Busy

I haven't blogged much this week due to several reasons. First, I have a lot going on due to almost constant dr appts! (u/s on Monday, dr appt on Wed, and now next week another u/s on Tuesday).
And I'm also battling a cold. Not fun when pregnant. But hey, it's what I have to deal with for a healthy baby!

There hasn't been a whole lot to update on. I'm still attempting to write my book. I wrote 5 pages this past weekend....about half a scene since it's a long scene.

Next week is going to be busy. Monday is Ryan's birthday....can you believe he will be 4?? Doesn't seem possible. Tuesday is my advanced u/s at Froedtert Hospital, Wed is Awana, Thursday is Ryan's dr appt, Sat is professional pictures and Ryan's party. I'm tired just thinking about it all!

Yay!! We won!!

So the Pack finally won a game!!! woo hoo!!!

We played the Detroit Lions today....both teams were 0-2. Some one actually had to break their losing streak. Considering both teams are in the same division....we obviously wanted the Pack to win.

And they did! Finally! Very exciting game too...right down to the last few seconds. We won by a touchdown, but the Lions had the ball the last minute of the game, and came awfully close to tying the game. Lucky for us they didn't!

Packers- 34
Lions- 27

Glad to see we finally won a game!! Go Pack Go!

Thursday night tv!

Last night was the season premiere of Grey's Anatomy. You bet I watched! In fact, dh hates the show, so I ended up watching it in the cold basement by myself (you'd think he would be nice and let the pg woman have the comfy couch upstairs, but that's a whole other topic). Either way it was still good! It feels so good to watch it again! It wasn't as exciting as the season finale last year of course, but still good. Very realistic portrayal of Izzy overcome with grief, and what's up with Meredith not choosing at all? I say she should go for the vet....I like him. McDreamy is getting annoying....like him and all, but really, I think he should be with Addison.

I was really upset with the storyline though about the newborn. Not really upset that they did the storyline...as it happens all the time...but stories like that always hit a nerve with me. After dealing with infertility for 2+ years, it really hurts to see some teenage girl hiding her pg and then dumping her child in a trashcan. I shiver thinking about it. It makes me so angry....since there are so many women that want children so badly and can't. I was happy though that they did mention the New Haven law....where a mother can take her newborn to any fire dept, police dept, or hospital (and some churches) within the first 72 hours and not be charged.

Anyway, it was a good episode. I'm looking forward to next week!

Also watched a show called 6 Degrees. That was also a really good show! A definite must see this season! I loved how the 6 characters has never met before and how their lives become intertwined. Very interesting, and kept my attention. I'm liking it.

So Thursday night tv is a hit! Check them out if you haven't already!

Packer game last week

I forgot to blog about the game last week. Not much to write about though. We lost.....again. Big surprise there huh? At least we were IN the game this time....we scored a few touchdowns...and the game was tied for quite a while. But in the end the New Orleans Saints won. *sigh*

One of these days we'll win!! LOL

AWANA

Ryan has started AWANA this year. For those not in the know, it's a Christian based program that teaches the Bible and includes verse memorization and fun! Ryan is a "Cubbie", in the 3 and 4 yr old program. They have a short coloring time, then work in the workbook and scripture memorization, then have a small snack, storytime, sing some songs, and finally games and puzzles. It's an awesome program for kids to learn about Jesus in their lives. It's also a great way to get parents involved, as during the rest of the week us parents must go through the assigned part of the workbook and help them memorize the scripture. (great way for me to learn too!).
Ryan absolutely LOVES it! He already loves Sunday School at church (technically since he's still 3, he's actually still in the nursery, but one more week of that and he will graduate to Sunday School class and Children's Church), so on the way there the first week he was very excited to be going. Once there he was very excited to have his own book, and then when he went inside the room, he saw his friends there from nursery, and he just RAN to them! LOL So very cute. He would do great in school if only he was old enough to go!! (and completely potty trained).
After the first night, the whole 15 minute car ride home he was non stop talking all about the things he did! It was adorable! It was hard to get him to sleep that night though....he was so excited. AWANA doesn't get out until 8pm...a half hour after his bedtime. So he gets to bed late on Wed nights.
This past week he got his uniform (a little blue vest), which is was so THRILLED about. As soon as he saw it he screamed "MY UNIFORM!!! I GOT MY UNIFORM!" LOL

I've been working with him on the scripture..and he's been doing great. For the Cubbies they simplify the verses a bit so it's easier for them to learn. He's so smart...he's been memorizing the verse after just 15 minutes of working with him on it. He's got the memory of an elephant...though he is showing signs of a typical male....selective memory, as he doesn't seem to remember the things he's NOT supposed to do that I tell him EVERYDAY. ah well, guess we can't have it all. LOL

Anyway, he's loving it. And I'm loving him loving it. I just love helping him learn about Jesus, watching his eyes light up when he says "Jesus loves me!", the Cubbie motto, or when he gets a sticker, called a "Bear hug" when he successfully memorizes a verse. It just warms my heart.

It's a great program for kids. I just hope he continues to enjoy it as much as he does now.

Neglecting again

Yes I know. I have been neglecting my blog...yet again. Sometimes it's hard to find time, other times I just don't feel like writing. Nothing too interesting to write about lately, unless you really care to hear about my potty training woes. (he's initially potty trained...just having issues with #2).

I really need to find time and motivation to keep up though!! I know many are daily readers....so I suppose I should find something to write about for you!

You can always kick me in the butt if you need to.....if I happen to go too long without any new posts!!

First Packer game....

Did NOT go very well. auhg. I hope this is not how the whole season is going to go. And we played against the BEARS of all teams. Of all teams to lose against, and not just lose, but lose BADLY, it had to be them.

Chicago Bears- 26
Green Bay Packers- 0

Not a single point. augh. It was awful..they creamed us. Pretty sad too when your own 3 year old starts cheering for the other team. (even though he was wearing a Packer jersey).

Maybe we'll get 'em next time. I hope. (by the way....very sad when your punter throws the ball better than your QB!!). I think Favre just had an off day. I hope we can do better next time! I still stand by my "Go Pack Go!". :) They may stink but I still like them.

Our Anniversary

On a happy note, today is my wedding anniversary! 7 years today! woo hooo!!

No big celebrating though today. He is working all day and then when he gets home we will have just enough time to talk for a few minutes and then I'm out the door! I have my first MOPS meeting tonight. So much for a romantic anniversary!! haha
That's ok though. We celebrated this weekend. Didn't do anything really special, but did have some nice time together.

Happy Anniversary!! :)

5 years...never forget

Just wanted to mention that we should keep the victims families and all those affected by the terrorist attacks in our prayers today. Hard to believe it's been 5 years. It will be one of those events that our children will come up to us and ask us "What were you doing when you heard the news?" As time goes on, sometimes we have a tendancy to forget what happened or feel it's not as important since so much time has passed. But we should never forget what happened. No need to dwell on it all day or anything, just take a moment to say a prayer today.

A new do

I got my hair cut yesterday...first time in quite a while. With a baby coming and all, not only did I want a change, but I wanted a shorter do so baby doesn't get a hold of it. (I remember that from Ryan all too well and got it cut shortly afterwards!) I love the shorter look. Not the best pic of me, but you get the point anyway.

My Labor Day

Here's what we did on Labor Day....actual labor. Destruction! woo hoo!!

We finally got around to starting the renovation of the room that will become the nursery. It had really ugly panaling in it on 2 of the walls (btw- why just 2 walls? The people that lived here before us were a little weird), so dh ripped the panaling off...which, wouldn't you know it, was glued on. Here is what it looked like after the panaling was off.



So we had to rip out the dry wall since there was no way we could save that. So we did actual labor on labor day.

Here is dh ripping it out and Ryan helping.



Ryan's trying to figure out if he should play with them or put them in the garbage.



And he finally decided to put it in the garbage. LOL



Halfway through he decided he didn't want to help anymore, so I ended up doing some grunt work. Don't worry though...all I did was put the pieces in the garbage, while Ryan supervised. He learns quick. LOL

And of course, after the work is all done, the cat MUST check it out.