Valentines Day, New Perspective and Long Weekend Plans!

The last couple of weeks we have enjoyed some fun times as a family. For Valentines Day, Julio and I went out to dinner and then did some shopping. Time alone was very appreciated after a lot of stress over the past couple of weeks. The kids each got a special stuffed puppy and big"cookie lollipop"!




As you can see Tyler's face was priceless!









Here both kids are posing before their Valentines day at school with the treats from mommy and daddy!















We continue to pray and work with Gabby and her having a successful year in school. This year has been a struggle for her I believe in general. It's been a challenge to meet every one's needs in our family as well as ourselves, but we are taking it one day at a time. As I pray for me to meet her needs and for him to meet the ones I can't, I am seeing things in a new light. I love my daughter. She is so special and would not want her any other way. I have let other people criticize her and make me feel like I am doing something wrong. I am doing the best I can. I can't do anything about where I am right now, but all I can do is rely on God and continue to get better and continue to keep trying and be the best mom I can be with who I am now. I understand her like no one else. She is like a mini-me. I understand how emotional and complicated she is that nobody understands her. I understand how she tries to hard to be good or to do whatever, but it's not good enough for other people or for herself. I get that, because I feel the same way.
Tonight I had a purely negative parent teacher conference. I heard words like passive defiant, active, hard to keep her focused, has trouble sitting still.....and it goes on. Although she is the smartest kid in her class....my focused and goal has changed to do everything in my ability to get her to realize how special she is, how much she is loved and that her best is enough. I know she is special and I would not want my daughter any other way besides energetic, social and creative!


I know God has big plans for her and I feel so privileged he has given me the responsibility to raise her, guide her, and teach her all I can.

We started this new process by having a mother daughter date tonight. We had dinner at a place of her choosing. It was great to spend time with just her and be able to talk to her. It made me realize a lot of what I described earliar. I went discouraged and left so encouraged.
We both had a great time. She is excited about the daddy daughter date tomorrow!

I'm looking forward to a wonderful long weekend. It will be so nice to have time to myself, time with Julio and spend some much needed time with them. I'm so glad that each day I can get up and know that one of them will make me smile and laugh and teach me something new.