Opening Day!!!

I know, for those 3 of ya'll that have been reading our blog for the past few years, this is nothing new....Six Flags, yadda, yadda, yadda...OPENING DAY 2008!!! We went on Saturday and it was so great! We didn't wait in ONE line. I'm not kidding. We walked up to every ride, except the snake roller coaster and that was only because they were letting each group have their own little car instead of jamming 6 people into each one! It was beautiful outside and we loved being together.

What was even better about this year is that Parker is big enough to ride so many rides! We were talking about the first time we went last year and Parker couldn't even walk! Oh, babies just grow so very fast. We tried to call several other season pass holder friends, but they were all busy...it was a great day to be at the flags!

This was Parker's favorite ride of the day....he just smiled and moved his little feet on the swings. He really did enjoy being like the "big kids" and not just stuck in his stroller!

Yesterday afternoon, the girls and I went to Casa Manana in Downtown Ft. Worth to see the play, "Junie B. Jones." It was so cute and well done. But (here comes the doozy) during intermission Grace starts to look bad and says her head hurts. Yes, she is burning up with fever so we all headed out as soon as the play was over. Sorry, we stayed for the last hour. It's one of my Mother of the Year moments, for sure, but she wanted to stay and her friends that we went with all were fine with staying, too. We dropped them off at their house and on the way home, Grace got sick in the car. Yes, that was fun, let me tell ya! She has been running a fever and throwing up all night so we are off to the doctor this afternoon as that was the earliest that they could fit us in....it's all going around folks!! Soo, if your kids have had a fever or even shown signs of being sick, PLEASE don't take them to church or to school. Really, use the 24 hour rule... unless you are at the theater where you payed $19 a seat and want to see the end of the play!! :)

Frustrated!!!!

AKKKKKK! In the past 24 hours, I have received 3 phone calls from creditors wanting money. Do they want it from me? No, they want it from another Jennifer Green, but do they call her and harass her? Nope. I had one call from a lawyer (or more like his little person designated to call and be ugly on the phone) who would not believe that I was who I said I was until I asked for his boss and then confirmed that this other Jennifer Green lives in Missouri, which is one state that we have never lived in!!! I am not giving these people my social security number over the phone, but I will not be bullied into paying for something that I have NOT done. Yesterday, the credit card company called for me. I called them back from a number that I have on file, only to find out that yet again, this is a Jennifer S. Green and S. is not my middle initial. I have worked very hard to pay all of our bills on time over the past 9 years and we ALWAYS, and I repeat ALWAYS pay off our credit card bill each month.....Oh, I'm so very frustrated, I can't even tell you!!! I'm getting my credit report pulled as I type, so maybe I can get some of this stuff cleared up!!

On a lighter note, last night was Susannah's fall school program and she did a great job! She sang so great and knew all of her little hand motions. Oh, did I tell you that her little body is fighting off a allergic reaction right now...yeah, we didn't know that any of our kids were allergic to anything, but I guess she is....her little body is covered (and I mean that) with little whelps...it is sooo sad. She is on a steroid from the doctor, but it doesn't seem to be kicking it, so we may be back at his office again later today for another shot!! I'll post pics from the program later today!! Happy Friday!

Now it is her turn...

Not to be outdone by her big sister, Susie came downstairs last night a little after 8:00 (they went to bed at 7:00 because they both didn't feel good) to tell me that she had thrown-up in her bed. So, I went to take the linens off of her bed and bring them down to wash and fix her a new place to sleep in and she fell asleep in my bed and did fine. This morning Grace woke up bright and bushy tailed, so ready to go to school (she really does love it and I'm soooo glad) and Sus wanted water for breakfast. Good thing too, because when we got to the garage to load up to all take Grace to school, Sus let the water fly on the garage floor and it was not in the cup anymore.... Needless to say, she will NOT be having her normal glass of warm milk while she watches Sesame Street this morning!

As the cooped up mother of these sick children, I have to say...AKKKKK!!! If Parker gets this mess, I feel like I want to quit! I didn't say I would, but boy, I would love to get to go for a car ride with OUT cleaning up a child or a mess afterwards! he he he. Oh well, maybe I will get to go back to the gym next week and work out some stress!!

We do have to go to the store today, though. I know, I am a horrible mother for taking her sick child to Wal-Mart. But, I have no relief help and Parker has 3 diapers left. I have used all the ones in the diaper bag and the extras that I keep in the car so we REALLY do have to go and replace all of my diaper stashes! To all the single mothers out there....wow, you have a super hard job. And to all of us that have husbands that like to disappear because of work....we will be rewarded by our husbands when they get home, right honey??????

At least we're home...

We thought that all the fun sick stuff was over. Oh my, were we so very wrong. Yes, I got sick on Monday morning. Yes, me, the mother, the one who isn't supposed to get sick, EVER, got sick. Good thing for me, we were in Searcy at the home of MY mother and she took off of work to take care of the kids so that I could sleep most of the day. She had to go to school for Monday morning to get her sub plans ready, so my Grandma came over to watch the kids while I was "praying to the porcelain gods." I'm so thankful for family!!

Yesterday, I knew that we had to get on the road and get back here so that Grace could go to school. Of course, my body did not want to cooperate so my mom had me go back to bed. After another nap I was back to normal and we set off for the ride home. Very easy and we got thru Dallas in record time. It was a great trip and the kids went straight to bed when we got home...Sus said I didn't even have to tuck her in, I did, of course, but that tells you how tired that they were last night.

This morning around 5 am I woke up just freezing and then Parker woke up shortly after to come in my bed and nurse and be my cuddle bug. It was a great morning, the alarm went off and I walked upstairs to get Grace up for school. It looked like something out of a horror movie. I'm not kidding. Her bed and pillow were covered in throw-up. It was so gross. She was sound asleep in the middle of it and it was all I could do not to throw-up myself. I got her up and she just wanted to go back to sleep until she realized what had happened. Bless her little heart. We have a baby monitor upstairs, but I honestly think she didn't even wake up for this incident. So, now she is on the couch, the clothes and bed linens are in the washing machine soaking, and I'm trying to enjoy my cup of coffee. At least we are home! Thanks for taking care of us, Mom. We had a great visit despite all the sickness.

Sunday Blogging

Yes, you know when I blog on a Sunday, there must be a sick one in the house. Grace woke up late Friday night with a really high fever and then suddenly threw up...fun for us! So, she has spent the weekend in our bed sleeping. This morning she woke up with no fever, but I kept her home from church this morning just in case there are some little bugs still hanging around. If she feels better tonight, we will be off to church and her beloved bible hour!

Aaron's mom flew back to Gramps in Seattle on Friday afternoon. We had a great and very busy visit with her here. The house looks great now that there is some paint on the walls!! Aaron built a table for under the TV yesterday and it looks sooooo awesome. He is putting the final coat of poly on it today and we should have it in the living room tomorrow! He is so talented and really loves woodworking....something to do when you have a sick little one inside!

Fun weekend for the rest of us, though. Thomas and Sara Ritchie and the rest of their mission team that is going to Rwanda came and stayed at our house for the weekend while they met at the N. Richland Hills church for mission meetings. They have a great group and are going to be doing wonderful work when they get to Rwanda in Jan. 2009.

Also, my college room mate and dear friend, Shellie and her family were in town for some stuff and we finally got to see each other last night for a few hours. Not what we had planned, but we had a great time and enjoyed our visit even if it was short. Their little boy is sooooo cute and he and Sus had fun playing in the playroom while Grace had to rest in our room downstairs.

Now all the company is gone and I'm off to wash towels and sheets from their stay. It is great to have visitors!!

Aaron took Susie to church with him this morning. Since I was staying home with Grace, I decided to keep Parker here too, so Aaron decided today was a great day to wear his new suit! You know, baby drool and spit up don't go well with pin stripes!