Another Day in the house of Crazies!!!

Today has been one of those days.....

Grandpa took a trip to the ER, This trip has been a long time coming.

He has pneumonia in both lungs.

His blood sugar is OUT OF CONTROL!!!

These are just the tip of this ICE BURGE.

So he will be therea few days until we can figure out

how to get this FIXED.

A Happy note....

Sayde had her first trip to the pool.

It is out on our back porch and she was in

HEAVEN!!!

She splashed and just had a blast.

Mommy and the boys got in with her.

Mommy had a harder time getting out, but it was fun non the less!!

Still NO Melodie... Maybe tonight??? Prob. NOT

Oh Well...

Here's hopin tomorrow is less crazy!!!

Fathers Day!!!

My alarm went off at 7:45 and I jumped (kind of) out of bed. I told the kids last night that I was going to make a special breakfast today and they all wanted to help, so Mackenzie put on her apron and brought in the bench for the table. The kids were not so happy to learn that it was going to take a bit for me to get every thing ready so I turned on cartoons for them to watch. (What would we do with out weekend cartoons )After I had every thing ready the kids came in and each got to help poor in things for German Pancakes. Then back to the tv they went. I finished up and started bacon and eggs to go with it and smashed Strawberries to top it off!!! With 10 min to go I sent Mackenzie to wake up the rest of the Grown Ups and then we sat for breakfast. Yummy ..... I always think maybe I've made to much but as usual with this meal for sure there were NO left over’s!

I am so greatful for all the Fathers/Men in my life that helped to raise me or are helping to raise MY kids.

I am blessed to be able to now help take care of my grandfather, who I have always been close to. The coolest part now is he is helping to raise my kids.

My dad is amazing and I am thankful to now also be able to call him a friend too.

My Husband is .... I don't really have words to express how I feel about him. Not only is he my husband but he is my BEST FRIEND and my rock. He keeps me growned and I must admit that can be a challenge some times. He became a dad from the moment we met and I OUR daughter is one lucky kid. He has since blessed me with 2 soon to be 3 amazing kids. Thank you Babe!!!

Another thing my Husband had blesses me with are Amazing in-laws so I must brag about my Father In Law for a moment... My father in law was blessed with 6 sons and NO daughters. I just lucked out in the in-law lottery, I have friends who can't stand their in-laws and I love and like mine as much as my own parents!!

I don't have Brothers but I do have Brother in Laws and they are all amazing guys, dads, and B-I-Ls.

There are two men in my life who are in it to raise children for my family.
Greg is the best dad I could have ever come across and I am blessed that he is raising the child I couldn't. And Matt..... what can I say about the guy who is as close to a brother as I'm going to get. He is the man who is the father of my nephew. I love you both and Keep doin what your doin!!

Last but not least ...My Uncle Stephen who is more like my brother is another one, he may be a GIANT PIA but he has always had my back and he now looks out for my kids

36 weeks

Tomorrow I will hit 36 weeks in the last pregnancy of my life! THANK GOODNESS!!!I took my first trip the Womens Center with contractions on June 7th and I was 2cm the second trip June 14th I was 2-3cm and 50% thinned out. I went to see my OB June 16th and she said I was a GOOD 3 close to 4 and 70%. I had contractions ALL day and finely around 8:30 I went back to the Womens Center. Now I don't know if it's just me or if every mom has experienced the nurse who just DOESN'T seem to care at all that you are in pain or that you have delivered 4 babies before and you DO know what CONTRACTIONS are. Well I found that nurse this night. First off for some reason she checked to see if my water had ruptured, I said NOTHING about my water breaking it NEVER breaks on it's on, Needless to say it had not. She watched my contractions and baby girl’s heart rate; she then told me that I was NOT having contractions that it was just movement. 20 min later she came in and said baby wasn't as active as they'd like so she needed to wake her up. So she did. She then told me I was 2cm and only 60% thinned out. So I was then sent home. Oh I was so mad at that moment as we drove away from the center I told Aaron that I WOULD NOT be going back to that center and that we would just have this baby at HOME. I still feel that was for the moment but I'm not in a TON of pain right now!

Keepers!!!

I got this email from my grandmother and I just feel the need to share it with my friends and Family!

Keepers

Their marriage was good, their dreams focused.. Their best friends lived barely a wave away. I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress; lawn mower in his hand, and dish-towel in hers.. It was the time for fixing things. A curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the squeaky oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep.


It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that re-fixing, eating, renewing, saving, I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.


But then my mother died, and on that clear summer's night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more. Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away ...never to return. So ..While we have it ...its best we love it ... And care for it .... And try to fix it when it's broken ... And heal it when it's sick.


This is true ...For marriage ... And old cars ... And children with bad report cards ... Dogs and cats with bad hips ... And aging parents ... And grandparents, aunts and uncles, all relatives and friends. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it.


Some things we keep. Like a best friend who moved away or a classmate we grew up with. There are just some things that make life important, like people we know who are special ... And so, we keep them close in heart and mind and spirit.


I received this from someone who thinks I am a 'keeper', so I've sent it to the people I think of in the same way.


Now it's your turn to send this to those people who are 'keepers' in your life. Send it back to the person that sent it to you if they too are a keeper.


Good friends are like stars ... you don't always see them, but you know they are always there.

Pregnancy Update

So Monday the 7th I went to the Womens Center I had been contracting all weekend long and I thought that I should prob. go and get checked. I did and I was told I am 2 to 3 cm and that I NEED to be on bed rest. I have done MUCH better that I normaly do on bed rest. Thank Goodness that I have a BIG family who have all jumped on board to help out!!! Lets Hope Melodie will wait untill Sat to make her grand entrance.