Melt my heart moment ----

As per our usual routine.....Alan puts Luke down and I put Sydney down for the night. Tonight was no different. We put them down and then went to other ones room to do our tuck in there. I was headed down the hall and poked my head back in Syd's room to tell her goodnight. This was the "convo" that ensued:

Me: Nite Nite NeeNee(she calls herself NeeNee or Nydney)

Syd: Nite Nite Mommy, Wub You! (Nite Nite Mommy, I love you!)

THE WHOLE SENTENCE.......TOTALLY UNPROMPTED!!

Thanks Guys -

I have received so many emails, PM's, IM's of support from so many of you. You have no idea how much they mean. It's been a really bad couple of days. I never dreamed I'd come under fire for calling my child "GuateTot" or stating that I am tired and that a certain stage of toddlerhood was going to kill me. I never dreamed that being honest would invite people to tell me how wrong I am and in the same breath tell me they weren't judging me.

As for the "GuateTots" thing.....I still find nothing wrong with that term. I really truly honestly don't. And believe me, I've been given ALL KINDS OF REASONS why I should. Even so far as to tell me that God wouldn't like it because of "XYZ Scripture" reference. I am so sorry if that offends you but please, don't let it eat at your soul like this one person did. Ya'll know my heart and my love for my kids. Even when they make me absolutely certifiable.....I would give my life for them....all 3 of them.

Anywho - I'm moving on. I'm done with the DRAMA. This is my blog. It's my place to tell what's going on in our world. It's my place to get my feelings out there and exhale. If you find things offensive, just remember --- not everyone agrees with everything and that's ok.

Love you all!!!

Going private is now being considered....

Why can't people just be nice?

I don't go around to other blogs spouting off my opinions about others peoples goings on.

Ugh, I am so frustrated!!

Just give you a heads up - we may go private in the very near future.

BTW, the poll is removed.....this is just so old!!!

ETA: IF this does go private, I will let ya'll know ahead of time. Everyone will be given a few days notice to get an email to me in order to be approved. Thanks for the support..I appreciate it so much!

My fellow SEW'ers.......

I've pulled out the old sewing machine, dusted it off, re-threaded it, etc and now I want to sew. Anyone know of any free sites I can patterns from?? I'm a TOTAL beginner and don't pick up on things nearly as quickly as LouLou!! :-) So, any "tutorial" or beginner stuff would be great!!!!

PLEASE PRAY FOR ABBY!!!

As her doctors put it.......Abby is about to go through sheer "HELL" in her treatments......God bless this little child who has incurred more pain and suffering than ANYONE should have to face!!! Bless you Riggs family for the witness that you are.

You can read about Abby's family by clicking the link on my sidebar.

DEAR ANONYMOUS ----

"Maybe you should call them your children or the small children or little ones, GuateTots sounds cold, like they are objects. They are just babies and Sydney is just home a short amount of time, you must have patience, its your job as their Mother to not "lose it"."

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Well now, isn't it nice when we can feel so bold as to give advice, yet HIDE behind "ANONYMOUS"?? I mean really.....come on out. Tell me who you are. IF and that's a BIG IF you knew me, you'd know that the term GUATETOTS is used as MY TERM OF ENDEARMENT for MY CHILDREN! If you for ONE MINUTE believe that it is meant an other way than with MY WHOLE HEART, you are officially UNINVITED from my blog. Matter of fact, the term "GuateTots" is VERY WIDELY used among the Guatemalan Families. I didn't coin that one.....I borrowed it.

As usual, I am almost positive you are the one who has heckled me before...... GO AWAY!

And really, I don't care what your opinion is on my post. Atleast I admit that I have moments of frustration and struggles. Anyone who can be so perfect must feel good to comment anonomously to lowly Moms like me. Must be nice to be so perfectly patient all the time...as I am sure you are.

From now on, please keep your comments to yourself.......

I think I can, I think I can!

We're going through kind of a rough patch with the GuateTots right now.......too much to get into. Alot of it's behavioral issues with Luke. Please say a prayer that things begin to settle down around here. I am slap worn out and my patience is VERY VERY thin. And when Momma ain't happy.....

WELL

She just ain't happy and she makes it really really hard and slightly miserable for everyone else!