What is up with the snow? It's spring break for the kids and we've got like 2 inches of snow outside. It's so terribly ANNOYING! Last year was cold and wet too for spring break. I wish we could get out of here and head south for the weekend, but Lance isn't finished with the semester yet. I really liked how App State University & the public schools tried to sync their holidays--at least I remember it that way. One would think that with BYU such a big part of the community here, they could all get on the same schedule. For instance, next week is when graduation is and a break for the university students. Why oh why couldn't the public schools wait one week for spring break? We didn't get any days off around Easter anyway, so what's the point.
Anyway, there's my rambling for today.
We went to the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point today and we had a fun time. It was a little too much walking for me, but it turned out okay. Tomorrow we'll have another fun indoor activity since the parks aren't an option. Well, gotta go get the kids ready for bed. Joy!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Caffeine
I don't drink caffeine. Ever. But tonight I knew was going to be tough to get through so I had a coke with dinner. It was very helpful but now it's reached the baby and she is doing some serious back flips. I think it's going to be hard to get to sleep. Oh well, it was worth it!!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Movies & stuff
I took Daniel & Alex to see Monsters vs. Aliens today--Jenny didn't want to go so we went while she was still at school. It turned out to be better than I thought it would. Daniel can't really keep the seat down alone, so I had to help him with that, and I need to remember next time to put a very fresh diaper on him right before we go. Yikes, the soda and water we had went right through him!!! Twice! I was impressed.
Anyway, the boys really had a fun time and I don't feel as terrible as I thought I would. So hooray! Tomorrow starts spring break and unfortunately we're supposed to get snow. So we're going to the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point, and then Thursday we're going to Jumpin Jacks. I'm still trying to figure out a plan for Friday. I really had hoped that Lance would be able to join us for some of the spring break fun, but he's too busy finishing up the semester. It'll be nice when he can enjoy the kids' spring break too. Last year at this time the Coney's came for a visit. So unless my pregnancy brain has failed me more than I think, it will have been one year since we've seen them. And longer since we've seen Chuck & Donna. We miss all of you family and friends who are far away.
Anyway, the boys really had a fun time and I don't feel as terrible as I thought I would. So hooray! Tomorrow starts spring break and unfortunately we're supposed to get snow. So we're going to the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point, and then Thursday we're going to Jumpin Jacks. I'm still trying to figure out a plan for Friday. I really had hoped that Lance would be able to join us for some of the spring break fun, but he's too busy finishing up the semester. It'll be nice when he can enjoy the kids' spring break too. Last year at this time the Coney's came for a visit. So unless my pregnancy brain has failed me more than I think, it will have been one year since we've seen them. And longer since we've seen Chuck & Donna. We miss all of you family and friends who are far away.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
how early?
What time were your kids up this morning? Or tomorrow morning if the Easter Bunny hasn't visited your house yet? Mine were up at 6:45am--ON A SATURDAY!! I don't wake up that early, ever, if I can help it. Curses on the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus who turn a regular morning into craziness. I'm going back to bed and hoping that they'll just play quietly for a few hours leaving me to sleep and Lance to work. I can only hope.
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter!
Ring on or off?
Well, the swelling has begun to increase. Tonight Lance & I went out for a date and I couldn't get my engagement ring on. Thankfully my wedding band is a tad bigger and it's already on there, although I couldn't get it off. So the question is do I pry the wedding band off before it gets so tight that I lose my finger? Or do I leave it on so I'm not 8 months pregnant with 3 other kids and no ring? (I hate those looks I get from people when I finally have to remove the band.) At least I can still fit into one pair of shoes. I'm hoping that it will warm up so that I can switch to flip flops and ignore the swelling in my feet and ankles. Although then I'll have to start shaving my legs and that's no easy task. Ah, the joys of the final weeks.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
35 WEEKS. . .
Tomorrow!!! So close and yet so far away. It's so tricky because those 1st five weeks of pregnancy are almost freebies. You usually don't know that your pregnant and the sickness usually hasn't kicked in. But there is nothing free about the last five! I only hope I am mercifully spared the full 5 weeks. Next week I go in to get checked and see if my body is doing anything to start getting this kid out. I dreamed last night that I had already had her. I think it was because I held Calista's newborn baby and so that carried over into my dreams. What a shocking wake up to still be pregnant. Ahhhhhhh, I'm glad it will be over soon. The kids, Lance & I are getting anxious to meet this little one. :)
Saturday, April 04, 2009
weather, reading, moving and other random subjects
I think the weather has more effect on my mood than I'd like to admit. Two weeks ago it was sunny and warm for a few days. And although I didn't really have more energy, I felt better. We've had a cold spell now for the last two weeks with wind, rain and snow and I don't feel as good as I did before. I hope it gets warm soon because I need all the help I can get!
Alex has discovered the Magic Treehouse series and he is loving reading alone. I was hesitant at first as to whether or not he would be able to read them by himself, but he seems to be doing fine. The first book he read out loud to me and the second he read to himself. I'm not sure he got 100% of the words, but he understood the meaning of the book and that is good enough. He's in Kindergarten!! Jenny is also reading book after book by herself. I think she's in the middle of about 4 at the moment. It is so gratifing to me to have two kids who love to read and can read so well. Being literate opens up so many doors to wonderful adventures. The coolest thing is that Lance & I didn't really teach them to read. We just read to them over and over, played games with the alphabet and encouraged them in reading activities and they picked it up. Daniel is coming right along too. He's been a little slower getting going, mostly because he's too busy climbing, jumping and running, but he's starting to memorize & "read" books back to me. I hope they will always love to read!
We talked to our landlords a week ago and they are wanting to move back into this house as soon as May. We have a contract until July 31, but we've been considering moving early. Right now we're in the thinking and praying stage trying to decide when the best time to move would be. Moving in a few weeks would make it so that we didn't have to move with a new baby--a definite plus, but we're also unsure about a job for Lance so we're not sure where to move. There are many nice rentals all over the valley but if we go south and Lance gets a job up North, we'll be in trouble. So we're leaning towards staying here at least for May (that way Jen & Alex can finish school) and then we'll go from there. We'll be sad to leave this ward, we've made some good friends, but we always knew that this was a temporary location.
General Conference is today and tomorrow. I love listening to the prophet and other leaders of my church talk. There were several talks on adversity and being happy through adversity because of the hope of Christ. I was uplifted and inspired to do better and to be more positive during the last 6 weeks of this pregnancy. And then I made dinner and emptied the dishwasher and ended up in tears because of exhaustion. Pregnancy is an interesting thing. It's so physically demanding. Not to mention emotionally draining. I'll be glad when I've gotten through this trial/blessing. I say both of them because I realize what a priviledge it is to be able to carry and have a baby. I know so many wonderful people who aren't able to have kids and it makes me sad. So I'm trying to appreciate the gift of a baby more than the pain of pregnancy. It is not easy.
Lance will be done with this semester in less than 3 weeks. We are so looking forward to his finishing this last full semester of very hard classes. After this he's still got a few hard things to finish-like his dissertation--but no more statistics class!!!!!! He's worked so hard the last year and a half and we're looking forward for him to finish, get a job and be done with homework! I can't wait!
I hope to post some pictures soon. I need to take some first! :) The other day both Jen & Alex drew a picture and in both of them I was in bed. I think they are enjoying the extra T.V. time they get when I rest. I keep telling myself it won't kill them, and it won't. :) 6 more weeks to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alex has discovered the Magic Treehouse series and he is loving reading alone. I was hesitant at first as to whether or not he would be able to read them by himself, but he seems to be doing fine. The first book he read out loud to me and the second he read to himself. I'm not sure he got 100% of the words, but he understood the meaning of the book and that is good enough. He's in Kindergarten!! Jenny is also reading book after book by herself. I think she's in the middle of about 4 at the moment. It is so gratifing to me to have two kids who love to read and can read so well. Being literate opens up so many doors to wonderful adventures. The coolest thing is that Lance & I didn't really teach them to read. We just read to them over and over, played games with the alphabet and encouraged them in reading activities and they picked it up. Daniel is coming right along too. He's been a little slower getting going, mostly because he's too busy climbing, jumping and running, but he's starting to memorize & "read" books back to me. I hope they will always love to read!
We talked to our landlords a week ago and they are wanting to move back into this house as soon as May. We have a contract until July 31, but we've been considering moving early. Right now we're in the thinking and praying stage trying to decide when the best time to move would be. Moving in a few weeks would make it so that we didn't have to move with a new baby--a definite plus, but we're also unsure about a job for Lance so we're not sure where to move. There are many nice rentals all over the valley but if we go south and Lance gets a job up North, we'll be in trouble. So we're leaning towards staying here at least for May (that way Jen & Alex can finish school) and then we'll go from there. We'll be sad to leave this ward, we've made some good friends, but we always knew that this was a temporary location.
General Conference is today and tomorrow. I love listening to the prophet and other leaders of my church talk. There were several talks on adversity and being happy through adversity because of the hope of Christ. I was uplifted and inspired to do better and to be more positive during the last 6 weeks of this pregnancy. And then I made dinner and emptied the dishwasher and ended up in tears because of exhaustion. Pregnancy is an interesting thing. It's so physically demanding. Not to mention emotionally draining. I'll be glad when I've gotten through this trial/blessing. I say both of them because I realize what a priviledge it is to be able to carry and have a baby. I know so many wonderful people who aren't able to have kids and it makes me sad. So I'm trying to appreciate the gift of a baby more than the pain of pregnancy. It is not easy.
Lance will be done with this semester in less than 3 weeks. We are so looking forward to his finishing this last full semester of very hard classes. After this he's still got a few hard things to finish-like his dissertation--but no more statistics class!!!!!! He's worked so hard the last year and a half and we're looking forward for him to finish, get a job and be done with homework! I can't wait!
I hope to post some pictures soon. I need to take some first! :) The other day both Jen & Alex drew a picture and in both of them I was in bed. I think they are enjoying the extra T.V. time they get when I rest. I keep telling myself it won't kill them, and it won't. :) 6 more weeks to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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