Blog Changes

I have been pondering some blog changes. I did recently make it private. Then I realized I wanted some posts to be private, some public. You can't put a password on posts in Blogger. You can at Wordpress, however you cannot edit your template there, which I like to do.

I am going to make another private blog, which those invited can read. I may also link there from here when I make posts. You will have to be logged into google to read the private blog. I'd like to keep some personal things, as well as my kid's pictures, private, so I know who is reading those posts.

New Design

I thought I had replaced my header, but I still had it snowing on my blog. Can't have that in the summer!

Anisah

Batter up!

My son playing with his birthday present. He had a lot of fun. It also pops the ball up, which we will try next. Yes I played around with the first picture, there's not two of him lol.

I don't even know my last name

I actually do know my last name, but the title is a title of a country song, and I just had to use it.

I gave my youngest son my last name when his dad didn't come for his birth. I kept my maiden name when I got married. I've talked to him about his dad, shown him pictures, told him his name, answered his questions as to what I think his ability to understand is.

The other day my daughter told my son his dad's last name, and said that it was her brother's REAL last name. I tried to explain to him that some kids have their dad's last name, some have their moms, but he doesn't get it. He says that's his REAL last name. I guess he wants to be like his big brother and sister and actually really have a dad (that he can talk about or see or something). I grew up without a parent, so I kinda know what he may be going through. He doesn't have a man in his life he can look up to and do the dad stuff with. He looks up to his big brother, but he is only 14.

Sigh. Sometimes life is a PITA.

Ibi and I are enjoying the nice weather out on the deck. I'm taking pics with my 'new' (used from my dad but only a year old) camera.

First Library Card!

My son turned 6, and got his first library card. He's so excited. He wanted to keep it himself, but I know he'd lose it in a couple of days. He had to write his name on it, but his handwritting is so large, he only had room to write his first name lol.

He'll be a bookworm (like me) yet!

Guess who finally called?

Yep, the ex. Ya, I almost fainted!

He called to tell our daughter happy birthday. I did text him the day before to remind him, but at least he called. Actually he called and I must not have had a signal, it didn't ring. I got a voice mail message from him. So I called him back, and told him he had to talk to me after he talked to our daughter. So I ask him what is going on. He hemmed and hawed, and said that he's waiting for some money, blah blah blah. Not sure when he can get the kids. And oh, he'll only get them for 2-3 weeks. Lovely! I'm sure he's still sending his wife and 2 little kids to Egypt. Has money for that, but not for his 2 older kids, sigh.

It will be nice to have a small break, but I will only believe it when he buys the tickets, with the way he is. He can be a good dad, when he chooses to be. Don't know which is worse: that, or a father who never really cared about or saw his child. To me the first.

I signed my little one up for some programs at the library, so I'll try to keep busy.