This year on Christmas I was not at all in a very good mood, having just received my high school children report cards. My children had a great Christmas however. I regretted later that I did not snap photos of Colton (at the very least) opening his presents. He was so adorable to watch. As he unwrapped his gifts he would hug it close and exclaim that it was the best gift and what he always wanted. They all had a blast playing with their different gifts which I did snap some photos of, which are the ones included in this post.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Christmas 2009
This year on Christmas I was not at all in a very good mood, having just received my high school children report cards. My children had a great Christmas however. I regretted later that I did not snap photos of Colton (at the very least) opening his presents. He was so adorable to watch. As he unwrapped his gifts he would hug it close and exclaim that it was the best gift and what he always wanted. They all had a blast playing with their different gifts which I did snap some photos of, which are the ones included in this post.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Then (08-09 school year)
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Ash and Chel's Mesa Relay Dive Meet
Today Ashlyn and Chelsey had a relay dive meet. They each had to do four dives a piece. I was able to get all four of Chelsey's dives on video with my camera but Ashlyn's fourth dive I missed. Sometimes the button doesn't always work the first time you push it and by the time I realized it wasn't recording it was too late, and it was her best dive, I was so upset :( . So I am going to once again try to upload the video's that I took for you all to see. Ashlyn has been recovering from double ear infections and so had not been able to participate in the past weeks dive practices. Her coach thought she had done pretty well given she hadn't dived in over a week. Chelsey's form is really good, however she had a few issues with getting high enough to complete the dive. Although I will say in her defense, her front dive was changes and put in at the last minute, overall I think she did very well. The girls also participated in the dive relay and they placed 2nd in this competition (the team) and for the dive the team placed 5th overall. I did not get to stay for the relay as Blake and Colton were bored, hungry, and cranky. The last two dives for both the girls brought their biggest scores with 4's, and 41/2's. I really wished I had gotten Ash's last dive it was so very good.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Back to School
So I know I have been bad about posting and that school started about a month ago... WOW how time flies...can't believe it's been a month already. All the kids except Blake started school on the 10 of Aug. (my b-day), Blake started the next day (my dad's b-day).
Ashlyn is a Jr this year, while Darion started as a Freshman!!! (I am so not old enough to have two children in high school *groan*) Hailey is in 4th grade this year and she is excited about who she got as a teacher. I am still annoyed with the school she is attending as I am just not seeing the improvement with her issues. My opinion is she is falling further and further behind, and then eventually they will stick her in resource or special ed when she is older instead of having helped her now when it could make a difference ( I really do hate her school.) Blake is started 2nd grade this year and I have had to continue him at Aguilar instead of him attending the school (Hailey's school) that we live within the boundaries of. On the one hand I am grateful as I am growing to despise that school but on the other hand it makes things ( like a job) more difficult for me since I have to drop him off and pick him up everyday.
Ashlyn has chosen not to do band this year as there were some issues with the band director and decided it was not worth the headache that would be involved. She is doing dive again this year but as she has double ear infections she is kind of benched at the moment. She would also like to do track, however I do not think that is the best idea with her knee issues. She also said that she would like to do tennis again but I am not sure if she will actually follow through on that. She had her first summer job this past summer at Harkins Movie Theaters, which I made her quit when school started again since they refused to let her off early on school nights. So she is in need of finding a new job.
Darion had an eventful first few days, poor kid got lost trying to find his JROTC class! The second d
Hailey has had a pre
Blake has had a bit of a rough start this year. He was being distracted and then joining in with the kids at his table w
Colton is still at hom
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Surgery
So all who know me know that I have been wanting a breast reduction for years. I finally succeeded in getting one. No I did not take any before pictures but if you know me you know what I looked liked. I had surgery last Friday and so this turned into an early birthday present for me. I was suppose to have surgery on Tues the 4th, I had my IV and antibiotics in and my doctor had made all her marks and at the last moment the surgery was canceled and rescheduled for Fri the 6th. I was anywhere from a g or h cup before the surgery (not exactly sure of my exact size as all my bras did not fit.) I asked to go to a C but not sure if she was able to get me that small or not. I am still wrapped in an ace bandage so I do not know what size I am going to end up being. I have already had improvement in the pain I have in my back and am so much happier. Now all I need to do is get my other weight off and I will be a very happy camper. Soon I will be about 175 lbs lighter unfortunately it wont make a difference in the way I look :( . Anyway as far as I know all is going well I have very little pain now from the surgery but I do have a few concerns and so I will be calling the doctor tomorrow to discuss them with her.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Graduation
Well I have finally completed my first step towards a better future. I Graduate Friday July 14th, 2009 with my AA in psychology. My last day of classes were July 5th, however I completed all my assignments well before the 4th so I could enjoy the holidays with my children. I managed to pull straight A's after being out of school for 15 years. However four of my A's were A minuses, so that pulled my GPA down to a 3.93, still high enough to graduate in the top 5% of the class ( one of those cum laud things). Anyway no one remembered to bring a camera so I have no photos of the actual graduation ceremony, but I did go over to one of my favorite spots today and took some pictures. I am taking the rest of this month to relax and then I will be starting on my BA. So here are a few of the favorite pics that we took today.




I accidentally knocked my hat off.

Can it really be over?


I accidentally knocked my hat off.
Can it really be over?
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- Kendra's Family
- I am a mother of five wonderfully beautiful children. Ages ranging from 4yrs to 16 yrs. I am currently a full time student, majoring in psychology. I am also close to launching my own business, hoping that I will do well in this as raising five children alone is very time consuming all on it's own, let alone trying to find time to hold down a job as well. I love animals, and have 2 cats and a dog (yes that is on top of the five children)! I received my AA in July and started on my BA in Aug.(it seems never-ending). Well that's a good blip for the 'about me' spot the rest I will have to put into post.