Doctor Visits and beating the heat!

Yesterday Chad took our three youngest to get a checkup. We were kind of fed up with the pediatrician we had been using, they kept me waiting for hours and ignored my concerns! So we decided to try the GP that Chad and I have been seeing for the last year or so. Apparently, Nathan is far behind on development and Speech (HELLO! I have been saying that forever, the doctor just kept passing it off as a phase!) and Raven is a little behind on speech. So we are waiting for our referral for a speech eval for both, next year should prove to be a very interesting school year. I am starting to feel intimidated, just a bit!





So today we decided to go out and get our minds off of all of it. Took the kids back to the splash pad at the park and even dig out the supersoakers and we all chased each other around with them. It was fun and a nice chance to cool off in the 112 degree heat! Tomorrow is supposed to be 114 so I think we are staying in!!!!





I am in the process of getting court stuff mailed off (gotta update the court once a year per the guardianship agreement) and getting my three youngest enrolled in the virtual academy. I am hoping this new doctor's concern will get the school to pay attention when I ask for him to be evaluated. I don't want Nathan to have to deal with the frustration that Ashleigh did!





Totally off topic, the mom that hosted the slumber party last week that the girls attended, sent me some pics. Here is one of me picking up the kids, wouldn't you know it, Mack was closing her eyes!!!!

Love and Hugs,

Mary

Our Busy Weekend!

Well, the girls attended their first official sleepover!!! I can't tell you how excited they were! They did call a few times (especially Mack!) and Mack did get scared and refuse to sleep for a while (next time she will be taking her nightlight!) but all in all they had a great time!

On Father's Day we all spoiled Chad! We let him sleep until 10:30 and then woke him up with breakfast and a card. Then we washed and detailed his truck while he vegged out watching golf. It was a good day.

The kids all got awards in the mail from school and I thought I would post some pics. Ashleigh and Mack made the Honor Roll!

Love and Hugs!

Mary

A Pool Party!!!!

Yesterday we went to our homeschool group's end of year pool party. A good time was had by evryone. We were all exhausted when we got home!!!!

We actually got Ashleigh and Nathan to join in the swimming fun! For those of you who don't know these two, this is huge!!!!! I could hardly get them in past their ankles last year, and to have them ask to get in with me let alone float on their own is a big milestone for them!

These two are just like Chad, FISH!
Neither Ash or Nay Nay would dunk their heads but frequently asked me to get their hair wet!

Is that a shark sneaking up on Nay Nay? No it's just Mack!

Fearless AJ jumping off the diving board BACKWARDS!!! That boy scares me sometimes!

Ray Ray just being his cute self!

My little diva lounging!

Hope you enjoyed!

Love and Hugs,

Mary

SCHOOLS OUT, SCHOOLS OUT, TEACHER'S EATING SAUERKRAUT!!!!

Today is the last official day of school for the year~ Yesterday we went to the last park day. Want to see what really happy kids look like????

Just wanted to share!

Love and hugs,

Mary

Are blogs the 21st century therapy?

Ok, folks, confession time. I am a blog adict! I love reading about other people's lives. It's like permissive voyeurism. It feels like a peek in their window even though they put it there!

I was in the midle of my little pity party about all the kids being sick and how it kinda cast a shadow over mother's day (it was good, but being sleep deprived and leary of any kid that looked like they might be feeling icky, it was a bit wierd!). When I happened to surf through some of my favorite blogs. One in particular got my attention. Another mom with far more children than I have is going through a particularly hard time. She opens her heart to the kids that have been somewhat forgotten and in the process of showing her love and giving them the life and family they most certainly deserve, they don't always know how to trust it and sadly she gets her heart broken.

WOW!!! What in the world am I complaining about????????

So I am gonna wear my newfound perspective like armor! When my daughter wakes up sick and asks me to scratch her back, I am not gonna focus on the sleep that I am losing, but be thankful that in a world where a child can't bring herself to reach out to her mother, mine is able to look to me for comfort. I am gonna be thankful for the six year old who shoots into my room at night because he is afraid of the lightning because there are children out there who have been so hurt and tossed aside that they don't feel like they have any champions to brave the scary weather for them.

And I am gonna fall to my knees and thank GOD every night that he blessed me with these seven souls to love and learn from!

So I ask you, am I the only one who finds solace and lessons in the ramblings of a blog? I really think it's therapeutic, like stepping into another person's mind for a second and imagining how life could be given different variables. I am grateful to my internet therapists, who unknowingly brought me peace at a time when I thought was so trying and showed me that this too shall pass! I only wish I could do the same for them!

Hugs!

Mary

I am sick of sick babies!!!!

Time for a rant! I haven't slept eight hours in a row in over two weeks! I am lucky if I get two hours in a row! Over the course of the last few weeks a plague has hit our house and won't let up on my kids!

We are dealing with the stomach flu. I currently have one recovering, one "sort of recovering" and two down with it. The kids don't want to lay down and I am a walking zombie! Thinking of spending the few hours I have of coherent time today scrubbing the house and getting the germs out.

So any prayers you can send my way are appreciated. I am seriously hoping the sickies end soon!

The End of The School Year is Six Weeks Away!

Here is a virtual yearbook I created for the kids!

Enjoy!