Thursday, April 26, 2018

Another Busy Week

Thursday night, James worked mosquito abatement, so the kids and I just hung out. He didn't work Friday afternoon due to bad weather, so we still did our family movie night.

Saturday morning, he worked while the kids and I did some small projects at home. The weather was nice enough for them to play outside a lot of the day. James got home in time for us to switch off going to stake conference meetings.

We had stake conference on Sunday too, and we decided to sit in a room with video, not just audio. It worked great because the kids were able to color and move around a little without distracting anyone, and James and I were able to fully listen. It's just easier with video. I felt really crummy during the first half and was almost ready to go home, but I made it through.

We had a simple FHE on Monday. James worked mosquito abatement Tuesday and Wednesday this week, so I was alone till about 8:00 both nights. Tues. went smoothly and Wed. did until bedtime. I overreacted to the kids being late getting home, so there were some tears at bedtime. I know they have forgiven me by now, but I still felt really terrible. I hate being grouchy all the time, but it's really hard to be happy when you just don't feel good. Ever.

Heartburn is really killing me this week, along with blood sugar spikes after breakfast. I've been working on eating smaller meals more often even though I hate doing that. It really helps. I hope I don't test positive for gestational diabetes. That will be coming up in a few weeks.

The Heads are coming to visit today through Saturday, so that should be fun.

I finished my hummingbird latch hook rug! I felt like it was time to work harder to get it done. All I have to do it wait for the trim to sew on the edge and then I'll hang it up in my room as a reminder that I can do things that first seem impossible. I always have a great sense on accomplishment after finishing a big, time-consuming project, and this one is no exception. I have a few other small projects in mind and one more rug, but after that I'm going to have to come up with things to do. Challenge accepted. I never run out of projects for long.

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Mosquito Abatement, Phenix Visit

Saturday actually went all right with James gone. We started off the morning by thoroughly cleaning up the yard and car, which hadn't been vacuumed all winter. It was so gross! We then ran an errand to Walmart for a few odd items and then had lunch at McDonald's, always a kid favorite. No matter how healthy I've been (which is not the case recently), I still love fast food. During Lewis's afternoon nap, I cut Katie's hair to give her bangs. The rest of the day went smoothly.

Sunday was normal. Myles, Carmel, and Kyle came to visit and arrived in the evening after the kids were asleep.

Monday, James had parent/teacher conferences, so he didn't get home till late. Everyone went hunting after lunch. We did a short FHE and then played the new game I got for my birthday, Punderdome. It was hilarious!

Tuesday, they went hunting again after lunch and before dinner with James. We went to the buffet (Dad's treat) and then James took everyone out to see Ready Player One. I stayed and relaxed at home.

Wednesday, Myles pumped up the flat tire on the car, and I got all my grocery shopping done while it was being fixed. The timing worked perfectly. The guys went hunting while we were gone, and then James and Myles went shooting (since Kyle left in the afternoon) after dinner. We played Punderdome again after the kids went to bed. I love that game.

Myles and Carmel leave today and James has mosquito abatement, so it will be a long day of cleaning and putting everything back together. It's going to be tough to adjust to the two jobs again because it means two late nights a week. When we already have things going on, it seems like we never have any free time. One day at a time...

Thursday, April 12, 2018

The Week

Things are not really less busy, just different. It's really hard to remember at first thanks to pregnancy brain.

We had our normal family movie night on Friday and got pizza. We've been watching A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix. I always liked those books even though they're weird, and I think the series is well done.

Saturday, James looked around for parts for fixing our sprinkler system, but no luck. We just hung out the rest of the day.

Sunday, I went to a really good women's fireside called "No Grit, No Pearl". We all rode on a bus together so I didn't get home till almost 9. It was a really good message and made me feel more grateful for my life right now, even though I don't always appreciate the day-to-day.

Our FHE on Monday was with Cherissa and Tayson.

James had his mosquito abatement meeting on Tuesday, so he wasn't home all evening.

Yesterday, he went on the prison trip to Salt Lake and got home in time for dinner.

Today we get to go on a date! Since Jonah has been over 4x a week for the past few weeks (and probably the rest of the school year), we have a gift certificate to the really nice pizza place in town. So exciting! We can get whatever we want. Even with eating out, I usually go cheap.

My pain level has been much better this week, my bug bites are healed, and my cold is gone. My main issue now is feeling tired after I eat. I've been trying not to eat such big meals, but it's hard. I feel the baby kicking a lot. It's kind of cute but not as exciting as in the past. I don't understand how any pregnancy ever goes by quickly for anyone. I think each one goes by slower than the last. Oh well.

I finished making some memory quilt squares and am now working on reading a few books. We have family visiting for the next two weeks, so that will take a lot of my time and energy, and James starts mosquito abatement next week. He has to go to SLC this weekend for another meeting.

Life is pretty good even though it's busy. I'm glad the kids can play outside. The love taking Lewis out with them too, and it gives me some peace and quiet for a little while.

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Rexburg Trip, Spring Break

Though the trip went smoothly, it was far from easy. Why?

1. James got his wisdom teeth out, which added a lot of stress and several hours to the trip once we drove to South Jordan, waited for him during surgery, and got his prescriptions and food at Walgreen's. His acting weird would have been funny if the same kind of behavior had not preceded his Thanksgiving trip to the hospital.

2. I had to drive. I usually don't, and sitting in the same position made my tailbone hurt a lot.

3. Heartburn is here to stay. I have it during every pregnancy, but it still stinks to deal with it. Also, sciatic nerve pain is annoyingly persistent.

4. I got bitten by bedbugs, a first. They are itchy and only add to my other aches and pains.

5. James was out of it and in a lot of pain for the first 24-48 hours. I was too tired to really do anything either, so I felt really useless during the trip.

Good things about the trip:

1. James recovered pretty quickly despite a rough beginning.

2. I slept well and had no sciatic pain until returning home.

3. We got to dye eggs, do a hunt, and spend time with both sets of grandparents and Mara and Ricky as well as the Heads.

4. Conference was great.

5. There was a lot of good food.

Since we've been home, it's been business as usual. I had my hospital ultrasound and it went well. She's still a girl! It looks like I am definitely due later, like in September. I don't know if they will change my due date or not, but I'm going to plan on September either way. Any time the ultrasound tried to move me earlier, I ignored it because I went late anyway. Kenny's due date moved to a week later and he was still born 3 days after that, so we will see what happens. I might go crazy by then.

Speaking of which, it's Kenny's birthday today! I can't believe he's 6 already!