It's Been A Week....

This week has been HARD!

A few days ago we were awoken by a super loud crash noise.

I thought it was something on the roof.

A 19 year old girl fell asleep at the wheel hit a telephone pole,

our car, and then shot across the street into the 

neighbors yard.

She has the lowest of the low car insurance.

$5000.00 to  be divided among all

the damage she has caused to all parties.

hmmmm, I'm pretty sure the pole alone

cost more than that all by its self.

B/c we are on a strict budget, we have been 

working on paying off our car before getting

a new one. Therefore we can stay with one 

car payment.

We will be done paying it off around August.

Thank you Lord that we have great car insurance 

and they are covering everything and even waiving our deductible.

God is in control of the final out come.

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The last two months Derek has been experiencing 

some health issues.

After being on medication and antibiotics

with no prevail he had to have an abdominal

ct scan and an ultrasound.

This week we got the results. He has an ulcer

in his small intestines that may require a surgery.

They are also keeping him on he antibiotics

to see if the other issue will go away.

He will have retesting at the end of May.

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Now the last few evenings I have been a little crampy.

This morning I woke up at 5 am with pretty bad cramps.

After tossing and turning for an hour I got in the tub

to try and relieve some of my pain.

I was in there for about an hour.

Finally I woke Derek up crying in pain and exhaustion.

He rubbed my lower back until I fell asleep.

Two hours later I woke up in even worse pain.

I came downstairs bawling and Derek tried his

best to help me. 

I have never "gone" into labor.My water has 

never broken. I dunno what it feels like.

I just cried on my hands and knees till around 11:00.

Finally I called my doctor who told me to go to the

hospital asap which of course sent me into

a panic. I don't even have my hospital

bag packed!

Turns out I was so extremely dehydrated that my 

body was trying to get fluid from my uterus which 

made me have some contractions and heavy cramping/back aches.

After lots of I.V. bags most of my discomfort went away.

They monitored me for hours and thought my contracting

was mild enough to go home.

The baby is fine. Me and Derek are physically and mentally exhausted.

But in the end our bun is still cooking in my oven and that's

the best news.

So peeps can you send lots of prayer our way. 

We would appreciate it!

Pregnancy Update

I have  5 weeks until I deliver.

Symptoms of late pregnancy:

-fire breathing heartburn

-not sleeping

-cramps that kill

-bladder the size of  a raisin

-horrible back aches

-extreme tiredness

-moodiness that worsens in the evenings

- anxious nesting that requires a long to-do list

I officially gained 8 lbs.

I really like  hanging out in comfy dresses.

MiKayla loves kissing my belly.

Daniel feels so big I'm not sure how he can

get any bigger.

The birth plans go like this:

-Gramma and Aunt Wendy flying in the day before c-section

-Celebrate Kylie turning 5 with a ninja turtle party

-go to hospital at 5:30 am and have him at 7:30 am

-stay in hospital for 3 nights

-bring baby home. YAY :)

Yeah it's Delicious....

Last march (2012) I decided that I wanted to put the 

word Delicious in my kitchen.

Everybody has EAT and YUMMY.

I like to be different.

 Yes, I realize this word is super long.

Who would have thought I could be patient enough 

to collect the letters one at time.

All I had in mind was the colors I wanted to stick with,

the place I needed them to fit, and that I wanted them 

all to be different sizes and styles.

Aren't they delicious!!

I did paint a few of them,

but mostly I just had to give them a good clean up.

not that easy to get a good photo....

And of course the hubs did all

his precise measuring and hanging for me.

Thanks babe ;-)

He did assure me that everything

that comes out of our kitchen is

delicious :)

What's Going On Around These Parts

I have officially entered the 3rd trimester.

Had an ultrasound this week to check on 

the growth of Daniel.
He is doing great and getting sooooo big!

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Our 8 year old dog has grown more

protective of me and the girls.

It's his natural instinct. 

He does it every time I'm pregnant.

This time around we have another male adult

in the house which has been hard.
He gets confused on wanting to "protect" me/girls
and his normal behavior.

(don't let the sleeping fool you- he is super vicious )

He really thinks that my brother waiving the wii 

remote near me or him putting his cell

phone in my face is threatening.

In a short time he will be less anxious

and all will be back to normal.

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Personally I am feeling a TON better.

My energy comes and goes but I have 

not been sick.

My crafting mojo is coming back

which means I am working on my checklist.

I have been painting up a storm.

This dresser was gold and cream. Derek removed 

the top two drawers and added wood for our 

cable box ,dvd, ect.....

The stuff on the bottom is kids toys they just put it there :)

More random stuff I painted.

New old window I got for free with burlap wreath.

I painted three old gold mirrors I got at the flee market for $2.50.

I cut out Shine with my cricut and wrapped canvas with fabric.

Then I ironed the letters on with that no-sew stuff.

Those who are wise will shine as bright as

the sky, and those who turn many to

righteousness will shine like stars forever.

Daniel 12:3

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I am extremely nesty which means

closets are getting cleaned out.

I am purging the house and throwing out 

clothes and other things we don't need.

My husband and children are used to it.

The other day Kirstin came home from school

to find that her room had been hit by a tornado.

She asked if I was having another crazy day :)

Plus I'm scrapbooking lots and
putting Daniel's room together.

Another Edition of Funny Kid Conversations

Kylie: " mom when I get older I'm gonna get married "

me: "and your gonna have babies?"

Kylie: "no mom, we're gonna

 play ninja turtles with masks and swords"


Derek sarcastically:"are you gonna grace us with your presence?"
Kirstin: "who said anything about getting presents!"

Me: "Kylie why are you pushing all my buttons today!?!"
Kylie:" What buttons?"

Kirstin: " Mom was there ice-cream when u where a kid"
Me: "no i must have been born before the dinosaurs"

Me: "what's all over your leg?"
MiKayla: "color"   (pen marks)
Me:"who did that"
MiKayla:" the baby"
Me:"what baby"
MiKayla: "the baby in mamma's tummy"

Kylie: "Kaveri has a nipple"
Me: "everybody has nipples"
Kylie: "Kaveri has a nipple on her face"
Kirstin: "she means pimple mom"
Me laughing: "that's a bug bite"


Kaveri in bed:"i don't wanna go to school.It's cold and I'm tired."
Kylie:"but Kaveri, your gonna see Isabella and Logan and
 that guy that stares at you and that guy that picks his boogers & eats them"

Kaveri walking by Kylie: " Kylie I just tooted on you!"

MiKayla about 100X a day: 
"Don't ever do that again"
"Don't ever say that again"

William: "when I clean the tub do i have to lift up the no slip mat?"
Me giving him the really eyes : "um yeah, we clean under rugs around here"
William: " aw man"

Emma: "you want an apple"
Kirstin:" I like apples I just don't like to eat them"

Snow Day #2

So two days after the first big snow 

we got maybe another 6(ish) inches.

After lunch we headed out to play.

Derek attached suspenders to my snow pants b/c I had to

 leave them unzipped.

Daniel was a toasty bun in my oven.

 MiKayla finally braved the cold and then ate the snow off the bushes.

Snow angels

The way it sits on the bushes and trees is beautiful.

My lovely ladies.

I love the snow, I only wish we had our cousins to play with.

First Big Snow At the End of 2012

The day after Christmas we had a pretty big snow.

Somewhere around six inches
maybe more I'm not sure.

MiKayla decided she didn't like the cold 

and insisted on sitting on the front porch.

Then she feel asleep and I wrapped her in a blanket

but left her on the porch so I could hear her.

Derek built a serious snowball bunker.

Mom and Dad against the kids!