Things that make you go hmmm............

Sometimes we loose sight of whats important in life and have to remind ourselves how good we have it. Today I received a chain letter at work, I get many of these throughout the day from Friends and colleagues, but this one caught my attention. I had a nice short story with a religious message which I will spare you of because I know that not everyone is religious, but the ending was so empowering and it can easily relate to anyone who is spiritual, it said " Never get to busy making a living, that you forget to make a life!". I have a tendency to focus on the negative, lack of money, the economy, my job etc. and instead I should be thankful that we are all healthy, have food to eat, have a home to live in and many other blessings that I tend to overlook. In the end, whatever will be will be, and my worries will all have been in vain.

BS

For the last couple weeks my upper back has been killing me, so much so that I have started to get dull headaches around my neck area. SO, I call around and find a Orthopedic specialist and tried to make an appt., well they gave me the run around saying that I first had to see the GP and get a referral, I then explained to them that I have a PPO and don't need a referral, "doesn't matter" they say, I need to see the GP first to make sure "it is your back that is hurting" (DUH? I think I know where my back is???)))and of course they have one in their same office that can see me. OK, so I schedule the appt. with the GP and they get me in the same day, I then proceed to explain to the GP that I am there because my back hurts, he then says "Well, I am a GP so I cant really help you with that but we have a great Dr. here that you can see for pain management and I will refer you". SO, a 10 minute appt., half a day of work missed, and a 50$ copay (my deductible had not been met so I had to pay the remainder that was due) to finally get the appt with the Dr. I wanted in the first place, WTF is wrong with this picture????????????????

New Camera

My old kodak finally had it, too many falls sent it to its doom :( bittersweet because I really liked that camera and was used to it but it gave me a reason to get a new one and I LOVE it so far! Its a Panasonic Limux and has way to many buttons and things for me to understand ;) but the basic features are great and I really like the picture quality. I would love to post some new pics but turns out my lil guy put a penny in the SD slot of my laptop and although my BIL was able to take it a part and remove the penny, sadly, my SD slot no longer works. Unfortunately, i cant afford a new laptop right now so I will try to buy a removable SD port so I can upload some new pics.

Family

Ever since I was a little girl I dreamed of being a wife and a mother (I know cheesy ha?), having the house clean and dinner ready for my husband when he came home from a long day of work, helping my kids with their homework and taking them to sports practice and doing all the other things "moms" do. I never imagined my life would be like this, and at the same time, this is exactly what I wanted, I know I am not making sense, its just one of those things that are hard to explain. I enjoy being a mother and wife and wouldn't change it for anything in the world! I have the family I always dreamed of and I know that we will be happy together wherever we are because like the saying goes "A home doesn't make a family, its the family that makes a home" or something like that right? ;)

Happy Birthday Steph!

Today my second born is 10 years old! It makes me question where the time has gone? My baby looks like such a big girl and soon I will have 2 teenage girls driving me crazy!!! We stopped doing the birthday party thing with the girls a while ago and instead we do something fun on their birthday's along with a family dinner. Steph chose to go bowling with some of her cousins and then we had some pozole and cake at grandma's house (YUM!!!) I feel blessed to see my children growing up happy and healthy, and I am forever thankful, and its moments like these that we cherish as a family. God is good!

We are complete

After giving it much thought and reasoning, I have finally come to the realization that I MUST BE CRAZY to want more kids! I already have 4 wonderful babies that take up all of my time and energy and I definitely know that I cannot possibly give them all the time and dedication that they deserve, and to think about adding more to the mix? Although my husband loves his children and is a great father, he too thinks that we should stop while we are ahead ;) So, for now I am done, we'll see how long that lasts!

Update

I have been so busy these past couple weeks with work and school and I'm sure I have taken on more than I can handle this semester. Oh well, I hope I can at least get a passing grade so I don't get put on probation at school :/ Hubby has not been able to find a job yet and I hate that he feels so helpless, and speaking of jobs, I have been so busy at work and have had to work some weekend days to put together a couple foreclosure workshops in hopes that people can speak to their lenders directly and work out some modifications on their loans. I am thankful to have a great job that pays good and I don't have to be stressed out over my hubby not having a job.