Working through the night

It is 3 am and I am at work!! This weekend was my call weekend. YUCK.
Yesterday was Super Saturday for baseball. Both boys had games, so we spent the majority of the day at the park watching games, playing games, and jumping on jumpers. The kids had fun. For me, it was a bit hot and windy. My poor baby has a little sunburn. I put three layers of sunscreen all over her white body, but somehow she still ended up with a sunburn. It makes me feel so bad.
Then yesterday evening we went to a fellowship for our Sunday School class. We ate and played games. It was a great day until I got called in to work. I got the warning call about 10pm. Then I was called at 1230 to come on in. During that call I found out that there would be another case following this one. Yippee. So I have been here for 2 1/2 hours and I am fighting to stay awake. I have at least another 1 1/2 - 2 hours left. Hope I make it........

Chess tournament

Yesterday was the annual chess tournament for GT students. Ethan won first place among fifth graders!! He's brilliant (I am sooo biased). Anyway we are very proud of him. His first two years he placed 2nd and 3rd, but the last two years, he hasn't placed. Then this year he won it all!!!! He was quite pleased with himself as well.

Whew! What a day!!

Okay so today isn't going to make my top 3,000,000. :) It started off well and then went in a downward spiral rather quickly.

I got a voicemail from babysitter telling me that Friday (yes two days from now) would be her last day. What kind of notice is that?? I mean I am on waiting lists at all sorts of daycares, so she knew it would be impossible to find someone with two days notice. Then she says that her nerves can't handle my "screaming child" anymore. So, I sent Dustin to pick her up. Meanwhile I was stressing and in tears that someone would say that about my child who is happy most of the time when she's with me. She may be a little spoiled but I don't sit around and hold her all the time. I mean I have FOUR kids for crying out loud. Like I have the time to just sit and hold her. I wish!

Anyway, during all this drama I get a call from the school. I cringe every time I see that number mostly because I know that it means trouble. Sure enough, Ethan had gotten into a fight and was suspended. Great. So he is in big trouble and may quite possible be grounded the remainder of his 5th grade year. Tomorrow he gets to spend the day working his fingers to the bone with Dustin. I hope and pray that he cuts him no slack.

Man when it rains it poors......

I am holding the God's word close as He promises not to give us more than we can handle. He must have more faith in me than I do myself. Keep us in prayer.

Work struggles

I have really been struggling with my job for the last year or so. Some days are great while others are horrible. I can't ever recall with any other job (I have had 3-4 my whole life) dreading work the next day. By Thursday I am okay because I know the weekend is near, but then come Saturday night I start feeling the dread of going back on Monday. I mean we all get the "I don't want to go to work tomorrow", but this is a nagging dread that ruins my whole mood. Anyway, I am thinking and praying about looking for another job. I don't want to leave the hospital because I am comfortable there, but there are no positions that I am interested in at the moment, so this could mean leaving the hospital. I am not good with change. It took me a year to work up the nerve to transfer departments three years ago. Anyway that's my story for the day.

I just got home from Ethan's baseball game. I had to leave early to get the little ones home and in bed, but the game was not going well. We were losing like 10 to 0. YIKES! Our team has been pretty good, so I don't know what was going on tonight. Maybe they came back after I left.... we shall see when Dustin and Ethan get home.

Easter

Well I haven't blogged in awhile so I thought I would catch up really quick.

The boys started baseball two weeks ago. They are doing great. Ethan has been catching and pitching mostly. This is the first year he has caught consistently. He typically plays short stop and pitcher. He has a different coach this year, so we are excited to see how he grows and progresses this year. All his games are at 8:00 pm so we typically have a babysitter for the other 3 since that is their bedtime. I hate messing with their routines any more than I have to (a little obsessive, I know).

Peyton is playing T-ball and loving it. He has improved so much since last year. It is great watching these little guys play. Many of them run the wrong way or fight over the ball, but somehow watching the innocence is refreshing (unlike Ethan's very competitive games). :)

Baylee had a program for school last week and did great. She spotted that microphone and as she was walking off the stage she had to blurt something into it. Then she was snapping her fingers in it. She HAS to take after her dad...... I would never do anything like that.

Madilynn is growing so fast. She coos, smiles, and laughs all the time. She is rolling over and is very active.

Today, for Easter, we went to church and then came home to relax for a bit. We then went to my parents for dinner and egg hunting. The kids looked beautiful and had a great day. Enjoy the pictures. I didn't want to post ALL of them....too many for one day. :)