Invest for retierment.

Tonight we met with our financial planner for our yearly review.

1. Remember your future will come fast prepare for it.
2. Life insurance is a must when you have small children, spend some time to learn what to do to keep up your household in the event of a loss.
3. Use a investment tax free option for college savings. Once you can set up a savings account for them set it up to be tax deferred and high yield so as to let the money work for you. Even if the kids get a full ride the funds can be used tax free for anyone education. (even moms if she wants to go back to school someday). Put even a little into it every other month.
4. Look forward to the future and watch your yield return many fold over on every level. Don't just bury heads in the sand.

46 is only a blink from retirement. I had a good return on some stock and I reinvested it again (its IRA so I had too) so as to build it up. When we are old we will have to buy health Ins. as a full time mom I haven't the credit hours to qualify for medicare.

Think about tomorrow today and fear not. :)

Mommie bucks useing play money.

The chores around here were flying by just as quickly as the play money was adding up in the mason jars that had their names on them.
Project one is done and they are very excited to get the next project out of the project box.
But wait... They want to make their beds an read some books for a while. woah!

I thank God for the Nightmare that left me seeing what is truly my heart for my kids. I let my dream understanding enlighten myself into a better understanding of how I respond in ways that are what I learned, not what I desire to do and be as a mother. I really enjoyed them this morning and they are both feeling so good about themselves and me .
I like how I parented this morning and I feel encouraged.
My 9 is reading to my 6 and laughter and wonder is misting through the hall and wafting its way into my space as I type.
My 9 reads to her brother with such pride and self confidence and his looking up to her with deserved admiration.
The day is rolling along so peacefully!

Summer with my kids

In an effort to be true to my heart I am going to begin a list of things to do with my kids this summer. I want to learn how to play!

What do you do with your children? I have a lot of ideas so far off of the web. One I liked was "what to do boxes", one for inside and one for outside; listing the ideas on index cards.
Ill let the kids choose one each day and just have them for ideas.

It is my heart to play with my children. I want to support them to wonder and explore.

What is lighting your path?

Memorial Day

World War II

Some say it never happened
Evil was not a reality
through the hand of man
History repeats what it forgets
Remember

Those were the witnesses
who could barley speak
spoke of horrors
Truth was told
History repeats what it forgets

We saw the death camps
The images burned our minds
Yet some will say
It never really happened
History allowed to be forgotten

Evil is real
history must never be repeated
remember, never forget it
History remembered
the story retold stays alive.

Remember, speak the thing known
Honor our heroes
Humble your selves to be honorable
history remembered
frees our future
through the scars of our past

"Evil triumphs when good men do nothing"

Have a wonderful holiday weekend!

What are going to serve for meals this weekend?

Do you have a watermelon chilling'?

Hubby went to the Toyota dealer and got the break parts AMAZINGLY after SO many miles the front breaks and rooters are fine... this is unheard off they are OK. He has yet to dismantle the back breaks. We are doing the maintenance on the truck so as to keep it for years to come.

Little man is helping his Dad. He corrected me about the wrench "its a speed wrench Mom" Too cute to see the Boys" work together on the truck.
I love my husband sense of fatherhood!

Have a great weekend!
-Donetta

A New Holiday

"Eyes of a Child Day"
Where we were magically able to have our hearts retun to us.
Our lives would be unhindered by any jading of inocence.
We would all be safe for a day from the threat of Evil.
Play would be impulsive and imagination would run rampant. Crativity would gain access to unlimited potiential. A sense of safety would secure selfhood, affiliation, mission and compitancy.
The world could have promise, even if just for a day.
Donetta

Meals cooked ahead play with the family all weekend!

The kids are home for the summer (save for some summer school for one)
I think it wonderful that I'll hve some time alone with my little guy. He needs the one-on-one time with me to just be little for a while longer to make up for having to grow up so quick.
Today with all that I had to do I just wanted to cook. Begining at 8:30 this morning I was done by 1:30 just in time for Electric time of use plan. So I made from scratch;
one gal. of marinarra sauce,
a 4 lb. meatloaf (I ground the beef and mixed it with sausage, carrots and oatmeal)
pinapple chicken and Basmati rice ( Baked it in the oven)
a sausage and Wild /Jasime rice mushroom and corn dish (stove top) .
I have a marrinading london broil in the refer
I ground enough of my own beef for the sauce above and some formed patties for grilling this week end.
I also made a double batch of oatmeal wheat germ breakfast cookies for the next week.
No cooking all weekend!
Ill just heat up meals for the family and enjoy the long weekend.

Willy Wonka bar and the Queen Rena

I I We love our dogs.