Stress...just a little...

Just roll with the punches, just keep breathing, count your blessings... They are all very good, and I say them to myself and to others. I really do believe it...most of the time. However, occasionally a day comes along when you don't want to hear it (of course that is when you need to hear it the most). I just had one of those days. The Daddy blew the turbo in the semi and had to replace it NOW...on the side of the road...two hours from home! Lots of time and money later, he is on the road again. Of course, he knew it was going to have to be replaced soon. We were just hoping for a couple more months. Oh...and the tires that will need to be replaced soon...blew one of those too! He is safe and the truck is repaired, so I guess I am getting better at just getting to the instructions in the first sentence after all.

B is on the mend, although easily wiped out. She went back to school Monday, and it was a bit draining on her. Baby steps...as long as she keeps improving...see the first sentence again. Oh...and all that schoolwork she needs to make up...like trying to stay dry in the pouring rain!

A is doing well...just gets a bit annoyed by her dear siblings...alot the last few days. As she gets older, though, she seems to be better at turning it around. So very happy for that. D is being his silly little self...which helps to keep everyone smiling...most of the time. The exceptions being - helping himself to his sisters belongings, finding any chocolate in the house and devouring it before he is noticed, and shaking a can of soda and asking the Mommy to open it. Of course, the Mommy should have known better than to just open it! And C, he is at the difficult age of four...you know, where he is an authority on just about everything, and is the boss of everyone...! Now that I say that, they don't completely outgrow that, do they?

I needed to run errands today...post office...store returns...last minute Halloween school party items...pick up essentials, like diapers for D...I guess there is always tomorrow! Again, see the first sentence.

Isn't amazing though, that we usually end up accomplishing at least the required items on our list and making it work if we don't. Isn't that just what Mommies do?!

In trying to remain positive, at least this is all I am worrying about. I guess it is all relative. More on that on another day.

Have a great rest of the day...I know I am going too...somehow...I will...really!

Happy Birthday, B!

Yesterday was B's birthday. It wasn't her happiest celebration. She is sick. We went to the Dr. and found out she has pneumonia. Hopefully she will be up and running again soon. We will just post-pone the festivities. Grandma did give her a new Bobby-Jack monkey for her birthday, though. It did boost her spirits a bit. So, in the meantime B is laying low and has a few days away from school. Her class made her a card...it was so sweet. B is such a sweet girl. She has a kind and generous spirit (except, occasionally, with her brother), and is such a fun kid! She is a unique individual and continues to melt the hearts of The Daddy and I every day. She is thriving at school and has lots of great friends, too! We are so very blessed to have her in our lives. As with all four of our kids, God knew just which angels to send our way!

At the Dr.s yesterday, I told the Dr. that B was just a very sick little girl. C told the Dr. that Yes, his sister was very sick and that his Grandma had been very sick and died and went up in the clouds to live with God in Heaven. I am happy that he is handling his Grandma's death well, but I surely don't want him to think that any time someone gets sick they are going to die. We talked about it, and I think we have it explained...for now.

The Daddy is on the road, and boy do we miss him! Yesterday was hectic for him too. He had to replace a tire on the truck. Always a pleasure to do in an urgent situation...because he would surely be able to get a good price that way...NOT! He said he needed to get some new tires, we just thought we would have a couple of weeks. Oh, well!

Life keeps rolling along...

Well, quiet time is almost over, and the others will be home from school any minute. Time to administer some meds and prepare for the starving people to come barreling through the door.

Later....

Here we go...

Well, I finally did it. I tried to create my own blog. To some it my seem trivial. For me it's a step I am proud of, as small as it may be. We'll see how it goes. I guess it is more for me than anything. My very own space, uncluttered by the stuff of everyone else. Cluttered with only my things, my thoughts and musings. Having a husband and four kids, and then some around daily, I have very few places that are only mine. I guess, in some ways, this is my refuge, my little place of rantings, ravings, and assorted thoughts for my own sanity. We could use a little sanity around here amidst the chaos. Well, Good Night for now...more later...