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- Lacy -

Wordless Wednesday

(Not) Wordless Wednesday

I haven't posted on my blog in quite a while because I haven't really had much time to think of anything to say! I started to do a post on my top ten favorite movie characters, an idea that I got here, but it took too long and I didn't get a chance to finish. Instead I'll just post this picture of sweet little Jacob. He will be 6 weeks old on Sunday. He has chubby cheeks....don't you think?

Foto Friday

Here are a few pics of my little Jacob...he will be 2 weeks old on Sunday...

We have been having so much fun with him...he is such a sweet little baby and I'm so so happy to have him here with us!

Wordless Wednesday

HONEYMA

HONEYMA

Today is my Honeyma's birthday...

I just wanted to wish her a Happy Happy Happy Birthday and I hope she is having a great day!

This time last year for her birthday we were all in Vegas living it up. We went to a 50's style restaurant where they sing old songs while you eat, so of course we had to tell them it was her birthday and they made her sit in the middle of the restaurant and they all sang to her. She said she was embarrassed but I think she enjoyed it.

I just want to say that I don't know what I would do without my Honeyma! She has always always been there when any of us ever needed anything. We can always go to her house and her door is always open. She will always make sure that all of her kids, grandkids, great-grandkids are taken care of, and we all appreciate that! Thanks for being a great Honeyma!

Honeyma almost got to share her birthday with my cousin Carli...but she decided to be born on March 19th instead, and yesterday was her Sweet 16. Happy Birthday Carli!! And she almost got to share her birthday with Jacob, but he has not made his appearance yet.

Next time you see Honeyma...give her a big birthday shout out!!

Fluky

This post is about random things and I didn't want to title it using the word random because I have done that before, so I searched on thesaurus.com for a synonym and I found the word fluky.

My mom came to town today to bring a bunch of 8th graders to some career event at the MPEC. I met her for lunch at Cici's Pizza. There were a lot of kids there, I'm assuming they all came from the same event. Jr. High kids are loud and I'm glad I don't have to be around them every day like she does. Anyway, she bought me some girl scout cookies from my niece and brought them to me, isn't that nice? The thing is, I had bought two boxes from Bailey a while back, and it's the darnedest thing, they just disappeared! I'm glad I now have some replacements.

I went to the Dr. again today. I did not find out anything encouraging, about labor that is. The baby is healthy and has a great heartbeat and I'm very happy about that, but I haven't made ANY progress towards going into labor. I have started having some mild contractions, but nothing regular, so it's just a waiting game now. However, she did say that if I have not started labor before Wednesday of next week, I will likely be induced Thursday or Friday...and that will be AFTER my due date...all I have to say is that this baby better be really good. (haha)

I love American Idol season. It's one of my very favorite shows and so far this year I think it's pretty good. I was sad tonight when Jorge got voted off though, I thought he was such a sweet guy and I wanted him to do well. Hopefully something good will come out of it for him.

My two nieces and two nephews all got matching mini laptops this week. They are ages 8 to 11...how come they get to have all the newest and coolest gadgets and I don't?!!

I guess that's all the fluky things I have to say for now. I'm just trying to pass the time until we're off to the hospital. The bags are packed and by the door...I hope the next time you read my blog, it will be about our precious new little boy!

Wordless Wednesday

Random Picture Challenge

Here is my 11th picture in my 11th folder of pictures on my laptop...
It is of my sister Lynsi, and her kids, Ethan, Erick, and Erynn...cute huh? It was taken a year or so ago...probably.
I don't really know why it's called a challenge...but I'll participate anyway. I got the idea from my mom.

Lana...aka...Mom...aka...Nana

I'm a little late with this post...so please forgive me. Yesterday, February 21, 2009 was my Mom's birthday.
I won't say how old she is because she would kill me if I did.
I just wanted to dedicate this post to her honor.
First of all, she is a wonderful Mom to my brother, my sister, and I. She always has the best advice for us and always supports us in every way. She has put us first and we have always had everything we ever needed. I am thankful to have a Mom like her.
For those of you who know her, you know that she is the guidance counselor for grades K-12 in Chillicothe, Tx. I know she really loves her job and being able to help kids on a daily basis whether it be with their education or their personal lives. I can imagine it's a difficult job every day to counsel kids who have so many problems in their young lives. She does a lot for her school, and since it is a very small school it doesn't have a ton of resources, so she is always using her own resources to help the students there. I know they all appreciate it.
She is also involved in various community activities throughout Childress. She is a member of several committees and groups around town. She also heads up the Miss 4th of July pageant every year and does a great job. She is a Nana to 4 grandkids and 1 on the way...and all of the kids love to go to Nana's house for lots of fun, games, and treats. You can always expect there to be plenty of ice cream and candy at Nana's...and what happens there pretty much stays there. I can't wait until my little one is here and old enough to stay and play at Nana's house. So next time you see Lana...give her a big Happy Birthday shout out! But do not, under ANY circumstances, ask how old she is!

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25 Random Things About Me...

This is going around on Facebook and I posted it there but I felt it could also be posted here. You are supposed to tag people to participate, but I want anyone who reads this to participate!

{Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.}

1. My middle name is Anne, and that is also my Aunt Lori’s middle name.

2. My birthday is on Flag Day, and I share it with my cousin Calor.

3. I have a cat, and he is precious, but he lives with my mom. (Which she LOVES, by the way.)

4. I own all of the DVDs of FRIENDS and have seen every episode so many times I cannot even count.

5. I get on my laptop for hours each day. (lol)

6. I like my cheeseburgers PLAIN and DRY.

7. I love root beer.

8. I have been with my fiancé for 6 years this April.

9. I love having my nails done professionally and have done so too many times to count.

10. When I was little, I used to say to my Aunt Linda “I’m thirsty and I wanna stay with you,” over and over. (I don’t know where it came from.)

11. My dad calls me “Bug”.

12. My sister used to dress me up and take “glamour shots” of me when we were young.

13. My brother found it necessary to practice wrestling moves on me when I was very small and he was definitely not.

14. I went to Ms. Carol's preschool.

15. I lived in Dallas for a year after high school.

16. I am extremely allergic to peanuts.

17. I took gymnastics at Kim’s Gym for a few years.

18. My sister and I weighed the same at birth, but she was two inches longer…now look at us!

19. My Momeesee taught me how to sew and left her sewing machine to me.

20. I love music and my MP3 library is over 3000 songs and is VERY random.

21. I didn’t have my hair cut for the first time until I was about 6 or 7...it was very long. (See before and after photos below.)

22. I really love going to the movies but I don’t get to go nearly enough because Ignacio does not enjoy it as much...

23. I love riding big roller coasters.

24. Even though my house is not ready for the baby yet, I very much am, and I hope he will arrive early and healthy, of course.

25. I miss living in Childress and being closer to my family.

Not Me! Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Okay, this is my very first Not Me! Monday post and I don't have many things to put it in...but here it goes...

This week I did not go to the grocery store and spend a lot of money on food that requires cooking, then I did not come straight home and order pizza. I would not be so lazy as to not cook all of the delicious food that I just bought. Nope, not me!

And while I was not at the grocery store I most certainly did not buy cinnamon rolls, sugar cookies, and powdered donuts for myself. I know that pregnancy is most certainly not a meal ticket to eat WHATEVER you want so I know for sure I would NOT buy all of that junk! (Oh, and I also did not hide these goodies from Ignacio, that would be so rude!)

While visiting my mother's house this weekend, my whole family and I did not rush outside when we heard fire trucks racing down our street. We are not a nosy family. Later, after we finished supper, we absolutely did not all hop in the car and DRIVE down the street so we could get a better look at the action....what kind of nosy people would do that?!
(Okay, okay...in our defense, we were definitely NOT the only people who did this...there were cars everywhere!)

Thanks for reading my Not Me! Monday post...stay tuned next week for more things I did not do!

A Lot of Work

I haven't blogged in a while because I feel like there's not much exciting stuff in my life to blog about....but here are some things that have happened this week.
Ignacio and I have been going to childbirth classes at the hospital here in Wichita Falls for 3 weeks now. He's been pretty good about paying attention but he says a lot of the medical terms are a little over his head. Tonight, however, was the class about the actual delivery, and of course, videos were involved. Ignacio has never really seen a tiny baby and he has never even held one much less seen one being born...so you can imagine that seeing a birthing video might be a little traumatic for him. I, however, am no stranger to this as I have gone through nursing school and seen several live births, as well as C-sections. Anyway, this video showed 3 deliveries and 1 C-section. And I could see him looking away at times, but for the most part I think he watched. Then after class, he said "Hmm, looks like a lot of work," and patted my shoulder. Thanks!!!
I have also been going to classes for expectant moms...it's not a class about the medical aspects of having a child, but more spiritual aspects of being a mom. It's taught by a local Geometry teacher, and I am really enjoying going to it every week. I think this class is an excellent opportunity for young pregnant women to hear and share experiences with others their own age, as well as older women who have been through it all. Most of the girls in the group are around my age and younger.
My due date is in mid-March and I keep telling my mom that he might come a little early, and she keeps saying "You absolutely cannot have him on March 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th...because that is TAKS!" She runs the show for TAKS testing at her school. I keep telling her that we can't tell the baby when to come and if he wants to come on one of those days, he will, and she'll just have to deal with it! I told her to tell her principal to have a stand-by TAKS giver just in case...but I don't think she did...
You'll just have to stay tuned to find out if she misses the TAKS test!

Some thoughts I'm having...

1) I'm looking forward to starting the new year...many people always say that it will be a new beginning and better things to come, and sometimes that's not always the case, but I'm hoping and praying that it really will be this time.
2) These last several months have been a rather difficult time in my life...I never expected to be going through many of the things I am now. I honestly feel like I'm not sure who I am.
3) I know that there are bigger and better things in store for us coming up soon and I am trying to have trust enough to keep believing that.
4) It's not easy to let the past go and look toward better things when so many things seemed to have gone wrong before...
5) I'm thankful to have Ignacio here with me who helps me to focus on the brighter things in life. He is such a positive person by nature...I'm not sure how he does it.
6) I'm also thankful for my mom and dad who have helped me much more than parents should have to at this point, I hope someday I'll be able to repay them for all they have done for me.
7) Writing all of these thoughts has helped me feel better...
8) Blogging is a very interesting concept. It's hard for me to decide if I actually want to post this one, but I guess since I took the time to type it, I'm better off posting it.
9) It's nice to know that you can share things with family and friends who care about your life.

Christmas Tag!

My mom tagged me...

1) Wrapping paper or gift bags? I like to use plain gift bags and dress them up with pretty ribbon, I probably go overboard…(no..how could that be?)
2) Real or Artificial tree? Artificial.
3) When do you put your tree up? Sometime in the few days before or after Thanksgiving.
4) When do you take your tree down? A day or two before New Year's.
5) Do you like eggnog? I've actually never had it, but I don’t think I would like it.
6) Favorite gift received as a child? I always liked it when I got a new bicycle.
7) Hardest person to buy for? MY DAD!!!
8) Easiest person to buy for? My mom, she's easy to please.
9) Do you have a nativity scene? No, not yet.
10) Mail or e-mail Christmas Cards? I like to mail them, but unfortunately, I didn't get to it this year.
11) Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Hmm, it's never bad when people give you things!
12) Favorite Christmas Movie? I like Elf, it's cute.
13) When do you start shopping for Christmas? Not nearly soon enough...but that's part of the fun.
14) Do you hang mistletoe? No...
15) Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Cherry candy canes!
16) Lights on tree? Little colored lights.
17) Favorite Christmas Song? I can't pick a favorite, I have 3 or 4 mixed cd's of Christmas music in my car...I love them all!!!
18) Travel at Christmas or stay home? This year I will travel back to Childress and Wellington.
19) Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? I didn't cheat, I'm just not going to give it any effort. But that commercial of that little girl trying to name them is funny when she says Nixon.
20) Angel or Star on top of tree? Star.
21) Open the presents Christmas Eve or Morning? Christmas eve we open them at my mom’s, my grandparents in Wellington, and Ignacio’s family’s house. Christmas day is at my Honeyma’s.
22) Most annoying thing about this time of year? Hmm...everyone tends to drive crazy on the highways and also they tend to act crazy in the stores. Not me though…
23) Favorite ornament theme or color? I love the ornaments my mom used to use, they are little porcelain Wise men, Baby Jesus, a lamb, etc...she gave them to me, I just love them!
24) Favorite for Christmas Dinner? The usual turkey and all the fixins.
25) What do you want for Christmas this year? I really don't want much, I would like for it to snow, but I just want to spend time with my family.
26) Who do you tag? Anyone who would like to participate!