It's a BOY!

Who knew we had another boy in us?

Spooktacular

Before all the leaves are gone,

and the turkey has been carved.

Before you hear the Christmas song,

and in the Super Bowl see Favre.

Hear are some faces you may know,

they'll bring a smile to you.

From the night the pumpkins glow,

and the wind whispers BOO!

It was a BOO-tiful time!

no. 5

You get what you get and you don't throw a fit. That's one of my favorite things to tell my kids. For some reason this cutesy little saying just seems to make sense to them too?! Who'd a thought.

I was at the Dr.s today reading Parenting Magazine and they mentioned this little phrase. I decided to take the advice. For the past 8 weeks I have been silently and not so silently throwing a fit! For those of you who don't know yet, I am pregnant.... again. Against all odds too. Immediately following the birth of our last child we "made sure" we would have any more. Now here we are 19 mo. later growing no. 5. I have been up and down, mostly down, trying to figure out how, why and why. All the answers in the world though will not change the fact that in 7 mo. there will be another child in this house.

I have been afraid at all my first Dr. appointments. Thinking maybe I am not really pregnant. Maybe being sick and tired is something I have made up and nothing is in there. Today was no different. Just like all the other times too, there it was. Tiny little life, heart beating so fast it must be another girl! No. 5 didn't plan for this either, yet the gift of life has been given and given against all the odds. So today I am putting away the fit my husband has lovingly endured, and I will start counting the weeks till the arrival of no. 5.

12 weeks and counting....

Too far gone

By that I mean, I am so far behind I can not possibly catch up. So let's just say my blog also had Summer Vacation! School starts tomorrow and this year we are doing things a little differently. I will be teaching Olivia at home for 1st grade. I am really excited to give this a go. This past week I have been busy getting the bonus room in our new house ready to go. Yes, new house, we moved. Sorry. Blog was on vacation.

Tonight I unpacked the last of the materials and we actually look ready to go. Olivia is very happy and this evening she reminded me to please wake her up, so she is not late. I love that girl. Claire and Paige are also excited to be learning along with sister this year. They are ready for Pre-School and I will include them in on lessons too. So let the fun begin!!

Things that go bump in the night

I just can't resist... While writing the previous post I was interrupted by a LOUD thud, followed by a familiar cry. I ran up the stairs listening for what room to run into... It was Claire. She obviously had fallen out of bed. I scooped her up rocked her for a bit and put her back into bed this time a little closer to the middle. Back down stairs I finish up my writing and no sooner than I stand up THUD, again. I rush up the stair to Claire's room but this time it's Paige! How crazy is that? Twins! They have to do everything together!

Talk about your bad hair day

These were my thoughts exactly as I saw this cat wander into my moms yard this evening. Olivia and I were sitting on the swing together enjoying the warm evening with our root beer Popsicles! We starred at this poor cat snickering as we tried to figure just what was growing off it's back! An animal lover from my younger years, and certainly no stranger to cats I felt for this poor kitty. We called her over

and she quickly responded. Right away we were able to tell that it was matted hair lumped up like some strange tumor. The kitty was very friendly and rubbing against us purring wanting to be petted. I am sure looking like that not many people have wanted to touch her!! Well we touched her, gave her a little love and she just ate it up!!! 'Olivia go get me grandma's scissors', she did. 'That's a good little kitty' snip, snip. meow. snip, snip. The mat of hair was so close to the skin, I was praying I wouldn't snip her! It took a lot of careful snipping, and petting, but we got the two biggest ones. But there were more... Poor kitty needed a good shaving, if only I had my clippers.

'Mommy, what does it mean when she moves her tail like that?' Olivia asked. 'It means she is mad. Want to get her some milk?' The milk worked for a while and I was able to clip a few more mats away, then as if clipping some strangers cat isn't enough for me I get the hair brained idea that she needs a bath! ( No pun intended!) Seriously I don't know why I do what I do. Maybe it was when I felt her paws and said 'hey she is declawed on the front and back!' You probably could have seen the light bulb above my head go off. I went inside and ran a warm sinkful of water. (The one in the laundry room mom! ) Now to get

the cat. I carried her into the house and put her into the sink. click clack click, I heard her nails hit the bottom! Yup nails!!!! Bad idea, I thought. I grabbed her scruff and tried to calm her as best I could with all my years of vet tech experience. I am sure you can imagine what that was like. She did surprisingly well, and I worked as quickly as I could as I started to realize that I just took a random cat off the streets and decided to bathe and groom it!!! LOL What would the owners think when there dear pussy cat shows up minus the 5 lbs of fur masses, and smelling like puppy shampoo, and an expensive conditioner? Seriously, I have out done my self with this one. Sorry Kirt I was going to mow your lawn but instead I bathed your neighbors cat!

Doesn't she look better! I am sure she feels better now that the weight has been lifted off of her back! How sick is that!

Toothfairy outed!!!!

Olivia finally lost her top tooth!! This baby has been lose for months. Her top gum is so bruised from her pushing it forward. We have been trying to convince her to let us pull it, to which she purses her lips together and adamantly shakes her head no. Today she was beaming when I picked her up from school. Proudly displaying a gaping hole she can probably eat through! Now that all her permanent teeth are coming in I tell her 'Now we really have to brush your teeth good!! No fooling around cause this is all we get! These first five years have just been practice!!' Such good motherly advice don't you think? Papa Mike has given me a stash of Sacajawea $1 coins for such a time as this. Tonight I planned to give her two! (Top teeth are worth more) I snuck into the room and so carefully slip my hand under the pillow.... no tooth! I was having a hard time trying to fish it out and on top of that it sounded like I was rubbing sand paper together, the dang pillow was so stiff when I slip my hand under it was like sitting her up in bed!! She stirred. I hit the carpet. I should have gone with my gut- "Get out, get out now!!! Mission has been compromised get out while you have the chance!!" I think I've got this, one more try..... Then it happened, her sleepy eyes opened she put her arm around my neck and smiled! Busted.