Vacation

We are leaving in 6 hours, I have cleaned the car, shoot I even washed it today!  The bags are packed the kids are tucked in and we are headed to the beach tomorrow!

So I will miss you all and I will try to check in and maybe post a picture or two.  Uncle Joe so kindly brings his Mac Laptop large screen everywhere so I will check in!  Happy Memorial Day and have a great week.

Sincerely Fro Me To You ~ between 9 and 11

With all the packing for our beach vacation I was running short on time, but this blog carnival is a high light of my week, so as we were eating dinner over at my Grandparents tonight (cabbage rolls and mashed potatoes my favorite) I started rummaging though some drawers and came up with this school picture.

I was in elementary school, I am not sure of my exact age but boy my teeth are B-I-G in this photo.  And what do you think, we must have been very influenced with Pilgrims at this time...  Maybe I was going through a Little House on the Prairie phase.  But even at the ripe ol' age of 9 or 10 I could accessorise with matching jewelry, I bet my nails are Bonnie Bell pink.

For other great Fro Me To You fun head over to We are that Family.

WFMW- Packing for Vacation

We are leaving for vacation in just 3 short days and my to do list is very long, but I just had to share with you all this wonderful idea my sweet Aunt Twice Blessed Mommy, got from a friend...

I have taken all the kids clothes and separated them into outfits, shirt/shorts/underwear/socks.  I bought gallon Ziploc bags at Walmart (Walmart brand 40 for $2.19) I then packaged each outfit in a gallon bag and wrote on the outside who the outfit belonged to and what it was for, like casual or dressy or for our family pictures.  I spend alot of time organizing outfits, ironing and matching things and then my sweet wonderful hard working loving husband hands the kids clothes that don't match, he mixes up the whole program and I get a bit testie...  So this alleviates a whole lot of stress!  I can also pack shoes in the same bag with out worrying about clothes getting dirty.  

I am also a very big list maker, I write out everything for the trip, everything!  This helps alot with a large family.

Here is a picture of all the kids clothes packed up neatly, this it 30 outfits.  It really saves space in the suitcase too!

You can see here that one outfit is really small if you press all the air out of the bag.

 And we also packed sweatshirts and jeans for walks on the beach at night.  I added this photo to show my support to my TX readers and of course for Daddy who is from Dallas....

For more mind riveting  Works for me Wednesday tips go over to Rocks in my  Dryer, and be amazed!

I love this blog

I never dreamed last year when I started this blog that it would mean so much to me...  That all of you would mean so much to me!  Thank you all for being the encouraging words that I needed!  

I am starting to feel better this evening, I spent my day shopping a trying to start our packing, we leave in 4 days for sunny Ft Lauderdale, which will for sure make my week much better!

I really just wanted to say thanks, thanks for your prayers, thanks for your friendship although we may never meet face to face I know so many of you are my friends and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

And as for not being pregnant, I am at peace that God is going to bless this family in his time, and I know in my heart this was not the right time, and I can see his hand of protection.

And for the male readers in my audience, Uncle Joe, Tally, sorry about all the womanly talk, but you guys know I am just keeping it real.

I've had better days!

Update:  I took my first round of medication about 6 hours ago and my body has regulated its self.  I started my period, I am extremely sad and at the same time I feel like God is in control and His plan is not to harm me or any child he will bless us with, as I say this I can hardly control my emotion, but I am in so much pain and I know this would not have been a good start for our baby....  Please continue to pray that I will have peace and that God will bless our family soon.  Thank you all for your comforting comments as we have went through the reversal and now as I am sick.

Well Internet friends it all started Thursday....  I went to the dentist, I had 2 fillings replaced and refilled, the last time he use white, it didn't hold up so well so this time he used silver, on the 2 back molars.  By Friday morning I had blisters all over the left side of my mouth, this slightly ruined my date with Daddy, we went to a wonderful sushi restaurant and I could hardly eat.  The best part of the date was definitely the movie, it was Jumper, it was great although toward the end of the movie they dropped the F bomb...

Saturday morning I woke up with hives all over my face, they itch and I have zero tolerance for itching so instead of hives I now have sores all over my face and neck, from the scratching.

I woke up this morning with the left side of my neck and my tongue swollen, I called the doctor who told  me to go to the urgent care.  I will be on prednisone for the next 16 days.  I can't feel the left side of my face it is completely numb.

The scariest part about all of this is I was supposed to start my period on Thursday, so of course my hopes have been so high!  I took a test yesterday around mid day and it was negative, my heart was so sick, I feel horrible with the itching and sores in my mouth and then I get the negative result on the pregnancy test, I have never been this late and not been pregnant.  I spoke with the doctor and asked if this allergic reaction to the filling could cause my period not to start and he told me it was possible because my body is fighting the allergy, but I am a very healthy woman so he suggested I retest tomorrow.  Please pray for me, we really want another baby.  I just feel like what a cruel twist for me to have an allergic reaction and it cause me not to start my period, as I pray daily for God to bless us...