So yesterday started being pretty lazy. Ben wasnt feeling well so we snuggled most of the early part of the day and then he laid down for a nap and slept for 3 hours. He must have really needed it because when he finally woke up he was feeling much better. So we made cookies. They were so yummy!!!! Bens "helping" was really just licking the beaters after Id mixed everything together. Then he helped me make dinner for his Daddy. After dinner we played a game of Candyland and we finished out our night with a bath and snuggles.
It twas a wonderful night, though when I woke up this morning I got an eyeful of how neglected my house was. Dear goodness, I desperatly need to spend the day in intensive cleaning mode. And Im praying my washer and dryer come the first part of next week so I can wash laundry!! Im super excited about them. And to help prepare the laundry room, which is also the recycling center of our house, we need to return all the recycling this weekend. Im excited about that too because in CA you get cash back for soda cans and plastic water bottles and we have like 2 months worth. Oh I suppose I should get up and actually start cleaning. Wish me luck:)
Friday, February 25, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Feb 24, 2011
I never relized how many people actually read this. So I apologize that Im rather sporadic in the writing but by nature Im a procrastinator. So as soon as I think I need to write it Im come up with 50 ways to avoid it:) Im going to attempt to write more often though.
Ben woke up this morning telling me he wasnt feeling well. So though I had great grandious ideas about being productive today, I dont think its really going to happen:) I think I will actually spend my day snuggling with Ben and watching cartoons and maybe coloring. Though Ben doesnt really like to color. Ill try to update everyone about what we actually got done or not done today:) There are several baskets of laundry calling my name behind the couch that desperatly need to be put away. They've been waiting since Saturday for me to put them away:( And I have to get it done before my new washer and dryer get here!!!!! Im pretty darn excited about those.
Ben woke up this morning telling me he wasnt feeling well. So though I had great grandious ideas about being productive today, I dont think its really going to happen:) I think I will actually spend my day snuggling with Ben and watching cartoons and maybe coloring. Though Ben doesnt really like to color. Ill try to update everyone about what we actually got done or not done today:) There are several baskets of laundry calling my name behind the couch that desperatly need to be put away. They've been waiting since Saturday for me to put them away:( And I have to get it done before my new washer and dryer get here!!!!! Im pretty darn excited about those.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Feb. 23, 2011
Oh where to start?! Weve had a crazy week. We started off with all of us having the stomach flu. So needless to say we spent the weekend at home which helped me stick to my budget:) Monday we all felt better and cashed in all our loose change and took Ben to Gnomeo and Juliet. Ben even saved his Valentine money and bought his own popcorn. He was super proud of himself. We got home a little late and Ben was ready for bed as soon as we walked in the door, poor little guy couldnt even stay awake for the ride home:)
Then Tuesday was the really exciting day. I applied for a special military only credit card because I wanted to rebuild my credit that was maliciously distroyed-BBL Anyway it finally came in and you get 10% your first purchase and after much discussion Joe and I decided to purchase washer and dryer with it and paying it off with our income tax return. Instead of just buying them with our income tax- which we had already planned on doing. So Ben and I drove to the base, thinking we would take them home in Joes truck that day. We got all the way down there only to discover they didnt have the set we wanted on hand so we had to schedule in home delivery and at first I was pretty twirked that I was going to have to wait but it turns out God knew what was going on. Cause as we were leaving the base Joes truck died. He was driving behind me and said he lost all power to his wheels, then it would no longer go into gear. So we got it off the road and hurried to the on base auto-shop which was blessedly still open. Only to discover that they think its a tranny problem and they dont work on trannys. But they gave us the number for another auto-shop. We call the other guys and were blessed again when they gave us the number for a tow place that only charged $50-60 and they towed our truck like 10 miles or more. Now were just waiting to see what the damage is and how much its going to cost. I have pretty much given myself an ulcer over worring about paying for it all, but as my husband pointed out Gods hand had been in the situation from the begining. So praying God already has a way worked out and it will all be fine. Now if I could just convince myself of that:)
Then Tuesday was the really exciting day. I applied for a special military only credit card because I wanted to rebuild my credit that was maliciously distroyed-BBL Anyway it finally came in and you get 10% your first purchase and after much discussion Joe and I decided to purchase washer and dryer with it and paying it off with our income tax return. Instead of just buying them with our income tax- which we had already planned on doing. So Ben and I drove to the base, thinking we would take them home in Joes truck that day. We got all the way down there only to discover they didnt have the set we wanted on hand so we had to schedule in home delivery and at first I was pretty twirked that I was going to have to wait but it turns out God knew what was going on. Cause as we were leaving the base Joes truck died. He was driving behind me and said he lost all power to his wheels, then it would no longer go into gear. So we got it off the road and hurried to the on base auto-shop which was blessedly still open. Only to discover that they think its a tranny problem and they dont work on trannys. But they gave us the number for another auto-shop. We call the other guys and were blessed again when they gave us the number for a tow place that only charged $50-60 and they towed our truck like 10 miles or more. Now were just waiting to see what the damage is and how much its going to cost. I have pretty much given myself an ulcer over worring about paying for it all, but as my husband pointed out Gods hand had been in the situation from the begining. So praying God already has a way worked out and it will all be fine. Now if I could just convince myself of that:)
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Feb. 17, 2011
Ugh... Im not sure why I decided a blog was a good idea for me:) It seems like its just one more thing I have to do in a day, but Ill keep goin for my momma who calls me to ask why I didnt write somedays. Im currently watching watching Bizzare Foods and wishing I lived in Chicago-BBL My boys are in bed and Im stuck next to the magical farting dog. He seriously has the worse gas I've ever smelled, he wakes himself up.
This morning we found out for sure we are not going to have to be moving back to the base. So I have upped my pursuit of chickens and a garden. Though I already had seeds started so there was going to be a garden somewhere! Bens convinced that when our seeds sprout the baby will be here. Poor little guy is going to be so dissapointed:(
On that note this kid is going to kill me-BBL Yesterday Joe called and asked me to bring a copy of our lease to him at the base yesterday. I got the lease out, loaded up the kid and the dog, drove all the way to the base only to relize I had forgotten the lease on Bens craft table. My husband being the wonderful man that he is just laughed and followed me back to the house and said hed take it with him to work the next day. And if it isnt the extra forgetfulness its the crazy emtional nuttiness. I think I broke into tears 4 seperate time on the way home yesterday because of some sappy country song or just thinking about how lucky I am to be married my to my husband.
I know everywomen thinks she got the best, but really mine take the cake. He works so hard to give Ben and I the best life he can. Weve both made mistakes throughout our marriage, but I absolutly wouldnt have it anyother way. It means so much to me when he comes home and our house is a mess because I've been exhausted and decided crafting with Ben was more important than cleaning, and he justs look around and asks if I want to go out for dinner cause he can tell I must be worn out. And its said in a loving way that just lets me know that he understand and it makes me want to cry.
Im going to bed I'll finish this tommorrow-BBL
This morning we found out for sure we are not going to have to be moving back to the base. So I have upped my pursuit of chickens and a garden. Though I already had seeds started so there was going to be a garden somewhere! Bens convinced that when our seeds sprout the baby will be here. Poor little guy is going to be so dissapointed:(
On that note this kid is going to kill me-BBL Yesterday Joe called and asked me to bring a copy of our lease to him at the base yesterday. I got the lease out, loaded up the kid and the dog, drove all the way to the base only to relize I had forgotten the lease on Bens craft table. My husband being the wonderful man that he is just laughed and followed me back to the house and said hed take it with him to work the next day. And if it isnt the extra forgetfulness its the crazy emtional nuttiness. I think I broke into tears 4 seperate time on the way home yesterday because of some sappy country song or just thinking about how lucky I am to be married my to my husband.
I know everywomen thinks she got the best, but really mine take the cake. He works so hard to give Ben and I the best life he can. Weve both made mistakes throughout our marriage, but I absolutly wouldnt have it anyother way. It means so much to me when he comes home and our house is a mess because I've been exhausted and decided crafting with Ben was more important than cleaning, and he justs look around and asks if I want to go out for dinner cause he can tell I must be worn out. And its said in a loving way that just lets me know that he understand and it makes me want to cry.
Im going to bed I'll finish this tommorrow-BBL
Monday, February 14, 2011
Feb. 14, 2011
Happy Valentines Day everyone!!! I didnt relize I hadnt posted Friday so I guess I better update you all. I finally got that bread baked, and it was if I do say so myself:) And my hubby took me out for Mexican for Valentines Day on Friday. It was pretty good except that, it turns out this baby does NOT like melted cheese. I couldnt even look at the quesodilla on my plate without almost losing the rest of my dinner. I was not a happy Momma cause I love cheesy Mexican goodness, this is going to be a LONG pregnancy. Than after dinner we came home and watched movies and snuggled with Ben on the couch- BLISS
Saturday we literally stayed in our pajamas until about 4pm when we HAD to get in the shower in order to make it to the church Valentine dinner. It was wonderful to just laze around and spend time with my boys. Like I said we finally got dressed around 4 and went to the Valentine dinner. Ben spent the night with the youth who acted as the childcare. He had soooo much fun, he didnt want to leave. In fact they let him play the drums in the church used for worship, he thought it so cool. Joe and I also had a wonderful time. They served a tri-tip dinner with grilled aspargus, potatoes, and yeast rolls. I think I ate an entire pound of asparagus:) This baby may not like cheese but it sure like veggies. It was a great night of fellowship.
Then Sunday our church had a special service in a nearby town and we rode up with another couple in our church. The sermon was great and afterwards our new Pastor took us out for pizza. The pizza place had games and whatnot for little kids and when we ran out of quarters for Ben to play he pulled a chair up to the cash registor and asked the cashier for her quarters-BBL Then the couple that allowed us to ride with them took us around and showed us all over the area. We went to the Oroville Dam- the worlds largest earth dam. We went to the Oroville museum and learned all about Ichi the last of an Indian Tribe whose name escapes me at the moment. It was beautiful and sooo much fun! By the time we got home I was soo exhausted I fell asleep at 8:30 and was out until 8:30 this morning:)
Ben and dont have anything exciting for today. I am planning to bake another loaf of bread because weve already eaten all of the first loaf. I used the last of it today to make french toast for Ben and I. I have roast on for dinner and its cold and rainy outside so we plan to stay in our pjs all day, watch cartooons, and play. We may even make Daddy a valentine. Im pretty excited for our quite, snuggly day. Hope you all have a wonderful Valentines:)
Saturday we literally stayed in our pajamas until about 4pm when we HAD to get in the shower in order to make it to the church Valentine dinner. It was wonderful to just laze around and spend time with my boys. Like I said we finally got dressed around 4 and went to the Valentine dinner. Ben spent the night with the youth who acted as the childcare. He had soooo much fun, he didnt want to leave. In fact they let him play the drums in the church used for worship, he thought it so cool. Joe and I also had a wonderful time. They served a tri-tip dinner with grilled aspargus, potatoes, and yeast rolls. I think I ate an entire pound of asparagus:) This baby may not like cheese but it sure like veggies. It was a great night of fellowship.
Then Sunday our church had a special service in a nearby town and we rode up with another couple in our church. The sermon was great and afterwards our new Pastor took us out for pizza. The pizza place had games and whatnot for little kids and when we ran out of quarters for Ben to play he pulled a chair up to the cash registor and asked the cashier for her quarters-BBL Then the couple that allowed us to ride with them took us around and showed us all over the area. We went to the Oroville Dam- the worlds largest earth dam. We went to the Oroville museum and learned all about Ichi the last of an Indian Tribe whose name escapes me at the moment. It was beautiful and sooo much fun! By the time we got home I was soo exhausted I fell asleep at 8:30 and was out until 8:30 this morning:)
Ben and dont have anything exciting for today. I am planning to bake another loaf of bread because weve already eaten all of the first loaf. I used the last of it today to make french toast for Ben and I. I have roast on for dinner and its cold and rainy outside so we plan to stay in our pjs all day, watch cartooons, and play. We may even make Daddy a valentine. Im pretty excited for our quite, snuggly day. Hope you all have a wonderful Valentines:)
Friday, February 11, 2011
Feb.11, 2011
OK I figured I better write today since my mom called yesterday to ask why I hadnt wrote yesterday. I dont want to upset her two days in a row:) My life has been pretty uneventful, sort of. Yesterday was a bit of a mess I guess. We got a call that they have a house for us on base, but our current landlord doesnt want to let us out of our this soon. He was ok with it at first because he was under the impression, as were we, that it take several months for them to get housing for us. In fact we didnt have a military clause because our landlord understood we may only get to stay for a few months. He was ok with it because he would have time to find someone else to rent the house. Well when they called yesterday after less than a month our landlord was not happy and refused to let us out of the lease. Joe has a meeting today to decide exactly what they want us to do about it. Praying that in the end it works out for the best of everyone involved and that Joe isnt hurt to bad by the whole ordeal. He does everything to literally be the best he possibly can. Im praying that this wont hurt his career, hes worked to hard to have this mess everything up. Im soooo proud of him regardless of how it all comes down.
Beyond that yesterday about the extent of my day was laundry:) Lots and lots of laundry. We are blessed that our current landlords allow us to use their washer and dryer, so I do laundry once a week. And it can really pile up in a week. I also got our bedroom put together, you can actually walk around in it now-BBL Of course they would get house ready on base just as I got around to getting everyhting sorted and a schedule going:)
I also started an exercise program because I REFUSE to get as big with this baby as I did with Ben. Dear goodness I was huge when I finally had him:) My goal is to wear my own cloths as long as humanly possible this time around. THough I did look at a few UBER cute maternity dresses that Im hoping to get. Well see though, cause Im still working on that budget thing:) I reworked our budget and if I can stick to it we would be completely debt free in two years and have a substantial nest egg, not counting our mortgage. Hopefully we can pay off that in the next 10 years though, or thats my goal anyway. Im pretty excited about cause Id really like to turn our credit around.
Welp thats about it:) My goals for today are to finish laundry, fit in a shower, clean up the sunroom. It should be an exciting and eventful day. And well be taking intermittent breaks to pray for Joe and that whatever happens today, he is not given a bad rap over the whole thing:) I want him to have chance to show what hes capable of without this hanging over his head and haunting him.
Beyond that yesterday about the extent of my day was laundry:) Lots and lots of laundry. We are blessed that our current landlords allow us to use their washer and dryer, so I do laundry once a week. And it can really pile up in a week. I also got our bedroom put together, you can actually walk around in it now-BBL Of course they would get house ready on base just as I got around to getting everyhting sorted and a schedule going:)
I also started an exercise program because I REFUSE to get as big with this baby as I did with Ben. Dear goodness I was huge when I finally had him:) My goal is to wear my own cloths as long as humanly possible this time around. THough I did look at a few UBER cute maternity dresses that Im hoping to get. Well see though, cause Im still working on that budget thing:) I reworked our budget and if I can stick to it we would be completely debt free in two years and have a substantial nest egg, not counting our mortgage. Hopefully we can pay off that in the next 10 years though, or thats my goal anyway. Im pretty excited about cause Id really like to turn our credit around.
Welp thats about it:) My goals for today are to finish laundry, fit in a shower, clean up the sunroom. It should be an exciting and eventful day. And well be taking intermittent breaks to pray for Joe and that whatever happens today, he is not given a bad rap over the whole thing:) I want him to have chance to show what hes capable of without this hanging over his head and haunting him.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Feb. 8, 2011
OOOOOO I found it!! Heres my orginal I wrote:)
I cant believe its been 4 days since I last blogged. Oh what a couple of days its been. I did finally get laundry put away:) And had a wonderful weekend with my boys, minus the morning sickness. Really it was all pretty uneventful but Ill try my best to update you all.
Friday we went to family night at the church. They had the most amazing fried chicken and somebody had brought snickerdoddles. I ate WAY more than I should have. Im really trying not to gain to much this time around and Friday did not help that goal. After dinner they had board games out and I brought a matching game for Ben to play which he talked several of the ladies into playing with him:) Then he wondered outside with the other kids and played ping-pong. And by the time the night was over we ended up with a ping-pong ball coming home with us. Trying to explain to Ben that he has to take it back was interesting. I almost forgot we also got a call from the vet and were informed Bruno never had kennel cough. He had to seperate strains of puppy flu that should have been covered by the parvo shot which led the vet to believe he never got his puppy shots. So once he feels better he needs all his shots:(
Saturday we helped Joes supiorior load a trailer cause shes moving to Reno. I managed to royally embarress him, which made my day:) Ben and I played a lot of hide-n-seek, which consisted of him telling me where to hide while he counted and then him running over and saying, "Found you!!!" What a little goober;) We also took Ben to the park here in town on Saturday. He made friends with the other kids within seconds. And we hung out for awhile until the icecream truck came around and all the other kids got icecream, but Daddy said the truck looked iffy and wouldnt let Ben get any. So instead we took him to the grocery store and let him pick out his own special icecream that we then ate on our front porch and it melted everywhere. Ben didnt mind to much cause hes obbessed with washing his hands and it was just an excuse for him to do it again.
Sunday was a whole lot of nothing. We didnt go to church because I was throwing up all morning. We didnt watch the Super Bowl cause we decided to go outside and explore instead. We discovered our dog has a serious jealous streak against other animals-BBL Ben and I did make fresh squeezed oj and we bought some AMAZING strawberries at road side stand that we preped and froze. Im hoping to use them in a cake this week, but well see:)
Then Monday was a very productive day at our house. We got most of the laundry put away, hopefully I'll get the rest of it today. We also got some seeds started yesterday and carpet scrubbed. Aparently if the dog is sniffing things it means he has to go potty RIGHT then! Thank goodness I have a carpet cleaner and my Grandmothers secret stain remover. We also got Ben bathed, which was quite the production. And finally I got laundry sorted. Hoping today can be just as productive. I desperatly need a bath myself:) Need to finish putting laundry away, supper started, dust the house, and call around about finding an ob. Im also hoping to maybe bake some homemade bread, but that maybe pushing it-BBL
I cant believe its been 4 days since I last blogged. Oh what a couple of days its been. I did finally get laundry put away:) And had a wonderful weekend with my boys, minus the morning sickness. Really it was all pretty uneventful but Ill try my best to update you all.
Friday we went to family night at the church. They had the most amazing fried chicken and somebody had brought snickerdoddles. I ate WAY more than I should have. Im really trying not to gain to much this time around and Friday did not help that goal. After dinner they had board games out and I brought a matching game for Ben to play which he talked several of the ladies into playing with him:) Then he wondered outside with the other kids and played ping-pong. And by the time the night was over we ended up with a ping-pong ball coming home with us. Trying to explain to Ben that he has to take it back was interesting. I almost forgot we also got a call from the vet and were informed Bruno never had kennel cough. He had to seperate strains of puppy flu that should have been covered by the parvo shot which led the vet to believe he never got his puppy shots. So once he feels better he needs all his shots:(
Saturday we helped Joes supiorior load a trailer cause shes moving to Reno. I managed to royally embarress him, which made my day:) Ben and I played a lot of hide-n-seek, which consisted of him telling me where to hide while he counted and then him running over and saying, "Found you!!!" What a little goober;) We also took Ben to the park here in town on Saturday. He made friends with the other kids within seconds. And we hung out for awhile until the icecream truck came around and all the other kids got icecream, but Daddy said the truck looked iffy and wouldnt let Ben get any. So instead we took him to the grocery store and let him pick out his own special icecream that we then ate on our front porch and it melted everywhere. Ben didnt mind to much cause hes obbessed with washing his hands and it was just an excuse for him to do it again.
Sunday was a whole lot of nothing. We didnt go to church because I was throwing up all morning. We didnt watch the Super Bowl cause we decided to go outside and explore instead. We discovered our dog has a serious jealous streak against other animals-BBL Ben and I did make fresh squeezed oj and we bought some AMAZING strawberries at road side stand that we preped and froze. Im hoping to use them in a cake this week, but well see:)
Then Monday was a very productive day at our house. We got most of the laundry put away, hopefully I'll get the rest of it today. We also got some seeds started yesterday and carpet scrubbed. Aparently if the dog is sniffing things it means he has to go potty RIGHT then! Thank goodness I have a carpet cleaner and my Grandmothers secret stain remover. We also got Ben bathed, which was quite the production. And finally I got laundry sorted. Hoping today can be just as productive. I desperatly need a bath myself:) Need to finish putting laundry away, supper started, dust the house, and call around about finding an ob. Im also hoping to maybe bake some homemade bread, but that maybe pushing it-BBL
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