100th Post

I just saw that this is my 100th post. I'm amazed you're still reading! Thanks! Here are some random thoughts running through my head while I wait for this picture to load.

• I've discovered that if I sit Isaiah in a chair with books he will sit and "read" for at least a few minutes.


• I am in love with bread. Why does bread make you gain weight?


• Did you know that Bob Barker will no longer be hosting "The Price is Right" after June? I will miss him.


• Quote from Jeremy's computer game, civilization: "Electricity will become so cheap that only the rich will be able to afford candles". hmmm...


• After we put Isaiah to bed he waves to us as we're leaving the room and says "Bye-bye".


• I've just completed my 23rd week of pregnancy. This pregnancy is going much more slowly than the last!


• If I read a book right before falling asleep I often dream about whatever I've just read


• Does anyone have a good recipe for baked French toast that doesn't require the bread soak overnight?
• Have a great weekend!

For Mom

Here's a picture of "the belly", mom. :)

Joy emailed this to me so I decided to post my answers here instead of sending out an email. If anyone else feels like doing it -go for it!

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Delivering the Winnipeg Free Press in Red Lake
2. Teaching Piano/Music for Young Children
3. Wal-Mart: Pet Department & Cashier
4. Dean of Women at RBI
5. Accounts Receivable -Eldorado

Four Movies I would watch again (and again!)
1. Anne of Green Gables
2. Pride and Prejudice (A&E Version)
3. Sleepless in Seattle
4. Annie (mostly because I can’t think of anything else right now)

Four Places I have lived:
1. Red Lake, ON
2. Thunder Bay, ON
3. Gettysburg, PA
4. Fayetteville, PA

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Pizza (cheese, pepperoni and mushrooms with Hunt’s Garlic and herb sauce)
2. Ice Cream
3. Bread -homemade
4. Fresh Strawberries

Four places I'd rather be right now:
1. Europe, sightseeing
2. Visiting Family -anywhere
3. Prince Edward Island (never been there, but would like to go)
4. On a cruise ship with Jeremy (one of our dreams)

Easter egg hunt at Great-Grandma's house

Isaiah, Grandpa Eldon and cousin Lydia. I think Isaiah is trying to kiss Lydia. She looks much more interested in her thumb! (smart little lady!)

Thanks for all the comments left on my last post. I think Jeremy and I will come up with our own name for this little guy, thank you very much! :) (Rachel, you scare me!)

I finally downloaded a bunch of pictures to the computer tonight so I'll try to past at least one of them. Does anyone else in this world have dial-up or is it just us? Takes FOREVER and a day to upload pictures. (My dad has told me million times never to exaggerate)

Last Saturday my brother, Matt, and his family were here for the day. We had a great time catching up and of course Isaiah loved all the attention he got from his cousins. The guys hiked, the ladies shopped and the babies took naps, sort of.

We have been having cold, fall like, weather, but I'm very excited to announce that starting tomorrow it is supposed to be warm for at least the next four days! I'm so ready to be able to take Isaiah outside again. At least I think I am. For whatever reason he was not very content to play with his toys this morning so I finally bundled him up and let him play outside. Usually, he is not a child that eats things, but several times today I caught him with rocks and things I didn't recognize in his mouth. He's been burping a lot every since... I also looked out once to catch him sitting beside our shed with his legs down a groundhog hole. "George" lives under our shed and I guess the hole that he lives in looked very inviting. Thankfully George wasn't home or was too scared to do anything.

In other boring news, tonight I gave Isaiah a haircut. He's had several now. I used the clippers and it got much shorter than I wanted. The poor boy. I never knew 1 inch was so short. Oh well, at least it will grow.

On Tuesday Jeremy and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary. In some ways 3 years doesn't seem all that long ago and yet at the same time life before marriage seems like a lifetime ago. I'm so thankful for a Godly husband who is also my best friend. Marriage is work, for sure, but I love it!

I can't think of anything else to say so I guess I'll get off. Have a wonderful weekend!

P.S. I wanted to post a couple more pictures, but I don't feel like sitting here any more so maybe I'll do more another day

It's a ...

Thank you for all your guesses! We're having a boy! I thought about not posting anything for a couple of days, but decided that would be just too mean. Plus I'm anxious to tell people. We're excited. I can hardly believe we're going to have two little guys running around! I keep thinking of all the stories Jeremy has of growing up with his brothers. They both thrill me and scare me. I hope I have energy to keep up! :)

What's your guess?

Wednesday morning I'm scheduled for "the big" ultrasound. We are planning on find out if this baby is a boy or a girl if they can tell us. What's your guess? We've all heard the, "you're having a ___ because you're carrying ___" comments. I can't say I believe them, but sometimes they hold true for whatever reasons. I'm curious as to what your guess is based on the following:

• I'm carrying low. This baby feels much lower than Isaiah, but maybe that has something to do with muscle. :(
• The baby's heart beat has been around 150
• I'm carrying "all out front" (I once saw a pregnant lady that carried "all to the left", she kept walking in circles! -that's a lie)

OK, now I want to know your guess. Even if you don't have a clue, just take a guess. You've got a 50/50 chance. There will be a great reward for the first person to guess correctly. (that's a lie)

Odds and Ends

• Thursday afternoon I was working in the kitchen when I heard a crash and then Isaiah start crying. The sight I found was the piano bench turned over, books falling out and Isaiah's little riding car pushed up against the piano. Isaiah wasn't under the piano bench, but he they must have come in contact at some point because his eye swelled up and got red. It's starting to look better.
• Last evening we had a great time with Jeremy's family. It was a last minute deal, but it was great to all be together again.
• This morning we went to my Grandma L. annual Easter brunch. What awesome food! After the brunch she had and Easter egg hunt for the kids. Isaiah didn't like the idea of putting the eggs in the basket so he tried to carry them all. After the hunt he sat in the middle of the kitchen and opened the eggs and ate everything he found -Graham cracker stix, mini marshmallows and Cheerios
• After the brunch we stopped by the library because I've been in the mood for a good book. I have a lot of things I could be doing instead of reading a novel, but I enjoy few things as much as sitting down with a good book. Especially on Easter weekend when there are snow flurries outside!
• The book I'm reading is the last book in the At Home in Mitford series. I think I've read all the other books in the series except for a few of the smaller "coffee table" type books. I'm curious, has anyone else read these books? What did you think? Please don't comment on how the series ends because I haven't finished the book yet!
• We had a great supper of shish kabobs (spelling???) on the grill for supper. they were great! Now we're just relaxing. I need to give Isaiah a bath, but I'm putting it off. :)
• Happy Easter!