Tasty Thursday

It's been a while since I shared a recipe and I will share two today to catch up... ::smirk:: First I will update on the days events... We had our monthly pow wow with all of Engineer's service providers... Those who are uninvited were there... When we shared our latest news about the placement you could see the winds were taken right out of their sails... Should be interesting if they continue to harass us as they have been... They are supposed to call to set up an appointment to finally go over paperwork that we should have been given a month ago... Hopefully they will crawl under the rock that they came out from under and leave us alone!!! We set up another meeting with the placement people to talk about who great Engineer is and all his likes... School will also be in attendance to talk about what structure supports they used to help his day run more smoothly... What an exciting time in his life... I picked the boys up from their 2nd day of school... They had another awesome day... TBTG!!! I didn't have staff tonight so I filled our night with the baking of 4-1/2 dozen bars (recipe below) for the Parish bake sale this weekend... I also made from scratch Sloppy Joes (recipe below) to have for dinner Friday and Saturday... I worked on a monthly menu plan... I worked out dinner for August 24th - October 4th... Isn't that awesome? I am trying out several new recipes and will be sharing them... All that's happening with Engineer we will have to make some changes around here... It's also part of my Burn Out repair program... I walked 8 blocks (0.8 miles) today.. It feels good to be walking again... Peanut had her 2nd speech therapy at the new time... It went very well... We will be adjusting the schedule next week due to appointments I can't move... I worked on Engineer's hat a bit... Almost ready to make the brim... Here are the recipes... ENJOY!!!

Caroline's Bars:

2 Eggs
2 C. Sugar (I use cane not beet)
2 C. Creamy Peanut Butter (PB)
1 t. Vanilla
1 bag of your choice of chips... I made one with PB and one with chocolate...

Combine the first 4 ingredients until well blended... Stir in gently the chips... Press into a 9x 13 pan evenly... Bake 20 minutes (watch so they don't burn on the edges) in a 350 degree oven... Cool completely... Cut into bars...

Approx 56 bars (if I cut the pan evenly ::smirk)

Sloppy Joes

2 lbs Hamburger browned, drained
1 Med-Lg Onion, coarsely chopped, sauteed in butter*
2-4 cloves Garlic, pressed*
1 C. Ketchup
3 T. Steak Sauce*
3 T. Brown Sugar
2 T. Mustard
2 T. Cider Vinegar

Place browned meat in crock pot... Add remaining ingredients and stir well till meat is well coated... Add 1/2 - 1 C. of water if needed... Cook on High 1-2 hours or low 2-4 hours... Serve 2-4 T. of Sloppy Joes on Buns with Cheese and Mustard (as desired)...

*Onion, Garlic depend on personally taste as to how much you put in...
* Steak Sauce - Recipe calls for Worcestershire Sauce which we never use so we use Steak Sauce (A1 or Generic)...

ENJOY!

Wee Ones Wednesday

Today was the first day of school... It went great... Everything was remember and on time for both the start and end of the day... Both boys had fabulous first days... I am very pleased... Engineer was picked up for his month psych appointment... It went well also... I cooked a nice breakfast for myself, my husband, peanut and linebacker... We had omelets with shredded cheddar cheese and grilled onions that were leftover from the kabobs when we had steak and a sausage patty... I brought in breakfast from the freezer for tomorrow and Friday... I caught up on the tons of laundry... I even hung out a load on the line to air dry... I need to go and bring that in when I'm done here... I also walked 12 blocks (or 1.2 miles) today... Woo hoo!!! I haven't walked in weeks... I hope to walk another 8 blocks (0.8 miles) tomorrow... Depending on how the meeting goes with the uninvited will probably have an effect on how much I accomplish tomorrow... Hopefully we can put the unwanted in their place... ::scowl:: Off to laundry, work on Engineer's hat and bed...

Tidy-Up Tuesday

Today was whip the house in shape to show it to the realtor so he could make an estimate as to it's market value.... He was impressed with all the projects we have completed and the ones we are mid way through... Still a lot of work to be done before it is ready to sell... After he was done my husband and Monkey went out to take care of some errands... Peanut had ST at her new time... She is doing fantastic... I went out to run a few errands myself with Engineer... Nothing fancy... We stopped at the library to return a book and the mailbox to drop another Netflix envelope in the mail... It was a pretty uneventful day... Baths and off to bed for the children... I'm going to work on a bit of Engineer's hat and then it's off to bed for me... We have a early morning tomorrow... Should be an exciting day!

Saturday-Sunday

I was still not feeling well either yesterday or today... Engineer was upset because the air show is in town and the jets have been zooming across the sky... Fr. W. had a fantastic homily... Linebacker's fever is finally starting to go away... Fr. W. gave him a blessing after Mass... We ate subs and watched the air show from the sub parking lots with the younger children on Sunday... I have finished Peanuts, Monkey, and Linebacker's winter hats and currently working on Engineer's... We watched Nim's Island for our family movie night on tonight... We have a Yes and final move in date for Engineer... We will meet soon to talk out more of the details and start setting up dates to being the transition... He is very excited... I am excited too... I can't wait to see how much this helps him...

Time Off Tuesday

My husband had off from work today... Monkey had a dental appointment to fix something that was bothering him on the lower left side... We stopped for some ice cream (suggested by hygienist) afterwards... It was breakfast then phone calls... Due to my husbands bad private session we will no longer be going there together to that organization either... He called and made a new private appointment and I called to cancel our together one we had for that afternoon... I then did some calling around to find somewhere new we could go... We had our 'meeting'... It wasn't very long and was kind of intense... Not happy with our switch and Engineer whacked them in the back of the head... He reacts physically when he feels threatened and he does not like when they come visit the house... I'm sure he's picking up on all the tension... My husband called and talked with the car insurance people about that thing... He had bumped a car in the rain in June 09... It was an employee parked in the guest area of a hotel... They have an older 70s early 80s large sedan... The officer said oh no more then $100 of damage if that... The night it occurred... Now the guy is claiming it will be $1200 to fix the 'damage'... We are thinking gee his WHOLE car probably isn't even worth that much! Even if they don't pay that amount of the claim or any of the claim or the whole claim... Our insurance is automatically going up just because a claim is being made on top of what we already pay... An extra $25... Isn't that just peachy?!? These are the same people we have homeowners with... When our roof leaked in Feb 09 they said oh we will repair the interior damage but not the actual roof... ::eye roll:: Yes, lets repair the ceiling and not the roof so when it rains again, it can be damaged again... That makes so much sense... We hired someone ourselves to repair the roof and we are fixing the ceiling (first coat of primer is on, woo hoo) ourselves... We really need to switch companies... We had excellent service prior to our agent retiring... Now we have bounced around between 3-4 agents... Our dealings with them are becoming more unpleasant each time... They cancel the towing coverage on both autos because we had my husband's car towed twice (broke down) and the van once (broke down) in 2 years... Come on people... What's the point of having towing coverage if you never use it... They considered that 'excessive' use... Moving on... Engineer left with a friend... My husband took the two middle ones out to run errands while Linebacker and I had a 1/2 nap... He was asleep before they left... All the noise/commotion of them leaving and us relocating to a different room he didn't do much sleeping once it was quiet... By the time we settled in and fell asleep, Engineer and had come back with his friend... ::sigh:: Husband returned with the middle ones... He asked if I could run to the grocery and pick up a few things... I said sure... He was showing me the different things he had returned with including new library videos for the week... I inquired where Peanuts birthday present was... He says "we returned it with the library stuff... I didn't realize it was one of ours"... He had returned other videos that we don't own from the series... I head to the library and waited probably 30-45 minutes for them to find it... Nothing... Left my name, number, and title of the DVD... I will call them tomorrow if they haven't called me by a certain time... I saw a FMCHE friend, Caroline (she pronounces it Carolyn), who was headed to our Altar Society meeting... I didn't realize it was that night, my husband had some where he was going, and they don't have childcare... So, I'm in the group and make bars for parish events but never been to an actual meeting... I don't think... I was in my husband's car because when I left to go run these errands the van was doing what it did on Saturday and Monday... My husband stop by the mechanic (nothing but answering machine when we call) and he is out of the shop till some time next week... I went to the store and picked up milk, eggs, cheese, juice, cereal, PB, Wok Oil, and bobbi pins... After coupons it was $7 even I think... I made my way home... We had dinner and my husband went to a newly formed 'men's prayer group' that him and his friends made... The 'wives' are also forming a group... It's funny because we refer to our group as the 'mom's group' and the husband's call their group the 'men's group' not the 'dad's group'... Interesting how we are different... We hope to have our first meeting soon... The guys have been meeting since mid July... So almost a month... It has really been a great thing for my husband... They are a great group of guys... The children and I watched more Little House on the Prairie... Time to drop it in the mail and Netflix to send us a new one... I finished Peanut's hat... I think it might be good for two seasons... I gave her some 'growing' room... I'm working on one of the boys' hats (Monkey or Engineer)... They have the same circumference size but different lengths (brim to crown)... Linebackers should knit up in no time because his is the smallest... The boys' hats are all the same color, a variegated blue yarn... Peanut's is lavender and a variegated purple/pink yarn... I think the exact same color as last year... If I ever have a working computer that likes my camera I will share PICS... It's late and I need to head to bed...

Fruitful Friday

I woke up to a wet day... I thought maybe I would do a little sewing but alas no sewing was done again today... LOL... I did knit some more on Peanut's hat... Little by little and hopefully it will be done soon... I know winter is just around the corner... I took hamburger out of the freezer for Sunday's casserole and breakfast stuff out for tomorrow when we make one of our super breakfasts that would rival IHOP... ::grin:: The children and I took a little drive so we could leave the house... We were suffering a bit from cabin fever... I was in no mood to clean mud off the their boots, them, their clothes, the floors and the carpets... We went to the library to return late books and DVDs... Opps... My husband keeps taking them to pick up new stuff but doesn't return the old stuff... Just remembers to return his own... ::eye roll:: However the most exciting thing today was dinner being interrupted... It went like this... I was annoyed when the door bell rang in the middle of dinner... I'm thinking who is ringing my bell... It's dinner time... I peek out the front window and see no auto... I'm thinking it's another door-to-door salesperson... I open the door to my surprise one of my favorite people... The UPS man... LOL!!! I said oh I was wondering who was ringing my bell during dinner... He blushed... I continued... I wasn't even expecting a box... What a wonderful surprise... He smiled.. I thanked him and he was on his way... As a compulsive shopper the UPS man has brought me MANY packages! I brought it in the house... Such a small box... I wondered what it was... I hadn't even ordered anything lately that I could remember... ::Smirk:: So, I opened it... What was inside? Complimentary materials from Christopher West for my husband... We were sent the CD Box Set of Winning the Battle for Sexual Purity: Straight Talk for Men and Good News About Sex and Marriage... How Blessed are we... God is sooo good!!! I am thrilled... I wrote him and told him about our situation... Isn't he such a wonderful man?!?! I had to share what a wonderfully fruitful day it was for our family...

To Do List Thursday

I had many things on my to do list today... This morning I made garlic mashed potatoes and brussel sprouts in a butter sauce to go with our hamburgers I made last night... I made a few phone calls... My husband had a dental visit (routine check up)... Monkey and Peanut had Speech... I chatted with my neighbor next door... She is 80 this year (born in 1929)... I will be 30 in less then a month... She calls me 'kid' instead of by my name... Always saying how beautiful the children are and that they keep her young... She has 3 grown children and several grandchildren (all school age)... We were talking how Engineer will be in 4th grade this year and Monkey in 1st grade... When we bought the house Engineer was 2 years and 7 months old, Monkey wouldn't arrive for another 5 months, and I had just turned 23... Look how our family has grown! I didn't do any sewing because I'm more tired then I thought I would be... Guess the week is catching up to me... I knitted some more on Peanut's hat... It should be done soon... I then can start working on the boys' hats and then scarves...

We Love Gravy - Wednesday

Ok... I'm stretching my title today... I admit it... However it is very relevant to my activities today... I made Sausage Gravy and Biscuits early in the morning and then I made hamburgers with sauteed onions in a brown gravy for dinner tomorrow... I refilled engineers rx at the pharmacy... Rescheduled the appointment I missed on Monday for next Monday morning... I worked more on Peanut's hat... I fought with my old computer... It doesn't want to accept my camera so I can't download and share PICS... Our new computer has completely died... It won't boot up at all now... It was booting up randomly when I spent 3-8 hours continuously turning it on and off trying to make it work... I made a quilt block for a secret birthday project I'm apart of... I actually made two... One to mail off to be joined with others who are working on the project and one for me to keep... They are only 3" x 3" and 14 pieces... Sooo cute!!! I listened to some great CDs I received in the mail from the Mary Foundation... I received 8 CDs and listen to Scott Hahn's Conversion Story and the Rosary/Divine Mercy Chaplet...

Tenacity Tuesday

I think the title of my publishing says it all.... Every time I think I'm blogging again my life is blindsided and I am sent into a tailspin... Once I hit the ground I come up disoriented and it takes me a bit to figure out which way is which... I will continue on... I'm trying to think all that happened since my last publishing... Engineer is finished with ESY and we are enjoying our sleeping in the morning... A whole extra hour... ::grin:: I still seem quite tired before bedtime can arrive... August had seem to sneak up on me... I was counting down the days then all of a sudden I'm like oh it's August and I have these things I agreed to do... I'm still trying to tackle this Addicted to Stuff Monster... My latest project that I can't seem to tackle is the Clothing Monster... I wash mounds and mounds yet the drawers are always packed full of clean stuff and the baskets are over running with dirty stuff... We are still having severe computer issues... No word yet on Engineer's placement... Monkey is doing well... He lost his first tooth today... He is very excited about that... Peanut is amazing how much tubes made a difference in her hearing and speech so far... Linebacker has entered the climbing phase... He climbs up onto the couch, on the desk in the library and if the gate is left open to the kitchen he pulls out a chair and can be found standing on the table... So, I've been keeping an extra close eye on him as of late... Saving him and correcting his behavior... They are all enjoying the cool but beautiful weather... Spend many hours outside every day... I started working on the children's hat and scarf sets for winter... Bit of a late start but I hope I finish in the two short months I have to make them... 4 Sets! I guess that is all for now... My major decision I spoke of is that I'm taking a year off from homeschooling... However, I have decided NOT to send Peanut to Head Start so I may be thrown back into homeschooling if she isn't accepted back into her ECSE class... The director of special education is out of the office... Hopefully he will return soon and her fall placement will be more clear be it in ECSE or at home... If I neglected to update on something drop me a note in the comment section... Hopefully I will see you all again tomorrow...

Touching Base Tuesday

I figured I'd take the time to touch base with my 'readers'... Things are up and down here... Mostly up... Linebacker had his 4 month check up today (5 weeks late)... He is 12 lbs 14 oz (peanut was 12 lbs 4 oz at 6 mo) and 24-1/4"... So, he is on the small side he isn't small like she was... Our doctor noted his BMI was over 15 which I guess is good... Don't know much about BMI except I'm in the 'you're big fat' range on the chart... ::smirk:: The doctor noted we had visited the lactation consultant earlier in the month... She didn't say the F or S word the whole time... I'm surprised but happy! He had his vacs and did well with that... He was all smiles 2 hours later... He is a bit fussy now but I think he just wants to nap... We are gearing up for Halloween... We have two costumes so far... Batman and Jack-O-Lantern... Should have the other two figured out by next Monday... My new less filled plate doesn't feel any less... I still feel as busy as ever... I'm hoping the less fullness will kick in soon... I'd really like to make a difference around her visually... Ahhh... I hear baby snore noises.... My guess was right... ::grin:: Tomorrow should be a quiet day with time to work on things I've put on the back burner... I picked up some new yarn to make the boys and Peanut new hats for this year... So, photos should be rolling in soon... I also will be knitting up Linebacker a scarf... The weather hear has cooled off much like the gas prices... We are at two - thirty something at some stations... He is in the 30s/40s and occasionally 50s... Too cold to walk very far with Linebacker... So, we will be walking less and driving more... I've been eating and sleeping better... I'm still tried... Hopefully as I continue to eat and sleep properly that will go away... I'm off to make homemade Mushroom Chicken Tetrazzini... Will try to update again probably on Monday...

Linebacker's Hat

Isn't he adorable... He is now 19 weeks...

Many Things To Share - Monday

My oldest had ESY again... I dropped off my mileage reimbursement sheet at the district office... This 22.5 miles 4 days a week is killing us with the gas costs... I usually wait till all 6 weeks of ESY are done but couldn't this year... Just costing too much to transport to and from... I went an exchanged an outfit... It was a 9 month summer outfit... Linebacker will be 9 months in February... It won't be any where near warm that time of year here... It will be frozen tundra in these parts... I exchanged it for a 3 month summer outfit he will be able to wear later this summer... I also picked up Peanut's Diego Cake Pan and Icing Coloring Set... I'm all ready to make her the Diego Cake for her 3rd Birthday next month... I didn't make it over to pick up her birthday gift yet... I'm hoping to do that some time this week... I want to have it... I made a few phone calls and worked in my gardens... I debated calling today's post Mosquito Monday... They are AWFUL!!! I can't wear spray unless I wash it off immediately after coming in because Linebacker is too little for spray... I never know when he might need me to pick him up... I can't if I'm coated in spray... I've been lucky and only bit a couple of times... I hope when the city sprays it helps... Rumors are they are spraying this week... It's hard to enjoy your garden when you are being munched on! One last exciting thing... I've almost finished knitting my scarf... Woo hoo!!! I'll share a PIC when I finish... It is really awesome... I can't wait till it's done... I guess that is all for now... Linebacker is sounding his alarm saying it's feeding time again... ::grin::

Winding Down Wednesday

Well, we are winding down... Soon the new little guy will be here... I can't believe it... This morning I went to a meeting to discuss Monkey results for all of his testing... Good news is he will go to K in the fall and not be held back a year... However he is behind... So, he will have Speech, PT and OT in the fall... We are starting it up at home this summer to give him a jump start in help... So, maybe part way through the year we can drop one or all of them if he has caught up enough... He is average overall and slightly below average when each area is extensively looked at... We all agreed that some of his delay is probably due to the fact he is not around typical peers (no day care) and has his older brother as one of his primary role models to imitate... So, that's the latest with him... Now I just need insurance approval...Which I know will be no problem... Just a matter of making it official so the therapy people can start billing... The therapy people will come out to evaluate him to set up a plan of what needs to be worked on in their sessions and how often they will see him... Last we will pick days and times that work for each of the 3 different therapist to come and see him... The best part is they come to the house so no running around this summer except for Summer School for my oldest and Monkey is going to Safety Town... I've talked about Safety Town before... It is a program all K who will start in the fall attend during the summer... It is a 2 week program that teaches them about Police, Fire, Ambulance, and other Safety topics like crossing the street and riding your bike... We had our last MACH I (Mother's And CHildren) meeting today... It's like Catholic MOPS... It is only available locally... The curriculum is written by some ladies locally... They hope some time in the future it goes national but right now it's just in our two dioceses (ND and MN)... It was Spring Tea... So, we didn't have a lesson... We chatted, ate, and talked about our favorite books for two hours... Peanut has ST... We talked about what happen to her hand, about the possible any minute arrival of baby and whether she will be able to fit Monkey into her schedule... My oldest had OT... We talked about his needs... He only has a few more insurance approved visits so soon the OT will be gone too... His caseload is pretty full so he probably won't see Monkey this summer... We have seen quite a few different OT because of my oldest behavior issues so we will probably still have someone who is familiar with our family... They can address Monkey's issues with the knowledge of what my oldest issues are developmentally and how the environment is effect certain areas of his development due to imitating... I did finish my blessings hat... It is adorable!!!

Teaching Tuesday

I gave a knitting class this morning to my homeschool group... That was lots of fun... I started work on our little blessings hat... It's powder blue/baby yellow... I should finish it tonight... I stopped at the bank... I went and picked up a new boppy and extra cover at Target... My other one we had to throw out after it was became dirty and damaged... It was one of the old style without the removeable/switchable covers... I also dropped a DVD in the slot at the library... We ate the last of our Mother's Day cook out for lunch... Tonight I went to an API Support Group Meeting... The leaders had moved away but moved back so the meetings have started back up again... The leader is one of my doulas also... All in all it was a pretty quiet day... The 'overnight' lady watched my oldest while I was at the meeting... She then observed the bedtime routine of Bath, PJs, Story, and into bed to sleep... So, we are one more step closer to overnight...

Twenty - Eight Weeks Thursday

I'm a crossing off the weeks... One week closer to welcoming our newest gift from God... It was quiet morning but a busy afternoon... I stopped at a friends house before heading across town... I stopped at Walmart to pick up some snacks... I also picked up a new battery for our digital camera... Our other one was completely dead and wouldn't charge up any more... I have the new one charging up now so it's already to go for Monkey's birthday... I also picked up some knitting supplies and the newest $1 leaflet with patterns... I ran into Hobby Lobby to buy the Pastel Blue Yarn I needed for my blessings blanket but they don't carry that particular one... They suggested JoAnn's but I try to avoid them because of rude staff... They also suggested an independent retailer not far from my house... I plan on calling tomorrow to find out the hours and see if I can make a quick peek on Saturday to see if they sell what I want... Hobby Lobby had eggs on sale for 3 packs for $1 so I picked up some for a knitting project... I also saw an adorable girly tool kit I can keep in the van... We had one in there but wet boots from snow melting off leaked on the case and into the case and things rusted and become nasty... This is smaller and comes in a little cute pink/gray zipper case...It comes with a universal handle that has adaptors to fit Screw Driver bits (9 different ones) and Socket Set (5 mm to 11 mm)... Flash Light (2 AA, not included), Pliers, Miniscrew Drivers (like you would use for eye glasses, don't know name), Tape Measure (40" or 1 Meter), Retractable Exacto Knife and Plastic Zip Ties... It was only $10 and I used my 40% off coupon... I stopped at the grocery store for a quick look at the produce section for possible snacks... Didn't see anything... I headed home... Our DDCase Manager called to do an update on my oldest and to let me know the unofficial results are in for Peanut... She does qualify for EI just a matter of all the papers being signed and everyone receiving their copy... Someone will be calling in the next week or so to schedule when they can come and work with her... My oldest had his post-op follow up today and everything has healed up and he's been released from Urology... He also had ST today and had an OK day... He had one time out so no train... He has to have no time outs at his program and earns pictures of trains... When he earns 5 he receive a reward... His last reward was a trip to the grocery store... A funny side note was the maintenance man had to come with him on his trip to the grocery store... You have to think how often does he go on field trips... My oldest really loves the maintenance man and considers himself his right hand man... ::grin:: His next reward will be a trip to Burger King... He is two trains away from his next reward... Busy day tomorrow and lots to write about... Have a great night...

Another Quiet Day

Nothing too exciting happen today... I purchased a much needed item for our upcoming blessing at a huge discount... It is coming VIA UPS... So, I will share what it is when it arrives... Didn't go any where except to pick and drop off my oldest... I made a delicious Crockpot Beef Roast with Tomatoes (recipe Feb 12th)... I almost double the recipe because my husband bought this MONSTER size roast... So, I had to add some extras to accommodate for the extra meat... My oldest had ST and was not as good as he could have been but much improved over Thursdays session... I finished my oldest son's basket on Sunday... I haven't shared a PIC of it yet... So here it is:

He requested an all yellow basket... I made his the largest of the three... When I finished his I'm glad I have no more baskets to make... We are gearing up for Monkey's birthday... He is going to be 5! in a matter of days... Just amazing... They grow so fast... All that is left is buy his card and ready his cake... Of course wrap his presents... I updated our calendars through out our house including our school/schedule calendar which has cling letters and you can write on it with a dry erase... I also updated my Catholic Planner (if you are looking for a great CATHOLIC one definitely check out the site) for the next two weeks... So, that is all set too... Tomorrow is an errand day followed buy a very busy end of the week... Have a great Monday!

Slow Saturday

Today was a pretty quiet day... I ran out to the store because I was too tried to go last night when my husband returned from running errands... So, I went out and picked up milk (used the last of it at breakfast), cereal, cheese, beans, eggs, juice and yogurt... My husband had to work today so that's about all the running I did today... I stayed home and chilled with the children and started work on my oldest's yellow basket... I learned some new knitting stitches so it is taking some time longer then the others... I probably won't finish it till tomorrow sometime... His basket is also twice as big as his brothers... So, more stitches to make it all the way around the sides... That takes longer... I guess that is about all there is to write...

90 Days To Go!

Yep, I've reached the 90 days to go according to the wheel... Today was a busy day... We had a huge non-meat breakfast that included waffles, french toast and omelets with cheese... Peanut had ST while my husband went and picked up his paycheck and run some errands... When he returned I went out to drop off my first of the month paperwork... Now I won't have to run out next week to do this... It is good to have it done! We took a nap while my husband went out again to buy things needed for the household and start shopping for our middle son's birthday... He went to the PO to mail packages and bills, $1 store, eBay shopping, by the time he made it to the library they were closed... Stupid library closes early on Friday's and opens late... I still don't understand why they do this! So, he headed to Target, TRU and Grocery Store... Filled up the van tank with gas... He came home and we had a seafood feast... We had Popcorn Shrimp (fried), Walleye (baked), Fish Sticks (baked), Shrimp (sauteed), Seasoned Sprial Fries (Fried), Green Beans (boiled), and Hush Puppies (fried)... We also made a cheese french bread pizza... Yummy!!! I knitted another basket last night... I can't believe how fast they knit up... Here they are...
Peanut's Basket:
Monkey's Basket:
I will be working on a 3rd basket today for my oldest... He requested an all yellow basket... So, I'm making him one... I'm tired and headed to bed...

Twenty-Seven Week Thursday

We are down to the finally weeks... Soon my newest blessing will be here and wanting to meet all my readers... Today was a quiet day... I didn't have any where to go and no one scheduled to visit till later this afternoon... I took the time to relax at home... We finished some forms up today so we can mail them tomorrow... I made a few phone calls... All it in all a good day to rest... I started knitting an Easter Basket for Peanut... If all goes well I will be making more in a variety of sizes... I will share the finished project when I complete it... They had an awesome news story on tonight about the benefits of breastfeeding in preemies... I was very happy to see this... They featured my hospital that I deliver at NCIU... I'm going to sign off and do some knitting before heading off to bed... Tomorrow is going to be super busy!

100 Days

Yes, only 100 days or less till I welcome my newest little blessing to our family... Today was better then yesterday... Not quite so emotional... We had a visitor... My friends 14 month old... He was here from noon till almost 7... So, funny because my friend has the hardest time putting him down for naps... He fell asleep right on schedule with our napping time... So, we all had a nice nap... I had to move everyone around so he could have the crib... That was the safest place for him to nap... Since he isn't mine I wasn't going to co-sleep with him... Peanut had ST and we talked about things that happened yesterday... My oldest had OT for the first time in a while... He was quite wild but calmed down eventually... We talked about all that is happening here and the current services we are trying to set up... Other then managing 4 children well expecting one I didn't do much today... I ripped out a few stitches on my opps... I have two more pieces to work on and then I can re-sew... I will probably do some knitting once I sign off of here... Haven't picked that up today... It will be a good way to unwind this evening...