Merry Christmas!

Oh, how I love the holidays! It's been a busy couple of months and I have a few updates. My family and I have moved to a new home, we have become the proud owners/parents/family of a very cute puppy, Kimbo. Alicia is growing up faster than I would like her to. Aleyna is starting to focus and received an award at school, "Terrific Kid". And Abigail has reached her asking questions phase. The question of the week on little Abbie's mind was "Momma, what happened?" Don't you love it when toddlers realize they can use they mouths for something other than biting and screaming. Thankfully, Abbie never really was a biter, just a screamer. The other night we were on our way to the market and were listening to Christmas music on our local radio station. The song on the radio was Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time, or as Abbie put it "Simmy happy adadroorooroo dime!" Oh so cute!

I love the fall!

I love the fall! I love the cool breezes and golden red sunsets it brings. I love sitting outside and listening to the leaves rustle as they spread across the ground. Fall means that the holidays are just around the corner. Fall means lazy cuddle afternoons. I love the fall. Happy Fall!

Success.

How do you define or measure success? Is it in how much money you make? Is it in the amount of praise or compliments you receive from others on your hard work? Or maybe even being promoted? Do you have to see a-lot of it before you can say you are really successful? I used to feel this way, but my busy life has made me take a step back and re-evaluate what success really means to me. Today success means taking baby steps. Today success means picking up Aleyna at school and hearing that she had a great day! Today success means seeing Alicia's face light up when she talks about how well she did on her reading benchmark! Today success means watching Abigail laugh and dance while she watches her favorite television program. Today success means realizing that I have finally taken and passed my real estate exam! Success is what you make of it! If success for you means that you finally got to clean your house for the first time in two, three, or even four weeks, then good for you! You are a success! We all are when you think about it! Keep being successful! It feels great!

Love!

Andy, my husband, is the love of my life. We celebrated our 11th anniversary this past June. I always wondered if I would be able to find someone that I could love forever. And I did. He makes me laugh and smile everyday. He is my very best friend. I can't imagine how I ever got along without him. I am very grateful to have him.

Another year, another birthday.

I celebrated my 31st birthday last week. I can't say that I was particularily excited, but I guess I felt o.k. There are many things I wish I would have accomplished by now, but I still have time. I am positive that I will reach all of my goals. Things are getting better everyday! I can feel it in my bones. I get butterflies in my tummy everytime I visualize reaching my goals, getting my real estate license, publishing my books, buying or having my dream home built! I know it's all coming, because I want it to and I will work hard to reach these goals. I am happy.

My little pastry chef!

Alicia, my ten year old, has decided that she wants to persue her dream of becoming a chef and has now started her own business. She is now baking! She had her very first order this week. She, along with her sister, cousin, and bestfriend created a flower pot cupcake masterpiece! It was so pretty and they worked so hard. Alicia was so happy! She has always loved to cook and will be taking cake decorating classes beginning Monday! I hope she has fun and that all her dreams come true!

Hello out there!

Sorry I have not been able to get on for a while. I have been pretty busy at home with the girls! It's almost time for them to return to school and I know I will miss them terribly! My garden continues to grow, but it has certainly taken a beating from the summer heat! If I even forget to water for one day, I have dried out leaves the very next day! Picked my first tomatoes about a week ago and they were delicious. I also used my first jalapenos in a picadillo this week. They provided just the right amount of spice to the dish! I've got two big melons growning and they look good. My strawberries have decided not to grow. I hope I have better luck next season.