The OMG Gang

Wow, the home computer system went down and so did my world! Never knew I was a tech nut, till I lost my nut. . . Summer is over and school started and the kids all flew in different directions. Leslie returned from LA and I can only guess that was hard because she had become a real Cali girl. She fit in like she had been there her whole life. It's no wonder that she was offered a job before she left. She feel in love with LA and LA feel in love with my little Greaser Anne. Bethaney and Mariah flew out to LA and stayed with Leslie her last week there. It was the 1st time either one of them flew and just watching them go through security at the airport made me sick. Mya of course got busted in security because her bag was loaded with EVERYTHING you can't take on a plane! I almost cried watching from the sideline, I had no idea what was happening or why she had been detained and I was FREAKING. They both enjoyed flying but for some reason Mariah didn't care for security. T...

Didn't I just blog yesterday ? ? ? That's what I always say about time, wasn't that just yesterday? Days and Nights have just become a blur and summer has come to an end. All the kids are heading back to school in 2 weeks or less and yet I've only been swimming once. I wish I had the key to turn back or at least slow down time. I just attended my 25th High School Reunion, and I couldn't believe how 25 years had passed. My girl friends looked like my girl friends from High School, but I could hardly recognise the boys. I had to look close, and could only see it in their eyes. My baby turned 16 and wasn't it just yesterday when I held her in my arms thinking, how tiny she is. All the questions she asked as a child, always needed an answer, and not sure why because in her little mind she already had one, but just needed to check it against mine. I clearly remember pony tails and tiny flip flops and always putting hair bows in the girls hair. Homework and bedtime st...

A question older than time. . .How do you heal a broken heart ? I wish I had this answer, and not because I could make a million dollars selling to anyone and everyone, but I wish I had this answer to help my own children. Time works, but never fast enough. There is no greater pain for a parent that seeing your child "Heart Broken". No words comfort, no tissue dries and no hugs diminish, the hurt of a broken heart. I remember similar walks myself, but as much as that hurt, its only a drop in an ocean of tears, compared to that of your child's. I can't "make it better" for Mariah right now and I can't erase the pain and make the nightmares that haunt her sleep, go away. All I can do is wait, watch and listen. Wait for her to be ready to talk. Watch for her to sleep, or to see a small smile. And listen for the happiness to return to her voice, to hear her laughter that always fills any room she is in.

Wow, where did the quiet moments go ? Even though we are "Kid Free" this summer, we do nothing but go, go, go, do, do, do! What's with that? I guess if you're going to be "Kid Free", tell no one ............ Leslie fit right in, in LA, after a brief bout of homesickness, she fell right into the swing of life in Cali. She's grown into such a BEAUTIFUL woman, she makes me gush with pride. I look at her and think, "Wow, she really is an amazing woman!" Bethaney, my poor, sweet Boo ! She has worked her butt off already, and I guess if she wasn't in such GREAT physical shape, she would of gone under, but to say that kid is FIT, well that's just a big understatement! Mariah is having a quiet, slow, soft summer. She's never been so still in her whole life. I miss her like CRAZY, but she seems very happy with her summer life. She misses her friends, her sisters and even her job, but she laughs a lot and seems to be finding herself. I just h...

Another Month is down and all the kids are out of school. Leslie is heading to LA, that's California, to do her internship. The thought of this only makes me ill. I mean how can you yank a small town girl and throw her into a GREAT BIG CITY ? If any of them had to go, Leslie would be my choice. She's going to have the time of her life and this is the next big thing to traveling out of the country. Bethaney will be alone for the first time since she left for college. This will be a wonderful time for her also, a real growing experience. She'll be so busy with classes and work, that she won't even notice for a long time, that Leslie isn't there. Mariah is going to her Dad's for the whole summer. I HATE THIS, but I've always hated sharing Mariah. Not that sharing is bad, but where she has to stay and how she has to live, that's what I hate. I hate that she's excited about leaving me. I'm happy, if she's happy, really. Kaelin and Alissa and Chris...

We just passed another mile stone. Kaelin is now 13 and a full blood "Teen" and our only boy, Christian, is now a great big 4 years old. We are in the last 9 weeks of school and even less than that at college. Leslie had the realization just the other night that she's almost, about to enter her FINAL year in College. Beth coming in at a fast second, we'll be there before we know it. Oh but Ms. Mariah is entering the scariest phase, she's LEARNING how to drive. Maybe Alissa will be able to show her a thing or two, after all, she is the smartest 7 year old we know ! ! !

There doesn't always seem to be justice in this crazy world we live in, but every now and then, THERE IS ! ! ! We are pretty well tormented by Bob's Ex on a regular basis, basically if she's miserable, everyone else must be also. She most recently drug us to court to get a "Restraining Order" against me. She's CRAZY, and that's what the Judge thinks also. So for once, even though she wants us to lose, lose, lose..... We win, win, win ! ! ! In your face you MEAN, HATEFUL Woman.................

We just celebrated our 2nd Anniversary and it seemed as though a lot more time has gone by. Not necessarily a bad thing, just strange maybe. The kids, every last one of them, are ready for Spring Break and I'm so jealous because I wish I got "Spring Break". Bobby has been busy on FaceBook, maybe a little too busy. FaceBook is fun for those who are keeping in touch with family, especially teenage and grown children, but its not always a great place to go and find old friends.

Wow 2008 finished out with a bang. We survived, Poppa did just barely. There was a point where we were told by his Doctors, "To say our good-byes". He endured so much this past year, going into full blown rejection. I can't describe to you the spiritual journey that sent so many of us on. To come to the realization that I may have to let my father go, was the most painful moment in my life. To come through that on the other side, brings joy that cannot be measured. Our time here is so short and as I get older, that becomes so REAL. We had an amazing Thanksgiving, sponsoring it at our home this year. The little ones weren't there and that was sad, but in order to get them for Christmas, we had to give up Thanksgiving, which was harder on them, because even when me and Bobby were just dating, we had that Holiday with my family. Its the one Holiday my family comes together. They love the cousin time, just as much as we love "Moms Day Out". Christmas was so exci...