We are what?!

So little E has had some struggles this school year. I can honestly say it's been his toughest. Childhood anxiety is a horrible thing to witness and though I struggle with it myself I'm always at a loss for words. How do I make it better? How can I make you feel secure? I just tell him I know how he feels and that we love him. We're also trying to treat it holistically. With Es anxiety, Zs slowly falling in the cracks of the school system my mom mentioned that maybe I should homeschool. Well I threw a fit! How can I EVER do that?! I'm in school, have a toddler & most likely attending classes from 8- who knows when if I get accepted to nursing school next Spring! After my fit I thought about it again and decided to just pray about it, I gave it all to God. And you know what? I felt his presence and feel homeschooling is the best choice for us. We begin next fall. Not going to lie, I know we are going to hit some bumps but together we got this! I have that much faith in my God & my boys....,now that Baby, well that's another story!!

~ Liza

The reality of it all.

My parents came in for Christmas and the New Year and I am more than happy to have them here. Unfortunately mom has been feeling under the weather. Actually, we were all under the weather but her health has taken a whole different turn. What we thought was a cold and then a sinus infection turns out to be an infected tear duct. This has brought her swelling, infection and a lot of pain. I have been taking care of her and praying she starts to feel relief soon.
While making dinner and watching her sit with a warm compress on her eye, she looked so sad, so uncomfortable, it was heartbreaking to see. I sat there and realized that the shoe was on the other foot, life had done a one-sixty and I was no longer watching my mom care for my grandma, I WAS mom and she was grandma. Why did it take a infected tear duct to see that life had come full circle and I am now an adult?
Wasn't my husband and children enough to tell me I was a thriving adult? It was so surreal, I can hardly put into words. I instantly wanted to have a little panic attack but then its like God whispered "Your blessed just enjoy." So I finished cooking, served my mom and pampered her with a foot soak and pedicure. Tomorrow she sees yet another specialist and I wish I was asleep right now since I have to wake early, Baby Ash has a different agenda sigh if it wasn't cold I'd take him for a ride and hope he'd fall asleep.

~ Liza

Hello 2015 so very nice to meet you.

Well we welcomed 2015 with our kids, my parents, tamales and buneulos! AND mom with a swollen eye, Ash recovering from a cold, me from bronchitis just in time to catch a cold BUT we were happy! We hugged, kissed, ate and were blessed to be in the company of those we love! We were missing a few members and wished they were able to join us but some nasty bug is going around and well some things can't be helped. I keep saying I will keep up with this blog but life has a crazy way of happening. Though honestly I want to try and keep up with this blog because Ash is entering a part of childhood that I just LOVE. There is just something about a toddler learning things, crushing leaves, jumping in puddles, picnics in the park, walks in the zoo and making mud pies, I LOVE IT ALL! I hope to share all his super cute adventures or in his case mischievous happenings. Well 2015 lets see what we can write about I'm totally up for it!

~ Liza