I realize that it has been some time since my last blog. December was a whirlwind of activity as we celebrated my birthday, our anniversary, and Christmas here in Texas. Christmas night, we flew to Utah and spent a week with Brian's family and we were able to see my family, too. While there Brian and Cami and Spencer went skiing and all the kids went sledding, hot tubbing, and played with their cousins. We were also able to drop in our great friends the Seabergs who live in Utah now. I hurt my back while trying to stand up out of a chair while holding Zach (our 30 pound 1-yr. old), so i was in bed for a day and couldn't go skiing or anything! What a lame accident, but I was still very sore and taking obscene amounts of ibuprofen, so I went to a doctor when i got back and he gave me a prescription. I am finally feeling better this week, but i still have to be very careful lifting, doing laundry, loading the dishwasher, picking up toys, vacuuming...well, basically everything a mother does during the day!
Aside from all that, we celebrated Emma's 7th birthday with a Hannah Montana themed party here at the house. We played the animal game, then Freeze Dance to Hannah Montana's music DVD. I found a cute guitar pinata, so we did that, too. We ate pizza and i make a really great guitar cake. Sorry no pictures here! I lost the camera after the party, and have yet to find it!
We also celebrated Spencer's 10th birthday. I couldn't do 2 parties at the house in one weekend, so we opted to have Spencer's party at a local bowling alley where they bowled, ate pizza and brownie (Spencer doesn't like cake) and the played laser tag and arcade games. It was great to have it all planned and ran by someone else! (no pictures here either!)
To top it all off, we've had the bad head cold that never wants to end, science projects, basketball games and practices, soccer starting up, and Brian's been traveling quite a bit, and i (i should say the house, but it sure felt like it was all me!) had a major water leak that came in through the hardwood floor in my kitchen! So, the past week has been spent contacting our home owner's insurance, plumbers, floor guys, a mason (because the pipe was only accessible through the brick wall in the back of the house) and trying desperately not to break down. This must be my mid-life crisis or something! I think things are in control, now. Our pipe is fixed, the brick is fixed, and we are waiting for the wood to completely dry to see what the extent of the damage is.
On a positive note, Brian loves his new car and the kids do to. (sorry! no picture of this either). He is working out during lunch at work and might run a 1/2 marathon this Saturday. Oops, it's only a 10K, but that's more than i'll ever run in my life! The kids are all finally healthy and doing well in school and sports and piano. So, January was a big hurdle for us and I'm glad it's over and hopefully February will be a little more "normal" for us. (is that even possible for a family of 7?)
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Rachelle!!! Good to see you are blogging again. I got your Christmas card and saw your address that you sent out and keep checking back to see if you have posted. I'm so sorry about the month that you have had. I have dealt with the back issues now and then, especially with lifting Ben. He's almost 6 now and is around 40lbs. It's been fun catching up with the whole Christensen gang from their blogs. I have gotten half of my family going...some are stubborn. Anyway, February will be better. Keep on keeping on. Love, Becky
Hi!!! I'm so glad to get the Brian Christensen family update!!! Haven't heard from you for a while, but after reading this I can see why. Glad to hear things are settled a little bit. Good for Brian, taking advantage of working out!!
Rachelle,
Sorry to be so insensitive! I have completely forgotten to ask you about your back since you went home!! I'm sorry it has taken so long for you to feel back to normal!! Of course, you and I talked about your floor. So sorry! I had no idea Brian was a runner!!! Honestly...since when? Good for him! The only time I can think of Brian exercising is onthe B-ball court! Take care. Love, Teresa
oh gosh rachelle!!!i'm sure you are glad to have january behind you. I didn't realize your back was still bothering you! sounds like you have been busy busy busy!! when you find your camera you'll have to post pictures!!
Rachelle
I am so sorry to hear about how much pain your back has caused you. It's nice to see that you are finally feeling better. It was so nice to see your family again during christmas break, I'd just like to thank you again for your company. Well, you have had a busy schedule! I'll let you get back to it.
Chris
Rachelle! What a month you have had! I hope all is better now for you guys. What kind of car did Brian get? Have a great February!
Busy, busy, busy! I makes me realize how things change as your kids get older. Right now I can just stay home all day, I can call the Whipple Park Office if anything goes wrong with our apartment and my kids take naps. Life is going to all change in a couple of years. You are amazing! Good Luck!
Fun stories... you can look back on... in a long while... and laugh :) Reminds me of when Joy woke up one night a couple of years ago hearing this drip... drip... drip... She came down stairs to find several HUGE plaster water bubbles in the ceiling above our family room. The upstairs bathroom was flooded from one of the kids during the night. I did a quick patch on the ceiling and we re-streched the carpet - pretty rough fix job.
This past week (almost two years later we finally got the ceiling professionaly done and new carpet in. What got me to finally get it all fixed... our 350 lb TV died - which meant the heavy stuff had to come out of the room anyway. Laugh laugh.
Ben
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