I AM THE MODERN DAY SUPERHERO WOMAN :-)

As a Mommy-Wife-and everything else to my family of 5 I am the modern day superhero woman. I am speaking for all Mommies and Wives. As a mommy and wife I am a nurse, repairwoman, decorator, "Gourmet" chef, Biblical Theologian ( to my kids at least), Lawyer, Judge, Police, Jury, Teacher, Student, Cheerleader, Advertising Specialist, Accountant, well I am tired of naming everything basically you name it I do it. I am the Queen of multitasking.

I can carry a diaper bag, a toddler, hold a 6 year old hand unwillingly and push a stroller/cart -- all at the same time.

I can be cooking dinner, cleaning house, breaking up a fight, and take care of a fussy baby -- all at the same time.

When I am in a public place and have to use the restroom, I have to take three kids with me and somehow manage to use the restroom change 2 diapers and wash 8 hands.

When one of them is hurt, something about Mommy/Me makes it ALL BETTER --that is the best feeling

If I don't get up early enough before kids wake up to do my work out, take a shower, and eat something it most likely won't happen or at least not like I want.

When the house is too quiet, it means trouble. Serious trouble. And with my kids especially my wild 6 year old you have to find out what he is doing but really don't want to because especially at other peoples house it is MORTIFYING.

Going to the church is where I get most of my intelligent conversations although it is amazing how smart kids are. I do talk to my husband when he is home.

I don't know what it is but they could not want anything to do with the kitchen all day and then when you are in there trying to make them lunch or make dinner you can't hardly get them out.

Quiet time is when the babies are napping, and believe me quiet time is essential, it is my time to recharge.

When my house is all vacuumed and swept and all the laundry is done and put away my house feels CLEAN and IMMACULATE.

If my son gets sugar I make him run around the house 6 or more times and usually it doesn't help, some people don't think it effects him but it DOES.

and then there are these times

my 2 1/2 year old kissing me continually without stopping

my 6 year old after dinner and during dinner "Mommy that is so good, so good, can I have more"

my 10 month old getting excited when I walk in her room to get her out of bed, its like she has seen me for the first time.

watching my children learn what prayer is from an infant, raising their hands and clapping, learning to say prayers at bed time and when eating

there are so many but I don't have time to write them all out. But with everything I do I think I am the Modern Day SuperHero Woman, not Michelle Obama, Oprah, Brittney Spears, Martha Stewart, or whoever else there might me. Also my husband Is my Modern Day SuperHero and my kids but that is another Post.

Getting Ready for a NEW ADVENTURE

Well in two days the kids and I will be making a first GRAND ADVENTURE for us. I will be driving by myself down to California, I have driven down there many times but never by myself with three kids, I must be out of my mind. We will be leaving Thursday going to Roseburg spending the day and night with my grandparents and then leaving very early Friday to head to Sacramento. There I will stay the weekend and then go to Bakersfield to pick up my a friend of mine and her two wonderful kids then we are going to SeaWorld for 3 nights and then back to Sacramento for me for another week. All this driving by myself. Really I am looking forward to it I remember taking road trips with my mom and it was so much fun and we made so many memories. So while I am driving I am sure I will have my moments where I will feel like I am going INSANE, WHAT WAS I THINKING, and I WILL NEVER DO THIS AGAIN, I am sure I will. Well I will be sure to post pictures of our LONG trip and try and update my blog, I know I don't have many followers but for those of you that do I am sure you will enjoy it. TTFN

Some People Amaze Me (and not in a good way)

I recently had a close person to me leave this status on Facebook, i will be using Anonymous for the names plus numbers.

Anonymous status updater; Our Daughter cried for about 2 hours last night while we tried to sleep. This "letting her cry" thing is difficult! :(


These were the comments left by other people.

Anonymous commenter 1:
This too shall pass..that is one of the hardest things to do.

Anonymous commenter 2:
Agreed...remember those nights like yesterday. Its only seasonal though :) Will come & go thru the years...

Anonymous commenter 3:
The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley. This book has worked well for both of our children. The crying it out is just really hard on the parents and the kids...

Anonymous commenter 4:
It is very hard....I started my daughter at 7 months doing that and it took about 2 weeks. Just be consistent, it will pay off when your getting a full nights sleep! Good luck :)

Anonymous commenter 5:
It is hard to hear your little one crying and doing nothing, but it will be well worth it. Trust me.

Anonymous commenter 6
That's why God invented sound machines!

Danielle Carlson
Anonymous commenter 4 and 5 are right the first few nights to couple weeks depending on child are rough but it is so worth it, Kaleigh already puts herself to sleep and she doesn't cry but she did for about the first week, Jacob never cried, and Judah lasted the longest his was a month not screaming that only lasted about a week but he would cry and whimper for... See More about a month but now he goes and puts himself in bed. It is very hard and for some reason it was a lot harder with Kaleigh than the boys to let her sit there and cry but it is so worth it in the end. Plus I read this baby book one time that it teaches and is one of the process of them learning to be self reliant. It is tough but YES WELL WORTH IT.



Anonymous commenter 3 again:

(as i duck and hide - because the comments will probably start flying. ...and since i am the only one on this side of the fence.)

it is interesting that everyone is saying "let her scream".

i wasn't going to say anything else, but this made me LOL... "teaching them to be self-resiliant"... ... See More

Sorry, but that is funny. might as well let them touch the stove and get a third degree burn to teach them that it is hot, or let them try drugs so they know the dangers of overdosing. That logic is bogus.

Babies cannot be self-resiliant...if you think they can, don't feed your baby and see what happens. But a funny point that probably a lot of people buy in to.

Help your child transition lovingly - they need you...and it isn't necessarily about how comfortable you want to be. Those cries are a signal. What if something is going on, and you discover that you neglected legitimate cries simply because you wanted your "own" time.


well first off I didn't comment again but believe me I wanted to so bad, I think if I would have though I might have offended some people so now I am going to vent on my blog:) First of all I would have told this commenter I didn't say Self-resilient I said self RELIANT. Second their hand getting burnt and trying drugs are completely different. If I warned them or told them no no about touching something hot and they touched and got burnt guess what they are not going to touch that again and will listen when you tell them its HOT, and you job as a parent is to teach your child the difference between RIGHT and WRONG so if they do try drugs did you do your job as a parent right. Now I know kids are going to do things and you cannot control them all their lives, but if my kid ever did try drugs ( which I pray and teach him why not to that it is bad) I pray that when he did try those drugs it made him so sick that he felt like he was dying because you know what then he would learn oh man MOM was RIGHT. Third feeding your baby also has nothing to do with this I said it was ONE OF THE PROCESSES didn't I and your baby does eventually learn to eat on his own. He is right cries are a signal SOMETIMES, sometimes your baby just cries, if you are in tune with your baby and know your baby which in my opinion I beleive a good mother is
a mother can differentiate those cries, babies have several different types of cries, they have a mad cry, a defiant cry, a lonely cry, upset cry, hurt cry, pain cry, and many more. I KNOW MY BABIES CRIES and if it is a cry I am concerned about then Yes I go check on them. I have in my opinion some of the best kids, yes they have their flaws, but they are GOOD KIDS. I am always complimented in public places on how good my kids are, and even in restaurants. I would like to see what Anonymous commenter 3 kids are like. And another thing I have 3 kids I take care of, a house I keep spotless, my husbands business I am constantly helping him with plus many other things, so yes usually when my kids go to bed at 8 or 9 that is MY time to unwind after a hectic day before I go to bed, and also I am usually doing dishes or laundry so I don't have to worry about the kids there are many other things I have to do. I AM A STAY AT HOME MOM SO MY JOB NEVER ENDS.

WOW I need to update this more often

Well a lot has happened since my last post. I have been so busy with numerous things I have neglected to keep everyone posted, shame on me, LOL. Well first of all let me start off my saying HAPPY NEW YEAR, so far it hasn't been the best but it hasn't been the worst. LOTS OF EVERDAY STRESS. Our eldest Miracle turned 6, I cannot believe it, I didn't think it would bother me but as the day draws closer for him to go to school I realize it really is bothering me, I AM GOING TO MISS HIM. But he is ready he asks every day how much longer. I ended up having a Tonsillectomy, that was an interesting experience but I am so glad I did it. My wonderful mom and mother in law were here to help me through my recovery. If you are considering a Tonsillectomy and Adnoidectomy and would like to know anything, just ask I will tell you the absolute truth. I turned 25 yahoo, although on my birthday I wasn't in the celebrating mood, because I had my surgery the day before my birthday. I am now :). I was so excited cause my insurance will go down and I can rent a car without my husband. I know the little things that excite us. Jeremy and I celebrated our 8th Valentines together and Lou Lou's first. She was so cute in her pictures. Jeremy had his 30th Birthday, He was totally surprised by his parents showing up and having family and close friends show up for his birthday dinner. It was great he had no clue and he is the hardest person to surprise. Jacob lost his first tooth, that was interesting all on its own. I was getting aggravated with him and brushed his teeth for him and did it a little to hard which popped his tooth which was already loose out. He freaked at first cause he saw blood, the kid does not like blood mostly on himself and then he was worried that we was never gonna get another tooth, so we had to explain to him the growing up process. After that talk he was fine especially after he found out he was going to get MONEY, that makes everything better. Then this last Thursday he had to go to his 6 year appt and get one shot so he would be ready for school next year. If you know Jacob in the past years of getting shots I have had to make Jeremy go with me so Jeremy could hold him down while they gave him a shot. I told Jacob he had to be a big boy and let them give him the shot because he had to get that shot before he could go to school, at first when he first saw the needle his eyes got huge, the nurse asked me to hold his hands, she gave him the shot he didn't flinch, cry, nothing, I was so proud of him. Later that day after the shot he had said something about going to school tomorrow, I told him he had to wait 240 more days first. In the past week our lives have been chaotic, Kaleigh got sick I had to take her to Urgent Care and found out she had Pneumonia (which all my kids have gotten with asthma problems around 9-12 months) so we got a antibiotic and baby albuterol for her. Then two days after taking her to the docs I had to take Judah to the docs, because he had had a fever for the past 3 days, was having some coughing and slight breathing problems found out he may have had a little bit of what Kaleigh had but his main problem was that he had a SEVERE EAR INFECTION, so had to get an antibiotic for him. I am so sick of antibiotics. LOL. Anyways that is basically all that has been going on in our lives and most of it has happened within the last month, hence why my blogs have been neglected.