Joyous Moments

This week has been a busy one. It seems like there is never a slow moment. This was our week -

Monday - Weight Watchers, football practice, cheerleading practice, finding my boys who roam the neighborhood. Homework, reading, dinner, baths, bed, the typical drill. Sadly, this is almost every night, so when we had the additional stuff added on, it made for a really LONG week!

Tuesday - employee picnic, started at 3:30, got home around 8:00. Friend came over around 8:45 to do fun Cricut stuff... Jared at Church... I think I was supposed to be in charge of homework, reading, etc.... hate it when I have to be the responsible one!! :) Just kidding, forced children to do homework, read, have baths and eventually go to bed.

Wednesday - Jared leaves for Reno. Drop cat off at vet for declaw and 'no babies' as I told my kids - since they didn't know what spaying was... doctor appointment for me, high blood pressure now under control - thank you drugs. Somehow I don't feel old enough to have to deal with this. I guess it's my body telling me I'm no longer 20. Not really sure when that happened and I started getting older - don't feel like it most days. Okay, maybe the days when I eat too much sugar and my head is going to explode... I picked the cat up around 4:45, everything went well. Try to keep cat from jumping on things (yeah, right), and calm. Hmmm, bring cat home, Cannon tries to maul, have to save cat. Lock cat in the bathroom. Try to relax before going to 'meet the candidates' night. Feeling very apprehensive - hate confrontation, and especially the unknown. Have no idea what they are going to ask... It's about 6:45, Monica and Jaxon are still gone. Jared's in Reno having the time of his life. I'm in stress mode. Realize the cat has escaped out of the bathroom (thanks to Cannon). Cat is bleeding everywhere. Cat has reached under the door of the bathroom and pulled off one of his bandages. Blood is everywhere.... freaking out. Catch cat, call vet. "Can you bring the cat in?" "NO - I live in Wendover." "Oh, okay, just get some gauze wrap and some animal tape (?) and wrap it up." "Okay" This is not going to work... I have to leave to be at the city hall. No babysitter, no gauze wrap, bleeding cat, looks like a horror movie in my bathroom... Stress!! Call Gunnar, please come watch Cannon, text Monica and Jaxon to hurry home, leave, hoping the cat doesn't bleed to death.... survive candidate night. Come home - kids freaking out. I locked the bathroom so they can't get in. Gunnar's telling them that the cat was bleeding from her neck. Have to open the bathroom door with a bobbypin. Cat has pulled off other bandage. Try to bandage with gauze I just bought ($10). Doesn't work, surprised? Give up, lock cat back in bathroom, AFTER everyone admires the mess..... and comments. Try to deal with homework. Only child that has homework is asleep... Give up. Call Jared. His day has been good. Flew private jet from Wendover, picked up by limo, put up in new, really nice room. Had a basket of goodies in room. Ate in nice restaurant, had a great day. (Not fair!). Talk his ear off for an hour telling him about my day. He is sympathetic - as if there was a choice! Go to bed, late...

Thursday - Relief Society. Yum, made homemade jam and bread. Jared still gone. Gunnar needs a 2 liter pop bottle. Take a few children to the store. Takes longer than it should.... come home exhausted. Jerrick fell asleep again without doing his homework. I hate being a single mother!! I can't wait for Jared to get home tomorrow! But - I am inspired. Thinking I'm going to make jam tomorrow.

Friday - Yeah! A whole night with nothing to do! So, I made cookies, 3 batches of jam, fresh bread, AND even did the dishes. My mother would be proud!! I cleaned up my mess. The rest of the house suffered, but hey - there is always tomorrow! Plus, cleaning is over-rated! Jared got home around 11 or so. He flew home around noon, but needed to go to work... it was nice to have him home!

Saturday - sleep in. (Best thing about my kids - they know how much their mommy loves to sleep in on Saturdays)! Jaxon's football game, laundry, dishes, more laundry, wedding reception, Wendover documentary, have friend see Monica's dress - discuss how I am going to alter it and make it appropriate. Still need to go to the store, iron church clothes and find Ryker. I know he's around somewhere, but dang there are a lot of them some days!! :)

There are moments that I have to admit to myself how insanely crazy I really am. Although I wouldn't change anything. I love the craziness! And I love my children and my husband. I hate when he's gone - he is my sanity, and sometimes a better mother than I am. I am so thankful for healthy and happy children who inspire me to be a better person and have shown me there are no limits on love. It's hard sometimes to enjoy the moments, especially when the moments are frantic and stressful! But there truly is a silver lining to everything - those are my joyous moments, the moments I know, I was meant to be a mother of all these crazy kids!