It seems like there has been so much going on, yet at the same time, not much at all. I've had some things on my mind lately - so bear with my random-ness.
I can't believe it's already October. We've had some fabulous weather and when I thought we'd finally gotten a sweater day, the sun poked out and it warmed right back up again. I tried to wear a sweatshirt yesterday at the park and about roasted myself. Whether we get the nice Fall weather though it'll be Halloween before we know it. However, we've got a few things happening before then. Like: parent-teacher conferences, Ryan leaving to go hunting for a week (I think I might die), his birthday - which he won't be home for, Clay's birthday - which will consist of his baby brother's blessing and then being baptized that afternoon (invite posted soon!), and it seems the list goes on. Oh well.
I'm pretty sure my neighbor doesn't read our blog, so he won't mind me saying that I think he may have some OCD going on and I'd like to tell him he's making us look bad. He keeps his lawn gorgeously manicured - I'm talking mowing 2 times a week while ours will go weeks without being mowed. Thanks for nothing. Right now with the leaves falling, his lawn looks freshly vacuumed while ours looks like there's stuff all over the floor.
(And I bet if we were to compare family rooms it wouldn't be a far stretch from our lawns... the grass really is greener (and perfectly clipped) on the other side!)There is a dead bird rotting on my deck. Don't even know what else to say about that.
I went to the dentist last week. I wanted to keep my streak of no cavities and since they couldn't do x-rays last time (because I was pregnant) they did x-rays this time. You know what they found? Eight (8!) cavities. Ones you wouldn't see without x-rays.
I should have told them I was pregnant again.I was putting Olivia in her car seat the other day and I told her how cute she was. She responds "ah know."
Making three lunches and getting everyone breakfast in the morning is kicking my butt. And, don't say to do it in the evening, I'm just as tired then.
I'm pretty sure my deep-set eyes are sinking deeper into my head. I wonder if they'll actually fall in some day.
I'm getting itchy to move. I crave a house that I will love. I'm grateful for our house now but I've never loved it. The layout is absolutely ridiculous, and we need more bedrooms. I've loved the neighborhood, but I need something different. That doesn't mean the house is ready/finished, but I am. I'm already concocting our next house in my head.
Now if only we had 400k laying around. . .I need something clever. Something clever to tell strangers when they ask me if I'm going to have more kids. Hello. So personal. Why do people think that's ok? I don't get it. I usually just smile and say "I think we're good with 6," but I want something that will kind of zing 'em. Something that might make them laugh, but then realize that "hmm, maybe I shouldn't have asked that." I was on my way to an OB appt in Ryan's truck and he had a Ziz Ziglar disc playing. A guest speaker was introducing himself and said he had six kids. I smiled. Then he said "we only have 6 kids because my wife doesn't like children." That me me laugh. I need something like that.
My favorite line from General Conference: "You Stupid Cow." Not sure we'll ever hear that again.
(great talk here)I've been taking pictures of the kids. Their own little photo shoots. I've taken some pretty awesome ones too (if I do say so myself). Tomorrow I'll take pictures of the kids together in the back yard (which may or may not include dragging a couch out there). I'll post pics soon.
Henry has outgrown the bassinet so it's time to move Olivia to a twin bed and pass the crib onto the babe....do you know what this means? We can kiss O's naps good-bye.
(Although she did fall asleep on the floor yesterday (again). So I guess we'll have to see).Hey, look at that. It may just be a sweater-day today after all.
Have a good one!
And, look what Santa brought this year...
I think we may be the last people on earth to have one and there was a reason for it. I didn't want the wasted time, the fighting over controllers nor who's beating who. Whatever. It hasn't been too bad. I must say though that Ryan got in the most trouble Christmas Day.
