Well, I just laid the kids down for nap. Duncan is rolling around in his crib like a little squealin' sausage. Hopefully they'll nod off soon--I think I may pack a picnic dinner and head to the pool after they get up.
Within a twenty minute span of time Kenna managed to make Duncan cry hysterically by biting his toes and then attempted to eat a booger right in front of my face just as I was kissing her on the forehead for nap. Constant...
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Another update
Well, I heard back from the nurse today and she said my levels were still looking good. The hcg had doubled. I go back next Thursday to have my blood tested again.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
baby cardinal
Kitties--I have to share this picture with you. Kenna and I discovered a baby cardinal in the midst of flying lessons today. It was pretty neat.
Plus--does anyone know how to keep a little boy from screaming out like a banshee? I think Duncan is testing his vocal cords and it sends Eli and I into fits of sheer irritation.
Let me know if you have any wisdom.
Liz
Staples, Apple Juice & Hay Trucks
Well since i have been making so many smart ass comments on everyone else's blogging i figure it was my turn to chime in! But first i must say that Liz i shed tears of laughter on the "Mrs. Eubanks" story. Oh my word! You never cease to amaze me! Believe it or not i am trying the green thumb thing as well. Although i have yet to really be able to ENJOY i think i will. We bought a bunch of veggie plants this weekend as well as two sunflowers for the kids. I am not starting anything from seeds though. Hell, i can't even grow a baby, i have start with'em already sproutin at least. :)
Anyhoo, spent the Labor Day weekend at my dad's house, helping out with the 7 acres since he is recovering from MAJOR back surgery. We got there Friday night and stayed through Monday afternoon. The title to this post refers to the major happenings of the weekend. First thing Saturday morning my sister Misty spilled apple juice on Daniel's computer and it died completely (he was supposed to preach a sermon from that computer the following day & all of TRH's stuff from the beginning of time is also on that computer WHICH the back up drive to died the week before). Well in the midst of this tragedy my stepmom, who is a nurse, began taking out my dads 23 staples from his spine. The staples were beginning to grow over and swell so she had to practically dig to get them out. SO picture my sister outside bawling on the porch over the computer, my dad literally yelling in pain and agony from the bathroom, Daniel enraged in the dining room and Atley and Ava whining for breakfast. And where was i? Outside laying hands on the house literally praying and exercising demons!
So the first few hours of our visit, not so good but Dad's staples are out now, Daniel fixed his computer later in the morning, Misty was better and Atley and Ava were fed. From there we proceeded to cut, rake, bale and unload 290 bales of hay. I drove the truck with the fifth wheel trailer on the back most of the time while the kids road with me. Their goal for most of the driving was to balance themselves on the back of the truck seat and see if they could keep from rollin off into the floor when I pulled the truck forward. They played this game for about 2 and 1/2 hours. So aside from a few hay splinters we came out unscathed. My kids enjoyed the weekend mostly b/c they got to be practically naked and pee outside all weekend.
On to other fronts, we are moving our next mom in next weekend. My house is currently covered in what will eventually go in her house. My porch has become a holding tank for ugly yellow couches and other odd pieces of furniture. It is really nice. I have never been more thankful to live off of the main road! Rednecks. The new mom is my age with FOUR girls. Yes, four. The youngest one's name is Patience. I asked her why and she looked at me like i was an idiot and said, "I got four girls."
Well i hope everyone is doing well. It sounds as if you are. It is good to have everyone back in the litter for once. Don't stay gone long.
Love you cats!
Meow.
Mandycat
Anyhoo, spent the Labor Day weekend at my dad's house, helping out with the 7 acres since he is recovering from MAJOR back surgery. We got there Friday night and stayed through Monday afternoon. The title to this post refers to the major happenings of the weekend. First thing Saturday morning my sister Misty spilled apple juice on Daniel's computer and it died completely (he was supposed to preach a sermon from that computer the following day & all of TRH's stuff from the beginning of time is also on that computer WHICH the back up drive to died the week before). Well in the midst of this tragedy my stepmom, who is a nurse, began taking out my dads 23 staples from his spine. The staples were beginning to grow over and swell so she had to practically dig to get them out. SO picture my sister outside bawling on the porch over the computer, my dad literally yelling in pain and agony from the bathroom, Daniel enraged in the dining room and Atley and Ava whining for breakfast. And where was i? Outside laying hands on the house literally praying and exercising demons!
So the first few hours of our visit, not so good but Dad's staples are out now, Daniel fixed his computer later in the morning, Misty was better and Atley and Ava were fed. From there we proceeded to cut, rake, bale and unload 290 bales of hay. I drove the truck with the fifth wheel trailer on the back most of the time while the kids road with me. Their goal for most of the driving was to balance themselves on the back of the truck seat and see if they could keep from rollin off into the floor when I pulled the truck forward. They played this game for about 2 and 1/2 hours. So aside from a few hay splinters we came out unscathed. My kids enjoyed the weekend mostly b/c they got to be practically naked and pee outside all weekend.
On to other fronts, we are moving our next mom in next weekend. My house is currently covered in what will eventually go in her house. My porch has become a holding tank for ugly yellow couches and other odd pieces of furniture. It is really nice. I have never been more thankful to live off of the main road! Rednecks. The new mom is my age with FOUR girls. Yes, four. The youngest one's name is Patience. I asked her why and she looked at me like i was an idiot and said, "I got four girls."
Well i hope everyone is doing well. It sounds as if you are. It is good to have everyone back in the litter for once. Don't stay gone long.
Love you cats!
Meow.
Mandycat
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Update
Glad to hear everyone is doing well. Klep- so glad you could join us. Vanessa- your opportunity in Carmi sounds great. Scott is going to do a great job. And Liz I totally agree with you about the tv, computer, video games, etc. We try to get outside as much as possible. Anyway, I went to the doctor today and they drew blood. My numbers look good they said (hcg was 39 and progesterone was 25). I go back on Thursday to test again and hopefully the hcg will have doubled. I hoping my progesterone will stay high so I can skip the suppositories this time- one less medication would be fine with me. I started giving myself the Lovenox shots- nine months of that is going to be great fun! It isn't too bad, just stings for about 5-10 minutes and then it is over. Enjoy the summer!
Cat Blog Reunion
Cats--I feel like we're having a little Cat Blog Reunion and I wanted to make sure that I made my presence known. A few comments for some Cats:
Yeah! for Bets--I'm so excited for you and will definitely have that little Swartzentruber baby in my prayers.
V--I can't believe you're going back to the ol' Carmi--I'm sure Prin is crazy!. And let the record be straight there were at least 3 of us who were left dangling with your mysterious we-might-be-moving news. It will be neat to have you closer. We'll certainly want to visit.
Klep--the elephant story had me rollin'. Just like a man to want to flaunt it!
Well, I'm posting a picture of our first swimming excursion. It was very overcast and windy but the kids seemed to enjoy it. I'm looking a little too boobilicious. Eli didn't seem to mind.
I've discovered a new hobby for myself--I think I'm growing a little green thumb. I've been landscaping and planting flowers in the back yard and I love it. It helps me feel peaceful and I like that I'm accomplishing something that makes the world a little more ascetically pleasing. I bought a peony the other day and decided to name it "Mrs. Eubanks"--gardening and working with the flowers reminds me of her and our time together. The other day I told Eli that I was going to go outside and "put Mrs. Eubanks in the ground". He thought that was a slightly strange thing to say.
I've been reading a book about how so many children and adults have 'nature deficit disorder' (not a true disorder--just a concept). Our generation and the generations that follow are glued to computers, tv, video games, texting and ipods and we have grown away from nature. Our society suffers from obesity, mental and emotional instability and many other life altering issues. I'm starting to think that nature, among other things, plays such a huge role in our emotional, spiritual and physical wellbeing. It's important to surround ourselves and learn about the things that God has created--it is a way to be closer to Him. So, I've been teaching Kenna about some of the birds that are in our yard and the beautiful flowers. She really seems to enjoy it.
Well, enough of that--don't want to bore you with my nature-lovin'. Plus--Duncan's up.
Love you all
Liz
I'M HAVING A SEX CHANGE!
Obviously, that is a joke...I just felt that I needed to have something huge to say as well after those last two blogs. Holy cow!!!
Yeah for you, Bets!!!! I will be praying for you! How exciting!!
And V - moving??? I had no idea you and Scott were even thinking about anything remotely like that...I guess that goes to show how out of the loop I've been. That's so great, though. I bet your mom is soooooo excited to be by her grandkids. That job sounds like a big one but one that Scott can do so well at - good for him.
So I was making this mental list yesterday of everything I've fallen behind on and the Cat Blog was on the list...I couldn't even remember how to get in. I tried a few random things yesterday and couldn't do it, so I emailed Byrd for the info and here I am! Of course, I did have to read all the way back to February or so to get caught up! I laughed and laughed and smiled and even shed a tear. You guys are amazing...and I'm so glad we are friends. I hope that in the next few years Eric and I might be blessed with some children to share in all the fun stories. All the pictures are adorable - Liz, your blog about praising God with your kids was especially touching because I, too, didn't have that growing up. :)
School's out for me - Friday was the last day. But then we went on a field trip 'Bedtime with the Beasts' at the Knoxville Zoo friday night and saturday morning - it was a reward trip for only the best kids on the team so it was really fun. they split the girls and boys so eric was with the boys the whole time while myself and a few other teachers were with the girls - i haven't laughed so hard in a long time.
So put yourself in this story here - here I am with twenty or so twelve year old girls who are really quite innocent and sweet. We are at the zoo at the elephant cage. He is maybe fifteen feet away from us...splashing in the water - they're "awwww" all over the place and "how cute!" Then he lifts his leg up and starts peeing - they were like, 'Gross!!!' Oh, but the best was yet to come. One of the girls goes, "Is it a boy or a girl?" Right on cue, the definitely male elephant drops it out - TWO AND A HALF FEET LONG AND AT LEAST TEN INCHES WIDE. It looked just like a man's but way larger. I felt kind of irresponsible for a moment...like I was viewing porn with them or something!!! But they just freaked out and laughed and laughed - they were all redfaced. they couldn't stop talking about it - it was hilarious. and that elephant was in no hurry to pull it back in...he just kept walking around and swinging it back and forth. that would be enough to traumatize me into chastity the rest of my life if i were a twelve year old girl.
So this week's volleyball camp at my school and I'm co-leading. Molly's graduating from high school (still can't believe it) this sunday so I'm going up to Ohio for it and will be hanging out for a week or so. Eric's in summer school all summer so he won't be able to go with me. He's working so hard...I'm so proud of him. He's trying with everything he's got to get done as quickly as he can. It's still looking like May 2009 is when he'll graduate.
I in the meantime am having a blast with my Mary Kay business - I love it. I love how it is causing me to grow and change in areas that really needed it. It's really causing me to evaluate where my confidence comes from and what i really means to be a beautiful woman. And what is most encouraging about it is that for the first time since I've left college, I see the light at the end of the tunnel as far as our school debt goes. We're back on Dave Ramsey's plan...and with my business and some self-discipline we have a lot of hope financially - we haven't felt that in a long time.
I have you on my radar to visit some of you this summer. love you, cats!
Yeah for you, Bets!!!! I will be praying for you! How exciting!!
And V - moving??? I had no idea you and Scott were even thinking about anything remotely like that...I guess that goes to show how out of the loop I've been. That's so great, though. I bet your mom is soooooo excited to be by her grandkids. That job sounds like a big one but one that Scott can do so well at - good for him.
So I was making this mental list yesterday of everything I've fallen behind on and the Cat Blog was on the list...I couldn't even remember how to get in. I tried a few random things yesterday and couldn't do it, so I emailed Byrd for the info and here I am! Of course, I did have to read all the way back to February or so to get caught up! I laughed and laughed and smiled and even shed a tear. You guys are amazing...and I'm so glad we are friends. I hope that in the next few years Eric and I might be blessed with some children to share in all the fun stories. All the pictures are adorable - Liz, your blog about praising God with your kids was especially touching because I, too, didn't have that growing up. :)
School's out for me - Friday was the last day. But then we went on a field trip 'Bedtime with the Beasts' at the Knoxville Zoo friday night and saturday morning - it was a reward trip for only the best kids on the team so it was really fun. they split the girls and boys so eric was with the boys the whole time while myself and a few other teachers were with the girls - i haven't laughed so hard in a long time.
So put yourself in this story here - here I am with twenty or so twelve year old girls who are really quite innocent and sweet. We are at the zoo at the elephant cage. He is maybe fifteen feet away from us...splashing in the water - they're "awwww" all over the place and "how cute!" Then he lifts his leg up and starts peeing - they were like, 'Gross!!!' Oh, but the best was yet to come. One of the girls goes, "Is it a boy or a girl?" Right on cue, the definitely male elephant drops it out - TWO AND A HALF FEET LONG AND AT LEAST TEN INCHES WIDE. It looked just like a man's but way larger. I felt kind of irresponsible for a moment...like I was viewing porn with them or something!!! But they just freaked out and laughed and laughed - they were all redfaced. they couldn't stop talking about it - it was hilarious. and that elephant was in no hurry to pull it back in...he just kept walking around and swinging it back and forth. that would be enough to traumatize me into chastity the rest of my life if i were a twelve year old girl.
So this week's volleyball camp at my school and I'm co-leading. Molly's graduating from high school (still can't believe it) this sunday so I'm going up to Ohio for it and will be hanging out for a week or so. Eric's in summer school all summer so he won't be able to go with me. He's working so hard...I'm so proud of him. He's trying with everything he's got to get done as quickly as he can. It's still looking like May 2009 is when he'll graduate.
I in the meantime am having a blast with my Mary Kay business - I love it. I love how it is causing me to grow and change in areas that really needed it. It's really causing me to evaluate where my confidence comes from and what i really means to be a beautiful woman. And what is most encouraging about it is that for the first time since I've left college, I see the light at the end of the tunnel as far as our school debt goes. We're back on Dave Ramsey's plan...and with my business and some self-discipline we have a lot of hope financially - we haven't felt that in a long time.
I have you on my radar to visit some of you this summer. love you, cats!
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