No Ordinary Family

I have been wanting to see the Golden Compass before it is out of the theater so I was feeling pretty good after work so Jim and I decided to go to the Movies. On the way there I was thinking well this is something that we are able to do since we don’t have kids yet. We can go to a movie on a Wednesday night. Boy was I wrong, apparently Wednesday is take your kids the movie night. It was an early show and a kid’s movie but I was a bit surprised. I was not at all bothered by them I found a lot of the comments rather cute. I guess you know you are ready to be a parent when the constant chatter of a Three year old during a movie enhances the experience. I especially liked when she turned to her dad and said “but there are not really talking bears, Dad” like she was reassuring him or when she opened the door for us on the way out proclaiming her great strength. The movie was great and we should definitely do that more often. It was fun.

Friday, we went out to celebrate 9 months being logged in with CCAA at PF Changs. We love PF Changs but we had the worst service in the world. It was almost funny if we weren’t so starving. We weren’t the only ones getting poor service. The table next to us we served their appetizer with out any utensils and there was a server going around to every table asking if they ordered pot stickers since he did not know where they were supposed to be. We even forgot to use our gift card, we were so frustrated by the end of the meal. We will go back but it will be awhile, they need to get their act together first. Saturday, we did not leave the house except to take the dogs for a walk in the snow. It was cold but nice. It snowed all weekend so we stayed inside and took it really easy. We put together a video cabinet we bought and I sewed a little. Sunday, we went to get lunch and I helped my Mom with her new laptop, then Jim bottled his beer. He added extra sugar to his mix and figures it will ...

Nine months, wow! I really don’t know what to say. Shouldn’t I be in labor by now? As it is, I think I am still in the 1st trimester? I guess, we just continue to take it one month at a time. I am filled with mixed emotions at this mark, I am happy we made it nine months and I am sad that we don’t know where this tunnel is going to come out. Last year at this time I was gathering paperwork and waiting anxiously for my Birthday, this year I am just waiting. I know in my heart that our Little Miss will eventually get here, it is just hard to not know when. I hope that this year brings many wonderful surprises and it goes as fast as the last nine months. The last couple months our LIDiversary has just kind of come and gone without event, mostly due to the holidays, so I think tonight we will make the drive to PF Changs and celebrate with some good food. Besides the 9 month mark is big in the baby world, right? Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!

This was supposed to be posted yesterday but due to computer issues I am posting it today. So all of this happened yesterday. :0) I think the Gods may have been angered. Yesterday I did not drink any Diet Pepsi, really. I don’t have a fever I just decided to have water with lunch I thought it might be healthier. I fear I may have made a grave mistake by not assuring the Pepsi God that I have not abandoned him, it was just one day. It all started last night when I woke up with a sore throat. I thought I must be getting a cold and took some Tylenol and went back to bed. Then when I woke up I was extremely grumpy this morning. I know what you are thinking I am always grumpy in the morning and although this is somewhat true, I am not a morning person, it was an extreme case of B!*@#iness. Just ask Jim. I took my shower and when I got out I noticed my fingers itching, apparently some sort of insect decided to nibble on my fingers in the night. They are little tiny painful and itchy bumps; o...

Wow were we busy this weekend. I hope next weekend is a little more relaxing. Here are the details of the events. Saturday morning we woke up early and watched a movie that we rented the night before but were too tired to watch. ( Wild Hogs is hilarious by the way). Then we headed out to my favorite store ( Target ) to get something to wrap David’s shower gift in. We found that relatively easily but I also found this cute ladybug CD holder, needless to say I could not resist. Then it was off to the shower which was in the Tri-cities about a 1 ½ hour drive. The shower was great. The baby is getting so cute it is amazing how much they change in 2 weeks. Then after the shower Jim and I went to the mall, I wanted to get some stuff at Bath and Body Works since we don’t have one locally. After we got the needed bubble bath and some good smelling hand soap we went to Barnes and Nobles but, before we arrived, the Gymboree Store sucked me in. Although I love it I don’t think I should be allo...

I think I forgot to post about last month’s secret pal gift on my blog (I posted to secret pal blog). The reason that I mention it now is that among many wonderful things for Little Miss my secret pal also included some treats for the furry kids. One of them was a Ladybug dog toy, this just happened to be the same toy that I got for him a while back and he liked it so much I was thinking of getting him another one. Apparently, the one that my SP sent is much more special as he will not let it out of site. It is so funny because he has not destroyed it yet and usually squeakers are gone within minutes of opening a new toy. After several weeks it is still intact with only a few small holes. He is so smart, when I say stop squeaking he stops, if we try to hide it, he can find it anywhere. Even in another room with the door shut, he will sit at the door until we open it. When I got home from work the other day he tried to bark with the bug in his mouth it was the one of the funniest thing ...

Jim got what he refers to as the best Christmas present ever from his parents this year. As you may have guessed from the title it was a Mr. Beer home brewing kit, lucky me! So he finally got to it yesterday and now we have this “lovely” keg type thing on our kitchen counter. In just 14 short days we will be enjoying a lovely homemade brew. Although I joke I would much rather have him use this kit than try it on his own, like he did when he was still living at home. What ever he was making only made it to the fermenting stage when his mother got a whiff and quickly disposed of the concoction. So I will let you know how it turns out, but somehow I don’t think we will be opening a pub anytime soon. As for the ice, that is what I found on our front porch this morning. It was the definition of black ice. The step just looked damp until I stepped on it and found my self flying up into the air and very quickly back down onto my back side. I smacked my arm pretty good and immediately got a h...