Venting

I will make this short.  My mother always said," if you don't have anything nice to say than don't say anything at all".  I try to take that seriously.  Dwelling on the negative only brings you and everyone around you done. 

One of my Bros had surgery on his broken leg yesterday.  He is serving in Okanowa.  We have not heard how it went yet.  That makes me a little anxious. 

My Brother-in-law's father had a quadruple bypass yesterday evening.  This was not scheduled, rather a surprise result of failing his stress test.  Agian no news. 

Some believe that no news is good news. 

I am aslo now anemic.  This is a regular occurance in the final stages of my pregnancies.  However, I truely abhore having to choke down another pill that often times upsets my stomach.  Upside, maybe it will keep me from eating as much and I won't gain wieght so quickly.

Not so Super today.  There is always tomorrow!

Photos- Take two

Okay, so I got some of the pictures to  transfer.  Well actually, I figured that if I just blogged from my hubby's desktop I wouldn't have to worry about how to make files accessable on my desktop.  I will offer some brief descriptions for each of these photos. 

This is a rare smile from the runaway ring barer.

The next three are from breakfast on the farm.  This is when you get up very early on a Saturday and drive out into the middle of no where to be served a substandard breakfast of pancakes, eggs, sausage and applesauce.   Of course the children think that it is great.  Quality of food is lost on them  when they are transported by hayride, surrounded by animals and lured by chocolate milk.   Max fell in love with a cow,  Abby tried to become a tracter and they all took a ride in barrel train. 

This one is from the Library programs parade.   Children are encouraged to dress for the theme.  I never remember it until the day that it takes place.  So Lily found her hula outfit, Abby wore her bathing suit wrap , and Max his pirate hat, patch and pants made from my hankerchiefs.   We added the monkey since we didn't have a parrot for his shoulder.  They had a great time and I think they looked ten times better than the cardboard raindrop that won the costume prize.

I don't know what to say about Lily here.  This was Memorial Day weekend.  She just looks like Lily, all full of her "girly" self.

We then have Easter with the children.  Not a single shot came out with all children looking, smiling and eyes open.  However, something here shows how the children truly are.  Max just goofy, Lily dramatically shy when she wants and Abby just chillin out.

This is a rare photo that I actually don't mind that I am in.  From Christmas eve, just to let you know how slow we were to get the pictures from the camera. 

Maybe with the fourth child we will deal with those in a more timely way, but I doubt it.

Photo trials

I have spent the last few days trying to catch up on the photos that needed to be processed.  Abby and I figured out how to download, edit and order them online.  That way all we have to do is pick them up on our way home at Target.  I will post a few of my favorite picks for you.

Okay, so a computer triumph is short lived.  I guess I need to go back into my hubby's desktop(where we worked on photos) and give myself access to them from my desktop.  Why are things that should be rather simple complicated? 

You will have to wait for photos.  We did visit Aunt Susie and she is slowely fading away.  Abby had painted a picture that we took to her and she didn't really want to see her.  I gently explained that this might be the last chance she gets.  She came and we stayed only a short while. 

I spent a good chunk of the weekend upset with the hubby over a miscommunication.  And I have a Dr. appointment this evening.  A long appointment.   My mom is taking the other children so the Hubby can keep me company and then we plan to get dinner.  Is that a date?  As pathetic as it may sound, I have to take what I can get.

I am grateful for the fact that our marriage vows keep my hubby and myself from running away.  I don't know how people think that it doesn't make a difference whether you marry or not.   With out the grace of my vows I would feel utterly alone and helpless. 

Moving on

I am happy to report that my girls do not have strep!   Both their throats look awful, but it is only a virus that must run it's coarse.  And so it is.  Today they are fever free and seem to be acting normal.  Lily complains now and then about the food she eats hurting.  I can totally understand why. 

It has been brought to my attention that our school auction is only a week before my due date.  Yes, there is one more thing that will add stress and take up some time.  I need to get cracking on some of those things now.  I have made a dent in baby preparations though and the wedding is over so there are a few less pressing matters. 

Last night I found something that I felt was inappropriate by our computer.  It was on a disc.  I was rather upset and sought to confront my hubby.  Thankfully my fears were not founded and he reported he found it in the car we bought buried with some reciepts.  He had only brought it in the house to find out what it was and if it was important.  Thank God, he hadn't gotten that far.  Case closed!   Disc destroyed!

I think that Supermom will spend the afternoon going over my lists to take stock of what needs to be done and what has been done.  There is always something satisfiing about crossing something off a list.

Plucking away

This will be a rather short update.  Yesterday was much better than I had anticipated.  I didn't have to give myself a timeout. 

So far today I have given the children plenty of time outs.  The girls are still not feeling very well.  I am not feeling very so hot myself.  I am determined to get through this.   I will just keep working at life.  However, slowely I may be moving I will just keep working. 

I did also recieve an update that the new baby that was in the hospital is home and is doing better, but not great.  She has very rapid breathing and breaks out in a rash with very little provocation.  More prayers are needed.  they still do not know the cause. 

I am thankful for realatively Healthy children.  Thank God.

'Blow-up part II

I would like to say that my rants are over.  I would love to tell you that I have nothing left to complain about.  Believe me, I would love to feel normal and have some control over what I am feeling and how I react to what goes on around me.  But I can't.  

I truly believed that last weeks explosion was the end of it.  I was sadely mistaken.  Yesterday afternoon I spent trying to be comfortable.  I was completely exhausted and couldn't stay warm or cool to save my life.  Right before we left for church my son went to the bathroom and "hosed" a good portion of it.  My hubby did not have a good reaction to this.  He asked for something to clean it up.  I sought clarification as to what "something" was.  This was my fatal mistake.  He was very curt and anoyed with me.  I just simply couldn't take that and went to my room to cry. I pulled myself together to get through mass.  We returned home and I serve supper.  At which point Lily tipped her chair and spilled her drink.  I had had it .  I shrieked, quite literally.  Cleaned the mess.  Ate what little dinner I could stomach and sent myself to bed.  I am still not really talking to my hubby. 

I have this odd feeling that tonight will be much of the same.  Lily has been complaining of body aches all day, despite a trip to the zoo for a picnic lunch.  The best part was that my girlfriend had a healthy baby girl this morning.  At least it is a reminder that the end is in sight and all the horomones and uncomforatableness is all worth it.  I need to go back to picking something to be thankful for.  Today I am thankful for a drop in the humidity.  Anything that makes me feel less sticky is truly a blessing.

Mother-In-Laws

I don't know why some people treat others the way that they do.  My hubby has a cousin that just had a baby a week ago.  A brand new baby girl.  They returned to the hospital only a few days ago because she was having a hard time breathing.  I would like to point out that the father's family lives about three and a half hours away and the wives family ten minutes.  The father's mother and father drove all the way to the hospital so that they could offer support.  They were rudely turned away.

Let me just say that the reason that the boy doesn't know them is because this couplt has a running track record of inviting the Grandparents or letting them be in any part of the boy's life.  Now, Isn't that sad!  I know that everyone is different and I am not one to tell people what is what, but this is a great injustice to all the parties involved.  Now when the parents are stressed and need support they won't accept it, even for the good of their son.  These are the times when family should come together not be pulled apart.

My two girls are actually spending today with the In-Laws.  Thank God, I needed a beak from the bickering. 

The build up and the Rumble

Well , I survived the wedding weekend.  I am using the term "survived" very losely.  The wedding was all that a wedding can be.  I am sure that for many other guests and the Bride and Groom, it was a  lovely time.  I on the other hand was running around at the last minute with little details.  And just when I thought that all was well my son, the ring barer had a melt down right down the ailse.  I have to admidt that all I could do was laugh.  We have all seen this before and it never gets old.  I was expecting better from my son.  He showed no signs of the impending meltdown.

We all enjoyed staying in the hotel with the pool.  It was very relaxing to soak my aching feet.  The children liked rolling out of bed and going for a swim.  Max loved how the hotel was Northwoods themed and there was wildlife every where you looked.

We drove home on Sunday and unpacked.  I was off on Monday and hoping to unwind.  I felt completely overwhelmed by the cleaning that needed to be done and all that needed to be prepared for the baby.  The children were quite sick of each other and couldn't manage to remember how to play nicely with one another.  I think that I lost my mind.  I just let them have it.  I had children in every available corner and almost lost my voice for the yelling.  You might think that this was the "rumble".  Well, it was not.  I proceeded to go into my bedroom and let my self have it for letting my self loose control.  I was quite disgusted with my own behavior.  After about ten minutes I began to feel myself agian and went on to finishing the cleaning.

Thank God for the prayer that can even lift Supervillian to be a Supermom.

Extra Hands

The wedding is this weekend and my parents are still somewhere between home and Wyoming.  This leaves me to arrange for the welcome bags for the hotel guests and to iron out details for the rehersal dinner.  I think that I am finally getting it under control. 

Monday I spent a lot of time on the phone, but I arranged for a grooms cake for the rehersal dinner.  I also finished the ring bearer pillow.  Yesterday, was also a lot of time on the phone.  I got the info. I needed to get most of the shopping done for the "welcome" bags.  I think that I did rather well.  Each bag will price out at less than $2.50  and include; two bottles of water, micro. popcorn, homemade chocolate chip cookies, granola bars(2), fruit snacks(2), crackers with peanut butter, a piece of fresh fruit, gum, welcome note from the groom's family, weekend itinerary and directions to all pertinent locations.  I will personally be baking about 12 dozen cookies tomorrow.  The more fresh the better.  I also got a very good start on the unity candle that I am hand painting.  Tonight will be round two.

Today my hubby was off.  We went to our Wednesday in the park.  This park had a swimming area, hiking, fishing.  We had a great time.  The children swam , ate and then just to make sure they were good and tired we took the mile long path around the swimming lake.  It is very quiet now.  The extra hands from my hubby made it a much more enjoyable time.  I think that despite liberally applying bug spray we are all atleast a pint short of blood.

I have to take full advantage of the quiet while I can.  I will be making packing lists for each member of the family, we leave tomorrow evening.  I will also finish off the itineraries and direction pages for the bags.   Wish me a productive afternoon.