You Don't See That Every Day

I'm not normally up at this hour in the morning. But normal is about to change. Contractions are coming quickly now and we will be heading to the hospital as soon as my sister arrives to watch the other kids. I am so excited to meet this new one!

This morning was a baking morning. In the course of 2 hours or so I stirred up: English Muffin bread ; Chocolate walnut brownies; Loaded Cookies ; and graham crackers ; I plan on freezing some of these to pull out after baby arrives. I'm thinking I won't be up to baking in the next week or two. (Quick baby-update> 2 days until the due date; Not much seems to be happening though.) This afternoon after a library trip, the Chef and I will tackle Snickerdoodle cookies. My mother in-law makes the best ones, so I will try her recipe first. We'll also try pico de gallo with guacamole and homemade chips to go with our BBQ tonight. I hope. If the rain holds off. Actually even if the rain does come, I think I will still cook up some burgers and dogs on the grill. Just sounds good!

This week's reading selection, well one of them, was by a new-to-me author, Lynette Eason . She writes mystery/thrillers with a hint of faith in them, not serious preaching though. I just read "Too Close to Home" and it was a good thing my husband was home! (Or maybe I should just learn to not read those at night.) This book was set in present day, about young girls going missing. After reading it I had to peek in at our sleeping kids and then I have determined my kids won't be having text messaging available if they ever get a cell phone!! If you read the book you might understand that a bit more. I think I have stumbled upon a new author to check out some more, besides my other favorite, Dee Henderson !

One memory I have of childhood was my dad's Polish jokes. (My mom is Polish, my dad is German.) The tradition has somehow continued in my own family, go figure. So here is the latest, (which makes me laugh). A Polish man moved to the US and married an American girl. Although his English was far from perfect, they got along very well. But one day he rushed into a lawyer's office and asked him if he could arrange a divorce for him. The lawyer said that getting a divorce would depend on the circumstances and asked him the following questions: Have you any grounds? Yes, and acre and a half and a nice little home. No, I mean what is the foundation of this case? It made of concrete. I don't think you understand. Does either of you have a real grudge? No, we have a carport and not need one. I mean, What are your relations like? All my relations still in Poland. Is there any infidelity in your marriage? We have hi-fidelity stereo and good DVD player. Does your wife beat you up? No,...

This past weekend was so busy I tired myself out so much, I didn't even want to write about it. But I have mustered my strength and have pictures to show - especially since I cannot get these photos to upload on my Facebook page, and my frustration with it is ... too much. The older kids had their homeschool testing on Saturday, which meant driving back and forth and back and forth for them. Immediately afterward there was their choir practice, and a baby shower; thankfully held at the same location at the same time. I guess our being home most of the week makes up for being gone most of the weekend. Some very sweet friends of ours gave a shower for our baby 5 and for our friend and her baby 5. Here are those stinkin' non-uploading photos (these are for you C.H.): Look - a Peeps cake! It was delicious, since I didn't eat those sticky little birds. I am not a fan of them. One of the many cute, cute clothing items I received: And no, this little guy isn't mine; he's t...

April is THE month of birthdays in our family. I can count 8 family members born in April, and about a dozen friends born in April. And then there are all these babies being born this month, ours being one of the expected ones this month. But today belongs to our Little Chef, Miss M. She turns 7 today. Wow! How is it possible?! We just brought the little-tongue-sticking out stinker home from the hospital didn't we? How did we get from this : -- to this: This girl was actually the largest of our babies, a 9 pounder, born a week later than expected. She came into the world like a wise little woman. She has always seemed older than her age, I can't quite put my finger on why, but she does. Of course, she acts her age quite often too! Happy Birthday little Chef! (I'm just hoping her dreams of a restaurant come true one day, and her promise to feed us for free actually happens.)

Yes, we are still here. No news to relate concerning baby. But all is well, pain is gone. Today we are starting the celebrations for Miss M's (the ltitle chef) 7th birthday coming up on Sunday! Wow how time has flown!