family

My sweet Nephew Carter was blessed today. How I wish we could have all been there to witness this great occasion. If I could only connect Arizona with Texas just a little closer. Unfortunately, we don't get to visit with my little brother and his family as much as we would all like. Money isn't always on our side to drive that far whether for them or us. Or now with school in session neither is time.Hopefully soon we can connect in person to see this wonderful yummy little boy my brother and sweet sister in law brought into this world. Oh and we can't forget their little girl McKayla.

Yesterday Malcolm and Cole went to meet up with friends at a local high school to play ball for awhile. Alex and Sebastian feeling left out wanted to do the same. So they asked if they could call some of their friends over to play at the elementary school half a mile from our house. 2 of their friends came and they played for an hour. They went to their friends house afterwards. However, when I got to the house to pick them up the mom told me that the kids were approached by someone with a gun.. I about fell out of my seat. Apparently, some kids came around right after Misti ( the other mom) left with a gun and a lighter. Trying to steal their water bottles. Showing off their gun and the clip etc and the lighter they had on them. I am not sure if it was to scare them or try and make themselves look big and cool.
What scared me more is non of the boys thought about the fact that after they finally left they should leave too incase they came back. If they couldn't leave while they were their.

I never thought I needed to specifically tell them what to do. The school was next to a fire station. When I asked the boys why they didn't leave Alex simply said we were tired. Seriously? So needless to say we had a talk about what to do. And they wouldn't be doing that again without a bigger kid. I really thought that at their ages they were ok. The neighborhood is nice. Yes, if you ask my brother in law the whole city is a Ghetto! But I have worked in the ghetto/hood. WE have even lived in what you would question as safe.. We have had the door kicked in at one of our houses. Just weeks after moving from the house I couldn't leave fast enough because of what I was worried about our safety someone shot up a house down the street.
So I have worked very hard to live in a nicer/ safe neighborhood. Now these kids may not have even belong around here. Who knows. It just really made me thankful for them being safe. And to quite honest a little scared for them.

Is this really what we have to look forward to for our children? How scarey.


The controversy over Obama's speech has gone amazingly crazy at times. I have watched my facebook and seen the responses to anyone who differs in views. I personally don't want my kids to see it at school. I would much rather watch it at home with them and answer questions objectively then them having some very liberal teachers tell them what to think. Yes, Texas has liberal teachers. It used to be that they tended to be a little more conservative. Especially in the bible belt.
I cannot say enough how grateful and proud I am to be an American. I still have this overwhelming feeling to cry when you stand and hear the national anthem. Only if we can instil this in our kids.

I am finally getting back to a normal schedule to a degree. After being sick most of the week I still not quite at my energy level I am usually but I am able to drive and cook without worrying I will get my kids sick. Thank heavens.
Now I must get out of this room before I am hit with the multiple nerf bullets in my kids nerf gun fight in the dark. Yes in the dark they have fun and since there is no school and Grandma is away they can play without worrying about noise.

Tomorrow the big day game! YEAH GO JAGUARS!