Life's Daily Doses

Resemblance Between Us

 

I need to clarify...  this is my grandmother. She is my angel, saving grace... and friend. She is the light that has shown me the way all my life. She is the strength I know as my own. She is my gift. 

Nothing A Nap Won't Cure..

Well yesterday proved to be a challenging day for Ayla. She made the return back to school and when she came home she had SO much homework in her little backpack. I was a bit taken back at the amount of work she has to complete.  

I prepared her a nice big cup of ice cream and then we were going to settle down for a 10 minute catnap to give her a fresh start to catching up. A nice retreat from the long day.

3 hours later here is Ms. Ayla still sleeping. I didn't have the heart to wake her. She was just plain tuckered out. She awoke after I had already gone and returned from Publix's. I had already put all the groceries away while calling out her name. Cheyenne was even the beloved sister that tried pulling Exhibit B (see it there poking out of her lips?) while she rested so peacefully. SHE NEVER MOVED - ONCE.  After awhile she woke up, ate her dinner, watched a bit of tv and plowed away VERY diligently at her homework. She was in bed by 10. 

Nothing A Nap Won't Cure!! 

Out Of The Woods?

Well I really thought we were going to start this week off on a healthier note than last week. I thought a good weeks worth of rest and medication would be all the girls needed to be up and running on this Monday. I guess that is what I get for "thinking". I was able to return Ms. Ayla back to school today after being out since October 2. Ms. Ajda and Cheyenne are returning to the doctor, yet again.

In my house we have taken the following:

1. amoxicillan

2. tamiflu

3. Zpac

In my house we still the following:

1. tiredness

2. stomach aches

3. headaches

4. sore throats

5. stiff necks

6. coughing

7. skin color that looks gray

So I am unsure what to expect when they return fom the doctor. I am unsure of what medication will be given. I am unsure if they will return to school tomorrow. Basically I am unsure it has been a long ride to a healthier path. Wish us luck and some good health.  On a sweeter not, Ms. Ayla said she wanted to go back to school because staying home is BORING. She also has Exhibit B still in her mouth. After being seen by the dentist and her declaring there is nothing wrong with leaving Exhibit B there until it decides to fall out, Ayla is relieved. It remains~~

Now I Feel Like a GOOD Pet Owner

Well Kaya has finally been groomed. This poor dog has gone way too long without being cared for. It has been so long that I was too embarrassed to make the appointment. Well I bit the bullet and finally called Chris, the trusty dog groomer. She did magic with Mr. Kaya the walking mat.

Here is a before shot:

  

now here is the after shot: Isn't he so cute? 

 

I don't know why it took me so long to do this. I mean it was like hitting the EASY button for sure. 

influenza and sunsets go hand in hand

This has been a rather challenging 2 weeks. My house feels like a pharmacy of some sort. We have been on the battlegrounds with 

• strep throat 
• sinus infection
• ear infection
• influenza - ayla
• influenza - ajda
• eye infection

I have 2 little ones currently taking Tamiflu the H1N1 cure-all. Riding the fever wave and now the throwing up wave. It has been a long few days. 

On a more positive note we have been blessed with the most majestic sunsets lately.

 

and here is another

and one more...

she makes my <3 skip a beat

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Where oh where did my little baby go?

Then: 3 years old Now: 7 years old
Then: Blonde hair Now: Dirty Blonde
Then: Blue eyed Now: Gray Blue Eyes

macro's lens

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Whenever I see this picture I can not believe I took it. To be able to capture this creature in a stand still motion was amazing.

Sunsets+Camera=Breathtaking

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The sunsets that have been leaving the sky at night have been overwhelmingly breath-taking. I only wish I knew how to use my camera properly in order to take a "proper" sunset picture.

The color's were so vivid. So alive. So beautiful.

One of Those Days

I feel as if a bucket of poo has landed on my head. One of those days where you wish you could find the nearest rock or the darkest cubby hole to climb deep inside. To retreat, to hide, to just dis-connect from the outside world. I feel like it comes in so many directions, the phone, the computer, the car radio, the kids, the school, the office, the computers there, the mailbox, the phone there that has multiple lines that ring  {thanks god for that}, people EVERYwhere need something. The stack of papers on my desk at home and the office need something from me. The papers that have been hidden inside files are still calling my name to "deal" with something. My dreams are so silent lately they are the only things I do not hear. OVER killed by the racing thoughts inside my head while I sleep. Racing thoughts have got to be the most torturious experience one could encounter. I am now encounter such and I don't even really know what the thoughts are. When I awake in the morning the rat race begins again and any thoughts once had are HAD. No longer left here for me to spend time on. New and greater things are in front of me. Same routine - different day.

So it has been one of those days. I feel like my support system is OUT THE Freaking window. I am tired of being tired. I don't ever recall being this tired even when I worked full time. Maybe my whole problem is I have come to a place inside my head that I really just don't "care" to overload myself any further and I guess life has a better plan for me.

Awful Tired Now Boss. Dog tired....

That is what I feel NO matter how much sleep I seem to be getting. I go to sleep tired, I awake tired, I go about my day tired. I work tired, I pay bills and do payroll tired, I help with homework tired, I cook dinner tired (well not last night), I just don't understand why I feel this way. I can NOT say it is just me, because my kids and husband are feeling the same way. 

So what gives? Do you think it's environmental? Do you think its terrorist related? Stress? I am not sure what the real culprit could be. This is taxing and very tiresome.

I think I need a vacation. I am so looking forward to our mountain get away. I am a little bit unsure as to if the leaves will still be upon the tree's gracing us with vibrant colors. Even so, I am going to walk the trails and smell the cold air.. let the crunchy leaves rustle beneath my feet. 

I can not wait..  I hope I am NOT too tired to enjoy.