Throw Up Baby

Dearest Castillo Children,

Hello, my sweethearts. This week we didn't do much since I was playing catch up from being sick all the week before. It is amazing how gross your house can become when you haven't been able to clean it for two weeks. Sadly, I still didn't do all the cleaning so it is still really gross. The bathrooms are in a desperate need of a scrub and the kitchen floor needs to be mopped in the worse way. Hopefully I'll get to those things soon!

Wednesday was Leap Day! We got to have an extra day this year to do whatever we want! I didn't really take advantage of Leap Day this year. I'm hoping for the next Leap Day to do something really fun and different. Maybe take the girls somewhere or do something kinda crazy. Nora will be 6 1/2 and Annalise 5, so I'll look into some kind of experience for us to do that is age appropriate. A lot of TV shows talked about how we have an extra day and we should really live it up!

Sadly, my Leap Day meant I needed to get my ovaries checked again since my lovely cyst bursting in January. I'm still waiting to hear about my test results. I'm really hoping it was a freak thing and that the rest of my ovaries are just fine. I would hate to add difficulty getting pregnant to my long list of complications in having children. I'll have to wait to hear back from the doctor. At least Todd came home early from work so I could go to my appointment. After, we ended up going up to Tucson to shop at Burlington Coat Factory to buy Annalise's a new front ward facing car seat. I was so excited to get her in a new seat since she got so car sick the other week. Sadly, it didn't seem to help. On the bright side we got to eat at Chipotle, which is always delicious. I then had a piano lesson that night. I was asked early in the day to do a solo for a church Relief Society activity with my piano teacher, Amber, playing along with me. So we did our lesson and then worked on the song. I really wish it was an easier song - or that I had more time to prepare. Oh well, I'll try my best. That's all I can really do. We were also asked to speak in church next Sunday about the temple. I'm afraid everyone is going to get sick of seeing me. Or maybe it will remind them to come to choir. Either way.

I decided to drive up to Surprise to visit some family and to celebrate with my dear friend Janeal (one of the reasons we gave Annalise the middle name of Geniel - my friend and Todd' grandmother). Janeal just turned 30 and the week before I was suppose to go up there to celebrate with her, but I was too sick to drive. So I made the almost 3 hour drive up to see her and show her how much I love her. Seriously, only for family or close friends am I willing to make that drive. ESPECIALLY with little ones. Annalise got car sick about half an hour away from my parent's house. Eww. She ate a bunch of goldfish crackers and they ended up all over her shirt and her brand new car seat. I had to make the parent decision of: do I stop and try to clean her up, or do I just keep going? I decided that stopping at a gas station to clean her up would be really difficult with Nora there. So she sat for an half an hour in her throw up until we got to the house. Luckily, it wasn't horrible smelling or I would have cried.

That night I decided to leave the car seat mess until I could get to it the next day. I went out to dinner with Janeal and our good friend Erin. I only get to see those girls once or twice a year so it meant a great deal to me to get to to see them. While I was out having a fabulous time Nora and Annalise got to play with my parents. Wow, they got spoiled! Candy? Yes. Stay up late? Yes. I can see why my daughter always asks to go see one or both sets of grandparents. But it is their right as grandparents to do that, so I don't mind. Nora just LOVES my mom. My mom had to leave Saturday morning to go to a church thing and Nora just cried and cried. And when it came time for her to lay down for a nap she didn't want Mommy to snuggle her - she wanted Grandma. The girls both really enjoyed getting to play outside and be with my parents. I just wish we lived closer so we could see them more often.

My friends Janeal and Erin are friends that where we would not see each other for years, but when we see each other again it is like no time has gone by. Sure, we've had kids and have matured (sort of...) and been married and all that jazz, but we still seem to just get each other. I miss having friends like that. I really love the people where I live but sometimes I miss having that best friend. That person who just totally gets you and when you're being a dork they have no problem acting like one too. That laugh loudly at your jokes, just as you laugh loudly at their jokes. I miss being that close to someone who gets me. It's hard making friends as an adult, I have decided. You don't have a lot of time to invest in friendships but they are so vital.

On Saturday I finally tackled the mess that was the car seat. Since it was new I had NO clue how to take it a part to clean it. Man, I pulled and pushed and screamed trying to get the stupid thing a part. Believe me, I had the booklet of instructions. Those things are so horrible it might as well be in another language. It took me all morning to take it a part, wash and then dry all the pieces, and finally, finally reassemble the chair. I didn't get to go to the temple, see Kristine or visit Ikea like I wanted. I'm the Momma, and I have to take care of the sick babies. I know that is just something that is a part of the job description. I just sort of wished Todd was there to clean it up for me. :)

Today at church I got to wear my pretty, new, white, $10 dress. Love it! I realized half way through church I was very brave to wear white with two small children. Nora insisted on wearing her red sparkle shoes to church with her puffy pink dress. Ahh, fashion choices of a 2 year old. I should be happy that she doesn't completely insist on going in her pajamas. She loves her PJs and refuses to take them off everyday. I basically have to peal them off of her. We also had some friends over for dinner tonight. Todd made some amazing steaks with savory butter. What's that? Awesome? Yes, it was.  I ate way too much. While were we cleaning up my friend asked me if I planned to stay in Sahuarita. I said no for the first time. I would really love to move up to Mesa. I think I would be happy with Tucson (eventhough I hate the city...) if there way a temple here. The drive up to Mesa is so long and hard on me and my very little girls. If I could move to Mesa tomorrow I would be packing up my bags tonight. Only the Lord can take something like that happen, however.

Well, my little beauties, I'm off to bed. We didn't sleep at all at Grandma and Grandpa's this weekend and we are so exhausted. Nora even cried and asked to be put back to bed around noon. But we had church at 2 so she didn't even get a real nap. Here's to hoping she's not a monster tomorrow. (Oh, who am I kidding! Here's to hoping I'M not a monster tomorrow. )

With Love,
Your Mother