Happy news!
I got up early this morning, like 5:30 am early, with Aaron, so that I could fill out our application to adopt before the kids woke up.
Yes, you read right, we are starting the adoption process again. I am excited.
I have everything except a recent picture of all of us together. I know some were taken over Christmas, but I guess it was with everyone else's cameras but ours. So, hopefully I will remember to take our camera to church tonight and have somone snap a picture of all of us together, stop and print out a copy and then the application will be on its way.
Right now, we are planning on a baby girl, which is what we originally were planning to adopt when we started in 2007. Of course I say "planning" because, who knows if God will steer us in the other direction in the next few months. We "planned" on asking for a boy and a girl last time, up until a day or so before turning in our paperwork. Then we ended up changing to 2 children either gender and you see we got the boys. So hard to choose the gender of your child. So very hard. But like last time, there are more people on the waiting list for girls, so most likely, if we put either gender, we would end up with a boy. So if we want a girl, we really have to put down girl.
I am hoping that by Spring of 2014 we will either have been to court, or maybe even picked up our little girl. Of course, with international adoption, time lines can speed up or slow down at any time.
This adoption we will have to fund raise. I don't see any way around it, so I am researching and tossing around ideas with Aaron.
Oh what a wonderful thing to have most of the adoption paid for and not have to come home, adjust to a new family member, 6 kids, AND have to work extra to pay off adoption loans.
Also, Aaron and I signed up to go to the Orphan Summit 9. www.summit9.org
It is close this year, in Nashville, and since it changes locations every year, I knew that if I didn't sign up, I would be disappointed for missing one so near to us. Imagine going to a conference where people love orphans the way you do. Where Christians unite for the purpose of orphan care and support. I can't wait!
I also started following a blog of some people that run an orphanage in Kenya. The same religion as we are. I was so excited. We have also been emailing back and forth and it was exciting to encourage someone who is doing what I always wanted to do. They are from a church a few hours away from here and they attend with a lot of people that I grew up with. Neat!
Our social worker is coming over Feb. 22. She said it will probably take 2 visits to get our homestudy done, so I am hoping that we will have that done by the end of March. Once our application is accepted, we will get a "client" page with our agency and then we can pull up all of the documents needed to complete our mound of paperwork, called the dossier. Once the dossier is complete along with our homestudy, we will send it to our agency and officially be on the waiting list.
Stay tuned for updates!
Next stop China
Next Stop China!
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Monday, February 4, 2013
Feeling Better, Can we stay well?
I am feeling much better, my sore throat gone. I am back to doing 3 miles a day either on the elliptical or Walk Away the Pounds or usually a combination and some yoga. Aaron is back at work this week, so he is much better. Sadly, his antibiotic, which seems to have cured him of the bronchitis, makes him nauseated. But, only 3 more days and he should be back to himself. My boss texted me, wanting me to let her know what days I could work on the next schedule. I am almost scared to sign up for too many...will we be well?
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Tired of being sick
My throat started hurting 10 days ago. I went on antibiotics 6 days ago and I still am weak, coughing, drainage, and hoarseness. It is better than it was. I was waking up and could barely squeak out a noise until lunchtime. Now it just requires much effort to have a conversation.
Not to mention poor Aaron. He had an upper respiratory infection the first week in January and missed a week of work, very unusual for Aaron. He has to be really sick to miss work. He got mostly better. Kept a cough originating in his throat and then started running a fever again on Friday. Ran a fever all weekend. And his cough had moved back to his chest.
So yesterday, much to his misery, he had to call into work again. Today too.
I got him an appt. at 3:15 yesterday with our regular doctor.
After finishing school with the girls and getting the boys to bed, mom came over after she got off work so I could take Aaron to the doctor.
I dropped him off and headed to CVS.
I got so many good deals. Using ECB, CVS cash, and coupons. I spent a total of around $43.
For that I got:
6 - 12 packs of Pepsi products
3 - Suave body washes
3 - Suave kids shampoo/conditioner
1 - Tresemme shampoo
1 - Tresemme conditioner
1 - Dove body wash
1 - 6 pack of Dove bar soap
1 - Dove deoderant
3 - Axe Body wash
1 - 12 pack toilet paper
1 - 6 pack paper towels
1 - Cover girl bottle of makeup
1 - Cover girl powder
1 - Caress body wash
4 - 32 oz Gatorades
I think that is all I got. I got one load, took it to the car, locked the car, then came back and got the rest. About the time I got done with this, Aaron had texted me that he was almost done.
I felt bad because traffic was bad and it probably took me 10 min. to get back to pick Aaron up while he waited outside feeling horrible.
But he survived and now has bronchitis again. He said the doctor listened to his lungs and sent him straight to the chest xray. He still feels horrible today and is sleeping on the couch right now. His bed for the last 4 nights since he breathes better propped up.
Thankfully, his prudence in not using his sick days is that he has so many sick days built up that he could take off a long time and still get paid. It still eats at him to stay home. Unfortunately when I call in sick I get a big fat zero!. That is the bad part about working PRN. You don't work, you don't get paid, you don't accumulate holidays, etc. The good part about working PRN is that you only sign up for what you want to work, you choose your days, you get paid more because the company doesn't provide you benefits. It all works out, but it is depressing that I had to take off 2 days last week.
I am working 3-7 Thursday and I hope I have the energy for it. Plus 12 hours Saturday.
I was so sick of being in the house, that yesterday, it was so pretty out, I took the 4 youngest kids for a walk around the block. It was 1.3 miles and my legs were weak the rest of the day. Now before I came down with this throat infection I was walking 3 miles a day and doing some mild yoga for about 25 min. a day. And now a small walk about wears me out. Bummer.
Not to mention poor Aaron. He had an upper respiratory infection the first week in January and missed a week of work, very unusual for Aaron. He has to be really sick to miss work. He got mostly better. Kept a cough originating in his throat and then started running a fever again on Friday. Ran a fever all weekend. And his cough had moved back to his chest.
So yesterday, much to his misery, he had to call into work again. Today too.
I got him an appt. at 3:15 yesterday with our regular doctor.
After finishing school with the girls and getting the boys to bed, mom came over after she got off work so I could take Aaron to the doctor.
I dropped him off and headed to CVS.
I got so many good deals. Using ECB, CVS cash, and coupons. I spent a total of around $43.
For that I got:
6 - 12 packs of Pepsi products
3 - Suave body washes
3 - Suave kids shampoo/conditioner
1 - Tresemme shampoo
1 - Tresemme conditioner
1 - Dove body wash
1 - 6 pack of Dove bar soap
1 - Dove deoderant
3 - Axe Body wash
1 - 12 pack toilet paper
1 - 6 pack paper towels
1 - Cover girl bottle of makeup
1 - Cover girl powder
1 - Caress body wash
4 - 32 oz Gatorades
I think that is all I got. I got one load, took it to the car, locked the car, then came back and got the rest. About the time I got done with this, Aaron had texted me that he was almost done.
I felt bad because traffic was bad and it probably took me 10 min. to get back to pick Aaron up while he waited outside feeling horrible.
But he survived and now has bronchitis again. He said the doctor listened to his lungs and sent him straight to the chest xray. He still feels horrible today and is sleeping on the couch right now. His bed for the last 4 nights since he breathes better propped up.
Thankfully, his prudence in not using his sick days is that he has so many sick days built up that he could take off a long time and still get paid. It still eats at him to stay home. Unfortunately when I call in sick I get a big fat zero!. That is the bad part about working PRN. You don't work, you don't get paid, you don't accumulate holidays, etc. The good part about working PRN is that you only sign up for what you want to work, you choose your days, you get paid more because the company doesn't provide you benefits. It all works out, but it is depressing that I had to take off 2 days last week.
I am working 3-7 Thursday and I hope I have the energy for it. Plus 12 hours Saturday.
I was so sick of being in the house, that yesterday, it was so pretty out, I took the 4 youngest kids for a walk around the block. It was 1.3 miles and my legs were weak the rest of the day. Now before I came down with this throat infection I was walking 3 miles a day and doing some mild yoga for about 25 min. a day. And now a small walk about wears me out. Bummer.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
winter of sickness
I am not complaining, I even dread typing this, for fear it will backfire on me, but so far no stomach virus.
However, starting in late October, Madelyn came down with a sinus infection that turned into bronchitis. Then a few weeks after that, she ended up with what I think was the flu and pretty much lied in bed for 3 days then laid around for another 4-5 days after that. She has since had another respiratory virus.
Aaron was sick almost a month ago with some kind of virus, upper resp. infection. He finally went to the doctor and got on antibiotics. I think he missed a whole week of work, which is very unlike him. He really has to be sick to call in. His cough has never left and last night he started running a fever again. His temp is 101.2 tonight. Just achy and coughy. Now I am wondering if he has the flu. He and Madelyn were the only ones not to get a flu shot. Madelyn missed hers because she was sick.
I started feeling bad last Sunday. I worked 12 hours Monday, but felt terrible and was lightheaded and weak all day. This gradually got worse. I had to call in sick Thur. and Friday. My throat has been killing me and I am so weak. I went to the doctor Thurs. No strep, but he said it was some kind of throat infection. I have been on antibiotics for 3 days and I still don't feel much better. I stopped feeling worse, so I guess that is something. I can barely squeak out words in the mornings especially when I first wake up. Mom called earlier and she was like "Karen, is that you?" She said I sounded like a man. Oh well.
Maybe we will all be on the mend soon.
I was doing so good exercising every day and eating better and now that has gone to the wayside. Looking forward to starting back again.
However, starting in late October, Madelyn came down with a sinus infection that turned into bronchitis. Then a few weeks after that, she ended up with what I think was the flu and pretty much lied in bed for 3 days then laid around for another 4-5 days after that. She has since had another respiratory virus.
Aaron was sick almost a month ago with some kind of virus, upper resp. infection. He finally went to the doctor and got on antibiotics. I think he missed a whole week of work, which is very unlike him. He really has to be sick to call in. His cough has never left and last night he started running a fever again. His temp is 101.2 tonight. Just achy and coughy. Now I am wondering if he has the flu. He and Madelyn were the only ones not to get a flu shot. Madelyn missed hers because she was sick.
I started feeling bad last Sunday. I worked 12 hours Monday, but felt terrible and was lightheaded and weak all day. This gradually got worse. I had to call in sick Thur. and Friday. My throat has been killing me and I am so weak. I went to the doctor Thurs. No strep, but he said it was some kind of throat infection. I have been on antibiotics for 3 days and I still don't feel much better. I stopped feeling worse, so I guess that is something. I can barely squeak out words in the mornings especially when I first wake up. Mom called earlier and she was like "Karen, is that you?" She said I sounded like a man. Oh well.
Maybe we will all be on the mend soon.
I was doing so good exercising every day and eating better and now that has gone to the wayside. Looking forward to starting back again.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Bad Blogger
Wow, I have been a terrible blogger. I think it was October that I even wrote anything.
Just chugging along with work and homeschooling.
I am excited that were are around day 95 of this year.
Homeschool co-op started back after the new year and the girls are very excited. It is nice for me to get to talk to some friends too.
Aaron signed up to go back to Ethiopia for another mission trip this summer. June it is. I am excited for him. We are also very, very likely going to send Madelyn with him. The main thing I worry about is her being able to shower without accidentally drinking the water. When we took the girls in 2011, our bathtub had a hand held shower faucet. I would make the girls sit in the tub, tip their heads back with a towel over their face and wash their hair, making sure none of it splashed into their faces. They weren't allowed to talk at all during this process. Then I would pull their hair back away from their face or braid it so that they wouldn't accidentally get a wet hair in their face and get sick. It worked, no one got sick while there. She is too old for Aaron to help her in the shower, but I think he could at least let her lean her head over into the tub dressed and wash her hair. Then bathe later. I hope she gets to go.
We also have a meeting set up with our social worker next month. Planning to start with our homestudy again. I am hoping to get done with all the paperwork by April, May at the latest. Ugh! I dread filling out another dossier. Which means doctor's appts, and all that mess.
I am excited. At this time, we are planning on asking for an infant girl and I am hoping be done with this adoption by spring of 2014. But who knows.. you can't depend on much in international adoption, but we can depend on God!
I worked 12 hours Sat, went to church Sunday morning (had the toddler nursery, with 3/4 of the babies crying), came home, ate lunch, then went to a baby shower. Came home again for about 1 hr, then turned around and went back to church. I took everyone except Ethan, who has a nasty snotty nose and Aaron volunteered to stay with him. After church , Aaron met me at Panera Bread and picked up the kids so I could eat with some ladies from our Sunday morning class. I got home around 8:30 Sunday night. It was a good time.
Then I worked 12 hours Monday since Aaron was off work.
I felt horrible at work Monday and let me tell you, 12 hours on your feet, feeling horrible, makes a long, long day. I feel even worse today. My throat is killing me. I keep having episodes where I am lightheaded, weak, wobbly legged, etc. I don't feel sick enough to go to the doctor, but not well enough to work either. Or read for school. We skipped that today, since it hurts to talk.
I even had Mom come over and watch the kids so Aaron could take me to the grocery for our big trip. I normally do it alone, or sometimes with the kids, which I don't like to do, but I was too weak and lightheaded to go alone and I know Aaron would have balked at the list and coupons I had clipped if I had tried to send him by himself.
We were low on food. Natalie rejoiced when we walked in the door "yeah! we have food!" I guess they had gotten to the bottom of the barrel while I was at work.
Just chugging along with work and homeschooling.
I am excited that were are around day 95 of this year.
Homeschool co-op started back after the new year and the girls are very excited. It is nice for me to get to talk to some friends too.
Aaron signed up to go back to Ethiopia for another mission trip this summer. June it is. I am excited for him. We are also very, very likely going to send Madelyn with him. The main thing I worry about is her being able to shower without accidentally drinking the water. When we took the girls in 2011, our bathtub had a hand held shower faucet. I would make the girls sit in the tub, tip their heads back with a towel over their face and wash their hair, making sure none of it splashed into their faces. They weren't allowed to talk at all during this process. Then I would pull their hair back away from their face or braid it so that they wouldn't accidentally get a wet hair in their face and get sick. It worked, no one got sick while there. She is too old for Aaron to help her in the shower, but I think he could at least let her lean her head over into the tub dressed and wash her hair. Then bathe later. I hope she gets to go.
We also have a meeting set up with our social worker next month. Planning to start with our homestudy again. I am hoping to get done with all the paperwork by April, May at the latest. Ugh! I dread filling out another dossier. Which means doctor's appts, and all that mess.
I am excited. At this time, we are planning on asking for an infant girl and I am hoping be done with this adoption by spring of 2014. But who knows.. you can't depend on much in international adoption, but we can depend on God!
I worked 12 hours Sat, went to church Sunday morning (had the toddler nursery, with 3/4 of the babies crying), came home, ate lunch, then went to a baby shower. Came home again for about 1 hr, then turned around and went back to church. I took everyone except Ethan, who has a nasty snotty nose and Aaron volunteered to stay with him. After church , Aaron met me at Panera Bread and picked up the kids so I could eat with some ladies from our Sunday morning class. I got home around 8:30 Sunday night. It was a good time.
Then I worked 12 hours Monday since Aaron was off work.
I felt horrible at work Monday and let me tell you, 12 hours on your feet, feeling horrible, makes a long, long day. I feel even worse today. My throat is killing me. I keep having episodes where I am lightheaded, weak, wobbly legged, etc. I don't feel sick enough to go to the doctor, but not well enough to work either. Or read for school. We skipped that today, since it hurts to talk.
I even had Mom come over and watch the kids so Aaron could take me to the grocery for our big trip. I normally do it alone, or sometimes with the kids, which I don't like to do, but I was too weak and lightheaded to go alone and I know Aaron would have balked at the list and coupons I had clipped if I had tried to send him by himself.
We were low on food. Natalie rejoiced when we walked in the door "yeah! we have food!" I guess they had gotten to the bottom of the barrel while I was at work.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Antibiotics for all...
Ethan has had a snotty nose off and on for a month. It would get bad, then get better, off and on. It has finally moved to his chest, but still not bad. No fever, he acts fine, etc, but when he coughs, it sounds awful.
Seth started coughing about 3 days ago and he sounds awful. His nose started the running yesterday and he too has no fever, still acts pretty well, just less energy, but he coughs all night long. By the way, Madelyn has bronchitis and Hannah has a sinus infection. (took them to the walk in clinic on Friday)
I had an appt at 10:15. No one to watch the other kids, so all 6 of us went. Didn't see the nurse practitioner until 11:15. 1 hour waiting with 5 kids in a tiny room, praying to not get a germ while we were there. Anyway, she finally came in and was real nice and declared that Seth had bronchitis and a sinus infection and Ethan has a sinus infection and double ear infections.
They send their prescriptions by email to the pharmacy, so I was hoping that when I got the pharmacy in an hour, they would be ready to be picked up. Not so, the pharmacy said they had just gotten the prescriptions and the syrup the doctor prescribed they were out of. So she could call a Walgreens 20 min. away and see if they had it. Well, I had just come from there and really didn't want to drive all the way back.
Thankfully, Mom works close by and was able to swing by that pharmacy and pick up the syrup. Then she swung by the Walgreens close to our house to pick up the antibiotics. I guess they didn't have our insurance card, because normally I spend about $.50 on that antibiotic and the total for both boys was around $35.00. So, that will have to be fixed.
Anyway, I pulled the medication out of the bag and what did they give Seth? My 2 year old? Huge amoxicillin capsules. Really? He's 2. And while I admit, he is the best medicine taker ever, I don't think he can handle these huge pills.
So I call the pharmacy. They say that is how the nurse practitioner wrote it. So I call the doctors office. Tell the receptionist what happened. She said she would send the message to the doctor about changing it. Then she asked if it was capsules. I said yes, and she said "she may just want you open up the pill and give it to him?"
I wanted to say "do you want to come over and do that? , Have you ever tasted and antibiotic pill? Have you ever given a 2 year old medication?"
So, that was a few hours ago and I haven't heard back. I think I will call again to see if they ever sent a new liquid prescription over there. What a mess.
I have not been impressed. So far, the boys are the only ones that have been. The first appt. was for around 8am. It took over an hour and 1/2 for the doctor to come in. That is just not acceptable to me. Today, it was an hour. I don't know what we will do. I liked our last ones and I guess they are about the same distance away, so I may just go back to them. They just use different hospitals.
Also, 2/3 of our toilets are not working. One won't flush at all. The other one is leaking into our garage. Yuck! I have been waiting for about 5 hours for the rooter guys to call and say they are coming. I hope they make it soon. Aaron got called to a fire, so he is on his way home, but he should have been home 30 min. ago.
I am a little stressed. UGH!
Seth started coughing about 3 days ago and he sounds awful. His nose started the running yesterday and he too has no fever, still acts pretty well, just less energy, but he coughs all night long. By the way, Madelyn has bronchitis and Hannah has a sinus infection. (took them to the walk in clinic on Friday)
I had an appt at 10:15. No one to watch the other kids, so all 6 of us went. Didn't see the nurse practitioner until 11:15. 1 hour waiting with 5 kids in a tiny room, praying to not get a germ while we were there. Anyway, she finally came in and was real nice and declared that Seth had bronchitis and a sinus infection and Ethan has a sinus infection and double ear infections.
They send their prescriptions by email to the pharmacy, so I was hoping that when I got the pharmacy in an hour, they would be ready to be picked up. Not so, the pharmacy said they had just gotten the prescriptions and the syrup the doctor prescribed they were out of. So she could call a Walgreens 20 min. away and see if they had it. Well, I had just come from there and really didn't want to drive all the way back.
Thankfully, Mom works close by and was able to swing by that pharmacy and pick up the syrup. Then she swung by the Walgreens close to our house to pick up the antibiotics. I guess they didn't have our insurance card, because normally I spend about $.50 on that antibiotic and the total for both boys was around $35.00. So, that will have to be fixed.
Anyway, I pulled the medication out of the bag and what did they give Seth? My 2 year old? Huge amoxicillin capsules. Really? He's 2. And while I admit, he is the best medicine taker ever, I don't think he can handle these huge pills.
So I call the pharmacy. They say that is how the nurse practitioner wrote it. So I call the doctors office. Tell the receptionist what happened. She said she would send the message to the doctor about changing it. Then she asked if it was capsules. I said yes, and she said "she may just want you open up the pill and give it to him?"
I wanted to say "do you want to come over and do that? , Have you ever tasted and antibiotic pill? Have you ever given a 2 year old medication?"
So, that was a few hours ago and I haven't heard back. I think I will call again to see if they ever sent a new liquid prescription over there. What a mess.
I have not been impressed. So far, the boys are the only ones that have been. The first appt. was for around 8am. It took over an hour and 1/2 for the doctor to come in. That is just not acceptable to me. Today, it was an hour. I don't know what we will do. I liked our last ones and I guess they are about the same distance away, so I may just go back to them. They just use different hospitals.
Also, 2/3 of our toilets are not working. One won't flush at all. The other one is leaking into our garage. Yuck! I have been waiting for about 5 hours for the rooter guys to call and say they are coming. I hope they make it soon. Aaron got called to a fire, so he is on his way home, but he should have been home 30 min. ago.
I am a little stressed. UGH!
Monday, September 10, 2012
It's been a while...
Wow, I have not blogged in a long time.
I always use the excuse that life is busy, but when is life ever not busy?
School - home school coop started this past Friday. The girls of course love it and were very excited to see their friends again. I worked 3 12 hour days last week, and one of those days was Friday, so Aaron took the girls and Mom watched the boys, but I will be going this Friday and thankfully Mom is off work, so she can watch the boys for me. There is nothing like sitting in a room for 3+ hours trying to occupy the boys.
Today was day 30 of our school year.....DAY 30!!!! I am so excited. That gives us a little slack for me working some or vacations or PLEASE NO, the dreaded stomach virus.
I LOVE the curriculum we are using this year. We are using Learning Adventures. We used them 2 years ago and I really loved them then. You get every subject in one curriculum except Math. Instead of buying all your books, you buy their guide and then go to the library a lot. Being from small towns, there have been a few times I have had to order a book, normally for less than $10 because our library did not have it. We actually didn't finish all of the Unit Studies last time, so we started with the last unit study from 2 years ago, and now last week we are starting the new one for this year.
Hard to believe, but Madelyn will be 12 next week. She is in the youth group at church now and is starting to do stuff with them. I am so excited for her. I loved my youth group growing up! Hannah will be 8 on Sunday. That too is hard to believe. Makes me feel so old. On a good note, a few times at work people have asked how old I was and when I told them I was 37, they said I didn't look a day older than 31.. AND I had a young man tell me he thought I was his age. He was 22!!!!
The little things in life.....
Seth is pretty funny. He talks sooo well for a 2 1/2 year old that up until 15 months ago had barely heard English in his life.
For a while, if I would set him at the table to eat he would say "get me some juice" to which I would calmly reply "I'm ain't getting you nothin 'til you ask nicely" (notice the proper English) Then he would say "please get me some juice" then I would get him some. After going through that for a while, now he will say "Please get me some juice I asked nicely" all in one fast sentence.
And even being more polite, this morning he came downstairs and not wanting to tell Madelyn what to do he said "Madelyn, maybe we can watch pretty pink tractor" That is his new thing, instead of demanding he starts off with MAYBE and it really is pretty cute.
The other day I saw him pulling the back of Ethan's pants away from Ethan's back and peering in to see if Ethan had pooped.
Ethan is a whole other personality. He is so huge. Weighing more than Seth and we had them stand back to back the other day and he is only about an inch shorter than Seth. So I think he will probably pass Seth in size this next year. So even though he looks older he acts so young when you start to talk to him. His speech is terrible. He is about as behind as Seth is ahead.
We even had his hearing tested. And it was normal. I really am not worried. By number 5, you're like, whatever, so what if I alone am the only person who understands him, and that is only part of the time. He is so sweet! Kisses all the time.
His signature face when things don't go his way is a pout, which I have almost broke him of. I mean as soon as he hears "no" he is puffing through his nose and that bottom lip is all the way out. Now, I make him smile instead of pout. It is pretty funny and hard not to laugh when I am trying to be serious.
It is so much work for him to pull that lip in and put a huge smile on, but normally by the time his teeth are showing, he starts laughing too.
Today, he was in the high chair and I can't remember why he was mad at me, but I was in the kitchen watching him through the door. I knew he was pouting and he knew he wasn't supposed to, so when I would look at him, he would put this huge smile on, but as soon as I started to turn my head...big pout, then I would look real quick and big smile again. This went on about 5-6 times, all the while I was trying to act serious. So, even though he can't enunciate hardly anything, he is smart smart smart. And I love him just the way he is.
We are all into soccer again. Thankfully, Madelyn and Natalie are on the same team this year. Bad thing is, they travel. Which means last Saturday, Aaron took them an hour away for their game, while I took Hannah to her game. We'll see how it goes. I hate being so busy, however, it is a wonderful way for the girls to get lots of exercise.
I always use the excuse that life is busy, but when is life ever not busy?
School - home school coop started this past Friday. The girls of course love it and were very excited to see their friends again. I worked 3 12 hour days last week, and one of those days was Friday, so Aaron took the girls and Mom watched the boys, but I will be going this Friday and thankfully Mom is off work, so she can watch the boys for me. There is nothing like sitting in a room for 3+ hours trying to occupy the boys.
Today was day 30 of our school year.....DAY 30!!!! I am so excited. That gives us a little slack for me working some or vacations or PLEASE NO, the dreaded stomach virus.
I LOVE the curriculum we are using this year. We are using Learning Adventures. We used them 2 years ago and I really loved them then. You get every subject in one curriculum except Math. Instead of buying all your books, you buy their guide and then go to the library a lot. Being from small towns, there have been a few times I have had to order a book, normally for less than $10 because our library did not have it. We actually didn't finish all of the Unit Studies last time, so we started with the last unit study from 2 years ago, and now last week we are starting the new one for this year.
Hard to believe, but Madelyn will be 12 next week. She is in the youth group at church now and is starting to do stuff with them. I am so excited for her. I loved my youth group growing up! Hannah will be 8 on Sunday. That too is hard to believe. Makes me feel so old. On a good note, a few times at work people have asked how old I was and when I told them I was 37, they said I didn't look a day older than 31.. AND I had a young man tell me he thought I was his age. He was 22!!!!
The little things in life.....
Seth is pretty funny. He talks sooo well for a 2 1/2 year old that up until 15 months ago had barely heard English in his life.
For a while, if I would set him at the table to eat he would say "get me some juice" to which I would calmly reply "I'm ain't getting you nothin 'til you ask nicely" (notice the proper English) Then he would say "please get me some juice" then I would get him some. After going through that for a while, now he will say "Please get me some juice I asked nicely" all in one fast sentence.
And even being more polite, this morning he came downstairs and not wanting to tell Madelyn what to do he said "Madelyn, maybe we can watch pretty pink tractor" That is his new thing, instead of demanding he starts off with MAYBE and it really is pretty cute.
The other day I saw him pulling the back of Ethan's pants away from Ethan's back and peering in to see if Ethan had pooped.
Ethan is a whole other personality. He is so huge. Weighing more than Seth and we had them stand back to back the other day and he is only about an inch shorter than Seth. So I think he will probably pass Seth in size this next year. So even though he looks older he acts so young when you start to talk to him. His speech is terrible. He is about as behind as Seth is ahead.
We even had his hearing tested. And it was normal. I really am not worried. By number 5, you're like, whatever, so what if I alone am the only person who understands him, and that is only part of the time. He is so sweet! Kisses all the time.
His signature face when things don't go his way is a pout, which I have almost broke him of. I mean as soon as he hears "no" he is puffing through his nose and that bottom lip is all the way out. Now, I make him smile instead of pout. It is pretty funny and hard not to laugh when I am trying to be serious.
It is so much work for him to pull that lip in and put a huge smile on, but normally by the time his teeth are showing, he starts laughing too.
Today, he was in the high chair and I can't remember why he was mad at me, but I was in the kitchen watching him through the door. I knew he was pouting and he knew he wasn't supposed to, so when I would look at him, he would put this huge smile on, but as soon as I started to turn my head...big pout, then I would look real quick and big smile again. This went on about 5-6 times, all the while I was trying to act serious. So, even though he can't enunciate hardly anything, he is smart smart smart. And I love him just the way he is.
We are all into soccer again. Thankfully, Madelyn and Natalie are on the same team this year. Bad thing is, they travel. Which means last Saturday, Aaron took them an hour away for their game, while I took Hannah to her game. We'll see how it goes. I hate being so busy, however, it is a wonderful way for the girls to get lots of exercise.
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