It's official...... Ben has too much testosterone!! We are having baby boy #4!!!! Once again, Ben's high testosterone levels have overwhelmed any chance of me ever having a girl. But all joking aside, we are thrilled to know that we have a healthy, happy boy growing away inside of me. I'm definitely experienced with boys and I'll take a healthy baby any day!
People keep asking me if I'm ok with having a boy. The answer is yes. Did I want to have a girl, of course. But that does not take away from the fact that I love my boys and would not trade them for the world. I won't lie, there was a part of me that thought, "Can you check that again.... maybe it was a finger" But I think the other part of me always knew he was a boy.
If I'm half as patient as my mom, maybe there will be a #5 and maybe that will be my little girl. And if not, well..... I guess its a good thing I was always a little bit of a tom boy myself.:)
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Music and memories!!
Have you ever noticed how certain songs just bring back memories faster than others. Well, being married to the human I-pod that I am, this weekend has brought up some that I haven't heard in a while. Here's to good memories!!
Firehouse- Love of a lifetime- This song will always remind me of Greg and Kellie. I'm pretty sure they danced to it at their wedding reception.
Eiffel 65- Blue- This song will forever make me think of dancing with Becky at the women's home in Ogden, and trying to recreate her brother's awesome moves :)It also makes me think of how obsessed Mark's kids were with this song.
Evanescence- Bring me to life- Reminds me of Sam(Ben's sister) She has an amazing voice and sounds just like the singer on this song.
Anything Bryan White -will remind me of spending countless days in Shannon's bedroom, doing who knows what.
STYX- Babe- This one reminds me of Paul. I never knew he could sing until I heard him sing this song in his old Truck. It also reminds me that I lost all of Steve's CD's including his STYX cd. Let's not bring that one back up!
Celine Dion- Because of You- I haven't heard this one in a while, but when I think of it, I think of Michelle. I may be wrong, but I think that I remember her saying ( a long time ago) that this song made her think of her mom and how much she had done for her.
They Might be Giants- any of them- Any song from them makes me think of riding in Amy's silver bullet and blasting this tape with all of our friends. That was a small car, but we fit a lot of people in it.
Anyway, just took my own trip down memory lane. If any of my memories are tainted, let me know, so I can refresh them :)
Firehouse- Love of a lifetime- This song will always remind me of Greg and Kellie. I'm pretty sure they danced to it at their wedding reception.
Eiffel 65- Blue- This song will forever make me think of dancing with Becky at the women's home in Ogden, and trying to recreate her brother's awesome moves :)It also makes me think of how obsessed Mark's kids were with this song.
Evanescence- Bring me to life- Reminds me of Sam(Ben's sister) She has an amazing voice and sounds just like the singer on this song.
Anything Bryan White -will remind me of spending countless days in Shannon's bedroom, doing who knows what.
STYX- Babe- This one reminds me of Paul. I never knew he could sing until I heard him sing this song in his old Truck. It also reminds me that I lost all of Steve's CD's including his STYX cd. Let's not bring that one back up!
Celine Dion- Because of You- I haven't heard this one in a while, but when I think of it, I think of Michelle. I may be wrong, but I think that I remember her saying ( a long time ago) that this song made her think of her mom and how much she had done for her.
They Might be Giants- any of them- Any song from them makes me think of riding in Amy's silver bullet and blasting this tape with all of our friends. That was a small car, but we fit a lot of people in it.
Anyway, just took my own trip down memory lane. If any of my memories are tainted, let me know, so I can refresh them :)
Friday, March 6, 2009
pro's and cons
So with all the drama we've been having, I've have been scouring the classifieds looking for a place that might work out for us. We've found 2 that actually might work out if everything plays out well.
The first one is in Eagle-Vail. The pros are:
Its closer to work for Ben
It's only a few blocks from our really good friends, the Daly's
Great location
Around the same $ we pay now
The con's are:
It's a furnished house. (Ben is worried about our kids destroying someone else's stuff) Go figure?!!
We'd have to switch wards
Landon would have to switch schools for the last 4 weeks of school, or I'd have to drive him every morning. 25 minute drive
No fenced yard for the kids and dog
Only renting from April -Dec.
The second house is in Gypsum. The pros are:
It's 2 minutes from our church
Fenced yard
Same size as we have now
storage shed out back
nice amenities in the house
2 car garage and an rv pad that we can put the trailer on
$150 less than we pay now
The cons are:
Landon will have to switch schools or I will have to drive him every morning. This drive is only 10 min.
Not as nice of location, but still quiet.
The owner is ok with dogs, trying to decide if he wants a big dog like ours.
Ok, with that said, remember, our lease is up May 9th. We'll be here until at least Dec. if not March of next year. Both of these places are on the market now, and may not be around next month. When we moved out here, the company paid for our first and last months rent, and our security deposit. We've been infomed that they will not be doing that with this move.(kinda frustrating, but whatever) They will let us use the deposit on the next place, though.
Ben's plan is that our last month(which is already paid for) will be April. If that's the case, then we can use our rent money on our new place in April, move in that first week, and use the rest of the month to clean up this place and make sure everything is better than we got it. (It's confusing, I know. I didn't understand at first.) If our landlord decides that our last month is may, then we'll have to figure something else out. For me, the ideal situation would be not to have to move, but I think that option is off the table. Any advice???? Love to hear it!
The first one is in Eagle-Vail. The pros are:
Its closer to work for Ben
It's only a few blocks from our really good friends, the Daly's
Great location
Around the same $ we pay now
The con's are:
It's a furnished house. (Ben is worried about our kids destroying someone else's stuff) Go figure?!!
We'd have to switch wards
Landon would have to switch schools for the last 4 weeks of school, or I'd have to drive him every morning. 25 minute drive
No fenced yard for the kids and dog
Only renting from April -Dec.
The second house is in Gypsum. The pros are:
It's 2 minutes from our church
Fenced yard
Same size as we have now
storage shed out back
nice amenities in the house
2 car garage and an rv pad that we can put the trailer on
$150 less than we pay now
The cons are:
Landon will have to switch schools or I will have to drive him every morning. This drive is only 10 min.
Not as nice of location, but still quiet.
The owner is ok with dogs, trying to decide if he wants a big dog like ours.
Ok, with that said, remember, our lease is up May 9th. We'll be here until at least Dec. if not March of next year. Both of these places are on the market now, and may not be around next month. When we moved out here, the company paid for our first and last months rent, and our security deposit. We've been infomed that they will not be doing that with this move.(kinda frustrating, but whatever) They will let us use the deposit on the next place, though.
Ben's plan is that our last month(which is already paid for) will be April. If that's the case, then we can use our rent money on our new place in April, move in that first week, and use the rest of the month to clean up this place and make sure everything is better than we got it. (It's confusing, I know. I didn't understand at first.) If our landlord decides that our last month is may, then we'll have to figure something else out. For me, the ideal situation would be not to have to move, but I think that option is off the table. Any advice???? Love to hear it!
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