Best friends for life.

Meet Dalton- the cute blond little boy, and Bruno- a 11 week young Boxer. This picture was taken when they first net. Bruno was saying "hello" and giving Dalton endless kisses, and he enjoyed them very much. Bruno was very happy to have a new brother to play with and he wasn't expecting more children, more humans to play with. Bruno was in 7th heaven when he discovered the existence of Sarah and Mia- that meant more hugs, kisses, and play time. 

Bruno stole our hearts and gained a family. He shows us every day how much he loves us and how thankful he is for a place he can call home. He sleeps with us at night, he naps with Dalton, he gives us lots of wet puppy kisses. He loves riding in the car- we take him everywhere we go. 

It's amazing how much joy and laughter a puppy can bring Into a home. It's amazing to watch Bruno grow and bond with the kids. I know that they are going to be friends for life. We are looking forward to many years with our new family member- our best friend Bruno. 

 Whoever said you can't buy happiness, forgot about puppies. 

The best thing.

People always say that children are the best thing that ever happened to them and they wouldn't know what to do without them. I am a mother of three and let me tell you what I would do without my troopers. 

* I would sleep as much as I want and whenever I want.

* I would eat wothout being interrupted.

* I would have take out food everyday, because paying for one is cheaper than paying for a family. 

* I would go out every weekend and stay out as late as I please, because I could sleep in. 

* I would buy new clothes and shoes every week. 

* I would go to a spa or to get my nails done without having to hire a babysitter. 

* I would read a book from cover to cover in a day instead of a week. 

* I would have uninterrupted phone conversations. 

But without my children I would miss out on a lot. 

* There would be an empty cold house everyday when I return from work- an empty house is not a home. 

* There wouldn't be those endless smiles and laughter for no reason. 

* There wouldn't be hugs and kisses when my day isn't going how it's supposed to be. 

* There wouldn't be smiley face pancakes for breakfast. 

* There wouldn't be the "I love yous'", and million "thank yous'" for a new outfit or the amazing dinners that my hands prepared. 

* There wouldn't be three little angels loving me unconditionally without make up, or my nails, and hair being done. 

So yes, when parents say that they don't know what they would do without their children you better believe them because all the " I would" are nothing compare to the " I wouldn't". Once you become a parent you put yourself second and your little angels first because they are the reason for our happiness and not a new pair of shoes. Enjoy them as long as you can. 

Picky Eaters!!

After going to school and working a full time job I have started to realize that my family is being neglected, my children were being raised by random daycare people, the house was a mess, and I had less time to cook and bake and spend time with my family, I knew I had to make a change. I took a different path in life, I quit school and I quit my full time job!! You are probably already thinking, wow this lady is crazy how will they pay their bills. Well I do have a job, a job that doesn't require for me to leave the home, I work from home with my son in my lap, wherever I want to and whenever I want to. On top of me working my husband has a pretty good job also. Anyways back to cooking.

The Hubby: He will not eat tomatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms, zucchini...I think I will be easier to tell you what he does eat. When it comes to greens my husband will eat Green Beans, however, they have to have cheese on top of them. He likes corn whenever he feels like liking it, he will munch on some salad, but he prefers the croutons :) So here you can already spot one huge picky eater, that deducts a lot from our weekly family Menu, or does it? I mentioned that I do cook everything even if the family doesn't like it, but hey I do, and I sure will cook whatever I want to- it is my kitchen- my kingdom.

 My 10 year old daughter will tell you that she is allergic to almost everything, and that would include broccoli, cheese, asparagus, sweet potatoes and the list goes on. The truth is, she isn't allergic to ANYTHING she just doesn't want to eat it and it drives me bonkers, but again, all of the foods I named above has found their way onto her place at least once a month and, well either eat it or go to bed hungry, she eats it, not all, sometimes I think she has a stomach in the size of a ant but as long as she eats something I am satisfied.

 My 8 year old daughter, that sweetheart used to eat EVERYTHING, she licked her plate clean, until about a year ago. She started to be very particular about her foods, we are talking about a girl who had to have ketchup on everything and with everything. On top of her scrambled eggs, she dipped her fruit in ketchup, everything but french fries, for those she needed Mayonnaise. One year ago she started to say she doesnt want this or that, so I kept on telling her to dip it in ketchup, but that stopped working. Now her favorite foods are mashed potatoes and gravy for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. She does eat other foods as well but if it would be up to her mashed potatoes all the way.

 My 19 month old son started to eat pizza crust at the age of 10 months, he was toothless up until he turned 13 months yet that didn't stop him on consuming almost all table foods we ate. Now at 19 months he knows how to say ewwww!! So yes you can only imagine, sweet mashed potatoes- ewwwww!! Hamburger meat- ewwww!! Cantaloupe- ewwwww!! And the list goes on and on and on. I am very thankful that he does eat- plain pasta is his favorite and spaghetti minus the meat balls, he will eat those like crazy, yes it is very messy but as long as e eats. My son is very particular about meat, something about red meat that bugs him, he just wont eat it. He loves Schnitzel, and chicken, but red meat- his worst nightmare.

 So now you see who I am cooking for every day, sometimes I feel like I am cooking for myself and just want to invite the neighbors over so they can enjoy all the 5 star meals I am creating in my kitchen on a daily basis, maybe I won't hear ewww, or I wont eat that, or I am allergic to this, but I love my family and I know that even thought they may not eat it now they will when they grow up. I know it because I used to be them, I used to literally dislike everything my mom cooked but now, there isn't a thing I wouldn't eat.

Childhood now and then.

Dear friends,

just the other day I attended a very interesting meeting and it made me think for a minute. When I was a child I almost never heard words such as "don't do it", or "be careful". I climbed on trees and rode bicycle without a helmet, I swam without any swimming gear,I played in dirt, well I guess what I am trying to say I had a very free and adventurous childhood. I will admit that I did hurt myself several times, I have knocked a tooth out and broke a leg, I had stitches in my chin and many bruises, yet I am still here unharmed and I laugh at things I did when I was younger and have amazing memories. That was long time ago, look at the NOW. There are so many overprotective parents. They misuse the words "don't do it", or "no" or "stop". Some don't even allow their children to play outside because they are scared they will get hurt, but let me ask you something, how should children learn? I have heard many times that people learn from their own mistakes, but how can children  learn from their mistakes if they are not even given a chance to make any?

If your child wants to climb the tree- let him- climbing trees is the most amazing thing ever. I loved sitting on benches and reading books or just looking at the world from the above and pretending I was flying. If your child wants to play in the mud- let him- you have a washer and shower, you can clean up later. Allow your child to make memories, allow your child to have something to talk about, give them a childhood they will never forget,because you know what, they are only children once.

The wedding planner.

Ever since I was a little girl I was dreaming of being a princess even if it was only for a day. And coming from a family that was far away from royal I knew that one day I am going to be a princess and that day would be my wedding day. All girls plan their wedding day many years in advance, and when I say many, I mean once we turn like six, at least I did. We picture ourselves in this beautiful white dress, with our hair all perfect and all eyes on us on that one special day. So when we finally find our prince and commit ourselves to a great relationship and finally decide to get married, putting a wedding together shouldn’t be a problem, especially after already planning it for years. Let me tell you my princess story. After five years of being in a relationship my boyfriend proposed to me, I was on cloud seven that day. Later that evening we set our date for the biggest day in our lives. One week from our engagement day. My fiancé would have been just happy with a simple” I do” at the court house but I wanted to have my princess moment. He thought that if he gives me less time to plan I will finally give in and go with the –no guests-just us wedding. Oh boy was he wrong. I simply told him to let me plan our wedding and all I expected from him is to show up wearing his suit and a purple tie. I had no time to spare; I started to turn my lifelong dream into a reality. 


The same day we got engaged I already had flowers and cake ordered, I bought outfits for my flower girls, I called about marriage license and picked up the application, I found a dress. A dress that became very special to me, dress my sister in law gave me, but I had to get it altered. After about 10 phone calls I have found a lady who took the challenge to alter my dress in five days, and let me tell you she did a wonderful job. On day two I found us a minister who married us, and luckily my brother in law whose ordination ceremony was just days before that said that it would be his honor. On the third day, location was “locked in” and guests were invited and we had our first pre marriage counseling session. On day four foods was ordered and I started to get nervous. On day five I have purchased wedding band for my soon to be husband. On day six, the busiest one yet, because that’s where I was picking up my dress, and flowers. But the florist I have trusted to make my bouquets has let me down. And there I was one day before my wedding with no flowers. I didn’t want my big day to be ruined just because of that. I drove to another florist nearby and he has saved the day. He had no experience putting wedding bouquets together, whatsoever, but the flowers turned out better than I could have imagined. Day seven, the big day, I woke up super early since there was still cake that had to be picked up and our food, and all that had to be taken to the gym of our church where we had our reception. I finished everything with four hours to spare until the ceremony. 


 My princess day was just the way I have pictured it throughout all the years and if you exactly know what you want on that day or how you want it, since you have been planning it for years now, putting it together shouldn’t be a problem. I had a dream wedding and it only took me seven days to put it together, but let me tell you something: I wouldn’t want to do it again.

Don't dream your dream, live your dream.

I have many dreams just like probably all of you. One of my dreams was to have a son, a little baby boy I can call MINE. It was always just a dream and I never actually thought I will have one, so I kept on dreaming. One day I finally talked to my fiance and we came to the conclusion that we had enough children and that this would be one dream that would never come true. I accepted that and I did not put the dream on hold I simply erased it out of my brain. I started to concentrate again on my school and career and my daughters and so on. One month after the conversation I found out that I was pregnant. Totally not planned and it was a shock for both of us. From the day of peeing on the stick I started to hope for a little boy, I told myself "hey I am pregnant now, so please let it be a boy at least." It was not until late September when I found out the gender of our child and I have cried tears of joy when the nurse told me that we are going to have a little BOY. I was the happiest woman on earth.
Today one week after our sons birth I am still crying tears of joy every time I look at MY SON. After years of dreaming I am holding my dream in my arms every day and I will hold him for the rest of my life. I never thought that it would feel so amazing to have one of your biggest dreams come true. Its like you still cannot believe that you are no longer dreaming this dream, you are living this dream and nobody can take that away from you.
It's like you are saving money to buy your dream car or your first house and you finally get it and you drive the car or start moving into your home, you still cannot believe it. You cry from joy and you tell yourself I cannot believe it. That's how I feel, I am complete, I feel complete. I have a son and he is all MINE.
So friends stop dreaming, go out there and LIVE!!!

My adorable son Dalton Christopher born 2/15/2012

Before I was a mom!!

Before I was a mom I would stay up all night long just to watch TV. I would work from 8pm to 6am and then go straight to school and still not be tired. Before I was a mom I spent my paychecks on clothes, shoes, and things I never really needed. Before I was a mom I went to parties almost every weekend. I didn't care about anybody or anything but myself. I did not put much heart into education or work or didn't care what people said to me or the tips they were giving me about life. Whenever an adult spoke to me, all I could say was "whatever". But all that was BEFORE I became a parent. Now my clubbing turned into PJ parties watching Spongebob and new Disney movies over and over and over again. My bed time is now at 9pm and my alarm clock are my children who run into my room each morning and scream "mom we are hungry". There is no sleeping in, or being careless. Now I spend my money on my children instead of myself. Right now I am tired, but right now I am a mom. All of this sounds so horrible to some of you, I am sure. But my children are the best thing that ever happened to me. They brighten my day, put a smile on my face every day. I became an adult and take advice from others and give advice. I care more about others then myself, school became very important to me. I want to be somebody, I want to give a great example to my babies. I would not change a thing. I am a mom now and I am going to be a mom for the rest of my life and this is the greatest job a woman could ever have. I feel accomplished and found my destiny in my life, I found myself. Sometimes there are days when I doubt myself but when my children say the three words "I love you" I know I am doing everything just right.