Friday, July 31, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
1000 plus
Because Trent took a week off work, we decided to do something productive.
That didn't happen.
Instead we racked up 1000 miles on the car.....
We have taken a few spur of the moment road trips, one of them being a trip around the Great Salt Lake. Fun, no. I honestly would not recommend it. It was interesting, but there is a whole lot of NOTHING on the west side of the lake. We headed out the 80, ended up in Wendover where Trent help a couple of girls who were also on a road trip diagnose a bad car problem, then headed north on a really long boring dirt road. Like 2 hrs worth of long boring dirt road. At the end of the road was a little ghost town called Lucin. We piled all the kids out, and went to go look at a natural spring that was out in the middle of nowhere. There were a bunch of these grain storage things, and Trent went with 2 of 5 to explore but decided better of it, when something inside got a little anxious about being cornered in there. I wouldn't have been too bothered by it, but we had just run into a badger in 9 Mile Canyon a few days earlier. Back in the car we got, and got onto the 30.
We then ran into a guy that had been stranded for a few hrs, and offered to take him into the nearest town because there was no cell service. He declined because the last guy that stopped, let him use his satellite phone to call for help.
We then get to Park Valley. Which is where this house was. Apparently the guy who owned the property didn't like us there. He was nice enough when we explained we don't touch things, we just take pictures.
The next town with any services (the last one we saw since Wendover, was Snowville UT. We were starving. We ate, then went down to Corinne and past the ATK rocket launch place. It's a pretty nice drive out there. and the rockets were pretty cool.
These pictures were from our drive to Evanston. We came back down the Mirror Lake highway, and let the kids get out when we found an open plain, and they found
These
and these.
These pictures were from Friday when we went to Nine Mile Canyon. None of this was planned, just a drive, that took 10-12 hrs each day. I think the kids are happy to not be in the car today.
That didn't happen.
Instead we racked up 1000 miles on the car.....
We have taken a few spur of the moment road trips, one of them being a trip around the Great Salt Lake. Fun, no. I honestly would not recommend it. It was interesting, but there is a whole lot of NOTHING on the west side of the lake. We headed out the 80, ended up in Wendover where Trent help a couple of girls who were also on a road trip diagnose a bad car problem, then headed north on a really long boring dirt road. Like 2 hrs worth of long boring dirt road. At the end of the road was a little ghost town called Lucin. We piled all the kids out, and went to go look at a natural spring that was out in the middle of nowhere. There were a bunch of these grain storage things, and Trent went with 2 of 5 to explore but decided better of it, when something inside got a little anxious about being cornered in there. I wouldn't have been too bothered by it, but we had just run into a badger in 9 Mile Canyon a few days earlier. Back in the car we got, and got onto the 30.We then ran into a guy that had been stranded for a few hrs, and offered to take him into the nearest town because there was no cell service. He declined because the last guy that stopped, let him use his satellite phone to call for help.
We then get to Park Valley. Which is where this house was. Apparently the guy who owned the property didn't like us there. He was nice enough when we explained we don't touch things, we just take pictures.
The next town with any services (the last one we saw since Wendover, was Snowville UT. We were starving. We ate, then went down to Corinne and past the ATK rocket launch place. It's a pretty nice drive out there. and the rockets were pretty cool.
These pictures were from our drive to Evanston. We came back down the Mirror Lake highway, and let the kids get out when we found an open plain, and they found
These
and these.
These pictures were from Friday when we went to Nine Mile Canyon. None of this was planned, just a drive, that took 10-12 hrs each day. I think the kids are happy to not be in the car today.
Give them a day or 2, then they will be ready to get back to the road trips.
Monday, July 27, 2009
I Miss Them
I was thinking about the things I miss. You know those little things you take for granted. Like Ankles. I miss being able to see an actual ankle bone. I thought I would be skipping the super swollen feet part, since 3 of my 5 babies were born the last week of June, I thought the water retention was part of being 39 weeks pregnant and hot. Not the case. Apparently I just retain the water as part of pregnancy in summer. Although it didn't happen with my 2 Feb. babies.
Sleeping fitfully is another one of those, 'didn't realize how much I liked it until I couldn't do it anymore' things. I sleep really well until about 4 -5 in the morning. Then my bladder wakes me up. I'm only almost 33 weeks, and having a hard time finding my comfort zone. What am I going to do at 36.
Bending over. I can still manage to pick things up off the floor most of the time. But it is getting much easier to just ask the closest kid to come here real quick and get that for me.
Nylons. I just cant. From beginning to end. Getting my foot up close enough to put it in the toe end. Then getting them over my belly.
Tying shoes. I can still manage, but I get a light headed from cutting off the circulation because I'm leaning over too long.
I'm sure my list will grow over the next few weeks, as my date approaches. I actually feel disabled this time around. Remember pregnancy in your 20's? Flew through that.... and my complaining then, was because I had no idea what pregnancy at 32 with # 6 was going to be like. And my complaining now, is because I have no idea what pregnancy at 40 with # 8 is like.
Here's to never finding out.
Oh I thought of 1 more, bathing kids. That tub is just high enough to no be able to lean over it and wash kids. but you can't stand and lean over far enough to wash their hair either.
The thing is, I am enjoying every minute of it. I wish I had 20 more weeks, instead of 7. I got a little envious that my sister is in having her baby today, but not for the not being about pregnant part. I just love the L&D part. Here's to time slowing down for the next few weeks, so I can enjoy every ache and pain of a final pregnancy.
Sleeping fitfully is another one of those, 'didn't realize how much I liked it until I couldn't do it anymore' things. I sleep really well until about 4 -5 in the morning. Then my bladder wakes me up. I'm only almost 33 weeks, and having a hard time finding my comfort zone. What am I going to do at 36.
Bending over. I can still manage to pick things up off the floor most of the time. But it is getting much easier to just ask the closest kid to come here real quick and get that for me.
Nylons. I just cant. From beginning to end. Getting my foot up close enough to put it in the toe end. Then getting them over my belly.
Tying shoes. I can still manage, but I get a light headed from cutting off the circulation because I'm leaning over too long.
I'm sure my list will grow over the next few weeks, as my date approaches. I actually feel disabled this time around. Remember pregnancy in your 20's? Flew through that.... and my complaining then, was because I had no idea what pregnancy at 32 with # 6 was going to be like. And my complaining now, is because I have no idea what pregnancy at 40 with # 8 is like.
Here's to never finding out.
Oh I thought of 1 more, bathing kids. That tub is just high enough to no be able to lean over it and wash kids. but you can't stand and lean over far enough to wash their hair either.
The thing is, I am enjoying every minute of it. I wish I had 20 more weeks, instead of 7. I got a little envious that my sister is in having her baby today, but not for the not being about pregnant part. I just love the L&D part. Here's to time slowing down for the next few weeks, so I can enjoy every ache and pain of a final pregnancy.
Friday, July 24, 2009
The Results
That was 2 of 5 at 6 months, falling asleep in his rice. We were up at my dad's house in OR and had some serious jet lag. This was the same trip 1 of 5 got RSV and I had to take her in to the ER up there. It was horrible, watching a kid with RSV breathe it kind of scary......Anyway, 2 of 5 HATES this picture, the one with this post. It makes him mad when we show it to him.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Busses Lessons and Weather
Just what I'm thinking about. 
4 of 5's bus driver told me yesterday that the pre school decided that the last 2 days were the 22nd and 23rd. Instead of the 27th and 28th. Which totally works out better. Next week Trent took the week off work (with big plans to do "something") so I can leave the 2 little ones here while I take the 3 older ones to swim lessons. I was a little nervous about watching them at the pool. I met another mom there that I have been talking to, and with 5 of 5 it's easy, she won't leave my side. But it's a WHOLE other story when 4 of 5 is around. the baby won't even look in a strangers direction, but 4 of 5 does it, everything changes.
We tried an experiment this week. We were trying to decide if it was more comfortable to leave the windows open at night, or the air on. The windows won. By 1 degree. But that 1 degree is HUGE when it also brings circulated air. The down side. The garbage trucks and delivery trucks are really loud at 6 in the morning. Luckily the kids are used to it, and sleep right through it. I guess it's like living next to train track, you just get used to it. Smiths is having a public meeting on the 13th because they want to add a fuel center. We are going to go, and ask for a sound wall, if it's approved.
4 of 5's bus driver told me yesterday that the pre school decided that the last 2 days were the 22nd and 23rd. Instead of the 27th and 28th. Which totally works out better. Next week Trent took the week off work (with big plans to do "something") so I can leave the 2 little ones here while I take the 3 older ones to swim lessons. I was a little nervous about watching them at the pool. I met another mom there that I have been talking to, and with 5 of 5 it's easy, she won't leave my side. But it's a WHOLE other story when 4 of 5 is around. the baby won't even look in a strangers direction, but 4 of 5 does it, everything changes.We tried an experiment this week. We were trying to decide if it was more comfortable to leave the windows open at night, or the air on. The windows won. By 1 degree. But that 1 degree is HUGE when it also brings circulated air. The down side. The garbage trucks and delivery trucks are really loud at 6 in the morning. Luckily the kids are used to it, and sleep right through it. I guess it's like living next to train track, you just get used to it. Smiths is having a public meeting on the 13th because they want to add a fuel center. We are going to go, and ask for a sound wall, if it's approved.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Monday
I felt like I needed to blog. I couldn't for the life of me think of anything interesting to say. It is quiet here, let's go with that.4 of 5 is on her way home from school. She was a little apprehensive about getting on the bus this morning. It's been 4 weeks. She should be home in about 15 minutes, then we're off to pick up Trent so we could drop the van off to be fixed. We have a bad wheel barring. Hopefully it's a manufacturer defect, so it is still covered under our 5 yr 60k mile drive train warranty. If not, we're looking at 500$ fix. Remember when cars were simple enough to be fixed in the garage? We're tempted to sell this one and get an older paid for van, just so we can do that. If we aren't out of pocket this repair, we want to put a hitch on the van, so we can get a pop up, and take a trip this summer, before the baby comes.
I can't believe we are down to 8 weeks. I would like the 20 back.
I was going to just leave the boys here while we run the car in, but GMA came to pick the 3 oldest up at 10 this morning.
I took them to swim lessons after getting 4 of 5 on the bus, but the chlorine thing was broken, so they had a 'safety day' Talk about a disappointed group of kids. first day of swimming, and they couldn't get in the water.
I met another mom there, who had a cousin with DS. It's amazing how everyone knows someone...... She also has a SIL who just found out her baby developed, but only had half her brain. Their first baby. I was heart broken at the thought of someone having to endure that. And grateful that DS was my trial.
I took comfort, and felt grateful for our Primary President, who got tears in her eyes when she told me what a big heart 4 of 5 had. It is such a comfort to know, she loves our kids, and sees those things that we as parents see in them.
Or how one of the speakers on Sunday, talked about a kinship our families had because of our daughters. I know the reason we felt so strongly about moving into that house, was because they lived there, and 4 of 5 was getting ready to come to us.
Hopefully we have our car back by tomorrow, so we don't have to walk to lessons. If not, it will be 8 in the morning, so it won't be too hot. And I won't have 4 of 5 and I won't have to push the double stroller.
Wish us luck.....
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