Walking Pneumonia, Day Care and GLEEEEEEE....

While I sit here waiting on Glee to start in an hour and a half, I thought I would reminiscence about the past two days.

happymommy reminiscing about the past two days
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I am thinking fondly of the fun and adventure that has been part of our lives. First let's start with yesterday. Woke up all ready to spend the day in the office and Lilly said, "Mom, I really think I need to go to the doctor." Yes, she has had an awful cough for a week or so, and yes, I have threatened to take her, but really, how often does one need to go to the doctor? So instead of going to rake in the cash, we headed to the doctor to hand out the cash. Turns out, the kid knows her illnesses. Walking pneumonia and an inhaler plus three million dollars later, we were on our way to finally having a healthy house. We hope!

Why is her hair so curly and beautiful?

Then today, James started daycare. I was a wreck. James didn't understand why Lilly and I were leaving him at this random house. But there were toys and other children. He still cried. And so did I. He ended up doing great. Somehow, I also survived.

We celebrated his first half day in the care of someone who wasn't family by going out to lunch. And guess who was at the same cafe? The Government Agent from E.T. It took me most of the day to actually figure out who the famous guy was, but I did it. He was a guest star on NCIS and that's how I finally pictured him in my mind. Yes, I get that this means I watch too much TV.

Then, Lilly got home from a day of Grandma & Opa and we hugged and played.

Now, I am waiting for Glee. I adore this show. The songs, the dancing and Jane Lynch. Life is good. No, life is great. I am amazed that I am the beneficiary of such blessings. Somehow, it just gets better and better.

happymommy

Vacation and baseball recovery....

My little family has been recovering from four days of vacation a day of rest, then Giant's Opening Day at the beautiful AT&T Park.

The Crew gets ready to board the "party" bus at 11am in the morning. Yes, in the morning!

And this is what happens after you spend an hour on the party bus!


Then you spend a glorious day enjoying the baseball and the people!

After a few days off from writing, I have taken stock of a few things. I don't have a ton of readers. Mostly my family and friends and a few strangers that find me through who knows where. I have no stats installed so no way to really figure out how many people visit my little world on the internet. So often, I forget that maybe some people don't want constant pictures of themselves or want me talking about things that only matter to me and my world. I started to think that maybe I need to change the way I write and what I post.

Then, through twitter I encountered writing and lives of people who share so much. People who are beyond consolable about the grief that has entered their lives through the loss of a child. I have thought of nothing but this family, and then these parents and finally this woman and what she and her family have endured over the years. The anger, passion and grief shared is unknown to me. I am blessed to have my family and my life. Writers share and I share. On such a different level, believe me, I know, but I will continue to share and write.

Then The Bloggess (nsfmmomil***) wrote about her outrage on the poor girl trying to go to her senior prom with her girlfriend. It wasn't about the court case or being gay. It was about WHAT THE PARENTS SANCTIONED and HOW THE SCHOOL ALLOWED SUCH PAIN AND NONSENSE TO OCCUR. Like The Bloggess (nsfmmomil***), I was dumbstruck and so very sad.

I hope to continue to "meet" the others out there who share their stories of humor, of grief and of triumph.

happymommy

Vacay, how beautiful and how cute.....

Vacay!!!!!


New friends...


Who's the Boss?


So Hungry


I'm happy!


And, really?


Um, had enough!!!


Night-Night!!!

happymommy

ummm, spring break.....

We started out big.... and we are tired!

Pool time, bowling time and bath time. Love the vacay!

Spring Break Road Trip.....

Happy Easter from happymommy and her family!

Bonnets and flower dresses....!
Happy Day, Easter and He is risen! John 3:16
Oh, and it is Jeff's Birthday!
Wow, today is busy!
And we went on a road trip.

I have no words, and after five hours in the car with Jeff, Lilly and James, I can only offer pictures.

Oh wait, I do have words. Let's start with the three meltdowns in the car AFTER we left the house at 1pm. The child that refused to nap the first three hours and our dog that had an ACCIDENT in my parent's very swanky lobby when we dropped him off. Or, what about the horrible man that made very mean comments about my children when we finally found a restaurant to fill our empty bellies. He ruined the first half of my Easter dinner with my wonderful team. Thankfully, I had Jeff to talk me down off the ledge. I wish I had pictures of all of this. However, I only have happy, funny pictures.

Our day....

People napped!


People did not nap!

People got very excited about the hotel room!

People drank!

happymommy

The duck in the gas station....

We had a day of eating out, asparagus and fun! I don't take a lot of time in my life for just my friends, and when I have a day of nothing but friends and fellowship, I forget HOW MUCH I LOVE MY PEEPS! New friends and old friends. I treasure these people and as we grow as friends, we begin the joy of watching our children become friends.

James & Lilly

And yes, that is my son running around wearing fairy wings.
I am fine with it!

And yes, I am fine with it!
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The happymommy crew is heading out of town for Spring Break. We have people watching the house, the dog and the cat. So no need to try to rob us. We are covered! I may try to blog from the road, but probably not. Enjoy your weekend and remember.... Easter. I am.

Thanks Cousin Chase for reminding me of this and thank you Johnny Cash and The Carter Family!

happymommy

Changes, buckets and family...

The happymommy household is about to make some big changes. Not only are we embarking on renovations to our house, but we are getting ready to send James to day care. I am not sure how to handle this. Work is becoming busier, and I need more time. This is weighing on my heart and soul. We didn't send Lilly to day care. I did so many things with her. Gymnastics, swimming, trips to the beach and zoo and Fairyland. James, he gets swimming. That's it. And now, I am sending him to daycare so I can work. Is this fair? Who knows. Do I have guilt? Yes. For some reason, today I do. James is such a different child. In most ways, he is the opposite of Lilly. But in all the important ways, he is the same. Loving, smart and a joy to watch grow. I think this might be what happens when a mommy is done with the baby part of parenting. I am sad. But am I ready? We shall see.

For now, I treasure the moments and wonder how I got so lucky to have the babies, and wonderful grown people in my life.

Learning to read with Grandma!

What a bucket head!

Not really sure what to say except, HOW CUTE?

Portrait of the Guilt-Ridden happymommy

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