July has been a month of Adventures in our house....

ok ok, I know,

EVERYDAY is an adventure with us, I get it, lol.

This month has been hard for the kids since they have spent this month of summer vacation with me in the nursing home.  In a way it has been great, they have grown a stronger bond with their Great Grampa and have heard many of the stories my Grampa used to tell me, like the one about him wrestling a 10 foot Shark in the ocean ;)

Grampa has been doing so much better, he can walk during his therapy and even do a few stairs, we are so proud of him ;)

This month My mini-me turned 8 years old!!!

Izeah (6) lost his first tooth!!!!!

Izeah's super-active-non-stop-action-driven-body has surprisingly been to "average" levels until this week, for some reason, he has gone back to that behavior a week before the new school year begins ;/  It has been nothing less than a completely wild adventure with our Family this summer.

I have taken my Grampa on a few outings this month, and I have all 4 youngest kids with me, plus Grampa's wheelchair, I am not sure if that qualifies as an adventure or just a sign of my insanity; either way I wouldn't trade it for the world ;)

Here are a few pics ;)

He wanted to show his great Grampa how brave he was, so he swished water in his mouth until the tooth popped out ;)

Happy Birthday Lily!!!!!!!!!!

Happy New Year's!!!!!

I hope everyone has a a wonderful year.

I hope that you accomplish all that you set out to do.  May your heart and your wallet always be full and your dishwasher empty (giggles)

I don't have any resolutions, I didnt make any last year either, I think it's because I felt too sad that I let myself down when I didnt go through with them, I mean it's not "fully" ok to blame someone else, but it feels a lot better than blaming yourself right? lol

I do have some goals I would like for the new year, but if they dont go through, I will remind myself that they are goals and not every goal is met ;)

*I  want to TRY  to be more positive: meaning let go of grudges, try to see what I have and not what I dont have, and help my children to see things that way as well.

*I want to volunteer more, and help more with the fundraising events

* I want to be able to adopt more Soldier's and be able to have a way to make money or get product donations so I can send them each a care package at least once a month.

*I want to help spread the word more about wonderful organizations that do so much good for people.

*I want to be able to help my son with all he is going through right now with all of his "diagnosis"

*I hope to make more friends through blogland ;)

*I want to be a better friend, a better supporter to those that need me.

*I hope that I am able to make my blog better, that I am able to bring my friends and readers a lot of deals and great reviews.

*I want to work on getting closer with my family, and getting my marriage on better grounds, yes it's good right now, but like all marriages it has up and downs, I just want to have more ups this year than downs ;)

*most importantly, I want to have a better relationship with God, having faith is something I have always been good with, but I want to work on getting my "sheltered" self to church.  (it's just hard at times when my depression is bad)

Sorry this turned into a story, I hope that you will stay with me and that I can be there for you as a friend.

Have a great weekend!!!