My new favorite thing

Fuji Apple Candles from Illuminations. Smells like you've just bitten into a gloriously juicy make your chin sticky apple. YUM!! My favorite candle EVER!!

A Quickie

I had a nice large blog all typed out and my computer whet and CRASHED on me. I give up. I'm taking it out to the parking lot and running over it w/ my car. Grrr. Ok well to sum up a long blog cuz I don't really feel like typing it all out again:

1: Got my bed back as the dogs are now sleeping in the kennel
2: lost my camera dodad that downloads pics to the computer...therefore no pictures in a while.
3: Maddie got big news from her dad that she is going to be a big sister AGAIN!!

Better sign off before my computer crashes AGAIN!

Stephanie Meyers: A Huge Hit

I decided to figure out what all the buzz was about w/ these Stephanie Meyers Vampire books. I wasn't going to go there, but a Christian friend of mine absolutely loved them, so I thought I'd at least give the first book, Twilight a try. WOW!! I really couldn't put it down. What a great teenage love story. It is very similar to Romeo and Juliet. I would (and am) even going to let my daughter read it. No language what-so-ever. No sex. No gore. Just a sweet love story. The vampires in the book do not actually "hunt" humans they hunt animals, and not because they don't prefer human blood (cuz I guess it tastes better), but they choose to stray from the normal vampire behavior. it's a unique take. Resisting temptation is a major theme of this book. The vampire falls in love w/ the woman, but it is difficult to resist the temptation to take her life because her blood smells esp good. The vampires that hunt humans are seen as evil. Of course you have to have a battle of good vs evil. It was a fun read. I'm excited to delve into the next book, New Moon. I doubt the movie will be as good as the book (so many things get left out), but I'm excited to see it too as it was filmed just a few miles from here.

15 weeks...

15 weeks and we heard the baby's heartbeat again today. Nice and strong. Uterus is up to my bellybutton. 2 weeks till the ultrasound!!!

Will "Out and About" Always Mean Mountains of POOP?

I'm not really a "homebody," so now that the chest cold is nearly gone and I don't feel nauseated and tired all the time I thought it would be a good idea to start the seasonal Christmas Cheer and do some shopping w/ Madison. We took the dogs out to pee about 4pm and Mitch left for classes. Maddie and I had a ton of fun poking our heads in and out of shops. The Mall is not one of my favorite places, but it's getting a little renovation so new stores are popping up here and there. We browsed books, candles, maternity wear and baby clothes (cuz I couldn't help myself). I loved browsing the baby books. Opened a few I used to read to Maddie as a baby and it brought back so many sweet sweet memories of her fresh out of the tub wrapped in her favorite blankie, fingers in mouth and that sweet sweet high pitched voice repeating every word I read. There I go, bawling again. I MUST be pregnant!!!
Anyway, back to the reason for the story... Mitch was just more than a little P.O'd to come home and find a mountain of POO cuz the dogs were left alone too long. I got the classic Mitch silent treatment - which I'm sure a couple of you reading this blog are only all to familiar with !!! So I've quickly discovered, the difficult way mind you, that I'm really not a dog lover. I guess I like other people's puppies best. Tomorrow afternoon I'm taking a trip to the pet store to get two small kennels. I hear from many puppy owners that kennel training is the way to go. I'm willing to give it a go. Anything to get my carpet back!! :)

So speaking earlier of maternity clothes. I've got a baby bump showing now and needed some longer shirts w/ a little extra space around the belly. I've discovered that most preggo shirts also allow for more room for your cleavage to breathe. I really don't want my boobages exposed for all the world to gauk at! I'd prefer to smother those rocket launchers! I mean really! Every shirt I picked up had a super low V scooped out the front!!!

Maddie is developing her own little style now. I remember at her age I had to wear everything baggy and I always wore a jacket (big poofy one). well, she's taken on a unique style. no boot cut jeans for her or crisp white tees. no dresses, skirts, or cords. she's got to have everything skin tight like Bon Jovi in the 80's. Jeans so tight you almost need to sew them on and layered colorful tees so long they are almost a mini skirt. she then wears her boots over her jeans and a belt over her shirt. I think it's funny to see the 80's and 90's making such a big comeback in clothes. I thought for sure they'd skip those 20 years!!! YIKES!!!

Havn't you ever???

Coughed so hard that you peed your pants???
Well, I did just the other day. Fortunately I was not in a public location, unfortunately I was at home sitting on the couch!! Mitch had just left to grab something at the store. I had a coughing attack and couldn't move for fear I'd pee. well I did!!!! I was franticly pulling the covers off the couch to get them in the washing machine. Maddie was just staring at me wide eyed, jaw on the floor. Mitch walks in a few minutes later...

Mitch - "what happened to the couch?"

Me - "Oh THAT? well you see, um...what happened was..."

Maddie - "MOM PEED ON THE COUCH!!! HAHAHA!!!!"

Me - "MADDIE!!!! "

Mitch - "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! YOU PEED ON THE COUCH???!!!!"

Me - "Yes, I peed on the couch."

And I WAS going to blame it on the dog :(

Mumblings grumblings

I ate too much today :( Couldn't help it. I felt good enough to cook. Tofu spinach lasagna, garlic bread, salad, and pumpkin pie. YUM!!

15 weeks now!! Feeling better. No morning sickness. Just the occasional dry heave when the doggies leave us there little "accidents." Wish I had a fenced yard.

Tis the season for chest colds. How could we possibly let the Fall Season pass us by w/ out grasping hold of some miserable cold and hanging on to it for dear life! Mitch likes to tease me when I stick tissues up my nose and let them just hang there. Can't help it! Got it from my 5th grade teacher. he would stand up in front of the class w/ tissues hanging from his nostrils if he had a cold. I'll never forget that visual!!

Maddie was an Indian princess for Halloween this year. First she wanted to be an 80's punk rocker, then an Indian, then she just couldn't decide. She didn't go for my suggestion of an Indian trapped in the 80's turned punker.
It was a beautiful night that night. Didn't even need a jacket. Don't remember ever having a warm Halloween!!! Very cool.

If you're married, don't get a dog and let it sleep on your bed. I can't even snuggle my husband anymore cuz the dogs are always in the way!! They are selfish dogs. Very bad girls!!