There comes a time when a parent is forced to 'man up' or in our case 'mommy & daddy up'. It is imperative that Keith and I be the voices of our children if we think things are awry. This is easier said than done because Keith and I are both mild tempered. We're not fans of awkward situations or confrontation. Its just not where we excel as parents. But, sometimes you've gotta step out of your comfort zone and 'get buck'. On Friday October 7, 2011 Keith and I grew some major balls.
Here's the story:
Khyri goes to daycare three days a week Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Keith brings Khyri home from daycare on Wednesday in his shirt, and his shoes. What's missing?!?! That's right folks - PANTS! The boy came home in a diaper. *take a deep breath* I was LIVID. Of course I asked Keith what happened and he just answers "They said he had an accident at the school" *blank stare* Surely you asked for more information right Keith!?! Surely you think something is wrong here and that our son should not be in a diaper! Am I the only one upset about the situation? (because Khyri skipped into the house like he was in the poppy fields with Dorothy and friends. He was totally unphased) I am so angry I have to step outside and get myself together. I don't want the children to see me upset. Thoughts start going through my head Was Khyri embarrassed? How long was he in the diaper? WHY DIDN'T THEY CALL ME?
I jump on the phone and call the usual support team. I need to get some guidance and suggestions on how I need to approach this. My first reaction is to bust up in there and shut the whole place down... but that wouldn't result in anything but me going to jail and the kiddos being raised without a mommy. So let's explore some other options...First things first I need to get the entire story from the daycare. Keith doesn't ask questions - remember no confrontation, so I've only got bits of the story. If I'm going to raise hell I need to have the full story. So I take a deep breath.
Khyri is scheduled to go to school on Thursday, but I don't want to send him. I'm just not in the mood to deal with this mess - again no confrontation. Of course the longer I put off goingin to talk, the more I am getting upset and frustrated. My emotions are snowballing - all rational thinking is slowly leaving the building ahahha. Keith decide that we are gonna go into the daycare and speak to the owners about our concerns on Friday. We didn't want to go during peak times (pick up and drop off) because we wanted the owner's full attention. So we went during naptime. Now let me interject here and say that the night before I was talking to Keith and he was being all calm. I told him straight up "Look when we go into that daycare I need you on the same page as me. We need to be equally upset. Don't try to make it look like I'm the irrational mom making a mountain out of a mole hill. We are team Mosley... don't be the weak link." I didn't know what to expect from him - but I had put him on notice. Come hard or don't come at all!
So on Friday me and the kiddos head to the daycare from the park and Keith leaves work early. We get there around 3:30pm. I pull up with a crying Kielle and I see Keith jump out of his car and head in. I get out and pull Kielle into the front seat to nurse her. Keith comes back out "You ready?!" What!?!? Wait a minute sir - are you ready to 'get buck'?? whoa.. I guess he said if we're gonna be on the same page then let's roll full steam. Dang! I wasn't ready. I didn't have my game face on yet. I'm still in playground mode. 'Mommy up" Kahlillah! I asked for 5 minutes to nurse Kielle. Do you know he went back in there and started the conversation without me! hahahaha Talk about irrational.. geesh. ahhaha. So finally me and the kiddos roll in and I sit down and start in on the owner. "I would like to discuss why Khyri came home in a diaper yesterday." I explained my dissatisfaction with how the situation was handled. Apparently Khyri had peed through his jeans and the teacher thought that leaving him in just a diaper was an acceptable solution. The owner said she wasn't aware of the situation until Keith walked into her office with Khyri to pay the bill (yes Keith proceeded to conduct business while his child was in a diaper - allllllll bad. but that's another discussion for a later day *sigh*). She supposedly went back and asked the teacher what happened. My main concern was that we did not receive a call. I told the owner that even though she does a background check for her staff, she does not know the backgrounds of all the other people that enter that daycare to pick up their children. Anybody could have been looking at my son in his underclothes. Anyone. You cannot tell me that there are no extra clothes in the daycare for accidents like this - no lost and found?... no nothing?!?!? Then the owner says "I don't know why she didn't use the extra clothes we have" What!?!? so you do have extra clothes?!?!?! You need to talk to ole girl STAT. Apparently she is not aware of your policy or procedures. Get her straight immediately.
I was very firm when talking to the owner. I didn't waver. As I was talking - literally in the middle of my sentence my husband, Keith Farren Mosley Jr., blurts out in his deep I'm not in the mood to play games right now voice, "We should have gotten a call!" Uhhhhh ok. I see you Keith! Throwing in some backup nice.. a little unexpected.. but nice. ahhahaha At least we were on the same page. She definitely knew that we were both unhappy with the situation. The teacher wasn't there that day so we didn't get to speak to her. The owner said she was going to have a talk with the teacher "to hear her side". I don't know what side there is to hear. I mean look at the end result.. my baby came home in a daggone diaper. There's nothing else to discuss. Whatever... So we left the daycare feeling somewhat empowered. I definitely had my chest poked out a little. If anything, we made it clear that we are not sideline parents. We are very involved and not only expect the best for our child, but will call you out if you are not providing what we need.
So here we are today - Sunday and we have not heard from the daycare. I feel like we should have gotten a follow up call Friday afternoon. Remember - we still don't know exactly what happened. We only know that Khyri came out in a diaper. I don't know when he wet his pants. I don't know how the teacher came to the conclusion to leave him in a diaper. Where they trying to potty train him? Was his diaper on incorrectly? I don't know any of the actual events.
*sigh* So... now I gotta go back in there. I will send Khyri this Tuesday and per the advice of my SororMommy friend Dawn I will reintroduce myself to the teacher and let her know that I am always available by cell phone. I will tell her that I want to be called whenever anything out of the ordinary happens with Khyri major or minor. I will also shoulder some of the blame for the situation by acknowledging that I did not pack an extra pair of pants (although that's why they have the emergency clothing stash... but whatever). Hopefully this will solve the situation. Either way, we are looking for a new school. I had planned on moving Khyri into a learning center in March, but now its really kicked up to January and if the finances are right- even earlier.
I was surprised at how Keith and I jumped into protector mode. We did good! Unfortunately I'm sure this is just the first of many times that we will have to be advocates and protectors of Khyri and Kielle. If the events of last week are any indication, I know we're up to the challenge. Bring it - we're ready!
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
SCORE!
There are a few words that describe me to a tee : cheap, bargain, frugal, thrifty, budget, and my personal favorite - economical. I wear these words proudly. I looooooove finding a bargain. Over the past two years I have become addicted to consignment shopping.
Now before you have visions of little old me rummaging through tattered baskets and dusty sweaters, let me assure that this is not the bargain hunting of yore. I am an aficionado of children's consignment events. It's a fairly new business model where organizations or owners will hold consignment sales throughout the year.
My favorite consignment sales are thrown by the Cumberland Community Church Mothers Of Preschoolers (MOPS) group. You can check them out and learn more about the sales here. They organize a spring and a fall sale. In addition to keeping 70% of their profits, sellers have the option of donating unsold merchandise to charity at the end of the sale. Its the best of both worlds! I've sold in 3 sales so far.
Selling is fun, but boy oh boy is shopping THE BEST. You can really find some great deals at the events. Sometimes there are even items brand new with tags on! Usually I focus on clothing for Khyri and Kielle. This year though it all started with one toy that I wanted to get... and activity cube.
Way back in June I was crusing through the Red Dot Boutique aka Target and I came across this: *cue angel music in background*
I was absolutely positive that this was going to be the big gift that I got for Kielle this Christmas. It retails at Target for $59.99. Now me being thrifty, this was a big step for me to pay over $25.00 for a toy. But I kept looking at it every time I went into Target. I had to get this activity cube for my baby girl!
Fast forward to last weekend. I volunteered with the MOPS group to prepare for the upcoming consignment sale. I helped move furniture, stuffed goodie bags, and hung clothes on racks for the sale. It was during my volunteer shift that I spotted in the dimly lit corner not one but two of these activity cubes. I couldn't believe it! Sometime during my shift I managed to sneak away for a moment and get a peek at what the price was - $16! yup $16! So I set off home determined that on the first day of the sale I was going to get the cube.
The sale started at 5:30pm. I arrived at the church at 5:15pm. Dang. A line had already started forming. I was about number 7 in the line and since I was focused and knew exactly what I wanted I felt that I had a pretty good chance that I could get my cube. I mean seriously what are the chances that 2 out of the 6 people in front of me want activity cubes?!!? When the doors opened I struck in the room heading straight to the toy section on the right. At first I couldn't find the cubes. I started getting sad. I felt the tears starting to well up../ but then I located the perfect activity cube sitting under a shelf. I was so happy - no jubilant.. yes I was jubilant! Its not the exact same cube, but its close enough.. and dangit for 40 less dollars... yeah Kielle will still love it. So I grabbed my cube and stuck it in holding so I could continue shopping.
Finding clothes was a cinch because I had written a list on my cellphone of specific items I needed for Khyri and Kielle's wardrobe. Since Khyri has started going to school one extra day, we needed a few more long sleeve shirts and pants. So that was my main focus.
For awhile I was a little iffy about consignment shopping because I didn't know what condition the clothing would be. I am always pleasantly surprised at the good quality of the clothing I get. At this sale, I lucked up and bought mostly top tier name brand items - stuff that I definitely wouldn't have bought regularly. Here is a few of my great finds.
I stuck to my list and got all the clothes we needed so I was happy. I even managed to squeeze in two puzzle games for Khyri and an additional stand up toy for Kielle. I was pretty happy with my haul. Now I just need to find places to hide the toys until Christmas. They both got a little taste - but they'll still be surprised in three months :-) Children... out of sight out of mind!
There's nothing close to the exhilaration of finding a great deal! Saving money is awesome ahahah. I walked out of the consignment event Thursday having spent $100.50 for 25 items! And remember one of those items was the $16.00 activity cube. Not bad... not bad at all...
Now before you have visions of little old me rummaging through tattered baskets and dusty sweaters, let me assure that this is not the bargain hunting of yore. I am an aficionado of children's consignment events. It's a fairly new business model where organizations or owners will hold consignment sales throughout the year.
My favorite consignment sales are thrown by the Cumberland Community Church Mothers Of Preschoolers (MOPS) group. You can check them out and learn more about the sales here. They organize a spring and a fall sale. In addition to keeping 70% of their profits, sellers have the option of donating unsold merchandise to charity at the end of the sale. Its the best of both worlds! I've sold in 3 sales so far.
Selling is fun, but boy oh boy is shopping THE BEST. You can really find some great deals at the events. Sometimes there are even items brand new with tags on! Usually I focus on clothing for Khyri and Kielle. This year though it all started with one toy that I wanted to get... and activity cube.
Way back in June I was crusing through the Red Dot Boutique aka Target and I came across this: *cue angel music in background*
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| THE ACTIVITY CUBE!! |
I was absolutely positive that this was going to be the big gift that I got for Kielle this Christmas. It retails at Target for $59.99. Now me being thrifty, this was a big step for me to pay over $25.00 for a toy. But I kept looking at it every time I went into Target. I had to get this activity cube for my baby girl!
Fast forward to last weekend. I volunteered with the MOPS group to prepare for the upcoming consignment sale. I helped move furniture, stuffed goodie bags, and hung clothes on racks for the sale. It was during my volunteer shift that I spotted in the dimly lit corner not one but two of these activity cubes. I couldn't believe it! Sometime during my shift I managed to sneak away for a moment and get a peek at what the price was - $16! yup $16! So I set off home determined that on the first day of the sale I was going to get the cube.
The sale started at 5:30pm. I arrived at the church at 5:15pm. Dang. A line had already started forming. I was about number 7 in the line and since I was focused and knew exactly what I wanted I felt that I had a pretty good chance that I could get my cube. I mean seriously what are the chances that 2 out of the 6 people in front of me want activity cubes?!!? When the doors opened I struck in the room heading straight to the toy section on the right. At first I couldn't find the cubes. I started getting sad. I felt the tears starting to well up../ but then I located the perfect activity cube sitting under a shelf. I was so happy - no jubilant.. yes I was jubilant! Its not the exact same cube, but its close enough.. and dangit for 40 less dollars... yeah Kielle will still love it. So I grabbed my cube and stuck it in holding so I could continue shopping.
Finding clothes was a cinch because I had written a list on my cellphone of specific items I needed for Khyri and Kielle's wardrobe. Since Khyri has started going to school one extra day, we needed a few more long sleeve shirts and pants. So that was my main focus.
For awhile I was a little iffy about consignment shopping because I didn't know what condition the clothing would be. I am always pleasantly surprised at the good quality of the clothing I get. At this sale, I lucked up and bought mostly top tier name brand items - stuff that I definitely wouldn't have bought regularly. Here is a few of my great finds.
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| New With Tags (NWT) Gymboree sweater was $32.50 now $7.00! |
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| Janie & Jack sweater vest and oxford shirt only $8! |
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| $5 for this whole 3 piece outfit by Powder Bleu |
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| Khyri is gonna be styling in this Baby GAP pullover - $4 |
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| Pretty in Pink Gorgeous in Green winter coat by Carters only $5! |
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| And to think I thought my kids would never be able to wear Osh Kosh - $2! |
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| Khyri's first Tommy Hilfiger shirt only $4 |
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| Summertime Style in Smartfit sandals retails for $19.99. I got them for $4! |
I stuck to my list and got all the clothes we needed so I was happy. I even managed to squeeze in two puzzle games for Khyri and an additional stand up toy for Kielle. I was pretty happy with my haul. Now I just need to find places to hide the toys until Christmas. They both got a little taste - but they'll still be surprised in three months :-) Children... out of sight out of mind!
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| The complete haul! |
My big consignment score included:
- 1 three piece girls outfit
- 1 long sleeve girls shirt
- 1 pair of girls jeans
- 1 girls winter coat
- 3 pairs of tights
- 2 pairs of boys jeans
- 1 pullover lightweight jacket
- 1 sweater vest
- 1 winter sweater
- 1 long sleeve boys shirt
- 2 long sleeve waffle knit layer shirts
- 4 oxford style shirts
- 2 pairs of boys shoes
- 2 puzzles
- 1 stand and play toy
- 1 ACTIVITY CUBE ;-)
There's nothing close to the exhilaration of finding a great deal! Saving money is awesome ahahah. I walked out of the consignment event Thursday having spent $100.50 for 25 items! And remember one of those items was the $16.00 activity cube. Not bad... not bad at all...
Saturday, September 10, 2011
MILESTONES!
I can't believe that we are already in September. So much is happening and so quickly! Slow down 2011. Geesh. I can barely keep up. This post is all about achievements and growing up!
Solid Food - Yum Yum
Little miss Kielle has started solids! We eat solids maybe 3 days a week. She still prefers to nurse most of the time, so I'm not rushing into full on solids just yet. We started off with rice cereal and now we're on Gerber stage 1 foods. She loves sweet potato, but absolutely hates carrots.
Table Manners
Mr Khyri is a pro at using his big boy cup and spoon. He loves cereal for breakfast and mixed veggies for dinner. Of course chicken fingers is a serious staple at dinner time!
Kielle has taken over the highchair and Khyri now sits in a booster seat at the table. I think he feels like a big boy - actually, I don't think he even cares... as long as he's getting fed! Kielle has made the highchair her own spilling food all over the place. Take a look at what goes on at the Mosley table for meals:
What'd you say?
Big boy alert - Khyri is talking! I was concerned that he wasn't speaking much when he turned two so I enrolled him in speech therapy. The speech therapist Miss Laurie came to our house for an hour every two weeks. Now homie talks up a storm! He says the alphabet, counts to 30, counts backward from 10, knows his colors and his shapes. He is a awesome! ;-) It's amazing to see how much he has heard over these past two years, but he just wasn't able to communicate with us. One time when I was putting him down to sleep, he started singing a song I made up for him. I sing this song every night - but I didn't know he heard it. I LOVE hearing him sing the song!!!
Goodnight...Goodnight. Sleep tight... sleep tight. When you wake you wake there will be a kiss from mommy! *sigh* YAY for the made up lullaby
What used to be a 10 minute walk to his daycare is now 25 minutes. Khyri points out everything and identifies them by shape and color. Red rectangle door. Yellow Diamond - slow down. Red octagon - stop. The funniest thing is when we go to the Red Dot Boutique aka Target and Khyri starts saying Free! ahahhaha He is truly my child. He can spot a deal two aisles up!
Move Out The Way
Kielle is mobile! That's right!! My baby girl is up and moving. She started rocking on her knees a few weeks ago and then she moved up to the 'army crawl'. Two weeks ago, Keith's good friend Gina came by the house with some shoes that had flowers on them. Well that was all Kielle needed! She bee-lined to Gina's shoes. I hope this doesn't mean my daughter is gonna be a fashion diva hahahahha - cuz I can't help with that at all ;-)
Once she got the crawling down she moved onto bigger and better things. Tonight Little Miss Kielle decided to literally pop up with this:
Shopping Time
Our family marked a really big milestone last Sunday. We conquered the double shopping cart! Keith and I both acknowledge that going out with two children takes a LOT more planning and time than just one. We've pretty much got the double stroller down - all praises due to the Phil & Ted's Explorer hahahahhah - but the elusive double shopping cart was still a beast we were afraid of.
We started off doing our big monthly shopping at Costco. Gotta love the big double wide shopping carts at Costco!! Perfect for hauling tons of oversized pasta boxes and two wiggle worm kiddos. Kielle was looking too cute with her pink bow! Khyri had on whatever he would let me grab that morning *sigh* haahhahahaha
Next stop was Publix. They have THE COOLEST racecar double shopping carts. We loaded in the munchkins and headed inside to finish up our monthly shopping. Khyri seriously thought he was driving. He was spinning that wheel like a madman. It reminded me of Keith's driving! hahahaha
Keith tried to act like he was embarrassed. Whatever. I could swear I heard him saying 'vroom vroom' down one of the aisles when he thought I wasn't looking hahaaahahah.
One time for technology! I'm so glad we are able to capture some of these moments on camera. This way we can always look back and remember 'when'.
Solid Food - Yum Yum
Little miss Kielle has started solids! We eat solids maybe 3 days a week. She still prefers to nurse most of the time, so I'm not rushing into full on solids just yet. We started off with rice cereal and now we're on Gerber stage 1 foods. She loves sweet potato, but absolutely hates carrots.
Table Manners
Mr Khyri is a pro at using his big boy cup and spoon. He loves cereal for breakfast and mixed veggies for dinner. Of course chicken fingers is a serious staple at dinner time!
Kielle has taken over the highchair and Khyri now sits in a booster seat at the table. I think he feels like a big boy - actually, I don't think he even cares... as long as he's getting fed! Kielle has made the highchair her own spilling food all over the place. Take a look at what goes on at the Mosley table for meals:
What'd you say?
Big boy alert - Khyri is talking! I was concerned that he wasn't speaking much when he turned two so I enrolled him in speech therapy. The speech therapist Miss Laurie came to our house for an hour every two weeks. Now homie talks up a storm! He says the alphabet, counts to 30, counts backward from 10, knows his colors and his shapes. He is a awesome! ;-) It's amazing to see how much he has heard over these past two years, but he just wasn't able to communicate with us. One time when I was putting him down to sleep, he started singing a song I made up for him. I sing this song every night - but I didn't know he heard it. I LOVE hearing him sing the song!!!
Goodnight...Goodnight. Sleep tight... sleep tight. When you wake you wake there will be a kiss from mommy! *sigh* YAY for the made up lullaby
What used to be a 10 minute walk to his daycare is now 25 minutes. Khyri points out everything and identifies them by shape and color. Red rectangle door. Yellow Diamond - slow down. Red octagon - stop. The funniest thing is when we go to the Red Dot Boutique aka Target and Khyri starts saying Free! ahahhaha He is truly my child. He can spot a deal two aisles up!
Move Out The Way
Kielle is mobile! That's right!! My baby girl is up and moving. She started rocking on her knees a few weeks ago and then she moved up to the 'army crawl'. Two weeks ago, Keith's good friend Gina came by the house with some shoes that had flowers on them. Well that was all Kielle needed! She bee-lined to Gina's shoes. I hope this doesn't mean my daughter is gonna be a fashion diva hahahahha - cuz I can't help with that at all ;-)
Once she got the crawling down she moved onto bigger and better things. Tonight Little Miss Kielle decided to literally pop up with this:
Shopping Time
Our family marked a really big milestone last Sunday. We conquered the double shopping cart! Keith and I both acknowledge that going out with two children takes a LOT more planning and time than just one. We've pretty much got the double stroller down - all praises due to the Phil & Ted's Explorer hahahahhah - but the elusive double shopping cart was still a beast we were afraid of.
We started off doing our big monthly shopping at Costco. Gotta love the big double wide shopping carts at Costco!! Perfect for hauling tons of oversized pasta boxes and two wiggle worm kiddos. Kielle was looking too cute with her pink bow! Khyri had on whatever he would let me grab that morning *sigh* haahhahahaha
Next stop was Publix. They have THE COOLEST racecar double shopping carts. We loaded in the munchkins and headed inside to finish up our monthly shopping. Khyri seriously thought he was driving. He was spinning that wheel like a madman. It reminded me of Keith's driving! hahahaha
Keith tried to act like he was embarrassed. Whatever. I could swear I heard him saying 'vroom vroom' down one of the aisles when he thought I wasn't looking hahaaahahah.
One time for technology! I'm so glad we are able to capture some of these moments on camera. This way we can always look back and remember 'when'.
Friday, August 26, 2011
SOLID AS ... WOOD?
5 years ago today Mr. Keith Farren Mosley Jr. and (and svelte hahaha) Ms. Kahlillah Aisha Dotson joined together in matrimony. That's right! Today is our 5 year anniversary!
Traditionally, the gift for the 5th anniversary is wood. Not too exciting. But after thinking about it for awhile, I think I kinda like wood. It gets better with age. Just look at gorgeous antique pieces of furniture. Even with their nicks and blemishes they still radiate beauty. That's marriage. You have ups and downs - but with communication and love you always come back around to the beauty of your union. The reasons that you chose your spouse. The laughter, the friendship, the chemistry, the possibility for greatness!
5 short years. Boy have we changed. When Keith and I met he had a mouth full of braces and looked 16. Today - no braces and now he looks 19. hahahahah. We were both starting out in our careers. We were trying to figure out what we wanted to do and where we wanted to go.
Over the 5 years we sure have been some places! Toronto, Singapore, Indonesia, and Jamaica to name a few. But there is no place like home - seriously. We have grown to love Smyrna and really enjoy raising our family here.
This journey called marriage has been challenging and rewarding. As with anything, time changes some things. The key is to grow together and respect each other as each person matures and grows. Our journey has taught us some good lessons. One though we believe is most important - to be around like minded people. Not necessarily married folks, but like minded folks. People that understand that we need to balance our family and our social lives. People that understand and remind us that even when we get on each others nerves, we love each other and are meant to be together. Some weeding still needs to happen LOL, but we are pushing to surround ourselves with friends that have BOTH of our interests at heart. They want us to succeed as a unit.
Standing in Lafayette Square in front of our friends and family, Keith and I vowed to love - and we're still at it. I have grown closer to my friend and we're growing in life and love together. The ride is unscripted and ever-changing. I can't predict what's going to happen next - and I don't want to.
From $6 to IRAs, from Savannah to Smyrna, from 2 to 4! Phew a lot has gone on.
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| The Mosleys August 2006 |
Traditionally, the gift for the 5th anniversary is wood. Not too exciting. But after thinking about it for awhile, I think I kinda like wood. It gets better with age. Just look at gorgeous antique pieces of furniture. Even with their nicks and blemishes they still radiate beauty. That's marriage. You have ups and downs - but with communication and love you always come back around to the beauty of your union. The reasons that you chose your spouse. The laughter, the friendship, the chemistry, the possibility for greatness!
5 short years. Boy have we changed. When Keith and I met he had a mouth full of braces and looked 16. Today - no braces and now he looks 19. hahahahah. We were both starting out in our careers. We were trying to figure out what we wanted to do and where we wanted to go.
Over the 5 years we sure have been some places! Toronto, Singapore, Indonesia, and Jamaica to name a few. But there is no place like home - seriously. We have grown to love Smyrna and really enjoy raising our family here.
This journey called marriage has been challenging and rewarding. As with anything, time changes some things. The key is to grow together and respect each other as each person matures and grows. Our journey has taught us some good lessons. One though we believe is most important - to be around like minded people. Not necessarily married folks, but like minded folks. People that understand that we need to balance our family and our social lives. People that understand and remind us that even when we get on each others nerves, we love each other and are meant to be together. Some weeding still needs to happen LOL, but we are pushing to surround ourselves with friends that have BOTH of our interests at heart. They want us to succeed as a unit.
Standing in Lafayette Square in front of our friends and family, Keith and I vowed to love - and we're still at it. I have grown closer to my friend and we're growing in life and love together. The ride is unscripted and ever-changing. I can't predict what's going to happen next - and I don't want to.
From $6 to IRAs, from Savannah to Smyrna, from 2 to 4! Phew a lot has gone on.
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| The Mosleys August 2011 |
Thursday, August 18, 2011
REUNION TIME - MYRTLE BEACH!
So the family decided to get together this August for a little relaxation at Myrtle Beach. There were 11 of us in all and we stayed at the Seacrest resort. It had pools and a kiddie water park type thing. Most of our time though was spent on the beach, which was nice. I love everything about the beach except for the sand ahahhaa.
This was Khyri's second time at a beach. Last summer we went to Cape Cod in August (shout out to the Landrys). He had a blast trying to jump over the waves and see to the bottom of the ocean floor haha. Keith was his shadow most of the time - making sure Khyri didn't run out into the Atlantic.
Khy did play a little bit in the sand - but mostly he was in the water! We were able to get him to slowdown a bit when we had a hydration break and reading time! I'm glad we stayed at an oceanside resort, because when we needed a break from the water we just went inside, since Khyri wouldn't last long on the beach.
Kielle didn't really take to well to the beach. 1. I don't think she's a fan of hot weather and 2. The waves were just too much for her. My baby likes to lounge in the pool. ahahhaa. Even though she wasn't a fan of the beach - boy was she a fan of the sand!!! ahahah she ate A LOT of sand. Her little bathing suits were really cute! haahhahaha girlfriend was styling. I mean really!?!? is there anything cuter than a ladybug swimsuit with a matching hat!?!?
Well the Mosleys have gone and got saddity! hahahaha While we were on the beach Keith said "I'm over this east coast beach thing. I want crystal blue water like we saw in Mexico and Jamaica". Uhhhh really?!?!?! Sir - we are middle class.. ahahha middle class folks take family vacations to Myrtle Beach, Virginia Beach and even closer to home - Tybee right outside of Savannah. hahahaha maybe we might could (yes I said might could) swing Destin. maybe. hahahahah.My cousin Kenya did remind us that we have to take time for ourselves, so maybe we can sneak in a trip for just us two. On this trip though, we took time out to snap a few pictures of just the two of us.
My grandparents had a wonderful time! I didn't think my grandpa would get in the water, but he was doing it big! Grandma on the other hand had two inches of water over her toes talkin' 'bout " Look Kay I'm swimming!" ahahhahahaha. Ma'am you are barely taking a bath! ahhaahhah But she had a good time.
Its great to see the two of them enjoying life :-) Seeing them together with all of us reinforces just how important family is. Kielle absolutely loves my grandma. She just completely relaxes when GiGi holds her. Everybody else - not.so.much.
This was Khyri's second time at a beach. Last summer we went to Cape Cod in August (shout out to the Landrys). He had a blast trying to jump over the waves and see to the bottom of the ocean floor haha. Keith was his shadow most of the time - making sure Khyri didn't run out into the Atlantic.
Khy did play a little bit in the sand - but mostly he was in the water! We were able to get him to slowdown a bit when we had a hydration break and reading time! I'm glad we stayed at an oceanside resort, because when we needed a break from the water we just went inside, since Khyri wouldn't last long on the beach.
Kielle didn't really take to well to the beach. 1. I don't think she's a fan of hot weather and 2. The waves were just too much for her. My baby likes to lounge in the pool. ahahhaa. Even though she wasn't a fan of the beach - boy was she a fan of the sand!!! ahahah she ate A LOT of sand. Her little bathing suits were really cute! haahhahaha girlfriend was styling. I mean really!?!? is there anything cuter than a ladybug swimsuit with a matching hat!?!?
Well the Mosleys have gone and got saddity! hahahaha While we were on the beach Keith said "I'm over this east coast beach thing. I want crystal blue water like we saw in Mexico and Jamaica". Uhhhh really?!?!?! Sir - we are middle class.. ahahha middle class folks take family vacations to Myrtle Beach, Virginia Beach and even closer to home - Tybee right outside of Savannah. hahahaha maybe we might could (yes I said might could) swing Destin. maybe. hahahahah.My cousin Kenya did remind us that we have to take time for ourselves, so maybe we can sneak in a trip for just us two. On this trip though, we took time out to snap a few pictures of just the two of us.
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| 5 years from K-squared to K-quad wow! |
Its great to see the two of them enjoying life :-) Seeing them together with all of us reinforces just how important family is. Kielle absolutely loves my grandma. She just completely relaxes when GiGi holds her. Everybody else - not.so.much.
We took full advantage of everything the resort had to offer. I even went down one night and listened to the karaoke. That I could have skipped. hahahaha. Khyri and I liked the lazy river pool they had though. It was tough getting into the inner tube but once I was in, we were good to go!
We planned the trip around my Grandpa's 88th birthday. I think this will definitely be one he will remember. Happy birthday Grandpa!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
READING IS FUN...DAMENTAL!
I grew up around books - literally. When I was young, my mom was a Children's Librarian for the New York Public Library. Books have always had a special place in my life.
So when I had my baby shower for Khyri, I requested that my friends and family bring books to help start his library. I wanted start Khyri early with a love of books. We received so many great books that it seriously looks like a library reading room! Whatever we don't have, I can usually find on quick trip to the Smyrna Public Library. *Sidenote* Founded in 1936, the Smyrna Public Library is the oldest city operated library in Georgia. It does not receive funding from the State of Georgia or Cobb County. Everything is funded through the city of Smyrna, federal grants , and community supporters like the Mosleys ;-) If these books don't get completely ruined, they will for sure end up in the Smyrna Library for others to enjoy. This book below isn't going to make it.
I love sitting down and reading with Khy. He is very attentive and loves to listen as I explain what is happening on the pages. Recently he's started reciting a few of the books! We'll be riding in the car and I'll hear him say "On Monday he ate one apple, but he was still HONGREE" Yes hongree not hungry ;-) hahahahaha gotta love The Very Hungry Caterpillar!
His first favorite book was Brown Bear now we've moved on to growing a good collection of favorites! The current books that we read on a daily basis are:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Cat in the Hat
My Friends
Green Eggs and Ham
Please Baby Please
Goodnight New York City
Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!
The Foot Book (5 month favorite and counting!)
Curious George Rides a Bike
Clifford The Big Red Dog (we also have this on CD for the car)
Of course reading with cousin Brianna is the most fun! These pictures and videos are from May when we went to visit the family in Virginia. Khyri was just beginning to speak.
Kielle tries to get in on the action too! Hopefully she'll pick up his love for books too. Khyri loves 'reading' to her...
Usually you can't tear Khyri away from his books... but if there's a phone call from Aunt Pat, he can take a break ;-)
There's always time for reading with Daddy!
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| Me! circa 1978 |
So when I had my baby shower for Khyri, I requested that my friends and family bring books to help start his library. I wanted start Khyri early with a love of books. We received so many great books that it seriously looks like a library reading room! Whatever we don't have, I can usually find on quick trip to the Smyrna Public Library. *Sidenote* Founded in 1936, the Smyrna Public Library is the oldest city operated library in Georgia. It does not receive funding from the State of Georgia or Cobb County. Everything is funded through the city of Smyrna, federal grants , and community supporters like the Mosleys ;-) If these books don't get completely ruined, they will for sure end up in the Smyrna Library for others to enjoy. This book below isn't going to make it.
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| Apparently top right corners are Kielle's favorite |
I love sitting down and reading with Khy. He is very attentive and loves to listen as I explain what is happening on the pages. Recently he's started reciting a few of the books! We'll be riding in the car and I'll hear him say "On Monday he ate one apple, but he was still HONGREE" Yes hongree not hungry ;-) hahahahaha gotta love The Very Hungry Caterpillar!
His first favorite book was Brown Bear now we've moved on to growing a good collection of favorites! The current books that we read on a daily basis are:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Cat in the Hat
My Friends
Green Eggs and Ham
Please Baby Please
Goodnight New York City
Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!
The Foot Book (5 month favorite and counting!)
Curious George Rides a Bike
Clifford The Big Red Dog (we also have this on CD for the car)
Of course reading with cousin Brianna is the most fun! These pictures and videos are from May when we went to visit the family in Virginia. Khyri was just beginning to speak.
Kielle tries to get in on the action too! Hopefully she'll pick up his love for books too. Khyri loves 'reading' to her...
... until Kielle inevitably tries to eat the book ;-(
Usually you can't tear Khyri away from his books... but if there's a phone call from Aunt Pat, he can take a break ;-)
There's always time for reading with Daddy!
And of course everyone likes to curl up with a nice book in a quiet spot...hahahahahah. From March to July and still no poop or pee *sigh - that's a whole 'nother thread* By the way he loves the book - It's Potty Time and Everyone Poops but clearly he is not getting the message. hmph.
My friend Jennifer asked me how I got him interested in books and reading. I don't know really. He just has always had an affinity for books and words that rhyme. Now when we start getting into Tolstoy, Shakespeare, and Dickens we'll see if he's still excited?!?!
I surely hope so!
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