backtrack

Great weekend. Pretty much hung out at the house and played. We did order pizza one night. & attend a birthday party. Sunday I went way out of my comfort zone and attended a life group at church, haven't done that since Speck was a baby, and then the EDGE service. All without hubby, like I said, out of my comfort zone, but a good experience for me I think. We went walking again yesterday, that makes 3 days in a row. Never mind the chocolate chip cookies I ate when we got back or the brownie I had for breakfast :) (As long as you exert some energy you can do that, right?!)
Thought we were well on our way down the road to recovery but sis is now throwing up. No fever & she doesn't act like she feels bad, it just hits. And since she is so little, it hits wherever she is at the moment :( Have a call in to the Dr. My nurse brain is working overtime. Don't think its the meds from Fri. that would have happened before now. It could, and probably is just a bug. All the kid drinks is Gatorade. And I took it away from her after my mom mentioned how high the sodium is in one little bottle. 160mg in 16 oz. I hadn't really thought about it but now I am afraid her little body is overloaded with electrolytes and she is sick from not getting it. Great way to start the week.

homemade waffles & monster trucks

Sister is up playing and feeling better. No fever since Friday night.

But is still a little cranky when bubba pesters her.

He's trying to convince me he didn't make her scream.

When we got up this morning I made homemade waffles. They wanted the frozen eggos and said I was mean because I made them eat the ones I made. How awful to have such a mean mom.

After I "tortured" them we went for a 2 mile walk. We went last night too. Maybe, just maybe it will become a habit now that the weather is nice.

He said, "here this is just for you mommy". LOVE it :)

making a wish. (probably to make his brother disappear) he kept asking when it would come true!

After our walk we came in to let sis take a nap and clean up before heading to the movies to see How to train a Dragon. It was ok, but you won't miss anything by waiting for it to come out on DVD. While I was in the shower washing my hair I saw a bright flash and heard a little giggle. Little man was standing there with my camera!! Thank goodness he doesn't know how to get online and download pics just yet :) I couldn't get out and dried off fast enough. Not sure what it is about that shower that causes so many issues...don't think I'll ever forget EW and the "elbows"

This "monster truck" (per Mr. NW) was the cause of my grief last week. I had been wanting something different than a suburban because I had driven one for the last 10 years. My brother in law is a Chevy dealer in LR so we just kept going back. I really didn't know what I wanted so I talked to a few friends and drove a few different vehicles and ended up with a Toyota Sequoia. We went up the mountain last weekend and although they were willing to give us what we wanted for the trade they would not deal on the sticker at all. Guess you can't get both! I came home and did a little more research and found one in TX. We were going to go this weekend to look at it but Monday night my BIL called and said he knew a dealer that had one. I took off Tuesday morning with the two little ones just to check it out. It wasn't the one I was looking for so I went to eat lunch with my MIL. About 10 minutes before I needed to be leaving he called me back and said Landers had one that I needed to see before I headed home. Hubby was in Denver, and I HATE buying cars. So we were on the phone talking and I kept sending pics. The poor little salesman thought I was crazy. Needless to say I drove it home. It isn't "brand new". It is a 2010 but it was the owners demo so it has 12,000 miles but I was willing to trade that for a better deal. Not to mention my BIL bought my suburban from me so I got a little more there than I would have from someone else. Not sure why I felt compelled to explain it all, maybe because its still bothering me?!

Diagnosis...

Strep throat. He said it was unusual in kids under 2, and he didn't swab her throat, but felt "very confident" thats what it is. She is pitiful. Still running fever over 102 and won't eat. He assured me that within 48 hours she would be better. I'm sure we're just beginning the nasty cycle since the other two are such good big brothers who share everything with her!

hurry up weekend!

Little man went back to the doctor today for his foot. And after the 3 hour wait...yes, 3 SOLID hours with him and sis...the walking boot is off. He goes back tomorrow to have a mold made of his foot to get an insert for his shoe. As for now he can run and play, but nothing "heavy". Hmmm...he is a 5 year old boy, good luck with that one I thought, before the Dr. even finished his sentence. A great big thank you to TH for getting Speck from school and to baseball, we would have never made it. I was so happy to hear no practice for either one of them on Sunday. YEA!!

Sis is taking me for a trip down memory lane tonight, and it is not one I even want to think about, much less revisit. By the time we got home from practice she had fever. 102.4 to be exact. She was shaking all over and you could tell by looking at her she felt terrible. She hasn't been sick since her hospital stay in January and that was enough to last for an entire year if you ask me. Maybe she will sleep it off. If not, we will be at the Dr. with her tomorrow. Our insurance is probably looking for ways to cancel us!

Breakdown 101

It was a fairly uneventful day to start. Took boys to school then sis & I went home to eat, play and nap. She got to nap anyway. With a list of things to do, we picked little man up from school and headed to the insurance office to pick up new info. On my way I passed the church that does the food bank every Wednesday from 11-1. The parking lot was FULL. I felt guilty. Although my stop was a necessity, the event that lead me there was not. It was not a necessity at all, it was a want, pure and simple. Those families waiting in line for food, that was a necessity. Can you imagine not being able to feed your children? Material things DO NOT matter. What am I teaching my boys? My heart was heavy. We made our stop then sis had a dermatology appointment. Afterward I had to stop at the bank, DMV, and get gas before picking Speck up from school. The boys got home and the war began. I have no idea how many times I found myself telling them to be nice. Then I heard it. I heard Speck being ugly to his brother. It broke my heart. Not so much because of what he said (really it was just brother stuff) but because the tone of voice, just how it sounded. He sounded like me when I am getting on to them. I panicked. What have I done? How can I talk to my kids like that? I can't imagine how it must make them feel to have their mom sound like THAT. & I know he learned it from me. They don't just KNOW how to have that tone. I composed myself, we ate, then it was bath time. Sis managed to get in my cabinet and squeezed an entire (new) tube of bath & body works lotion onto the rug so I put her in my tub. (at least the bathroom smells good now ;) While she was playing I sat in the floor and started folding clothes, and the tears started flowing. Little man made his way in there and decided he wasn't quite clean enough so he climbed in with her. He started spitting water (never mind the fact that she had probably peed in it) and she was cackling. I just sat back and watched and listened. There is nothing better than a baby with a deep belly laugh. By the time the floor was flooded, I was laughing through the tears. About the time they dried up and I was getting her out, little man says "Wow sister, you've got a lot of junk in the trunk"! Needless to say I was crying again but this time it was because I was laughing so hard. Today I was reminded how blessed I am. How I have failed. How much I love my kids. How much I take for granted. How much I need Him.

Tired

Long day. Last minute trip to LR (& back) with two youngest kids in tow, by myself. Big decision & purchase, again, by myself, as a 1 yr old and a 5 yr old don't get an opinion in this endeavor. Home later than planned & off to pick up grandparents and deliver them "down the road" since they shouldn't really be driving unless NECESSARY. It is kind of sad. Papa gave Speck his 1977 short wide pick up truck last week to rebuild and hopefully drive one day. It now sits in our shop awaiting a make over. Kids all sleeping and I have a headache. I always get sick when I change something relatively big. Maybe oreos will help. Can't hurt to try :)

Catch up

Lunch with the girls last week...so much fun!! SC...loved the purse! Explained it all to hubby, he wasn't quite sure he bought it though!!

So glad S & T joined us. What will we do this summer? REALLY be ready for lunch by the time school starts back!

Sister couldn't wait on everyone, she was just too hungry.

She has been dying to get in and go for a ride, so bub took her (with a seatbelt of course). Not as excited after he got done with her. Thank goodness he still has a while til he can drive.

He was the only one interested in dying easter eggs this year :(

Easter morning came early since it was also the youth turkey hunt. We were up at 5 am to check out what the bunny had left.

Sis was the smart one, she slept til 10. The eggs and candy were a hit.

but the vacuum, not so much. She is scared to death of it.

On our way to church

trying to get them all to be still and look at the same time

then dad gets involved and they do it the first time. Explain that.

hunting eggs. she was so excited to put them in her basket.

these two raced through the yard and would lose half of them running so the other would turn around and steal them.

Speck has a loose tooth. We had dental floss tied around it and Papa was trying to get it out. They told little man they would pay him to grab it and take off running!