Been a busy week!!

Omgoodness I can't believe it's been a week since I last posted anything. We have been extremely busy here with cleaning our house up, renting a moving truck so we didn't have to run 100 trip with our suburban and then a number of trips to the dump. S if all goes as planned we will be pulling out of here tomorrow early afternoon. We have one more trip to the dump and one more trip to the storage unit and then we're DONE!!!! It's been a lot of work but will pay off at the end.

I was down for the count yesterday spending almost 7 hours in the hospital with you guessed it another migraine. They did the usual "Carol Cocktail" which I hate because it makes me feel extremely yucky on top of being in so much pain. I was vomiting so much and wouldn't let my husband leave the room like he usually does but I was for some reason scared. I just felt very weird. So they finally knocked out all the pain and I started to feel better came home and started right back into the cleaning mode. First starting with the windows...then moving on. Today we have been on the go since about 6am and Dave has finally got me to stop and said enough...... Yes I finally listened to him. I am now sitting on our air mattress typing this and watching TV.

I still have more homeschooling things to do online. I don't know how much Internet connection we will have so I am copying and paste as much as I can. The first place we're going is going to be in Kellogg which is only about 35 mins from here but we have yet to tour the Gold and Crystal Mines there, so that's what we're going to do. Then from there we will probably head towards Central Idaho...more to come on that later.

The kids are all so very excited about our new adventure. They keep putting in there opinions with where we should go and what we should do and yeah and of course Savannah is telling me what she wants to learn about. It's fun to see the excitement from them. I just wish other people that mean the world to me would support us in this......maybe in due time.....

Still going strong

Everything is sold that we needed to sell. A wal-mart trip today and got all the cleaners that we need to clean this big ol' house. We started in on the kitchen all is done in there except the floors. The bathroom is all packed up just needs to be cleaned. I don't know why I feel like I have to post our chores and our to do list here on my blog........Maybe it is so I feel organized or helps feel like we're actually getting somewhere with this adventure. Whatever it is I feel like I have to document so I will do it on here. We got a storage unit and this weekend we're getting a big truck to take all our stuff to it. Then the big cleaning starts. Meanwhile our Suburban is hopefully getting fixed this Friday. We have been waiting days now for the parts to fix it. It really stinks because we can't travel or even pull our travel trailer until its fixed.

The kids are all so very excited. It looks like the first stop for us will be in Kellogg to the Silver Mines. We are planning on staying there for a week or so. I'll keep you all posted as I know more. And of course pictures will be posted!!!!

A quick update on all the kiddos. Tristian is feeling and sounding much better and is just finishing up his meds and Savannah her ear is all better now she to is still on her meds. As for Trinity she is still having some trouble, she has a followup appt with her dr. this Friday and they are probably going to refer her to the specialist here or at Childrens in Spokane. We've been blessed that the younger two haven't gotten sick so I think we're all over the crud. Off to bed for the night.....well actually going to get ready for American Idol!!!!

Its gorgeous out today....blue sky, warm and the sun is out birds are singing. I am pretty sure that I have our Kitchen Nook sold along with our Couch and Loveseat. People are coming by this evening. Please say a prayer that they sell and soon. We first were selling them so we could by a generator for our trip on the road but now it is going to the Suburban. We just found out that its going to cost over a $1000.00 dollars to fix it. So here I sit bummed and stressed out. I should be out enjoying the wonderful day that it has turned out to be. Why does it seem that when things seem to be going good for us something bad always happens??? It makes me wonder why I even try sometimes.
We have another kiddo sick, first it was Tristian twice, then Trinity and now Savannah. I was hurting so bad from my head last night that Dave ended up taking Savannah to the ER for me. She had another ear infection which I think this makes number 3 in 6 months. The only two left to get sick is the youngest too. I hope that they don't!!! It has been a rough Winter in our house with colds and the Spring hasn't been very nice either. Hopefully we have seen the end of the yuck around here.

Well as I keep thinking of all the bad crap that keeps going on. I need to realize how lucky and fortunate I am to have what I have. There will always be challenges in life and I need to learn to live with them.

As I sit and finish this blog up I am watching one daughter paint my toenails and another daughter waiting to paint my finger nails. Even with all of this crazy unpredictable life I still love it.

Counting down the days and more......

So we have just over a week left to get everything done before we hit the road. Its coming along pretty good, but still seems like there is a lot more to do. I have a long list of items for sale on Craigslist and we have been having great luck with selling our things. We have a stack of boxes that are ready for the storage and we're filling up the trailer. Its fun decorating and finding where everything is going to go.

The weather has been starting to be more and more like Spring around here. Its just beautiful here with the blue sky especially after a long cold winter. Its to bad that all the kids cant go outside to enjoy it. I was back in the ER with Trinity last night with a very bad kidney infection. So she has been in her room relaxing for the most part today. The Dr's have sent her urine out for more cultures at an outside lab. We have been very blessed that she hasn't had more kidney issues then she's had. When she was born we found out that her kidneys were different from each other which means she is more prone to infections. I have prayed that this is just a regular or so called normal infection and that it doesn't lead to more problems with her kidneys.

I tell ya what it's always something going on here either good or bad, its always something.

To you know who........

Why does one not care enough about himself??

Why does one not want to change things that are slowly killing him??

Why does one not care enough for his family to stop his addictions??

Why does one not care to stop??

Why does one not care??

What will it take for him to realize......

To realize what he has to lose......

To lose what truly matters......

What matters is that he should care!!

Does this ever end??

Another bought of sickness is going through our house. This time its Tristian again....well I should say still. Almost 2 weeks ago as you might remember we had one of dear friends kids and they had the crud the first couple of days they were here. Well Tristian got a nasty cough and a a high fever as well but it went away for the most part. A little cough remand but nothing that we couldn't manage. So this last Friday he was complaining of having a really bad headache. This continued over the weekend and this after not being able to sleep much, he was in the kitchen holding his head and just started crying. So I ran outside and caught up with Dave before he pulled out of the driveway. He stayed home from work so he could watch the little two while I took Tristain straight to the ER. After tests and xrays we found out he has Pneumonia and strep throat. So needless to say he's taking this week easy and I hope his fever will go away very soon.

I can only hope and pray that this doesn't hit all of us. Since we have so much to do this month.

Little of this a little of that.......

How do you tell a 2 year old that his infant Seahawks hat doesn't fit him anymore???? He just doesn't get it and won't give it up.

He keeps trying and trying to squeeze it on his big ol' head.

Now on to the cleaning and packing. As I go over my to do list I wonder how its going to get done on time..... It always does it just seems a little overwhelming. After a great weekend selling a lot of stuff and running trash/garbage to the dump and then bags and bags of clothing that went to Vincent St. Paul and the Goodwill. It felt so good. We have started on the very bottom floor and cleaned the carpets and taking everything out of there, except Trinity's bed. Next will be the next level of the house (for those of you who don't know our house has 4 levels to it)....so there's still a lot to go. I got my China cabinet all packed up and all pictures off the walls throughout. I find myself not able to do a lot at one time or in a one day period. My headaches really start in full force, so I do what I can do.

empty China Hutch...that was a chore in its own.

Empty empty walls......

Our pile starts to grow......lol

As for the travel trailer we have cleaned it all out and have started putting things in there right places. Getting everything in order for schooling. That in its self is a lot of work but way worth it!! I am hoping to get the fabric this week so I can start making the curtains. Everything else is going good and the getting things done. Dave has been going over the travel trailer with a fine tooth comb, making sure everything is in working order. All is good!!!

New adventure!!!

Here's to our new adventure!! Some of you may know this but for those who don't, Yes this is soon to be our home! Scroll down to see. We have plan to be in this one for a year or so then upgrade to a new larger travel trailer or a motor home.
We have sold alot of our belongings, everything except all the beds, our bedroom set and furniture that was in our family (sentimental things). We did great in our moving sale last weekend. All the things that didn't sell we donated to our neighbor who is having a fundraiser for her church, so it went to a good cause. It felt so good to get rid of stuff that I just packed around with us from move to move. Awwww

We just picked up our trailer traveler this last week. And oh boy was that a trip of itself, from North Spokane through till I-90 then to Cda. The highway wasn't bad at all. It was the city streets and turns but we made it. Our big ol' Suburban looked like a hot wheel once the trailer was hooked up to it.....LOL

Here it is outside our front door, all 30 feet of it.



These are what I am going to make the curtains out of.

So this is where I will be posting blogs about our travels. For the first year we are going to be around this area (WA. ID & MT) because of our daughter having braces, her appts. are every 5-6 weeks so that's why we're staying close.

We will also be homeschooling all the kids which we are all excited about!! So please join us as we start our adventure on the road.

Also I am taking ideas of what I should rename my blog!!

Catching up with some pictures!!

Dear Friends..... Hailey & Hunter

Hunter, Hailey & Tristian

The Columbia River

Zachie puckering up......

Getting ready get set........

blowing momma a kiss...I love you baby!!

Kiddos again together

At Vantage with the Columbia River Behind.

Trinity, Hailey, Savannah & Sierra....all braided and ready to go out to dinner!

It's been a few days since the kids have left and I finally was able to get my camera working so I could upload these pictures of us taking the kids back to Vantage. We had fun just wished kids weren't sick like they were and the weather could have cut us a break...we got snow, rain and a very little sun. But all in all it was good!!

Big boy now!!

Let me set the stage for you: We've been working really hard the last couple days with potty training our youngest Zachie. We now have no diapers or pull ups in the house. He's onto big boy underwear!!! He wanted to call Grandma so here is how the call went from our side with what he said to her....

Z-me pee in toilet

Z-me underwear

Z-no diapers anymore

Z-I love you

Z-k byeee

Short and sweet is how he likes it I guess. Grandma was loving it and so were we. Our little boy isn't so little anymore, he's 2 1/2 and getting so big. Yes I'm glad that we don't have to buy pull ups or diapers anymore and it's like getting a raise but that just reminds me that we're done with the baby stage and there won't be anymore little ones crawling around no more baby butts to wipe...I know I know it sounds weird I have 5 and I should be thankful for that which I am VERY much!! It just reminds me that this is so final.....no more babies for me. I will be ok and with time I'm sure I will not even think about it.......

Where is Spring????

So this week that we've had not so spring weather. Where are you Spring?? Well the kids made the best of it while they were all here together. The two older boys have been staying inside because of nasty colds, but everyone else made it out. So hopefully these will be the last snow angels until next winter.

Sierra posing as usual...loving the camera.

Hailey showing her hula skills.

Savannah hopefully making the last snow angel until next winter.

All the girls making a snowman family.