Feeling very blah...

I've been terrible about keeping this up lately...  I've been on FB lately--it's faster, and shorter than my usual "books" I write here. lol 

So... I'm on iron pills...all the good their doing so far.   Basically they're not. Although this is probably a bad week to expect any improvement there if you know what I mean. LOL  I've been told it takes time for the iron levels to build back up, but today I feel worse!  I think I'm going to double the pills until I start feeling better--I HAVE to start functioning soon before my kids completely take over the place.lol  Rachel keeps asking me why I'm so tired and today I was informed I look sick.  Gee, thanks do I look that bad? lol 

In other news... I don't know what we're doing... We're looking at all our options as far as possibily moving.  As things stand right now, we're not going too far--heck, I can barely function at the moment, a big move would simply just be too much.  But I still want to see if we have any chance of getting out of here early.  Today I looked at a nice 4 bedroom apt.  Very cute complex.  It doesn't have it's own yard, but everything else looks very doable-and the pool is a big plus in it's place when it's 100+ degrees. LOL  So is the more compact layout that I'm hoping will result in lower electric bills.  It costs a little bit more than our rent here, but at the moment I'm paying for a cleaning lady and stuff a couple times a month which I most likely wouldn't need to keep so once that is factored in, it really isn't much different.  And apts. are cheaper to get into here in general--the dep. is considerably lower.  The question is can I get out of here early without it costing an arm and a leg, and then some.  That I don't know yet. 

Anyway...I need to run again.  Just found out Caleb's last track meeting is an hr and 15 min. earlier than usual so I need to get it together and get him there.  Chris isn't home, I won't tell you where he is at hte moment. LOL  So I have to get the little 2 ready to leave as well... 

I'm slacking off here

I haven't updated this in almost a week! 

Things are going o.k.  I'm doing better than I was the weekend before I last posted, but still not quite 100% of my normal.  Tomorrow I'm restarting the Symbicort and we'll see how that goes...  I do have an appt. next week with our family doctor to rule out anything else unrelated.  It had to be "approved" because they don't do "well-check" physicals for first time patients--um, I didn't say it was a well-check visit, but whatever. lol  The dr. obviously knows me well--I've been there enough with the kids.  I'm going in with Ben for his last follow-up from his accident.   We're also counting it as his 18 mth check up a couple weeks early to save myself a trip. lol  I think I've paid and will be paying more in co-pays than I'll end up paying the hospitals. LOL  Anyway... the nurse for my lung doctor wants me to have the dr. fax over the results for my record there so he knows everything is good, or what's wrong if they find anything. 

Jesse had his first swim lesson today and he really liked it--until he accidently dunked himself in the water. LOL  But he's still looking forward to tomorrow.  I think once he gets used to it, he'll do fine.  He was a bit nervous in the water with all the other kids around.  They had these really cool things on the bottom of the pool so he could stand in the water and not be too deep--I've never seen those before and thought it was a great idea for the little ones just starting out.  I took Ben to the tot drop play area so I wouldn't have to chase him around the pool.  He managed. LOL  He's having issues again with separation anxiety since his accident and yesterday in the church nursery was not pretty.     Today he did better than I expected, but someone was holding him the whole time. LOL  Tomorrow, I *might* take my suit and swim over in the open swim area while Jesse has lessons.  We'll see how I feel tomorrow.  It's something I've been wanting to do for awhile, but just never got around to.  I thought I'd have time in the summer to try it, but then my overall activity endurance went down the toilet so...I haven't made it yet.  Being active is a good thing, but it has to be at my own pace.  Oh, and I'd be going alone.  Taking all the kids to the pool with me wouldn't work so well.  For one thing, my pace would no longer be mine. LOL  So that's why I thought of going while Jesse was already occupied, and Ben was in the play area.  The big kids can stay home with Chris (he's working from home)   I like to swim, and I know how to swim, I just have absolutely no endurance whatsoever in the water. lol  That's also why I don't like swimming on super hot days--I can't stay in the water long enough with the kids to stay cool, I get too tired.  And if I sit outside watching kids, I melt or fry under the sun.     

OH is it ever tempting!

Took Caleb to track tonight...  Of all people, I ran into the real estate agent who we went through to rent this house!  Her daughter is on the team this year!  She was sitting and talking to another mom that I've known probably the most of all of them since her sons have been in track as long as Caleb.  We got to talking and I jokingly asked her if she wants to sell us a house now.  She said "Sure!" lol  Apparently we qualify for the money they give to first time buyers because we haven't owned a house in 3 yrs!  I had no idea!  And it can be used as a downpayment...that on top of the really good interest rates, and plenty of houses on the market...  Only problem is we'd have to decide we'd have to stay here. LOL  She doesn't sell houses out of state.   However, I may look into our options, and I would love to know what our credit rating is now that all our stuff is paid off.  I've been able to see our credit report online, but I didn't pay to get the actual score which I wanted to see.  When I told her we also have a year left here on our lease, she just brushed it off. lol  By the time we actually did anything, we'd only have a few months left and apparently it's not too hard to get out of it when you have the right help.   I mentioned our oh so lovely property managemet co. and the lady next to her laughed.  Apparently they have a reputation in the area and she'd heard of them, and it wasn't a favorable one.  I'm not surprised--I've looked them up online too. LOL  The agent knew about our first office being sold to the other and I'd mentioned things have gone downhill since.

I just find it highly ironic that I ran into her now...  I'm getting so desparate to move for several reasons, a year sounded like eternity.  Yet I don't want to jump into anything, like I mentioned in my last post, I'm being VERY picky with my next house. lol  So picky that I even told Dh I'm almost willing to go back to an apartment if I could get everything I wanted in it.   (And with the apartment selection in a metro area like this, that would be possible if we looked hard enough--and were willing to pay for it. LOL)  But it won't hurt to look at our options.  I *might* be convinced to stay in the area if I can find something I really like, especially given the job market these days the possibility of Dh getting something elsewhere isn't as likely.