good morning typing one handed this morning as i have a baby k on my lap.  she is covered in some kind of rash    we gave her a childrens benadryl...but the rash remains.  so we're suspecting fifths disease.  which means we probably exposed the whole nursery to it yesterday.    But she wasn't acting sick......*sigh* so who knew.   Fortunately its "safe" for me to be exposed to it this late in my pregnancy.  And she's no longer contagious now that she has the rash.  *oh yeah*

Still debating as to whether we should take her to the doctor so they can say YEP she has a rash   I have a prior commitment today that I can't get out of...or I wouldn't even hesitate.  *sigh*   Love parenting decisions.

Truely trusting Rob today however in that he's taking Zeria to the doctor.  Zeria has been having more and more trouble with "accidents"  and as she's been potty trained since BEFORE Kaylin was born...its got me concerned.  So we're gonna have them see if she has a uti or bladder infection or something.  If it were any other child I wouldn't even hesitate for Rob to take them...but Zeria can get...."finicky" around daddy sometimes.  So we shall see.

My prior commitment?  Well my 16 year old sister and 12 year old sister have been invited to sing for a retirement group.  (Their actually getting paid a little bit)  And I guess I'm accompanying them.   My mom came over and did some stuff for me yesterday so I would be free to do it today.  Unfortunately I did NOT know that Kaylin was gonna wake up with a rash.  If she was acting sick in the slightest I wouldn't hesitate to cancel...but she's not.  just rashed.  *sigh*

Thinking of mammie_chula today...as she's getting induced so she can have her twins  

The "new" insurance company is coming to make sure our wood stove is "ok" and then hopefully we will have insurance coverage again.  As they have insured us in the past it shouldn't be a problem.  But after the last IDIOT...not sure how it will go. 

Today's our date night...me thinks we'll end it at my parents hot tub again...because that just felt SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO nice  

Kaylin has officially grown out of her green froggy boots.  but is in extreme denial about it all.  I tried to convince her that her sisters old lady bug boots we're just as good...and she is just not buying it.  I'm thinking we may have to splurge tonight and get her a new pair if we can find them    We knew this was gonna be a problem as she was VERY attatched to those boots.  She kept trying to  convince me that she was gonna wear them to church on Sundays lol  Oh thats right I think she got away with it a time or too lol...as witnessed by this picture........

Maybe we need to have a funeral for them huh??

Well...nothing great or inspiring to say...so guess I'll go face this day.

Have a great one

Father God, I thank you for this day.  I ask that the doctors visit will go well...and that Zeria wouldn't be stressed by it.  I also ask that the kids would be extremely well behaved at it as well.  And Rob would survive this true test of parenting   In your sons name, Amen

Good morning.  Yesterday was a very nice day.  My sil brought her girls over and the kids played quite nicely together.  Samuel had a couple minor meltdowns...but other then that things went quite smoothly.  OH yeah...and well ummm according to "my" kids her girls mooned Samuel.   Of course we didn't hear about this until AFTER they had left.  ROFL.  Rob and I found it hillarious...but I'm sure my sil would be mortified...so well I'll whisper discreetly to her this morning at church what happened making sure she knows that we're not upset...just as a so you know kinda thing.  LOL 

Oh and Mammie Chula...about the abbreviations.  ROFL=Rolling on the floor laughing, SIL=Sister-in-Law, BIL=Brother-in-law, and IL's  equals in-laws.    dh=dear husband or other d words such as d***  depending on the mood I'm in  

We have had 3 gorgeous sunny days in a row.  Does this mean we'll get one for tomorrow?  probably not.  Of course it wouldn't be possible for dh to get to enjoy the sunshine.  But hey I can dream.

We have had a long battle with our insurance company in regards to our house.  And finally have agreed to part ways.  Unfortunately this means the scramble to find somebody who wants to insure a 100 year old house with its own idiosyncresies.  So tomorrow dh will be quickly finishing the repairs on the woodstove from our lovely chimney fire (we had a temp job up...that we're sure the insurance won't appreciate)  And the "new" insurance company will come tell us yay or nay.   Just for the record I think insurance is an incredible racket...and they get away with murder. 

The insurance company we just left.  Had the gall to tell us amongst other things that NOBODY would insure us if we owned a trampoline.  Well as  my parents have owned one for over 15 years, and have had insurance that whole time....ummm their WRONG.    Oh yes, and we had to paint our "new" wall to be insured.  (In February in the rain)  how is this gonna effect the property?  Is it gonna keep it from burning down??????  We're still trying to figure that one out.  Oh and lets not discuss the crawl-space under our deck.  They told us we had to cover it...or they wouldn't insure us.   And that is effecting our house how?  Quite frankly its keeping our house safer, because our dog sleeps there...and he's our security system...and he does a GOOD job.  And man was he ticked when we covered it.     Oh and how about the fact that they didn't like our little shed that we built last summer.  We have full intentions of putting a metal roof on it this summer...when we finish everything else.  BUT for now its got tar paper on it.  And they told us we HAD to put metal on it or they wouldn't insure us.  Important note to insurance company...we did NOT ask for insurance for the stupid 8x10 shed.  If it burns down tonight the ONLY thing we'd be  even remotely sad about is Rob's bike......and we wouldn't be telling them about it.  We WANT insurance for the #$@*&*( house...and only because its required by the bank.  *sigh*

Ok moving on to bigger and better things.  HMMMM

Jamari learned a new word last night.  Targ (our dog) was outside barking last night and he said Tahg! Tahg! Tahg!  very cute   He's gonna talk before Kaylin *sigh*  She has words..but not very many.  Though is getting a little better every day.

Kaylin my lovely daughter was wide awake at 5:15 this morning.  Which for the record is ENTIRELY TOO EARLY.  Jamari joined her awake at 6:15.  *sigh*  Can I go back to bed now???? PLEASE?????   Just think in 7 weeks or so when there's a 3rd baby in the house...I think we'll just both forget about ever sleeping again. 

I was desperate and gave Jamari goat milk again.  So far he has NOT puked it up.  Crossing my fingers that he'll actually keep it down.  Mind you if he's gonna throw up it will be right AFTER I put his Sunday clothes on him.  That is the way it works around here.  LOL

Father God, I thank you for a new day.  I ask that things will go well.  I pray for the energy and pain-free to go to evening service tonight if at ALL possible.  It is so important to Rob...and my body just hasn't allowed me to in such a long time.     I thank you for your love for all of us in your sons name, Amen

Deuteronomy 4:?? "But watch out! Be very careful never to forget what you have seen the LORD do for you. Do not let these things escape from your mind as long as you live! And be sure to pass them on to your children and grandchildren."

A  good thought for the day.  NEVER forgot the good things from the past.....and pass them so they will be remembered.  For God HAS done great things

The baby shower was delightful.  I hadn't realized HOW much of a hermit I've become the last 3 months.  Of course I have some very good reasons for it, but wow I got to make small steps to alter it. 

Today is my first baby step   Theory is sil is bringing my nieces over and the munchkins are all gonna play on the trampoline and our yard this afternoon.  Its a gorgeous but chilly day again today, so it should be fun.    Her dh is working a 48 hour shift......(paramedic)  and mines at work too.  I thought of her because both of our dh's do weird shifts.

Its harder for me to get together with others because Rob's days off are Monday & Tuesday & Friday.  The days that most moms are hubby free.  I don't like committing myself on those days as then we don't see much of Rob.  So just gotta get creative I guess.

Of course in another 7 weeks or so gonna have another newborn...and then I'll probably hermit again LOL  Oh well gotta keep trying right?

Currently attempting to make rice milk.  I think I need a new blender.  UGH!  Mine is just not wanting to do it.  Been needing a new one anyhow.  And will be getting our respite check today.  So maybe Monday (date night)  dh and I will go shopping.  Need a new floor lamp too.  AS ours is 99% dead.  It takes us about 5 minutes to turn the stupid thing on...and at least that long to turn it off again.  Besides what we have is a relic of dh's bachelor years...and loooked much better in his modern apartment, and AWFUL in my schoolhouse.  But he was offended when I thought we should get rid of it   So now that its dead (and no I didn't sabotage it )  I can get rid of it with a free conscience...oh yeah and he asked me to get rid of it yesterday...so it must be getting mad

And now its official I DO need a new blender I just burned mine up.  So now what the heck is Jamari supposed to drink this weekend?  He puked the goat milk up ALL over the place.

HMMMM me thinks it must be getting time to potty train a Midget (Kaylin)  She just brought me a diaper and the wet wipes and stood there pulling on her EWWWWY diaper until I changed her.  ROFL  What do you think?  I think I'll wait until AFTER the littlest Signor joins the family thank you very much.  Even if she IS ready...I'm not.

Kaylin has also *joy* figured out where mommy keeps her pop.  And she REALLY likes to share mommy's pop.  This morning she drank 75% of it as I was busy wandering around doing stuff.  She just kept guzzling.....and when that one was done...yep she brought me another one.  And NO I'm not stupid I didn't open the second one.  LOL 

I had such a wonderful visit with a friend last night.  We talked a lot about the guilt that parents give themselves when parenting.  And how we both should just QUIT reading parenting books.  Because the more we read the more we doubt ourselves, and the less we are able to function.  *sigh* LOL    Oh and I should quit reading BB's too    

Jamari and I are doing VERY well together when Rob is not home.  When Rob is home....well we have our moments.  I waver between two ways to handle it.  He prefers to let Rob do EVERYTHING when he's home...and pretend I don't exist.  In another 7 weeks...thats pretty much gonna have to be the modem operendi as the newborn is gonna be my main concern.  So part of me says...don't push it, the other part says....but, but, but he needs to figure out "I'm okay too"  He HAS figured it out...just prefers dad when dads around.  So I think I'm just gonna BACK off.  And do my job when Rob's gone.  And ENJOY it...and let him be a daddy's boy when Rob's around.  Its not worth the stress the rest of the family suffers when Jamari is a SCREAMING.

Father God, I thank you for this new day.  I pray that sil does come with the girls, and we have a fun time.  I ask that Samuel and the girls do NOT fight, and that A is nice to Samuel.  I thank you for the lovely break last night, and the good visiting.  In your sons name, Amen

Good afternoon   It is gorgeous today!  Blue sky sunshine and in the low 50's.  We took the kids to the park this afternoon, and stopped by to visit my dad at his logging job.  Where the kids got rides on his cat.  LIttle boy heaven of course.  LOL 

We didn't offer Jamari the chance for a ride...he had just got done a 30 minute screaming match, and we had no desire to start another one.  After all that thing is VERY loud!!!!

Kaylin got to ride however...and well she was NOT impressed.  LOL  Grandpa had to become her friend all over again when she was done.  But that was easy.   He just kissed her a couple times and all was forgiven

All of the kids were quite eager to get off LOL....I guess that thing was just too noisy for them.  

That being said...I can GUARANTEE what the subject of conversation will be with Samuel for the next month.  That's where we went and rode with Grandpa.  EVERY time we drive past there. 

I finally got my hair cut.  WOO HOO!!!  My bangs were down to my chin and driving me bonkers.  It is so nice to be able to see again.   Rob of course did not pass the "notice the new haircut thing"  ROFL   He's not the most observant bloke on the block.  He tried to worm his way out of it...when I commented he hadn't noticed..but only succeeded in digging a deeper hole.  And oy was I laughing at him.    I told him guys only notice 2 things about women.  Whether they have clothes on.....or whether they don't

He didn't deny it

Tonight I get to go to a baby shower.  If Zeria continues to behave she will come.  If she has a meltdown between know and then its a no go.  She's had ALL her warnings. 

Kaylin is not invited this time lol.   I took her last time, and it was not enjoyable.   So she can stay home and go to bed at normal time. 

Father God, I pray for good conversation tonight.  And a enjoyable time with friends.  I ask for the kids to go to sleep quickly and quietly for Rob...and to STAY asleep all night long.  In your sons name, Amen