On the Fourth Day of Christmas

Well..... I do have pics, but this mommy is one wiped out mommy and needs to head to bed. So I'll post what we did now, with pics to come later. We did set up for the tea. I forgot my camera, so I took pics with the phone. Again, that'll be a process getting them off. My phone is currently telling me I cannot email from it. I'm technically challenged when it comes to things like this and sort of just let them go until they frustrate me beyond toleration and then I'll do something about it. So for the past few weeks I've been ignoring that notice, but now I want to send myself my pictures so I'll soon figure out what's going on.

I did decide to head out to a clinic to get us all the h1n1 vaccine. This was not a light decision that I made, but it was made after reading doctor Sears' latest view on the whole situation. It alleviated fears in regards to the vaccine not being a new one, but just a regular flu shot with the h1n1 strain included and also put a fire under me about the fact that there is no rhyme or reason as to who dies and who doesn't. I was feeling like it's as though I'm playing russian roulette with my children's lives and I don't want that pressure. I also have asthma and was recently diagnosed with lupus so not only am I a risk factor with the asthma, but now I have a compromised immune system too. I also didn't want to keep taking a risk with myself not knowing if I could be one of the ones that it attacks the lungs beyond being helped.

But praise God I did ask for the thimerosal free ones for all of us. My youngest automatically qualified. The rest of us did not. BUt I was firm and just said I really want to do it this way, it makes me feel more comfortable, can you see if there are enough. By the way there was no line at all. THe thing that took the longest was me filling out the eight forms for all of us. The people were super nice and helpful, checked their supply and said you know what we have 30 left and there's no way 30 pregnant women will be here in the next half hour so ok. I really almost didn't expect to have it work out that easily, but it did. I can't tell you how relieved I feel to not have the decision of should I or shouldn't I weighing on my mind anymore.

Anyway, so all of this meant our day was really eaten up. I promised the kids frozen yogurt on the way home. My son was a brave trooper, the girls however screamed bloody murder and had to be restrained. I think that's part of why I'm so drained. It's emotionally draining as a mom going through all of that. Anyway, I couldn't find a frozen yogurt shop. We were about 40 minutes away from home. But we did run into Ben and Jerry's. So they got a special treat. All said thank you and the tears disappeared. But let me tell you, the two year old worked me for a good 40 minutes over the drama of being tortured with that shot. I knew it couldn't still be hurting, but you wouldn't know it by her gushing display of sorrow.

Ok... so for this fourth day of Christmas, Jackson reminded me we must write our letters to Santa. SO that will be what we scrapbook. He wants this bakugan thing.. gosh I'm already forgetting what it's called. It's a seven in one set. I'm really not into this whole bakugan thing. He has more knowledge about the powers and levels and points and game tactics then I think a seven year old should know. I keep saying if you took this passion and channeled it into learning something at school or memorizing scripture you'd have knowledge that would last you a lifetime. This knowledge (to me.. but what do I know..) just seems pointless. It's sort of exhausting hearing about it at machine gun speed without a breath in between statistic for hours on end. Sometimes I just flat out can't listen to it anymore.

ANyway, that is what he would like Santa to get him. Ava would like this cat that looks like it's real. We don't know what it's called, she's also like a moving horse (again, don't know what exactly that is) and a doll. Audrey says she'd like lots and lots of dolls to play with and of course the dollhouse she already informed Santa personally she would like.

Hopefully I'll be rested and have some free time in the near future to actually do these layouts. But for now, there's a written run down. Hope everyone is enjoying day four. I can't wait till day five and the Christmas tea. Every year someone gives a testimony about the way God has worked in their lives and our pastor reads "A Cup of Christmas Tea." The first year I went, it made me cry. It's a great story.