off the exit and she saw the sign, Six Flags, Six Flags and she was just about to burst.  ”Mommy are we going to Six Flags”, she said I told her yes and she was like “YES”, YOUR THE BEST MOM EVER”.   We got there just a little early so I picked up a park map and planned out our trip through the park, it was perfect we went to one area and went from ride to ride.  Going on a week day and getting there when they opened we had no wait to very little wait for rides, we did Splash Waterfall and Thunder River, road roller coasters and did some Wheelie ride that made me feel sick, yuck..I rather do a fast roller coaster that goes up side down than a slow ride that goes up side down, that things made me so sick on my stomach, we did bumper cars, log rides, rocking tug boat, you name it we rode it, it was like 15 rides by 2pm.

Then we had lunch and hit the water park area where she convinced me to do the water slides with her and that scared me to death, it starts off pitch black like in a tunnel and you feel like your just falling really fast and can’t see where you are then when it opens up and your just dropping so fast and you go through areas of dips that makes you feel like your going to flip out of the slide.   I did it for Taylor but it scared me to death, not recommended for scardy cats like myself.

After the water park area I was ready to go home but Taylor wanted to ride a  couple more rides and so I decided to to go along with that and I did regret that as that was when the lines were long for the rides and so I was miserable standing in line for 45 min. to get on a ride.  We did a couple more rides and then finally we got to go home and Taylor was so excited to go home and tell her daddy all about her day.  She even got a Super Girl cape at Six Flags and she was running around with her Pink Super Girl cape showing daddy how it lights up, telling her dad all about her day and how wet we got on some of the rides. We were soaking wet and Taylor just loved it, and she  made me go back and ride the roller coasters twice and she even got me to ride the Wheelie ride twice even though it made me feel sick I did it for her.  Taylor also drove the old timey looking cars, she drove and I sat in the back seat, Taylor is 7 yrs old so for her it was super exciting, I kept saying “ Taylor your driving, your driving”.  She told me it teaches you how to drive of course the car has a guide bar/track so the car won’t run off the road thank god, so I sat in the back seat and let her have fun..

Later on she climbed in my bed, laid next to me and talked and talked all about the day and the haunted house we went through she just loved the entire day.  I thought she would never stop talking or go to bed, so finally I sent her on her way and now its mommies turn to go to bed..wonderful day but I am exhausted got to get some sleep and rest my feet & legs..This day was for Taylor and mommy to have one final special outting before the summer ends and we are back to the school routine..SO, I hope all of you moms / dads out there try and take some special time out to bond with your kids because its days like today that they will never forget and you won’t either before you know it they are teenagers and don’t even want to speak to you muchless go hang out with you. SO, take advantage of spending time with your kids when they still want you around!!!  Til next post..please share your special adventures with your kids!

I have had a challenging week, no air in the house for 4 days, my daughter wanting to go, go, all the time.. I think she doesn’t realize that I actually do have to work sometimes.  Business has been slow for me this summer so I have been able to dedicate alot of my time to my daughter, spending time at the pool, going to the gym or going to the water park,etc.. But the last couple weeks I have had some appraisal business and so I have had to buckle down and work, work, work…

Well, for Taylor she just doesn’t get that she thinks mommy is supposed to be free to play and hang out all the time.  So, yesterday I took a break from working and we invited our neighbor and her kids to come over and spend the day at the pool and that was fun..But my phone kept ringing and ringing, everytime I got in the pool the phone would ring and it seems liked everyone needed me to help them out right then and there and then the A/C repair guys showed up and so everyone was enjoying the pool and eventually I got around to it.

Today it was back to work, working on appraisal reports  that were due out and once again my daughter was not getting it, she was like “mommy how long are you going to stay down in the office”, I told her probably all day and she just thought it was the end of the world.  I had to research and write reports, do laundry for her trip to grandmas, take a shower, trim the dogs and then drive out of town to meet my mom so she could pick up my daughter for the weekend.

I tell you, I love my mom I don’t know what I would do with out her. She has been getting my daughter for 1 weekend a month every since my daughter was like 6 months old.   So, I say god bless her without her I would never have a day to myself.  My husbands mom barely ever even speaks to us, she lives 20 min away and doesn’t bother to come see her granddaughter or call her but once or twice a year, and my mom live 2 hrs away and we both drive 1hr and meet in the middle every single month, its good for me, its good for Taylor and my mom loves having that weekend with her and Taylor gets to see the rest of the family every months as well. 

I always look forward to this one weekend each month, wether I have plans to go to the cabin on the lake or just sit at home all weekend and do nothing at all, I love being able to have 2 days to myself.  As most women know, even though its not true for all men but most expect the moms to handle all the child rearing and that means, they go on coming and going as they please, never skipping a beat where we have to plan to get them to stop and stay with the kids so we can run to the store or doing something without having to always bring the kids along..It must be nice to not have to be a parent all the time and just pick and choose when you get to do it, because we don’t get that luxury..I am mommy 100% of the time no matter what, I am here if the school calls, if she falls and scrapes her knee, wants a snack, needs her clothes washed, wants to go swimming, needs to take a bath, going to grandmas for the weekend, its me I am always mommy, no one will ever be  able to say I wasn’ t there for my daughter.. Isn’t it amazing how we sometime feel we have to ask our husbands permission to leave the house alone without having to take the kids or convincing our husbands to take the kids with them every so often..I mean my husband never has to ask me to keep Taylor while he goes fishing, golfing, etc..he never has to say to me “why don’t you let her ride with you to go to the store, or where ever I am going.    I know this ins’t true for all dads, because I know some pretty amazing daddy’s out there and so I love to see a man who gets that being a parent doesn’t just mean providing sperm, or bringing home a paycheck to pay bills, being a parent is an all the time, round the clock job, so god bless those men who do get what parenting is really all about.

So, now with all that said I hope to enjoy a peaceful, relaxing weekend and hopefully hang out at the pool with some Strawberry Margaritas and later sit by the firepit..Oh, I can feel the relaxation beginning already !!

Ok, so my website was down after I tried to install some program, & blam it was gone just like that..So, worked on correcting that, and as you can see its back up and running..and then yesterday my pool overflowed from all the rain the night before, so I ended up having to go vacuum the pool when it was the hottest point of the day and then guess what? My A/C went out at my house.Yes, I said my A/C went out and I live where it is 90 something degrees every day and inside the house it feel even hotter than being outside when there is no air.

So, today I am wondering is there someone out there who isn’t happy with me that is making me have all the bad luck this week..Also, I got my family all reunited using Facebook from all over and guess what, they ended up having a family reunion a week ago in NY and my car had something wrong with it and so I couldn’t go..Sucks right, I mean its like one bad thing after another..obviously I need to read the Secret again so I can get the good time flowing again..

So, that is my vent hope you don’t mind..please feel free to add your own vents when you comments..

Today I had to attend traffic court, some woman pulled a u-turn in front of me as I was driving down my street and boom, bang.. she was at fault but I didn’t have my insurance card with me, therefore I had to attend traffic court.  Thank goodness all I had to do was prove I had insurance at the time and case dismissed.

I was so stressed over having to go to court but in the end it all went smoothly and I was the 3rd person called so I was in and out within and hour and a half.  After court I took Taylor out to eat and she played with a little boy for an hour or longer, while his mom and I chatted it up. 

Sometimes we meet people along the way that either help us or allow us to help others.  She was a single mom in her early 30’s with a son and wanted some guidance on relationships, kids and following your dreams and it isn’t often that someone approaches me for guidance but we talked for a couple hours and I hope I offered her some guidance and it also helps me to look at myself and my family.  We discussed marriage and commitment and being able to give of yourself , we talked about our kids the sacrifices we make for them to have a better future.  The type of role models we want our children to have and being able to love step-children when you are in a relationship with someone from a previous marriage or relationships.  We just talked about every thing we could and we discussed how she has relationship fears of not wanting to end up like her parents who have been together for 45 yrs and now her father is going outside his marriage and the pain her mother is going through, the anger her father omits on the family and the stress it has on everyone.

It was just good to talk to another mom, another woman not like myself with a different back ground but really we are all alike as we all struggle in life with parenting issues, relationship concerns, family problems and trying to find our career path.  Why we met and shared so much I am not sure what brought us together but we shared more with one another than we probably had shared with other people in our regular daily lives. 

So, in our meeting she shared with me some of her struggles and concerns and I shared some advice and I hope offered her something she can work with, of course I am no relationship or parenting expert but I have over come alot through the years and learned how to stay committed and how to work through my struggles and learn to pray and stay strong in my beliefs and to know we can over come any challenges we face in life and come out stronger and a better person for the struggles we face in life. 

So, a chance encounter with Camerons mommy..it was great to meet you where ever you are and I wish you the best in life..!! So, that was Tuesday, my Wednesday will be back to trying to get my swimming pool back up in running as all the rain has turned it green over night..have to get that corrected ASAP!!  Til next post !!

We enjoyed a long relaxing weekend for the 4th of July.  It was good to sleep in and hang out at the pool with my daughter. We cooked out and watched movies and even did an evening swim and watched fireworks from the pool as neighbors put on their own shows.  We didn’t get to go out to watch fireworks as my husband was working on 2 college classes that were both due out Sunday evening, but we still enjoyed our time.

Oh, I also did the fire pit and lit the pool and backyard up with the torches and so it was all very laid back and relaxing.   Something I have realized over the past few weeks with my daughter out of school, is that I enjoy just being a mom and not always being stressed out by work.  I have been doing some re-organization around the house getting things in order and just spending time with my daughter.

I don’t know if I am supposed to feel guilty for not wanting to be working and making money, usually I am stressed that business is slow and that I am not contributing enough to our home. But I am contributing every day by taking care of our daughter, the house, our three dogs and doing what ever work comes along, so I have become content with being here for my daughter and just being mom for awhile until school kicks back in and then I will get focused back on work but right now it just feels right to focus on her for these next few weeks.

Time passes us by so fast, it seems like she was just a baby not to long ago, so I think its important to make time when we can for our kids and so being out of work can both be a curse but also a blessing if it brings me closer to my daughter.  I think some times we lose focus on the important things in life, nothing is more important than our children and our families, so if we struggle a little bit it won’t kill us.  Luckily we are not like some families whom have lost homes, cars, etc..I am out of work but my husband is working and I get some HUD and appraisal work from time to time and so far we keep it balanced out, our daughter is still going to her private school so its not so bad for us.

We have spent this year focusing on just paying off our debt and trying to be prepared for whatever comes along and we are not well off at all so we have to save and prepare because you never know what will happen in todays economy.  

Well, I have said enough about that stuff, so hopefully everyone had a great weekend as I did and lets look forward to many more and please remember that family is everything no matter what you go throug h or what you may lose as long as you have your family by your side you can make it through anything and tell your kids and spouse you love them everyday..til next post!!