Happy Mama's Day

To all the moms out there, I hope that you feel especially loved and appreciated today. To my own mom, I love you & miss you. Hope you have a wonderful day.
Happy mother's day!

Photos for Friday

On my mind:
My father-in-law. I hope he's feeling okay today and that he made it through his doctor appointments yesterday after being rudely awaken in the middle of the night. Vern had me call him and he came right over to help with the water situation. Love this man. I have no idea how to reach out and be there for him, but he sure is quick to be there for us.
In my arms:
Okay, so it isn't both of these cute kiddos. Kirsten's almost as tall as me at 9. (almost 10)
Elijah still fits nicely onto my lap though. Enjoying every moment of it while I can.
On the menu:
The first thing I wrote down onthe list of groceries we need to get was this:
Seriously yummy stuff and I'm all out. It's another hot day, and if I have nothing else for dinner there will be some good ice cream.

Happy Friday!

Well that was fun. :p

At 4:30 this morning a hot water pipe broke in our master bathroom, turning our bedroom into a sauna and the carpets in the basement below soupy. There was a lot of very hot water. Vern fixed the sink this morning and is sucking all of the water up out of the carpets. I'm folding laundry. It took every absorbant thing we could get our hands on to minimize the water leakage onto the carpets in our bedroom. When it leaked downstairs it hit mostly the a storage room. My Christmas tree is outside drying off this lovely afternoon.

Fun. All around fun I tell ya.

I'm off to make some taco soup and continue with the laundry mountain. Have a great day!

Surprise...

Um yeah. I caught the cold from my kiddos. I'm actually pretty sure it was my monkeyboo who shared it with me when he kept kissing me yesterday. I'd say a case of the sniffles & a sore throat are well worth it for Elijah's kisses.
I spent a bunch of time in PS today and still haven't finished everything I need to get done. I did come across this shot of Elijah on Sunday.Yummy. Just yummy.
I'm pretty sure some cuddles will help us both feel better. And possibly a nap. So long as I'm awake in time for AI tonight. I'm a little dubious about Bee Gees week. Uh, yeah. We'll see how it goes tonight. :p

Monday

We had us a busy weekend. We went up to Layton yesterday for Isaac's baby blessing. We had to wake up way early to be able to be up there on time, but it was fun to see everyone. I came home and crashed of course. So did most of my kiddos.

We're taking it easy here today. Elijah and LV have caught the cold that Kirsten & Brandon both started on Friday. It's all coughs and sore throats over here. I'm desperately trying not to catch it while cuddling with Elijah and little Vern and trying to make them feel better.

There will be pictures from the weekend once I rescue my camera from the van :p

Have a great day!

yawns. cuddles. Ernie & Aaron.

I fell asleep long before I intended to last night. I didn't even think I was tired at the time, but totally passed out while cuddling with Elijah to help him stay asleep. Then I slept in this morning. I had a very hard time getting out of bed. So why, may I ask am I sooo tired today? If I could crash right now I would. With kiddos needing care & attention that's not going to happen, but if I were to find my pillow I can guarantee I'd be asleep in minutes. Maybe I can blame the overcast cooler weather or say I'm catching up for the nights where I've stayed up late playing WoW. Whatever the cause may be, I can say I'm grateful for kiddos who don't mind quiet, easy days. PB & J sandwiches for lunch, cartoons on tv and Elijah on my lap watching this video over and over.

It makes him smile, which in turn makes me smile. So I'm sitting here with my sore back pressed against my blasting heating pad enjoying cuddles from Elijah who's fully entertained by Ernie & Aaron. We may fall asleep yet. lol In any case I think I'm going to make the most of yet another quiet Friday.

sweetness

On Sunday I was able to hold my nephew Isaac for the first time. He was so yummy and sweet. Man I love babies. It was really great to see Jill & Josh too. They seem to be doing well. Makes me happy to see them enjoying marriage & parenthood. It's a calming thing for me to hold a new little one, and it makes me smile to think there are sweet moments to be had if we're willing to take them, even amidst the stormiest times in our lives.
I've been struggling lately. Some of it has just been the ever-present cloud above my head that I'm constantly shoving aside for tastes of sunlight, and some of it has been concern and worry over loved ones. I found out just this week that someone that I care about deeply has cancer. Cancer is a scary word to me. One look at my family & personal history will explain that fear. This person is someone who means a whole lot to a lot of people. The outlook is actually as good as it can be concerning that the big C word is involved, but still it shook me. You just never know when something like that is going to come up. It's not really my place to talk about it at length - just wanted to make the point that I have a lot on my mind of late, yet amidst the worry & concern I love being able to find those truly sweet moments. You know, those moments where no matter what is going on in your life, heart or head you're able to smile, love & see all that is good. Thank you baby Isaac, for some sweet moments on Sunday that will help to carry me through this week. :)