Tuesday, March 3, 2009

My Week Thus Far

So this has been my week so far:
Sunday afternoon after a full day at church I received my friends little girls from their grandparents (my friend is in Cancun and I have her girls until Thursday - so I am babysitting and she is lying on a beach...can we say JEALOUS!!) The kids were all playing great and Ryan was sitting visiting with his dad when he got up to get Oakley new blood teststrips and instant back pain. Ryan has the crappiest back - if anyone knows how to get a person a fake back sign me up for that. He has back problems constantly. So he goes from fine to not even being able to stand or walk unassisted in just seconds. So I hobble him into bed and spend Sunday evening chasing children ALONE. So yesterday (Monday) Ryan is still in bed - not even able to go to the bathroom without help and I get Oakley and Dallin off to school. I hold back the tears as I talk to Ry's dad's hired hand for once again having to come down to my house to feed the cows for us (this has happened alot lately). I get to where I think things are going great until I get to enjoy changing poop out of my friends 2 year olds underwear. She is mid-potty training and doesn't want to poop in the potty for me. You cannot pay a person enough to clean poop out of their childs underwear. NOTE TO ALL PEOPLE WHO EVER WATCH MY CHILDREN: If you are ever watching my children and one of them poops in their underwear PLEASE throw the underwear away. Cleaning the poop off of their bum is enough nasty - you do not need to try to salvage the underwear too. Anyway - get the 2 year old cleaned up just in time to get Dallin off the 1st kindergarten bus and my friends little girl 10 minutes later on the 2nd kindergarten bus to leave for school. As soon as she has left I load my three children 6, 4, 2 and my friends 2 year old and my cripple husband into my suburban. Remember...he cannot walk alone. We arrive at the doctor and I haul two 2 year olds that both think they need carried, a 4, and 6 year old and my husband who cannot walk into the doctors office. I am not a person that will make two trips either - I will literally load my body with grocery sacks until I can barely walk to make it into my house in one trip - so I get everyone into the doctors...looking lovely I am sure. We sit and I entertain for a good hour plus and finally they come and give Ry a shot in his hip and a prescription and we are out the door. I ran in to get the prescription leaving Ry and children watching a movie in the car - can I get an amen for TV's in cars- and while I waited for the prescription I went to the bathroom for the first time I think all day. I did not want to leave their bathroom because for the first time in 2 days I was all alone.;) So we do the normal Family Home Evening last night with just a couple extra kids - no big deal. This morning I head out again to gymnastics this time with extra kids in tow. We make it home just in time to do the crazy kindergarten bus exchange again, and then load all the same children as attended the doctor yesterday into the car again today with the cripple husband - who gets credit for getting his own butt into the car without help today!! back into the suburban to go back to the doctor to get a machine that does electric shock therapy of some sort to his back. Yeah! It seems to be working too. Then home to fight the 4 year old for over an hour because he is at this stage where he is pushing his limits to the point that his mom can't handle it anymore. He has also discovered how to back talk...AH! Then off to piano lessons and to pick up my friends little girl from her after school program. Finally all childern are asleep in bed...so far this has been a crazy week... and did I mention - it is only TUESDAY!!! Please just pray I will survive.

7 comments:

Nanette said...

Consider yourself prayed for!! Oh honey, I wish I lived closer! I would come and give you a pedicure and help you with all those children-for I have a secret weapon: Murdock! He's great for entertaining small ones.
Hang in there!

Jenny said...

Is this a friend who will take your kids while you go to Cancun? Because cruises are cheap right now. I think Nate is scared of the water and the big boat, so maybe we can go together. I promise, I'll let you go to the bathroom all alone!

Nanette said...

P.S I second the whole, if my kid poops at your house thing! Amen!

Can I go on the cruise too?

Emily said...

Motherhood sure has it's moments! I am sorry your week has been so hectic. I hope it only get better.
I hate taking 2 trips too, but in that case I just might have.

Bobbi said...

Oh man. That made me stressed just reading it. I hope Ryan is feeling better soon.

Oh - I'm with you on the poopy underwear. I don't even bother!

Arfmann Family said...

Believe me Nat- I have an will continue to throw poopy underwear away! (the neighbbor's kids' or my own) My mom gives me a lecture on being wasteful everytime she's seen me do it, but I'm like, sometimes being wasteful is the right thing to do, Ma! Why didn't you call me to be the baby sitter's baby sitter? I can watch the kids while you take Ryan to the doctor. Anytime. Just call me or show up. (even the bus driver has seen me in my g's) so bring it on!

Penny said...

If you check behind the half circle of rocks by the railroad track between Rexburg and Sage Junction, there should still be several soiled little boy drawers(dakota). Have you survived the rest of your week? I sure have been thinking about you. Hope everything goes well. Thoughts and prayers from Montana are on their way!