Nate's newest accomplishment

PB & J... Yum!

Praise!

I met with the Dr. in Sheridan this morning and as far as he is concerned there is nothing to worry about! He said everything looks perfectly healthy! Thank you Jesus! I won't go into details as I am never sure who all reads my blog, but thank you to any one who was praying for me. I appreciate all of your love and concern for me.

A little sunshine

So I've been having a rough week. It started this weekend with a sharp pain in my lower right side. It was very painful and hurt to even walk. I called the Dr. Monday and had an appt Tuesday. They did an ultrasound and they found a cyst on my ovary (which could be nothing to worry about) as well as another lump that he is unsure about. He can feel it just poking on my stomach. (Of course, I can't feel it) So there will be more poking and exams tomorrow... I am actually doing a good job not worrying. At first I let my mind wander to all of the horrible possibilities but I'm just not going to go there. On top of it, I woke up 2 days ago with a terrible sore throat. You know the one that hurts with every swallow? And then...my period started! Cramps! And now there is more stupid crap going on at work with a few "wonderful" (I'm saying that sarcastically if you didn't catch it) employees who think they can do whatever they want. And then...ok I'm done. Now to the good part. Yesterday I decided I needed to get out of the house so Nate and I headed to the coffee shop. Its nice because they have a play area for kids that Nate absolutely loves. When I got there I ran into two girls that I had seen at MOPS last Wednesday. They said that they meet at the coffee shop and let their kids play on the Wednesdays we don't have MOPs and invited me to join them. They were so nice and friendly and we all swapped numbers to get together for "play dates" I was so excited! I am so lonely for girlfriends and after 5 years I was starting to give up on the idea of ever having a friend. I came away reminded that the Lord does care about my every need and He delights in meeting them! Thank you Lord for the little bit of sunshine in my dreary week!

Help!

Ok, what is the fastest most effective way to get your 18 month old to keep his hands out of his pants?!? I have noticed his exploring hand down his pants quite a few times in the last week or so and today he came to me with a handful of poop! YUCK!!! This can't happen again!

MOPS

So Nate and I checked out MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers) today and both had a good time. They have free babysitting which is nice. Nate cried a little when I left but was having a blast when I got back. He would "run" and then clap for himself. He really has fun whenever he gets to play with other kids and new toys. He was so cute when we were leaving he had to wave goodbye to everyone and yell "ee a" (see ya). I got to meet some new people and visit with a few aquaintances. First we had a craft where we decorated our name tags and could make a card or two, then brunch, a speaker, and finally a discussion time within your assigned group. It was a little awkward being my first time but I'm sure I'll warm up and enjoy it. I really am trying to do more things like this to "get out of the house." I need something different for myself to do and its going to be nice to meet other women who are in a similar place in life as I am.

To top off the whole morning, we came home and Nate took a 3 hr nap! Nice!

Here we are after we got home from MOPS this morning...we were having fun. :)

A few things I've been up to (from Nate)

Curly's food looked a little dry so I thought he
might enjoy it more if it were in cold cereal form.

Here I am helping Mom make pumpkin muffins!

Yum! I love to taste test!

I love my "puppy Curls" even if he scares me half the time!




Driving my new "car"




Dreaming of driving a real one someday...

Just hangin out.

Mom thinks I look so cute in my WY Cowboys hat.

"Uh oh!!!"

I thought this would be a fun game to play with the

paper towel roll but for some reason mom didn't

think so.