and baby makes 6!

I can’t think straight to type a coherent post, so I plan to cheat.  Here are some thoughts floating around in my head, in order of importance:
*my mom was diagnosed with Von Willebrand Disease today, in addition to the essential thrombocythemia.  It is hereditary, and I will have to be tested as well as my [...]

This comment follows me wherever I go.  There are many variations of it, my least favorite being "Had to keep trying ’til you got that girl".
These words are mostly uttered by strangers.  People who see me out with my 4 kids.  Naturally, when they see a girl at the end of 3 boys, they [...]

We had a great weekend, and the start of the week has been wonderful!  I had a wonderful surprise that absolutely made my day yesterday evening.  (It was so amazing to hear your voice and talk IRL, my friend!!!!)  I had been having a rough day, and was walking on cloud nine afterward.   
On Sunday [...]

Our Saturday was spent at the coast.  The first part of it was at a swim meet, where my 10yo and 7yo ripped the pool up!  Cory(10) placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 3nd in his events.  Cody(7) placed 5th and 6th. 

It was HOT, but worth every drop of sweat.
We then [...]

1.  Tell your husband you want to go out to dinner with the kids.
2.  Tell him it must be some place that has margaritas.
3.  Agree to walking across the street to the only restaurant in town that sells margaritas, because it is the only restaurant in town, period.
4.  Down the first one, while your husband [...]

I need to make this short, as my stress level is over the top today….
I spent some time at the hospital this morning having and abdominal ultrasound of my kidneys, liver, spleen, pancreas and gall bladder.  I won’t know the results until Monday.  The test was ordered because I am having some intense pain around [...]

My husband frequently tells me that my showers last too long.  When I tell him I am going to head into the bathroom for a "quick shower" he smirks and says "Yeah, right".  He says tells me that I am obsessive compulsive about cleanliness, and that it is not a shower to me, it is [...]

Well, Mia didn’t quite make it to her bed last night.  She was just so cozy and warm all snuggled next to me while I read and when Bill came in and saw her, he told me not to move her. 
I think this came from the fact that we both noticed a huge, bruised [...]