Lucky #7!

Does everyone out there really have a lucky number? I know I do. Ever since I was a little girl, I have been quite obsessed with the number 7. It started out with little things, like my 7th b-day being my coolest birthday party ever! Then, it seemed I was looking for the connection to the number as I got older, kind of a luck thing I guess! So far, the number has yet to let me down, so I guess you can call me superstitious! I thought for kicks, I would share with you 7 reasons why I still think 7 is lucky for me...

1) I was born on 4/7/77
2) I had 6 serious boyfriends in my life, I am married to #7
3) 7 years after starting my own swim business part-time, I Incorporated and went year round in 2007
4) I have had 7 sets of 7 stitches. Say that's not lucky... I think it is because all 7 situations I fully recovered from and went on to be problem free. (Trust me that's lucky!)
5) My most precious little boy was born on the 17th of February.
6) My adorably sweet baby girl was born on the 27th of September.
7) I have been so blessed to have had a wonderful experience with finding amazing Childcare! So it comes to no surprise to me that our beloved nanny Ms. Shannon is our lucky #7. She blesses my children's lives each and everyday. I rely on her for so much and she never falters.

I love the number 7! If I were rich... I would probably want that many kids (JK).
For me... I also love the biblical significances to the number as well, there seems to be something lucky about that for me.

Have a favorite number? Share what number and why?

I support cloning 100%

Last night I was relieved to hear my husband Michael was coming home from work early! He works 2nd shift Mon-Fri, so seeing him at night before the kids go to bed is a rare treat. I was was even more thrilled to hear that he was willing to put the kids to bed so that I could get some work caught up on the computer. I mean, don't get me wrong... I love our bedtime routine. With Liam out of public school now, it's the one time each day I can count on having true quality one-on-one time with each of my kids.

But when my husband decides to help, it flows a lot like Mastercard commercial. Meaning... I still get stuck with a bill in the end no matter how cute it starts out.

Organic Shampoo & body wash for baby... $22.00
Good Night Moon for her, Green Eggs and Ham for Him... $17.00
Giggles, Prayers, Hugs and I love you's for daddy... Priceless.
For everything else... there's mommy!

Which includes...
Upstairs to bring dad towels cause he can't leave the kids in the bath.
Upstairs to come get the baby, cause he doesn't know which PJ's to put on her.
Upstairs to comb her hair because dad says she won't sit still for him.
Upstairs to bring Liam his stuff animal he left in the play room.
Upstairs to put Charley to bed because she only wants me.
Upstairs to lay down with Liam because he now only wants me too.

So, as I scour at the notion that it is now 9:30 pm and both my children are still awake... I wonder... Why did my husband rush home to my aid? Husbands are good for something, I just know it... cloning mommy they are not!

Kung Foo Mommy...

Have you ever been to a Tae kwan do class demonstration? If you haven't, go!!! It may save your children from turning into little demons. Seriously... I did start to wonder if my sweet son was beginning to warp into a creature from the black lagoon. When we decided to pull him from public school, it was at an all time high. (I was checking daily for horns). After giving him a weeks break at home, I knew it was time to get him involved in to something out in the real world. I mean come on people... I needed to socialize the damn kid or I was going to hear it from all the homeschool haters out there. (As if public school was ever a good idea for socialization...?)

Any way... back to Kung foo. Let me give you a little background on how I ended up observing the art of the Korean. My neighbor has 3 boys all between the ages of 1-6 and is a very busy working full-time. Every time we are out playing with them I noticed how well our kids play together and how well behaved her boys seem to always be. After talking with her about some of Liam's behaviors lately, she mentioned Tae kwan do. She said it has done wonders for her 5 years self-control and has provided a great physical outlet for both her older two. I decided to go two days later and find out what the program was all about.

The first day of class started out kind of rough. After the first 5 minutes Liam came running over to me with a desperate look on his face. You know the broken look? It's unbelievable painful for a mom to experience that. (I have only seen that look on his face a few times before, like the first time I insisted he go back to sleep by himself in a new bed.) That face he gave me with his big crocodile tears streaming down his face was killing me inside. He said,"mommy mommy please let me go home, I don't like this." "I cannot do that exercise and he said I would have to do it again until I got it right!" "I don't want to do this anymore."

I could barely look him in the face as I said "go work it out with your instructor." "He's in charge right now!" (I had to get up and pretend to get a magazine and wait for him to chase after me.) To my surprise, Liam turned around and followed Master Morgan right back on to the mat. Wow!!! Is this really going to work? Is military style really affective? Break them down to build them up... Tough love and hard work! To my relief... I started seeing a difference after class with the way Liam carried himself and spoke. Slight short of amazing to me! We have been hooked ever since.

Liam is learning self-control, respect for others, personal space, balance, flexibility and to count in Korean (amongst other things)! All the while... mommy learns to keep it real with with a 5 year old, Korean master style!

Yesterday, his master demanded Liam's group do 150 jumping jacks the right way or he would be punished for being lazy! Sounds harsh...right? Guess what... my five year old can do perfect jumping jacks the right way...anytime I ask!

Finally... Home sweet Dome!

Swim Fanatics, Inc. is my swim business I created in 2007 with originally 22 swimmers. When I started my own business year round, I truly never in a million years thought... hum, one day I am going to put a giant air-filled bubble over an outdoor pool. Run swim programs full-time from sun up to sun down and grow to have over 500 swim participants come swim in my bubble! Crazy idea huh? Well, here we go Swimmers, here we go!

Home Sweet Dome... Swim Fanatics just signed a 6 year contract to have our $30,000.00+ dome put up over Sherwood Swim & Racquet Club's main pool! And while I could have had a 3rd child in the time it took to get the dome contract approved and signed, I can finally breath a little because it is officially coming fall of 2010.

I seriously cannot believe by next fall, I can tell everyone I practically live in a bubble! Kinda ironic... considering half my childhood, I wanted too!

Butterbees & Bumbleflies...

I decided to start a blog about my journey through all the wonderful things I juggle each and everyday as a working, homeschooling busy mom of two! For all you that truly know me, taking on a bunch of projects all at one time seems to be a pattern. I for one love a busy life... the juggling act always seems to keep me moving and happy! I have a huge passion for parenting! I also really love my career path! Can one have it all and feel rewarded? For me... the answer is yes!

Butterbees & Bumbleflies... have you ever been so preoccupied with something you were doing, you find your self mixing two thought processes into one? Most would say, yes... right? Well, that's my life! I have literally spent 3/4's my life blending things into one or at least mixing them up. Including words for that matter. Ask any of my 3 siblings... besides telling you how I learned everything I knew in life from a magazine (seriously, I did) they would also contest to the truth of how I mixed words up all the time to make them my own. But come on... everyone knows what I meant when I ask you to pass me the Pole huncher!

Any way... pretty sure you get the idea! My life... my family... my work! I love them all! I am as happy as the Butterbees & Bumbleflies!

I hope you enjoy my stories, my passions and my juggling act...