Fun in the Sun

Today we had fun playing outside. It was really hot, 95, so I just wanted to stay inside, but Dusty got the girls into their swimming suits and took them out to play in the wading pool/sprinkler. Also, I had bought some new sidewalk chalk paints (just like sidewalk chalk, only paint) and Petra wanted to do that so I went outside to set them up. Well, it was so nice that I decided to get on my own suit and come out to play, too. The living room didn't get cleaned up, but, hey, we all had a lot of fun!

Current Health Crisis

Last night, I had just barely fallen asleep when I suddenly woke up in the worst pain that I have ever experienced (excepting perhaps when Talia was born.) I had a fireball in my throat and my entire chest and upper back hurt. I took three Tums, but that didn't do anything, and then I threw up. I was still in agony for several minutes more when I couldn't take it anymore.

I woke up Dusty. He gave me two pepto-bismal tablets, but that didn't do anything, either. Finally, I asked him to take me to the emergency room. We ended up waiting there for three hours before they finally saw me. I was, of course, completely miserable, and I felt awful for Dusty because he was obviously exhausted. The only thing the doctor did was to give me some strong painkiller and anti-nausea medicine, as well as an antacid with a throat numbing medicine in it. It did help quite a lot. But now, I need to go in and have a camera stuck down my throat to see if I have ulcers. I have suffered from frequent heartburn for a long time now--I've even been on medication for it for a while--but this was absolutely beyond anything that I have ever experienced before.

Dusty and I didn't get home until 6 AM (fortunately, my mom came down and slept in our bed in case the kids had any problems--thanks, Mom!) I went straight to bed and slept until noon. Poor Dusty, I don't even know how much longer he got to sleep, but I'm pretty sure it was only a couple of hours. He has been so tired all day, and I feel really badly about that.

*sigh I am twenty-two, I would like to remind the universe. Twenty-two! I have seven children and a body that is falling apart, and I'm only twenty-two. I really hate to think what sixty is going to look like.

My Brothers Would Be Proud

Today I patched a bicycle tube all by myself. Dusty was in favor of just putting in a new tube, but I knew how to fix it (from my dad) and even had a patch kit (from my brother, Ryan). I was actually pretty proud of myself. Felt like I might have a little Abbott in me after all.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

I have been really missing the theatre. It's been a while since I did a play, and I have missed it, and the people, so much that I have even been dreaming about it. That's why, when I found out that they were doing A Midsummer Night's Dream, I decided that I had to try out. Well, the long and the short of it is that I got the part of Hermia, who is the leading role!! I can't quite believe it! I am really, really, reeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaalllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyy excited!!!!!