Woo Hoo I found enough energy to go for a short walk with my family.  Our next door neighbours have 80 acres--they actually don't live on it.  Anyhow they maintain trails all throughout it, and invite any in the neighbourhood to enjoy it.  So today we did :-d  Rob & the kids walk it a LOT, but lately this pregnant mommy has opted out.  But it was soooooo much fun.

And today we had a Signor first.  Kaylin got to walk instead of ride.  And she did VERY well.  She was actually VERY happy on the walk---but she's mad because we let go of her hand in this picture   And she's not as short as she looks---she's climbing up hill.  Wish it was a better picture, but oh well. 

                            Zeria LOVE to hike 

          And then there's Samuel the mighty explorer

For those of you wondering about the background.  The trail starts in the woods.  Goes through a big field.  And then we come back via the road--through the woods again.  All and all a WONDERFUL adventure--especially considering its right outside our front door

And here's the whole crew doing the best part of the walk (In the kids opinion)  They run down this hill pell mell tumble bumble.  And then back & forth back & forth across the little bridge. 

All and all I'm glad I went.  And I hope you enjoyed our hike

Good morning.  Well I just saw my computer's life pass before my eyes.  And I think I'm gonna kill my husband.  Oh that's illegal isn't it. 

Anyhow we have this really cute fish screen saver.  But if I forget to turn the volume down it makes bubbling noises ALL night long, and drives dh crazy. 

I apparently forgot last night.  So this morning when he got up for work, rather then turning the volume down, he decided he was gonna change the screen saver.  Well, rather then "just" changing the screen saver (cause he couldn't remember how)

He went surfing on the innerworkings of the computer.  And found a program inside Control Panel that said Desk top themes.  He picked the first one he could find.  Some kinda of flourescent green worm thingy that had bumps all over the wall-paper, and gave me a chemical bubbling curser. 

It looked awful--and I thought a virus had gotten my computer.  (Guess I've been reading too many virus warnings)  So I went to one of my boards, told people my computer was out of commission, and started running Norton. 

Keep in mind here I've been up with kids 3 or 4 times in the night (can't remember)  and put my pillow over my head 2 other times (in an attempt to avoid them) 

He left me a note on the computer desk, saying something to "oops I meant to change the screen saver, not the desk top"   I didn't see the note.  All I saw was my florescent green/half demolished desktop.  And I FREAKED. 

Saw the note, and quickly called work.  He told me what he'd done.  And we're back to the cute fish theme   (And I found a new feature on the computer hehehehe) 

And now I'm feeling sheepish.

Soooooooo  I think I should go back to bed and start over what do you think????? 

Father God, it was a bad way to start the morning.  And I think I picked up the kids cough.  I ask today as I play piano, and witness to people around me, that the day would go well.  That church would be uplifting, and their would be no conflict.  In your sons name, Amen

                 I've got a river of life flowing out of me

Good morning!  Its beautiful outside.  And I actually slept through MOST of the night.  (YEAH)  Rob & I decided that Kaylin is night weaning.  I'm just too tired with this pregnancy to add nursing Kaylin on top of it. 

She only woke up twice & fussed for less then 5 minutes each time.  And it was fussing not outright panic.  So hopefully this is gonna work.  2 nights down---a 100 to go   LOL

Finally got some news about "James"  The parental rights have been terminated.  And the interstate compact is almost through.  All we're waiting on is for Rob's  Criminal background check to clear.  Because he has a special clearance at the job he holds--he had to have fingerprints & stuff.  Its taking FOREVER  to clear.  So those of you who pray, please pray that this would happen ASAP.  TIA 

The fact that the parental rights were terminated so quickly was a BIG praise for me.  I was afraid we were gonna be doing another high risk adoption.  And I HATE that. Its so scarey to love somebody who can be taken from you because their "real" parents come out of the woodwork.  Last time Sam & Zeria had an appeal from their bio-father's brother (confused yet)  that drug the adoption finalization out for 3 years. (WAY too LONG)

This time hopefully nothing like that can happen  

Tupperware party was fun.  Spent money :-d  Bought somebody's Christmas present.  hehehe  And some popsicle holders, a new cheeze grater (it has a built in container to hold the cheeze--which appealed to me)  And tupperware bowls (which I'd been planning on buying)  Cause my kids keep breaking our Correl.  (UGH!)

Ended up visiting a bit with a mom who'd been house bound this week too--we shared war storys :-d  And decided we were both VERY glad our kids are on the mend.

My kids are finally "healthy"  sooooooo today I get to tackle the 10+ loads of laundry at the laundromat (with kids in tow) UGH! UGH! UGH! UGH! UGH!  (ok got that out of my system)

Father God, I thank you for this day.  And for the beauty break I got yesterday.  I feel more able to face life again.  I pray father that you would let this me a relaxing day in spite of the work.  That the kids would be well behaved at the laundromat.  And Kaylin would not be too clingy.  I pray that Rob would be safe at work today--and able to have good conversations with his co-workers.  In your sons name, Amen

Well shortly after I blogged we decided we were SICK of our house.  And decided to go for a drive--with no destination in a mind.  Scrapped working on the lean-to.  And just went & played.  We used to do it all the time, and its been so LONG.  We ended up at the Salmon Cascades.  (I've driven past it a ton--but never stopped--man I didn't know what I was missing.  Here's the kids & mommy showing you how they grow trees in Washington

I took 23 pictures in 15 minutes--and they're all good hehehe.  So I'll show a few today, and maybe some more another   The leaves are just starting to change color, and they are so beautiful.

Here's dad & kids looking over at the river   Zeria's mad cause her & sam were just spatting. 

Funny for going & visiting the river--most of my favorite pictures are not of the river.

I needed this "beauty" break.  It's easier to go back to life after a nice break like this  

Woo Hoo I can finally blog.  And you can see the pictures I uploaded late last night.  Please come take a look.  I think their cute  

Everytime I went to blog I was thrown back to the home page of Xanga today.  I gotta love "new improvements"  LOL

I been a bad wife this morning.    And I yelled at Rob.  And he didn't deserve it.

We're all soooooooo tired.  And the kids have been sick for 3 days. And today I was supposed to do laundry at laundromat--ok it was supposed to be yesterday.  But Rob's work takes priority and the kids are still not well enough to play outside while he works--or to be drug to laundromat.  Sooooooooo here I'm stuck again.

(PITY party in the making )

The pathetic thing is I'm invited to a tupperware party tonight and I caaaaaaaaaaan't wait.  I'm just itching to get out of the house.  Excited over a tupperware party hehehehe.  Definitely need a life

Father God, its noon, but I'd really like to start this day over.  I'm sooooo tired.  And I feel sick.  And the house stinks like hamburger which isn't helping any.  Would you give me the strength to continue on, and to even be nice.  (oops)  I love you in your sons name amen.

I may be tiny...but I know how to climb.  (here I am standing on the dining room chair.)

I'm soooooooooooooooo miserable today says Zeria.  Won't the world just leave me alone????

Do I have to look, the camera might hurt my eyes.............

Good morning.  I still have 2 babies sick.    They have horrible sounding coughs.  And little desire for food.  At least their moving around though.  And I slept like a LOG all night.  Kaylin woke up just before I went to bed (10:45)  I nursed her and she slept until almost 6.  I was in shock when I realized I'd essentially slept through the night.  It felt sooooo good.  Especially 'cause my back was spasaming and I was sure it was gonna keep me awake.  But whatever Rob did to it, it didn't.  I was so excited.  I have to admit I didn't even have the faith to pray for sleep last night.  Cause so often the answer is no.  I guess God rescued me in spite of myself. 

I was gonna do laundry today at the laundromat, but do to my kids still being miserable I don't think its a good idea to take them out & about.  So I guess we're housebound again today.

It actually ended up being an okay day.  The kids watched a fair amount of tv--but not over much.  And I got to snuggle with each of them several times.  Samuel even snuggled, which HE never does--guess he is sick

Today I hope will be similar.  Except its BEAUTIFUL outside instead of pouring cats, dogs & elephants   So maybe I'll let them sneak out into the sun later if their up to it. 

I had little patience for the net yesterday.  So enjoyed my kids instead.  I just kept surfing my boards, but not opening anything. I just wasn't that intrested.

I just read Zephaniah, and a bit of Haggai.   And was amazed how important it was to God that his temple be rebuilt--and honor given to Him.  He said the people would not be blessed until they turned their focus back to him.  Its so hard to keep my focus there....it keeps wandering to the many things I need to do.  But God says if my focus, and my money is directed at him...the other things will be blessed....Food for thought.

Father God, I'm tired this morning.  And would prefer to curl up on the couch and stay there.  I ask for the strength to do what needs to be done.  And the wisdom to know when to take care of myself.  I ask that my kids colds get better quickly and do NOT NOT NOT go into asthma.  And that Kaylin wouldn't get the cold.  I keep wanting to wean Lord, and yet she's the only healthy one here...and I know that's cause she nursed marathon style yesterday.  So I guess I'll keep trusting you in those regards.  Even if it hard.  .   I love you in Your sons name amen. 

Good morning.  Well Zeria's stomache still hurts.  She woke up long enough to come downstairs & go back to sleep on the couch.  So no Bible Study or Cubbies today.  And its pouring cats & dogs outside.  So I think this is a home day today.  Gonna be a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG one. 

Rob has to work. So my major concern is that I do NOT have to clean up throw-up.  I know too graphic.  But I will JOIN whoever throws up.  And I can't afford to do that right now. 

Kaylin is getting a cold, along with Samuel who already has one.  Why Zeria couldn't get a cold too I'll never know   Kaylin woke up every hour from 9pm on until about 1 in the morning when Rob finally got smart & gave her some childrens motrin.  Then she slept until 5 am.  (PHEW) 

Father God, I pray that you would help my family get healthy fastest.  And allow me to stay healthy.  And not give into the niggling sore throat I feel coming on.  I ask for Rob that you would keep him safe at work, and allow him to be a witness to his co-workers.  I pray that you would keep James safe in foster care, and allow the paperwork/redtape to be cut quickly.  And I pray that you would keep my friends at church with little kids from getting the bug we have.   In your sons name, Amen

A lean-to.  Look closely at this picture of my house.  Do you see the small roof/building leaning onto the main part of the house?  Its called a lean-to  cause its leaning on the main house.  Its a 36 foot long 24 foot square building.  And completely unrestored.  Except for the work that Rob has been doing.  It looks like the rest of my house DID before I restored it before marriage.    Everybody's curiousity satisfied now

Well had my first visit at the midwifes.  Only saw the nurse today.  UGh!  all my prepping for the "evasive" stuff and it wont happen 'til the 11th.  (go figure)

I got chewed out on 2 accounts.  I've lost 10 pounds since I was weighed at my "normal"  doctor 4 weeks ago.  Which normally I would celebrate LOL.  And I have 100# more to go.  (sigh)  But umm one is NOT supposed to loose weight when one is pregnant.  Moral--I'm supposed to eat.  Well pbbbbbbbt to the nurse food tastes GROSE & stinks even worse.  hehehehe   She didn't seem too concerned 'cause she knows I have weight to loose.  But I did get the standard "eat healthy lecture."

I also got another lecture and scared myself a bit.    There was blood in my urine.  And she was trying no to freak.  NO I"M NOT SPOTTING.  (phew)  But I do have a Urinary tract infection.  (MILD)  So I'm supposed to drown myself with fluids.  Because yep...I haven't been drinking.  And I have to wonder if that's why I was so wiped yesterday.  So today I have downed 2 1 liter water bottles, 1 can of diet 7-up, 1 large orange juice from McD's, and 1 large water from McD's.  Is that enough water mommy????

ROFL.  When I finally got my bladder working.  (3 hours into the drown myself process)  I visited public bathrooms every 15 minutes for 2 hours.  Think I cleaned myself out.  And now I will be drinking.  Or mae-mae will be lecturing me

I got my filling done too.  It was a 20 minute visit.  Shortest dentist visit ever.  Essentially no drilling 'cause he was just putting back a filling that came out when I was chewing gum last month.  (UGH)  And the numming of my mouth which I HATE only lasted about 45 minutes.  So that was not bad.  Except for the fact that my gag reflex is non-existent and it was everything I could do not to throw up on him as he kept working in the back of my mouth.  They could tell it too--so they hurried a LOT.  (Thank you God!)

Oh psssssst a specific answer to prayer.  Mert did stop by today.  And he usually just "foremans"  but instead they worked for like an hour.  Which was GOOD.  And Rob had a big answer to prayer in that he is DONE his gravel hauling.  He thought he had a TON more to haul, but Mert said he probably had too much.  So 2 days of work cut off the schedule  

The kids can enjoy the rest of the gravel.  They LOVE pea gravel.  And its much, much cleaner then a sand box.  For Samuels second birthday my parents bought him 5 yards of pea gravel. LOL  That was almost gone--having been carried off to build roads etc.  So now their MAJOR happy about their new toy.

So that's whats happening in our wandering life today.   

Oh yes, and Zeria JUST threw up again.    She hadn't done it since middle of last night.  So we don't know now what?  And I'm terrified that I will get sick.  I did with my last pregnancy and ended up in the hospital on I.V.  I do NOT want to go there again.  So please be praying.  That NOBODY else gets it.  And that she's over it.  Thank goodness Rob cleaned up.  Just thinking about it made me want to join her.   

So yesterday I was complaining about Kaylin waking up 2 times in the night to nurse.  Last night it was 3x plus Zeria threw up all over the bedroom.  BLUCH!  Fortunately Rob cleaned that up.  While I consoled Zeria.  Or I KNOW I would have joined her throwing up. 

And yet in spite of that I have more energy today.  God's gift I guess.  Cause today I have my first midwife appointment at 9:00 and a Dentist appointment at 2:00.  I lost part of a filling & I need it fixed.  (YEAH )

Yesterday I got off the computer after doing my blog & started crying.  I cried all through breakfast.  My stomache hurt (stretchy like cramps)  and I was tired.  I laid down on the couch about 8:45 and fell asleep.  And woke up at 11:30.  Other then 2 potty breaks.  I slept through Rob dressing the kids, making them lunch etc.  They ate lunch less then 10 feet away from me and I didn't even realize it.

I actually scared Rob he came over and checked to make sure I was breathing--gotta love my nurse husband.  Anyhow it felt WONDERFUL.

And did I get up at 11:30??  Nope I laid on the couch and watched TV for like an hour and a half.  Then got up just enough energy to fold laundry in front of the TV while my kids napped.  Finally got LAST weeks laundry finished.  Now gotta do this weeks.  (Tomorrow I head to the laundromat--compliments of my washer & dryer living on the lawn at the moment) 

Rob will watch kids today.  (No kids allowed at the first midwife appt.)  And work on the lean-to.  I'm glad I'm NOT him today.

Yesterday I got the kids to help him.  He's hauling gravel in for underneath the concrete.  They would fill their little wagon up with gravel using a bucket & shovel...and then Zeria would pull the wagon into the shed & dump it.  They were soooo cute.   And me I didn't take pictures.  BAD mommy.

Well....have a bunch of first visit paperwork to fill out.  So probably should go.  Enjoy your day.  Oh and I forgot the thought for today. 

Micah 6:8 "the LORD has already told you what is good, and this is what he requires: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God."

Father God, allow me to do what is right today, to love your mercy, and to walk closely with you.  Allow my kids to be safe, and for Samuel not to be coming down with something nasty.  if you could bring somebody to work with Rob today as encouragement it would be REALLY nice, and if you could have Mert stop by to show him the next step.   I'd really appreciate it.  In your son's name Amen.