The Craziness! The Sanity! Nope...Just My Typical Life

This week has been, in my opinion, a highly AWFUL week!  On Saturday I went to the ER with severe pain in my neck where a lump was.  I was given pain meds and told to follow up with my family doctor.  On Sunday, church was evacuated early due to a suspected gas leak in the building.  Turned out to be from the river. :(  Monday morning I went to the dentist for what I thought was a cavity...nope.  Some kind of weird infection that needs antibiotics and a root canal.  Later that day, I was in a pretty bad car wreck and was able to get the car up to the shop just to be told that it couldn't be driven off the lot.  Tuesday morning we were scheduled to drop off the car Ryan is driving to be worked on.  So we were now without a car.  Also on Tuesday, I go to the doctor and find out I have a lipoma on my neck that needs to be surgically removed due to the location and amount of pain it is causing me.  Later that night I realize I have a Urinary Tract Infection...good thing I am already on antibiotics.  Wednesday morning I get a call from Lexi's dentist and my insurance has refused to pay for the her procedure and that will be an additional $1100 out of pocket on top of the $500 I already paid.  Oh, and the procedure is Friday and they need the $1100 before the procedure.  Then Wednesday afternoon, Lexi's bus was involved in an accident on the way home from school.  She hit her head pretty hard and complained of a headache all night.  Due to the amount of pain I have been in I have had to call in to work.  I am also going to have surgery and will be missing for that so I filed for FMLA.  I received an email this morning informing me that I do not qualify for FMLA since I am part-time.  I work 1248 hrs/year and you have to work a minimum of 1250 hrs/year. 

I would say Can anything else go wrong??  But I know it can.  I am simply at this point looking for the light at the end of the tunnel; trying to hold my head up out of the water.  I know that these things are so trivial and in the end it doesn't matter.  We truly are blessed.  We have 2 healthy, beautiful children.  A warm home.  Wonderful family and friends.  In the end, most of this has turned out ok.  However my 'sanity net' is getting pretty thin. With each problem I feel it weakening.  There are so many things breaking it down and that is fine.  I just need to find something to help build it up in between the madness.  I find strength in my Savior.  I know that He has gone through exactly what I am feeling.  No one understands what I am going through...but He does.  I have found myself calling people this week, just to "vent" but in all reality, He is the one who would understand me the most.  His comfort is above all others.  His advice and guidance is who's I should seek.  And for this I am blessed.

The Bear Went Over the Mountain

Last week, the 2nd grade put on the play, The Bear Went Over the Mountain.  Lexi was one of the kids that had a speaking part...of, course!  She is a professional, you know.  ;)

Lexi was lucky enough to get the part of the fox which is a friend that helps Bear get over the mountain.

Here is the pre-production work.

 And what a sweet fox she is!

 Just look at that hat!  All the hats were made by the teachers at the school.  The face painting was done by the art teacher.

 Here are all the forest creatures snoozing away. 

 Uh, oh...some are peeking!  :)

 Lexi with 'da Bear'.  Look at that tail!!!

 To me she looks so scared in this picture.  I am sure it was just the camera.

It was an amazing play and we are super proud of Lexi for, once again, getting up in front of a lot of people.  That can be such an intimidating thing and Lexi does such a beautiful job!  We love her very much and are very proud of her!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day this year was bunches of fun!  Ryan and I were able to go out on Friday night without kids!!!  (Our 4th date together since last Valentine's Day)

Then on Valentine's Day we spent the evening with the kids and gave them our gifts.  Both were totally thrilled with what they got!

Lexi LOVED her pillow pet...to say the least. And Gavin was having so much fun with his bean bag chair that I had a hard time getting a picture!

 Plenty of pictures of his back...

 But he sure did love climbing all over this.

 Silly boy!

 A very happy little girl!

 Both of them are making use of Gavy's bean bag chair.  Such sweet kids and we are so happy to have them in our home!!

Ice, Ice Baby!

Ice Storm 2011 is still here!  We are all having lots of fun indoors and enjoying all the pretty outdoors.  We definitely needed pictures to remember this fun winter with.  This is a picture of our front steps.  It is very difficult to tell but the steps are one solid slope.  Lexi was able to use the steps as a slide!!  How fun!!!

If you look close enough at the edging around the tree you can see how deep the ice is.  And let me stress...this is all ICE!!  :)

Slick porch!!

Lexi trying to break up some of the ice on the back deck.

Ice on the table...craziness!!!

Some pretty tree pics.  So beautiful!!

My beautiful Lexi!!  She has had such a fun time at home this week, but I am thinking we will all be looking forward to Monday morning!  And can we say, 'Ready for Spring'!!!