Struck...

Just the other day I was sitting on the couch watching the children frolic and play- as children do. As I sat and pondered my life, I was struck...

It wasn't by a thought, or a feeling...

It was by a broom handle...

to my face.
It really hurt and I cried!

All brooms have been forthwith banned and expelled from the home unless in the hands of the mother.

still here...

still not well...

but definitely alive.

A friend of a friend...

told me of a new up and coming band that just released their first album. They are selling it for donations... so basically~ whatever you want~ just to have it heard.

I took a listen to a few songs of their myspace page... I liked it. It has a good style, it's quirky, and fresh.

You can listen here
http://www.myspace.com/theawfultruthmusic

and buy here...
http://www.orchidcollective.com/catalog/ocr014/

Just breathe...

I officially hate the doctors office.

I am tired of being put into a 6X6 room with four children that know their mother is sick. When the kids sense that I am not at my utmost~ they take full advantage.

Today I went into the Doc because apparently the good ole' swine flu is not quite finished with me. You see... I have asthma. I have had it since elementary school. I generally only have to use my lovely little geek inhaler before I exercise and a little more often during allergy season.

The swine flu that I thought had left my body has slowly and secretly attacked my bronchial tube. Leaving it seriously inflamed and me using my inhaler ~~ oh, every hour or so.
When I went to the doctor, they checked my oxygen levels and the Doc stated that my numbers were very borderline. Borderline? borderline to what? Death? Hospitalization? I was too busy trying to breathe to ask.

Pam (the nurse that happens to live down the road from me and is in my ward.)offered to watch the kids for me while they sent me down to the labs for a chest x-ray. When I came back my children were spilling out of the door and into the hallway. It was quite the sight.

My x-rays confirmed my bronchial inflammation that cannot be treated by antibiotics. To top it off I have the beginnings of a sinus infection. Who am I? Job??

My sister was kind enough to bring over some special herb tea that is supposed to help and the Doc sent me to get some Mucinex and some nasty nasal rinse (ick). I'm just tired of coughing and breathing like I am darth vader. Oh~ wait~ this could work to my advantage. I think I just figured out who to be for Halloween. ~ I feel grumpy about this entire situation.

and so begins.... Halloween

I love how Halloween never stays just to the 31st. The festivities always inevitably start a few weeks before. This gives us a good opportunity to break in our costumes, change our minds, get new costumes... You get the idea.

Seth has decided that he MUST be Harry Potter. Despite my efforts to persuade him otherwise. He is about 3 yrs. behind on the whole Harry Potter costume phase and they just don't have anything for a quick costume at the store.

So, today, I made a wizards robe and a few adorning accessories.

I have owned a sewing machine for several years. I remember the day that it was bought for me~ from Sears and sadly... I remember every thing that I have ever made on it.

There is one thing for certain. My sewing machine may spend most of it's sad existence in the closet, but it shines during Halloween EVERY YEAR!

Today, I brought out the ole' sewing machine. Dusted it off, happy to see that the bobbin and the thread was black (from last Halloween) and was ready to go!

I used some red ribbon that I used on one of Sophie's dresses, gold fabric from a table cloth, a brown scarf and black fabric that I spent $7.00 on. Seth was at school so Sophie acted as my model and she enjoyed watching me sew saying, "when I am a Mom, I will sew too!" Hopefully she will sew a bit more than I do!

In the end it turned out fairly decent. Anyone who is a seamstress will surely scoff at my stitching but it's okay~ Seth was in Harry Potter heaven!!

There will be no changing his mind!

Sophie and Isaac's costumes go together.
Our version of "Gone with the Wind" Scarlett & Rhett.
Isaac will even say... "Frankly my dear, I don't give a darn."Eli was a dragon, but if I can find the rest of my Halloween stuff... I know he would prefer to be Thomas the Tank Engine.