3 Weeks To Go! Baby Rambles...

I have only a few weeks left before Rilan's due date! It's crazy to think how time has gone so fast in so many ways and in other ways it seems like an eternity I have been pregnant. My stomach is now very big....everyone asks when I am due, is this my first, am I having twins or they just look at my big belly........sometimes I like it when people ask me questions or don't mind it at least most of the time, once in awhile it iritates me now......I think I'm getting more and more hormonal though lately.....I have hot flashes and break down and cry for no reason wierd things like that! I can only sleep in a few positions well two and have a hard time not sleeping on my hands wich from the swelling and carpel tunnel are pretty much permanently numb now....I hope that goes away I just can't see getting surgery before having the baby so hopefully that doesn't bite me in the butt......I really am thankfull to be pregnant but I'm ready to have my body back and get it in better shape and meet this little one that keeps moving around in my stomach. It really is weird to me to think I have a baby in my stomach, it just doesn't seem really real that way yet I guess. I'm not too eager to go through labor though so when it is it is........I'm going to try and go without an epidural........I wonder if I'll even last 10 minutes but honestly the thought of a needle in my spine sounds less appealing to me then horrific cramps and I want to experience it as it is naturaly...yeah I know I may change my mind fast on all that.....all that really matters to me is that he gets here safely and healthy :).

pie time and other tid bits

So I haven't posted on this blog for months as Sarah pointed out....I'm mostly blogging to myself here I feel most of the time so I don't do it much but It's kindof fun to write tidbits here and there so I will have to get better. I didn't mean to download the nice swimsuit pic of me but I was critically analyzing the other horrible ones and downloaded this with the others on mistake it actually doesn't show well how fat and sassy I just realized I look in my sexy prego swimsuit (it just makes me look constipated).....I just love feeling fat as it's been a thorn in my side much of my life but you know what I have tried to eat healthy in a lot of ways and its just what it is so I will accept the things I cannot change and change the things I can when I can....I'm not going to stop living life or even swimming or even trying to eat be healthy just because the sight is not beutifull to behold and I'm not going to blame myself excessivly either it is what it is...people can think I eat bad all day and never exercise but thats not true so whatever. I'm probably the only one that cares too much anyways how I look but I need to just forgive myself for my imperfections too and do the best with what is and let others think negatively if they want and try and be nice and understanding anyhow......I don't know why it's so hard for many people women especially to just feel good about ourselves when we don't look act perfectly all the time....you know my body is producing a whole new life that seems healthy and I feel bad because of my weight or the fact that he's bigger then he should be and stuff like that that is so dumb the big things that matter seem great so I rock for bieng able to make a baby and even if I'm horrible and cry and complain and pout and sneer wich I'm going to try really hard not to do during delivery but even if I do I'm going to tell myself I rock If I make it through it.. I'm just going to plain tell myself I rock and I'm awesome more often!! Ok wow I really rambled and vented on that one............On to other things wich this post was meant to be about anyways :)...I finally am posting pics of Rilan's room wich I painted all by myself and the paint job turned out cute I think, I made the posters and decorations too, and put together the bassinet, yes I rock see I'm bieng positive about me....I'm not sure I love completly how the decorations are arranged truthfully, but it turned out pretty cute too and I love projects like that, most of the pics on the painting are on the family blog

Here's a really cute picture of Thain with his kids and their friends at the park, we've been doing a few little picnics at the park lately ( but that is turning into swimming and lagoon trips now I think ) the kids love to grab his hat or involve him in some fun play a lot, he can sure be a lot of fun for them.

I try not to make many treats as when I do I eat way too much as I make them or as they sit around but I do enjoy baking and don't do it enough anymore so I decided to bake more and ambitiously make a pie for after Sunday dinner, Sunday is the day I actually cook a meal or two, but anyhow it was a lemon Coconut or Macaroon pie and I had to improvise as I didn't have whipping cream just some whip cream so I put a little of that in and then ended up putting corn starch in it and cooking it over the stove instead of in the pie as I was afraid it wouldn't solidify at all without the whipping cream and the pie crust was already as brown as I wanted it, so it turned out too dense but the flavor is really good and I didn't use their crust recipee but my Mom's delicous one.....It is sure full of butter and sugar and all the things we all don't need too much of but anyone looking for a good splurgy dessert once in awhile I would recommend this recipee especially done the right way if it was fluffier I think it would have been perfect, taste wise anyways and I wasn't sure how I felt about lemon and coccunt together but flavor wise it worked well...:)

where are you spring?

SNOW SNOW AND MORE SNOW!!!! It is supposed to be spring but no we just keep getting one snow storm after another! I like Utah but it is times like these were winter won't end were I'm tempted to pack my bags and move to warmer climets!! :). Here are a few pictures of Thain and I walking around our court area with Spunks a few weeks ago but we just had another snow storm last night and so it still looks a lot like this and more is on the horizon....pretty yes but enough!! Let's do a sun dance to bring in the spring... it is supposed to be.....after all easter isn't set in these winterback drops are they.....usually it has pictures of spring flowers and green grass!!

well not sure...

Ok well I just passed along a post that I agree with the idea behind really well, putting aside political agendas and just trying to be better and unite and help eachother like after 9-11 but after going to the site posted and given I like a lot of the thoughts behind from Glen Beck like the comment on top and the quote from George Washington on the side but I didn't see that the links were doing much except posting the same old angry venting or mud slinging that's common politics so I don't know if I didn't find the good project ideas or if they aren't there or what but so far I'm not sure about that site as helping yet with the good thought behind it but I really like the good idea behind it, I just wanted to let everyone know my true opininos and views in case they will get misunderstood and if anyone knows how I'm missing what is really helpful there I would like to know because I'm all for joining or doing a project that would be helpful and am all for helping our country be better or us helping our communities and such be better. I'd like a good way to help besides knowing I need to be more kind and less contentious in public in my own life dealing with people in crowds and stuff....ok well enough from me today :)

9-12 pass along...my supproting whatever helps anyone to want to be better

I'm coping a blog post on this 9-12 thing from my friend Stacy. I really don't mean to offend any one whos relegious views or political views are different then my own. I just agree with a lot of this in that anything that helps us remember to reach out and help each other and unite and treat eachother well in our communitys and countries like we did after 9-11 is great, and though I don't like the political contentions different political views can cause, yes I'm scared about our state as a country and having the goverment control too much. I believe that some government is wonderful some taxes great and necessery too much horrible. Since with both republican or democrate presedencies government has been mismanaged for a long time in my opinion, if we are paying (anyone of any income above 20% in taxes) and most goes towards paying interest on a debt....I know things can look more complicated if you look at them too much but simple common sense says these things are not good and oppresive and so anyhow I hope that all of us of any affiliations political or relegious or whatever can unite as a country and help it to be a better country and that we can help eachother and remember to try and be better to eachother and help those hurting of our own free will and reach for the higher part in each of ourselves ...so well Glen Beck has some thoughs on doing that so I'm all for passing it along to anyone who would want to look into things they can do for the 9-12 project. If I've already offended you or you know your views are different then please quite reading and just try and remember to help someone else or your country be better or something and not take it the wrong way if I'm passing this along because I want us to all be better and help if we can comes from a politicaly differently tainted source..... Thanks! :)


A week ago, Glenn Beck did a special on Fox News called "We Surround Them" and introduced a project he's calling 9-12. On the show, he asked us to remember what we felt the day after 9-11, to remember how the country united together, how we reached out to each other - not because the government told us to, but because WE knew what to do. He's basing his project on the following 9 principles:
1. America is good.
2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.
3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.
4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.
5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.
7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.
8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.
9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.



If you believe in at least seven of these principles, then Glenn says we have something in common. We need to pull back the curtain of fear and uncertainty about what's happening in this country right now, and remind ourselves that we surround the government - it's not the other way around. He's encouraging like-minded people all over the country to remember these core principles, to remember how we felt on 9-12, and then do something. 9-12 projects can be as simple as helping a stranger, encouraging local politicians to reject the bail out money, or letting our conservative voices be heard.
That's why I'm writing this post. I absolutely love this country, and at the same time, I am appalled at the decisions being made my our elected officials. We don't need the government regulating every aspect of our lives. We are intelligent, hard-working Americans. They don't surround us. We Surround Them.
Glenn has a website http://www.the912project.com/ for news, venting, and all kinds of great stuff. On September 12th of this year, he will be doing another show, highlighting what 9-12 projects people across the country have done.
I believe in every one of these nine principles - and that is how I want our country run. Are you a 9-12er, too?

Picture Tag

Well I have been picture tagged by Amanda so I decided to

pick a picture of our dog Spunks as she asked about him the other day. He's a very cute sweet dog and we love him but he's also a royal pain in the butt for me a lot of days....you can tell by this picture; one of us is more contented in this relationship then the other... :).

I tag Sarah, Alisa, Mom and Jen and anyone who reads this and wants to.... :)

A Healthy Boy

It will be snips, snails and puppy dog tails for us :).....

I'm very happy to find out we are having a son. I would be happy either way and am very happy he's healthy as far as we can tell. There were all these beutifull boy poems I found on the net but this one was sweet and cute too so I'm including it here.

One Small Son
One small hand to hold in yours,One small face to smile,One wet kiss as he says "good-night"One small child.
Catch the moment, put it in your heartThe years too soon will fly.These are precious moments,more than money can buy.
Two small arms to hold you tight,Two small feet to run,Two small eyes full of love for you,One small son.
Catch the moment and put it in your heartand never let it go.Save it for the years to come,when he, too will know.
One small hand to hold in hisOne small face to smile.One small kiss and she says "good-night"One small child.

SUCCESS!!

Yes I finally did it I figured out how to change my blog background thanks to the little delightful dots link on Amanda's blog I was able to change my boring background!! One step out of blog brainlessness for me!!! Well since that took me way too long I have to go walk the dog before it gets dark.... Tommorow morning we find out if we're having a boy or girl...yeay exciting!! I will post the results and some pictures soon...even if I only have two blog followers they're still great and intersted so I guess I'll get out of my blog rut :). Thanks Sarah and Amanda :)

5 reasons why I'm the worlds worst blogger.

1. I really don't know how to work these blogs well.
2. I already can't seem to find time for the family blog enough or other computer interests even without a job or kids yet (yes pathetic I know)
3. I'm not sure there is anyone too interested in following it enough to make it worth my while.
4. I need a more comfortable computer chair. (I feel sick after sitting here too long.)
5. Did I already say I have no idea how to change my blog backgrounds or anything like that! Ack. :). Ok those are my exuses for bieng a horrible blogger in case anyone was wondering :)>