Needing a lift...

I think we all sometimes have times in our lives when we feel like we just don't have it all together--like we are totally failing at the balancing act of life.  As a working mother, I definitely feel like that a lot.  I feel like the precious time that I have at nights with my family are consumed with things that aren't that important--like dishes and laundry.  We seldom watch TV and do try to spend as much time outside playing as we can. 


But take last night for example, I felt like I had to discipline Addison for a good part of the night.  She is a great child and normally doesn't get into too much trouble but I really think she hadn't had enough sleep Wednesday night which made for a bad night Thursday night at home.  I hate it when nights go like that but I know as her parents, it is our responsibility to teach her what behaviors are not acceptable.


I found this poem and wanted to share because it makes me feel a little bit better about the anxiety I sometimes feel when thinking about all of the things that need to be done at home.

Today I left some dishes dirty,

The bed got made around 3:30.

The diapers soaked a little longer,

The odor grew a little stronger.

The crumbs I spilled the day before,

Are staring at me from the floor.

The fingerprints there on the wall,

Will likely be there till next fall.

The dirty streaks on those windowpanes

Will still be there next time it rains.

Shame on you, you sit and say,

Just what did you do today?

I held a baby till she slept,

I held a toddler while he wept.

I played a game of hide and seek,

I squeezed a toy so it would squeak.

I pulled a wagon, sang a song,

Taught a child right from wrong.

What did I do this whole day through?

Not much that shows, I guess that's true.

Unless you think that what I've done,

Might be important to someone

With deep green eyes and soft brown hair,

If that is true... I've done my share.

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Holiday World!

It had been a rough week with my dad in the hospital from Tuesday to Saturday...  It started with a simple nose bleed but the nose bleed wouldn't stop so dad took himself to the ER (yay Dad) and ended up being ambulanced to Central Baptist Hospital.  His platelet count was in the 30K range and was supposed to be between 150K and 400K.  To make a long story short, after numerous tests it seems that maybe it was just an infection attacking his blood.  They were concerned that he could have leukemia but after checking his bone marrow, that was ruled out thankfully.  Several other cancers were also ruled out and it seems to be a bit of a mystery still.  We are just very thankful that he seems to be on the mend.

After feeling relieved that Dad was out of the hospital, we took our trip to Holiday World on Sunday (we had originally planned to go on Wednesday).  That place is F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S!  I can't wait to go back!  We spent 9 hours at the park--3 hours riding rides and then 6 hours at the water park and the time flew by!

My sister's family went with us and the kids had a BLAST.  The guys (Craig, Randy, and Austin) did a lot of the bigger water slides while Lyndi and I stayed in kiddie land with the kids.  That was fine with me though.  I still had so much fun!  Lyndi and I did get to ride some of the bigger water slides later in the day while the guys took care of the kiddos.  It was just a blast!  I definitely want to go back before summer ends!

Addi slept the whole car ride home--it was the best kind of exhaustion! 

Honking the Indian's nose, lol!

Asleep before we could get to the car--on our way out!

2-Year Stats...

Well, the doctor appointment confirmed my suspicions—my baby is super tall and continues to carry the build of her daddy and brother! 

She did really well at her appointment and interacted pretty well with her doctor—hopefully her stranger anxiety issues are in the past now! 

Her height measured 36.5 inches which put her in the 95^th percentile!  She is over THREE FEET TALL!!  NO way!! 

Her weight was 27.6 lbs which was the 55^th percentile—average and her head circumference was 18.75 which was about the 50^th percentile. 

She had to have a Hepatitus A shot but that was the only shot that she needed—THANK GOODNESS!!  She does NOT do well with shots!  Thank goodness that I have become tougher—I used to cry my eyes out when she got shots as a baby! 

I have been so weepy about her growing up lately…  I look back at pictures even from six months ago and am amazed at the changes in her.  I tell her a lot that I don’t want her to get big and she says, “but momma, I want to get big like Katie.”  J

Lyndi did give her her first haircut Friday night (with the help of Aunt Angela)!  Her legs are getting long but her hair just is not!  She was starting to develop a bit of a mullet so Lyndi trimmed up the back a little bit!  LOVE THOSE CURLS!!