Lots going on

So I finally have gotten over hives...I think.  My head still itches like they're on my scalp, but I've not taken any medicine since Thursday of last week.  This was the longest running bout of hives I've had in years.  We have our theory of why, but I guess we'll never know for sure.

Things have been pretty busy at our house recently.  It seems like instead of slowing down and relaxing when summer hit, our schedules have been going full force, and everything that can go on is going on.  We've had overnight visitors, we've visited, we've had many play dates for the kids, we've seen relatives and friends and had a lot of fun.  My kids are hilarious, as usual.  Just the other day we were eating lunch with our friend Shandy and Cheyenne.  Cheyenne is 19 months, and was down in the floor after eating looking out the window with my kids.  At one point Cheyenne laid down on the floor of the restaurant, apparently exhausted from our morning, and Hannah looked up and said, "Shandy, look at your CHILD!"  The way she said it definitely doesn't come across through written word, but it was HYSTERICAL!!!  Shandy laughed so hard at my adult 4 year old's statement.  Today Seth said "amn't."  I said something to him for him not to do something, and he said, "I am...ummm, I amn't."  Cracked me up.

I meant to write more on this post, but I am completely exhausted, and can hardly keep my eyes open any longer.  I think I'll have much more to write about soon.  I'll keep you posted...

Hives

Ugh...I've had hives for the last 3 1/2 days.  Like mega hives.  Like the type that the internet says shouldn't happen.  I get hives on the palms of my hands and the soles of my feet, which the internet says shouldn't happen. I get hives with angioedema.  The internet says that shouldn't happen too.  Well, surprise!  Tuesday morning I woke up and could hardly see my eyelids were so swollen.  I also had hives all over my body.  Yesterday I jumped out of bed to get Seth because he woke up before we were up, and I said, "OOH OHH OH OH!!"  My wonderful husband said he'd get him for me. :)  Thanks, Dusty.  I had hives on the soles of my feet, which cause them to swell and HURT when pressure is put on them.  Also, I couldn't make a fist with either hand.  Shoot, I still can't put my wedding rings on.  Today I've had more intense itching than I've had in a very long time.  I am absolutely exhausted.

Now on a great note, it has been a very good week.  Busy, but good.  My kids have learned a lot of math, and on how to care for people that need help.  They are such wonderful children.  Poor Seth fell off his bike today and scraped his elbow, and I think jammed his left index finger.  It's pretty swollen, and a little blue.  He moved it a lot better this evening though than his did after his nap.  He's such a good boy.

My girl is becoming more beautiful by the day.  Her face is slimming into a little girl's face instead of a baby's face.  She has such a sweet, genuine smile.  They laugh together, and they crack up each other.  Good week.

And now it's raining!  Our garden desperately needs that.  It's so amazing how much better the rain makes the plants grow than regular watering with sprinklers.  Of course, it grows better, I mean that's how it was designed, it just still boggles my mind.

I'm sorry, faithful readers, that I have been so absent the past few weeks.  I think I'm having difficulty, as I've said before, finding time to do this because I always feel it's taking away from something else.  My husband is busy on his computer right now, too, or I wouldn't be blogging even now.  However, I'm very tired, so I'm going to go to bed now.  I will be back eventually. :)

Busier than a One Armed Paper Hanger

I have six minutes in which to write this post.  The last two weeks have been very busy, to say the least.  My parents came for a visit on the Sunday night before Memorial Day.  My dad, Dusty and I spent Memorial Day on a roof, and my dad and I continued that fun the next day.  We just couldn't get enough.  It was well over 95 both days, and it made for an experience.  My shoes melted.  The soles of my shoes shifted on the rest of my shoe.  Now, I've had my shoes come unglued, but never have I had them unglue and then REglue crooked.  Weird.  It was HOT.  My dad and I continued that fun on Wednesday afternoon finishing up a few things that needed fixing.  Remember back in March when I called my dad feeble, or frail, or festering, or something like that?  Yeah, not anymore.  He's nearly back to normal, well, more than normal for most people, but nearly back to normal for himself.  It was a long couple of days, but it was a joy to be roofing a house with my dad again. :)  I've missed that.  Is that even legal to say?  "I've missed roofing a house."  Seems against some kind of law.  Aw, man, I've only got one minute left.  It takes me a long time to formulate my thoughts for this thing.  Probably why I haven't blogged in these two weeks.  Anyway, that Tuesday I spent on the roof was Dusty's and my 8th anniversary.  Time's up...I'll finish later.  I'm back.  Did you miss me?  We didn't do anything, after I had been on the roof all day, for our anniversary.  Fortunately, my parents stayed until Friday morning, and we were able to go out on Thursday night.  We ate supper and got frozen yogurt.  It was so nice to get out and be able to converse without children interrupting us.

This week we've had VBS.  I'm leading the old 5 year old class.  The first day we had 33 kids.  THIRTY-THREE KIDS!!!  Ridiculous.  We have the biggest class in the entire preschool.  It has been very interesting, and I don't know how much the kids are going to grasp, but I hope they get something from it.  I have survived the last four days, and have only one left.  I was unsure whether or not I'd make it to tomorrow after today's VBS day.  It has been taxing.  I'm exhausted, and I'm really looking forward to Monday, although, I'm not looking forward to feeling irritable at my kids all the time.  I think I need to have some time to myself every day.  I have more details about all of these things, but honestly, I'm so tired I can't write more.  I'm sorry for being gone so long, and I can promise I won't post again until at least Monday.  I'm really needing lots of time for my family and myself. :)