The Night before last, DH and I were sitting in the swing and she came to us from the yard Meowing like crazy, she wasn't cry meowing just meowing. DH said "she's trying to tell you something" and for real she just kept looking up at me for the longest time meowing just like she was truly talking! Then we noticed the back of her legs were a little wet, so she must have started her labor but she was still huge, so hadn't delivered yet.

Then yesterday morning she wasn't on the porch meowing for her breakfast like usual.  She finially came around later in the day to eat, but we haven't found the kittens yet, we're pretty sure they're under the house. I'll post her babies pics when we find them, for now we're giving her , her privacy! LOL

I'm glad for her, she looked so miserable, as I am NOW!!!!        ~Jill~

This is where we  (DH and I) took our overnite stay last month.

Ever heard of the REAL Florida?

We found out later from my S-I-L that we were on a BABY MOON.....a WHAT???? I guess its something new that couples will do right before the baby comes to get some R&R and just have some time together since thier lives are fixin to get much busier in the near future!   I didn't know thats what it was, but never the less we enjoyed our time together...whatever it was called! LOL

I was 31 weeks here, now I'm 35 weeks.

some of the beautiful decor in this Lodge.

some pics of our room that was so quaint, and with no TV!!!!

Those lovely windows gave a view of the spring....we slept with the windows open AND a little air running!

Bathroom pics, (I know, I know!) but look those walls are marble!!!

Ok on to the outside....

We took a lovely evening boat ride to see the wild life

Shell Station!

guess what that is???

I love this next pic, so serene...

doesn't he looked pleased??

and yes there is a swimming area in these same waters.....

and yes we found out that in the quiet of the evening a gator will use the swimming area as well!!!

this is the end of part 1,       stay tuned for part 2!!!!       ~Jill~

Waiting on our sweet little girl!  This is our "new to us" freshly painted old crib. Its the size of a bassinet.

This morning before church.       I'm getting there, little by little!              ~Jill~

Hello again! It feels like forever since I've done a blog! I have about three events (with pics) that I want to share, but I'm on the laptop instead of the desk top, and I don't have my pics on here. We went to all wireless a few weeks ago and got rid of our phone line. We now just use our cells and have verizon service for our internet also, anyway I said all that to say this, that we have to buy a little box that goes to the desk top, and thats why I haven't been able to use it lately!

If I get to share those, it may be the last for a while, I may have to have DD to update for me. I'm 33 weeks now and finding it hard to sit in any position for any length of time.    Enduring sitting in church is especially hard right now too! (Not to mention...we do not have a preacher that cuts it short EVER!!!!)  Most people think I'm due right away by the size of my tummy right now!

Still looking for a changing table, a cradle/swing, nearly new, and something to put the baby's clothes in. I'm hoping it all comes together soon!  My church is planning on a shower for us, so I'm excited about that!  I still need to paint my little crib, its the size of a basinet, and we'll start with that. I haven't got a full size crib yet, and not sure where I will put it when we need it!

I think this is all my back can stand for now, so I'll say good nite, leaving you with one last thing....our church started egg production today....peanutbutter eggs!  It's always a fun time, we went for a few hours today, the girls may go again tomorrow.                                          

                                                  ~Jill~

~Its Thursday~

Outside my Window~ 81 degrees and sunny!

I am thankful for~ MY SWING, here it is, what I got for my birthday! DH made the little patio for it this week to hopefully keep the bugs at bay...we'll see, I Hope so!

Also thankful for these daughters of mine, even if I have to boot them out of my swing!

I am wearing~

Well this is what I was wearing till it got to warm! I'm 30 weeks along in this pic! Almost 31

I am too excited about!!!!~~~~

I'm a great aunt again! This is our nephew holding his firstborn baby boy!    And.....

this one here is my friend from church's baby boy

Both of them gals the the same week# and had thier babies the same day!

And~~~ I got a new cell phone now with a local #! I did not Sleep last night for nothing! I was either dreaming of babies or playing with the new phone! LOL

I AM~~~feeling a little less tired this week, or I should say I am resting more. I think after this last post I blogged and after reading my "what to expect when you're expecting" book, I have accepted my current state right now. I have slept later, and still took naps and have tried to space out my trips to town or where-ever. By taking the nap, I feel better in the evening so I can make it thru supper and bedtime routine with the girls.

From the kitchen~ poppy seed chicken (the girls fav. not thier DAD's!) It's his late nite!

From the school room~We got alot done the past three days, but today just the older students got stuff done, the little student and I went to story hour at the library and didn't get much futher than that! It felt GOOD!  Glad she doesn't have too much left and then we're stopping for the season!

I am Praying~ for family members that need to be saved, for friends and family with illness, to be a better mom and have wisdom doing so!

I am Hoping~ to find a next to new baby swing, and changing table, or that DH would make the changing table!

Around the House~ book baskets I'm making up to take to the Ladies Tea this weekend for the silent auction, a clean living room, dining room (thanks to the girls!) a  still somewhat messy bedroom of mine, that I need to tackle!

I am "wanting" to create~ bulletin boards with pics on them, one of family, one of friends. Also I have a new memory card that I'm wanting to use to take pics of old pics of the girls growing up, so I can put the card in my frame to display them, (it's not the kind you can download onto). That way we could see them all the time, cause I don't have enough walls for the amount of pics!

I am sharing~ a few pics from the storage building project

doing my little part,

another helper

working on her own project!

the best little helpers!

thats all that got done so far, he's working on it by himself between working in the Prison. It just will take a little more time.

Can you see the shiner she got under her eye? She ran into a board sticking out. It was a little purple the next few days but thankfully it never turned too dark!

Plans for the Weekend~ the Ladies Tea (an annual fundraiser for the prison ministry) is on Sat. morn. We are going over to stay the night with friends tomorrow, so we'll be closer to the event the next morning.  All four of my girls are going this time, I will post pics! Can't wait to see them all dressed up! Hope is going for the first time, and she's so excited about her dress!     

Have a Blessed Weekend!    ~Jill~

Another Reason why I appriciate my Xanga buddies so much!

I learn so much from all of you! Everything from household tips, homeschooling, clothing choices, and new products that work!

The most recent things being from make-up and Hair products...thank you April and Bethelou!

Spent some B-day $ tonite on some make-up, (now I know why I waited till my B-day, (it gets expensive in a hurry!) amd a few days ago, I bought the John Frieda hair straightening stuff from Walmart. I tried it on myself and on both girls today, it works great!

I tend to usually just blog about happy times and all, but hoping that I don't sound whinny here, I'm asking for PRAYER again, I am so exausted all the time, its really getting me down. I can't seem to get things in the house done quick enough, all I really feel like doing lately is sitting or laying down. I'm 30 weeks in a few days, but I don't think I should be this tired yet! DR. seems unconcerned that I feel so tired. I'm wanting to do one more lapbook with HG to finish the school year, but lately all we're getting done, is the essentials. There's so many other things I need to do to get this house baby ready also! Anyway, I really would appriciate your prayers and any good advice for something to make me feel better!  

It's Sat nite and time to set the clocks forward, so I'd better go, so don't lose too much of that hour we're losing LOL!     ~JIll~

Only ME! You'd never guess what happened to me today !!! We went to this big consignement sale for baby stuff and kids clothes, that they have twice a year. I happen to find some maternity clothes for a good price, but still wanted to try them on since it's this late in the game, don't want to spend any more on them than I have to.

So I find a worker and ask her about a dressing room, well, they didn't have one, only bathrooms that were a mess and they weren't sending people to them (this was an old department store in a mall that was normally empty) BUT she said she would just look the other way.... so that meant, go ahead if you wish...

So DD Leah went with me, I at first didn't see the restroom sign, and it was dimly lit, but I saw what had been the old Men's dressing rooms, it was dark in there, and that should have told me right then not to go, but ....I did, and as soon as I got to the first door, I started sliding... and found myself on the floor, the WET floor, God only knows where that water was from! I'm hoping it was rain water from the leaky roof since it rained so much last nite! So I'm saying Leah Help Me! and She's about to laugh but knows she shouldn't, asked if my WATER broke when she saw all the water! We were trying to get me up and grab the clothes that had fell! I didn't land on my stomach, THANK the LORD! I broke my fall with my left arm and leg.

Leah did end up laughing, we found the nasty bathrooms  and went in to try to change and dry off, the dryers didn't work, go figure!  I was shaking at first! I was able to try on all but one dress that got too wet! It was cute too, too bad! So we went back out, hung up the ones we didn't want (including the wet dress)I hung it at the end of the rack , I hated to but I couldn't tell anyone working there, cause we technically wasn't supposed to be back there anyway!  We got our stuff paid for, and sent Dave and girls (except dear Leah) out to the van, while we went to the restroom. (all the while I hadn't told Dave I fell) We went back in , went to the shoe store in the Mall and bought me a pair of flip-flops, then to the bathroom where I had to get out of those disgusting feeling wet clothes! I had bought a pair of jean shorts at the consignment sale, that I put on along with the new flip-flops, since my shoes were soaked too!

When we got to the Van, Dave said something about hoping we had a good reason for taking so long...I said Oh we do!!! I told him then what had happened!

As for my shopping trip, I ended up with a scraped arm,  wet pants and shoes, a baby bouncer seat, a few dresses for Hannah and Hope. I wished I could have shopped more, but that was another thing, it was so HOT in there, I started feeling dizzy when I was looking at the clothes, and had to quit!  So we'll see if I decide to return to it again when they have it in the Fall!!!         ~Jill~

I guess DH and the girls thought this was real funny!

the cake baker in the background here!

all my girls! it was bedtime by the time we got to the cake so some were in pjs and had just had showers!

wearing my beautiful necklace that Hannah Grace made for me, Hope made one too, that I had wore earlier, but unfortunately it came untied, so she will have to restring it!

patiently waiting for cake

yum!

texting my mom, she wanted a pic

This was all last nite. Dave made shrimp and grits for us for supper, then I had a Women's meeting at church, and Dave had to run to Walmart to pick up a prescription. So we had cake when he got back. I got a few cards in the mail and a ton of B-day wishes on facebook!  It was a good day, but I was pretty wore out from the weekend when we went to Gulf World!

The Dolphin show was our favorite!

Hannah and Hope

Then they asked for volunteers to be a trainer for the day....we should have know...you get very WET!

and more WET!

They enjoyed it though!

Then there were the birds....

and the snakes...

and my "girls" just had to pet it!

got too close!

too close again!

Sea Lions!

aren't they cute!

now he was a big guy!

After seeing all those sea animals, we went for sea food for dinner!

oysters!

my favorite!

After that was a trip to Lowes where I got my Big Birthday gift....no pic yet, it's not put together yet!  It was a wonderful DAY!!!!  ~Jill~

So it's been a dreary, cool, sleepy Sunday afternoon...when Hannah comes and WAKES me up, excited to tell me, that "everyone" in the house is asleep except for her!!! Well...everyone WAS asleep except for her

I guess we're all wore out from out busy last few days.

Thursday was my DR. appt. DH worked, so I and the girls went, and then did a little shopping afterward, we didn't rush, because I have to take several rest breaks, so we pretty much spent the day!  They all had chore bucks money, so they were SHOPPING!   To keep the little girls occupied in Kohls, I let them try on some spring dresses! We didn't buy any of those yet, but they would have bought several, have been given the choice! I took thier pics in them, and will have to post later  Sorry I didn't get any uploaded yet!

Friday...we had halfway planned on taking a field trip/celebrate my Birthday trip, so.....we made the decision on Thursday eve. to go to Gulf World, then out to sea food for dinner.

We ALL had a good time! A neat place to learn about the ocean animals!  At the Dolphin show....DH leaned over and said while looking at Hannah, "I don't think she could suck anymore of this in if she had a straw"! It really kept her attention!

Dinner that early eve. was a local sea food &oyster bar that we have learned to love! I just can't seem to get enough seafood lately! I've recently discovered that I LOVE crab legs!!!

After that DH had planned one more stop, which was to Lowes to get my Birthday pressent.....I'll keep you guessing here!  Pics to come later!   It was one of those wonderful days that I wouldn't have minded if it had not ended! Except for being tired! I went to bed at 8:30pm!!!

Sat morning we (DH and I) woke up early enough to hit a few yard sales in town, one which was at our Pioneer Settlement, its an annual fund raiser they have. They always have loads of stuff, and its kind of hard to look thru, but they will have it more this upcoming week, with 1/2 price day, then down to bag day. So I will be going back! The rest of the day was spent cleaning up the house , and doing up some laundry of where I got out the girls spring clothes that had been stored, and the recent yard sale clothes I had got. DH worked outside on the carport!  yes that makes me very happy!!!!

So today DH preached in the prison (as it was it his Sunday on the rotation) We all made it to SS and morn Church except for Leah who isn't feeling well today  Had a good service with a missionary from Belgium. Very interesting the people he gets to minister to because its so diverse in the people that live there, and all the languages he and his family knows!   

So that sums up the weekend, now to tomorrow I turn 38 !   Hannah Grace wanted to know if we were having school since it was my birthday! Well most likely YES since we already celebrated but nice try! I think she is making me something and I think another DD is making a cake for tomorrow, YUM!     ~Jill~