Woe is me

Do ya ever get that woe is me attitude?

Well, I've kinda been having a little pity party for myself lately.

We have had some stress in our lives, oh for while now. I find myself wondering when it is going to end. When is life going to get easier? When is it my turn? blah blah blah

On Monday Jeff said that he was going to go to Raleigh the next day. I suggested that the kids and I go with him and then to the temple. I can't leave Mac with a sitter yet so we were just going to alternate sessions. You have to schedule and apt. but we couldn't call until 3 pm on Tuesday. As we were getting loaded in the car, Jeff realized that our recommends expired Aug. 31st. THE DAY BEFORE! We even have an appointment for this Sunday to get them renewed. We decided that we would go anyway. We called to schedule our appointments and Jeff explained our little dilemma. Basically that we are dumb, but we still want to go to the temple.

They said that we most likely wouldn't be able to go. bummer Long story short, we got to go to the temple. I went first and sat on the front row. One of the workers came and asked me if I would move over just one seat so that these 2 women could sit next to each other. No problem. As they came out, I realized one had difficulty walking and needed to sit by the wall while the other woman was blind. That was the begining of my little attitude adjustment. It may always seem like the grass is greener on the other side, but that is just not so.

Heavenly Father has blessed my life in so many ways. I just spent some great quality time back west with family and I've been riding on that high for about a week and a half now. I loved seeing faces that I recognized. I loved that Kamden and McKay were around their grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. I loved being able to see the wide open spaces. But I have also loved being back home in NC.

I know I'll still have down-days but I am always going to have things to be grateful for.

So today...my self-pity STOPS!

On the plane ride home, Kamden fell asleep and a really nice man carried him to the baggage claim for me. My arms were a little full with 2 carry-ons and a baby. :)

Jeff was there to greet us. YEAH! It was like being reunited after some sort of catastrophe. AND THEN... like I was on the Price Is Right.

He had flowers and a new car! While we were gone, he sold our Sentra. (sianara little green bean) He couldn't sit in the drivers seat anymore with both car seats. We really needed something bigger.

What a good husband! It's so nice being back together again.

We love our PilotMy boys

Kam has this new thing where he says he wants to hold Mac but as soon as he gets him, he says "All done."McKay loves his play mat almost as much as Kam.Mac has had no trouble adjusting back to our schedule.

Kamden on the other hand...

won't sleep in his room.

ARG! It's really frustrating. I won't let him sleep in the bed but Jeff's a softy and lets him in on his side. Last night however, he ended up on our floor with a pillow and blanket.

In this picture, I told him not to come back downstairs or he would get in trouble.

It's cute when it's not a nightly occurrence.

On Saturday Kamden started to get a fever and so he stayed home from church on Sunday.

By Sunday night, I noticed that his gums were really red and inflamed.

Then yesterday I noticed sores on his lip and in his mouth. I asked the dentist I used to work for what it might be.

He has gingivostomatitis.

Basically his first outbreak with cold sores.

He is really uncomfortable and it's really contagious so that doesn't make for a good combination. Especially when he wants to love on Mac.

But remember, life is good.