Starting To "Click"

What to do, what to do? That's the question I keep asking myself each time I pick up my girls. I'm starting to realize that my girls need me, even though they're hurt/confused, just as much as I am, at the moment, and I need to make myself totally available to them. That being said, this week was pretty rough, emotionally. I was served divorce papers on Wednesday, and that was pretty hard to handle, but just as in anything, life goes on. So here's life, through my eyes.

I've been running my butt off at work so I can get done in time to pick up my girls. In doing so, I was able to pick them up on Thursday and Friday at 5pm. The arrangement we have made is I get to pick them up on Thursday and keep them through Monday morning, every other weekend and I get them on Wed-Thurs. morning before the weekends I don't get them. This weekend the girls strapped on their Rollerblades as soon as I got them home on Thursday. Friday was the same, except that they found some friends in the complex where I live. Their friends go to the same school and are similar ages, so our family was extended by 2 girls and 1 boy, all of which were on Rollerblades.

I met their friends ( Brea and Madison's) mom (Kari), who was quite cool, and the kids all had a blast this weekend. Now, even though I got them at 5pm, it gets dark pretty early, so Thursday was an early night, but Friday was a different story. While the girls played, I spoke to Kari about all things girl. While we were speaking a rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral/Kennedy. It's funny, because watching the rocket reminded me of when Bobby Brady got kissed for the first time and saw fireworks. I'm not saying that there was a romantic moment, it's just a funny thought that entered my mind. Anyways, we were invited (barged into) Kari's house. Upon entering, you could tell that girls lived there. There was art and fingernail painting stuff out and my girls felt right at home. This is when my life suddenly took a turn. It's when I realized that I'm actually standing face to face with young girls who are growing up, and quickly at that.

I felt a bit nervous at the thought of doing this alone. My nervousness, however, turned into excitement, when I realized what a great opportunity I have ahead of me. Now the fun begins...

On Saturday, the girls decided they wanted to hunt for baby fish in the lake that's in the middle of the complex.

On Sunday, Abigail saw THIS is the same lake. I guess the warm weather is on its way.

Sunday it church, Sunday brunch and off to the pool. Here's MadisonBreaand the rest of the girls. We had the whole pool to ourselves.

I even got in on the action.


After the pool there was a little sunbathing

and some more rollerblading.

Abigail had a much better weekend!, and so did I

I miss you guys...

Here's a couple of test pictures with the new camera.