Fabrics for my double sided skirt. My mom is going to hopefully make it for me soon.While at the fabric store I also came across some soft, flannel, stretchy fabric. For swaddling the new one to death. Finished. Swi…
What deity did I piss off to deserve no sleep? Seriously. This is fucking ridiculous.Every single time I attempt going to bed/sleep before 2am (which you think would be a smart thing), it always ends up biting me in th…
So far I've completed 3 pieces of ham, 3 pieces of turkey, and one strawberry. Have two (orange) carrots that need leafy tops, two strawberries that need tops, 5 strawberries that need stuffing and tops, and 8 strawberr…
Okay. No heartbeat rate for the bean, mostly because it wouldn't stay still. At least we heard a few seconds of heart tones, though. Starting off at 190.6 pounds - I've probably lost a few due to the first trimester (…
The boys and their favorite auntie. Yeah, we had 13 people, including the kidlets. Our dining room ain't too big. This is when desserts were on the table and had been partially devoured.The spread. Mom brought frui…
Things are good.I'm busy, tired, outgrowing my pants, but doing okay.Turkey's in the oven, rolls are rising, potato batch #1 just boiled over. Apple pie's baked, two tiramisus are in the fridge in the pantry (one espr…
The boy's room. Think we have enough beds? *sigh* Finally went and organized the kids' shoes. Yes, we do hand-me-downs. Not like they're wearing them for a year at a time. My sad , unorganized closet. Really need t…
Well, I'm appropriately slightly freaked out now. I called my midwife to see if I could get in last week to just see if we could hear the heartbeat. Because I'm nervous. Not sure whether it's mother's intuition or I'm…
Oh my god. Are all 4yo boys basically the devil incarnate?He doesn't listen. He doesn't pay attention. He refuses to do things I ask and/or tell him. He whines. He yells. He screams. He cries. He whines some more…
Okay, I'm going to say I'm done shopping for the baby, except for diapers. When hubby gets his holiday bonus and we put aside a chunk for the midwife, I'll also put aside a little to stalk DS for some small Fuzzi Bunz a…
Okay, my disclaimer... Some of my info below is a little outdated, by like a year or so (like the garden and pantry specifically) - this is my stock answer on most boards when folks are asking for money-saving tips and …
What we (well, mostly hubby) did today.A cider press borrowed from his coworker. Squishing apples into pulp, then watching the juice flow! We got about 8 quarts.I strained floaties.7 of the quarts. Dh had to run and …
I did a bunch of work for a thread on MDC. So here's my plan for a certain day in a few weeks. It was interesting, especially since I had to go find my canning recipes and assign them a monetary value for the ingredien…
So I didn't get the BabyHawk. I'm becoming less and less impressed with their customer service though...This is the email I got:Grand Re-Opening at BabyHawk!We had a CRRRRRRRAZY few weeks at BabyHawk, with our new websi…
Here's what my current mei tai looks like. Natural straps with the Amy Butler fabric. The following are options I'm semi partial to... Sale ends today, so I need to make up my mind.For some reason I'm really digging th…
Wanna shop vicariously through me? I told the hubby I wanted to get a new BabyHawk with a pocket and toy ring (hey, perfect to clip my keys to I think!), and they're having a 15% off sale right now! So. Go to the web…
Oh my goodness. I just burst out laughing at a telemarketer. I scared her. It was funny. A gal from the letters & science department where I went to college just called. Wanting a suggested donation of $250. *s…
Anyone want a 4yo?He's mostly toilet-trained, still wears diapers at night only occasionally wetting them, those'll come with him. Clothes included, too.He's cute, with beautiful blue eyes.But right now? I'd love nothi…
And after a few symptom free days that were kind of scaring me, I'm now nauseated, again, and the mattress is back in the living room. Which I promptly collapsed on at 7:50 or 8 this morning after the kids decided to ge…
Oh Laura... Yes, I've been nauseated, but didn't think to share that loveliness with everybody. The thought of eating chicken the other night made me want to barf, hence the homemade sausage/egg/cheese biscuit (well, a…
Yeah, I can't get them to stand next to each other for photos, I have to plop them down somewhere.The loot. We only had like 12 ToT'ers, so we have some leftover candy. May take some in to the hubby's work.Playing tog…
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