The Simple Things

Each day, around 4pm, I'm making dinner, Kel's in the basement, still working, Caelyn & Gryfinn are playing (usually Sis is playing whatever Gryfi wants her to play! in the pic, he has Buzz & she has some Ninja guy) and the big boys are doing homework. (In the pic, Jarrod is helping Jayk with his Math). And I just love it. I love my family & these simple, every day things that we do. Life is usually so busy, going to practices & games, birthday parties & family get togethers, but its during these moments, seeing the kids working/playing together that I enjoy the most! They make all the chaos worthwhile!

ANOTHER GRYFI-ISM!

Today at school they did hearing & vision screenings on the kids. Kelly was asking Gryfinn about it and this was his response!

'I got a sticker cuz I hear good and I look good!' :)

Boy do I love this little guy! He just melts my heart!

For My Mom!

Today is my Mom's birthday. And I thought that today would be a great day to do a blog in her honor!





My Mom has been through a lot in her life (and one day I will go in to more detail). But even though she has not been dealt the easiest hand, she is still so full of life, love and laughter. She brings our entire family so much joy. All four of our kids just adore her so much, but so do all of her grandchildren. (She has 14 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren). And all of them just light up when she walks in the room. She has always been such a wonderful Mom. As a child, I always felt so blessed to have her as my Mom. Even as a teenager, when most of my friends were hating their Mom's, I still enjoyed hanging out with mine. Renting movies and snuggling on the couch with a bowl of popcorn was something we always enjoyed doing together. And I feel even more blessed that she is able to do that with our kids now. I don't know what we would do without her, she is such an important part of all of our lives.





I love you Mom. And I hope that today was a wonderful day for you.

WELL, hello there stranger....

Yeah, it has been forever since I blogged. The last thing was a picture of Gryfi from his 4 year check up. I have so many updates, so many pictures, so much to share. I just don't even know where to begin. And I am tired, so won't be doing much sharing tonight. Especially since Gryfinn has been fevering. It had me worried. At 4:15 his fever was 102.6, so we gave him some motrin. 1.5 hours later, he felt even hotter. I take his temp again, it is now 103.5. I get him to take a luke warm bath, and then check his temp again, and it is now 102.9. It has been 3 hours so we give him some tylenol. Finally, after almost 6 hours his fever starts to break. Now he is nice and cool, and sleeping soundly on the couch next to me. So, I really should be getting myself to sleep. I figure he will be up early. I sure hope it's not with a fever. I hate when the kids are sick. I just want to do whatever I can to make them feel better. And we are playing that game - do we take him do we not take him ~ is it strep is it just viral - UGH! I hate insurance companies!

Ok - I am off to try and sleep. I have scooted the love seat up next to the couch, that way I can maybe relax and get some sleep - Gryfinn is within reach so I can keep checking on him and making sure he's not fevering throughout the night.

Good night all, and enjoy your Labor Day (hopefully 3 day) weekend!

****Updated****
Took Gryf to the dr - it's strep. And we are STILL having a horrible time getting rid of his fever. I woke him up at 6 this morning to give him some tylenol cause he was burning up. We have been alternating the motrin/tylenol all day, and we even made sure with the dr that we are giving him enough (and we are) but his fever has not gone below 102 today. We are keeping him hydrated, and hoping that his 2nd dose of antibiotic will help. (Kel is taking his temp right now - it has been over 2 hours since he had motrin, and his fever has gone from 102.8 to 103.4 - damn it - why won't it work??)