Too busy to post

I know my blog can be deleted if I don't post every so often. I've been so busy, I just don't have time to post anything right now. The girls are all doing great in school (except a certain step-daughter). C is working on her very first report, and suprisingly she is doing far better than I expected. E will finish all her Kindergarten work within this month, and I've been working on gathering curriculum for first grade. That's all I have time for now. Hopefully next time I'm here I remember my password, and not have to spend 10 minutes trying different combinations of letters, symbols, and numbers to access this thing. : ) Hope everyone is doing well.

Happy Birthday C!

I've now been a Mommy ten years. C's birthday was this week. She didn't have to do any school or chores on the day, and we skipped Vocabulary for the entire week in honor of her being ten. She woke up, played Guitar Hero III (we own every one...I'm a bit addicted to it, and although this is supposed to be about C, I'll brag that I can pass every song on "Hard", and about 80% of them on "Expert".)After 2 hours of that she helped make her cake. This basically meant that I stood watch while she did everything but pour the batter in the cake pan, and pull the hot pan out of the oven. She then played Wii Sports with her little sister for almost 3 hours. We went outside for a bit to play, then back in for baths before Daddy got home early from work. Once here, we went to the State Park and hiked for an hour and a half. We got to see dozens of deer, several geese, a groundhog, and 5 swans. The swans thought we had food, and we got to within 3 feet of them. The girls each kept a beautiful feather for themselves. From the ground; we didn't pull them off the birds. : )

Then it was off to Taco Bell, C's choice for dinner. Everyone but Daddy enjoyed it; he hates Taco Bell. Then home to watch Survivor and open gifts. I wasn't able to afford much, but she enjoyed them. The most expensive gift was "Barbie as the Island Princess", which I found on sale for under $20, and was the thing she most asked for. I spent under $80, and managed to buy 13 things, so it looked like she had more.

The timing worked perfectly, because the VP debate was on at 8, and I had told her she had the entire day till then. Birthday or no I wasn't missing the debates. She actually watched about half an hour of it. She knows who's running, and the running mates, and actually will pay attention when they are on TV, but birthday presents called, and she didn't watch the whole thing.

Anyway, we had an awesome day, a nice break from school, and I thank God for the best ten years of my life! I never knew what love really was all about until I felt this little, tiny baby girl seconds after she was born. I've NEVER regretted having her or her sister, and although it's sad she's not so little anymore, I hope my daughters and I continue to be close, and that when they are all grown up they can be my best friends like my own dear mom was to me.

Happy Birthday C, and I love you and E more than anything or anyone in this world! I am so blessed.