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Do you ever have those days were you feel like your kids are on a secret  mission to see how quick they can make you lose it.  This past week I had a group of ladies coming to my house.   I was feeling a bit frantic about getting my house in order before they showed up.   It seemed that I would finish cleaning one mess, only to turn around and find my kids had made 2-3 more for me to clean up.

It was lunch time and my kids were getting crabby because they were hungry and I was crabby because I had so many thing  on my “to-do list”.  My4  year old asked if she could have Frosted Flakes  for lunch and I told her sure.  Yip….  I totally  fed my kids a sugar coated cereal and slapped the label of lunch on it (lol).  She was super excited and I was just happy for a quick meal solution.   I poured her a bowl of cereal then started loading the dishwasher.   She was eating with her Sip-N-Spoon and was happily blowing some bubbles in her milk.

I turned around to see milk bubbling over the side of her bowl, and her giggling at the giant milk bubble she just created.  She had never made them that big before.  She was BEAMING with excitement, but trying hard to not smile too big so she could keep blowing.  But at that moment all I could see was MORE work for me to clean up. Just then she said, ” Mommy  did you know vat (that) Frausted Fakes (Frosted Flakes) makes the bestest milk bubbles ever.  This is the best lunch ever”.  It was just enough to make me stop, and see the moment for what is really was and giggle with her.  She was not blowing milk bubbles to create extra work for me.  She was simply being a kid, and enjoying life.

One of the quotes I have hanging in my house helps me remember this, it says …. Life is to be Enjoyed, Not just Endured ~ Gordon B. Hinkley.

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A got my 2 year old son a new jacket (yes the arms are still a little long).  He looks so stinking cute in it.  My 4 year old daughter came around the corner, saw him in his new jacket.  She smiled and then declared, ” Mommy my baby brother looks like a big boy,  It makes me want to squeeze his face and say U’s So Cute”.  Yes I have to agree…  a little “face squeeze” is always good for a Mommy’s soul :)

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Have you ever had one of those days were nothing seems to go as planned, and you feel like your kids are on a secret mission to see  what it is going to take to push you over the edge.  I was gathering up a few last minute things for an appointment when my 2 year old appears… 5 minutes before he was clean and ready to go.  Now he was a chocolate covered piece of work. I will spare you the details… but I think this photo speaks for itself.

Just wanted to let all you moms know you are not alone…. and we all have those days.

2 days later I now think this photo is kind of cute… and the moment it made me want to cry :)

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Grandpas Apple Tree

I was blessed to grown up on a family farm, and have both sets of my grandparents live within 2 miles of my childhood home.  My Grandpa Ashby passed away when I as just 10 years old, and he was rather sick so I do not have many memories of him.  But I do remember that he LOVED his garden, and his flowers.  I remember as a little girl walking down across the 40 acre field to my grandparents home.  In the front yard I found my Grandpa sitting on the grass under the blossoms of his apple tree, planting  and tending his flowers.  I was a little startled because normally he was inside in bed.  But I had never seen him more alive and happy as I did when he was outside doing the work he loved.

Grandpas Shed

Grandpa’s Shed I use to play in when I was little

My cousin now lives in my Grandparents home, I drive by often but have stopped  in probably 10 years.  This week I went to a baby shower held there.  I drove up and right away was greeted by the same flower blossoms that I remember as a little girl.  Grandpa has been gone for over 22 years now but his flower blossoms took me back in time, and it was almost as if he was there smiling at me just as he did when I was little.  But this time I was holding the hands of my little girls, as I walked… and told them about their Great Grandpa.  I am pretty sure he was smiling down on us, and happy to see us enjoy the beautiful tress he planted 40 years ago!

We love and miss you Grandpa!

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We share many aspects of our life with our readers.  But this is just a small window into our very busy lives.  I often ask myself what I should and should not share in such a public manor.  Last year I mentioned to you a few times that I have not been feeling well.  Trying not to complain but the truth is,  the last year I have been sick more than I have been well.  My body has just been so “off” I would get over one thing only to come down with another.

But on top of being sick, I was dealing with a constant head ache, freezing all the time, shaky, dizzy, exhausted,  and forgetful.  I  am pretty good at putting on a “happy face” for the outside world, but was wearing down.  My doctor and I decided to look a little deeper and try and figure out what was going on.  Tests results came back and showed that my thyroid was not working as it should and my pituitary gland levels were off as well.  My doctor was concerned that I may have a tumor on my pituitary gland, which meant I needed an MRI. Being told you may have a brain tumor is not something one looks forward to hearing.  Having major head surgery is something I have done before, but would prefer to avoid again.

As if just this news alone was not stressful enough this month my son was in the ER after I found him in bed face down having a seizure.  I was on yet another round on antibiotics for a bad chest cold, I had a PH study done on my stomach, in which I got to wear a fancy tube hanging out of my nose for 48 hours.   Then to top it all off my hubby Matt ended up in the ER with blood presser 178/129 that he was unable to lower even after an aggressive round of meds.  At this point I am starting to wonder what else could go wrong. As I was laying in the MRI scan I realized  I had done this 20+ years ago as a small child … once again trying to figure out what was wrong.  I realized that it was the strength of  that little girl still inside of me that I find myself coming back to.  Knowing that  my Father In Heaven is aware of my trials, He hears my prayers and will give me the strength to keep moving forward.  And what I am doing now as a Mother of my own 4 little ones is SO IMPORTANT!  I need to teach them to know who they are, find strength, establish good habits, teach them to be strong,  be compassionate… because some day they too will be searching for answers on how to make it thru the challenges in life.  It will be their faith, and life lessons that will get them thru it.

I am happy to report that I do NOT have a brain tumor, but after more tests we found 7 spots on my Thyroid.  I have since had 2 ultra sounds and now planning to do a nuclear scan.  Being that thyroid cancer runs in my family these spots are not something to take lightly  ( my mom had cancer as well as her sister and several of her kids).

I still have many question that are unanswered maybe that is why I have waited so long to share this with you all… But I do know trials in life make one stronger and make you look at what is most important in ones life.

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Well this week is more of a Daddy Moment. It’s Matt, and the other day I was home alone with Maveric. I turned on a truck show where they fix trucks and talk about new parts to add. Well Little Maveric became so in tuned to the show that I didn’t even know what he was doing. I looked down at him and realized what he was doing.

Truck Repair

Little Maveric had seen on the show that they had raised their truck so they could work under the truck.

DIY - Truck repair

He had tipped his truck up on end and got out all of his tools to complete the needed repairs.

Do It Yourself Truck Repair

With the repairs complete using all of his tools, little Maveric was so happy with his work!

Always remember that the little ones, even so young, watch and do everything you do and watch on TV as well.

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I have learned that life is full of moments good or bad, happy and sad…I call these my Mommy Moments.  We have been very blessed these last few years. Many of you who have been following my blog recently… may not know that my son Matthew was born missing half his heart, he has hypoplastic left heart syndrome. He also has a history of seizures, but we have been off medication for a year.  We have been able to live a pretty normal life, free from the constant trips to the hospital that once consumed our everyday life.

This weekend we went to Idaho Falls so I could have some medical tests done and also attend the Time Out For Women conference with  Matt’s Mom and sister.  Matt, the kids, and I were all sharing one room at Matt’s parents house, we tucked our little ones into bed as normal.  Said our prayers, sang songs, gave teddy bear kisses and drifted off to sleep.

At 3:55 am I awoke to a very faint “gurgling” sound… In an instant my gut told me something was very wrong.  I quickly flipped the light on… I found my sweet little Matthew face down in bed, in a pile of his own drool, and non-responsive in what I could only guess what was a seizure.  Praying desperately in my heart that it was not a stroke,  I shook him firmly with no success in waking him. I called for Matt and told him to get dressed and that we needed to get Matthew to the ER, as to not startle the other kids.

This is a role we have played many times throughout his 10 years, in the darkness throwing on our clothes, gathering up medications, cell phones, as calmly as two very concerned parents can be …  then make that drive in the darkness to the hospital.  The drive always seems so long, often silent and left alone with our thoughts and fervent prayers to our Father in Heaven. As we get to the ER  I watch the strong arms of my husband tenderly grasp our limp son, wrapped in his fuzzy blue blanket, and run in the darkness to the ER doors.

Luckily for us, this time shortly after getting him admitted  to the ER, he finally opened his eyes.  Still unable to talk or move his limbs, at least we knew he was starting to pull out of the seizure.  It is one of the few times in life that a mother will welcome the cry of her little one … because the silence of a non-responsive child is one of the worst sounds ever.

After about a hour he was able to regain his speech and our sweet little Matthew seemed to be back to normal.  Unaware as to what happened to him or why he was in the hospital…. and why Mom and Dad were showering him with hugs and kisses.  We as his parents are once again given a firm reminder of how precious he is and what a blessing every day is with him.

Some of you may wonder why I would take photos during an event like this, and I am sure I will receive some criticism. My camera just happened to be in my coat pocket and I felt sharing my story would help other families that have gone through similar things feel that they are not alone. Having a child with special needs can be very lonely and you often feel you are the only one facing these challenges. Real life is much different than the images you see played out on your television set.

So Hug your little ones… this week’s Mommy Moment made me remember just how blessed I am to be given this courageous young man to call my son.

Hypoplatic left heart syndrome

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Tea Party With Teddy

03/11/2012 1:35 pm · 3 comments

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little boy with teady bear

 The simple joy in having a tea party with your teddy bear… makes being a little boy  pretty amazing!

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Mommy Moments ~ Snow Day

03/04/2012 12:00 pm · 1 comment

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The kids were SO excited to wake up to snow this week.  It had been rather warm, then out of the blue a cold front moved in and brought a little snow storm along with it.  I got my two older kids off to school on the bus then started on round two getting the little ones ready for the day.

Maveric sat inside with his little nose pressed against the window saying, “no out (snow out)” I must officially be old because when I see snow the LAST thing I want to do is go play in it.  But I could not say no to his big blue eyes and his pleading to go out in the snow to play.  Of course he would not keep him gloves on, and his favorite game was to pick the snow up and toss it at me then have me blow on his hands to warm them up. We did this over and over, then right back into the snow he would run.

We had fun playing but his cute little fingers we getting really red so it was time to come inside and warm up.

As you can tell he was not to happy about it …..

Oh he makes me laugh, some times I wish I could just plop down in the middle of the floor and have a good cry too!

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