Sort of a quiet moment

The kids are outside eating their lunch, so I'm in here by myself at the moment. It's pretty warm out, although the sun isn't shining. It'd be nice if it would - it's been cloudy pretty much all week.
I've gotten some things accomplished today, but not a ton. At least this area is cleaned up, but the rest of the house is still a disaster. I got started on the laundry, but it will take me all weekend to get it done.
I'm waiting for Cathy to come to take me to get my hip MRIed. I'm not looking forward to it, because they're giving me a shot in it and that just seems yucky to me. :( Maybe she'll stay and hold my hand.
Gees. Lorelei must be tired because she's crying about everything.
ttfn.

It's 4:02 pm and I'm finally eating my breakfast.

Again

I spent the day in the hospital with a kidney stone. This time I have Ida on my side. She gave me a bunch of stuff that should dissolve it and then maybe I can avoid them in the future. I feel pretty crappy still from the morphine (to which I had an "adverse reaction" - I couldn't breath and my chest hurt so they ended up doing an ekg, ect.) and all the vicodin. Just when I thought my pain was gone and I was off pain meds! I also got something for my sadd, which I really hope works because it's really bad right now. I know it's worse because I'm stressed, but I really need something to be halfway functional at this point. I'm wondering if the post pregnancies, ect. is contributing. I really hope I don't go through any major depressions - I'd like that part of my life to stay in the past.
My house looks like crap. I feel like I haven't really done anything since we got back. I've been walking around in a fog. Once again Molly didn't get a lot of school done today. We have to really get into it tomorrow morning before I have to take Lorelei to the doctor's.
I'm too spacey to write.
ttfn.

So, it's been a while...

We're back from Granny's and, while I always like being there, we didn't really have that great of a time. Basically the kids were sick the whole time we were there and I got no sleep because of it. And the Internet connection wasn't good at all, so we're way behind in school. So far it's going ok.

I'm taking all the kids to the doctors in about an hour. A whole hour of Dr. Richards time! :) I'm not sure Molly is actually all that sick. I suppose if it were just her, I wouldn't be taking her, but since they're all sick and she's been sick for a week, I'm taking her for insurance. I'll have to wake up Liam... I hate waking up kids.

Maggie was up for over two hours straight last night, coughing so much she was throwing up. She must have thrown up a dozen times and then dry heaved more times than I could count. We're all pretty exhausted today.

I'm fighting whatever the kids have. I can feel it in my throat - I've felt it for the past couple of days. So far I'm ok, but I'm not holding my breath... maybe I should, it might help!

I learned how to make the world famous Granny Fruit cake while we were in Va. I guess it remains to be seen if I can duplicate it on my own in any fashion that resembles hers. Next I need to learn to make cookies. Then I can keep my dad happy.

The house is a disaster - was a disaster less than 24 hours after we got home. I hate that. And I've got a ton of laundry - despite the fact that I did laundry up until the day before we left Granny's. How does that happen? I did laundry every other day there and still had a bag full when we came home.

I want to get a manicure. My hands look awful. But I feel like it would be a waste of money - seeing how often my hands are in water for washing dishes and kids, ect. It probably wouldn't even last a day.

I hit my second (of 20) weight loss goals yesterday. It's fun to see it happening so fast, but I have to admit I'm getting really tired of the lack of variety in food. But the pain management makes it worth it too. I have an appointment with my specialist this afternoon and I think he's going to be excited. He's been trying to get me off sugars for years.

Well, ttfn. I have nothing interesting to write at all. I'm tired and nothing's going on. This week the focus will be Molly's school and then maybe I can get something done around here. It's a shock going from Granny's beautiful, open, clean home to this dingy place. And the lack of sunshine isn't helping either.

That's the other thing on my mind - I think I need some sort of mental help during winter. I just can't stand the dark.