Patience

Patience.....where do I begin with it. Ummm....I have none....I have some, a little but not alot???? 


In a previous post,  I mentioned that we are expecting another little one to add to our team of boys. We have 3 boys already, and a little girl sure would be nice, however, a boy would suit me just fine as well, since I know all about little boys!!!  


Insert Patience here<><><> I do not get my anatomy sonogram until March 2nd. On this date, I will be 20 weeks!!  YIKES!!!!!!  I am used to having a sonogram done around 16-17 weeks, so why is the extra 3-4 weeks going to make me go insane?!!? I want to know what we are having so bad. Secretly, I think it's because I am expecting a boy, hoping for a boy, planning on a boy, and I want to be surprised when they say "oh, It's a girl!!!!!!!" Buuuuuuut, I am pretty certain that we will be able to see the little boy part and I will have another boy. 


I know, it sounds so selfish to sit and ponder over a boy or a girl, I just really, in the end want a healthy baby. Boy or girl, I will take it!!! My 3 boys all want a sister, my Hubby is BOY all the way!!!  


Maybe I don't have any patience because I know that this is my last baby. EVER. And that the anticipation to see if I will ever be a mother to a little girl is going to get the best of me?!?! 


Or maybe it's because we are 2000 miles away from all of our "baby boy" items that we have left from Wrangler and if I need to make a trip to Ks to get them I want to do it before I'm as big as a whale and a 27 hour car ride will be so uncomfortable. 


Or maybe it's because if we are having a girl, I am going to have plenty of time to convince my dear husband that she will have him wrapped around her little finger just like daddy's girls do...just like I have my dad. 


I am working on the patience thing. Not only with the baby, but with other areas of our life as well. Being so far away from everyone I know is definitely a work in progress, but patience also means "good things come to those who wait".....so, I know that this is only temporary and someday we will be back in the land of Oz with all of our friends and family. 


Keep Calm and Carry On!! 

HaPPy NEW YeAR!!!!!!!!

Hello there! I hope 2012 is treating everyone well!!! :) 

Our year started out very quiet here in Everett, Wa.....The entire family was asleep by 10 p.m. on New Year's Eve!!  It was insane!!! 

Lot's happened at the end of 2011, that I don't want to remember. It was really a pretty sad Christmas for our family, because we were ALL split up over the holiday. 

The boys and I flew home to Ks, so we could see family, and they could spend time with their bio dad. Levi had to stay here and work. We were there for 2 weeks, and it was the longest 2 weeks of my life. Mainly, because there wasn't enough time to see everyone we wanted to see!!!  We managed to see a few close friends and families, and we seen my Great Granny who will be turning 104 years old in March, we hung out at our house and remembered how much we really love and miss our house in our small little town. I didn't get to see a bunch of people that I wanted to see, but with their work schedules and the holiday, it was really hard, so we are definitely counting down to our next trip home!!  Hopefully this time, Dad gets to join us!!! 

As of this date, I am 13 weeks pregnant with another bambino to add to our bunch. We are excited. Since we have 3 boys, we hear all the time "I hope you have a girl"...or "I bet you want a girl"....when, in reality, we just want a healthy baby. Sure, a girl would be nice...but I am not sure a girl would fit with our rough boys very well....But on the other hand...I'm sure she would be one spoiled little girl!!! 

I am hoping that this will be a short year here in Wa. While we are enjoying our time here seeing and doing things that we would never be able to do in Ks, I am missing home like Crazy!!  Maybe it's because I am pregnant, and I want to share this with all my friends and family, maybe it's because we were just there for Christmas, and I didn't get to see everyone, so I want to see them....not sure yet, but I know I am ready to be back in my quiet country life in my "fake house", with my yard that I can let my kids run around in and play and not worry about them being kidnapped, or ran over!!!! :: 

Happy 2012 everyone!!!  

 

Money?!?!

So, I have become obsessed with Money Lately. Yes...MONEY....! It's strange really. Money is Evil. Money does make the world go round. Money does buy happiness....or does it?!?! 

I say this because we have recently relocated to a entirely different state so my husband could get a better paying job....BETTER PAY.....well, is it really better pay when you spend money by going on weekend outings, buying new stuff, enjoying the newest restaurant that opened?!?!

I have spent countless hours on the internet looking at things such as "how to cut your grocery bill", "where to get useful coupons", "debt payoff calculators"...and the list goes on, even as far as downloading Apps from teh Android Market like Gas Buddy and Trip Planner....so when we do take off, we can get the best lowest prices for things.

Everyone needs money, it's a fact of life this day in age. I only wish I could go back to the days of my Great Grandmother who is 103 years old, when $10.00 A WEEK was considered a "GREAT Paying job".....and you didn't have to have all of these frivilous things, like HDTV's, I-PADS, Laptops, Digital Cameras, Cell Phones, not to mention clothing, furniture and cars just to keep up with Society.  But the fact is, it's not the 1900's, it's the 2000's!! (lol, I love saying that) and it's just not possible to live off of $10.00 a week, or $100.00 a week!!!

So, is money evil?!? YES. Does it make the world go round? Well, not exactly, but if you don't have ANY at all, you won't get far. And does Money buy happiness?!!?  NO. In fact, Money creates bitterness, hard feelings and hatered when it's being used in a,n out of control manner.

So, as I write this, I have set little "mini-goals" for my family when it comes to the evil green stuff. And slowly, but surely, we will get there, but it's going to take a lot of discipline and hard work on my part to get us there.

Happy MONday!!!!