Elsy’s Stay at Home Mom Blog

I signed Genesis up to take dancing classes for Toddlers.  She looks so cute in her tutu but is not doing so well in class.  At 2 1/2 I don’t think she is quiet ready to listen to instructions and do exactly what she is told.  Specially her, being so independent like she is.

I am still committed on taking her but at this point I am not expecting much to be learned.

She does look cute with her uniform on though!

I do hope that next year she will be ready.  I think she likes to dance.  If anything, I will try other types of dance class for her see how she does then.  A mixture of music and dance may work better for her I think.  I have to see what’s out there I guess.

Mikey is doing so great.  I really enjoy the RRYB league.  I think that next year it will be more competitive but this time around is just plain fun.

I love to see Mikey in his uniform and have a good time.  He behaves so well when he knows that playing baseball is at stake. 

Sometimes he looks like a professional ball player.  I love to see him taking the stand at home plate and the look on his face when he is waiting for that ball.

When he finds a dirty old ball, he says it’s Babe Ruth’s ball.  I think that is just so cute that he thinks he is going to find a ball on the dirt used by Babe.  He is totally so into baseball that this time around I am incorporating baseball into his bedroom theme.

I have a dilemma about my kids being in the MDO.  They are learning a lot and my husband and I are very happy but at the same time they are learning not so good things.  I hate saying this but my little girl is hitting and giving family members an attitude.

They have learned a lot, good and bad.  My dilemma is: IS THIS WORTH IT?  I like the fact they interact with other kids their age but at the same time I don’t want them learning those bad habits.

At the end when everything is said and done I guess if they go to school now or later they will be faced with those things.  I think I rather work through it now that I have more time to teach them what is acceptable then when they are mostly all day in school instead of 5 hours 2 days a week like they are now. This gives me more time with them then when they go to Kinder.

I just pray and hope that they will understand and be able to make a wise choice to act the way I expect them to act at school and at home, now and when they are older.

Saturdays T-Ball Game was great.  The kids did so good.  I was very impressed and I think the rest of the parents were as well.  My son looked like a pro even though he is only 4.  I think the Round Rock Youth Baseball does a great job in getting the seasons together and selecting excellent volunteers like my husband to teach the kids the basics.

My husband is enjoying himself with the teaching of the game.  He is really good at it and the parents express much appreciation.  He is even thinking of volunteering next season.

All the members of the 4U White Sox did great.  Even the timid ones and the younger of the players were at bat and did great.  I am so happy for all the kids and their parents.

This Saturday is our first T-Ball Game.  I am so exited but at the same time a little nervous.  I tell myself and the rest of the parents that at this level is not a competitive sport and we don’t keep score even.

But sometimes I get nervous because I don’t know how much the 4 year olds know about scores and winning.  I know that Mikey gets really happy when we pretend to play connect 4 and I tell him he won even thought he really does not get the concept of the game.

Maybe he should loose one or two connect 4 games and I can try to explain to him about winning and loosing. 

Any suggestions on this topic would be appreciated.

My 4 year old started T-Ball this month and it has been a blast so far.  The Round Rock Youth Baseball League started 4U last season.  4U is T-ball for 4 year olds.

My husband volunteered to be the team Head Coach and he is enjoying himself as well.  I have to admit it was a bit hard at the beginning but I feel fine now after a couple of weeks and Opening Ceremonies out of the way.

I know that my son loves baseball and I could not wait till this season began to sign him up.  He loves the game, what can I say.  It’s fun to see all the little ones standing in front of the T and swing.  Some hit the ball others miss it the first time.  But it is such a blessing to see my son enjoy himself

Last summer, we had a fruit and vegetable garden in our house.  In "trying" to organize myself,  I came across this picture of the only watermelon we were able to grow the first summer we had our garden.

I have to say that it was very juicy and sweet.

I could not believe how this delicious watermelon came to be.  Hines the reason for the picture.  One day sitting in the back porch eating store bought watermelon my parents and I were chatting about anything and everything as the little ones played out in the back yard.  My Mom started throwing the seeds on the yard and every time she would say "maybe this one will grow".  Any ways to make this short story short, about end of August I think it was we were cutting the watermelon and I was taking pictures before we all jumped in to enjoy.

It was GOOD!

That’s right, we are buying another house. We are moving up. We will be getting about 1,000 sq more with our new house which is to be built by April no later then early May.

Some people may say that this is not the time to buy but we have thought about this for about 6+ months and it is the best time for us to buy. You see, unlike California we never experienced a bubble here in Texas so there is nothing to burst in the real estate economy here. Our first house is paid off and we have that to fall back on if we need to but I don’t see that happening.

We are all excited about the new house, the floor plan is beautiful and we are getting some things that my husband and I always thought it would be nice to have like a nice long covered porch, a balcony, game room, 4 1/4 baths and 5 rooms for our growing family. We also get a formal dining room and a study. I always wanted a fireplace and I am getting it. Another thing that we always thought to be nice was a nice front door, one of those fancy ones and we are getting one as well.

I could go on but it is almost mid-night and I want to sleep some tonight! But I will finish with this: It feels nice to have a house that one could stay there for years to come and have plenty of space for everyone.

Mikey’s birthday party invitations are out. I have invited all 14 kids from his school and their siblings of course. I also invited some of his other friends from church. His party is a costume party and the feedback I am getting from the Moms is great. They all tell me it’s a great idea and that their kids love dressing up. One Mom said her little 4 year old is debating whether to dress up as Tinker bell, Cinderella or Bell and I thought that was cute.

Mikey will either dress up as a Pirate or Batman. We still have not decided. Genesis will dress up as Snow White and Danny will be Superman.

This time around I will buy all the food instead of cooking because I want to make sure the kids keep busy. I will have different stations with cool activities. I have a table with a nice train set that goes around a city and parks and roads and it is awesome. I have another table where they can color, and yet another table with building blocks. I will also have a jumper and of course the Pinata. I will also have a table with play dough and cookie cutters and other shapes they can use.

There will be a corner where they can all take a pictures and at the end of the party they get to take their picture home with them. They can do group pictures or singles. I will definitely take a group picture for Mikey to remember this special day.

This is going to be so much fun!

It is nice to have a blog that is a money making blog. I love to write but I love more getting paid for writing. I write things about myself, my kids, my family in general, the place I live in, Texas, my likes and dislikes and everything else. I started putting text links on my blog and now I see the money that is making me. It took me more time then it took my husband but I’m seeing the results now.

At first it was a couple of dollars a month about $2 to $4 but I am now at $35 a month. My husband started the same way and now he is making about $1,000 or more a month. Mind you, this is extra money that is not relied on because it is outside his regular work. He spends no more then 3 hours a month if that writing about things he likes and doing research and stuff. Not bad, I say!

I just hope I can get there soon. It seems like the monthly income doubles every month and I can’t wait to get where he is at.

It is a really good feeling to make money for doing something one enjoys!