Where did the Butterflies go?

Back at work like most of you after a long 3 day weekend. And I am sure some of yall had the same issues of not wanting to get out of bed this morning. It was rough! Hoping everyone had a nice Labor Day Wkend. Mine was busy, my twins had their first track meet for cross country. The 1st numbers they gave was they ran against 210 kids, but the actual number was 180. And they got 82nd and 85th place. I was still pretty proud. Considering they only had 3 days of practice before the event. And now they seem more motivated, like they know what to expect and what they have to do to make district meet. Cameron even got up before church on Sunday and ran around our land, I was pretty impressed. Looking forward to seeing how far they can go with this.

It seems like I spent my 3 day wkend eating, lots of yummy food. I even baked my very first lemon supreme bunt cake, and it was delicious. If you follow me on face book, you all know Trav works ALOT of hours lately. I think since we have been back from vacation he has put in 180 hrs in 3 weeks! We only saw him on Sundays, while he tried to be a trooper, he was a little on the grumpy side. Well, we FINALLY had a date night, we got together with an old friend and her fiancee. We tried some new Mexican restaurant in South Lake, and it was ok..Not better than El Paseo of course..We than went to Grapevinve mills mall to walk around before we caught the movie. And it was just so sweet to watch a new couple, they still listened to every word each other spoke, and my friends eyes and smile just light up at the touch of her new fiancee. They walked hand in hand, and he held the door open for her and was just super sweet. She is full of those butterflies in the tummy. It made me think and after almost 13 years of marriage, my butterflies are moths..lol And I sure do miss them. We used to do little things for each other to keep the marriage fresh. I used to do little notes in the lunch box, and messages in lipstick on the mirror. Or a card just to let him know I was thinking about him. Trav used to bring home flowers just because, and just call me to let me know he was thinking of me. We used to talk non stop about everything. But man, with schedules like we have now, it makes it difficult to do those extra things. Or we just got lazy, now we take shifts in the bed, and I am lucky if I get a slap on the bottom as we pass in the bathroom. lol We do date day during the week, but it usually is convo going over the latest stuff with the kiddos. So, I am curious to those who read this blog. What kind of tips can you give me to help bring those butterflies back?

1st day of school

Today my twins went to their 1st day of Middle School, and my baby into the 3rd grade. I think everything went well. They were all excited and happy this morning. I was super bummed I did not get to drop Jazzy off in her class and get a picture of her and the teacher. But pretty excited that the boys asked me to help them get situated at their lockers, and even gave me a hug good bye. Cause I know next year they will only want me to drop them off at the curb. Than, I joined all my lady friends for breakfast like we have been doing since the twins started 1st grade. We usually use this time, to encourage each other or to just get thru the 1st day of school blues. Although I was the only one who got teary eyed today. 7th grade is just a big deal to me. And I know my boys were really nervous about having a locker and having 7 teachers, and athletics. Just wish I could be there, hiding in the hallways, lurking thru the doors, just in case they need me. lol I know that once I talk to them tonight and they tell me how great the day was, I will feel much better. But still they all are growing way to fast. I had to bargain with Jasmine about doing her hair. She is just ready to do it all on her own. But, its like if I can hold on to that part just a little longer, than I know I still have my baby who needs me. Pretty sad huh?

Been on facebook, and reading some status's. Lots of moms dealing with sending their kiddo off to college. And Lordy, I am not looking forward to that. Ciera did not do the college thing, but when she moved out the 1st time, it was pretty tough on us. But, she came back a month later, and now is gone again. But the 2nd time was not as bad, and she seems to be doing ok. When I think of the boys and Jazzy leaving the house, I get this sick feeling in my gut. Cause I sure don't know what I will do with myself. Hopefully by than, Trav will be home at night with me. I see how fast time is going by, and know it will come alot faster than I want. But what can a mom do? Just got to raise them and love them, and lots of praying, and I know they will make me proud.

Us momma's just got to hang in there, and continue to be cheerleaders for the kiddos! Cause that is just what we are supposed to do...

Count downs..

First day of School: 0 days

13th Wedding Anniversary: 88 days

New Moon release: 88 days

Christmas: 122 days

Vacation 2009

Hello Everyone..I know it has been a long time. It seems when we got back from Vacation, life was in full swing again. But, I am back now. And will say Vacation was great! It was different with out Ciera joining us, she was missed. But I will admit it was kind of peaceful, cause the boys were like best friends the entire time. And that does not usually happen, cause they usually are both fighting for her attention. But hopefully, she will join us again for vacation. So we did Market Square, the River Walk, Fiesta TX. Lots of walking, the boat ride, and lots and lots of amazing mexican food! We even took a friend for Jasmine, so that Trav and I could have some time together. So it was a great 30th birthday gift for me, and some much needed family time away from good ole Boyd. But let me tell ya, I had the most humiliating moment of my life at Fiesta Tx! The girls and I had just gotten out of the lazy river and were walking down some steps, and I some how lost my footing, and there I go, it was like slow motion. My feet went up in the air, my legs spread wide open, and my butt hit and bounced 1,2,3 times down the steps before I could stop myself. A group of guys behind me were like "OH My Gosh! Are you ok?" That is when I refused to make eye contact, I took off my flip flops which had blown out on my way down, and I got up and grabbed the girls and walked away..LOL And yes, I woke up with bruises and my back a little sore! Between that and the mild sun burn on my back, I was pretty miserable on the trip back home. The kids had a great time, even though I think their favorite part is the hotel! The boys and Trav rode the roller coasters, and than the twins and Alissa rode something called the "Goliath" and yes it is huge. Jazzy was excited to find out she was too short to get on it, so we took her pic of her pretending she was on. lol And I was too big of a chicken to ride it. The kids went back for a 2nd ride and were 3 people away from getting back on, when the roller coaster broke, WITH PEOPLE ON IT! So, I call that Favor that the kiddos were not on. We left San Antonio with lots of laughs, lots of funny stories and some good ole memories. And looking forward to something new next year.

The Big 30!

Hello, I know it has been a while since my last post. But life has been pretty non eventful lately, so not really much to write about. I will say, that I have made it possible where my faithful readers can make comments on here. Just post it under anonymous if you don't want to make an acct. I look forward to what people think of my fabulous blogs! So tomorrow is the big day for me. I will officially be 30 years old. And I have been super excited about this for a while. We of course are spending it on vacation, where I will be eating lots and lots of Mexican food. Who knows maybe I will get to see Tony Romo during practice! That would make for a perfect 30th b-day gift!

So, yesterday Jasmine and I were driving down the road, and she was really quiet, and if you know Jasmine you know that is not normal for her. So I ask her what she is thinking about. And she says "You know momma, when you die, I cant think of anyone that will be able to take care of me like you do" Of course this catches me off guard, and I laugh and say "well how about I don't die, any time soon?" Than she says "well your going to be 30 and your just getting closer and closer to the dying age" LOL Oh I laughed so hard. I explained to my sweet Jasmine she had nothing to worry about, and that I would be around for a very long time..Oh the things that go thru her head. On other Hammett news, my mother in law got us a new puppy. He is a cutie, we named him Cosmo. He is half Pekingnese and Chihuahua, they call it a Peka-Chu. lol

A few of my lady friends joined me for dinner and movie, we watched The Ugly Truth. It was a very funny movie, but not for the kiddos. Lots of loving talk, and bad words.

Now in response to some comments made on my post..First of thank you for posting your comments. As for the topic about Best Friends. Your right, as we grow up we realize there are different friends for different things. But, I still find it rewarding to think that as I get older and the kids move out and all that stuff. That I will have a really good best friend, that is that "one" I refer to. And to even think I will have more than "one" is even more rewarding..!

Just a quick countdown update..

Vacation: 2 days

30th b-day: 1 day

1st day of school: 19 days

Trav and I celebrate our 13 wedding anniversary: 107 days

New Moon release date : 107 days

Looking forward to some comments! Also a real quick thank you for the people who have been a big part of my life over the last 30 years. I know we all have different seasons with each other. But I will admit the last 5 years of my life, I have met some of those most amazing women. Who are all so different and who all bring something different into my life. But most of all, love me and accept me for WHO I am..Especially to my Husband and my kiddos, who have made my life complete! Love yall.

Lazy Days of Summer

Just one more month, and the kiddos all get back to school. I think they are more than ready to go back. I am nervous for my twins, cause they go to Middle School. Big time 7th graders, watch out now! Jazzy will be the oldest at the Elementary school this year. She is excited about that. So far the kids have just been having friends over and going over to friends houses to keep entertained. My oldest Ciera moved out this week, so we were able to move the boys into their own rooms. But they can't seem to stay away from each other, you always find them in one of the rooms together. I wondered how they would act when we did it. The boys are old enough now to attend the Youth Group at our church. And they are having so much fun! They are growing too fast for my liking. But, what can you do? We are all excited for vacation, it will be short one, but still allot of fun. Over the last couple of months, I have taken on a kind of 2nd job, just to make some extra money, and it helps out the church. With that extra money we have been able to do small projects around the house. The pictures are what we have accomplished so far. We have so much more we want to do, but it just takes some time to save up. We are very proud of the hard work and money we have put into it so far. So be sure to stop by and take a look! Also, Saturday I am having my Pampered Chef Party, so if you did not get an invite, it is only cause I did not have your e-mail address. So just get with me, or just show up. The more the merrier..

Just a couple of count downs, I am doing..

* 14 days till my big 30 b-day!

* 15 days till Vacation.

*31 days till the 1st day of school.

*119 Days till Twilight New Moon comes to the movies.

*119 days till Trav and I celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary!

Have a Fabulous wkend!

Best Friends

Awe, the rain has been refreshing for my new plants. Pretty amazing to see how God takes care of even the smallest things like the plants, and trees, and grass. And learning that, no matter what comes our way, because God loves us, we will have victory in every area of our life. Sometimes, we just have to remind ourselves of that..

*So, last Friday night, I could not sleep. I find myself hating Fridays, cause Trav works that night, and my kiddos are usually with their friends. And so it leaves me feeling petty lonely. So I spent the night flipping thru channels. And there was nothing on TV. But, something that really got my attention, was that every TV show character had a "Best Friend"

*I Love Lucy

*Hannah Montana

*I Carly

*Sex & The City

*Friends

*Grey's

*Private Practice

Get my point? And I know it is TV shows, but in my real life, I have so many wonderful friends. And different times thru out the year, I see more of them depending on whats going on in our lives. Most of my friends I met thru the kids friends. So naturally sporting events is the biggest time to mingle with them. Most of the time I can send an email, or pick up the phone and have some one there to listen to me. I used to focus so much on having the "Best Friend". But my Pastor said once, that we are grown ups, and not in high school, so basically our spouses should be that best friend. And Trav is great. He is a good listener, and is very faithful and understanding to my feelings and desires. But of course with his night time job, it makes it hard to have him there all the time.

But ya know, I miss being "the one".. Does that make sense? In high school, I had an amazing Best Friend. Even after we both had babies and got married, we spent almost every wkend together. Had dinner at each others houses, shopping together, our kids played with each other all the time. When something terrible happened, I was the first one she called. And of course when something wonderful happened, I was the first person she called. But, because the life styles changed, the relationship changed. And it was very difficult to understand why things had to change. We just grew apart. Now I know, that I was growing in my faith, and my walk with Jesus, and I could not allow anything to hold me back. Today, I have many amazing women in my life, relationships that I take very seriously. And most of those friends already have "the one" they consider the Best Friend. But, a part of me misses having "the one" friendship. I just desire to have that companion ship with a person, who thinks about me. Who wants to see me often. Who will call me up on the phone, just to see what's going on. And not just about me, but for me to able to do the same for them. The problem we always seem to run into, is we are so busy. Just being a mommy takes allot of time away. We all have different schedules, different living situations. Especially me, who does not like to be on the phone. lol But, you know the difference for me now. Is, I don't "need" a best friend anymore. I "desire" to have one. To me that is a big difference. I know, that as I get older, I will meet more people. And that my relationships will change, some. But, I am looking forward to God bringing me that "desired friendship". And I am so ready!

Goofy days..

Hello everyone. Follow along..

*Whew, this heat is something else. I think we are getting a cold front on Friday, high is supposed to be 92, we are pretty messed up when we call that a cold front.

*Finally went to Sam Moon for the 1st time. Loved that place, but my husband called it female hell. It was pretty crazy, but the ladies were kind if they ran you over. lol I got a purse and some sun glasses for under 30 bucks!

*I miss my long hair. But the picture reminds me of how Romo is officially single now. Maybe he can give 100% to the team now.

*There is never a dull moment in my house. As you can tell from the pictures my kiddos keep me laughing.

*I really do feel bad for the parents who are divorced and have to miss a month at a time with their kiddos. I think I would go crazy if I had to do that. My boys have trouble every summer inviting their friends over, cause they are at the "dads" house for the month. Bummer.

*Even though I am the biggest violator if this, I find it some how amusing, how soon we jump to conclusions about how someone has treated us. Communication is very important in every relationship. I have found so many times, the other person really had no clue where I got my idea from. I think this just shows my brain thinks too much.

*Still reading the book "Hello my name is God" and learning allot. One of the things, is how we treat people shows what's in our heart. And that God gives us mercy. And we should do the same to people, especially family and friends. Cause holding on to bitterness and resentment will hurt you more than you think.

*I am so ready for vacation. Only 23 days and counting..

*And the big 30 is only 22 days away! So excited.