tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33998858347410470152024-12-18T22:33:16.096-05:00Wading through the chaos of being a mother of 3...no wait, 4? No...5!!DazzleMea (Mama4Chaos)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16760812521815196119noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399885834741047015.post-70449911007749629262012-03-29T09:37:00.001-04:002012-04-05T11:59:49.080-04:00

For the first time ever, I don't have a lingering sadness following the birth of my child. My first three births were all inductions. Strapped to a bed with IVs and tethered to a monitor. And of course since the contractions were so painful, they led to an epidural. And I don't care what they say, pitocin contractions are more painful... I felt I was pressured into my inductions by care

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I'm super excited to share with you another giveaway! This one is hosted courtesy of PrintRunner.com. PrintRunner is your convenient online printing services resource. Their prices are great and best of all, you don't have to leave your home! Check out their site and print postcards, bumper stickers, brochures, calendars, and so much more. You can use their design tool to creat your product and

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I woke up and got my eldest off to school without so much an inclining of labor starting. When we came back home, I laid down and curled up next to Dan and fell back asleep watching Internet videos on the tv. I'm not sure how long I was able to sleep before being awoken by a contraction. I didn't think much of it even though it was quite uncomfortable. I dozed back off only to wake up to another

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I figured I'd take a moment to update you all about what's been going on. I'm doing this from my phone so please excuse any typos. This past month or so has wreaked hell on me. I was sick almost non-stop save a few day's break here and there. Then, last Friday, the intense pain in my face started. It began just below my eye on my cheek bone. I thought it was a sinus infection since I had been

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Here's this week's Scraptacular Freebie! Again, I won't be posting my own page because I'm in an immense amount of pain and having difficulty seeing properly. I hope to post an official update soon, but I need to start feeling better first. The baby is fine, though, so no worries there. Download Don't forget, if you wish to purchase My Memories Suite, please use my code STMMMS7185 to get

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This past week has been...germ-y...The kids are sick again. I got sick again 5 days ago. Things got really bad three days ago (I almost went to the hospital)...and now I think I'm catching something else. Is that even possible? To be doubly sick?? All I know is it's totally different from what I had earlier. My ear and throat are now incredibly sore to the point where I can't really eat and it

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Sharing a giveaway I found. I'd write more, but I'm feeling lazy and my eldest is home sick.The Klauer Review: Snug and Tug~ ends 11/16 (11:59pm eastern): Every baby is different. I have 4 boys and only my youngest loves to be swaddled. There are a lot of great reasons to swaddle a baby but ...

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My dear son, I have tried to write this countless times. Yet, each time I try to write, there are truly no words to express this profound guilt I carry with me. Each time, I'd maybe muster a few sentences, but it always fell short. The words, "I'm sorry" simply do not feel like it's enough. I don't feel like there's anything I can say that will help make up for what I've done. When you were

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Wait. What happened to number three?? Yeah. I forgot to hit publish last time. I only realized just now. My apologies. With the stress from my father in law's hospital stay and preggo brain while taking care of three kids on my own, I hadn't realized I never published the post. Don't worry though, I just published it! You get two quick pages, two papers, and three embellishments; a total of

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As I mentioned yesterday the other day , I was changing the days that I posted my Scraptacular freebies. Usually, I don't like doing this (hate it actually), but I want to give you more time to download the free kits. I have a horrible concept of time, what can I say? As usual, this kit contains two quick pages, as well as five elements and two papers. I love the shape of the photo boxes in

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I'm participating again in the My Mempories weekly challenge. This week's theme is "No Faces Allowed". Again, I had many choices to choose from, but ultimately went with this one: It's one of my favorite memories of her; buzzing around the yard and singing a silly little song, as loud as she could. I had originally uploaded it to Google Video, but they've since done away with it.

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Yesterday, my father in law (FIL) was taken by ambulance. He was diagnosed with HOCM a couple years back. He was recently sick and was complaining of feeling short of breath, heart palpitations, and chills. When he got to the hospital, they said he was close to having a heart attack and his heartrate was around 160 bpm and was also diagnosed with pneumonia. Today, they said he's got a blood clot

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If my memory serves me correctly, I seem to remember seeing something about how most people are annoyed by their friends on Facebook. I am often the annoyed, but usually I can just shrug it off. I actually left Facebook for a bit because I was so pregnantly hormonal and couldn't tolerate it. I felt like the idiots were taking over. I've since returned and have gotten past my bitchiness. Well.

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I decided to jump in on MyMemories weekly challenge for the first time. This week's challenge is titled "The *NOT* Picture Perfect Challenge". Really, I could have chosen from hundreds, if not thousands, of photos, since my kids are damn near impossible to capture on a camera. Especially when I'm trying to take a photo of all three of them...and for some reason, it's easier to take a photo of

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A big congratulations to Amanda on winning the My Memories Suite giveaway! I want to thank all of you who've entered! I had a lot of fun hosting my first giveaway and hope you did as well. Be sure to keep checking back for the My Memories freebies, which I'll be changing the posting date to give you a little extra time to grab the second freebie. Also, keep checking My Memories' Facebook page

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Welcome to Scraptacular Sundays, where I'll offer you an exclusive and limited time freebie from My Memories! This will only be available for about a week so download it while you can! It comes with two quick pages as well as the papers and embellishments. This week's freebie goes along quite nicely with last week's. I love the crumpled look of the paper! The first one I did, I

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I'm going to start my own weekly thing-thing here. Yes, my very own thing-thing... Every Saturday I'm going to give you a freebie from My Memories that you can use with My Memories Suite. These will only be offered for a limited time though, so grab them up while you can! This cute kit has two quick pages and nine page elements. In case you don't know what a quick page is, they're pre-made

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Linking up with Boobies and My Mad Mind for another Fawk You Friday. Fawk my food getting left behind in the move. I know, why should I care about some food getting left behind after my clothing fiasco? Because. That was approximately $50 left behind. Fifty dollars of three day old food, most of it never opened. A big ass bag of chicken breasts, two pounds of ground beef, brand new tub

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Today is moving day. There is still some loose ends that need to be taken care of. On top of the normal anxiety of moving, my husband told me last night that he's throwing out all the bags of clothes that are in the basement as well as the garage. There's about eight large bags in the garage and eight large bags in the basement. I know, the number is grotesque. What's more embarrassing is there's

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I survived another week, and I'm celebrating with Boobies and My Mad Mind by venting my ass off...otherwise, someone I might not make it through 'till next week. Rated PG-13 for language Fawk school transportation. Specifically, my daughter's bus...She's apparently getting written up for screaming. I never really liked their bus aide. I'd smile and say "hi" and all I'd get in reply would

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We're moving in four or five days. There's still so much work to be done, but I can't get much done with three kids. Or anything. In fact, I'm lucky to keep the house clean by the end of the day. The youngest, I lovingly call Bratosaurus, wants attention constantly. And if she doesn't get it, she will let you know she's not happy. She's 15 months, going on three. She hasn't been sleeping

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If you know me, you wouldn't think I'd be one for scrapbooking. Truth is, I'm not. Not because it's not something that's never interested me, because it really has. In fact, a couple months ago, my mom gave me a basket full of scrapbooking supplies. But I haven't even touched it yet. I've wanted to get into scrapbooking for years, but have never been able to. It can be an expensive hobby to

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Yesterday was not a good day. It started out decent enough, but things started to unravel about the time my husband left for work and my eldest came home (he leaves about 30 minutes before her bus gets here). I tried to get dinner started at 4:00, but the stupid garlic bread was frozen together and I had to wait for it to thaw.  I figured while we were waiting, the kids could

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Connect with Posh on  a BudgetHop on the Tuesday Train with My Mad Mind, The House on the Corner, and The Survival Mama Tuesday already? Yikes, where does the time go? My husband started his new job yesterday. He says he really likes it, even though the hours are long. Amazing what good co-workers can do for each other just by being pleasant and having a sense of humor. I know it's just

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The good... My husband got a new job! He starts Monday. The pay is really good for entry level and, provided he can learn how to run the machines, it's something he can "hang his hat on". He was hired right on the spot by the head honcho. My first review and giveaway is coming up. I'm really excited about it! I don't want to divulge too much info about it yet. So stay tuned. The bad... My

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