Sad, Happy Day

Today was a sad, happy day. I don't know what to start off with first. Maybe the happy.

For Christmas, we recieved some gift cards to Home Depot, so last Tuesday, we went and picked out a mirror for our main floor half bath (the previous owners took the mirror with them...weird huh?) We also got paint and supplies to repaint the bathroom. It was painted a really ugly mustardy-beigey color. It was gross. Anyway...we chose a color called Vanilla Custard. It is a creamy white color, but with a hint of yellow. I didn't really want it to look yellow, but it isn't bad. We also got a white called Polar Bear to paint the trim. Anyway...fast forward to today. Tony painted today, and it looks so much better! It is brighter, and feels a bit bigger than it used to. Now I need to get some accessories to finish it up. I need to decide on the towel colors still, etc. And the mirror is so pretty. I really like it. It's been driving me nuts not to have a mirror in there.

We also took Logan to see Charlotte's Web today. Otherwise known as the "Wilbur movie". He was so excited! He has been asking to go see it since we took him to see "Happy Feet" last week. Anyway...it was a cute movie, and we all liked it. Logan seriously ate popcorn throughout the entire movie! Plus he was eating it before it even started, so it was like 2 hours of constant popcorn eating. He loves that stuff! It was a fun day together again, which is what I love.

And to end on a sad note. Today was my brother's birthday. He would have been 25. It was teary at times. We ordered pizza, and I made a cake in honor of his birthday. It just makes me sad. I miss him. I am sad that Logan doesn't get to know him. I am sad because I always feel like someone is missing in my family. I am just sad. It's not fair.

I want my Rockin' chicken!

Let me explain. There are two things in this world, that if I were able to track them down, I would be so happy! One of them is the rest of the pieces to a Nativity set that I bought from a vendor at the Drummondville Folk Dance Festival in Quebec when I was on tour with the BYU Folk Dance team in 2001. I couldn't afford the whole set at the time, but now I really, really want the rest of it. It is so pretty, but I have no clue how to find it. I have tried searching, but so far no luck.

The second item is my Rockin' Chicken. Also known as the Rock and Roll chicken alarm clock. I got this alarm clock in HS, and I thought it was the funniest thing EVER! I took it to college with me, and it was the center of some fun pranks. My sophomore year, my roommate and I hid it under the bed in these boys apartment in our ward, and had it set to go off in the middle of the night. We then made some posters like for a missing person, that had a drawing of the chicken, and it said "Missing: Rockin' Chicken" with some basic stats, etc. and a contact number to call with any info. Needless to say it took some time for us to recover our Missing chicken, but it was lots of fun.

Fast forward a few months, and the chicken was the center of yet another prank. This time, I conspired with some girls on my folk dance team to plant the chicken under the bed of none other than my current DH. It did not work the first time, so we had to sneak in to his house to re-set the clock. He innocently played dumb about our references to "chicken" so we snuck in yet again. However, the chicken was no where to be found! He did find it, and proceeded to take my chicken apart. It semi-resurfaced a short time later with it's sound box connected to a giant speaker placed under MY bed. I luckily came across the said speaker before the time for it to blast through my apartment in the wee hours of the morning. I felt pretty proud for foiling the plan, and proceeded to request my chicken be returned to me whole. My sweet DH (not my dh at the time) assured me he would get it back to me shortly. The semester went on, and things got busier, and he still had not returned my clock. He is a pretty honest and trustworthy fellow, so I trusted and believed him that he would indeed put my chicken back together, so we could be re-united. Unfortunately, the pieces of my chicken became missing, and that was the end of my chicken. I was very sad, but how could I be upset at such a dear, sweet, guy? Apparently I couldn't since I married him, but the sad demise of my chicken clock will always be a sore spot for me. My quest is to find another one. The only problem is that they are no longer produced, so my only hope is to find one on ebay, or somewhere else. There are none listed at the moment. Here is a link to a site that has a picture, and a sound clip of my dear (may he RIP) beloved Rockin' Chicken:http://www.champsclock.com/animated.htm Scroll down to find the photo of the Rock and Roll Chicken and push play to hear him. Oh the memories! Brings tears to my eyes!

I will post about Christmas later! I just had to share my thoughts on this subject first.

Happy Feet

So, we had an enjoyable morning of cleaning the house, and getting some laundry done. I say enjoyable, because we were all working together, and that's the one and only time that i enjoy cleaning. Maybe I feel that way because 1. we are all together as a family, and 2. I know someone else is working on getting other jobs done, so I don't feel as overwhelmed.

Anyway...we decided to take Little buddy to see "Happy Feet" today. We went to a matinee, and had popcorn and m&m's. His favorites! It was a cute movie, but funny that it was rated PG because of the "mating" inuendos I guess. When it was over, he sat there clapping and said "good show". When we walked out of the theater however, he then decided to have a break-down because he wanted to go watch "Wilbur". T is taking Tuesday off, so we might have to go see another matinee and watch "Charlotte's Web". I have to get in some movies before the baby comes! Of course, they aren't the movies I would choose to go see on my own, but it is still fun. We attempted to take Little buddy to see "Curious George" last year when he was 1 1/2. I thought it might be a good time to try and see how he would like the movies. That was a disaster! He wouldn't stay in the seat, and ran up and down the aisles, and all over the place. We waited a year, and he did really good this time. He likes his popcorn, that's for sure!

I still need to plan my Christmas meals, and go to the grocery store. I just can't decide what to make! I better get crackin though! Christmas is basically tomorrow! Yikes! I mean, Yippee!!

Merry Christmas!

Where are my presents?????

I am getting really nervous now. I ordered some DVD's from half.com at the beginning of the month, and they still haven't arrived yet. They said they shipped on the 7th. That was 2 weeks ago! Come on! Don't they realize people are trying to order things for Christmas???? I have one more day to get them, and if they don't come tomorrow, I am going to be flaming mad. I am trying to decide if I should just send them back once I get them, and have them refund my money and just go buy them at the store at full-price so I can have them in time for Christmas. For the amount of shipping I paid, they could have sent them priority and I would have had them a wek and a half ago! Anyway...I had to vent somewhere. I will cross my fingers that they come tomorrow. Please!!!!!!!!!

I have a new calling

So, I have been in my new ward now for 3 months. They just issued me a calling. Can you guess what it is? Well, they also just re-did ALL the presidencies...YW, Primary, and RS, so it wasn't any of those! They would be insane to call me to be in nursery considering I will be having a new baby in 6 weeks, so it wasn't that (thank goodness!) I had a really long stint in primary in my last ward in Lafayette, and my ward in Provo, so I can happily say it isn't in primary. While I did enjoy my brief time in Young Women's, it isn't anything in YW either. It would also be hard to juggle a nursing baby's schedule while trying to teach a lesson, so you can cross that off the list as well.

So! Any guesses yet? I guess, if you consider my personality, and my extreme interest in socializing, talking, girl's night outs, etc. you may just be on the right track! And for those of you who still haven't guessed it yet, I will fill you in! I have just been called to be the Enrichment leader in the Olathe 2nd ward. How lovely is that? I am actually a bit excited about it, and looking forward to it. While I have never had a calling like it before, I know it will be a lot of work. I am a bit nervous as well, but again, looking forward to it. I would love any ideas and suggestions as I can use all the help I can get! I know you are all jealous....

I am no longer alone

My boys are home! I am so happy. My sweet Little buddy looks so big...just after 4 days! Apparently he was a very good boy on the trip, and told his daddy that he likes Blanding becauuse there are kids there. I feel like a bad mom! My poor child is socially deprived! We better set up some play dates quick!

On a funny note...have any of you seen that commercial for Nestle baking chocolate where it says it is rated R for richness? It has a girl eating chocolate cake? Well, every time it is on, Little buddy says "looks like mommy". I am willing to take that as a compliment...unless he is referring to the fact that she is eating cake, and not that I look like her physically. Hmmm...

Well, I am headed for a doctor's appointment this morning, and then we are going to get our new van registered. After that I will finish up some Christmas cards, and our newsletter, and make some holiday goodies. Sounds good to me! No chocolate cake though.

I have a new skill!

Wow! It only took me 29 years, but I just got a sewing machine. I am making a quiet book for Little buddy for church, and I needed a sewing machine to sew things on it. I went and got one yesterday, and I have actually sewed! All by myself! I am so excited, and proud of myself! Now, it's definitely NOT perfect, and some people would probably pick it out and start over, but I figure it's a fun reminder of my very first attempt to sew by myself. And it is a project I made (am making) for my children. That alone, makes me feel proud, and I hope this quiet book becoomes a treasure. My mom made one for us when we were little, and I remember how much time she spent working on it. We absolutely loved it! I ordered my kit from www.ldsquietbooks.com. This is the only quiet book I have seen that has resembled the one we had , and I like it the best. It is a bit pricey, and does require some time and effort, but I think it's well worth it. It will last a long time...I hope!

On another note...I haven't been able to post comments on anyone's blogs lately. Is that the case with anyone else? I don't know how to fix it so I can leave comments, so if anyone knows, please let me know!

Off to Wal-Mart to get some groceries, and stocking stuffers!

I never knew this would be so hard!

I took T and Little buddy to the airport tonight. They are going to be gone for the whole week-end. I never realized how hard it would be to have my Little buddy be away from me for that long! I kept myself from crying almost all day, and then cried at the airport when I dropped them off, and almost all the way home. I miss him so much! He is so sweet, and I have gotten used to his funny little self being around all day with me. Just him and me, me and him, the two of us. I know his routine. I am the one to take care of all his needs, and answer his constant questions, and have cute little conversations with him. I get lots of hugs and kisses all day long...very willingingly, and sometimes unsolicited. I guess it is good for him to have some quality time with his dad...he hasn't had much of it lately. I am just sad to be missing out on all the action.

Not to mention that I am missing out on my BIL's wedding which the whole family will be at except for me. The doctor told me I couldn't travel since I am 33 weeks. That makes me really sad as well. I have planned lots of things to keep me busy this week-end however. I am going to get my haircut, run some errands, and have a girl's night out including going to the movies! It all sounds nice, so I hope I enjoy it. I keep thinking I need to be quiet so I don't wake up Little buddy, but he isn't even here! What a sad hormonal mother I am! I hope it gets easier the older they get! This is no fun!

BTW...I will (and do) miss T too. It just isn't as hard to have him gone. I know he can take care of himself. I love them both so much!

Christmas picture

Every year since Little buddy was born, I have taken him to get his picture taken in November, so it was just as easy to have our family picture taken at the same time. I had his 6 month picture taken, and then his 18 month picture taken. Now that he is 2, we are just doing the photo once a year, so we didn't need to take him to get his pictures taken this year. Since that's the case, we didn't have a reason to get our family photo taken. I figured, since Little buddy will turn 3 in May, and the baby will be 3 months, we can get their pictures taken then, and a family picture as well. I think it would be better to have a family picture with the baby out of my tummy, rather than still in it.

Anyway...at our ward Christmas party the other night, they had someone taking pictures, so we jumped at the opportunity to have our family picture taken. While I am not fond of pictures of me while pregnant, I figured I better have a few just for posterity. Anyway...I tried to postition myself just right to where I could conceal as much as possible. I think it turned out o.k. I am looking forward to May where I will have hopefully dropped some of the baby weight!

O.k. That's enough rambling about a picture. Enjoy our family photo!

Belly on yellow!

So, last night after we had gotten Little buddy in bed, T and I decided we needed some quality time together and decided to play a game. I let T go choose what game we were going to play. He cam back upstairs with...Twister! Ha ha! Sooo funny! Right hand on blue! Left foot on green, and belly on yellow! I don't think so! He thought he was soo funny. it was funny though...and I actually knew he was kidding. We played Skip-bo instead.

I also had a really strange dream last night as well. I tend to have weird dreams on the nights that I toss and turn, and only get good chunks of sleep in little segments. So this dream had to do with the Folk Dance team. I have dreams about that a lot. Anyway...it was the beginning of the semester, and I was expecting, like I am. They were fine with it though, and one of the directors told me she knew what I was getting for Christmas...new costumes! I can't imagine a maternity Keltatak costume, let alone being this pregnant and trying to do Irish. That would NOT be a pretty picture. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the BYU folk dance repertoire, imagine Riverdance, with their short, short skirts, and then put a large bellied pregnant woman in them, leaping around the stage. I don't think I could even leap like that if I tried! I won't mention all the other things that wouldn't be pretty due to possible embarrassment on my behalf.

Anyway...I think Little buddy is trying to get us re-trained for when the baby is here, because he woke up about 4 times last night for who knows what reason, other than he wanted us to lay by him. Good grief!

Well, time to get ready for church!

Woo-Hoo! Free stuff for me!

I am so excited about this, I had to write it somewhere. As many of you know, I am a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. Well, I managed to get 3 recruits right before I left Indiana, which was exciting. Well, I just found out tonight that because one of my recruits promoted, I did as well, and now I get $100 in free product from SU! I am soooo excited! How am I ever going to decide what to get? It's just too overwhelming! I can't handle the excitement! I think I wiill order , and when it comes, I will put it under my Christmas tree and not open it until Christmas! That will be great! So I better get some good stuff!

Now my next challenge is trying to get more business now that I have moved....

We had our ward Christmas party tonight, but I will have to post about that tomorrow.

I am off to dream about all the wonderful things I can order for FREE!

I have NO patience for ironing

I got the crib bedding for the baby yesterday. It is soooo cute! Even better in person than in the picture. The green is brighter...like a kelly green, or green galore for you Stampin' Up! enthusiasts. The pink is close to regal rose. Anyway...I washed the sheet and dust ruffle last night so I could make up the bed today. Of course, I had to let them air dry and so they were extremely wrinkled. I felt a bit domestic, so I whipped out the iron (o.k. it was already out) and thought I was going to iron them nice and crisp. Yeah right! I remember why I NEVER iron! I do not have the patience for it at all! I will iron Little buddy's church shirt, but it is so small, that it takes like 2 seconds. To take on the task of ironing an entire dust ruffle? Crazy! I ironed 2 sides of it, and then really fast just ran the iron along the edge and called it good. I just put those other sides against the wall. I was all set to put the crib sheet on and finish the job when I remembered that I hadn't washed the mattress pad for the crib yet. So, now I am waiting for it to wash and dry so i can finally finish making the crib. Now I know, that it will just be collecting dust for the next 8 weeks, but it is so cute! I will just have to wash the sheet again. I might forego the ironing next time however.

Sonic

I just have to express my feelings about a nice, refreshing beverage. There is nothing like quenching your thirst with something tasty. Since I have moved to Kansas, there is a SONIC on every corner almost. I have recently been addicted to the SONIC sunrise, but today I tried something new. The Cranilla Craze. It was very tasty and refreshing. I am not even a big pop drinker, but these types of concoctions seem to appeal to me. Maybe it is a pregnancy thing. When I was expecting Little buddy, I was working at the mall right across from the coffee shop. Of course I don't drink coffee, but I did get rather hooked on the Italian sodas. I probably tried a new flavor every day in a row for like a week at least before I decided I better refrain. I do so enjoy yummy flavored drinks. Mmmm...good!

Oh Christmas Tree!

I am so excited! This is the first year in the past 5 years that we have had a real Christmas tree! Our first year of being married, we got a Christmas Around the World tree after our performance was over, so we had a flocked tree. I honestly can't remember our second Christmas...I don't think we got one that year because we were going to San Diego. Our first year in Indiana, we were on a very, very limited income, and when I mentioned to some friends I worked with at Bath & Body Works that we hadn't gotten a tree yet because we couldn't afford the extra expense, they were so nice and gave us an artificial tree with some ornaments and everything. It was so nice! We have had that tree the whole time we were in Indiana, but we threw it away before we moved because the stand was broken. So, this year we get a real tree!

I found a tree farm where you could go cut down your own tree, and they had a little train for the kids to ride, and free hot chocolate and cookies. We spent a very cold morning searching for the perfect tree. I took Little buddy into the lodge to get cookies, and he didn't want to go back outside because he was so cold. I think he ate about 5 cookies. My chin was numb...I was even that cold. It was about 30-35 degrees. I finally found a cute tree...it wasn't as big or full as T wanted, but it was a good shape and wasn't sparse in some spots. T cut it down, and they loaded it on top of the van, and off we went! Straight to Big Lots to get a tree stand, and a few other essentials, like blue lights! That is what Little buddy kept saying he wanted. " I want bwue lights" So we got some. I have always had white lights in the past, but this year I was wanting multi-colored ones, so I got those as well.

When we decorated the tree tonight, I decided I didn't want the blue lights on the tree (sorry little bud!) but I think we will use them outside on a bush or two instead. The rest of our outdoor lights are white. I also bought those animated deer to put in the front yard. I don't know why, but I just really wanted them this year! I found them at CVS for a pretty decent price. I tried to get them at Big Lots, but they were sold out. Darn! Anyway...we will have to save the outdoor decor for Monday or Tuesday night. But our tree sure looks pretty all lit up in front of the window! I love this time of year!

By the way, while we were getting the lights out to make sure they worked, half of one strand wasn't lighting up. Little buddy was yelling "Merry Christmas", and all of a sudden the lights started to work, so I told him that he made them work. So after that he continued to yell "Merry Christmas" at the top of his lungs. Such excitement!

I did splurge and get one non-essential item today. I bought the Little People Nativity for Little buddy. I do have a small collection of nativities, so I justified the purchase to some extent. It will definitely be part of our holiday decorations each year, and not a toy to play with all year long. I think it will be fun for the kids down the road. Little buddy is so excited about Christmas this year, that it is making me want to get him tons of things! I need to watch out! I have this stuffed snowman that I bought when we were in Provo still. It is the kind that you push the hand and it giggles, and shakes and sings Jingle Bells, and then says "Happy Holidays!" I put the batteries in today, and I kid you not that i have heard that thing about 100 times...in a row! Little buddy was really enjoying it. It was funny today, but I might not think the same thing later on...maybe once we get to 500, I will want to throw it out the window. We'll see! But I have really enjoyed seeing my son's excitement about everything this year. That's what makes Christmas so great as a parent I think.

We also have a new bedtime story. " The Polar Express". We read that to him Thursday night, and then it was on TV last night, so we watched it. He was so into it, he cried when the commercial break came on. It was really cute!

Well, off to make some hot chocolate so I can drink it in front of my newly decorated tree! Night-night!

Cute little girl things!

Today I ordered the crib set for the baby. I think it is so cute! It's girly without being too frilly. Those of you who knew my childhood, know that I had so much pink in my bedroom, that you could see a pink glow coming from my room from down the hall! I do like pink, and think it is a must have for little girls, but I didn't want an overload. I think this set will do rather nicely. I found a really cute bedside table in a catalog that is shaped like a flower. I hope it matches, because I want to get it for her room too. It is also pink and green. I guess if it doesn't match, I could repaint it? Or just return it I guess. I haven't ordered it yet.

Well, it is snowing right now, and very cold! Little buddy loves the snow! We did venture out in it to get the mail, and man is it slick! I better not attempt that too much. I don't want to fall down...that would be bad news bears! I keep telling Little buddy that it is snowing. He looks out the window and says " Snow? Yep...it's snow." So matter of factly. "Snow like Charlie Brown" he says. Ya think he has seen that show enough? He loves it!

Well, off to go get the little fella down for a nice cozy nap. Just had to show off my latest purchase!

BTW...check out some of my past posts, because I have edited them and added some photos!

Come On! Eat your dinner...please?

I am sitting at the table as I type this waiting for Little buddy to eat one bite of his dinner so he can get down from the table. He has been sitting here for about an hour and a half, and hasn't touched his dinner. I can't figure it out, since it is macaroni and cheese and broccoli, and he loves them both. I think the problem is that I mixed them together, so the broccoli has cheese on it, and the macaroni and cheese has broccoli on it. Are you serious? Just eat them!

O.k. T gave in and gave him a baby carrot instead, and since he did take a bite of that, he let him down from the table so they could go play toys. Good grief already! Those 2 year olds can last a long time in a battle of wills! And the bad thing is...he still didn't have to eat the dinner I made! The worst part of it is all the junk he has eaten today. He hardly ate any waffle for breakfast. And then around 10:15, he decided he needed chips. Pringles to be exact. I gave in, and let him have some. I then had to go meet T at his work, so we could go to the bank and have the paperwork notarized to overnight back to Lafayette for our house closing tomorrow. At the bank, they had popcorn. So, of course we had to have about 2 bags full of that. On top of that, he had part of a tootsie pop, and about 2 rice krispy treats. That was his lunch today. Bad mommy, terrible mommy! I really tried to redeem myself with the broccoli for dinner (and pears too, for that matter, which of course he demanded, but wouldn't eat) but that backfired terribly. I am going to put my foot down tomorrow, and not allow ANY junk food at all all day. String cheese, clementines, baby carrots for snacks. No chips!

So the weather today turned mighty frightful! It was gloomy to start, and then rained all afternoon. It was about 30 degrees on top of that, so the rain was freezing to everything. There are little tiny icicles in all the trees and bushes, and a little skiff of snow on the ground in spots. It is definitely looking like winter now! I am sooooo glad I have a garage! I won't have to scrape off my car! Yippee! I hate that!

Well, I tried a recipe that Heather suggested for Fudge using a pudding mix. It is setting in the fridge right now. I can't wait to have a taste in a few more hours! Yummy! I am also listening to Christmas music. I love Christmas music. I try to buy a new Christmas cd every year. This year I bought a really pretty one. It is called "Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration". I love Celtic music. It is so pretty. There are little clips so you can hear bits of each song.

I am a long blogger I decided. Once I get writing, I can't seem to stop. This is definitely a fun way to journal.

Happy Holidays!

Great week-end!

I have had a wonderful Thanksgiving week-end! My parents flew in late on Thanksgiving day. I picked them up from the airport at around 5 p.m., so by the time we got home it was almost 6. I had left T home to take care of the turkey, and getting the casseroles in the oven for the last 3o minutes to bake. Well, needless to say, everything was ready EXCEPT the turkey, so we had to wait until 7 to eat. It was o.k. though. Dinner was yummy, and we had a good time visiting while we waited.

Friday morning, T flew back to Indy to prepare for his defense. While it would have been nice to have him here to enjoy the week-end, I was very glad to have my parents here for company. We had a good time, and Little buddy loved every minute of it. Grandpa spent about 2 days working on raking the leaves in the backyard, and still didn't get it finished before he left today. He would have if I didn't keep dragging him off to go places. My nice neighbor let my dad use his leaf blower, so he had a great time. It was beautiful weather too, so it was nice to be outside. Little buddy got to help grandpa with the leaves. Dad scooped the leaves onto a tarp, and then hauled them out into the trees behind our house to scatter them in the "forest". Little buddy would get thrown into the leaves, and would just lay there as still as could be while grandpa dragged the tarp across the yard to the edge of the "forest". It was so funny! All you could see of the little guy was his face. I wish I had gotten a picture of it. He had a great time.

Saturday night I had to prepare my talk for church on Sunday. My topic was a very interesting one. It was "Peace and Safety come through Faith and Trust in God and God's kingdom on earth". I started my talk by talking about tornadoes, and how we have some warning to help us get to safety. I compared the tornado sirens being our warning, to the prophets on the earth today. They give us warnings to heed of the dangers to come in our day. If we heed their councils, we will have nothing to fear when the danger comes. We will be prepared. I also talked about building our faith and testimonies in order to help us have strong foundations. I mentioned how it isn't enough to rely on spiritual experiences we have had in the past, we need to be constantly working to increase our faith, and to find testimony building experiences. I told of my participation in th Hill Cumorah Pageant, and how I now have an unmistakable, undoubtable testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel...especially the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon, and the fact that Joseph Smith IS a true prophet. I cannot doubt the feelings I felt while there, and will always have that knowledge to keep me safe from the "storms". I know how hard Satan is working to knock us off our foundations. I know that even when we are doing the things we are supposed to, that life will still have its challenges and strong winds, but we will stay firm and sure if we have our foundation strong. I have heard too many stories lately of people who have let their faith waver, and they have let their foundation crumble. This has emphasized even more to me how much harder we need to work to keep ourselves strong.

Anyway...of course I referred to the wise man who built his house upon the rock, and I also had to add another example...the 3 little pigs. We have been telling that story to little buddy at night lately, so it was fresh in my head. If we work hard, and build our house of bricks, the big bad wolf, cannot huff and puff and blow our house down. If we try and hurry and just do the basics to get by, like building the house of straw or sticks, the winds will blow us down.

I referred a lot to a talk given in the October 2006 General Conference by Elder David S. Baxter called "Faith, Service, Constancy" http://www.lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-646-5,00.htm It's a great talk.

I was glad to finally have that talk over with, and I was able to relax and spend the time with my family. We spent yesterday visiting the visitor's center in Independence and then Liberty Jail. We watched the Joseph Smith movie, and it was really good. Logan sat through the whole thing, and was really good! It was over an hour, so I wasn't sure he would last, but he did. I think there was something about the spirit of it that kept him calm. He even asked me questions about things that were happening. I was so proud of him.

I have made this long enough, so I will sign off for now. T is home, and is finally done with his PhD! I guess I can now call him Dr. T! It's a relief!

The new bed

Little buddy LOVES his new bed. He was even willing to pose on it today so I could take some pictures. In fact, this pose was all him...I had no part in it. He climbed up on the bed and said "more pictures mommy" and then posed for me. So cute! Of course he wasn't dressed yet for the day, so his jammies fit right in with the bed!

I have to tell something so funny. This happened a few nights ago, but I can't stop laughing whenever I think about it, so I thought I better put it on my blog. As I have mentioned before, Little buddy is addicted to Charlie Brown. Well, the other night he wasn't feeling well, and didn't want to eat anything except chocolate milk all day. When T came home, we tried to have dinner, but Little buddy wanted to watch Charlie Brown. We decided tolet him since he wouldn't eat anything anyway. So while T and I are eating, T keeps listening and half-way watching Charlie Brown too. They were saying Linus's last name...Linus Van Pelt. And all of a sudden T says " So it's Linus Van Pelt...what's Charlie Brown's last name?" I just looked at him for a second, and when I realized he was serious, I busted up laughing! He figured out his blunder really quick, but still, I had a good laugh. And still do whenever I think about it. It was hilarious!

I went to the store today and got all the ingredients I need for Thanksgiving dinner. I came home and so far I have made my pumpkin pie, pecan pie, cranberry sauce, and jello salad. I need to make one more pie tonight before I call it quits for the day. Tomorrow i will have to make the rolls first thing, and then get the house cleaned up before I start on the mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing, turkey (although T will do that...no way am I dealing with a 12 pound raw bird with guts inside! Yuck!)green beans and a special appearance of steamed broccoli since that's the only thing I know Little buddy will eat. In fact, all day today he wanted white milk, chocolate milk, waffles, pretzels and candy. But at dinner time he got a can of green beans out of the cupboard and said he wanted broccoli. So, we made him some broccoli (I had some frozen in the freezer). I figure if all he asks for is candy all day, then by golly the kid is going to get broccoli if he asks for it!

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

It's Fall!

We have so many leaves it isn't funny! Little Buddy helped daddy rake leaves last Saturday. He had a great time jumping into the leaves, and falling down like Charlie Brown. He has been watching Charlie Brown over and over these days. He's funny! Anyway...the front yard got raked, but the backyard is a different story. I bet if all the leaves were put into one huge pile, it would be like 10 feet tall! Seriously... I am not kidding when I say that. There are tons!!!!!!

I am feeling really sore and achy right now. I shouldn't have done what I did tonight considering I am 30 weeks pregnant, but you know when you get those urges, you have to follow through! T had to go to mutual, but really fast before he left I made him take the crib down so we could move it out of Little Buddy's room, and put up the bedframe. While he was gone, I put the dust ruffle on the bed, and assembled the safety railing to go on it so Little buddy won't fall out. That was tough! After working up a sweat trying to make sure it was tight enough, I then had to rearrange some furniture. I took all the toys out of his toy cupboard so I could move that, his rocking chair and ottoman, and the bookshelf. I am not really happy with the arrangement, but I couldn't move the dressers without help, so I had to leave them where they were which limited my arranging options. Those dressers will eventually go to the baby, but we have to find a dresser for Little buddy's room first.

Little buddy loves having a big boy bed. I thought he might want to go back and forth from that to the crib, but he knows that the crib is the babies now. He doesn't even need to be rocked before going to bed. he just climbs right in and snuggles down under his covers. It os sooo cute! The last few nights I don't think he has been feeling well, so he wanted us to stay by him and didn't want us to leave. I think he must be feeling better tonight, because he didn't seem to have any problems going to bed. Hopefully he will not fall out, and the railing will be tight enough, and he won't end up in our room 3 times during the night. I am getting sleep deprived! I was not expecting that to happen until the baby comes!

Well, I had better get my shopping list made so I can go get groceries for Thanksgiving dinner. I need to make the pies, rolls, cranberry sauce, and jello salad tomorrow. I also need to clean my house!!!!!I need a good night sleep tonight for sure!

Cruisin around

Well today I was able to cruise all around the town...in my NEW CAR! It was great to be able to just go where I needed to go. I am really liking my van. it is so nice!

My first stop of the day was my doctor appointment. I wasn't actually able to get in with the doctor I had originally chosen, so they scheduled me with another doctor. I must say that I really, really liked this doctor, and so I have switched to her. She was so nice! I felt like she really cared and was willing to spend time with me to answer my questions, even though I wasn't officially her patient. That was a good sign. She is a new doctor, and she has a 2 year old little boy, and is expecting her second as well. She told Logan she hopes he comes every time because he reminded her of her son. That's a good sign too, that she was willing to have him there. Anyway, I left that appointment feeling much better, and much more comfortable. I am still a bit upset, because it looks like I will have to have another c-section, and I really don't want to. It makes me sad/mad that my body won't do what it is supposed to to deliver babies the way it is intended to. I just want my body to work. It is really making me upset about this. I don't want to have to have major surgery for every child we want to have. That in itself is risky, let alone doing it over and over. What if I am not able to have as many children as we feel we are supposed to have? I know things will work out the way they are supposed to, but I don't want to schedule a c-section, and never know if I could have had a regular delivery. But I also don't want to wait until I go into labor, only to be in labor for a million hours and then have to have a c-section anyway. I just don't know what to do. The doctor said it is my choice, but I don't want to make the wrong one. I guess I just need to pray about it, and maybe get a blessing as well to help me know what to do.

After the doctor, we headed to our insurance place to add a policy for our minivan. Then, we went to Babies 'R' Us to get a safety rail for Little buddy's new big boy bed. Right now he is just sleeping on the mattress on the floor, but I want to put the whole bed together and use the rail so he won't fall out. I think he really likes that he can get up and come out of his room when he wakes up. I don't mind either, as long as it isn't at 3:30 in the morning! He actually does pretty good at staying in bed to go to sleep, which surprised me. We still need to take the crib down, and move it out of his room. Hopefully we can do that tomorrow.

Our next stop was to Sam's Club to get milk, and a few other items. Little buddy was acting really sleepy, so we stopped at McDonald's to get lunch so I could hurry home and put him down for a nap. he didn't really eat much once we got home. He was feeling a bit warm to me too, so it looked like he was coming down with something. After his nap, we hurried and hopped back in the car and ran to the post office to mail a bridal shower gift for my future SIL. I made a really cute decorated lunch tin with 10 Thank You cards, a matching pen, and a matching address book. I hope she likes it. When we got home, Little buddy was feeling really hot, so I took off his clothes and let him hang out in his diaper watching Charlie Brown until daddy got home. Daddy had surgery on his ingrown toenail today, and so he will be limping around for a few days. I am glad it will finally be taken care of, and shouldn't bother him anymore.

Tomorrow will be another big day, so I better hit the hay! I have got to get things in order to prepare for Thanksgiving and my parents! Yippee!