Feeling better!

I just sat in my huge garden tub for about 45 minutes, candles aglow, kids off watching a movie..............I feel so much better! It is aMAZING what a bubble bath can do for you. Now I can sit relaxed and watch my show, go to sleep and have a wonderful new day tomorrow!!!

yuck day

Today was a total YUCK day. I got sucked on the computer playing solitare and spider solitare while I watched my TiVo'ed shows from the night before. It brought me down and into the realm of "dead *ss". I didn't want to do anything, was weepy over some cutsy moments on TV. You know, the typical mood swinging pregnant woman. Then, after picking up the kids, I prompted them to wash the car with me. I had about an inch of mud caked on it from Saturday. (We had a G.S. event out at the camp and it had rained extensively most of last week. To get to camp, you have to drive up a three mile dirt road. I fishtailed the whole way up, giving the girls a good laugh. My car was so gross afterwards) Well, I got ichy *ss with them about little things. Again, go hormones. Next time, I am bringing it up to the hand wash place and pay the $30 to have it washed, detailed and waxed.


I am feeling much better now that I have vented a bit. The hormones are driving me nuts! It is the only thing that makes me feel pregnant. I have not been ill at all lately. I just get a bit tired or testy. In my mind, I can think and ease myself about everything............"this is my last!" LOL I have never been more at peace about the decision. I have waited for this feeling for a while. Plus, I can't afford to pay for college for anymore!!

Soap box time:

I have gone over this subject many times. I CANNOT stress it enough: IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD YOUR KIDS, DON'T HAVE MORE!!! I see it all too many times. "I want a baby. We can afford another BABY." Yeah, most people can afford a babies. Well, some can't even do that and still have more. Guess what happens when they get older....they cost more! They require clothes, school supplies (even home schooled kids need clothes and school supplies) High school hits and they want nicer clothes. Unless you are totally insensitive to a teenager as my parents were, you have to provide a bit more in the clothing department. Then there is college. Hardly anyone I come across thinks,"I have a realistic plan for college for my kids."
It is great that people have these 'large' families nowadays. I think it is super................if you can honestly pay for all of these kids, 4, 5, 6+ kids throughout their ENTIRE life.

OK, off my soap box. You can totally tell I am hormonal. It HAS to be another girl. ha!

I have a more serious issue that has come upon me. My sister has come up pregnant this past week. I find it hard to be happy for her because of their circumstances. Mind you I love her dearly and will totally love this child when s/he comes. Here is the story: The month that we concieved this baby, we had decided to quit trying because of drama in the family. (SIL had some issues. I vented about it on here) Well, we had one of those,"We forgot" Two seconds too late. HONESTLY! We always joked that we had given up on conceiving Emma and she was kind of an oops. She was a "wore a condom once and didn't after that" kind of thing. She was planned. Anyway, we had our oops (because was had been used to trying for the past three months.) and figured why not after that. She claimed that SAME month, the same thing happened to them. Then the following month, the same thing. THIS month, she told me about two weeks ago about them forgetting again. We then went into why they keep oopsing and why she wasn't on birth control. Mind you she was claiming up and down they were NOT trying and wanted to wait until their current child was 3. Her excuse for no BC was because she couldn't get into a dr until January. I find that a load of bull. I am so sorry. There are many dr offices in the area and even planned parenting that can hook you up if you really don't want to try. Well, she calls me up saying she is two weeks late and has a test. She then tells me a story of the condom breaking. A totally different story. What makes me irritated about all of this is that they were clearly trying. Why not just come out with it? The only reasoning is that she knows it is such a lousy time for them. Guilt over it? I mean come on! Ya think they would have learned from us about stupid times to conceive, our second as an example! We were moving, our car was broken and we were low on money. Hmmmm. They borrow money from his mom all the time just to eat, they have very little money, they are moving and don't fully know how it will all work out when they move, specifically health insurance, etc. Plus, she was on bed rest through most of her pregnancy, having to be hospitalized for the end of it and having the baby come 6 weeks early. I she saw how hard it was for us and we had a SOLID job with consistant health insurance. Why try and do it like us? I just hope that his family will be as active for them as she expects them to be. I will be too pregnant to help her and will not be there for her for the birth, even if it is to watch my niece. I pray that things work out ok for them. Especially for their dd that will pay in the end if it doesn't.

Well, I am off to get dinner ready. Got "heroes" on tonight. Woo Hoo! Love that show. I have to go over bills, budget for Christmas and plan to get my G.S and home projects in order. Ooh, and I have to get the kids scheduled in for their dental work. Yeah, can wait to pay from Emily's braces. HEY! IF the need them, you are required as a parent to provide.

It's been a while

I have been very busy! Between Girl Scouts and the house, I have no real time. We took the girls to a Scientist for a Day event. What fun that was, seriously! We learned about oyster reefs and how they are building more to help the environment. We actually started our own starters. We also pulled up some old ones and had the girls pick out some sea creatures: grass shrimp, crab, sea squirts....even a fish! The girls also learned about water Ph and we measured the saltiness of the sea AND of the brackish water the ships were in. (They have a carrier, submarine, destroyer and a coast guard cutter) After our event, we had a picnic and toured the ship and the boats. After seven hours of fun, I was spent.

We also had a friend and his mom visit us for dinner from WA state. They had to eat and run because of their schedule but it was awesome to see them again! We ate at the Crab House featured on A&E that got "flipped". That was last night. This weekend I go camping............JUST ADULTS!! WOO HOO! I love to get away, even if it is just for a weekend. The following weekend, we have a G.S. event AND a party to go to. I can't wait for November to get here! We will get a break from events and take a breather. I will hopefully be able to start feeling a little from my Mcnugget by then.

ANYWAY....I will begin walking again. I am feeling a bit more energized. I am so thankful that I didn't get morning sickness this time. I was able to keep up with things minus keeping my house clean. I did get it clean in time for my friend and his mom to come visit us at least. I am going to start up a project list now that I am getting things back to normal. I need to get some painting done and things of that nature before I get too big to get up on a ladder. I have until about January before I start to really show. We will see how that all goes.

Well, until I have more time...... ciao

BIG CAMP OUT!

First off, the Kkaki Ball was AWESOME. My hair was totally fab. Thank you Loni for doing my hair. It didn't budge at all. I actually slept on it and wore it during the day the next day. It is just too bad I won't be going next year. I will have a nursling to take care of.


Well, it has been a hard week and weekend. It starts on Friday. I, being the biggest preggo air head right now, scheduled my prenatal class (first visit before first ob) with Lizzie's doctor's appointment. MORON! Well, I had gotten kind of sick the night before and felt like I had swallowed thumb tacks that morning. I gutted throught two hours of my class with Emma and Liz in tow and then headed down the hall of the hospital to the pediatric office. Lizzie is offically going through puberty. Yippee... She was also put back on Adderal for her ADHD. I am really tickled with that. Lizzie is happy too. She knows she is struggling with it all. Well, after waiting in the pharmacy for about 15 minutes (worth not paying a dime for our meds) and going back to the OB to schedule my first appointment (I had to leave the class a little early for Lizzie's appointment. OH first ultrasound is on THURSDAY!), I really felt rank. I passed one of my girls' parents at the hospital and didn't even recognize him. I came home and thought I was going to die. I ate, picked up the other kids from school and took a nap. I went to bed sick, praying that I was better by morning for our Junior Jam prep. Lo and behold, God blessed me with being better! I still had a slight stomach ache but wasn't feeling sick or had to sit on the toilet for hours.

Our camp trip went great. The whole point of the weekend was to learn camping skills to go toward our Junior Jam this Spring. ( I will be 2 weeks away from my due date when we go) We learned to cook, use a compass, pitch tents, lash, tie knots and make fire. Posted is a pic of Lizzie with her fire she made all by herself! We also got to see a snake up close. No gators this weekend. Too cold I think. We also did a night hike to the DOLL HOUSE. The doll house is a small play house that has antique dolls inside. They are all really creepy looking. There are stories of the dolls moving and a little girl bleeding to death inside. All not true.

The one issue I had with the girls was with our tents. We have two HUGE tents. One is an eight man tent. We had seven girls in that tent. In our bigger tent, a cabin tent with a changing room, we had five girls. We all agreed that we would keep everyones gear in the changing room. Well, one specific girl didn't like it. She was our main trouble maker. The girls in the first tent claim that she went in their tent, messed everything up and took out a necklace from another girl from her bag and placed it neatly on the outside. It was all hearsay but I think there was some facts behind it. The girl with the necklace got yelled at for not putting it up when she did and didn't tell anyone about it. My co leader has rubbed a lot of the girls the wrong way. Two sisters tend to respond with disrespect toward her because they are not shown any respect from her, in their eyes. I tried to explain to them that she is just hard on the outside and good inside but the more she is hard on these girls, the more disrespectful they get. I spoke with the older girl about it but my co leader pushes too hard.

This one girl that was our trouble child happens to be the co leader's daughter. This girl was just an animal all weekend. She got worse and worse. My the time this morning rolled around, it was too much. She took up the changing room so the others couldn't get in, she ran around naked and declaring it to the world in the changing room and ultimately kept our girls from being on time. Of course Lizzie was last and was hollered at to get out in her jammies, a T-shirt and shorts. It was in the 60's. I stomped that one fast. OH! The worst was she was 'not feeling good' and wanted to go to bed. She threw a big fit, put on her jammies which are long (we just learned NOT to wear anything like this around the fire) to make smores after her mom said no matter what, she wouldn't get any. She whined the next day and after I said I was having my kids wash my car, she whined and pitched a fit when her mom told her she wasn't going to wash their car. I need to talk with my co leader and have a discussion about the behavior I saw this weekend. Between the catty gossip and our drama queen, we just need to gut through it and get us past it. I need to get a hard nose, tell my co leader how they feel and myself and get us back on track!

Well, other than our drama it went well. We had a first timer out there that kind of freaked when it got dark. She was going to sleep with us in our cabin and at the last minute decided to sleep in the tent. Midnight exactly, she was at our door. It was so frigging cold!!! I had to get up and move my stuff off the cot at my head and then walk down to the bathroom on the other side of camp. THANK YOU GOD for giving me a sweet sleeping bag. I bought it 3 years ago, $45 Eddie Bauer 30 degree sleeping bag, and actually got hot in the morning. Too cold to uncover but too hot to stay all zipped up. It was awesome! My van was so packed...can't wait for my 'Burban next year~!

Khaki ball tonight

Tonight is the khaki ball. Yeah, I have to dress up.....I am not feeling good so maybe I can get out of it! LOL I know I will have a blast but I really don't want to go. I need to get new shoes and haven't even bothered to get some. I know my shoes will end up off my feet anyway......I just don't dig wearing a dress!! Wearing a pant suit just looks weird at these events. Not really but I would feel out of place. I don't know if I can last too long there. He would like to stay until 10. I am ready for bed at like 8! Go baby right? I am officially 8 weeks tomorrow!! Too funny right? I am still a little in shock over being pregnant but I am getting over it. I still have not gotten too sick minus feeling a bit sick here and there. Usually a nap takes care of it. Well, I have to go clean. We have family coming in town tomorrow. I have my neice and nephew for the weekend. PLUS, the baseball team is coming over to our house after their morning game. OFF TO GET THE HOUSE TOGETHER!!!!

Definitely pregnant!

I went to the doctor yesterday to confirm my pregnancy and get a referral to the OB. I am definitely pregant! I don't know if I really didn't think I was or what. Maybe it is the fact that I have not gotten sick yet. ~knock on wood~ I just thought that we would be like,"Sorry, you aren't pregnant. You should get a visit from TOM soon." Not the case! I don't get why I have not gotten ill yet. I did get a bad case of gut rot yesterday but that really isn't the same. I also found out that I might have to go to an outside ob/gyn. There is limited space at the Naval Hospital so they refer you out. Either way, you don't even give birth at their hospital. They don't have a labor and delivery. I would give birth at a private hospital. I hope I get a private doctor that is closer. The Naval hospital is such a drive! If I get the Naval Hospital though I would be able to bring Emma with to my doctor's appointments.

I have a lot of work today. First off, we have a flag ceremony for the Red Hat Society tonight. Just five of our girls, two being mine. I also have to do bills, email parents on our next event, start inventorying my camp stuff for our campout at the end of the month, cleaning, laundry, etc. A LOT! I have kind of been worthless ALL WEEK. I have been so tired. That and I had two discs from the 4400 season 2 here and could not NOT watch the whole thing. LOL It is REALLY GOOD! Yeah, Zoltane! I am a dork....LOL My next set will be Veronica Mars season 2. I missed all of them and need to catch up! I think she is very cute, the actress that is. Some actresses really bother me and I cannot stand them!

In other news, I have 3 points out of 100 for my brand new Suburban! This is a game my dh and I have set up. I am so not telling the rules that we have come up with. Either way, I WILL get one. It comes down to the size of our current vehicle. I imagine how great trips would be going anywhere with the three older kids squished in the back. Lizzie is only a head shorter than me. She is also going through her 'changes' and needs her space. It would be bloody death hearing them argue all the way to Georgia and back. (my sister is moving there this Christmas) Even the fifteen minute drive to school would suck for them. Well, it just so happens that the same month I give birth will be when he finds out if he made it or not. If he makes it ~chances are he will~ we get one. New rank with more money.......yes. Even if he doesn't make it, he gets a pay raise. He hits his 12 year mark the following month so there will be a pay raise either way. Plus, EVERYONE seems to own a Caravan nowadays. I have had one since 2001: I had a 2000 first and then bought a 2005 almost two years ago. Don't get me wrong! I love my van! It has power everything, including power opening doors on both sides AND power hatch. I have a sunroof and six disc DVD player built in. It also has the stow and go feature that started the year I bought it. I couldn't imagine NOT having the stow and go now that I have had it for so long now. More storage in the Suburban would be worth it. Plus, have you seen the new redesign? I LOVE IT!
He is up for Senior Chief, as I have posted before. He is getting a letter of recommendation from his CO because of his performance with Day of Caring. He is also going to a Senior Enlisted school or something like it when he makes it so that he can become CMC somewhere when he makes Master Chief. He works so hard and it is paying off for him. He really enjoys the Navy and works hard at what he does.

Ok, enough rambling about stupid stuff, minus the rank thing, I need to go and finish laundry, clean, email, pay bills, etc, etc, etc........................

Knock on wood....

I am still not ill. I have been tired but not ill.........yet. I looked in an old baby diary of mine and I was sick with both Michael and Emma by now. I believe I was with Lizzie and Emily too. I have had some wicked hot/cold flashes too. I am wearing a coat right now actually. LOL I think because I have had my activity level higher than with all of my other pregnancies, it has helped. I get up at 6:30 and stay up. I don't do the lazy way of taking a nap during the day. Weekends though are MINE. Well, not really. This weekend, we have a clean up to do for G.S. We go camping the last weekend of the month.

I am really looking forward to this event! This is our prep for Junior Jam and it is with our Service Branch. We will learn how to tie knots, lash, make fires, etc. I don't know how to lash or tie knots but all the other stuff, I am a pro. I am going to try to get the dent in my van taken care of over that weekend so I can get a truck for my rental car. We have to bring our tents, a cooler, etc. It would help out a lot.

I would really like Mike to get a truck when he makes rank again. That or get a Suburban. He has a 99% chance of making it this coming year which will add about $400 more a month to our finances. He will also go back out to sea again next year, towards the end. That will raise us another $600 at least. We will just have to see what God has planned for us!

FIFTEEN KIDS!

I had fifteen kids in my house yesterday! We had a little get together yesterday with some new chief selects. Just a good ol' fashion barbque. One of the little girls there was born on the same day IN THE SAME HOSPITAL as my Emma! I kid you not! Neat, huh? The funniest part was one of the guys sat and played PS2 with them! That is the pic I have posted.

We also had my nephew over for the weekend. It was awesome seeing him again! He had a good ol' time. We went to a birthday party on Saturday and took him with. Lisa, the mom, rented a jump castle. She also gave out water guns that the kids brought home and had fun with! I really wish that his mom didn't have all her issues.....

Well, off to run some errands! I have my onion rings to munch on and paperwork to do!

scrapbooking....

Well, I went to my first scrapbooking party. I absolutely love it! It can get pretty expensive but if you do it right, it is managable. Once I get my current photos done, it should really fall into place. I have a LOT of pictures in a rubbermaid container PLUS a lot on my computer. It really wasn't that hard. I think that once I really get into it, it will get better and better. I am saving my wedding photos until I get really good at it. I don't want to screw them up. I looked at my friend's wedding album.....it really does make a difference.

Our schedule for G.S. is starting to get hectic already. We have a clean up this coming weekend and the following weekend we are doing a flag ceremony for the Red Hat society. We have our first camp out the end of September and two events in October. Plus, our fall sale starts this month. I know if I keep active, my pregnancy will pass quickly. I do NOT want it to slow me down. I will NOT let it. Unless I have a medical condition, which I have never had ~KNOCK ON WOOD~ I plan to keep up with Everything.

I have to go feed seven kids. Fun right? LOL Pizza and deep fried mushrooms...MMMMM

I jinxed them!

Sorry, NC, I jinxed ya! LOL For real, they got like 9 inches in Wilmington. In the same breath though, they are showing the same morons pulling a tub behind their truck in flood waters....Jack *sses!! I guess I did get that one right at least.

In happier news, I am feeling much better today. Emma and I did our two mile walk on the track today. I feel so wonderful! You can beat it....air conditioning, nice older ladies that give Emma attention...Everyone is very nice. The plan at this point is to continue to walk. I read from this one lady that working out help stave off morning sickness. I am also ordering some preggo pops and buying some yankee candles with appropriate scents, lemon or green apple. Aromatherapy works really well with me.

Off to shower. I need to get ready and get my kids from school. Ooh, I don't know if I blogged it but a woman that was my friend in the past and then all of a sudden dissappeared spoke with me two days ago. She is due in Febuary! Maybe her hormones were setting her up for it and that is why she just up and stopped talking with me. I think I will email her later!

Hurricane morons!!!

I literally slept through the hurricane. (I really needed a nap. This pregnancy makes me sleepy!) Man, and all those country bumpkins from NC freaking out about the hurricane, worrying about flooding and getting supplies......I bet all their grocery stores were packed and people were going around like chickens with their heads cut off. My sister said that their governor put them under a state of emergency yesterday. A bunch of freaking morons, the whole state. That and none of them can drive. (Had to deal with NC drivers in VA all the time) The worst drivers of all.....FLORIDA. They all have their blinders on and don't pay attention. Then again, who broke the glass in her sideview mirror? LOL

Well, I have to make dinner. I am trying to figure out if I should tell my bil and sil about my pregnancy. Well, they are going to find out one way or the other.......

getting my money back

I JUST got a call from my insurance agency. I get my $250 back this week!! Yippee!!! This totally feels awesome. Good payback for all the pain of dealing with that a**hole in the accident. I did break the car again though. LOL I have been scatterbrained for the past week. At least now I know why. Well, I hit a garbage can with my side mirror. I have done this three times, once at 45 and I hit an eighteen wheeler. I hit a mail box the last time. Well, the glass broke. The mirror itself and the motor were fine. I have to go up and order it. It will cost me a whopping $22. I can skip over the $40 to have them do it and I will fix it. It just pops into place. Ooh, now that I have this money coming in, I am getting my car detailed on Monday! Vaccuumed, waxed, the whole works! Thank you Mary for the helpful hint on where to go!


Well, I have told all of my family and friends. My dad was like,"Again?" LOL He was messing around and proceded to tell me one of his famous," A guy walked into a bar..." jokes. He is sending Emma ice skates for her birthday. My parents are notoriously late. As long as they notice, we don't care. Well, I have a few doulas picked out in the area. I am going to wait a month or two and then start calling and meeting them. And it begins.......................................

Guess who is pregnant?

Yup. I am pregnant for the final time. This will be number FIVE. I guess we know why I have been so tired now! I have never been this tired so soon or started to get nausea either. Must be my age. Man! I am an old woman! On a serious note: my son would really like a brother. I would like a son also. My daughters would all like another boy in the house. You know, it would be cool but a girl would be neat too! Evylyn. I have had the name picked out since Emma was in my belly. This would be it either way. I have my boy so either way, I win. I would just like a happy, healthy baby.........that is quiet! LOL Kidding. Happy and healthy suit me just fine!

Kitchen remodel!

Yes, I have a brand new house yet I am doing a slight remodel! First off, we have this huge kitchen with not enough cabinets or counter space. First thing when we get out bonus this October, I am getting this cool kitchen island with a 4 inch wood cutter board top. Here is a link to the one I am getting:

http://highhorseranch.net/Country_Manor_Island.htm

I plan on putting a oval chef hanging rack over it. I am also replacing the counter tops with something nicer. I don't know yet what I want....just a similar color. I need to make a Lowe's trip to get a better idea of what. Also, I am painting my kitchen RED. Yes, RED. My kitchen is very airy and bright. Everything in there is either black or red. I will definitely have to do some before and after shots. My room is almost done. I just need to find and new comforter set for my bed. Then I can go with some type of valance above the windows. I still need to get my shelf painted. Maybe I can do it during the hurricane/tropical storm that is going to run through here on Thursday. Then, I need to go in and paint Michael's room. Once his walls are done, then Jeff Gordon bed, here we come! I already have one can of glitter blue spray paint that matches perfectly. There is also a neon yellow color for the number.

I have so many ideas I want to cover during the day while the kids are at school. I can come up will mini projects for Emma to do while I am working. Plus, she loves computer games! She amazes all of our friends and family with her computer abilities. She can shut down, turn on, sign on, you name it she can do it. She signs on using the windows button on the keyboard even! We have not started with her potty training yet though. I am going to wait until SHE is ready and let her train herself. There is no need to push her into it and have all kinds of accidents. I don't want her to regress at all. I had all kinds of problems with Elizabeth with this. Emily was a breeze because I let her do it on her own. She was fully potty trained before her 3rd birthday. Michael was during the day around then but wet the bed for a while. He has to be woken up in the morning or he might again. He is a heavy sleeper. My mom wet the bed until she was 8 so it runs in the family.
Since putting myself back together so to speak, things have gotten easier. I get up, drive the kids to school, EXCERSIZE, feed and play with Emma, do G.S. business and clean. The Lord has blessed us ten fold over. We are all healthy, we have a new car, new house, and Mike and I have a wonderful marriage. I pray for those that are not there yet. I pray that everyone can be deep down happy with their lives. I have seen people try to buy their happiness one too many times. It will always fall through. You have to be happy with yourself before you can grow. I have learned this the hard way in so many different ways. Words of wisdom: You can be as showy as a peacock but it doesn't hide what is underneath all the glitz and glamour. An ugly little bird with pretty feathers. What is worse: he knows it.

Well, I am off to do some G.S. business and clean! :) Plus, Emma looks like she needs a tickle!

walkin' mama

I don't know what hit me this weekend! I guess I needed to catch up with my sleep, BADLY. I am much better today. I didn't want to for my walk but did anyway. What made it worse was Emma didn't want to go either. As soon as we got rolling and she turned her Leapster on, we were good to go. It was HOT out. I mean H*O*T!! I am going to just start going to the gym from now on. The track is nice and air conditioned. You know that if the baby is sweaty and hot, it is bad. Her PegPerego stoller completely closes, all the way to the tray. Completely covered. It was THAT hot out. I was covered in sweat. I did lose a pound off of it though. SERIOUSLY! I now have five pounds to go until I hit my first goal. My goal time is my birthday, Nov 9th. I am absolutely sure I will get to it! Tom is fixin' to visit so I have some bloat going on anyway. I should be in the 220s in two weeks!! Shoot, I can have it by the end of next week if I really work!
I am very pumped to lose! I have been for about a month now. I have really worked hard. It started last year, Marchish. I was a whopping 258. I looked in an old journal and my highest was 260. Mind you, I am 5 foot 9 so it hides easier. I mean it isn't totally invisible by any means! The cool thing though is no matter how fat I had gotten to, I never had a big butt or super big legs. THANK YOU LORD FOR BLESSING ME WITH A SMALL BEHIND! He did make me a bit top heavy but nothing the military couldn't take care of. GO NAVY. I talked with a friend that went in and had it done. Once I get down to 200, I am so there! Once I am sure that I am not having anymore children, I am getting a tummy tuck. I have looked into it and it really isn't that expensive. Having my chest reduced is twice as much hence, GO NAVY! I have back pain, my bra indents my shoulders but they have shunk and inch so maybe I can get them down on my own. I have lost 1 1/2 inches on my waist, an inch on my arms........I feel so much slimmer! I am so going to lose all this baggage. I feel healthier! Now you know what will happen? I will get pregnant. I have this one covered actually. I only gained 20 with my last child. That is with little effort other than watching what I eat. If I continue to walk and keep active like I have, I should be good to go. When I keep active, it keeps the morning sickness down. The only thing that really worries me is my hip pain. I went through so much when I was pregnant with Emma. My hips would dislocate when I would roll over after sleeping on my side. If I do become pregnant, I plan on getting one of those Swedish posturpedic mattresses or a nice pillow top. We are due for a new mattress soon anyway. But then again, this is IF I get pregnant. The chances are slim to none. I would like to have one last child in like 2 0r 3 years.
Well, off to get my kids from school. Michael baby has baseball practice tonight. He is the bat boy for an AAU 12 and under team and will start is actual job of getting the bats and stuff. All the boys, including Michael, get their uniforms today plus Michael gets his helmet for his job. He LOVES getting to play with the big boys. He still has his side burns like his favorite baseball player, Joe Mauer. GO TWINS!!

Really tired

Yeah, my body caught up with me today. I have been just drained lately! I don't know if it is the walking, school starting or a combo of the two. After our G.S. event today, which was awesome I might atdd, I watched a movie and took a 4 hour nap. I am ready for bed right now and it is 7 pm. I am taking in some coffee right now so I can get the days AND YESTERDAYS dishes done. It has been really rough on me getting used to our new schedule. Anyway, I will try to get out of this rut any way I can!

Our movie was so awesome! I have never been to an IMAX movie before. Yes, lame I know. Well, I have been to a IMAX style show where your chair moves along with you. Anyway, it was wild safari style. It was as if we were riding in the back of this woman's jeep. My son loved it! All the girls had a good time as well. They got to make jewelry, masks, doorhangers and get to see the prizes for the fall product sale. It was a great way to kick start the year!

I am going to go and get some work in. My coffee is kicking in and I am ready to clean my kitchen!

good workout

I had a wonderful workout today! I went up to the fitness center and used the indoor track. It has been rainy for the past two days which made it almost impossible to walk outside. I had already missed everyday except for Monday, due to appointments and errands. It really did feel awesome. I had not been up there since the Spring. Emma was a pain but that was because I couldn't find her Leapster. It was a last minute thing to go up and walk. It is only open from 11:30 to 12:30 so I had to hustle to get up there. I knew it would take me like 4o minutes to get my full walk on. The best part is I ran part of it. The last six, minus my two cool down laps, I ran the back half of four laps. It didn't even hurt and I didn't feel like dying! LOL I can feel my sides really leaning and becoming stronger. OTHER FAT PEOPLE OUT THERE>>>>> GET OUT AND WALK! I am telling you, I feel so much better. I procrastinated and came up with excuses but now that I am really getting into a routine, it is getting easier and I am feeling so much better! It won't be much longer before I am at my goal!

brain fart

Who do you think came up with this term? I would really love to know...I have brain farts all the time! No air escapes my head.....well....Ok, I get it. LOL
Our first meeting went so well! I think Nida and I make an awesome team! She is more strict, knows all the rules yet knows when to be easy. I am more the laid back, best friend type of person. I help smooth the waves easily. I know that all of our girls will have a BLAST this year. I also know that they will learn so much as well. I had one of our three leaders tell me she was nervous and didn't know how to react to her new responsibility. Our troop last year didn't have her doing anything that a Junior Girl Scout should be doing...AT ALL. Our last leader ran it all herself, not even asking for my help. This year, we are putting it in the hands of the girls. If they hit a snag, oviously they can ask us to help. I let her know that and KNOW she will grow with this experience. All of them will. Nida and I are on the same page with this. This is the reason I wanted to lead. I wanted them to GET IT. Learn, grow, lead. These are our future leaders......if I can help one girl become a better woman when she grows up, then I have done what I have set out to. THIS IS WHY....why I volunteer, why I do all the training, why I spend so much time on it. The best part is, my two daughters are apart of this. I did this for them, for the girls in the troop, for ME.


Ok, yes it sounds super drama~ish but it is the truth. No dramatics, just the truth. Have a great day!

Doin' my thang!

Yeah, I have been walking. I only walked twice for a total of 4 miles. I did 2 miles this morning. It felt awesome.....I feel so good afterwards. I updated my Ipod with some new music to pump me up! I get rockin' and Miss Emma plays her Leapster the whole time. I even got some crunches in after my walk! I am set and determined to get back to my prepregnancy weight from ALL of my children. It is do or die at this point. I would like my final pregnancy to be easy. I know that if I get my body back in shape, I could sail through it.


In other news, I have not heard from my sil. I she threatened me with something that would never stand up so I am just not going into her dirty little world. Threats don't bother me. The only thing I regret is our kids won't see each other. Her selfishness just down right pisses me off. The only thing I can do at this point is do what I need to for my family and for myself.

Our troop is doing very well so far! The first meeting was seriously nuts! The girls goofed off half of the time. I did get a feel for how the girls really are though, and that was what I wanted out if it. This next meeting will be splitting the girls into their patrols. I will show them how things will be run for the year. Our first event is this coming weekend. We will get to see an Imax movie! Very cool~


My goals this week: get the house clean!! Get in THREE Walks, 2 miles each. Prep my shelf for paint

whacked out SIL

Lots of stuff has gone down lately. This is an email I posted to some friends explaining the start of it all:

Ok, this starts out back when I was first married and just had Lizzie. We allowed Patty, my sil to live with us and get started down in Orlando. Well, we didn't have a car so we had a married friend go pick her up from the airport. She to this day thinks we tried to set them up. Well, they ended up 'getting together' despite him being married and having a boy a week older than Lizzie. I stopped talking to her and he ends up sending her home to her abusive boyfriend, the reason she was down with us. Oh, and she is 17 at the time. After the fact, we found out she got pregnant with him and had an abortion.
That is the first part. Well, when we moved to VA to his ship from SC after FL, (FL and SC were his schools) he met Matt, Patty's current dh. She came down for the summer while I was pregnant with Emily to try it again, this time with her father. Matt and her became good friends. He loaned us his car which we ended up buying eventually because yet again, we did not have a car. ( we were super poor back then) She went back to MN and her dad moved to FL, where he is originally from. The following summer after this, Mike, my dh and Matt were out for 6 months. Matt ended up being flown home because he got hit by a car overseas. Dang ol' drunken sailors! He got drunk and thought he fell off a wall but his injuries, a fractured pelvis, were conducive with getting hit by a car. She came down and they ended up hooking up and moving in.
Well, they got married, had a boy 7 months younger than Michael and now have a baby girl who is 14 mos old. Well, she has not been happy. She is high maintenance and expects every second of his attention either on her or the kids. He has not been totally wining and dining her lately and she is not happy. Nah, the brand new house, almost brand new Ford Explorer, the jet ski, four wheeler, lap top, bling bling, vacations more than once a year are not wining and dining. ANYWAY>>>>
Come to find out Isaac, the married guy from FL either contacted her or she contacted him. She got a letter from him right before she got married but didn't, or so she says didn't contact him. He divorced then remarried for the same reason, she got knocked up and now has a total of FOUR boys. He is divorced and has the younger 3 boys. We also found out she met him for lunch. She says they didn't do anything but Matt found a pregnancy test in her purse. He got his surgery after Carly was born, the baby. She is going to move in with me, with the kids. She will either commute to Columbia or work something out with her work. I will watch Miss Carly (WOO HOO!) and pick the boys up from school. Matt would get them on the weekends. Well, he is heartbroken, first love, first girlfriend, first you know.... He threatened to take the kids. He threatened to have her committed today I just found out. He wrote out a separation agreement where he gets sole custody and she has to pay like $600 a month. She makes like $2000 a month and her car note is like $600. He forged her name to get it for her in her name as it was.

That was the start. Yesterday, I went up to help try and work something out. It didn't go too well. What happened was Patty stayed the night at the house beacause he cried for her, something like that. Well, they argued in the morning, she claimed she was going to kill herself, after he said he would take the kids. (she didn't mean it literally) She locked herself in the bathroom and he pushed the door in. He filed a report on her that she was going to hit herself and make it look like he did it. She filed one about the door and that she was afraid to go home. Well, his mom and sister came down from VA. I came to help it all go ok and just stay inbetween. I got there, said my hi's and said that I was going to get Patty. I picked her up from McD's and brought her back to get her clothes. She talked to her son and held her baby, got her clothes and agreed to talk with Matt. (well, she watched her boy ride is bike and shoved her baby at me after holding her for a few minutes, telling me she has to get used to not being held by her. Then she gave in and held her fingers as the baby walked around in the garage) He was a stone as well as she and fought back and forth. He wrote up and agreement that she didn't like and he wouldn't budge. We tried working on things but she ended up throwing the papers at him, throwing crap around and taking off outside with her stuff. I followed her but she went in the garage and threw a cd player at Matt. Then she went back in the garage and threw some more stuff around. She wanted to smash in the windshield of his truck but I talked her out of it. Instead, she jumped in it and took off through the front grass. She stopped and flipped out at me, asking what can she do. She grabbed her stuff and took off. Sheriff came and went. She called me told me to F off and goodbye. Then called again to say his truck was at McDonalds. She called my dh, her brother and told him goodbye, she is taking pills and no one can stop her. She also said she was in a hotel then hung up. I hung around for a while while Matt frantically called to see if he could find the hotel she was in. I finally left after talking with Mike and his mom about a hundred times.
I got home around midnight after stopping off at Taco Bell. (I didn't eat in like 12 hours) We watched Dexters Lab and he was eating a huge burrito. Anyway.......Yesterday I was on the phone off and on with Patty and her mom. Patty called me when we were in Target asking if she could still stay at our house. I said yes as long as she didn't bring any drugs in my house or anyone over. She then said,"Oh, so I am a druggie and a Whore now." I pointed out I just wanted it known and said out loud. I really didn't want any of that crap around my kids AT ALL. She called while we were out to eat as well. (celebrating the first day of school!) Later that evening their mom called and told me that Patty told her that she was on the side of the road in GA, taking her pills and video taping herself before she died. Then the next conversation was she was getting tired and swerving on the road and was going to stop at a hotel. She told her mom in one of the conversations that I told her she was a chicken sh*t and should just take the pills. I swear I NEVER said that. I left a nasty message to the tune of, "I never said that, I am mad at you, don't call until you have cooled down." Of course there was nasty language inbetween all of that. I was pissed! Today she left a message while I was painting (WOO HOO! My room is finally done and YELLOW!) and said a lot of nasty crap like,"Oh you are mother of the year and how it is documented in VA that I would rather sleep than drive my kid to kinder." I was up at 5:30 AM every morning driving my dh to work, FORTY FIVE MINUTES AWAY and then driving the kids to school. Then she blabbed about I told Matt about her interactions with them the I wrote above in this post. I HAVE NOT TALKED TO MATT SINCE YESTERDAY! I told him yesterday that I was butting out and letting them deal with it. I told him that I would not lie about anything asked. I am done with her until she finds some help. I cannot have her around my kids and I think she shouldn't be around her own until she figures out what is up with herself.

Enough venting about that...MY KIDS START SCHOOL TOMORROW! I am so excited! Lizzie got new shoes today and Michael got a fresh haircut yesterday. Lizzie has a nervous stomach and Emily is just plain nervous. It will be just Emma and myself at home! Our plan is to walk every morning we can. On rainy days, we can go up to the rec center and use the track. I am charging my Ipod as we speak! Everything will even itself out back into place once we all get on a good schedule.



For now, we have to pray that Patty finds her way.......