Randy and I have found a new passion... a new way to have fun and work together...an exciting adventure...
Can you guess what it is?
Yep...COUPONING!
Who ever knew that couponing and saving money could be so fun. We started getting Sunday papers about 5 weeks ago...I got a book together and a way to organize all the chaos that is coupons and we have fun looking at the website "southern savers"...which is AMAZING as well as all the sales papers and finding things already on sale and then knowing we have a coupon for it...it is truly exhilarating...sad, I know, but fun!
I've become such a fan of publix...I feel so relaxed when I go in there and love that I got a container of ALL detergent last week for .99! Between that and the homemade detergent my mom made and gave to us, we are set for a while!
Secondly, I've debated on whether or not to receive the H1N1 vaccination this year. Randy and I are vaccine hesitant on a lot of fronts and educated about it. Anyways, I decided to get the vaccine since I am in a "high risk" category and work in a school. After I got the shot yesterday, the nurse said it would take 6-8 weeks to be fully immunized, which takes us to the end of December at which point my pregnancy is in its last days. Oh well, I'll just keep praying for protection and washing my hands constantly!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Halloween 2009
What a weekend! Randy's parents came up late Thursday and spent Halloween weekend with us...we had a lot of fun...starting with the pumpkin carving...
Rody was not sure about it at first, but he ended up getting into it...for about 20 minutes!
Helping daddy clean it out..
All smiles here!
Randy and Grandpa carving some pumpkins...
Grandpa did the witch/moon one and Randy carved the "boo"--I carved the little one of the far right for Rody...
The weather held out, so we were able to trick-or-treat and attend the block party...
funny...
We went down Centenary street--there were a couple hundred people on this street-very fun. My costume was a nun..yes, I was a pregnant nun...
Rody definitely got into it...we got him to say "trick or treat", but it sounded like "chich a cheat"..so cute..our little elmo!
So, one time, Micheal Myers, a pregnant nun, and elmo were walking down the street...
We went to some of the neighbor's homes nearby...Rody was so sweet...saying or signing "thank you" and "bye bye" to each house...He would knock on the door, do his please sign and when they opened it, he held out his pumpkin!
We pulled him around in the red wagon...it was fun! He liked to get out and push it himself!
He doesn't sit still much for pictures these days!
Headed to church this morning...
We had a great time, G&G Barnett! You jail bird and witch are welcome anytime! (I joking told Debbie that this was the only appropriate time a DIL could call her MIL a witch and get away with it...ha ha!!)
And our little Elmo of course loved the lolli's...he's had enough until next Halloween!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Fall
Some recent pics of our fall outings...in no particular order...my fall break with our friends in Cashiers, NC and then our afternoon at the pumpkin patch in Riceville, TN!
Rody loved being chased in the hay bails
Family of 3.5!
Rody loved saying "pumpkin" and "tractor"
Hmm...which pumpkin to pick?
He loved petting the animals...especially the goats
And he loved being chased in the hay bails...
Rody and Eve are BFF's now...Laurin says it must be in the genes! They had a blast paying in the mountains and then again yesterday at Laurin's house!
Just call him raspberry man!
Hanging with Uncle Caleb
Laurin and Peyton
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Lately..in words...
I seem to be out of the blogging mindset lately. But, I have been reading all my daily blogs...Randy likes to make fun of me for this, but he has a secret too--he has daily gun blogs that he reads- fascinating I know. So, lately...
I had fall break last weekend (with Friday/Monday off)...we headed up to Cashiers, NC to my parents cabin/condo where we met my brother, Pey/Ian/Eve, and Laurin for a fun weekend! We spent Friday and Saturday nights there--Rody and Eve played so well together and I got to have a lot of girl time with my girlies...there was a "cookie-off" contest-I did not participate or enter a cookie because last week was rough and crazy for me, but I did vote...and it was hilrious...I won't go into too much detail, but Ian, the dark horse, came away with 2 more points than everyone else's cookies and won...I'll be sure to enter my molasses cookies next year!
Rody developed some sort of rash all over his body (legs and chest) on Monday night--very strange--we took him to doctor on Wednesday and he is having some sort of allergic reaction to something or it is viral...so, benedryl at night and something else during the day (zytack?? something like that)...it seems to itch him at times and he looks down at his rash and says "ouchie" a lot, but he is so sweet about it...
We are headed to Athens tonight to stay at my parents house--Randy is playing in the annual AIA golf tournament at the Georgia Club on friday--it is a fundraiser for UGA's AIA (who he intershipped for)--this is his 3rd year playing I believe...so, Rody and I will kick it with my mom on Friday--I plan to bring all our coupons and our new coupon organizing system and spend some time getting organized--only my mom doesn't know that I am going to ask for her help--either in organizing or watching Rody and I'm pretty sure I know what she'll choose!
We are crusing through October. Rody says new words everyday--like "orange juice"...which is strange because we rarely have it and he NEVER drinks it...he is a water and milk only drinker. The only time we give him juice is apple juice with his chick-fil-a kids meals, but other than that, nothing. So, I don't know how he knows what orange juice is!!! He loves fire trucks now--and says "ire truck"...but, he calls any moving vehicle a "ire truck", but we're working on it!
That's all for now!!!
I had fall break last weekend (with Friday/Monday off)...we headed up to Cashiers, NC to my parents cabin/condo where we met my brother, Pey/Ian/Eve, and Laurin for a fun weekend! We spent Friday and Saturday nights there--Rody and Eve played so well together and I got to have a lot of girl time with my girlies...there was a "cookie-off" contest-I did not participate or enter a cookie because last week was rough and crazy for me, but I did vote...and it was hilrious...I won't go into too much detail, but Ian, the dark horse, came away with 2 more points than everyone else's cookies and won...I'll be sure to enter my molasses cookies next year!
Rody developed some sort of rash all over his body (legs and chest) on Monday night--very strange--we took him to doctor on Wednesday and he is having some sort of allergic reaction to something or it is viral...so, benedryl at night and something else during the day (zytack?? something like that)...it seems to itch him at times and he looks down at his rash and says "ouchie" a lot, but he is so sweet about it...
We are headed to Athens tonight to stay at my parents house--Randy is playing in the annual AIA golf tournament at the Georgia Club on friday--it is a fundraiser for UGA's AIA (who he intershipped for)--this is his 3rd year playing I believe...so, Rody and I will kick it with my mom on Friday--I plan to bring all our coupons and our new coupon organizing system and spend some time getting organized--only my mom doesn't know that I am going to ask for her help--either in organizing or watching Rody and I'm pretty sure I know what she'll choose!
We are crusing through October. Rody says new words everyday--like "orange juice"...which is strange because we rarely have it and he NEVER drinks it...he is a water and milk only drinker. The only time we give him juice is apple juice with his chick-fil-a kids meals, but other than that, nothing. So, I don't know how he knows what orange juice is!!! He loves fire trucks now--and says "ire truck"...but, he calls any moving vehicle a "ire truck", but we're working on it!
That's all for now!!!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
18 month stats
Randy took Rody to his 18 month well check yesterday. Rody was quite the charmer, starting with the little girls he was saying "hi" to in the waiting area. Then, his charm moved to all the nurses as he walked back to the next waiting room....Then, when Dr. Crabtree walked in, Rody said "doctor" which totally charmed Dr. Crabtree (who is wonderful, by the way!).
Weight: 27 lbs 8 oz (60%)
Height: 32 1/2 inches (60%)
He has been battling some on and off sniffles/running noses this month. Dr. checked his ears and he has infections in BOTH ears (but it didn't seem to really be bothing him until the night before this appointment when he and I only got about 4 hours sleep...), so he put him on an antibiotic and hopefully that will clear it up. Overall, he is a very healthy, vibrant little boy who loves to eat fruits and vegetables!!! Also, he is a HUGE fan of hummus...which is great. He and I usually have some sort of hummus snack when I get home and when he gets up from his nap. I am attempting to make my own hummus this week so we don't have to keep buying it at $3.50 a carton.
He is saying new words everyday...he says "I love you" and "Go dawgs" right now--his only real 2-3 word phrases. He is learning elbow, shoulder, and knee when he is getting a bath and can say and point to all of them. I am working on colors...he's got blue and yellow down, but not red or green yet. He LOVES lawnmowers...he will sit and watch someone cutting the grass for literally 20 minutes and NOT move a muscle...he has his own play lawnmower too that we take outside on a daily basis. He loves to throw "icky" away for me (trash) and also seems to like to clean things. Folding clean clothes is like a 20 minute treat for him---he picks up the laundry, throws it, picks it up, throws it...great entertainment for around 20 minutes...
I go to my 22 week 5 day appointment this afternoon. I can tell you that this baby girl is so active. I think more active than Rody was at this point. She keeps me up at night. I love feeling the movement though--Randy even got to see a kick when my belly shot up like a rocket the other night...so fun! I can't wait to meet this little one!
Weight: 27 lbs 8 oz (60%)
Height: 32 1/2 inches (60%)
He has been battling some on and off sniffles/running noses this month. Dr. checked his ears and he has infections in BOTH ears (but it didn't seem to really be bothing him until the night before this appointment when he and I only got about 4 hours sleep...), so he put him on an antibiotic and hopefully that will clear it up. Overall, he is a very healthy, vibrant little boy who loves to eat fruits and vegetables!!! Also, he is a HUGE fan of hummus...which is great. He and I usually have some sort of hummus snack when I get home and when he gets up from his nap. I am attempting to make my own hummus this week so we don't have to keep buying it at $3.50 a carton.
He is saying new words everyday...he says "I love you" and "Go dawgs" right now--his only real 2-3 word phrases. He is learning elbow, shoulder, and knee when he is getting a bath and can say and point to all of them. I am working on colors...he's got blue and yellow down, but not red or green yet. He LOVES lawnmowers...he will sit and watch someone cutting the grass for literally 20 minutes and NOT move a muscle...he has his own play lawnmower too that we take outside on a daily basis. He loves to throw "icky" away for me (trash) and also seems to like to clean things. Folding clean clothes is like a 20 minute treat for him---he picks up the laundry, throws it, picks it up, throws it...great entertainment for around 20 minutes...
I go to my 22 week 5 day appointment this afternoon. I can tell you that this baby girl is so active. I think more active than Rody was at this point. She keeps me up at night. I love feeling the movement though--Randy even got to see a kick when my belly shot up like a rocket the other night...so fun! I can't wait to meet this little one!
Friday, October 2, 2009
pictures
Rody is now 18 months and I figured it is time to post some new pictures of my adorable, handsome, little man!!
Off in the jeep to play!
He loves to put on all kinds of hats these days...cowboy hats, randy's hats, etc...
I'm pretty sure this will be the last picture of me on the blog in a while...I can't even take it! Here I am..21 weeks in this picture...I am so much bigger at 21 weeks this pregnancy than with rody, but I guess that is normal...uhh!
September 26, 2009...Randy making us pancakes for breakfast!
Rody and his two cups..one with milk, and one with "awa" as Rody says *water*
Snuggling with his blankets and reading himself a book... "Goodnight Gorilla"
Playing horsey with daddy....
cutie pie
I'm pretty sure this will be the last picture of me on the blog in a while...I can't even take it! Here I am..21 weeks in this picture...I am so much bigger at 21 weeks this pregnancy than with rody, but I guess that is normal...uhh!
September 26, 2009...Randy making us pancakes for breakfast!
Rody and his two cups..one with milk, and one with "awa" as Rody says *water*
Snuggling with his blankets and reading himself a book... "Goodnight Gorilla"
Playing horsey with daddy....
cutie pie
Monday, September 28, 2009
numbers
UPDATE: talked to randy this morning around 11am...he said that he got Rody up this morning, changed his diaper, then rody started saying "mama", "mama"...Randy told him I wasn't there, but rody started walking into every room asking for me...once he got through the house, randy said he sat down and started bawling!! Oh, my heart...Rody and I had a great "connection" weekend...and he really noticed that I wasn't there this morning...sweet boy!
Saturday was a day of numbers.
Rody turned 18 months
I turned 21 weeks pregnant
10 total pounds have been gained in this pregnancy (I'm not saying by who, just 10 total pounds..)
I took some super cute pics of Rody, but will have to post them later...right now I am at work sweltering in my room because the air conditioner guy didn't turn on the AC at our school until approx. 9:30 this morning.
Rody's "new" words: trash, moon, boots, lawnmower, and he takls a lot of new things, but they only make sense to randy and I...
He follows directions beautifully...loves to help clean up...will ask for things and automatically sign please and thinks he gets it...pituful...he was playing with sidewalk chalk and decided to throw it, which made it break into 2 pieces..he brought the pieces to me, signed please...it broke my heart to explain to him that I do not have the ability to put 2 pieces of chalk back together so next time don't throw them...
We took him out to a field at Lee University on Friday night and had a blast playing with the soccer ball and football...just running around...saying "score", then eating some ice cream...which is also one of his words, but not so new...
He is just so much fun. I enjoyed him so much this weekend. It makes going back to work on Monday mornings more difficult...
Saturday was a day of numbers.
Rody turned 18 months
I turned 21 weeks pregnant
10 total pounds have been gained in this pregnancy (I'm not saying by who, just 10 total pounds..)
I took some super cute pics of Rody, but will have to post them later...right now I am at work sweltering in my room because the air conditioner guy didn't turn on the AC at our school until approx. 9:30 this morning.
Rody's "new" words: trash, moon, boots, lawnmower, and he takls a lot of new things, but they only make sense to randy and I...
He follows directions beautifully...loves to help clean up...will ask for things and automatically sign please and thinks he gets it...pituful...he was playing with sidewalk chalk and decided to throw it, which made it break into 2 pieces..he brought the pieces to me, signed please...it broke my heart to explain to him that I do not have the ability to put 2 pieces of chalk back together so next time don't throw them...
We took him out to a field at Lee University on Friday night and had a blast playing with the soccer ball and football...just running around...saying "score", then eating some ice cream...which is also one of his words, but not so new...
He is just so much fun. I enjoyed him so much this weekend. It makes going back to work on Monday mornings more difficult...
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