Sunday catch up

I have nothing exciting or ground breaking to share. Not that I ever do anyways, but seriously, we have had a pretty boring weekend. We played lots of Wii yesterday with our friend Sarah, whom we probably bored to death. By the way I love the Wii...best freaking invention ever....I think every family should have one.

So I totally said I would settle on a baby name, and I have not yet. Believe me, I am trying hard. I watch credits to movies now for gosh sakes, I have looked at old year books, baby name books, I even scoped out the names of other kids at preschool orientation hoping for some inspiration. I have looked at the obituaries for some ideas, how sad, how sad. When I watch TV now I am not paying any attention to the plot, just the characters names...

In between the name hunting, I am slowly getting the house together. The kitchen is pretty clean, and the rest of the house will be even cleaner at the end of this week when the cleaning ladies come. Yeah all summer I was on this grand hunt for the Martha Stewart of all cleaning people, and it just didn't work out. People "no showed" to give estimates, some people didn't return calls, so guess what... We are going back to the same Ladies we had before that we kinda got frustrated with. I am pretty sure they were slacking on cleaning the upstairs of the house, and I just didn't want to waste the money so we just dropped them. I am desperate to waste the money now if it will help with keeping the house better looking, and I am just going to be after them to clean the downstairs. All the upstairs really needs is some vacuming since we don't spend a lot of time up there, so I am hoping the price will be a tad nicer if we tell them to keep their tails downstairs. Plus, we are familiar with these ladies, and know they are very trustworthy, so I don't feel odd about them in the house when we are not home. Hopefully it will work out and be worth it.

I discovered that my daughter Rachel has excellent landscaping skills. This morning I was working on weeding the front flower bed, and my one and half year old was just going to town right besides me. She understands the difference between a plant and weed, and was putting them in the trash bag and everything. I was loving her help. She worked for a good 10 min before getting distracted by Laura, who has no interest in weed pulling. Who can blame her?

September 11th?

I went to the doc today, and since my docs office staff are huge slackers, they already booked up a bunch of appointments for the 12th for the doc to do, so they are unsure if they will let me in the 12th, so they are saying it might be the 11th, but of course they don't freaking know yet, and wont know until I go back next Thursday. I mean don't they know who I am??? Just Kidding! I guess the 11th is ok, but I am just irritated with them, and irritated I still don't have an answer on when baby day is. My cool sister has been there when I have given birth to take pics when the baby comes back to the nursery, and I have not seen her in over a month now. Not sure whats up with that, but I am getting worried that I wont have anyone there to take pics. My mom and Daves mom are camera retarded, and I doubt Dave's mom will even be there. Sorry mom since I know you read this, but I mean it in the nicest way possible, hey at least you will be there, hopefully unless you hate me now for calling you camera retarded.

Shopping Adventure...

Last night we headed over to our mall. I had a mission to get Laura's Halloween Costume, and figured it would be a good idea to stock up on some socks and tights for her for school. Gymboree had recently sent out a 20% coupon, so I wanted to put it to use. We let Laura pick out her Costume, and she seemed to like the Butterfly one, so thats what shes going to be! I did get a couple pairs of tights, but you know I broke down and got some clothes... I mean they had a sale going so with my coupon I ended up getting 40% off so I reasoned it...I picked up the apple dress pictured above, and of course those cute red shoes. Hey she needs some real shoes for school, and she went bonkers over them in the store, who was I to say no. I also got her another apple top and a pair of matching leggings. I figured it would make for cute school clothes for her. It's Gym buck earning time too, so I scored some bucks to use later in October...

I headed over to Old Navy after a Chickfila pit stop, and I am loving everything they have in there these days... I see myself doing some serious damage there after baby... The stuff is just really cute. I got the pink and green argyle cardigan for myself post baby, and a green light weight cable knit sweater, and another top I can't describe or find on their website, but its cute. I wanted a gazillion other things, but I better wait and see just how much work I gotta do post baby to get off the extra pounds.

Recap of Preschool transistion phase 1...

Today Laura had to go to preschool to meet her teacher and see her classroom for the first time before she officially starts school next friday. I was a bit bummed as they didn't inform parents of the time until last night at our orientation about this, and I had to be at work, so Dave got to enjoy this experience...

I did however get to prepare her for the morning which was interesting...It was just supposed to be a 15 min deal, so she just wore jeans and a cute Lily polo. The first outfit I grabbed for her Laura actually told me "no". She's starting that crap with me mighty early I think. I don't remember doing that to my mom until I was older... what the heck people??? I did however, make her wear real actual shoes. The child has lived in flip flops this summer, and before that her crocs, so I knew she wasn't going to be a happy camper when I pulled out the lace up shoes this morning. She flipped her lid. I had to carry her to my moms because she didn't want to even walk in them. She then laid on the floor and proceeded to cry why my mom and I told her how pretty her shoes were and what a big girl she was. I left and went on to work, completely stressed how her preschool adventure would be...

When Dave got home to take her, she was doing a little better. But then he had her show him how fast she could run in her tennis shoes, and of course she ran through a nice pile of dog poo in the yard, so her new shoes had to get a fast cleaning before they left.

Apparently, it went well. Dave followed the classroom rules by having her walk from the car inside the building. They frown upon it if you carry them in. They have to wash hands before heading to class in the bathroom there, so he did that as well. So proud of him for remembering all of this! Anyways, she briefly met her teacher with all other 12 kids, and apparently enjoyed playing in the play kitchen area of the classroom. Dave says all the kids just kinda ignored each other and played independently. Too funny.

Next week is the 1st day! She just goes for 1 hour, but this will be the first time she is left, as parents can't stay on this day. Then her first full day is the 12th, but of course a full day is like 2 hours, so its not forever and ever, but its still nerve wracking for me because I feel really really old now. I can't wait though for her to start bringing home all her little art projects! She is supposed to bring in some pictures of her family for her snack placemat that they are going to make already.

Super Yummy...

A brave coworker approached mean prego lady yesterday with a reciepe that she wanted her to make...I mean hello, I am not Betty Crocker.... I have hardly cooked at all this pregnancy, as I am just too flipping tired chasing around my kids. It's a wonder I didn't flip out on the coworker, I mean normally these days I would either start slamming things around, or cuss like a sailor. But I actually looked at it, and it sounded kinda yummy, and I actually made it to take to work tomorrow for her and everyone else. I did some tweaking to the receipe she gave me, as I wasn't motivated to actually grill the chicken ( I bought canned stuff, yes I know what a slacker, but hey) but its pretty yummy.... Dave said if I was going to actually be nice to the coworkers I had to give him some too to be nice to him, so we sampled it at home tonight....

You gotta try it:

Buffalo Wing Dip
* 2 10 ounce cans chunk chicken drained and shredded
* 2 8 ounce packaged cream cheese soften
* 1 cup ranch dressing
* 3/4 cup hot sauce of your liking- I used tobasco as its what we like
* 1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Chips or crackers for dipping

Heat chicken, and hot sauce in skillet over medium heat, until heated through. Stir in cream cheese, ranch dressing, and half of shredded cheese until well mixed and nice and warm. Transfer to baking dish, I used a pie plate, top with remaining cheese, and then stick in pre-heated oven until cheese is melted on top.

Yeah super bad for you, but super yummy. Hopefully it will microwave up well for coworkers. I am sure it would do well in a crock pot, but I am not hauling that big 'ol thing to work....

I am totally making this for my party next week at the house.

Dude...preschool is serious....

Tonight Dave and I went to Laura's preschool orientation. She is going to be in their two year program, and she's only going once a week for like 2 hours, so I wasn't stressing it, but after orientation I am feeling like its serious stuff....

Laura goes tomorrow to meet her teacher for like 15 min. I will be at work so Dave is taking her for that adventure. All the other kids will be there too, and we recognized a few families from the pool, so I am glad Laura will already know a few kids.

I am nervout about some of their rules. They can't wear any sort of sandel or even a freaking Croc shoe. Laura is all about her sandles and flip flops, but of course we did go shoe shopping last week and got her some preschool approved school shoes. They can't bring in a binky or nighty. I understand why, but my kid is THAT kid who likes her binky at times when she is tired or a bit needy, and I would imagine heading into a new setting is going to make her feel a little needy at first. She also has a nighty, but usually just wants that at bedtime or at naps, so that should be easier. We will just leave them at home and not even bring them in the car.

I guess I am just concerned that this is going to be a huge shock to her system since she hasn't been in a daycare setting before other then when Dave and I would work out at the Y, and I am sure she doesn't even remember that. To top it off, her first full day is the day I give birth if this baby doesn't come sooner, and if the hospital approved the 12th, so I am worried shes going to be super stressed with all the changes going on in her life.


Dave and I didn't expect Laura to have a hard time adjusting to Rachel when we brought her home as Laura was only 12 months old, but she completely freaked which shocked us, so I am trying to prepare myself for another meltdown from both of them this time, as well as her preschool transition. Hopefully, because I am trying to prepare myself and getting myself super worked up then the actual result will be easier to manage.

By the way, I felt a total grownup going to my first parent orientation thingy ever, haha. I am really excited for her, and got the biggest kick out of seeing her name in her classroom on the decorations and things. I know regardless of what she thinks at first that she will like it in time and have a blast.

One total downer is apparently there is a kid in her class with a peanut allergy so we got this huge lecture and list of foods they are not allowed to have in the room, and wow, it must really stink to be allergic to nuts....

Some advice for you go getters....

Dear Marketing People from Home Health, and other Medical sales Orgs,

Please call before you are going to drop by, and there really is not a need to come by once a week to see me at work. Once a year is plenty, unless you are going to bring me food. I don’t have a ton of business to give you, but will use you if there is a need and your services are worth a crap, which half the time there not. Obviously I am about to have a baby and I don’t need you wasting my freaking time or trying to have me find you some referrals and put money in your pocket.

With that being said, I love drug reps and other professionals that take the time to schedule in-services and bring samples of meds, and food, and take the time to be polite instead of barging in, so if you fall into that category your still ok in my book.

Thanks!

Super Social Worker

The big 5

Our 5 year anniversary is September 6th, and I don't know what to get David. Not sure if we will even be celebrating as 1. I have been a bit of a nutjob lately, and why would he want to celebrate being stuck married to me. After my stellar attitude while out of town this weekend it will be amazing if I don't get divorce papers, or get knocked off by a hitman he's hired. 2. It's Bay Days and apparently he has to sign up for extra duty for work sometime that weekend for the event or they will just stick him with some 3. I am about to pop a baby out so what is there to do thats romantic and special that wont send me into labor? Guess we can always go out to eat and just stuff ourselves silly.

We are doing maternity/family pictures that morning, which should be interesting, and scary, but may just be the highlight of the weekend. Stretch marks and cankles probably don't photograph very well. Happy 5 years sweetie hehe.

So we are back, and I didn't have the baby though I seriously thought I was going to yesterday as I had some contractions. I think I just worked myself up though as I was stressed the entire time. I was not excited about being away from home with two kids this far along, who missed naps, and weren't getting the sleep they needed. I also got two hours worth of sleep Saturday night which I was amazed I even got so all in all it just made for a stressed out Robyn. In hind site I should have just stayed home with the kids, but Dave didn't want that. In Dave's hind site though he probably would have left us at home if he had known just how cranky we would all be.

I am glad his granny is at peace. I didn't know her very well as just about the entire time I have been a part of his family she or her husband had been sick and they don't live around here, but it seems like they both lived full lives.

I don't want to grow old.

Dave's granny passed away this morning. Very sad. She had been sick for so long though, so I am just glad her suffering is over. So I had said I wouldn't be going more then a hour away from home since I am close to baby day, but I guess I gotta break my own rule. You know I am stressing about going into labor while I am away, but I will try not to harp on it. If I do I will be a complete basket case, and those of you that know me, know this is wigging me out.

We spent the day doing some house stuff and prepping for going out of town. Dave painted the front door black, which looks amazing. I think we are going to get a kick plate thingy, and new door knob. I finished up the kid table. It looks really cute. I went with parrot feather for the color of the table (lime green), with black board chalk paint on top. The green was left over from some other project. I still need to paint the chairs. I think I am going to paint them pink. We don't have enough left over pink paint from old projects so I gotta go buy some.

Fun with Chalk Board Paint

About a month ago I bought some sidewalk chalk in the dollar store I thought would make for a christmas gift for the kids. I decieded to break it out early as sidewalk chalk probably would get more use when its nice outside, and the entire family has had fun with the chalk and our driveway. A particular male in our family was inappropriate with the chalk (given theres just one boy you can figure out who it was), and drew some not so nice things. Boys will be boys I guess. Anyways, its been a lot of fun, the kids seem to like it, so we are braving up and going to possibly allow it inside (shudder) because we are making the kids table chalk friendly.

In my garage sorting out mission, I discovered Dave had bought chalkboard paint a couple years ago with some sort of project in mind I guess. I saw a cute article in a parenting magazine where someone taped off the sides of the kids table and put the paint in the center then used another color to sorta frame the outside of it. So thats what I am working on. The 2nd coat of chalk board paint is drying now this morning. I woke up super early before everyone, and just decieded to do the extra coat. I don't even know if your supposed to do 2 coats but hey, its going to have 2 coats of that crap now.

The table is this little white table and chair set the inlaws got the kids for Christmas. I plan on "framing" the chalk board area in some sort of bright color. Not sure what, as I am going to try to use some left over paint we have in the garage from all our other household projects over the years, and I want to paint the chairs, and legs of the table too some sort of crazy color.

Most certainly this table will move upstairs to the playroom rather then the living room when done.

The Name Game...

I know a lot of people want to know what the heck we are naming this baby. I just don't know, its not a secret or anything this time. I really just don't know. I can't make a freaking decision at all these days. So I will just blog about it.

The name I had on my mind when I bought the letters I painted was Alison Emma. I have also considered Emily Alison, Alison Braxton, Natalie, Ashley, Annabell (don't laugh)Molly, and about a million other. I have always wanted a little girl named Ashely, BUT the husband has had two ex girlfriends with that name. Now grant it, before me, Dave's longest relationship was like 2 months or something really sad like that, but still, I can't be running into one of those girls one day and they find out we have a girl with their name. Yes, I am petty like that.

I really would like Grace to be the middle name, but then she would have a funky Momogram with two G's next to each other, and I like momograms, so I can't let that happen. Grace Giles is just too silly sounding so its not going to be a first name either, so Grace is just out of the question. Moving on!

A part of me thinks I will wait and see what she looks like before I name her, but I might be entirely too doped up by then to think straight. I have a baby bracelet I am just dying to get her name put on, and I really want to hang some letters on the wall before she gets here too.

We survived....

This morning we went to the outlets when they opened to do some shopping. I needed fall shoes for the kids (aka non-flip flops)and wanted to check out some fall clothes. Earlier this week I hit the gold mine at my fav. consignment shop in Williamsburg for kids. I spent 34.00 and got a load of adorable fall items. I found a knitted Gymboree infant outfit for new baby girl, and a really cute infant pumpkin hat for her to sport this fall. Those were the highlights, but I got a ton of other crap as well. My mission was to get a bouncy seat but they didn't have one.

So this morning Dave got home before I left for the shopping adventure, and he's off tonight so he went a long. I was tagging along with my parents as it was so it was just one big family outting I guess. Dad scored some "old man" jeans, the kids got shoes at Stride Rite. I didn't even take them in there. Laura acts like a crack head in shoe aisles or shoe stores, as she has developed a serious shoe fetish, and every other parent was in town with their crying kids. I just went in armed with my wallet, and a shoe from each kid that fits them now to eyeball it, and my plan worked fine. They fit the kids, and theres a little room for growth without over doing it. I also got a cute sunflower outfit at Gymboree for Laura's 1st day of school, and a cute little yellow headband that I am determined she will wear with it. She might fight me on that one.

We then went into Kate Spade, and mom bought me a nice new wallet that I may sleep with tonight as I love it that much. Mental note, never take Laura in Coach or Kate Spade ever again as she is also purse obsessed just like her momma.

I copped an attitude later as we were leaving as my parents wanted to grab lunch, and at this point I wanted to go home as I was tired, and I had someone coming over between their lunch hour to bring me something, but I lost battle. I thought about telling my family my water had broke so I could just go home, but figured that would just get me a quick trip to the hospital.

Oh well. Now I am home, listening to my husband giggle as he is watching Revenge of the Nerds the original for the very first time on HBO. Umm hello? I saw that like when I was 4 or 5. This may explain a few things about me as who the heck lets their young child watch movies like that? Yepp that would be my parents. The kids are passed out, and I am going to kick my feet up for a bit.

The Binky Sisters...

Yesterday the girls thought it was funny to sit in each others laps. I thought they looked adorable so I had to grab a picture. Would have been a better pic if those darn binkys were not in their mouth, but hey, at least I have Rachel off the bottle now. One step at a time...

Nursery pics...

I took these last weekend when Dave sat the crib up. I have since done some organizing of baby clothes, and setting up some stuff in the dresser. It's not a super frilly, girly room, but I still think its cute. We reused a dresser that has been in my family for freaking ever, and the little side table was my granny's I think. I need to find some curtains.

Oh yeah, I bought white letters to do the momogram for the wall, painted them, had a name settled on, and now I am rethinking it again... Admit, you just want to slap me too.

Doc appt recap...

Late this morning I ventured off to the doc with Dave. Last week I had seen the doc who will deliver baby girl number three, and has delivered my other two. It's just him and a nurse practioner lady these days. Last week he said I wouldn't be given the strep test and they would just assume I was a flunker with the big ole honking blood in urine specticle a week and half ago, he also said Sept 12th was the date, and they would check with my hospital to make sure it was cool.

So today I saw the nurse practioner. I like this lady, I am pretty frank in people I like and people I don't. I hated the midwife lady he used to have on staff, and I am very pleased she is gone. But I was frustrated today because obviously his office staff sucks in communication skills. I still had blood in my urine, but it wasn't as bad this time and since I am not having any other symptoms they decieded to forget about the kidney ultrasound unless I develope some other symtoms. After they got all dramatic on me last week. I hope they know what they are doing. I just finished all of my antibiotics so hopefully it's going away, and hopefully its not a stone and just a UTI. I guess by now if it was a stone I would have been in some pain by now. I just freaking better not end of on dialysis, but then again, at least I could keep my job!

So anyways, this is where the office communication skills suck. They did the strep test after they said they wouldn't give it to me. I think it was a huge waste of insurance money since if I still have blood in my urine then obviously I still have a infection I would think I would flunk the test from that. Maybe I am wrong. Who knows. Then they said they didn't call the hospital yet to confirm the 12th, but they would get on that asap. I really don't care if its not the 12th, but I will be mad if when I go next week they still haven't called the hospital to confirm there is room for me.

They said today that they think this baby will actually be in between Laura's weight and Rachel's weight. Laura weighed 6'2 and Rachel was 7'3. I guess we just make small baby girls lol.

I know I have been slack posting nursery pics. I promise I will get on that today. Life has just been a little hectic, and I am trying to wrap up loose ends. Of course like a silly idiot, I am going to have attempt to have a party at my house a week before I have the baby. It's going to be thirtyone gifts party. They sell super cute momogrammed stuff. I swore a few years ago I would never have another direct sales party, but I really like this stuff, and had never heard of it until one of of my friends had a party a weekend ago. So yes, I know having a bunch of people over wont help with stress BUT we have house cleaners coming earlier that day, so the house will finally be clean, and I think it would be nice to see some friends I have not been able to see in a while before life gets crazy, and its excuse for me to cook some fatty food and pork out. So hopefully the people I invite will come.

Speaking of which, its funny what people will tell you when your pregnant. Some people say I look small, some say I look huge. Speaking of which, I don't think I would have the guts to tell anyone they were huge even if they were like a month late giving birth. It's just not nice. I might think it, but I wont be mean enough to tell someone who obviously is feeling like whale. I am measuring right on target so I just tell myself I am normal.

My work day was super annoying! I work between two units and Wednesday is the only day I am a particular one and I am sick and tired of my other boss calling me to fix unfixable crap while I am trying to get some junk done at the other unit. She can be so freaking dramtic sometimes. She's such a nice person, don't get me wrong, but my god people. Not to mention a certain coworker who is leaving her job for a position else where is practicing her upper management skills early by being super bossy to me today, made me a pissy Robyn. We did get a free lunch today, so that always rocks.

Yeah I am so in need of a mental health day. Thinking tomorrow would be perfect.

More Giles Household Random Happenings...

Dave's part of the nursery is done, and face it, he had the hard part. I will post some pics later. I am going to organize the dresser at some point this week after work, and move some stuff out of the closets. I have the clothes pretty much organized in the closet, so at least thats done. I need to find a new storage place for our lovely Christmas China. Apparently, both Dave's aunt and one of my aunts think we need Christmas China so we have been receiving this, and I am just not a Christmas china person, and I have a feeling we will be getting this crap every christmas for the rest of our lives, and who the hell needs two different sets of Christmas China...Also, I would never give any set of China to someone unless they had asked for it and picked it out. I mean come on now. No offense to any Christmas China lovers out there. We have every day china and the wedding china and thats plenty for us. Of course maybe one day we will have big Christmas gatherings, but not now. For now when we have big gatherings I usually pull out the paper products since theres a bunch of kids. Hey, it makes for easy clean up.

So now that Dave is done with the nursery, and he completed some other missions on his list, I have given him another project. I want to paint our front door black. I have been wanting to do this for a while, and was going to do it myself a while back, but Dave says he would like to do it, so who am I to stand in his way, considering I didn't have a clue to what to do anyways.

So this is random but does anyone else love those Cinamelts from McDonalds? There are soooo good....Well today I learned some nutrional info, and it wasn't pretty people.... I mean , I knew they were bad, but just didn't know how bad...Let's just say when I order them for breakfast some mornings on my way to work, or if Dave tries to be sweet and bring some home, I always get 2 orders of them... well apparently thats like 900 calories...Yeah not good people. I am never eatting them again. But I insist, if you want to treat yourself, you gotta try them, and then go run a 5k.

I was all domestic today and everything...

I saw this receipe on one of the blogs I read, and made them today and they are super yummy. Check out her blog its on my link list- she's What Would Kate Gosslin do... Of course we didn't really pick our blue berries like she did... I did go and buy them at the grocery store though and the fresh ones looked iffy so I went with frozen, and they were still yummy and super easy. you gotta try them..

Blueberry Sour Cream Muffins
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup veg oil
2 cups sour cream
2 cups sugar
2 cups blueberries
4 cups flour
1tsp salt
1tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder

Mix ingredients together (don't overmix) folding in blueberries last (and gently). I used my Kitchen Aid mixer with the paddle attachment.
Bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes (24 to be exact)

Makes 2 dozen.



So this has to up my 1930's house wife points....

It's some sort of progress...

I have been a bit aggravated with the house in chaos, the nursery not set up yet, and the garage looking like a homeless man lives out there. A few months ago I went out in the said garage and started tossing some crap, but apparently that did not do much good... either that or the homeless man is back.

I had just gotten back from taking the kids for a walk, tried to get a toy car out for Laura and nearly killed myself, so then I decieded to grab the dumpster and start dumping some crap. Dave had cut the wood for the chair rail out in the garage so saw dust was freaking EVERYWHERE, and little pieces of woods and mess ups were laid around where ever you looked. I don't know why, but the fact the garage is always so crappy looking, just gets on my freaking nerves more then anything. There is some clutter don't get me wrong, but it could look a lot better if he would just throw his trash away and use his little shop vac. I have a very hard time understanding it as my dad is Mr. OCD when it comes to doing anything, and his garage has always been kept very clean and organized, and he was always out working it, and my moms car has always been able to live out there. None of our cars have been able to ever be in our garage... sigh... Dad was always vacuming up out there behind himself, and always looking for new ways to organize an already organized garage.

Seriously, when I lived with my parents, I thought my dad was just an annoying crazy man half the time. But I have a whole new appreciation for his handyness and organization, and his opinions. I just wont tell him to his face.

So I vacumed what I could in the garage with the shop vac that Dave had to have one Christmas but probably has never used. Dave came outside, and I only yelled like once or twice, and then I just decieded to shut my mouth and be nice and just work. I figured the less I ticked him off the more helpful he would be, and I think it worked...

I even asked him sweetly if he could start to throw his trash away out there and use his shop vac from time to time, and he said he would work on it, and now he is upstairs putting the crib togther, so I have kicked started him a bit I guess. I am working on my calmness and patience, but I may have to get elementry school on him and give him a chore board here soon. I am this close to asking his mom if this is her freaking doing in raising him, or if he's just always been this difficult. Dave is probably this close to asking my mom if I am part demon.

Garage Sale...

I love going to garage sales, and I like having them from time to time to get rid of junk. Thought I am not a hard core garage saler, I try to go to ones around where I live if I see a sign out. It's always interesting what people are selling. A neighbor around the corner was having one today, so you know I went. The lady who owns the house I sorta know or at least know of her. She's newly divorced, has three kids, and it appears they were having this sale as I am under the impression she is either getting remarried or the boyfriend is moving in. Or maybe she needs the money to cover all the plastic surgury she has recently had. Seriously, she's had this mega makeover, and I am totally jealous.

ANYWAYS, I scored this doily that is framed for $2.00, the picture doesn't do it justice, and I already hung it in the living room. I seriously love it, and its just a freaking framed doily lol. I also got the cowboy boots for the kids to play dress up in for $3.00. I was a bit nervous about getting the boots at first. Laura really wanted them, but they didn't have a price on them, and the youngest son was naming prices for his stuff, and he was a bit out of control with some of his items. When I asked him he looked at me, and proceeded to tell me how they were his when he was "growing up" (he's like 10 now geesh) so I braced myself for the worst, but was glad he kept the price low for me.

They also were selling the daughters dance costumes, that looked hideously slutty, but I held them up for Laura to look at thinking she could use them for dress up too. Thank god she said no. I guess she has some taste after all.

Rednecking it

So I didn't mow the grass this week, but my Dad mowed his this morning and went ahead and did our yard too. What a guy I tell you. After he was done he gave out lawn mower rides up and down the street to Rachel, who loved it and didn't want to get off. Laura was to chicken to participate this time.

Baby Shopping, and Baby Names...

Good Lord, the freaking painting and chair rail are finally finished... I mean could this have taken any longer? I am really happy with how it looks, and I am determined to set up the nursery this weekend. I think Dave said he had plans to put the crib together tonight, so once its in there I will stop hyper ventilating.

Speaking of which, Dave and I took a family shopping trip to Target yesterday evening. Dave put Rachel in the front of the cart, and I grabbed a cart myself and attempted to put Laura in the front seat as well. Apparently, Laura would prefer not to be in the front seat, and had a HUGE HISSY outside before we even got in the building. We are talking she just collapsed in the parking lot, so unlike her. So we waited for her to just calm down and then we put her in my carts basket part, and that was sufficient for her. There's just no reasoning with a 2 year old sometimes. Dave and I bought a bunch of little odds and ends for the baby, such as a mattress pad, smaller nipples for the bottles, a few extra bottles since we have lost some while in the hands of his parents and they never replaced them (sore subject), some new binkys, baby gas medicine, a few new baby toys like rattles, a pack of diapers ( I am attempting to stock up on them and try to get a pack whenever I am out), and some other baby odds and ends. I did get a pink cover thingy for my new Wii controller, but everything else was for new baby girl.

I think I have a name for her, but I have been so back and forth I still do not want to say as I could very possibly change it. I am going to suck it up though and buy the initials next week so I can put the monogram of the baby's name on the wall as a decoration, so I have to settle on it soon.

It's been really freaking hard for me to figure out a name. I have not been able to tell this story fully without almost crying, but quite honestly I wanted to somehow honor my granny with the name in some manner. Her name was Mary Braxton, and if this baby had been a boy his name was going to have Braxton as his first or middle name. I decided this on the day she died. I was taken completely off guard when my mom emailed me to say she was in the dying process, and I left work immediately to go see her and meet my parents at where she was. I had learned I was pregnant earlier that month, and was a bit shocked about being with child again, but had finally gotten over the shock and had moved on to getting excited. My mom knew I was expecting, but we took forever telling anyone, so at the point I went to see my granny that day my dad didn't even know yet. Anyways, as she laid their dying I just said to myself that if it was a boy it was going to have Braxton in it for her, mainly because we figured after two girls we were bound to have a boy. I kissed her goodbye before we left, and told her that she was going to be a great granny again for the 3rd time.

So after all little Giles number three is going to be a girl, and I don't think Braxton would work with the first name I want. My granny's first name was Mary, and I just can't work that in with names I like either. Also, as silly as it may sound, I am a bit worried if I did try to honor my granny someone would feel slighted for me not picking them instead, or I worry Dave's family would feel slighted for us not honoring someone in his family. Can you tell I put way to much thought into things? My granny was pretty special to me though, and I really miss her, and I just get upset because her last years were robbed from her and us because of her dementia.

So anyways, I have got to settle on a name, and I am giving myself until Monday.

Halloween Costumes...

Gymboree has their Halloween Costumes up on their website, and you can buy them in the stores the 20th I think. I don't know about the boy Costumes, but I am not very excited about the girl ones. They have the Bumble Bee outfit out again (which Laura was the 1st year as well as Rachel), and the Pumpkin Costume is back again which Laura was last year, and I guess Rachel will be this year. Or should I get her a new outfit? Think she will need to be in therapy if she wears a hand me down Halloween costume? Seriously, I wonder if I should get her something new... Baby girl is going to be a pumpkin and I have an outfit from a friend for that. Not that she is really going to be going trick or treating, but she will be chaperoning I guess. I am going to let Laura pick what she wants to be, or we will attempt to let her pick it out, but the only other new options they have this year is a ballerina, fairy, and butterfly. None of them really excite me, but I am guessing Laura would probably get a kick out of the fairy costume possibly. I just wish they could change things up a little better with their girl costumes, as this is the 3rd year they have gone with the bumble bee costume. Speaking of which, if anyone wants their little one to be a bee and they can fit in a 12-18 month size (I found that size still fit my girls when they were 8-9 months old) I would be more then happy to loan it out. I have the little antenna's that go with it too lol.

Let’s face it. I have been a “bitter Betty” lately. I am just tired, down in the dumps, and life is just hard sometimes, and I don’t always handle the stress very well. Ok at all. I am very hard on those I love most when I am like this, so my poor husband has caught it from me as I am sure you have been able to figure out in my blogs. He still needs to finish the nursery, I am not letting me get off that easy, but I have made an attempt to be nicer, and not expect him to be a mind reader. A guy in his department also got shot last night, so its a wake up call for me to be a but nicer to him as you never know whats going to happen especially in his choice of work. The officer was ok, but its still pretty scary, and I got a bit freaked out this morning when I turned on the news and saw what had happend, but was fine after I called to check on Dave.

So I have to give praise to him, cause the hubby surprised me with a Wii last night! I had been wanting one, but those suckers are near impossible to find… he some how located one, and gave it to me yesterday! We have not hooked it up yet, but once we have some free time I hope to be able to play it, and I plan on getting the Wii Fit stuff sometime soon. I am so excited about this lol. He's a good man.

Couples Survey

Couples Survey

[1] What are your middle names? Campbell, Scott I kept my my maiden name as my middle name when we got married, before it was Michele

[2] How long have you been together? We met fall of '99, but didn't start dating until Dec. 2000, and oddly enough we went to the same highschool back in 96-97 but didn't know each other
[3] How long did you know each other before you started dating? Even though we met in '99 we didn't really got to know each other until fall '00
[4] Who asked whom out? He asked me out, and we had our first date Dec 8th 00
[5] How old are each of you? I am 28 he is 29
[6] What are your astrological signs? I'm Cancer, and I don't know what he is! His bday is Jan 24, I just asked him what his sign was and he doesn't know either lol, when I just asked him though he asked me what I was, I told him Cancer, and his reply is he is Chemo lol
[7] When was your first kiss? after our first date =)
[8] Who’s mother do you see the most? Mine the parents live next door to us
[9]Who’s father? Mine see above
[10] Do you have any children together? Duh
[11] What about pets? were over having pets, but I like other peoples pets, just as long as I don't have to worry about freaking vet bills
[12] Do you have a song? Tim and Faith's It's your Love
[13] Which bill is the hardest on you as a couple? property tax bill on the house because its due at Christmas time, and that's just plain mean
[14] Who pays the bills? we both do
[15] Who drives and who sits shotgun? he usually does
[16] Did you go to the same school? same highschool and college
[17] Are you from the same hometown? yes
[18] Do you live in the same town now? umm yes
[19] Who is the smartest? we are both smart in different ways
[20] Who is the most sensitive? Yeah, that would be me.
[21] Where do you eat out at most as a couple? Plaza
[22] Where do you shop the most as a couple? Target
[23] Where is the furthest you have traveled as a couple? PA I think
[24] Who has the best group of friends? Dave, he's super friendly and never meets a stranger, my initial shyness usually screws me over
[25] Who has the craziest exes? me hands down
[26] Who has the worst temper? again, me hands down, I am a Campbell after all, its just in our blood
[27] Who does the cooking? I do
[28] Who is more social? Dave
[29] Who is the neat-freak? Me
[30] Who is the most affectionate? It’s a toss up.
[31] Who is the most stubborn? Me
[32] Who hogs the bed? Me
[33] Who wakes up earlier? He works a different shift then me, so you can't really compare it, but when we are on the same schedule def me
[34] Where was your first date? Outback in Roanoke, and then we saw a movie
[35] Who said I Love You first? He tried to tell me, and I wasn't paying attention (go figure) and then a week later I blurted it out
[36] Who has the bigger family? Me, there's a bunch of us
[37] Do you give/get flowers often? Dave gives them to me a few times a year
[38] How do you spend the holidays? sometimes he has to work with his job, but so far we have not had to deal with him working on a Christmas. We see both families if his is in town, and a lot of times his is away, then we just see mine.
[39] Do you have cute little names for each other? silly names possibly, but not cute

I described myself today as feeling like a dead battery. I hate the lack of energy that I have. Now that my sodas are gone, I feel even slower. I am a emotional basket case these days, and the tiniest things will set me off or make me cry. I am paranoid now that either I am going to go into labor any minute, or that I will double over in pain from a kidney stone. There is no way Dave or myself will be traveling more then an hour away from home. PERIOD.

My work had a baby shower for me tonight, and it was really sweet of Miss Crystal to put it together. I really appreciated it, as I had needed a few things, and lets face it, after you have your first child people don't get as excited that your about to pop another out. Sadly enough, you need just as much support but just in different ways. You may not need as much "stuff" but you need emotional support from people and some understanding, and just some damn help from time to time.

Shocking...

24 As a 1930s wife, I am Very Poor (Failure) Take the test!

I don't need this

So I had a baby doc appointment today with my doc. The husband met me there, and apparently I have a lot of blood in my urine. I feel fine, no other symptoms. They are sending it off for cultures, but the way the nurse and doc sound they think I might have a kidney stone rather then a UTI since I don't have any other symptoms going on yet. This does not make me happy. I had one when I was pregnant with Rachel and I seriously thought I was freaking dying. No one wanted to do freaking anything for me when I had one except send me to the damn er and hospital and load me up with all kinds of pain killers that hardly touched the pain I had. I seriously spent over a month miserable until I passed that sucker, so if this is what I have going on again just shoot me now.

The doc decieded to go ahead and give me Penicillin to start taking in case it is a UTI and in case I go into early labor or some bull crap cause they are going to just go ahead and treat me like I am strep positive, and load me up with IV antibiotics once I get to the hospital for the real baby deal.

Oh and it looks like I will be having this baby September 12th as long as the hospital ok it, cause that is when the doc wants to do it. I go back to the doc the 21st of this month if not before for my lovely pee issues, and if I still have blood in the urine they are going to do some kidney tests on me to see if they see something else going on given my nice kidney history.

So I am giving up my sodas and downing water and juice which is major if you know me. And I am going to get my crap ready in case I have this baby early.

Funny weekend pics cause I need a laugh

The first one is of Laura with her face pressed against the door, and then the other one is the kids trying to drink the water from the leaky hose...they thought that was hilarious...

Mean wife moment....

My husband works nights. I know that has to stink for him, since when you work nights its hard to figure out when to eat what meals, he probably never gets enough rest since his court always runs over during the day and cuts into sleep time, and then everyone, including myself, sometimes takes advantage of him being home during the day and asks him to do favors from time to time. Add in people calling when he is sleeping, the kids playing, and the fact I always get ansy to and want to wake him up right 5pm he's been quite the trooper. He has put in a request to move to day shift, so we shall see what pans out.

I got a bit angry with him though this morning, as he came home from work and he's off tonight, so usually he stays up for a bit, and then goes down for a small nap, then spends the day with us, and then goes to bed for good at bedtime when we all go to bed. So the dear husband comes home, I beg him to watch the kids for sec while I shower. I had not showered since Friday. I know, gross, but if your a mom of small kids you know how it is. It's hard to find time when they are small 'cause you just can't trust them. I try to shower at night or before they wake up, but sometimes it just doesn't happen, so I was feeling a bit gross and showered while Dave "watched" the kids.... I didn't even take a nice long one, I didn't even put on makeup or blow dry the hair. I came out of the bedroom and low and behold Dave is napping on the couch and the kids are going buck wild. This is probably the third time this has happend in a month and it ticks me off. Laura knows how to open doors, and undo the bolt locks, so she could wander off outside, Dave is just laying there on the couch snoring away. I called his name, he didn't budge, so then I may or may not have thrown the remote at his legs. Dave didn't find it funny, but I felt better, and while he went off on a rant about how his leg was permanetly injured for life (eyes rolling) I went off on him for being a bad parent. I just wanted a freaking 5 min shower and expected him to just man up and watch the kids... geesh

Never mind the bathroom break his behind took this week while I was at work. Apparently while he was "just in the bathroom for a second" the kids got the crayons out, drew murals on the walls, ate some crayons and made a huge mess. Dave was mad enough to throw away all the crayons that we keep down stairs, but apparently not motivated enough to clean up the mess, that I was given the privlege of doing this morning while I got on a cleaning kick.

Speaking of which we still do not have a cleaning person, and this is when I had wanted the help, before the baby comes. Some lady of a husband that Dave works with has a business, and she was set up to come over to give us the estimate and she no-showed. My boss gave me a referral to a company, and they never called me back. I actually starting crying about this while I sat on the ground cleaning the base boards, dragging my fat butt across the floor, because I am tired of the house being dirty, and we just can't find any freaking people to pay to do it either since they don't return calls, or just don't show up. I hate the house looking like it does, I hate how we have a million things to do before the baby comes, and even though I try to work my tail off by doing all I can its still not enough, and I get bitter when the husband doesn't help out, but I feel bad for getting mad at him as I know he's just as tired as I am if not more. I also am trying to spend all the time I can with the kids doing fun things like going to the pool, or playing outside, before the baby comes, and we have adjust to how life is with another little one. UGGG... today we are supposed to go to Water Country, and I am going to secretly hope it rains so we are all trapped in the house, and we will be forced to work on house stuff.

TGIF

This morning I took the kids to the Virginia Living Museum. I really need to start taking them more often as they really seem to like it. Dave and I have a couple membership there which was about $40.00 I think and we can go unlimited, and the kids are still young enough to go for free, so it's a great deal, and about 5 min away from our house. They like seeing some of the animals and especially the fish.

The only other fun thing I have planned today is to go to the pool with them later on. Dave and his brother are going to work on the chair rail for the nursery, so we will make sure we head to the pool to get out of their way. The pool helps me relax too, and considering the day of work I had yesterday I need to relax.

I am feeling all accomplished right now as I had been saying I wanted to put together a scrapbook for each child of their birthdays, and even though Laura has just had two, and Rachel one, I had been feeling like a slacker for not doing it. I decided to do the layouts on the digital scrapboook website I am obsessed with on howfasttheygrow.com A few weeks ago I did two pages while they had free shipping going on, and I got them back and was pretty pleased with the quality. Free ship is over now, BUT last night I got an email from them saying they are offering 20% off your total purchase with a special code, so I went ahead and did their pages. I feel a bit guilty for not using supplies from my scrapbooking stash to make the pages, but hey, it was super fast and easy, and I am caught up for now on the birthday books at least! I am going to try to find some time during the kids nap times to scrapbook and work on my 2008 book this weekend... maybe...

We had a big moment here last night in our household. I was stripping the kids down for a bath, and Laura wandered into my closet butt naked and proceeded to squat and pee on the floor, but then she redeemed herself and as I was cleaning that mess up, she went to her potty and peed in the potty. This is the first time she has peed on the potty. She's been all about sitting on it and pretending to, but this is the first time she went potty on it. Dave and I made a huge fuss, danced around, cheering, etc. She was so proud of herself. I know we still have a while to go before she is potty trained, but hey this is major progress!

We had some sad news yesterday as many of you know my granny passed away this past Jan., well her best friend passed away yesterday. I don't know how long they had been friends, but I remember seeing pictures of them in their early teen years it looked like, and they stayed close until my granny's dementia got bad. She was like family, and I just always thought it was really cool that my granny had a good friend that she grew up with, their husbands were good friends, traveled with each other in their retirement to cool places, and were there for each other when their husbands passed away. How lucky they were to have such a great lifelong relationship. Anyways, even though I think it is sad that she has now passed away, I just picture them both up in heaven with their husbands having a good time again together, and that makes me smile.

Well since the kids are napping I better get my behind in gear and get some things done around the house.

Lovely

You know it's going to be a bad day when a prominent church figure such as a Catholic Priest screams at you and says they are going to end their life. Not that this has ever happend to me or anything.....

Inching closer to the weekend....

I ended up going to see the movie Stepbrother with Dave last night after all. It's a Will Ferrel movie, so you have to be a fan of his and have a sense of humor and not be easily offended. Dave and I giggled the entire time. I still felt sickish when I got home, and thought about calling out, but when morning time came I actually dragged my butt into work. I figured if I was well enough to see the movie I better go, and Wednesdays are the only days I got to one of the units I work between so I didn't want to get behind on something, or have someone need something from me and I not be there. Maybe I should have stayed home though cause I spent most of the day cranky, and it took me freaking almost 2 hours to get home from work when it should take 30 min or less thanks to traffic.

I got home and everyone was napping and I was cranky because the house was messy, so I went outside and cut the grass. I know I know, but I actually like cutting grass, and since I was so pissy I just needed to work out my frustrations on the yard rather then take out my hormones on the husband. Then we all went to Sam's Club once I was done, as we needed some Pampers, and my beloved Costco doesn't carry that brand. Oddly enough I hate Sam's Club, I wish freaking Costco would carry those darn diapers. I looked a mess in Sam's as I had kept on my grass cutting clothes which consisted of a pair of Dave's softball shorts, that yes they actually fit me in my 8th month pregnancy state, and a old all star baseball tshirt. Add in the dirt stuck to my sweaty legs and a chunky pearl necklace I left on that I had worn to work, and I looked just like a super model. Thankfully, we didn't see anyone we knew, either that or they were pointing at me and laughing to hard to come over.

I feel nauseated again, I am guessing I am not sick but rather since it keeps coming and going I guess it's just the joys of pregnancy. Guess the baby figures shes been very nice to me for so long that it wants to make sure I know she's still in charge.

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Yuck-O

I have had very little morning sickness with this pregnancy, so I was caught a bit off guard when I got sick today. I don't know if its pregnancy related, or if maybe its a tummy bug, but it hit me today around lunch time. I left work to head to the bank to deposit some loot in my spoiled kids savings accounts that they collect from nana and papa's next door. Side note- my dad gives them a dollar almost everyday to put in their pocket, and Laura likes to take change from a change jar, which the grandparents encourage. I then steal it from my kids and then take it to the bank about once a month to put in their accounts. I completely encourage all grandparents to do this for their grandkids lol.

Anyways, I went to the bank, and then went to grab something to take back to eat at the office. I started feeling sick, and just when I made it back to the office I got sick. I hadn't gone too long without eatting, which has tended to be a problem before in past pregnancies with getting sick, and it wasn't my prenatals that sometimes will do it as I had skipped them this morning in a rush to leave. I went ahead and ate my lunch to see if I would feel better. I perked up some, but still felt odd and didn't have much to do, so I came home and slept for a little. Now I am feeling yucky again. I don't know of any stomach bugs going around, and I don't think it would be something I ate, so who knows. I had plans to see a movie with Dave tonight, and I still want to go, so I am telling myself if I get sick again I will have to back out and stay home. Being sick while your pregnant and have kids sucks big time. That's all I am saying....

Dave went to the doc today, got some rash cream, got a prescription for Chantix, and has a referral to see someone about getting "fixed". The nurse told him she thought he was too young, until he told her how many kids he has, and then she shut up.

In baby news Dave picked up a crib mattress today that we needed, since we decided not to force Laura out of the crib just yet. I am trying to get prepared and make some lists of things we need to do like install the infant seat in the car again. Oh and I need a mattress pad cover thingy. Dave cut some wood for the chair rail today, so hopefully in a week that will be done and the crib set up, as once we can start putting the crib together in the room I will have a better idea of what else I need to do. I guess I need to get my hospital bag together now just in case something happens early. I just feel really unprepared and behind and I can't help but panic.

Interesting moments in the Giles Household...

Tonight I was trying to get one of the kids to laugh. It worked. I also made my husband laugh. I was dancing around the den in my underwear. He said I looked like Homer Simpson, and starting making fun of my big white belly. This did wonders for my self esteem, especially since we had just spent an evening at our pool with some friends, one of which just had a baby three months ago and was wearing a bikini successfully. While I whined to Dave tonight about my poor belly he offered to pay for a tummy tuck. Didn't know if I should slap him or hug him.


Dave has a doctor appointment tomorrow. I have given him a list of things he is supposed to discuss. He made the appointment mainly cause he has some sort of rash on his legs, probably poison ivy or something, but he's going to hit this doctor up for a lot more then rash cream. I am after him to stop "dipping" yepp.. the husband chews tobacco, and its a nasty, nasty habit. He has agreed to try this new medication call Chantix that a coworker has told me about and is working well for her husband. He is also supposed to discuss the big V. Yepp, someone is getting fixed, and Dave has agreed to man up and get a vasectomy. So he has lots to take care of tomorrow. Funky leg rash riddance, tobacco cessation, and sterilization. He's going to be a new man when its all said and done!

Tangier Island

Sunday my work had a team building day, and we went to Tangier Island. I had always wanted to go, but had never been before so I was excited about the trip. We left out of Reedville, Va at Buzzard's Marina. Tangier is located on an island in a part of the Chesapeake Bay called the Lower Eastern Shore. It is made up of many small islands divided by marshes and small tidal streams. The islands are connected by wooden bridges. It has a population of 600 or so, and the island is 3 miles long, and 1 mile long. The folks who live there drive around mostly on golf carts or ride bikes. There are a few cars there, but apparently most of the people keep their cars in Maryland on the mainland. It's just the neatest little place.

This is the view we had of the island when we docked from our ferry

The ferry ride is an hour and a half from the marina in Reedville.

The men make their living crabbing and what not.


They have one school on the island from k-12th, and they have about 100 students lol. This is a picture of the school.



This is a pic of a house with their golf cart in the driveway


They have one grocery store on the island and this is it


One of the first things we did when we arrived was have lunch. We ate at Hilda Crockets, and had a all you can eat seafood meal with lots of yummy sides served family style at our table. This is a pic of where we ate



There were little graveyards everywhere... a lot of people had graves in the front yard of their homes.



Someone had this in their front yard and I thought it was really cute, and I might copy it.


I had a great time on the trip, and especially enjoyed checking out the ticket man who was a crew person on our ferry as well. Admit you think hes hot too.



We were all very tired after our trip and some enjoyed naps on the way back to Reedville, like one of my coworkers here



They have a couple of bed and breakfasts on the island. They are not fancy by any means, but I would love to spend one night on the island with Dave and hang out on the beach for a day. hint hint

I won something!!!

My first blog award! I am sooo excited, and ready to pass on the goods! Thanks Beavs Wife!!!

Below are questions I have to answer and post onto my blog. Then I have to choose 3 fellow Brilliant Bloggers and pass this award along!

A. Attached or single? Attached
B. Best friend? My husband
C. Cake or pie? Cake
D. Day of choice? any day my husband is off with me and we are home with the kids
E. Essential item? sunglasses
F. Favorite color? PINK
G. Gummy bears or worms? worms
H. Hometown? Newport News, Virginia
I. Indulgence? Pedicures
J. January or July? July
K. Kids? 2 1/2
L. Life isn’t complete without? Family
M. Marriage date? September 6th 2003
N. Number of brothers & sisters? 2 half sisters

O. Oranges or apples? Apples
P. Phobias? death
Q. Quotes? too early to think of something spunky
R. Reasons to smile? My children
S. Season of choice? Fall
T. Tag three peeps! (see below)
U. Unknown fact about me? MAJOR tomboy back in the day
V. Vegetable? I love corn
W. Worst habits? not returning phone calls as soon as I should
X. X-ray or ultrasound? baby ultrasounds are always fun
Y. Your favorite food? most everything
Z. Zodiac sign? Cancer

I pass along the awsomeness of the award to Crystal (cause she's a neato work friend with a great new blog) , Jamie (cause she's a way cool friend), and Couch to 5k (because even though I don't know her she inspires me to be healthier) !!!

So I totally bit the bullet and bought a new laptop. Don't get excited, I have not even taken it out of the box yet, but one day this week I will hopefully have it up and running. I got a Sony, and I actually didn't get the pink one I had been talking about, I didn't like it when I saw it in person.

When we went to Best Buy I got all freaked out like I knew I would. Everyone and their brother was in there trying to get a tax free laptop as well, so it was crazy, and I got overwhelmed and attempted to just go home, but Dave told me I needed to suck it up and pick one out, so there you go!

Tomorrow I have an adventure with my coworkers at Tangier Island and I am excited!

Yesterday I scored some big girl underwear for Laura at Gymboree. They are sooooo freaking cute. I showed them to her yesterday, and she said they were for "the baby" so I think she's confused about them. We will tackle that more later. I don't want to rush the potty training. She's getting there though. She likes to sit on the potty, and she likes to talk about it, and she tells me after she goes, so thats progress I guess. I picked up some jeans, and a couple of tops, for the kids, but more or less I just didn't see much that I just had to have for them at the mall. I refuse to buy them any summer clothes, and had hoped more fall stuff woul be out, but it's still not really out yet. I was bummed.

I think tonight I will be going to Best Buy to get a new lap top... This one is dying before my eyes, and I have been putting it off, but Dave says if I am going to do it, I should do it this weekend since Best Buy is offering tax free savings as well. I am nervous about buying one as I don't really know what I should get, and I don't want to hastle with setting everything back up on my computer like pictures, programs, etc. Electronic purchases tend to freak me out. The cost always sucks, and I just get overwhelmed and confused.

Friday morning...

So here is a photo of the room showing the stripes. Dave said last night he wants to do chair rail, ALL his idea, so I am going to let him go with the flow. I wouldn't care either way, but I think chair rail always adds so much to a room, so as long as he is motivated ...hey!



I had posted a week or so ago about this ladies blog who is selling Momogram Goods, and mentioned I ordered some stuff. I got the flip flops, that I LOVE and have received a ton of compliments on. I also ordered momogram stickers with the girls initials. When I went to PA shopping, I went in the Pottery Barn Kids outlet, and they had their metal buckets marked waaaayyyyy down... They were .50 cents lol, and they are huge and awesome and cute. I bought 4 of them, figuring 3 I would use for the kids for their easter goods each year, and the other one I would keep for myself. I bought momogram stickers anyways, from that ladies site as well, and put them on the buckets, and I think they look really cute!


As you can see I do not have baby number 3's up there. Why? I didn't order a sticker because I still have not settled on a name! I thought I had, and then I changed my mind like a day later. I will figure it out soon...but I just can't settle right now on one. I will have it figured out though in the coming weeks though before she comes.


This morning I plan on hitting the mall to take advantage of tax free savings on clothes. I am going to stick with getting things for the girls for fall/winter, and I also plan on getting some undies for Laura, so maybe that will get her excited about potty training. I plan on using my nice little gymboree coupon too that came in the mail. Then by noon its pool time for me! Oh, if you have little ones' in diapers, remember during the tax holiday you can get diapers tax free as well!!!!