Iced In!

I took this picture back on February 1st when we had that huge ice storm. Dave went to chip the ice off his windshield so that he could go to work and this was a chunk he managed to get off. Nuts!

How many more days till spring?!

Update Soon

I feel like I am so far behind and can never possibly catch up. Between spraining my wrist, baking Christmas cookies, making snacks for mommy group, going to mommy group, working, keeping a house clean and organized and spending time with the people who mean the most to me...I am just a tad overwhelmed. I hope to get back to regularly posting tomorrow. But for tonight I just need a break. I hope you all understand.

First Snow

It might not look like much, but some little girl around here is very excited!

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day

Last night was rough. Dave got paid yesterday and a lot of his pay was missing from his check. He had PTO that he didn't receive and there were some other things wrong with it as well. I started to stress about it and cry thinking about how we were going to get all of our bills paid in the next two weeks. For those that know me they know I am a worrier. I stress over things that I have no control over until I become sick. Its something I work on and luckily, I have a husband who is very understanding with this trait that I possess. Anyway, I left in a big huff and went to the gym to work out. Working out has become such a great way for me to relieve some stress. I was on my way home when I got a text message from a very sweet friend that said-

"Hey I can't post online, but I thought I could tell you that I miscarried the baby. Kaden Matthew was 17 weeks."

That message just instantly floored me. I sat at the stop sign and instantly started to cry. My heart ached for my sweet friend. For the friend who has tried so hard, prayed so hard for that baby. I wanted to drive my car the 3+ hours to her house just so I could hug her and cry along with her. I know that pain all too well. The excitement of a positive test and the talks about hopes and dreams and then its over as quickly as it started. I wanted to fix it for her and I knew I couldn't.

And then I started to think. Here I am stressing out over bills and money. Things that always seem to work out in the end. Things that I can not control. But I have two amazing, healthy kids. My husband is not ill, and he is here with me everyday in this crazy little game called life. My family is thriving. Yes, there are things that are not perfect but nothing ever is and as I like to remind myself - things could always be so much worse and in the grand scheme of things I am blessed beyond what I deserve.

I came home and hugged my husband. I apollogized for the way I acted. And then I sat and talked to my friend for a good hour. She is in a very dark place right now and I know that right now she could use all the prayers she can get. She has an amazing husband and a sweet little boy just about Kensley's age that is helping her through this but as today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day I thought I could spread the word and see if all of you could think of her today and all the other women and men who have gone through this. There is some comfort in knowing you are not alone.

Fabulous Weekend

After I wrote my post the other day I ended up falling down the stairs which left me in fabulous shape for the rest of the week. I have been so sore and walking around like a little old lady. Luckily today I am starting to feel back to normal. I did day three of my C25K and I am starting to feel pretty good about my running. Dave and I decided to do the "Turkey Trot" this year which is a 5k on Thanksgiving morning for a local charity. I am hoping in two months time I will be able to do a decent job. I am actually really excited about it and a few of my girlfriends have said they will do it too!

Friday night my hubby was sweet enough to let me go out with some friends while he stayed home and took care of the babies. I am so sad that I didn't take a single picture this weekend. I really need to start carrying my smaller camera with me. We had so much fun hanging out and chatting. Then Saturday morning my friend Ryann and I went for Pedicures and lunch. There is a beauty school in one of the plaza's downtown that gives pedicures for $15 and they throw in a free bottle of OPI nail polish! We thought that was an amazing deal considering the nail polish alone was $8.50. We will definitely be doing that again soon!

Today Kensley and I made pumpkin spice muffins with cream cheese frosting. They are absolutely delish and so easy to make. I just use one small can of pumpkin and a box of spice cake. Mix and then fill into cupcake holders and then bake according to the box instructions. Easy and pretty low cal/ fat and you don't have to even use the frosting but I think everything is better with cream cheese frosting!

Exactly How I Got Rowan To Come Out!

P.S. No, this is not me. Although it very well could have been if I had been cool enough to tape my own sweet dance moves for all y'all to see.

Monday Meandering

Did anyone else watch the Colts vs Giants game last night? I really thought it would have been a closer game but I am still glad the Colts won! Whoo hoo! It was cracking me up last night because Kensley would yell "GO GO!" and "TOUCHDOWN!" after we did and then yell "BOO" and "STOP!" when the Giants had the ball. She is the perfect little cheerleader ;) Plus I loved all the coverage on the Manning brothers. They seem like such a great, supportive family. As much as Peyton was glad to win you just know he felt bad for his little brother and wanted him to do well also. Dave tried to get me tickets to this game, but even in the nosebleeds the tickets were $500. *Sigh* Maybe someday...

While watching the game last night we figured out that our three favorite shows are on at the exact same time this season. 9pm on Thursday nights must be THE TIME to be on tv. We watch The Office, Grey's Anatomy and Fringe religiously and they are all on at that time on Thursdays. Of course we can watch them all online the next day but which one do we watch on TV? Not everyone owns a DVR people. Grrrrr.

I have a feeling Joshua Jackson may win out... ;)

Pregnant Woman Attacked by Canadian Geese

That could have been the headline after what I dealt with at work last night. No. This is not an April Fools joke. Two Canadian Geese have been camped out in our parking lot at work for over a week. I know they are searching for food but last night they were coming dangerously close to me as I went out to cars. I don't know if any of you know this...but GEESE ARE NOT NICE. My manager went out several times trying to shoo them away but they hardly budged and snapped at him. They snapped at me several times and tried to bite at me. I am praying they are not there tonight. They are starting to freak me out! THE BIRDS THE BIRDS! Here is the proof as you can see them eyeing me as if I could be dinner.



Oh...and their poo is the size of my head. YUCK.

OH! AND THEY ALSO DON'T FLINCH WHEN CARS WHIZ PAST THEM. They are freaky I tell ya. Freak-Y.

Boy or Girl?

We are heading to our gender ultrasound tomorrow and I thought it would be fun if any of you wanted to leave comments guessing the sex. I will post tomorrow with our results! Good luck with your guesses and either way you know we will be thrilled ;)