Under the Weather

I am so tired of being tired.  Tired of being sick.  First I have some interesting reactions to the high dose of vit D.  Dizzy, nausea, stomach issues.  So I start taking that vit at night before bed.  Thankfully I only have to take it 2x a week.  Then last weekend I get hit with what I think was a stomach bug...not nice either.  Then Thursday after I start to feel a little better SLAM! Wake up Friday feeling ran over but the big mack trucks.  Coughing, congestion, body aches, chills, sore throat, can't breathe, lymph nodes all swollen, ears clogged and aching, feel just terrible.  I really dislike being sick and I am praying the diaperheads do NOT get this!  UGH! 

Mom Challenge

Great Challenge!  Saw this on Pinterest and thought all moms need this reminder!

Who Knew...

...that vitamin D was so important for adults.  Sure most of us have heard of "rickets" in children who do not get enough vit D. But adults?  So for a while now I have been battling chronic fatigue, all over body aches that include muscles and joints, headaches, sleeplessness, just complete BLAH!  SO I go for a routine check up and mention all of these things to the doc and she orders blood work.  Yesterday I got a call saying my labs were in and my vit D levels were extremely low. According to the labs 40 points too low.  UGH!  Well at least I know what is wrong and it's fixable. Can someone say BEACH VACATION PLEASE!!?!  Oh the joys of living up north.  Sure we are in the mid-states and not where they have nonstop snow or cold but we do have 4-5 months of cloudy weather and temps that keep you from staying in the sun.  Sigh!
   I am thankful it is fixable...with high does of vit D supplement for 3 months and then more labs and we will go from there.  By then it will be spring and closer to summer and time to just soak in the sun.  I can't wait!!!

    On a very much happier note God has provided through our tax refund for us to purchase a new van!  Well it's new to us!  I have to share that I have been praying that God would supply a used van that had lower than 75K miles and would cost no more than $3000.  Well my parents, bless their hearts, found us one!  YAY!!!  Actually it was for sale for $3800 and one of the salesmen said they would take $3000 and it only has 63K miles, it's a 1995 Olds Mobile Silhouette.  I am so happy!  Our old van died.  Oh it's fixable but who whats to keep pouring money into a van that just keeps breaking down?   Uhm NOT US!  So we now wait for my parents to bring it to us.  Soon we hope but we may have to wait till May.  Oh how I hope that changes soon!    Having one car is tough.  It barely fits a family of six and honestly the joys of driving my husband to work every night is tiring.  But so thankful he has a job and we still have one car that works!  So here are a few pictures of our new van...

Oh and get this!  This van was garaged, the 5 back seats NEVER sat in and it has never left the state of Florida.  It was used by an older couple who only drove it when they were being seasonal residents!  What a true blessing to our family.  Can't wait to get it home!  Thank you Jesus!  We asked, believed and You once again provided for our needs!

Life Happens

How shameful!~  I have once again neglected to write.  Life happens...ALOT around here! lol!
Seriously though, we are in full swing with school and I am contemplating, actually really praying about bringing home the other three for home schooling.  Not sure about it yet still praying but trusting God will show me the right path to follow.  In the mean time we have a birthdays coming in the house. 
 The twins will be 8!!!  Can you believe that!  NOPE I am in denial that my babies are turning 8.  Sniff! Sniff!  They are so grown up and it makes me so sad.  Oh I know it;s just life but they are my babies and it went way too fast.  I long to hold and snuggle with them again but now they are almost too big for my lap.  I miss rocking them to sleep...sigh!

 Feb 14, 2004  

Jaron 3 1/2yrs, Kris 21 months, and the twins 3 weeks old...one day home out of the NICU!

We were blessed to bring them both home the same day!  

THE BEST VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT EVER!!!

July 2011 at my parents cabin in West Liberty, KY.

Jaron 11, Kris 9 and the twins 7

My how time flies.  

I LOVE MY DIAPERHEADS!

It's Christmas Day Fun

The Diaperheads have been greatly blessed!  Besides what we got for them they were blessed by my parents, Sean's Mom, two Aunts and a dear friend of ours we will call our "Secret Santa".  Thank you MD!  So enjoy some pictures.  Honestly each person sent us money to get them the things they have wanted, asked for and desired.  I have no idea who at this point bought what but I can say the kids were definitely blessed and all are happy! We also used some of the Christmas money to do some fun things with the kids that we normally would not have been able to do such as our trip to the KY Horse Park and a family trip to the movies with popcorn and soda (we never buy anything from the concessions stand so this was a great treat!  BTW the movie "Tin Tin" was GREAT!!!.)    :~)

 

Gifts from Santa.  In our home Santa only brings one gift and the stockings.  

 The favorite gifts this year.

 

Santa brought a baby that pees and poos! 

 Santa brought the Angry birds shirt and the DS game!  Oh yea! 

 Jaron excited about caprisuns....actually it was a decoy for a gift.

 Diapers!  For her Baby Alive Doll

 Resident Spy

 

Santa's gift to Kris! Kris has wanted this dragon FOREVER!  He was VERY happy as you can see!

 Jaron~Very excited about his new Lego and Halo kits.

 Waiting patiently to open his gifts.

 Santa's gift to Eli!

 Modeling her boots!

BTW the kids also got much needed clothes such as pjs, undies, jeans, socks, ect....they were thrown aside in all the excitement! :-)   I love being able to bless my kids and surprise them with EVERY thing they wanted and more.

Merry Christmas

Christmas....it's NOT about the presents, santa, the tree or lights, it's NOT even about spending time with family. It's all about Jesus! It's about the gift God gave us by sending us His son. The Son of God, the only TRUTH in this world. With out this gift all would be futile. Jesus is the reason for our celebration! Tonight we watched "The Nativity Story" with our 4 children and spoke once again to them about the true reason we celebrate Christmas. They had many questions and I am so thankful we were able to answer them. What a blessing we have been given. I hope if you are reading this that you have the hope that only Jesus gives. May you all be blessed! Merry Christmas my dear friends!

Christmas is coming...

 ...and I am already exhausted.  Thankfully all of the wrapping is done! :)  YAY ME!  Never have I ever had it all wrapped up before Christmas eve.  It is such a blessing!  This month has been full of blessings...large and small, monetary and non-monetary.  God has been so good to us!  This will be a short post with lots of pictures just so you know!
    Haven't been on here much, been trying to do lots of fun activities with the kids and spend every moment I have with them.  I have come to the realization that I NEED to spend as much time with them as I can.  I have always known that they will grow up and out of the house faster than I think but it's hit me that I will have 2 in the double digits this coming year and I want time to slow down just a little.  So this week Sara had her first Christmas dance (interpretive dance) on Sunday during our candle light service and then Monday we caught up with my dear friend Angie and went to see the Southern Lights at the KY Horse Park in Lexington.  We had such a good time.  Here are a few pictures of those events...

 

 

 Sara's Dance

 She and the other girls did such a great job.  We are very proud of her!

 Angie and me.  

I look like a wild woman.  It was raining while we were there, 

I was in severe pain with my knee and I kept thinking TAKE THE PICTURE Jaron!

 I love my Diaperheads!

 Kris and Eli.  Kris said he was scared to death.  He had to sit on the camel's hump which I think made him even more nervous.

 The boys and I were goofing off!

 My zaney elves!

 This was the highlight of Sara's night.  She was so excited about riding the pony.  She asked me again if we could get her a horse for a pet. 

A Message from Kris

A friend posted this video on Facebook and as I watched it I felt as if Kris would want you to know this.  I do know every parent of an autistic child would want you to know this for sure!  I DO!!!