i am so exhausted!

i realize that i'm not that old, but some days i feel like it.
i realize that this happens all over the world every day.
not only that, but i realize that there are many who wish they could complain but can't.

but, i can't hardly function cause i'm so tired.

driving

taylor, age 11, "mom, when can you start driving in idaho?"

"15."

taylor, "i only have 4 years left."

NOOOOO!

plans

i have all these plans in my head, and i keep slipping.

dinner was going to be crockpot parmesan chicken. i was so excited, it sounded so good!! i wasn't able to roll out of bed until almost noon (i hate this fatigue!). and then i forgot about it. so, while elizabeth and i were hanging out in the library during church (because that's my calling), we decided on oh boy casserole (which also sounded delicious!).

i was going to start cleaning out the front flower beds (i've been trying to for 3 years), and by the time i'm ready, i feel like crap (i suppose i shouldn't feel too terrible that my health stops a lot of things, right?).

shaun's been trying to 2 weeks, since we got the new carpet downstairs, to get things put back together, and i've not been able to help a whole lot. headaches, school, wanting to puke...

no fire

roasted hot dogs sounded so good for dinner tonight.

the grill is out of gas.

last spring, i attempted to make planter boxes out of pallets. it didn't work out so well. mainly because i ran out of screws and nails...

there were a few small pieces, so i decided to make a small fire out of them.

I COULDN'T GET THEM TO BURN!!
i have never had a hard time getting a fire going. like, ever.



so, we boiled the dogs and brats instead (the brats weren't all that good either...).

it was a sad disappointing dinner.

ickies

i hate feeling sick. i hate even more not being able to explain how i feel sick. yesterday was one of those days. even now, i'm having a hard time describing it. everything just felt off. i even went to bed early, like before the kids did.

i woke up this morning feeling better, and then i had to get out of bed. i'm trying to burp up my meds, and let me tell you, they are nasty!! my gut is trying to do contortions, and my head is still a little fuzzy.

elizabeth discovered hexaflexagons the other day. this morning, between her and taylor they finally figured out how to make them work. now all the kids are running around with their new hexaflexagons.

we have 6 weeks of school left officially, and are no where near to being done for the year. good thing i'm not too worried about it.

a solution, perhaps

i went almost 3 weeks without a single migraine!!

it was bliss!

as i haven't been able to get a doctor to listen to me about the possibility that i'm going through menopause, i thought i'd try an experiment. i purchased a supplement designed for that stage of a woman's life, and started taking it (this was on 3/23). i had my first migraine this last saturday. TAKE THAT YOU NAYSAYERS!!
AND that things that i've been able to accomplish when i haven't been fighting a migraine...!

easter and tooth fairy

our easter bunny almost didn't come this morning like he was supposed to. i went to bed last night, and then remembered that i needed to put everything out. i almost didn't get back up to do it. when i told shaun though, he came in and helped me get it all taken care of.
according to elizabeth and shannon though, i am the one who got everything. i'm not sure if that means they don't believe in the easter bunny, or if i just wasn't "sneaky" enough. **i'm pretty sure they went through everything that i got, so it's most likely that.**

this year, someone gave me 2 rubber band looms, and a really cool dragon. i already had 3 bracelets for the girls, so i just needed a couple more things. bubble wands, and candies rounded out the "baskets." in all our moves, and with the kids pulling things out to play with them, i can't find the easter baskets. we just put everything in piles on the table. the kids are happy.

last night, we learned that the drive-in was doing a breakfast with the easter bunny, and an egg hunt. we decided to go. taylor's alarm went off at 7 this morning... (both shaun and i slept through the first session of conference after we got back) we purchased plates for the kids, and then finished them off when they said they were done. only about 50 kids came, but that was much better than the 300 at the park down the road from the house...the main thing is they had fun...

our tooth fairy is consistently forgetful. **it's not easy having to be all the make-believe characters as well as mom.**
elizabeth lost a tooth about 2 weeks ago. every other day she would complain to me that the tooth fairy forgot to come again. last night i told her that i would call and remind the tooth fairy. she was surprised that i knew the tooth fairies phone number, i told her it was 1-800-teeth.  i finally remembered last night, before i remembered about the easter bunny...

easter prep

preparations for easter are in full swing for us.

dinner will be ham, twice baked potatoes, rolls, and rainbow jello (taylor begged for the jello!).

today i'm baking eggs so that we can color them tomorrow. i just finished getting all the jello to make the rainbow jello. i bought dinner rolls just in case i don't get around to getting them made.

i'm almost done getting basket fillers. a few more things from the dollar store, and i'll be good to go!