It is with great sadness that I have to let everyone know that our beloved Mama Belle passed away last night.  Apparently she had a tumor in her spleen that ruptured and she bled internally.  The vet was honest that he felt she wouldn’t survive the night so I was glad that I was able to get her home so everyone could say goodbye to her.

Even though she couldn’t walk or for that much sit, when the kids were crying, her maternal instincts kicked in and she sat up and looked at them.  She was always great with the kids, and they loved her very much.

My poor baby, you will be missed very much.

10 yes 10 years ago you were born at 11:01PM, making your mom endure 26 hours of labor because you didn’t want to be born so you turned your head sideways.  To this day you are still as stuborn as your mother but you know what I wouldn’t have it any other way.

I remember the first time holding you in my arms, I was so nervous and excited.  Now I look at you my boy and wonder what happen to the past 10 years.  It dawned on me in 6 years you will be driving and 8 years you’ll be an adult but I’ll always see you as my little PITA.

I really wish you would stop growing up on me but no matter how much I want to believe you are only 6 months old you are not as I have seen you grow very much over the past year.  Your behavior in school is exceptional, and your almost a full black belt in Tae Kwon Do.  Just remember boy I can still take ya on!!!

Happy Birthday my precious little boy, lots of love from Mom, your sister and especially all your aunt’s, uncles, cousins, grandmothers, and grandpa’s

OK, here we go.  First off a big congratualations to the PITABOY for getting his black/blue belt which is recommended phase 3 for black belt, which is his next belt.  So after almost 3 years he’ll be a 1st degree black belt!!!  Way to go my boy!

Second, after procrastinating long enough I finally finished the living room and dining room wood floors.  There are parts that I really don’t like such as I rushed laying down some of the wood so it bows because I didn’t put in spacers to close that gap.  The side against the garage is not straight so the wood had to be cut on an angle.  I got frustrated and didn’t put a gap between the wood and the base board but no worries.  I found this neat little tool rotozip which has an attachment that will allow me to trim the wood so I have my gap.  Not ideal but better than wasting wood from having to make too many cuts.  Also as hard as I tried for some reason couldn’t cut a straight line to save my life so I ended up buying a Mitre saw.  Now I’m back to procrastinating but I’ll get the kitchen and kids rooms done soon.  I have to scrape up the paint in the hallways and probably the kids rooms.  Blah…that takes the longest.

Third, I guess everyone has heard about the wanna be little wind storm that came through Central Florida.  I loved the rain because it watered my grass for free but man it rained and rained, I’m sick of it.  Fortunately no problems where we live unlike some folks I know where there streets were flooded.

And probably the biggest news of all.  The PITAGIRL finally lost her two front teeth!  I have pictures that I need to pull off the picture and post but right now I can’t find my desk in the office because it’s full of my crap all over it.  Sigh…I swear I’m a hypocrite, tell the kids to clean their rooms yet I can’t keep my little office clean.

Sort of,  I’ve mostly been busy playing Bad Company on the xbox360.  I’m sure Teal doesn’t understand why I like to play things like this, I guess it’s the need to totally destroy things and/or someone.  There are some issues with the game that frustrates me, much like the games on PC.  But hopefully they’ll fix that.

Other news is that I started laying out the wood floors.  It’s coming out alright but I need to slow down a bit.  There are a couple of places where I forgot to put in the spacers because the floor is uneven, so the boards bow a bit.  At least they are not in high traffic areas so I’ll be a bit more careful as I finish the living room and dining room.  From there I’m going to roll right into the kitchen which should be easier cause of the linoleum floor that’s already down.  Advice I’ve gotten from a lot of people is to lay right over it as it provides a very good moisture barrier.  So at least I’m not having to scrape paint off the floor.

Other news is that both Teal and the pitagirl earned their yellow belts in July.  Congrats to both my girls!  Next up is the pitaboy who will go for his black/blue belt at the Black Belt Extravaganza.  Good luck my boy!

My darling little Pitagirl, 8 years ago at 8:31am you came into our lives.  You don’t know this but I had begged the doctor to make sure you were not born on the 4th so that you wouldn’t think those fireworks were just for you.  After holding you in my arms I was just so happy to see your little face, I knew you were a blessing for your Mom and I.

These past 8 years have been a challenge, more so because of the fact that you are so much like me which scares me sometimes.  Maybe that’s why I’m so impatient with you but just remember sweetie I love you very much and I’ll always be your dad.  You are such a stubborn little princess, sometimes quite difficult to get to do the most basic things.  Challenging you are but as I look back I wouldn’t have it any other way.

I have watched you grow into no longer a little girl but big girl who thinks is going on 18 and not 8.  I keep wishing that you were only 6 months old but you insist on growing up before my eyes, it’s hard to see you grow up.  I may not like it but I accept it.

I’m very glad to see you do much better in school this past year, I think the change out of the old school was a very good thing.  I wish you would eat a little bit more for breakfast (yes you take after me), and actually do your homework in aftercare.  You were a struggle in those two areas but in the end your still barely eating breakfast and you are going to be a 3rd grader so congratulation.  Keep studying hard and keep reading, your doing well.

As the summer started we enrolled you in Karate, mainly for the dicipline as your too much of a goof ball (again like your daddy).  It’s great to see you already progress but you still need more and you’ll get there eventually.  I’m still not sure if this is funny or I should start worrying that you have a little boyfriend or should I say boyfriends.  I don’t look forward to that day but remember the first one you bring home gets an outline of him drawn on the wall and the words “get out or end up here permanently!”  Your mother has vowed to protect you of this but remember I’ll get to him!

But that’s still a few years away, right now enjoy being a kid, Happy Birthday my darling baby.  We love you very much!