Fall

I guess it's my turn to update. I have a sister in WA, NV and OR, whom I rarely see, and I dont get on FB as often, so I really have no idea what anyone is doing, and the other way around.
Should I start at the top and work my way down? Or just start where my brain tells me?
First, anyone want to come to my house and help me play the game 'what is that smell'? Serious. I have taken out garbage, compose, and can't pin point anything. But I can smell it.
Second. I need change. I am dying for change. I need something different. I am ready willing and able to move. Trent, not so much. I feel like I am stuck in a rut. I think maybe some of it comes from home life right now. Trent has been working 12 hr days, then coming home exhausted. For 4 months now.( Being salaried makes it so there is no overtime pay. Bites rocks). So, home life is all on me. And with 9 kids, that is hard. I have been almost dreaming about getting a job in the evenings just for a break. A little adult interaction. I don't want to feel this way, but I do. I have littles who are whiny and bigs who want nothing to do with anyone but each other. The 2 oldest are mean to the 3rd, and I am at a loss as to what to do to encourage them to be kind to him. It really makes me sad to see them treat each other like that.
The baby, as beautiful as she is, isn't gaining weight. So I feel bad trying to get her to sleep better at night (she is getting up 2-3 times). Which adds to my funk, you know, being really tired.
Twins are potty trained. Which is so awesome. 1 kid in diapers. There was something awesome about going to costco and not buying 60$ worth of diapers and wipes for the 2 of them.
Our 4th got her palate expander last month. It has already made a difference in her mouth size, she has a little more room in there, but the appliance itself gives her a bit of a lisp. I can't wait to see how it helps after all is said and done. She gets brackets on her front teeth in 3 weeks then they stay for 9 months. The price of that is pretty much the kids swimming lessons through the winter. Then #2 gets braces. I think it's just going to snowball from here on out.
We have had a few school issues with #4, which was one of the reasons I have wanted to move. Utah really has the worst school programs for kids with disabilities. She could really use an aide for some of the day, and there is no money for one.
Everyone else is pretty much the same. Now that Halloween is over we can start planning Thanksgiving, which we will be doing here with my parents. I enjoy staying here and cooking. It really is my favorite holiday. I hope it snows. I am glad the over excitement of Halloween is over, that never helps in the scheme of things. And then there is Christmas. Weeks and weeks of excited littles.

 We have taken a few little trips. We went to Yellowstone twice, which was so much fun, but just intensified my desire to move to Idaho. This was one of our trips, where we stopped at Quake lake, and then drove through Ennis Virginia and Nevada City MT.
Trent ended up with Plantar Fascistic and and was diagnosis with arthritis in my back, which was the reason for my hip pain. But, the medication I was put on, decreased my milk supply, right when the baby was diagnosed as having a failure to thrive. And, she would not take a bottle. It's been an interesting fall. And just because it is life, it has its ups and downs. Highs and lows, and we all survive, and are better for it.

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