I'm married to a You Tuber...

Chris bought a new toy. He came home with a flip video camera (too bad he didn't have it last week for Christmas!!) today that he says he is going to use to make a you tube channel. Does Chris have what it takes to enrapture an audience that will follow his daily antics?! I guess we will find out. If nothing else I know that Mad will get a kick out of it. I guess if he is going to be on you tube anyways, he might as well be productive.

Vacation is over...

So the holidays have come and gone, and now life is back to normal. I had 5 days off around Christmas and had the opportunity to spend that time with my family. It was so nice to relax and spend time with my sisters, parents, and a lot of one on one time with Maddie. Not to mention my handsome nephew!

I have realized these last few weeks what an amazing child I have. She is so sweet, smart, and loving. I seen some of these kids that she goes to preschool with and some of the kids that she plays with on a regular basis for the little terrors that they are. In the little over a year that Maddie has been in preschool she has been bitten three times by three different kids. This may not seem like a lot to some people, but when my baby comes with with huge bruises on her cheeks, back, or arms... it is a MAJOR deal to me. I have spoken to the preschool administrator a few different times regarding my concerns about biting. She continues to tell me that it worse for the parent of the biter than it is for me, and that the kids who have bitten Maddie are not habitual biters. I'm not sure if she is trying to alleviate my concerns or just piss me off more. So now, we have a meeting set up for next week for Chris and I to sit down with the preschool administrator and also the executive director of the YMCA and talk about this problem. Who is this lady to tell me that someone else's kid hurting my kid is not a big deal?! Obviously this is an issue that needs addressed. I know that Maddie is not the only child who has been bitten in the past year. I guess my job this weekend is to dig up some research on 4 year old and why they bite. I really don't know what I think should happen, I just want me child to be safe.

On a seperate note... things are good for us. We had a great long weekend together with my family and just as our own little family at home. Maddie had a great Christmas full of love, laughs, & good food. Chris and I are doing well and starting to plan on a second baby (NO NEWS YET!). Life is good and I am excited to see where this new year will take us... besides out of Middletown!!

A New Beginning...

So over the last two years there have been a lot of changes in our lifestyle. Some good, bad, unexpected, and some for the better. It has been very emotional and not always easy to talk about. I am an emotional person but I try to be strong for my family. I did not handle things properly during this tumultous time. I kept things bottled up, did not confide in my family or friends, and pretty much just hid from the world. Not many things have changed in the last two years. At this point, I am pulling my head out of the sand. I am an intelligent person, who works hard and does a good job of providing and caring for my child, and I want my life back. I do not want to be ashamed of the decisions that we had to make to get our life back on track. This is my road to do that.

Life is not easy...still. What gets me through the hard days is knowing that I am coming home to a husband that loves, a daughter I adore, and that I have a family to depend on when I need them. I may not always be able to do exactly what I want to do, when I want to, but if it is really important I know that we will work it out. We always do.

I'm going to start the new year with a new mind set. This is us, I am proud of myself and my family. Here we go!!