My life in Facebook Updates:

Not a fan of being stuck at home. Less a fan of having sick kids. Why, oh why, do they seem to only have sick days on the two days per week when I schedule appointments for me (like a haircut, coffee with a friend, etc.)? G last week. B this week. Now the threat of a snow day tomorrow. Yikes.

Thank goodness for clean water and grocery delivery services.

Note to self - when having groceries delivered, make sure you understand quantity so that you get 3 lbs of nectarines, not just 3 nectarines. You get 2 small heads of cauliflower, not 4 large heads of cauliflower. You get 2 packages of top ramen not 12!!!

Best not to think negative thoughts while chopping veggies or your finger my end up a casualty. Ouch!

when you cut yourf infex finger, typing can be a chanllenge.

Ben, "Mom, what do I smell? Are you cooking Kale?"

Jeanelle, "Nope. I am roasting cauliflower."

Ben, "Yippee! I love cauliflower."

Proud and happy mama for sure!

Such a bad blogger

Or maybe I should say, Non-blogger. For anyone still out there, sorry for the silence. Got the camera out a few days ago and found pictures from nearly a month ago. Pictures that I intended to post just after they were snapped.

I have no excuse besides general lack of motivation. I have help with the kiddos. No major projects going on. Trying to keep myself from gaining back the 30 lbs I lost. Hardest part for me is that when I fall off the "good eating" wagon, it takes a few weeks before I see a real gain (more than 1-2 lbs) so I feel like I have a license to eat ANYTHING. A few weeks of that and BAM! Here come the pounds again. Doesn't help that I had stitches in my leg from a mole removal that included instructions of no strenuous exercise until they were removed (2 weeks!) and I am taking a medication that makes me feel sick whenever my stomach is empty. So, I am back on plan and going to make a serious dent. No fun when my new clothes start to feel a bit snug.

In other news, I just returned to reading "Love & Logic" because all of our togetherness is causing a bit of tension between Mama and the cubs. Lots of yelling from ALL of us. Not my idea of a good time. I love my little ones and I hate it when we are arguing. Hate it more when I lose my cool, especially when I am trying to keep a calm tone. Who is the adult? Sometimes having intelligent children who could argue a case in front of the Supreme Court makes parenting a bit more challenging. I will say that when a young child was crying at the park on Saturday afternoon and G started singing, "You can't always get what you want..." T and I were very proud. The offending girl and her Dad were out of earshot and most people wouldn't be able to tell what she was singing because it came out more like, "Can't get what want...can't get want..." but we knew what she meant and figured we must be saying/singing that a bit these days.

Yes, I am rambling. When I get my act together I will get photos up. No promises while T is out of town and the sitter is off most of the week, but I will do my best.

Sick Mama Rant

I am not a fan of the word "HATE". I try to avoid it. However, I think when it comes to the flu, HATE is appropriate. I HATE THE FLU. I HATE FEELING THIS WAY. I hate feeling like I've been hit by a truck. I hate feeling pain in every hair follicle on my body. I hate not being able to take care of my family. I hate caring for my sick kids wondering when and if I will get it, too, because this year, I have gotten sick each and every time they have had a stomach virus. I hate that my hands are raw from washing them about 20 times per hour. I am frustrated that both kids missed an entire week of school, especially when they have less than one month left for this year. I am frustrated that I have not had a chance to work out all week when I am intended to run a 5K in 2 weeks. I am frustrated that we are going to miss a great auction tomorrow because I haven't left the house in a week and don't think I should infect a room full of charitable people. We have friends who have been working hard for Ethiopian Orphan Relief and we are going to miss the big night.

Enough complaining...

I am so thankful that we have family members who live close and who can help care for the kids when I am too sick to get out of bed. I am thankful that we have great doctors, clean water, electrolyte solution and other goodies that keep us hydrated and out of the hospital. (It is not lost on me that this type of flu could literally kill us if we lived in a under developed country.) I am thankful that I have a spouse who puts everything on hold (even when that seems impossible) to watch the kids, run errands or bring me a pint of Ben & Jerry's (now that my appetite is back). I am thankful that I have the energy to turn on the computer (that I have a computer to turn on and internet at my house, too) and complain via this blog about my crummy week.