SURPRISE!!

So yesterday I turned the big 3-0! Omg 30, I'm so old now holy cow I'm 30!! Haha not really I actually don't see it as a big deal, I don't see why 30 is a big deal to most people, maybe I am in denial about my old-er age or maybe its everyone else around me that makes something no so significaint into a big deal.  Either way I don't get it.  But... and this is a big BUT.... Its one of those milestone Birthdays were you get to have a party and celebrate being "over the hill" and as depressed and upset as I was before that I didnt think anyone would even acknowledge my birthday, is how surprised I was that my family threw me a surprise birthday party!  I was indeed surprised and I had a great time, but at the same time I was truely and honestly upset by the fact that certain people chose not to show up.  I don't celebrate my birthday every year so its not like it was just another party, like I said its was a milestone birthday.  I know for some it was obviously difficult for them to show up because well it was the 4th of July weekend and they were no were to be found because they went out of town.  But for some they had no real excuse as to why they chose not to show up.  They couldn't take a few moments out of the day to come celebrate with me?  I know I shouldn't let these things bother me because the people who truely care about me showed up.  But the ones who did not... I thought they did care about me and I guess it hurts and stings to come to the realization that they don't care about me. 
But aside from the disappointment I did have a good time with my true freinds and family! We hung out, we talked, we jumped on the tramoline (haha yes I jumped on the trampoline!!) 

So here is to the big 30!
Have an Oh So Wonderful Day!!
Catrina

Best Freinds...

Best Friends

are always there to pick you up when you are down..

Celebrate with you when you are jumping for joy..

Can always tell when you are sad
But knows how to make you Happy again
Best Freinds come in many shapes

sizes, colors and species.

and no matter what they are always there to lend a hand....

Have you told your Best Freind lately how much you love them and

appreciate all they have done for you?

Have an Oh So Wonderful Day!

Catrina

The Miracle of Birth....

I've given birth to 5 children and while those experiences alone were all wonderful and amazing in themselves, I never was on the other side of the bed... I was never the one watching the birth happen, I was always the one in pain, the one pushing and watching through a mirror. Today I was able to be the support for someone else. I was the one who helped her through the pain, and made her laugh while she waited for her child to enter the world.

It was an amazing experience! I felt her pain, I knew what she was going through and I could sympathize with her, but I could also help her feel better (the best I could). I watched the screen religiously and as soon as I seen the contraction begin I was right there, massaging the pain away (or at least trying my hardest). It was an amazing experience, to be the spectator cheering a birthing mother on! "You can do this", "Your doing great!"

I don't care what anyone says watching a child being born is the most amazing experience in the world! It sure does give new meaning to the words miracle of birth!
I was so honored that my freind allowed me share in her experience!

Have an Oh So Wonderful Day!
Catrina

Weekend update

Okay so I missed Fighting the Fat Friday. But not on purpose, believe me I also missed Brooke's parent teacher conferance as well. I had a bad headache Friday and it was stormy and I was tired and I just didn't feel like doing anything! Honestly I forgot to blog about Fighting the Fat, not like I've done anything lately I did take the girls to the park last week but that was about all the activity, I feel horrible for missing Brookes conferance but the Hubby worked late and I completely forgot that we even had it scheduled until Saturday morning. My headache lasted all weekend! Yesterday it was so bad that any movement or noise sent my head spinning. We finally went to the ER last night because I just couldn't take it anymore my head was hurting so bad and I was nauseous. My mother was worried that purhaps I was dehydrated again, my though fell on blood pressure (which I have never had a high pressure unless I was dehydrated). But once we got to the hossy, they checked everything.... No dehydration, blood pressure was fine, baby looked good, so what in the heck! The nurse informed me and the Hubby that with the weather changing so much lately that pollen is at its highest and people that don't normally experience sinus problems are having issues, so maybe purhaps that is what I am having issues with. The On call Doc had her give me some tylonal with coden and a cup of water to suck down, and thankfully to my relief the headache went away! I was so happy to see it go! She suggested taking tylonal and drinking some coke (except this is a pepsi family so that will have to do). So this morning when I woke up and my headache was back I took some tylonal and sudafed (which they said was okay), and my headahce went away. So I think I have figured out how to get this headache crap under control ( I hope). Today I have my eye appointment to get some new contacts, and I think I will stop by the chiropractors afterwards to make sure that is not my problem.
Our weekend went well for the most part. The Hubby had to work, and I was so stressed by the kiddos (not to mention the horrible headache I still had). My grandma came and picked up 1 and 2 which was a sweet relief from all the fighting they had been doing that day. Me and 3 went shopping to buy mommy some new tank tops and the cutest sundress. The rest of the day went pretty well and then Sunday we went and visited the mother & father in law and other then my horrible headache the day wasn't to bad.
Today I hope to actually get out and get some grocery shopping done.
I must go get ready for my eye appointment...Maybe I'll be back later, maybe I won't....

Have a Great Day!
Catrina

What a day!

So if you don't follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Myspace then you have no clue of the day that I had yesterday, last night and even into the wee hours of this morning.....
Yesterday started out alright, We went to a funeral for the hubby's best freinds dad. It was a wonderful ceremony, first they did mass at the church that he was baptised in then we went to the cemetary were he had a Military funeral, complete with a 21 gun solute, buggle and taps (If you don't know what that is, its the drum beat they play when a soldier has fallen) and Marines folding the his flag to give to his son. I have never been to a Military funeral so it was all new to me to see all the happened. We even stayed afterward to watch them bury the casket (which I have never seen either) and the men that were there to bury him were very nice and let his son throw in the first scoop of dirt, it was very sweet and very sad at the same time. I was on my feet alot yesterday. I thought I was drinking enough, maybe not enough water, Maybe its just that I had 1 to many caffine drinks (I had 2) and not enough water. But once we got home I just was not feeling right, I tried to take it easy best I could other then trying to take care of the girls (it was shower night). Well we put the girls to bed around 8:15-8:30pm and sat down on the couch and began playing on the computer. Thats when I notice the contractions.... Just about every two minutes, so I sent the hubby a facebook message (okay we were both on the computer in 2 different rooms and I didn't want to yell). So we decided to go to the hospital. They had me pee in a cup and got me all hooked up to the monitors, luckily the baby was cooperating and they were able to monitor the heart rate unfortunitly they had a harder time getting the contractions on the monitor but did finally get them and sure enough I was contracting every 2-5 minutes. They checked my urine and found out I was extremely dehydrated, so the nurse had me down a cup of water and then drink another. The contractions weren't slowing down and some of them were beginning to hurt. So They started and IV, no such luck the contractions were still coming and I had already gone through 2 bags of IV fluids so they check me, no dilation (which is a good thing). So they started another bag and gave me a shot of turbutaline which did slow them down (finally), they decided to give me another shot of it for good measure and sure enough the contractions finally stopped! So I was able to go home at 3 am this morning.
I'm trying to take it easy today to let my uterus relax, luckily its just me and Kara today, as Brooke has school. I haven't really felt many contractions this morning, except like in the last 1/2 hour I have been feeling a bit strange so I am going to hurry up and finish this post and lay down and hope that whatever is going on stops. I am only 24 weeks and 5 days and now is not a good time for this little bundle to be making its appearance just yet. If you are the praying type can you please keep us in your thoughts and prayers that this little turd doesn't decide to make its debut to early.

Have a Great Day!
Catrina

Not feeling the spirit anymore....

I know I have been so excited about Christmas lately.... but you know, I think my holiday spirit is gone.....
I am just not feeling it anymore. I am sure a lot of it has to do with the fact that I my body is running rampid with hormones, but there are other things that are bothering me as well (which they probably shouldn't be but I just can't help it)..... I feel like crying. I don't know maybe it is because I got in the spirit to soon and the waiting has just got to me but there are only 2 days left! Tomorrow we will go to my in laws for Christmas, We usually exchange gifts and have Pizza. Then on Christmas morning we will open presents with the kids, get ready and go back to the in laws to visit and then come back home for my family dinner. Sounds easy enough right? It would be if we didn't live 40 minutes away from the in laws now. I just wish I didn't feel like this right now, its almost Christmas I don't want to be upset.

Is it okay if I vent a little? if not you don't have to stay and listen anymore....

Maybe its also because we live so far from all of our friends and can't hang out like we use to, I know we didn't hang out with them constantly but now we barely hang out at all. I've tried inviting our friends out here but usually it seems to far for them to travel (usually because of the gas) (but we travel out there all the time!) We go out that way to visit his parents every weekend and when our friends want to hang out we drive out there to hang out with them (with no complaints) I know we live far from them but we like it out here (yeah the drive does suck) but were we live everything is right here, there is barely any traffic (expect during the holidays). I don't know maybe they don't like the fact that we live with my parents but trust me my parents aren't boring old folks. And we have a hang out in the basement complete with a TV, Wii, couch, toys for the kiddo (which I have to constantly watch when we are at a friends house because they have breakables and stairs that are not child proof) Oh and we also have a king sized bed for then to stay in if they don't want to take the long drive home that night. Or maybe just as my blog is titled, maybe just maybe we are that boring and people don't like hanging out with us... Or is it the kiddos? Sorry but we have 3 kids and we can't get rid of them all the time.... Again sorry for the rant and rave but my hormones have my mind racing more then normal and I just have to get it out, I am getting tired of keeping it bottled up in fear of who might read it and who might have their feelings hurt.... Because really does it matter if I hurt someone else's feelings since mine are already hurt?

If you stuck around long enough to read this whole thing... Thanks for listening to me bitch and moan.....

Have a Great Day
Catrina

Cute kids, Puppy dogs, and Clouds...

I can't promise that this post won't be filled with randomness because I can almost guarantee it will be just like most of my other (sorry my mind is always running with tons of different things...) Another thing is sorry if my pictures are all over the stinking place.. Seriously doesn't anyone else have issues getting pictures were you want them with this stupid thing? I hate that I have to organize them were I want them every time I download them....
But Anyways here you go......

I don't know why I downloaded this picture but seriously what is up with this face?
Okay so maybe she had food in her mouth, yeah what am I saying it's probably a damn dog biscuit, yeah that's right my baby girl eats dog biscuits!

Yeah I have weird children okay. Kara enjoys the occasional dog biscuit (which she usually steals from one of our 3 dogs). Even I have to admit sometimes that I don't understand my kids they are really strange. For example this morning Brooke decided to watch WallE (her favorite movie I have to add). Not even 5 minutes into the movie she is asking if after WallE we can watch UP.

Did I also mention that my little girls have attitude problems and smart ass mouths?

Perfect example (okay I will give you two)... The other day my mom was asking Brooke what she wanted to eat, Brooke decided she want soup, my mom asked her what kind and she chose Shrek soup, but just to be funny my mom kept mis saying Shrek, after a few minutes of this Brooke got irritated and said "Its called Shrek soup Idiot!" Now around here its funny but at the same time we can't let her start calling people idiots so as we are trying to keep in our laughter we have to tell her that we don't call people idiots.

Then the next day we are at Meijer and she see this giant red striped sock monkey for like $20.

She asks "Are you going to buy that for me?"

No Brookie I am not Christmas is next week,

" I thought you loved me?"

oh no you did not just pull that on me!

" Oh Yes I Did!"

Okay so yeah I didn't yell at her or tell her that was wrong to say, I just started laughing I thought it was funny! The things that come out of Brooke's mouth can crack you up.

So this weekend was a pretty eventful one...

Saturday morning Brooke woke up with a horrible sounding cough. By Saturday night it was worse, her and Devin decided to sleep in my mom & dads room and when my dad went to move Brooke over she couldn't stop coughing she coughed for an hour, we tried to give her some of her Albuterol for her Asthma thinking it may help but it didn't eventually she was gasping for air because she was coughing so much! So me and my mom took her to the ER, the doctor could hear her in the hallway (okay everyone could hear her!) and as soon as he walked in, he informed us that she had croup! I admit I freaked out a bit, I have never had to deal with this before I had no clue what it was. They gave her a breathing treatment of epinephrine and some liquid steroids and sent us home with a prescription of steroids. For those of you who have never had to deal with it, its not as bad as many people make it out to sound. All it really is, is a viral infection of the throat that causes the airway to swell up, which causes the barking seal cough sound. From the info I got from the doctor it is basically a cold and your throat is swollen. They told us that we needed to give her plenty of cold fluids to bring the swelling down and we could also either put her in a room with hot steam or put her outside in the cold air. She is doing so much better now (doesn't even cough at night anymore) and when she has a coughing fit during the day we have her stick her head out the door and take some deep breathes and it helps so much! Well me and my mom didn't get home till 3 am and then had to wake up early because we were having my dads family Christmas dinner at the house on Sunday. Everyone had a good time (especially my girls).

Afterwards we went over to our Friends Jeff and Nikki's house to hang out with them and my Brother in law Billy and his wife Ashley because it was Nikki's Birthday.

I brought their daughter Kaylee's Christmas present so that she could open it. and I had to take some pic's of her. So first I actually had to torture their dog Lacey first. Doesn't Lacey looks so cute in her little bow that I forced her to wear? (haha)

Then I had this cute idea to take some pictures of Kaylee in the box that we had put her present in, good thing she is 3 months old because she was able to sit in the box pretty well... See for yourself!

Okay so I don't exactly know what she was doing with that fist there (maybe thinking about punching me in the head for putting her the box?) But I just love how she was posing with her arm up on the edge of the box like that (no one put her that way she did it herself) I wish I could have got her smiling at the camera but hey I had to make some silly faces to get her to smile at me in the first place.

Then Nikki (or maybe it was Ashley) had the idea to put a Christmas bow on her head, so mommy put some bows in her hair on her head. She is a cutie pie isn't she? I just loved the raised eyebrow look she was giving us (her mommy was next to me taking pictures as well).

We took the head band of and put just a Christmas bow on her head, and then she gave us this look.... isn't it just the cutest face you've ever seen? I just loved that look!

After I was done taking some cute shots of Kaylee in a box, I took her over to the rocking chair and tried to get her to go nite nite, Kara wasn't to happy that mommy was holding a baby so I tried rocking both of them ( I need the practice you know) it would have worked out if Kara wasn't being a busy body and wanted out of my lap 2 seconds later.

Yesterday I went to Meijers to get some odds and ends and decided I wanted to start a new tradition and get the girls new Jammies every year to wear on Christmas eve. But I caved and gave um to them last night. (I'm a sucker for new clothes and love to use them right away!)

So I got some individual shots of the girls....

Oh did I mention that these night gowns came with night gowns for thier dolly's? So of course we had to dress up their dolly's too.

Devin had some issues finding the perfect doll, so I told her just to put the gown on one of her favorite stuffed animals so she chose her Pandi.

Kara of course had to be the difficult child and refused to hold her dolly.

Now I ask you how difficult is it to get 3 little girls in the same outfit to take a good picture?

More then 3 I'll tell you that. I didn't have to many issues with Devin and Brooke, but Kara just did not want to cooperate!

See what I mean?

This was the best shot I could get of the 3 of them. At least Devin and Brooke look adorable to bad Kara is look away!

Have I ever told you about how much a Diva my children are? Brooke was hanging out in my moms bed the other day watching tv by herself, which in itself is funny because she is small and the bed is king sized. She told my mom "you should take a picture of me in your bed with my sleeping mask on" So my mom did. after which Brooke tells her " you can go get me some water now." I thought it was funny that Brooke wanted my mom to take her picture so I grabbed my camera and headed up stairs to do the same. Once I got up there I told her that I wanted to take some pictures of her in Grandmas bed and asked her to smile.

I can't smile, I already smile for grandma when she took my picture.

Come on Brookie smile for me just once?

No I can't I already did for grandma

please?
No leave me alone I want to watch tv.....

Do I have to tickle it out of you?

and so I finally got her to smile.......(sort of)

Have you ever just looked at the sky while your driving? Okay so that may be dangerous because then your not paying attention to your driving, so let me refraze that... Have you ever just looked at the sky when someone else is driving?

I always am.... I love looking at the clouds, they are pretty stinking amazing aren't they? The other day we were driving (don't ask me were because I seriously can't remember) and I looked into the sky to see these strange ass cloud formations....

Now tell me that doesn't look crazy? Okay in person it looked alot cooler but still......

Has this post been long enough for you? I guess I shouldn't wait days between post because then I have so much to say the next time I post something.

So with only 3 more days till Christmas (wow 3 more days!) are you in the spirit yet? You know how I keep myself in the holiday spirit? I watch alot of Christmas shows, if there isn't one on tv then I grab on of our many Christmas movies. I just can't seem to watch normal tv with Christmas so close ( I usually get this way about 2 weeks prior to Christmas). Today is Devin's last day of school for Christmas break, Yay I get to sleep in the next week!!! Well if my children will allow me to (which I hope they do).

Well I guess this will be all for now (I can't promise that I won't post again today), You know I lay down at night and I think of all the things that I am going to talk about and have some wonderful ideas then all of a sudden I sign on and I can't think of anything to talk about!

Have a Great Day!

Catrina