Seven Quick Takes, vol.... um... 9

http://www.conversiondiary.com/2009/11/7-quick-takes-friday-vol-57.html

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It seems like I keep ending up blogging while sitting on the (closed) toilet (fully clothed). It seems like the best way to make use of my time while I supervise a certain Little Miss as she splashes and plays in the bathtub. If I'm not blogging while she plays in the tub I usually use that time to clean the bathroom (which I will probably do just as soon as I hit the publish post button.

As a side note, where can I find a toddler proof bath tub plug?! And why does Little Miss insist on pulling it out?!

Now she has just discovered that while she bathes her siblings are dining and she is alternating between insisting that she eat and that she needs to potty. She really is trying to sabotage my attempts to sit down long enough to type an entire blog entry in one sitting*.

~~2~~

My mind has been preoccupied with the subject of abortion lately. This often happens to me during my pregnancies as I fight so hard to protect the life inside of me while others seek to destroy the life inside of them. This is compounded when I look at images of tiny little babies - who look so very much like BABIES and I wonder how anyone could not have the the instinct to nurture and protect?!

There is a website I discovered when Sarah was a baby where I mostly read but occaisionally post. On this site a single mother of 3 shared that she had irresponsibly gotten pregnant and was choosing to have an abortion rather than take on the responsibility for her actions. I was gobsmacked when she came back after her 'procedure" and shared that seeing the sonogram had "confirmed her feeling that this was the right thing to do" and that the baby was "so much smaller than she had expected and "completely lacked any form or definition".

Wow. Denial is not just a river in Egypt. Maybe on that particular sonogram machine form and definition were not present, but they were most definately there! She would have been about as far along as I am. My baby has arms and legs, which it moves spontanteiously.

What do you think, does this look like a "lack of definition" to you?!

I am proud to say that I did speak up, firmly yet gently before the mother acted upon her choice to end her child's life. I spoke up not only in defense of the child's life, but the consequence that choosing abortion would have on the mother long term. She will have to live every day with what she has done. The child is no longer in danger, the damage to him or her is done and over with and he or she is living in eternal peace with God. I obeyed and spoke truth to the mother in a non accusatory way and can walk away blameless.

~~3~~

Little Miss has a cold, which she has been fighting off since about Monday. Her nose is now truly congested and rather than let her suffer I am making a natural decongestant for her (since there are no baby and toddler safe ones on the market these days.

The key ingredient is an onion. Last year, because she was less than a year old I used brown sugar rather than honey. This year I used honey because honey is more beneficial and she is well over a year and past period of being susceptible to botulism.

You cut an onion into thin layers and put it in a jar with a layer of brown sugar or honey between each layer. You then stab the layers repeatedly to get the onions juices flowing. The first dose should be ready in about 20 minutes, and the medicinal syrup should be completed in about 24 hours at which point you strain the onion bits out of the juice. Some recipes call for simmering the concotion (you get more juice out of the onion this way I believe) but I have not tried that yet. Maybe later. Combining the juices with lemon juice and warm water has even more benefits!

Last year when I used just an onion and brown sugar I found the remedy to have benefit. We'll see how this slightly different concoction works this year. As with all cold remedies, the results are only temporary.

Garlic and honey are also very beneficial in combination. Just in case you were wondering. ;)

~~4~~

Ever prayerful...

http://marquissclan.blogspot.com/

http://www.mycharmingkids.net/

~~5~~

I am just about finished reading Dr. Laura's new book In Praise of Stay-At-Home Moms and I must say it is a MUST READ for all mother's everywhere - even those who work outside the home - and all women who might someday become mothers!

I am a HUGE Dr. Laura fan. Especially since reading The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands when my husband and I were newly married.

~~6~~

I killed my iPhone this week. I have dropped it a million times but apparently this was one time too many. At my doctor appointment on Monday my phone was still in my pocket when I took my pants off. As I folded my pants up the phone slipped out of my pocket and landed face down with a thud on the floor immediately killing the screen. Oh, it lit up, but all I got was a blank white screen. I couldn't even turn it off to try to turn it back on! And worst of all, my lap top stopped recognising it as an external device a few months ago and I can't figure out how to get my pictures off of it!

Fortunately, we had a spare iPhone. Who has a spare iPhone laying around you ask? Well, someone who lost said iPhone at the grocery store and miraculously found it the day after replacing it. I just need to get it reactivated!

~~7~~

Because my house has so few 3 hole prong outlets I am at the moment sitting awkwardly on the floor next to the wall in my living room that seperates said room from the rest of the house. It is the wall shared by my (way too tiny) bedroom. Being that we have been in this house for a whopping 2 months, and I have spent a month of that time laying exhausted and gestating on the couch (yeah first trimester) the wall is bare and the only furniture in the room is a couch and our large dining room table (which has no hope of fitting into the house's very small dining room. Both of these items of furniture are on the other side of the room. Yet as I sit here my eyes lock onto splotches of reddish orange on the wall. I'm assuming they came from something once edible, but as far as WHAT that was, your guess is as good as mine! Ew!

*Between Takes 2 and 3 I had to refill the bath tub, bath Little Miss, drain the tub, dry her, put Frizz Ease in her hair, lotion her up, make the concotion in Take 3, and then lay down with her for a nap. In the middle of Take 7 I had to get up and go snuggle her back to sleep before sneaking away to finish my blog entry.

Seven Quick Takes, vol. 9

From: http://www.conversiondiary.com/2009/10/7-quick-takes-friday-vol-56.html

I'm actually not sure if I can come up with 7, but here goes...

~~1~~

My blood pressure keeps shooting up at various times which has me very worried. I'm not even 8 weeks yet, it's far too early to be developing PIH!!! If this keeps up my dreams of birthing at home will remain just that, dreams.

~~2~~

Thomas, the little Puggle I work with and son of my friend Christina (http://amazinglygracefulphotography.blogspot.com/) had a SPECTACLUAR night at AWANA tonight! We've been working with him for several weeks, trying to help him adapt and also how to adapt Puggles to him. Now that he has gotten accustomed to the routine of Puggles and developed a certain sense of security he seems to have finally conquered his seperation anxiety! We only had one almost melt down and other than leaving the Puggles room for 5 minutes during play time he succesfully stayed through the evening and had SO MUCH FUN!!! It. Was. AWESOME!!! Thank You, God!!!

~~3~~

I am in the process of breaking up with C.L.A.S.S. and finding my own homeschool style and figuring out what curriculums will work and how much I want to use actual curriculumns. I haven't decided if I'm going to finish the English books that I have or move on to something else. I'm also trying to decide what math curriculumn I want to use. I'm considering not using anything set but just figuring out what they don't know, having Super Hubbie teach it to them, and then review it until they know it solidly. They both tested very high on their CAT test so between that and claiming religious exemption gives us some wiggle room to figure out what works best for us. I want to focus more on learning than on teaching. A classroom environment is NOT neccesarily the best way for a child to learn and I am realizing more and more that I do NOT have to conform to the way society says children need to be taught. At the end of the day it only matters what they know, not so much how we got there.

~~4~~

It is REALLY hard to blog with a not-quite-two year old climbing on you, kicking you, and trying to pull out your pony tail!.

~~5~~

Tomorrow is the AWANA Pine Wood Derby. Super Hubbie and the kidlets are in the process of putting the finishing touches on their car. Things 1-3 made typical cars, whereas Thing 4 decided to make his into a rock, on which he painted "Jesus is the rock of our salvation". Before the paint dried it looked more like a turd than a rock and we were a little worried!

~~6~~

http://www.mycharmingkids.net/

http://marquissclan.blogspot.com/

~~7~~

Monday is my sonogram. In many ways this will be a turning point in my pregnancy. For the baby, nothing will change. However for us, everything will change. You see, I have experienced 5 pregnancy losses, one of which was twins. This sonogram is the one that will determine for us the likelyhood that we will know this child by name, hold him or her in our arms, and kiss his or her little face. I am a ball of anxiety and excitement! I really can't decide which emotion to go with... but I do know this one thing, as I have known with each of my 8 previous pregnancies: this child belongs to God. This child's life is God's to do with as He sees fit. If the Lord chooses for this child's life to be very short then He will meet me there and give me the grace I need. He does not give us anything we can not handle and He is perfectly Sovereign. We are HIS creation for HIS purpose and HIS glory. And my desires to keep my children are so selfish. For them Heaven is ALWAYS better. And if I am truly living a life of surrender - if I am truly a living sacrifice for my King, then how can I argue with God when He chooses for my child a life untouched my sin, sorrow, or pain?

So, please be thinking of us on Monday afternoon. My appointment is at 3:50.

Seven Quick Takes, vol. 8

Taken from: http://www.conversiondiary.com/2009/10/7-quick-takes-friday-vol-54.html

~~1~~

I have a huge pet peeve that I usually don't say too much about, at least not in public circles. I just don't need the drama. I can not stand childish adults. Nothing is ever good enough for these people, they make other people's trials all about them, and they are constantly whining or pouting and trying to garner attention. If you're so vain that you think this take is about you then it probably is. Your God is too small and you seriously need to pull up your big girl panties and move on!

~~2~~

One of the oddest things about pregnancy is how hunger and nausea visit you together. And if you wait just a second too long to start eating you'll likely vomit up the first few bites and then be good to go. It's also interesting how you don't have to be hungry in order to have a craving and you can in fact have cravings when nauseated. And on that note, will someone please bring me some Chinese food?

~~3~~

Emelia is having a friend sleep over tonight for the first time! Any other time we've had sleep overs here is was a babysitting situation. These girls are funny! They are a few years apart in age (Emelia's older) but pretty close in their emotional maturity and they get along beautifully. I can't tell you how many times Emelia came to me before they finally fell asleep claiming that they "couldn't" sleep. Yes sweetheart, it's awfully hard to fall asleep when you're busy talking and giggling! They are in sleeping bags on my living room floor. More specifically under my dining room table which they have turned into a fort. It will be interesting to see where they have migrated to come morning!

~~4~~

I'm not sure how many readers I actually have, but for anyone who should stumble upon my page I would like to ask you to please pray for this family: http://marquissclan.blogspot.com/ I don't really know this mama, but she has found a special place in my heart. Not just because of the cross the Lord has chosen for her to carry but because I can tell from her style of posting that she has a vibrant and fun personality.

~~5~~

It is soooo cold here. It seems especially cold for this time of year. It's been raining pretty much nonstop for the past 36 hours. I'm totally ok with that - practices were canceled last night and tonight and games for tomorrow have been canceled which means life gets to slow down for a few days and I can take a deep breath. As much as I enjoy watching my children enjoy and participate in sports I'll be so glad when the fall season is over! It's too cold and dark out there and I'm too Zzzzzzz.... Oops, sorry - was trying to say I'm tired. ;)

~~6~~

Motherhood Maternity has finally realized that even petite women get pregnant and carries petite maternity jeans (for you tall gals they also have long ones). I was sooo excited when I bought them to finally be able to walk without having to either roll the bottoms of my pant legs up or walk on them. However I've discovered a problem - apparently a petite small is not small enough. I need a belt, a stapler, or something. These suckers will not stay up! After walking across the room they have literally fallen a good 2 inches and are sagging uncomfortably. This leaves me no choice but to awkwardly, and somewhat inappropriately, hike them up and put them back in place. I don't really have any other options though. I'm one of those women who pops out IMMEDIATELY and at less than 6 weeks I can no longer fasten my regular jeans. I'll post a picture of my protruding bump later.

~~7~~

I need to find some simple long sleeved t shirts that are either regular clothes but long enough to cover my maternity panel (and camoflauge the whole sagging to my knees thing) without being indecent on top, or are maternity but don't look like maternity. And they must be cheap. Yeah... good luck to me!

Seven Quick Takes, vol. 6...

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I have put ADHD girl back on her medicine as a trial to see if the school work she produces improves. She goes through life full tilt and doesn't really absorb much of what she sees/reads/experiences. If I don't notice a significant improvement in her school work and interpersonal relationships I will take her off for good. I need to make and appointment for ADHD boy to trial him back on the medication. Same thing applys, if I don't see a significant in daily school performance I will take him off of it.

~~2~~
My washer and dryer were FINALLY delivered today after an entire month of waiting. I'm not exagerating. I placed my order on September 9th. I am now the proud new owner of a BRAND NEW energey efficient washer and dryer. WHOOT WHOOT!!!

~~3~~
Revival has come to Tabernacle. The McGilliard's are preaching each night at our church. I'm not sure I'll make it through the week... more on why that is later on in my post. ;)
http://mcgilliardministries.com/

~~4~~

On Saturday Elijah made the winning play of his game by catching a line drive! It was. So. AWESOME!!!!!!

~~5~~

I feel like crud. And here is why...

Yes, I peed on 3 different sticks. LOL And the test line came up before the control line all three times. I am having serial blood tests done to monitor my HCG and progesterone as I have suffered multiple miscarriages. Prayers are most definately coveted!

~~6~~

One of the great gifts of homeschooling is the ability to train my children (more specifically my daughter) on how to run a home. Emelia has such a servants heart and is such a help to me with Sarah and keeping up on household work.

~~7~~

I desperately want to curl up on the couch or go back to bed, but I'm babysitting. This afternoon when I go into town for my lab work I will be hitting CVS for a new set of Sea Bands!

Seven Quick Takes, volume 5

http://www.conversiondiary.com/2009/09/7-quick-takes-friday-vol-52.html

~~1~~

I am most eager for Saturday to arrive. It is a day to sleep in you say? Well, maybe for those who do not have soccer and baseball games to cheer for. And although I do like my sleep, this is not why I am so excited for Saturday to arrive. You see, this Saturday is October 3. October 3 is the day my new washer and dryer will be delivered. I. Can. Not. Wait!!! Being a family of 7 with no washer and dryer has been... well, challenging. Thanks to wonderful friends I've only had to make 2 laundra mat trips and will probably do one more sometime this week.

~~2~~

Sarah is deeply in the stage of being obsessed with coloring. The problem is, she doesn't quite grasp the whole "we don't color in books, only the paper Mama gave you" concept.

~~3~~

ADHD boy is struggling. Actually, compared to last year he is doing really well. If he maintains the pace he's at now he could easily complete both 4th and 5th grades before the next school year starts. But when it comes to AWANA he struggles. Oddly he did not have this problem in Sparks and I don't hear any complaints about Sunday School. But the leaders he is under in AWANA just do not get him and don't know how to help him. At times I feel like it might be a good idea to pull him out as it isn't fair to him or the other kids, but I know that is not the right answer and would only serve to punish him. I probably need to have a talk with the leaders, but even then I can't make them understand. Also, I always worry that it will be interpreted as making excuses for his behavior or that the individual will then make allowances that should not be made. Rock, meet the hard place.

~~4~~

By the end of this week we should be completely done with the old house. Our former landlord's are being a bit unreasonable about things and expect us to take care of things that are not our responsibility. In an attempt to mirror Christ to them we have gone above and beyond and I am exhausted. I will be so glad to see the start of next week when I wont have any responsibilities outside of my home and family.

~~5~~

I took some HILLARIOUS pictures of Joshua on Saturday using my phone that I am just dying to post, but for some reason I can't seem to get them to upload onto my computer. I'll keep trying. Be on the lookout for a picture editorial of what a lengths a boy will go to in order to achieve the attention of a girl... even if that girl is "just" his mom! It's pretty funny!!!

~~6~~

Life is hard, but God is good. I am currently struggling with the sin of resentment. I am tired of feeling like I am being used and taken advantage of. I feel unappreciated and replacable. I have lost my servant attitude towards my family and I'm not at all happy about it. My attitude, in a word, sucks. The older your children get, the more intensive parenting becomes. Teenagers are HARD WORK and they resist everything you do.

~~7~~

I am trying to find a balance between schooling and housekeeping. It's difficult to get everything done that I must get done when you have children who struggle to work independantly. Add to that a clingy little mama's girl toddler and kids who manage to get by without doing their chores and things fall to the wayside. Right now I am sitting here when I should be keeping Emelia and Elijah on task whilst they do their math work. I have shut Sarah out of the room so that I can copy book report forms and type without having her climbing on me. I have to run out and go pick up some preschool workbooks from a freecycler and I really had hopes of visiting the Opp Shop (second hand store in town that is only open on certain days) and getting my hair cut today. The last 2 activities are not likely to happen. But, it is a beautiful fall day and everyone is healthy. I have a yummy pot roast in the crock pot and hopefully the kids will get their school work done in time to go to practice tonight - one soccer and one baseball, on opposite ends of the county. And the husband is working tonight so I am on my own! Weeeee

Seven Quick Takes, vol. 4...

http://www.conversiondiary.com/2009/09/7-quick-takes-friday-vol-51.html

~~1~~
I missed last week's (and maybe the week before?) because of the big move. We are almost all settled into the new house and while it is "just" another rental and I don't know how long we'll be here I'm looking forward to putting the finishing touches on it and making it homey.
~~2~~
With moving my plan had been to move the cats last so I wouldn't have to worry about doors getting left open for them to escape in the new house while we were moving everything in. The kitten however had her own ideas and hitched a ride with (read, snuck into a car with) one of the ladies at church. And sadly, curiousity killed the cat... a week later my family was here and she was out front with them while they were grilling burgers. They had pulled the grill up to a light at the front of the yard as the sun had been down for quite a while, and the kitten was out there with them. The house sits probably about a hundred feet from the highway, so little Miss Curious wandered into the road to see something just as a car was coming by. And that. Was. That. :(
~~3~~
The night of the big move - the same night that the kitten snuck a ride to the new house - our older cat Tiffany, who has serious emotional issues, was totally freaked and Super Hubbie couldn't find her to bring her over. Later that night after the younger kids were in bed I took the big boys to grab a few things that had been forgotten at the old house and Joshua found Tiffy in the bathtub. She was totally freaked and trying to get away from us but we got her and put her into the cat carrier, closed the door and put her in the back seat. She mewed frantically the whole way home but didn't try to escape.
When we got home Joshua got the carrier out of the car and literally as he reached the back door she somehow managed to bust open the cat carrier and ran like lightening into the woods. It was a week before we finally began to see sightings of her, but she still wouldn't come near us or the doors of the house. Each day I kept back door open hoping the sounds and smells of the house would drift through the screen door, reaching her and luring her back in.
Last night as I was putting the kids to bed I stepped into the kitchen to get Sarah a cup of water and saw Tiffany looking through the screen! I said high to her and began to approach and she quickly went down the porch stairs. I went to the door and called her and she kept hesitantly coming half way up the stairs then turning around and going back down. It was clear she wanted to come to me but was afraid. She finally came all the way up the stairs and I scooped her up, brought her in the house and quickly shut the door so she couldn't escape. She was skinny but very happy to be reunited with us and kept pressing herself against me as hard as she could and marking her territory. She was gone for 18 days!
~~4~~
The fall soccer and baseball seasons are in full swing! Emelia has had a couple of games (soccer) and Elijah had his first game (baseball) today. Joshua and Luke have had practices (baseball) but no games yet.
~~5~~
I am watching 2 little girls after school 4 days a week as a ministry to a family at church. So far I've been picking them up from school but I may find that with my schedule that I need to have them take the bus to my house. We'll see! Emelia especially really enjoys having them here for a small part of each afternoon.
~~6~~
I have finally, after 12 or so years, been given the oppurtunity to work one on one with a special needs child. I am so thankful, and am so blessed by it! I have him one on one during AWANA on Friday night.
~~7~~

Seven Quick Takes... volume 3

Taken from here: http://www.conversiondiary.com/

~~1~~

Crazy is as crazy does. And in this particular case, crazy sent the boys 2 $50 iTunes gift cards for their birthdays... after she already bought them each a brand new iPod Nano. For their birthdays. This is the woman who holds 2 college degrees yet works at a convenience store in order to pay the bare minimum in child support. She also hasn't legally been alone with either of them in over 12 years. To be exact, in October it will be 13 years. She hasn't laid eyes on them in over 3. Yeah, mother of the year material here. But the best part of this story has yet to be told! This woman who is not allowed any contact with these boys without supervision by the individual named by the court told them to write her thank you notes. Why would she want her own children to write her thank you notes you ask? Well, she is concerned that 'some "strapped for cash" person might "trade them in" for something (for example, diapers for a baby)'. Say what?! I kid you not, that is an exact quote! Um, lady if you are so concerned why don't you a) pay real child support b) try being a decent person and c) doing your visits and giving them their gifts in person like a normal decent person would. No problem though, you just pushed them closer to me - their REAL mom. You know, the one who deals with their crap, buys their clothes, supervises their school work, drives them to and fro, and cooks their delicious and nutritiuos meals. The one who has been there when they woke up, went to bed, and all the hours in between every day for the last 4+ year. I may not have birthed them, but I've done more than my fair share of the labor. They're mine!

~~2~~

We are moving on Tuesday. Assuming we can find someone to help me with the furniture and appliances. Unfortunately Super Hubbie has to work and we are stuck having to move during the week. Should be interesting!

~~3~~

Emelia sliced her foot open during Water Night at church on Wednesday. It is healing nicely and wasn't to deep but she lost a huge chunk of skin (I don't understand this as originally it was just a cut and then when I looked at it again after soaking it a huge chunk was missing) and is hobbeling around. She's playing it up for all the drama she's got in her cute little body.

~~4~~

This time next week we will officially have 2 teenagers in the house! Luke will be 13 on Tuesday. Hard to believe!

~~5~~

In reference to Number 1, the boys had a lot of fun picking out their iTunes with their gift cards tonight. Since they don't have individual accounts I sync their iPods to my account (when they are older they can have their own accounts) which means the content on their iPods is identical. Same games, same songs, etc. And when I sync my phone all their songs go on my phone too. To bad I never use the iPod in my iPhone!

~~6~~

AWANA is starting again soon! Joshua and Luke are L.I.T.s (Leader In Training) and they had their dry run today. Joshua works with Cubbie's (preschool) and Luke works with Sparks (lower elementary school). I love AWANA. I love how much my kids learn, I love the fellowship they experience, I love the whole thing. "I have hidden thy word in my heart that I might not sin against you..."

~~7~~

Soccer has started!

Seven Quick Takes, Vol 2.

From here: http://www.conversiondiary.com/2009/08/7-quick-takes-friday-vol-48.html

~~1~~

I hired someone to finish the upstairs bathroom. He's up there doing it right now. The tile is mostly laid, and he's installing the toilet right now. I can not describe to you my happiness. One bathroom for 7 people is doable, but not comfortably!

~~2~~

We still don't have a move in date. We're waiting on the current tenants of the house to be out so we can put everything in motion. We also have our landlord coming on Sunday to look at the house. No, no stress here!

~~3~~

My heart hurts for a lady I know. Badly. I've lived in her shoes, walked where she is walking now. Her husband has lost his job and their home because of his sin issues and she and her children have to pay the price. The sin of Akin... so not fair. But then again, if life was fair not one of us would stand a chance. We would all be headed to hell with no hope for salvation. I pray she has the grace and mercy to walk in forgiveness to her husband. And I so wish that he would be humbled and accountable.

~~4~~

I saw a double rainbow today and so wish I had a camera that would capture it. I was driving when I saw it though so I wouldn't have been able too. It was absolutely stunning though!

~~5~~

Super Hubbie got the lawn mowed just in time... it's raining and we're supposed to have a big storm coming in tomorrow.

~~6~~

The down side is that if rains tomorrow it will interfere with my long awaited pool party/girls day with my friends. I am waaaay to undersocialized these days and my life shows the stress of it. We will still get together regardless, but it wont be as fun for the kids and much more stressful for the moms.

~~7~~

Seven Quick Takes... vol. 1!

I got this here http://marquissclan.blogspot.com/ and she got it here http://www.conversiondiary.com/ . AND, if I wasn't such a loser I would be able to make the word "here" be the link. But I don't know how, so deal.

~~~Number 1~~

We're moving and we're 99% sure we know where we're going. The choices were:

- moving out of the county to a house we could eventually buy
cons:
*Super Hubbie's commute would be 20 miles longer, making it a grand total of 92 miles 1 way!!!
*big boys would have to move to the schools in the other county. This is a negative for a couple of reasons but a big one is the other county does not have an NJROTC program, which Joshua is really excited about starting this year.

- moving to a bigger house in this county
cons:
* no option to buy
In the end we decided to go with option number 2 and should be moving at the end of the month if all goes well.

~~Number 2~~

Joshua (14) is starting high school this fall. If that weren't enough he is also going to be in NJROTC. When did he get to be so grown up?! I can't believe we've only got him home for 4 more years, He definately has the teenage "don't tell me what to do" attitude going on. It's frustrating how he can go from sweet to nasty in the blink of an eye. It's going to be very hard dropping him off at that high school campus. It will be even harder the first time we see him in his NJROTC uniform.

~~Number 3~~

I made this deliciousness for dinner last night and despite being a total experiment it was soooo yummy!!! The kids devoured it.

~~ Number 4~~

I'm going to be an aunty again! My brother and his wife are expecting baby number 2 in February. This will make Ian a big brother at the ripe old age of 15 months. I know most people think that is too close but in my opinion it is just about perfect! I really prefered having them close and really wish Sarah was going to have a close in age sibling.

~~ Number 5~~

Been trying for number 6 for over a year with no luck. I am so frustrated I've turned to Soy Isoflavones. We'll see how that works out for us.

~~ Number 6~~

Super Hubbie has been talking about getting a motorcycle. If he does decide to do that I wont try to stop him, but I'm not all together sure how I feel about the whole idea. Being that I was almost an only child because of a motorcycle my dad was fortunate to survive when I was a baby it makes me a bit apprehensive. But I'm not totally opposed to the idea either.

~~ Number 7 ~~