Counting Down

Whew, what a busy week last week! I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving, I know we did, but I think I may have eaten a bit too much. Of course, after I ate my own weight in food (twice), we got up and went to Wal-Mart at 4:30am Friday morning. People had to have thought we were crazy walking in, it was me, Joe, Joe's mom, brother, sister and brother in law! We looked like a gang on a mission! I'll tell you what, though, we got everything we went for, except a 14 piece pyrex set for me that I never could find. I assume I was too late! However, a PS3, 2 trampolines, a card table and chairs, a 20 inch bike, a 32 inch tv, a portable dvd player, a 7 foot Christmas tree and several games, toys and movies later, we felt pretty darned successful!

CUTENESS ALERT!

I am certain everyone has met Miss Evie Lou Coleman on facebook by now, but if not, check out these sweet cheeks! Evie was born on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 8:40am. Let me just tell you, Bucky and Erica make gorgeous babies, and Evie is just more proof of that! Congrats to the proud parents, big sis, Averi and big bro, Will!

So I've moved into Countdown Mode. These next two months are going to be flying by and I feel like I've got tons to do to be ready. Joe has his first wrestling meet in 2 days in Chillicothe. It's actually a tri, so it'll be pretty late when he gets home. He's got 5 days until his first tournament of the year, the Park Hill Tournament. I've got 5 days until our Family Shower for Myer's arrival. This also means I've only got 5 more days until I can purchase any extra necessities that will be needed for his Homecoming. There are only 25 more days until Christmas. I LOVE CHRISTMAS! I can't wait for Kailyn to see what Santa brings her and to open her presents from Joe and Mommy. Speaking of Christmas, directly following is Kailyn's 6th Birthday. Yep, 44 days and my teeny weeny little baby girl will be 6 years old! We are having a Jonas Brothers party. That means I am due in 58 days! I honestly only have like 8 weeks left, that's insane. I'm not going to lie, I'm a little nervous about the whole "giving birth" thing, but I am 100% ready to meet our baby boy too! What's so funny is that I have my countdown widgets on the right side, and while they're accurate in counting, Myer just wishes he had that much room in there. According to most websites, this is more like it:

That's right, our poor baby boy is smooshed in there. Oh, and his growth spurt is just now really getting started.

Well, it is now 10am and I should probably get some work done. Or at least get more details from Melissa about GETTING ENGAGED LAST NIGHT! Woo Hoo! Congratulations Mike and Melissa! Now for some babies!

Everyone have a great week!

Giving Thanks!

Today may be somewhat of a sentimental post, so if you're not in the mood, you may as well call it quits here.
As Thanksgiving Day is only 3 days away, I have been thinking about all the wonderful things in my life that I am thankful for. There are so many things, I would like to touch on a few:
#1 - My husband and my babies - I waited my whole life for a man to sweep me off my feet and love me the way that Joe does. He is so wonderful and I don't think I could live this life without him, I love him more than words can say. I am also so blessed with Kailyn and Myer. I know Myer is not here yet, but he is a miracle every single day with every single movement he makes. I cannot wait to meet our sweet baby boy and kiss him all over. Kailyn, oh Kailyn, is the most amazing little girl on the face of the planet. She is super intelligent, gorgeous, compassionate, imaginative and everything else you could think of to describe the perfect daughter! I am so lucky.
#2 - My family (with an emphasis on my mama) - Where to even start.....I was raised in a very close knit family and was taught the value of togetherness from birth. And honestly, to get the world's #1 mom mixed in as a best friend, it doesn't get any better than that. My mom is amazingly smart, strong and adventurous, she is my HERO. Also, from the time I was little, I always begged for a little sister. Who knew I'd have to be 18 to finally get one? While Jordan and I may be 10 years apart, we certainly don't let that bother us. Speaking of 18, today is my sweet baby sister's 18th birthday. Happy Birthday, Jordan! Jordan is beautiful, ambitious, goal driven and extremely dedicated. She is a role model for anyone!
#3 - My friends - There's no need for any explanation here. Bottom line is this.....I have the best friends on the face of the planet, and I'll argue you to the death over that statement. Once you get a certain age, you realize that friendship is more about quality than quantity, and you see through your tough times, who sticks around. My 4 greatest girlfriends, Mandi, Becca, Erica and Cathy have been at my side through thick and thin, and I hope they feel the same about me, because I would go to the ends of the Earth for them in a heartbeat. I love them very much. Speaking of best friends, there are only 22 more hours before we get to meet Baby Girl Coleman! I am ecstatic, Good Luck Bucky and Erica, I am thinking of you every second! Also, if you are reading this and you don't have plans tomorrow night (Tuesday, November 24, 2009) between 5pm and 8pm, there will be a "Ladies Night Out" Open House with At Home America, Lia Sophia, Thirty-one Gifts, Jordan Essentials and Mandi with her Pampered Chef. All these vendors will be at Wanda Frain's home--just go out towards 240/41 highway from the north end of Lafayette like you were going to Slater, but instead of going to the right and up onto the highway, head straight ahead under the overpass and on straight to the stop sign and back into the "woods" through the wooden gates there to Wanda's home!
#4 - My health - I almost hate to say things like, "I am thankful for my health", because I am very, very supersticious (however you spell that), and I feel like as soon as I say it something horrible will happen. Anywho, it's too late, I said it and I am. I am also thankful for the health of all the people who mean the most to me, for sure! (P.S. - Knock on wood)
#5 - Furry friends - I complain quite often about a certain mastiff at my residence, but the truth is, I am head over heels in love with all 3 of my dogs. Morgan, Missy and Marli are such additions to our family. They each have their own sassy personalities and love us unconditionally day in and day out. Joe and I have both been raised with loving furry friends and are hard core animal lovers for sure! This brings me back to my fabulous, strong mom. In September of 1996, my mom and stepdad brought a surprise over to see me while I was at Mandi's house. I teeny little black schnauzer puppy whom we named "Beau". Beau has been my "brother" for 13 years now, and is the reason I bought Morgan, my own miniature schnauzer. Morgan and Beau have been together for 9 years. Beau has had a few problems over the years with some fatty tumors, but they were removed and labeled "nothing serious". As he has aged, the vet always said that it was more of a risk for Beau to undergo the surgery to remove non-invasive tumors, and not to worry about them unless they were harmful. Unfortunately within the last week, two of the tumors on Beau's chest have caused him to not be able to walk or eat very well. On Friday, the vet told my mom that the larger tumor has grown into his nerve, and that even if Beau could withstand surgery, they wouldn't be able to get it out. The vet begged my mom, saying for Beau's sake and quality of life, to let him go. I've never lost a pet like this, I've come close with my dad's 10 year old St. Bernard, Kaytee, but she pulled through. Not this time. Kailyn and I went out to my mom's on Saturday and took Morgan so we could hang out with Beau on his final weekend. Before we left, I went inside by myself and kissed my sweet childhood pet and told him how wonderful of a dog he was and how much I loved him. Tuesday is the day. My mom and stepdad will take our beloved Beau to the vet's office and stay with him while a sedative is administered and love on him until he is sleeping soundly. They will then leave and Beau will receive the last dose of medicine. I am 100% not ready, but this is not about me. I am so thankful for the time I have had with Beau. I am thankful for the times he has listened and not judged and has loved me unconditionally, no matter what mistakes I've made. I am thankful for everyday I have and will have with my three dogs. They are truly like my children. I am also thankful that I can get all this off my chest on here to my 2 or 3 readers so that I may be there for my mom when she needs me the most.
Whew.....Well I guess that wasn't too awful except for that last one, right? I am super thankful for all the wonderful things in my life!
BTW, I had a friends baby shower this past Saturday, and our little Myer now has diapers and wipes, lotion, soap, towels, toys and clothes! He can be a fresh smellin', fly dressed, fun lovin' sweet baby boy. (Thank you so much Mandi and Nancy and everyone that came!) I have a family shower on December 5th too. YAY! He's going to have to look super cute for his first meeting with Baby Girl Coleman, you know!
I'm sorry if I brought you down, but I'm not sorry if I made you think, even for one single second, about all the things you're thankful for. Life is too short to take anything for granted. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, all!

Sneak Peeks

What a MONDAY! I did not really have a great start to my week. I got up this morning, a little late as always, and began to get ready. I had to stop in the middle of that for a quick nose bleed, but got it stopped pretty fast and got Kailyn out of bed and got her breakfast. She was moving rather slow, but I hustled her along and got her breakfast down and got her dressed and her hair fixed. When we went to put on her shoes, however, she stopped in her tracks and said, "Mom, will these jeans stretch more today to cover my shoes?". I had purposely grabbed her some bootcut jeans so they wouldn't drag the cold, wet ground, but when I told her that, she replied, "Well I'd just prefer some different shoes then.". Seriously? She's not even 6 yet! But no worries, readers, I got the little DIVA the shoes of her choice and we headed out the door. Now, even though I had gotten up a little late, I was still doing pretty well on time. We pulled up to Kailyn's school at 7:35am. It was just barely sprinkling, so I didn't get out with the umbrella to walk her in. She grabbed her backpack and headed toward the school. She got inside and the counselor was sitting at a small desk right inside and held up his hand for a Good Morning High Five. When Kailyn went for connection, though, she busted her little rump! I started to unbuckle to get out and run to her, but Mr Stewart jumped up and waved that she was ok. He then had her hop up and turn to me to give me her own "I'm ok" wave. Her's was more of an "I'm not really sure which hurts worse, my butt or my pride, but I'm sure as hell not going to cry in front of all these people, although I'd really rather run to my mommy and have her hold me" look/wave. So I waved back with a huge smile and blew her a kiss and as soon as she turned around, I broke down. It was the saddest thing ever, all I could think was, "If I had gotten up when I should have, I could have walked her in and she certainly wouldn't have fallen!". Not worried about my lateness at this point, I sat there and bawled until I couldn't see her anymore and then pulled off to work. I can't wait to pick her up for dance today and ask her if she's ok. I sent an e-mail to her teacher to make sure, but I haven't heard back from her yet. I certainly hope my week will look up, especially since I have to have my sugar retested tomorrow at the DR and will have to be there for at least 4 hours.

Now on to the title! I have 2 sneak peeks for you today. Not cool sneak peeks like Kathy's blog, I only WISH I was half as photographically talented, but peeks nonetheless. I did some major work on Myer's baby book this past weekend. Last night, Joe, Kailyn and I were gathering some pictures to go in it (sonogram, mommy and daddy, big sister, etc), and I didn't have one I needed. There's a big space on a page that says, 'Picture of Mommy Pregnant'. Yikes.....I've thought and thought about this issue. I have one picture of my bare belly from when I was pregnant with Kailyn. I was about 4 or 5 months and my mom begged me. Well, I really thought that since this was my last pregnancy, maybe I should get some belly shots. The more I thought about that, I couldn't really see paying good money for pictures of my whaleness that I would only shove away in a dark place so noone could see them. Back to 'Picture of Mommy Pregnant', I felt like there should be one, I mean, Kailyn has one in her baby book, so I asked Joe and Kailyn to take one. This, my friends, could be extremely harmful to your eyes or stomachs (depending on if you just ate), so please use caution before proceeding!

My next sneak peek is much more pleasing to other humans. Our Christmas card will have a picture of my sweet, angelic, gorgeous, only 5 for 1.5 more months baby girl and a picture of my skeleton ultrasound at 18 weeks, active 24 hours a day, only in the womb for 1.5 more months baby boy. Here are my gorgeous babies (and Yes, that is a tutu on her Christmas pajamas, it came with them and Kailyn and I both LOVE it!):

People, I hope you had a great weekend, and I hope we ALL have a great week! Only 10 more days until Thanksgiving, so don't forget to be thankful for all you've got!

Centuries

Last night was a big night for the Klinge's. Not just our Klinge's, but Joe's Dad, Mom, aunt, brothers and sister! The Fred and Robin Klinge owned farm became a Century Farm in Saline County last night. For those of you who are clueless like myself, that means that this particular farm has been family owned in Saline County for over 100 years. The Klinge Farm was established in 1897. It is a very cool accomplishment. All the fam was at the induction ceremony!Another century marker is also upon me. Maybe just a decade, but sometimes it sure feels like a century. This weekend is the 10 year reunion of the MHS Class of 1999! Tonight the class is meeting at Hustler's from 9pm - close, and tomorrow is a hayride in the park from 2pm - 4pm for the kiddo's, followed by a social, dinner and dance at the Martin Community Center. Joe and I will be attending Hustler's tonight, but Kailyn is at her dad's this weekend, so the hayride is out, and there are only like two things I can eat without getting horrid indigestion, so we also opted out of the $25 - $30 per person dinner. I will be glad to get to see people tonight, though, preggo and all!
Last weekend was extremely successful for decorating! All the decor is up, including the outdoor lights (Thank You, Joe) and all the presents are wrapped and under the tree. Well, except for Kailyn's, which will be wrapped this weekend while she is not home! Please don't curse at me as you read this, I just really love Christmas, and I'm really super organized.

Did you people see Private Practice last night? I mean, honestly, who saw that coming? I thought for sure if one of those people was going to die it was going to be the husband, James. WTF! Tearjerker for sure! Don't get me wrong, Grey's was ok too, but Private Practice was hold your breath, cry, wait for the last second of the show good!

I'm sorry I don't have much and haven't this past week, but it's been pretty boring in my world. And I'm pretty excited about it!

'Tis the Season

How exciting is today? Not only is it Friday, but tonight we are getting out all the Christmas decor! Kailyn and I are going to go through all the goodies we have tonight and see if we need any new items. Then we will deck the halls tomorrow! I'm SO excited, and Kailyn is too! I'm not too sure how excited Joe is, but hopefully he'll feel jolly before the end of the weekend.

Have a fantabulous weekend, the weather is supposed to be beautiful. Oh, and GO TIGERS!

Vote YES for Kids!

Today is the day. Get out there and VOTE! Vote Yes for the new elementary building. Our schools are run down and not only do our kids deserve better, but our fabulous teacher do too! Please, it won't take long, just VOTE! Come on, don't these beauties deserve the best?Auditors are here, no time for catching up. Have a great day!