A trying stepmom weekend....

This was a difficult weekend to be a stepmom. I have a pretty good relationship with my stepkids mother. HOWEVER, we had vastly different pasts, upbringings, ect. There are times when I have a mouth full of blood from biting my tongue so much. This weekend was one of those times.

My youngest stepson, N, got hurt on Friday. The skids were with their mom for spring break and Easter this year. On Friday, she called and said the skids were staying under the care of her sister while she was at work and N got hurt. So my husband tells her to bring him to us and we will check it out. He has a very deep, jagged gash on his arm. It clearly needs stitches. So she goes back to work and off to the ER we go...

Where N tells the nurse all about what happened. You see, he was playing in the vacant lot next to aunt's house. There was standing water there that came up to his bellybutton. He wanted to get the leaves out of the water and used a rake he found laying around to do so. His eleven year old cousin picked up the rake and THREW IT AT HIM and told him to put it up. It hit his arm and cut it.

Now the million dollar questions....where was aunt during this? Oh, inside...taking a shower! WHAT?!?! Are you kidding me?

My husband calls the ex-wife and tells her, in no uncertain terms, that if her sister is left as sitter again, he will file for supervised visitation. She didn't argue at all...smart move.

So by the time she comes to pick up my stepson, she has talked to her sister who is all "They are just overprotective". Right! And she says, "Well, she is not going to punish the cousin because it was an accident, after all...."

I bit my tongue but when we were alone, I looked at my husband and said, "Are you kidding me?" That child is old enough to know NOT to throw a yard tool at someone. Maybe his intent was not to hurt my stepson, who is all of 6!!! But he did and his action should have a consequence....

The worst part is their mom is living with this sister right now since she is going through a divorce (a whole different story). So their time with mom is with this wonderful aunt too!

I am glad they are home and we don't have to worry about it for a while....

About me....

Every day, someone tells me I should write my life down. It is a crazy life. I am a mom of two boys and a stepmom to two boys and a girl. I am a wife. I am an ex-wife. I am a daughter, sister and friend. At the end of the day, I am TIRED :)



So for the past few years, I started journaling. But after a lot of begging (lol!), I have decided to start blogging. I figure, if my life's trials and tribulations can be of help to one person, maybe, just maybe, it is all worth it.



I will post my life, my recipes (cooking is my most favorite thing to do), my successes and failures....who knows, maybe it isn't as interesting as everyone thinks...maybe they are just kissing my butt :)



About me...I am 35. Like I said, I am happily married to my best friend, my husband D. I have two boys from my first marriage that make my world go round....and I got three pretty great stepkids as wedding gifts...lol! My five kids keep me pretty busy.