Weekend is over :(

The weekend started out pretty rocky. I came home to a pretty sick household on Friday. My husband was dizzy and lightheaded. Every time he would stand he said the room would spin. By the end of the night, I wasn't feeling well, couldn't breathe and the beginnings of a serious chest cold began to set in.

I had class Saturday morning and needed Glen to get Caleb to basketball practice, plus he needed to take Tristan to sign up for racing. Not a good time for him to be getting dizzy and lightheaded.

Quick email to the instructor that I wouldn't be in class because my family and their health and safety is much more important to me. I took NyQuil and headed to bed early.

Saturday morning my husband was feeling better and I still felt yuck. He and Tristan were working on the "farmhouse" that Tristan got for his birthday. If you ask me it's a dollhouse, but whatever. He is building it so he can sell it to make money. We then took the boys bowling Saturday night for Tristan's birthday.

Logan
Caleb

Tristan

Tyler

After bowling, we decided to grab a bite to eat and since we were celebrating Tristan's birthday we let him pick. We ended up at Steak & Shake because he wanted a free dessert for his birthday. Little did he know that the free dessert came with strings...

Tristan was quite red in the face when he asked for the free sundae for his birthday and he ended up having the restaurant sing to him! It was hilarious!

Sunday, I worked on homework, helped Caleb finish a project for school and finished some laundry that I started on Saturday. Glen and I took Tyler and Caleb to Red Robin for dinner. This is the first time that either him or I had been there. It was pretty good. Massive sized burgers...but they come with a massive size price.

All in all, the weekend was good. I still don't feel great and am getting ready to take more NyQuil but I really enjoyed my family time.

Tomorrow is my dad's 71st birthday. What an amazing thing. I can't believe that my dad is 71!! He doesn't look it at all. My post tomorrow will be dedicated to him :)

Have a great night!

Shuttin' Detroit Down

I'm not a big John Rich (of the country duo Big & Rich) fan but I do like his new song "Shuttin' Detroit Down". It makes references to Wall Street, New York City Towns, DC and bailouts while farmers are auctioning off their ground. It hits close to home for me and my family.

With the economy going to pot, my husband has been unemployed for almost a year. His job relied on a growing economy and fuel. Fuel went up, economy stopped growing...job went away. We struggle every single day to survive. We are fortunate. We DO survive, he manages to find side jobs along the way, but I wonder how much harder it will get. How much longer we are going to be able to support our family on what little income I bring in.

So, this song is a hit with me. Take a listen. You don't have to agree. I just happen to like what it says.

www.johnrich.com

Friends w/o kids....

If you can't read this well, click on the picture - it should enlarge it.

I personally love what Carolyn had to say to "Tacoma". I am fortunate that any friends that I have that do not have children are completely understanding of my time - or lack thereof. But to seriously think that we do nothing....people must be oblivious!

Enjoy the article.

Quote of the Day

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.- Washington Irving

Prayers are needed

It's snowed again today....

Please keep the families of the ones that lost their lives today on I69 in your prayers. The snow came down so fast and hard that the accidents were horrendous. The picture below was taken from a traffic cam....my heart aches for them.

This accident was less than 10 miles from my house.

You can find more information about the accidents at the following news sites:

www.wthr.com
www.wishtv.com
www.theindychannel.com

Quote of the Day

To shorten winter, borrow some money due in spring.

- W. J. Vogel

Thankful

Yesterday was a pretty bad day. I think the stress of the last few months has finally caught up with me and my wonderful husband got the full force of it.

So, to counter my whiny, negative post from yesterday, I want to post things that I am thankful for.

I am thankful for my husband - I truly do not know what I would do without him. He is the other half of my soul. We are so connected to each other, it is incredibly scary.

I am thankful for my children - I love them more than life itself. There is nothing I wouldn't do for them. My life has never been the same since I became a mom and for that I am thankful.

I am thankful for my mom - she is beautiful and kind. I miss her everyday. I know that she loves living in Florida but if she ever gets bored with it - she can always come home. I know that I take for granted that she is just a phone call away but I miss her - especially when I have bad days like yesterday - but I miss her everyday.

I am thankful for my dad - he is one of the most generous people that I know. His heart is so kind and he is so full of love. There isn't anything that he wouldn't do for someone. I don't want to even begin to think of the day that he won't be here. I am thankful for every day that he is still with us.

I am thankful for my friends - I don't spend much time with them anymore and for that I am sorry. Life seems to get in the way of that. My friends are very important to me. They make me laugh, they listen, they care and they are there when I need them. I in turn are there for them. My friends, I love you and need to be better about keeping in touch.

I am thankful for past friends that I have recently gotten back in touch with. There is nothing like reconnecting and seeing what your friends have been up to.

I am thankful that I have a warm home. Some people don't have this and it's something that I take for granted.

I am thankful that I have a job. I get frustrated easy and tend to think I don't get paid enough (which I don't) but I have a job which is much more than many people have nowadays. For that I am thankful.

I am thankful for my God. Without Him, my life would mean nothing. He is my rock and salvation and keeps me centered. During good times and during difficult times He is there for me. I need to keep this first and foremost and by doing that I cannot fail.

I have so much more to be thankful for but this post has already turned out longer than what I had planned.

I will add one thing...I am thankful that my hair no longer looks like this! I wouldn't be able to afford the hairspray!!

I would love to hear what you thankful for!

Have a wonderful week!