1. New baby. Born on December 13, 2010. Name: David Whetten Lee
2. Messy house. Thanks to four kids, one thing is constant: a messy home
3. Making meals. Kids have to eat, right. Do they have to help? Not always. Every time I make Mac 'n Cheese, Joe insists on adding the powdered 'cheese' to the boiling water. He thinks it will make the food taste better. Nope, it's still Mac 'n Cheese.
4. School work. Sadly, I am not on top of the kid's 'daily homework finishing requirement' like I am supposed to be. It's sometimes just too much.
5. Being sick. Sam got sick first, back in October. Then I got sick and then Sam got sick again. Each time it was the flu. Then I got sick again, had a baby and stayed sick with a sinus infection, ear infection and the flu until, well, present day. During that time, Sam got sick, Joe got sick, Sarah got sick and Mary got a little sick. 2 weeks ago, I got the flu AGAIN, Sam got it over the weekend, and now Joe and Mary are home sick with the flu. Mike is toying with getting it. Poor guy.
6. Managing 5 children 9 years-old and under. In general it's crazy. Here, Joe got stung by a bee on his thumb after trying to pick up a smashed can of soda pop. Mind you, he took the liberty of smashing 11 cans of soda on the block wall in the backyard. The spilled sugary pop attracted the bees. He cried when he got stung. I took this picture then helped mend his boo-boo. This is an example of Karma, right? for him, not me.
7. Laundry. Enough said.
8. Husband. Husbands have needs too, right? Enough said.
That's him on the right. Handsome.
9. Cleaning bathrooms. I walked by the bathroom and could smell the fine aroma of urine. Yuck. I clean the bathrooms. Swear!
10. Gees whiz, life in general. What can I say...life is busy, life is great!
This photo was taken at Ft. Riley in Kansas back on September 11, 2010. This is a new memorial dedicated to those who sacrificed their life for our country. We were there to honor my brother, SFC Glen Jacob "Jake" Whetten.
2 comments:
Wow! That made me tired just reading it. I surely hope you get over the sick bug at your house...seems like you have had more than your share. Remember this too will pass and then you can be a grandma and enjoy the kids without all the work.
THANKS for updating!! It is wonderful to browse by and find new pictures, even when they are accompanied by news of everybody's illnesses. Honest, these are precious years, wonderful memories, and times you will MISS when the darlings are 10 years older!!!!!
And, by the way, I think you are terrific!
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