It's been a few days since I've posted...partly because I have been busy and partly because I am getting frustrated with Typepad. Every time I go to edit/spell check it makes my entry all wacky and then REFUSES TO LET ME FIX IT! And this isn't just with this blog...I have two other ones (one for our family and friends and one for our dorm) and each one is the same. And so, sometimes the frustration just isn't worth it. I'll post today, but no hyperlinks or anything else because I think they may be the secret cause of all the craziness. Anyway...
Let see, yep, I'm STILL sick. No improvement. In fact, if anything, I'm getting worse (basically all the other stuff with a chronic headache -- 7 days now -- thrown in. My ENT (Ear, Nose, and throat specialist) just says he doesn't want to do surgery because it isn't good for the baby and that "eight weeks will go really fast." So basically, he's saying, too bad, so sad, be miserable, and after the baby is born maybe I'll look into it. OF COURSE, I want to do whatever is best for the baby but I really have a hard time believing that he is doing all he can now. I mean, the only medicine he is having me take is an allergy pill? And what may I ask will THAT do for a sinus infection I have had for TWO MONTHS? Nada, I tell you.
Oh well. I'll just keep going on with life. I was telling Jason yesterday that I was really tired (like he hasn't heard that before!) This time, however, I went on to list all the reasons I am tired and how just ONE of those reasons would make a normal person and I am dealing with all of them. Want to know my list? 1) I'm seven months pregnant. 2) I have had a sinus infection for two months which not only wears me down just from being sick, but also, I don't sleep well at all since I can't breath through my nose I have to breathe through my mouth. Then my mouth gets so dry I can't move it so I wake up, have to use the bathroom (see number 1 above) and so on. 3) I am a mama to two wonderful, but very energetic kids (age 3 and 22 months) and I spent a good portion of my day attending to their every need. And 4) I am a "mom" to 14 teenagers who I love dearly but nonetheless keep me very, very busy. How would you like to start your day every day with cooking breakfast for 16 people? I don't mind the cooking, actually, I love to cook, but I DO NOT like rushed mornings. I would much rather start my day slowly with a hot cup of coffee, having time to read, etc. before the demands of the day hit me. But nope. At 6:30 the alarm goes off and I am in the kitchen cooking away. Wouldn't you be tired? So anyway, those are my reasons for being tired. However, before you start feeling too sorry for me, do know that I LOVE my life, I LOVE my kids, I LOVE this baby within me, I LOVE my job, and a for being sick, well, I don't love that but hey, everyone gets sick, right? And, in the not-feeling-sorry-for-me train of thought, it is 10:40 pm right now and the dorm is in bed, my kids are in bed, and where am I? At the computer. As Alaina would say, "Silly Mommy."
In other news, Jason gets Lasik surgery tomorrow so the next few days should be interesting. Hopefully he recovers quickly.
Today was one of those days that I realize, yet again, that although there are things in my life that I don't like, things that I want to change, things that scare me, that worry me, that just make me mad, I do LOVE my life and I WILL EMBRACE it. I was having a bad afternoon and then tonight, at bedtime, when I usually just want to get the kiddos in bed so I can have a few minutes of quiet before the dorm gets back from study hall. I just ENJOYED my kids. Jason was with some of the dorm kids and so I was with the kids in our bedroom. I always enjoy playing with my kids but tonight was just magical. We just played and laughed and acted silly. I loved being with them, hugging them, getting tackled by them, watching them love (and tackle!) each other. It was so special. And it was downright hilarious. They were watching the end of Jo-Jo's Circus and Jo-Jo finished up something and said, "Ta Da!" So then of course Alaina had to do it. But what shocked the daylights out of me is that my little Cabe stood up on the bed, held out his hands, and screamed, "TA DA!" This from the kids that doesn't even say mama (notice I didn't say he couldn't say it, he just doesn't say it!).
So cute....So anyway, I just fell in love with my kids all over again and realized that no matter what else is going on in my life, even with all the uncertainties, I have my family. I have what I always wanted. I have a wonderful husband and two wonderful kids and well, I just couldn't ask for anything more. God has been so good to me. I am so blessed.
Hmmm...I guess that is about it for now. Before I go, a few new LO's.
I took this picture of Cabe yesterday morning. He is just so into sticking his tongue out all the time. What a cutie! Everything here is from Mindy Teresewa's new kit called STRENGTH AND COURAGE, available at SWEET SHOPPE DESIGNS.
A page I did for a LO contest (had to use this kit). This GORGEOUS kit is by Shabby Princess and is called Bluebell Road (available at the Shabby Shoppe). There is a neat story behind this kit. I will break my no hyperlink rule just so you can see all the info on this HERE. Oh please, Typepad, don't mess all this up for me!
Okay, now this page is very special to me. It came together REALLY fast, but that's not why it is special. I love it because it is a picture of Alaina with Uncle Johnny, the man who founded the camp where I grew up going and where Jason and I met. This man and this place are SO SPECIAL to me. Papers and elements by Jen Wilson from her Highland Mt. and Forest Glen kits. Note paper is by Gina Miller from her Note This collection.
And one more that I just finished. Don't know if I really like it, may change it later, but for now, here it is. This is a HORRIBLE quality picture but I found it today and really wanted to use it. I tried to salvage it. See what you think...
Stuff here is also by Jen Wilson, from her LAUNDRY BASKET paper and element packs. Torn paper is again by Gina Miller from her Note This collection (I am getting SO MUCH use out of these!) The book covers I scanned in. Oh, and staples are by Shabby Princess.
Okay, now for the crucial moment. I will attempt to run the spell check. Right now, all of my formatting looks good. No guarantees for afterwards. So I apologize if this comes across to you looking strange. I promise, it's not my fault (or if it is I have no idea what to do about it!)
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