Carol's corner

LOL!! Demo hasn't even begun and yet here I am waiting and counting today as day one. The junk guys are coming over today and clearing out the basement and I'll toss in the front porch while they're here. Financing comes in Friday....YIPPEEEEEEE!!!! At this point I'm so damn motivated that I didn't even check through any boxes downstairs. I figure if I haven't needed it in the past five years I honestly don't need it now. Clean sweep is paying off! I've also settled myself down on the shopping front too. Slow it down and make informed choices and make sure we "need" it before I get it rather than just "OOOOOOOOH, I want that", maybe I'm finally growing up? GASP! Other than that, I'm just plumb tired. Supposed to be better by now, second trimester should be the energy trimester but nope, not yet. Kids are at the sitters so hopefully I'll get a quick nap in before I Have to go and get them back. Why oh why can't...

In the matter of minutes I went from seven something weeks to 12! I like that! Too bad the rest of it won't go that fast.....sigh.... The baby was swimming and kicking and waving at me during the ultrasound. Made me smile so much. Little heart was beating up a storm too. It's real. There is really a little one in there. I'm finally getting excited now. I wrote a letter to the baby this morning, I'll scrapbook it later with the pictures of the pee stick that I had to take..LOL. That should be a nice keepsake for the baby. I also went shopping today and got myself a cuttlebug and some embossing folders. I know I didn't need it and probably shouldn't have gotten it, but I deserve something nice every now and again, afterall I was at the store and only spent 3 dollars over my 25 dollar gift certificate and wouldn't have done that if it wasn't a stampapalooza day...ROFLMAO!!! Justify justify justify. Okay, off I go to get some more things done befor...

Finally got hold of the OB/GYN who did the tubal to book the ultrasound for dating...apparently I had one booked already on the 3rd of April......she told Peter.......ha ha ha....she said it's just like giving messages to her husband, they go into the great unheard. She didn't call me back with a new one, but at least I have her number and can now call and harrass all I want too. Here are my current monsters...see why I'm keeping this one?

Easter's over and everyone I need to tell now knows. Now I can be a sloth all I want and use my "but I'm pregnant" excuse.....LOL Unfortunately I'm so damn restless that I'm itching to get out of my house...sigh...need a second car, wait a second van would be better so daddy could (ha ha ha) take the kids out too...

That's approxamately where I am. Only six weeks in and already I'm done. I'm done with the all day queezy , sick of the all day tired and sick of all the horrid thoughts that go through your head. My sitter just told me that her good friends daughter just gave birth to a still born child. Was at the doctors on Monday, baby was fine and strong, Tuesday night, no movement, Wednesday morning in to the hospital and inducing labour, dead baby. OMG I would die myself. What makes a child in utero die at nine months? With only days left to go, what could possibly be wrong with the baby that all of a sudden caused it to pass? Breaks my heart to even consider it. Wouldn't that be my luck? To go through the torture of an unexpected pregnancy that seems to be destined to be (survived the pill and the tubal) only to have it expire so close to the end of the road....shudder to even consider.... Okay enough of the morbid thoughts...six weeks, that means about 13 to go before...

So today I go to my sleep specialist. An hour to get there on the bus, an hour and a half back, 2.75 each way...all for him to say,well, there's nothing else I can recommend for you right now. You're welcome to come back after your pregnancy.... Why is it that doctors think you have nothing better to do than waste the day on them? I'm still waiting for a good nights sleep, maybe one day I'll get one.

That there is never enough? Never enough time in the day to do all that needs to be done, never enough food in the fridge, never enough money in the bank... Why is it that right now I would kill for someone to come over and take my kids for a couple days so I could possibly find some more time and definitely more sleep. I need some stuff done around here, we got a quote done for the windows and geez that's gonna be a pretty penny...worth it in the long run but gah who has that sitting in the bank waiting for someone to spend? Still need to do the basement too, will have peeps doing that for us but will still need to pay the peeps too. Nothing is free. I'm just thankful that my peeps are friends and will do an awesome job, seen their work and have complete faith that things will be done right and done excellent. Now where is that lotto ticket with the winning numbers???

Well we survived the trip to Florida and all points in between. Met with some longtime friends that I've never met face to face before and that was awesome. Got there and back in one piece and with mom none the wiser about number 3 hiding. Now that we're set on this path, I'm freaking out. I can barely keep up with the two that I have without adding another to the mix. Not to mention the lack of space in our house...oh well, we'll have to make it work one way or another. Home and in desperate need of some space and some creativity, I need to make 12 cards for Saturday with either the Mothers Day theme or with a specific stamp set. I'll do the stamp set since I have those already....LOL Post when they're done of course.

My online friends know, and they're just as shocked as I am. Now for the couple of you who think it's funny to wish twins on my fat ass....I'll get you! I was unable to sleep last night and was laying there thinking up names, early I know. Allison Victoria was the front runner last time had E been a she...I like Nathan but Peter doesn't...LOL~ We have LOTS of time to decide. I'm getting more used to the idea of being a mom of three. Totally not looking forward to morning sickness again, but I think I can handle it. Now if only I can get off my ass and finish my son's blanket and start on the new one...

Well we've decided to keep this bugger. I guess there must be an important reason for this one to be here concidering the way we found it. I just hope that everything else goes as fast, already not looking forward to 40 weeks, but I can do it considering that I KNOW this one is my last. Maybe we should call it Mira if it's a girl.......ROFLMAO!

So I had my surgery yesterday. It was a surprise for sure. The doc's office called me on Monday and said can you do Friday? I said sure! Get it out of the way and then no more BCP or Condoms (EWWWWWWWWWWWWW). Get there yesterday morning and all goes well, they put me under and snip snip I'm an it...LOL!! Only thing is when they wake me up from the surgery they say, Oh by the way, you're pregnant.............WHAT?????? PARDON????? Um, I'm here so this shit wouldn't happen anymore........... Get home still in a state of shock and patiently wait for Peter to get here. We sit and talk and talk....he really gave me NOTHING in the way of directions...and gave me NOTHING at all for just having had major surgery and finding out about the biggest fricken suprise in my life...... Finally right before bed, he said to me that he would be with me 100% no matter which way I swing. That actually helped out a lot. Just knowing that he wouldn't hold it against me if I do choose ...

Stress call this morning at 4:30. I flipped and flopped like a fish out of water trying to get back to sleep. Finally gave up around 5 and came down and put the coffee on. Why wake the monkeys if I don't have to right? Did some quiet chores and then sat and knitted some more of my scarf. Boring, but enjoyable. Ran around with mom again today doing all kinds of last minute Florida stuff. Get the bottled water for the drive, get the gifts for the girls, etc. Fun but so exhausting when already tired. Such is life, it's Thursday, Sunday the times goes forward and I loose more sleep...LOL!! Oh well we're within a week of warm sun and possible tans....WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

Gah I love my Bella's! Poor woman emailed me in a panic last night cause some freaks were slagging her babies on the SCS board. I mean, if you don't like it, fine you don't have to, but why oh why would you go online and say, "I don't like peas, anyone with me?" Cause that is basically what it boils down to. Trying to start trouble with the Bellajunkies that's for sure. I think Em needs to do a junkfoodbella (bag of chips or bowl of icecream) a beachbum bella (on a loungechair) and definately the fattiebellas in all their different forms. The lovely lady is known as Cosmobella. The watermark drink is by Penny Black and the saying is by Inky Antics. I know there aren't any fans of my blog, but I'll keep on posting anyway. Makes me feel better....LOL

It's soooooooooooo cold today that my furnace hasn't stopped working. It's -23 BEFORE the wind chill. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! And yes I had to go out today with BOTH kids in tow. Some moron actually asked me if it was cold outside while looking at my kids frozen faces and my beet red hands. Dorks... Anyway, I've done the tests, booked the appointment and am set to get fixed. I was a little down last night, said so to Peter and was given a shock that first, he didn't remember my making the appointment and second that he said he would do it and get it reversed if we change our minds. And here I thought he was dead set on no more. Oh well. We can't have anymore in this house anyway. Two bedrooms doesn't cut it for three kids...LOL!! Okay, I'm back to the blankets for a while. Thank goodness Florida is just over a week away.......PHEW!!!!!

I figure I should have at least one craft on this here blog... Meet Imeldabella. She is designed by one of the most talented women I've ever been fortunate to meet. http://www.stampingbella.com Emily is sooooooooo amazing that it's gross. Check out her blog too. Wicked funny. Anyway, she's stamped on Emily's special paper, coloured with prisma's and blended with Bella Spirits and mounted on DCWV patterened paper and cardstock. MWAH!!! Love ya Em!

No kids and all I do is sleep.......guess I'm really tired huh? I did manage to get out and get some groceries for the house and a ton of stuff to take down to Florida, snacky stuff for the ride and canned goods for the hotel. Yes we have a microwave...LOL! Hub and I went to see Zodiac last night. Great flick and very enjoyable to have a night out with my man and no monkies messing around. Even nicer to come home to absolute silence and know that it's gonna stay that way for half a day more at least. PHEW!!! Thanks again mom. Count down is 10 days now....can't fricken WAIT!

The kids are away...LOL Suckered my mom into taking the monsters up to my sisters for the night. Hopefully I can get Peter off his ass and make him take me out for some fun tonight, I'm so sick of sitting in and doing nothing with our free time. The countdown has begun, less than two weeks now and I'll be soaking up the sun in Fla...THANK GOODNESS! If only I could pay someone to take my monsters for me..........LOL

The dream that is. I had this ticket and was using the power of positive thinking to make myself a winner....well apparently I wasn't positive enough cause I didn't win shit. Oh well, maybe next time (yah right) I got yet another earful last night about how I'm so hypocritical and such a liar, good thing I know myself enough to shake that off since I get it all the flippin time...sigh....and here I thought things were looking up finally. Guess I was mistaken. I think I'll have a sitdown with him tonight and try to explain why he's hurting more than helping to bring up stuff that happened 10 years ago and toss it in my face as who I am instead of who I was... Wish me luck.......LOL!!!

Okay, I took some time off blogging to attempt to get my life in order. Not working so here I sit at the computer again. I had round two of the sleep study on Sunday night, what a waste of time if you ask me. They put me near a snorer and a night terrors guy and the chick had the nerve to say "you didn't sleep well last night" DUH! Dude woke me up twice screaming and snorer kept me from falling asleep each time..........GAH! I've been picking up stuff off and on for my trip down to Florida. I think I would be a whole lot more excited if I was going with my hub or with a friend rather than my mom again. As much as I love my mom, sometimes I just wanna be a goof and not be the responsible daughter. I've mapped out my route so that I can hook up with a couple friends on the way down so that makes me more excited, can't wait to meet B & J in WV and all the A's in SC. I'll make sure to pick up an extra memory card so that I can snap to my hearts ...

I've taken a couple days off to go and hang with my bestest again. I took her to the airport so she can visit with another friend and that in itself is yet another adventure. Planning on getting up and heading out at 8, we wake to find SNOW SNOW SNOW everywhere and I'm talking heavy wet snow. Roads are backed up and just wrong so we take back streets most of the way to the falls. Finally arriving with NO time to spare, we got a customs lane that had (ready for the miracle?) NO CARS in it(!!!) we sped through and flew to the airport. Poor girl had to crash the security line then run full tilt through the airport with her shoes in her hands while they're paging her over the intercom to come to the departing plane.......LOL!!! She made it with minutes to spare and was off. I on the other hand, enjoyed my half day of shopping with only one child in tow and it being the one who doesn't speak much made it even more enjoyable...(ahhhhhhhh Target) After spending way too m...