Gratituesday!

I was going to use "A Long Time Coming" but then realized that I had already used that title! I guess I shouldn't be such a slacker!!

Because of my current addiction to Facebook (which explains my blogging absence) I have become good friends with someone I probably wouldn't have otherwise! We have been attending the same congregation for the last 6+ years and just this last year have started to build what is the start of a great friendship. How sad that I have been missing out on such a great friend all this time!!

Sometimes I wonder how many other relationships could be so special if I would get myself out of the way. My new friend (We'll call her Ms. Pink. Maybe later I'll share why!) and I have discussed how sometimes our shyness might be interpreted as snobbery. I also think that it's my shyness that keeps me from pursuing new friends. I am so grateful that FB allowed Ms. Pink and I to move beyond our shyness and really get to know one another. I think at first it was the safety of FB and the informal nature of it that allowed us to be more outgoing. Either way I am grateful. I am grateful for the walks this summer that really allowed us to get to know one another. I am grateful that our kids get along so that everybody can have fun, not just the moms. I'm grateful that she "gets me". I'm grateful that she can say that she understands, but at the same time help me to see the error of my thinking. It helps that she understands my husband's crazy schedule, her hubby can deal with the same.

So thank God for new friends!!! They are a HUGE blessing!

And, thank God for Laura @ Heavenly Homemakers and all that she does!!! Make sure to check out other Gratituesday posts and the great new layout of Laura's FABULOUS site !!!

Trying To Catch Up...

At this rate I fear I will NOT be caught up before the baby is born! You see we live in a small house. When we bought it, it was the perfect size. When we added our first, Pumkin, it was still a good size for us. Well, with adding a third child in the near future, it seems like the walls are closing in! I'm trying to go through the girls stuff and get rid of things that they haven't used. It's a little harder when you have two kids following you. Especially when they know which box is the "get rid of" box. "But MOM, that is my favorite____!!!" We have way too many favorites around here! I'm also trying to go through my stuff. You know that box of clothes that used to fit way back when. Then there are the clothes that fit before the kids were born. I figure that by the time I'm able to fit into them again they will be WAY out of style. Especially since I was never an "in style" type of person anyway! Between getting rid of some of the girls stuff and some of my stuff we can hopefully make some room for this baby. Poor Honey doesn't have much else that he can part with so I'll leave his stuff alone, for now! ;) If this next baby is a boy, we will be able to get rid of LOTS of stuff next summer!


Right now my poor Sugar Plum is sick! She has an ear infection along with a horrible cough that has left her without a voice. Thankfully her fever finally broke Wednesday evening! Since then I have gotten the yucky cough that she is dealing with along with a head cold. I hate being sick while pregnant! I hate being sick period, but more so when I'm pregnant. On Thursday Pumkin started with the cough, so that now makes 3 out of four that are ill in our house. Needless to say all that has added up to one grumpy mommy. I am quickly running out of patience with my children. I know I'm a mom 24/7 but this week has been rough, especially the last few days! Maybe it has to do with the fact that I've only left the house once for a Pull Up run to WM in all week. Then, WM didn't even have the size that I needed! grrrr!

I am really not wanting to head out to do the whole trick or treating thing tonight. I had thought about just going to our local mall. Most of the stores hand out candy. And then I thought, WHY?It's not like I'm obligated to take the kids out right? They are only 3 and 2, there will be plenty more Halloween nights to come. I have never been one that has really enjoyed Halloween. I guess I'm a little bit chicken! Even as a kid I would make my brother, who is three years younger than me, ring the doorbell. If there was a bunch if scary looking candy seekers out, he'd have to walk in front of me. I know, I'M A CHICKEN!!! So why did I go? For the candy of course!!

When we went trick or treating last year, Pumkin wasn't fazed by any of it! She didn't mind the creepy decorations or any of the scary costumes that we ran into throughout the night! Which is a good thing! The kid knows no fear. It would be helpful in some cases, like when it comes to strangers. But no, my child was not born with a fear gene. Sugar Plum I don't think was scared either. All she cared about was holding her pumkin and being carried. Half way through the night I was wishing that I had taken a stroller!
Hopefully we all start to feel better soon! I don't know how much more of this my nerves can take!! Happy Halloween everyone!

Time, I NEED more!!!

If I had more time then perhaps my poor blog wouldn't be so neglected. Lately it has been extremely busy around here. My baby turned two. If you ask Sugar Plum how old she is, she'll tell you " I gonna be 2". We have to remind her that she IS two because she had a birthday. If you ask her again she'll say "I gonna be 4"! I'm sure she says that because her big sister is going to be four. Still, she needs to SLOW DOWN!! Four will be here soon enough.

Last week was spent moving my mom to a new house. Secretly I'm very thankful that she was able to find another place so quickly. Otherwise she would have been staying with us until something else came along. How I survived last week is beyond me. We had long days full of moving. That means that neither I nor the kids had a nap. By Sunday we were all exhausted!! Thankfully it is behind us.

Someday I will get pictures posted of Sugar Plum's birthday. This year I had no time to make a cake. Some family friends made a "Belle" cake. It was a big hit!! Sugar Plum loved it! She is enjoying playing with the doll that was part of her cake. Aren't friends wonderful?!?!?!

Another short update I know!! Bear with me!!

Things Are Beginnig to Look Up!!

This last week has possibly been the best week in the last couple of months!!! The nausea is subsiding, and is somewhat tolerable. Even when it gets a little rough it can sometimes be managed with some pineapple and life saver mints. Weird combination I know!! But whatever works right! The doctor's appointment went well last week! And we got to hear the heart beat! That's always exciting and comforting.

This next Friday my baby will be TWO!! Now how in the world did that happen? I think Sugar Plum is sensing that she will soon lose her place as the baby of the family. She has been very cranky and extremely clingy. Most the time she wants to be held or carried. Not only that but she is absolutely refusing our potty training attempts! Hopefully she starts to get over all of this! Otherwise this mama is gonna go nuts! ;-)

I know it's a short update, but I figured a short post was better than none at all!

Oh where has this month gone?!?!?

Oh wait, I remember, being sick!!!! I did get some medication from the doctor but then remembered that it was the same stuff that I'd had with my first pregnancy. Yes it did take the nausea away but it left horrible headaches instead. I decided to try and stick it out this time without the meds. Which means that we are basically in the same boat as when I posted last!!
Although we have gotten out a little more. The girls and I went to the zoo and had a couple of play dates. It's been good to get out!

We decided to tell the girls since we knew that people at church would ask them about it. Sugar Plum could care less. And Pumkin has changed her mind, she no longer wants a brother she wants a sister! I guess we'll see. Lot's of people have asked if we're going to find out. I was thinking absolutely yes!! What if it is a boy? We have maybe 5 pajamas that are gender neutral and even the car seats or pink!!! Not to mention I don't like surprises! I need to KNOW!!!

Anyway! Tomorrow is the first day of the girls preschool! Where did the summer go? I keep worrying about my little Sugar Plum! She is such a mama's girl! I'm hoping this will help her mature a little bit. She seems so little to me. I'm sure it's because Pumkin has always been mature for her age. She's your regular over achiever! Sugar Plum would be happy to just curl up in my lap and read books all day! Oh I hope I don't cry tomorrow! I'm not usually a crier, but these hormones make me a bawl bag!! I can't hardly watch TV without shedding a tear! So anyway pray for me and my sweet girls that the enjoy themselves and learn a little while they're there!

What a month it has been!!

I went to the doctor yesterday and found out that I am 8 weeks and two days along!! I had taken an at home pregnancy test(that actually came out "positive")! Usually those things always say negative when I really am pregnant. With all the fatigue and nausea I knew it was a for sure thing! We are getting more excited as time goes on. We were not at all prepared or trying for baby #3 so I think we're still in a little bit of shock. I guess we have seven months to get over the shock. This is definitely a different pregnancy than the other two. I have had severe nausea this time around. So much so that my house is falling apart around me. I feel bad for my Honey that after working his long days he has to come home and take care of us. I asked the doctor for some medication because I can't live like this for another month at best. With the other two kiddos the "morning" sickness lasted well beyond the first trimester. :( Hopefully it helps. I would like to feel well enough to get out of the house more than twice a week.
We haven't told the girls yet. I don't know when we'll tell them. It more for my sanity than anything. I don't want to be asked everyday for the next seven months when the baby is coming. Any advice on when to tell small children "the news"?

Menu Plan 101

Toni over at The Happy Housewife is hossting Menu Plan 101 & I am SO excited because I am definitely challenged in the planning area! The assignment for this week was to come up with 15 meals. Now when I heard that I automatically wondered, hot or cold. Meaning I NEVER make something like Taco Soup in the summer! I get hot enough as it is!! Then I realized that my "cold" list is a lot shorter than my "hot" list. Needless to say I did come up with 15 items and no, Taco Soup isn't one of them!!

1. Hamburgers on the grill
2. Poppy Seed Chicken
3. Johnny Knows It
4. Barbecued Country style pork ribs
5. Chicken Spaghetti
6. Taco Salad
7. Chicken and Black Bean Quesadillas
8. Baked Chicken Breasts
9. Fajitas
10. Spaghetti(w/red sauce)
11. Chicken, Rice and Veggies(Oriental-ish, but without all the work!)
12. Steaks on the grill
13. Tacos
14. Lasagna
15. Fried Spaghetti

There you have it! Looking at the list we have a lot of pasta, beef and chicken! Now you can see why I NEED HELP!!

Don't forget to go the The Happy Housewife's site for many more ideas!