Coming Back To The Blogging World!!

Okay, I have decided that I am going to start blogging again. Why? Well, I was bored the other day so I thought that I would start re-reading all my past blogs. I was laughing so hard that tears streamed down my face. Some I couldn't even finish until the laughter stopped. So why would I want to deprive all you people from the joy of laughing too at my crazy family. I never have words of wisdom or something strong and profound to say. Usually the things I come up with are sometimes crude or even a little TMI. My kids, however, are what make my blogs funny. Aliya, my 8 year old, is a total and complete drama queen. Everything she does has to be done with passion. That girl can turn on the waterworks faster than you would believe, and then turn them off even faster. Zaynah, my 6 year old, is helpless. She has to be told, in detail, to do things. For example, "Zaynah, go into the bathroom, take your toothbrush and toothpaste out of the drawer, unscrew the toothpaste cap, squeeze a little toothpaste on your toothbrush, put the toothbrush in your mouth and move back, forth, and in a circle, take your toothbrush out, spit, clean the sink, put the cap back on the toothpaste, and then put it all away". No lie!!! Then you hear her crying because she can't remember everything you said. Joshua is 4, he too can be dramatic, but in a very different way. Joshua is, by far, the most entertaining of the 4. I mean you could really be moved by Aliya's performances, but Josh has developed his skills into an art form. He was playing a game on the computer and Nate told him that he couldn't move a certain move and Josh replies, "Just believe dad, just believe!". He picks up everything he hears and uses it in everyday conversation. Wyatt, my 2 year old and the baby, this kid is going through the terrible twos and it really is testing my patience. He is a mess and a half. We are attempting to potty train. He has been taking off his diapers today saying, "No more diapers", but then pee's in his underwear. He fully understands the concept, but is just being lazy. He plays the baby role very well with no signs of growing out of that. So most of the time you will hear about these four. There is always a story to tell. If anything, you will at least get a good laugh!!!

Why Joshua, why??

Joshua, my four year old, can really test my patience sometimes. He is ALL boy. Into everything and making mess along the way. He is very clever though. So clever that sometimes it is hard for me to believe he is only four. The things that he does and the things that he says, really surprises me. I haven't blogged about his antics in awhile, so I thought today would be a good day.

Story #1:

We were waiting in the car to get Aliya and Zaynah from school, when low and behold, Josh has to pee. No surprise there, as he needs to pee anywhere and everywhere we go. I usually make him go before we leave the house, but at this particular time we were running late. I tell him we are no where near a bathroom, so he's just gonna have to hold it and wait until we get home. Seriously guys 15 minutes tops!! Anyway, he continues to whine at how bad he has to go and how he can't hold it, how, in his words, "I'm going to burst!!!"(Josh is an over-actor). I'm not a bad mother, I know this child all too well; he was not going to burst, he just wanted to find the nearest bathroom so he could inspect every inch of it. I listened to his ranting for about 5 min when I heard something new. It started out as a drip, drip; moved on to a tinkle, tinkle; and then to a full down pour. I flew out of the drivers seat, turned around just as Josh was coming from behind the middle row of seats. Pants around his ankles and a play dough cup full of pee. "See mom, I told you I had to pee!!!"

Story #2:

I was lying on the couch watching a movie while Wyatt had his afternoon nap. Josh was playing on the computer and then moved over to me, I guess to annoy me. Jumping on me, climbing on me, whatever he could do to distract me from my movie and move my attention to him. He then gets this look on his face like he is thinking about something, then with all seriousness looks to me and says, "Mom, I wish I were a girl". What in the world!!!! Okay, I had to respond to this without the shock in my voice as I was feeling in my gut. "Josh, why do you want to be a girl? You're such an awesome boy!! Daddy's a boy, Papa's a boy, Jeddo's a boy. Boys play baseball and football." I was trying to think of everything to say to him, but he had such a serious face on him. "You don't want to be a girl, girls are boring! What can girls do that would make you want to be one?" He looked me dead on and said, "Girls can drink coffee".

He makes me laugh!!!

32 years...what a journey!!

So I thought that I would take back up to blogging. It seems, I have fans who would like to read my stories. So to start off again, I would like to tell you about the last, oh, 32 years or so :)

I was born in Irving Texas on September 23, 1977 at 10:20 am. I am the oldest of 4, 2 brothers and 1 sister. I grew up in Grand Prairie, Lancaster, Red Oak, Arlington, and 2 years in Damascus Syria. I graduated high school in 1996 and started college in 1997. I attended Southwestern Christian University in Oklahoma City. I have had various jobs in my teenage years. I worked for 2 years at Six Flags over Texas, I was a secretary for a computer repair store, worked at The Black-Eyed Pea and Applebees. I had pretty typical dating experiences, nothing too shocking. I had great dates and I had bad dates. The one date that was truly memorable was April 9, 1998 to a Nate Brewster. This started our 2 year dating relationship and our 10 year marital relationship. I was engaged in September of 1998. I graduated college with an Associates in May of 1999. December 18, 1999 I married my best friend and lived in Oklahoma City. I worked as a bank teller for First Fidelity Bank. We welcomed our first of four children, Aliya Madison, on September 7, 2001. Our second child, Zaynah Elizabeth, came 19 months later on April 8, 2003. We moved from Oklahoma to Florida. Lived there for a year and then moved to Texas. 11 months later, Joshua Palmer was born on August 29, 2005. Bought our first home in Keller Texas in March of 2006. After living in our house for a year, I discovered that I was carrying our final child, Wyatt Zachary, born on September 27, 2007. I have seen so much already in my 32 years of life. I have seen life, death, friends come and go, history and so much more. I have some regrets, but nothing that I would change. I have lived a great life up to this point and look forward to another 32 years.

Wyatt and his talent

I've got the fever!

The baby fever that is. Man, I wish I didn't. There is not one thing that I can do about it this time. I don't think that it is really the desire to have another baby, but maybe just to hold another baby. My little guy is getting so big now. I held my arms out for him tonight and he shook his head no. Ouch!! Like a knife right to my heart. I thought that after my tubal and the growing of my "stash" that the baby desire would cease. Not so much!! If I can hold out until March, I will have 2 babies to hold. Man, the desire is really strong tonight. As if I could pop a kid out now, then it would all be better. I mean really, I don't need another baby. I guess I just miss that newborn stage and the fact that my one year old turned his back on me, packed his bags, and moved out...pretty much. That's what shaking his head no really meant. Well, I guess there is nothing else to say. I need to take something for this "fever", like a shot of vodka, and got to bed. I don't have any vodka though, so we will just go to bed; me, my tubal ligation, and my moustache. Night!!

Good-bye 2008, Hello 2009!!

It's been awhile since I've blogged. I guess being a mommy has kept me pretty busy. My gosh, so much has gone on over the past few months. Christmas, New Years, December, January. A lot!! Well, I guess I can fill in the months happenings. December was fun!! The kids were only in school for 2 weeks and then it was Christmas break. It really seemed that the holidays came so quick this time. When you are little it seems that Christmas could not get here fast enough, but once you acquire bills then each Christmas is here in a matter of days. The kids had a blast!! This Christmas was the best by far. I love seeing my kids' faces when they see what they asked Santa for right under the tree. It's glorious. Forgive our excuse for a tree, but when you have a 1 year old and dog then ornaments can only be put half way up the tree. Anyway, Santa brought the girls a Wii, Josh a Thomas the Train bike, and Wyatt a little boy tee ball thing (it makes noise, that's all he cared about). I thought Aliya was going to come out of her skin when she saw the Wii. She was so worried that Santa would forget. Seeing all four of my kids enjoy Christmas, was a perfect ending to 2008.




New Year's was a good time!! We had dinner at my parents house with all the family, including some college friends. My girls spent the night with my Granny, so all Nate and I had were the boys. We all stayed up to bring in the New Year and I made a toast, well actually a declaration. It went, "In the words of the prostitute on Forrest Gump, 'It's a New Year, we can start all over.'". My mom was not too thrilled with my "toast". We all crashed after that. 2009 will be a good year. This is actually a year that I should have another baby. I have had a child in every odd year since 2001. So in honor of this odd year, instead of getting round and pregnant, I am going to get thin and not pregnant. So by the end of this year I will hit a milestone by not "birthing no babies". This year Zaynah turns 6, Josh turns 4 (watch out world!!), Aliya turns 8 (very hard for me to type that), and my little baby boy Wyatt turns 2. This is the year that I have been married to my love for 10 years. This is the year that I hold my twin nieces for the first time. This is the year that I go on a family vacation with my whole family (the Sacys). This is the year that I loose 20 pounds (again). This is the year that Aliya and Zaynah will be in all day school. This is the year that I turn 32 and not look back. This is OUR year!!!

What a great ending to 2008 and a beautiful beginning to 2009. It's gonna be a good one!!!

My newest adventure

It was bound to happen sooner or later, but it is time that I share with everyone my newest adventure. I have been looking for something that I could do that would provide 2 things for me. 1. something for me, something that I can do that separates me from my mommy duties and 2. something that would provide an income, cause Lord knows we need it!! I have been introduced to Arbonne International Health and Wellness. A woman who's son went to kindergarten with Aliya hit me up last year after the birth of Wyatt. Of course I was like heck no, I just had a baby!! She left me alone until just recently, we talked at a book fair at the school and then she called me. I agreed to meet with her while she told me the "Arbonne Story". Needless to say, I was curious and really interested. A way I could earn money plus be a stay at home mom. I agreed to meet again for the followup consultation. At that point I decided that this is what I had been looking for. It's been about a month and I am really loving it!! The products are amazing!! They have something for everyone, from Grandparents to babies. I want to share these products with everyone. They have great ideas for Christmas presents!! I would love to put in orders for anyone who wishes to. You can contact me at ncbrewster@yahoo.com if you would like some info on the products. Trust me, these products are changing my life!!!