A little giggle every now and then

I get annoyed on Facebook a lot from everyone sharing instead of updating an actual status. I usually just block the site that they share. But every once in a while I come across one that makes me giggle. 

My Pregnant Story

Now that she is 2 months old I guess it's time to announce on my blog that we are expecting baby #5! I thought I would share a little bit about why I kept this pregnancy such a secret. It came as quite a shock to people when I posted a pic of the new baby on FB. some people were pretty upset that I didn't tell them but ya know...I don't care.

Here is a little insight about why I was private about it. After your 5th baby I get SOOOOO annoyed with all of the annoying questions. Anybody who has had several kids knows what I'm talking about. the whole first trimester is all
"aww how are you feeling?" Like I wanna puke on you.
"was this a surprise baby?" Nope
"Are you hoping for a girl this time?" No I was thinking a puppy this time would be awesome.
"5 kids, wow how are you going to handle that" Umm probably the same way I handled the other 4.
"Tell you hubby to put a sock on it!" (yes someone actually said that to me)
"Maybe you should sleep on the couch" didn't ever occur to people that maybe it was me who got frisky? believe me, we know how babies are made.
Then the 2nd trimester is all about
"do you know what you're having"
"when are you due?"
Then 3rd trimester
"Are you about ready to pop?"
"I bet you're so done."
"How much longer to you have?"

BLAH BLAH LAAAH......and the funny part is people who I'm not even very close too were asking about more details then my better friends that knew. They were asking like we were best buddies since jr. high. And then what really ticked me off was when asked if I knew what I'm having I said yes but we aren't telling people....They had the NURVE to go ask my other children behind my back..Ummm excuse me...!!!! NOT OK!

What ever happened to things being private and intimate in a family? I still think that growing a baby is an intimate thing.

I had a conversation with one gal that went like this....Keep in mind by now she has asked multiple questions over several weeks that I tried to be just very vague and change the subject and mentioned to her that we weren't telling lots of people.....
"So do you know what you're having?"
"Yes"
"what"
"We aren't really telling anyone"
Then she proceeded to ask more questions (AGAIN) so I kindly told her that we were being a little private this time around so I really don't want to talk about it her reply....get this....."Well I want to know so I'm going to keep asking".....!!!! WHAT??? I have been super nice a patient and told her multiple times. So I was very clear this time and she said that??? Hello...NOT OK....

Anyway. It's just so annoying. I do not regret for a min not doing a silly FB announcement. the people who needed to know did know.

Fall

We have lived in this house about 11 years. I love our yard. I love planting flowers and mowing and I even enjoy pulling weeds. When we moved in the 2 trees in the front were relatively small. Over the years they have grown so big. I love how they shade our front yard while the kids are playing with the neighbor kids. I love the colors they turn each fall. The kids love playing in the leaves when they have fallen.

And that brings up the subject for this post.

Since Hubby works so hard and works odd hours I do most of the yard work. Yes there are days that he is home and I ask him to do it but for the most part I take care of the yard. This year was nice because Carsyn was earning money so he mowed most of the summer but still I usually manage it. Every fall when my lovely trees drop their leaves I get the 1 rake we own and get to work. It takes all day to rake and bag all of the leaves. Again I always just do it and rarely complain because I really do enjoy the outside work. I do try to get the kids to help but lets face it, that is just more work.
So this year I was VERY pregnant and I told Hubby that this year I'm not planning to do it so he needs to plan for it. He gladly accepted.....

Then went and bought a leaf blower......

And then made the kids do most of it...

Just another day.

I knew it!

So the other day I posted on my blog, fb and Instagram the same picture (see pic In previous post). I got the post from a Facebook post that my older sister had shared and I agreed with it. Shortly after I posted it I txted this to my husband

The post wasn't geared at anyone specifacally (ok well maybe a few people on Facebook but let's all be honest we all have people on our fb list that annoy us). And sure enough the post (just as predicted) got me into trouble. 

Ohwell lesson learned 

Yup

I saw this on Fb today and I shared it on my status. It pretty much says it. for these reasons (and several more) are why I'm not on the "Social Media Band Wagon" much anymore. 

This must be the new way to watch your favorite show. 

Dear Mom,

I just wanted to let you know that I learned a new piano piece. I think I'm actually pretty good at it. I've worked hard on it. I know I'll never be as good as you, and I'll probably never play at church, but I'm proud of this one and I hope you are too. I know you've been listening to me play it. I wish you could tell me what you think. I have that "Love at Home" duet that you and I use to play in Sacrament meeting. I wonder if I will ever be good enough to play that with Carsyn. I'll pull it out and see.
Miss you tons.

Sundays

Sometimes Sundays are just hard for everyone. Especially with time changes. It throws everyone off. 

Bring Your Wife to Work Day

Ok so not really. Back when Chad and I first met we worked together. We helped each other in our area's, we worked the same shift, car pooled, and ate lunch together. We loved it. There were times though when sometimes he had to work and I was off so I would sneak down to work and follow him around (maybe work off the clock a little to help him along). When kids started to come along that got harder to do since I wasn't working anymore. But he was able to come home for lunch breaks and sometimes I even took all the kids down for his breaks. Well since for the last 3 years he has had such a LONG commute to work those perks have pretty much disappeared. Chad is still on nights (boo) but the last few weeks have been super rough on him. He hasn't been sleeping between his shifts. So I've been driving him to work. Yup all the way to work turn around to come home then go pick him up. I would rather do this and spend the extra gas money then for him to fall asleep at the wheel. Anyway so last night I drove him to work but I didn't come straight home. Carsyn was a big help and put his brothers to bed and I got to hang out with Hubby at work. It  was fun to follow him around, watch him move pallets, and boss people around. Everyone kept asking him if I was a manager that he was training (maybe a blue shirt wasn't the best choice to wear) it was so fun.
Sometimes I miss working with him. it was a great bonding thing for us.
Love that man so much and all of the sacrifices he does for our family.