Looks like Mark is going to be the first on my blogging chopping block. Mark was 14 when we first met. I'm not sure what he was thinking about me but he and Larry hit it off pretty well at first. He was always nice to me and never made any fuss about anything in the begining. My first real story about him "testing" my authority was when we first moved into Greg's house on 8 Mountain View Place and Greg had already gone to work. I remember sitting on the counter having a cup of coffee and Mark comes down ready for school and he gets a wine glass out of the cuppard and pours a glass of wine and slams it down by the sink...I'm like Mark what are you doing? His reply was "I do this everyday" well I called Greg and said ..did you know that Mark drinks wine everyday before breakfast and school? Greg said WHAT no, I don't think he does...so I said ..well he just did..lets just say that Mark's evening was not very good when his Dad got home after work, and I think I ruined his morning wine fix before school. I guess at least he used a wine glass I should be proud right;o) I laugh at this now but, at the time I thought wow...what the heck?? Am I ready for this...turns out I was. Now, Mark and I are good...he calls me the ol lady (my nickname) and he has given us 3 wonderful grandkids. He has grown to be a wonderful, responsible, giving loving person. He is a great Dad and I'm proud t call him my son.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Kids
Well it's been awhile since I have blogged, I wanted to but I forgot my password and user name so kinda had to start over. So here it goes again.
When Greg and I got married we blended two families little did we know how challenging that can be. Just because we fell in love didn't mean that our kids were going to follow along with us. Eventually they have all settled in and all enjoy each others company but those first years were tough. Each one tested us in different ways, just when we thought we'd heard or seen enough the next one would open our eyes to something new. We laugh at it now, but most of the time we wondered if we could get through it.
Greg has 4 kids I have 2 easy enough right? Try explaining it to people especially when we try really hard not to say step-this or that. What does step-kid-mom-dad really mean anyway? We married each other and our kids were an added bonus. I have been blessed with a man that has accepted me the way that I am along with my added bonuses. Being in a blended family has had it's bumps in the road but, I have seen families that have all the "slotted players" and they have their problems as well. Some even have more problems. I think it all comes down to the fact that Greg and I have tried really hard to treat each kid the same but in different ways. We have always "backed" each other even if we thought sometimes maybe he/she is not correct. Kids are smart they pick up on everything, they know exactly which buttons to push and know when and where to push them.
None of the kids are more special than the other but, they each are special in their own way. We love them all and really don't know what our life would be without them. They make our life more interesting and the fact that they are giving us those little angels called grand-kids is making our life complete.
More to come on each of the kids...they are gonna love that......
When Greg and I got married we blended two families little did we know how challenging that can be. Just because we fell in love didn't mean that our kids were going to follow along with us. Eventually they have all settled in and all enjoy each others company but those first years were tough. Each one tested us in different ways, just when we thought we'd heard or seen enough the next one would open our eyes to something new. We laugh at it now, but most of the time we wondered if we could get through it.
Greg has 4 kids I have 2 easy enough right? Try explaining it to people especially when we try really hard not to say step-this or that. What does step-kid-mom-dad really mean anyway? We married each other and our kids were an added bonus. I have been blessed with a man that has accepted me the way that I am along with my added bonuses. Being in a blended family has had it's bumps in the road but, I have seen families that have all the "slotted players" and they have their problems as well. Some even have more problems. I think it all comes down to the fact that Greg and I have tried really hard to treat each kid the same but in different ways. We have always "backed" each other even if we thought sometimes maybe he/she is not correct. Kids are smart they pick up on everything, they know exactly which buttons to push and know when and where to push them.
None of the kids are more special than the other but, they each are special in their own way. We love them all and really don't know what our life would be without them. They make our life more interesting and the fact that they are giving us those little angels called grand-kids is making our life complete.
More to come on each of the kids...they are gonna love that......
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