Sunshine!

so i know i said i would update this blog daily, but i have been so busy the last few days. today, i got up and made benji cream of wheat for breakfast and picked up the living room, entry way, kitchen, and bathroom while he was semi distracted. then, i cleaned the rabbit's cage (probably my least favorite thing to do, with ben's help, which really means i try to do something faster than he can undo it lol! i finally conquered the crib-full of laundry that has been staring at me for a week and now benji has a bed once again (not that he will actually sleep in it though).



also, i picked up the kid's room, and fed and watered my puppy. whew! and its not even noon! which suddenly reminds me that i have failed to eat anything as of yet, must be why my stomach is grumbling at me, so off to the kitchen to make ben and i peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch.



it has been so nice and sunny here the last few days, which is welcomed exuberantly after the not so exciting rain we were having. it was up to 85 yesterday! i only wish i actually could get some time to play in it, but now its time to do my homework. i have two reports, a test, a power point presentation, and my regular weekly homework and reading to get done :-P.



then have to pick josh up at 2:30, garret at 3, and stasia at 3:30, just to go home, get their pj's together, and head to their auntie crystal's house to drop them off so i can go to school tonight. while im in school, garret and stasia have taekwondo and josh has to do his homework. then i will be off to the gym for an hour before picking up the kids and heading to bed, hopefully should be asleep by 11, have to be up at 6 to get the kids to school tomorrow morning.

My First Blog.....Ever! :)

so, it has come to my attention that many, well probably all of my friends and family have been feeling out of touch with me, my kids, and our life. this has not been intentional on my behalf, and in fact i have felt detached from the people i care the most about, some for a longer period of time than others. in a nutshell, i am creating this blog with the intention to update it daily, or at least as often as i am able, in order to rebuild those lost connections and to give those who are interested, a better glimpse into what is and has been going on in my life. to start, i would like to reiterate (for those who know) and inform (for those who dont), that my life revolves around 5 main things and their names are daniel, joshua, garret, anastasia, and benjamin. well, those are their legal names, i call them danny boy, joshy woo, gare-bear, nonnie, and benji boop :).

each with their very own unique personality. sometimes they make me feel crazy, but the reality is that they are the reason i wake up every day and continue to move forward, my loves.

rite now is a very busy time for me, i am back in school, going full-time (12 units), all of my kids are in school, except the baby, anastasia attends a daily spanish immersion preschool where they speak solely in spanish, joshua attends a spanish after school program once a week, garret and anastasia have started taekwondo classes on mon and wed evenings, joshua will be starting soccer with jenn's son charlie within the next couple of weeks, i am currently in escrow and should be moving into our very own house in 11 more days (yay!) which means my house is in upheaval while i am trying to pack what i can, and somewhere in between all of this i find the time to cook, clean my house, spend time with my munchkins, and work on my homework (finals are coming up and i have a report for 1 class due next week, yuck). basically my days start early and end late, im happy though the majority of the time which is what matters most, and i am thoroughly enjoying the many blessings that are a part of my daily life. did i mention that i also have to volunteer once per week at my kids' school? hahaha, probably more i forgot to mention as well but i will try to fill in the gaps on here, a little each day :).