You Have To Read This!

I found this on the site Well Tell Me and you have to read it. Anyone who has ever been shopping with children will find it hilarious. For those of you who have not, this is really how it is. Here is the link.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130144061675
I read it to Carl and the kids and they just were rolling on the floor. I even printed it out so I could have it later to remind that I am not the only mother who has kids who do this in stores. I am so thankful Carl works it out that I go grocery shopping by myself. My friends all laugh when I get excited about grocery shopping. Reading this they will understand why. Plus I like the rush I get when I come under budget. Ha Ha!

POwer of Prayer

When people found out about the baby not being in the right position they spread the word. People in NC,MD, VA, and CO all started praying. Carl and I had the opportunity to go to a prayer meeting early Tuesday morning. Every person there (about 25) prayed that the baby would turn. At my appointment she started feeling and said with an astonished look that she thought the baby had turned. She did a quick ultrasound and the baby was exactly where he was supposed to be. She was amazed that he had turned. The midwife really believed that he was not going to turn. Talk about the power of prayer. Thanks to all who prayed for our little Samuel.

Please Pray this Baby Turns

I had an ob appointment today. She felt the baby was not lying head down. She did a quick ultrasound and sure enough the stubborn boy is transverse. She is giving me a week to turn this kid on my own and then I get scheduled for am external aversion. I am not looking forward to that. Carl has been encouraging me. The first thing he said when I called and told him was that the baby was going to turn and that I did not need to worry about it. I think I am going to spend the rest of the week on my hands and knees doing pelvic rocks. I really don't want to end up with the aversion or a c-section. I have never had this problem with any of them before. I have to admit I am nervous. The midwife said that he looks really big. She kept asking me how big all the other were. She said if they are really big it is harder for them to turn. I need all your prayers so this baby will turn. She told me I am not allowed to take anything that would help put me in labor. Normally by this point in the pregnancy I am drinking tea and taking EPO. Since I go late anyway I like to do all I can to prepare for labor. She told me no way should I do anything until the baby turns head down or I will have to have a c-section. It was such an encouraging appointment! Just pray for my faith level that it would increase and that I would not get discouraged about this all. I know it will all work out according to God's plan. Oh, by the way. Carl finally decided on a name for this little one, Samuel. A middle name has not been chosen yet. I like Levi.

Consequences of Disobedience

Things always seem to go wrong when Carl is away. We got home from church this afternoon and I went upstairs to change. It is like 100 degrees outside with high humidity. I walked into the kitchen five minutes later and William informed me that Alex had blood all over his hand. I found out that he was trying to open some candy that he received in Sunday School. I had told him to wait until I could do it for him. He decided to try it himself with a kitchen knife. The knife sliced his finger open. It was the kind of wound that I knew he would reopen every time he bumped it. Off we went to Urgent Care, all five kids in tow. They got us in right away and luckily he did not need stitches. They cleaned it out real good and glued it. The nurses told me that the kids were so good. And they were. I was impressed. What a testimony to all the hard work we as parents put into training our children in the ways of the Lord. One nurse told me that the night before they had three kids in who tore the place apart. It was a lesson for me and the kids in several ways. First of all that disobedience has consequences. For me it taught me that the hard work we all do as mothers is rewarded and is a testimony to those around us. People are always watching large families to see how they work. What a light for Christ we can be to a dark world.
On a serious note. While Carl was away this weekend he tried to meet up with a family from his days in Amway. He was driving right past their house and called to see if they could get together. When he called he found out that the wife has brain and spine caner. She had some problems a while back with a tumor but now she has cancer. Their names are Monty and Luanne Wilson. They have three kids , two girls and a boy. They are a little bit older than all our kids but not by much. PLease pray for this family. They are a christian family so that is wonderful. We just want to lift them up in prayer. As a mom I can't imagine what thoughts must be going through her head.

Tales of A Reserve Wife

Carl is in Charlotte all this weekend. For those of you not from North Carolina it is the largest city in NC. It is about 3 hours from where we live. He was meeting with the Battalion soldiers this weekend. He actually has two drills this month. The other one is his normal battle readiness that meets at Fort Bragg. He then has one the first weekend of September. At least it is extra money. He even got a raise because he was just promoted to major. The kids have been extra wild today. They always seem to do that when Carl is gone. They know he can't come home to discipline them. It is now 10:30 and two of the boys are still up. They have been in trouble all day. Esther even had to go to bed early. I guess she needed extra sleep. She fell asleep before 7:30. Church tomorrow should be interesting. It is hard to keep the kids occupied during church. During the evening service we only have nursery for Daniel. Four kids in the service, all by myself, is a lot to handle. I keep thinking back to when Carl was in Kuwait. I could not have handled it without my mom and dad. I am thankful for them everyday. I pray for the families of active duty and reserve soldiers every day. God bless them. Please remember to pray for them.

I Am So Tired of Being Tired

I have tried to do way to much while the kids have been away. I wanted to really deep clean the house but I forgot how tired you get at 32 weeks pregnant. I keep having to take breaks. I still am not done putting the house back together after the painting Carl did. I went grocery shopping today and came home and collasped after putting everything away. Normally the kids and Carl help me with the groceries but Carl is golfing tonight with some friends from work. Just bringing the groceries into the house was a chore as the heat and humidity are back. I keep having to remind myself to take it easy. The downstairs does look awesome. We painted two walls the same tan color as the living room and the third wall the same blue as the kitchen. It looks really good with the open floor plan to only have the two colors. I will have to take pictures. The family room looks less like a day care now and more like a home. I wonder how the kids are going to react? I need to stop trying to get so much done and just relax. The kids don't care if the house if perfectly clean when they come home. I need to take advantage of this last day without children to just take some time for myself. It is just hard to do. PLease pray that I will stop worrying over not getting everything done.

I Finally Figured It Out

Okay guys. I finally figured out how to send you guys an invitation to view this thing. I was about ready to give up on the dumb thing. I really want this all to work out as I love looking at your blogs. It is such a neat way to keep in touch. It has been a very busy week here. I cleaned the whole downstairs on Friday only to have Carl call and say he wanted to paint the family room. My downstairs is now covered in drywall dust and there is no where to move. We are relegated to eating in the front room as my kitchen table is holding all my books and toys. It looks awesome though (the paint I mean.) Carl does an awesome job painting. He is somewhat of a perfectionist. Hopefully we will get it all cleaned up before the kids come home. I really miss the kids. The house is way to quiet and Daniel does not know what to do with himself. Next week should be fun getting the kids back in to the schooling schedule. I can't wait to hug them all.