Is it safe to come out now?

Oh, what a crummy week I had last week!

Monday night, Rachie was up all night screaming. I got her some antibiotics for her ear. She was miserable though. Tuesday night she was up a lot, and at 4:30am, Jake came in complaingin about his ear hurting. So, Wednesday morning, we went to the ER for him. His was a really bad ear infection and his eardrum was perforated. I have a follow up appt. for him on Thursday and am going to insist on getting tubes for him again. Wednesday night, Rachie was up only 3 times, but her cold got worse and she started in with a bad cough. Thursday, she seemed better, but I was exhausted!! We also had a tornado touch down only 2 miles from our house! Friday, I started getting sick and felt like crud. Saturday evening, the cramps started and my period came on Sunday. Ugh! I am still dealing with the horrible cramping.

I was supposed to go to the temple to night, but my period is so heavy that there is no way I can sit through a two hour session without having a major problem. So, Steve is gonna come home and get me and we will just go for the hour long chapel session. I feel bad, but I can just see my white temple dress stained with blood. Not good!

Mondays

Well, today is the kids' first day back at school after winter break. Phew! It is nice. I had to take Rach to the doc this morning because for about 2 months, she has had a wart on the bottom of her big toe and has recently started saying it hurts. So, Jake was a bit late for school. He wasn't a happy camper about that. :)

I went to Melissa's house for an Advocare mixer on Saturday night. I wasn't expecting to care at all, I really only went because we were planning on scrapping afterwards. The people who did the presentation were really good. Better than Jason and Cat or Brian and Stacy were when they were trying to get me into Advocare. I can see why people would want to do it. I just don't have the extra money to buy the stuff. I would love to try some of it out and see if it actually works for me. I was surprised that I wasn't completely bored the whole time.

When we scrapped, I did get one of my calendars almost finished. I only have to reprint the May pic (I gleeked on it by accident and when I wiped it, the color came off, ugh) and then fill in the dates. I am hoping to finish the other 3 calendars by this weekend so I can get them to my grandparents, in laws and mom asap. I digiscrapped the pages and had Costco print them up in an 8x8 size (the calendars are 8.5x11). They look really good. Was a bit spendy, since I was printing so many at one time, but if I need printing done again, I will use them.

Tonight is Family Home Evening. I am going to do a lesson about making better choices in our lives, and mainly focus on good eating and exercise habits. I am planning on using the Word of Wisdom as my guide. Hopefully I can find some interesting activities and a way to make it fun for the kids, especially Jakey. I want to make some family goals and plans together too. Have to pull out my old Primary stuff. Good thing I never throw anythign away, right?

Rachie is supposed to be napping, but I can hear her singing. I hope she sleeps. She hasn't been doing so well in the napping/sleeping dept. lately. I am telling you, that girl is my most challenging child so far. At least as a toddler. She is into EVERYTHING. When I am cleaning up one mess, she is off making another one. This morning, I left her in the tub for about 2 minutes while I helped Jakey with a computer game. When I returned, she was out of the tub and the bathroom floor had about 1/2 inch of water covering it. The bath mat was soaked and she was bouncing on it, laughing at the splashes it made. I used about 7 towels mopping it up! I guess it is ok though, because it saved me from having to mop the floor, right? I knew that my other two were really good toddlers, neither one of them ever really did anything super naughty (well, with the exception of Jake and the furniture marker at my mom's house). I was lucky! Rachie is a busybody!

OK, enough procrastinating. I am off to wash some clothes!

Sick baby

I think I knew a couple days ago when Rachie was being extra snuggly that she must be getting sick. Well, the nose is running, she is grouchy, up all night and is sleeping a lot more during the day. She got upset with Jake earlier and was crying so hard that she threw up all over my bedroom floor (and Becka's feet/legs). Poor kiddo!

So, instead of getting things cleaned up today like I had planned, I have been holding her almost constantly. I don't mind giving her the extra love and attention, it is nice.

Tonight I am headed over to Melissa's house for an Advocare mixer and then afterwards, we are gonna scrap! I am excited about that part. I need to get my stuff organized and together. I am planning on putting the 4 calendars together that I was supposed to give as Christmas gifts, and then, if I have time and energy, work some more on Jake's book. I already have pics printed, just need to get all the paper/accesories I will need together. Fun!!

Well, my punkin is in bed for her nap. Time for me to get moving on the laundry and other stuff while I have the time. Hope you all are having a wonderful day!

Good...so far!

So far today has been good. I haven't accomplished a lot, but the kids are being fairly happy and kind to each other. Marissa spent the night last night, so I was worried about the girls picking on Jake and ignoring him, but they are doing pretty well. I am so gonna make Becka have a nap or some quiet time this afternoon, after Marissa goes home. Hopefully that will help her remain in a good mood.

Tonight we are going over to Mom's to make buck-eyes. I didn't have time to make them before Christmas, so we are all gonna work on them together. I make them for Steve every year, since he loves them. He is gonna help us tonight though, so he will see how much work they really are.

Funny thing...I colored my hair this morning (don't tell Cami I used a box color!). The color I used was called "Pecan" and described as a warm medium brown. I figured it wouldn't do much to my regular hair color, just cover the gray. Ha ha ha! It added a lot of red. LOL! I don't mind it, but my mom is gonna tell me it looks too red. Hee hee! I wish I could afford to have my hair done for real. I love it when I get highlights. :)

Grumping

I am such a whiney brat, but hey, that's why I have this blog, right?

I am so sick and tired of dh not helping me out around here. I understand that he works and that is his main job, but would it really kill him to take the garbage out or put his shoes somewhere that I won't trip over them and hurt myself when I walk through the entryway? I mean, come on! For example...today is garbage day. Last night I asked him to take the garbage can and recycling to the curb on his way out the door. I usually do it on Wednesday nights, but didn't feel well last night. This morning, I wake up and see that he hasn't done it. I mean, how hard is it to move the stupid garbage can from the side of the house to the end of the driveway? Most of the time, if he does do that, he never takes the recycling down also. I am the one who has to take the trash from the house out to the big can, and I do the recycling. If it was up to him, everything would go in the trash (we don't have room for recycling to be in the garbage). Ugh! I can't take care of the inside of the house, and the yard and everything else all on my own. I feel like I do it all...house, yard, taking the kids to their activities, lessons, friends' houses, all the household shopping, not to mention my church responsibilities. He comes home from work, isn't hungry for the dinner I have made because he got something at a fast food place on the way home, and then sits on the couch and watches TV or plays on the computer all freaking night. Then, he complains that I haven't gotten the laundry finished or that the house is messy, or I forgot to pay a bill or something. FREAK! Get up off your butt and do it yourself!!!! He is always making jokes about how I have clutter around or I pile papers and lose things...guess who else does that same stuff? HIM! He wonders why I want more kids when I "can't even handle the ones we have." Well, maybe it is because I am so overwhelmed with everything else, that the kids issues sometimes push me over the edge. Ugh! If I mention this to him, he asks if I am taking my medicine, or says that my main job is the house and kids, his is to go to work, or is completely condescending and pats me on the head and laughs it off. I swear, sometimes, if it weren't for the kids, I wouldn't have anything worthwhile. I mean, ten years of marriage have gotten me fat and more depressed than ever. Woo hoo.

Enough already

Seriously, this feeling like crud thing has got to stop NOW! I hate it. It has been a week and I am done! MAKE IT STOP!!!

Resolutions and Revelations

So, I haven't made any "New Year's Resolutions" in years, because I never actually accomplish any of them. But last night I was thinking about what I might choose if I was going to make any. There were the usual...lose weight, get organized, exercise, yadda, yadda, yadda. I ended up thinking about my kiddos anad how I really haven't been a very good mom lately. I look back and see too many times of me saying things like, "no, not right now, later, I'm too tired, go away, just stop, go watch tv, etc" To be brutally honest, I can't even remember the last time I sat down and read a book to them. My house is a disaster all the time, which can't make them feel good about their home, plus it isn't teaching them to be neat and tidy and respect their things. I am always in bed with a headache or cramps or too tired to deal. We yell a lot, get our feelings hurt, say things we don't mean. I am tired of it. So, I decided that I am gonna go back to being a good mom. The way I used to be. Playing with them, reading together, saying yes more often than no. Going on walks or to the park. I have things that need to get done, and things that I want to do for me (scrapping, etc), but I can't push my kids away to accomplish those things. I need to either include them or just not do my selfish things anymore.
I hope I can do it. I have a lot on my plate with all their activities, my church and home responsibilities and family obligations. Wish me luck!!!