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The sales are great. They have different things all the time. Today was juicy and I got a great track suit for a great price (though it was a frenzy to get it). Usually you want to log on the minute the sale starts if its a popular thing.

*I am not affilated in any way with this company. Just sharing the love.

Wordful Wednesday- motherhood

Being a mother has made me conquer many of my fears and find out I had ones I never knew I had. Like the fear of your child being sad, sick or hurt, or left out from a friend ,and many more but I digress. One of the fears I have always had was of surgery. I was terrified of the thought. The cutting. The recovery. You get the idea. You can imagine that 6 hrs into a difficult labor that being told you would need a emergency c-section was not easy for me to take. My reaction was so strong my doctor actually thought I was refusing the c-section. Which I wasn't because I am a mother and mothers would do anything for their babies. So I cried and then I did it. I was terrified. For my baby. For myself.

In labor (before the bad news)

Here I am with my newborn baby. He was safe. He was beautiful. It hurt worse than I imagined and the recovery was harder than I would have ever wished but oh was he worth it. Staples, Scars and pain invaded our first weeks together.

Little did I know that later I would have to give birth to high risk twins. Who couldn't be born any other way but c-section. That a surgery that once terrified me was the least of my worries and a day I prayed I could make it too, with two live babies. That surgery seemed easy to me then.

Yes, for me Motherhood is learning that I am stronger than I thought. I can do things I never imagined possible and that I would know love greater than I could have dreamed. Sometimes the thing or things you are most scared of bring the greatest blessings. While walking that road is often difficult getting to the other side is sweet indeed.


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Girls cruise

Day 1 and 2.  Getting ready to go on a trip like this takes a lot of work. With my mother in law ill and  Grandpa unable to watch the kids it took a lot of planning to make the trip happen.  At times, I’ll admit it didn’t seem worth all the effort but the minute I was alone at the airport I already knew it was.

Flying alone seems easy.  Luggage for one person is so much more manageable. Here we are getting ready to leave. The weather was beautiful!

Here we are all dorky for the drill before we left…

After we were off to sea we got dressed for dinner. The sunset that night was amazing.

 

The next morning we woke up and scouted out our perfect spot.  It was at the back of the ship and was designated “adults' only”.  The weather was amazing. We brought plenty of magazines and books so we were all set for a day of sunshine and relaxation.

  

   

This pool was freezing cold so I left the fun to them…

Yummy fruit smoothies…

 

One of the things I love about cruises is “sea days'”. I love the relaxed schedule. The good food. It’s just perfect! 

 

It was formal night at dinner so we got all dressed up to enjoy the food and fun.

My Dad came along to keep my Mom company because my mother in law could not join us. 

Next post we arrived in Cabo, Mexico!

September review…

Life has been crazy and I haven’t posted as often as I would like so we’ll do a little review of the little things I missed.

Not pictured… Lindsey started swim team again, and a drama class. She is enjoying fifth grade.

1-Jacob was king for a day at school. Mind you I found out the night before, and the day before a big surgery for my mother in law. It didn’t matter I found a way to put it all together and seeing his eyes shining bright when he came home made it all worth it.  I loved that he rode the entire way home with his crown on.

2-We saw the Scarlet Pimpernel. We bought the tickets a while ago and sadly Jan (my mother in law) and Lisa (my sister law) were missing. My two aunts joined in and it was a wonderful play! *note to self make the stranger take several photo’s sorry sis.

3-Alan got time out for a quick weekend and I do mean quick. He left on Thursday night drove all night, played Friday and part of Saturday and drove late into the night to return home Saturday night.  I am sure it was rushed as his Mom wasn’t doing well.

The went to the Rubicon in Sierra Nevada Mountains. They met up with all their high school buddies and their four wheel vehicles and did the trail.

4- Jet ski’s were sold and a rock crawler was purchased.  Can’t say I am jumping for joy over this one but Jacob sure is.

5-Soccer games. We have had a fun Soccer season w/ Jacob. Last game next Saturday.

 

 

6- September 26th. Leaving on my cruise… just waiting on my sister in law’s photo’s before my post.  Hopefully soon.

Most nights in September were spent on the run as we ate at the hospital for every single day for weeks with my mother in law.  It was hard as we were balancing so much.  Life has me feeling discouraged which makes it hard to blog. I am feeling a lot of weight from several different worries.   Recently this quote was shared at church and it really struck me

“Life is like a grindstone.  Whether it grinds you down or polishes you up is up to you” 

 

I hope with my current challenges (we all have them) I can choose to be polished.  I think lately I have been feeling ground down.

Corn Belly’s

The day after I returned home the kids were out of school and frankly driving me nuts.  My sister who is wonderful suggested and paid for my kids to go to a local corn maze and fall harvest thing.

 

 

There was so much fun stuff to do there and the kids had a blast.  I was suffering from “cruise hang over” which is feeling like you are still on the boat and it seems all movements are exaggerated.  Just jumping on the pillow things made me sick and I have never gotten motion sick ever.  I know… your not feeling sorry for me.  If your in the area, I highly recommend this place.

Howdy all

The day before my cruise I found out it was howdy day at preschool. The girls had been talking about it for a while but it didn’t hit me till I read a friends blog that it was the next day. Thankfully I she came to my rescue and supplied hats and bandana’s. I am not much a cow girl I suppose.  The girls were thrilled with their outfits and had a great time. They got to have a pretend camp fire, wagon ride and many other cowboy themed things.

I am so happy we have found such a great preschool!  They are always excited to go and are learning a lot already.

I'm home...

I'm home...
First off my mother in law came home from the hospital while I was away! Hooray. She has a lot to recover from but her confusion is much better and I see a light at the end of this tunnel, its dim but it is there. Hooray.
Me
I jumped right back into life. Which included soccer practice, soccer game, four days of kids out of school (hmm), The croup, a trip the Corn Belly's (a local corn maze), my birthday and more. My kids have done lot's of crying this weekend too.

My trip was Amazing. Relaxing. Wonderful. Can't wait to share that and my weekend but first I got to unpack, clean, and snuggle my sick one. Tomorrow.