Today Might Just Be the Day...

What happens in the daily life of the family.. the drama of foster care, the adventures of parenting, & pictures to share with everyone!

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So, life is busy. No change there!

I think back to our time fostering, we always had such drama. There were huge changes day to day. We are still busy, but it’s a calm busy–like the constant waves of the ocean, always in motion, but rhythmic. It’s much more manageable than the craziness & uncertainty of foster care.

In our normal now, I am loving my job. I watch a little dude, A, three days a week. He’s 7 months old and just an adorable little chunk. He’s not crawling yet–which I am thankful for. I don’t have any races planned, but am still running. I have not been diligent (to say the very least) with my diet the last couple months & now my jeans are snug. So, as of yesterday, I am back on medifast.

Dan is a lady killer… We are amused and a little scared when we see the love notes that come home. And I am already avoiding answering the phone–it’s never for me & usually a girl! In school, he just did a project about Nevada & now he’s learning the state capitals.

David, oh my sweet David, where are you? He has been quite a little handful this week! He reminds me of me–a little sarcastic. What doesn’t remind me of me is his video game obsession–that’s 100% B!

Vin is also quite the gamer. But, that’s not his only skill. This quarter he got straight A’s!!! In school, if he gets 100% on his spelling pre-test, he doesn’t have spelling homework that night & gets to skip the test. He does that a lot. I imagine in a year or two his spelling skills will surpass mine. He is sporting a
“unique” smile these days–one of his front teeth is dangling by a thread (gross!).

Bethy also as quite the smile. She has already Iost 8 teeth & the adult teeth are coming in quickly. She has been doing winter guard and has really enjoyed it. Her last show was yesterday & she is ready to sign up again–although, we will skip the summer. She has been in trouble a bit at school. I know it’s hard to believe, but my daughter is chatty.

And my husband, we just celebrated 10 years of marriage 🙂 This past 6 months or so have been a challenge for B though, not as far as our marriage, but just in life. His dad passed so very quickly. It still feels unreal to me. It has been so hard to just watch his grieving process. But, he is doing just that. He’s processing and progressing & I know that it will never be o.k., but I do see parts of my husband coming back that have been missing.

We also have just plain been missing each other, too! March is a very busy month for him–that’s why I took the kids solo to Vegas. But, we made it! We are back to our normal busy 🙂

I think those are the high points.

Here are a couple pix 😉

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Vegas, Baby..

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We made it! It only took 5 bathroom breaks for the 5.5 hour drive.. :p

Then I took the kids on a hike adventure…

We walked from Circus Circus to M & M’s world. I have no clue how far it was, but we had quite a few detours and we were all beat once we made it. Took a taxi back & enjoyed a picnic dinner in the room before crashing.

Today we’re at the Adventuredome. The kids are loving all of the rides. My wallet is feeling the midway (and all of the stops during our adventure yesterday). Thankfully, my kids get it and were happy to have another picnic lunch.

On tap for tonight, “room service”… It will be pizza as that’s the only in-room option.

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Break from What?

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Today is the first day my kids are out of school. They get two weeks and a day off, go back for three days and then get another day off.

The title is toung-in-cheek… They, honestly, earn their breaks. School is hard. They always have at least 30 minutes of homework (B included) and they are required to read, too.

So, we will enjoy the time off! I know from experience that busy kids are happy kids. I have tried to plan just enough activities to keep them getting along & not too many (we still need the down time, too!).

Today we had a couple of “have tos” (the dentist, allergist, & grocery store), but now are at one of the indoor trampoline parks. Tomorrow we’ll go to the movies. On Wednesday the plan is to go to the zoo. Thursday is up in the air. And Friday we will go to an art festival. Are you feeling tired, yet?

Next week we are going to Vegas! Just the kidlets and I are goinghas to work, boo!)

Hopefully, I will have fun photos and adventures to share 🙂

On the Mend

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I had sinus surgery on Friday. It was pretty much the exact same surgery as before, only with a different surgeon. This time around the surgery lasted twice as long and will (hopefully) yeild much better results!

For now, I can tell you that I look like I’ve been hit a few times in the face 😛

My loving Mama came out on Thursday and was a *huge* help with the kiddos & the house (Thanks, Mom!). B managed to make it to recovery in time for me to wake up (Love you, Baby-baby!). And Grandma brought a plant & came and baby-sat me last night (Thanks, Janice!). So, I guess that means I have been well taken care of.

The goal of all of this surgery is to get me to a point where I will only get the occasional sinus infection–like less than 4 times a year.

But, I can honestly say that if this surgery wasn’t the solution I do not want to try a third round. It’s rough sleeping in a recliner and not being able to breathe through your nose at all for days on end. Not to mention the fact that my ego is taking a beating with how my face looks right now–B doesn’t want to give me hugs and kisses.

I hope that you are healthy and happy and breathing fresh air…

I will not kill my children, I will not kill my children….

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Sick mom + sorta sick kids + kids just not doing what they’re supposed to do = very annoyed mom

*And* as I came here today, I had to key in my password like 5 times. It’s been so long that I’ve forgotten how to blog!

Once again, I have a sinus infection–and this one is taking it’s tole (some are easier to fight than others!). Next week I will go back under the knife to, hopefully, get to a place where I am not having these as often. This will be the second surgery I’ve had on my sinuses, but this time around I am with a new ENT and I am looking forward to better/longer-lasting results.

In the meantime, I need to get through this sinus infection and keep my kids and family and life moving in the right direction.

One of the reasons I haven’t been blogging much is my new job 🙂 I have a little dude who I babysit three days a week. He is 5 months old and is definitely giving me my baby-fix. He’s also serving as a good reminder of how hard those baby days really were. We just hang out together for the most part. He does really well when we have errands to run, but he’s pretty picky when we’re here–he’d rather be held than play on the floor or sit in his swing.

Other than their slightly homicidal mom, our kids are doing well. This is the time of year when we seem to have a birthday every week or so… B is now 6, V is 7, d is 10 and D will be 11 in just a couple more weeks. My big boys are really big now–they can almost look me in the eye! And the little ones aren’t so little anymore… At the doctor the other day I was quite surprised, both of them are over 50 pounds now.

I hope that your day has started better than mine!

 

Oh, and don’t fear… the kids are in school now so they’re safe for at least a few hours.

New Year

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So, we made it!

Last year was so very fast.

But, here we are in 2013.

Life is o.k. I am struggling with my diet. I can’t decide what direction I want to go… And I don’t know I this is where I want my weight to be. I am very comfortable with my size, but I still haven’t made it to a healthy BMI.

The kids are alright, too. We will get grades when they go back to school. I am hoping for the best, but expecting that they will show that they need to work a little harder.

It is so nice to have B living here full time–last year at this time he was only home on the weekends. But, he is still working a lot. Today will be another 12+ hour day for him. And him being at work that long means the kids & I missing him that many hours.

So, here we go…

I don’t feel ready for another year to speed by, but I don’t see anything slowing down anytime soon.

Hope you and yours are having a great start to the year.