Hi all and happy Friday! I thank you for induldging me as I suffer through this ridiculous pitty party. I promise today is the last post about missing Eldest Son, but must share this story with you. While it deals directly with said son, it has far more to do with the camp he's attending. Sadly, I don't feel comfortbale enough to tell you exactly where Eldet Son is, but wait until you hear how wonderful this place is. If you are looking for a camp for your young ones, please feel free to email me and I will privately discuss the particulars.
As you know, Eldest Son has been at camp since Sunday and I haven't heard from him. When, once again, there was NO letter in the mail from him today, I broke down. I acted like a real mother! I called the camp and pleaded, begged, asked them ever so kindly to have Eldest Son's counselor remind him of the importance of putting pen to paper and writing his mother! They were so kind to me and assured me that I was not the first, nor was I going to be the last person to call about a child's writing issues. Furthermore, they let me know that Eldest Son was adjusting beautifully. I figured that was the end of it and went about my day.
No more than an hour later, I had a message on my cell phone from the camp letting me know Eldest Son had been sufficiently chastised spoken to about the importance of letter writing. AND, not only had he written me a letter a few days ago, but one went in the mail today. Can you believe it? I'm really glad Eldest Son has been writing, but was really surprised about the camp's attention to my feelings. I mean seriously, they had already made me feel better, and yet, they went the extra mile to follow-up with me, again. Yay camp!!
I thank you all for your supportive comments and wish a wonderful weekend! TTFN!
XOXO,
Kim
P.S. The new adventure for the day was getting invloved in my county's politics. Husband and I have officially joined our political party's group in our county. We have always voted, and let our kids know how important it is, but we decided we need to be more involved.
Also wanted to let you know, I'm participating in Maryland Pink and Green's Blog Hop. Go check it out!
Hi all! Hope your week is going well. Mine is moving too slow AND I still haven't heard from Eldest Son!!! Thank God camp shares pictures every day, so I know he's still alive. That being said, I've only seen two pictures of him and one was of his backside!!! Oh dear me. Please understand, this is the first time he has been away for this long and I HATE not being able to talk to him!!! In case you haven't guessed, I have the gift of gab and a want, need, desire COMPULSION to communicate. Any wonder my major in college was Communications?!
I keep telling myself I haven't heard from him, because he is too busy having fun and truly do believe it. Still...
Okay, so how do I know I've gone off the deep end? At this very moment, I actually envy these two ladies, The Entertaining Mom and Bevy. Go read their blogs and you will understand the depths of my craziness! I misss the chattering bickering in my home and look forward to Eldest Son tormenting his little sisters. He doesn't pick on the baby, yet! Okay, when he does come home, I know I'll look back on this and ask "What the hell was I thinking?!" But, until then, I will sit her missing my boy and looking at the world in a new way. TTFN!
XOXO,
Kim
P.S. In case you're wondering, one of my new challenges was allowing the three youngest to fingerpaint. For me this a huge deal. I don't deal well with messes and paint on hands with a 5, 3 and 17 month old is horrifying to me. Isn't that why they have preschool?! We did surrvive the situation, with Daddy's help, as I had to leave the room. Okay, so I'm probably worse than Kate Gosselin when it comes to things like that. Please don't judge me too harshly...
Hi all! Hope your week has started off with all sorts of great opportunities. I thought the three kids here would keep me so busy that I wouldn't have time to miss Eldest Son so much, but I was wrong. Though busy, I miss him more than I could ever tell you. I know he's having the best time ever, it's just strange not having him here. I never realized how much I truly enjoy his company. This is going to be a good experience for both of us, our first of a year of new adventures.
I told Husband I wanted to try something new every day for the next year and made sure to tell him nothing crazy. He simply asked if I was going through a midlife crisis! To begin with, I still have a few more years before I even turn 40. Secondly, my new experience today was helping him with his work. The really crappy grunt work, at that. Yes, a typical midlife crisis includes opening bags and undoing twist ties on your family room floor with you family! Geesh!!! Oh well. I even considered putting aside this "crazy" idea, but realized this is too important to me.
I've always been one to put off things or never even contemplate doing them for one excuse or another and I have regrets. NO, I DON'T REGRET MY HUSBAND OR FAMILY. There are simply experiences I wish I would have had. Of course, having had them, I probably would have missed out on the life I have now. A life I wouldn't change for the world! It's simply time to expose my family and myself to what the world has to offer.
I told you yesterday, there will be no wild and crazy experiences for me. I like to play things safe, but I hope to discover new things about myself and family as we embark on this journey. I sincerely hope you will join us and support me through your comments. If you have any experiences you think I may enjoy, please let me know -- I'll try to be open.
The year of firsts has begun! Two days down and I've already realized that I love my family more than I ever thought possible and doing mind-numbing work with Husband isn't horrible. At least it's time spent together reaching a common goal. What will tomorrow bring? You'll just have to come back and see. TTFN!
XOXO,
Kim
Hi all! Hope your weekend was wonderful. Husband and I took Eldest Son to camp (for the first time) yesterday, where he will be for the next two weeks. Not sure how I feel about it, but Eldest Son couldn't wait for us to leave so he could start his new adventure! I'm happy to see Husband and I have raised confident children. Still a tear or two isn't too much to ask, is it?! You see, I have had the same issues when Eldest Daugter and Ittybit both started preschool. While most of the other little ones were crying, mine were busy playing with toys and not wanting to give ME the last little hug I needed to walk out the door without them!
So, what am I to do with myself one child down? I think I have an idea and would love to run it past all of you. I think I want to write a book. A book about all the things I haven't done, but will try now. I would take the next year, and each day, try something new. Nothing too crazy -- no jumping out of airplanes or eating live bugs for me. Simple things, like rock climbing or trying sushi. Maybe y'all have ideas I haven't even considered. What do you think? Would it be something you would read? Should I blog about it? Please let me know, I really do want your input.
Well, while I may be one child down, I still have three kids who are five and under here, so I better get to their needs. TTFN!
XOXO,
Kim
Hi all and a happy weekend to you!!! Figured I'd keep going with the shoe theme and tell you about the sandals I just ordered. No, these aren't your average sandals, these are Stephen Bonanno Sandals and they are custom made. Go check out their site to see all the beautiful color combinations you can make for these wonderful monogrammed sandals. Since I live in the South, I went with the chanel base and black whipstitch combination, so I can wear them most of the year. Well, at least until my poor toes turn blue from the cold!
Better still, I found them on sale at The Pink Giraffe in Nashville, TN. (You can also find them on Twitter and on Facebook.) In fact, ALL of their monogrammed sandals and flipflops on sale!!! Even with shipping, I still paid less than retail price. Yay!! They were so very helpful when I called to ask a million questions and helped me to place the order via their online shop. That way, nothing gets lost in translation. Now, I just have to sit back and wait ever so patiently for the next four to six weeks and you know how patient I am. When they come in, I'll be sure to post pictures. Please do go check out this adorable find and let them know I sent you!! TTFN!
Oh, just to let you know, The Pink Giraffe did not compensate me in any way for this post, I just wanted to pass on a great deal from a great store!
XOXO,
Kim
Hi all! Hope your Friday is wonderful. It's raining and dark here. Boo! I know I haven't been the best at keeping up with this blog, but I hope you'll forgive me. I've just been so overwhelmed with all sorts of things. Okay, enough of my pitty party!
Last weekend marked a very serious note in a young person's life. The baby finally got his first pair of shoes. Okay, you know me, he actually got six pairs of shoes. In my defense, some are for next fall and he does need dress shoes for special occassions AND his brother found him a pair of Timberlands that matched a pair he had. So see, it IS NECESSARY.
My fine looking men!
Hope all of you can find the simple joy, like that first pair of shoes!!! TTFN!
XOXO,
Kim
