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Over the weekend, we made our annual trek down to Shreveport, LA. Ben's Uncle Johnny has a cabin that has been in the family for years on Caddo Lake and we started making the trip with the younger generations about 4 years ago. This year we carpooled with Katie, Bella, and Will for the trip to save money on gas. Driving 6 hours with 4 kids under 4 sounds scary, but it wasn't bad at all. We arrived on Thursday afternoon and were able to spend a couple of hours getting settled before Candace and Josh arrived. We then got to spend the evening with just the two of them. It was very nice because we only see Candace once a year since she lives in LA and Josh about 3x a year since he is currently working in Canada. Ben also caught two catfish that day. The next day three more groups arrived, but all at separate times, so we were able to enjoy everyone before it got too big. Saturday we spent another day of hanging out, fishing, sleeping. The kids played in a small inflatable pool and helped fish. On Sunday, we headed out to the Mudbug festival which we do every year. Before we left, I got stung by a wasp which has never happened to me and by the way hurts like hell! This year it was hotter than ever. We stayed long enough to eat (Ben had crocodile and I had catfish), let KK make one of those sand jars they always have at the fair, the kids played on some inflatible toys and then we were out of there. It was too hot!
One the way home, Katie and I ran into a local Wal-mart and found some really great deals on clothes for the kids. When we got up to check out, we stood in line for 30 minutes (I kid you not!). We then headed home to rinse off and relax for our last evening. We had a fish fry with the fish that had been caught during the trip and just enjoyed everyone. The next morning we packed up to head home and this time the car ride was more eventful. When we were ready to stop for lunch, we pulled up to a DQ and waited in line to order for 10 minutes. When we got to actually order, we were told there would be no food for 20 minutes. The best part was this DQ had a sign that said "Fastest Drive Thru in Town". Seriously? So we opted to find another drive through. Poor Henry was overly tired and cried for a good portion of the car ride. About two hours from home, I checked his pants to discover a poop explosion. KK was in a foul mood for most of the ride because she had had no down time throughout the trip and was cranky to all of us, especially poor Will seated next to her. And Bella is learning how to us her lungs and had a period of time where out of no where she would just yell really loud. We were all ready to get out of the car when we got home!
The next day was thankfully my day off, so I was able to stay home and try to get the laundry done and get the house picked up. Unfortunately, most of that did not happen because poor Henry is not a good day time sleeper (which we are working on). That evening we went to dinner at Rib Crib with some of Ben's family to celebrate his birthday, which was the day before. He is 27!!!
Now the end of the week is here and our weekend consists of:
Going to see Sex and the City tonight with Katie
Cadence's dance rehearsal and recital
Hopefully bathing the dogs
Recovering from the short week
And continuing to get Henry on the 90 minute sleep cycle. I stuck with it yesterday and he actually took 3 45 min naps and went down at 9 pm and slept in his crib till 1:30 am. This may not sound like alot, but it is for him. He never sleeps during the day!
Have a great weekend!
It has been almost 10 months since I have blogged. That really sucks. I am determined to make this at least a weekly habit and have made some changes to help me do so. I have changed the settings so that the blog is now public not private, so that you do not have to create a google account to read the blog. This means that I will not be posting any private information, especially about anybody else.
I have a few friends who blog and I read theirs' religiously and always enjoy it, so they have gotten me excited again about blogging!
What all has happened in the last 10 months? We had baby Henry in February. Ben took a new job in January and travels almost every other week if not more. Cadence finished her 3 year old year at Kirk of the Hills and we are moving on from that school and will be attending a new one next year. I have a hard time believing that she will be in Pre-K next year. I am once again working on the same fundraiser that I was the last time I posted, we decided to move it to a different time of year to see how that works. This year our Mystery dinner will be June 19 & 20 in Catoosa. Email me for specific details. Cadence has finished her first year of dance class and will be having her first recital this Saturday (email for details!). Liv made HS cheerleading as a soon to be freshman. My mom has FINALLY given up smoking for good! My in laws moved into a new house with a fabulous backyard. I know lots more has happened, but those are the big things. I hope all of you will check in with this blog and keep me determined to keep it up. I really love blogging, but the past year has been so busy. I am sure you will all forgive me. Till next time....
Wow! It has been a month since I have posted. I am very sorry for that. I usually post at work, due to not having internet at home anymore, but work has been incredibly busy. For the few of you that read this, I am sorry, I will be better! As I said before, work has been really busy. I finished training a new set of volunteers and am working on another training. I am also planning a fundraiser, our Mystery Dinner. This fundraiser was our big one with LNGC and Pregnancy HopeLine and since I am the only one who has done it before, I am the head of the fundraiser. It is alot of work and pretty stressful. I have also been keeping up with the regular weekly duties on top of those extra jobs.
When pregnant, you usually hit a point in your second trimester when you suddenly feel 100% better. You are no longer tired, you have energy, usually sickenss goes away, etc. My second trimester has so far been worse than the first. I have all of the same symptoms, but they are all much worse and now I have dry heaves. Nope, I don't get sick, I just heave. It is awful. I am also dead tired 90% of the time and can't seem to do much besides go to work and pick Cadence up from school and then I am in bed the rest of the day. I am ready to feel better. I was really thinking this baby was a girl, but I am starting to think boy, because I had none of these symptoms on this level with Cadence. Plus, a girl would never torture her Mama like this!!!
Ben has taken and passed the first of 4 tests to get into the Fire Academy. I am so proud of him. He has also been taking the practice physical tests and is doing so well! The first round of interviews should be in the next week or so. I will keep you updated.
Mom and I are getting ready for a garage sale next weekend and are making leaps and bounds at getting everything cleaned out. We are for sure selling a chair, bakers rack, and Fooseball table on top of all the clothes. If you know any girls who are in middle school, junior high or really tiny women, my sister is selling tons of Abercrombie, Holister, & Aeropostle clothes! Please come by.
So that is how life has been going right now. I will work at updating at least weekly. That sounds like a do-able goal!
I have been tagged by another blog I read to post 7 things that make me happy. Here goes:
1. My daughter. Every day she lights up my life and adds more to my life than anyone. She makes me laugh, cry, and loves me unconditionally.
2. The pool. Right now, our pool is about the only reason we go outside anymore and after a long day of work and errands, it is perfect.
3. Old Navy flip flops. The most comfortable and most affordable flip flops make my whole summer great.
4. My job. I am finally where I wanted to be in my organization and I am getting to grow it and make such a difference. Everything is coming together.
5. Pregnancy. Although the first trimester of pregnancy is never fun, I am just so thankful to be pregnant that most of the time I can overcome the general feelings of sickness. Between the heat and a still undiagnosed sickness that causes joint aches, my pregnancy symptoms are stronger than previously, but there is still not alot than can bring me down about this pregnancy.
6. Thrift & Discount stores. I am very thankful for two stores especially: Value Thrift & Ross. Ross has allowed me to purchase a couple of cheap maternity shirts, a pair of shorts and a pair of khakis to get me through the rest of the summer. For those who don't know, maternity clothes are expensive. And since most of my time being pregnant will be in cooler and cold months, it is not smart to spend alot of money of clothing items I will only wear for a month or two. Cadence starts school next week and I knew that she would be needing some fall clothes before I knew it. While it is fun to by your kids cute clothes, it can also be really really expensive! At two thrift stores this weekend, I found a gymboree top, Children's place jeans, a gap wrap sweater, gap jeans, two pairs of gap pink cords, and a motherhood maternity shirt for me. Along with 4 books. Between how expensive kids clothes are and how hard they are on them, there is little reason to spend so much money on cute clothes, especially when you can find them just as cute for really cheap. Another favorite of mine is the JBF sale, which starts this Sunday here in Tulsa. I hope to finish up KK's school clothes shopping next week at this sale, as well as stocking up on maternity clothes.
7. My husband and family. I have an incredible family who loves me and supports me. I am so thankful for all of them and have so much fun with everyone.
Okay, for anyone who reads this, Tag, you're it!
My darling daughter acts like she is 4 years old. Yes, she is only 3 1/2 but lately, she sure sounds and acts like a 4 year old. Her speech is becoming more articulated and she is using very mature words. The other day while talking to my mother in law, she used the word "speak" instead of "talk". This morning her heightened maturity bordered on attitude. I passed by the bathroom as she was finishing and reminded her to wash her hands. She replied, "Momma, you just don't need to worry about this, you just go in the living room and leave me alone". When I proceeded to explain that we have to wash our hands, I was met with her new phrase of the month, "That's not fair!". Seriously, does that sound like a three year old?
On the other home fronts, I have entered the world of maternity clothing, elastic waste bands and baby doll shirts. After your first pregnancy, it is like your body knows when you are pregnant and your stomach muscles just stop working! I am ready for the first trimester to be over for many reasons. I will feel a great sense of accomplishment and security when I hit 12 weeks. God is good to us and has blessed us with this third pregnancy. After a miscarriage you never view pregnancy the same, which is kind of a curse. I am just thankful to be pregnant again. Thanks to all of you out there for your prayers and well wishes!
The rumors are true: I am pregnant! I am 8 weeks pregnant, due March 12. We have waited this long to tell most people (and post a blog) after our experience with the miscarriage earlier in the year. Although I am still in my first trimester, I have heard the heartbeat and seen my doctor and feel confident to post a blog and let the world know! I appreciate all of the prayers I received at the time of the miscarriage and after and all of the support from everyone who knew how much we wanted another baby. Cadence is very excited and says the baby is girl. We have know idea yet, but as soon as we know the world will also know. Everything is going great so far. I am very tired and worn out, but not really that sick. I am not really starting to show, but with second and third babies, it is like your stomach muscles say "Oh, you are pregnant now? Good, because we are done working!" And suddenly you have a fat belly that is not really baby. So I am already wearing some maternity clothes and using my belly band. (Belly band is a great idea, a large band that you can put over your pants so that you do not have to button them and it holds the pants up so you can wear your regular pants longer!) With Cadence, I used my Old Navy credit card to but maternity clothes, but with this one, we are no longer using credit cards, so I am searching for cute, cheap clothes. Ross has been great! Plus, the babydoll style that is in right now helps to find clothes to wear. I see my doctor again in two weeks for another ultrasound and checkup. Hopefully with that ultrasound I will have a picture to scan in that looks more like a baby than the bean picture I have now! Also, Jenny, I am glad you are back in Tulsa!
This weekend an incident happened that left me feeling incredibly betrayed and in shock at how I was treated by two of my close friends. I am not sure if either of them read this, but I will keep the details at a minimum to protect their privacy. I would like to think that this was a misunderstanding, but when no one answers your calls or returns them, you realize that you are being avoided for a reason. I was and am terribly upset, I have been friends with these two a long time and I gave up something very important (tickets to go see Jerry Lee Lewis) in order to be with them. Then I was ditched and I turned down many other plans for this one event. It has been a long time since a friend has hurt me as bad as this did. If you guys are reading this, I am incredibly hurt and confused. If it was a misunderstanding, then you should have answered my calls or called me back. I am not sure where to go with this, especially because with one of these girls, this is not the first time and I feel like I have gone out of my way to try to do things with her, only to get hurt. I think I am done reaching out.
