So, i've decided that cosmetologist is what I want to be..now that i'm gorwn up.

This is how my daughter and I get out girl time in.  I love hair..styling and playing with it.  I'm glad someone finally pointed out to my that it's OK to follow my passion and do what I love.  I'm VERY proud to announce that I want to go to cosmetology school.  Now I have one year to wait...because, well...daycare is too expensive for 2 kids.  So, i'm waiting until my middle child ..Aiden is in school full time.  Here is one of the styles we've tried...and you'll probably see more..if you keep reading.

School clothes shopping and going back home...

We finally had to go get the kids furniture....it HAD to be done.(They've been sleeping on mattresses in the floor for almost 3 months now...I know..shame on us..and shame on uhaul for never having trucks..thats a different story.)  I was expecting to be swept away with emotion as we took apart their beds and moved them out fo the house we've spent ..basically, the past 6 years in.  No....not a tear....not even really sad about it.  It felt right leaving home...never thought it would..but it does!  I like our house here...I like being close to the school....I like the neighborhood kids....I like having a mall, small as it is, close by.  It's convenient.  And, as terrible as it sounds...I like being away from my family.  Now, before you gasp...hear me out.  When we lived close to our family...we saw them all the time.  There was no quality time...just time spent.  Now when we visit....every minute counts...every minute is spent well.  And when we leave, I get to come home..to the privacy of us.  No one is going to come and knock on my door if I avoid answering the phone here...they just assume i'm busy, which I usually am (or napping..lol).  No one is going to hold it against me if I miss a party or a get together, cause i'm too far away to make it.  It's nice....it's like my husband and I are FINALLY starting our life together...ALONE....for the first time.
      Now that we're back in our new town. The next few weeks are bound to be crazy.....cheer camp...school shopping....and a wedding i'm really excited to attend.  School shopping...lol....I took my husband with me for the first round of school clothes shopping.  I thought I was going to have to pick him up out of the floor of Childrens Place.  Poor guy.....he's never had to be around when the paying part comes around.  When we lived in hazard, I did all our shopping online...so I paid online.  He never had to see it..never had to deal.  He had no clue shopping for just 2 of our kids could be "SO expensive" as he put it.  The sad thing is, I felt I did very well as far as the spending was concerned.  They both got jeans...shoes..backpacks..and an assortment of basics and ..well...clothes.  I have to shop for fall clothes for our youngest at the end of August..i'm thinking I may leave him at home for that....poor guy....I dont know if he can handle it.

The husband...a looooovvvee story..sort of

So, in my introduction I promised i'd get back to the husband.  My husband...well, he's the reason I am where I am today.  We got married shortly after meeting and since then he has worked hard to make me spoiled and domesticated.  He's very accomplished at those things.  Right now I am taking a year off from working and school because he asked me too.  He said it would be good for me....clear my head....give me time to figure out if I want to be a nurse..or go into business or...engineering...you get it..i'm confused.  All I heard was.."It's going to cost $800.00 a month to send two kids to day care..wait till next year when its only going to be 400.00 for one."  It HAS done me good so far...i'm not driving myself crazy trying to reach a sales goal or working insane hours(unless you count mothering...no hours like those).  He's pretty amazing, he loves me..and I know it.  That in itself is special.  He makes decisions easy because he's honest with me and most of the time supportive.  He's a great Dad!  I know in the title it promises a love story..but now i'm going to have to let you down.  I just realized...while in the middle of typing this that its too hard to describe us.  We're honestly too entangled.  I guess it'll show itself as the blogs keep coming.  Now i'm going to go scrub the dirt from under my nails...we've been gardening.  He insists it's "we"...but he knows i'm the grim reaper of plants.  There's baths to be given and stories to be read....we'll chat later.

My first blog post!

I've been told by a few friends that I should start a blog.  Not that i'm vain enough to think people actually care what I think...well..maybe I do..just a bit.  More that I just moved 3 hours from my home town and new friends would be welcomed!  About me...that's a good start...I have 3 amazing kids and a husband...we'll get to him later. .  I'm honest, maybe to a fault.  I don't glamorize motherhood..or anything else really.  Life be messy!  that could be my fault, as a very dear friend once said "A, you're not exactly the poster child for planning."  I married my husband just 3 months after meeting him, we've been married 6 years in September..you should try it.  We've spent the past 6 years getting to know each other.  We  had a daughter that first year...she is sooooo organized and calm...we have little in common and she amazes me daily.  A year after her we welcomed our little fire, Dear Son 1.  I never saw myself having boys..i'm SO glad I do.  He is a blessing, he's wild and has taught me not to take myself or anything too serious.  That's two..so that brings us to our baby, Dear Son 2, he was the result of what ive come to call "baby fever"...it's real.  He is an absolute joy!  It's like..with the first one you're so focused on being perfect and counting poop and feedings...the second you're focused on just keeping them both alive and happy.  Number 3...that's the fun one...the one you know you couldnt possibly screw up..cause..well..the first 2 have already put you through it....or so you think :)  Either way I love it.  Hmmmm...what else.  I'm an only child and I fear it has made me selfish for life.  My husband says its a syndrome...everything is mine "my kids", "my house", "my car"..lol..you get the point.  Thats all i've got for now...pretty decent introduction..lol...now I have to go get Dear Son 2 out of bed..nap time is over.  Maybe i'll get to shower today?