Growing up sooo fast...

Hannah will soon be 9 years old and she is growing up so fast.  I went to get Emily and Natalie's bangs cut and Hannah tells me mom I dont want my bangs cut,  can I grow them out?  I said sure what do you want to grow them out for, she says she wants to grow them out so she can layer them and have an actual "hairstyle" Ohh gosh she is getting big and developing her own personality and her own "looks"  So we are growing her bangs out.  Hannah has and always will be a "girly" girl.  She loves to wear my heels, loves makeup, jewelry, dresses etc. I took this photo of Hannah tonight. I love it!

Growing up sooo fast...

Hannah will soon be 9 years old and she is growing up so fast.  I went to get Emily and Natalie's bangs cut and Hannah tells me mom I dont want my bangs cut,  can I grow them out?  I said sure what do you want to grow them out for, she says she wants to grow them out so she can layer them and have an actual "hairstyle" Ohh gosh she is getting big and developing her own personality and her own "looks"  So we are growing her bangs out.  Hannah has and always will be a "girly" girl.  She loves to wear my heels, loves makeup, jewelry, dresses etc. I took this photo of Hannah tonight. I love it!

Fridays Postive Post-

Woke up to the sunshining,  a beautiful day.

Got my house cleaned, got some laundry done.

Got some treadmill time in.

Thats a good start to some Friday positives!

<3 

Fridays Postive Post-

Woke up to the sunshining,  a beautiful day.

Got my house cleaned, got some laundry done.

Got some treadmill time in.

Thats a good start to some Friday positives!

<3 

Family = Love

My family is everything to me,  Sunday Steve, the girls, the boys and I drove to Santa Nella to meet my Mom and Grandma for lunch and spent a few hours with them.  I sure do miss them.  It was a very nice visit.  My Grandma looks great.  She is doing good considering what she has been through.  She is slowing down but still managing to get around some.  Wish I could see them more but I sure do treasure every minute I can when I do see them.  Here are a few photos from our trip. 

me, my mom and grandma

Me and my mom

Me and my grandma

My mom and my girls

Saying goodbye to G.Grandma

Family = Love

My family is everything to me,  Sunday Steve, the girls, the boys and I drove to Santa Nella to meet my Mom and Grandma for lunch and spent a few hours with them.  I sure do miss them.  It was a very nice visit.  My Grandma looks great.  She is doing good considering what she has been through.  She is slowing down but still managing to get around some.  Wish I could see them more but I sure do treasure every minute I can when I do see them.  Here are a few photos from our trip. 

me, my mom and grandma

Me and my mom

Me and my grandma

My mom and my girls

Saying goodbye to G.Grandma

518 days of love

 Today is mine and Steve's 17 month anniversary.  518 days to be exact :) lol   I am so thankful to have this man in my life.  He is my rock,  he keeps me grounded and he is always there for me no matter what.  I love him so much.  Hard to believe it has been 17 months.  I look forward to the rest of our life together.  Sharing our love and our kids and watching our kids hit milestones and being there for them and for each other.  So here is to many many more years my love.  I love you to the moon and back.  :)  

518 days of love

 Today is mine and Steve's 17 month anniversary.  518 days to be exact :) lol   I am so thankful to have this man in my life.  He is my rock,  he keeps me grounded and he is always there for me no matter what.  I love him so much.  Hard to believe it has been 17 months.  I look forward to the rest of our life together.  Sharing our love and our kids and watching our kids hit milestones and being there for them and for each other.  So here is to many many more years my love.  I love you to the moon and back.  :)  

I'm on fire

It is sooo darn cold outside.  I just cant seem to keep warm anymore.  I have layers on layers of clothes on and I am still cold.  I dont know.  I used to never get cold like this.  My hands and feet are always like ice cubes.  LOL  Only thing I can think of is the weight loss is making it harder for me to stay warm.  So tonight I put on my honeys "fire" pants,  they are a thick fleece and they are soooo warm.  They kept me warm that is for sure.  Nice and cozy!  Until he gets home and has no pj pants to wear.  hahahaha 

So now I must go get ready for bed, I am really tired and have to get the girls off to school tomorrow and morning comes rather quick when you stay up til the crack of dawn.  Working swing shift sucks sometimes,  I always say I am going to go to bed early on my days off and I NEVER do.  :(  I really wish I could go to bed before 2 am.  But my work schedule wont allow me too.  UGH!  Its ok!  I survive.  What the heck sleep is over-rated right?  Well that is what I am told and I hear from others all the time.  Is it really true?  I dont think it is,  cause I am grouchy when I dont get enough sleep,  just ask Steve.  LOL  He will tell you its not true, for me anyways.  haha  Ok well I am rambling. Time for me to say goodnight blogger friends.  Sleep tight.  TTFN!

I'm on fire

It is sooo darn cold outside.  I just cant seem to keep warm anymore.  I have layers on layers of clothes on and I am still cold.  I dont know.  I used to never get cold like this.  My hands and feet are always like ice cubes.  LOL  Only thing I can think of is the weight loss is making it harder for me to stay warm.  So tonight I put on my honeys "fire" pants,  they are a thick fleece and they are soooo warm.  They kept me warm that is for sure.  Nice and cozy!  Until he gets home and has no pj pants to wear.  hahahaha 

So now I must go get ready for bed, I am really tired and have to get the girls off to school tomorrow and morning comes rather quick when you stay up til the crack of dawn.  Working swing shift sucks sometimes,  I always say I am going to go to bed early on my days off and I NEVER do.  :(  I really wish I could go to bed before 2 am.  But my work schedule wont allow me too.  UGH!  Its ok!  I survive.  What the heck sleep is over-rated right?  Well that is what I am told and I hear from others all the time.  Is it really true?  I dont think it is,  cause I am grouchy when I dont get enough sleep,  just ask Steve.  LOL  He will tell you its not true, for me anyways.  haha  Ok well I am rambling. Time for me to say goodnight blogger friends.  Sleep tight.  TTFN!

Another birthday has come and gone.

Just another year older.  lol  I turned 33 on Saturday.  Eh!  Just another day.  Some people freak out by turning older.  Not me,  I just have fun and say screw it,  we all have to get older and we all have birthdays.  I had a great birthday.  I got my birthday off from work and had lunch with my family at China Moon,  one of my favorites.  Then came home and got my girls ready to go out to my Dad and stepmoms for the night so Steve and I could go out to dinner and a movie. 

Steve and I decided on California Pizza Kitchen for dinner and then a movie afterwards,  we saw "The Blindside" with Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw,  What an excellent movie.  I really liked it.  Had a great bday night. The girls had a great time with Grandpa, they camped out with him in his trailer and said they camped out at "Jellystone" park.  LOL  

Just a few photos from my bday night :)

Another birthday has come and gone.

Just another year older.  lol  I turned 33 on Saturday.  Eh!  Just another day.  Some people freak out by turning older.  Not me,  I just have fun and say screw it,  we all have to get older and we all have birthdays.  I had a great birthday.  I got my birthday off from work and had lunch with my family at China Moon,  one of my favorites.  Then came home and got my girls ready to go out to my Dad and stepmoms for the night so Steve and I could go out to dinner and a movie. 

Steve and I decided on California Pizza Kitchen for dinner and then a movie afterwards,  we saw "The Blindside" with Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw,  What an excellent movie.  I really liked it.  Had a great bday night. The girls had a great time with Grandpa, they camped out with him in his trailer and said they camped out at "Jellystone" park.  LOL  

Just a few photos from my bday night :)

Follow me...

If you would like to follow my Project 365 I have a blogger just for it.  This project is where I take 1 photo a day for the entire year.  :)

http://lovejoyphotography365project.blogspot.com/

Follow me...

If you would like to follow my Project 365 I have a blogger just for it.  This project is where I take 1 photo a day for the entire year.  :)

http://lovejoyphotography365project.blogspot.com/

Finally some answers...

After all these years of fighting with the schools to get the help that Hannah needs in school,  I finally got the answers I have been looking for.  Now its up to me to do the research to figure out what I can do to help her.  Hannah's school held an IEP meeting a couple weeks ago,  but prior to her IEP,  Hannah went through a lot of testing and also saw a psychologist.  After 2 full weeks of testing the psychologisht and the RSP teacher came to the conculsion that Hannah has Auditory Processing Disorder and that is why she is still struggling with reading.  I took this rather rough at first and left the IEP meeting in tears and cried the rest of the day and was hard on myself.  I want nothing but the best for my kids and I want them to do well in school and I feel that I have failed her somehow.  BUT the team I met with that day was so nice and reassuring and made me feel good about Hannah being in RSP and special needs classes.  I just know how mean and hurtful other kids can be and I just dont want Hannah to be teased and get her feelings hurt.  I know I cant protect her all her life.  But it is still hurtful as her mother to not be able to protect her from being hurt. 

So I have started by doing online research and havent found much on this disorder.  But I havent given up and I wont give up.  I also will be going to the library to get some books and do some reading on this and how I can help her.  Now that we are aware of what the issue is , we can make the right steps to get it worked out and fix it.  That makes me happy!  I am proud of Hannah for coming as far as she has and for working as hard as she has. 

Finally some answers...

After all these years of fighting with the schools to get the help that Hannah needs in school,  I finally got the answers I have been looking for.  Now its up to me to do the research to figure out what I can do to help her.  Hannah's school held an IEP meeting a couple weeks ago,  but prior to her IEP,  Hannah went through a lot of testing and also saw a psychologist.  After 2 full weeks of testing the psychologisht and the RSP teacher came to the conculsion that Hannah has Auditory Processing Disorder and that is why she is still struggling with reading.  I took this rather rough at first and left the IEP meeting in tears and cried the rest of the day and was hard on myself.  I want nothing but the best for my kids and I want them to do well in school and I feel that I have failed her somehow.  BUT the team I met with that day was so nice and reassuring and made me feel good about Hannah being in RSP and special needs classes.  I just know how mean and hurtful other kids can be and I just dont want Hannah to be teased and get her feelings hurt.  I know I cant protect her all her life.  But it is still hurtful as her mother to not be able to protect her from being hurt. 

So I have started by doing online research and havent found much on this disorder.  But I havent given up and I wont give up.  I also will be going to the library to get some books and do some reading on this and how I can help her.  Now that we are aware of what the issue is , we can make the right steps to get it worked out and fix it.  That makes me happy!  I am proud of Hannah for coming as far as she has and for working as hard as she has.