After two really bad days and four really bad "school" days for Marcelo and myself we have a MIRACLE!!!!!!!

The last four school days for Marcelo he has finished his work at 4:30, 6:00, 5:30, and 4:00. That means really hard days and hard lessons to be learned for him and myself. I was at the end of my rope yesturday. I think he was too.

Today, he finished at 11:30 am!!!!!!!!! I am so happy. He is outside playing and having fun. I am inside able to get things done that I haven't gotten done or really wanted to get done. It is a break for me. I now can go through the day and not have some one fighting against me all day. A BREAK!!! That is what I prayed for.

It might not last all day, but for now I am going to enjoy my moment for however long. I'm going outside and study my spanish. Yes, Kim, I will be prepared for our class tomorrow.LOL

Last night Rich and I came home from a fun evening with friends to find all our boys in the basement sleeping. We thought how cute is this. I imagined Marcelo feeling really apart of the boys. They looked so peaceful all cuddled up in bed.

I think of the little song...There was ten in the bed and the little one said move over, move over...so they all move over and now there were nine in the bed.....

SO, I am wondering how they can go from this to three of them peeing in the bed ON PURPOSE when they woke up. They were awake and decided, "I'm going to pull my pants down and pee on the bed." Another boy saying, " Oh really, well I'm going to pee through my pants and pee on the bed." Then the third boy saying, "WEll, I"M going to sit on the bed and pee on the bed."

While the fourth boy is smart enough not to do it, he is laughing the whole time.

WHERE DO BOYS GET THIS FROM!!!!!!!!!! It is yucky....VERY YUCKY!!!

Not a great way to wake up on a Saturday. I need to read my last blog and think positve. The thing is it is early in the morning and that is the only thing I have to look at for my day. Oh, I just thought of a positve. Since, they did this they are doing extra jobs today, which means less work for me. Now, that puts a smile on my face! he he

WHAT A DAY!!!!!!!!!

I am worn out. I had a flat tire today. So flat I couldn't drive on it. In the middle of all that going on I had a child who tested every bit of my strength. For hours today it was like someone pushing against me and me trying to keep my ground. Days like this leave me so longing for a better day.

The interesting thing is.... if I think of all the good things that happened, I can feel so different about my day.

The good things that happened today..........

-I went to spanish class...I love going to spanish.

-I got to visit with mom Neal

-I ate lunch with Tamara while the kids played

-Since the flat tire was not in my drive way AAA came to put on a spare one

-In the middle of a child pounding on the door in time out I went outside to enjoy the quiet and to read my scriptures and pray for help and calmness. While I did this a beautiful butterfly landed on my clothes and stayed there for a long time. It was so sweet at the moment.

-I got to vent to my sister who has a great listening ear...Jessica :)

-I was hugged and kissed by my hubby when he got home from work

-Dinner was soo good and easy(thanks to dinner group)

-I got to go on a wonderful run by myself, at night, in the beautiful weather outside. It ended my day so nice.

So, when I look at all the good things that happened today. I had a GREAT day. I loved my day.

Maybe, I 'll choose not to look at all the hard moments today and let go of all the yucky feelings. If I do this I'll be going to bed feeling really happy about my day and who I am as a person and a Mom. I think that sounds good. Good night ya'll.

May 11,2010
Today I woke up with a head that was pounding. Oh, it hurt. My throat hurt to swallow. Rich brought me some tylenol and a sinus med. It helped.
Around 4:00 my head started to pound again and it hurt really bad to talk or to swallow.
When it was bed time I went to put Marcelo to bed. I knelt down to hear him pray and in his prayer he prayed that...Mama won't be sick no more.
HE PRAYED FOR ME.
OK, this may sound little to some people, but it is the first time he has ever prayed for me. My new little son was thoughtful and prayed for me. He is learning to pray so a lot of his prayers are short and the same thing said in them. Tonight, he thought "outside" the box and prayed for me.
So, maybe he is getting it. That we pray to Heavenly Father for help and that he hears us. May- be he was concerned aboout me.....
Whatever it was... I'll take the pounding headache all over again to hear his sweeet little prayer.

Mother's Day I woke to my kids coming in singing.."Happy mother's day to you. Happy Mother's day to you!"
I got a nice breakfast in bed and lots of homemade cards from the kids. I opened my gift from the kids. They made me a tie blanket. It is so cute.
I have to be honest. I was really worried about Mother's Day. It is the first one Marcelo will have with a Mom. I didn't know how he would do.
ALL the kids were great. The girls helped so much. I enjoyed preparing some of the dinner with them. All of us working together and talking while all the boys were in time out from being so hyper during church. It was nice to have that time with the girls.
The boys during church were hyper, but they were also excited for me. They kept putting my hair behind my ears, telling me I'm pretty, saying I love you, and telling me that I have to be happy because it was Happy Mother's Day. They were great. This was all done in between them wrestling eachother, clapping hands loudly, talking or singing loudly, biting eachother or themselves...........My boys keep me very ......let's just say I'm never bored.
I spent the rest of the day visiting with so much family and I stayed up way too late, but I loved my day.
I did get some special time with each of the boys before bed. Each one I was able to have a different experience with. The boys are always full of suprises. I never know what I'lll get from them. Well, some of them :)
Rich was a sweetie the whole day. I got my Mother's day gift from him early(on Friday). It was a cheetah print chair. I loved it. I am so blessed to have my hubby and my little sweeties and little men. They fill my life with so much love and joy. I am so grateful to be a MOM.

April 2, 2010
We got sealed to Marcelo in the Louisville, Kentucky temple

Bry's 13 birthday

SAVY"S 11 birthday