Good afternoon  

We're all watching a Seventh Heaven rerun. 

I just got back from town having picked up bread from the bread thrift store (desperately needed)  a coule books from Goodwill (cause I wanted to.  )  And a pacifier medicine dispenser to try to trick Rainee into taking her Zantac.  It only took me 3 stores to find the wretched thing.  All because I was trying to avoid a trip to Walmart.

I have this thing about Walmart it is IMPOSSIBLE to walk in and JUST get the item on the list.  And right now I'm not supposed to be spending money.  I guess I should be happy~~I only spent $25.  $3.57 being for what I went there for.     

Hi I am Tonia I'm a Wal-marrt addict. 

Kids?  Well lets see yesterday  Samuel took 6 eggs upstairs and broke them all over the kids bedding/floor/toys.  Still cleaning laundry up from that disaster.

James at soccer practice got into some kids lunch bag and helped himself to yougart.  ALLLLLLL over him.  YUCK YUCK YUCK

While I was cleaning up this.  We had a altracation between HD and another boy.  The mom who interferred handled it extremely poorly.  And I'm still kinda stewing over that~~HD probably doesn't even remember it. 

Rainee's asthma continues to slide downhill.  And I'm just holding on until next Friday.  I have a permanent Rainee leach attatched to me 24/7 and the worry is dragging me downhill fast.   

Tomorrow if its nice I think we will load up and go somewhere and do something.  I just can't sit here and obsess about all the bad things in my life.  Gotta focus on the GOOD.

Good morning   Rainee is helping me type this morning.  Well okay mommy is desperatelyl trying to keep the keyboard OUT of her reach.  But she thinks those lovely buttons look oh so cool. 

Last night we gave Rainee her first food.  And let her sit in the high chair for the first time.

She thought that was VERY cool.    And smiled and hammed it up for all of us.  The meal?  Just noodles with nothing on them.  And I'm highly doubtful she actually got any in her mouth.  But man was it fun to play with and much better then being stuck in the bouncy seat wondering what the heck we're doing. 

At first she was cautious and just touched, and looked around.  But soon she figured out what spaghetti noodles were for!

I wish the last picture were better because hanging from her ears is spaghetti~~hanging from her hair is spaghetti.  You get the picture. 

Today I feel a bit better.  A lot of it is just admitting I feel like crap most days.  That relieved the tension somehow. 

kids are running around playing chase.  the sun is shining and life feels a bit more doable. 

kids had great fun yesterday in that when grandpa was here with his cat building trails he also cleared out a very nice climbing tree.  and that was just way too cool!

Random unrelated thought~~why do Barbies always end up naked and headless within a month after being bought????

Oh and btw I HATE Barbies but they were "gifts"  *sigh*

Okay I can type now~~baby gurl is in the crib napping.

I had a MAJOR run around with the doctor on Monday and that had a lot to do with my sinking so low.  Rainee has a yeast infection.  I was 98% sure thats what it was.  But of course I couldn't go buy the product to treat it I had to go pay a doctor to say yep your right mom.    So  I took her in.  She had been wheezing bad all day.  I treated her just before she left.  But by the time she got to the doctors it was fairly bad and she HATED it.     She wouldn't let me lay her on her back 'cause it hurt etc.    So the doctor (not my normal doctor)  Started asking questions about her treatment.  Agreed that she was taking way way too much albuterol.  Agreed that she was wheezing and pretty miserable.    Said she was definitely not in control with her asthma.  Agreed that she needed the next visit with the pulminologist.  And sent her home without doing anything else.  HE said he'd wait for the pulminologist to change the meds.  I can appreciate that~~ BUT!!!!!  what about right now when she's so miserable and wheezy?  And she can't play~~and she's killing brain cells because of oxygen deprivation?  And mommy starts remembering all the nasty horrible things that have gone on in this wee ones life.  And obsessed, and worried, and you get the picture.  UGH!  I so hope something gives soon.

Okay on to something better.  I took pictures of my kids on one of our rainey days.  And what happened to my dining room table to keep them happy.  WAnta see?

Ok enough pictures.  Takes so much time to upload on this lovely dial-up connection.

Have a great day all

Woo HOo making progress   Layed the vinyl in our kitchen today.  (Just a remant I picked up for $70 a week ago).  No adhesive or anything like your supposed to...but OH does it look so much better then what was there.   

My dad came yesterday and built trails on our property and cleared some area out in our front lawn.  We can finally WALK around our property and through it rather then trip/fall/and climb over tall brush.   So last night when the kids were safely in bed dh and I walked around the property it was VERY nice. 

Today was a drag my butt out of bed kicking and screaming (silently) day.  But I'm out! so thats a start.

With dh's help I have 5 children dressed, and myself as well.  (NO dh didn't help me get dressed).

There are things that should be done today.  And I have no desire to do them.  But I will baby step through the day.

  My mom wrote this and gave it to me today.  It is powerful.  And I urge you to read it.  And invite you to share it as long as you say who wrote it.  TIA                        

Good morning

And the weather is extremely foggy.  Dark & dreary.  Good for snuggling up with a good book beside a nice warm fire and reading the day away.

Which would be great if I didn't have 5 kids. 

Instead I will rush around and get 5 kids ready to go to SS and church.  And pray that my van makes it to the gas station. 

I made a BIG error in the check book.  We just plain got cocky 'cause our cushion the the checking account has been so good for so long.  Anyhoo we got our account down to $32 with many outstanding checks.  Fortunately I had a BIG check sitting here at home.  Unfortunately I didn't discover the error until the banks were closed until Mondays.  OOOOOPS.   So the money is in the bank~~just not available to us.  *UGH*     So I'm writing a check and PRAYING hard that they process our check before deducting this check.   I love money.  Oh so NOT!

I guess will be staying home a bit more often for awhile until our cushion gets built back up~~either that or we'll have our adventures eating food from our own cupboards not other peoples restaurants. 

2 more games and the soccer season is over!

Rainee has been keeping us up with asthma.  And we were starting to get really worried as her flovent didn't seem to be working at all.  When all of a sudden I had a brain storm.   I realized we'd had the same flovent container for almost 2 months (DUH)  I bet it was empty.  It was.    We were giving her stinky air instead of medicine.  Checked her albuterol and it was also empty.  UGH!  So apparently the medicines work better if theirs something in them.  GROWL   So went and got new medicine and treated her around the clock for 2 days and things are starting to get themselves sorted out.  She actually slept all the way through the night last night except for ONE feeding.  I'm soooooooooooo grateful for sleep!

Well my kids want breaky~~and I keep yawning rather then typing so ttyl. 

Hey all you with favorite graphics sites.  I know we all have our favorites.

Well this year I'm doing an Awana tree for a Christmas tree festival.  And I am looking for clip-art with babies sleeping on it.  Any and all.

And after an hour of looking I'm not finding much.  And I deleted a bunch of my favorite links.  Can you help me PlEASE!!!

I'm going to be printing the pic's out and decopage them to Christmas balls for those wondering. 

Also you've all seen the very cute black & white pic of a baby sleeping in someones arms that says something like There's nothing so precious a gift as a baby sleeping in your arms.  I want that picture SOOOOOOOOOO BAD.  And dummy me deleted it from my hard drive.  Anyone have it saved or know the link?

TIA!

We went to our semi-annual flea market at the local grange.  It was very fun.  The last one we went to I was 30 some weeks preggers and well it bombed for many reasons.  But this time we had angels for children, and all went well.   

Bought a home-made bird feeder (very cute)  To mount and use for bird watching this winter.  Some 1927 readers that are all animal stories probably you've read similar.  These were in excellent condition and my kids will love them either to be read to or to read.  And then this perfectly useless, probably valueless because its not in mint-condition...but oh so adorable puzzle. 

Kaylin could have been the model huh? 

Took the kids to India Oven for a buffet lunch.  First time we've been there for the buffet.  MMMMMM it was SOOOOO good!   And the kids were again well behaved.  I *think* we've finally got Samuel minding in public.   

Ok babysitters here so we can go on our date-night.  Have a great night all. 

Okay these are lousy pictures.  But here's my new do  

Raindrops are falling on my head.

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Okay well their really not because I have a roof...but oy is it raining   And we need it soooooooo badly!

Babysitting my 2.5 year old nephew today.  His daddy has a growth that appeared on his neck a couple days ago.  When the doctor saw it they ordered an immediate MRI...and when the Seattle radiologist saw it...they ordered an immediate trip to a ENT specialist who would have got him in the same day.  Nobody's saying what they think it is.  But we're all scared.

My sister is 18 weeks pregnant with number 3.  Her daughter only being 2 months older then Rainee.  This is all making for a nerve-wracking day.

Nephew could have stayed at grandma's, but its boring their LOL.  And my sis kept Sam twice when Rainee was in the hospital, etc...so it seemed time.

Fortunately my sister is working today cause nephew can be a MAJOR handful.  (understatement of century)  He's delayed speech wise.  Doctor says he's about 21 months in speech.  And all of us suspect that their something else wrong, but nobody wants to say it yet.   Soooooooooooooooooooooooo  could be a long day. 

HMMM maybe I can go to town for the day and leave them with my sister   Actually I will be gone for quite a big part of the day because of Bible study.  hehehehehe

Found a new board to visit.  It looks like fun.  A bit nervous as its been a LONG time since I let myself get sucked into a board.  HMMMM

Psst Liz_A remember the offer you made a long time ago?  Do you think you could send me the link now?  TIA   If I get it together I'll e-mail you too in case you don't read blogs today. 

I got my hair cut all off yesterday.  Its sooooooooo nice!  I'll post a picture when I actually get my camera in from the van.