Stress.................

The last twenty-four hours has sure tested my every strength. Started last night with all my last minute prep for my 12 hour day of finals. Studing, writing, practicing all the math I can intake. I am starting to see double so I decide it is time to go to bed at 1:10am. I hit the pillow for about two minutes before one of my one year olds starts screaming and crying with a fever and pain of some sort. I finally get her calmed down and back into bed with meds at about 4:00am. So by this time I know my alarm is going to go off in two hours that I better get to sleep. Once again I lay my head down on my pillow again only for two seconds, I have my 5yr old crying at my bedside her throat and ear hurt. So up at it again with meds and a heating pad with her head on my lap a catch about an hour of sleep. The alarm is beeping and with no choice i am up and at it. My first exam is at 10:00am the second that was done in midland center I rushed back to linwood to take the two sick kids to doctors in bay city. pick up perscriptions for antibiotics one had a sinus infection the other a double ear infection. Back to my house where gram is waiting for the sick kids so I can go to my next exam. I am pretty sure tonight I am making my husband sleep on the couch and it is his turn. He did try to help last night but what sick kid does not want ther mommy.

RESPECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I have never met suck a careless teacher in all my life. I have a teacher right now who does not care at all about his job. He is a lawyer and says this job is just for extra money. He does not post grades, he is rude to all his students, Sends students in the middle of class to get him coffee, He is late every day by at least ten minutes. So he was handing out his review sheets and says I don't care what any of your remarks are or even if you don't fallow directions and use pen instead. I will never see them and this is my last class I am teaching. Why in the world would someone who is supposed to help others with their future come in with that poor of an attitude and not care about your job? I am so angry about this class. We did not do one assignment in the class. We where given two quizzes and the midterm and final. So if you are not that great of a test taker you sure are to be a failure. He didn't even teach what was on the test. Thank goodness I read the book like three times and pulled off a B+ or els I would have had to report him to someone. I feel so bad for a few of the other students who where not so lucky. The point is we are supposed to do are part and show up prepared and with respect for our classmates and teacher. He should have showed his class the same respect.

dumbfounded

 My nine year old who still believes in Santa walks in the house after just getting off the bus with a weird look and her face. I asked her what was wrong she said well I am confused mom. I played along and said about what? She said I thought you had to be married to have a baby. I said well you don't have to be married but you should be. Why are you asking that weird question? Well mom a girl on my bus is pregnant. Trying not to let  my mouth hit the floor I asked how old the girl was she said thirteen. I then said oh my gosh, McKenzie that is way to young you should at least be out of college with a good job and can support your self. That little girl is still a kid herself, I said I do not want you to be friends with her. be nice and say hi but you are not to be friends with her. After a while went by I was not sure on if what I told her was the right thing. I didn't know that young girl or what had happened to her. So I sat my daughter down again who has no clue even how a baby is made yet. I said kenzie you see how hard it is to have a baby with my taking care of the twins. It is a lot of work. I think everyone should wait until they are ready to take on that kind of responsibility to have a baby. I am shocked and dumbfounded that I had to have that kind of talk with my nine year old little girl. This world sure is a scary place to raise a child/children. I hope my kids learn the right path to take from me. I hope I teach them to value their youth. I hope to teach them to respect themselves and others. I hope I am not a grandma for thirty more years scary stuff.

Run For My Money

I have four kids which everyone by now has read many of times. My older two have been great sleepers from the start, best eaters, nappers, behaved and so kind. The twins are giving me a run for my money in every possible area imaginable. They are constantly sick, they do not sleep threw the night and are up at different times at least all together I am up four to five times a night. They have no fear climb on everything. They give each other so much confidence that when one does something the other has to do it higher or better. I am pretty sure by the time I am thirsty five I will be completely grey haired and have completely lost my mind. Maybe that's why one has already had a broken arm. I am so scared for these two girls to become teenagers they will be tricking us and their teachers. They are so identical that I have mixed them up a time or two. So every one prey that I make it threw the next seventeen years with out losing my mind.

Our Elf Named Fred!

 That time a year again, time for family and fun and a lot of food! I love every part or it, but our family has a new tradition we started last year. The Elf on the Shelf the girls named him Fred the Elf. He is an Elf that flies in from the North Pole the day after thanks giving and stays until the day after Christmas. Every night our elf does something different and funny! He hides and does funny things! He has colored with dry erase markers on all the family pictures in the house, put Santa hats and beards on the girls they thought that was funny. He has also painted their noses red in their sleep and left a note telling them to go look in the mirror that they look like Rudolph the red nose reindeer. He has made paper chains and decorated the house with them while everyone was sleeping he is a silly elf with lots of tricks up his sleeve. I think every family should get an elf. The second my girls are acting up all I have to say is "Girls the elf is watching and is going to report back to Santa your misbehavior". They start listening right away after that. So it is good for family fun and to help the kids stay well behaved!

Who needs a BOY!

Whenever my husband and I are in a public place with all four of our daughters we constantly hear oh my you have your hands full and poor dad. Well we may have four girls but we have the best of both worlds! My 9yr old daughter McKenzie loves to go turkey and deer hunting with her daddy! This year she went out for the youth hunt! McKenzie and Alyssa my 5yr old both ride a machine! McKenzie a dirt bike and Alyssa a quad like me! We may be a house full of girls but I am sure we  can give and house full of boys a run for their money. We camp, fish, and do many more things that are stereo types as boy things. We raise our girls to do  anything they like. Now they may ride their quad or dirt bike wearing a tutu but hey its still fun and we enjoy having four girls and would not want it to be any other way. We are a very athletic Family and choose to be who we are not who everyone wants or thinks we should be. Maybe it is just a girl thing!

Routine

BEEP, BEEP, BEEP that's what I hear at 6:00A.M. every morning when my husband gets up for work. Then BEEP, BEEP, BEEP again at 6:30A.M when it is my turn to wake up get the two oldest girls off to school. Then the babies, breakfast, lunch, nap, dinner homework. This is life but when you think about how structured life really is it gets depressing. You definitely can not get lost in the same routine every day. You need to add to this with things that interest you. Routine has been on my mind a lot lately due to my own school schedule only way I can get my own homework done is by the schedule bedtime my kids have. 8:00pm-12 is usually when I finally get my time. I love every minute of a mother but I can also not wait until my life can be a little less structured and more relaxing! This semester is my first back in a long time well worth all the stress and structure!