Some Photos

Janiemarie and Savannah in their matching jammies

Peace baby!!!!!!!!!!!!

These were taken by Kristin. She got a new camera and has been having fun so she actually takes more pictures than I do!! Now if I could just get her to scrapbook them!!!!!!!!

Today I wish...

>Janie would have got the hang of the potty chair months ago (note - she is now as we finally had a dry night last night and dry day today)

>Patrick would not have to work as much.

>There was at least 6 more hours a day just for me while my kids slept so I could scrapbook. (I probably would still ask for more hours though)

>It was Spring so it would not be still be so cold

>We didn't have to worry about money so much

>I could see my brother and his family more often

>that my 8 wonderfully crazy kids would grow up happy and healthy

Today

Today I ..............

...Like my hall - right now it is the cleanest area in my house, even the walls are clean as I wiped them down this morning.

...took a shower without someone knocking on the door wanting something.

...I talked to Patrick for over an hour as he drove to Seattle.

...Went to the scrapbook store down the street and got some Daisy Bucket stamps, paper and a new big chipboard that they are "test marketing" here.

...got my hair trimmed finally - now just have to find the time to get it highlighted.

...am tired of hanging up clothes to dry so I can't wait to get the dryer that we have needed since last summer.

....was sad that I couldn't get a Chai Tea - a blended 32 oz Spiced Apple Chai Tea

...bought 4 and a half gallons of milk and brought them home on the bus with Lizzi and Sani and Savannah.

...made Sweet and Sour Chicken for dinner.

...told all my kids I love them.


I actually wrote this list on Friday January 30 and wanted to post it that night but fell asleep while rocking Savannah and Janiemarie.

Wow OK well I wanted to post more last year HA I guess I didn't meet that goal!! So if you would have told me that there would be another baby born into this already large family I would not believe you. Oh well right. So lesson finally learned (I hope). What lesson? Don't ever think that you know where your life is going.

So baby 8 --- Savannah Sue. We had a hard time naming her. I guess we had thought of all the girl names that we liked. Well I must admit I liked Coreylyn Susanne (or Corielyn) but it was not my turn to have the final say on the name. So she was born on Nov. 7th 2008. I had gone into my Dr's that morning, had an ultrasound. Found she was still breech. Patrick would be home so I said "just take her out!! It has been long enough. I don't want to go into labor and find that she still won't turn and end up with a cesarean anyway." So we got to the hospital around 4. she was then born at 7:38. My mom and the rest of my kids were there too. They all got to see her get cleaned up while I was in recovery. She is just a little thing - 8lbs 15oz. Well little for us. She really is just petite.

Well that all I can write at the moment - I have to blow dry Cami's hair.