More Jumperoo Pics

Zach fell asleep in the Jumperoo yesterday. Something Ashley NEVER, EVER did. She is more like me and has to be comfortable to sleep. Zachery is like his daddy and can fall asleep anywhere, anytime. :)

Comparing Babies

Lately I have been comparing pictures of Zach and Ashley at the same ages. Here they are at four months. It seems like yesterday that Ashley was flying around in the Jumperoo and now it's Zach's turn. They grow so fast!!

Photos coming soon!!

Well, the problem is not with my blog, it is with my desktop computer. I need to copy some pictures off of my desktop and onto my laptop so I'll try to do that tonight after the babes are asleep. :)

BLOG PROBLEMS

I am trying to do another post and encountering the same problems I had before. I try to upload a picture and it just says "error on page" at the bottom of my screen and I can't add a picture. Any experts out there to offer a little advice???

Don't Faint. . .

Is anybody still checking this blog? If so, you're probably shocked to see that after seven months, I am posting again. I am REALLY going to try to post something at least once a week. Honestly, I got irritated with my computer when I couldn't get pictures uploaded so I kind of shoved this aside. Anyway, I figured out the problem so I'm back. Here's a quick update of what has happened since January.

Sold house. Moved to duplex. Had car stolen from driveway at duplex. Got car back. Built house. Had a baby. Moved to new house. Still trying to unpack and get things put on the walls. Ashley is sleeping in her own bed all night long about one night a week. Zachery wakes me up less in the night than she does. My mom and dad bought The Petal Pusher. I decided not to go back to work at the hospital and I'm doing medical transcription a few days a week at home (and loving being here with my kids). Archery season opens tomorrow so I am a hunting widow for the weekend. I think that about sums it up! I'll ellaborate more on some of these things later.

For now, here are a few pictures that Shannon (www.definingdetails.com) took of the kiddos.

100 Things About Me

I decided to copy Misty, Angela and Shannon and try to come up with 100 random things about me. I didn't think I could do it but it was easier than I thought.

1. Clowns freak me out.
2. I sometimes drink caffeine even though I’m pregnant. :o(
3. My Grandpa died almost a year ago and I still think about him every day.
4. I used to have fangs and then I got braces.
5. I hate spicy food.
6. My first car was a brown 1984 Chevy Cavalier station wagon with AM radio and a leaky vent.
7. I dreamed of owning anything other than the station wagon – even a Pinto.
8. The first car I bought was bright pink – “raspberry”.
9 I am taller than my husband.
10. When I see other couples where the woman is taller, I think they look strange but think that we look normal.
11. I used to suck my thumb and smell my blanket (which was named Didney).
12. I have a crooked thumbnail from sucking my thumb.
13. I do transcription for a podiatrist and know too much about people’s feet.
14. This is easier than I thought it was going to be.
15. I hate my butt.
16. I had an imaginary friend named Drum when I was a kid.
17. Touching shopping carts grosses me out – especially at Wal Mart.
18. I got a ticket for fishing without a license when I was 18.
19. I married my high school sweetheart.
20. I have been married for 9 ½ years.
21. My second toe is longer than my big toe.
22. My third toe is bigger than my second toe but only on one foot.
23. I’m wondering if I’ll still have friends after they read this.
24. I should be doing transcription right now.
25. The only countries I’ve been to other than the U.S. are Canada and Mexico.
26. I dream of going to Australia.
27. Like Shannon, I felt a strange sense of sadness when Sadaam was put to death.
28. I rarely cry.
29. I have cried twice in the last two days.
30. I had my bellybutton pierced and took it out when I got pregnant with Ashley.
31. I love to be tan even though it’s bad for me.
32. I am almost 30.
33. I didn’t vote in the last presidential election.
34. My first real boyfriend smoked.
35. I have never done drugs or smoked a cigarette (firsthand).
36. I’ve never had sushi.
37. I tried to change my name to D’Ann when I was in the 8th grade.
38. It didn’t stick.
39. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night just to go look at my beautiful daughter.
40. Sometimes my beautiful daughter wakes me up in the middle of the night.
41. I spanked Ashley for the first time yesterday for slamming Dylan’s head in the closet door.
42. It hurt me worse than it hurt her.
43. I feel more Christmassy when there is snow.
44. I don’t have a favorite color.
45. It makes me mad when people sneak up on me and scare me.
46. I have only watched one horror movie in my lifetime.
47. I loved to lift weights and work out when I was in high school.
48. I had “four pack” abs when I lifted weights and worked out.
49. I thought I was fat at that time.
50. I was wrong.
51. I have had two miscarriages.
52. We tried to have a baby for six years before Ashley came along.
53. I loved childbirth and can’t wait to do it again.
54. I haven’t been able to part with Ashley’s clothes, even though we’re only having one more baby and he’s a boy.
55. I hate helicopters and will only fly in one if I’m being life-flighted somewhere.
56. Small planes don’t scare me.
57. I’ve been pulled over three times for speeding.
58. I’ve never cried when I’ve gotten pulled over.
59. I’ve never gotten a speeding ticket.
60. I will never have a tattoo.
61. I might re-pierce my bellybutton if I ever get a decent looking stomach again.
62. It stresses me out when people I love don’t walk with God, especially when they know better.
63. Sometimes my hair falls out.
64. I miss my Montana family.
65. I love to camp.
66. I let Ashley watch too much TV.
67. I am sick of Mickey Mouse.
68. I can’t remember the last time I finished a book.
69. I can think of several books I have started.
70. I don’t have a list of things I want to do before I die.
71. One of the things I want to do before I die is make a list of things I want to do before I die.
72. I like the smell of gasoline.
73. I like the smell of Sharpies.
74. I haven’t worn perfume since Ashley was a tiny baby.
75. I wish I could wear perfume.
76. I wish I could use detergent other than Tide-Free.
77. I want a new washer and dryer but have no reason to get rid of the 10-year-old set we have.
78. I bought maternity underwear for the first time last week.
79. I like them.
80. I have started numerous journals, journaled for about a week and then stopped.
81. I loved it when our youth pastor led worship at church a few months ago.
82. To me there is no better feeling than being in God’s presence.
83. I want our house to be the cool place to hang out when the kids are older.
84. I want an in ground swimming pool.
85. I wish I could afford expensive purses.
86. I am dreading packing, unpacking, repacking and unpacking.
87. I am running out of things to say.
88. We should take Ashley to see the Doodlebops Live in Kennewick next month but I don’t think I can make myself do it.
89. I am already sick of the songs I downloaded onto my iPod last week.
90. I like 80’s hair band music.
91. I would love to go to an Aerosmith concert.
92. I was Bisky the Snowman in the 2nd grade and puked after the play.
93. I hate public speaking.
94. I play the piano and know a few chords on the guitar.
95. I stop watering the Christmas tree after it’s been up for about a week and swear I will water it every day the next year.
96. I dream about winning the lottery but never buy a ticket.
97. I was a cook at a Mexican restaurant many moons ago.
98. I weighed trucks at C&B Livestock one summer in high school.
99. The only place I have ever snorkeled is in a tank at Typhoon Lagoon in Disneyworld.
100. I can’t believe I’m done with this list.

C-R-A-Z-Y

Crazy is the word that best describes our life the past three weeks. We sold our house and expect it to close any day. We have been contemplating building or buying and today settled on building. We have a house plan and a lot but no where to live in the meantime! We are looking at a beautiful single-wide this afternoon. In addition, I am six months pregnant and instead of nesting, I'm packing. Crazy times! So, please bear with me if I'm a bit cranky, weird and emotional over the next few months. It will be good in the long run!