Our Craziness

These last couple weeks have been crazy.  Have I stopped blogging?........no.  Is my life crazy?......yes.  Is it slowing down?........no.  Do I love it?...........most of the time.  I currently have 186 emails in my inbox. I spent all of  my New Year's Day and the day after doing laundry.  And there is currently 3 loads of laundry waiting to be folded.......now wrinkled. And 3 loads waiting to be washed. I will never be ahead. Never. I have finally accepted it.

Our neighbor passed away from lung cancer New Years Day. She was diagnosed last May. She turned 72 on the 19th of December.  She leaves behind her husband of 51 years, 6 children and 14 grandchildren.  She taught dance for 49 yrs. She was the most physically fit 71 year I have ever me in my life. She ate healthy all her life.  And never smoked one cigarette. We saw her almost every day since they have lived next to us. She was wonderful.  And it is heartbreaking. She suffered in the end.  A lot. Cancer is ugly.  And I wish it would die. Instead of people. Tomorrow is her funeral. It will be hard for her family and all of us neighbors. My girls will miss her tremendously.  As will the rest of us.  Rest in Peace Betty.  We love you.

It makes me very thankful for our healthy Christmas.

Here are some photos to reflect upon our whirlwind holiday.  We had four Christmas's on Christmas Day. It was wonderful and exhausting.

 Christmas Eve at home before Mass

 Poor Emery

 Her life must be torture with these other two around and yet she is seriously the happiest baby ever....with the exception of her car seat.

Christmas morning at home after the girls opened the gifts. At 10:00 we left to head back home for all our other Christmas's.

 We made it a little before 1:00 to have dinner with Dana's family and gifts followed.  My girls are now on the road thanks to Grandpa and Grandma :)

We then headed to my Grandma's in town and on to my Mom and Dad's for the evening. Unfortunately by these two Christmas's my camera taking energy had already met it's max. But the girls heard Santa's sleigh bells out in the country at my parent's. And upon opening the door found he left them all some awesome gifts on the front porch (a big Buzz, Woody and Jesse Doll from Toy Story. They talk among other things and are so cute)

Sunday evening we had Christmas at Dana's Grandma's. Then Monday came and it was time to return home.  Kennedy and Gentry got to stay behind with their Grandma's and Grandpa's for a few more days.  Good Thing........as you can see. There would have been no room for them with all the gifts. And we drive a Suburban.

The 3rd row seat is removed in this picture if that tells you anything.

This is what the view from behind the front passenger seat looked like.  Emery's car seat is directly behind. And she is completely surrounded. But it all fit! We're pretty sure next year we'll need a trailer. And I am being very serious.

We swung by the doc on the way home for Miss Emery.  She was having what mommy thought to be a respiratory infection. She ended up having double ear infection. Surprise Surprise.  Round two....under 4mos of age.

And after all the unpacking, laundry, cleaning, breastfeeding and working this pretty much describes how I feel.........................

Today she turned 4 mos old. I can hardly believe it. She melts my heart beyond imagining. Along with her sisters of course. But she can't talk back so I'm just a little softer for her right now if you know what i mean.  She goes for shots on monday. It's supposed to be 17degrees and an 80% chance of snow.  Go figure.