Cupcakes 4 Kimi's Birthday

The Grands knew that Kimi's birthday was coming up and so they thought it would be a good idea if we made cupcakes......spider cupcakes to be exact! (have no idea where that idea came from...silly kids)

We wanted to do it on a day that all the grands could come and so we did it the day before Kimi's birthday. It was fun having the grands over. They all got into making their cupcakes. It was messy but really fun.

Ivy thought bunnies would be better since Easter is coming up! I think a few of the other grands caught onto that idea too and made their own bunnies. Some of the grands just used as much as possible to decorate their cupcake. It made me laugh out loud! So stinkin cute these little ones are.

It ended up being a fun night at Gramma's House. After the cupcakes were decorated the kids played with each other. I love seeing my grands enjoy each other. They all get along so well and there is lots of love shown! Oh....I LOVE them all so much!

By the time the night was over I had cleaned cupcake and frosting off the floor a few times. Wiped faces and hands and laughed and smile quite a bit! Oh I LOVE the grands!

Being a mom has always been my dream come true but being a gramma is something extra special! It has to be experienced because it's impossible to explain.I love their faces! I love their voices! I love how they express themselves! I love how they love each other! I love how they think! I love how they laugh! I love how creative they are! I love how kind they are! I love how helpful they are! I love how amazing they are! I love how stinkin cute they are! I love that they belong to me!

I love that Heavenly Father blesses me so much! (I must have done something good!) My heart smiles just thinking of my kids and grands....Oh Happy Heart!

A Mother's Instinct

Oh what a week! It all started last Thursday when Kimi asked if she could go to "H"'s house. I told her No....I don't have a good feeling about "H". There's just something about the girl I don't like or trust. I have told Kimi to be nice at school but we were done letting her go over there. Thursday was not good from that point on. In fact when Larry got home I left for a few hours. I couldn't handle Kimi or her attitude another minute. Even after scriptures and prayers that night instead of Kimi giving us hugs she walked out of our room. I said "Kimi?" and she turned around and said "Dawn?" So not acceptable! (I so wanted to smack my child)

Friday was as if nothing had even happened. We even let Kimi have her friend "K" over and even spend the night. The girls laughed and played all night. Saturday morning Kimi comes and tells me that they had been texting "H" the night before. She said that "K" had told "H" that she needed to leave Kimi alone or "K" would take care of her. "H"'s mom responded because the texts weren't nice apparently. The mom said if the girls didn't stop she would involve the police. They shut off their phones and left it at that.

Monday morning "K" and Kimi are both called into the office at school. "H" had went in and told on them hoping to get them in trouble. Well it worked...."K" was suspended. I was upset when I found out because as far as I was concerned "H"'s mom had taken care of it. Later that night I found more things out about "H" that made me sick! She had touched Kimi innappropriately at times and done things girls just shouldn't be doing. Ummmm no wander I had that "feeling" about her! Kimi understood now and I think she realized that even if I don't really know all that is going on the Lord does and he lets the moms know by giving them a "feeling". Man......I kept thinking I hope the next 6 years go as fast as the last 6 have. I am tired of this crap.

Wednesday I get another call from the school. This time I am told that Kimi is crying and upset and that a boy "D" has touched her where he shouldn't. GEEZE!!! This boy got in trouble for touching Kimi last year and I had no idea he was even around her anymore. He harrassed Kimi all morning. They had assemblies or something and he kept following the girls to their different areas and was not being nice at all to Kimi. He had put his hand down the back of her shirt and even undid her bra along with undoing her shirt and reaching up it. YA I'm ticked! Kimi told us that another time he had grabbed her and put his hand down her top onto her bare breast. I asked Kimi why she even let the kid close to her and she said that he just comes up behind her and grabs her and she can't get away. I guess "D" talks nasty to the girls too. The kid has major problems......my kid probably does now too.

I'm so mad and frustrated and plain sick. I called the school to ask how they handled it and they said they couldn't tell me. I went and checked on Kimi and she seemed okay...thank goodness she has friends that care about her. I have thought about this over night and plan on going to the school and talking to the Police Officer that works there. My daughter has been violated and the kid should be punished. His behavior is not appropriate at all and needs to be stopped.

I feel sick for Kimi. She will turn 16 tomorrow and has experienced more than necessary. I think of how I would have reacted at that age and I would have been a mess. Kimi's struggles are so different than mine. She is a good kid though. I am proud of her for telling us all that has happened......that alone is a great step. She doesn't mind others knowing. I think she hopes it will help us to understand her and help her more. As a mom I feel like I have let her down. No parent wants their child to be mistreated ever and we can't stop that from happening. :( DANG IT!

I am just so thankful that I have a huge support group. I am so thankful that I have a loving Father in Heaven that I can pour my heart out to. I am so thankful to know that He is in charge and things will work out! I will trust in Him! I believe all things happen for a reason and we learn from all experiences. I am going to be such a scholar by the time this life is over!

PS I did go to the school and talk to the officer and decided to press charges! I hope in doing so it will scare "D" enough to think about his actions. His actions are not appropriate for school! (not appropriate for anywhere in my oppinion) I didn't do it to cause problems but to stop them! The kid was warned last year but chose to do it again.....If he hurt someone else I would feel sick for not pressing charges. I feel like it was the right decision.