The blog is a place I keep record of what goes on in our crazy lives. I don't share all the nitty gritty but think it is a close to accurate picture of our day to day. I don't want to complain or whine - how many times a day do I remind my children "Do everything without complaining or arguing" and "In all things give thanks" - so I try to see what I can be thankful in - in all things. Sometimes the only thing to be thankful for at the end of the day is...well, its' the end of the day and God is still good.
So at the end of this week I am SO grateful to have passed my classes this semester and to have graduation set for December 11, 2010 (12-11-10)!! Yippee!! Thanks to everyone who has been so supportive this semester. I'm so grateful to my Mama for her help with the kiddos on Monday and Tuesday - the kids loved spending time with her and I loved having her here. AND I'm grateful to be able to celebrate mother's day weekend with my two kiddos - love them and love being their mama!!!
There are a few things that have happened this week that are inconvenient - truly just inconveniences and I sit here (during rest time while my children listen to books on CD) and I'm really laughing. I know everyone has weeks like this - everyone has things pop up in their lives that aren't fun or pleasant and are time consuming - so here are mine for the week.
1.My computer crashed 12 minutes before I was to take an online exam
2.Minor rear-ending while I was stopped at a red light
3.No A/C because it decided to stop working (hopefully by Monday it will be fixed)
4. Lucy has lice.
Yep, lots to do fix all of this -
3 hours at the computer repair place
1-2 hours waiting for the police report and insurance confirmation with the wreck (fortunately no one was hurt and the other guy was easy to deal with since it was totally his fault)
6-8 hours shampooing and picking out lice/nits from Lucy's hair
1-2 hours ironing all furniture and mattresses, flat ironing Lucy's hair
4-5 hours washing all linens, clothes, pillows, cloth-like items,
bagging all stuffed animals, play clothes and non-washable items,
reassuring Lucy that the bugs in her hair are gone,
checking and rechecking Samuel for lice
wondering where we got the lice and feeling gross that we got it (but I know anyone can get lice - it's not from being nasty - just hard to remind myself of that).
Several hours of picnics and playing outside to spend time with my children and escape all of the above.
I'm really grateful that I think we are rid of the evil louse. The doctor says after 24 hours after treatment with no return that they are not contagious. I'm still looking and cleaning and hope we are out of the woods.
OK - now a funny story about the lice. Lucy was in the back of the van while we were driving to the library to return books - I was explaining that the bugs were all out of her hair but we were still trying to make sure there were no eggs because the eggs can hatch babies.
My sweet little girl wants a pet so badly - she said
Lucy "Mama, but baby bugs are so cute. Can I keep one for a pet"
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