Attempting to be a Super Mom

Yup, I'm hanging in there.  Life has been absolutely crazy!  As I look through my previous posts to see what I have already mentioned of this craziness, I see that I've been neglecting my blog during some important and really big, some scary events. A few weeks ago, we had a really scary even with Rylie.  We were getting ready to go get Ben from school.  I told the girls I was going to pee and we'd be on our way.  I left my drink, in a big tumbler cup with a hard straw and lid, on my tray next to the couch.  I think Rylie was trying to bring me the cup and taking a drink at the same time, when she tripped in the hallway and fell on the cup, or the straw rather.  All I could see from the toilet (sorry for the possible TMI, but face it, we all pee) was parts of the straw flying across the floor.  Rylie came in with her hand, face, and shirt covered in blood.  It took me a second to figure out where the blood was coming from.  She had the...

I know that I said I would be back with a post to finish my vacation, but honestly I've been sidetracked.  Maybe I'll get around to posting it tomorrow.  I've been lazy this week.  Honestly, I haven't been sleeping much.  The kids have been sick and I, like any mother I'm sure, can't sleep well when my little ones aren't doing well.  We moved downstairs recently to be closer to the kids without them in our room, but when one is sick we decided we'd let them all sleep in our bedroom anyway.  It makes it easier on them and us.  Rylie hasn't been sleeping either.  I got maybe 2 or 3 hours last night between all the times Rylie was up.  I'm not here to complain, just stating where I've been, and the reason for my lack of posting. Also, Sydney has had dance camp every night this week about 20-30 minutes away from the house.  It's been quite interesting and Sydney LOVES it!  She looks so cute in her leotard and tights.  Her dance s...

So, I'm not going to get into details, but last night was a rough night here in my family and it has bothered me all day as well.  I've spent a good chunk of the day depressed and to top it off, the kids haven't slept in three nights.  Shawn has been going in with the big kids to try and allow me to get some sleep, but no luck...  I spent all morning just laying around and watching movies with the kids. Harley Quinn has been quite snuggly too!  I think animals can sense when you need snuggles on bad days. I did manage to make a cake, since that's all I wanted to eat for lunch.  Hahaha!  I made Crazy Chocolate Cake and it turned out amazing. I have a messy family of 5 and Sydney often goes through two or three outfits a day, so we do a lot, and I mean A LOT of laundry.  Shawn and I make our own laundry detergent though to cut down on cost and help with Ben who is allergic to Era and has on occasion had reactions to Tide. Today, was m...

I'm working hard to roll with the punches, but it's getting difficult. So, I've started a couple of blog posts over the past few days but because I've been so busy, I never got to finish them.  I'm going to try to compile them all into one blog post now since so much has happened. I started the week out with a fun crafty idea.   It's a warm compress.  I think I'm going to make them for the kids because their room is so cold at night, to heat up their beds.  I used rice for the first one but was told I could use flax seed to avoid the rice smell.  I also thought about putting in essential oils.  It turned out really cute though. I also have been working on my hexagon blanket a little bit when I get the chance. It's taking so long because I have so many things I want to do and not enough time to do it.  I've also picked back up and old book (The Widow of Larkspur Inn) I had just stopped reading about half way throu...