I'm still here.....I think!

I can not even believe that it has been so LONG since my last post.

And yet it feels like yesterday.

 

I have so many things that I would like to post.

But I never get a chance.

Maybe I need to start posting every week.

That way I can get everything off my chest and the WORLD of Blog can fix it..Lol

 

I have been crazy busy working again, which means one thing..

NO POSTS!

And I need to ....

Oh how your words of wisdom enlighten my day!

I miss my Autism Moms,

I miss my Angel Moms.

and most of all I miss my Friends in BloggerLand!



Merry Christmas from the Spatigs

It is that time of year when everyone sends out their cards with their creative little notes.

And since I have always wanted to do that,

But sadly NEVER have.

I choose to send mine out via Blog.

It works and well I havent posted in a VERY long time.

So, here is the run down of 2012,

Paul: well he may SOMEDAY become a senior and be able to finish school, But until then we WAIT!

He works all day and studies all night, So exciting I know. Your jealous and we have only started the run down,

 

Toree: She continues to be my ROCK and is ever so helpful with her brothers,

She is doing AMAZING at schoo this year, we are thinking she may Graduate befor Dad (lol).

She cant wait for Basketball to start.

 

Tanner: This year he is doing GREAT at school. No referrals and NO suspensions! That is a record. He continues to help out with sports activities @ his new school.

 

Tayson: He is 6 as of 16 minutes from now. He is in Kindergarden and is LOVING it...

 

Not a whole lot of news. With the exception of our new dog...

SAM.. And well I will post about LATER!

 

We hope you all have a

Merry Christmas

and a

Happy New Year

Church to go or to stay home??

So we went to church today!

I know! I know !!!

But today was a different day at church.

Iwas the same routine at home..

Where are my shoes,

what are you wearing today.

come on kids lets go..

You know the normal get ready for church Sunday morning..

 

 

And then we got there....

Paul was off today so he went too.

Tanner was ready and willing to go if he could take his Ipad.

Tayson wanted to take a tractor.

I wanted to go back to bed.

And well Toree hasnt been to church in over a year.

I know worlds best Mother right here.

 

But that is my question to you Mama's out there...

How do you do it EVERY sunday!

all your family sitting there,

Listening to the speakers.

 

No Bathroom breaks

 

No looks from all over the chapel with the look of OH that lady should have just stayed home today.

Or the OH so famous, boy youve got your hands full today dont you??

And by the way the answer to that is

YES!!!

My hands are this full everyday.

How my friends do you make church an enjoyable time for you, the kids and yes even the dirty look giving lady that is sitting by you???????

A quick note!

I am not really suure if I like this new blogger program I have.
Not that it is that new, but I cant not get it to share photos.
So Its not that I have NO pictures of my kiddos to share.
I just dont know how-LOL..

So much has been going on..
And I feel like I havent stopped running since the kids all started school.
But it has been nice.
And everyone continues to do well.
I started a "little" part-time job that well lets just say has me running like a chicken with my head cut off some days,
But I love it and it makes me feel NOT so "Useless".
I guess that isnt really the word to use.
But with all the kiddos in school all say, I needed something to do.
I still have them work around the kids schedules and that is AWESOME!
Im home when they are home and gone when they are gome.
So it works.

So that is all I have to share tonight,
Have a GREAT rest of the week...

DISTRACTIONS???

So the other day I went to church with some friends. Their services are on both Sundays and Wednesdays. This service was on clearing your life of distractions and living for "God". What a moving and exciting service. It was different then anything I have EVER seen, heard at church.
They group is small, but oh so powerful. And the sermon was amazing.

But, back to the topic on hand....DISTRACTIONS!!
Everones life is full of them.
Some are big..
Some are small.
But whatever they are..... How are they affecting your life.
Are they all consuming?
Are they left on the backburner. There but not really a huge issue.

My question is how are you able or willing to turn those distractions over to Heavenly Father? Can you let them go and give them to him to deal with, or are you like me and feel that oh I got this, I can handle it.
Where quiet frankly I am at my breaking point. Why do I find it so hard to turn over these distractions to him???

I know yesterday for some reason you got 2 new post and NOW another one today.....

WHAT

 is this world coming to???

I just have had the kind of day that I guess is one I want to share with all for the BLOGGERS

out there. It wasn't like anything to miraculous happened. But it was a GOOD day.

Tayson didnt wet his pants at school!!

Tanner didnt have any meltdowns!!

Toree only made her brother cry twice!!

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Toree had an assignment this last weekend to bring home a COMPUTER doll !

This doll cries,

ALL NIGHT!

This doll is an example of what its like to have a baby!

BOY was it an eyeopener for her.

She told me more then once 

I WILL NEVER HAVE KIDS!!!

what a great assignment foe a 14 yr old girl!

When I was in school we had to take a 5 pound bag of flour to school.

THEY DONT CRY ALL NIGHT!!

:)

Paul started school!!

See, nothing out of the NORMAL.

Except that is that is out of the NORM!!

I have had so many balls in the air for so long that today just had me wondering...

WHEN!!!

when are all the balls going to fall????

When am I going to have to make another trip to PCMC for more testing?

When will the next BALL fall!!!

AND then it happend!

The phone rings and one of Tanners new Doctors want him to have a few more test done.

No not for the Autism!

This is for sleep/breathing issues!

Then he wants labs.

Thats NO big deal untill they call and say the test they were looking at was normal...

BUT!!!

They find some other abnormalities,

And then we have to get more labs done!

The Doctor calls personally and says to call him back!

FREAK OUT is an understatement!

Somehow his Red blood cell is low!

So he wants to test again in 4 months.

Cant this kid get a break!

Nope! 

And he needs glasses too.

SEE just a typical NORMAL day!

How did I ever work 40+ hours and still raise these kids???

Have a great TUESDAY!

   

 

Well I have  completed my 2 first full days as a STAY AT HOME MOM with all her children in school.

Ok so Monday wasnt too bad, and by 1130 I was calling my Mom to see what she was doing..

Honestly!

I couldnt believe it either.

Even worse I called Paul to see if I could come have lunch with him at work!

Thank goodness today was back to norm..

HA HA 

NORM???

Anyways back to the story.

I had to pick up Tanner for a hearing aid appt.

Then pick up Tayson at 1230.

Tanner was "birthday" shopping with Grma,

then off to the middle school for Toree.

And we were off to Ogden for Tanner and Nikko's party!

HUGE, 

shout out to Breann for planning it!

And a SPECIAL thanks to 

Kim's coldblooded friends.

Tanner fell in LOVE with the 40 pound SNAKE!!!

He was cute carried it EVERYWHERE!