Puzzle Me Complete ... Believer, Mother, Teacher, Writer.

Being a mother give you unlimited hope, That you can cover your children with an unconditional love coat. You tuck them in, and enclosed they are kept safe, It's magical powers envelop them every second of the day - asleep or awake. My children are a special gift from above, When you look into their eyes all you see in undying love. They put their innocent lives in your hand, And because of this we should make their lives completely grand.

Hi all I got this on Facebook and I really wanted to share it with you ... I really enjoyed it and hope you will too. Please share what you got I think it is uplifting. I got Jillian - Is really sweet (True), Loves to laugh and smile (True), Smile to die for (True), Hot (Oh my God  this is soooo real) and Caring (Yup).... they forget very very modest :)

My son got a play dough to build create a dino... and this was what happened afterwards!   The Dino...   The Snake...  The Lion And finally the Elephant.

Recently, being a teacher and having access to the school library, I have been given the privilege of have many book at my fingertips. This has given me the opportunity to not only get interesting children book for my kids to read with, but I also try to pick book that teach a lesson. When it is about learning to get along with others, sharing or understanding love... we all enjoy it. For the kids I read to them A Sock Is a Pocket for Your Toes – by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. This book was not only entertaining but the illustration was cute and appropriate. My favorite lines were.... Wide arms are pockets made for hugs, And your heart is a pocket full of love – Sweet love. My heart is a pocket full of love.  As for me .... I finally was able to make some ME time. I actually got time to rekindle with my kindle. I was finally able to read a Novella 'The Moonlit Mind' but Dean Koontz. This was re...

Sorry for the bundle up but I have been pretty busy with closing up the school year. But it is better late than never ... and I do throughly enjoy sharing this information with you all. I hope you enjoy the read. June 16-- Fitness guru or couch potato? Talk about your fitness habits. I am not a couch potato or a fitness guru… I would like to consider myself actively aware of my health and taking necessary steps to keep in shape. Recently I purchased a treadmill to exercise at home and am 90% conscious of what I put in my mouth. Ultimately I just want to have a healthy body and a tone physique… but this is easier said than done. ******** June 17-- 3 things you are proud of about your personality. I remember when I was a teenage my High School teacher told me “to stay as sweet as you are”. I do not know about the sweet part but I do know I am a very helpful person. I am always willing to help other and do not expect anything in return. Another q...

Yesterday was one of the worst reactions my husband and I towards my son's meltdowns and whining. Since Dylan started having seizures January 2012 and have been on medication we have observed a fluctuation of emotions with him. He usually was an emotional child who was sensitive and did not take correction well... but now it feels as if I am completely loosing control of the situation. Dylan just does not get mad... he gets really mad and stays mad at the person for a long time afterwards. Dylan does not just get sad ... he gets depressed and say things that really worry me. "You do not love me...." "I am the worst son in the world..." "I wish I was not hear..." These statement really hurt my heart but they are also accompanied with a complete raucous meltdown that instantly drives me crazy. Because after this point anything I say is ignored and he acts as if the world is coming to an end. I know since the introduction to the medication there hav...

Can you see it? Onto the bark it quietly sit. At first glance you so not see, But for a 2 year old... "What can that be?" Do not touch it I swear, It is poisonous and you will shed many a tear.

“Where do you think you are going ?” Jet whispered in Sara’s ear as she tried to grab his baseball top lying on the side of the bed.  “Jet!” she squealed already wiggling violently from his tickling fingers. He always knew her weakness. If it was not a carton on Haagen Dazs Ice Cream and an old movie to keep her in his bed the entire night, he knew his tormenting fingers would attain the same goal. “Stop,” Sara begged rolling away and managing to put some space between them. She looked at Jet then. The tips of his hair were aflame against the brightly illuminated bedroom window.  His face, shadowed from the yellow glow creeping into the room, was slightly frowned causing ridges to form on his high forehead and a fine line to form on his tempting lips. The morning sun was not only sealing its way into their little haven, it was also beckoning her back to reality.  “I have to go…” she whispered reluctantly and he rubbed his hand roughly through his curly untam...

When you hear that statement in the from your youngest daughter you tend not to take it seriously. These days any little thing that touches her brings on some sort of pain and I usually have to kiss the (fake) pain away. But it was not so this time. This time it was not a lizard!!!! This time it was a poisonous spiked caterpillar!!!!  At first when I looked I did not see the 'lizard' and thought she was making it up. But then when my husband took a closer look to where she was pointing, and then forced me to look at it properly... red flags immediately went off. "Oh my God Jude!" I whispered and instantly grabbed her hand searching for the spot where she could have been stung. After seeing a red dot on the inner area between her thumb and index finger I poured the remaining of cold water I had in the water bottle. Then I sucked hard on the spot where I saw the little mark even biting her skin in the process. I was just doing what my instincts told me to do. Jud...

For the past few weeks I have been hearing a lot of reviews of the movie and the actors in the movie. I was definitely hoped up. I wanted to see it.. not only because I am a Twilight Fan and I wanted to get a glimpse of Kristen Stewart in a fighting role, but I also wanted to see how the movie held up against all the other Snow White movies recently produced. Honestly I agree what most people where saying about Charlize Theron performance. It was magnificent and powerful. She embodied the character and gave us a role to remember. However whilst most people viewed Kristen Stewart's performance as mediocra and not realistic... I do not agree. She embodied the character she was suppose to play. She protrayed a scared and uncertain princess locked in a tower, and who during the corse of the movie and the ordeals she had to face, evolved the character to become the strong and capable princess everyone wanted her to be. It was well played. My favorite part of the show was w...

#13 - How do I see myself at the end of the year. Realistically I would like to say on route to getting my writing published, because anything can happen in 6 months. I would also like to say I started working on the few home renovation projects I want to do around the house. But I can tell you something I am definitely certain of, and it is spending some memorable quality time together with my family. I had mentioned before that I am one of 7 children and although I live only 1 hour away from them I do not get to see them as often as I want to. So much so that my mother would call and ask if I was still living in England or Canada and not in Trinidad. "Wen yuh visitin?" she would ask and I would arrive home the next day.  However at Christmas time my family have a tradition that we started over 10 years ago. Every Christmas we go from house to house on weekends and help put up the Christmas Tree and decorate the house. Its the one time of year where I see everyone s...

I love reading new books to my kids. I hate having to read the same book over and over again at least 10 times in one night. (So I let the daddy do that.) I love cool and breezy evenings when you can go outside with the kids and watch them ride bike and run around. I hate when it rains and we are stuck indoors missing their daily exercise. (I normally do a movie or craft time for this.) I love indulging in a get away with the kids and watching them thoroughly enjoy themselves. I hate when they fall and get a boo-boo because they could not stop themselves from falling. (Sniff sniff… do not worry mommy got the healing power with one kiss!)

Its amazing when asked that question your mind goes blank for a few minutes. Then it scrambles for an answer, knowing there was a few to choose from. Since dictionary.com terms obsession as the ' domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc', then the thoughts dominating my mind is my trip to Orlando for the Summer.  I am looking forward to the shopping, the theme parks rides, and just getting away from normal life and escaping  to a vacation filled with fun and some me-time.  Its a neat little package and it gives me something to look forward to in these last few weeks of work before summer break. For my tummy.. because there must be the literal filling of oneself to be fully satisfied and those obsessions are... Burgers.. fries and coke!!! What is your obsession??

This one has a twinkle in her eye... This one just wanted to sit and let the day float by... This one is me swimming in water blue like the sky. It was a glorious day of fun... We did not come out till the setting sun... We attained great memories of being together... Ones we will treasure forever.

Recently I realized, since having access to the school library and having the power to borrow books at any given time, I decided to choose a new book every week to read to my kids. Its a good way to get them more aware of the magic of books and the ability of learning new things when you read. There is a lesson to be learn in every story... they just need to be shown it. My son Dylan, who does show some difficulty in reading still loves to read and be read to. So I am trying to spend more time reading with him and selecting books that can help him understand or learn something about himself. Last week I chose a book that focused on playing with other kids and this week I chose .... Olivia by Ian Falconer. Best line in the book was, "You know you really wear me out,  But I love you anyway." My son had seen the cartoons and was surprised to see it was from a book. For me I wanted him to understand that Olivia, although extremely active (and probably very demandin...

  Worst injury you've had & how it happened. .. For me I have lived with many scrapes and booboos all my life. I have a scar on my knees for when I feel off the bike while trying to ramp off a contraption my brother built. I have a scar by my eye when my neighbor threw a stone at my face and I have one from diving off the side of a boat and hitting my back on a rock.  These were not considered major injuries and neither have I found myself experiencing anything  traumatic or scaring to talk about. However when I had my son I did pop a blood vessel in my leg during the pregnancy and lost natural movement in my leg for a few months. Then when I had my daughter I had to undergo emergency surgery to remove the placenta because it had fused to the lining in my stomach and refused to come down.  These are what I consider serious and life changing events. Both times I had difficulty giving birth... but worth it in the end. 

Cooking Disasters ... Help!! Oh for shame!!! Hey it's not easy sharing the negative or disappointing side of yourself. Not everyone likes to post the things they are really bad at, but since this challenge is forcing me to admit something I am incapable of doing, then I would have to say my worst cooking disaster was when I tried to make Paelaue. It is a local rice dish that you throw a lot of things into(meat, peas, seasoning, herbs), but when I was done it was colorless and tasteless. Lets just say I threw it away and only tried it again when my house helper stood by my side and told me what to do step by step.  This picture gives you an idea of what it looks like... quite a tasty mouthful...yum. Famous Painting to Hang in my home... all please... Seriously if I had to chose it would be Monet Water Lilies painting. not only because I got to see it in real life, I also tried to do my own version of it when I studied art in Secondary School. It was an image I have don...

Hi, since I am dealing with # 7 - pictures of something that makes me happy and #8 -  my favorite guilty pleasure I decided to hit 2 birds with one stone. My kids make me happy and my guilty pleasure is getting away for the weekend and just enjoying the simple pleasures of life with the family. So here is a collection of pictures showing Guilty Pleasure Happiness!!!!

"Nicknames You Have and Why You Have Them" My nicknames changed as I grew. Because my name is Jillian everyone called me Jilly for short. It was easy to say and I answered to it. That is self-explanatory. Then in high school my friends called me Red Ants or Jack Spaniards because I am red in complexion and when I get angry, my friends said I bite or sting at them. Basically when I lost my cool I became angry and blew-out the person I was upset with. Now I answer to Jillian or Jill but there is one of my husband’s friends who sings a song to me every time he sees me or talks to me on the phone. It go like this… ‘Oh Jilly you so fine… You so fine you blow Jude’s mind … Oh Jilly…Oh Jilly” I guess this stuck because they thought this was fitting to the reaction I had towards my husband when he first met me (blush blush). What can I say… I guess he liked what he saw... :)