Everything you wanted to know, and then some. The honest truth, as I know it to be. Especially how I deal with being chronically ill with crohns, colitis, fibromyalgia and more. Keep up with me, the kids and anything else that goes through my brain.
Since school started someone in this house has been sick almost every week. I know with 4 kids that average 3-4 colds a year that should be expected but it seems we cant catch a break. Of course, any germ that comes in this house, whether anyone else gets it or not I ALWAYS DO
Last week I was so tired, when hubby got off work we piled everyone in the car and went to the ER. He said same thing as before. Everyone just has a cold, with 4 kids and my low immune system, someone will always be sick
That Friday I followed up with a mass visit to the pediatrician who also said same thing. Everyone is on antibiotics just incase, Terry still need 2-4 treatments a day for his RSV but in general, same thing, just a cold
Everyone being sick has totally thrown everything off. I can barely speak every other day. The kids have missed so much school I have a letter from the principal and they still have 4 months left to go. The house is more of a mess then usual. Terry seems to be always lost in the shuffle getting put to the bottom of the list while we are always playing catch up with laundry, or homework or something.
Nothing else is really going on. Financially we are still 1 paycheck away from being on the street as I know many are right now. Yet we always are. Year after year of not knowing if we will have lights the next month is now taking its toll stress wise on everyone. Even the kids are now old enough to see that I might not eat but once a day to be sure they have enough. With me being housebound we just must have Internet and phone. Those are the only 2 "luxurys" we have. There is nothing else to cut out
DA BOYS are doing well. Tyler is taking another test this weekend for another advanced placement. Taylor is finally making advanced honors. AJ is still failing school and will graduate at age 20 or 21 at this rate. Terry can start preschool but its about $400 a month for half a day and we have to have our own transportation. Which wont happen since we cant afford it and I don't drive.
No family still calls them or comes to see them other then my nephew and brother. They take them no where, spend very little time with them when they are here but at least Tyler is no longer crying that he has no one that loves him. It also helped A TON that his grandmother and greatgran made the trip to see them for Christmas. That meant so much to them. That's it for now. Same crap as usual. You know the finer details with me, they never seem to change.
I am thankful I am still here, I am thankful my hands are better and I can now do more for myself and the kids. I am very thankful that after 24 years of being with the same man, my heart still beats fast when I know its almost time for him to come home. I still grin when the kids run to him to greet him at the door. THOSE are my biggest pleasures, its all I ever wanted and anything more is just icing on the cake
and we always will!
--- Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders and says, "Oh shit...she's awake!"
exhausted 
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