when it rains it pours!! blessings that is

It pays to exercise!!  No kidding...Saturday on my way into the gym I found a quarter and a penny on the ground. lol

I went over to the library after my workout and they were cleaning out their lost and found...I walked out with a ladies wallet and a zipper pouch of school supplies.

I dropped my hubby off at work and went to Kroger to pick up a few things.  I don't like to shop on an empty stomach and I had not eaten breakfast so I stopped by Taco Bell to buy something.  I had such a loooooonnnngg wait for ONE item that they GAVE me a drink and two of those cinnabon cheesecake balls (wow - worth the wait!).

When I got home I discovered that our neighbors had give us a bouncy toy for the baby.  Since I already had a girl one and this one was neutral I passed that blessing on to a friend who has a boy.

I wasn't home very long and another friend stopped by with a gallon of homemade root beer.  He was making sure of his recipe because his mom had asked him to make if for their church festival on Sunday and that was left over.  The kids loved it.  I'm not a root beer fan, but they all love it so that was nice.

Yesterday on the way home from church I stopped by yet another friend's house and she gave us lots of bread...nice expensive healthy bread.  Someone gave them about 20 trays - like the ones you see the bread trucks stacking bread on - full of bread.

So I guess you could say I had a pretty good weekend. :)


Until next time...

JenT

waiting...

I am so ready to have this baby.  And I remember that every time I get this way, it seems to last for longer than I want it to.  Bummer.  So I have misery to look forward to for the next unforseeable future.

It's the last weeks that seem to drag...and drag...and drag.

What's more disappointing is that I really want an April baby.  I know, I know it really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things when the baby is born.  It's just that we already have a May birthday and crazily enough, this baby is due the day before said birthday.  Of course if it follows in the footsteps of it's older brothers and sisters the actual "birth" day will be later...much later.  Bummer again.

Oh well.  Soon enough I'll be rid of the waddle, the swollen feet, the general overall feeling of yucky and will be holding a cute little baby.  :)

And that makes it all worth while.




Until next time... JenT

news and gripe

 So here's the new news.  We're expecting again; number 12.  :)  Excited!!

After several pregnancies, years of wearing maternity clothes, I've have a dilemma: I cannot find any suitable maternity clothes.  I wear skirts and dresses which does narrow it down, but not by much.  I recently went searching for a dress to wear to a wedding coming up that we had been invited to.  I could find nothing at Motherhood Maternity.  The dresses were either too ugly or not the right size.  I'm kind of on the short side and one dress I was going to settle for was about a foot too long! lol

So, while I have found a few pretty tops, most of them are blah.  Meaning the color or style is just not too appealing in my opinion.  I found a lot of black or gray things, but not many pretty colors.  The styles; some are cute, but some are just t-shirt styles.

As for the dresses.  Well, let's just say that while I agree that being pregnant doesn't mean you get all dowdy-looking, I do think you should still stay modest.  Short dresses and v-necks do not constitute modesty in my book.

Skirts?  Practically non-existent.  I found one long one; gray and white =  blah.  Most are too short for me personally.

There are many websites out there, but I took these from the dress page of A Pea in the Pod because they have a large variety.








I really like the color and top of this one, but several inches too short for me.  For $150 I would want a little more coverage.

 


Long enough, but ?  the color/design is not too appealing.  And I would want more coverage up top.  If I had something like this I would not feel comfortable unless I added a t-shirt underneath or a sweater on top.

 

Plenty of coverage, but come on - black?  Another color would be so much happier. :)

 

Probably the best one on the whole page.  Personally, I would prefer a few more inches in the skirt.  But if I was told to choose from all of those dresses, I would seriously consider this one.  The style is modest and not blah, and the color is pretty.

So, while you may not agree with me I just felt the need to express myself a little on here.  I feel better now.  Thanks for reading.

Until next time...

JenT

FINALLY!!

She's here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Don't be fooled by the blue blankets...she's all girl). :)

Well, actually she's been here since 8:20 this morning. :)

Just finally got around to posting about it on here.

I've made a habit of not announcing names on my blog, so if you aren't family or friend, I'm sorry you won't have her name. Her initials are C.D. however, so you can make up your own name for her. :)

But she's beautiful; all 9 lbs 9 oz of her. :) Much smaller than the previous 11.5 lb baby I had. She actually doesn't even look 9 lbs. I don't know where she's hiding it. :)

21.5 inches long and some dark hair, mostly on the back of the head.

Such a blessing, our beautiful little girl.


Until next time...JenT

BABY! BABY! BABY! BABY! BABY! BABY!

Yes! The baby has finally made an appearance. And what an appearance it was!

He. Is. A. Big. Boy.

I am not joking.

11 lbs 8 oz

23.5 inches long

Yeow.

He was 9 days overdue however.

I feel better. He feels better.

We're both healthy. Pray for a safe and healthy recovery.

BTW: first successful VBAC!

Until next time...

JenT

multiple blessings in a week

The first one didn't start as a blessing. S.T. got two of his teeth chipped by one of his younger sister's head. On the trampoline. We sold it. (Not because of that, we were selling it anyway).

This happened Monday evening. I called Tuesday and our dentist was able to get us in on Wednesday. I was so glad, because I had already gotten copies of our records for the move. (Can I put in here that I hate to leave good doctors? In this case, dentists). So anyway...

They were able to put a sealant on the tooth so it wouldn't be sensitive and planned to bring us back in Thursday or Friday to put on a temporary crown. (He'll have to get a permanent one when he's in his late teens). They knew we were moving by the end of the week and wanted to get it done. Sealant is on and we wait in the waiting room for dad and the rest of the children to come back from the park. While we are waiting, someone cancels their 2:30 appointment! It was 2:25! We were able to get the crown on that same day and not have to come back! Blessing number one!

Now yesterday we spent the day running a few errands and getting some things on the vehicles ready for the trip. We got home and checked the mail. Our electric bill was in there and it had an over $70 credit on it! What?! We had not paid it yet. Someone paid our bill for us! Since they didn't know the exact amount, they just paid $200 even. And it was obviously more than what we needed. So not only is our bill paid for this last month, it probably will cover most if not all of this part of the month we'll be here. Wow! Blessing number two!

I'm sure I'll find many ways in which the Lord is working through this whole move. Oh, yeah, here's one. We needed to put a transmission cooler on the van. We bought one, took it to the mechanic, and discovered it already had one on it! So we were able to take the cooler back and saved the money we spent on that. I guess that would count as blessing number three!

Well, my fingers are getting tired just writing about all these good things. :)

How has the Lord blessed you this week?


Until next time...