RSV, an ear infection, strep throat & the bug...

This past week has been wild, and I'm thankful almost everything has settled down a little bit. It started about 8 weeks ago when the bug broke down and we realized it was going to cost a fortune to fix. Because my husband adores me, he agreed to spend 3,000 dollars and have it fixed for me. (No we didn't have the $, so he moved things around, found a way and made it happen. We had our VW guy, Rick, work on it, but because of 100 different reasons, it took 6 1/2 weeks to complete. I learned a lot more about patience during that time of not having a car for a month. (My dear friend Angie loaned us her car for 2 1/2 weeks while she borrowed her MIL while they were on vacation) A month was long enough without transportation and everyday I prayed that my babies wouldn't crack their heads open and need to be rushed to the hospital. We survived without the bug, but were VERY thankful to pick her up a few nights ago!!! Did I mention it has a faster engine??? Very cool. And that Trav is installing my new seats?? I love that man.

Last Friday I woke up with a really sore throat and by Saturday morning, I was sicker than sick. I was throwing up, every inch of my body ached beyond belief (even my eye lids hurt!) I had a fever, my throat was KILLING me, I had no energy and I just wanted to die. By Sunday morning I was crying it hurt so much, I could hardly swallow and had white sores all over my throat,so Trav took me into Primary Health and in about 2 seconds found out I had strep. I got on super wonderful drugs and started feeling better awhile after. No wonder people only lived until age 40 a long time ago. I was in bed for 2 1/2 days straight and had NO idea what my poor children were doing all those hours. My wonderful friends took care of me, and boy, was I thankful to have them. Chelsea brought pizza over & Lisa did my dishes and vaccuumed for me. Annikan & Angie were the greatest helpers with Daisy's party, making treats and helping- I was pretty out of it, but we made it through and had a great party for her.

I took the girls into the Dr. a few days ago for shots and found out that Willow has RSV and an ear infection- and that the rest of the kids probably have suffered with the same thing for the past month. They have all had terrible coughs/colds that never really went away and then got worse. Willow was miserable the other day, but is such a great sport. She has medicine for her ear, but it breaks my heart to her her wheezing & crackling when she breathes. I am so thankful for doctors and medicine (except for when Grace found the medicine, overdosed and then I had to call poison control! Not fun, but she was okay. That was about 2 weeks ago- and scared the cr*p out of me too!)

I am thankful to have alot of the big things done and off my To Do list, so now I can relax a little. Valentine's day is almost over, no parties for awhile, I gave my RS lesson today, we had our taxes done last night, no appointments for a long time, we have running cars, I'm done cooking the 60 pounds of hamburger- so I'm good! I think I'll take a bath and call it a night. There's our little update...

Valentines Day Breakfast...

Growing up, my Mom always gave us breakfast in bed on valentines day. She always had red and pink food and yummy treats on a tray she had decorated at probably 5:00 AM. I couldn't wait for to come in my room, turn on my light and say "Happy Valentine's Day!" Even if it was pink frosted Pop tarts and red juice, it was the greatest and I looked forward to it every year. I adore my Mom and I am so thankful for all 500 traditions she started and still does to this day. Because my kiddos are still little and the thought of giving them breakfast in bed, scared the cr*p out of me, I decided to just have a Valentine's day breakfast at the table. 9:00 AM church made it kind of rushed this morning, but I thought, "If Mom could do it with all those kids, so can I." So with about 3 hours of sleep last night, an alarm that went off too early and 6 people to get ready and out the door- this is what I managed to do. Pink heart shaped pancakes, pinapple, juice & treats. Nothing amazing, but hopefully something they will remember as much as I do. I love you Mama!

Last minute valentine's gift idea...

I meant to have this posted a lot sooner, but I just finished awhile ago. I found the idea on a blog (I'll find it again and post it,I don't remember which one right now!) and thought it was adorable, so I made one for Trav this year. Don't judge me, but they are a little naughty, so I wont tell you what I labled them! They would be great for any occasion, b-day party favor, baby shower etc...

Gator Award...

Last week, Tristin received the Gator Award from school! We were really proud of him, and in honor of the special award, the girls and I were able to go to school and eat lunch with him in the cafateria. The girls were SOOO excited, so at 11:25, we walked to the school and met Tristin there. It was a lot of fun (except we had to bring him home with us- he was still pretty sick and had already missed a day of school.)

Oh, the madness...

I'm kidding, I absoultly love having parties for my kids. I always want them to feel special, loved and important and watching their eyes light up over the yummy treats & decorations makes my heart smile. I love my Daisy girl...

Miss Daisy turns 5...

I have no idea how my little lady grew up so fast, but she did! And yes, we celebrated with ANOTHER princess party! She had such a great time playing, opening presents, eating food and wacking the pinata! She even got the princess bike that she wanted (thanks for the b-day money, Dad- it helped pay for her bike!)No pictures though, my batteries died!) It was a great night, and thank you Annikan and Angie for all your help, it was definatly needed this time around- having strep throat really kicked my butt!

Holy Cow, look who's pregnant...

No, it's not me! The kids woke up the other morning (Daisy's b-day) and started putting balloons up their PJ's. They wanted me to document the very special occasion, so here are my rug rats pretending to be pregnant!

random pictures...

Here's a few of Willow & Grace. Grace LOVES baths just as much as I do, so when she saw the kitchen sink full of hot soapy water, she couldn't contain herself, she had to hop up and soak her feet in it. It didn't matter that I was soaking water bottles, she just had to "get warm."

Church Basketball...

Trav's not a basketball player, but when Jared called him a few weeks ago to play, he thought, "why not? He's only played 2 games and only scored 10 points, but it's still fun to watch him- and the kids have LOVED playing at the church and staying up WAY past their bed time! (Jared, hope you like the pictures! I tried not to let you down!)I'm proud of my 32 year old husband for getting out there and doing his best!

Fun at Lowes...

We went to Lowes a few days ago so Trav could pick up some wood to make new drawers for Grace's bed. The girls were having so much fun playing around. They are pretty cute together... (I don't know how to delete the blurry picture, sorry!)