Thursday Thinking.

Right now I am eating plain buffalo chicken dip and drinking a 7up. Since my headache weeks, I have had a taste for 7up, Sprites.

I think a headach is coming now, so I have my contacts out. Less strain on my eyes.

Today I went to Target and only spent $7 bucks.

Yesterday I got 105+ prints from Shutterfly. I made Jason run out to the UPS man.

Today I met two Moms at the mall for play dates with our 5 boys.

I have all THREE boy's Halloween costumes in my carts online. Tomorrow I will hit Checkout! That's sooo ahead of last year : ) And Jason's was $40, but is $23 now, so I was able to add an accessory, gloves, for $6! Still spending less! And the twins' were $20 each or two for $34 with FREE shipping!

No scrapping lately but read 4 or 5 books just last week.

Started a new YA novel today.. The City of Ember.

I pre-ordered Wimpy Kid Book 6 for Jason for Christmas. It's released in November. Total Fan of the Movies, and that Jason is of the books!

I am going tanning (ugh) this month so I am not ghostly white for Puerto Rico, which is in 5 weeks exactly today!

Ryan is drawing pumpkins amazingly, but is a slacker with the potty training. I think he'll be in diapers in college. Fail. Me.

Saturday Jason has THREE soccer games up in The Cities. It's a tournament thing. We are gonna hang with another soccer family there.

October is a busy month for the Dakes. Family Photo Shoot. Hair Cut, Color. Tanning. Soccer. Work. Scouts. Two field trips. Parties. Preschool.

And that's all I got for now..

Currently Dake.

Two weeks ago, I had a migraine that lasted more than nine days. It was a rough couple weeks. It's hard to be a sick super mom. Especially with three kids. I just wanted to crawl in a hole. I was taking Codeine to get through the days, and Vicodin to make it through the nights. It eventually landed me in the ER for a night. I got fluids via an IV and two different sets of drugs for the pain. But I was back with the doctor 3 days later. I'm still on a beta blocker for preventative measures. I have pills for nausea. It's a Rx that is given before chemo, but its so bad, it usually makes me wanna just vomit more. And Imitrex, which I was on it 2005 and it never worked, but the doctor insisted I have it on hand anyway.

We had been busy with scouts, school and soccer all of September.

On Thursdays, I take Zach to school and meet all my Besties for lattes and play time for the boys.

Puerto Rico is in 37 days.

We celebrated Dake's birthday on Saturday. Cake, balloons and suprises. And while he continues to age yearly, I am still the young beauty he met 11 years ago.

I jogged 3 miles today and 3 yesterday. I hear a 5k calling in late Ocotber. Tonight I hear Icy Hot.

Ryan napped today. Zach did not.

I finished a book yesterday. I finished another today. Tomorrow is Book Club.

That's all I got.

ABC's.

A. Age: Like I'm going to answer that.
B. Bed size: King.
C. Chore that you hate: Toilet Bowls.
D. Dogs: Boxer.
E. Essential start to your day: Coffee. Blistex. Olay.
F. Favorite color: Pink.
G. Gold or Silver: Glitter!
I. Instruments you play: Flute.
J. Job title: Childcare.
K. Kids: Three. Messy, but Cute Ones.
L. Live: Dangerously. Minnesota.
M. Mother’s name: Sarah Beth
N. Nicknames: Mom.
O. Overnight hospital stays: Only Twice. When I birthed 3 children.
P. Pet peeves: Smacking. Littering. Loud Music. The Jersey Shore.
Q. Quote from a movie:  "Yo, Harry, you the man."
R. Right or left handed: Right. But I secretly wish I was left handed.
S. Sex: All. The. Time.
U. Underwear: Hanes.
V. Vegetable you hate: Peas.  Green Beans.
W. What makes you run late: Three Kids.
X. X-Rays you’ve had: Teeth. Chiropractor.
Y. Yummy food that you make: Anything that comes out of a box.
Z. Zoo animal: Phytons & Anacondas.

Third Grade Photos.

Here are Jason's new school photos for  3rd Grade 2011-2012. Taken on September 6th, 2011. Here is also a photo of him from one year ago, in blue. His face looks fuller, rounder; not so pointy.

The Dake Family.

Yesterday we had to take Jason to Shakopee, Minnesota for a soccer game. After, we took the kids to the Scarecrow Festival at an apple orchard and pumpkin patch. We had a blast. Love, love, love the blurry photo. I wanted to take one more, but I had propped the camera on a bench while we were moving on the hay rack ride, Dake was a little nervous so no better shot. Great time, a great family.

My Preschooler..

Zachary's first day of preschool was September 13th. He loved it and was a "leader in the class." He was the first kid to rush in, get checked in and run to play.. and he was the first kid dismissed! He talked all about "Ms. Kris.." this and "Ms. Kris" that.. They did a Hungry Caterpillar project and he insisted that I take photos of.. I posted a bunch of his first day, and all the kids on flickr so head that way.

And So The Lion Fell In Love With The Lamb.

Breaking Dawn Trailer is HERE.. GOOSEBUMPS! Already watched it TWICE and called my Besties! 65 Days and Counting.. November 18 Edward Here I come.

1st Day of 3rd Grade.

Jason's 1st Day of 3rd Grade was yesterday. September 8, 2011

Keep Calm and Mom On.

Friday the boys had their three year check ups, at 3.5 years. They each needed 4 immunizations in 3 injections to the thighs. Not fun, but I wasn't present. I let Daddy do the dirty work, while I stood out in the hall then rushed in to save them.

They are both 37" tall but Ryan is a little taller. Ryan is at the 9% percentile where his height is concerned and is at 25% with his weight at 32 lbs.

Zachary is 31 lbs which puts him in the 16% percentile and only at 6% with his weight.

Soooo basically they are runts.

I spoke to the doctor about Ryan's weird obsession with eating items such as chalk, rocks, dirt.. and she suspected he may be anemic and sent both boys down to the lad to have their blood taken.. again, not fun. If you are counting, that's 8 needles.

Ryan went in first with daddy. From the waiting room, Zach and I heard him start to cry after the prick and Zach looks at me, says, "I don't wanna do that." But he did and was a champ.

Ryan feel asleep right away on the drive. I picked up Jason and took him and Zach for ice cream. It was not a pleasant weekend. Ryan had a bad reaction to the shots and was not himself until Sunday afternoon. No fun.

Here it is Tuesday and the results are in, the doctor called me herself. Both boys are anemic. Their blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells, and their iron levels are low. Normal is more than 11 and they are at 7. They will be on a prescription meds given twice a day. There will be a lot of diet change too, including a lot less milk.

In 8 weeks, they will need to have their blood drawn and tested again.

This mom is an upset mess.

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