Good afternoon.....and I got to hold a newborn today.    Born on December 23rd 7 pounds 4 ounces to my online and now real life friend Alicia.   Sooooooo cute.    Molly Esther is her name.   I like newborns.  But not enough to have one any time soon. bwahahaha

Rainee and I went out for breakfast where the ladies oowed-and awed over her.  Specially Hope    And then to Walmart to get diapys (boring)  And something special for the baby.  Okay had lots of something specials for the baby bwahaha.  Found it hard to say no.  hehe 

Then we went to take the something special to Alicia's.  And see her new house.  Its very cute.  A brick house, 3 storys.  With a awesome view of the harbor.  Almost made me jealous, but I so do not want to live in town.

I like being able to yell at my kids, and not worry about whose hearing it,  snicker. 

Mari Man has a new special word.  Every time he see's the wiggles on TV  he runs over to me and says WIGGY!!!!  Its way too cute.  Me thinks he'll be happy come March when we go see them.

Yesterday at Silverdale we bought a island for my kitchen.  It is so marvelous.   It was actually a mans work bench, but with a little bit of paint no one will ever know.  And I just doubled  my kitchen counter space.  woo hoo.   I have a bad habit of ending up working on my stove (a no-burner stove)  Which I know is gonna end up backfiring (literally)  one of these days.  So the island is gonna be a delight. 

No New Years Eve plans this year.  My mom took my 17 year sis and 15 year bro down to her boyfriends in Pacific Beach.  So no party goin' there.  We thought of invitin' sis & bil over, but they are working.  Soooo I guesss life as normal will go on.  Unless we can find something intresting on pay-for-view. 

Kids were not the worlds best behaved in Silverdale yesterday, mommy and daddy got lots of frustrated over that.  But last night mommy did some praying, and came up with some new plans for dealing with them, and things are moving a teensy bit better today. 

I'm still enjoying my new play place.  Its fun to do something new sometimes, and get out of my comfort zone.    Now if I can just come up with some mischief.  hehehe

Good morning

Kids are doing the after Christmas ornrey's.  Though their starting to look like they might have decided to get along. 

Today we're contemplating a run to Silverdale to look at Propane stoves.  We are 99% sure that's what is stirring up Princess's asthma.  So will probably do that after Rainee's dermatologist appointment.

But dh the latest Flinx book.  And he's finished it now....so that's what I'm looking forward to doing in my free moments.    I've been re-reading Anne McCaffrey books, but I'm definitely in a mood for something new and fresh.  Trying to convince myself we do NOT need to stop at Barnes and Nobles while we're in Silverdale.  bwahaha

Yesterday Midge decided that Sunday school was scarey.  She LOVES Sunday school.    She just sobbed even when I brought her back.  I finally let her nurse to calm her down.  And she would not let me out of her sight.   She's still ornrey today and her and HD have been at it and at it.    HD has finally figured out she's no longer a baby, so he can terrorize her.   

Gotta love sibling stuff.   BUT WHY????

I'm kinda having blog block today.  So I guess that's it for now.  Have a great day

Good morning

Just finished getting involved in a virtual snowball fight (hehe)  And there's snow outside too. 

The Princess was very concerned when the snow started yesterday that we wouldn't be able to sled 'cause Auggie (the pony)'s fence was in our sledding hill.  She went on and on and on about it.  I finally told her we'd take out a fence post if it snowed enough.

So this morning she woke up made 'cause we don't have 'nough snow to actually sled.  LOL

We just have enough to make the hill treacherous.     At least I know when we get a half mile down it, the snow will be all gone.   Gotta love living in the foothills.

Kids finger painted in jam, and then lied about it.  (How do you lie about it when your shirt is covered in jam?????)    Oh thats purple paint mommy, un huh that's why theirs seeds in it.    This kid raising thing just doesn't ever get easy does it?   So the two oldest have lost their right to play without being seen.   (natural consequences)   So their stuck like glue to me, and if I go out of sight i.e. bathroom, or my bedroom they have to come with me.  Its not fun, but then neither is cleaning up jam.

My toe is starting to itch a little bit, I'm hoping that means its healing.  It still looks VERY red.    I'll find out tomorrow whether its broken, not like they can do anything about it, but it satisfied the doctor to get it x-rayed.  Oh and also if the infection went into the bone, which is what they were really worried about.

So the doctor pulled the nail off, and lanced it.  (YUCK)  And I'm on heavy dose antibiotics to try to cure the nasty infection.   Currently I'm soaking it in salt-water.  Isn't life grand?   What are the odds of having one normal none-accident/sickness week?  In a house of 7 I suppose they are pretty low.

Zeria's asthma has taken another down turn.  She's coughing and coughing and coughing.    So I'm betting the Singulair is NOT working.  So we will go back to the doctor for her.  Poor thing she coughs so much she thinks she's gonna throw up.    Rainee's asthma is also sliding downhill.  So maybe they can go to the doctor together   

Just so you know before I was married.  I NEVER NEVER NEVER went to the doctor.  I was extremely healthy.  And can count on one hand the visits I went to the doctor.  Was actually rather terrified of doctors.  God has a sense of humour.

Father God, I ask for safety today on the icey roads.  I thank you for the new place to play.  And for my children.  i ask that you would help me train them to honor you, and to be a LOT less destructive.  In your sons name, Amen

Christmas pictures part I

The stockings were all hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that Saint Nicholas soon would be there.

The perfect Christmas tree.  Surrounded by presents from grandparents and parents.  Oh so gorgeous.  This is the first year we didn't put the presents out until Christmas Eve.  It was fun playing Santa

 

Daddy set up the train set.  Wanted to show the kids how to do it right.  Okay he just wanted to play with it, without their "help"

Here's the goofy girls.  The hat was a present from one of the grandmas.  Princess LOVES it.  And the hair things Midge is wearing all at once were a present for her from Princess.  Do you think she liked them   Oh and the oh so coordinated jewelry was a stocking stuffer.   The backpack on the Princess didn't leave her back for over two days.  Do I know what my kids like or what

And here's Rainee bug on her first Christmas.    She actually took the stuff out of her stocking ALL by herself.  And thought that was quite cool.  The opening of presents she did NOT get LOL  I actually didn't take tons of pictures of the kids 'cause every body and every thing was flying kinda hard to stop and take pictures.

I do have a couple more pictures however, but this is enough for one blog.  You can see the rest tomorrow or the next day.

I've been enjoying my new place to play online way too much,  I think I'm addicted ROFL.   So if I'm missing go find me at the House of Elf!

**note**  Christmas decorations are down at my xanga site~~come see my new look too   I think its kinda cute.  The background btw was painted by Princess

Goooood morning

Stretch, Yawn, Creak, Groan,

And baby giggles.  hehe

Rainee is bouncin' on her momma and tellin' her stories.  Princess is explorin' her loot still.  and the babies are still sleeeeeepin'

They didn't think sleep last night was a very cool thing, at 9:30 they were still movin' around. 

I found a new place to play on the net this week.  And am enjoying it a lot.  Its challenging my brain, and making me think.

My smooshed toe from the day of the fire is totally infected.  Red all the way down to the first knuckle.  Our Christmas grandma wanted me to take it to the ER.  I didn't.    But today, I'm gonna have to do something about getting it taken care of.  Probably gonna have to get the nail taken off. YUCK!

My kids and Rob thoroughly enjoyed their presents.  I wasn't as excited about mine (oops)  My crockpot (a double sized one) has a broken leg (sigh)  So have to either jury rig it or make dh take it back.     

I guess I remember the days when Christmas was for "me"  you know I was the kid, and was spoiled.  Well now Christmas is for the kids.  And the spoiled part of me struggles with that.  In past years dh has always found one suprise for me.  This was not one of those years.  And it was a bit hard on me.

I totally understand how upset maemae was not getting any presents.  I would have a HARD time with that too.  Basically I'm a spoiled brat when it comes to Christmas  

I have pictures (of course)  But no patience in loading them right now.  So do that later. 

Okay kiddos wakin' gotta go.

               

What do you think?  I did it last night.  I was quite impressed with myself LOL.  And nobody's seen it because everybody was asleep.  Its the most off-beat I've ever gotten with a picture.  I think it finally slips into art.  Never been much good at art...but for some reason this one actually struck my fancy.    I'd love some good opinions. 

All my kids have coughs and stuffy noses.  Rainee included.  Merry Christmas to us. 

And I'm gonna be one of those bad parents and let them go to church today.  (sorry)  but I just can't miss Christmas Sunday, and they've all had the wretched cough for several weeks...so I doubt their gonna share anything extra.  Unless they now have a new cold...but I don't think so.  (who knows anymore)

Last night Rainee was up twice, Kaylin up twice, Princess up twice, and HD once.  IT was a LOOOOOOOOOONG night.  Some day some day we shall sleep again.  BWAHAHAHA

                     

Picture above is HD  a couple years ago.  I scanned it and played with it.  Isn't he cute?  He was bein' a airplane

Life goes on.  I'll be back to blogging soon. 

I love my children very much, and I want to enjoy them.  But I get tired.  I'm working on improving the tired in that I KNOW my thyroid is not where it should be.  And am upping the med again.  But all I did today was take too ten minute breaks from being a mommy.  The first one I sent them upstairs to play in their room.

The result?  Samuel snuck a bottle of ketchup upstairs and the 4 of them had a ketchup party.  Their are still handprints on the walls that need to be removed.

Soooooo I decided to load them up and go to town to get my thyroid med as I forgot to pick it up earlier.  And that way I would be doing something fun, as we would go to grandma's house as well.  Not knowing about the ketchup.  Found out about the ketchup as they came down the stairs.  Decided we'd go anyhoo as I'd already called my mom and she was expecting us.

Soooooooo  we'll clean up the ketchup when we go home.

So we go to moms it was fun, stay for only 45 minutes.  Go to town get the meds.  Get dinner at McD's just for fun.

Come home.  Tell the kids to go clean up the ketchup.  Sit on the couch to nurse Rainee.  Change her diaper and clean her up.  It sounds like the kids are cleaning quite nicely.  We're almost done mommy.  They say.  Phew things are in order

Lather Rainee in oil she starts giggling we have a little impromptu dance.  Things are going well, and its almost bed time. (moms favorite party of the day )

And then the fire alarm goes off.

HMM what's that all about.  Pick up Rainee and head over to the wood stove.   Nope its not smoking.  What's going on up there?  I yell.    Princess comes down the stairs.  "I don't know whats wrong mommy."  (yeah right)  Decide to head upstairs to investigate the ketchup and see if somebody's been messing with the smoke detector.  (VERY VERY GOOD CALL)

Head upstairs.   Princess starts to say..."Its HD's fault he was playin"  I come around the corner and see HD"s mattress on fire.  I scream GET OUT!  GET OUTSIDE NOW! 

They behave immediately.  Except for James (he's only 23 months after all)  But I can haul him out in a minute if I need to. 

I run over to the mattress.  Its about a 8 inch fire.  Pick it up by a corner and throw it out the window.  Underneath the mattress is a teddy bear its smoldering.  Throw it out.    And a toy airplane  Throw it out.

Smoke's filling the room.  Start coughing.  Very grieved I still have Rainee in my arms and I'm filling her lungs with it.   

Tell James GO DOWNSTAIRS NOW!  This time he does.  I open the windows in both bedrooms.  And check to see if there's any other fire.  There's not.  But there's matches spread everywhere.  AS I investigate more I find burnt out ones all over the place.

God's angels were working overtime. 

Go downstairs and stand outside breathing fresh air.  Tell the kids to go inside and sit on the couch and do  NOT move.  They KNOW they are in the biggest trouble they've ever been in their teeny tiny little lives. 

Call Rob.  Want his opinion on how to handle this from here on out.  I'm too insane to make a wise decision at this point.

We agree to remove all the kids toys (for now)  And show them if their not gonna be respectful of things their not gonna have any.  This makes me very sad.

The kids and I head upstairs to start picking up the toys and matches.   I'm frustrated but staying calm.  Except for the fact that Princess absolutely will NOT admit to being involved though both HD and Kaylin say she was.  

Head to the girls bedroom to make sure theirs no matches in their.  Their bedroom door is off the hinges.  UGH!  Apparently HD was hanging on it and it fell off.  This is a rinkydink door that has had  a LOT of problems.  So this doesn't suprise me too much.  Go and pick up the door and gonna put it in the corner of the bedroom.  Put it up against the wall and some how manage to drop it on my big toe. 

Start screaming and crying.  Look at it.  Well I'm loosing my whole toe nail.  And it looked so pretty all painted pink.  Hard to distinguish blood/fingernail polish.  It hurts a LOT.  The cleaning is no longer an option as I can't hop on one foot to clean.

So my kids are sleeping on the floor downstairs tonight.  And Rob and I will clean in the morning.  And pray hard that we will survive raising this family of 5.

And thank God for smoke detectors.  And replace the batterys just for good measure!

"If any of you lacks wisdom let him ask of God who gives generously to all without finding fault."  James 1:4

I'm finding fault with myself right now.  You can imagine the things I'm feeling.  pray please that we will convince the kids to NEVER NEVER NEVER do this again.  And that we will teach the Princess how to tell the truth, and HD to respect other peoples belongings.

TIA

Good morning

Life goes on.   

Yesterday we were without power from 12:30-5:30.  My sis as a result didn't get much laundry done.    And my kids learned all about living in the olden days.    And it is PITCH dark by 5:30 these days.

I called it in when I got home at 2:30 (thank you God that I have a cell-phone!)  Cause we only have a electric phone...so couldn't even call.   Gonna remedy that today if possible.  Gotta have a back up phone besides the very unreliable cell phone.  anyhoo it was JUST us that was without power.  So if I hadn't called (which I almost didn't)  We would have been without for a VERY long time.  The transformer on the top of our very own special pole went out...and so lucky us we got to learn to live without the tv, the computer, and so on.  It sure made the house nice and quiet. 

You forget how much noise things like the ceiling fans, the refrigerator etc make until your without them.  Oh you also remember how greatful you are you don't live in the olden days. 

Last night was the last day of Cubbies until January.  It was also the Cubbies Christmas party.  HD for  unknown reasons decided not to go.  He was just crying and crying when his ride came.    So he stayed home with me, and never did say why he was crying.

So Princess went alone, and was entrusted with HD's goodies to bring home to him.  That was a unwise choice!  LOL  She did NOT understand that responsibility.  Soooo she looted her candy bag until it was empty.  Opened all the little gifts (hers and HDS)  And then decided the empty bag was HDs (all that was in it with bubbles)  And thought she was being very generous sharing that.    It was a sad and grieved little girl when mommy finally communicated that that was HD's bag.   Life as a 5 year old just sucks bwahahaha

So back to town I run today.  But for mommy's break this time.  Rainee's doctor appointment yesterday was with a dermatologist not the normal doctor.  And yes I think I should get frequent flyer miles for doctors!  Anyhoo I need to go pick up one of the things the doctor recommended yesterday.  I got the meds, but ran out of time to make another stop before Bible Study.  The thing?  Well its been recommended that I cover her in Saffola oil each and every time she has a diaper change.  Yep thats right cooking oil.    Sooooo gotta go get some 'cause I only have Canola in the house.  bwahaha

In regards to Canola a little known fact~~Canola oil is actually made with Rape seed.  My grandpa and mom both grew up in a area of the country that grew it almost exclusively.  To make  matters worse....my mom was born in Sexsmith.  And when she grew up and got married she lived on Hooker Rd.  It makes for a very good story!

  Guess what?  Compliments of information from Hopeish and our bank account (oy! was it spendy)  Anyhoo...Because of this we get to go see the Wiggles in concert!            Its just too cool!!!!