So I took Aidan to the spray park at Planz Park and i just thought i would review the park. I didn't want to take him there cause i thought it was lame, but actually it was quite opposite. There were a lot of kids there, lots of parents too.  The grass wasn't full of stickers! They have a spray park (MAJOR PLUS) basketball courts, horse shoes, a baseball diamond, and 2 playground completely seperated, one for the bigger kids and one for the smaller ones, the spray park is in the middle, there is also a swimming pool so that park will probably be even more packed once that opens next month. Its an older park so it has ;lots of big shade trees! there is also some railroad tracks right  next to it, there is a fence, but it's chainlink so you can see through it. Aidan was hypnotized by the train, he'd never been that close to one.  i just wanted to review this park for you guys.  it's on  the southeast corner of Planz and South H.

I have always felt music is one of the most powerful things on earth. It has the power to take you back in time and leave a nostalgic smile, or even tear on your face.  It has the power to make it known that someone else knows exactly what you're talking about and how you feel.  The power to make you feel better in general.  I always knew music would be a major part of my son's life. My dad plays the guitar, I sing, we're slightly musically inclined.  I want that for him, i want him to feel the same way about music as i do.  I want him to be open minded about it and like all different kinds from everywhere.  when i was pregnant woth him i used to put one of my headphones on my belly and one in my ear, so we could both hear. when he was a few months old i started to notice he would recognize  the music we listened to a lot.  i thought that was the coolest thing ever! he already knows what he does and doesn't like, he gets excited when the blue screen from the DVD players comes up on the TV, because he knows music is to follow!  he has band and singers and intruments he likes already. He loves the piano, john legend and alicia keys are 2 he likes ecause of the piano.  He LOVES breaking benjamin and three days grace.... he gets all excited when he hears any 3 of the breaking benjamin CDs.   i just think it's cool hes so little but is already gaining an appreciation for music.  AWESOME!

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When i found out i was pregnant back in June of 06 i thought my entire personality was going to change along with the life in general change. But it didn't! And it doesn't have to!  You just have to find time to let your non-baby-toting self come out. Let's face it , when you don't have your kid(s) with you, you tend to act a little more uninhibited.  More like how you were pre-baby.  Now i'm not saying everyone because i have met some people that act exactly the same when the kids aren't there. Babytalk, weird noises, constantly talking about their kid when other people are talking about adult things.  This is highly agitating to me because i am like, HELLO? where did YOU go? I feel like too many chicks get caught just being MOM. I LOVE being MOM but i also LOVE being Casso, which is who i have always been and has enabled me to be the cool MOM i am today.  I guess my point is: Don't forget that chick who made you the MOM you are today, she was there before and you'll need her when the babies have grown and moved on and become their own people.  And your kids need to know that you have a life outside of them as well, they need a strong woman to teach them that it's good to be yourself and you should always embrace it, even if you are a MOM!