plans changed

It freakin poured this evening. There were flash floods all over the place and it thundered and lighteninged so we stayed in and got take out fish. I feel ill now...ate too much. Mom gave me a picture frame for our wedding pic and my sister gave me a small corkwood frame. (5th year is the "wood anniversary.") I went to Target because J wanted a new pair of tennis shoes and I found some cheap knock offs of the Steve Madden shoes I fell in love with a few weeks ago. I decided I could either buy these for $17 or I could wait until God only knows and buy the ones at the mall for $60. I went ahead and bought them. They are black Mary Jane style and have a few cut outs on the top. The soles are kinda sporty but they are trendy enough to be dress or casual. I heart them. :)

Today is our 5th anniversary. We aren't going out or anything, but Josh is bringin home some beverages and maybe a movie or something. Tomorrow our whole family is going to a bbq place that has a dance floor and clogging/square dancing and live music. Its a lot of fun and even though I don't eat meat, I can't wait. Last year we went for my birthday and had the best time watching Megan dance. She is a year older, but I have a strong feeling she will be "on." :) I'm not sure how we'll manage with Dawson, I just hope he is in a good mood. I'm a little nervous about him.

All the kids had their pics taken today. Megan wore her white silk dress that was bought back when Josh was in the wedding in June and Dawson wore a little white sunsuit. Helga's boys dressed more casually but I think it will turn out well. D stood up for his along pic and held a little ladder. He grinned so big! I can't wait to see them. Afterwards we went to Goodwill and I got some pants and tops for fall. One pair I am going to crop and another pair has to be hemmed, but you can't beat the prices there. I can't believe I haven't gone there sooner. This afternoon we visited the butterflies again and played at the science center before dinner. Megan fell asleep on the way home from mom and dad's. She is out for the night I think.

We are all tired so I am hoping tomorrow can be a lazy day. I don't want to do too much running around since we are going out for dinner.

Poor RJ

As bad as Nikki sucked, she made it another week. :(

I learned how to take blood pressure today

I was supposed to practice listening through a fetoscope for the first time, but when I woke up at 8 and called Courtney, I was told the client had showed up 30 min early and by the time I drove up at 8:35, she was driving away. Oh well. She is due any day now. (this is not the labor I will be helping with though, thats not til Jan) We talked about how I would help her at the birth. Things like handing her steril pads to wipe away body fluids and to wipe the baby's face, making sure the other people there are positive and such, helping keep mom comfortable, etc... This will be her 3rd baby so C doesn't expect the labor to be long. I am leaning toward doing this for her and am praying for things to work out so that I can be away from D for a few hours.

I just drank a Mike's Hard Lemonade and am feeling pretty fine. :P As soon as M finishes nursing I have some housework to catch up on before tomorrow. My big sis from Michigan will be here with her boys tomorrow afternoon and we are meeting her at my Grandma's house. I'm looking forward to spending the next week with her.

Last night was fabulous! I got to go out with my best friend for the first time since before M was born. We have spent time together since then, but not anything meaningful. We went to Ruby Tuesday's for dinner because I wanted a portabello mushroom sandwich. Well, RT's had done away with that item so I got a Shrimp alfredo. It was good, but not nearly as good as that sand was. Hancock fabrics was closed by the time we ate, so we went to wal-mart for fabric. I also found the Cinderella costume pattern for Megan's dress, but won't be buying it until its on sale for $1.99 at Hancock. I have plenty of project stuff to work on for the moment anyway. Oh, and for my birthday, Robin paid for dinner. :) The conversation was great. We were both raised pretty legalistically. Not, extreme for either of us, but much more conservative than either of us believes today. We talked about raising kids (ezzos vs. attachement), alcohol and the Bible, sin nature, the pledge (all recent topics of interest at Yaaps.) We also caught up on life and talked about my kids. (but of course. LOL) Its nice to talk about this stuff with someone who agrees with me. Dawson was a joy as always. He sat and munched on pears, peaches, canteloupe, crackers, noodles, lemon, bread and cucumbers. (why can't I spell that word easily?)

When I called at a little after 8, Josh said that M had been asleep for around a half hour. They played at the park together and then had ice cream (which was her dinner btw). He took her over to the fire house where his friend was working on a benefit dinner but she fell asleep so they just drove on home. That isn't the first time she has fallen asleep without me, but it was the first time without me not being home. He said she didn't even ask about me once which is fine, I want her to be fine without me, but it makes me a little sad too. Last night ended in the best possible way. :D

Today we went to church. I was asked to consider helping teach the 2-3 year olds next year so I said I would like to, but told Tammy that I was planning on an eyebrow piercing and just wanted to make sure nobody was going to freak about it. I don't go to an ultra conservative church so I didnt' think it would be a huge issue, but thougth I should ask. She said it would be fine, our pastor is an ex-hell's angel and is covered in tatoos. He isn't proud of them anymore though so he keeps his arms and body covered. T is the wife of our children's minister and admitted she wanted a belly button pierce, but was scared of it hurting. No pain no gain, I say. :P
After church, we went to my parent's house for lunch. My daddy always makes breakfast for lunch on sundays. Today it was fried potatoes, french toast and blueberries and stawberries. Daddy made M an egg and Josh had a protein shake. He is still over there because he washed their deck today. He next has to seal it for them, but not today. Mom is bringing him home in a bit. I had to leave early because my daughter was a screaming unhappy tired mess. I don't know what to do with her sometimes. I reflected feelings, reassured her that Daddy was coming home in a little while. Spoke calmly to her and told her that it was ok to be unhappy with mommy, but screaming was not ok. etc.... The screaming just enraged me finally and I screamed back. :( I don't know why but she calmed down but I felt like shit. :( She is napping though so I know I did the right thing by bringing her home when I did. Still, I feel bad for the way that all happened.

Last but not least...this has really been bugging me. I can't figure out why Kelly Rippa hasn't learned a lesson from Kathy Lee Gifford. People get sick of seeing people talk about themselves. Go take care of your new baby and give us all a break!