TGIF...

Thank God it's Friday. :) !!!

Ah, that special moment...

Ah, that special moment, when you see your daughter (S) after school, and think she might run up to you, and give you a hug, and be so glad to see you. :) And, she says, "what are you doing here?" LOL. So much for those movie moments. :) I don't know about you all, but this lady is tired. Night.

"Be the change"

Ghandi - "Be the change, you'd like to see in the world." // "Let's be the change." :) //

Please pray for me...

Please pray for me, for us, for our financial situation. Thank you.

Church Day...

I love my church, and not for the reasons some might think. I like it for the people that I see while I am there. They are all warm inviting sweet people who I am glad to know. It is very evident that they care about each other, and the world, and it makes me proud to be with them on Sundays. :) // After Church today the girls wanted to look at Toys. LOL. So, we went to a store, and just looked on the toy isles. We bought nothing. It's never too early to get ideas for Santa, I guess. :) // Then we went for a walk outside. A little chilly, but still a great day for a walk. // Then the girls played outside with their cousin. They played football, soccer, and tennis. Sooo cute. // My nephew is potty training right now, and giving his mom a run for her money. That's for sure. // Tonight we did homework, and read together. We read Mo Willems, Elephant, and Piggie book, Let's go for a drive, and the Fancy Nancy, the show must go on. Adorable books. My fourth grader had quite a load of homework. I sort of felt like I was back in school for a minute. // Now, I have to straighten up. Finish the laundry. Put out clothes, and snacks for tomorrow, and if I have any energy at all left over, I need to correct for my students. :) (I could also do dishes, balance my check book, clean some more things. But let's not get carried away. Right?) Have a great week everyone. :)

The Struggle

I'm struggling financially. Teachers keep getting paid less and less, because of cuts in funding, and also increases in insurance co-pays. It's really put me in a tight spot. I did become an Avon lady. But, I really do not do well at sales. I'm pretty worried about money right now. As I wrote in a previous post, I have 3 adoption loans, and 2 kids to support, and all the normal bills. It's tight, and it's rough. I need prayers, lots, and lots of prayers. I need to win the lottery. :) :) :) // I had a lovely day with my two lovies. Oh my word, I love those girls. I am blessed to be their Momma. We just hung out today. My girls rock. I'm so so so lucky.

Happy Birthday!!!

S.'s birthday. It's her 7th birthday, and her 2nd birthday celebration. Happy Birthday baby. :) // S has been so excited leading up to her birthday. She's been over excited, for over a week. She gets so excited that she can hardly enjoy it. Poor baby. :) // Happy Happy Birthday Baby. I love you so. // S. is a determined little girl. She tries her hardest at everything she does. I'm so proud of her.

The Solutions...

Two steps forward, three steps back. S. has had a little backwards movement as of late. A couple of bathroom accidents. Pee on the floor, toilet paper in the garbage instead of the toilet. Things like that. / I'm still looking into counseling. It's hard to decide who to have counsel your little one. That's for sure. / It's hard to know what to do. But I love her so, and I will continue to pray. / On another note, making ends meet has become increasingly difficult. With the price of health insurance these days, well any insurance really, who gets a raise anymore? Not many. Most people get pay decreases these days because of insurance prices. That coupled with 3 adoption loans, and raising 2 girls, as a teacher, well, you've got financial issues to say the least. I have become an Avon lady to try and dig myself out. I'm not a good sales person at all, but I think Avon sells itself. :) Thank you so much for visiting my blog. :)

Every once in awhile.......

Every once in awhile, just every now and then, I get it right. This was one of those times. I get it, that kids who are adopted at an older age need to be nurtured. They need to re-visit all those baby stages. I get it. I rock S., a lot. I would carry her more, but I just can't do it. I should have lifted weights before she came home. So, ... The girls were playing legos together. S. started having her angry problem over a lego. That's right, a lego. I told her I was going to rock her until she wasn't angry anymore. She was really even madder. Then I was rocking her, and hugging her, and I said, "S., do you have enough toys?" S. said, "yes." Me, "do you have too many toys?" S. said, "yes." Me, "You have so many people who love you, Grandma, and Auntie, and cousins, friends," I listed everyone I could think of. S. "Yes." Me, "Do you have enough clothes?" S. "yes." Me, "do you have too many clothes?" S. "yes." And, she was still pretty pissed off. Then, I said, "do you have a lot of love?" S. "Yes." Me, "Do you have a lot of food?" S."Yes." Me, "Do you have too much food." S. "NO," and then she started laughing. LOL. And, then amazingly, she was wonderful for the rest of the day. I mean best behavior. And, it was so the opposite of what I felt like doing. She was throwing a fit over one little lego piece. I wanted to put her in time out, but the whole rest of the day would have kept going that way. Little things would happen, followed by S.'s fit throwing, followed by time out, etc. I did the opposite of what I wanted to do, and I held her, and hugged her, and kissed her into a good mood. It was so weird. And, it work. LOL. :) I love her dearly. She's my baby. :)