Circle Living

My mom's cute friend has a blog that my mom introduced to me a week ago. This friend of her's just recently won Mom of the Year Award for California. This blog has really hit a spot for me, The whole concept is exactly something I have felt strongly about & have so desperately wanted to start myself.... Circle Living- a group of close friends that get together & share... Are just there for each other. They can meet once a month & have a yearly weekend retreat. My mom is part of a Circle Living Group with Karen who writes this blog. This particular post that she writes explains exactly how I feel

http://circlemothers.blogspot.com/2011/07/good-but-not-good-enough.html

my mom is in the top picture of this post on the very left. They have had this group for quite a few years & have been on MANY weekend retreats & major vacations with their husbands, not to mention lunches often. I SO desperately want this, to have friends like this, a group I can have their to talk to & support me.... I think I may just have to start my own group.

Check out the post, I think every woman can benefit from a group like this.

Pride & those dang things called cars

I don't consider myself a prideful person, but something has come up that makes me realize I do have some in there. In case you don't know already, I just gave birth to my 3rd little princess in less than 3 years! So what does that mean? 3 carseats & a little, tiny Acura = they simply don't fit! We literally cannot leave the house all together. My parent's have an extra car that we call "The Blue Beast". It is an older Suburban that is used to haul things & we have borrowed it, but the AC is out in it & I can't haul my 3 little girls around in good conscience in a 100 degree vehicle.

We desperately need to get a vehicle that we can all fit in. We have wanted to get a Tahoe or Suburban but need to pay cash for it. But something we have realized is how stinkin expensive the gas is on something like that! In the back of my mind I keep thinking that we could get a (gulp) Mini Van! This is where my pride kicks in.... I have always swore I would NEVER drive a mini van. I don't know if I can let myself cave on this one & be that "mini van driving soccer mom";). (Yes I do know that many of you drive these :). But I do have a psychological thing with the mini van & I don't know if I can let go of it. Am I being retarded? I know I'm not the only one that has had these thoughts.... I have heard them from others.

We need to figure something out though, I can't take this not being able to leave the house stuff anymore. Not to mention that our yard is still ripped up with big trenches in them & we can't go outside to play either.... Definitely feeling trapped & need ways to entertain my girls!