Random

I really don't have anything exciting to say, but I feel like I should post since its been awhile. I took the boys this morning to Kandice's family farm. They have an annual pig roast and it was my first time to go. The boys went with KK last year, the weekend I had my first miscarriage. I can't believe it was just a year ago. It feels like ages, but then it doesn't seem like it was that long ago. I can't believe I've been pregnant two more times in that year. Anyway...it was so fun, going to the farm, watching the boys go down the hill slide and Sam go on the zip line, his face was so much fun to watch when he was doing it...pure, unadulterated fun. My favorite part was all the FOOD! The company was good too...Kandice's sisters and Callie all came up from Texas and I always love getting to hang out with them and catch up.

Neal was going to go with us, but then decided to start on the upstairs renovations...so I let him off the hook! I've been so ready to get that room started and done with. He had some friends come over to help and they got a lot done. The closet is all framed up, they've wired for the ceiling fan we are adding to the room and did some other electrical stuff. They will work on it again tomorrow. We still have a lot to do before I can do my part, but hopefully, in a few weeks, I'll get to start organizing and decorating. I'm trying to decide what color to paint up there. It's a pretty big room, the boys quilts on their beds are patchwork with navy, red, white and lighter blue, so really I could do anything. I think I have decided to do one wall red. Anyone have a paint color that they absolutely love? I'd love some recommendations...I hate going to the stores and looking at all those colors...it's so overwhelming.

Hope you are all having a good weekend! Give me some ideas on paint colors if you have them!

Back to Christmas...

Great gift ideas? Anyone? See my Christmas post below...

I'm a Princess

*Gabe asked me this morning if I was a princess...I told him yes!

*When I asked him if he was thirsty, he replied with an enthusiastic "Yes, I sure are"!

*He calls corndogs...horndogs

*Helicopter is pronounced "ha-copper"

*When we ask him what Robin (Batman and Robin) says he replies "Holy Fart, Batman" (Holy heart faliure Batman)

Christmas

It might seem a little bit early to start thinking about Christmas, but I am such a planner and am always anxious to get my Christmas Snowman Friends out as early as possible to enjoy them as long as I can. I also like to get as much of my Christmas shopping done, as early as I can. That way we aren't totally strapped for money the month of December. My mother-in-law was thinking the same thing, I guess, when she asked what the boys might want this year for Christmas. Last year was such a toy frenzy, I'm hoping this year we can knock it down a notch. I was trying to come up with some great ideas for them, but am coming up short. Sam's pretty easy, Gabe is the one that is a little more challenging. I'll probably have to take him to Toys R Us one of these days and just let him loose to see what he really likes, without Sam's influence.

Do any of you have any great toy ideas? Something your kids love? Some magical, amazing toy that keeps them occupied for hours on end that none of us can live without?

A mommy quandry

I was really sick Tuesday night and all day yesterday...up every two hours sick to my stomach, if you know what I mean...Luckily, my superhero husband stayed home to take care of me and the boys. Sam was in school, but Gabe doesn't go on Wednesday's. Yesterday evening and last night both boys had diarrhea, but they are both acting totally normal. Today is a school day for both of them...I'm still zapped of my energy and would love to spend that time they are in school in bed, recovering some more. But even though they look and act like they are feeling fine...I can't really send them to school, especially in light of how sick I was and that they have one of the symptoms I had. I've gone back and forth in my head the past hour...If I sent them maybe no one would know. Or, if I sent them, would I get a call an hour later saying that they were both throwing up and all the teachers and other moms would hate me. I had one friend tell me to keep them home and another tell me to send them. I figured the most mature mommy thing to do would be to keep them home. I don't want the other moms to hate me! So, I'm sitting here on my couch with two boys running around saying "lala head" and laughing hysterically. I only woke up and hour ago and I don't think I'm going to be able to move from my position for awhile. I'm just going to have to resign myself to a pj day...with lots of animated movies and little boy gibber jabber. What would you have done?

My Man

1. Who is your man? Neal
2. How long have you been together? Since my freshman year in HS...15 years
3. How long dated? 2.5 in HS and 1 in College, we broke up when he went to college.
4. How old is your man? 30, 19 days older than me
5. Who eats more? Typically, he does...but I'm pregnant right now!
6. Who said "I love you" first? he did
7. Who is taller? he is
8. Who sings better? oh, he does, for sure!
9. Who is smarter? he is, he can figure anything out and then do it really well.
10. Whose temper is worse? mine
11. Who does the laundry? I do, but he pitches in
12. Who takes out the garbage? he does, I have nothing to do with that unless he is out of town.
13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? he does
14. Who pays the bills? that would be me
15. Who is better with the computer? he is
16. Who mows the lawn? Cory
17. Who cooks dinner? I do most of the time, Neal is a great griller and makes a mean meatball.
18. Who drives when you are together? he does
19. Who pays when you go out? he does
20. Who is most stubborn? we both are
21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? me
22. Whose spends more time in front of the mirror? me
23. Who kissed who first? Neal kissed me first
24. Who asked who out? he asked me out the day after my 16th birthday
25. Who proposed? he did
26. Who is more sensitive? ME!
27. Who has more friends? I do
28. Who has more siblings? we both have one brother
29. Who prays at the dinner table? Neal
30. Who wears the pants in the family? I'd say we both do, but I always defer to him!

Heartburn

I hate it. It's 3am and I'm sitting in the living room with my heart burning. I'm sure the pizza and ice cream I ate for dinner are not the cause of this terrible pregnancy induced symptom. With each pregnancy, it has progressively gotten worse, so I can't imagine how many nights I'll be sitting out here when I'm in my third trimester. I've got my bottle of Rolaids in the side table drawer, Freshmint is the only flavor that don't make me gag.

I hope you are all sleeping well, snug in your bed. I'm going to start laying off the pizza for dinner...I'll just have it for lunch!