I WON!! I WON!!

I feel like a little kid. I want to jump up and down and scream I WON! I WON!  Let me backtrack and tell you, I never win anything, but when I do it's usually something pretty awesome.  Like a trip to Vegas one time at my old job.  And then today, I went to "the pretty poppy" because they always have neat-o tutorials and great ideas, and guess what?  I WON a drawing for a wonderful locket.  If you haven't checked out their Etsy shop do so now- go here !  Wonderful stuff, (wish i wasn't on such a tight budget, or i would buy 2 of everything!)   Isn't that just awesome!  I just feel like I might be on a spree of good luck here.  There are some other really great things happening for me right now.  I just have to be patient and wait and I will keep u  posted when it's for sure.

Calling all mind readers...................

I hate getting old.  Not that I'm vain, or anything.....ok, maybe just a little bit.  The part about getting older that I hate is how my mood has been changing.  I feel like Satan himself is sitting in my uterus at a certain time of the month.  I just feel like I don't want to talk, because if I do, I  might will say something I regret.  I feel really bad for my kids and hubby.  So bad that I even went to my doctor and asked for some medication.  I will start to take a birth control pill and that is supposed to help.  I really hate taking medication.  I'm going to look into natural herbs and such and see if this might help.  And if it doesn't I'm taking those BCP's.  The other thing I do lately is I get mad and then expect the other person to read my mind.  Isnt' that how it works?  I wish.  So, I need to do better with expressing myself and ask "why am I upset, is it something they did or said, or do I just truly want to be mad just to be mad?"  I know it sounds ridiculous, but I just wish my hubby could read my mind.  I think I do a pretty good job of reading his.  Like right now, he's thinking "man, I hope I get laid tonight."  This would help so much, if he could just know that if he picked up his work boots so that I don't stub my toe on them in the dark my life would be 1 bajillion times better.  ok, so that's all for now.

So Proud!!

I have 3 children whom I adore.  My husband and I try to keep them pretty busy by having them participate in extra curricular activities.  My oldest is currently taking guitar lessons, boy is that hard!! She was teaching me some of the notes and how to strum, and I just don't know how to do it.  My middle one Bree is so interested in mostly all sports.  She just finished basketball only to jump into softball, and has been bugging me for a month to join the swim team.  I love that she is so sporty and wants to be involved.  And it's a lot of work toting her around with all her gear.  The husband and I both work full time, so it's hard finding the time,  BUT, we do it, we figure it out, he may drop one off and I pick one up and you get the picture.  My lil guy is so lazy. He doesn't care for sports, unless he's coaching.  He played soccer for 2 seasons, but insists all the coaches are "dumb".  I think he just really doesn't like sports, but boy, can he play video games, he loves his PS3. 
It makes me kind of sad that my parents never did that for us (my brothers and sisters).  The toting around, showing up, clapping, cheering. They never went to the plays I was in or award ceremonies. And, I imagaine there are parents out there who just can't be bothered to do these little things. I know my babies appreciate this.  They always say "thanks mommy and daddy".  I love that.  I took Bree to swim team tryouts yesterday and she made it!!! We've had a built in pool and the kids have been swimming since they were wee ones, but I was unsure if she would make it because she's not a pro when it comes to all the fancy strokes.  So yesterday, right before tryouts we did a youtube search and found out the basics.  I love technology!! She did marvelous.  I felt sorry for an older boy who tried out and couldn't make it accross the pool.  I am not looking forward to meeting all the parents, I get rather nervous when meeting new people.  Plus, I feel out of the loop.  I'm sure there will be a whole new vocabulary I'll have to learn.  I'm sure Bree doesn't care if we're not "hip swim parents" just as long as we're there to cheer her on.