Breaking Through Ice: Life

After yesterday's difficult post and the morning I just survived, I thought I'd just post a few random pictures from my phone.

Ok. So this morning wasn't really that bad. Just imagine six small tornadoes whirling through your house and then heading out the door. Fine. That was an exaggeration too. But you should know that everyone in my house should know that I'm not responsible for anything before I have at least one cup of coffee.

Brittney worked at Perkins last night and then went to babysit. She got really sick and started throwing up. Thankfully, the three kids were going to bed. She survived the night but is staying home from school this morning.

Riley has a track meet this afternoon at 4pm so I had to make sure he has his track clothes, shoes, etc. It's a home meet so Sophia and I will get to watch him.

Taylor went to church last night, didn't get home until after 9pm and then "remembered" she still had more homework to do. So she's just plain tired this morning.

Zeke had an incident the other day that I'm not ready to write about yet. Let's just say that he was really inappropriate and he knows better. This morning, I discovered a lesser offense, but still very inappropriate. I was angry.

And I still haven't had any coffee by this point.

Anthony has a concert tonight. I asked him yesterday if his dress clothes were clean, hung up and still fit him. He told me yes. I wasn't processing things enough to check up on him. So this morning, I asked him again and then got smart and asked to SEE the clothes. His white dress shirt had been thrown on the floor of his closet for who knows how long, (his siblings ratted him out) and then last night, he grabbed it and threw it over the bottom part of a hanger, kind of like a pair of pants. Great. Did I mention I don't iron. Anything. Like ever. I'm pretty sure we haven't even owned an iron since the great Iron incident of 2004. Anyway, I looked at the pants he put with his dress shirt. Let's just say that his definition of dress pants and mine aren't the same. I went on a search and found his actual black dress pants crumpled in the back of one of his drawers. I made him try them on right then and there. They were so small that he couldn't even zip them up. Add 'purchase dress pants' to today's list.

Sophia just needed help with the hot water for her oatmeal so she was the least complicated this morning.

I also have no vehicle because my van is in the shop. I'm hoping they can figure out why it's leaking oil and sounds like an airliner about to take off. I'm also hoping it doesn't cost a million dollars to fix because I'm almost out of money. Aren't we all.

The other day, when Grandma Sandy asked Sophia where she wanted to have lunch,

Sophia said, "I want to go to McDonald's. But my mom's not a fan!"

I guess she's heard me say that a time or two!

Here's Sophia enjoying her McDonald's lunch while we waited at WWTire

for them to change my oil on Monday.

Here's Nurse Brittney!

She's doing an internship rotation at various clinics, hospitals and nursing homes.

I think she looks so cute in her scrubs!

When Steve and I attended the conference in Sioux Falls, we made the most of our time away together. For lunch we tried a new Mexican restaurant called Macho Nacho. The food was really good and the prices weren't bad.

We were able to spend that Saturday night in a hotel in Sioux Falls thanks to a friend of Steve's that manages an extended stay hotel in Sioux Falls. I wasn't sure what to expect but I was impressed. We even had a stove and a full sized refrigerator. I jokingly told Steve that we should just run away and move in there!