Week 8

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

How far along? We know for sure 8 but as of yesterday’s ultrasound, the Dr’s office had me at 8 weeks 5 days (so 6 days today if you do the math)

Total weight gain/loss: Still hanging in around +/-7lbs

How big is baby? The size of Raspberry.  Average size is .63 inches, .04 oz.  Those little arms and little legs are moving like crazy.  We saw that yesterday on the ultrasound.

  • You can’t feel it yet, but the baby’s moving those arms and legs like crazy!
  • Baby’s fingers and toes are now only slightly webbed and tail (yup, baby has one) is gone.
  • Fun fact: Baby’s taste buds are now forming.

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It's all Kenzie's Fault!

So Monday when I logged in and started reading blog posts I stumbled across Kenzie’s post of the US.  The trick is, she drew the map and then filled it in.  I smarted off that she didn’t know where I lived (it’s not drawn on her map) and that got us into discussing this which caused her to challenge me to try drawing the map as well.

Now, first off I’m NOT an artist, but here’s my map.

I got all 50 states.  That was the first defeat!  In the west I placed Utah in the wrong place :(.  And because I didn’t draw the states to their actual size, it kind of scrunched states into places they really don’t belong, but I have them in the right place/order.  On the East coast I switched New Hampshire with Vermont, Pennsylvania with New York, Massachusetts with Connecticut.  Otherwise, if I had drawn the states to the right size, they’d have all been in the right place.

Just to prove it 🙂

This so reminded me of the Friend’s Thanksgiving episode when Chandler challenged all of them to name all 50 states in 5 minutes.  So yeah, anyway, there’s my map, are you willing to give it a try?  If so please let me know!!!

And tomorrow is Thanksgiving so I hope you all have safe travels to your destinations.  Spend time with family, Eat way to much and have a fantastic weekend!!!  I love you all!

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Review Extravaganza 2013

We are so excited to announce the 4th Annual Review Extravaganza!  This is getting bigger each year and we are so excited to have you all join in with us.

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What is the Review Extravaganza

-It is your way to look back over the year and each week recap three months at a time of what happened in your life, your favorite blog posts, favorite pictures- whatever you would like to share. (Here is an example of one of Nicole’s recaps from last year)

We would like to introduce you to this year’s 8 amazing hosts!


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From Left to Right:(Click on the names to get you to their blog)

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Where did the weekend go?!?!

I’m beginning to think coming up on the end of the semester that it’s making the weeks drag on and the weekends fly by… or maybe that’s just normal….

Friday – I woke up Friday morning to a small layer of ice on my windows.  Fun right?  It was quite cold.

I had an appointment to meet with my professor at noon so I skipped lunch sadly so I was flippin hungry.  Hubby skipped lunch as well so we ate an early dinner.  I found out he and JT were going to set up his deer stand out at my grandma’s.  I went and wandered around Walmart.  Whoa, crazy night right?!?!  Then I went home and watched tv with the cat.  Hubby finally got home and off to bed we went.

Saturday – I woke up at 6:30 to go to the bathroom.  The way hubby left blankets I thought he was still in bed with me, but turns out he had gone deer hunting (last weekend) and I was in bed alone.  I slept in until 8:30.  AL went out hunting with hubby and she got her first deer.  Yey!

Then hubby came home and we got into watching a movie we started the night before, Merry In-Laws.  Gotta love Lifetime and Hallmark channels at Christmas time!!  Okay okay so we’re only at Thanksgiving but still….

Then hubby and I ran to town and grabbed lunch and went to the store.  From there he conned (haha) me into going hunting with him.  I took my camera but the weather was SOOOOOOOOO cold that my hands stayed in my pocket the whole time.  Sadly we didn’t see a darn thing.  Then hubby and I went up and chatted with my grandma before deciding to head home.  Once we got home it was hot shower, dinner and bed.  We were in bed by 9:30.  Dang we’re exciting around this place!

Sunday – We were up at 7am.  yuck!  I didn’t sleep well at all Saturday/Sunday night.  Just before bed I watched Iron Chef America – Cranberry edition Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis vs Mario Batali and Rachael Ray.  Anyway I had dreams about that ALL. NIGHT. LONG.  Food that is.  Oy!  We decided to get up and start prepping some things for our Thanksgiving Turkey.  My mom called and asked if we wanted to meet them for lunch so we went and had lunch with my parents and went to Sams.  Then we came home and I started writing a paper and hubby went to help Earl and Pokey with their house.  Sunday night dinner consisted of Italian so I made our contribution and we headed to SND.  The end of the night ended with me working on my paper some more.  Yey, such a fun day and weekend.

Even though we really didn’t have much planned, I didn’t get a lot of relaxing done this weekend I guess because this morning I’m exhausted.  I guess because I didn’t sleep well last night either contributes to that.  OY!  Just think though this week is Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!  Yey!

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Great White Hunting Stories

So if you live in Missouri, you’ll know this last Saturday was the opening day of deer season.  Now to some people that’s like a religious holiday.  Hubby was ready for his chance to head out and see what his chances were.

I caught him just as he dropped his camo bibs… lol.

I could tell you about his hunting experience, but It’s just sooooo much better that he tells since I wasn’t there.  The cat and I were enjoying the warmth of the house and a longer morning snooze.  Take it away hubby!

So the stand I usually hunt in has been moved so I was laying on the ground waiting for daylight. I saw something a ways off flick, it was kind of a tanish white color.  I didn’t really think anything of it. A few minutes later I saw it again and it looked closer. This time it was a little lighter and I looked through my scope to see what it was….. it was a skunk and it was coming straight at me. This skunk was about 10 feet away from a death sentence. But… what do I do… shoot him and ruin the rest of my hunting morning… stand up… if I stand up is he close enough to spray me??? I finally chose option 2. I stood about half way up and he took off the other direction… luckily he didn’t spray. So I watched him run out in to the middle of the field and as I was watching him here came three more skunks, running up to him like they were huddling. Then came another one… 5 skunks in all… what a morning…. No deer.

And there we have it… No deer at our house on the opening day of deer season… bummer. We could have had road kill stew I guess…..

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What's Up Wednesday

++Don’t worry, I didn’t say it was Hump day Wednesday… lol 🙂
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWBhP0EQ1lA]Sorry, couldn’t resist…

++I had a dentist appointment today.  We need to keep an eye on tooth 30 because there is a lot going on there and someday I could need a crown.  Just fyi :).

++So I stopped at Subway on my way to school to grab myself lunch.  I know dental cleaning and then carbs but whatever… anyway I know one of the gals that works there.  She’s like we haven’t been busy the last month and then boom… It’s crazy today.  Then she told me to leave… lol.  Ah feel the love.  So I got a 6″ Italian BMT on Monterrey Cheddar bread.  Yum!

++We sold my laptop this week in order to upgrade me and I feel soooooo lost without it.  I’m using a back up that we had at the house and it’s JUST. NOT. THE. SAME.  Hubby actually bought this one thinking I’d like/love it and I don’t sadly.

++I love being married to a computer aficionado because he got this laptop I’m on dirt cheap, has less in parts than what it cost and I have a laptop up and running that right around a $1K laptop that we have less than $120 in…

++One reason I don’t care for it is it is smaller and older than my laptop was so it runs slower which drives me nuts!  I should quit complaining though, right?  Yeah, that’s what I thought.

++So over the weekend I got these cute measuring spoons.  I’m soooo for the deals.  I paid $5.99 for them.  Then this week I went to Pier One Imports and found some similar (granted not exact) for closer to $15.99.  YIKES!  A seasonal thing…. maybe I’m just cheap but I’m soooo sooooo glad I got these!

++So I was perusing around on facebook the other day wasting time and saw that Lourie had a post that was asking what was on your lock screen.  I’d just like to share that this is my lock screen on my phone.  This is one of my absolute favorite pictures of hubby and me and I just snapped it with my phone while in an elevator when we went to Las Vegas a couple years ago.

++My teeth are aching from this morning.  Just another bit of randomness.

++So it is 39.8 miles from my house to the parking lot at the school.  That’s one way.  I get a lot of driving time every day don’t you think?  Good thing I like my car right?  Some days it is extremely boring and other days like today the semi in front of me had something hanging out his back and it was flapping around and was mesmerizing… lol :).

++I really think I woke up to it sleeting against our bedroom door this morning… There is a 60% chance of rain tomorrow and I’ve heard 100% chance tomorrow.  Fun fun!

++Semester wrap up… I have a paper due on Friday, I have a paper due on Monday.  I have a paper due the Sunday after Thanksgiving.  I have 2 papers due on December the 6th plus small assignments sprinkled in the mix.  My life sounds like fun no?  Anyone want to trade me?  I’m not complaining, but really yeah I think I am.  Sorry!  Btw, I want my big computer back :). lol.

Okay now that I’ve brainwarped you today for on reason whatsoever I guess I’ll leave you alone.  Have a wonderful Wednesday and just remember, when we hit noon we’re on the downhill slide of the week! Weeeeeeeee enjoy the ride down!

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