Thoughtful Tuesdays

[5.31.2011]

Hello there, bloggy friends!!

It's been over a week since I posted, but I've been super busy, so I apologize!! Normally, today would be Tweet Up Tuesdays, but since I'm just getting back into it, I decided to just do a post with updating how things are going!

My hubby was off work all week, and it was great! We got to spend some much needed time together, while working on things around the house, and working on ourselves :) 

We played outside with the kids, hung out at my in-law's house, went birthday party shopping for a certain little misses birthday coming up!

That's right, my baby, the one that I've watched over like a hawk for the last 5 years is turning 5, turning into a young lady, and growing up too entirely fast for this Mommy's liking. 

Here are some pictures from the week while we were away:

Then after a fun partial week, Miss. Abikins, had to have her tonsils and adenoids out as well as a nasal turbinate reduction. We made the decision to have these procedures done after about a year of doctor's appointments, blood draws, allergy tests, not sleeping well. We found that her tonsils were a little big, her adenoids were way too big for her nose, and her nasal turbinates were "big and fluffy" as her ENT doctor told us. She snored a lot, fought sleep so hard, and we came to the conclusion that her adenoids were obstructing her airway when she slept so she never got into a "deep sleep", she's been recovering for about 6 days and she seems to think that whenever her throat feels "fine" (thanks to tylenol with codeine-lol!) that she can eat whatever she wants, but just as soon as the medicine wears off she starts crying because she doesn't want to eat anything other than a popsicle because her throat is becoming sore. However, I am sure that by the time we head back to the doctor on Friday that she should be back to her normal ole self. Although, I think it's a little funny that she sounds a bit like a munchkin. Haha.

Here are some pictures from her first surgery adventure:

Now, onto some BLOGGY BUSINESS :

I am looking for products to review, looking to be a sponsor to other Bloggy Mom's, looking for TEN sponsors to be featured on my mainpage, as well as recipes and crafts to try and post about. You can email me if you are interested in being a sponsor, looking to have your blog button posted on my blog button page, looking for a sponsor for your site, want to have someone review a product you've recently tried, looking for someone to try out one of your craft or recipe ideas. My email is atpauley88@yahoo.com. 

Welp, friends, that's all I have for today. Tomorrow is another day that I'm looking forward to enjoying with my daughters and of course, a special little nephew of mine, NoeyBean! :) I'm looking for to a Wacky Crafty Wednesday, tomorrow :)

I sure hope that you are all doing well, and that you are all having a splendid week! I also hope that you all enjoy this warm weather, and if it's as hot where you are as it is here, then I sure hope that you're keeping cool.

Freak the Freak out Friday

today just has not been a good day.

yesterday i thought things were going great, until some mommy judging happened during a reasonably heated debate between a group of mommies. however, there is a difference between being opinionated and straight up mean. when you are a mother, you just DO NOT tell another mom that they DO NOT care about their chidren, that's just a mommy no no. i am more than confident in my mothering skills, because my daughters tell me everyday that the love me multiple times a day, with tons of hugs and kisses, they are attached to my side all day every day, they are parts of my heart walking around in the real world. so screw that mommy. but, this debate brought up some past experiences where i've had some very bad encounters with people who weren't mommies. there is an app on facebook, "honesty box"- after i completed the vonblon's family with isabella in 2007 i received TONS of horribly mean rude messages judging me for the decisions i had to make for myself, my daughters, and their lives/futures. shortly after i moved out of my house, i got a physical letter to my house, it was anonymous but the things said in that letter, canNOT be forgotten or forgiven. so while this mommy debate didn't bother me too much, it just brought up everything from my past and THAT in turn sent me into my questioning state. 

i had a huge fight with my husband this morning, and for what i have no idea other than the fact that i am so overwhelmed with everything going on in my life that i just snapped this morning. the girls will be meeting the nanny on sunday after abi gets home from her weekend in valpo with jhordan and amy. (can't even talk about her being away for the weekend without tearing up- so we'll come back to this another day, i'm not used to her not being here- and especially not 3 hours away, this is a hard day for mommy.) i am trying so hard to become an adult in the course of about a month. meaning i want to get the house organized and feeling like a "home", get some flowers planted, get the girls into a schedule, more craft time, and more time with them in general before i start working in june. i also want to fit in a good date time with the hubs because we barely see each other and when i start working it will only get worse. i'm trying really hard to get more in touch with mommies out there, because lord knows i need some help working out these ideas in my head. and anyone who can help me save money, get the girls on a good schedule without making me lose my mind, and ways to fit time in with the hubs when the girls go to bed- ugh, so much going on in my head i don't know how to separate it all. hahaha. <3

oh well, tomorrow i'm going to go to dinner with a friend of mine and her family/friends after her college graduation ceremony! i'm so proud of her, i wish i could make it to the ceremony but with one car, limited funds, and a sicky daughter just doesn't work too well- :(

i'm just glad i'll be seeing someone, an adult, other than my kids and/or family/husband. that is one thing i am definitely looking forward to when i start working, is the adult interaction ill get to have again- so excited for that; the drama of how women are; not so much. hahah.

tomorrow if it's nice i think i'll take caydee for a stroller ride to the park, and then maybe some swing time. hopefully it'll be nice enough for that because i'm tired of being cooped up in here.

also! abi got her costume for her big shows.

this is her costume for a ballet dance called "Skittles"

 This one is the one she will wear for a tap dance called, "Hot, hot, hot"

They are both super cute and I can't wait to see her with them on, her hair all done and make up too, performing on stage in an advanced class for her on her FIFTH birthday :( i put a sad face because the realization that my baby, is no longer a baby, but an almost 5 year old little lady who is rapidly turning into her very own person that will have her own place in this world is sinking in more and more every day and it's breaking this Mommy's heart, why do they have to grow up?

Why can't they stay like this forever?

Dear Abigail Elise,

You are Mommy's angel, and I love you more than anything in this entire world. There is nothing that I wouldn't do for you. You are the reason that my heart beats and the reason that I go on each day. I can't believe the time has come for you to turn 5, and I am honestly not ready- will I ever be ready for each passing milestone, probably not- but this one is hard. You're turning into who I can see in the future, in the way you do things, the way you talk, the way you act- I can see what I'm going to be dealing with in the next 10 years, but I also know that those 10 years, just like these last 5 will fly by. And I hope that I am half as lucky as I have been in the time I've shared with you, the moments I've NEVER missed, and the things that I can't get back in this last 5 years. I know you can't wait to grow up and do whatever it is you want to do today, but don't rush it- I made that mistake and now I'm living my childhood and everything through you, enjoy it while it lasts- it goes too fast. I love you, my angel, and you will always be my babygirl.

With all of my love and all of my kisses,

One VERY proud, happy, and sentimental Momma

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

That's been my Freak the Freak Out Friday, hope yours was better- remember, follow me, share me, tell your friends- I need all the help I can get, I'm slowly but surely creating the change within me, what are YOU doing to create the change within you???

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❥❥❥ xo.