February 4th, 2011

I am not doing so great on my journal keeping, and so much has happened in the past week.
Where to start Sunday January 30th we all stayed home from church. Sam had finally got the flu bug and with everyone else just getting better I thought it best to keep all from going.
We did have a short meeting at our house. I read to the kids the message that is on the post pervious to this one. I got out the Cpt. Moroni picture and a picture of Russ in his full battle uniform. We talked about putting on the whole armor of God and what that means. We wrote things on strips of paper that we thought we could do to protect ourselves from the world. The kids came up with Pray, read scriptures, family home evening, Honesty, strong testimony, go to church, stay away form evil, do what the prophet asks. Then Gage got to be our Soldier and we stuck the papers on him. We then talked about how Gage is now prepared to go into battle here in Evansville Indiana. It was a great lesson and the boys loved it. Thanks to Russ!
However it was a very long Sunday the kids got board. Brooklyn tried her best to help me entertain the boys. Later that night the kids were playing around and I heard a loud thud and Logan came running into the kitchen he had blood all over his face. I had no idea what he hit or where to even look for the cut. His whole face was cover. Asking, well yelling at Brooklyn to tell me what happened, found out it was his mouth. He had slipped on the tile and fell face forward knocking out his front tooth and cutting his lip. NO....his tooth was not loose. I got him all cleaned up and then he looked at himself and started screaming. He is way to vain, he then fell asleep crying about how ugly he looks. He told us the next morning he was not going to school until he had a new tooth. He is now OK with all of it but the other front tooth is loose and he will not let me touch it.
I was so glad when I woke up and it was Monday, yea a new week! Ya right, my weeks are all the same. Sam stayed home from school on Monday, on Tuesday everyone was back in school. The weather man said there was a storm coming our way. I went to the store and got prepared for a snow day, it never happened. But I am ready for the next one.
On Tuesday I was feeding the baby and I was watching the Today show. They were talking about women's health. Now here is were my week really goes down hill. I had to sit there and listen, BIG mistake. A week ago I tested my blood sugar, it was not a good test. I got a little worried. After listening to the lecture on TV about how women don't take care of themselves I decided that I was really going to have February be take care of Amy month. So I made a doctor apt. I got a friend to watch the 2 boys and I took Evan with me. My apt. was on Thrusday at 9:15 at 8:50 I got the boys out to the car and realized that they had shut the door and I had not grabbed the car keys. I went back to the door and it was locked. How many times have I told myself to get a spare key? There I was tuck in the garage with 3 kids and it was about 10' outside. Luckly I had grabbed my cell. I called a friend and told her to come help. As I was waiting for her I got really mad. Why was this happening I was trying to take care of myself? I really needed to get to the Doctor. I got got everyone ready we were in the car on time and now this. Then I saw it..... a huge wrench. I picked it up and wet to the door and beat the door knob off the door. Then I stuck a long screw driver in the hole and what do you know the door opened. My friend arrived and was in shock at what she saw. She took the boys to my other friends house so I could get to the Doctor. I called and let them know what had happened and that I would be late. When I go there they all wanted to hear my crazy story....and they got a good laugh. But everyone keep asking what I was going to do about the door? I keep thinking...what do you mean I am going to go buy a new knob and fix the stupid thing.
I saw the doctor and got yelled at. She really lectured me about what I am doing in my life. The bottom line....... was when she said to me, your kids are going to be orphaned. You will die and your husband will be in Afghanistan. Then will you find time to take care of yourself? I thought about that all the way home as tears are running down my face. What have I done? I am the mother of 5 kids one is a teenager, one is a pre-teen, and then 2 very active boys and a teething baby. I have no husband. I get up at 5 am(for good) and start breakfast and I don't stop until my head hits the pillow around 10pm. Then I thought in that day how often did I do something for me. Then answer is 0.
OK.........I am working on a new plan for my life. I will write more and let you know how it works out
.....................by the way I did fix the door knob all by myself!