the aftermath of the game...

on tuesday, wolfie got to bring her best friend to martial arts with her.  she was so excited.  so was the best friend.  i dropped them both off and otter pop picked them up.
they came home and wolfie CRAWLED in the door.  apparently she rolled her ankle while they were WARMING UP...  it was pretty swollen and sore.  she was icing it.  i gave her some ibuprofen.  she stayed the rest of the evening on the couch with it elevated and ice on it.  otter pop went out to a store and rented some crutches for her because she wanted to go to school the next day, it being the last week.  plus it was "middle school mayhem" and field day... so she couldn't miss that!!!  (even though it wasn't like she'd be able to participate much!!!!  when a teenager gets something in their head, ya can't do much to change it.)
so when she went to school.  i called the dr.  i was advised that when she came home from school, if it were still swollen and sore, to take her to an urgent care center to get an x-ray.  so that was in the plans... after the rest of the plans...
so, the aftermath of the jones' game went like this:
we came home and sophie came to our home too so that i wouldn't have to take ALL the kids to the urgent care center.  i looked up the closest urgent care center location and saw that they were all closed.  the closest one to us stayed open until 8 and it was, low and behold 8:08!
so, we went to the emergency room.  got it x-rayed, and found out she has a fifth metatarsal avulsion fracture resulting from ankle sprain.  she got a boot to wear at all times and was advised to use the crutches also as to not bear weight on that foot.  also, we were referred to an orthopedist for an followup appointment and further management. 
she is devastated.  i don't know what this will mean for our summer or her dreams of becoming a ninja.  we left the hospital at about 11...  and then i was finally able to eat dinner. 
it was quite a day!

Try to remember, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

FIRE

i had another fire accident.  would you like to hear about it?  well, read on my dear friend...

yesterday was a FULL day!  we had one thing after another after another and then packed with several on top of each other to end it off. 

jones' last t-ball game was from 5:30ish to 7:30ish.  wolfie had martial arts at 7 to 8.  middle school mayhem (a big end-of-the-year party) was also yesterday from after school until 5:30.m  i also had to make and serve dinner somewhere in there... before the sports because there's NO WAY these kids of mine could wait 'till after 8 to eat!  plus, 8:00 is bed time.  it was a school night. 

so, here's how i had it planned.  i would make dinner and have it ready by 5.  serve it to the littles at 5, jump in the car at 5:20 with a plate of dinner for wolfie.  we'd fly to drop off wolfie (early) and make it to jones' warm up for his game.  aren't i good?!  see... i'm getting the hang of it!!!

anyway, i turned on the oven to 425 to preheat while i whipped up the meal (mexican lasagna).  i had the skillet on top of the stove top, which isn't normal, but it was a clear work space, so i used it.  as i was whipping, i noticed the smoke coming from the oven, and i cursed at myself for not cleaning up that mess in there... AGAIN!  it's been smoking gross smelling aroma for the past two months it seems!!!  i kept working and it kept getting more extreme.  so i glanced down at the window and saw some flames...
oh crap!  so i opend it to see how bad they were... or something.  i'm not sure why i opened the door.  to see if they were real???  and they got higher.  so i shut it.  and i told the kids there was a fire in the kitchen. 
binkins went around and opened all the windows/doors and rallied the little ones.
i opened up the other doors and windows.
jones continued to fight with his shoe.  he was trying to get his cleats on. 
i tried to decide what i should do.  if i open the door again, the flames will be fed more oxygen.  if i don't take care of it, it might just ruin the oven.  what other options do i have???
so i flipped on the fan for the _____ (loss of word) option and then opened the door.  woops.  lots of smoke.  bigger flames now.  i turned around to see what the kids were doing in binkins "rally the little ones" emergency evacuation.  binkins, boo, and starboy were all gathered together in the middle of the living room with their fingers in their ears.  totally ready for what they knew was next.  (yes, it's embarrassing that they know what's to come -fire alarm- when mom starts a fire!)
i told binkins to take them all outside instead. 
jones continued to fight with his cleats.
the smoke started to get really bad.  it was getting heavy in the kitchen.  that's when i noticed my sweet sleeping babe in her bouncer on the counter.  so, i picked her up and placed the bouncer outside too and told binkins that she was gonna have to watch her for a bit.  no opposition there!!!
then i rushed back inside.  i knew i could figure out what to do.  even though every decision thus far was stupid... i'm not stupid!
so i got the fire extinguisher.  and i blew out the fire with it. 
and then jones came up to me with his shoe and asked me to untie the knot.  it was just too tight for him.
and we all lived happily ever after.  except wolfie didn't go to martial arts.  and nobody attended jones' game except for buttercup and me.  and then the aftermath of the game... well, that'll have to wait for another post!

Try to remember, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

mid-year 2010

Jul 23, 2010

mid-year

Current mood:accomplished

starboy is 18.8 pounds, that's 18 lb. 13 oz.  he's in the 50% if you're one of those that cares about that.  starboy is 26 3/4 inches long.  he's in the 20% for height.  his head circumference is 18 inches.  there was no % blank for that, but nothing was said about it, so that must be about par, i suppose...  he still nurses every four hours during the day and goes 8 hours at night.  he eats all his veggetables and most of his fruit (still haven't tried pears).  he usually eats wheat cearal or oatmeal in the morning after a fruit serving.  then he eats a vegetable serving mid-day followed by a little rice.  in the evening he usually will eat another vegetable serving with a big bowl of rice.  he really likes food.  he naps in between feedings for about 1-1.5 hours and goes to bed at 8, sleeping until about 7am (with a feeding around 4).  he likes his sleep too.  i like him!  he's a real sweetie.  he's fairly shy (or VERY compared to my others).  he crawls around and pulls up to everything.  he'll walk around things as well.  last night he stood alone for about a half of a minute (maybe longer).  i couldn't believe it.  i was there holding his hand, but he wanted to two-hand the toy he had, so he kept pushing my hand away.  after realizing what he was doing, and what this would mean, i decided to let go... and there he stood... and stood... and stood!  i was just in awe! 
jones is a square.  he's 42 pounds and 42 inches.  he's in the 90% for both weight and height.  he's a sturdy boy.  sometimes i feel like he's just too heavy to pick up.  his legs are all scratched up again.  partially because of bug bites, but partially because of the excema again.  everything else about him looks active.  he has lots of other scratches and stuff like that.  he rides his bike now (finally).  he's a cautious rider, not trying anything new -or fast.  he's learning how to be a gentleman: opening doors (and then holding them open for the ladies), "ladies first" ALWAYS, love, respect, and protect (over and over and over).  i think he's catching on.
binkins hasn't had an appointment in a while so i just had her go step on our scale.  she is weighing in at 41.6.  yep, she's been passed up by her little brother.  we've known this has been coming for 4 years now.  she's still taller though, for now.  she's really excited to be in kindergarden.  we're still struggling with her selfish nature.  she is having a hard time remembering to think of others first, self last.  she reminds me so much of wolfie at the same age!
boo is cute.  she weighs 29.6 and she has good manners too.  but she sure catches a lot of raunchy behavior from the older kids and has quite a spirit to dish it out.  i can see her little mind working though and i think we'll have some drastic improvement when the kid to parent ratio goes from 5:1 to 3:1 next month.  she loves interaction and hopefully she'll get more of it with me.  her hair is so long and beautiful and i really love doing it.  wolfie did it yesterday though and it looked like a doll's!!!!!!!
wolfie is just an inch or less shorter than i now and weighs significantly less (110).  she's found that she enjoys reading again (duh!).  she still loves to draw... she's currently drawing lots of dragons.  her current favorite movie is astro boy.  she entered into our church's middle school youth group and she loves that.  she's all into so many different things these days it makes me roll my eyes in wonder.  she's sure growing up.  she has a beautiful heart and is becoming very responsible.  i sure love wolfie.
otter pop and i have joined a church league softball team.  it's been so fun to get back into playing sports.  otter pop has such a natural talent.  they put him at shortstop, but he doesn't know much about softball.  it's not the best place for him, but he does a great job!  i've been improving each game too, so that's fun as well.
otter pop started full time employment.  it's been nice to have income again after nearly six complete months without!  god is good and his provision is amazing.
i am learning about new things such as fertility, drugs, raising girls, and baking/cooking in a healthier way.  i am in the process of eliminating sweets from my diet as i have become quite addicted.  it's way too hard i'm ashamed to say.  but i'm doing it nevertheless!  i weigh 155 again and i should weigh 125-130.  cutting sweets should help drop about 5-10 pounds, the rest will have to be lost with increased excercise.  i think my eating portions are adequate, as long as there aren't any other siblings around me. 
i want to appologize for the lack of communication on our part.  we've been struggling with personal issues for the past month and a little bit.  i am eliminating the computer as part of my daily routine because it sucks me in for hours.  that being said, it's been almost an hour and starboy needs me more than you. 
all our love passed to you and your family... 
XOXOXOXO

Try to remember, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."