Catching up

I am not really sure why I haven't blogged the last several days. Maybe it's the same reason I haven't taken very many pictures. Not sure why that is. But I am going to catch up now :) I will start with Saturday. It was Patsy's (Anthony's Aunt) Birthday and my husband, his dad and Melissa's birthday all fall within a week of each other. So my Awesome friend who makes wonderfully delicious cakes (the only place we get cakes) made a cake. I was stressing about how to make it for 4 people so I just told her to make it however she wanted to just ice it and write their names on it it's all good. She said "just let me take care of it" so I did :) She managed to cover several bases. The top layer and topper was for Melissa and Patsy they love cats and do couponing and scrap booking together. The bottom layer was for Anthony and his dad and it was all about the OU SOONERS baby! Rae has made all of my kids birthday cakes except Caylea's first birthday and we are so lucky to have her. Especially with the kids food allergies now I couldn't just trust anyone to make something for my Caylea or Caden to eat.



In fact Rae was making this Birthday cake and another cake for someone else and I don't remember what happened but she tasted the icing and realized that she had used almond flavoring instead of butter flavoring so you know what my wonderful friend did she pulled together a cake for Caylea to have in the little time she had left. She could of called me and said hey this happened and I am sorry but Caylea can't have the cake but no instead she called and said I am sorry but I am taking care of it. How sweet was this! Pretty sweet if you ask me! By the way Caylea loved her cake! I would think for Caylea that she would feel left out and upset that she can't have what the other kids/people are having but she never is. As long as there is an alternative for her she is good to go. I am very proud of my little girl for being so big and so very smart about all of this.





So the "party" really game for most that were here was great. I got to chat with Melissa and hang with the kids then Brandy joined us and we hung out while the guys (and Patsy) enjoyed the game. Ellen joined us for a little while and boy did the bubba boy enjoy his massage from his grandma I almost thought he was sick or something for how still he laid on her lap while she rubbed his leg. When the kids started getting tired we cleaned up the toys and headed for baths. By the time that was wrapping up it the game was almost over. We got to chat and visit a little longer I got some great cuddle time with my beautiful niece Sarah (so did Caylea). Then the night was over . . .gone is another Saturday of OU Football.





Sunday morning we were up and off to church. I think that we must belong to the most awesome church ever. I also think that we have a wonderful support group there. They have helped me so much with my kids food allergies. I know without a shadow of a doubt if we weren't in church and all of this stuff happened with the allergies to food. I would of never been able to leave my children in someone elses care. With God and the love of friends who care about my kids and want to learn how to protect them and learn to do what needs to be done "just in case" we have survived this worst (I believe) of this ordeal. I still have my days when I feel surprisingly overwhelmed but thankfully those days are fewer and further between. I know that God has protected and will protect my kids and help my husband and I to make the best choices for them.



One such of these friends is who's house we went to after church on Sunday. This particular friend put a pair of poopy bloomers on my son's head. (the picture is not of the poopy bloomers these bloomers are clean b/c this is an awesome friend who saw fit to fix the situation) Our church has a wonderful thing going on in the summer months where the families all stay after and have dinner and the kids run around like wild one's and play on the playground and riding their bike's and such. I think this wonderful thing has been especially great for me because I can see where I had changed a ton during the summer with letting go maybe not a lot maybe not even to a normal level yet. But all the same some growth in me and my ability to let my children roam a little further than I can reach. So back to where I was going with this. . .since school has started and it is getting dark earlier the families break up and go to various places. Well I was thinking about going with my sisters to eat. We chose Chili's because it is the ONLY place that I know of that is allergy friendly enough to let my son eat and he had not had dinner. Well nothing was meant by it and I am not going to call out names but we were invited to go to Braums (which is one of the biggest NO-NO's in both of my children's cases). Well someone out of our group wanted to go there and I don't remember what was said but I felt bad because I had to say my kids can't even go in there. (unless you are in this kind of situation you don't even want to know I am almost crying right now just thinking about it) I know nothing was on purpose and that these people love my children it's just not THEIR lives they don't have to live with it everyday! So then I was just down and remembered that I had frozen chicken in the van that I had picked up before church and kept in the freezer at church but had already put in the van so I was like I am just going home. Well my awesome friend said why don't you guys come hang with us so we did. It was great my husband had a lot of fun with her husband and boys playing the Wii. So much fun that now he wants one.

I have been thinking a lot lately about something in particular. I have this friend who was so there for me and got me through some really bad times in my life. Without her I would of been awfully lonely during a very difficult time. We have had our up's in down's in closeness over the years. It's funny because when we haven't been close we just thought the other one didn't want to be our friend anymore when in reality it was always over some silly emotional feeling or misunderstanding and was never even a little true. I am really bad when I get my feelings hurt and I do not want to talk about it or fix it. Even when asked so the case maybe . . .so I say no it's fine I am fine. But yeah right WHATEVER!!! No one believes you lady! (Here is your contract in writing Rae BUG ME TILL I TALK!!!) I am not sure but I know we were hanging out a lot in 2000 (it's kinda sad I am 100% sure how long we have been friends). Anyways just recently we went through some whatever I don't even know what to call it. But thankfully now that is over. I don't know if anyother wife/mother/adult woman feels this way but I need my friend. I need to have that person that I can trust and talk to when things are bad or even when things are GREAT(I have my husband too of course but you know what I mean)! It's funny I have said all this rambling not sure if it even makes any since. But I said all of that to say that you know you have a true friend if even after a big misunderstanding (or whatever) when you start talking/hanging out again it's like nothing ever happened. I love my Best Friend!!! I love all of my friends! I love my sisters they are some of my most awesome friends! I mostly just feel very lucky to have so many great women in my life!



Okay so Monday was another big going through clothes day I tackled Caden's clothes I am mostly done until I have to pack away the short sleeved shirts and shorts that I left out. YEAH! I only have Caylea's left now! I am not in a big hurry to get hers done she is doing okay and we don't have anyone passing clothes down to her so I only have her one tub of 5T stuff from last winter I am hoping that some if not most of it still fits her for at least a little while. So Anthony came home after working a long hard day (getting as caught up as he could from his day off on Friday). My wonderful husband grilled some delicious chicken for us and I made some baked potatoes. It was a very yummy meal! That evening his parents came over to see the kids before his mom goes to visit her sister for several weeks. Caylea got her address so that she could send her some cards my daughter sure does love making and mailing "cards" -mostly colored pages in envelopes- so if you are ever in the need for a little color in your life leave me your address and one of my daughters masterpieces will be headed your way!

Sad Sad news to tell you but Tues. I did not take one picture. I got a little video of Carolina making a fishy face and little gills that is so cute but she is pretending like she is swimming and daddy is helping her "float" and in part of it you can see her panties and I don't feel okay posting that. I will try to get it again though because it it mighty cute if I do say so myself! Tues. was kinda a keep busy day laundry/bills/kids/chatting with above mentioned friend. Some reason no pictures though :(




Not really sure what happened here in the picture department either. I wanted one of Caden he looks SO CUTE in overalls my new favorite thing for him is overalls. If I had the money I would so buy him 7 pairs to wear everyday of the week! I could just eat him up in those things!!! It's just screams LITTLE BOY!!!! So this is my sad attempt at a picture! The other picture Caylea took of herself in the van after church while I was installing Elijah's car seat because he came to stay the night with us. I know lousy mom huh!

Anyways we did have a good day! We had lunch at my mom's and my grandma Elaine and Dad were there. My grandma got a real kick out of playing with my son and getting him to walk to her. I didn't see that because I was on the phone but I heard the laughing and clapping and my sister told me what it was about. After that I watched Elijah and Sarah so that Brandy could go pack some more ( so glad I am not in their shoes right now but I will watch the kids or help in anyway I can). So Elijah went down for his nap while I held Sarah and Caylea and I finished her Kindergarten work, reading and going over her Bible verses. After that we gave Sarah a lovely smelling bath, covered her in baby lotion then she was the best smelling baby in the world! Not that she was stinky before mind you I just love a baby that smells like baby lotion!

Light Brigade was very busy tonight usually it doesn't move as fast as it did tonight. I am not quite sure what happened with the time today. Anyways I got some wonderful news Caylea's teacher said she was doing very well with her memorization for that I am so proud! Also Carolina's teacher left a wonderful comment on my myspace about her (and how cute she is - hehe) and that she said her verse. I am thinking with Carolina it maybe a stubbornness issue. We work on her 1 verse 2x's a day everyday just like I do with Caylea to learn 4 verses. By the end of the week Carolina still won't tell me her 1 verse but she tells her teacher. What does that sound like to you? She comes by it naturally I do think.

Well my friends sorry this was such a long post. I didn't realize I had so much to say :)
It's after 2 AM now so I need to get some sleep because my little ones aren't likely to let me sleep in much :)
~Night~