Where does the time go? Geesh! I feel like I blink and another week has passed! There just seems like there is always so much going on. It has been kind of a crazy week. Let’s see….
Last week was a typical week….but then the weekend came and things went crazy. Two women from our church passed away over the weekend, which has just led a crazy week. I think that all of the families involved seem to be doing alright. There was cancer involved in both. But, both are now in heaven and in no more pain, so that helps ease the pain.
On Saturday, we had our Women’s Gathering. When I got there, I found out the news about Pat, one of the women, who at that point was just not doing well and had been taken to Hospice. Well, my immediate thought was to get on my knees and pray. But I didn’t…. So, Joy was our speaker and she did a phenomenal job…just great. She welcomed us to come up and pray at the end and I just kept sitting there…even though I kept having the nudge to get up and go get on my knees. I stayed in my seat…. And then, one of the songs that came on during the quiet time was “I get on my knees”. Okay, HELLO LORD. That time I listened! I went up to the altar and got on my knees and prayed. See…..all of the different studies that I have been doing lately have one thing in common…..the word SURRENDER. God is really working with me to SURRENDER my ALL to Him. It is a daily thing….something that I will never “arrive” at – but more like something I will do every day. Anyways, He just amazes me and I am excited to see what He has in store for me….when I FULLY surrender to Him.
Everything else is going along just like normal. Isaac got his second report card for the year and he is doing really great. I am so proud of that little guy! His reading is coming right along and he is just doing great. He is excelling in math – I think he gets that from me. I was always good at math – not so much anymore. He is also doing good in swimming! Scott was able to take him the other night and he was impressed with how he did. In fact, he is in Level 1 and this class lasts one month. Most kids have to take it more than once, so I signed him up for Level 1 again next month (February). But on Tuesday, they told him that he gets to move on to Level 2!!! I am so proud of him! He is really doing great!
Faith Anne is still LOVING her dance class. She dances to everything….or shakes her booty as she calls it. Oh, that reminds me. We have officially joined the “High School Musical” craze at our house. We watched 1 & 2 the other night and the kids loved them. By the end, all three of them were dancing. Faith Anne would hop off the couch everytime there was a musical number and start dancing.
Gracie is just as rotten as ever! She is into EVERYTHING. I mean….EVERYTHING. You turn your back for one minute and there is no telling what she has gotten into next! But she is so adorable – you can’t help but smile at her! And let the heaven’s rejoice – She has slept through the night for the past week! Like…every night! From 8:00 to 8:00 or later! HALLELUJAH! I cannot tell you how happy that makes me! What a difference a night of uninterrupted sleep makes…even if I still only get 5 or 6 hours of sleep.
Last Friday night, Scott went to play basketball with his buddy at a church in Wilmington – so I took all three kids – by myself – to Cici’s pizza and then to Magic Castle. I know, a little crazy. But, they were as good as gold! I mean, seriously, they were the best they have ever been! We had so much fun! Then we came home and put Gracie to bed and we had a “PJ and Popcorn” party to watch HSM 2. It was a really fun evening. I told them if they could just act like that more often, we could do stuff like that more.
Well, Jodi and Jimmie are going on their cruise this weekend! They board the ship tomorrow – I am very excited for them! And Mom and Dad get back from their month-long vacation this weekend. I can’t wait for that! The kids miss them so much – and I do too! Although, we have so much going on this weekend…not sure how much we will see them! Hopefully they will come to the church SuperBowl party! But, Saturday is going to be a crazy day….gym, Dance Class, Baby Shower, Princess Abbey’s birthday party and Praise Team practice! It is going to be a busy day! I hope I can get it all in! I think that Scott is going to have to do the Build-A-Bear part of the Birthday party. But she is VERY excited about that – cool idea Mandy!
So, I am still losing weight! I have lost nearly 28 pounds so far. But more importantly than the weight I have lost, I am really working on my “relationship with food” and my relationship with God. This study (Lose it for Life) is awesome and does such a great job of addressing the emotional, physical and spiritual battles we face with our weight issues. I LOVE IT and highly recommend it to anyone!
Well, I have to get going! Hopefully we don’t get all of this bad weather they are calling for! If we do, tomorrow will be interesting!
Love you all!!!!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Back to Work after a 3-day weekend...blah!
Where did the time go? I can’t believe it is already January 22! I guess that time flies when you are having fun! And life has been fun – busy, but fun! God has just blessed me more than my feeble little mind could’ve ever imagined. Does anyone else ever feel like that? I know that I have felt that way a lot lately. No, I am not rich in terms of money. But in terms of gifts that God has given me, I am the richest person in the world. Now, if I could only remind myself of that every day – especially the days when I have the “wantsies” and start desiring other things!
So, anyways….things are going pretty good right now. Work is work. Not much to say about that because nothing is really different! My boss has been acting a bit strange lately, so maybe he is going to move soon. That would probably be a great thing, but I can’t say for sure because you never know who might replace him! Although, I don’t see how it could be much worse!
Scott is doing good at work. He gets frustrated at times because things are always changing, but he is still doing a great job and the hours are really great for our family. Now, it stinks because we both often feel like single parents – he in the morning and me in the evenings….and we only see each other for a little bit in the evenings during the week. But….we make it work! He has been going faithfully to the gym and losing weight already. I hate that men lose weight so much faster than women! Grrr… But he is in a Biggest Loser challenge at his work. So, if he wins, it would be $200! That would be nice!
Isaac is doing great. His swimming lessons are lots of fun for him. He actually jumped off the diving board for the first time last Thursday. The instructor was right there to catch him, but he was so proud of himself! I wish I had brought my video camera….or at least had my phone ready! I was busy with the girls so I didn’t get my camera ready in time. Oh well, it was cool! He is doing good and he really enjoys it. We just got him signed up for Coach Pitch Softball….I guess you call it that. That will be fun – and more challenging for him than T-Ball. That boy loves his sports…hmmm, I wonder where he gets that from? LOL We moved Scott’s PlayStation 3 into Isaac’s room and he LOVES playing the sports games. He really loves playing them with his Daddy too. So, usually when Scott gets home in the evening they play a game together before Isaac has to go to bed. He had his first sleep-over on Sunday night! We have had Jacob W. spend the night at our house, but Isaac has never stayed anywhere else before. So, he got to spend the night at Jacob’s house and he was so excited! I guess he had a little trouble going to sleep – but he has trouble going to sleep at our house sometimes too. So, my little boy is growing up so fast right before my eyes!!! We get his report card on Friday, so I am anxious to see how he is doing. From the work he brings home, it appears he is doing good. So, hopefully that reflects in his report card! He hasn’t had any behavior issues at school, so I am very proud of him!
Faith Anne is enjoying her dance class so much! I wish it was more often than just once a week because she loves it so much! It is called “Dance for the Very Young” and they do ballet, jazz and tumbling. She looks so stinking cute in her little outfit! She has been doing great with sleeping on the top bunk of their bunk beds. (Did I tell you that we took the crib down and put Gracie in a big girl bed with rails? We were DUN with the crib – after nearly 7 years of constant use!) So, anyways…Faith Anne sleeps on top and she loves it. She also loves Preschool. And let me tell you, I was so proud of her last night. We were playing games and we played High-Ho Cheerio…or whatever it is called. And then she wanted to play Isaac’s Boggle Jr. game. I didn’t think she could do it – but she totally knows her letters and was able to do it with very little help from me! That is amazing to me….I guess that is the difference that preschool makes…we didn’t send Isaac to preschool, other than what they offered at church. So, I was so proud of her! She, too, is growing up so fast!!!!
Gracie is really doing great in her big-girl bed! I don’t think she realizes that she could climb out of it if she wanted to….she just sits up and either plays or cries. I LOVE how much more room it gives them in their bedroom to play! And I was able to move a lot of the toys out of the living room and into their room…LOVE that! She still doesn’t always sleep through the night, but she is doing better. She is developing such a unique personality – I just love her. She doesn’t really talk yet – which is odd at 15 months, but I am not going to complain because I know how much they talk once you get them started! LOL I mean, she talks, but you can’t understand what she is saying. And that is because she has an older brother and sister who jump at her every “Uhhh” and get her what she wants. Oh well…I am sure it is a pretty normal “3rd Child” thing. She does the cutest thing when she is “dancing”….she basically just raises up one leg and that is her dancing. It is hysterical! We just sit and laugh when she does it, which prompts more of it! ADORABLE is all I can really say about her!
We have survived the time that my parents have been gone pretty well. I am not sure if they are coming back next week or staying longer in Florida. Part of me obviously wants them to come back and I know they miss the kids terribly, but the other part of me knows that they will get back and have a few days with the kids and wish they would’ve stayed down there and out of the cold longer! So, I haven’t asked them what they are doing yet. They called on Sunday and my Dad almost started crying when he was talking to me about the kids. Bless his heart. But my Dad – who is going to be 65 in June – climbed a rock wall on the cruise ship! Hello?!?!? Does he realize he is going to be 65 in a few months? He really does think he is Superman! Mom took pictures of it, so I can’t wait to see those!
My doctor’s appointment went fine. She sent me for an ultrasound – which I had and was no fun! But everything looked normal there. I find out the results of my pap next week…so hopefully everything is normal. There are three ways they can treat this condition that I have. One, birth control. I don’t want to do that because Kelli developed blood clots on her lungs (pulmonary embolism) and just about died from the pill. Two, 800 mg of motrin starting the day(s) before your period and taking it every 8 hours for the entire time. I am not a big fan of that because that isn’t good for your stomach or anything really. And thirdly, a procedure called endometrial ablation. This is an out-patient procedure where they put this instrument inside of you and burn your uterine lining – which prevents it from growing back. The chances are good with this that I would never have a period again and it doesn’t put your body into menopause. Before they can do that procedure, they have to make sure that there are no other abnormalities – hence the ultrasound. So, for right now, I am on the 800 mg of motrin until I go back to the doctor in March. Then we are going to discuss what they found and what I want to do. I am probably going to opt to have the procedure done if I am a candidate for it. So, that is what is going on there…thanks for your prayers and thoughts.
We are doing two great studies at church – Lose it for Life on Wednesdays and Because of Jesus on Sundays. Both are really great and their messages inter-mingle quite a bit. The Lose it for Life is all about making healthy lifestyle changes that also affect your emotional and spiritual being as well. We have only met one week, but so far…I am REALLY impressed. I completed my first 24 hour fast this past weekend – not something they tell you to do – but something that was recommended by our leader as a way to help learn the lesson of self-control. It wasn’t as hard as I thought it would – and I know that was a God thing. But that is a great book that I highly recommend to anyone! I am excited about doing that along with the WW that I am doing.
So, things are plugging right along and going pretty good. Again, God just continues to amaze me with His grace and His love. We are so undeserving – but because of Jesus we are able to accept those gifts.
Love and Hugs to all!
So, anyways….things are going pretty good right now. Work is work. Not much to say about that because nothing is really different! My boss has been acting a bit strange lately, so maybe he is going to move soon. That would probably be a great thing, but I can’t say for sure because you never know who might replace him! Although, I don’t see how it could be much worse!
Scott is doing good at work. He gets frustrated at times because things are always changing, but he is still doing a great job and the hours are really great for our family. Now, it stinks because we both often feel like single parents – he in the morning and me in the evenings….and we only see each other for a little bit in the evenings during the week. But….we make it work! He has been going faithfully to the gym and losing weight already. I hate that men lose weight so much faster than women! Grrr… But he is in a Biggest Loser challenge at his work. So, if he wins, it would be $200! That would be nice!
Isaac is doing great. His swimming lessons are lots of fun for him. He actually jumped off the diving board for the first time last Thursday. The instructor was right there to catch him, but he was so proud of himself! I wish I had brought my video camera….or at least had my phone ready! I was busy with the girls so I didn’t get my camera ready in time. Oh well, it was cool! He is doing good and he really enjoys it. We just got him signed up for Coach Pitch Softball….I guess you call it that. That will be fun – and more challenging for him than T-Ball. That boy loves his sports…hmmm, I wonder where he gets that from? LOL We moved Scott’s PlayStation 3 into Isaac’s room and he LOVES playing the sports games. He really loves playing them with his Daddy too. So, usually when Scott gets home in the evening they play a game together before Isaac has to go to bed. He had his first sleep-over on Sunday night! We have had Jacob W. spend the night at our house, but Isaac has never stayed anywhere else before. So, he got to spend the night at Jacob’s house and he was so excited! I guess he had a little trouble going to sleep – but he has trouble going to sleep at our house sometimes too. So, my little boy is growing up so fast right before my eyes!!! We get his report card on Friday, so I am anxious to see how he is doing. From the work he brings home, it appears he is doing good. So, hopefully that reflects in his report card! He hasn’t had any behavior issues at school, so I am very proud of him!
Faith Anne is enjoying her dance class so much! I wish it was more often than just once a week because she loves it so much! It is called “Dance for the Very Young” and they do ballet, jazz and tumbling. She looks so stinking cute in her little outfit! She has been doing great with sleeping on the top bunk of their bunk beds. (Did I tell you that we took the crib down and put Gracie in a big girl bed with rails? We were DUN with the crib – after nearly 7 years of constant use!) So, anyways…Faith Anne sleeps on top and she loves it. She also loves Preschool. And let me tell you, I was so proud of her last night. We were playing games and we played High-Ho Cheerio…or whatever it is called. And then she wanted to play Isaac’s Boggle Jr. game. I didn’t think she could do it – but she totally knows her letters and was able to do it with very little help from me! That is amazing to me….I guess that is the difference that preschool makes…we didn’t send Isaac to preschool, other than what they offered at church. So, I was so proud of her! She, too, is growing up so fast!!!!
Gracie is really doing great in her big-girl bed! I don’t think she realizes that she could climb out of it if she wanted to….she just sits up and either plays or cries. I LOVE how much more room it gives them in their bedroom to play! And I was able to move a lot of the toys out of the living room and into their room…LOVE that! She still doesn’t always sleep through the night, but she is doing better. She is developing such a unique personality – I just love her. She doesn’t really talk yet – which is odd at 15 months, but I am not going to complain because I know how much they talk once you get them started! LOL I mean, she talks, but you can’t understand what she is saying. And that is because she has an older brother and sister who jump at her every “Uhhh” and get her what she wants. Oh well…I am sure it is a pretty normal “3rd Child” thing. She does the cutest thing when she is “dancing”….she basically just raises up one leg and that is her dancing. It is hysterical! We just sit and laugh when she does it, which prompts more of it! ADORABLE is all I can really say about her!
We have survived the time that my parents have been gone pretty well. I am not sure if they are coming back next week or staying longer in Florida. Part of me obviously wants them to come back and I know they miss the kids terribly, but the other part of me knows that they will get back and have a few days with the kids and wish they would’ve stayed down there and out of the cold longer! So, I haven’t asked them what they are doing yet. They called on Sunday and my Dad almost started crying when he was talking to me about the kids. Bless his heart. But my Dad – who is going to be 65 in June – climbed a rock wall on the cruise ship! Hello?!?!? Does he realize he is going to be 65 in a few months? He really does think he is Superman! Mom took pictures of it, so I can’t wait to see those!
My doctor’s appointment went fine. She sent me for an ultrasound – which I had and was no fun! But everything looked normal there. I find out the results of my pap next week…so hopefully everything is normal. There are three ways they can treat this condition that I have. One, birth control. I don’t want to do that because Kelli developed blood clots on her lungs (pulmonary embolism) and just about died from the pill. Two, 800 mg of motrin starting the day(s) before your period and taking it every 8 hours for the entire time. I am not a big fan of that because that isn’t good for your stomach or anything really. And thirdly, a procedure called endometrial ablation. This is an out-patient procedure where they put this instrument inside of you and burn your uterine lining – which prevents it from growing back. The chances are good with this that I would never have a period again and it doesn’t put your body into menopause. Before they can do that procedure, they have to make sure that there are no other abnormalities – hence the ultrasound. So, for right now, I am on the 800 mg of motrin until I go back to the doctor in March. Then we are going to discuss what they found and what I want to do. I am probably going to opt to have the procedure done if I am a candidate for it. So, that is what is going on there…thanks for your prayers and thoughts.
We are doing two great studies at church – Lose it for Life on Wednesdays and Because of Jesus on Sundays. Both are really great and their messages inter-mingle quite a bit. The Lose it for Life is all about making healthy lifestyle changes that also affect your emotional and spiritual being as well. We have only met one week, but so far…I am REALLY impressed. I completed my first 24 hour fast this past weekend – not something they tell you to do – but something that was recommended by our leader as a way to help learn the lesson of self-control. It wasn’t as hard as I thought it would – and I know that was a God thing. But that is a great book that I highly recommend to anyone! I am excited about doing that along with the WW that I am doing.
So, things are plugging right along and going pretty good. Again, God just continues to amaze me with His grace and His love. We are so undeserving – but because of Jesus we are able to accept those gifts.
Love and Hugs to all!
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Happy New Year!
WOW! It sure has been a while! I guess that I got all caught up in the hustle and bustle of the Season and so I haven’t been here in a while! I have been a faithful reader of those of you who post regularly…and I am very grateful for those who post because it does help break up the monotony of work!
Well, we had a wonderful Christmas and New Years! I am always so sad to see the holidays go! So much anticipation and build-up and then it seems like it is just over so fast! This year was especially nice because my Dad’s family from Oklahoma came in town for Christmas…and because Jodi stayed the whole week between Christmas and New Years! So, we had lots of fun doing things together. That certainly made the holiday week seem longer, but I was still sad to see it go! I feel that way every year!
Let’s see….I am not going to recap everything for you, but just hit the highlights! The Saturday before Christmas, I started having some female issues….pretty major ones. So, I spent most of that day in bed when I had lots of baking and such to do. At the risk of sharing too much information, I was basically hemorrhaging and in a ton of pain. After talking to the doctor-on-call, I took a pregnancy test to rule that out. Still not sure what is going on there…have been having those same problems off and on for the past 2 or 3 weeks now. I go to the doctor on Thursday. So, we had that to deal with….then Faith Anne woke up vomiting on Sunday - the Sunday before Christmas! Luckily, she only had like a 12 hour virus and no one else got it. It was not fun though…and I was so worried that we were all going to get it for Christmas! But she woke up on Christmas Eve and was all better…so Praise the Lord for that! I was on my knees in prayer all day. I know that may sound silly, but we seem to have a health issue of some sort on every holiday…so I just turned it over to God because He is the only one who can fix that!
So, anyways…Christmas Eve we were kinda back to normal. I actually spoke to my doctor and they called in a prescription for me – something like a medicinal DNC to get me cleaned out. Like I said, I am anxious to go the doctor on Thursday to try to figure out what is causing this. It isn’t normal and it is making me feel horrible.
ANYWAYS….can you tell I am a bit worried about that….Christmas Eve was wonderful. We had a great time at my parent’s house…then we went and spent a short amount of time with my Dad’s family…then we went to my Mom’s family and had a wonderful time of food, singing, laughter and presents and some more laughter! We got the kids in their pjs there and then headed home. Once the kids were in bed, “Santa” visited our house. There was a lot of stuff to do this year since the kids are spoiled rotten, but it looked so nice on Christmas morning…and the kids got everything they wanted and then some for Christmas. Isaac’s Santa gifts were a basketball hoop (the big one to go outside), a remote control helicopter and a digital camera. Faith Anne got a life-size Belle doll that dances, a complete ballerina outfit for her and a family of bears (Daddy, Mommy, Brother and two Sisters). Gracie got a doll baby, a ride-on toy and a pound puppy. Oh, they all got pound puppies. Santa figured since Faith Anne is deathly afraid of dogs still, that this would be second best to actually getting a puppy! Plus, I had Pound Puppies when I was a kid and loved them….actually, one of my close friends from high school – her step-dad’s ex-wife is the inventor of PP. So, they still receive royalties from them because he helped her start and fund the business. I think that is a neat tie to them too!
So, anyways…Santa was good to the kids. And then they also got a bunch of gifts from us…too much. I over-do it every year, but I just like buying them things. We had everything out of their boxes by noon! I LOVE that! I am anal (as if you didn’t know that already) and it drives me crazy to have toys still in their boxes….that and wrapping paper all over the floor.
Since the family from Oklahoma was in town, we didn’t have our normal Christmas morning – my family (Mom, Dad, Jodi and Jim) didn’t come over to our house for breakfast like they normally do, but Scott’s family still did. So, I missed that time with my family, but we did have a nice time with Scott’s family too. We had breakfast with all of them and did our gift exchange and then his Mom and her boyfriend left to go see his family and his Dad and his wife left to go see her family. Scott’s sisters and Brayden (my nephew) stayed with us all day. We had fun playing with all the kids toys, playing Karaoke on the PlayStation and cooking dinner. It was a relaxing and enjoyable day. They left in the evening and I took Isaac and Faith Anne over to my parent’s house to see the crew over there. We had fun playing some games and then came home. It was a nice day! I don’t think we have ever just stayed home all day on Christmas before and let the kids play with their toys. It was nice!
The rest of that week was spent shopping, playing games, seeing movies and just doing stuff with Jodi and the rest of the family. It was a fun week! Scott got a lot of stuff done around the house while the kids and I were out doing fun stuff! Not sure if that is a fair trade-off, but that is what we did! LOL
New Year’s Eve was a party at my parent’s house with my Mom’s family. That was fun, as always…but there are a lot of kids now! LOL At one point, I was joking and commented on how many kids are running around and one of my cousins said…”Well, you brought half of them! The rest of us only brought one or two!” NICE! LOL It is just funny because last year, the kids were all fine entertaining themselves with little toys or whatever. This year, they needed to be entertained…so it is just the difference in ages. Next year, they will probably all be fine by themselves again. Faith Anne and Abbey had a blast playing together. Those little girls are so stinking cute when they get together. It was a fun night of food, games, laughing and some more laughing! I always love to be with my family on holidays!!!
After all of that, it was back to reality and work! BLAH! I loved having the time off, but it was hard to come back. I missed the kids like crazy those first few days! I still do, really. But it is what it is! Isaac started back to school yesterday and Faith Anne goes today, so we will be getting back into more normal routines now…except my parents are gone for the month to Florida (they are cruising next week)…so that makes my schedule more crazy with trying to figure out who is going where and when….but it is all working out so far! Isaac starts swimming lessons tonight at the Rec Center and Faith Anne starts dance class on Saturday at the Arts Center. I am looking forward to them both getting involved in something….and they are both very excited! I hope the girls do alright while we sit and watch Isaac swim….I am a bit nervous about that. They should be fine. And if not, I will just have to walk around the pool with them to keep them occupied!
So…I tried to comment on Kelley’s journal the other day, but it wouldn’t let me (I couldn’t see the word verification that I was supposed to type, so how could I type it?). Anyways….yes, adding that third kid makes life CRAZY! BUT…..it is so much fun too! Last night…I got home with the kids at 5:30. I didn’t sit down – not once – until 9:00. There is just always something that needs to be done or somebody that needs something. It is never-ending. But, when I made a comment to Scott about it, he said…”you wouldn’t have it any other way…” and at first, I thought….”uhh….”, but then I stopped and realized that he is right. God has blessed us so much. I am thrilled to have these three little blessings to take care of. So, I am going to try to remember that when I am ready to pull my hair out!
Yesterday was the 10th anniversary of our first date….can’t believe we have been together for 10 years! More than that, I can’t believe all that He has done for us in 10 years. God is good all of the time and all of the time, God is good!!!
Love you all! Happy New Year!!!
Well, we had a wonderful Christmas and New Years! I am always so sad to see the holidays go! So much anticipation and build-up and then it seems like it is just over so fast! This year was especially nice because my Dad’s family from Oklahoma came in town for Christmas…and because Jodi stayed the whole week between Christmas and New Years! So, we had lots of fun doing things together. That certainly made the holiday week seem longer, but I was still sad to see it go! I feel that way every year!
Let’s see….I am not going to recap everything for you, but just hit the highlights! The Saturday before Christmas, I started having some female issues….pretty major ones. So, I spent most of that day in bed when I had lots of baking and such to do. At the risk of sharing too much information, I was basically hemorrhaging and in a ton of pain. After talking to the doctor-on-call, I took a pregnancy test to rule that out. Still not sure what is going on there…have been having those same problems off and on for the past 2 or 3 weeks now. I go to the doctor on Thursday. So, we had that to deal with….then Faith Anne woke up vomiting on Sunday - the Sunday before Christmas! Luckily, she only had like a 12 hour virus and no one else got it. It was not fun though…and I was so worried that we were all going to get it for Christmas! But she woke up on Christmas Eve and was all better…so Praise the Lord for that! I was on my knees in prayer all day. I know that may sound silly, but we seem to have a health issue of some sort on every holiday…so I just turned it over to God because He is the only one who can fix that!
So, anyways…Christmas Eve we were kinda back to normal. I actually spoke to my doctor and they called in a prescription for me – something like a medicinal DNC to get me cleaned out. Like I said, I am anxious to go the doctor on Thursday to try to figure out what is causing this. It isn’t normal and it is making me feel horrible.
ANYWAYS….can you tell I am a bit worried about that….Christmas Eve was wonderful. We had a great time at my parent’s house…then we went and spent a short amount of time with my Dad’s family…then we went to my Mom’s family and had a wonderful time of food, singing, laughter and presents and some more laughter! We got the kids in their pjs there and then headed home. Once the kids were in bed, “Santa” visited our house. There was a lot of stuff to do this year since the kids are spoiled rotten, but it looked so nice on Christmas morning…and the kids got everything they wanted and then some for Christmas. Isaac’s Santa gifts were a basketball hoop (the big one to go outside), a remote control helicopter and a digital camera. Faith Anne got a life-size Belle doll that dances, a complete ballerina outfit for her and a family of bears (Daddy, Mommy, Brother and two Sisters). Gracie got a doll baby, a ride-on toy and a pound puppy. Oh, they all got pound puppies. Santa figured since Faith Anne is deathly afraid of dogs still, that this would be second best to actually getting a puppy! Plus, I had Pound Puppies when I was a kid and loved them….actually, one of my close friends from high school – her step-dad’s ex-wife is the inventor of PP. So, they still receive royalties from them because he helped her start and fund the business. I think that is a neat tie to them too!
So, anyways…Santa was good to the kids. And then they also got a bunch of gifts from us…too much. I over-do it every year, but I just like buying them things. We had everything out of their boxes by noon! I LOVE that! I am anal (as if you didn’t know that already) and it drives me crazy to have toys still in their boxes….that and wrapping paper all over the floor.
Since the family from Oklahoma was in town, we didn’t have our normal Christmas morning – my family (Mom, Dad, Jodi and Jim) didn’t come over to our house for breakfast like they normally do, but Scott’s family still did. So, I missed that time with my family, but we did have a nice time with Scott’s family too. We had breakfast with all of them and did our gift exchange and then his Mom and her boyfriend left to go see his family and his Dad and his wife left to go see her family. Scott’s sisters and Brayden (my nephew) stayed with us all day. We had fun playing with all the kids toys, playing Karaoke on the PlayStation and cooking dinner. It was a relaxing and enjoyable day. They left in the evening and I took Isaac and Faith Anne over to my parent’s house to see the crew over there. We had fun playing some games and then came home. It was a nice day! I don’t think we have ever just stayed home all day on Christmas before and let the kids play with their toys. It was nice!
The rest of that week was spent shopping, playing games, seeing movies and just doing stuff with Jodi and the rest of the family. It was a fun week! Scott got a lot of stuff done around the house while the kids and I were out doing fun stuff! Not sure if that is a fair trade-off, but that is what we did! LOL
New Year’s Eve was a party at my parent’s house with my Mom’s family. That was fun, as always…but there are a lot of kids now! LOL At one point, I was joking and commented on how many kids are running around and one of my cousins said…”Well, you brought half of them! The rest of us only brought one or two!” NICE! LOL It is just funny because last year, the kids were all fine entertaining themselves with little toys or whatever. This year, they needed to be entertained…so it is just the difference in ages. Next year, they will probably all be fine by themselves again. Faith Anne and Abbey had a blast playing together. Those little girls are so stinking cute when they get together. It was a fun night of food, games, laughing and some more laughing! I always love to be with my family on holidays!!!
After all of that, it was back to reality and work! BLAH! I loved having the time off, but it was hard to come back. I missed the kids like crazy those first few days! I still do, really. But it is what it is! Isaac started back to school yesterday and Faith Anne goes today, so we will be getting back into more normal routines now…except my parents are gone for the month to Florida (they are cruising next week)…so that makes my schedule more crazy with trying to figure out who is going where and when….but it is all working out so far! Isaac starts swimming lessons tonight at the Rec Center and Faith Anne starts dance class on Saturday at the Arts Center. I am looking forward to them both getting involved in something….and they are both very excited! I hope the girls do alright while we sit and watch Isaac swim….I am a bit nervous about that. They should be fine. And if not, I will just have to walk around the pool with them to keep them occupied!
So…I tried to comment on Kelley’s journal the other day, but it wouldn’t let me (I couldn’t see the word verification that I was supposed to type, so how could I type it?). Anyways….yes, adding that third kid makes life CRAZY! BUT…..it is so much fun too! Last night…I got home with the kids at 5:30. I didn’t sit down – not once – until 9:00. There is just always something that needs to be done or somebody that needs something. It is never-ending. But, when I made a comment to Scott about it, he said…”you wouldn’t have it any other way…” and at first, I thought….”uhh….”, but then I stopped and realized that he is right. God has blessed us so much. I am thrilled to have these three little blessings to take care of. So, I am going to try to remember that when I am ready to pull my hair out!
Yesterday was the 10th anniversary of our first date….can’t believe we have been together for 10 years! More than that, I can’t believe all that He has done for us in 10 years. God is good all of the time and all of the time, God is good!!!
Love you all! Happy New Year!!!
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