Snowed In Saturday!!!

The snow began to fall right around 430, literally as my husband was walking in the door from work! This tickled me pink, mainly because they had been calling for rain and freezing rain to happen before the actual snow hit!! Snow I can deal with, ice is another story. In celebration of our first big snow (the last snow turned more into a solid sheet of ice for a day) I decided to make some homemade potato soup and garlic cheese biscuits. They were delicious and just what a cold night calls for. Joshua then proceeded to bake a peach cobbler....of which we ate over half!!

So, the snow storm started off sweet and romantic, but this morning when we woke up we realized we would be stuck inside ALL WEEKEND. Atleast 5 inches of sleet and ice had accumulated outside our front steps- a dream come true for any gradeschooler. For two twenty somethings....boredom!!! I have conveniently kept myself inside, the last thing my 32 pregnant butt needs, besides the stretch marks, is a large bruise from falling. So after watching some bad programming on cable tv, we both ventured off into sleepy land. I think I slept for almost 3 hours. I woke up sore, and refreshed, and completely lazy.

Thank goodness there's a Kentucky game on. My poor husband has this combination of ADD/OCD (atleast that's my diagnosis) and absolutely can NOT stand to just do nothing. After fixing breakfast this morning he decided to bake another cobbler...apple...and clean the kitchen from top to bottom. Sometimes his fidgitiness (sp) really pays off for me!!!

I hope the rest of you have enjoyed this beautiful white blanket, my hope is it melts tomorrow so we can get out and keep our sanity!! Stay safe and happy blogging!!

Can't sleep....

So, as I begin to type this blog I notice that it is exactly 11:11. As tradition you are supposed to make a wish at this time....and the only thing I can think of is I wish my husband would quit grinding his teeth and smacking his lips in his sleep!! AHH it drives me absolutely MAD!! I know we all have those "things" that make the hair on the back of our neck stand up, and cause us to clench our jaw together to keep from screaming....and this is one of mine!!!

It's bad enough that I am up atleast once an hour to relieve my over worked bladder, or to roll over and relieve my other side, but now this!!! Ugh, I know he can't help it, and I love him to death....but I won't lie, there have been times I literally wanted to roll over and just smack him!! LoL

I have a few of these little annoyances that just drive me mad. The biggest one is when someone smacks their lips as they eat. First off....GROSS, get manners. Second...the sound just gets to me. (so if you are ever invited to my house for dinner, watch it!!!)

Wow...this is turning into an annoyance rant. I guess it's better that I let my steam out on here, then to "accidentally" let my hand fall hard across my sleeping husbands face!! (note: I would NEVER do that....I do, however, nudge him awake on occasion)

hmm...ok, I'm done!! :0)

Lena's Room

So we are almost done getting things set up and as prepared as new parents can be for our Little Lena. I wanted to post a few pics of her room thus far! Still a work in progress, but give us a few more weeks and it'll be put together!!

The secret of life...

SO lately I have been thinking about the choices that we make in our lives. Ok, this post is going to have some serious undertones!! I have so often heard people complaining, or rather, whining about the cards that have been dealt to them in life. "I hate my job, I'm so out of shape, I dread going to class..." I too have been guilty of these whoa is me statements. But, the fact is that everything in your life, with the exception of certain illnesses is YOUR CHOICE!!

People like to make life out to be this hard, complicated thing, where only the rich and lucky can succeed and be happy. In reality, life is very simple. You want to be happy, be happy....you dislike your job, start looking for another one you might enjoy more...this class is dreadful and brings down your day, drop it, replace it with some invigorating or transfer to another teacher!!

We so often believe that once we start something we are stuck. NO, you have chosen to be stuck. (note, I am no expert on life) I have just been through it. Unfortunately it took my grandfather falling ill to cancer for my eyes to open up. I had wasted so much energy in my life focusing on the things that didn't matter, and ultimately can not make you happy, (ie going out, clothes, looks, etc) that I had neglected those that do- God, Family, and your best of friends. It really is amazing how living for God, and not yourself can help your life just fall into place.

I am not saying that you have to be sitting in church every Sunday, and reading your bible every free minute. I, personally, don't think religion makes your faith. Religion is a means of worship and learning, but your faith and relationship with God is within you. You can take that with you anywhere. Yes, church is amazing (I personally love going home to my church) and if you've never had a great relationship with the Lord, it is a starting point. But you can't lean and depend on the church to carry your cross. I often found that after I went to church I always felt refreshed and better about myself. This was a selfish endulgemtn, because I had been out the entire week fulfilling personal sins. I used church as a means to "start over", but it was completely up to me once I stepped outside of those four walls to Live for and through Christ.


My life changed pretty fast. Unfortunately I had to make decisions for my better life, that may have offended others. I started by cutting those people out of my life that were deemed "bad influences". Not that any of them were bad people, I just didn't like the person I was when I was around them. I moved back in with my parents, mainly due to the fact that my lease was up, but also just to be closer to them. I cut back on my hours at work. After working an entire weekend as a server in a restaurant I was usually too tired to get up for church on a Sunday, or just completely unpleasant to be around. Plus it was far to easy for me to be convinced in going out for a "drink....or 2" after a long shift. Not exactly the smartest of ways to unwind.

The process wasn't easy. There was a LOT of turmoil, arguments, etc etc. I finally just woke up one day and said NO MORE!! This is what I want for my life, and this is what I am going to have. I haven't turned back since. Granted life didn't lead me where I was expecting, but by waking up every morning and decided that today is going to be amazing, just because I was allowed to wake up and life, I have discovered the secret to living a happy life!!

You see the secret of life is....Just be happy!! It's a choice, a priviledge, not luck!! :0)

Lazy Day...

Sometimes you just need a day to do absolutely nothing...esp when you are carrying around almost 30 more pounds in your mid section! Today is that day for me! I have noticed recently that when I wake up in the mornings I am sooo ridiculously sore that the thought of movement makes me sick. Don't worry, I always feel better after I stand up and walk around, allowing my insides to take their rightful place again. But today the soreness has decided to just not subside. This could be to the amount of activity I have done the last week or so. (ie cleaning my house from top to bottom, getting all the painting done, putting together Lena's room) The list goes on and on, and although I can not take full credit for everything, I have an amazing husband, I will say that what I did do wore me completely out.

I like to think, or say that I am nesting, but let's be honest with ourselves, my house needed to be clean! Plus I am absolutely paranoid about going into labor and having people visit me in a nasty home. That wonderful trait of OCD I inherited from my mother. If you've ever been a visitor at my parents house, you know what I am talking about. The woman can clean...and I'm not talking sweeping the dust under the rug clean, I'm talking you walk in the door and even the air in the house feels more pure as you breathe it in. That trait...I did not get!! I can clean, clean, clean to my hearts content, but I know if my mom were to come visit and help me with it, my house would look like it was washed with bleach.

I will say that I did accomplish a pretty great scrub to my fridge the other day. This was something I had been avoiding for a while now. I'm not sure how it happens, but my fridge gets soo dirty sometimes. There's nothing leaking in it, no open containers, and no left overs from a month ago...the stank just appears. So instead of cleaning my precious Allie...who was also overdue for a scrub...I attacked the fridge. I hate throwing away food, but when the expiration date is up, it's just gotta go. So I filled a trashbag up of old ketchup, a couple of containers of stew from last week, and other odds and ends. I scrubbed down the trays and sides, and now have an amazing looking fridge.

Clearly I need to work on this whole getting a life thing if the most exciting part about my day was my attack with fabuloso (amazing product) to an undeserving appliance. Hmmmm....I did leave out that we had a lawyer over last night to put together our living will. Something we both decided we should do before Lena gets here. It's comforting to know that if something were to happen to us...she will be taken care of. But even that isn't exactly a blog worthy topic!! **sigh**

Amazing Blog!!

I you are a stay at home mom you will absolutely love this woman's amazing blog!! I found it through a friend...Rachel!! (thanks for sharing!!)

http://memoriesoncloverlane.blogspot.com/

The uncomfortable....

So Brit...from Dave and Brit Plus One does a top ten every Tuesday!! Today she decided to do one on the "uncomforts" of your regular visit as a woman!! Check it out here http://daveandbritplusone.blogspot.com/ !!

This got me thinking! As a pregnant woman some of your best friends for the next 9 months quickly become your ObGyn and the nurses that accompany the office. Basically, you get familiar. I've never really been what I would call "uncomfortable" at the Gyno's. It's something that's got to be done, they've seen it before, and I can guarantee they've seen something much more interesting then what I happen to be offering up down there. I'm one of those that is anything but afraid to ask questions at my visit...I mean it's going to be another year before I'm up here again, let's get our facts straight.

The problem I've been presented with since my visits as a preggo is I don't know which questions to ask!! The office I frequent out here in North Carolina works in rotations. I have my "listed" doctor, but I have seen three different ones since this new adventure. I don't mind having to switch it up, you never know who will be on call the night you go into labor, so I'd rather just know them all! The down side to this is that they don't really know my "history", atleast nothing aside from what's written down in that secret folder they carry around with them. So a lot of conversations seem to be repeated....

At the end of every visit they ALWAYS ask do you have any questions. In my mind I am thinking..."YES...what is going on, I've never been pregnant" I always either end up asking a million different things, and come off paranoid, or ask nothing, and the second I walk out I think "dangit, I meant to ask about..." Any other mommies ever experience this??

Now that I am almost in my eighth month (next week!!) I will be frequenting my Doctor's more often...every two weeks, then once a week...you know the drill!! And, let's be honest, they are getting more intense!! I'm kind of a nervous wreck about the hospital...I already have packed bags!! (I'm that girl!! So what should I be focusing on in these last couple of months? Or am I just worrying to much!? Probably the latter of the two!!