37 weeks

I cannot believe how big my belly is! It looks so big compared to previous pics we've taken. I'm just amazed at how much she's grown over the past couple of weeks. Not too long and the little peanut will be here. I'm just hoping that she isn't a big baby becuase I'm afraid it's going to be hard enough with how little I am. I'm feeling anxious about the whole thing too. We didn't do a Lamaze class or any parent prep becuase I was too lazy to schedule one and I didn't feel that it was absolutley necessary that we did it. I dunno, maybe it would have benefited Tom more than me in being prepared. My concern is that he won't know what to do (which is what I'm expecting right now) becuase I don't know what to do. I just will be happy that he will be there giving me support and encouragement. But seriously, when you are in that much pain, are you really going to think of the techniques they teach you in those classes?

me at 32 weeks

Our New car

We, when I say we I mean mostly Tom, have been looking into getting a more dependable vehicle since our Honda it getting quite a few miles racked up on it. After looking for what seemed like months Tom came across a car on e-bay that the seller bought for a friend as a favor and his friend never came through. After debating about it on what to do we decided to go ahead and talk the guy down to a reasonable price. Tom talked to him about negociating a selling price and before we could buy it someone hit the buy it now button. So no big deal, I wasn't going to get dissapointed about it.


Well Tom called a day later to see if the car had sold and come to find out the guy that hit the buy it now button couldn't come up with the cash. I started to get really excited because this car had low miles (13,000), the title was clean it was in good condition, and we could afford it after checking into insurance, licensing all that stuff that goes with it. Originally the seller was asking 12,500 for it. Tom was able to talk him down to 11,500. Off to Columbus we went for the weekend. It was a little dissapointing to learn that the car had cigarette burns in most of the seats (the seller did not mention after Tom had asked). Some worse than others, but tolerable. Still it looked clean. But we weren't going to jump into something that's such a big purchase without consulting with family, each other and prayer. But we did our research and prayed, talked with family and decided that this is something we both wanted and could be happy with. When we got back from test driving it Tom was able to talk him down $500 bucks becuase of the burns in the seats he had asked about. ANd the seller did feel bad. But we found ourselved driving home with a 2007 ford fusion SE four door sedan with 2yr warranty still on it!


We got the inside detailed becuase it just felt a little dirty to us. What a difference it makes. We were going to do it ourselves but I'm glad we didn't. Becuase I was going to rent one of those steam cleaners for carpets and just get an attatchment for upholstry and I didn't know that the top of the car is basically like cardboard. So if you soak it, well you know what cardboard does when its wet. but we are very excited about our purchase and are very happy with the results so far. We plan on having it for a LONG time.

New Interior Doors

Those of you that have been to our house know how bad our old doors were. None of them shut all the way and they weren't even hung right. The worst was our bathroom door. The previouis owners had a dog and the dog really liked to scratch at the door to the bathroom. So much that half of it was carved out on the bottom (nice). So imagine the amount of time spending in the bathroom becuase your worried someone will walk in on you while taking care of business.
Before Pictures of the doors


Nasty tile board for the ceiling. It's so gross! But the end result is awesome


Not too long ago we bought new interior doors and they are amazing! Tom actually tore down all the old drywall to put an outlet in the bathroom (oh yes I didn't mention we don't have an outlet in there, just one in the hall) and reset the new doors to get them just right. He even textured the new drywall and it looks great! Now our doors lock and we have some privacy. He did such a wonderful job! The work was a lot and so was the mess. It was difficult to be patient with the amount of time Tom took getting them finished. But with school and life, they just had to wait. But they turned out great.

Sunday Cookies

So Sunday Tom and I were talking about making some cookies and how wonderful his grandmothers recipe is compared to my moms. "Its so good! The cookies are so moist and gooey" he says. Mind you that there is an extra cup of lard involved. Anyway I decided to make my mom's recipe becuase the last time he made cookies (his grandma's) there wasn't any flavor and just didn't taste good to me. No offense to his family and those that enjoy her cooking. So since we don't have a mixer, obviously I had to mix the batter by hand. Well by the time the dough started to form it got harder and harder to the point I couldn't stir anymore and asked Tom to come help. My valiant knight to the rescue! He made a couple of swipes and I guess he got a little too involved and our rubber spatula broke! Leaving half of it in the dough and the other half still attatched to the spoon. Well there wasn't any point in getting a new spoon to stir since we were almost done right? On he continued, and wouldn't you know it, the spoon broke in half! Tom was left holding what was our rubber spatula in three pieces.We were laughing so hard our stomach muscles hurt! The look on his face in the picutre was priceless. Almost like a little boy knowing he got in trouble but hoping that mom wouldn't get mad. Although the process in making our treat was an adventure the end product still turned out great!