Welcome to my world!

Since my last post, I have tried to get back and write something but haven't had a minute. Life gets a little crazy around here sometimes but the past two weeks have redefined craziness.



Jan 7 - Dentist appointment for 4 of us. We sit there for 2 hours before the receptionist notices us in the lobby and informs we that we do not have an appointment. We did have an appointment but she screwed up. I am angry and feel like removing her head. But I don't.



Jan 8 - Holly has an ingrown toenail removed. I have a meeting. Jared and Jess are in town and Luke has a basketball game. Holly has cake decorating class and the boys have Awana. Mike decides we should go out to eat and a movie alone tonight before all of the rest of our company shows up. He is a smart man!



Jan 9 - Whitney, Daniel and Nate arrive! We completely freak the little guy out at the airport.
We stay up way too late talking and laughing.



Jan 10 - We now have 11 people in the house and 3 more friends drop by to see Whitney and family. We cook out yummy steaks for dinner. Luke is running a fever and has a bad backache and headache.



Jan 11 - My parents are now here too. And my dad is mad at me. He won't even talk to me. 13 for lunch. We do family photos at the park. My dad decides to take us all out to eat. We have a great time at La Fogata laughing and trying new things and Jared drinks the biggest margarita I have ever seen. Luke is feeling a little better but tells me he has blood in his urine. I worry.



Jan 12 - I call our pediatrician to get an appointment and they give me a hard time about the fact that they have not seen him in so long. I am suppressing the desire to sarcastically tell them that I am sorry he is too healthy. But we did get an appointment and Nate gets to go along. I had told Whit I would keep him so she could go shopping with my parents. It has been a long time since I ran around with a baby - strollers, bottles, diapers, car seats. We are gone all afternoon because we are sent somewhere else to get blood drawn. The doctor tells him to rest and come back Friday.



Jan 13 - Mike's parents come to see Nate. 11 people and 2 dogs and a baby. The house is full of talking and laughing.



Jan 15 - My sister, Tresa, is supposed to come today but she has strep throat. She is so sick that she cannot talk and has white spots all over her throat. She is so disappointed and so are we. Cake class again and Holly makes the most amazing cake yet. I will have to post photos of her creations soon.



Jan 16 - Luke goes back to the doctor. There is till blood in the urine and now protein too. She says he has Glomerulo nephritis, a kidney disease. More worry and I start praying harder. We need to see a nephrologist. I learn some new words today. My other sister, her daughter and granddaughter come also. 14 people now. We stay up too late again. Who needs to sleep.



Jan 17 - We are having a birthday party for Holly tonight. Last year for her birthday, she got strep throat so I want to make this special for her. I wake her up to Panera bagels and cream cheese. She is more than happy to get up. She bakes 2 more cute cakes and totally trashes the kitchen. 5 more people drop by. She wants to be able to dance at the party and we move all the furniture out of our living room to have a dance floor. 14 family members and 11 party guests and we are overflowing. They did line dancing and square dancing. My parents showed them how. There was some swing dancing and the worm and the Charleston. The kids did Driving the Bus dance. Way fun. Once again we are up late.



Jan 18 - We wake up to the stomach bug. Lea Ann, Lorin and Lyza are all sick. And I am sanitizing everything I see. I am exhausted. I have a meeting that afternoon and I can't find the house and I don't know the code to the gate to get in and I am freaking out and I start crying. Meltdown.



Jan 19 - Mike and Daniel are both sick. My dad too. I am scrubbing everything again.



Jan 20 - Now Whitney is sick. At midnight Luke is unable to sleep because his back is hurting so bad.



Jan 21 - We end up in the ER until 5 am. Luke has an infection in his bladder. the doctor is very vague. My car breaks and Mike needs a root canal and is hurting. Whitney and Daniel have been trying all week to go on a date and this is their last chance so Nate and I are home alone. It is wonderfully quiet. Tomorrow they go home. I know it is time for them to go but I have enjoyed them so much. Nate is such a delight.



All the while all this craziness is going on, we are trying to do school, work, laundry etc. I may sleep for a week after tomorrow.