The Gale Life

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Thanksgiving

Today we have been the recipients of some wonderful generosity. We received some food that was brought over by my visiting teacher. When the kids and I had lunch I asked them if they knew where lunch came from. They replied with "the lady". I told them that lunch was provided by Heavenly Father, Jesus, and angels. They said, "She was an angel!?" I said, "Yes." Then Kole said, "An angel in a car!?" I then explained that there are angels like her on earth.

I've been really emotional. We have always tried to be on the giving/helping end of things. It's always quite a shock and humbling experience the times we've been on this end. I couldn't help but cry when the kids were excitedly going through the food and squealing with each item. We have some serious 'Thank You' cards to get making and delivered!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Fun!

We are having fun here! We have a garden that the owners planted and it has been producing pumpkins so we have our own little pumpkin patch!

And in addition to their normal home school I had them watch 'The Magic School Bus' episode on volcanoes and after they learned about them from that show we made our own!

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Update

Ammon went to his appointment with a specialist and the doc said that since he is normally proportioned and looks and acts healthy (other than the fact that he is the size of a baby half his age) that he is going to wait a few months to see is Ammon hits a growth spurt, and if he doesn't then we will do tests for malabsorption problems and bone problems.

We have gotten moved into our new rental and thankfully Roger's work gave him the month off and we have enough money saved up to do that. So he has been a huge help to have around!

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Complications

I got a phone call from the nurse at my doctor's office saying the doctor wanted me to come in to discuss my ultrasound. I went in today and she confirmed that I still have the antibodies they'll have to keep an eye on and that in the ultrasound they saw I have a sub chronic hemorrhage. Basically the placenta has pulled off the uterine wall a little and I have to be on bed rest to help aid it in healing. If I don't and it comes completely off the baby will die. It just wouldn't be a normal pregnancy for me without any complications.

Monday, August 27, 2012

Baby

Went to my first prenatal appointment and ultrasound today. The baby is measuring 6 weeks and 1 day, right on track. The sac is measuring small at 5 weeks 4 days. The hearbeat is running a little slow at 121 bpm.

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Renting!

After trying to rent a house that will allow our dogs for a good long while, we just found out today that we got one! I sign the lease on Tuesday!

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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Tonight as I sit thinking with a one year old who won't sleep and a day that has been spent "hugging the john" with "morning" sickness I am overcome with emotion. It is unbelievable how blessed I am. Don't get me wrong, my life hasn't always been a basket full of peaches. But I have been so blessed through all of it.

It's unbelievable how obvious it is that I have been watched over and protected throughout my life. Even in my wild days, I was kept safe and guided to the beautiful life I have now. Roger and I were undoubtedly guided to each other and we have been blessed with 6 children (2 of which were miscarried and 1 of which we hope to see in April). My cup runneth over.

I have no doubt of my Heavenly Father's, and Jesus' love for us. I feel it daily. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints because I want to be. I am not defined, or confined by it. I live it's teachings because I know it is true and I have been without it and I know how incredibly awful that was. I live it because it makes me happy. It's unbelievable the difference Roger and I experienced in our marriage when we started to live it's teachings. It has made a world of difference. It helps me become the me I want to be. It encourages and strengthens me every second I'm awake.

I can not describe in words what the gospel of Christ means to me.

The Lord is my Shepherd; no want shall I know.

I feed in green pastures; safe-folded I rest.

He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow,

Restores me when wandering, redeems when oppressed.

In the midst of affliction my table is spread. With blessings unmeasured my cup runneth over. With perfume and oil thou anointest my head. Oh, what shall I ask of thy providence more?

Those Silly Gales!

Sep 20 Ammon just informed me he wants to "poop on the grass". Faaaannn-tastic.
Sep 17 What NOT to say to your wife: Roger Gale came home from work yesterday and said, "Look what I got." And held up a cute AF shirt that looked my size. Me: "Is that for me?" Roger: "It's a small." Me: "Umm... Ok? Are you saying I don't fit in a small?" Roger: "Don't you normally wear a bigger size? I was thinking this would fit Abby." Oh Roger, you silly, silly, man.
Sep 17 Ammon: "I pooped in my clothes." He failed to mention he stuck his fingers in it then rubbed his head with his hands.
Sep 16 Here we are in the pick up line at Abby's school... With Ammon sitting in the back of the car on a potty seat... The things we mothers do...
Sep 16 Just walked into the kitchen to find Ammon had climbed onto the counter aaaannnnd was peeing all over the counter top. Clorox. For all of life's bleach-able moments.
Sep 16 Don't you hate when you lay the baby in the crib and turn around to see that a little gray ghost girl has appeared behind you? Or you are sleeping and open your eyes to see her standing silently by your bed?... Oh wait, no that's Abby.
Sep 15 So we were sitting in church and Emma was just quietly looking around at all the people. Suddenly I heard her gasp excitedly and she started just jabbering away. I looked to see who she was "talking" to and it was a picture of Christ hanging on the wall. She then would start looking around quietly and then repeat the same excited conversation again several times. I think she recognizes him.
Sep 14 Abby: "Ooh! I just saw a guy with really big arms! Right there! He's brown." I looked up to realize my 6 year old daughter is checking out a very muscular black guy. (And FYI in no way are we being racist here. Just describing the person.)
Sep 13 Roger's brother was visiting today and I overheard the kids saying something about him needing glasses cause he's blind and then Kole said, "If you're blind Jesus can heal you."
Sep 13 My 2 yr old has a death wish. Instead of sitting on the couch like a normal person to watch his show he goes upstairs and hangs off the side of the landing/balcony thing over the living room.
Sep 10 Abby: "Mom I wish you came to school with me. We would put you in the class with the third graders since you are the size of them."
Aug 26 Been working with Abby on reading for over a year now. She still can't even read the word "I". We were just practicing her reading and she's sounding out every word about 30 times. Abby: "C-a-n. c-a-n. c-a-n. Aladdin?" Me: (Beating my head against a wall).
Aug 26 For those who have seen 'Rise of the Guardians'... We are sitting at Abby's school waiting to pick her up and Kole says, "Mommy, what are you thinking about?" Me: "Nothing really. What are you thinking about?" Kole: "Centers." Me: "Centers? What kind of centers?" Kole: "Like Santa's center and Jack Frost's center." Me: "Ohhh... So what is your center?" Kole: "I don't know yet."
Aug 24 I just caught my daughter humming 'Under Pressure'.
Aug 20 I've been getting kind of concerned that in all the pretend games the kids play the mom is always dead... But in this last game the mom is a super hero. I was beginning to think they wanted to get rid of me or something!
Aug 15 I posted on Roger Gale's Facebook Me: "Hubba Hubba!! Ow!! Ow!!! Saxy man!!" He just clicked "like" on the post. Me: "really?? That's all you have to say to that??" Roger: "I don't wanna make Facebook blush. People don't like how much it changes as it is. If I were to comment the Facebook would no longer have its iconic blue color but a flirtatious red and world wide anarchy would follow."
Aug 15 I have to tell Ammon daily, "Don't eat the shoe."...
Aug 13 He kids are fighting bedtime and I told roger it was his turn cause I had just done it for 3 months. Roger: "but we are a team now." Me: "don't give me that bull! Go take care of the kids." Nice try Roger Gale.
Aug 12 As we pulled up to the motel today I went to back the car into a closer parking spot and Abby thought I was parking far away. She said, "Great! Now we have to walk all the way across the parking lot to get to our room!" My reply, "Excuse me?! Now YOU get to walk clear across the parking lot twice for being mouthy and rude!" And we did. I walked her across it twice cause I'm mean like that. But when I asked her if she was going to comment rudely on my parking again you better believe she doesn't plan on doing it again!
Aug 8 Well we made it to Denver about an hour ago. I'm exhausted. Don't even want to eat just sleep. We left before sunrise and when the sun came up Kole yelled, "Mom! The sun is up we have to get dressed now!!"