dear blogland:

we're back from vacation. {yayyy.}
all 3 griffith kiddos are sick. {boo.}
i feel 8 1/2 months preggo instead of the 7 i really am. {*sigh*}
today is the 1st day of summer camp for the 2010 tackle season. {go bulldogs.}
i'm behind on all things quilty. {and all things not-so-quilty.}
cable tv is the griffith source of entertainment until further notice. {no joke.}
i feel like i haven't slept in a week. {or two.}
my camera is totally on the fritz. {son-of-a-nutcracker.}
& paula deen needs to take over as cook until after the baby is born. {*wink*}

but hey...at least the laundry is done. {thank god.}

rachel

cough. sniff. & ache.

well i'm sick. like flu-like sick.
& it sucks. hardcore.

we'll catch up one of these days.
promise.

five reasons.

top 5 reasons i won't be blogging this week:
i'm not feeling myself at all. {no worries though.}
my laptop has decided it needs to visit geek squad for a little r&r.
my 3 year old is terrified of wearing his big boy underware without a pull-up.
mount washmore is taking over my basement.
& i have about a gozillion deadlines to meet.

i'll catch up with yall next week. promise.

doing vs. not doing

what i haven't been doing:

hanging around blogland

tweeting like chad ocho cinco

answering emails

sleeping

laundry. {ewww.}

what i have been doing:

cuddling a sick toddler

rereading twilight...yet again

living on christmas chocolates
filling etsy orders

quilting when time permits

and to answer the #1 question in my inbox right now:

andrew is starting to feel better.

thanks for all the prayers and good thoughts.

yall are the best!!!

p.s. make sure yall stop by on sunday.

yall won't be disappointed.

promise.

:O(

i have 3 sick kids....2 of which have earaches.

not fun.

i am so not over my sickness yet.

{but i'm getting there, slowly.}

and my poor, poor hubby is beyond exhausted.

any & all prayer is greatly appreciated.

best laid plans...

well...

yall know what they say about best laid plans...

i hate to say it...

but this includes my pay it forward gifts.

i promised them to be done by st. patty's day...

yeah, that SO didn't happen.

and i'm SUPER sorry.

know that as soon as i get better...i'll be working on them.

promise.

note to add: deadline has been moved to...before july 4th.

st. patrick's day

happy st. patty's day yall!!!

this is SO not how my st. patty's post is supposed to be.

yall know me...i planned out the coolest paddy's post EVER.

but i'm just not well enough to do it.

i swear we, the grittith fam, will be celebrating paddy's day in style.

just later.

i can't miss it.

oh and melanie is starting to get sick.

so yeah...3 sick kids...and a sick wife...my poor hubby.

and then there were antibiotics.

long story, short:

i woke up worse.

i wasn't even out of the bed and the room was spinning.

not good.

so after a long, stressful, and emotional day, here's my news:

i saw the doctor.

{do you feel better now pat??? lol.}

apparently i had a serve case of the flu with an earache.

which turned into sinusitis.

and an almost double earache.

ewww. yeah. that's was i said.

so thank god i listened to all the motherly advice and went...

because apparently i was getting worse.

i'm still SUPER dizzy.

and the worst part is...my little andrew is getting it.

stop the madness!!!

and on that note, i'm going to bed.

scratch that.

i was having a pretty good day.

it was hubby's 1st day back to work since my sickness.

{he went ahead and took off saturday too.}

i was fine until about 7ish.

my sugar level decided to drop...alot.

then i thought i was gonna faint.

to top that off...

here i sit having super strong dizzy spells.

i'm going to bed now.

if i feel remotely bad tomorrow, i'll be seeing the doctor.

promise.

on the mend.

i'm almost there.

promise.

tunnel=light

there's light at the end of the tunnel.

i'm starting to feel a tidbit better.

the hubby made me homemade chicken noodle soup.

i spent ALL day in the bed. again.

the good news is:

my headache has eased.

{even though i'm still fighting this cough and earache.}

the bad news is:

jackson is coughing like crazy.

{and the hubby has to work tomorrow.}

note to self: judging by how sore my ab muscles are...

you'd think i'd have jessica biel's abs by now.

p.s. yall are the sweetest peeps on the planet!!!

thanks for all the 'get well' wishes!!!

{and the motherly 'go to the doctor' nudges!!!}

yall make my heart happy. seriously.

down for the count.

i've been in the bed ALL day.

i've done nothing but sleep. and cough.

and i think i'm getting an earache.

thank god i have the best hubby EVER.

down with the sickness.

so...i'm down with the sickness.

what sickness???

who knows?!?

i have had a headache the size of texas for 3 or 4 days straight.

i have had a sore throat for 3 days.

my body is SO achy i can't stand it.

and for some reason i've had dizzy spells, along with being nauseous.

not fun. at all.

the sore throat is easing up.

i have this nasty persistent cough.

and this headache...it's killing me!!!

it almost feels like sinus pressure.

but that doesn't account for the wanna throw up feeling.

this is why my posts the past few days haven't been "look what i'm working on" post.

i can't work on anything!!!

i haven't worked on anything since last thursday or fridayish.

i have gotten mail.

please, please, please forgive me for not posting about it yet.

i haven't even taken pictures of stuff.

this includes:

st. patty's swap

wishing it was spring swap

we the people swap

and a giveaway prize.

i promise i'll blog about it soon yall.

and please don't be offended if i don't email yall back as quick as i normally do.

the hubby is putting in more hours this week than usual...

plus hanging out with my tots all day...

couple that with i how i feel now...

bleh.

so now that i've spilled the beans that i'm not superwoman, i have got to go lay down.

i really just wanna sleep for the next 3 days.

having a bad day.

so i'm having a bad day.

but i didn't wanna NOT blog.

i ♥ this clover fabric.

here's to hoping that it's 'luckyness' will rub off on me & my fam.

today i thought that i would show some linky love.

some of yall have the cutest, bestest blogs around.

and they make me smile.

here are some blogs that always pick up my spirit:

stephanie of loft creations

penny of sewtakeahike

vanessa of v & co

nanette of freda's hive

mare of moonbeams in a jar

and last, but not least...

colleen of crazy for primitive quilts and gardens.

these are just a few...i have a sidebar FULL of great blogs.

so yall check em' out.

i'm hoping that i'll be in better spirits tomorrow and give a post yall deserve.

p.s. there's only 20 days until my 26th birthday!!!
{and momma will be here in '21 and a wake up'}

am i lost???

i'm trying to get myself out there, but i feel lost in blogland.
:O)

i read blogs...ALOT.
i comment blogs...ALOT.
i've joined quilting gallery & quilter's get listed.
yet...i think that my blog is lost and people can't find it.
hhmmm. how to fix this???

i quess i'll keep on keeping on.
reading blogs.
commenting blogs.
and people will find me.

maybe i should do a tutorial.
or giveaway.
any thoughts???

on a lighter note: i started cutting my fabric for pat sloan's crooked cabin sew along last night. fun stuff!!!