no ocean :(

Well I didn't get to go to Galveston. I could have pushed harder for it, but Anna ended up having to work this weekend, so she couldn't go and I didn't want to be the only girl. I probably could have dealt with that but I also thought Jarrod would have fun with an all guy weekend. So him and his best friend and his two brothers packed up the van, hooked up the jet ski and left at 6 a.m. Saturday. Mahna and I have a cold so we were up and down thru the night and after she ate 3 mini bowls of cheerios this morning we made it over to my parent's house around 11:30. Kendra, Anna and I made lots of yummy food like Italian cream cake, guacamole, an amazing salad (that was alll kendra, but you should all try blsamic vinegar, feta cheese and red pepper in your salad) and manicotti. Dad made steaks and brauts and we had a grand feast. We also spent a lot of time in the pool. Mahna was scared of the pool a few weeks ago, but thanks to my mom's persistance she loves the water once again. I am not sure what made her afraid of it in the first place but it seems to be all but over for now. If it had only been up to me, I would have given in to my child's every tear and discomfort and she would be looking at the pool thru the living room window all summer. So thank God for my mom and for my grandma and well pretty much everyone in my family and Jarrod's who touches Mahna's growth in a positive way. It isn't the ocean, but then again there is a shower just seconds away and NO SAND so hey! It's a good weekend.

I have a cute daughter

Mahna has really been making me smile lately. The first incident was when I was still feeling depressed (thankfully has passed now) and I was crying. She came over and patted my face and tilted her head in such an angelic way, I thought how could I ever be sad with her in my life?
During the Mavericks playoff game the other night with the Spurs Jarrod was very into the game and pacing the living room during the last minute of overtime. Mahna was sitting on the couch and suddenly yelled "GET BALL!" She doesn't talk much and we surely didn't expect her to be paying attention to the basketball game! It was so cute and funny.
A couple days later the three of us were watching a movie on tv sitting together on the couch. She showed me her sippy cup and said "meer" which means MORE and I said no honey you still have some left. A few minutes later she got up and I thought she was going to play in her room for a minute or something, like she usually does. She came back a few minutes later holding the chocolate syrup, she had gotten it out of the fridge because she needed MORE chocolate milk!!!!!! Cracks me up!

excuses excuses

I have a good excuse for not posting. My keypad on my laptop has been jacked up. Like if you hit the m it would type mn and if you type v or b it would type vb. Most annoying was if you hit the space bar it would hit enter. So everything I typed
looked
like
this.
I guess the bug worked itself out. Our neighbor, who fixed my computer, said maybe it got wet. Well Jarrod and I are on eggshells with this stupid computer. We don't bring a drink within a foot of it. My nieces are over everyday after school this week and next so I am guessing when I wasn't here something got splashed on it. Who knows. Either way if we would have had to buy a new keypad it would only be about $25 (just a pain to install I am guessing) and now it worked itself out, so YIPPEE!
So I cleaned 4 houses this week all to pay a ticket that I really am innocent of. I had plenty of time to call a lawyer and fight the ticket. BUT I was too scared to call a lawyer and have them laugh at me and then tell me I would have to pay them $200 or something. I am mad at myself for not fighting it, but once it is paid I hope to forget about it in a month. I think I told the story on here a long time ago, so I will just say that a cop followed me and waited for me by my friend's house while I had my car looked at, then pulled me over like5 minutes after I left the house and said I ran a stop sign. I literally wanted to ask the cop if he was NUTS, I argued with him a little but he scared me because we were in a culdesac on a Sun morning with no one around and he basically got in my face and said "give me your license while I am still being civil to you". I believe I might have gone to highschool with the guy his last name was Graves. ANyway I may never forgive myself for paying the damn money to Highland Village and not trying harder to fight a freaky cop.
So I am not really enjoying pregnancy much. I have been feeling nauseous but not enough to 'get sick', so I just feel raunchy, usually at night. I could deal with that, though. What I can't deal with is a horrible feeling of depression that will not subside. Well that is not entirely true. It comes and goes. One week I am happy and normal feeling, working out every day and eating what I should. The next week I cry at everything, bite everyone's heads off and eat all the wrong things. I am about 7 weeks along.......... that means 33 weeks to go. Yikes. Well at least this week is almost over and there is a good chance the sun will come out on Monday. Maybe even today since we are driving to Austin (sans Jarrod) to watch Kendra and John get their Master's degrees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOO HOO. I am very happy for you Kendra and the path you have chosen for your life. You have done a lot of good for other people while also getting your education the last few years. Now I just hope you stay in Austin...... we gotta have that thrift store field trip!
Well I really gotta run Mahna is not even awake yet and I should be over to pick up ANna and Gma and my parents van in 30 minutes! eek. time is not on my side.
toodles thanks for reading.

my babycakes

Some pics of my babycakes at Lewisville lake. I love the one of her sitting on the couch even though part of her head is cut off. I just like the look on her face and the light going across her. SOrry about the one pic being sideways, but I still haven't installed a photo program on my computer. I was just happy to find my camera cord!

tis all good homey

So far so good. No barfy, no soreness of any kind. I feel fine!!!!!!!! yea. I haven't had probs with morning sickness before though. I just kind of expect the worst this time because it seems like everyone's subsequent pregnancies were harsh. Considering my first two were 6 years apart the second felt like a first all over again. I have been exercising and doing my best to eat fruits and veggies. I know that if I gain a ton of weight it will shorten the amount of time I can make money. I know that sounds very materialistic, but money is money. Plus if I am sitting at home I will just eat more and therefor have more to lose later. Life hasn't really changed in the past week since I found out I was prego. By the online calculator I should be due Jan 4th. That could mean a late December or new years baby. OOPS! Well I wanted to post some new pics but I can't find my camera cord! Darn! Mahna is doing good. She is a cutie pie, lots of fun. I only had one cleaning job this week so we have had lots of time together. I think she's a little sick to her tummy tonight cuz she is sort of cuddly and whiney. Well this weekend I look forward to mother's day and Kendra being in town, next weekend in austin and galveston the weekend after that! Not looking forward to CAMPING on the beach in Galveston, but hey...... u gotta take the beach when you can get a chance!

P O S I T I V E

That would be the result of my pregnancy test!!!!!!!!! Yes I am about 3 wks or so along. I haven't gone to the DR but by my calculations it will be sometime in January when I have a new little angelface in my arms!!!!!!!!!!! Holy cow Jan is so far away! I am gonna get so fat and I hate that part so much. I plan to keep exercising and eat well but somehow I wanted that last time too and something took over me and I no longer was doing what I should. I am very excited and so is Jarrod. We are pretty set on just the two kiddos so this will be my final pregnancy experience, which is relieving with just a hint of sadness. No reason to miss it yet, I have barely even started it! EEK. Did I already mention that January is SO far away?

small postings

Hello thanks for checking my bloggerooo! I am hoping to get my computer fixed pretty soon. It seems like forever, and it probably has been, since it worked. My bro-in-law has been working on it but has set it down for some time now. I didn't want to be rude before and take it back but I think he is tired of trying and we have a little money at the moment, so I am gonna see about putting it in a shop or sumthin.
Mahna is sleeping all night! can you believe it? I thought the day would never come. I guess that she really was just in a "habit" of waking up to nurse and therefor the habit haas been broken. It was a sad transition to stop nursing but it is okay now. I am glad to have my body semi-to myself for a few months. I do not know if I am pregnant yet, but don't worry I will post when I know! Oh also, I CAN'T sleep anymore. I toss and turn and my mind seems to race a hundred miles an hour now when I lay down. I can' tbelieve I finally have a chance to sleep and I can NOT! I tried tea last night and it didn't work. Maybe I will try writing first tonight.
Anyway I am off to clean a house. Jarrod's birthday was great fun and he was very excited about his metal detector. We went to the lake yesterday to try it out. No great treasures but I do see how it is addicting! HAHA