The Zoo…
We went to the zoo for the first time since Mason was 18 months old.. And as you can see he LOVED it.
And well Boo just looked longingly at the “kitties” aka lions behind the glass.
Do people really care?
Why do people blog? I am sure that people who do not blog wonder why? I for the longest times was just a reader of blogs. I personally thought it was interesting to see a snap shot into someone else’s daily life. I think people are strangely transparent when they blog maybe because they don’t really see the people or readers who they are writing too. Or if you are like me and just starting a blog you are not afraid for people to read it because you really don’t have a following.=-)
I dont’ know why other people start to blog, but I can tell you why I started. When I quit my job in April of 2008 I was really lonely. I mean I was used to being around adults all day and I worked with my very good friend. We sat by each other and ate lunch together every day and when you go from that to being around a 2 year old and a 5 month old well frankly put you want to blow your brains out sometimes. You go from having mostly stimulating adult conversations about kids, your husband, the economy, politics I mean everything to conversations that consist of which is your favortie Wiggle, what color you like the best to well … you are talking to a 2 year old. And your husband just never quite understands why you are like “oh yes another adult I can talk to”. He is really not that interested in your day of dirty diapers, dirty dishes (because they seem to never end) and snotty noses. He has put in his 8 hours and wants to come home and relax and you feel like climbing the walls because the kids are a. driving you crazy or b. you have not been out of the house all day because sometimes with two especially when one is a baby was just to darn hard. I know I am not the only one to feel this way so I started to blog about it. If nothing else it was a way for me to get my thoughts and frustrations out and down not on paper but online. And if anyone cares to read it then great.
So I blogged for a while but then just quit doing it, but I have started back up recently and I have really enjoyed it. Come to find out I really had no clue there were so many mommy blogs out there. Stay at home moms or working moms that are just like me and understand exactly what I am going through. It’s so nice to read what other mothers post and to feel like you are not the only stressed out crazy mom. Because no matter what foot we put forward in public our kids drive us nuts. We love them but sometimes… well if your are a mom you know exactly what I am talking about. We love em to death but they have a way of finding that one last nerve and just jumping all over it.
As far as people really caring what you have to say I think in the end they do. It lets them know they are not alone they can share thoughts and ideas and even love. I think this has really been demonstrated by the online out pouring of love for Heather Spohr and her husband Mike Spohr over their beautiful daughter Maddie’s passing. I for one have been touched and humbled by their willingness to openly share their joy in Maddie’s life with their fellow bloggers and the world. Heather’s post today made me cry and I just prayed for her and her family. It has made me hold my own Chickens a little tighter. And to be thankful for them in all their craziness.
If you would like to visit Heather Spohr’s blog the link is below:
http://www.thespohrsaremultiplying.com/
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My little Boo
I love both of my children or Chickens as I call them very much… My oldest Mason is 3 and of course a boy…And when he was born he was the Sun and the Moon and I never wanted a girl. I just wanted boys because I could not imagine loving a girl like I did my boy. He was SUCH a boy and that is all I knew. So when we were trying for Chicken number 2.. I of course wanted a boy. My husband Ben who did my beautiful site was adament he wanted a girl. I was not so crazy about the idea, girls were full of drama and high maintenance and well not boys, but I had this weird feeling it was going to be a girl anyway, and I was right.. I honestly could not of been more excited when we knew for sure it was going to be a girl it’s funny you always end up wanting what you get. I still could not imagine loving her as much as my Chicken Mason , but when she was finally here I could not love her anymore then I do.
I am not sure if it’s just because she is a girl or just because she is the baby or what but I love my little girl like nothing else. Yes her age is sweet she is 17 months old birthday November 9th, 2007 but we just have this connection. She is my little side kick and such a girl.. we seem to have this special bond. She is on my lap right now as I type this turning my iPhone on and off, on and off. It does not take much to make her happy, but she is curious about everything right now and tries to copy whatever you do and whatever her older brother does. Her name is Kyra but we call her Chicken, Kyboo and Boo Boo.. we all dote on her and Ben said last night she is just so hard to dicipline because she is So darn cute!
Which brings me to why in a part I have felt so touched by the loss of Maddie Spohr. Not only was she beautiful and full of life, but she was only two days younger then Kyboo her birthday is November 11th, 2007. That made it more personal somehow because I could not imagine losing my Kyboo. To think that when I was bringing my baby home all healthy and perfect at the same time Maddie was fighting for her life and Heather and Mike Spohr were having to visit their baby in the hospital.
So I can’t even begin to imagine what it must be like for Heather and Mike Spohr right now. I know they have lots of attention right now from the whole internet community and I am so glad that Maddie has been so remembered and loved and that they have gotten so many donations to March of Dimes. But I hope that after time passes that people don’t forget about them. I hope they will continue to receive messages of hope and love for months and years to come. I hope they will never feel alone.. I for one will continue to rememeber Maddie Moo for the months and years to come and continue to pray and send love and encouragement to Heather and Mike Spohr for the years to come. Because whenever I look at Kyboo I will remember Maddie….
Wow my hats off to mom’s with 4 kids or more.
So I had to go get my nieces this morning more on that later. And I have mucho respect for mom’s that have 4 kids. I am honestly slap wore out tired, and these are really good kids too. Ages, 12 soon to be 13 year old girl, her 8 year old sister and Mason 3 and Kyboo 1. Woo it’s like I felt that I got lunch ready , cleaned up then got dinner ready. And it was just sandwiches and pizza( homemade yummy pizza though so I do give myself a pat on the back) but the whole time they were all except the oldest so is it done yet? What about now? And Kyra just would go and lean her head against the stove and stare longingly at he baking pizza. I was not trying to starve these kids but it takes a long time to cook from scratch.
We went to see a movie too and that was fun Monsters vs Aliens in 3D. Kyboo had to make due with my sunglasses because she got in the movie free. But she decided to say “Mommy, Mommy!” really loud but thankfully she fell asleep. It was fun but it was tiring, the 3d glasses do funny things to your eyes and after being in a dark theater for almost 2 hours you just want to take a nap especially on a Sunday afternoon. But no I had to go home and feed this crew with my wonderful husband included I had 5 kids LOL. But it was fun, tiring, but fun.And I actually managed to get all 4 down to bed.
I have to get up and take the girls to school tomorrow they have to leave at like 7:15 which means I have to get up and get ready too .. At 6 ahh I never get up that early…8 to me is early anymore. Guess I should really enjoy these years when the Chickens are not in school. Because I am tired already! So to you moms out there who get up early and take your kids to school and who have more then 2 my hats off to you.
P.S. Sorry for this hair brain post I made it at 11:30 at night in the waiting room at the hospital on my iPhone. I will update later on this.
I want Chips for Breakfast….
These are the words that greeted me when I got up this morning. After Mason was up and dressed he wanted a “snack” this is what he calls breakfast. I mean he knows it’s breakfast but I guess to him it sounds edgier like the food will be better if he calls it a snack. So I was getting him cereal which he has most mornings and yes it’s dry because I just can’t deal with cereal and milk yet. And he was like hey mommy I want chips.
I was like no we don’t eat chips for breakfast. 
Guess he thought I did not hear him the first time as he is jumping around like a monkey they have so much energy as I am trying to drag my butt around getting coffee ready and his snack. He was like mommy Chips!.. I said Mason didn’t you hear me no chips for breakfast.. Then he patted me on the back and said oh yeah you are right Mommy no chips for breakfast. This cracks me up because he is only 3 and can be so diplomatic already. He told me my shirt this morning was pretty. I am still in my pajamas. Sweet boy. But anyway then that got me to thinking…. how quickly he has changed… and grown. I can’t believe he is three already. 
How do they go from such a tiny baby to such a big boy so quickly… My mom always told me that time would fly by but it certainly does. In two years he will be in kindergarten and I don’t even want to think about that. =-( Seems we want our kids to rush and hurry and walk then hurry and talk then the next thing and the next thing… it just all goes by to quickly. I wish I could just freeze this age. Because sometimes with all the daily stresses of dealing with the house and both kids you tend to miss the little things…..
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