Mon-7-Jul-2008 - Thoughts of this Mama...
It's early morning, and both boys are still asleep. I have the time to blog, but the most interesting parts of the day have yet to happen!
I'm headed into my 12th week of pregnancy . . . it's went by so fast! There is a little bump, when I stretch to put away dishes on the middle shelf, against the counter-top that reminds me that I'm pregnant. I always go crazy and sleep the first 2.5 months on my stomach - no other time of my life do I sleep this way! That's past, now, too. Last night, when we played Ring-Around-The-Rosey and all "fell down" I was a bit slower getting up. I'm starting to feel pregnant, even if I don't look it quite yet! 
I wonder how much my age effects how I'm doing this pregnancy, and how much is simply having two boys to take care of as well as myself and Jonathan? The morning sickness is waning (most days) and time marches on. I'm so excited to be pregnant again!
Elijah is healthy again. He's putting on weight. Last night, he ate an entire bannana, part of a plum, and a half a handful of graham cracker bears. Where does he put it all? I don't have a clue.
Samuel is learning by leaps and bounds. This boy of ours loves to sing! There isn't a bit of problem with the first part of church, because he's waiting on pins and needles for the song director to say "Hymn number . . . . ." He's the first one to grab his hymnal and he belts out the songs joyfully. At first we worried about distrubing people around us, but they seem to find it endearing, so we let him sing away. He even holds notes at the end of verses - it's truely adorable.
I was only kidding about my "Will I Be Able To Homeschool?" post. Honest. His arguements are truely a bright spot to the day . . . and he is like a sponge right now. There is no way to stop teaching him!
Elijah is pulling himself up on things now, and Samuel gets giddy with excitment. "Walk! Mommy, Yi-ya walk!!" I can't imagine two of them mobile, chasing each other through the house. While it's been important that Samuel stay in the same room with me, it's going to be even more important that both of them stay in the same room with me, so that they don't divide and destroy the house when I'm distracted.
Yesterday, Elijah was fussing in the backseat. Jonathan reached in the back and let Elijah grab his finger. Within seconds, our blue-eyed boy was sound asleep. It was so precious! He just needed to not feel alone, I guess!
Since Jonathan has been on a cash-only budget for over a month now it has helped him to keep track of his spending and limit it in a wonderful way. I'm not thinking about what he buys anymore and wondering how it will effect our credit card bill, and we've actually stuck to our budgeted spending amount!!!! I think this might have been the final key to our finances. It also encourages me mightily to stick to my budget as well, and overall it's been wonderful. We might just meet (or exceed!) our savings goal for one of the few times in the past four years, which hopefully encourages us to keep going.
I have pictures to post, but left the camera at Jonathan's parent's house.
Both boys are awake, so I should go . . . .
~Ashley~
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Fri-30-May-2008 - Meme
I was tagged by Amy Jo. Thank you!
a. What were you doing ten years ago?
At 16yo? I was probably hanging clothes on the line, day-dreaming about my Prince Charming and itching to go to the library or ride my horse.
b. What are 5 things on my to-do list today?
(This is not a fair question since I have a terribly loose schedule!!!!)
1. Wake up with Jonathan
2. Read Bible
3. Feed both boys good food - no sugar until Samuel starts eating more
4. Do something useful AND incorporate Samuel. As in, he puts away the silverware while I empty the dishwasher - it doesn't count if I sneek off and do the whole thing myself or neglect to ask him to help me. We ended up doing laundry together, he cleaned the lint trap, shoved clothes in the dryer and actually pushed the start butten in this decade. I was proud!
5. Email my husband
c. Snacks I enjoy:
Jalepeno chips. Cookies. POPCORN!!!
d.Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
Move to the country by buying out my parent's on their farm, LOL. Buy a few Arabian horses, and dh a tractor. Give some of it away to hardworking people who wouldn't ask for any. Offer food or a job to those that come begging for a handout. Tithe to some organizations we know of that don't ask folks for money but are faith-based and take their needs directly to God. Buy some gold, invest the rest in the economy which may or may not bottom out. ROFL
e. Places I have lived:
Kansas
So there you go. Notice what got pushed off until the end on the day's to-do list? *sigh* I'm off to read my Bible!
~Ashley~
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Thu-13-Mar-2008 - Huh . . .
Well, I had ideas for part II & III of my "Simple Living" series; I'm waiting for them to come back to me! *blushes*
Samuel turned TWO last Sunday; we are going to have family over for pizza and cake and ice cream this Saturday night . . . so I probably won't blog about that until next week sometime. I need to put together a post with some baby pictures and some current ones; something really worthy of my widdle boy!
I'm gardening already . . . I have seeds sprouting under a grow light on top of my dryer and I'm very excited. I'd like to get some opinions on an herb I found growing in my herb garden when I pulled back the leaves- I know it's an herb I planted last year; I'm leaning towards hyssop but it might be wormwood. I'd like to post a picture of the scraggly little thing and get some more opinions! :)
I am really, really trying to remember what Part II was supposed to be. These past few weeks have just been full to the brim . . . hopefully I'll be back to blogging a few times a week soon!
~Ashley~
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