Compassion

Man has it been too long since I posted. I will try to get on here more regularly.

The other day Josiah came home and told us about a bully in his class. Without going into much detail--I called the school and everything has been takin care of.

While I was talking with Jo about the situation, I became frustrated and said "Why is he even in your class?" Josiah calmly responded "Momma, everyone needs a class."

Awwwww...

out of the mouth of babes

Wow it has been too long since I blogged...

Here are a few things from my lovely children over Memorial Weekend.

We went out of town on Sat. I asked all the kids to pack an extra set of clothes for the day. (you know just in case) Josiah asked "Why do we need to bring another set of clothes?" I said "just in case you spill something" He seriouly said "but what if I spill twice?" I said "You won't."

20 min later we were loading into the van. I found Abby staring into the rearview mirror. She was staring at the scratch on her nose from the day before. She looked at me and said "Am I going there looking like this?" OMG I have a little Diva--Do you think she'll have a closet just for shoes? (Now remember she is only 3!)

Today Abby came to me and said "I want to eat all the time so I can get fat and gooey."

Does anyone else write this stuff down? Oh how cute.

coffee and children

Today was Hannah's field trip. In my rush to get our lunches made I wasn't really paying attention to Elli. I found her eating the outside of a banana. So I just stuck her in her high chair and pushed her up to the counter, opened up the banana and let her eat it. I then left. I got into the van and headed off to Hannah's field trip. Half-way there I got a call from Nate.

Nate: Do you know where you left your coffee?

Trina: (why is he asking me, does he want some?) Ummmm? Yeah... On the counter...
IN FRONT OF ELLI!

Nate: Yep.. She drank half of it and dumped the rest on herself. She want's more, she won't take her bottle. I think she's getting a little jittery.

Trina: Whoops!

Nate: That's it see you later.

Trina: (oh man I only had a half cup of coffee--how am I going to make it through the field trip)

soccer wife

Nate started soccer again last night. Unfortunatly 10 minutes into the game he heard a loud "Pop" around his knee. He was out for the rest of the game. Today he has been hobbling around the house and lounging on the couch with multiple bags of corn and peas around his knee. I am praying it gets better soon.

Homeschooling

This week I have had two friends ask me if I was going to homeschool next year. The thought always crosses my mind. I made one phone call and am able to purchase and borrow what I need for both Hannah and Josiah. So I have decided to try it out this summer and see if Homeschooling is a fit.

Superglue--Part 2

About 2 months ago I went on vacation, upon returning I realized I really didn't have a good dresser to put my clothes away in. So I just didn't. I laid the suitcase next to my bed.



Friday I found the perfect dresser and decided to rearrange our bedroom to accomodate it. The suitcase I had lying next to my bed ended up against the corner soaking tub. I then piled more clothes on top of the suicase next to the tub.



Saturday our daughter (didn't) take a nap in our room. She painted the tub instead with my make-up. Since she's not allowed to nap in our room and she did it while I was gone I not so politly asked Nate to help her clean it up. While they were cleaning it up they opened up the window shades.

Fast Forward to bedtime. I noticed the shades were open so I hopped into the dry tub, shut them (yes I was a little annoyed that they were open) and hopped back out. On my way out of the tub my right big toe caught one of the suitcase wheels. Ouch--no big deal right? Not!--upon further examination I had a nickel size flap of skin hanging from the bottom of my big toe. I literally whispered "help". Nate came over and headed out for a bandaid. Meanwhile I am lying on our bedroom floor with my foot resting on the doorway into the bathroom--so the blood would slow down and only drip on the tile--not on the carpet. He genlty placed the flap back in place, put some ointment on it and two bandaids. We went to bed. I kept thinking--this is going to bleed through, so I put on socks. I was still thinking--this is going to bleed through. Well it did. So I headed downstairs and called the ER. Instead of waking up my husband I quietly escorted myself to the hospital.


So the nurse washed it and the docter superglued it and I came home (actually I stopped at walmart for some coughdrops, I really should have bought some Ibuprofen). I rolled into bed at 2 am and couldn't sleep due to pain. Around 5am Hannah--my oldest--came in with a tummy ache--thankfully due to hunger. I cut up a pear for her and found some Ibuprofen in a drawer. It is then that I was finally able to fall asleep.

I think Superglue would be a nice addition to our first-aid kit.

Superglue--Part 1

Tuesday am--my day to help Nate in the office--I hear a knock on the bathroom door. "Mom, Elli's bleeding and Emily needs you." I threw on my pink bathroom and ran down stairs. In the process of helping Emily with the dishes she cut herself on a knife. Elli is 13 mo old and Emily is our pt nanny. I then called Nate upstairs and during all the flaling of this child, it took 3 adults to get two bandaids on her. Not knowing how bad it was I took her to the Dr. It once again took 3 adults to figure out the damages--two stab wounds to her index finger. So what is the solution? Superglue and sutures.

How do you explain to a 13 month old that they get ice cream if they hold still? How in the world was I able to keep it together? I was glad when it was all over and in the peace and quiet of my van I was able to shed a few tears.

Sleep

This is what happens when you shut the tv off at 9:30 and go to bed. You talk for and hour with your hubby and then fall asleep. You wake up before the alarm goes off and spring out of bed when it does. You end up in the kitchen before the kids have a chance to run into your bedroom to wake you up. Your husband looks at you and says "Now what do we do?" I had time to read a chapter in my bible and then actully made breakfast instead of them scrounging in the cupboard. Hannah who is usually the first one up was one of the last. I made her lunch for her and picked up the kitchen a little...

Then the panic sunk in. Why isn't Elli awake yet? You know the feeling you get after the first full night's sleep after having a baby? She went to bed with a fever, I never heard her in the night and now she is not awake! I turned and look at Nate and said "I'm getting kinda worried that Elli's not up yet." He replies "O, When I got up I checked on her, repositioned her and stuck a bottle in her mouth. I then wrapped her up good with blankets--you know she needs all the sleep she can get--don't you." Panic over. She of course woke up a 1/2 hour later, not hungry, poopy and snotnosed. I am praying my little sicko is better soon!