Random again...

I realized today that I am finally okay with and starting to even get excited about this pregnancy.  It's amazing the difference a couple of weeks can make.  I think I might have just maybe felt some movement, which is early for me.  I don't usually feel baby move until closer to 20 weeks.  And I realized that my uterus is growing!  lol.  Silly I know, but it kinda clicked that this is why my coats don't do up anymore and I can't suck my gut in! lol

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I know it's a little thing but I bought myself a treat today - a copy of Caesar's Way Magazine. I have been working with my dog a lot lately and Caesar is the Dog Whisperer, in case you didn't know. I saw the magazine a couple of weeks ago and didn't buy it then. Today I did. I'm glad I did too. It just reinforces what I'm doing and gives me the encouragement and direction I need to keep going with the training I've been giving our 1.5 year old mixed breed dog, Doc Holiday.

He pulls. I have been working on this for the last couple of weeks. Today he hardly pulled at all. On the way to the dog park he pulled some which is normal for him; we played for about a half hour and then walked to the post office. He did really well after being at the park and then on the way home from the PO, the walk was leisurely and controlled, very little pulling, except for one instance where he lunged toward a truck driving by on the highway! Scary!  I'm going to be working on that now too!

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 We were watching CSI: Miami with the kids around and there was a sperm donor involved with the crime of the day. Well, until they said this man had over 100 children I didn't have to explain anything... but... I ended up having to explain WHY this man had so many children and why he wasn't actually the dad to all those kids. So this is what I said: There is a liquid inside a man that helps to create babies. This man went to a clinic and gave them that liquid. He got paid for it. Then women came and bought this liquid and used it to make a baby. 

OH BOY! lol.

The kids were like, oh okay.

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 Today was kinda exciting, I guess.  My bus is on its way to the crushers along with a black side kick type thing that's been in my yard for YEARS! In exchange we received a second Ram Charger. This new Charger is either for parts or something. J mentioned he might sell the two of them as a pair and get a mini-truck (Japanese).  My yard seems empty now without the tall school bus sitting in the middle of it.  I will miss my bus, but at the same time it was very expensive to run - insurance and fuel!

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I bought a book about using essential oils during pregnancy and on infants and small children.  Gentle Babies arrived in the mail today.  I love it already.  I can tell that I will be referring to this book on a regular basis just like my reference guide that I use almost daily.  I love knowing that my essential oils are safe for me and for our growing baby, as well as for our other children.

Lately the children have been using the oils for boo-boos - cuts and scrapes.  Lavender on a cut or scrape quickly takes the pain away and starts to heal the injured skin.  They love it.  Kristyn used peppermint on her nose today; yesterday she got hit on the bridge and it was hurting.  She has discovered that peppermint not only warms but also cools the skin / muscles.

Striving to learn and live God's purposes,

The coming week and some thoughts

I am looking forward to this next week. I can't say that has been the case for a number of weeks now.

Today (Sunday) we went to church, followed by lunch with friends and then both couples went (kidless) to Financial Peace University class. Our babysitter was left with 8 children to look after. The age range was 10, 8, 7, 4, 3, 2.5, 1.5 and 1. Being the middle of the afternoon, a number of the little ones slept and the older three or four entertained each other. They had a busy and fun afternoon.

Monday morning has the children and I volunteering at one of the local seniors homes; we get to play ball with them. Then K has choir in the afternoon.

Tuesday is a free day. J potentially has some part time, potentially full time work starting this day. We'll know more after the first couple of days.

Wednesday is the day we like to go to the library. At the library we will look at books and use the computers. The kids love it because each of them has access at the same time!!!! Later that evening, babysitter (from now on referred to as B) will come so that J and I can go to our dance class! I. Can't. Wait!!! It is going to be so fun. I hope. I'm a little nervous being that I've never done anything like it before. I hope we catch on quickly.

October 1st is Thursday! The month of September gone for another year! In the morning we have Tumble Tots, which is an indoor play time in a gym-like room with riding toys and other large toys that most families don't have at home. My older two are little older than that age range this Tumble Tots is for, but if they get bored I will be sure to have brought some sit down school work for them to do! In the afternoon, the big girls have dance. They had their first class last week and they loved it! I hope they continue to love it.

Friday is another "empty" day. Not sure it will stay empty, but so far it has nothing written on it.

The first weekend of October has Fire Etc. training for my DH. He will be gone both Saturday and Sunday.

I don't know why I'm so hopeful and looking forward to the week, but I think it might be because we are getting back into the rhythm of things for the winter. It's still nice enough that we can get outside a little bit, but the day to day activities are coming into full swing. I like the routine of things.



Financial Peace University. This is our second time through the course. This year we are going as leaders, but I think we're more backup in case Seven and Tammy-Lee can't be there. And I'm totally okay with that. :) They led the course last year and did such a great job! We learned a lot. I expect to learn a lot this year too!

This week we did the first lesson called Super Saving. Something that I picked up from the lesson was that J and I might not be hitting "it" as hard as we could be. We are kinda of the mindset that we are living in an emergency and therefore we need to keep at just our four walls. However, when there is money at the end of the month, like this month, we need to re-think and re-budget so that we are putting more in an emergency fund and on our debts. We've been using our emergency fund as more of a sinking fund and in my opinion we need to redefine that and change it. We need to focus on an emergency fund, and start a sinking fund for things later. Something dh and I need to discuss more.



Television. The shows I are looking forward to this week are Dexter (premieres tonight); Lie To Me & CSI: MIAMI on Monday; the 2 NCIS', Mentalist on Tuesday; on Wednesday I like Criminal Mind. Thursday is SURVIVOR NIGHT!!! And CSI and Fringe and Bones. On Frieday is Numb3rs. I watch most of these programs (or rather listen to) from my desk while J watches them. The ones I always leave my desk for are Survivor, Dexter and CSI: Miami.

So, I hope you have a good week. I plan to!

Striving to learn and live God's purposes,

This One Episode Of M. A. S. H.

It gets me every time. I always have tears in my eyes through the whole thing. It is a Christmas one; I love Christmas and I love kids; maybe that's why. It's the episode where the 4077th is hosting

Korean orphans to a party in the mess tent while attending a seriously wounded soldier in the operating room. Maj. Charles Winchester becomes the Christmas turkey when he refuses to chip into a party with the large supply of goodies he received from home. Meanwhile, B.J. refuses to let a seriously wounded soldier die on Christmas Day.

I wouldn't be able to nail down one part of that episode that "gets me"; there are too many but some of them include:

• the husband and father in B.J. that won't let that man die
• the kind and gentle side of Charles Winchester that we don't often see
• the manly man in Clinger that allows Winchester to know that he knows and keeps Winchester's dignity intact
• the four pieces of fudge given to the four tending to the dying soldier

We ended up watching that episode twice today and I cried both times. And no, I'm not pregnant! (Even though M is still telling people I am! Don't believe her!)


Source: The Supply Tent

Striving to learn and live God's purposes,