So driving the other day I thought I constructive way to get out some thoughts would be to start this blog and I am gonna just see how it works out. I don't really want it to be about all the negative things that have come along with getting 5 step-children and all the terrible things the their mother does and things that she and their father disagree on (although I am NOT making any promises not to mention any of it). I want this blog to be about MY love for these 5 children and how much they have changed my life in the almost 3 years that I have been in their lives now. I want it to be about how I want to do more for them and everything in my power to improve the quality of life that they will have.
It's funny because someone at my work said "you are going to be a great mother because you didn't really have a great one and that's why you are so great with Jarrod's kids". I totally think she's right. Not that people who had great parents won't also be great. But, I know exactly what I DON'T want t do and what I don't want to be like.
Anyways. I am super tired from a 10 hour road trip in 2 days so this one is gonna be short. I took the two youngest out of town for my niece's 2 year old birthday party! We stayed in a hotel, which Brooke and Chelsea had NEVER done in their 6 years of life before and then we had breakfast over-looking the lake! They thought it was the ocean!! Then we drove some more and stayed another night with one of my really good friends. Chelsea and Brooke had the best time playing with Shannon's boys and just being spoiled all weekend! It really was one of the best times I had in forever.
I am really sad that we won't have the kids next weekend for Halloween and super upset because they say their mom isn't taken them trick-or-treating because she all-of-the-sudden is "against" Halloween, saying it's the "devil's day". Just really because she must be too lazy to let them do it or something. Who knows. I just think it's weird because Jarrod said she never had a problem with Halloween before and he has known her since they were both 12 years old. Wow.....so we painted fingernails orange and black!!! :))
