I.Regret.NOTHING

don't look at me like that mom.

this is the most fantastic food I've ever tasted. Where has this been my entire life?

That was what Addison was saying tonight at dinner time. Even when she was hating getting her nose cleaned out because some how she managed to get spaghetti sauce up. her. nose. It was up her nose. But she never regretted her choice to eat the most delicious meal she's ever tried. It was adorable.

It's funny how adding more kids means adding WAY more work. I feel like I got so much accomplished this weekend and even got to bed early. But now the two that need the least amount of help and the least amount of attention are back and house is in disarray (but the kitchen is clean...yay for tiny victories) and it is past 11...I'm still up. O how I would have loved to have been in bed at 9PM. O well...maybe tomorrow, but I won't hold my breath.

I love you and I really miss you a lot! Like a lot a lot. I feel like these next few months cannot go by fast enough.
Have a great official first day at your new job my love! I love you so much! Good Night

house

That pretty much sums up my day. We didn't leave the house. We only went outside to walk the dog. It was nice to spend the day with just Addison. Not having anything else to do, we played and talked all day long. I got laundry done, and the kitchen cleaned, even the fridge got cleaned out (it's the small victories that make me happy). Only thing that sucks about the kids being gone and no food in the fridge is...Cheerios for dinner. HA!
But it feels good to want food again. But my head hurts so bad still. It eased up some after I had a little caffeine. But not much. Enough to make it tolerable. It hurts worse when I bend over to pick something up. But I am 80% me...yay!

So....ummmm.....Lily doesn't want to cheer anymore :(
I told her she has to finish out this season and she doesn't have to do it anymore. We had a nice long talk about it. She said it was fun, she used to have fun. Now....they've sucked all the fun out of it and it just sucks.
OOOOOOOOOO the words of an adolescent. They're so eloquent with their words.
I was hesitant for her to do to this. I had a feeling this would happen. I did not expect it to be as intense as it is. But I knew it was a different world from pop warner. I tried to warn her, I tried to tell her it was going to be so much more work. But honestly (and I don't think it is HER coaches) I think how rough the choreographer and apparently one of the other coaches chimes in on our girls but those 2 people are the ones I tell you talk very ugly to the girls. I haven't seen them talk ugly like that to our girls, but I have seen them talk ugly to the other squads. You know Lily, if someone talks ugly to her they are not going to get anything positive out of her. Mattie was telling me a couple days ago that it was really bad at Annabelle's tumbling lesson. Apparently they told a heavier girl that her body type does not allow her to do the same types of things as skinny girls can do. It looks different when they do it and when you do it.
 OMG! I would/will be so angry if I find out that anyone talks to my child like that.
After watching those two coaches, IF Lily does decide she wants to continue with competitive cheer...we will be shopping and auditioning for new cheer teams. She won't be with Davis again. It takes a lot for her to hate something the way she now hates going to cheer. Someone broke my sweet baby and her new found love...

I hope you had a good first day.
Have a good day today! I love you so much!
I cannot wait until you are here and I can actually talk about things like this. Goodnight my love.

This Week...

What can I say about this week besides I survived! I lived and so did all of the children. No fatalities over here. Woo Hoo!!!

Today was better than just about every day this week. I am feeling pretty much better. Still just have a really bad headache, it has to be because I am dehydrated. We over slept but everyone got to school on time.

O MAN! So I got a call from the school nurse today. I missed it because the ringer on my phone is always off (I've got to change that). Anyway it was right before school let out. I tried to call her back but there was no answer. So I called the kids' dad and told him I just missed a call from the nurse just so you know when you get the kids. He said I know, I just got off the phone with her. Christian hit his head in class, she said he seems ok but he'll need to be watched for a few hours. So I hadn't taken the kids' clothes to their dad's house yet because I really just wanted to go home this morning. So I took their clothes over later. I asked Christian how his head was and he moved his hair...OMG! The bump on his head is HUGE! HUGE! Poor thing! I cannot believe he was able to hit his head that hard at school. But he said it was playtime and he was being kind of crazy.  But poor guy, he said he didn't cry. I would have. 

Have a good first day! I love you! Have a great day! I miss you so much!!!

 just sittin here like a big girl with my toys.

 watching the Today Show lol

 It's ok mom don't help me stand...take your picture first.

 She loves her dog :)

I love this face! It looks like a mix between baby duck face, and the people's eyebrow.
She does it all the time. I love watching her make this face.

Stray Dogs...

So the back of the neighborhood has a new friend. She is a super pretty blue pit. I saw Jenna with her earlier so I asked her if she needed help getting it home (thinking it was theirs) she said no she's got it and she skips away with this collarless dog following behind her. NOPE! Stray! Now we have a big blue pit walking our street. LOL. Dammit Jenna.
I was mainly concerned about taking Whiskey out because she loves everyone and runs up for you to love her. But Whiskey will not want to love her...he will want to eat her face off. However, I was able to take him outside without any issues. So no problem.

O and Vanessa said on FB that rumor has it that poor sweet girl's puppies were dropped somewhere. That makes me angry. It is supposed to freeze! Her babies are going to die. That makes me hate people.

So speaking of hating people. HA! JK. But seriously.
The kids' father FINALLY text me...at FOUR wanting to know if they kids still wanted to come over? Well...DUH of course they do. So he came and got them shortly after that and they are getting to spend the night with their father. Which they were happy about. So mom and I had dinner together, since our St Augustine plans got changed at the very last minute.

I cannot remember if I told you or not that Addison's 2 top teeth are almost in! It is exciting stuff. She smile Sunday and I saw them.

But I am feeling o so very sick, so I am going to bed 20 minutes earlier than usual. LOL.
I love you! Have a good day!
I miss you soooooooo much!

Eternal Summer

So that Florida weather everyone has been griping about all Christmas is welcome to come back at any time! Well...I don't know...maybe a few more days of colder weather would be nice. But it is cold. BRRRRRR!!!
So I am not sure if I injured myself or slept wrong or it is the weather. But when I got up this morning my knee and my hip hurt so bad I could barely move. It hurt all day today. It wasn't as tight as it was when I first got up but it was sore all day long. So then...on top on feeling sick...I have a "pimp limp" LOL!

Luckily school doesn't start back until Wednesday! WEEEEEE!!!!! Hopefully I can get myself back together by then. Poor Mason....I made everyone kind of veg today so I could rest and about the time I fall asleep Mason is in my face. "I'm Bored...Are you sick? Why are you sleeping?" LOL. I said I hope I'm not sick but it sure feels like it.

So I got to use my Christmas present from mom tonight! I. AM. SO. EXCITED!!!! I haven't shown it to you yet. I kind of gave her some hints of things I wanted and I think she did a fantastic job!

I got to make beef stew in my/OUR new cast iron dutch oven.....WHAT!!!!!! It was pretty yummy. Everybody ate everything. Addison had two plates. Christian liked it so much he didn't even question the HUGE mushrooms, just gobbled it down and then ate all the juices. Lily ate everything except 3 mushrooms. She was fine with them until Christian said "are those big black things mushrooms?" ummm...yes, why? "O I didn't know. They tasted like the meat"
Then Lily got all weirded out and wouldn't eat them.

It was funny watching Addison eat. This is the first meal she has had with that much "flavor". I usually leave most of her foods pretty plain. She even ate the meat.

I don't think I am going to go to the gym tomorrow. I feel a little cruddy and I HAVE to go Tuesday....super early. So I may take a lazy day. One thing I am really not looking forward to in the next couple weeks is all the "new year's resolutions" people. I think that makes me a horrible person for feeling that way. But seriously on Wednesday the line to join was out the door....out.the.door! RIDIC!

Anyway I am going to bed. I still not feeling well. I love you baby! Hopefully we can talk to you today! Goodnight!

Cold or...

Nope...that would be a fever. GRRRRRREEEEEEAAAAAAATTTTTTT!!!!!!! The ONE weekend I get all of the kids and I am getting sick. Luckily it still feels minor, but no more Nyquil for me. I just took some Dayquil. Hopefully that will help with the fever.

Addison stayed up so late tonight, she got furious every time I tried to lay her down. Well I only tried once then I decided to just let her play. She was still going strong when I made a new bottle. Once she filled her little belly she was out. Thank goodness!

Poor Chester runs from her. Chester is in trouble when she finally figures out this crawling stuff. It is funny to watch them. Addison screams with excitement and Chester gets this look on her face of sheer terror. HAHA! I have to hold her down so Addison can pet her. She is so good because she doesn't bite or scratch.

Not sure what else to write tonight. I am not feeling well and we got to talk super late which makes me happy. Sucks we lost our call though. It feels so much better now that it is actually the year you will be back!

Anyway have a good day my love! I love you so much!!!

Welcome 2016

Today was a fairly good day. We ate lunch here...the kitchen still has dishes that need to be washed :( tomorrow. Then we went to my sister's house for the rest of the day. The kids had a lot of fun. We learned that Lily likes oysters, plain oysters too no hot sauce nothing. Just an oyster. Christian and Mason were too scared to try them.

Lily stayed the night at my sister's house again. Christian was devastated, he wanted to stay so bad. So the boys' are having a movie and slumber party/sleeping bag night.

 I am not staying up with them. LOL. I started their movie, told them goodnight and not to stay up too late. I am tired. I can't hang with these kids. They're probably both asleep already though, they seemed exhausted. Mason almost fell asleep in the car.

This is what happens when boys take over your house. There are action figures EVERYWHERE!

I just love watching her sleep. Sometimes I think I am not sure how I ever survived the other kids sleeping in their own bed without one of these. Then I remember, o yea we co slept and then I just slept in a bed in their room. THAT'S how I survived.

Well I hope you have a good day. I love you!