Breakdown

I was about to have a nervous breakdown this past week. It's a long story and mainly my fault but I can still get pissed right? We applied for our passports on March 3rd and were told by the clerk we didn't need to expedite because they were only taking 2-3 weeks to arrive (should have know better!), fast forward to last week and they still weren't here so I started panicking and calling every day, I'm sure I got on their nerves. Finally on Thurs. they tell me we should probably pay to have them expedited WTF?? I waited 3 weeks and called almost every day last week and they waited till now to tell me to expedite or we might not get them in time!!!!!! So, against my will I ended up paying the expedite, it was cheaper than having to reschedule our flight if they didn't arrive in time but still a shit load of money for all 5 of us! Today I received my passport via overnight mail (and they still haven't charged the expedite fee?) so I am praying that the kids are on their way and that we receive them before we leave. Lesson learned!

Spring

For the last couple of days we have had some pretty good weather, this past weekend it was 70 degrees! I never really believed those studies that say people get depressed during the winter months but I am now starting to believe! I have felt like crap for a while now and couldn't figure out why? Well this weekend was nice, we had a great time hanging out with family, going to the outdoor malls and eating out, I cant explain the feeling but it just "felt good". The time changed this past weekend so today when I got out of work, it was still bright and it was nice getting home to see the kids and being able to spend some time with my little ones in the back yard before it got dark. I wish our spring lasted longer, I am not looking forward to our 110 degree summer :(

Im going to Mexico!

We leave on April 2nd and I couldn't be more excited because my mom, brother and one of my sisters is coming with us! I am a little sad that hubby is not coming with us but we will manage to have some fun anyway :) We will only be there until the 13th so we are going to be really busy and are hoping to squeeze a one day trip to Guayabitos in there. I have never traveled anywhere alone with all 4 kids so it will be interesting to see how I manage. On a side note, the last time I went to Mexico was in 2001 and they didn't require passports then and since we haven't left the country since, none of us had passports, so what I though was going to be a relatively inexpensive trip is turning out to be really pricey! Our airline tickets were also a bit pricey but my option was a direct flight through Mexicana or less expensive flights on the other carriers that required a layover, well with 4 kids ranging from 1 to 11, which would you choose?