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It snowed last Tuesday and again on Wednesday. We were suppose to go sledding but due to the rain that turned the snow into ice we had to cancel it but Ralph being the daddy he still wanted to give his girls a good time. I posted what they did about it on my other blog lifemarriageandkids and they had a good time. But before all the fun stuff happened I decided to take Kaitlyn out while i shoveled the snow off the path-walk. I just wanted to try if it was hard it wasn’t since the snow didn’t harden yet.

When we got outside i saw this little footprints in the snow and wondered who could they belong to? Could it have been an outdoor cat, squirrel or a raccoon? I don’t have any idea but i felt bad for whoever the little critter was. It was cold and i hope it had a  nice little place to stay warm and dry. Maybe the next time it snowed ill stake out in front of the window overlooking our front porch and wait for the owner of the footprints.

Somehow we really hoped that the weather prediction was wrong about rain and ice. It snowed steadily last night adding to the snow that was already on the ground. We figured that if it wont rain the snow would finally be enough to go sledding. Wrong! This morning when we all woke up it was already raining and the soft powdery snow had turned to ice that coated  the ground and the branches. I shoveled the path walk leading to the driveway with Kaitlyn watching on the sideline (porch). Kayla had no school yesterday due to the ice on the road and no girls scout as well. After the kids wen to bed tonight i asked  Ralph” is it to much to ask for another day off from school?”. At least when Kayla is off to school i can lay down for a nap with the baby. Oh well there is still time that maybe just maybe we will finally be able to go sledding with the girls.

Last night Ralph was worried that it might not snow since he promised Kayla that he was going to take her and baby sister sledding. Before going to sleep we checked outside the window for the last time if it snowed and none. I kept teasing Ralph “hun, where is your snow?”, not thinking much about we both went to sleep. When my alarm finally went off this morning i looked out and what do you know, it was snowing! I woke up Ralph and told him that its snowing and in turn he woke up our sleepy head Kayla. She was excited that it was snowing, Ralph went downstairs first to check online if school was closed. There was no notification of some sort so we figured she still had classes. The snow was not that much yet but it was already accumulation and we were hoping for more. We were suppose to go sledding but there was not enough snow so we will be doing it tomorrow morning weather permitting.  Its still snowing now and i hope it doesn’t stop. Nighty nite every one!

Right now, both Ralph and I are in bed watching the weather news if its really going to snow. Ever since he saw the weather online that it was going to snow about 1-3″ he has constantly been checking outside for snow. He really wants to take both the girls out sledding tomorrow at the big park. All i want to know is do i have to wake up early? Does Kayla have school tomorrow if it does snow? We will know the answer to that tomorrow since we have to check the site online if there is school or not. As of this moment there is not a single snowflake in sight and i don’t know if its really going to snow. Hubby is worried since he already told Kayla that its going to snow tomorrow morning and promised her sledding. Hopefully when we wake up tomorrow morning we will have a good enough accumulation of snow.

Its almost a year now that Ralph and I have been trying to conceive again. It was so easy the first time that i caught me off guard. Now that i really want to get pregnant it doesn’t seem like its going to happen. Every month i just get depressed when i find out I’m not pregnant yet again. It makes me question that maybe something is wrong with me this time, that maybe I’m only meant to have one child. I would really love to have another child. Ralph has been telling me that it will happen and i should not worry or get sad when its not happening. Then i get angry at myself for doubting God and questioning Him. I know that He has a plan for everything and everyone and maybe God thinks that were not ready to have another child yet, that maybe Kaitlyn is still not ready for another little brother or sister, or maybe my body is not ready as of yet. Those are just wondering questions that come across my mind when i start thinking about having another baby. By the end or first week of next month we will finally know if im pregnant or not. If not, i should just be thankful that God already blessed Ralph and I with one child.

Been tweaking the layout of my other blog and its driving me nuts. I have been on it for an hour now and I’m still not satisfied with the look. By the way I’m loving the new layout of Today, looked fresher and more inviting. I decided to give my other blog a new look since its a new year and it needs change. As the saying goes ” the only constant in this world is change”. I just hope i get to find the right layout for my other blog since it has a PageRank already and i wanted to make it look good. Due to the fact that i was so immerse in trying to change and modify it, i lost track of time and almost forgot to write a post here again. I have not really been paying much attention to this blog and i really need to work on it. Its just I’m trying my best to do an overhaul to my blogs one at a time. I know some bloggers out there will sympathize with me, i hope lol. My neck is killing me right now and its getting late. I forgot i have to wake up early tomorrow to get my girls ready to face a new day.

January 20th was   not only Kaitlyn’s 15 month check up but it was also a historical day. It was the Inauguration of the 44th President of the United States of America. Kaitlyn’s appointment was set for 9:20 am so we really didn’t get to see the beginning of the coverage of the Inauguration. Kaitlyn was pronounced healthy by her pediatrician and her ear infection is already cleared up. She gained a little bit of weight, which I’m happy since she didn’t eat much when she was sick. The doctor was impressed how responsive she was to everything she would ask her to do. She also got her shot and i was surprised when she didn’t cry at all when they gave her the shots. After the doctors we had to stop at Walmart to get some stuff and hurried back home to be in time for the Inauguration. As soon as we got inside the house MIL immediately turned on the television and only stood up to get something to eat or use the bathroom. It was a moving experience watching all those people who came to bear witness, gave me goosebumps. Now, its time for America to start moving and get our butts out of this mess that we are in. As President Obama would say, TOGETHER WE SHALL PREVAIL…..

I just watched the movie yesterday with Larry’s girlfriend. I really didn’t see the very first part of the movie but the rest was just amazing. When August Rush first came out of the theater i really didn’t want to watch it. How wrong i was, its a family movie worth watching with my kids when they are a little bit older. The music just soothed me, made me want to dance and make me want to cry at the same time. The story line is not only good but it could happen in reality. There are a lot of amazing stories how adopted or separated children find their birth parents or vice versa in a very unusual way. The part of August Rush was portrayed brilliantly by Freddie Highmore and Robin Williams played his part to the limit as well. I just love that the child “august rush” didn’t give up the hop of every finding his parents and used music as a means to find them or for them to find him. It was just a tear jerker with a very good moral lesson…And the music just pulled me into the story and made me want to listen. This movie will definitely be a sho-in for my favorite family movies.

Yesterday Larry and his girlfriend arrived here for his ride along and orientation for apply as a police officer. Larry is Ralph’s older brother and is currently a manager of a CVS store. Kaitlyn always cries when she sees him and would not leave my side. Today, after Larry was finished with his orientation he decided to take us all out for breakfast but since it was already past that time we made it to BRUNCH. We all bundled up real warm specially Kaitlyn, it was freezing, stinging cold outside. Kaitlyn didn’t cry when Larry picked her up since she knew that we were going bye-bye’s  and she wanted out of the house. iHOP was our destination and our stomach was already grumbling wanting to be fed. Each of us order different stuff, i ordered a Philly cheese steak, while mom ordered something with eggs and sausage. Larry and Teresa both ordered omelet with pancakes. Boy were we shocked when the food finally came, the portions of the omelet were ginormous! It looked like it was a dozen eggs,lol. Kaitlyn shared all of our food from my french fries to the omelet and the pancakes. She certainly had fun and made me realize that my daughter has been very hungry for company and wanting to be with people. Brunch was very filling and it all made us sleepy when we got back. It was a good day and we hope to see Larry again for his physicals next week.

Kaitlyn’s first chompers are finally  visible to the naked eyes. As of the moment there is only one tooth in her tiny little mouth. Her upper and lower gums are still swollen showing signs that she is still in the process of cutting more teeth. Every morning i check her mouth asking her to show me her “teethsis” and she would open her mouth and put her forefinger near her tooth as if saying ” there it is”. Its at night that Kaitlyn is fussy and cries all of a sudden. I guess since she is not active she feels the pain of her tooth coming out. At least she is in tip top shape in the morning and eats like crazy. I was getting worried before since she was already a year old but had no teeth. It really is true that children develop on different ways, she was an early walker but late on the teeth area. The important thing now is that she is healthy and have overcome her first ear infection and is surviving teething.