Jacob's Back!

After two weeks of not being himself, I am glad to say that Jacob is back. He is happy and smiling and playing. It makes me so happy for him to be himself. He did end up with roseola. It is great to know why he was feeling so miserable as well.

It's spring break for Beth. It should be a fun week for her. She will be spending most of it at her grandma's house. Caleb is going to go as well. I hope that he does all right for that long. We'll see. Rob says that he'll drive to pick him up if he needs to. I worry about what Jacob will do without his big brother and sister to play with.

I started my other writing job. I'm trying it out. I'll give it a month before I decide if it is right or not. I love working at About.com. It is a great gig. I love what I'm writing about, and that I have the opportunity to help others. It's just awesome.

Rob is doing pretty well. He is currently watching a Ghosthunter's. It's his current favorite thing to do. Well and play video games. He's doing pretty well.

Yipee! I have a tumor!

Technically it is a hemangioma, and it is next to my T9-T11 vertebrae. Basically it isn't bad, just there. No reason to worry about it.

Now the reason I'm excited about having this tumor thing is that initially we thought I might have multiple sclerosis. The tumor was/is causing problems with tingling and numbness and pain. The weird thing is that it wraps all the way around me, and the only thing even remotely close is called the ms hug, because it is a big sign of ms. So I finally got up the courage (after about three months) and went into the neurologist. And she even said that there was a good chance it could be MS. But today I found out definitely not! Yeah! Hooray! Yes! That would have been a scary path to start down.

I'll head back to my usual work and such, but I just had to share my happiness, though I really didn't tell anyone about my worry.

Thoughts on turning 30

So a little over a week ago, I hit the big 30. In a lot of ways it wasn't as bad as I thought. But I thought I would share thirty little known things about me and 30.

1- I went clothes shopping last week, looking for professional clothes for said possible job. And I didn't know what section to shop in. I'm no longer a junior--wouldn't look right in those clothes anyway. I don't feel like I belong in the ladies (old ladies) department. And the misses department just confused me. Truth is I haven't been clothes shopping in so long that I turned around and left without buying anything.

2- One reason I haven't been clothes shopping in so long is that I'm about 30 pounds more than I want to be, and it is a way that I can deny that. Truthfully that is why.

3- I got new glasses for my birthday--well not really for my birthday, but they came at about the same time. I have a negative 6.75 and7.25 prescription. Something I didn't know until this week. Rob just told me that they are semi old women glasses!

4- I've always been afraid that my body would begin to fall apart at this age. Strangely enough when I woke up that day--everything was still the same.

5-I don't think I can come up with thirty things about me. Hmm, maybe I lost myself somewhere between 5 and 30. I might change the list to ten!

6- I am currently rereading Harry Potter, for the thirtieth time. (Honestly I don't know how many, but I probably read the series three times a year--you do the math) Love the books. I want to write something as good someday.

7- I love that my birthday is in Spring. It's time to get out the shorts, buy new clothes and shiver outside as I wear them. Love the 30 percent off sales celebrating spring!

8- Chocolate. I love chocolate. I will choose chocolate over any food. I probably ate close to 30 pieces of chocolate this weekend.

9- I kind of planned on being done having kids at thirty, but we are still trying to decide on a fourth. Hey I've still got eleven months to fit her in!

10- of my list of thirty one things I want to do in my life. I've completely accomplished one--leaving me thirty to go!

No Posts for Awhile . . .

Well I promised myself that I would post on a regular basis, and already I am off track on this. Oh well. I have reasons, but I won't bore you with them all. A little bit about the fam.

Rob and the kids went to visit the cousins and Grandma and Pap for Easter. The whole family was planning to go, but Jacob was sick, sick, sick! So I stayed home and tended to him. The kids had lots of fun. They came home on Saturday so we could spend Easter Sunday together.

I think that Jacob has roseola, because he now has a rash that looks suspiciously like it. We'll find out tomorrow. I took him in to the doc on Saturday, because he was so miserable. He was borderline dehydrated, and they need to do a follow-up on him.

I've had an exciting week. I just got offered one job, and well another job. The first is exciting and fun writing children's stuff, but I don't know how it will pan out. I've got a meeting on Tuesday, and then I'll decide. I'll probably definitely take the second one, and quit my families blog. I'll wait and see though.

Beth wrote the cutest story to enter the Young Writers and Illustrators contest on PBS. Rob scanned in the pictures, and created a podcast, with narration by Beth and sound effects by Caleb. I love his shark impression.

Also, I've not posted pictures because it involves me getting on Rob's computer, and frankly the only time I blog is on Sunday evenings and Rob is always on his computer. You can check out some cute Easter pics at Rob's blog (which is mainly a photo album).

Random Sunday Thoughts

This weekend Gail and Eldon came for a visit with Chloe. It was a lot of fun and the kids room was a huge mess. I almost took a picture, but that involved getting the camera--so it didn't happen today.

Church was actually manageable today. Jacob and Caleb both did really well, and they didn't even hang out with the grandparents during Sacrament meeting. Beth did well too. She is getting so much older every day, pretty soon she'll be on her way to college! --at least it seems that way.

Rob and I took the kids and Chloe to McDonald's yesterday and he said--you want four, well this is a test. (I think he was trying to convince me it would be too hard.) Surprise on him the kids behaved the best they ever have. He decided that they were conspiring against us. We'll see.

Also today Caleb drew a picture of the family on a Magnadoodle. He did quite well with Heads eyes, a mouth, hands and feet on the people. I was so proud to see all the little details. He really wants to go to school, but I'm glad he'll be home with me for a few more years.

Where's the pictures?

Today I went in search of a photo of myself, but alas, there is not one. At least not one that makes me feel like the beautiful person I think I am. So once I get my new glasses this month, and my annual haircut, I will get a picture of me to put up.  Just hang in there. I also plan on having the some pictures of the kids and some fun stuff.

I've been thinking about my purpose in having this blog, and I am not sure. I think it will be a compilation of staying in touch with family and friends and just letting myself express my innermost thoughts, I think. 

Ideally I would love to post every day, but we will see what happens with life, and my work and other stuff.