Been awhile

It really has been along time since I have blogged!

With all of the holidays right around the corner my mind has been racing none stop. I have been getting more and more depressed as the days go by. I really hate this time of year. I never really no if I am going to be able to afford the things my kids want for Christmas. Both of my older kids have been asking for the past 2 Christmas that they want laptops, well this year I am going to try and give in, considering now that I have a laptop and they both get on it and they respect it so much so. I feel now would be a good time to do this for them. So I called around to the family and informed them that I was gonna try and get them both laptops and asked if they would like to help out a bit for it. And of course I did get a couple of "yes, we would love to help out" so I am very greatfull for that! I have not really decided on what to get for my youngest yet, she really loves the make believe kind of stuff and she already has the dora house so maybe I will get her stuff to with that or something?!?!?!?

Fishing

Yesterday we went fishing and it was fun and exciting! When we first got out there I got a bite and, I started reeling it in and at first it seemed to be little, yea right it fooled me and was just following my line in once I got it up to our blow up boat that we was in it started to go underneath it and then thats when I realized it was big because it about took my pole under with it but yea then the unexpected happened... my line broke!! I was like DANG IT!! I was so scard and mad lol. I was shaking because at the time I had my feet resting on the side of the boat when the fish went underneath of it heh! A little bit after that I had that fish on my line I got another bite so I started to reel that in and right off the bat I knew I had something big so I handed it to Ben to reel in for me. As he was reeling it in he just thought I snagged a log lol. He fought with that log for a good 3-4 minute before we could see what it was. It was a HUGE soft shell turtle when I seen the claws on that thing I was like oooooooh my gosh, "we have to cut that line" because mind you we was in a blow up boat lol. I was scard we was gonna start going down. So ben cut the line and the turtle swam away! Good thing we only use small thin hooks because the hook will rust and fall off, so it didn't hurt the turtle at all. Over all I had a blast, I think we are gonna go ride my 4-wheelers today! Have a good one everyone!!!

Hot Out Today

Oh my gosh it was so hot outside today. I did not feel like doing nothing, but of course I had no choice in the matter. I didn't do much but even the little things count right :)

I was waiting for the storms to come in but yea it did what it did all summer long just totally miss us :( I am scared to death of storms but I really want a good one before summer ends.

My kids decided to have a sleep over so I have a house full right now so I am gonna call it a might. Have a good one, sweet dreams and don't let the bed bugs bite!!!

Me and Mine

Man it is so hard to believe that summer vacation is almost over!! I wish I could have done more with the kids but I think they had fun still. They are getting excited. We get to meet their teachers this coming week, I cant wait. But anyways... I'm getting tired and I am going to bed just thought I would write a little something. Good-Night everyone sweet dreams and don't let the bed bugs bite!!

My 1st Win

Today was the day that I got my 1st prize from entering sweepstakes!! When I checked the mail you couldn't wipe the smile of my face I was so EXCITED!!! I won a $100 Gift-Card for
Lucky- Brand!! Saves me some cash for school shopping that's for sure!!

Blog-hop Encouragement

I just started blogging. SO I am in learning. This is also my first blog hop. This weeks theme is encouragement. One of my favorite quotes is...

"Do not judge me until you have walked a mile in my shoes."

I am so often judged by people who know nothing about me. People like to judge me, when they have no idea the life I have lead. I have one judge and that's God. People need to step back and think before they speak.

Testing

Just testing my new signature. How does it look?

My Kids

My beautiful daughter Sway! She's 6 years old and is going into the 1st grade. Sway loves school, loves to play outside with her friends, playing the wii with her cousin and just being a kid.





My handsome Son Nathaniel. Nathaniel is 10 and going into the 5th grade. He enjoys school, playing video games, riding his bike, and now that he has a new cell phone thanks to his Auntie he loves to text!!



My beautiful daughter Samara. Samara is turning 3 next month, she shares the same birthday as her cousin... She tries to act like she is older then her age. She loves to watch noggin and Dora the explorer.

About Me

Hi everyone my name is Ericka and I am a single stay at home mom of 3 beautiful kids. My children are my life. I enjoy playing the Wii , going to the casino, playing with my children and talking to my sister.