Hi Mike! I guess everyone can tell by my screen name that I am all about my five blessings! LOL
*Oldest son Chase is 20 and in the midst of applying to become a Navy SEAL, which of course makes me proud but also nervous. He is a charmer and my little girls adore him. He has been through some really tough times --many a sleepless night for me- and I am very pleased that he has been able to pull himself up and move forward with his aspirations. He lives with his paternal grandparents nearby and has a fragile peace with my ex-husband, his dad.
*Second born is my son Christopher who is going to be 18 (??!!) in October. When my ex and I split Christopher and I were on our own because Chase went to live with my ex in Alaska when he was 8. So he and I are especially close. Chris is a leader, secure in himself, confident, and focused. He is living with some friends of his just North of me because when his dad moved from where they were shortly after he tried to move in and stay with him, he didn't want to leave his high school. It was hard for me to deal with at first but he is getting good grades, has a part time job that he enjoys, has a lovely girlfriend and friends, and is a star tenor in the honors chorus. I am very proud of him...he has never given me a minutes worry...he has earned my trust and I am happy to see the young man he is becoming.
* Laura is my now husband's firstborn and my first daughter. What a lovely little girl she is! She is smart as a whip, beautiful, and kind. I can't wait to see the young lady she is too quickly becoming. She is gentle and quiet and brings me such happiness.
*Julia is my middle girl. She is the only one born a brunette and I worried that being in Laura's shadow would be hard for her. Turns out this kid is just fine with who she is! She is funny, giggly, cuddly, and probably my most photogenic one. She is not as quick at school as her sister, but she's working very hard and will be in first grade this fall. She is the child that wakes up singing each morning. She is joyful.
*Emma is the baby. Emma is one tough cookie! She is loud and demanding and too smart for (my) own good! She is 3 and refuses to potty train, gets very vocal when left out of her older sisters' games, and has a stunning stubborn streak. BUT! She is also the one that will come curl up in my lap, touch my face, and whisper, "Mommy, I love you." She is only 3, after all. I think people expect her to act older than she is because she's so vocal and smart and so I try very hard to encourage her to be 3! In no time she'll be 13 and I will mourn the passing of this stage, our last baby growing up too fast.
They are all such unique individuals and shine like diamonds cast onto a river of black velvet , their brightness almost too much to look at. They are the reason I quit...because I don't want ot miss a thing!
