OASIS 2008

SORRY I DON'T HAVE PICTURES YET. I GOT THERE AND MY BATTERIES WERE DEAD SO ONE OF THE OTHER GIRLS IS GOING TO MAKE ME A COPY OF HERS. SO THEY WILL COME. THE WEEKEND WAS AWESOME. I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN IT. YES, I DID MISS MY LITTLE PRINCESS BUT I NEEDED SOME ME TIME. SHE DID GREAT WITH MY PARENTS. YES, SHE WAS VERY SPOILED WHEN I GOT HOME. THE WEEKEND WAS VERY REFRESHING AND RENEWING!!! I WENT WITH A GREAT GROUP OF WOMEN. I WILL POST MORE ABOUT IT WHEN I HAVE PICTURES.

A LOT GOING ON!!

I LEAVE TOMORROW AFTERNOON FOR MY WEEKEND RETREAT. I AM STARTING TO GET EXCITED. HOWEVER, I AM A BIT NERVOUS ABOUT LEAVING MAYA. I HAVE NEVER LEFT HER EXCEPT TO GO TO WORK. SHE IS STAYING WITH MY PARENTS/GRANDMA. I KNOW THAT SHE WILL BE FINE. IT IS ME THAT I AM WORRIED ABOUT. SHE IS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT STAYING WITH MAMMIE AND BAMPS. SHE KNOWS THAT SHE WILL GET WHATEVER SHE WANTS. IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE ME SIX MONTHS TO GET HER BACK TO NORMAL. OH WELL, AT LEAST I WILL BE RESTED FOR THAT ADVENTURE. THE RETREAT IS CALLED "OASIS". IT IS AT A LODGE IN VICKSBURG, MS. I AM GOING WITH 11 OTHER LADIES FROM MY CHURCH. IT WILL BE SO RENEWING. EVERYONE KEEPS TELLING ME THAT IT WILL MAKE ME A BETTER MAMA TO MAYA. ONLY TIME WILL TELL. I WILL POST PICTURES OF THE WEEKEND ON MONDAY.

ME AND MAYA HAVE THE BEST SECRET BLOG PAL!!! WE HAVE ENOUGH POPCORN TO LAST FOREVER. WE LOVE IT!!! WHO EVER SHE IS MUST KNOW US. WE LOVE CARMEL CORN!!! I HAVE PICTURES OF MAYA WITH IT BUT BLOGGER IS BEING BAD RIGHT NOW.

I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEKEND!!! PLEASE PRAY THAT I DON'T MISS MAYA TOO MUCH.

ONE DAY LATE!!! TWO YEARS AGO!!!

TWO YEARS AGO YESTERDAY MAYA WAS PLACED IN MY ARMS FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SITE EVEN THOUGH SHE HAD THE MEASLES. I FELL SO IN LOVE WITH THIS BABY GIRL. I STILL LOOK AT HER IN AMAZEMENT. WHERE DOES TIME GO?? I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS FROM MAYA. SHE HAS MADE ME A DIFFERENT BUT BETTER PERSON. I MET SOME AMAZING FAMILIES ON THIS JOURNEY. ELLIE WAS THERE WHEN I FIRST HELD MAYA AND WE HAVE BEEN GREAT FRIENDS SINCE. I ALSO MET WENDY AND HER FAMILY DURING THIS TRIP. I CAN'T START TO NAME WHAT ALL OF THESE FAMILIES MEAN TO ME. THEY ARE GREAT SUPPORT!!! I LOVE YOU GUYS!!! ELLIE, THANKS FOR LISTENING TO ME CRY FOR OVER A YEAR.

PUMPKIN PATCH!!!

WE WENT TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH YESTERDAY. MAYA LOVED IT!!! SHE PICKED OUT HER OWN PUMPKIN. WE GOT LOST IN THE CORN MAZE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. I WAS FOLLOWING HER. I KNOW REAL SMART TO FOLLOW A 2 YEAR OLD IN 12 FOOT CORN STALKS. IT WAS FUN ANYWAY. WE WENT ON A HAYRIDE, WATCHED THE PIGS RACE, DID A HAY MAZE. THAT WAS WAS EASIER. I AM LOVIN' THIS MOMMY THING.

A LOT OF CATCHING UP!!!

MAYA AND AUNT GOLDA ALL THE FROM COLORADO!!!
THIS WAS THE MORNING OF MAYA'S BIRTHDAY. I GOT HER THIS LITTLE CUPCAKE DOG.
I AM MAKING MY MAMA A BIRTHDAY CAKE. SHE IS GETTING REALLY OLD BUT I STILL LOVE HER SO MUCH.
THIS IS THE FUN PART. I LICKED THE BOWL AFTERWARDS.
MILIDU, SASA AND MAYA IN NEW MEXICO. WE MISS THEM SO MUCH.
I LOVE THIS PICTURE OF MAYA. IT WAS HARD TO KEEP HER OFF THE LADDER. SHE IS MY LITTLE CLIMBER.
NOW INVENTION BY MAYA: CORN ON THE COB DIPPED IN RANCH DRESSING.

SORRY THAT IT HAS BEEN SO LONG SINCE I POSTED. I KNOW MANY OF YOU LIVE FOR A MAYA FIX (ELLIE AND FARRAH). WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY. SINCE MY LAST POST WE WENT BACK TO ALBUQUERQUE. I ALWAYS THOUGHT I WOULD MOVE BACK THERE ONE DAY BUT GOD HAS A PLAN FOR ME IN MISSISSIPPI. DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT BUT I CAN'T QUESTION IT RIGHT NOW. I HAVE FOUND A GREAT CHURCH WITH VERY LOVING PEOPLE. ABOUT MY LAST POST. NO, I HAVE NOT HAD BREAK YET. I AM GOING TO A WEEKEND RETREAT WITH MY CHURCH THE END OF OCT. I AM GETTING EXCITED ABOUT THAT BUT A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT LEAVING MAYA FOR THE WEEKEND. REMEMBER, I HAVE NEVER LEFT HER.

MAYA IS DOING GREAT. SHE IS SUCH A BLESSING. I SEE THIS MORE AND MORE EACH DAY. I NEVER KNEW THAT I COULD LOVE SOMEONE SO MUCH. SHE IS ALMOST TOTALLY POTTY TRAINED. THAT WILL BE WONDERFUL. AT HER LAST CHECK UP SHE WAS 26 LBS AND 34 INCHES LONG.

I WILL TRY TO POST MORE.