Jon Paul 1-14-09

Here are the ultrasound photos from the 14th. I don't know why I didn't scan them earlier for you to see? The first one is our first 3-D photo of inside the womb ever..I didn't have this done with the other 3. Very cool!

I had a dream night before last night..Wednesday night to be exact..I had a dream that I had already given birth to him. My step-father (John) and his wife came to visit from Oregon and I had stepped out to go the the store real quick and my dad was holding Jon Paul when I left. Well when I returned I came in the door and saw my dad still holding him and I remember looking at Jon Paul like it was the first time that I had ever seen him! I studied every detail and took him in my arms and snuggled him. Also I remember that he looked a lot like my dad..step-father..I know that isn't possible..but he was just the most beautiful baby I had ever seen!
So I told Trae and Izabelle about the dream last night before class and Izabelle's mouth hit the floor! I said, "What is wrong?" She said, "I had almost the same dream..it was very similar!" Weird, huh?

Have a great weekend!

Mattie cake-cakes

I made cupcakes last night. Mattie ate one..because that was all she needed. She was bouncing off the walls! So after I got the rest of them frosted..she climbed up on the teacart and was trying to sneak another:) She says, "Oh look at the cake-cakes!"

Menu planning day

I managed to plan for the rest of January and all of February. Let's see how disciplined we are:)


Saturday, January 24: Eggs on Toast

Sunday, January 25: Breakfast Burritos after 11:00am Mass (we do this every other Sunday)
Scrambled eggs, bacon, fried potatoes, shredded cheese and salsa wrapped in a flour tortilla.
Then we are going to the circus at 3:00pm

Monday, January 26: Free (Red Box) movie night & pizza from either Papa John's or Papa Murphy's

Tuesday, January 27: Chicken & Rice

Wednesday, January 28: Beef & Potato Burritos

Thursday, January 29: Egg Salad Sandwiches (we do this every Thursday..we have RCIA & RCIC from 7p-9p. Trae watches Mattie for us..they have dinner already prepared and it's easy to put together during the day and we can easily make a sandwich if we are hungry after class also)

Friday, January 30: Grilled Cheese and either tomato or vegetable soup

Saturday, January 31: Crock pot Roast

February 2009

Sunday, 2-1: Hamburger Pie

Monday, 2-2: See above

Tuesday, 2-3: Chicken Parmesan

Wednesday, 2-4: Pork Tenderloin with mushroom bow tie pasta

Thursday, 2-5: See above
*Order garlic-Parmesan rolls from Publix for dinner tomorrow night*

Friday, 2-6: Spaghetti with grilled Italian sausages and garlic-Parmesan rolls

Saturday, 2-7: Rotel Chicken

Sunday, 2-8: Breakfast Burritos..see above

Monday, 2-9: See above

Tuesday, 2-10: Homemade Lasagna

Wednesday, 2-11: Beef & Potato Burritos

Thursday, 2-12: See above

Friday, 2-13: Grilled Cheese sandwiches with either tomato or vegetable soup

Saturday, 2-14: Crock pot Roast

Sunday, 2-15: Sloppy Joe's with french fries

Monday, 2-16: See above

Tuesday, 2-17: Taco Ring

Wednesday, 2-18: Chicken Spaghetti

Thursday, 2-19: See above
*Order bread from Publix*

Friday, 2-20: Spaghetti with Italian sausages and garlic-Parmesan rolls

Saturday, 2-21: Rotel Chicken

Sunday, 2-22: Breakfast Burritos..see above

Monday, 2-23: See above

Tuesday, 2-24: Swiss Chicken

Wednesday, 2-25: Beef & Potato Burritos

Thursday, 2-26: See above

Friday, 2-27: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with either tomato or vegetable soup

Saturday, 2-28: Crock pot Roast

I tried to make certain nights a certain meal, like Monday, Thursday and every other Sunday. Every other Friday night..Trae and Izabelle leave for the weekend and it's just me and Mattie..so soup and grilled cheese made sense. Then the other Friday's are spaghetti night. I left Tuesday's and every other Wednesday open for new recipes. I have a gazillion recipe books but never use them..so Tuesday's will get interesting..I am sure:)

Let me know if you would like a recipe for something..I will post it as soon as I can:)

Enjoy your weekend!

P.S. I found a recipe for Monte Christo Casserole in the Spring/Summer 2001 Pampered Chef Season's Best book on page 12. I love, love, love Monte Christo sandwiches. But I will have to make it on a day that it is just me, Rich & Mattie (and my MIL because she love these sandwiches also). Maybe a Saturday night? Trae and Izabelle won't touch this stuff!

Also..just found a recipe for Pamesan Pepper Pull-Apart Bread found in Spring/Summer 1999 Pampered Chef Season's Best book on page 11. Instead of ordering garlic-parmesan rolls from Publix..I could make this! Can you tell I am having fun looking through cook books today?

Photo of the day

A.C.T.G.F. sent this outfit on Wednesday..Mattie wore it to Mass this morning. We went to IHOP for AYCE pancakes afterward. So we are all ready for an afternoon nap:)

P.S. Has anyone heard of this computer virus: Generic!Artemis

I have checked Blogger outstanding issues..and nothing is noted..I had a reader tell me that my blog is giving their computer a virus (listed above)..I thought that was what Blogger maintenence did?

Go to: My Computer/Computer

Local Disk C

Program Files

Commom Files

(Found in folder labled: uqqq)

or look for Generic!Artemis

It's time for pictures..don't you think?

In no particular order~

Mattie's first head full of pink sponge curlers..gosh these remind me of when my grandma Pulley would put these in my hair after my bath on Saturday night for church Sunday morning.
The reason for even more curls that she already has...Mattie was baptized on Sunday, January 11, 2009 @ 11:00am. St. Stephen Catholic Church. Godfather: Randall Michael LaFaye Godmother: Irene LaFaye (aka Yaya) Yes..I recently converted to Catholic..more about that in another post? :)
Baptism photos coming soon to a blog near you!

Wednesday 1-14-09 before the ultrasound appointment. Mattie was bound and determined to open the goody box this time:) She said, "I open Aunt Cheeeeery box."

After the awesome goodies were discovered..like this pink hat..her new favorite! Izabelle got a beautiful dress and everyone got Hershey bars..yummmmm!

5 months (Photo taken January 15, 2008 at 6:30pm..I was so tired and still had two hours of RCIA class from 7p-9p..but had a good time)

4.5 months (Photo taken December 31, 2008)

4 months (Photo taken December 13, 2008)

From left: my mother, Papa (82), great-aunt Ocie (88) and me.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Update

It looks like I am unable to upload the ultrasound to blogger..I don't quite understand what I am doing.

So I will just tell you what we will be having on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 (scheduled c-section)..
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Ultrasound

My first ultrasound is scheduled at 2:20pm this afternoon. I will let you all know as soon as possible! My friend Sherri is letting me borrow her digital recorder to record the ultrasound today so I should be able to load it on blogger:)

I know I need to start blogging..and I promise I will get back into the habit..and again I want to thank you for all of the kind words. Jackie, I hope to meet you one day..I know your son lives around here. I know you put a lot of time into the email that you sent me..you don't know how much I appreciated it. Thanks again:)

Big giant hugs!

Update soon.