My babies are growing up

WELL since it has been oh what 2 weeks since school started for the kids I guess i can finally accept that I now have a 8th grader and a 3rd grader.
Starting school in a new city plus a new state was a bit exciting and challenging for the kids. Birdie never really fit in when we live in the Chicago area and well Boogie he just had fun.
So hear are some pictures of them on their first day of school.

                                                    Birdie 

                                  Yes I know my 8th grader is taller than me


                                    Boogie

Welcome Back

Hello again Yes I know it has been awhile, but I am hoping to be better at this, this time around.
Since I last blogged we have moved to a new state.

We now live in Indiana. We decided to buy a home and raise our children here. It was a big thing purchasing our new home. I tell you what a home buying experience can really test a marriage. I don't suggest buying a home to anyone. They say it is one of the most stressful things you can do and I would have to agree.
Here are some photos of our new home.


                                                         The Outside

                                                         The Laundry Room

                                         
                                                                  The half bath

                                                 This will be the husbands computer area

                                               The Kitchen

 
                                               The living room

                                                            Boogies Room

                                               Birdies Room

                                                             Husbands closet

                                                     My closet

                                                      our room

                                                              My office

                                                     The loft

So that's our new home where we plan to raise our kids and make tons of memories.

Hello again

Hello again so I figured that now that I am DONE with school i just might find the time to blog. So we will see how it goes and see if I can keep up with this. So yeah after 5 long years of tears of both joy and frustration I have finished school and I am awaiting June 9th for when I can walk across that stage and finalize this chapter of my life.
I was so excited when that day came that I turned in my last assignment but also sad that I am going to have to come up with a different routine. I mean it is so nice to be able to come home and actually enjoy my kids and play with them or just hang out. Most of the time I would come home and go straight to dinner and then homework. But now I can enjoy my nights but truth be told I am going to  miss Boogie asking me if I have homework to do.
I was also sad cause the one major person that I wanted share my news with I was unable to call him on the phone. Since there are no phone sin heaven it makes that hard to do. But I know that he is watching over me and he knows that I have completed this big task.
So yeah I am done with school so now maybe I can blog about what we do now at night I hope all of you find it interesting :)

Day 4 My Friends

Wow where do I start on this one.
To myself a friend is a person that is there day or night no matter what time of day it is. They don't ask anything of you than to be there for them as they are for you. Growing up I thought everyone was my friend and yet I guess I just never really understood what that meant to call someone a friend. My husband taught me that your real friends can be counted on one hand and those are the ones you can always depend on, the others are just acquaintances.  Over the years I have learned that people will come in and out of your life and they may stay for a season or for a lifetime but they all have a purpose. Just as we have seasons with the weather you will find some people are just the same. When it starts to get ugly outside they hide and you don't hear from them until they need something. BUT thankfully I have been blessed with a few friends that have been with me through my storms and sunny days. Of course all my friends know I can have a tornado of a life sometimes. So to all my friends that have been with me THANK YOU sooooo much I am not sure where I would be without each of you. I hope that I can repay all of you for what you have done. I love each and everyone of you well okay some more than others LOL.
Hope you all enjoyed this post.

Day 3 My favorite Color

Well this post is going to be about my favorite color and why it is my favorite color. So here it goes my favorite color is Green I really love how this color looks on me and it just makes me feel good. I also enjoy green m & m 's as well as green veggies yummy. Of course we all know that money is green and that makes life so much easier. So that is my favorite color so much fun.

Day 2 of my 30 day challenge: The Meaning Behind My Name

Well if you go online my names means.
Amanda is a name derived from Latin, meaning "worthy of love." In the latter part of the seventeenth century, the freshness of Restoration drama in England included the creation of bright new character names, especially for women. Most of them had a Latin root. Amanda made its first appearance in this way, later turning up in romantic poetry and novels.

Amanda (or AMANDA) may refer to one of several things.

In entertainment
"Amanda," a popular song by arena rock band Boston.
Amanda, a 1984 novel by Candice F. Ransom.
the Amanda, a movie award given annually at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway.
The Amanda Show, a comedy/variety television program starring Amanda Bynes that aired on the children's television channel Nickelodeon from 1999 to 2002.

Places
Amanda, Ohio
Amanda Park, Washington
http://www.answers.com/topic/amanda?gwp=19

But according to my mother the song Amanda by the rock band Boston was playing when she went into labor and that is how I was named. Well at least that is what I have always been told.  Here are the songs lyrics;

Amanda Lyrics
Artist(Band):Boston
 
Babe, tomorrow's so far away
There's something I just have to say
I don't think I can hide what I'm feelin' inside
Another day, knowin' I love you
And I, I'm getting too close again
I don't want to see it end
If I tell you tonight will you turn out the light
And walk away knowin' I love you?

I'm gonna take you by surprise
And make you realize, Amanda
I'm gonna tell you right away,
I can't wait another day, Amanda
I'm gonna say it like a man
And make you understand, Amanda
I love you

And I feel like today's the day
Lookin' for the words to say
Do you wanna be free, are you ready for me
To feel this way
I don't wanna lose you
So, it may be too soon, I know
The feeling takes so long to grow
If I tell you today will you turn me away
And let me go?
I don't wanna lose you

I'm gonna take you by surprise
And make you realize, Amanda
I'm gonna tell you right away,
I can't wait another day, Amanda
I'm gonna say it like a man
And make you understand, Amanda
Oh girl

You and I
I know that we can't wait
And I swear, I swear it's not a lie girl
Tomorrow may be too late
You, you and I girl
We can share a life together
It's now or never
And tomorrow may be too late

And, feelin' the way I do
I don't wanna wait my whole life through
To say I'm in love with you


I just love this song.

DAY 1 of my 30 day challenge. MY FAVORITE QUOTE

Day one is going to be about my favorite quote which is :
"To the whole world you might be just one person, but to one person you might just be the whole world."(unknown)

 This quote to me means that even though I am just one person in this universe where there is many people. I just might be the one person the matters to a certain person. It could be a mom to my children, that friend who is there when you need someone to talk to, or even the wife to a husband who loves her. So when I am feeling down and like I don't matter I tell myself that there is someone out there that I matter a lot to and that is enough to brighten my day and make me know that all will be okay. There are those special people that I have that if no one else in this world could care about them I want them to know that I care about them. Every one matters in my life for a certain reason, as well as everyone has a purpose in my life at some time or another. I hope that this all made since to that special person whom is my whole world.