OOPS!

I was just looking back at some old posts and realized that I have been repeating myself. So sorry. I guess with so many kids it's taken it's toll on me mentally.

Kate can now stand up by herself and I am positive that walking is just around the corner. Tara is just a little bit behind Kate and prefers to just crawl super fast. Before you know it they are somewhere that they aren't supposed to be.

And why is it that we spend hundreds of dollars on great toys and they love to find and eat the cords? or paper? or boxes? or shoes?

John's police car has been out of commission for the last week and a half and we are getting neighbors asking us if John was involved in a shooting, laid off, has moved out...
The real story is that the transmission blew up and because it was still under warranty, Ford has to fix it. If any of you have a Ford I apologize in advance for what I am about to say. Ford has been notorious for taking it's sweet time to fix anything realating to a vehicle. Aren't they a car company? Plus, this happens to be the second time the car has had transmission trouble.. Fix Or Repair Daily...Ford is horrible! Fix the car already and save me some gas money (John is using our car to and from work now and it's costing me gas). I know it's really not that big a deal, but every little bit helps when you have two babies in diapers and formula.

Does anyone else think that it's getting way too hot way too early? I was VERY tempted to take the jet ski out to the lake yesterday. I think if the weather holds up today, we'll try and head out there. For those of you worried about us taking the babies and exposing them to the dirty water at Buena Vista....We're leaving them with a sitter.

Well, I forgot to tell you my sister is pregnant again and has already succomed to the Hyperemesis. She's about 10 weeks or so and has already had to have an IV line. I think she may end up with another PICC line even though she'd really rather not. This is exactly why I am not planning to ever be preganat again. One pregnancy with Hyperemesis was more than enough for me. We both agree that we'd have many more children if we didn't have to be pregnant. I guess we just aren't very good at it.

That's all the recent news. I'd better get back to the daily duties of a mom of Nathan and twins...Some days I think it's much harder to parent the 6 year old than it is taking care of twins. He tries my patience so much more than they do. I am sure that will change as they grow, but for now it's just easier to deal with the girls. Nathan has no patience and wants everything NOW!!! Hard to do whan you have to take care of two babies...How is the Octo mom going to do it? She's not going to do it alone, that's for sure.

That gripe is for some other day when I have time to write a million pages on why it's so wrong to do what she did. Here's my short opinion...They are here now and they need to be taken care of regardless of how they got here. Try not to judge the kids for their mom. They ddin't get the choice. Love them.

Dedication, Death, Jobs, Sleepovers, & More...

I was really unaware how long it had been since my last blog...Time Flies!!

Let's start with the dedication. We had a photo session with the WHOLE family and got some really precious pictures of everyone. Lunch was at our house and we ate, did a little karaoke, and then went to church. It was really nice and I was glad to have my family's support.

Our dear friend passed away on March 1, 2009. It has really been hard on me. He left behind a wife and two children (one of them is Nathan's age.) It really got me thinking about my life. I have tried hard not to think about John's job and the potential for it to leave me to raise my children without him. When I was interviewed by the sergant conducting John's background, one of the questions he asked was how I was going to handle John having such a dangerous job. At the time, I wasn't really aware of the seriousness of the question. I told the sergant that I would be fine and that this was John's dream job. I put it out of my mind and have not thought too much about it until now. I really don't know that I could be okay to raise my children without him. Again, hug your loved ones and tell them how much they mean to you while you still can. Life is so fleeting and we must live it to the fullest.

Well, with the economy so bad, I am glad that John has a good job. He has not seen a raise in

2 1/2 years but with the ever increasing crime rate it seems that we have pretty god job security at the moment. It does trouble me that the officer involved shootings seem to be ever increasing as well. I pray that we don't have to face such a tragety. My job, on the other hand, is not nearly as stable. The cuts in education have left me facing the reality of potentially being a stay at home mom. Our district is offering it's teachers a stipend if the choose not to have an aide in their classroom. Of course it has to be negotiated and we are waiting to hear my fate. I am not too upset by the prospect of staying home, but losing any money in this tight economy is hard to do. I'll pray that everything works out as it should.

Nathan had his first sleepover out of town last weekend. He stayed with his Papa and Grandma. They took he and his cousin to the LA Zoo and sounds as if they had a great time. Nathan was sad to see the weekend end and wanted to have his cousin stay at our house a few nights...Can you just imagine us with any more kids?? ARGH! Maybe we can have him over when the girls are a bit older and we have more freedom to get around.

The girls are pulling up and walking around hanging on to the furniture. Kate has figured out how to get everything off of the coffee table and it makes Nathan mad (it's usually his stuff she gets). Tara can stand up but has yet to master the art of stealing stuff...

Took the girls down to LA to visit our fertility specialist and all the female staff had a great time with them. Tara especially liked the doctor. Here's the picture of the girls with him.

Guess that's all for now... be back soon!