And one more makes 6...well almost!!!!!!

Yesterday I was sitting with Ryan studying his science words when Kevin arrived at the front door. "MOM!!!! Look what I found!!!!"...I jumped out of my chair to see him standing at the front door with a dog...yes, a dog...that he found running through our neighborhood. "Can we keep him??? PPPPLLLLEEEAAAASSSEEEE!!!!!!" After about a 1/2 hour of being on the phone to locate the owner, I had to run to get Nicholas from a friends house. We took the dog in the car with us for a ride. He was the cutest, most cuddly little dog. He is a mini-pincher..who won't grow to be any bigger than the size that he is...that little dog, who by the way the kids had already named "Dozer" actually fell asleep on Kevin's lap! When we returned home a couple of minutes later, the owner was waiting at the house. Needless to say, he was grateful as he had only brought the dog home the day before!! The kids were heartbroken that we had to give him back. They were already fighting over whose room "Dozer" was going to be sleeping in! All is well that ends well....we are going to "LOOK" next weekend at the dog shelter in Smithtown...just to "SEE" what kinds of dogs are there.....wish me luck!!!!!!

The Amazing New Yankee Stadium!

Well, it finally happened, at the age of 41, I FINALLY went to my first Yankee game! Pete suprised me with tickets for the May 6th game against Tampa Bay. He is sooo good to me!! We sat in section 320a..right behind home plate and up one section. So close in fact that you just wanted to reach out and grab...well, you know what I mean!! The stadium is just beautiful and Pete and I had an amazing time! Here are some pictures....

Happy Mother's Day!

A friend of mine, who by the way just became a mom again after almost 12 years, sent me this beautiful poem about being a mother. I laughed, cried and smiled while reading the words. So to all my friends who are moms and to my #1 mother, this is for you. Hope you all have an amazing Mother's Day! I love you all!

Before I was a Mom

I never tripped over toys

or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn't worry whether or not

my plants were poisionous,

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,

I had never been puked on,

Pooped on,

Chewed on,

Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,

I never held down a screaming child

so doctors could do tests.

Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grim.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,

I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,

I didn't know the feeling of

having my heart outside my body...

I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

I didn't know that bond

between a mother and her child.

I didn't know that something so small

could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,

I had never gotten up in the middle of the night to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth

the joy,

the love,

the heartache,

the wonderment

or the satisfaction of being a Mom....

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!!