My monkeys are my own personal fairy tale in real life...

My monkeys are my own personal fairy tale in real life...

Ramblings, Sentiments, Rantings and Musings

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I am a mother of 5 wonderful children and wife to one amazing Navy man. I am always changing things in my life, constantly learning something new and trying it out. I am a wannabe vegan, minimalist and currently living full time in an RV. Just for clarification, I say wannabe, because I know I am not perfect, but each day I strive to do the best I can. That's all I can expect from anyone no matter where they are in life. I learn something new everyday...mostly about myself and my little corner of reality. Life, to me, is loving, learning and making memories. These are better than all the tangible riches one can get their hands on! Besides, there will come a day when all I have left is my love and memories...so I'll stockpile as much of those as I can!
Don't have much time to write at this moment...I have to go fulfull my "drive kids all over town...and out of town" duties! I will try to get on here soon though and get some more photos. Everyone is growing and changing so fast...if I don't get to work they won't be reconizable anymore LOL! For now here are a few updated shots. Zach is 15 years old now and plays Varsity and JV football at a local highschool. He is #60. These first few pics are from one of his recent games. The top picture on the blog is newer as well and was taken about a month or so ago.












Braji and her best friend and my 5th daughter...Ali! I have adopted her...well I guess it would only be fair to say that we all have. We love you Ali!!!

Well this is it for now and as always, I hope life will accomodate writing again one day, but for this season it just doesn't fit in the list of priorities! Hope all is well with everyone and that everyone is well.
Take care...Dana

2 comments:

Ali said...

I LOVE you too Miss Dana! I think of you as my second mom, and I'm honored that you have adopted me too! You have an amazing family, and your a fantastic mother! I know that you get frustrated on occasion and start to doubt yourself, but never put yourself down. You are an AMZING women, and you have raised 5 amazing kids, as well as significantly helping me to develop in my own life. You are a beautiful woman, with a beautiful family, and a beautiful life! I love you! P.S. I love your new header picture! You have an AMAZINGLY good lookin' family!

Ali said...

I love you too!!! And I'm incredibly glad that you've adopted me,too! You are an amazing women, and I have truly been blessed to have you and your family in my life! I know that sometimes it's easy to doubt yourself and believe that your not important, but Don't EVER fall into that trap! You are amazing, and special, and I couldn't live without you or your family (who you also majorly influence!) I love you and thank you for everything you do!
P.S. I love your new header picture! you really do have an amazingly good looking family!

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"I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built upon the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think. Whereas, if the child is left to himself, he will think more and better, if less showily. Let him go and come freely, let him touch real things and combine his impressions for himself, instead of sitting indoors at a little round table, while a sweet-voiced teacher suggests that he build a stone wall with his wooden blocks, or make a rainbow out of strips of coloured paper, or plant straw trees in bead flower-pots. Such teaching fills the mind with artificial associations that must be got rid of, before the child can develop independent ideas out of actual experience." -- Anne Sullivan