The day in the life of 4 kids and a husband

Well as you can see I have not posted in awhile, been sort of busy around here. Back to work after maternity leave and still trying to manage a household with 4 kids and a husband. It takes a lot of work I tell you. Thing is most of it would be easy, but the laundry is my utter downfall. Tell me how in the world laudry multiplies like it does and I would understand, what I can't understand is how in a weeks time two older boys can both have 10+ pair of pants, 7-15 shirts, socks and underwear by the handfuls. Oh, I'd be only so lucky just to have the laundry troll eat a few articles of clothing from time to time.
And don't get me started on the kitchen.....white cabinets, what was I thinking when we bought this house? After all the male species can not see dirt, especially on WHITE cabinets. And I have to reintroduce the boys to the dust pan, funny thing is they can't seem to remember how to use it, because I find pills of dirt swept up on the floor, next to the garbage can. Guess they are hoping since it found its way on the floor, it might just jump its way into the garbage can.
Nope just leave it there and after I work my 12 hr shift at the hospital, I will come home and clean too. Sounds like a lot of fun. I pray that when they marry down the road that their wives are much more understanding, because I have tried and tried to teach them how to do things right. So to their future wives, I apologize.
Now my dear husband is a wonderful man, but boy can he procrastinate. We have home remodel projects that have been going on for over 2.5 yrs and still waiting to be finished. Some of them only minor details. If we ever sold this house we would have at least 3 weeks worth of projects to finish before we could even consider that. A girl can hope, maybe one day soon!
My two smaller kiddos are doing well, the 2.5 yr old is getting bigger every day, well in attitude not size. Amazing how sponge like they are, they absorb everything and you have no idea on what will come out of their mouth at any given moment. Two year old also have no fear, it amazes me what he will do and try again. I hope that is a trait he will carry on with him as he gets older. I don't want him to be afraid of anything and always willing to try new things, even sky diving if he so choses. Our 4 month old is changing so fast too, she is not the baby she was at 4-6 wks of age, she is developing her cute personality and is always smiling this big toothless grin. She is amazing and I just sit and stare at her when she is asleep and think that I had a part in creating this beautiful little girl. I don't know what lies ahead for her, but I hope she is just like me in some aspect, strong willed, knows what she wants and will do what it takes to get there, but I also hope she gets her daddys soft heart and patience and she will remember all the good values we will have tried to teach her.

Well not much more I can say except the LAUNDRY calls!

Story of Life

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away thst they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be (possibly your roommate. neighbor, coworker, long lost friend, lover or even a complete stranger), but when you lock eyes with them you know at that very moment they will affect your life in some profound way.
And sometimes things happen to you that may be horrible, painful, unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, stregth, willpower or heart. Everything happens for a reason.

Nothing ever happens by chance or means of good luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small test, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, dull and utterly pointless. The people you meet who affect your life and the success and the downfalls you experience, help create who you are and who you become.
Even the bad experiences can be learned from.

In fact, they are probably the most pougnant and important ones. If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you , but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things.
Make everyday count.

Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to before and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free and set you sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you.
You can make of you life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets. And always try and learn a lesson in life each day that you live.
Most importantly if you love someone tell him or her for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.



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This is a copy of a piece of paper that I kept in one of my binders when I was going to nursing school. I would read it when I got discouraged and didn't think I could see the light at the end of the tunnel. I thought I would share it, because there are so many truths that this author wrote about. I can look back on my life and say I have learned some valuable lessons in my life that have brought me to be the person I am today. I have loved and been hurt and have had to move on through forgiveness. We never know what is around the corner, but there is always a lesson to be learned

Go jump off a bridge....

Well as the old saying goes...."If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?" I guess that answer would be "Yes!" Seems that everyone has a blog these days, family, friends and the like, so why not join them. Oooh, the peer pressure I tell you. So this is my feeble attempt at a blog, guess you could call me a Blog Virgin.

I guess this is where I would jot down the details of my life, thoughts that come to mind ever now and then and random chain of events. I think I can do that, as I have dabbled in mini blogs for my two youngest children, so that I could update family and friends of all the milestones they have passes, and now I am starting to get into scrapblogging which is kind of fun.

As you can see I am the mother of four children: Jonathan 15, Nathan 9, Noah 2 and Sara (who is the most recent and last addition to the family 12/3/07). I have a wonderful husband Jay, we have been married four years come this August. Yes, we have a blended family, our two oldest children are both from our first marriages, Jonathan from mine and Nathan from his. It has proved to be challenging at times, I guess manily due to both our children being only kids for a long time and then we got married and ask them to be "brothers". At times you would think it was a crime around here, but as time has passed they get along a little better. Our last two children Noah and Sara have come to us over the past three years. They have been a welcomed addition to this family. My family is what keeps me grounded and from going crazy and then sometimes they are the vehicle driving me there.