Sooo sick!!!

My, what a week we've had! Started Monday night right after supper, with Hannah and Shawn feeling "sick". Boy, were they ever! And at the same time I might add. Right before they were sick Zach was, although his was due to severe foot pain and the ongoing crying that goes with his flat feet problem and therefore became sick. Well, I learned a valuable lesson in watch what you say! I laughed and said "Pretty good, both of you sick at the same time. Hope I don't get sick while you two are!", I was really just kidding.

Well, 1:07 A.M. I jumped up out of the bed and run to the bathroom. Shawn says "Where are you going?" and I say "SICK!" However, lucky me....not only vomits but scoots as well at same time :0 :( YUCK... Shawn wondered what kind of bug this was that got 3 of us in hours, food poisoning?? bad water??

Well, as the story goes,, Hannah missed school on Tuesday, Zach not sick at all. Hannah and I crashed in my bed with the little boys all morning. I was so thankful they both took a nap while us girls were in misery but of course that couldn't last long. Josh woke up around noon wanting, of all things, peanut butter! I said "No way can I smell PB right now." My sister happened to call at the same time to see how we were and I told her what he wanted. She called Dad and asked him to take food up to Josh. He was a life savior and brought up frozen PB&J sandwiches and mac & cheese(only food Josh eats!). Then he even took Josh home with him out of the sick house.

I should add that Shawn was up vomiting all night, and still got up at 4 something to go to work. So he suffered at work all day. Well, at 3 P.M. Noah starts vomiting. Now we are down 4. Then when Josh got home....yep, by 9 he was vomiting. How can this be?? So to shorten this post, Zach didn't get sick, but my neice and sister-in-law also had the flu Tues night(Zach rode home from school with them Tues afternoon.) Felt better on Wed. so decided to go ahead and have Thanksgiving here instead of Dad's like the back up plan was. Good thing... Dad was sick by early Wed A.M.!!!!

I hope this hasn't happened to any of you! But decided to post this as a "memory" so down the line we can say "Oh yeah, I remember when all 5 of us were sick at the same time. Lucky Zach!"(Although he had it 2 wks early and it skipped us).

Good day and hope all had a HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

Snow already??!

Couldn't believe it when I woke up Monday(11/17) to find almost an inch of snow outside! We haven't had snow that stuck to the ground this early for a long time. It was mostly all melted by 10, but after we put the kids on the bus, Josh wanted to know if we could go snow ridding! I was really impressed for a 3 year old to remember how much fun snow can be. It was fun putting Noah up to the back door and watching his eyes and the expression on his face as he watched the soft big fluffy flakes coming down. Was he saying "I see one over here, Mommy, wait... Now its over here,, wait I see another,, what is this stuff??" Don't you wonder what goes on in these tiny little minds?
We also had a 2 hr delay yesterday from school, more snow with black ice this time. Kids enjoyed their chance at a late start, however, they didn't sleep in as I was hoping, they got up and started playing, frantically trying to catch every moment they could. Amazing that this young they realize how quickly time is passing. I don't remember thinking a bit about time while growing up, seems like it lasted forever. Wonder if its because we don't take time anymore just to be, we are always doing? I remember playing for hours and never having to rush here or go there.. now many times I interrupt the kids playing with "Come on guys, Mommy has to go to work and clean." Anyway, looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas break so I can enjoy my little ones to myself and not have to share with school. And who knows, maybe several snow days! I may have an updated post after their days off school though, with a glad they are back in school if they spend all their time off fighting!!
Back to the mission I started this week of going through everything, and getting rid of stuff we don't use or don't have room for. Shawn loves this current mood I'm in, he says "I've been telling you for years to get rid of junk", while Hannah says, "I hope I never get in one of those moods when I grow up. MOMMY, you're getting rid of everything!!!" Can't you just hear her emphasize my name. Well, better get as much done as I can while it lasts and before I start rethinking what I'm tossing!

Restoring Weekend

We enjoyed a week-end away this past week-end. TJ & Lindsey's wedding was Sat. and Hannah was one of the flower girls. We went up Friday, had rehersal Friday evening, then to CiCi's for the rehersal dinner. Spent night in a hotel with over 100 clowns! There was some sort of clown convention, and the kids had 2 different clowns give them animal balloons, not to mention how many we ran into in their "gig"!! Then to the wedding on Saturday afternoon and a beautiful reception after. (Especially thankful for prayer Sandra gave for the food, about storms in life and there can be a rainbow at the end. I want to be able to see the rainbows and be thankful for storms that come no matter how much they hurt, to help me strengthen my relationship with God.) Then we stayed another night with Troy & Jody and boys and to meeting in the morning. Home in the late afternoon. Was a much needed break and a chance for Shawn and myself to spend many hours together talking, remembering, and determined to make our marriage last when you see so many crumbling. Thankful God imparts needed strength it takes to make a marriage work. Always want to remember with Him controlling our lives, we can.

So, after downloading my pictures I realized I didn't get a chance to take a picture of bride and groom, but I do have one I'll share that I love. It was taken at the rehersal. Also one of Hannah in her beautiful dress. Take note of the tiara atop her head. We won't mention what it took to get 2 pre-teens ready for the wedding. Thanks Jody for your patience!!

Dog Anyone???

The stray dog I mentioned that showed up yesterday is trying to set up camp here. He is a super friendly dog, problem is we already have 2 outside dogs, and the bigger problem is Beauty does not care for him at all. She is very nervous around him and spends her time pawing the fence when he comes near her. He has a really cute trick though, when you talk to him in a sugary voice, he tips his head almost all the way around and "smiles"! Or at least it looks like it. Hoping I can talk my Dad into taking him as I would hate to see him put down.

I've posted his picture, anyone want him, let us know.

On another note, Shawn didn't ask what I did all day! Today may be another story, as the kids don't have school today, I'm babysitting, and today is violin lesson.Soooo, I must get at it!!!

Another week-end that flew by! Spent most of Saturday cleaning up our woods. We are hoping to build more fence in the spring. For those of you not at our annual weiner roast, we have embarked on a new project. Horses! Mini's actually. We have Beauty right now, and hope to get Banner back in a few weeks if his health improves (Beauty's 4 month old colt). She is so good for our family and I'm glad the oppurtunity presented itself for us to purchase her. We've had her about 1 month now. I think she finally feels at home with us, this morning a stray dog showed up on our porch and tried to follow me out to feed her and she sure wasn't happy to see him! I think she was telling him this is her barn and back off!

WELL,,,,,,

The laundry pile awaits its turn to be washed, the dishes are asking for a bath also, some toys want to be replaced, the floors would like to be swept, Josh wants a snack, and I think you get the picture. Maybe today when Shawn comes home he won't have to ask what I've been doing all day, maybe he will be able to see!(Just because the house looks messy now, it WAS clean 30 minutes ago, you just missed it-somehow he doesn't always buy that althought it really does happen that way. Anyone else experience this???) Happy day!

And here is my orneriest one of the bunch!

Josh and one of his favorite things, John Deere tractors.

Noah.

Our only child with beautiful blue eyes. The other 3 have their daddies warm brown eyes that seem to go on forever. He also has the most pronounced dimple, same one his mommy has!

Hannah and Baby Noah

Here are little critters #2 and #4.

Recent Pictures of my children

As the rain falls gently outside on this chilly day,

thought I'd share a few recent pictures of my children.

Their ages are 9, 7, 3, and 8 mos.

After reading blogs for awhile now, I decided to try posting one myself. Please keep in mind while reading, I am very inexperienced with this project!