Come on Spring!

The weather has been so off and on. One day it's beautiful, then next it's freezing again. Totally lame to have 3 days of weather in the 70's and then fall down to 30's.

But, we make the best of the warm weather! The girls have been soaking up all the sun I'll let them have. And I've been loving that. Seems to knock them out earlier. Awesome anyway you look at it. I get to head to bed sooner because I'm not staying up all night with them. And they pass out early because they played so hard.

I can't wait until the warm weather is here to stay. I"m so ready to plant my garden. I love flowers! Last year I didn't get to do much. More I was just too lazy to do all the digging. But this year I have a plan. Going to recycle the sand box. Kids don't know to take care of it anyways.

Not much has been happening. Nicole is still being her normal self. Stealing whatever she can get her hands on. And she just doesn't care who it belongs too. Last night I forgot to lock up the twins' snacks, next morning I found she had the box under her pillow...And it was empty. It's so sad that she steals even from a baby (literally, they are just a year old).

This girl is stressing me out way too much. And it doesn't help with my pain either. I just don't know what to do with this girl anymore. Nothing helps. And I'm all out of ideas.

Bleh. I'm off. Toodles.

Josie's Birthday Party

Well, we had Josie's birthday party. It wasn't exactly what she wanted. But, for the moment she was happy. We got her a cookie cake, seemed ideal since the actual cakes are never eaten all the way and half is tossed in the trash. And it was a good decision. Most was eaten, and only one piece was tossed out (I forgot it was hiding in the non working microwave lol). She loved the colors and was tickled about the butterfly.

We got her 3 presents. A big La La Loopsy doll. Those things are weird. She loves them though and has been asking for one since they came out. Sadly, Santa did not bring her one. So, the birthday fairy made up for that. A few weeks ago she bought herself a miniature la la loopsy with the money she got in the mail for her birthday from Wish Upon a Hero. These dolls are NOT cheap. She was so happy to see a big one in her birthday bag.

She also got another small la la loopsy. Now she has 2 that can ride the ferris wheel she bought. Again, another hit gift. She plays with them everyday.

And her 3rd gift was a big gold fish. She FREAKED OUT when she seen this one lol. She's so excited to have her very own pet fish. She asks several times a day if she can feed it. I have to keep reminding her, just once a day. Hoping she'll learn that one soon. Gets annoying after a while.

Anywho, here's a few pictures from the small party we had for her.

The BIG 5!

Bella, the gold fish.

Josie's enjoying her cookie cake. She was not moving away from her new fish lol. It was so cute. Even the twins wanted to stand up there and look.

The small la la loopsy she got to add to her collection. Can you see her excitement?

The big la la loopsy. Had problems getting her to be still so I could take the picture lol.

La la loopsy out of the box, holding the butterfly that came with the doll. Be warned, these dolls are a little on the heavy side. As the head is a big ball of hard plastic and is not hollowed out like most dolls are.

Over all, it didn't go too bad. She got some other presents too in the mail. So that made it even more great.

What is her deal?!

I'm getting so tired of Nicole. She's our 16 year old daughter. And has the WORST attitude ever. Yeah I know all teenagers need an attitude adjustment. But she needs a major one. She won't stop stealing. And she steals everything, from small items like pencils, to food and money. I don't get it. You can spend an hour getting on to her for it and then bam she does it again.

Tori came to me today complaining there were ants in her room. So I followed the trail and found 3 empty soda cans. Nicole stole them, then hid the evidence in her room. Did she think we wouldn't find them? I mean, come on. It's no secret we have ant problem in this house.

I've finally done what I've been praying I wouldn't have to do. I have locks on the cabinets and a pad lock on the fridge. A tool box is locked up and has things like personal electronics (ds, mp3 players etc) and any money anyone has. I shouldn't have to do this. But she just doesn't get it, and she doesn't care either.

Ugh!! Someone find me a pill that fixes stupid already.

Purple Day

Have you ever heard of Purple Day? It's a day dedicated to wearing purple. Now you're probably wondering why wear purple? And why should we make a fuss about it?

The color purple symbolizes Epilepsy Awareness. It's such a terrible disease that gets little recognition. It's known as the silent killer. So one day of the year, you are encouraged to wear purple, and wear it proud. Get others involved.

One way is to ask the local schools to encourage students to wear purple to school that day (and if Purple Day is on a non school day, then wear purple on the last school day before the event). No, you don't have to look like Barney the dinosaur to show your support. Add a purple ribbon to your shoelaces. Add a ribbon to your bracelet, in your hair tie, on your book bag. The variations are endless. Just let it be seen.

Will you be joining me on Purple Day?

She's Getting So Big

I can't believe how big my baby girl is getting. It's crazy. In just a few days she'll be turning 5 years old. Where did the time go? It seems like just yesterday she was still this tiny mystery person that had me afraid to let her go. Even today, I'm holding onto her hand. She's so spontaneous and full of life. Her imagination amazes me everyday. And she's so smart! She is definitely my bundle of joy, my life, my reason for waking up each morning. I'd be lost without my Sunshine.

She still doesn't have any friends. And I feel bad for that. My poor Sunshine is stuck at home everyday with me and her twin brothers. But, she doesn't really complain. Lately though, she has been talking about her "friends". Whom's names are Macaroni, Door, Light and Cutey. It saddens me that she is naming objects and not people. But not much I can do about that. The kids in the neighborhood speak Spanish, and I do not. I keep praying things will change with that.

I know they will once school starts. OMG, school. I want that day, yet I don't. I'm going to have a hard time with letting her on the bus. It's going to make me face reality that she isn't really a baby anymore. It means it will be time to share her with others. I just don't think I'm ready for that step. Then again, are we ever fully ready for that?

Her birthday is March 11th. She keeps talking about how all her friends are coming to her party. It makes me want to cry. There will be no friends coming over. There are no kids to invite. None. And she is going to be so disappointed. She does know what a birthday party is. Tori just had her's not too long ago, and had 4 friends over. Josie wants to enjoy that same thing. I thought of just having Tori's friends over, but that won't go well. They would just ignore Josie. And I think that would be even worse for her.

Please pray I find a way to make my Sunshine's birthday extra special.