Who are you and what have you done with Laura?

Whew! Thanks friends for checking up on me....I didn't blog the past week well....b/c my hormones were all over the map and I didn't want to be a Debby Downer!

Things are trying to get back to normal around here. The kids came back Sunday night from their Spring Break trip to the grandparents and we had to tell them the news.
The boys had a few questions....but Mini Me had a TON of questions...

I basically had to think of terms that they would understand easily...Started with simple things...you know how your car needs all the parts working in good order for the car to run...or how flowers need soil, sunlight, and water to grow. Well that's kind of like a growing baby in my tummy. It needs to be healthy and have everything working in order for it to thrive. Sometimes babies don't and they stop living. This is how God takes care of things. It's a sad sad thing to lose your baby, but God's plan is for your baby to be healthy and ours wasn't.

I think they understood....they wanted to know if we would have more...we told them we were going to try....we just needed to pray for a healthy baby!

I got tons of I'm so sorry Mom, and hugs and kisses from the kids!

My sweet angels didn't last long though....the fighting and screaming started 10 mins later.

I didn't feel up to the task to go through their rooms while they were gone...BIG MISTAKE ON MY PART. My oldest child decided to take duct tape in all colors and snip little pieces and stick them to the carpet. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ARE YOU SERIOUS? We have that frieze style carpet (you know shag looking) That was like plucking hair from your skin to get that stuff up. I tried really hard not to lose it. Then the kids ran into the bathroom to see who could brush their teeth first and slipped on the rug and ripped the shower curtain off the hook.

My daughter forgot to flush her toilet while she was gone. (no surprise there) can you say nasty after 1 week?!

My 2nd boy child lost all his jeans while away and only had the pair he was wearing and I'm not sure he ever took them off...ewwwwwwwwwwwww again!

Can you say "We're back Mom" !!!!

So I was flooded w/cleaning and washing that night. I blame myself! I slacked on my mother duties when I had a week to get things sparkle clean.

My hormones are coming back to normal .....I no longer break out in tears during the day. I'm now in the ..."was it all a dream" phase!

Hubs has been terrific! My knight in shining armor. I couldn't have asked for a better man in my life!

Keep your eyes peeled for a Lisa Leonard giveaway next week. It's my birthday month next month and I get to give a little something something away to one of you lucky ppl!!!