So many things have had me off track the last year. I havent been blogging at all which leads to a lack of thoughts spilling out of my head and more piling up in my head.  Im on my Fb more than here.. but I can post to that from my phone. Simple blurbs work better sometimes.

Currently: Kids are sick. We took Noah to the ER and its the flu. Hes doing ok and she said we are managing it well, doing everything fine. Im worried about his weight because hes already so thin, but she said hes hydrated and stuff. Em is on the med up, Jack seems over it.. Nate is still down for the count and then Matthew is on the way out. JD was not touched, and I had something but seem to be better. Doug is filled with nasty germs and I made him wear a mask. :-0 Evil, I know.. but can you imagine the flu at 8.5 mths pregnant? Seriously..

The past.. JD is doing great in school. Culinary is really taking his mind and creativity for a ride.  Jack and Em are the top of the class, doing 1st grade work and teaching the other kids. Ya, WTH! I did not know it was my kids job to do the teachers job. We need to move, they need a better education. It should not be a bad thing that the kids are taught afterschool. Jack is mastering his flashcards and they have mastered word families.  Nate is graduating 8th grade. And Noah is doing great. Struggling with some Math work but we are working on it.

Oh the whole baby thing.. Well things are coming to a close and Bean will be here soon. I havent gotten ONE thing finished for her. The crib is up but no bedding on it. The side sleeper is in the box. The diapers are half washed, wipe warmer not plugged in.. bottles not washed, pump not delivered. Clothing is half washed here and there. Seriously, the room is a mess because the walls have to be painted still. Im so freaking behind.

The twins bday is next week.. they will be SIX! Ya, holy cow!  Jack is getting his controller and game. Em is getting a rocking chair, a waldorf doll and a custom art case. Funny part is she was asking for one the other day, and hers was made last month!  Nate got his presents already and Doug got a TicketyBu he uses all the time.

Mentioning TicketyBu.. here is the 3 kidlets with all the Tb in the house after a bath. The 3 little ones, Doug, and I all have our own TB.. the bigger boys will get ones after the holidays when I can do a custom order for them.

My life has been drastically changed by the purchase of a Keurig coffee maker. We use it for tea of course. I can have a cup of perfectly brewed tea in moments.  One cup at a time without heating anything that would scold a kid.  Yes, its a great thing. We are going to order 2 more KCups so each of us can have one of our own.. since the 3 of us all brew different tea back to back we are wasting tea.

We had to put the van in the shop to get a new engine, Doug seems to have not listened to me once again and blew the pistons on it. This in turn blew the radiator and left him without a vehicle. Now the truck has to go in, some routine maintenance and some just not acting right after he drove it for 1.5 weeks.

Did I mention contractions are no fun? Ouch Bean.. give momma a break!

Dougs dad went out of town, again. He will miss the kids bdays but thats no big deal, he didnt even do presents for them but DAMN if S&A were missed out on. Seriously, its why I havent been over there in a long time. Just cant deal with favoritism.

Jacks court date is the 30th. We have to go after the woman who hit him. I have his shoes and the hospital bills. I have photos and the damage she did to him. I also have photos of her driving without a license or insurance AFTER she hit Jack. Ya.. so not happy at all.

Well thats that.. Tomorrow I need to go to Nates IEp meeting and see if I can get my desk cleaned off, my book case empty and maybe get the bedding on the crib! LOL Im going to have 3 kids home so it wont be fun or easy. I do get to snuggle a lot so can I complain?