Day 10!

No pics I'm afraid but at least I'm on line again and happy to report still having a great time in the dirty south!
So far, the kids and I have spent alot of quaility time with some good friends and we've also spent a couple of days being lazy.  That really has never happened on previous trips.  Usally our trips are so short, we really have to manage our time and keep to a stickter schedule so that we get to see all of our frineds and that doesn't even always happen. 

 The kids and I do miss Jeremy though.  I relized this morning when Brooke picked up a toy cell phone and started talking to "daddy" that we hadn't heard from him in a day or two.  It was time to call. We both got a little busy I guess that we missed a day, but as I think most people can imagine, it's not quite the same and I miss him.  A little distance is good for us though.  We still have another 10 days left in our trip but I can already imagine hugging my hubby again!! 

 So plans for the park tomorrow with some friends, a little picnic lunch and then naps.  Later tomorrow night, heading another good friends for dinner and good visiting.  Hope everyone is having a great week and if not, the weekend is just around the corner! :)

Hello Blog, I've missed you!

So coming home for a visit is always THE BEST!  But not having access to the internet can be what I can only imagine is like going through detox.  At lest I've had phone service... well sorta, it's better than nothing at all.  I'm now at a place that I can figure out how to log on and so it's time to update.  I'm kinda bummed that I missed a "My Monday" moment and all though I could still post a pic today, it wouldn't be a "My Monday" blog...soooo I'll just have to wait until next week.  I'll be 26 weeks then and by then I'll have more of an update anyway.  At this point in the pregnancy not too much big happens within a couple of weeks anyway, so next Monday will be more interesting.

  So as I said, the kids and I are home visiting.  We traveled last Thursday early morning and got in mid-afternoon.  The trip went surprisingly well.  I really had low expectations for this trip.  We left about 5am and I expected the kids to be crazy for the majority of the ride and to run into traffic in at least Richmond, VA if not other places.  But ladies and gentlemen, I am happy to report that the children rode peacefully throughout the entire trip and other than just a little slow moving traffic due to some road work, it was a very nice ride. 

  So we arrived and the kids and I are staying at a very good friends house and we have been visiting with friends and family through the weekend.  Logan got his much needed hair cut today, I got a copy of Reeses' birth certificate for school registration and some time later this week I might make it somewhere to get our taxes done before the end of the trip.  We'll be here for another week and the most exciting thing about going back to PA is.....I'll be driving back to my very own house!!!  I'm in no hurry to get back, but getting to come back to my own house is very exciting to say the least!!

Hopefully, I can still manage to get online this week and therefore will have some pics to post and some post of the fun things the kids and I have been getting into.  Time to visit with some more friends for now and soon I'll be sinking my teeth into something absolutely A-Mazing made by Shay for dinner...HOLLA! It's good to be home kids!

Yay for the weekend...err somethin

That's okay work week, just go ahead and leave!  I doubt though, you'll find another fan like me.  While most people out there look forward to the weekend all week long, I'm one of the few that appreciate the work week. So go ahead take all your prime time TV shows with you and bring on the big crowds at every public place I could possibly go with the kids.  Maybe I'll pick up a few hours at the deli this Saturday, or find time to pack for our move coming soon, maybe I'll actually go to church this Sunday because it's no longer colder than balls outside and I have ONE good outfit to put on my fat butt.  That's fine, you'll be back!

Two for Tuesday: Guess Who Part II

So, is it

*ME

*Pam-A-Lamb-A-Ding-Dong

*Katie-Jo

Guess Who!

Okay, who can tell me which one of my kids this is?
Reese
Logan
Brooke
The only hint: This child is about 2 yrs old in this picture. 

Tropical Fruit

Holy Cow, I really didn't mean to let an entire week go by without blogging.  Well, it's a Monday and that means it's time for a little "My Monday".  Today is the update on baby Mickey.  Today marks the 23rd week of pregnancy bliss.  It really has been an easy and enjoyable pregnancy.  Much like my pregnancy with Reese and Logan, I really wasn't terribly nauseous in the beginning and the rest of the time I've just been growing and much like my pregnancy with Logan and Brooke (very much unlike with Reese) I've been gaining weight at a nice rate.  Today I went to the doc for a little check-up.  Heart rate for baby was good, in the 150's and I weighed 142lbs, that's about 20 lbs since September.  I'm good with that.  I have roughly 4 months left and I hope not to gain more that 15lbs between now and then...we'll see. 

 By now, at 5 months preggers, the fetus size is comparable to a papaya. Average size: 10.5-11.8 in, and weighing in at 12.7-20.8 oz.  It's so amazing to what baby is up to in the womb.  At this point baby is able to hear outside nosies well and studies show that gentle music and mommas voice are smoothing sounds for him/her.  The face is fully formed and sleep cycles have begun as well, snoozing about 12 to 14 hrs a day.  I sure wish that rule "sleep when baby sleeps" applied right about now!

 I feel baby Mickey often throughout the day and I've bee able to put either Jeremy or one of the kids' hands on my belly for them to feel too.  Yesterday, Jeremy and I saw my belly "jump". 

 Well, it's back to the autotrader website to do more research of what kind of new car we should get.  Jeremy is all about getting an Expedition because it has 4 wheel drive.  While I think it's a pretty important feature to have, I don't really think is outweighs the fact that gas ain't cheap! It's gonna take more to fill the Expedition than to fill up a van.  Yes, I'm considering a spacious and groovy (hahahaha) van.  The room those things have are A-Mazing.  I love the automatic doors and finally they are better on gas which looks like is only going up in price.  I think I'll put up a new poll for yall to take.  Help us out!

Happy Valentines Day!!

This is my homemade Valentines gift to Jeremy this year.  I got the idea from Sister's Stuff.  I'm pleased with how it turned out.  It wasn't much, but Jeremy seemed to really like it.

 I wrote messages for the kids this morning on their toaster strudels