Can we just go one month

without something major happening?

My morning started out quite nice. I had an hour long massage at 9 and then a manicure and then a haircut. I came home and hung out with Mags and Liam while Bob took Lorelei and Molly to McDonalds. Then I took Mags back to the hairdressers to fix my hair and then to the grocery store.

While I was at the grocery store, I got a call from Bob saying, "You need to come home now! Liam is choking on something and I can't get it out. He can still breathe, but just barely." So I left the cart, ran Maggie to the van and sped home. While I was pulling into the driveway, Liam finally choked out the butterfly pendant that he'd had lodged in his throat for the past 10 minutes. Bob said he'd actually stopped breathing for 20 seconds or so. I held him for a while and he was pretty lethargic and gurgley, so we decided I should take him to the clinic to get checked out. After we'd been there an hour, he started to perk up and the doctor said he looks ok, although his throat will probably be sore for a few days.

All my morning relaxation, down the drain!! But I'm so grateful to have my baby boy. All the way home I was praying, "God, please protect my son. Please let him get the object out by the time I get home." And God answered exactly that! :) The girls were pretty scared, so I'm hoping they've learned a bit of a lesson about picking up their small things...

About my hair. She got about half of it right the first time and I had to get her to fix the other half. It looks ok now, but it's at least 1/2 an inch shorter than I would have liked. Oh well, it will grow. And it will be a while before I need another hair cut! :)

ttfn. Bob's at the store and I have a date with Captain Picard.

Just one of the reasons I hate winter... we need to move south.

I suppose I hate snow because I'm lazy. My main reason for hating it is because it creates a lot of extra work. Of course there's plowing and cleaning it off cars and such, but there's also cleaning up all the puddles and other stuff you drag in the house because your shoes are wet. There's getting bundled up to stay warm, which makes you bulky and your kids bulkier. There's boots and things to stay dry - which require carrying other shoes along (or just leaving your boots on, which leaves puddles and crap all over the floor). With kids, very young ones anyway, it's just brutal. I have a hard enough time keeping the floor clean enough for Liam to scootch around on without all the pine needles and dirt and wet dragged in by the snow. And the older girls, of course, want to go out and play, but that means getting them dressed (which sounds simple, but it's a big long process with the extra layers and the bulky snow suits and the hats and the scarves and the mittens and the boots) and then trying to keep an eye on them through the window. And most of the time, if they fall, they can't get up because they're too bulkified. And if the older girls go out, Lorelei will want to go out, which means I have to go out and then what do I do with Liam? Once I can get them all dressed and send them outside by themselves for an hour or so, it won't be quite so bad. Once they're not crawling on the floor and putting things in their mouths, it won't be so bad. Right now, it's bad and I hate it. I didn't even mention the extra laundry. Snow is pretty while it's falling and for about an hour or so afterwards, but then it gets all melty and slushy and dirty and ugly. And then it refreezes and it's hard and slick and still dirty and ugly and the piles just sit around forever looking horrible. And, on a personal issue, our backyard is a huge mess because it never got cleaned up from the last time the kids were out (not to mention the fact that we have our horrible 1/2 torn down porch and dilapidated old dog barn and a pile of pieces from the porch just sitting there looking ugly). There's nothing that irks me more (actually, there is, but go with it) than new fallen snow making lumps and bumps on things that aren't supposed to be laying around. Ugh. I just want to crawl in bed until spring.

Funny

My kids think the word wax - as in ear wax - is plural for whack. So when I tell them they have ear wax in their ears, they think they have multiple little things. I was cleaning out Maggie's ears and she said "What kind of whack is it?" And Molly has said "How many whacks do I have in my ears?" It's quite amusing.

Posting just to post since it's been so long...

So, it's been a bit of a long while... I feel like my personal schedule has exploded with doctors visits and physical therapy and the like. Add Molly's school and the rest of the kids on top of that and I just don't have time or energy anymore. Not even to write. At the moment, Liam is asleep and the girls are watching a video. Yes, I know it's not even 10 in the morning, but I just can't do anything today. My hip hurts and I'm exhausted.
I MUST go to bed early tonight. There's nothing going on tomorrow, but I've not gotten to bed until after 1 just about every night this week. There's no excuse for that - it's just plain irresponsible and it has to stop!
I should do laundry today. I was so close to having it all done and then crapped out at getting things hung up. And it's already piling up again. If I can get it done before Saturday, maybe I can get it put away then.
Saturday morning I have a massage at 9 and then I'm getting my hair chopped off and then, if I can find a walk in place, I'm getting a manicure. I've been very good and have not bitten my nails off for about 2 weeks, which means they're pretty long. I think the supplements I've been taking are making them grow faster. It will be nice to have pretty nails again. I'm debating between something subtle - like a french manicure - or something like bright red. Guess we'll see what my mood is Saturday. I'm going to get my hair cut up to my head - off my neck, but hopefully it will still frame my face a little bit. I'm kinda nervous about it, but it's just hair and will grow back if I hate it. I've never really gotten a hair cut I HATED, although some were better than others.
I'm not losing weight fast enough. I'd really like to have a steady 2 pounds a week, but it's just not happening. I should have measured myself before I went on my diet because I have a feeling that information would be more satisfying. I just want to be skinny already! But... I never really will be because of my joey pouch... oh well. I'm old anyway - and married with 4 kids, so I'm not sure who I'm trying to impress.
Next Saturday (the 29th) we're going to put up the Christmas tree. I bought the girls their Christmas dresses last night. Now I just need to find something cute for Liam! Maybe I'll try Kohl's. Maybe I can tack that on to my spa day - or go out later with some of the kids or the whole family or something.
I'm really, really looking forward to Bob and I getting away for my birthday weekend. I feel like the kids are in a better place than they were the last time we went away. And Liam and Lorelei will both be here, so I think they'll sleep fine. I'm pretty sure Dawn is staying with them and they're both really comfortable with her. I'm not sure where the older girls are going (or if they're staying) but no matter what, I'm fairly certain they'll be fine. And then it's two whole glorious nights of sleep and two days of doing whatever with just Bob! :) YAY! We're going away for his birthday in September and I think I'm going to push for a 3 day/night get away instead of just two, since it falls over Labor Day and he won't have to take any more time off.
I really hope this coming year works out the way we want it to. We're expecting it to be easier than the past two years and it would be really nice if it were! I wish there were some way to win the lottery... I have it all planned out, if we would win. Lol. :) It's how I fall asleep at night.
Thanks to Dawn and the girls, I don't feel the driving need to clean up my house. They cleaned up the disaster that was our basement last night, so it's actually pretty stress free at the moment. I managed to get the dishes done last night as well, so there's only morning stuff up there.
I think I need to start wearing long underwear. I am SO cold these days! I cannot get warm. I wear undershirts all the time and socks too, but it's not enough. Right now Molly is sitting on the sofa wearing shorts and and camisole. I'd be convulsing with shivers if that's all I had on!
I need to schedule hair cuts for the girls as well. I'd like to get them done before I start taking their Christmas portraits. I wish had backgrounds to take pictures on. And a big light... I'll just have to take advantage of the sunny days from now until it's time to mail out cards. I think I bought Christmas cards to use for this year last year, but I can't remember. I need to go searching. I really hope I can get a decent Christmas photo of all 4 of them. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to get the individual shots - Lorelei being the wild card, as usual. But even after 8 months of practicing, they're still very hit or miss (usually miss) on all looking, all smiling. I need a Christmas miracle! :)
And I'm praying for a house next year (I think). One that meets all our pickiest criteria.
Maggie wants me to read. ttfn!