Posting...

So, I pretty much stink at posting. I had these grand ideas of blogging about my pregnancy, but it just didn't happen. I never feel well enough to blog. Right now in fact, I'm nursing some sort of allergic reaction that landed me in Urgent Care and receiving a breathing treatment so I could actually catch my breath. But, baby is doing fine, it's just me.

What's been going on? Well, September is a month of birthdays and anniversaries for us. James and I celebrated our 9th on Sept. 2nd. Then James had his 38th birthday on Sept 8th. Amie had a birthday (she can share her age LOL). Joey turned 11 on Sept. 16th (oh and I won't say how old, but my Aunt Denise had a birthday on Sept. 15th). Then we round out the next couple of weeks with two of my nephews, Johnathen and Salvador each having a birthday, then to wrap up the month of September Sophie turns 3!

Other than that, Joey is in his first play, "Night of the Living Dead" at Theater Works. He's been noticing what it's like to choose between things since he will be missing Halloween (a National Holiday in our house) and all the prime trick or treating. I did hear some negotiation between him and Abby over some candy to be delivered to his person after she does the collecting.

Well, here's to 29 weeks of pregnancy! Let the countdown begin!!!

So, here's a random post....I hope to do more, but I can't promise I will.

A tag from the Miss Amie

It took a tag by Amie to get me to post anything....here we go...


8 Favorite Shows:

1- Trueblood (I know I'm going to heck for that one)
2- My Life on the D List
3- The Soup
4- Big Bang Theory
5- Dexter
6- Wipeout (because I love to hear my hubby laugh)
7- Top Chef
8- Cake Boss

8 Things I did yesterday:

1- Threw up
2- Worked
3- Scrapped w/my BFFs
4- Got heartburn
5- Kissed my babies
6- Played with a puppy
7- Listened to chapter 15 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
8- Read some of Jane Eyre

8 Things I am looking forward to:

1- Having my baby
2- Staying in a hotel
3- Hanging w/my friend on the 4th
4- My morning sickness stopping
5- James feeling the baby kick
6- Sophie realizing I'm not making up this "baby in my belly"
7- Scrapping baby pictures
8- Having my baby


8 Favorite Restaurants: (this was really hard since I hate to eat right now)

1- Pei Wei
2- Golden Corral
3- Garcia's
4- Japan Express (yeah California rolls!!)
5- Claim Jumpers
6- Humberto's
7- Pete's Fish and Chips
8- Good China


8 Things on my wish list:

1- To be physically fit
2- To have a clean house
3- My family to be physically fit
4- My children to stay active in the gospel
5- My children to be married in the Temple
6- A new mattress
7- James' business to grow so I don't have to work anymore (call me if you need landscape maintenance!!!)
8- To stay connected with the friends I've made over the last several years no matter what direction our lives go

8 People I Tag:

1- Sherri
2- Bethany
3- Dennyse
4- Tammy
5- Melody
6- Stephanie
7- Katie
8- Mindy

Why it's been forever since I last posted...

Well, cause I am expecting a wee little one. Well, that shouldn't effect me posting, right? Except, that I have been super-duper sick for about a month. The worst all day sickness ever! I've done the meds (none worked) and I've done everything else everyone since the dawn of time has tried and nothing worked.

I'm pretty miserable. I want to be excited, but all I can focus on is how sick I am. I have ceased to be mother and wife and I am just a blob of yuck. I lay in bed and do nothing except go to stinkin' work cause I have too.

Well, the good part of this (besides my baby) is that I have had some absolutely amazing friends take care of me by bringing dinner in and by just sending me great thoughts and prayers! Shout out to Amie, Jessica and Christine-without you my kids might have starved! (Well not really but it was nice to have something non-microwavable right) I love you ladies! My Mom too, she gets my calls at work when I just hurled in the bathroom. Why is it you pee when you throw up? I hate that, I have to cross my legs...nevermind, I digress.... Also, thanks to everyone that has been supportive of me during my inactivity at church (well, I'm there but I almost threw up all over CTR 5 the other day) and everything else I have had to blow off. *sigh* just pray that this doesn't last any longer-and yes, I had morning (all day) sickness with my others, but this is 100% worse so I have no idea how long it will last.

Oh, and as of Sunday....I'm 12 weeks.......due date 12/6/09.

Come see me sing on Friday (solo is only on Friday, guys)

You are cordially invited to attend
Saints & Pioneers,
a presentation for choir, soloists and narrators,
composed by Rob Gardner and performed by
the Surprise, Arizona Stake
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints



Friday, April 17, 2009 7pm
Sunday, April 19, 2009 7pm

Surprise Stake Center
14916 N Sarival Rd
Surprise, AZ 85379
(Sarival Rd and Greenway Rd)

How often in anguish have I said in my heart, “When shall my trials
and tribulations end?” But amid all these heart-rending trials not once
yet have I ever regretted that I set out to follow the council of the people
of God and to obey the voice of the spirit…
-Hosea Stout

Abba Dabba Ding Dong

Well sports fans, I've just returned from our school's fund raiser night at the 'Donalds, and wanted to post about an extra special little girl.

Today is Abby's 7th Birthday.

I wanted to share some special things about my little lady.

*Abby could dance before she could walk. I used to call her Shakira, cause she can move those hips!

*Abby loves to hang out at her Nana's house (she equally loves her Grandma)

*Abby loves to make her sister scream (there she goes again)

*She loves to have me wash her hair

*When I was pregnant with her, I found out on Halloween that I would be having a girl. My folks were in Utah, we called them while they were eating breakfast...they freaked out.

*My mom would tell me that if she came out a boy, she was going to make her wear pink.

*Abby wore shoes home from the hospital, to this day she is a shoe freak. She gives that chick from Sex in the City a run for her money. Seriously, she is going to have to marry rich just to stay in shoes.

*She has had her Daddy wrapped around her fingers since day one.

*She never burns, she has the most beautiful brown skin in the summer.

*She has brown eyes like her Daddy, the only one of all my kids.

*She can't wait (but I can *wink) to grow up, get married in the temple and to have lots of babies. She loves babies. She always wants to know when I'm having another one.

*She tries my patience everyday, but I don't love her any less for it.

*She seems to have alot of self-confidence, but she is actually very shy and very critical of herself. We are always trying to get her to understand how wonderful she truly is.

*She's the middle child and with it comes all the typical middle child behavior.

*Her middle name is Renee. Not after anyone, just sounded pretty.

*We have a great, great, great aunt or something (Puritan times) on my dad's side named Abigail. We didn't know that until after we had her.

*I considered spelling her name Abigayle, since my mom's middle name is Gayle. I wanted her to be able to find her name on one of those little license plates. She's never gotten one, but hey, she could.

*Right now she thinks she's going to marry a Jonas brother...but what little girl doesn't think that?

I love my Abby!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy a few pics of her!

I am your singing telegram.

The day before Valentine's Day, I got to be a singing valentine at work. I had a list of people (it ended up being close to 20 since one was for an office full of people) and a valentine with the lyrics to several love songs printed on the back. I've put a couple pictures of me serenading the folks at work. It was fun!

Here is me goofing off. I swear..



I'm embarrassed...





Yuck, I look chunky

How cool is Disney?

Thanks Stephanie for the cute idea!