Lost

Oh my, I don't know what to do... I lost my camera! I am lost without it. I tend to take, on average, 100-200 pictures a month-- this month... a big fat goose egg. :( I am especially anxious about this with the new baby coming. Whatever will I do???? Luckily I found my SLR today, so at least I can carry that around. I just hope that I am quick enough to take pictures of my speedy little ones.

So, anyone know where it is??? I can tell you this, it is not with the sleeping bags that were lost for 2 years. Those have been found. I need to find the new black hole. I seriously have looked everywhere!!!!! But, I guess I haven't since it is still gone.

"Closure Update"

On this post, I had mentioned how many things we had on our task list that I wanted closure on... well, here is the update:

• Baby still has no name     Narrowed down to 2 names, for the moment
  
• Our new house is a MESS and unlivable for the moment     House is livable but a mess... the garage is cleaner but the house is fuller
  
• I thought I was done at work, but found out on my 'last' day that an IEP had been scheduled for this Thursday, so I have to go in... AGAIN     Work is done, checked out, and not to be thought of until August
  
• Our house is full of boxes, misplaced and broken down furniture.     Fewer boxes, more "stuff" (although not yet put away), and furniture might be in its final resting place
  
• Squeaker is a royal mess -- he is wild, excitable, teething, etc.    Squeaker is mellowing out.  He is sleeping in our old queen size bed, in his own room, sleeping through the night again, and in general, doing well (knocking on wood as I write this)
  
• I don't fit into my clothes anymore.     Clothes still don't fit, maybe even fewer fit?
  
• Little Man wants to move into our new house and asks several times a day if we can. It is driving me crazy.     Moved in, living in the chaos, and everyone except Squeaker is happy with our new home (Squeaker asks to go "HOME RIGHT NOW" several times a week -- meaning back to GaMommy's house)
  
• We need way too much stuff for our new house - that is what happens when you get rid of everything (cleaning supplies, condiments, everything you don't move cross country)     Our purchase list is dwindling... just need to acquire some yard equipment which is low priority given we have found the fridge and washing machine are WAY below my low standards. 
  
• I am uncomfortable and would love very much if baby-no-name comes a bit early, assuming the ultrasound goes well on Monday     Ultrasound went well and baby can come but the time to come early is running out.  I am scheduled for a c-section on the 25th!
  
• We have not moved out of my mom's house and really can't given the state of our new house -- okay, I would put up a picture, but I went to the house yesterday to meet with a roofer and the boys were HORRIBLY behaved (I know, you are shocked) so I couldn't even take a minute to catch our mess on camera. Besides, the garage door needs repair... ooo, next bullet
  
• Our house needs a new garage door opener, roof repair, huge and dangerous trampoline gone out of the backyard, gaping hole of a spa covered and secured, exposed wiring in boys' bedrooms covered, side gate latches installed, new windows, screens, oh dear... is there more, probably, but this is a good start.     Have had quotes on our repairs and are deciding on which are the most important to get done.  We have cleaned and covered the spa and the trampoline has been relocated to GaMommy's house.  Oh, and exposed wiring covered appropriately.  
  

I CAN'T FIND MY CAMERA!!!!!  Lost in the move!!!!  :(  BOO HOO BOO HOO

Oo-De-Lally

The song of the month, compliments of a recently discovered VHS tape watched approximately 4 times in the last week -- We finally have cable, so it might have been watched more often than that. ;)

Oo-De-Lally - Robin Hood and Little John

Mommy's cranky

9 months pregnant and feeling like 12 mos pregnant... so just leave me alone for 5 minutes!

Note to self: what kind of a crazy woman brings two energy-filled, loud, and impatient children to home depot, by herself when 12 months pregnant, anyway????? Dumb dumb dumb. need to rest. too much to do. can't rest cuz brain won't shut off. Need to nest...now.

On another note, we finally have internet in our house. woo hoo. unfortunately it is not wireless (yet) and although I would very much like to hole away in the corner of the house that has the ethernet cable, I cannot without assuming that the rest of the house is likely to be destroyed or a child injured in my 'absence'.

Brief pause

Let us pause briefly to mention that despite a rocky start to sleeping in the new house, we now have 2 simultaneously sleeping boys. I am so excited I can't relax enough to take a nap myself, which I desperately need!!!!!

WOO HOO

Counting Down

3 weeks from today, Baby Girl will arrive on the scene whether she likes it or not... hopefully she will decide to come a bit earlier... cross your fingers. Three weeks is a long time and really not all that long at the same time. 3 weeks, holy cow! Where did these past 9 months go?????

Closure

I think I need some closure on a few items... some may call this 'nesting', I call it 'way too many things on my mind':

• Baby still has no name
  
• Our new house is a MESS and unlivable for the moment 
  
• I thought I was done at work, but found out on my 'last' day that an IEP had been scheduled for this Thursday, so I have to go in... AGAIN
  
• Our house is full of boxes, misplaced and broken down furniture.
  
• Squeaker is a royal mess -- he is wild, excitable, teething, etc.
  
• I don't fit into my clothes anymore.
  
• Little Man wants to move into our new house and asks several times a day if we can. It is driving me crazy.
  
• We need way too much stuff for our new house - that is what happens when you get rid of everything (cleaning supplies, condiments, everything you don't move cross country)
  
• I am uncomfortable and would love very much if baby-no-name comes a bit early, assuming the ultrasound goes well on Monday
  
• We have no moved out of my mom's house and really can't given the state of our new house -- okay, I would put up a picture, but I went to the house yesterday to meet with a roofer and the boys were HORRIBLY behaved (I know, you are shocked) so I couldn't even take a minute to catch our mess on camera. Besides, the garage door needs repair... ooo, next bullet
  
• Our house needs a new garage door opener, roof repair, huge and dangerous trampoline gone out of the backyard, gaping hole of a spa covered and secured, exposed wiring in boys' bedrooms covered, side gate latches installed, new windows, screens, oh dear... is there more, probably, but this is a good start.
  

Anyhow, my mind is constantly going and I just want to sit here all day and finish up some craft projects and I really can't because I can't sit for more than 20 minutes without feeling like someone hit me with a sharp object from behind or having to go pee.

Wait, I really shouldn't be posting anything these days, seems like all I can muster up to write are complaints complaints and more complaints. My point is supposed to be, we need to get some of these tasks completed so we can all have piece of mind.