Wednesday, February 25, 2009

How is it that babies are born?


Lydia: Hey Mama, I have a baby in my tummy.

Me: You Do?

Lydia: Oh, yes. It is a sheep.

Me: Oh, wow!

A few minutes later.....

Lydia: Oh No!! My Egg is crackin' up! Here comes the sheep!

Me: Laughter

Friday, February 20, 2009

Rushes of my life: Morning

7:20 Wake-up to Lydia coming in my bed and kissing me with her licks. (Rosi is already awake with Ric).
7:20 Ric leaves for work. Rosi comes to the side of my bed yelling "Up, Up". So....I get up.
7:22 Wake-up Sophia with a "Good Morning Song". Lydia and Rosi join me. I pick out the girls clothes as Sophia takes forever to get off her bunk. She is chattering about something.
7:24 I start walking out the door...Sophia screams at me to wait, wait, wait. (A tradition that Sophia does--she wants to walk down the hall together every morning). She stands there crying because I did not wait.
7:26 The beginning of getting girls dressed. This becomes a long process.
7:27 Tell Lydia to take off her night night pull-up and go potty. Lydia wanders down the hallway. Rosi goes to bathroom to take out all the hairties out of the drawer.
7:28 Sophia has yet to do anything except dance and sing. Remind Sophia to stop dawdling and get dressed.
7:30 Where is Lydia? Sophia decides she needs to go potty and only has half of her clothes on.
7:33 Still trying to get girls dressed
7:35 Sophia is about finished getting dressed....Rosi has managed to bring out toys from everywhere and wants to play with Sophia's new make-up kit.
7:36 Tell Lydia to get her shoes on
7:36 Fix breakfast for Sophia---she still does not have her socks on. Lydia no shoes.
7:40 I get dressed. Tell Lydia to brush her hair. She wants it messy and does not want to brush it. Rosi gets the magnetic letter box and brings it into my bathroom and dumps them everywhere. Sigh.
7:50 Brush Sophia's hair and put it in ponytail. She cries because the brush hurts. I remind her that they did not put the right brushes back into the drawer, so this is the only brush that was available. And yes, it hurts. Bummer! Remind Lydia to put on her shoes.
7:51 Lydia decides to comb her own hair. Still no shoes.
7:51 Sophia can't find her snack bag. I say, "Bummer --no snack today". She was not happy about that. She starts to complain that she needs a snack or else she will starve!
7:55 Warning! I am heading out the door. Lydia has now managed to get the comb wrapped in her hair and she is screaming. I try to get it out, but will have to manage that task after we get back home...it is really stuck.
7:58 Lydia no shoes. Sophia finds snack bag and gets her own snack. I load Rosi into the car.
8:00 Sophia is in the car now but upset at me because I did care about her snack bag. I told her it was not my responsibility. Lydia does not have shoes on.
8:01 I tell Lydia I am leaving and close the door. I start the car. I hear loud crying. Lydia FINALLY has her shoes on---with a comb stuck in her hair. Poor baby.
8:05 Loaded with all the peeps in the car and headed for Sophia's school
8:05 I discover there is a TON of trash in the van. I can't stand it and start gathering papers and trash to throw away. The both start crying because I took the "bear pictures" they had colored for Papa. I told them it had gross stuff all over it...it was going in the trash.

It does not stop there.

8:08 Lydia is not happy because she does not have a "baby" to hold in the car.
8:10 Sophia now has a massive amount of snot all over her face and is gagging. (I wanted to gag too). There are no kleenex tissues in the car (because she used them all). I am driving. With one hand I manage to get the wipes out of diaper bag and throw them back to her while she continues to have snot all over face and gagging. Lydia is helping by saying very loudly, "Ewww, Gross Sophia! Gross". Rosi adds into the hype by yelling. She is not upset...she just likes to yell.

8:20 I love you Sophia have fun at school!
8:22 Lydia does not like the music and wants a new song. NOW! Rosi is still yelling.
8:40 We get home. Take the comb out of Lydia's hair and then breakfast for all. Smoothies and cereal.

PHEW!

Monday, February 16, 2009

A Pathway to Healing


I met via phone conference with my certified nutritionist/homeopathic Doctor yesterday. After the phone call, I felt like just crying and crying as a release of all the emotions that have been trapped inside me this past few years. I am VERY excited to get back into health and I am VERY happy to be working with my Doctor. He has been such a blessing to my life in the way of health.

I got my "protocol" of what I will need to do in order to heal.

Restrictive Diet
Herbals
Supplements
Detox/Cleansing

So, the next few days I will be going through all of the information and digesting it ---figuring out how to adapt these HUGE changes in my life.

Thankfully, I have been through this before (just not with 3 kids) and I am not at a total loss as what I have to do. The biggest challenge is just getting on that path and taking one step at a time. Each step I take, I walk in the embrace of my Lord Jesus.

I felt like it was a little bit of sunshine for me the past few days. I am on that path to healing. I am finding joy in the midst of it.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Ill

I have been trying to get a post up. But, this past month has been difficult.
Right now-- I am suffering from a Crohn's flare-up. I was diagnosed in 2000 and this has been the first major flare-up since then.

I have been mainly in bed or lying on the couch ---trying to rest as much as possible.

I am frustrated because I have a house that is a complete mess, projects left un-done, laundry that is piling up....and my babies needing their Mama.

I would really love to have the energy to put forth more effort into blogging. I really love doing it...but....here I am curled up against my pillow mostly.

I hope to return soon. Please keep me in your prayers.

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

String Cheese Art

Lydia is a very creative child---especially when it comes to food. She LOVES to play with her food. No matter how many times I have instilled good princess eating behavior...she continues to marvel in playing with her food.

Well, sometimes I just have to laugh.

She had another epiphany in her latest artistic creations. Now, if you saw this in an art museum ---would you not see a price tag of at least a couple grand?
Trust me. I think this kind of Art is going to catch on quickly.


String Cheese Art



Yes, she used String Cheese as her medium for her new artwork. Creative!
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