Relay for Life 2010

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Relay was so much fun this year. We had around 15 people up there with us off & on for the entire event. My team raised about $1200 and Relay itself took in $70,100! That's a lot of money!

Samantha stayed up at Relay with me the entire time & Jade stayed with Cass. I think those two girls had a lot of fun. Actually, I'm betting Sam will want to do it with me again last year. Never mind that she got to adopt a cabbage patch doll for $5, the endless snow cones, the bounce houses, dunk tank, LaShar's performed, the candy, the prizes we won, staying up late, etc.

I was a little worried we might blow away Friday night when the wind really kicked up. But, when it was all said & done, we were all still there! I

won about 3 different raffle prizes and I ended up with 3 things in the silent auction. Samantha was just thrilled to have her new adopted cabbage patch doll - I was thrilled it was only $5!

The heat was insane. When we got there on Friday around 1:30, I thought we would all melt. By the time we started taking stuff down on Saturday, we had a "dying spot" under one of our canopys! Sam ended up with a tiny bit of pink on one shoulder. I, on the other hand, have pink shoulders where the pink comes to a V, a sunburned forehead & top of my head, and a funny pink line down the back of my arms. Note to self: even if you don't think it will stay on due to sweat, wear sunscreen. Duh Misty.

Cindy & I have already started coming up with good ideas for fundraising for next year! Are we nuts, or what? I think the favorite thing the two of us saw were the shirts, pins & magnets that said "Cancer sucks".

Whew!

We have been busy, busy, busy! I'm starting to wonder how I've survived the last 2 weeks or so! I decided it would be easier to just put all my pictures in a slideshow so you can see what we've been doing.

Note: the picture of Travis on the trampoline was a direct result from Travis and only Travis!

I haven't gotten pictures yet, but the kids got haircuts yesterday. Caleb is officially a big boy, Nash is not as bald as he'd like to be, & Samantha's hair is at least 3 inches shorter (cute a-line that is shorter in the back & gets longer in the front). Pictures to come later!

I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of about 3 new books. Like my house is lacking for books - honestly, I need to take a picture of my basement so you can see what I'm talking about!

Relay for Life kicks off tomorrow at 5 pm. Super excited because it will be lots of fun. Samantha dances at 11 am on Saturday & is excited that she finally gets to participate in something with mom. We'll see how excited she is at 1 am!

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Insanity!

Well, as usual, things have been totally and completely insane around here. I had 7 kids here on Thursday and Friday. I was down to 5 on Saturday and on Sunday, I was finally down to just my 3. Glad to have survived that one!

On Thursday I took 5 kids swimming at Grandma Terri's house. No pictures - grandma wasn't home so I was chasing Duleb!

On Friday we pretty much stuck close to home.

Saturday Nash's left ear finally started to drain. He made the comment "Mom! I can hear you now!" Later in the day, I took 5 kids into town. We bought a present and a cake for a sister in law and then went back to their place. We didn't leave (with just my 3 kids) until just before 9. As we were heading out of Logan Nash started sobbing that his ear hurt. So, I stopped at my mom's house to ask her what she thought I should do. We did some ear candles (never hear of it? Shangri La store has these hollow candles you put in your ear & burn down and it sucks stuff out of your ear. Totally nasty but works!). We finally got home around 11 and the kids just crashed.

Sunday morning Nash told me he could "hear bubbles" in his ear. So, I left Samantha & Caleb with my mom and made a trip into InstaCare. Yay - my favorite. They told me that his right ear was finally cleared up and not clogged. His left ear however was "so full of pus I can't see his eardrum." Great. We get a perscription for ear drops - surprise. We headed back to my mom's house and ended up staying, literarally, all day. The kids swam in the pool until they were completely water logged. Caleb's back got sunburned even with SPF 50!

Monday morning I woke up at 8 am to "Mommy!" and throw up all over in Sam's bed. Yay. I thought maybe she had just had too much sun and not enough to drink. She pretty much slept all day (even when we went to Brigham and my brother gave me a facial & an eyelash perm). I figured she'd probably feel better on Tuesday. Right? Not my luck. At least today she hasn't thrown up! Now if I can just get her to eat & drink, we should be in business!

Not my day

4 - The number of Samantha's birthday porcelin dolls that broke when the shelf "fell" today.












The survivors














3 - The number of potted plants that fell off the porch & spilled everywhere when Samantha "tripped".
1 - The number of semi large bleeding heart plants that got squashed thanks to the 3 pots & Samantha.
1 - The number of juices spilled all over the garage.
0 - The number of naps Caleb has had as of 2:21.
12 - The time I finally went to bed (I was reading The Secret Life of Bees).
4 - The number of times I've beat my printer because it wouldn't print my receipt for click2pick.

Hoping the rest of the day turns out better!

Well, it definately got worse before it got better today. I'm just hoping tomorrow isn't any worse. Otherwise, I'm going back to bed & not getting out of it until Trav comes home Tuesday night! I'm sure I could find enough books to keep me company at least that long!