We made it

We made it the first week was super. We were tired but we made it... Abby seems to be making some new friends. Homework has started and the goal of 7:30 bed time as well. Most night we get it all done..if not there is always another day

Update... and things that make you go ha?...

No tears!! We both made it. ( I have not picked her up yet) I did get little chocked up while dropping her off in the classroom but I sucked it all UP. She was very glad the teacher needed a helper to pass out some pencils, Abby of course was very willing to help.

I had a good day in Statistics maybe because we only went over the syllabus, but still It was a good start.

I had the strangest reaction while in the Library printing out the class note.. I had a rush of panic and anxiety. It took me a second to realize where it was coming from. It was the knowledge that for two of my hardest semester while I studied until 10pm in the library twice a week, Garth was was using that time to have his affair with Angie. Odd ha? It has been almost two years since I caught him, but man it hit me out of the blue. Oh well I was able to quickly put it into prospective of the trail and move on. It fascinating what emotion your brain can bring up at any given moment. Two years ago for months my life was a anxiety/panic attack 24/7.... Man I have come so far...but always reaching forward to be a little better...

PS: What today's incident proved to me was I ''may" never get over the betrayal of my husband having a affair right under my nose for over a year, but what I can do is deal with the pain little by little and continue to move on to a better place. I have some really good friends and family to thank for all there help...What would I have done with out you??

Let me just have a bragging moment

OK Its 7:43 pm the Night before Abby starts Second grade, Let me just tell you how good she is

1) She is out like a light she has been out about 15 min.

2) Once she is asleep I can have the door open, light on in the room and I can watch TV and she will stay asleep. This is a mandatory thing since we share a room

3) She picked/set out her cloths for the first day. Now this is not one of the few new outfits I got her for the new school year. This outfits includes white carpi's purchased this summer and a black and white geometrical shirt that is a hand me down from her cousin Sara and Hannah. This shirt will "help me remember my family at school". Look for the pic tomorrow.

4) She brushed out her hair!! so in the morning it won't be an "angry mess" and we can get to school quickly so she can help her little friend, who is a friend from church but will be new to her school this year.

She is just the best girl ever!! Is she personally excited to go back to school ?? No not really. When we were driving home from church she commented how everyday kept asking her about school, she would much rather stay home with me. ;0) Its just "Abby" to be prepared and ready to to do what is asked of her.

As for the sleeping thing she is seven and I still credit BABY WISE all the way.. She is just a good sleeper

Now I start school tomorrow as well... I will be crying the whole way up to school and pout the whole time in class!! and want my Mommy

New York at a glance

OK I hope it works I'm so not Blogger proficient.. Please ignore all type-o-s.. I had a great time My Aunt Kathleen was the perfect travel partner.. We just went by the seat of our pants ( OK that is a lie. I had done a lot of research but I was still care free). It was great. We packed as much in as we could even taking in a second Broadway show "Mary Poppins" We had so much fun and we WALKED and WALKED I lost 2 lbs and we ate pretty well. Not as much as I would have thought, but we had fun. It was fun to see my friend Kim. It was fun to be me just me!!

Check back and I will have the second part of travel week 2009 when I took Abby to see Garth's family..

back to the real world

I'm back

I know you all want the scoop of my fantastic fun filled week.

Late nights in New York with my Aunt Kathleen who is a great travel partner, . We saw "Wicked" with Oprah and Gail, "Mary Poppins" while eating the new Peanut butter and Jelly M&Ms. (the best treat ever)
We had dinner and Max Brenner's the MOST amazing chocolate restaurant ever (thanks Lorena and Rob )...

Than Seeing to the most amazing scenery I have seen in a long time at a friends family home in Utah. To nieces and nephews galore. I fell like I have not seen Abby in a week. A good time was had by all. It was a fabulous trip some realization came to fruition, which is always hard, but that's part of life.

I will post pics later I have a new camera so now I have to figure out how to up load them (Roch. any pointers)

Its good to be back !! Although Abby fell asleep in tears last night missing her cousins and out of pure exhaustion.
School starts in a few days for work kids and next Monday for Abby and I... ahh life its grand

I heart NY

OK I have been here 4 hours and I love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!More to come

I'm off

5:35 am I'm off to the Big Apple yippie for me

I'm so tired went to bed at 12:30 talking to a BOY!!!! for 3 hours ( some of you know who.............).

More later.....

I can DO it

7 Days to go!! I will make it

So here is my check list you wanna see ? ( if not that's OK too) this was the last few days

1) Get work kids ready for school and summer vacation to Mexico which is the same week as my vacation. The the week before I'm insane!! wait that this week aggg. This includes going to 4 different stores for supplies and 3 different for uniforms. Private schools can be ridiculous CHECK
2) Get Abby ready for school and her vacation ( our budget is gone with our vacations so school shopping this year was pretty easy just a few things but still $$ and time) CHECK
3) Register myself for Statistics class pay the 200.00 registration fee and barf at the price of books CHECK
4) Plan re plan and double check all our plans. I will come home from "My vacation" and leave again 10 hours later( I might need to use those nighttime hours to sleep we will see) with Abby to go see Garth's parents ( It will be a memory Abby will cherish forever she loves her family.) Besides I'm going to the "Ranch" with my buddy. It will be blast. I'm even going to try "Cafe Rio" I will have fun too. (Roch PLEASE TRY HARD)CHECK
5) Pack and than rethink hum rethink..( I don't want to pay for baggage I have my own lol)CHECK
6) Think about all the things that could go wrongCHECK ( Garth will have Abby so she will be fine and have fun while I'm away but still all the Lifetime movies pop into my head)
7) Be so excited that I'm going on a trip to New York!! On a girls trip with grown ups who are up for anything. D.Y.K The best time to do Empire is like midnight!!CHECK
8) Research the best places to eat within a budget of NORMAL folks CHECK
9) Discover that your daughter has lost (misplaced for a long time) all her Nintendo DS games value 200.00. They will not be replaced anytime soon CHECK
10) Pick up a map and a book about New York at 1/2 Price books ( who cares if there a few years old its still the same) CHECK
11) Brave WALMART on a SATURDAY to pick up the last few "things" before the tripsCHECK 12) Arrange 4 trips to the airport ( This is not that bad I live 15 min from one.. but still I hate to ask) CHECK

Well that was my list ( I edited the boring stuff like clean house, do laundry, drive kids every were, pay bills, be a single mom, help my mom...try to be a friend, try to take Rx for my new "Acid reflex" problem.. bla bla bla)

This weeks list is not bad I want to go stress free..SO I'm just about there I will pack later in the week for myself.. Abby, well she is already packed go to Utah! She did that the day she found out we were going..lol I'm out