Camera

I just bought some lenses for my Nikon, but I still deep down feel like I want a Canon..ugh!! I'm not sure why, but I was playing around with one at the store, and it takes beautiful indoor pictures!! Now I'm just wondering does it take just as wonderful pictures outside?? And then I saw this blog http://www.haveanepiphanie.com/ who is having a amazing giveaway for a Canon Mark 5D ll, um ya that would seal the deal :) Go check it out and sign up!! I also want one of their bags, I'm thinking maybe the teal one...hmm what do you think??

Rock On

Just a little something to make you smile, something I desperately needed today!!

Joys

Well not really :) The joys of getting a prescription filled for my diabetic daughter...ugh...this is no easy task. She is allergic to penicillin and cephlasphorin (okay I have no idea how to spell that) anyways these are two major antibiotics out there and she can't have them!! I also don't really like to give her more than one or two doses a day because it messes with her sugar. So I spent a whopping 2 1/2 hours last night at the pharmacy, here's how this played out...

Drop off prescription, shop around for 30 min's at Target not too bad
Try to pick it up, complication of having a possible allergic reaction
Pharmacist calls nurse on call, gets a new script
Wait another 30 min's
Go to pick it up only to find out it's for the same medicine that she had the past 3 times with strep which the Dr. thinks she's growing a tolerance for...wonderful!!
Calls nurse on call again, nurse says this is getting way too complicated for her
Leave without any meds...ugh

So I talked to the Dr. this morning and their only other option is to give her a pill that I have to break apart and give her the powder in yogurt or something 3 times a day...super. I picked this up and let me just tell you that this stuff is NASTY and getting her to take this is going to be a major accomplishment!! I first mixed it with a applesauce, she ate about half of it gagging and heaving the entire time, so I tried it...oooo it's bad!! So after about 30 min's of Liv crying I told her I was going to mix it with one spoonful of yogurt and she could have pop to wash it down, o and ya then I bribed her with a new toy ;) She finally did this and ran to the bathroom thinking she was going to throw up. After her stomach settled down I took her to the store and she picked out a peace webkinz and some peace pony tail holders. I also called the Dr. office to see if we had any other options, but we don't!! I'm not sure how she's going to do this 3 times a day for 10 days, should be very interesting!!!

On other news looks like NC pollen doesn't agree with Mr. Max :( I opened up the windows on Sat because it was like 65 and I wanted the fresh air. He woke up Sunday after his nap with his left eye swollen shut and his right very close to the same. I thought for sure it was pink eye, but the white's of his eyes were still white. I took him to the Doc Monday with Liv and sure enough the kid as some terrible allergies!! Poor kid is miserable, he's on some eye drops and benedryl and when the farmer's market opens in April I'm suppose to buy honey from a local bee hive and give him a teaspoon a day. Poor guy is oosing green from his eyes and nose, it's really just nasty!!

It sucks that this move down here is so much healthier for Liv (well all the kids really), but now poor Max has to suffer through these allergies. I'm trying not to be too hard on myself thinking that he would probably of gotten it in MI too. So no more opening of the windows for us :(

Just had to get that all of my chest...ugh!!

Yesterday's leftovers, today's lunch

So my kids love taco night in this house, and I always have extra taco meat so I make lunch with it the day after! (I have to say I do cook like 2 or 3 pounds of turkey burger, so there is always more than enough leftover) Everyone loves this taco pizza and it's a piece of cake to make :) Here's what you'll need...

1-Pillsbury seamless crescent roll sheet
Your left over taco meat
lettuce
tomato
shredded cheese
sour cream
cream cheese

Bake the crescent roll per direction (I don't remember). While that is baking you take half sour cream, half cream cheese mixture...I wish I knew the amount, but I'm bad like that! I usually use a little less than half of the block of the cream cheese. Then add some sour cream and mix together. When the crescent roll is done let it cool for a couple of min's spread on the mixture add your meat, cheese, lettuce and tomato and viola you have lunch!!

Super easy, super good I promise ;)

I have a ton to blog about but it's been like 70 and sunny here so I'm busy soaking up the warm weather!!

Triple me

So there seriously needs to be like at least two or three more of me to go around!! When you really stop and think what your doing as a stay at home mom it's crazy, your doing multiple jobs!! We cook, clean, drive kids around, teach, play nurse to the sick, run the home, balance your family schedules and really the list could go on and on. I feel like I need a assistant to help me out, the only problem is...I'm not get paying a dime!! I feel pulled in so many directions, my attention and time being pulled between my children, husband and duties...when am I suppose to find time for myself?? I have a very long list of things I need to do, and a even longer list of things I want to do. I get things checked of the "need to do" list, but I feel like I'm never able to check things off of my "want to do" list. I'm not sure I know how to balance my life in a way that is productive and healthy. I think I spend too much time giving, actually I spend all my time giving :) This is something I need to figure out/work at, finding a healthy balance. So my question is HOW??

Guilt

I seem to feel guilty about everything, it's a horrible thing and I wish I could stop it. I never seem quite satisfied with myself, whether it be my mothering skill, cooking skills, housework, time management, really you name it!! I feel like I'm always pulling myself in another direction instead of enjoying the moment I'm in. I know it's something I really need to work on and I am trying, but jeez it's a hard habit to break!! It's like I'm always trying to be something or someone I'm just not, feeling inadequate all the time. I should spend more time doing this or that, you get where I'm going don't ya? I put a lot of pressure on myself and I'm not very patient with myself. I feel like I just need to stop, but easier said than done. Do any of you struggle with guilt as a mother and wife?

Great Wolf Lodge

My parents came on Friday to visit us and treated us to a night at Great Wolf Lodge!! The kids had a blast and I welcomed the extra help for sure!! It's nice to have one adult per kid, jeez maybe that's why some people only have two kids ;) The kids had fun playing in the water, going on the slides and playing Magi quest at the hotel. The weekend seemed to drain the life right out of me, I was exhausted!!

Sunday morning my parents left and we headed to church, I'm really loving this church and feel so blessed that we have found a place we enjoy going! The kids love going to Sunday school, well all but Max he's still not too happy about me leaving him :( I love that I actually walk out of church thinking, this is a new one for Tim and myself!!

Tim and Jack are off to the Mountains to snow board today, I'm sure they'll have a great time and hopefully Tim snaps a few pics that I can share with you guys!!