2011

New year...new life.

Big #2

Today Brooklyn turns two...but we had her birthday celebration at Grandma Brenda's yesterday. She started crying when we started singing "Happy Birthday" to her and then didn't want anything to do with her presents...it was a very emotional day for her!

Thank you Grandma Jo Jo for bringing the cake! It was very delicious!

'Nuf said

Friends...

are important!

My Kyle...

is going back to prison tomorrow for the remainder of her sentence.

What's next?

Today...making banana bread...my oven caught fire...and nothing was in it. *sigh* Can't wait for the weekend....

Pick Your Battles

For as long as I have been a mom I have been told over and over that the art of being a good mom is....pick your battles. So, for 7 years I have let my oldest princess get away with being a picky eater. I haven't pressed her to eat what she doesn't want to eat or feels like eating.
Who wants that battle on top of the "brush your teeth, comb your hair, wash your face, pick up your dirty clothes, put your shoes away, hang up your coat, put your toys away when your done, stop tormenting your sister" battle I go through daily? Well, I don't know if it's the new year, or I'm just fed up cooking 2 different meals every day, but we laid down the law tonight. Kaylee was not getting up from the table until she ate her meatloaf. Two hours and almost a whole box full of tissues later she was done. My beautiful girl ate her meatloaf! I feel like I am on top of the world! What's next? The possibilities are endless! Who knows...maybe tomorrow night will be fried chicken....but I won't hold my breath!