Im not super-mommy! Im the best mother for MY children.

Why is it when I tell people that Kendra started going to pre-school when she was 2, everyone thinks thats great but when I tell them that Logan is going to daycare, I'm a terrible mother? I don't understand it. Kendra and Logan are away from me and out of my sight for 15 hrs a week. What is the big deal? I may not be super mommy but I am the best mom for my children. My children like to come home to me and love being at home with me and Aaron. I will be honest. When Ive been away from my kids while I'm at SCHOOL, I feel more refreshed when I pick them up. Any mom that does not agree with that is lying to themselves. Otherwise why would they feel the need to leave the kids with dad and grandparents to go to the store to get some time to themselves? I hate the fact that I always feel like I'm having to justify my actions. I'm sorry but as much as I would love to disagree with people, my children do not come first. Aaron, my husband comes first. I had been expressing my desire to continue with school long before we had kids. After Hurricane Dolly, Aaron said now was the time for me to go back to school and work towards a degree. That way we are financially capable to take care of our family if GOD forbid he lose his job or another hurricane hit and he lost all his customers. Logan was not in daycare at all last semester and looking back it might have been easier on Aaron if he had been. Aaron was taking Logan with him on his route to visit his customers. I dont know how many husbands would do that for their wives. The only reason Logan was in daycare this semester was because the Thursday before I was to start classes, a friend of mine backed out of watching him and I had to find someplace that would take him on such short notice. I was not going to ask Aaron to continue taking Logan with him. We stay convicted by what we are doing and think we are doing what the LORD would have us do in our situation. I'm not encouraging mothers to put their children into daycare by any means. I'm simply stating what we felt it was the right thing to do. Frankly, anyone that cant understand needs to mind their own business. Worry about keeping yourself in check and stay off my back!

Blessed Day

Yesturday was a crazy day for me. It started off with me sleeping in and running late to turn in my Psych paper. There was no day care for Logan to go to and Kendra doesnt go to school on Monday anyway. So here I am running around the house like a crazy person, rounding up kids and hearding them out to the car. I take off like a bar out of hell down Hwy 100. You would think it was the 4th of July the way the lights were flashing in my rear view mirror. That's right, I was being pulled over. The State Trooper gets out of the car and asks me why he pulled me over. Hello? I was speeding. He said I was going 75 in a 60!! Opps. But, I didnt get a ticket for that. I got cited for having an expired registration sticker (4 months pass due). Thank you Lord because I would never have been able to live down a speeding ticket.
I get to the school 30 mins after class has started. I run in with Logan on my hip and dragging Kendra behind me. I show him my ticket and beg for mercy. Granted, I print out the paper (because my home printer was out of ink) and turn it in. Yeppee!!!
Taking in a deep breath I load the kids up and head to my mom's place because my brother was down and they wanted to go shopping. We get there and they are both still sleeping at 10 am!! Logan starts to cry uncontrollably and he NEEDS to take a nap. So he and I take off. Before we could get out of the parking lot, he is asleep. So we waited for an hour in the Wells Fargo parking lot so he could sleep. I get a call from my brother stating he is going to the beach and mom is finally ready to go. Now it's 1 pm. We got to Bed Bath and Beyond. Terrible idea. Too many things for little hands to touch. Not only that but they sale huge gum balls in all the colors of the rainbow. Then we leave and head to Marshalls. Another terrible idea. Too many glass wear and breakable items. We leave and head to mom's place.
We get to mom's and Kendra is passed out. Logan is up so I put on Finding Nemo. Somehow, mom and I get into a knock down drag out about baptism. I dont even know how it started. Finally 5 pm rolls around Cole wants to take them to eat dinner. Finally, 6:30 pm Im heading home. Amen
On the way home, I get a call from Ashley Castleberry. I had not talked to her in months. It was soooo nice to hear from her. She went on to tell me that she was moving. We talked about everything. She is applying to school in Cali in Sept and cant wait to go. Im excited for her. I went on to tell her about things that have been going with me. This is why I love her: She tells me that she has always loved me and she understood that we were on two totally different paths and is proud of me. It was so nice to hear that for once. I have lost a dear friend to only have another re-enter my life. It's crazy to think that we have been friends for almost 20 years now. We are heading up to see her in a couple of weeks. I cant wait.
Yesturday was crazy. Ticket. $75. Turned in paper. 30 mins late. Spent time with family. 2 hour wait. Surprise conversation with my oldest best friend. Priceless.

Why should I pay for that too?!

I got into a little bit of a fender bender with one of the other mom's at Kendra's school back in November. She didnt want to get the Ins companies involved so we decided to handle it out right. She took the car to a couple of places and got several different quotes. None of which I had any knowledge about. I wish she would have informed me she was going so I could have gone with her. Since we are paying for this, I want to get the job done right but not pay a small fortune for. After she takes the car in to the repair shop, she decideds to get a rental car. I would not have had a problem with this, except for the fact that when I called her to check up on everything (because for some reason she wont call me) she never mentioned having to get a rental car. Now she is saying that we owe her for the rental. Then she went on to say that the gentleman "talked" her into getting the insurance for the car. Well Im not stupid. If you already have insurance, then your insurance company will cover the rental car. Plus, she had the rental for 2 days. I can understand not wanting to be out of a car, especially with kids and on spring Break week but come on. I would have been willing to give her rides to and from. Plus, how did she get the the rental place if the car was in the shop in the first place. Odd to me. I dont know. I will be glad when this is all over with.