- BUTT KICKIN' WEEKEND -

well, this weekend started out with a bang - we were to go camping with dad/mom, but their camper wasn't in working order so on thursday (i think) they called to say they couldn't go - we'd thought for a bit about going ahead & going anyhow since we weren't sure how many more campouts we'd have this summer, but chose not to, due to spike needing to get some things done for work - since we weren't going camping, we told brit she'd now be able to attend her homecoming dance (she didn't tell us about the dance & her wanting to go, until AFTER we'd made camping arrangements sooooo, due to us not knowing ahead of time, she wasn't going) - she was thrilled, but that made us on thursday night pretty late, needing to go purchase her dress (AND shoes, AND purse, AND bra, AND jewelry... you get the picture!) - well, by the end of the evening she'd decided (YEAH!), had it purchased & was thrilled to be looking forward to attending the dance - friday came & since things had been so hectic, we'd decided to make it 'family night', have pizza's or something, watch movies, play games, eat popcorn, etc. - well, none of that happened as we were just getting ready to 'settle down' to get started when our friend/realtor called (becky) & said she'd be over within 30 minutes to talk about the house - well, she arrived with her hubby (craig) & she said that we needed to 'thin things out a bit' as my house's VERY busy - that she was also sending over a photographer on saturday & didn't know the time, but she was going to take pictures to put online of a virtual tour of our home - well, by the time they left, we were all in a tizzy as we'd tons to do! - we began pulling things down off the walls, boxing things up, etc. & to me, it looks HORRIBLE! - i know it's got to be done, but can people not come into your home (that's you're still living in) & 'see' it without things on the walls? - does it literally have to be bare for them to 'see it'? - where's the imagination people??? - we worked until late that night, ran out of boxes & out of energy as well

i didn't sleep to well friday night due to my foot hurting (i'm on a blood thinner & it does this when my blood's 'off' - meaning either too thick/too thin) - we got up saturday morning, rushed around trying to pack up yet more stuff & shove into the garage, that's now begging for mercy - i ran to the hospital to have labs drawn, but didn't get there until 4:30 & they closed at 3 GRRR - the photographer came by at 5 (was due at 4, hmmm), took the pictures & left, just in time for us to throw brit together for her dance, take her outside for some pictures & off she went to the high school - she was there until 11 & had a blast - i was still hurting pretty bad with my foot, so i opted to head to bed for a good night's sleep

i woke up this morning (sunday) with a throbbing foot, calf & wrist (yep, it's my blood!) - i've tried staying off of it all day & have done really well, if i do say so myself - i did help brit get dinner ready & she did a great job - we'd parmesan chicken, salad, buttered carrots, italian green beans & homemade banana bread for dessert & it was yummy too!

as the day went along, kiara began to sound like a man - what i mean's that she was loosing her voice & what she had sounded horrible - the later the evening got, she began to not only talk about how funny she sounded, but that her throat indeed hurt UGH - she's right now sound asleep in bed, but isn't feeling well at all - i'm sure i'll not be sending her to school tomorrow, but instead we'll make a stop at the drs. office for an antibiotic - we've been very blessed this year that so far we've not had many sicknesses at all & when there's 6 people all under 1 roof, 4 of which go to 4 different school systems, 1 is on the road in meetings all the time & the other one's (hmmm, what is it i do again?) - like i said, we're blessed & i think i'll just leave it at that for now! [hugs]
- Lori -