Well, the Spring sport season has begun in full force! We've got Griffin in Soccer on Saturdays, Dakota in Soccer on Tuesday evenings, and Mason is in baseball 3 times a week! Life has just got a whole lot busier, and will continue to be busy until the end of June! So far the weather has been pretty good for most of the games though, so it's been fun to watch them for the most part. I need to remember to take pictures of them all in their uniforms so I can post them. Mason especially looks so cute dressed in his full official baseball uniform! He is definitely the smallest and least experienced on his team, so we kind of worried about him, but he seems to be holding his own. Griffin is kind of dominating his soccer team - he's one of the oldest and by far the biggest. He scores way more than everyone else. And Dakota is actually doing quite well this year too. Finally she's in the older age group on her team, and she seems to really have gained the motivation and competitive spirit this year too. She scored a goal in her first game as well.
As for Scarlett, she is enjoying going to the park and playing outside. By far, that is Scarlett's favorite thing to do. She's kind of (still) at a tough age, and is grumpy and hard to entertain most of the time, but going outside seems to work for a while. We are planning to head to Ashley Lake tomorrow as well for the May long weekend, so that will be a fun break too.
I had a wonderful Mother's Day last Sunday. The kids and Lee spoiled me as usual! I love to see the cute things the kids made for me at school and stuff. They are always so excited to show me. Lee made his special omelettes and even thought of buying something easy for dinner at the grocery store the day before so that he could do most of that too. He also got me a new steam mop since mine broke! After dinner, we joined my other siblings and their kids to decorate Mom and Dad's house as a mother's day gift to my Mom. The kids made a whole bunch of pictures that we hung up everywhere with streamers and balloons too. My parents were just coming back from their Mediterranean cruise with Ash and Jeff that evening so it was a big surprise to see it all when she arrived. She loved it.
And lastly, the other day, a really scary thing happened. This is kind of a gross story, so here's my warning if you don't want to continue reading!! Lee and I went to bed as usual, feeling fine. Then a couple hours later, Lee woke up moaning in a lot of pain. He went to the bathroom and had some diarrhea and his stomach was really hurting. So he decided to go out on the couch and watch TV since he couldn't sleep. I didn't think too much of it, he's had a stomach flu before and done the same thing. Then an hour later, I heard this big CRASH. I figured it was one of the kids and jumped out of bed, only to discover Lee sitting in the kids bathtub, covered head to toe in vomit and not really responsive. I asked him over and over what had happened but he couldn't answer me. Finally he recovered enough to tell me he had felt excruciating pain in his head and had blacked out while he was sitting on the toilet and he had no idea how he got in the bath tub or when he had vomited. He showered off and then went back to the couch and got all emotional. And to see Lee cry is extremely rare, so it was very weird. He didn't know what was wrong or what had happened. I was feeling really scared and didn't know what to do. I would have called my parents but they were of course out of town, and I wasn't sure if I should call one of my siblings or friends. I decided to pray to know what I should do, and I was able to feel peace (somewhat) and felt like it would be okay. I still kept checking on his breathing though, and my mind was racing trying to figure out what would have caused it all. Lee's Mom passed away when he was young of a brain aneurysm so I am always nervous of that happening to him. Since it was to do with his head, I am worried something could be wrong there. Of course it could just be some wicked stomach bug, but it is still weird that he passed out. Or maybe he had a seizure or a mini stroke, or who knows what. I made Lee go to the doctor the next day and ask to get things checked out. So he is getting a Catscan next week and just got some blood work done as well. I am feeling a little nervous about him all the time though now. What if this is the beginning of the end? What if I lost him one day suddenly? Life is so fragile, and I don't know what I would do without him. Sure makes you think..... a lot. I just hope and pray everything will check out normal. We both just can't get over how wierd it all was. He said he tried to talk or something before he blacked out, but couldn't, and I remember hearing some wierd noises before the crash, but I have no idea what happened.
And to add to the crappy night, I had to clean up the nasty mess of vomit that was ALL over the bathroom. Usually Lee is the one who handles the vomit in our house, because I have such a weak stomach myself, so I really didn't think I would get through it. It was seriously a TON of vomit and was in every nook and cranny of that bathroom. But I put on some gloves, sprayed a lot of cleaning supplies, and held my breath, running in and out of the room for air. Thought I was going to black out too! It took me over an hour, and it was so nasty, but I was so proud of myself for getting through it! Couldn't get the tub unclogged though, so that had to wait until the next day, but at least the bathroom was usable for the kids in the night.
