Up late

The house is quiet and all are asleep. Cody is still up but I think he's getting ready to bail on me.  Soon it will just be me and some true crime shows on Netflix. Wild and crazy Saturday night. Funny that I only recently said I never stayed up late anymore and now look at me.


I guess I should provide some updates. It appears that my weeks long battle with pneumonia is finally behind me. I had pneumonia for a little over a month and after two rounds of antibiotics, 3 chest x-rays and an ER visit for chest (not heart) pain (costochondritis - it hurts...bad...don't get it) I think I'm past it. I still cough/laugh like a 3 pack per day smoker but I finally have my energy back. From what I understand it takes weeks to fully recover but my last x-ray was clear so I'm ok with the lingering irritations.  Enough about my health - you have no idea how OVER that topic I am. :-)


The kids are keeping us on our toes, as always. We've had a little issue with our little angels jumping on the bed...repeatedly...even after parental intervention, time outs, toy removal, TV time removal. As a child, I have to admit I did a little jumping of my own (don't tell my parents) but as a parent you tend to ignore the fun of it and go immediately to the potential physical harm that a fall would cause. Mattie had a fall on Super Bowl Sunday - we're not sure if she fell off the bed or if she was standing in a chair (another problem) but she bumped her head pretty good so now we are trying our best to nip the jumping in the bud. While in timeout, I talked to Gabriel and tried to explain why we don't want him jumping on the bed. That our concern is about his safety. He says he understands then 3 minutes later he's jumping. We'll keep working on it. I'm just waiting on the moment when he says "Mommy, you're no fun."  Ow...what's that? My heart breaking!!


Until tomorrow my friends...

So much to say, so little time to write

Everyday I think of things I want to write about on the blog...then by the time I get to settle down I'm ready for bed. In years past I would stay up after I got everyone else tucked in. These days, I actually go to sleep. Yay me!! I think I'm going to start jotting notes in a journal and then blog the "highlights". The blog is primarily for me...but if anyone's interested I'm happy for them to read. I'm just sorry it hasn't been more interesting lately.
Well, I'm off but I'll be back with much more...soon.  HA HA

The Questionnaire

1. What is your favorite word?
Momma

2. What is your least favorite word?
Nuclear...or anything else which is often mispronounced. Pet peeve!

3. What turns you on?
Selflessness

4. What turns you off?
Arrogance

5. What sound do you love?
The sound of my kids breathing while they are sleeping

6. What sound do you hate?
Loud "industrial" sounds - loud machines, garbage trucks....

7. What is your favorite curse word?
I'll take the 5th on this one...it's a family blog. ;-)

8. What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
I would love to be a writer but just don't have the skills

9. What profession would you not like to do?
Politics - government fascinates me but I hate how "politicians" feel they must bash the other guy to validate their position. Ridiculous.

10. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?
You made a difference in someone's life.