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As I sit and think about the things I have to be thankful for I am overwhelmed. I truly am a very blessed woman. I have a lovely family who supports me 110% of the time, 2 amazing daughters who are the light of my life, a job that is flexible, a car, and a home. What more could I ask for??? Okay, okay, okay, the winning lottery numbers yes, but OTHER than that, what more could I ask for??? My daughters are growing up so quickly, and every single day they do something that just makes me sit in awe. I thought that I desperately need a place to write down my thoughts, as well as keep track of their wonderfully fabulous mischievous traits.

Ashton, my beautiful teenager. She thinks she is an adult and therefore doesn't have to ask me for anything. WRONG! You are not allowed to just do whatever you please at 13 years old! This year I have had to start keeping very close contact with her teachers. She just told me the other day that this was an invasion of her privacy, of course I quickly informed her that she has no privacy until she's an adult.....I'm not sure if she believed me or not. So her main issue right now is not finishing or turning in her work. On any given occasion she will have 5-8 missing assignments. This is quickly driving me insane. I try not to yell but I just don't understand the problem. Monday your teacher gives you a worksheet....do it and turn it in the next day!!!! What is so darn hard about that???????????? So tonight she sat at the desk for about an hour completing some missed work. Sigh.......what's a mom to do???

Julia, oh my Spider Baby....she is such a mess. Every single day she comes up with something that just makes me laugh. Last night she and her cousin decided to "share" by both having a hand on the shopping buggy and pushing together. The other day I told her to ask her sister to play playdough, she said "I don't want to play with sisty (she put her hand on her heart) I play by myself"....omg how old are you????? She is such a mess!! Her nickname this week is Spider Baby because she likes to stand up in her high-chair, sit on the back and put her feet on the try. This is when I am not fast enough at getting her out when she's all done eating, or picking at her food as the case may be.

Organization....this is my enemy. Twice now while at work I've had someone say "Oh wow you are so organized, I'd love to see your home", I'm thinking no you wouldn't!!!!! Wow, I so need to get on the ball. Most days I feel so buried, buried in too much to do, too much laundry, too much clutter, too much too much too much!!!!!!!!!!!! Sometimes I'd just like to take black trash bags and gather everything up and put it by the side of the road. Maybe one day.............