Maggie's Day

I used to blog a lot more than I do not. Once I started writing it's become increasing more difficult to write in my spare time. I find this incredibly sad because I love writing blogs and I've had no time for my book. I like creative writing so much more than what I've been doing but this blog doesn't exactly pay me so....

Today was a Maggie day. It seems everyone in our family (kid wise) has their on thing. Allison had gymnastics and went to band (which she's quite good at both). Graham has skateboarding and plays baseball and Julianna is going to play basketball. That left Maggie with nothing. I wasn't worried quite yet cause she's only 7 but I felt like she truly needed to be involved in something since she is homeschooling.

She gets plenty of play time with other children since our street is packed with em and she loves Miranda and Cole and then she goes to children's church on Wednesdays so she has plenty of play time with other children she just needed an activity.

We tried dance. She went two lessons of ballet and HATED it. We went to Saul's on the square and she picked our her shoes and tights and leotard and got this cute little ballet bag. That's about as far as it went. The first day she clung to me and didn't want to do anything. Finally, I had to force her to finish up the month that we paid for. She said she wanted to cheer and then decided she didn't. There was just nothing that interested her.

Miranda told her about taking horseback lessons. She started as Western but is doing English this year. This peaked Maggie's interest. Maggie is my animal lover. She loves bugs and all kinds of critters. Kinda reminds me of how Ellie May Clampett from the Beverly hillbillies was. She loves em all. She'll cry when you squish a bug. She likes to save em.

So I start looking around. Miranda takes from a place ...I won't plug the name because from what I've heard it's not the best place to take your child if you want "real" lessons. They are cheap but your child works with a group. There is no one on one. They get a different horse each week etc....

I searched the internet and found Garland Farms. Then the more research I did, the more I liked. Ashley Marascalco...doctor Marascalco's daughter would be her teacher. So last week we went to visit. Maggie decided it was what she wanted to do. She was a little afraid ....ok a lot afraid, of the horses, so I wasn't sure how she would do.

Today we went back. Ashley taught Maggie how to tack the horse and let her walk her to the arena. Her horse is a beautiful Hanoverian. Her name is.........Maggie :-]

Maggie did excellent. Ashley taught her how to sit up straight and tall and taught her how to make the horse turn. It was awesome seeing her control that big horse all by herself.

She walked Maggie back to the barn and got her settled back in.

Maggie cried when we left. She didn't want to leave.

My Maggie has found her thing. I'm so happy for her :] My little equestrian.

Congrats to my baby boy

Graham made the travel team that he tried out for. They are currently number one in the state.

GREAT JOB Graham!!!!

The First Day of School

Today is the first day of school for my babies, minus Maggie. (She starts next Monday). I was OK at first, then excited for them, then sad and now.....as Maggie lays on the couch watching Dora and I am going to write a bit, while it looks like she may go back to sleep, I'm kinda melancholy.

I'm not sure what to feel. Part of me wants to cry. Part of me knows that this is just part of growing up. Part of me is very happy to see my babies grow everyday and get older, wiser, stronger and more independant. It's nice to see them successful. But they ARE my babies.

I read the other day, I was reading My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult and the attorney, who's name is Campbell, made a comment about his dog. He said, "Another great thing about dogs is that they sever ties with their mothers when they are little". At first I thought that was a funny thing then today, I remembered that and it made me sad.

I mean, as mother's we care, we worry, we care for the sick, we help with homework and study for tests. We mend clothes and wash bookbags, fix lunches, pack snacks, organize class parties and scrape unidentifiable food out from under the bed. Then we won't mention the projects that we find out about the night before and pull an all nighter trying to make a volcano out of toothpicks and string or an electric engine out of rubber bands and coat hangers.

This is love. The unconditional love that only a mother can have for her child. The inseparable bond that begins when we first hear..."You are pregnant" until we draw our last breath.

My babies, my sweet babies. I hope you all have a great day today. I hope today brings you nothing but happiness and new friendships, success and great teachers, classes you love and the beginning of a great school year.

I love you my babies.....more than life itself!


Mom