Day 44-46

Sorry I have been so bad about all of this blogging lately. Everyday seems to get harder. I am just so tired all the time.

Monday. McKadi had the day off of school. So we just hung out for the day. We did chores and than I headed into town to get McKayson's medication. I decided to go to Smith's instead of driving all the way to Wal-Mart. Well I should have gone to Wal-Mart. I got there and dropped off his prescription. They told me 15 minutes and it would be ready. So I went and got some small groceries that I needed. I headed back over there and they said that they were having problems with my insurance card. So I gave all the information again and they tried. Well an hour later she told me that she couldn't get it to go through. She asked if I wanted to fill it or wait for them to keep trying. She told me it would be $4.00 without the insurance. With insurance it is $3.00 so not a huge deal. I got up there to check out and ya it was $12.50 for 5 teaspoons of this medication. Come on seriously. I was just ready to get out of there. I finally got home and swore I will never go back to Smith's for medication again. For dinner we had spaghetti and garlic bread. Since today is mine and Daniel's anniversary we did a family home evening on the temple. I wanted the kids to understand why we get married in the temple and the importance of an eternal family. It was a really good lesson. For dessert we had coconut cream pie. It was to celebrate the wonderful 7 years I have been married. I love my husband so much and am so grateful for everything he does for our family. I am grateful for the sacrifices he makes so that I am able to stay home and raise our children. The commitment he has to his family and for the love he is continually showing us. He is a wonderful man and I am honored to be his wife. I can not image my life without him. I love you Daniel.

Tuesday. I had a hard Mommy day today. I am missing Daniel and having a lot of stress in my life. The kids are just not listening and I am having a hard time keeping up with them. I am tired all the time and I hurt all the time. MaKayla had school today and so did McKadi. So after running them around I came home and did the laundry. Fun times. It took all the energy I had. When everyone got home I made dinner and the evening was pretty uneventful. Bedtime was a nightmare. After spanking and going up the stairs 5 or 6 times to get everyone back in bed I finally sent my Mom up. Apparently it worked. I finally got to sleep only to be woken up an hour later by a little boy who needed to pee.

Wednesday. Started at 3. MaKenna woke up coughing really bad. It took 2 hours to get her back to bed. When everyone finally woke up at 8 I wasn't ready for the day to start. We had breakfast and I got everyone ready to go. We had to leave an hour earlier today so that I could take the dog to the groomer. I didn't have time to make lunch so the kids got McDonalds. They were so happy. After dropping the dog off we headed to McKadi's school. We were early enough that I thought we could have lunch with my Mom. Turns out she was in meetings all day. So we went to her office and ate our lunch. My Mom came in a little after 12 and quickly ate. We headed out to Wal-Mart. Groceries shopping was not bad today. I got a couple of more things for the baby. Just little items that we need. We headed home and I put MaKenna down for a nap. I had just enough time to get the downstairs cleaned before McKayson had therapy. He is doing really well and has made a lot of progress. I am so proud of him. We had dinner and the kids helped with the dishes and washing the table. I decided that I am taking too much on by myself. My kids are old enough to do some other chores. We have added the dishes and clearing the table to the list. They were actually excited to do it. WOW!!! I know that won't last long. After dinner we did a video chat with my sister-in-law Laura and my nieces and nephew. It was great to see them. I have never met Addison so it was really good to see her. Video chat ended and soon it was time for bed. Brushing teeth, story, and prayer went well. Trying to get them to stay in their beds has been a different matter. Why must they do this to me. Here is the highlight of my day. I finally received my Valentine's Day present from Daniel. I have to say it was worth the wait.

This is all sand. Different colors and different designs in the sand. The inscription says "Aimee every grain of sand is a hug or kiss I have missed from you. Heart Daniel.

Talk about making a girl cry. I was in shock. It is so beautiful.

And it is all mine. There isn't another like it in the world. It was made just for me.

The pictures really don't do it justice. It is amazing.

To think that somebody is patient enough and talented enough to do this with sand. It takes my breath away.

Thank you babe so much. I love it and will cherish it forever. It is the best Valentine's Day present ever. So much better than flowers and chocolate by far.