The Halloween Scene

It's 9pm on all hallows eve...the kids are in varying stages of their sugar highs.  The tween is passed out in the reclining chair, the puppy is passed out in the papasaan .  The toddler is spinning in a circle singing, and the first-grader is already heading to bed (heard mumbling...I'm the only smart one in the whole family!) The "has been sick for a million years" boy is happily enjoying a tummy full of candy...not acid and mom and dad are facebooking and blogging the adventures of the night. All in all the perfect end to a fun night.

We live in what one could call an All American neighborhood.  You know the kind you imagine when you think about a midwestern "perfect" place.  Tonight we joined the masses of witches, gobblins, princesses and ghosts and trick or treated our way down Baker Street.  Moms and dad's pushing strollers with the littlest trick or treaters, dogs greeting each other on darkened corners, your favorite old couple dolling out ziplocks full of treats and telling your kids ( who are trying to be scary )that they still look like the same sweet boys they saw last year.  It's one of those feel good nights.  A night you can forget about  H1N1 , the financial crisis,  and making it through the winter.  Instead the quest is simple...see how many friends you can greet and how many snickers you can secretly consume.  And if I rate my night by those standards, it was definitely a winner.

 

The Road to Recovery??

This afternoon I had all my school aged children at school.  It was a miracle.  My Z-man is finally feeling better, I think.  I bit the bullet and took him to the MD on Wed.  The therory the MD gave was that these kiddo's who have been hit by a couple viruses in a row are getting this GI virus that "settles" in for a while and makes for a sore, acidic tummy.  He is on Zantac for a few weeks and hopefully that will help.  It has been a real parenting challenge.  Z is my high EQ kiddo who trends toward the dramatic.  He has a history of tummy attacks that have in the past been anxiety related, andso it has made diagnosing this bout that much harder.  I hate it when I have to question what my kids are telling me, but I also don't want the wool permanently pulled over my eyes.  Hopefully we are now on the road to recovery and we can get back to some sense of normal.  Thirty five days of sickness is too many!  The tips of my fingers are dried out and peeling from all the bleach I have cleaned with, my laundry has become a huge stack of "sick" laundry, and my paycheck is looking a little skinny this month given all the days mama stayed home.  Oh well, I guess when you choose to have a large family,  you take the joys and challenges!

On the puppy front, I am completely in love.  She is all puppy and is chewing everything, piddling on plenty, and can melt your heart with one look from her sweet little face.  I am such a sucker!  E has been gone the last two days and I decided that 4 kids and a new puppy are not complimentary to the single parent!  At least it wasn't dull!

We are looking forward to a weekend of fun...sectionals for the HS football team, trick or treating...fun fun fun!  Pictures to follow!

A puppy, the flu, what more can we do??

If you followed us over from the other blog, you know that it has been a rather sick time in our sandbox.  Today will mark day 32 (give or take)  of having someone home sick.  It has hit all of us except the littlest one which totally amazes me!!  We started with the flu that should not be named and then it morphed into tummy flu.  That has lasted the last 2 weeks and at least for the 9 year old is taking a very long time to get over.  He has missed another solid week of school.  I feel so bad for him!

I am a nurturer.  I LOVE to love, and care for, and pamper anything (well almost) that has legs and breathes.  Sometimes, this is a slight downfall...some may say I give my heart too easliy, and the chaos that is my daily life comes from this insane desire to love.  But it makes me happy...it makes me smile...and it fills my heart.

SO when you are stuck with in the walls of your home...your kids are sick, and you have just put your dear dog down...petfinder seems a great way to wile away some time.   This of course leads to a little more chaos...a spouse that shakes his head and smiles, and 4 kids that now have a new puppy!

SUnday afternoon in the midst of the first wave of flu recovery, we piled everyone in the car for a ride through the farm fields to go meet "Susie" (now known as Izzy).  She is a sheltie, beagle mix and soo cute.  She is 4 months old and full of puppy, but also snuggles well, and is a laugh a minute.  Other than the howling she does when kenneled in the middle of the night,  she is perfect.  (okay so it's only 2 days in..but so far so good!)

I best scoot... looks like I have 2 home today, so best call my new best friend, the school nurse, and let her know we won't grace them with our presence today!

Enjoy a little Izzy cuteness!

A new spot to settle into

Welcome to the new blogspot! Because our adoption journey is over and we have fully settled in to a family of six, I decided it was time to start a new place to chronical the tales of our brood.

Stay tuned for adventures, stories, and anecdotes from a life full to overflowing!