I was out feeding the critters and the sight of my blooming rose bush caught my attention. I wanted to take some time to photograph the yard of our new place and to explain each photo a bit for those of you who were interested in seeing how it is all looking. Here is the […]
Category: personal stories
Mad-lib birth announcement game & vlog. Join the fun!
Back in the day Teeni was doing these fun story games where each participant would write a few sentences for a story, then when everyone had their chance to contribute she would post the whole story on her blog for us all to enjoy. I participated several times and it really was a hoot. Then back […]
N's Orange Crush Birthday Cake: shared with you!
N’s birthday was two days ago and I’ve been slacking off on posting about his cake. My mind is going in a zillion different directions these days. I blame it on the pregnancy! Sorry it took this long dudes… 🙁 Anyway, I baked him an Orange Crush Cake per his request. Last year he got […]
More reflections and a new belly shot to share…
Found a quote that basically sums up the baby shower situation and our feelings: Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in -Alan Alda I am still getting many messages about the shower turnout and it seems I may have not […]
Pets are adjusted, I think. Hell has frozen over!
The animals are finally beginning to settle down, it is a freaking miracle! We aren’t waking to Dixie pawing at the door or excessive yowling from Hailey in the middle of the night AND everyone seems to be getting the hang of their new lives & homes. Dixie now uses her nifty dog house for […]
Tater's Shower: reflections on friendship, blessings and learning to let go.
I took a break from the computer for the last few days. I was afraid having interactions via twitter, facebook or through blog comments would only result in my being bitchy to people and unnecessarily hurting feelings. I took a few days to let it all “simmer” and to get some perspective on things. Basically, […]
They are showering Tater in Phoenix right now!
Thanks to Krystal, a long time buddy (who is practically a sister to me), a baby shower is taking place in Phoenix, Arizona right now in Tater’s honor. We are 1800 miles away of course but are attending via video conference to partake in the festivities. Isn’t technology great? If you have an AIM account, […]
Why all-in-one-diapers ROCK! BumGenius 3.0 fun and info…
The BumGenius 3.0 diaper I ordered is here and let me tell you, it made my freaking day! I’ve been learning about modern cloth diapers online for months and was sure they were the way to go for us but to finally have one in your hands is the absolute best way to understand all […]
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One of the benifits of a pregnant budda belly… Sort of a Wordless Wednesday post.
* TMI ALERT* Run now if girly bodily discussions bug you. Today I’ve discovered a benefit to having a round pregnant belly that sits just below your boobs. It makes wearing strapless bras a breeze! I mean seriously, before pregnancy when I would wear a strapless bra I would be wrestling with the girls and […]
6 weeks until the baby wait begins…
In 6 short weeks I’ll be taking a blog hiatus and enjoying the forest settings at The Farm while I wait for Tater to join us. Can you believe that? 6 weeks! I am feeling pretty good about it all and am still totally ready and excited! If you missed the update on my latest […]
31 week prenatal update and brain dump
Are these brain dump posts getting old yet? It seems like you are still reading them so I just keep writing them… A few people expressed an interest in hearing the updates from the prenatal appointment we just had back on Friday so here they go: We met with the 3rd OBGYN in the practice’s […]
Picture this: Talina washing laundry in the pond out back and balancing a laundry basket on her head…
… don’t worry I am just kidding around and feeling a bit cheeky right now. It’s N’s strange sense of humor influencing me again ;-P Happy Friday to all! This is a prewritten (brain dump) post as we are off at the OBGYN early this morning for the 31 week checkup and more fights about […]
Weekend #2 in our new place, it's been busy!
I’ve got 3 posts in my saved drafts that I’ve been working on. I’ve written them pretty well but cant seem to actually finish them. They are even decent writing pieces that focus on specific topics rather than my usual “here are the updates” posts like this one. I’ve been trying to bust out some […]
So glad the weekend is almost here!
Well, we’ve officially spent the first week in our new place. We are much happier here, obviously and are so glad that the bulk of the moving process is behind us now. We’ve still got cleaning to do at the old place and we are trying to nail down a walk though appointment time with […]
Today marks my 30th week of pregnancy, holy cow I am HUGE!!!
Just took my 30th week pregnancy photo and good lord did I pop! If you visit my online baby shower site you can see what I was looking like during my 26th week of pregnancy while we were out visiting my midwife. In one month I’ve grown quite a bit and the pictures are major […]
I want to cloth diaper bad!!!
After yesterday’s Vlog post and the 2 hour chat I thought I would post about cloth diapers since there was so much discussion about them in the chat. Plus, I have family that are also intrigued about the new advances and technologies of the cloth diaper. So here is my view on them: After research […]
We're moved in… Vlog and chat
As promised I did a vlog and chat at 8pm my time (eastern daylight savings time) right here in this blog post. I am going to leave the chat box in the post. If you see more than one person on the chat list you can chat with them but there is no guaranteeing that […]
Just another post written in the wee hours of the morning…
Patience is not my best attribute right now! It is 4am. The dog woke me by scratching the door, she is sleeping outside along with one of our cats. You see, we are now living in the new place and we’ve got white carpets throughout the whole place. The backyard is a swamp since it’s […]
And we're outta here…
We picked up the moving truck and hit some grocery sales today. I am pretty pleased to have gotten a rack of pork ribs, 2 big packages of steak and 3 jars of kraft BBQ sauce all for under $30! I’ve taken to selectively shopping for what we need. We’ll go to one store and […]