Major Life Changes Much

Soooo...

I've told you about how I've been all sleepy and anxious and scatterbrained and all that good stuff. I've mentioned how I've been eating a whole lot and how I've been craving nachos and other yummy treats..


Well....




Wait for it...











I'M PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!!

Remember the sickness after Memorial Day and the indigestion.... ding ding ding! a little baby is coming! We are due February 11 - and it can't come soon enough!

And before you even ask, no we weren't trying, but we're excited all the same!! I already know we're having another boy, but everyone thinks it's a girl because I've been sick and I didn't have a day of sickness with the boys.

We'll see....

btw, please keep us in prayer!! When little one arrives, we'll have THREE kids under 4!!! YIKES!
Let's just hope at least one of them is potty trained by then!! *shudder*

Nothing Much

What is it called when you are always busy, but you're busy doing nothing? There's gotta be a name for it! Well, that has been me as of late. Nachos have become my best friend... oh yeah, and we can't forget about my dear friend sleep. So, I've been consumed with eating nachos and sleeping.

Seeeee, a whole bunch of nothing.
What do you call that?

I know what you're thinking... we've had parties and outings and all that, so I'm definitely doing more with my summer than nothing. Ok, you're right. But, the days of nothing far out-number the days of all you can eat ice cream or trips to the museum.

What's with all this nothingness?? I'm not depressed. I'm not overly fatigued (just my usual level of fatigue! lol). I haven't been easily bothered by the boys who are fully and wholly embracing their age! Gah!!

My mind, while going a mile a minute, is full of happy thoughts and excitement for each and every day. I've been eating a lot and loving every bite (I'm not much of an eater, so this is kind of a big deal). I'm not sure what's going on.... but it resembles a whole lotta nothing.

Am I making any sense??

I have been a bit scatterbrained.
I am a bit anxious.

What's with that?? More on that next time...

Partaaaay Much

Whew!!!
Party, party, party!! That's all we seem to do! SIKE! LOL

My sweetie, Ty, celebrated his bday last week - so of course we had to celebrate! We threw him a surprise party on Saturday, so this past week was full of all the last minute things we hadn't checked off our to do lists.

The main thing we had to do was KEEP IT A SECRET!!! We had to throw him off somehow.. Since his bday was in the middle of the week, we had a mini-bday celebration at his mom's house on that day and let him think that was it. *trickery*

Well, everything after that is a blur!! LOL We had to buy food, decorations, balloons, make jello shots, finalize the dj's playlist... and on and on and on. Saturday came and went. The party was a lot of fun... the boys even partied for a bit. Even though Ty had a good time - he knew about it. I guess it didn't help that the guests parked RIGHT IN FRONT of the building!!!

Ty & his fave dance partner... his mama!

So, the surprise was a bust, but we still had fun. And the food was super yummy!! And the desserts were.... you already know! LOL

Ty & I having a blast!!

To Kill a Mockingbird Much

No, this isn't a post about a book. I thought I mentioned I don't read. Let's all just be happy that I knew it was a title of a book...

One sentence in and I'm already in left field.
back to the subject....

So, I don't even know if it's a mockingbird at all, but I believe my resident bird expert (aka Mommy) and Wikipedia and trust that it is indeed a mockingbird.

So, most people typically enjoy waking up to the sing-songy chirping of the little birdies outside their windows.
That does sound nice, doesn't it.
Well, how unfortunate for us that we instead get brutally awakened by the maniacal squawking of these rabid birds. And how sad for our dear Gerrie Berry who endures the constant torture of these birds swopping down on him, and dare I say it, mocking his feline-hood.

I just can't take it anymore. I don't know how Gerrie stands it. He loves to go outside, but the moment he steps paw outside that door they're on his tail - literally!! They show him no mercy. It's like a game to them. I wish I had video of it. I just don't understand why he doesn't fight back, ya know, show 'em who's boss. He is a cat after all!!!

It's just too bad (for us all) when he stays out all night and the moment he creeps out from under some car to stretch his little legs, those birds are back on him. It can be 5 in the morning, and they are just as loud as they can be calling all their friends over to torture the poor little kitty. And lucky for us, we all get to wake up and hear it. And to my neighbors, sorry we didn't bring him in last night.. oops!

Does anyone know how to get rid of these fearless, audacious, WRETCHED creatures.... who I swear must be on steroids or something. They suffer from 'roid rage on a daily basis. Or, better yet, how can we get Gerrie to stand up to them. I've told him that if he just gives them one good paw to the beak, they'll leave him alone. Then, we're all winners....

Holiday Weekend

Happy Belated Independence Day all!! I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend as much as I did!!! I love long weekends.... even though I probably work even harder on my days off then when I'm in the office! haha

So, we had a great holiday weekend... parades, impromptu bbq, a little rest, ice cream galore.. just fun times.

I had Friday off (woo hoo!), so Ty & I took the boys down to Penn's Landing for the annual All You Can Eat ice cream fundraiser. It was so hot and there were soooooo many people! This is the 9th or 10th year they're doing this, and this is the most people I've ever seen there. It is for a good cause, so I didn't mind the wait. Well, we get in there and I am in ice cream heaven! Y'all know I have a sweet tooth... I almost fell out from all the ice cream I ate. I tried a few flavors of water ice (I'm not the biggest water ice fan though), I had my fave, Haagen Dasz strawberry.. I also had chocolate, cookies and cream, this strawberry lemonade popcicle thing, vanilla, more cookies and cream.. YUM!!!

GG & her Pook waiting for their ice cream

It was hot as blazes out, but we were just getting started!!

On the 4th, we set up our chairs to watch the town parade. Did I mention that it starts in front of our house?? Yep, it does! So the boys get to watch them line up the fire trucks and the bands and all the other revelers. We've also gotten used to our town "neighbors"setting up their chairs in front of our house as well.. *neighborly side eye*

The firemen are always so nice and let the boys sit inside the trucks. They just LOVE it!! I can't blame them - I secretly wish they'd let Mom in one of those trucks! Ha Ha

After all those festivities, we actually found some time to rest. Mom was pooped!!! (but in a good way) I had to get ready for our next series of adventures - might we actually make it to the beach this year??? One can hope!!!