I have a three day weekend......

but Randall has to work. I am off Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. He works Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, AND Wednesday. He's working some overtime. It just stinks that it's now.

Ruthie and I are trying to enjoy ourselves though. We went to the library this morning. I needed to print some stuff off for Sunday School. We got new lessons and and they are from a different company, so I got to download some new stuff. She needed some new books anyways. She loves to go to the library. She hasn't quite learning to be quiet though. Afterwards, we hit the pool for about an hour. The little sweat bees were out and ruined it for us. We both got stung. I am guessing it was a sweat bee. She wasn't fond of them. She wanted to visit with Grandmama and Pappy anyways. We had a good time.

Then, we come home to take a nap. I finished a book, that I did not like. I had a friend from work recommend it, and it wasn't my taste. I finished it though. I fell asleep only to get woke up from the phone ringing. Which always happens. I am not kidding. EVERY TIME I lay down for a nap, I wake up to the phone ringing. Why is that?

I need to do some major cleaning. Leaving Ruthie and Randall at home for three days while I worked didn't do well on our house. It's a disaster. I told myself to play with Ruthie this morning, and clean later. Tomorrow will be a lazy day b/c we have church, and I refuse to clean on Sundays. If I don't finish today, it'll just have to wait. I have mounds of laundry, dishes, vacuuming, dusting, and much, much more. I just hope I don't wear myself out.

I have been much sicker with this baby than I was with Ruthie. With Ruthie I was only nauseated at night, and I only got sick a few times. This time, I am nauseated all day long, and I am getting sick at night. At work, I do ok as long as I keep something in my stomach. It's when I get home. I lay on the couch and I can't move. I just want to go to sleep. It's so worth it though. My mom just keeps telling me, "this just means you are good and pregnant." She never had morning sickness though. We did have a scare earlier. We rushed to the ER, only to find out that everything was ok. I just had some major cramping and I didn't know what else to do. The doctors made me feel much better. We even got to see our sweet baby! I never said when my due date was. If I calculate it on the internet with one of those due date calculators, it says April 12th. I will find out more when I go to the doctor. I am thinking it's right b/c I was keeping track of everything.

Church is going extremely well. I am enjoying teaching Sunday School. I even volunteered to teach Wednesday night classes as well. I will be teaching 5th and 6th grade. I am truly looking forward to this! I just hope I can get some more kids, b/c we don't have very many 5th and 6th graders at church. I need to find out how school/church works b/c I teach 6th graders. I wish I could recruit some.

Guess what?!?!?

Ruthie is going to be a big sister! YES, we are pregnant! YEAH! I know it's been a while since I have posted, but it's b/c I was waiting to let everyone know in the family! We are so thrilled! We had been trying since June, and our big fat positive came on Saturday, August 10th! Here's a video of Ruthie telling you!


As for the new job, I haven't posted about that either. I got the aide position at the school. I feel so blessed to get this job. The Lord is working wonders in our family. It's going very well, and I feel like I made the right decision.

I will update more later, but I need to get super going.......

Things I can't live without!

Okay, on Bethanne's blog (again) , she listed some of the things she cannot live without (or products that she just love, love, loves), so I am totally copying her idea. I am going to list a few items that I really like and then I am asking YOU --- EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO IS READING THIS BLOG WHETHER YOU HAVE COMMENTED HERE BEFORE OR NOT to sound off and let me (and everyone else) know what your favorite things are. These can be anything from your favorite makeup/aftershave to your favorite kind of trash bag. These should be tried and true items that you prefer over everything else you have tried.

I guess b/c I have nothing else to blog about- here's another one.....

1) God
2) family
3) my flip flops. I hate wearing shoes, so flip-flops are the next best thing
4) internet....I hate to admit it.
5) Pepsi
6) scrapbooking
7) books
8) my camera. I love to take photos.
9) bottled water beside my bed
10) Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. Takes off the carbon without sweating!
11) my cell phone. I feel lost if it's not with me, like something horrible is going to happen
12) Secret Platinum deodorant. Works better than anything else I have tried (that wasn't out of my budget)
13) Oral B toothbrush. It's so much softer than any other toothbrush.
14) my family size electric griddle. Cooking pancakes has never been easier!
15) My Cricut!

Me! Me!

Another tag blog, what a better way to talk about me?

Jamie at Simply Jamie tagged me, so I guess I'll do it.
So here’s how the Me! Me! blog tag works:
First, share 7 facts about yourself. Next, tag people at the end of your blog by leaving their name and a link to their blog. Last, let them know they’re tagged by leaving a link in their blog.
My 7 things:
1. Being a mom is the most rewarding job I have ever had.

2. I am a nerd. I love to read, read, read.

3. I have webbed toes.

4. I was a motormouth when I was little and apparently Ruthie inherited that from me.

5. My drug is Pepsi. I seriously don't know how to make it through a day without it.

6. I don't balance my checkbook. I just go by what I think is in there and luckily we have only had a few problems with that in 5 years.

7. I really, really miss Eli and Grandma......

Now for my tags!
My tags are

Sharie
Corinne (not sure if you want your's public....let me know if it's okay)
Kirstin
Stephanie

Another fun filled weekend!

Friday night was the release of Breaking Dawn! The 4th and final book to the Twilight series. If you haven't read them- GO GET THEM AND READ THEM! I am serious! I just fell in love with this series. It was amazing. Here's a link to the author's site.

Friday night, Sharie, my 2 cousins, and I all went to the release party at Books-A-Million and enjoyed ourselves waiting for 12:01 am. Some of you don't know that I never stay up that late. The only time I do is when Randall is working and I have a hard time falling asleep. I never do it on purpose. I did Friday though. I was exhausted. Sharie drove us up there. We ate dinner, went to the mall, and then we went to the party. When I got home, I thought for sure I'd be too tired to read, but I wasn't! I stayed up until 3 am. I picked up Ruthie from my sister Sue's house around 9:30 am, and I finished the book later last night around 8pm. It took me less than 24 hours. It was an amazing book! Well, all four were!

Here is a few photo of our night!
This is me & Sharie. Yes, we are true nerds wearing vampire t-shirts!!

Also- Ruthie, Randall, and I got a little bug over the weekend. Randall was sick yesterday, Ruthie was sick Friday, and my throat hurts pretty bad today. We all missed church b/c we didn't want to spread it. I just hope I feel better tomorrow b/c I have to go to work. Please say a prayer for us! Thanks!

Survey

Ok. So I got this from Bethanne and I decided to do one as well. Here it goes.


A is for age
23

B is for burger of choice.
It has to have cheese. I love burgers, but rarely eat them.

C is for what car you drive
I drive a 2004 Chevy Silverado, which I really like. It has four doors and tons of room. Works out perfectly if we ever have more children.

D is for Dog's name.
Gauge, Gretchen, and Sally. Yep, three of them. Yep, I am crazy.
Here's Gretchen and Gauge.


E is for essential item you use every day.
Deodorant. I can't live without it.

F is for favorite tv show at the moment.
Uh oh. I am so behind on my soaps right now. I have had my nose in books lately. I don't have a fav show.

G is for Favorite game.
Yahtzee baby! I LOVE this game! Or, Mexican dominoes.

H is for Hometown
I am just going to say Arkansas.

I is for instruments you play.
I can play Amazing Grace on the guitar. Oh, and I can play Smoke On The Water too!

J is for favorite juice.
OJ

K is for who you'd like to kiss
Randall, but he's sleeping

L is for last restaurant you ate at.
El Puerto. It's been a while.

M is for your favorite Muppet.
Grover off Sesame Street.

N is for number of piercings.
2. Just one hole in each ear.

O is for overnight hospital stays
I have stayed in the hospital with Randall when he had both surgeries, when I had Ruthie, & when I broke my leg. I think that's it.

P is for people you were with today
Ruthie.

Q is for what you do with your quiet time
Blog, read, sleep, or scrap.

R is for biggest regret.
I don't really have any.

S is for status.
Married

T is for time you woke up today.
6:53, and then 7:32 both in the a.m.

U is for what you consider unique.
My webbed toes.

V is for vegetable you love
Cucumbers with ranch or salt. Or, green beans with garlic salt. YUMMY!

W is for worst habit.
Picking my nails.

X is for number of x-rays you've had
I have no idea.

Y is for yummy food you ate today
Noodles, pop-tarts, and crackers. Real healthy huh?

Z is for zodiac sign.
Aquarius.