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Well, I am super excited about my new stay home mom status, these last few weeks have been pretty stressful and only remind me I am making the right choice.  Momo is doing better, but she is still pretty shaken up and sore, she is really down but who wouldn’t be, she had one bad fall with a fractured arm and another with a concussion and heart surgery…  At least we know now that she was blacking out because of the clogged arteries, she is so sore, two falls and bruises everywhere so that is to be expected, then she is afraid to take anything for pain because she has been throwing up so bad… that seems to have let up so praise the Lord for that.  I have been in so many doctors offices lately that it is absolutely crazy, thank God my Mom has been doing good because if both these old ladies have drama at the same time I might just let go of the rope … LOL  Noah started flag football practice this week and he cried the first few practices but is doing great now, Johnny is all grins because Noah really pays attention and is doing good, this proud Mama sure loves her little Seguin Steeler.  They practice 3 days a weeks so it is messing up our daily routine, we have been eating after he gets out at 7:30 because I don’t want him to workout in the heat with food in his tummy but that means our evening routine starts late… we already need to start getting Noah to bed earlier because school is starting and he is not gonna like getting up earlier.  I am also going to help teach his Sunday school class this year, hopefully that will keep me in check to get him there.  I feel like the summer is already over for us and we are getting ready to hit the floor running…  This mama is looking forward to kindergarten!

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Oh Lord, you grant me peace...

Yesterday I went to Adoration, even took my Mom with me to get her out of the house. I felt so overwhelmed, tired… I wasn’t even sure what to pray for because my mind seems to go 100 miles an hour and I have no energy. So I sat and prayed in the presence of my Lord and asked him to fill me, hold me… he knows what I need I don’t have to struggle to find the words. It is absolutely amazing the power of his love, to replenish my soul and give me the peace that I need. God is so good and sometimes I forget that the worries of this world do not belong to me, I need to place them in his hands where they belong… He knows exactly what to do and he is always there waiting to take the burdens from us. I am truly blessed.
I remain…Living in His Love… have a wonderful blessed day!

...the road goes on forever and the party never ends

Well my honey was convinced that after the week we have had that we were being punished for taking a vacation... yes, it was that bad... The challenges have been many, but today it seems like the sun is finally peeking through the clouds. I seem to be destined to spend my time at doctor's offices and hospitals. In summary, Momo had two stints placed in her heart and she has a fractured arm... she has had two doctor visits an emergency room visit, a hospital stay and surgery, she came home today. Noah has had two doctor visits and is finishing his antibiotics for strep. My honey and I are trying NOT to pass out from sheer exhaustion. LOL
I feel terrible because I haven't spent time with my Mom but we havent even had time to unpack from vacation, it has been crazy!
Despite all of that, I am so very grateful that everything has turned out okay and that I have great friends and family to pray for us. In the long run all this does is confirm the fact that leaving my job is the right choice for my family.
God is good, stay blessed....

Beach Babe...

Here is my precious monkey hanging at the beach, don't you love his hat! Everyone gives me a hard time because I coat my baby in sunblock and still searched hi and lo for a hat that would provide plenty of coverage... Being overly cautious doesn't always pay off, my lovey got sick on our last night of vacation, I think he caught Jay's cold and had a fever... still does... His daddy and I don't do well when this baby has fever ever since he had his seizure the last time, very very scary... so, we have pretty much had sleepless nights since Sunday and I am exhausted...

We had a wonderful time in Port A, fun... relaxing... and just great to get away... this week is going to be a killer though, we came back to find the momo had fallen while we were gone and I feel pretty sure she has fractured her hand and she has an awful black eye... so that started my day with a sick child, a trip to the doctor for the momo and xrays and another doctor visit tomorrow AND a visit for momo to the Cardio doctor in SA for tests that will take 5 hours on Thursday... Just another reminder that leaving my job is the best choice for my family... Gotta hit the sack, we have our appt. at 8:30 in the morning on the other side of SA tomorrow... YIKES! Peace and love from our crazy home to yours....

And the countdown begins

So my eyes are definitely being affected by whatever is in the air today, my allergies always seem to affect like one eye, one side of my head, sinuses, ear  and throat…  good thing I am already on an antibiotic so I know it won’t turn into anything nasty.  Bad thing that tomorrow we start our vacation and I don’t feel good.  I am wearing my granny glasses because sometimes they help my eyes focus a little better when I have this throbbing head, I probably need bifocals since I am wearing my contacts and they do seem to make some things easier to see, they stay perched on the tip of my nose and I do the librarian head tilt back when I need to look through them….  Oh, it is not fun getting old, I say this because my hubby was feeling age last night he had a sore footsy, he thinks it’s gout, which is probably the only thing we know that could hurt a toe so we are real scientific about our diagnosing in our house…  Hummm, guess I need to start watching a little more discovery health to get up to speed, or maybe that show medical mysteries…  I am really feeling like I need to lay my head down because it will feel so much better in that position…okay… ALL of me would feel so much better in that position.  I managed to finish all the laundry except for one load last night….  I feel like making my family wear the same clothes for two days so it won’t start piling up again.  I am totally going to wash our clothes at the Condo so that I don’t’ have to do laundry when I get back (ya sure I will)…  Yesterday I put my cell phone in the cup-holder of the truck where someone had spilt some water and my phone got wet so I can’t text because some of my keys don’t work, I am trying to figure out which keys do and don’t work and have figured a work around but alas…  some of the letter buttons are dead so I can get and read texts but can’t reply…  waaahhhh!   My honey told me to just go get another one…. I love him, he spoils me, but HELLO, we are going on vacation, I will have to make do with this one for a while.  Maybe God is trying to keep me from overusing my phone…  Noah has been going through this crying phase with his Momo and it is making me crazy, I know it is because she has been watching him this summer and we have told her to not tell him she isn’t going to see him when we pick him up or make him feel bad for doing something on his own, it has gotten a little crazy and that makes me crazy, yesterday he cried because she was going to stay with her brother while we are at the coast, so I ended up taking him to the movies last night instead of tonight because I didn’t feel like dealing with a crying child, once he gets distracted he is fine and doesn’t even remember….  Jeez, if it is not one thing it is another, and of course I had to drop him off at my sisters today and he gave me a hard time, I was trying to keep him from crying for momo and making my mom and sister feel bad, so I had to do some fast talking to get out of there this morning…  good luck to my sister today….  Ya, sometimes you are just too tired to work on handling things a better way and just kinda bribe them to do what you want…  I told him my sister was taking him to get a  new airbender toy since we saw the movie…  NICE! Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do…. 

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