I saw an ad for the One Campaign on television the other night. It intrigued me because along with all these huge name movie stars like Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Tom Hanks; Pat Robertson endorses it as well. I couldn’t believe someone so ultra conservative would be endorsing something that all these big time Hollywood stars were. I had to check it out.

The One Campaign

From the website, “The ONE Campaign seeks to give Americans a voice, to ring church bells and cell phones, on campuses and in coffee shops, for a historic pact to fight the global AIDS emergency and end extreme poverty. We believe that allocating an additional ONE percent of the U.S. budget toward providing basic needs like health, education, clean water and food, would transform the futures and hopes of an entire generation of the poorest countries.”

They’re not asking for your money, just your signature in support. I think it’s a campaign worthy of checking out. You can also view the television commercial from the website.

I think I need to change the title of my website to “The Honor induced medical drama of the Blevins family.”

Yesterday I had to go the the eye doctor because Honor scratched my cornea. And it HURT!! I’m not exactly sure how it happened, but he was in bed with us ( = no sleep) and started wrestling around and suddenly he wacked my eye. It hurt worse and worse as the day progressed and I finally decided to go in. All I have to say is I hate not having insurance! While I was there I found out that to get a full exam and the supa cool Vera Wang glasses I picked out would be over $350. No wonder I’ve waited for 4 years to get new glasses!

So, my eye is feeling much better today. Maybe we’ll make it at least a week without a medical related drama?

Well, I only ended up with four kids today. I think I might survive! I just keep telling myself, this time next week, I’ll be laying by the pool in Mesquite, Nevada. My friend Brooke and I (and JUST my friend Brooke and I – no kids!!!) are leaving EARLY next Wednesday to say in Mesquite for a few days. We’ll probably drive the hour to Las Vegas for a day trip as well. I’m just excited to be laying by the pool. If anyone knows of a killer yarn store in Las Vegas or anywhere between Las Vegas and Grand Junction, Colorado, let me know. We all know that the trip will be THAT much better if there’s yarn involved.

Today is my mom’s 43’rd birthday. I took the kids over to her house early this morning, at 9, so we could eat breakfast with her and my little sister. I wonder at this point how fast she feels her life has gone? Will I wake up tomorrow and be 43 and wonder what happened? Honor is already a year and a half and he was just born! hmmm…

My poor husband is having such a rough time! I wish I could help him more. He’s so swamped now with work. It’s kind of amazing, you think “things couldn’t get worse than this” and then they do. I guess this is the time when you remember everything GOOD in your life. Sometimes it’s hard to see, but there is SO much good in our lives.

Some of may internet friends have been posting links to their glasses. It’s totally making me want new ones. (Not to mention that may prescription is 4 years old!)

I like these a lot.

Nothing too terribly interesting is happening around here, I did a baby shower on Saturday. We bummed around the house yesterday – skipped church because I’m sick of Eden getting sick from the other kiddos. I’ve got the back of my Ribby Cardi done and am almost done with the left, front panel. I hate size 7 needles. It’s SO spring here. Saturday the high was 68 degrees. (Poor you, Sarah, 18 degrees!!!) I need to go buy some seed so I can plant lettuce before it gets too hot. Yep, that’s about it. Oh, and I’m craving cake out of a box. Strange.

On his way home yesterday, Jim stopped in St. George, Utah and shopped a little while at the outlet stores. He brought the kids home a couple of toys (but didn’t bring me home a pink ipod mini even though he was at the apple store in Las Vegas. For shame!) He brought Honor a xylophone and Eden a Playdoh My Little Pony. Her two favorite things all rolled into one toy. I was happy for the pony because that meant that we finally had collected enough Pony Points to send off for the free horse. Aren’t I such a NERD??? Getting excited about Pony Points, I’m a little ashamed of myself.

But the best thing about Jim coming home is that I get a new computer. This is extremely ridiculous, but at the office we had an extra brand new computer just sitting around. Jim took it with him on his trip and now that he’s back I get it. I’m really scared to use it because The Head might wack it too. But this screen is getting so bad that I can hardly see through it.

Isn’t it just the saddest thing EVAR??

My friend Sarah had her baby boy yesterday. 8lbs 7 oz. Congratulations Kevin and Sarah!

Today is going to be a wild day. I’m so sad that I won’t be able to make it up to the hospital to see the new baby. Since Jim’s gone, I have no one to watch the kiddos while I run up there. I’ll have to wait till he comes home. boo. But today is going to be so crazy, I don’t know when I’d get to go visit anyway.

I have to be at the church at 9am. Now to most people 9am, is not a big deal. To me it is. Well, to just me, it’s not. To me with Eden and Honor it is a big deal. By 7am we have to be up. I have to throw both of them into the shower with me. It will be a huge ordeal in which I chase at least one naked kid through the house with the lotion bottle.

Then I have to try to do my hair. I’ve got to lock myself in the bathroom so somebody doesn’t get pushed onto the curling iron again. During that time, at least one, probably two children will be banging on the door. Or one will be getting into my makeup while the other spills cereal all over the kitchen floor. No, wait. The same one will get into my makeup and then go spill cereal all over the kitchen floor while the other one bangs on the door telling me about said childs cereal spilling.

After that I’ll have to do my makeup. This will take some time because first I will have to locate my make up. My eyeshadow and powder will have rolled under the bed. My new super lengthening mascara (well talk about my eyelash fetish another time) will be in the huge decorative pot in the hallway. And probably I will find my eyeliner in the bottom of the heating duct. (You think I’m joking. I’m not.)

Are you starting to see why 9am is freaking early?

Anyway, the reason why I’m going to (try my hardest to) be there at 9am is because we’re giving away free pizza to the nearby high schoolers during lunch. We’ve got to get there early to make the signs we will hold up to direct the high schoolers to the pizza.

After all this, I’ve got to do all my regular youth group stuff… planning games, etc. I’m tired just thinking about it. And also, maybe because it’s 12:44 am… I need to go to bed. Keep your fingers crossed that I don’t find myself at 8am arm deep in the heating duct, sifting through the lint gathered in the bottom, trying to find my eyeliner.

I just got this email from Joelene

(It was not intentional, that’s just how my life is, Kix everywhere.)

Jim made it to L.A. ok. I think he’s having a good time, as good as 3 days of training can be. I’m trying to talk him into making a trip to Ikea. There’s so much stuff that I’ve been drooling over that I WANT IT ALL!!!!! I do have to get a new desk though, Jim took mine to the office because it matched the desks they had down there. I think I just want something like this but with different legs.

I also want two of these arm chairs and this dining table set in the clear lacquered pine. I want two of the half rounds and one of the rectangles. Here are some cool chairs and so cheap! I also like these shelves. Oh and I’ve got to have lighting. How about these?

All of that would only be 740 bucks. Not bad huh? I heart Ikea!!!

Ok, now onto something that’s of interest to you. The scarf swap! I send out everyones packages on Saturday.

Here they are all lined up.

and here’s what I did with my squares. I made a knitting bag.

the back

and as soon as I feel it’s safe to get my sewing machine down (safe from Honor that is) to sew a liner, I’ll add these two squares to the inside as pockets.

Also, my friend Sarah is now TWO weeks over due with her second son. Keep your fingers crossed for her, she will be induced tomorrow if nothing happens beforehand. I can’t imagine how crazy she’s got to be going!

I know that this past week has been a lot of me saying how bad things are. It’s been a really awful week and I appreciate all the support I’ve received. When things get so crappy, it’s nice to know there are people out there pulling for me.

So this (I hope) will be my last, “the world is ending” post.

Honor broke my computer last night. As I type it looks like I’m looking through a broken windshield. He slammed his head into the closed top of my lap top which shattered the LCD screen. I love my mac, but you’d think they’d make their laptops with a little more fortitude. So I’m super frustrated. I feel as though I’ve tried really hard to protect my computer, it was just one of those fluke things that I couldn’t see coming. And I’m frustrated that it seems like he destroys everything.

Here’s to next week being a happy one. One in which I don’t want to lock my children in a padded room and throw away the key. Jim leaves Sunday for LA and won’t be back until Thursday. I’m trying not to worry how I’m going to survive 5 days without his help.