Some sunshine on a cloudy Day!

I'm not feeling very well. I've got a headache that won't go away with medicine, and 3 sick or hurt kids.

Last Friday- I took the kids to doctor. Mason had a bad ear infection, Ashley had a small one and a yeast infection.

I'm trying to make this quick, because I'm tired.

Last night, Mason fell on the corner of the banister and cried and cried. He is much more sensitive when he is sick. Over the last 2 days he spiked a fever. He was telling me his mouth hurt and his head hurt. I kept him home from MDO on Thursday. Ashley doesn't understand that when one of the others is sick they need to get extra attention. So she was very jealous and needy. Also, last night while I was trying to fix the plastic gate in our family room, Austin decided to "tight rope" walk it. He fell right down on his groan and cried for at least 2 hours straight. His upper thigh was pinched and his testicle was scraped. I fell apart at that point and cried too.

I slept with Austin to make sure he was ok. Greg slept with Mason to make sure he was ok. Mason had a hard time sleeping. He was short of breath, heart racing, burping a lot and had a fever.

So off to the doctor again today. I thought maybe Mason's ear wasn't getting better, I just didn't know. Well he has the flu! Apparantly, since he had the flu shot it is not as bad as it could be. I found out something I never knew today. His burping throughout the night, was his body's way of kind of throwing up. I had never heard that before.

Anyway, Mason, Ashley, Austin and I are all on Tamiflu. It should help Mason get better and prevent us from getting it.

Now for the sunshine! I got 2 packages in the mail today. One from Stephanie, it was the Blackberry Jam that I won from the Make-It-From-Scratch contest. I look forward to having some of it tomorrow with breakfast. And the other package was from my Secret Sister, she sent me 3 packages of letter stickers for Scrapbooking and 3 cute bookmarks. Thank you friends!!! I really needed that smile today!

blog address changed

Ok- So I've moved again. I just didn't feel safe on that other blog. I really didn't have a reason, just a feeling.

So here is my new address: http://tripletsrajoy.blogspot.com/

You can save this one. I'll be using it for awhile.

Changing blog location

I'm trying out a new blog. http://clearblogs.com/tripletsrajoy/

I don't know if it will suit my all of my needs, but for the time being I'll be posting from there. I don't like how public it is, so I might be back here when Blogger gets all the kinks out.

Chelle

Lowes at Chick-Fil-a

Yesterday we went to Chick-Fil-A Brentwood for our weekly family night out. Lowes was there and the kids made bird houses from scratch. It was so cool. Ashley and Mason needed a lot of help, but Austin just went to town. I had to help him get the nails started but he did so well hammering them in. They each got a Lowe's Apron, goggles, the birdhouse kit, a certificate and a patch to put on their aprons all for FREE!!!! Today, I'm hoping to get outside and let them paint their birdhouses.

blogging suggestions

Alrighty! So not only am I not able to post pictures. I am now not able to post comments on several of my friends blogs. They say they don't accept annonymous comments, when I've signed in. URG!

I think I'm going to have to explore other blogging options. Anyone have any suggestions?

consignment

I AM SO VERY TIRED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been working on consignment sale stuff all day. The kids drove me nuts. But I don't blame them, it was a very different day for them. They don't understand that Mommy is working.


Jill and others- I am taking Jill dinner on next Thursday the 31st. I am REALLY bad about forgetting. So if anyone remembers, please remind me on Wednesday the 30th and Thurday the 31st. (yes both days.) Thanks!

Got to shut down the house. I have a feeling I'll fall asleep on the couch, because I won't want to climb back up the steps. pitiful huh? NIght!

today stuff

Well I still don't know why I can't post a picture. But today we had such a great time!

I took the kids to Smyrna sprinkler park and they had a blast! Next time I'm wearing my bathing suit and getting in too!

Then we went to JAM night at the movies tonight. It was SO good! Austin ate 3 bags of popcorn and that was after eating dinner.

As you may have noticed, I upgraded my blog to beta (whatever that means). I was hoping it would help with my pictures, but apparantly not. I'll keep working on it!

I'm scrapbooking ALL day tomorrow and I can't wait!

Why can I NOT post a picture?

Does anyone have an idea why I can not post pictures?

This is driving me nuts! I pick the photos like normal, and it goes through the whole waiting stage, it says it is done. I push the done button. Then it says error on page. What's up with that? I've tried to look up in "help" but it is no help at all.

Hey Jann or Ann- Would you want me to email a picture to you of Jill and Mattie so you could put it on your blog?

Is anyone else who has Blogger going through this?

I love babies!

Hi friends! Guess who I got to hold today? Little Baby Mattie LaFaye. She is so pretty! I would have taken at least 20 pictures, but her daddy was VERY protective and was afraid it would hurt Mattie's eyes. So I got 3 to share. (UGH BLOGGER! I'll try in a little bit.)

Jill sounded much better when I was there tonight. This morning she was so tired. She actually doesn't remember who she talked to today. Poor thing.

Mattie Elizabeth was born around 10PM yesterday August 16. She weighed 7lbs. 11oz. And she was 21" long. Jill pushed for 6 hours and they ended up having to give her a c-section. Jill was a little disappointed in herself, but it was just physically impossible for the baby to come naturally.

But Mattie is just beautiful! Lots of black hair, just cute as can be. I wanted to take a picture of Jill and Mattie together and I told Jill that I wanted to. So she was holding Mattie and I was about to take a picture. And Jill pulls her feeding device out. (Oh my---look away---) I said, "Um, I'll just wait over here and take the picture later." LOL. Maybe she didn't know I wanted to take the picture right then. (Or maybe she did? LOL)

Anyway, the whole family was there, Rich, Trae and Isabelle. Isabelle was a hoot! She played doctor on me and amputated my arm and leg and told me all my fingers were broken too. She ran into some problems of running out of the "special water" to put my leg back on. She even went to the store to pick some up and they were out. So she got Fed Ex to send her some after I told her I would sue her if she didn't put my leg back on. AFter that fiasco- she wanted to operate on my fingers, but I told her I wanted a 2nd opinion. She's really cute!