The Hormones are Raging!

WARNING: I am venting in this post. Read it at your own risk.

All through my pregnancy I have been pretty level headed. I haven't had the crying or emotional outbursts. But boy have things started to change! I'm to the point now where I can't sleep and everything on me hurts and aches. So needless to say, I have a very short fuse these days. And it all started yesterday...

During my kitchen re-do, I had to get my alarm system taken down and I have been trying for 4 weeks now to get it reinstalled. I have been nice through the reschedules, and the "we can't be there until next week." And after 4 weeks of this, last night I got tired of being nice and went off on Palmetto Alarm for about 30 minutes. I think what really set me off was when I tried to explain that I had tried to work with their schedule for the past 4 weeks and now I just wanted it put back up, considering I have been paying for the service while the stupid thing isn't even hooked up!!!!! And the smart a@@ had the nerve to say, "Well we didn't tell you to take it down." At that point, I literally lost it. And I have NEVER gone off on anyone like that. Frank, who was calmly listening to everything, got a look of fear in his eyes. So just for the record, if you are looking for an alarm, I would not recommend them. They kiss your butt when they want you to sign a contract, and then once it's signed their customer service is crappy!!!!!

So then, after I am in a bad mood, Frank starts asking me "When are you going to pick out a paint color for the nursery." So one question to everyone...are husbands really not that smart? I mean honestly, if I had just got done chewing someone out and the horns were clearly protruding from my head, would you ask me if I was able to get a paint color? Bad timing!!!!! And then after he sees the demon coming out again, he tries to back track by saying, what color are you thinking. And I say, either light blue or light green. At which point he says, we'll just go and tell them that's what you want and let's go ahead and get it done. At this point I am thinking if I could plead temporary insanity and avoid the electric chair for killing my husband. Because apparently he has never been to a paint store.....DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY SHADES OF BLUE THERE ARE? So I tell him if he's in a hurry, go pick a color himself. And when I don't like it, it's going to be repainted. At that point, he goes to bed and the demon in me calms down...at least for now.

So poor Frank is living with the devil. The alarm people probably have me on their "Top 5 Most Hated Customers" list (although they deserved getting chewed out). And the horns are still out, b/c I'm still ticked off about my alarm. But now I feel better having vented. And for now, I don't think Frank wants to divorce me. Just 9 more weeks............and hopefully I will be back to normal.

Great Weekend!

This weekend was really good and productive. I had my living room just about cleaned out on Friday, when Frank began bringing everything from the 'soon-to-be-nursery' into the living room so he could take down wall paper. For the past 2 years we have used this room as our junk room so you can imagine what was in there. And once again, my living room was covered with boxes and piles of stuff to go through. It was emotionally draining just watching him bring everything in and pile it on the floor. Just as I was beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel....

So on Saturday morning I started cleaning again. Then Mom came up around lunch time so I could take her to the furniture store and get her opinion on a crib. And she loved it, so I bought a crib and a dresser (and I got an AMAZING deal on the dresser.) Then we went to lunch and went back to my house. Momma felt sorry for me when she saw my living room. It's starting to get difficult to clean for a long period of time. My body starts to hurt from all the bending and standing up on hard wood floors. So Momma said, "I'll help you go through a couple of boxes before I leave." Needless to say my momma was amazing. We had the ENTIRE living room cleaned and all the boxes gone through within 2 hours. I could not have done it without her!!!

And Frank got all the wallpaper taken down. It took 2 days of non-stop work but he did it! I would never tell him this...but I would have never had the patience to do that. But he slaved away and did an amazing job. So now the nursery is ready to be painted...and no I have not picked out a color yet. It's on my extremely long to-do list. But I will get it done. Maybe I need to call momma back up here to help me with that list :-)

THE BIG REVEAL!!!

After weeks of remodeling...the kitchen is DONE!!! And I am in love! Specifically with...you guessed it...the DISHWASHER!!! We are having to wash everything before putting it up, and I actually washed 12 plates, 8 bowls, 6 glasses, and 14 place settings of silverware at ONE TIME!!!! It would have taken at least 3 loads with the old dishwasher! I am in love. So here goes for the big reveal!

Before...

And After...


This is where the old doorway, pantry and table was before. We closed that doorway in so we could have a wall of cabinets. There it is...my precious new dishwasher! Isn't it pretty! And all the counter space. I am in love!
Notice...no bars on the door! And look at the new pretty window!!! We put new windows in our entire house too.
Our new microwave has a venting system on it, so now we don't have that gosh awful 1938 ventilation fan in the wall!!! If you didn't notcie the fan before...look up at the before pictures. It was hideous!

Words of Wisdom Courtesy of Frank

Frank Swears he works hard all day long...but somehow I keep getting emails during the day with stuff like this in it. And stuff like this just tickles him too death. (If you click on the images, they'll enlarge so you can read them.)

Happy Valentine's Day

For God so loVed the world,

That He gAve
His onLy
BegottEn
SoN
That whosoever
Believeth In Him
Should Not perish,
But have Everlasting life.”
–John 3:16

I stole this from someone elses blog, but I thought it was appropriate for Valentines. We are so loved and so blessed!

Here are just a few of the things I am most Thankful for on Valentines Day:

• Frank: He drives me up the wall the majority of the time, but boy do I love him. I love him so much it hurts!!!!
• Baby Tyler: Even though I haven't met you yet, I have already fallen head over heels!
• My Momma: She's my best friend, and I can't even begin to express how thankful I am that she's MY MOM!!! I hope I am half as good of a mom as she is. I love her so much.
• My Daddy: I will always be a daddy's girl and he knows it!
• My Brothers: Growing up with 3 dads was rough...but I sure do love them.
• Izzie, Maddie, and Walker: Life is so much fun when they are around. I can't wait for Tyler to be able to play with them.
• My Friends: I've got the greatest girlfriends in the World!!!!!

Special Friends

I have the best group of friends that a girl could EVER ask for. When I began FMU, I never imagined meeting such a special group of people as my ADPi sisters. God knew what he was doing (as always) when he blessed me with each of them. Most people don't keep in touch with their high school or college buddies, but it's amazing how we all come together to help each other celebrate those special times in our lives.

My closest group of 'sisters' threw me a baby shower this month and I was so touched by how many people came. Girls drove in from out of town, and some even left their kids for the afternoon to come and celebrate with me. It meant so much to me. More than they will EVER know!!!! We all became so close in college and it's amazing how after being out of school for 6 years, we are all still close. Many have moved away and yet we still find time to catch up with one another. These truly are the sisters I never had.

Thank you so much for making this day so special and loving my baby before you've even met him. I can't wait for him to meet everyone and know how lucky his mommy is to have such special friends!