Holidays

Well the summer is passing by so fast well look its basically the end of July. What have we done his summer so far????????? Well Maurs was in swim classes and she got put on the wait list for the second session. So when the second session rolled around I took her over and guess what she got on the swim team. GO MAURS. Eoghan and Nanny are living it up in Ireland they left on Tuesday.

here they are off to the airport. So question as to why Maura doesn't go with them? Well Eoghan was 11 years old when he went with my Mother the first time so Maurs will just have to wait until she is 11 years old to go to Ireland with Nanny. Its a huge responsibility taking someones child with you anywhere and taking a child with you on a transatlantic flight to a different country is massive. Its not like I could hop in the car and drive and pick them up if they weren't happy so we wait until we figured out they were old enough to go solo with Nanny. My Mammy is no spring chicken either so you don't want to send the rowdy one with her and have her stressing out on her holiday. What are we going to do for a holiday??????? Its hared to plan anything when you have a child with medical issues and we all know in a snap of your fingers we can go from cruising along at 40 to end up going at 90 and feeling like we are going around hairpin turns. We cannot live in the fear what if so we take it easy and just do day trips here and there. We had the best time last year when we took the kids on the subway out to Coney Island for the day. A day at the beach is the next on the agenda. Had planned on going later today but have to wait in for the FED-EX man he is supposed to be bringing the rest of Finnian's monthly medical supplies. I have started back walking again and on boy do I feel great. Its a great way to clean out the head. I am also doing a water aerobics class at the local public pool. So I walk there and back every evening. The class is on Monday to Friday so I am clocking up just a little over 4 miles a day and then on Tuesdays and Thursdays while Maurs is having her swim class I have been adding an extra 3+ miles. Finnian and his teacher have been joining me too. Finnian gets to have his class outside and he loves it. Don't know yet what we will be doing in August haven't planned that far ahead. Joe will be off on holidays from work so maybe we might do a few day trips. Finnian loves the subway but not all the stations are wheelchair accessible so its not something I can do on my own with the Finn-man so when Joe is off I will have the extra muscle to help me up and down the stairs with Finnian.

Communication is key for everything

I just love how some people think that just because they are older than me can make plans and decisions for me and for my kids. Well guess again you cannot and you will not make any plans or decisions for me or mine with out discussing it with me before hand. Being sneaky about things doesn't sit well in my book especially when it involves just some of my kids. Oh and by the way they last time I counted I did have 3 kids. I love how you think you can just waltz in to our home and lives when it suits you and we are supposed to bow and jump and do your bidding well guess again. My kids aren't playthings that you can take down off a shelf when you feel like it. You want to make plans you have to talk to both of us not just one of us because sometimes one of us forgets what the kids do on a day to day bases. Like what days swim class is on and when it finishes. When some little person has Doctor's appointments. Communication is the key to a good relationship making demands just because is something I will and have no problem saying NO to. I have heard things that have been said about me and you know what everyone is entitled to their own opinion of me but I draw the line at the lies. I know you have made you own opinion of me and that is fine but in all honesty you don't know me and you have never made the attempt to get to know the real me so just watch what you say about me because it does get told back to me. So right now the answer is NO and its not up for any further discussion

Haven't posted in awhile

June has come and gone but the biggest news from the month of June was our Eoghan made his Confirmation.

Here is one of Eoghan and Nanny

We went and visited Dad in the graveyard for Father's Day. Its hard to believe but Finnian loves to go and visit Granddad. It is really something you have to see because I can try and explain it but words really doesn't do justice to how alive Finnian becomes. He gets really excited when you tell him we are going to see Granddad. Mayo had a big win and of course the Finn-man had his Mayo jersey on and we had the flag with us and we got some unbelievable pictures of Finny both sitting up and lying down on Dad's grave.

June 24th was Dad's 3rd Anniversary its hard to believe its been 3 years its still seems like yesterday. Finnian was all excited as he got to go and visit Granddad again.

School finished for all the kids and Eoghan got a great report card so we have to wait for his passport to come back so they can book their tickets for home. Nanny brings him with her as her helper. Maurs got a great report card too. She had to wait until she is 11 years old to go to Ireland with Nanny well that is how old Eoghan was when he went with Nanny the first time.