The Fast and the Furious

Little Angel turned NINE yesterday! Since I had to work we had a family party and went to celebrate today. We went to Gatti Town and her and my brother, who is 16, played video games. Next week we are going to Libby Lu before I leave for my trip to see my cousin in Washington.

her Daddy would be so proud :)

I won't tell you how much money it cost to get enough tickets to buy that diary....lol ;)

She and Charlie had a blast in the sprinkler on Wednesday. Then she gave him a bath which was a difficult process to say the least. I guess I need to take her swimming more so she does not have to practice on the swing set. lol. She really entertains herself so well-its great.

I think I should get my supplemental income by doing hair dos at Libby Lu....I love to fix her hair. I love getting her ready for school. period. Occasionally she wants to do it all herself but she still craves someone to be a mom.

Speaking of which, her mother is coming back from what she calls "vacation." Well if you call leaving for three months, not saying "goodbye", and not calling vacation....She called at nine thirty last night to wish her a "Happy Birthday" Little Angel has not talked to her since she left in May. I called her today and gave the phone to Little Angel. Of course her mother was all about loving her and missing her and couldn't wait to see her and couldn't believe people were saying she had moved and why didn't Little Angel call?...It makes me angry beyond reason that she can leave all her responsibilities behind and come back and see her when she wants. Of course, she is only allowed to have supervised visitation but no one has supervised it in the past.

Apparently because my husband is divorced that means that our daughter has to go away every other weekend because that is how it usually is with a divorce. Well the mother is unfit to have unsupervised visitation so they decided that the grandparents would get her two weekends a month. These are the same grandparents that came and kidnapped her from school after she had lived with us for 6 months.

Here are some pictures of my cousin's baby that I get to hold in two weeks :)

Not So Sweet Tooth

One of the first time Little Angel came to visit in April she complained of her teeth hurting. I gave her pain medicene and called her grandmother who had custody. She said she knew about the cavities but just had not gotten around to getting her an appointment. She said she would take her as soon as possible. Well right before she went on vacation with them two weeks ago she was complaining about her teeth again. I said, "I thought you went to the dentist to get those cavities taken care of." She said, "I did but they only cleaned them because I was crying so much." So here it is 4 months after they found cavities and she still had not gotten them filled! You can imagine my shock. So I asked her grandmother about it and she said that she had her daughter, who is my age, take Little Angel to the dentist. They recommended she go to a specialist but she never got around to taking her. I am sorry but that seems like neglect and child abuse. And these people have had custody of her for the last 4 years?! Needless to say she is going tomorrow first thing because when she came running into my room before dinner I saw that the cavity was now an abcess.

Soon it will be my mom, her two daughters (my sister Alaskiana is moving back), and granddaughter

concentrating VERY hard :)


My husband needed some time out with some guys so me and Little Angel had a girl's night. We bought us some "purses" and decorated them for hours. I am always trying to come up with crafts to keep her busy.

Little Angel and I went to see the American Girl movie yesterday. I think she really enjoyed it and so did I! I was thrilled when she picked up an American Girl magazine at Walmart and wanted the instead of those pop star teeny boppers! I remember reading those books when I was her age so I hope we can enjoy them together now. I was glad to see that the mother had dark brown hair and the daughter had blonde hair. I pointed it out to Little Angel because she seems concerned that people might would notice that difference in us and think I am not her mom. So I was glad to show her that there are a lot of moms and daughters that have different colored hair so no one will notice.

Purnurple (I think :)
Talking him out of his shell
Our roses
what our crape murtles off our patio will eventually look like
taking time to smell the flowers

apparently i was interrupting.lol.

my mom's neighbor's salt water pool

this is why Momma was NOT getting in today
trying to make Purnurple at home

Little Angel brought this crab back from her vacation with her grandparents on her mother's side. Not sure about that name. lol. So far she has been quite attentive to his needs but he is not a really needy pet.

I have been taking her swimming twice a week when I get off work and she goes with the day care on Fridays. She only has to go to day care until 2 if I pick her up or 12 if my mom gets her. So I think she has lucked out. I looked around for one that offered plenty of activites. She goes to the movies on Wednesday, either skating or bowling on Thursdays, and swimming on Fridays. They are always doing some sort of craft-which she loves.

Since she has been back she has been very clingy. She wants to spend lots of time and cuddles-which I love. Last night she actually said, 'I think I am going to go get a bath and go to bed." She really is a great kid. Bless her heart, this is the first time she has had a normal family. Up until now her life has been quite crazy and I think this normalcy is what she really craves. Lol. She also craves having sisters and brothers-which worries my mom because Little Angel talks about it all the time! She told the counseler the other day, "I won't have to go to daycare next summer!" "Why is that." "Because my Momma is going to have a baby!" I had told her, "Maybe when I have a baby I will have it in the summer so you can stay home with me." She takes things very literally! I mean, I am excited about expanding but I also think she needs plenty of time to be an only child because she has lacked the nurturing in the past.

She acts excited about when a new 7th Heaven arrives because that means cuddles. We read in her bed every night and she snuggles close. Wherever I go she is holding on to me. There is never a lack of hugs in our house!