Showers and Such

Yay Laptop- bringing momma back online! We've been doing well- we have had a lot going on. I kind of feel like I'm on a treadmill and I can see the light the end of the tunnel. There are only two more weeks of moms-day-out, sunday school (which I teach) was over this week for the summer, swim lessons are over, science classes are over, most of our "company to meet the baby" is done with and I really feel like we are going to have more time at home. In an AMAZING turn, Tuckerboy is sleeping like 12 hours straight at night. I wasn't sure this day would come- the day I could put him to bed at 7:30-8:00ish and not see him again until 7:30 in the morning...but I think we are here.

On having three- I really think it is a turning point. All during that girls trip to Hilton Head I kept telling them I think I'm on the cusp of some big life changes- especially in the areas of sleep, home management, weight, etc. I think I've been able to coast by filling in the areas that needed filling most urgently, but not having a real overarching plan for our homelife. I don't have a "regular" laundry or grocery schedule or a "regular" workout routine or a "regular" anything. It's "do it when you can" and it's been that way for years. And for the most part we've done okay that way- the house is reasonably clean, I'm reasonably thin, we're reasonably sane....but #3 is changing things. I really don't have the TIME to do what I want and BE what I want to be. This baby is going to be a big sanctifying agent in my life- I can feel it. We have had terrible sleeping habits (which you morning people can't fathom- especially since I don't drink coffee). And I'm not losing this baby weight easily. I know stars say the weight "falls off" from chasing thier kids, but I chase kids all day and am still quite poofy. And if I don't plan ahead for things to stimulate my kids spiritually, intellectually and physically, it just doesn't get done and the days pass by. Have you seen that Kate Goesslin has a "plan ahead" sign on her table. I want one of those. Anyway, don't know why I'm telling you all this- just wanted you to know that I'm hoping for big things for summer '09. P.S. I'm totally saying this with a happy spirit, I'm not sad at all- just aware that "getting by" is not getting by anymore.

Anyway, so that I don't post without pictures- here are pics from a baby shower we threw for Catherine on Sunday. She has two girls and this is her first boy so she needed a "something blue" shower. We had a great time. Now we are off tomorrow to Virginia to visit my grandparents and along the way we will go to DOLLYWOOD in Pigeon Forge. Mama is excited! The table- finally get to use that china and silver for something....

Blue punch- and it tasted great.