I don't know about you, but I'm ready for nice weather. Something about being stuck in the house with 3 kids drives a person, well, nutty. I was already nutty before kids and now I'm just the weird woman you tend to try not to make eye contact with because she will talk your ear off about nothing. Yeah, I've come to realize that this is now me. Sad, but when you have 3 small kids and a hubby that works 6 days a week, you just can't help it. I seek out conversation from anyone that will listen. Anyhow, enough about my sad life.
I was able to take the kids outside a few times already and this is gonna be one great summer. Bladen is now pedaling! Not the best, but he is getting there and Reese isn't far behind. And, Jax, well Jax is swinging on a big kid swing. He holds on and loves it! This kid amazes me everyday and then I get sad. Everything seems to be so easy for him, is this how it is for normal families that don't have a special needs child? Will I be a good enough parent to be proud of Jax and Bladen in their own ways or will I resent Jax for getting it so easy, or will I be more proud of Jax because he will do things better than Bladen?? Oh the things that take over my mind at night. I know they are different kids and will do different things and I can not compare them, but it's hard not too. I am only human, right? I've been called Super Mom, but really all moms are super moms - yes, even moms that don't have a special needs child. We all have our challenges. Well maybe moms that have nannies and maids, not trying to put those people down, really I'm just jealous!
Miss Reese. Poor little girl with 2 rough and tough brothers. She was the first Arndt ER injury. Got a nice cut under her chin and needed 5 stitches. They kept asking how this happened and I think that the answer of, we have 3 kids 4 and under should be enough. To be honest, I don't know how it happened. They may have been on our kitchen table, they may have been on the chair, they may have been running. They were playing, I was doing something in the kitchen (ok, I might have been facebooking or ebaying, i can't remember - so sue me) and my husband was in the basement (I'm assuming hiding from us!) There were screams and when I casually called for the injured to come see mom for a kiss, I noticed blood, lots of blood. The next thought was, do we really have to take her to the ER? I mean, I got the bleeding to stop, but there was a huge gash, HUGE. Is it wrong of me to think, oh great, there goes our $100 co-pay? So after a 1 min debate with myself, I instructed DH to take her to the ER. We can skip the grocery store for a week, right? Maybe, she'll be a super model one day and will thank us for getting her stitched up so she wouldn't have so nasty scar, right? Ha!
Ok, enough about the kids.
Do you have an Aldis in your area - it maybe a michigan thing? If you do and have never been in, check it out. You have to have cash or maybe a checkbook, I know, what is that? And you'll need your own bags and a quarter for the cart - but they have so really good deals. I got a pineapple for $1.59! The other week, they had red, green and orange bell peppers for $1.99 for 3! And milk is only $1.89 - hormone free too. I think I go once a week now and spend about $25. I get 4 gallons of milk and yogurt (1.89 for the big one) and then whatever fruit and veggies on special.
Well enough for now. I have a fundraiser going on tomorrow for the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance! We have our walk June 11 - www.firstgiving.com/teambladen
Shannon :)
