27 weeks

Well I had this long post yesterday about how I was spending my "day off", but I pressed something that made it all disappear! I'm still trying to figure out this new computer. It seems to have it's own mind when it comes to hot keys. Last night I thought I turned them off, but it's been acting wacky again today so I guess that wasn't successful.

At any rate, I am now 27 weeks! According to thebump, Kira is the size of an eggplant. Personally, I feel like I've passed a bit of a milestone because I made it past 26 weeks. Twenty-six weeks is how far along I was when I had Aiden. Some babies do survive being born that early, but my precious son was not one of them. So it's a bit of a scary time for me being pregnant right now...the entire time I'm pregnant I'm wondering if everything's going okay but making it past 26 weeks is kind of a big deal for me. I am still going to be trying not to worry until she's here and healthy, of course.

I've been noticing how fat my face is getting. I didn't really think it was happening yet until we took those pictures on New Year's Eve. Of course it really doesn't matter what I look like, I'm pregnant and that is beautiful...but I am a Scorpio and I'm vain and I'm hormonal so if I want to lament over my fat face I guess that's okay. I was looking at maternity clothes websites and most of those models have the heads cut off. Is that because the models are not really preggo and I'd be able to tell by their non-preggo faces? Or are they really preggo and their faces are too fat to be shown? Which is it PeaInThePod and Motherhood??? Either way, I take offense.

Now I'm off to clean the house so it can get messed up one more time. Yay for Saturdays!

Stray cat strut

Here in Phoenix there is a big stray cat problem. Pretty much anywhere you go you'll see a stray kitty or two just roaming around...it's pretty sad. We live in an apartment and there are about five cats we see walking around that we're not sure if they're strays or just outside cats on the prowl. One kitty in particular seemed to live in the bushes in front of our apartment. I call her a 'she' but really I have no clue if it's a
boy or girl because she won't let us touch her and I've always felt it was kind of rude to look at a cat like that.

We started leaving food outside for this kitty which I started calling Black Cat because guess what-she's black! There's also Skinny Black Cat, Grey Kitty and Fat Striped Cat walking around out there. Anyway, black cat would
wait for us to totally leave the food alone
before coming to eat. If we even opened the door to go outside while
she was there she'd take off like a rocket. Eventually she would kind of hang around as we were leaving the food out, like sit there at a distance but still not getting anywhere near us.

When it started getting cold I made her a bed on our porch. Just a box with some old blankets but I felt really bad that she was out in the cold all the time. She started sleeping in it right away, so I guess she liked it! After that she got a little more friendly and would not orally take off if we came outside to feed her. She still wasn't approaching us but at least she wasn't completely heading for the hills the second we made a move around her.

Last week I guess she got brave because I found her walking around our living room! Oh yeah I don't think I've mentioned that we do actually have a cat of our own, an orange Tabby called Jax. Jax & Black Cat are total BFFs. So maybe he's been telling her we're a nice family and she should join us. We have a kitty door so Jax can come & go as he pleases and this is how Black Cat came in. The first few times she would of course make a mad dash for the exit as soon as she spotted us. Now it's been about a week and she'll come in, eat, sleep in the new bed I gave her (an old doggie bed but it's really cushy) as long as we don't try to pet her. It's been months of feeding her, she sleeps either on our porch or in our living room but she's still too scared to let us pet her.

I wonder how long it will take before she lets us snuggle her? Will it ever happen?

Hi there!

Welcome to my brand spankin' new blog! Here I'll be doing what zillions of other women can't help but doing: writing about my life, as plain and ho-hum as it may be. We all know the plain and boring days are usually the best and most cherished!

I am mama to a beautiful little boy named Riley who is 2 years old. Almost 3, his birthday is in march. I'm currently expecting our first (and probably only) little girl, who is named/will be named Kira! I'm 32 so no spring chicken here, I feel like I've been waiting a loooong time for this little girl. Okay maybe not that long, but I've been waiting :)

I've been a stay at home mom since having Riley in 2007. It's been such a fun and rewarding experience getting to watch him grow everyday. I don't know if I'll get the opportunity to be home as much after Kira arrives because I like to shop and having a little girl=lots of cute things to buy!

addicted? yeah that's me

About a week ago I started playing this fun little game on Facebook called Farm Town. You get a little plot of land, a little bit of money, and you grow "crops". You help your "neighbors" by watering and raking thier farms, and when the crops are ready you harvest for each other. Why is it so addicting? I'm not quite sure. I like seeing my little crops go from seeds to plants to full on fruits and vegetables. Yes, they're little graphics on my computer screen but it's still cute! Another huge chunk of the fun is the interaction with other farmers. If you're looking to be hired or hire someone, or just hang out you can go to the Inn, the Market or the Real Estate office. These are basically chat rooms filled with other farmers from around the world. When I get hired, I like to chat with the person who's farm I'm working on. It has been such an amazing experience getting to know so many different people from around the globe in such a short time. I've met girls in Greece, Australia, England, New Zealand...I've met guys too but this seems to be a more woman friendly game. I've noticed men will just go to work at the farm, say "thanks" and leave. I usually end up chit chatting long after the crops are harvested with the farm owner and 1 or 2 other ladies in the conversation.

If you're on Facebook and would like to get addicted yourself, I'd LOVE to have you as my neighbor! I love helping newbies...it makes me proud! Happy farming!
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i made it!

This is the Lush I made for Mother's Day, and it was SOOOO GOOD! The berries were so good w/the filling...it wasn't too sweet...it was just perfect. I left most of it at my mom's house so I made another one later in the week. Fry's had sponge cakes on sale for $1.99 so I took it as a sign that I HAD to make it again. This time I used Lemon pudding instead of vanilla, and it gives it a little zing but it's not "lemony". Either way it is really YUMMY!!!

bad for squirrels, good for birds

I just ran across a little blurb for this stuff, Cole's Flaming Squirrel Sauce in Phoenix Home & Garden magazine. It's a sauce that contains hot stuff that mammals don't like but birds don't mind that you pour on birdseed so the little buggers can't come and steal all the sunflower seeds before the birds have a chance at it. The illustration on the bottle is what really gets me...how funny is that?!

happy monday!

I am SO making this for Mother's Day on Sunday! It looks so pretty and I've been on this big pineapple thing lately. I want to make Pineapple Upside Down Cake too. What do you like to make for Mother's Day?