Random Thought Thursday

Oh, Whitney. Sad, sad story long before she died. I remember watching the Oprah two day special with her and I so wanted a comeback. It was not to be as her magical voice was gone. While we don't know how she died, most assume it is either direct drug use or the affects of drugs over time. One thing that really chaps my hide is people having a problem with others mourning over someone when they feel the death was self imposed. I don't get that. Isn't mourning proof that feelings exist and why should we try to direct when those feelings are appropriate? I don't think Whitney Houston was an idol or a hero, but she was a beautiful, talented, and I wanted her to overcome her addiction. I also don't like it when the mention of our fallen soldiers are associated with every celebrity death like we shouldn't honor other people just because soldiers are also dying. If I had it my way, they wouldn't be at war at all. I would love to grieve over more of them if their stories were more well known. We just knew Whitney's story a little better since she has been famous for so long. My point is, it doesn't have to be an either or situation. You can be sad that Whitney Houston died AND be sad when soldiers die too.



Chris Brown....I want to forgive him, but can he just once take the high road and not respond to negativity? I believe in second chances, but I am starting to believe he is undeserving of them. Anyone who responds so poorly via twitter, breaks windows after interviews, and no telling what else clearly still has a lot of anger issues. I think he should have been allowed to attend the Grammy's as he obviously won and maybe he should have been allowed to perform since he has served his sentence, but it is painfully obvious that he still has a lot of learning to do. Idiot.


Peyton Manning....Go on and retire, dude. Become an announcer or a coach, be an awesome daddy to those twin babies, and don't risk ruining your legacy. It's over and you are getting old. Sure, it would have been nice to win more Superbowls, but you won NFL player of the year 4 times and you were named player of the decade. I'm a Manning family fan and I would selfishly love for him to win/play more, but it really isn't worth the risk. Pack it up.

23 Weeks

Remember the grape juice and shortbread cookies that I talked about recently? Remember how I had hoped that I wouldn't gain as much between weeks 20 and 24 as I did in my last pregnancy since I had already gained 5 lbs more at 20 weeks? Let's just say that didn't happen.

Guess I did too much of this:

Hello treadmill, big mama is heading your way!

V-Day

I am fully aware that this Valentine design is overdone, but I couldn't help myself. It still is one of my all time favorites. I couldn't get my act together to do it last year and I really wanted one of Oliver so this year had to be the year. I made 25 of them for our MOMS club party and his school friends. They were slightly more labor intensive than I expected, but definitely cute!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Survey

I asked Oliver the following questions to make a card for dear old Dad for Valentine's Day.

-What is your dad's name? Adam
-How old is your dad? 3
-How tall is your dad? 5
-How much does your dad weigh? as much as Bebe (Precious, our dog)
-What is his favorite food? Pie
-Dad loves to (fill in blank)? Work out
-What do you love to do with dad? Play
-How are you just like Dad? Climbing
-It makes Dad happy when you (fill in blank)? Jumping (then he proceeds to jump for several minutes)

On another note, I had my 24 week doctor's visit today and while the doctor was measuring my stomach he asks how big Oliver was at birth. I knew what was coming. When I answered he said, "oh, good, because this baby is measuring 2 weeks further along." Yep, I know. I have gigantic babies. It's a gift.

Random Thought Thursday

• Why do bloggers attach a music player to their blog? This has to be one of my biggest pet peeves. Nothing worse than going about your surfing for some random a*s song to start blasting. I rarely read blogs outside of my google reader, but occasionally I go back for a recipe and boom...hit with their latest fav song. I just don't care what they are listening to. Am I alone?

• Speaking of music, I was taking a shower yesterday with Pandora playing. I discovered a new (it's actually old) song that I like. Don't laugh, but it is a LeAnn Rimes song called "Probably Wouldn't be this Way" from 2005. I haven't linked it to my blog so you'll have to find it on Youtube if you care and I'm sure you don't.

• I think the Rosie show has changed her format and I like it much better. They call it Rosie 1 to 1 and it is a more intimate interview. Tonight is Chelsea Handler and I'm pretty pumped about that.

• This morning I got a big chuckle from the hubs. He and Oliver were watching some Star Wars and Adam was telling him that a surprise was about to happen. I asked if the big ball was about to roll. Adam erupted in laughter like it was the funniest thing he had ever heard. Whatever, Star Wars/Indiana Jones, they both have Harrison Ford. Could have totally happened to anyone!

• Oliver has discovered how effect the word "please" is on us. "Will you play with me, please" has guilted us many times here lately. However, he doesn't fully get that sometimes the please request is impossible or dangerous. Sorry, buddy, but asking please to give you the satellite dish is not going to happen.
  

Currently

Listening: To the never ending chain of questions that Oliver asks Adam while they are playing video games. Goodness gracious, the boy talks all.day.long. I mostly love it, but whew....exhausting!

Eating: Not eating at this current moment, but I had this tikka masala for dinner. It was a good bit of effort, but we did enjoy it. I've also been hung up on Keebler's shortbread cookies.

Drinking: Welch's GRAPE JUICE. I bought Oliver some juice after I made fruit salad last week and he drank some of the pineapple juice that was in it. We never keep juice here so I thought it would be a nice treat for him, but who am I kidding? I thought it was the perfect excuse for me to indulge in my addiction. I seriously can't buy the stuff because I drink the bottle in a matter of days. I've always been good about having a piece or two of chocolate a day, but there is a demon that lives in me when it comes to grape juice.


Wearing: Hmm, well, I wear pretty much whatever fits, but while at home it is mostly pj's. I'm always one who changes out of my descent clothes as soon as I walk in the door.

Feeling: I feel good. I've had some back pain the last few weeks and I'm sure it is just due to my center of gravity being thrown off from my growing belly. Nothing major to complain about here at 22 weeks.

Wanting: I want this arrow punch. Can't find it anywhere.

Needing: To pick the gray that I want to use for the nursery. Finish our business taxes. Finish Babywise and Siblings Without Rivalry. Reorganize portion of basement. The list goes on and on and on.

Thinking: I still think about the name a couple of times a day to see if it will stick. We haven't been able to come up with anything better yet, but not sure that we are 100% either. It still baffles my mind that we are having a girl. I almost feel giddy when someone asks the gender and I get to say girl. It doesn't feel real yet.


Enjoying: The ease of our days at this moment and what a pleasure Oliver is most all the time. I know my life will get much more complicated soon so I'm really loving how we don't have to deal with feeding schedules, naps, diaper changes, crying for unknown reasons, and the likes. This freedom that we have so become accustom to feels so good and I want to enjoy it as fully as possible the next few months. We have a little family trip planned, our first circus, visits with friends, a weekend with me away scrapping, and whatever else I can pack into these next 4 months. Lots of dinners out with friends for me, a concert, a bachlorette night out, and hopefully some time away just Adam and I.

Tidbits

• Have you guys watched the videos "Sh*t girls say?" They are laugh out loud funny. I saw a FB friend link to one about greek girls that I can't wait to watch!

• Anna Watson, UGA cheerleader, was named college football's strongest cheerleader. I'm pretty sure she is the base and throws her male partner in the air for him to do a toe touch. Then she eats him for lunch.
  

• I told Oliver recently that we are attending a birthday party for Charlotte this weekend. He said, "the spider?" Hi.lar.ious

• Yesterday we were on the playground and a kid fell on the steps pretty hard. Blood started quickly down her face. I went over to offer an unused tissue to the mom who was trying to wipe it up with her bare hands. Oliver followed me. As we turned to go play more he hollers, "Dad, Dad, go check that girl out, blah, blah, blah." Nope, he wasn't a bit frightened by gushing blood. Just the opposite...