Little sneak

Since Chad and I have been sick, it seems my girls are testing their boundaries to see if they have changed. The boundaries have definitely changed for minor things, but the major ones like meal times have not. Pooky bear today has been really wanting ice cream, but we said she could have it after lunch. To which she replied early this morning, "can I have lunch now?" What a girlie.

My stomach is acting up huge today, but she still makes me laugh so much!

Owe!

Saw this and thought I'd share

This was taken at Pooky bear's soccer game in January. My little monkey definately has Rider Pride! (as an FYI- Pooky bear's team are called Timbit Riders)

Rainbow

I am finally starting to see a break in the clouds where one day soon a rainbow is sure to appear! I am still nauseous, but I am able to hold food down. The Dr thinks it is the Rhoda Virus which takes a week to ten days to get out of your system. I just caught little monkey's cold, but it is actually better compared to the virus I am still working on. It sounds bad because I have 2 viruses in my system right now, but I know a cold does not last that long and I am on day 8 of the Rhoda virus (which means only around 2 more days to go). At this point I am just praying it does go away because otherwise I have to go for more testing. But at least I will know what is going on.

Chad's and my wrist are still sore. I had x-ray on my wrist and I see the doctor next week to determine what to do, because it is still in a lot of pain, my Dr thinks it may be a ligiment problem which will mean a specialist. I am actually relieved to know this because I am on the road to recovery then, yeah for me! Chad gets his pins out second week in March, he can't wait to get a normal cast.

Little monkey is almost over her cold and Pooky bear is doing well too. They are awesome little girls! They have been able to make me smile so much these last few days, it is what I needed.

In other news, I am pleased to announce my friends Scott and Candace had their baby yesterday! Her name is Claire Andrea, she was born 8lbs 14oz and 21" long. Mom and baby are doing well. Scott commented to Chad that he was really tired and was looking forward for the 3 weeks off so he can sleep. Chad quickly informed Scott his sleeping will be on Claire's schedule, not his. I can't wait to be feeling better so I can see the little doll!

Update

We all saw the Dr. today, but not much was determined for me as more tests need to be done. Chad's hand continues to be very sore and he has come down with the flu now, joy! Little monkey has a cold, I am worried because her appetite is weak right now, fortunately we have an abundance of fresh fruit right now which is all she wants to eat besides her milk. Pooky bear is the healthiest of us all, but I am still worried about her because I know she is really worried about us. Crazy eh?

"Patience is a vurtue" - I am struggling with right this now as my pain tollerence is low and nausea level is high. I think I have had all I can take right now. All I want to do is stop throwing up, but I can't. All Chad wants to do is sleep, but he can't. I am ready for a break. My flag is up, and I'm begging for peace. I know when it rains it often poors, right now I am looking for the rainbow, of God's promise, after reminding me clearly that God is here.

It's funny because I know He is here, I saw it for the last two days from two women from my mom 2 mom group came and brought goodies of various kinds to help me out and also one offered some assistance in cleaning my house. I very much appreciate their generosity and kindness. It gives me that drive to look for the rainbow of God's promise.

I pray it comes soon.

A sum up of how our house has been feeling

Poor Pooky bear has been so worn out these past few days, she fell asleep on an old computer chair of ours! She has been more worried about how her Daddy and Mommy are doing, and we are trying our hardest to let her be a kid by playing play dough with her and other fun things kids like to do. It's completely worn her out! I know how she feels! Chad and I are worn out from trying to let her be a kid and stop worrying about us. All the tiredness from all of us was worth it!

I forgot

I forgot to mention Chad's surgery went well. He has two pins in his hands which means he can't use the hand for anything. It's one of those you don't want to know what would happen if he did use it. The pins will stay in until 3 1/2 weeks. After that he will get a normal cast in which he could at least hold little monkey again. It bothers him that he can't pick his girls up any more. We don't want to rick the pins moving.

More on just when you think...

I am not going to scream this time, just vent. I promise.

Warning: my writing is may not make perfect sense, I am too tired and drugged up to be worried about my grammar.

My Friday was really good, I babysat, went shopping for a few things, went out for coffee with a friend, came home and e-mailed a few other friends, then sickness hit me. my abdomen was in excruciating pain and I was nauseous....I won't get into the rest. So, needled to say I ended up in the e.r once again. I was had a bowel obstruction which I don't want to begin to describe what happens when you have one. I didn't get home until 12:00 p.m. the next day. While Chad and I were at the hospital my pooky bear had an upset stomach all night. She didn't become better until 7:00 a.m Saturday.

So, I missed my Mom's birthday, Pooky Bear, Little monkey and I were actually all sleeping when it started. We missed church because we are still all recuperating. Little monkey showed symptoms of having a cold when she woke up this morning. At least she is not having an upset stomach.

My house continues to be a disaster and we keep praying things will settle down. I am thankful for family day tomorrow, because we are in no shape to be having two extra toddlers for the day.

Right now I think I am going to make some tea for Chad and I. We will relax while my girls play in the living room.

"...so on the seventh day he rested from all his work"
Genesis 2:2

That is what we will do too!

Just when you think....

Just when you think things can't get crazier, they do. My husband broke a bone in his hand this afternoon, the same hand I fractured my wrist in. Him and I are the cute couple right now with matching splints and tensers. Only difference is he has to go for surgery tomorrow. CRAZY!

It was 10:30pm when we finally got home. Chad and I arrived at the hospital at 5:30p.m. Too bad we didn't go at 5:00 a.m in the morning when the e.r. is dead. Oh well. I haven't been able to find a babysitter for tomorrow for a surgery we have no clue what time they will book it for. Sorry for my venting, but ARGH! Things were hard enough with just me having a fractured bone in my wrist, now Chad. I am at a loss for positive thinking, even though I know God can get us through.

I keep thinking about how dirty my house is going to get, my wrist is already hurting to no end because I had to do the lifting Chad normally does. ARGH!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

O.K., now I feel better. Thanks for the vent/scream. I am going upstairs now to make sure Chad eats something now because he can't eat past midnight. Maybe tomorrow I will finish the book Q.W.P gave me in the waiting room. That would be a good thing, provided I find a babysitter.....O.k, I am not going to stress over this, God will work it out, He always does.

Yummy!

I did my first cooking show in front of my husband tonight and made this:

I thought I would share how yummy it looks (and tastes)

Enjoy! It is a Banana Split Pizza.

Can and can't

My cleaning has dragged into today, I am discovering what I really can do and what I really should not do but have tried anyway. In this case the, " Can't stands for Certainly Are Not Trying" does not apply because I tried all of these.


Cans and Can'ts:

Can - Sort laundry slowly, carry small loads downstairs using my hip and my right arm, dump the load in the wash etc. Who ever invented laundry baskets is a genious-especially the person(s) who invented the laundry basket with the curve in it for your hip. I am able to fold laundry too.

Can't - scoop litter. This is not a bad thing at all. However, I did try, but the tenser bandage ended up smelling like the litter box even though I did not touch it. This was a huge lesson in how to clean my tenser bandage and my splint which can't get wet. God Bless Febreeze and Pet and Oder remover with enzymes and good old fashion hand washing.

Can - make brownie with my husband, the after math left my tenser needing another cleaning though. Maybe it was a good thing I don't have an actual cast, I couldn't imagine how dirty it would get it!

Can't- open baby food jars, I forgot to remind Chad to open the jars before he went to work and I ended up opening one myself which was exceptionally hard. I needed T3's after that, not too mention an ice pack and Motrin. It was definately a reminder my wrist is not better.

Can - make food still by myself...I was very proud I made Shepperd's Pie last night, I had to use instant potatoes because I could not peel them myself, but it was good none the less.

Can't - Wash dishes, I am able to put most of them away, but washing is not an easy task. This is actually driving me nuts because although Chad has been washing dishes everyday, they are not all caught up because there are days (especially when I am babysitting) where there are two to three loads of dishes which need to be washed. I think I am going to go crazy by the end of the three weeks in my kitchen. I should also mention my husband is not too great at washing dishes either. He gets an "E" for effort, but he is not me. As much as I hate washing dishes, I am a perfectionist when I do wash them. Oh, to have a dish washer!

Can - sort papers, my problem is not doing this with 1 1/2 hands, it is actually getting the motivation to do this.

Can't - wash wash my hair properly, washing your hair with one hand is not easy, and it hurts too much to try and use my left. My husband, again God bless him for his efforts, can't help me wash my hair.

Can - delegate to the kids when to pick up the toys and tell them where to put them. This never was a problem before, the only differnce was if they put the toys in the wrong spot, I would put the toy in the right spot showing the kids where the toy actually goes. Now, I just accept any spot they chose, as long as it is put out of the way, I don't care right now.

Can't - I can't wait to have my wrist better!

It's been a while

Since I have lost a lot of my independance, I am going to try and see what I can ackomplish with one hand for cleaning. I love my husband for his efforts in cleaning, but I really need to try.

Here is a list of goals I have to try for this afternoon.

- dusting - this will be easy for the most part, I must take a reactine before I do this (it is a bad thing to dust with out allergy meds if you are *very* allergic to dust.

- sorting paper - I think I can do this

- laundry - this I will have to see how much I can really do with one hand.

- making a craft with the kids this afternoon. (this we will have to see)

- attempt to make brownies.

We will see how things work out.