Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Surviving Winter

      Yall have no idea how many blog ideas I've had and the stories I've had to tell, but have gotten too busy to sit down and type these out.  There is always so much going on in the Harper house and lots of laughs and chaos.  We have lots to catch up on.  I hope to post my others soon!  Anyways...  If you live anywhere in Kentucky, you know the flupocalypse has hit us all.  Lysol ya kids, lysol ya wife, lysol ya husbands...because errrrrebody got the Flu!  I took 4 of mine to the walk in clinic in BG yesterday.  Let's just say I went prepared, with ipads charged, snacks and suckers.  But yall, I'm pretty sure everyone in the waiting room wished the Good Lord would let the flu go ahead and take them out before they had to finish out their wait with us.  I saw the looks.  I saw the man vigorously texting his significant other about his quick choice to never reproduce.  They were dropping raisins, fighting, coughing, and refused to keep their masks on.  Rebels, I tell ya.  After lots of suckers, bribing, swabbing, consoling, and waiting, flu A and strep were positive.  My poor sweet babies! 😰


      You know how it is with sick kids...you go into survival mode.  I've had to make sure Paislee has had peace and privacy bc her sweet little self has been so sick. Hudson had a fever, but still has felt ok.  Cozi has been sick too but still up and playing.   You try and give lots of cuddles, meds on time, soup cooked, fluids poured around the clock.  And cleaning up vomit or random kleenexes all around your house, all while trippin over laundry.  That's been us this week, except with the girls sick and the boys being buck wild.  Flying through the house on scooters that ram me in the heels, Dax asking me every 60 seconds to pull their finger, and Hudson requesting a new snack every 20 minutes.  I kid you not, at 8:34 this morning I had to text Cody to have him buzz in (in a scary voice) on the intercom and tell the boys to put their shirts back on and stop the wrestling match. It's all fun and games til someone gets kicked in the balls.  No boys, not on my watch. { I will try and protect your future swimmers so you won't have to spend thousands getting my grandkids here one day.}  Cub refuses to have downtime ever. He likes to stand on counters and rummage the cabinets for hair gel to cover his hair in.  He. is. obsessed with it.  


     Praise Jesus no one has cut their hair or their little sisters hair in a month.   {Dax and his little side kick went scissor happy on a spree, cutting everybody's hair.}   I call that a win πŸ™Œ  He tricked me today and thought he had slipped off to sleep, (he's the one I have to watch like a hawk 24/7.) Swear yall, Before 8 am I had to perform a wild goose chase and shove my fingers down his throat and beg him, for the love of chocolate to please not OD on damn flinstone vitamins again.  Nope...Not today.  Do yall remember I have ADD?  Where was I?  Oh yeah...Cub.  Yep, he is worse than Dax ever thought about being.  So anyways, he was still and asleep (so I thought)  So I hid out on my bathtub and checked out my amazon deals.  I heard a huge splash and there he was.  How can a momma get mad when he is grinning from ear to ear and says, "You my best friend." Cozi shows up next and says shes "gonna have daddy get me a big sweet tea, so we can share it."    My heart, she knows caffeine is the way to my heart.  That and their sweet little voices. No matter how long some of the winter days are, in a way, they're some of my favorites.  They make you slow down from the everyday hustle and bustle.  Let's try and embrace it, mommas.  Even when it's tiring, it's a good thing to be needed.  But I will say, the chef here is reallllly tired and I vote Wacky Pack Wednesday for tomorrow. 
      Valentine's Day is in a couple days and the date we had planned won't be happening.  We will postpone and maybe have a fajita and movie date in the living room when the kids go to bed.  You can never go wrong with chips and salsa, and a good chick flick...I mean action movie.  It's funny how things change over the years and what the definition of love and romance looks like.  When you're young you plan the perfect romantic nights, dinners out, roses, lingerie.  Though, the romance is still very much alive.  I'm so thankful for a hubby that helps out and is my partner. We make a great team.  Sometimes love looks a little different, depending on the phase of life you're in.  Right now...Love is changing the toddlers sheets when he accidentally wet the beds at night.  It's making a stop at Sonic on your way home from work to get your wife a sweet tea or diet dr. pepper with vanilla.  It's waking early to fix his coffee every morning before he runs out the door.  It's crashing on the couch together at night just to cuddle and watch some HULU or Netlflix.  It's telling your wife she's beautiful everyday, even when she's a hot mess and wearing the same oversized tshirt for the second day in a rowIt's running the other one a hot bath after a long day.  It's flashin your boobs on the security cam in your living room he checks in on  during the day.😝   I'm thankful for the little things.  For embracing the imperfections.  The countless laughs, the chaos, our crazy life we've created.  No matter what form of love, there is definitely lots of it. 

      Mommas, let's try and enjoy these next few days off of school.  Bring on the board games, puzzles, wrestling matches and momma prayin for patience 20 times.  Cody died laughing at me on Sunday, bc we had to miss church again bc Pais was sick.  I sat them all down an a blanket and was gonna do some bible stories, Duggar Style.  Preachin and teachin em.  After 5 minutes I was having to bite my tongue not to curse. They were wrestling, taking off all their clothes and giggling uncontrollably.  They do this all til momma starts laughing too.  And I think God looks down and laughs sometimes too.  As I always say...he knows our transparency and our hearts...and knows us mommas a little extra grace sometimes. 

Oh yeah, and another thing...



 

Our journey continues.  If you've followed our story in the past, we have 4 sweet frozen embryos waiting on us.  We've always been bold in our story and how precious these little souls are to us.  We will give them each a chance at life (not all 4 at the same time πŸ˜‚).  We are already praying so hard for God's hand and will to be over their lives, my body and our family. Yes, to some we may be crazy, and maybe we are.  But we know this is what's right for us.  And frankly, the size of our family isn't anyone elses concern. Unless ofcourse, you love big families, then we would love your comments! πŸ™‹πŸ’πŸ˜ΉThey're ours and as their parents, we will always fight for them and I'll always advocate for sweet Embryos.  Every life matters.  I never thought I'd ever have to defend the fact that human life and souls are sacred and each one has a purpose.  I haven't decided if I will share updates along the way, or blog about it after the process is over.   It's a very emotional process and exhausting process.  Please keep us in your prayers.  

Until next time, 
Love and Lysol...
Andi xoxo 










 



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