Well I went MIA again

   I had intended on doing several blog post about several things but again LIFE. Last Sunday the 23rd I was feeling kinda off all day and then that night my blood pressure shot up and I felt just like I did when I had postpartum eclampsia almost 3 years ago . 

 Ambulance took me to the hospital where we sat waiting to get in from like 8 at night till 2:30 am because ya know covid and all. Then they decided to admit me but I didn't get a hospital room till like 11:30 that night. 😳 I guess you're asking what happened.  Well we still kinda are too but it was a thyroid storm or very close to one. I'm usually hypothyroid and have Hashimotos but my medicine we assume caused me to go hyperthyroid and look like I have Graves disease. 

  Also while all the test were being run a nodule was found on my thyroid and because of the size it was thought to be cancer. But praise the Lord it was benign. I am home now and recovering. The adjustment to the blood pressure meds has been HARD to say the least. And we will now be going to a new endocrinologist.  Nobody has ever really been able to regulate me but maybe he can. 

  This episode brought up a lot of PTSD about after I had my last baby and all I went though with the eclampsia. God must not be done with me yet. He knows my family needs me. My husband has been wonderful through it all. ❤ I've done a lot of resting and intend to take care of myself for awhile but cannot wait to get back to organizing the house like I started doing. We would still covet your prayers for my recovery and for knowledge for how to proceed so we never have to go through this again. 

( This was a super brief overview and I left out a few things.  It has been a rough time.) I added a picture of how I got everything ready this morning to do a little school with the kids. Something I can do from the couch. 😉 

You Can Be Who You Are AND A Good Mom

   First I wanna say sorry I kinda went MIA. We got the big C word the week before Christmas and well let's just say it threw my husband and I for a loop. 

  Anyhow, let's get back on topic. I have been wanting to write this for a VERY long time but never enough time to just sit down and do it. But, I'm gonna do it even if it takes me days to write out. 

  When I first became a mom I was 16!( Looking at my kids around that age I feel how my mother must of felt.) But everything I did from that day on was what I thought best for my children.  Has it always been right? No, but as parents we know there are no instructions on how to raise these kids. I had a very horrible experience with being a first time mom for MANY reasons but my children have always been viewed as a blessing. My first pregnancy was twins at 16 and their sister came almost 2 years later. 

  As time went on and I married my sweet husband we added more kids(10 more to be exact). And I poured myself into all my kids. When my 3 older ones were just in 1st and 3rd grade we pulled them out of public school and started homeschooling and never looked back. I lost myself somewhere along the way. Especially when we joined a church where the woman were taught as mothers you act a certain way so God will love you. So I tried to be that woman for my husband and my children.  But it wasn't really me.

  Not until after having our last and almost not making it did I wake up and say to myself stop being what everyone else wants you to be and just be you! I no longer follow rules but rather personal convictions. I'm sure I'm frowned upon by some but that's ok. I only have to answer to God and my husband.  The freedom I feel is intense at times.  I just wanna be myself. So yes, you might see me driving my jeep jamming to some music with a beat that you don't really approve of. But don't say oh my gosh she's a mom she shouldn't be acting like that. Say, you go girl, live this life. And there are other things I'm sure others would look down on and that's ok. I love the Lord. I love my children and am in absolute love with their daddy. But I'm gonna be who I am, tattoos, piercings,  and all. 

  You are a good mom ESPECIALLY if you're teaching them that being yourself is ok. We don't have to hid who we are!!!!

The weekend

   During the holiday months we might not do as much book work but the beauty is we still have to do our advent calendars on the weekend because it's a countdown!!!!! So sneaky mama/ homeschool teacher trick,  you still get in reading and thinking!!!! 

 Hope everyone is having a great Saturday and Goooooooo Dawgs! 

Christmas school

   Well today we hit math hard in with the mix but we still had our fun. We did a writing assignment that centered around writing to Santa( although all my kids know the truth 😉). We continued on with our daily advent adventures and can i just say how much I love ❤ our advent book and Jesse tree. We opened up our wild and Friedman playdough kit and opened up our heritage letter. 

   I wasn't feeling wonderful today. I had some other things planned but opted to just let then go outside. Its beautiful and 🌞 today. That's they beauty of homeschooling. I hope my kids don't remember the days I was absolutely frustrated but the memories we made and how much their mama tried to make learning fun!! 

December 1- advent season!!

 Not a lot to say about today. Today is December 1st so we start our advent calendars and daily book opening!!! Also our search for our shepherd boy!!! 🎄❄

Christmas School 🏫 Day 2

   I had to go grocery shopping so it was cut a bit short today. We did get a lot done though! I'm tired so not a long post for tonight. Hope you're all enjoying this time of year and drinking allllll the coffee and hot chocolate 🍫!!!

Day 1 Christmas School

    We are all so excited to start our Christmas school!!! Even though we usually don't start until December we wanted to start off the week right. While I always have it in my head the way things will go it never will go that way. With a 2 year old and a hard 8 year old it's just the way it is but...... we did it!!! 

I woke up and made them homemade hot chocolate!!! Then we started off with of course prayer and pledge and the days news for kids. If you'd like link to the news I use for them post below. It's only 10 minutes but keeps them in the loop while being kid friendly. After that it was reading and worksheets. Then we did this...https://youtu.be/u9kec_lZDMw

We read some more( I bought the winter bundle to do with them, we started with the baking unit) . Then we decorated cookies!!!!! All in all a great way to kick off Christmas school. I will post more of our traditions as we continue our Christmas school post. Post what you do to enjoy the season to the fullest! We will be doing math twice a week ( our set curriculum) but math is always mixed in everything we do.