May and beyond...

Well it is now June! Wow- what a month May was...
Squirt had the most adorable Mother's Day program at preschool- It brought me to tears it was soo stinking cute!
Squeak had a birthday and turned 3 going on 33.
I went missing for a week only to return and find that thank goodness the house was still intact and my children alive. Whew, what a relief.
My missing week is a blur of foreign accents, over my head science and company drama... It was exciting and interesting but also exhausting. All the excitement caused my blood pressure to spike- of course, my feet to swell- imagine that, and little actual sleep to ensue- not far fetched. However, I also got to re connect with old friends, meet new people and as important- have a guilt free pedicure. :-)
Now school is winding down and the birth of the little sugar is on its way fast and furious. Frankly this can't happen soon enough! I am very glad this pregnancy is winding down and it will be the last.

As usual it has been forever since I managed to put up a new post. This is for a variety of reasons- not the least is that I am growing obscenely large while growing yet another life in my womb... Yep, there it is in black and white, err pink and gray, I am pregnant once again. Much to my chagrin in November that fateful stick turned up with 2 lines on it...

While this "miracle" of birth stuff is complete and utter insanity I am now firmly entrenched in the knowledge that the minute this child is delivered from my loins I am taking back at least a small portion of my life and getting myself neutered spayed fixed (?) or what ever you want to call tying tiny knots in your feminine plumbing.
The sad fact is that I am as naturally fertile as a damn rabbit and since we now have enough children that they could be considered a herd or even a gaggle it is time for my years of procreation to stop...

I love each and everyone of my darling little heathens monsters boys I am ready to be done... I want them grown and gone before JR decides he needs to have children and we have grandchildren underfoot. While this seems a misnomer the fact is when there will be 14 years between oldest and youngest, factor in 18 years till graduation for the little dear and that makes JR 32, nearly the age I am now and assuredly old enough to consider if not already have children and a family of his own.
So while this was a bit unexpected and we were thoroughly unprepared for the event personally I am happy this is the end of the road and the light at the end of this particular tunnel is that the doctor has given my strong reason (99%) to believe it is a...

GIRL!!! Yes, that's right after 3 boys my prolific husband has finally managed to scare up a Y-chromosome and give me a girl...
Amen our house will become awash in something besides tractors, trucks, and blue little boy things and will at least have a moderate amount of pink within.

Actual bedding I love!

 

 

 

Unfortunately due to the date I am to deliver I will sadly miss my sisters wedding and my boys are thoroughly pissed that we will not be returning to the beach this summer! Well, hey some things must be sacrificed when bringing forth life...

As the new year approaches...

The New Year is quickly approaching (like in 2 days) and I am left pondering the reality of yet another year gone by. 2011 will bring many changes to our lives- Squirt will start school in the fall, JR will be in his last year of middle school and our new little peanut will join the mix. Juggling a newborn and a nearly high school aged child should prove to be an exhausting interesting feat to be sure. But for now as 2010 closes I am pondering my goals for the coming year. Some people say you should make a list, some choose a word to live by. Me I need short and long term goals. So here they are...

Short term goals-
1) Pray more
2) Be more patient with my kids
3) Keep my GPA a 4.0
4) Clean my basement out- really you all have no idea what kind of goal this is!
5) Work out more now and after baby gets here
6) Spend more time on me- no really, selfish? maybe- but necessary in order to complete 1-4

Long term goals-
1) Pray more
2) Finish my BS Degree
3) Get a MBA
4) Raise healthy, happy, functioning members of society

One word to live my life by in the New Year- FAITH!
I need to be more faithful to God and my goals both short and long term. I need to have faith that we as a family can survive the stress and tensions that come with farming, kids, work, and life. To faithfully strive each day to live my life properly so that I am an example to my children and others.

So now the question remains- What are your goals and or life word?