13 weeks

Tonight I had the thought that kids are supposed to help keep you from taking yourself so seriously, I seriously have a problem lately of being so serious. I should just get out more or something. So hey I've been dieing to blog about the thing that's been on my mind for a good long time now... Were gonna have baby number 3! I'll be 13 weeks tomorrow and that puts me in the clear as far as miscarriage goes, so I feel "save" enough to share it with the 7-8 people who actually read this blog :). We haven't told the kids yet, I'm not sure I'm ready for the whole world to know and that's the reason why. I've been so nauseous with this baby, and it gets the worst at night. I haven't thrown up but that's pretty typical for me and my pregnancies. I hate trying to decide what to eat at night because everything looks so gross, and I have no desire to prepare or smell it. Jared and I have been wanting this addition for quite awhile, I'm actually glad it took so long because I have had zero energy and it would have killed me to try to fit in a rigorous homework routine with how I have been feeling. In case you were wondering my due date is August 7th, and I'm so worried its gonna get here way too fast. I've been stressed about where I'm gonna put this baby, since we have a two bedroom home. I talked to my Realtor Saturday and were going to find out if we can even qualify for a loan for another home before we even try to sell ours. I have a good feeling about everything so we'll figure it out one way or another.

Good Week

I don't know how many times I've posted about jobs that Jared has either lost or gotten in the past 3 years but its been a reoccurring theme in our life that's for sure. Right now were very, very blessed that he has found a job closer to home (Roy) and it pays more than what he has made at any of the jobs he's worked in the past 3 years! I am so happy that we were blessed with this job, it has been so scary since he has been working temp positions, we've been happy to have him employed but there has always been the question of whether he'll have a job tomorrow let alone the next month. So its very cool news to think that he'll be acquiring paid time off and be working 40 hrs a week (that hasn't really been consistent in I don't know how long), and all the other benefits you take for granted when your used to permanent employment.
The cherry on top of all of that is that I will be getting a Cricut that actually cuts right, I got one for Christmas this year and no matter what I've tried I have not been able to get it to cut things correctly, its either been smooshed and the lines never meet up in the same spot. So I called Cricut and they are going to replace it for me with the next model up which is so super nice of them!
Well my experimental casserole just beeped so I've gotta go...

gonna move, or have a really clean house

 I've been cleaning, de-junking and organizing like crazy to get some decent pictures of my house for a near future sale ad. Part of me really panics when I think that my house will need to be so pristine when people come over to look at it, we just really have too much stuff and I'm gonna need to do another overhaul on every room before we put it up for sale. These are the pictures I've gotten so far, first of my kids room.

 so this is what the toy part of the room looks like minus big clutter, and below is what it looks like when its been picked up on an average day.

 Before                                                                          After

 This is our lovely kitchen with knobs where they are supposed to be, a much nicer and newer back splash, and new faucet!

its amazing how much stuff can be housed on a countertop, I moved my bread machine and paper pile for these pictures.

ok i'm mad

Two posts in one day isn't common but I'm seriously so pissed and I just don't have anyone to complain to at the moment. We had a wind storm the other day, well really almost a month and a half ago. The lovely product of this windstorm for us was a trashed fence which resulted in a dog that can no longer wander around the yard like she is used to. Saturday we had a lovely snow storm and so I put our dog in her kennel after she had spent the whole night indoors in our mudroom (she isn't a house dog therefore she isn't allowed to be indoors with us cause I hate picking up dog pee and poo in my home) but we do allow her to sleep in the mudroom. On Saturday she was barking because she hates being confined in her kennel even though it is equipped to keep her out of the elements with a dog house and some snow cover. So we put her on her cable that she is better used to and somehow she broke it, and was missing for most of the day because she likes to run all around town when given the opportunity. So now instead of having two options for her to be outdoors I only had one, the kennel. This morning I took my dog out to her kennel at 9 and of course she wasn't happy about it, neither am I because I have to listen to her incessant barking, and by 9:30 there was a note on my door from animal control telling me that I had a complaint about the barking and that I was neglecting my stupid dog! She had been out for a HALF HOUR. Before seeing this stupid note I took a shower, went out and un-raveled one of her really old mangy cords and put her on it because I couldn't handle her barking, I also gave her a 5 gallon bucket of clean water and she was perfectly happy. I really freaking try to be a good neighbor, and freaking dog owner, but I also have a life and I cannot cater to my dogs every bark and I also cannot fix a broken fence when the ground is frozen. I absolutely hate my dog, but I don't feel like it would be the nicest thing for me to put her down for that reason. So I do all I can to take care of her, find her when she escapes and clean up all of her messes, ALL BY MYSELF. My husband is gone all of the time he doesn't show any responsibility with her and so I'm left to juggle it all and talk to (the rudest) animal control officers.

books

I love the library, I am so interested in so many things and there is just something about reading without being bombarded by advertising. I'm sure the ladies who help me check out at the library think I am an odd ball with the totally random books I check out, especially since they sometimes range from books about Sasquatch to currently "raising dairy goats". In fact I've read almost half of that book and have all of this amazing goat knowledge that will not be very useful in everyday conversation. I also just checked out a book on gardening in the rocky mountains - I'm getting that early spring time itch for gardening- so it will be fun to delve into that book too.

 

6 years

To celebrate mine and Jared's anniversary today I made a cake, some BBQ short ribs (not enough though), cut down a tree, and shoveled way too much poop. Jared popped by for about 3 minutes and then left for school which he'll be at till 9 tonight. I should be vacuuming 12th street tonight (the nowcare building) but I don't know how that is going to work with his late school schedule and nobody to watch the kids, so overall its just a run of the mill type of day. Maybe this weekend we can get out on an actual date, we'll see..