Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th brought us a trip to the emergency room this evening. Just as we were doing scriptures and prayers and getting ready to put the kids to bed, Ginny tripped on a bookcase and fell, getting a pretty good gash under her lip and inside her mouth. There was really a lot of blood. It took me a few minutes to get the bleeding stopped. We weren't sure if the teeth had cut all the way through the lip or not, so we decided we'd better take her to the emergency room. Luckily, we were able to get in and be seen fairly quickly. The swelling and all made it look pretty bad, but when the doctor looked at it he said it was just superficial. So, that was a good thing--and it will heal on it's own. I hate spending $100 to go to the ER, though, especially when it turns out to not be anything serious.
This morning when we were getting ready to go to the park, Sam came to me with a very panicked look on his face and a very scared sound in his voice saying, "Mommy I've got a pick-up!" He was crying so much that I figured something must really be wrong so I was looking all over him to see where he might be injured or where this mysterious "pickup" would be. I couln't find anything, but he continued his panicked cries for help, and then I heard it--"Hiccup". Poor little guy. We drank some water and he held his breath a few times and they finally went away. It really scared him, though.
Then later, at the park, Sam was playing with his friend Carson, and the two of them like to wander, so I have to spend a lot of time chasing them around. So, once I found them nearly at the top of a very large pine tree...yikes...but I was able to help them get down okay. Then later they were playing in the tennis court area, and decided to climb over the fence. Tennis court fences are really, really, tall. So I look over and see him climbing and of course I shout for him to get down immediately, but, of course, he keeps climbing. So I ran over there and got there just as he realizes he is really stuck and scared at the top of this fence. It was really a long way down. Luckily, I was able to get there in time to help him down. We left pretty quickly after that. That boy is a really amazing climber. If only I could channel it in an appropriate direction...
It's been quite a day...

Shadow chasing

This afternoon, after I finished my lessons, I was relaxing on the couch for a minute, and the sun was coming in the through the front window in a very friendly way. It cast shadows of the window frame on the carpet in the living room. Ginny came into the living room and walked across the shadow. She saw this image of herself moving, and then disappear as soon as she moved out of range of the sunlight. She laughed hysterically, and then took little baby steps backward until she saw her shadow appear again. She laughed again, and then started over. I think she repeated this shadow chase four or five times. It's fun to have a baby to discover the simple things all over again. I remember being fascinated by shadows when I was a baby.

Whew!

Whew! Life is so crazy lately! All of last week I spent madly trying to clean house, do errands, etc. in preparation for Trevor's mom to come to visit. I did mostly get everything done, but I was completely exhausted all week long. On top of all the cleaning, teaching, kids activities that we had on the schedule, Emily had her dress rehearsals all week long for her dance recital. It was so busy to take her to practice every single night of the week. Yikes! Trevor and I did a long of shuttling. And, amidst all of the hustle and bustle, I still managed to get up at 6:00 each morning to exercise. I've been walking with Colette a couple of mornings each week, and doing yoga/pilates on the other days. I definitely feel like I'm getting back in shape again, and I've dropped a couple of pounds.
Trevor's mom came late on Friday evening, and left this morning at 7:00 a.m. (Wednesday) We had a really nice visit. She was able to stay a little longer than usual. It was fun for her to be here for Emily's dance recital (She was SO beautiful! and danced quite confidently.) and the kids' Saturday soccer games. Also, we had mother's day on Sunday, which was fun to celebrate with her here. The kids brought us both breakfast in bed, and made me some really cute cards. We had a nice dinner--our favorite--French Dip sandwiches! Then on Monday, we went to Nauvoo and Carthage and spent the day there. We were all completely exhausted, but it was worth it for the fun times together. The kids were pretty good, but got tired of squishing in and out of the van. Sam had a hard time keeping his hands off all the antique items in the homes we toured. We picnicked for lunch and dinner, and were able to see the musical show in the evening. The kids were super well behaved for that--and I know Raquel really enjoyed it.
The only kink in the day was that we got a speeding ticket on the way home. Big bummer. It was $75.00 No fun paying that.
Then on Tuesday, we celebrated Emily's birthday. When the kids got home from school, we had birthday cake (strawberry angel food cake) Then I went to teach my class while the rest went to Max's Tae Kwon Do class. I met the rest of the family at the chinese buffet restaurant after class for a birthday celebration. We all ate too much, but it was fun that they brought Emily a special birthday dessert and sang to her. Then we came home to open presents. 10 years old! Double digits now for my oldest baby. Unbelievable. She's such a big girl now--a little bit of attitude, but generally very mature and helpful. I'm very proud of her.
Ginny was darling the whole time Raquel was here. Smiley and happy girl. Sam loves to climb everything--no matter where we are!
Anyway, it was fun to have a grandma come and visit. I think it all worked out pretty well.
I've spent today getting ready for Max's cub scout activity tonight. We're getting ready for our hike, and making a cool leather craft. I think the boys will really like making their own wallets. Being the den leader this year has been a lot of fun--I'm glad I did it even if it has been a lot of work.
Whew! See why I'm so tired all the time!??
Ate way too much over the weekend--now I need to really get back to basics with the exercise and diet. Lots of fruits and veggies this week.
Later!