Welcome back to the world of blogging....

Wow I cannot believe that I started this blog almost 2 years ago. Needless to say that things have not been boring or dull in the least. Note to self be a better blogger. (lol) Someone I know has started a blog and that what brought me back to this place I have not visited in quite sometime. Since I have last visited a lot of things have happened. I had my neice and nephews for 8 months for foster care. I have a child graduating from high school and one from college. The youngest is in 7th grade and will be turning 13 soon. The other two will tell yes he is the baby and he is spoiled. Truth be told they are spoiled. If they don't believe me they don't have too far too look as their cousins have a tough road ahead. Very sad for 3 very bright and beautiful children having to grow up at the same time as their parents. I am have never been able to understand how people can bring children into this world and not step up. I have learned more about a broken system that claims to care for our children than I think I ever wanted to. Lets just say I don't think CPS did my niece and nephews any favors taking them away from parents just to return them to a nothing has changed enviroment. My sister is 10 yrs younger than myself. We were raised in the same house and are two very different people. I am still working at the same place at night and do daycare by day. Talk about never a dull moment I have 3 children I had my niece and 2 nephews plus daycare children last summer equals 11 lunches a day. On two occasions last summer I had people ask me if all the children were mine. Mind you the children in themselves are a rainbow of colors ranging in age from 2 to 27. Me being me said yes, yes they are because in a way they are. You cannot spend that much time with anyone young or old and be a part of their lives. Truth be told I prefer the company of children to adults. Our summer is spent swimming, garage selling, picnics, feeding the ducks,movies and any other project we can do. During the school year we do homework and study for tests. Now that my sister has her children back I have two new ones that have entered the world of foster care and sad their mother is in her 20's and due to meth that has a stronger hold on her than these two children she looks older than me. Next time you lock eyes with that little person looking up to you remember you are looking at our future and what are you doing to help them get there successfully.