here cums peter chocolate tail, hoppin down the bunny tail

courtesy of my friend kim lol

15 days

• Just 15 days to go until my newest heir to the throne is brought, screaming, into this world. Hard to believe, eh?

• You Were Nice This Year

  You Were 25% Naughty, 75% Nice Okay, so you weren’t *entirely* nice this year But Santa doesn’t expect a modern girl to be perfect You were good enough - and you’ll be rewarded for it

  How Naughty (Or Nice) Were You This Year?

• Your Celebrity Boob Twin:

  Anna Nicole Smith

  Who’s Your Celebrity Boob Twin?

I’m still hoping to hear from someone about a backup blogging site that allows you to import. C’mon people.

• I hope that Melinda got her heat back this weekend.

• Prince was awesome in the superbowl halftime show. He’s still hot after all these years. I actually stood in line at 5am to get tickets for his show 23 years ago.. and they sold out before I got any.

• I taught a one-on-one eBay class yesterday, despite the fact that it was 10 degrees out, and I’m , ya know, 99 months pregnant. But the lady was very appreciative, so that was nice. She even called to make sure I got home ok.

• My mom & dad are coming up for the baby’s birth

• My friend angel is sending me a paddle that’s even got my name on it. I can’t wait.

• Although it wasn’t a holiday, my mom turned 60 this weekend, and my parents also celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary. I can’t possibly fathom that!

• My 3 yr old has officially joined the ranks of the homeschooled.

• My kids keep coming up with names for the baby.

• While I haven’t been able to be particularly kinky for a while, I still have kinky thoughts, so I consider that to be my reason why I keep my blog named this

• Even though we’re expecting a very nice tax refund, I cannot think of more than 2 things that I want to buy when we get the money One of them is a freezer, the other - a *good* frying pan.

• A really awesome homeschooling site - IknowThat.com

• I quit smoking 16 years ago and according to quitnet.com, I’ve saved $60,000.

• I was really upset by this news story about this woman who was refused medical treatment while being arrested, and she miscarried her baby. Now, while she obviously was probably already losing the baby, having to go through that whole night KNOWING it was happening, would be awfully cruel.

• Some people try to guess my password for my password protected postings. I tell them that’s like trying to hack my blog.

• This other story about this couple who had sextuplets and then refused to allow them to have what could have been life-saving medical treatments that would have saved TWO of the babies - also pisses me off. You want them so bad, you do what you have to, religion or not, to SAVE THEM.

• While I can’t wait for my pregnancy to be finished and the baby to be here, I know I’ll miss being pregnant, at least a little bit.

• I have read every single (fiction) book by Koontz, Patterson, King, & Grafton.

• In hindsite, I wish I hadn’t fought so hard to avoid a c-section with my son, thus putting both our lives in danger.

• After almost 12 years, I can say without a doubt that our relationship is stronger than it’s ever been.

• And the sex ain’t bad either

And in case you’re wondering, I’ve just used every category I have on my blog LOL

Happy New Year :)

I just wanted to say HNY to all my blog friends - I wish you all the best that this year has to offer you.

Christmas past & present

On Thanksgiving, my hubby gave the t-giving toast like this: “Here’s to our last Thanksgiving as a family of 4, and to the rest as a family of 5″.Simple, huh?But it’s amazing. One second - one milisecond and you’re a family of5. As I sit here staring at my growing belly, listening to my daughter sleep behind me…my son asleep inhis room, their daddy on the couch because the little blonde girl crawled in with mom. The one in my belly churning, waking up with the tea I have been drinking… and now the hiccups start LOL (The baby’s… not mine) Hubby’s & my first Christmas came in November of 1995. He’d traveled 12 hours north on the Amtrak. I’d booked a cabin in the mountains of New Hampshire, never dreaming we’d live there years later. I brought one of those little table-top Christmas trees and some various oils & lotions. I waited on that platform for what seemed like forever, but finally, he was there! Now, it was colder than hell, and when we arrived at the cabin, it was dark. We settled in, and I made dinner. We got a fire going in the fireplace, and we had dinner by candlelight. It was truly something out of a book, a movie or a dream. We had a lovely evening, complete with those lotions & oils, and woke the next morning to a beautiful winter wonderland. It had snowed, and the wind had taken the power out (during dinner, as I recall). Well, the problem with losing the power was that the power-operated water pump wouldn’t work either. I.e. no water *at all*. We wound up driving to a diner for the potty and the breakfast - itchy from the lotions & oils LOL Two months later, I’d moved down to TN and finished our first Christmas together. I still wear the bracelet he gave me that day. I think I just threw the last pair of silk boxers I gave him away last month. From those funny, humble beginnings to a family of 5. Wow. Now our Christmas is centered around our children. We plan and plot about what we want for them, and how and when and where to get it. But the best part about that was my son coming to me earlier this month and saying to me “Mom, I don’t care if it’s not a big Christmas this year”. My 10 year old! Little does he know, it’s not an issue this year, thankfully. However, knowing that he isn’t looking for the big payoff of Christmas, is the best present of all.

On the first day of Christmas, My true love gave to me…..

Via IM this AM: Lady: Today is the 1st Day of Christmas   hubby: It is?   Lady: what is my true love bringing me?   hubby: A monkey holding a banana   Lady: geeeeee, thanks   hubby: well, the banana is big     Am I the LUCKIEST girl in the world, or WHAT?!??!!

plenty of thanks

Every year, I search for the words to describe how thankful I am for the many blessings I have in my life. Every year, I feel like I fail. At last year’s Thanksgiving dinner, I thanked my family for giving me so much, I thanked hubby for the incredible turnaround he’d made and how he’d changed all of our lives. I fought back tears as my son described how much he missed my grandparents and wished they could be with us, but I told him how grateful *I* was for having had them for so many years - So many people don’t have that opportunity to spend 35 years with their grandparents. I was so grateful to have to healthy, happy children, and to have my health, and hubby’s health. I was so grateful to have my parents, siblings and their children, even though they’re 200 miles away - they’re all healthy & basically happy.

This year began with me not knowing how things could be even better. I had no idea, at the beginning of the year, that things would change forever, yet again! I had no warning, no clue, that by the end of the year, we’d be readying for another baby - another whole person! My children, blessed again with good health - are my life. Who knew I could have room in my heart to include a third!

My young neighbor, a 23 yr old mom of 3, has had such a difficult year. I’m betting that her thanksgiving thoughts last year didn’t include the fact that her 5 yr old would be diagnosed with leukemia this year. That her youngest son’s first year would be spent on the road, constantly driving the oldest to and from treatments, doctor appointments, emergency rooms. How this 23 yr old kid handles that, I don’t know - will hopefully never know. Her plight makes me even MORE grateful that I’ve never had to face what she does - and it’s a daily struggle, I’m sure.

So, this year, again, I am thankful for my healthy kids, my soon to be 3rd child who seemingly is healthy as well, and for my extended family’s health. After that, it’s all gravy, isn’t it?

mmmmmm… graaaavy

Happy Thanksgiving to all that celebrate it… and try to give those that need it something to be grateful for, too.

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pillow talk

So, we’re laying in each other’s arms, winding down from the day. Try, if you can, to imagine this conversation…

Me: So, I found a really cute Valentine’s card for you today, but I have the feeling I might have bought it for you before.

Him: What’s it look like?

Me: Well, the cover has 2 elephants on it, and they’re kissing.

Him: Nope, you’ve never bought that one.

Me: How can you possibly remember 10 years of Valentine’s cards to know with such certainty that I’ve never bought it.

Him: Because elephants don’t have lips. Have you ever seen an elephant pucker? Because elephants don’t have lips. So they can’t kiss. So you can’t have bought that card.

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