You Are Jean Grey

Although your fate is often unknown, you always seem to survive (even after death). Your mind is your greatest weapon, literally! Powers: telepathy and telekinesis, the ability to project thoughts into the mind of others, communication with animals

Which of the X-Men Are You?

Criminal Activity

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The Black Thumb Runs in the Family

So in Primary at church two weeks ago, the children plant seeds or beans (don't know which) to take home and grow. Well, Emma has been watering this little seed faithfully for the past two weeks with no results. So I decided to see what was up this reluctant little seed/bean. After dumping all the dirt out into a bowl, I discovered there was no seed, just dirt. So yeah, Emma's been watering dirt for the past two weeks. The curse contintues!

I figure Chad and I will just sneak a seed/bean in there when she's asleep, and hopefully it will grow soon. I just can't stand to crush her little hopes of growing a plant all by herself. She needs to see the reward after all that watering!

Anybody have any ideas for a fast-growing plant. Where would I get a bean? Can you use the dried beans at the store or do you have to find them fresh somewhere? Help!

I'm a Minority!!!

I just heard on the news that 51% of women are single! And most of them are divorced or don't want to get married. C'mon ladies, men aren't all that bad.

Since my favorite color is orange...

You are Apricot

Soft and sweet, over time you let your provocative nature shine through. You are definitely unconventional, but you don't broadcast it. You offer people a fresh perspective on life - so fresh that it can be shocking!

What Color Orange Are You?

Awesome Stuff!

Okay, this is my new consistent post. I will try to remember to update this every time I come across something that's AWESOME!

What's awesome now:

Del Monte Strawberry Fruit Chillers

Glade Glass Scents (Nectar Blossoms)

Enjoy!

New Year's Resolutions

Okay, since I've been accused of being a "Slogger" (slacker + blogger), I decided that I had better post something. So here are my New Year's resolutions:

1. Drink at least 2 quarts of water a day (I'm nursing).
2. Do scripture study EVERY day with both Chad and the girls.
3. Wake up at 7 am every week day.
4. Get the kids on a consistent schedule.

So what are yours?

Our Baby Boy!

Create Your Own!

X-Men - Wolverine

Touching...

Here is my new pregnancy ticker! If you want to know how far along I am, just check out my blog. I've also placed the ticker at the very bottom of this page.

Beanie Baby

Well, the Irish Good Luck Wish had no effect on my nausea. But ginger root did. Yay! Still knocks me down once in a while, but I mostly just get sick at night now. Anyway, had our first ultrasound today. I'm a little further along than I thought; 9 weeks instead of 8 weeks 3 days. The pregnancy calendar says that baby is about the size of a bean right now; but guess what? It looks like one, too! Check it out!


Okay, who else loves those new VW commercials? LOL
Germuhn engineering in da houze!
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Number 3 For Me

Well, while Chad and I were in Houston, we found out that I am pregnant. We are so happy to be blessed with yet another little one, but I am finding it very hard to look outwardly happy now that I am miserably nauseated morning, noon, and night. I got one of those forwarded good luck e-mails from my dad in which one is supposed to make a wish and pass the e-mail on. Well, I wished that I wouldn't be sick for the rest of my pregnancy, and it's supposed to come true in one day. I'll let you know how that turns out. So we are hoping for a boy this time, but I certainly wouldn't mind another girl. Oh, I'm also I'm pretty sure that it is almost impossible to be a "Fascinating Woman" while in the sickness stage of pregnancy. How am I supposed to look lovely when my makeup keeps smearing and my eyes are puffy and watery from throwing up? How am I supposed to be lovely when my insides decide they want to become my outsides and I am arguing with them every waking moment? How am I supposed to cook delicious meals for my family when the sight and smell of food makes me sick? How am I supposed to dote on my husband when I need him to dote on me? I'm convinced it's virtually impossible, so I will go back to being fascinating when the sickness passes. I'm sure there are certain exceptions to the rules when a woman is in the family way.

A New Milestone!

Novalee took her first real steps last night! She was leaning back against the couch when she saw an ad for Bambi II on T.V. She got so excited and took three steps toward the television. She can also get to a standing position on her own. She will be walking around the house in no time! Great job, Novie! We love you!

Honey Bunny

Next week we will be going to Houston for two weeks for Chad's chief training. Obviously, Honey can't come with us, so she will be staying with her Aunt Megan and her two little bunny cousins, Theodore and Dude. She will also be frequenting the Heartland Rabbit Rescue to do some mingling. We hope that she will bond and fall in love with one of the bunnies there. We think she needs to get married, so we are hopeful that she will find a mate while we are gone. We are so glad she will get to have some fun and maybe find love while we are away. Wish her luck!

Love This Quote

"What I mean by living to one's self is living in the world, as in it, not of it."
-- WILLIAM HAZLITT




I lost 10 pounds!

GO STEELERS!

Yay!

Two more pounds and I reach the 10-lb mark! I need suggestions on what I should reward myself with. What do you think?

Obedience

Chad, being the insightful man he is, decided to do our Family Home Evening lesson on obedience...for Emma's sake. As it turned out, she gave us the perfect example earlier in the day. She was supposed to be taking a nap, but she decided that she wasn't going to take one. So she leaned over her bedrail to reach for her Cinderella tea set, fell, and busted her lip open on the side of the storage container. She couldn't eat very well for the rest of the day because of the pain, and her lip is still black & blue. But she didn't stop there. At lunch, I told her that she need to sit on her bottom in her chair. While I was cooking, she got up on her knees and leaned back, which tipped the chair over. That hurt, too. And...this morning, I woke up to Emma repeatedly slamming her bedroom door after Chad told her to stay in bed until I came and got her. Frustrated, I reprimanded her and she told me she hurt her head on the door. The child is accident prone....disobedient and accident prone. We've told her that she needs to listen to Mommy & Daddy or she could get hurt. Obviously this hasn't worked. Any suggestions?

Naughty Bunny II

Well, Naughty Bunny managed to get behind our gate and under the computer again. Guess what she snipped this time? Our keyboard! So...Chad went out last night and got a new wireless keyboard and mouse. Awesome idea, Chad! Always thinking. Well, I gotta go tape up those cords like I've been meaning to do for a couple of weeks now. Later!

Adjustments

Okay, so I went out and bought a new digital scale last night because I knew our old scale was off. Turns out it was about 5 lbs off, so I'm adjusting my ticker. Here we go.