Day 48: No end in sight...

I always feel like we are taking one step forward and two steps back in pretty much ALL areas of our crazy life. I have never ending projects that just seem to keep adding up and each time I get one done, another rears it's ugly head. Currently my biggest issue is our home. We have stuff piled everywhere and it's really starting to get to me. You can't open a closet, cabinet, or drawer without being totally overwhelmed by how packed to the gills they each are. My garage is a mess. My closets are a mess. My attic is a mess. I need a good solid week to get it all cleaned up but that would mean WITHOUT kids because they let me accomplish absolutely NADA! Outside of cleaning and reorganizing...there's these colds. My kids just can't seem to catch a break and again I say, I feel like we are constantly taking one step forward only to go two steps back. Bryce is back on antibiotics but now the rest of us have been attacked by some bug which at this point, I'm praying is allergies! Skylar keeps talking about how her body hurts and she's cold so naturally, that concerns me! Looks like we'll be paying another visit to the doctor again soon! Sigh.

In other (happy) news, Matthew and I are in the planning stages of our upcoming Summer vacation. We originally wanted to take a cruise but for starters, that idea kind of scares me with 3 kids and since one just recently caught fire - I think I'm good on no cruise this year. Going someplace tropical would be tons of fun but there's no way we are ready to take 3 kids on a plane...no way jose! So instead we are planning a trip to South Padre (which is still tropical) and we can not only drive but keep our feet firmly planted on the ground! I'm very excited about this because Eva will probably just start crawling and Skylar and Bryce are both at an age where they would REALLY enjoy the beach so I anticipate nothing but fun, fun, FUN! Of course, there WILL be stress...that's inevitable BUT! We are determined to make the most of it! Hoping to convince the G-rents to also come so that maybe daddy and I can slip away for a romantic dinner cruise! So stay tuned for more deets to come...