Out of Hiding

I have not blogged in so very long. As I always say, life gets in the way. I am on Facebook and I have my blog link on there. I have a lot of FB friends who have read my blogs and my FB postings most recently and have told me I have a gift. I am sure I do :) So here I am.
Life has gotten in the way ....my daughters both started new schools. One just started preschool in Sept. and the other Kindergarten. I have been so engrossed in their lives, I have let mine slip away. I can't believe how stressed I have been and I have been hearing the same thing from friends at school.
Then I take on playdates, I accept every invite I receive for moms nights, or parties, I take on volunteer responsibilities. Right now I am volunteering for our schools auction. I have worked very hard to ensure that I do my job well and efficiently. I came home from my daughters soccer party. the day was already too long. But I had to work on my spreadsheet. I ask a few simple questions to the chair of the auction and all I get is rudeness. Women can never just get a long and be kind. It is ridiculous. What are we competing for? To see who can make the others life more complicated and add to our list of worries? I thought for a bit that I should take the high road, but I realized, that if this person was not called on it, the behavior would continue to repeat itself. (I have heard from many others that this woman can be very hurtful). I sent the email to her asking her to stop the rudeness. She never responded. I guess she thought she was taking the high road...but I thought she needed to apologize.

My Life, Full Circle

Today I sent my firstborn to Kindergarten. She is attending the same Catholic elementary school I started at over 30 yrs ago. I have often heard the phrase, "my life has come full circle," but I never understood the power of it until today.

Before I even had children, I knew I wanted to them to attend my elementary school should I remain in the area I grew up. Well, years later, here I am in the same area. Can't seem to escape now matter how hard I try! I started volunteering at the school when I found out I was pregnant. Fast forward 5 yrs and here we are....I took Olivia to my parents this morning to take pictures on the same step i took all my first day pictures. It took all I had to not break down and cry. I never thought in all of my crazy wild years of adolescence, teenage and college, that I would ever have such a blessed life. I have beautiful children and an incredible husband.

I wish sometimes that it didn't take these little life moments for me to realize how much I really do have in my life.

Been Gone A Long Time!

I am back!  Yes, I am and am back in rare form.  Tired of putting this damn blog on the back burner so I can tend to everyone else's every whim!  It is all about me now and how I can support my fellow mom and wife!

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Life has been crazy since I blogged last ...I think it might have been as far back as November.  I couldn't find a spare second to sit down and complete a thought on here.  I had so many saved drafts.  I just couldn't let it continue, so here I am!  Ready to blab about anything and everything!  Stay with me.  I swear I have some good stuff ready spill out!!!!