What a mess!

I'd like to say that we had an incredibly exciting weekend...Not that we didn't have a good time, it just wasn't anything like - Disneyland or winning the lottery. Rich marinated and BBQ'd chicken for fajitas (Mark, I know what you're going to say). He also made Baked Potato Soup for work early this morning. As a result, my kitchen looked like this:

After a morning of swimming at friends' and lunch, Luke and Lucy both went down for a nap.

After 45 minutes of dishes, my kitchen now looks like this:I'm taking a break while my dishwasher finishes it's load, then I'll load it again and finish...check back to see if I ever get done.

Meanwhile, I'm working on a couple loads of laundry. If I get REALLY ambitious, I might even mop a floor - ooh, ahh.

Here it is! I finally finished! I'm sure it won't last long, but at least it's clean for a little while.

The Queen is back in power!

For dinner tonight, we had Arby's: 5 beef n' cheddars, 5 22 oz. drinks, 3 curly fries, and a popcorn chicken in a pear tree. $16.71. That fed 3 adults, a first-grader, a kindergartener, a preschooler, 2 toddlers, and a baby...Right On!!

Coupon...King?

So last night, Rich went to Costa Vida for take out. Upon returning home, he promptly said, "I AM the Man!" Curiously, I asked why. He let me know he is in the running for coupon royalty. He got 2 meals, a quesadilla, 3 ice creams, and chips n salsa for $10. Plus free ice cream with each future purchase. Rich, of all people, signed up for the frequent diner club and got a screaming deal on dinner...As the reigning Queen of Coupons for our household, I now dub thee, Richard, King...you ARE the man!!

Update...

Just a quick update...On friday, my blood was still too thick...had my last shot today (HOOO-RAY!!). Upped my cumedin(?) a little, another blood check on Tuesday. I'm feeling good and loving being able to take a deep breath! Thanks to all who have helped us out this week (giving shots, watching kids, being there). So far, so good, more to come.

Lucy is doing great! She is sleeping 4-5 hours at night, and transitioning to formula well. Luke is becoming quite a good helper - he loves to put Lucy's binkie in her mouth. Rich is sleeping through the night (hahaha) and is a good helper, too...

My goals this week are to finish cleaning my house (didn't get done on Saturday), start reading the book I got out last week, and finish the pegboard and letters for lucy's room. We'll see just how much I get done!

Pain in the .... Lung?

So, since Friday evening, I have been having pains in my right shoulder. They started as gas-like pain, but subsided to bearability with Ibuprofen and rest. Last night I started having a grabbing pain in my mid-back. It was intense enough to head to the ER. Our awesome friend, Lara, came over just before 10PM to be with the kids. Finally after blood work, chest x-ray, and a CT scan, I found out I have a blood clot in the lower portion of my right lung. They gave me meds and instructions and sent me home. It didn't really hit me how BIG this was until I called my mom. Anyway, what I thought were symptoms of Pleurisy were signs of this clot. I have a follow-up Dr. visit this week and will keep you posted to changes. For now, I'll be fine (and I'm getting out of "non-essential" work). The shock is over now and I just have to either give myself a shot twice daily or beg my fabulous neighbors (RN's) to do it for me...I vote the latter!!

Yippeee!

It's been longer than I thought since I last posted anything and I don't have any new pics of Lucy (is that a sign of a bad mom??) Well, Lucy is now five weeks old and growing like crazy. Last night she slept from 10:30 P.M. until 6:30 A.M.....what is that? 8 hours? I was loving it! I'm sure it was a one-time fluke, but I'll take it!!

Earlier this month, my sister blessed her baby, Swayzee. What a cute family!

Rich and I decided to take advantage of the cool weather and take Luke to the zoo. He was so well-behaved. He loves to see the animals. He also loves to ride the carousel...here we are:

More to come...