Yes, this is my life

We successfully finished our first week of school this year! So far its been so much fun. All my babies are school agers! So, naturally being a stay at home mom I am at school more than home. I have been volunteering as much as I am needed. Today I got the honor of helping in my daughter's kindergarten class. It was a thrill but also a bit sad. Most people who know me know that my eldest son (now a teenager) is special needs. He has a learning disability (or different ability as I like to call it.) as well as several other neurological issues. He has many sensory issues that make how he sees/hears/feels the world a bit different than the average kid. I was in my daughters class for about five minutes when I spotted a little girl. I recognized her but could not place where it was I had seen her. Its not a surprise though. We have lived here five years and I have been a team parent in sports and my kids have done many activities on base so I dismissed it at first. Her behavior in...

I have been asked to show you how to do one of my hairstyles and its really easy. It can be done in minutes and makes people think you actually spent major time doing your hair. Its trickery. Hair trickery. And I will share my cheat because I love you. First the basics: Yep, thats all you need. Everyone has these lying around. I found the bobby pins in my couch cushions because I have a habit of pulling pins out in the evening while watching TV. A confession from me to you. The First step: Everyone with me so far? This is easy...yeah! Then, this:   Tip: (oooh I love secrets!) Remember when pinning the loose bun dont try to be symmetrical. Dont even look back there. Pretend you are blind. When you try too hard it looks weird. Next, pull a second pony tail back under the bun. Just like the first. And start wrapping a new loose bun in the opposite direction. Again pinning randomly and connecting to the upper bun. When you get good with the concept, ...

Next week it will be 14 years ago I married TJs dad. Time flies, and at the same time there are moments when it seems like it never happened. We were married only four years. It was straight out of high school for me. In June of 1997 I graduated high school. In June of 1998 I married Tony. We were so young and not equipped to take on the role of a spouse. We gave it a good try but in the end it wasn't meant to be. I have no regrets and it was no mistake. Thanks to our first "practice run" we learned how to be successful husband and wife to our current spouse. We also had, TJ a year after our wedding. We have learned so much co-parenting him the past 13 years. We learned a lot of lessons the hard way. I guess I couldn't fully appreciate the respect I have for him without those trials and tribulations. I don't say that lightly. It was no cake walk. We hurt each other a great deal during the custody suit. Man, it was rough. I can say now that I like him more t...

On December 17th, 20 month old Ayla Reynolds went missing from her crib in her home, in the dark of night.... Or so that is what her father reported. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45846319/ns/today-today_people/t/dad-missing-toddler-what-you-are-doing-isnt-right/#.T3CbsNU4S1w I saw this interview the day it was aired and my reaction was "You did this." Of course if was just based on my gut and the weird way he spoke. Now, Almost three months later I even more certain of his involvement and after watching this again, knowing more facts I can tell you he will lie about and talk around anything to save his own ass. Here is a transcript and my own notes: __________________________________________________________________________________ in a statement he said " it's important the public hear it from me personally that i have no idea what happened to ayla and i'm not in hiding."(1) this investigation has gone over for two weeks. law enforcement s...

Everyone knows I am a rabid children's advocate. Especially those children from troubled backgrounds. Children who have lives that mirrored my own childhood. No one was there for me, keeping an eye on what was going on and holding my parents accountable. I feel obligated and compelled to do this now. Of the missing children cases I am following now... Ayla Renyolds, Aliayah Lunsford, Skye Metawalla and Jhessey Shockley there are striking similarities. All cases have had CPS/DHHS/Criminal abuse and neglect investigations prior to/during disappearance. All were reported kidnapped. All cases have parental substance abuse/mental illness issues. From what I have gathered all are missing at a parents hand and NONE have resulted in an arrest. It frustrates me and breaks my heart. Someone, somewhere is dropping the ball. The kids are paying the price. I think we need to really take a look at our systems and procedures again, CPS. Either do it right or dont do it at all. I dont want to...

Anonymity is for AA and the church Confessional. It has no place on the Internet. I got this email today: " Dear Misty, Congress has a plan to change the Internet forever. A bill they're debating right now would  give the government power to shut down whole websites, and even let corporations say which websites should be shut down . That means a huge corporation could have any website even suspected of violating a copyright shut down -- no questions asked. The government could then  completely block all access to sites as big as Facebook or YouTube  if  one  person posts  one  thing on those websites that corporations don't want online. Most major entertainment companies have come out in support of the bill, but despite swirling rumors, the huge video-gaming company Electronic Arts (EA) has yet to take an official stance. However, EA is part of the Entertainment Software Association, one of the big corporate lobbyists for the bill t...

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