Coping...

These last few months have not been so wonderful. This is not a fun post. It is a whiny post, so if you get annoyed with that sort of thing...don't proceed.

At the first of last month my grandpa passed away pretty much 3 months after my grandma died. Getting to his funeral was stressful because it was during Andy's finals and there was no way that he could leave. Lucky for me my awesome in-laws came to the rescue and got me to Utah to be with my family when they needed me and when I needed them.

Then when Andy was trying to make it to Salt Lake for the funeral our car broke down. Lucky for all of us, my brother was just an hour behind him and picked him up. They all made it safely.

The funeral was nice and I am reassured that my grandparents are together and that they are happy but it is hard to not have them here. I especially feel for my dad who lost his parents in such a short amount of time. It really makes you realize how precious life is and how important family is.

Then when we got back from Utah a switch turned in Auri and she turned into a terror. "No", "I don't want to", and "I don't like it" are the words that I swear are stuck on repeat. She has run away from me at the store twice, thrown at least 5 major tantrums-so bad that one of them (at church) she slammed her head into the cement and got a goose egg. I guess I just need to be a better mom-but man, that girl is strong willed and smart. I think we are going to implement a sticker chart of some sort and see if that helps.

Eden's 4 top teeth are bulging!!! And we all know what goes along with teething babies. Not so fun.

Also, being a Celiac can be quite trying at times. It really is a more serious disease than you would think. My nurse called me yesterday and told me that my Iron and Vitamin D are really low and that the Dr. ordered me to have a bone density scan. He is worried of early osteoporosis. Yikes.

Oh and my attempts at gluten free baking have tasted like poo or metal. Real good.

So yeah, Im coping. Some days are better than others.

Really though-I still count my very many blessings each day. I am truly blessed. So I will try to be strong and not whine very much any more.

Anyone seen a good car for around 3,000$?