You may be meeting someone who looks like this little lady in the upcoming future….
We’re having a baby girl!!!!!!
Still due in late March!!!
We couldn’t be happier!
And, that’s little Charlotte, by the way…. 
Questions…. October 13, 2009
Ok – somehow I’ve lost my will to post. I wonder what my mind has been on lately? Let’s see:
where am I going to buy maternity pants?
what color are we going to paint the nursery?
are my thighs really rubbing together?
do you think my boobs will stop growing now? lord knows I don’t need any more.
will I be able to eat chicken again?
are those really lots of gray hairs in my part?
what does butt paste do, actually?
does it make sense to spend $700 on a glider chair and ottoman when it feels as good as chocolate tastes?
what size is Baby T this week?
12 weeks! September 15, 2009
I survived 4 plane flights (yay!). More on our trip to Michigan later.
This is what Baby T is like this week:
I’m glad to announce…. September 3, 2009
our new little project!
And why I haven’t posted for so long.
I”ve been super sick for a short time, a little bit sick for a long time, and tired most of the time. Just starting to get myself back!
We’re due March 28!
Back On-Line September 3, 2009
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. I haven’t quite been feeling myself lately and wasn’t really motivated to write. I’ll be brief…….just had my 34th birthday. It was great and I don’t really feel that old. Spent the weekend shopping for a new bed (king size!!!) and shampooing the carpet in our bedroom. Dennis is finally tired of me kicking him all the time. We have the new mattress and are LOVING it!!!!! Best thing we ever did. I’ve heard that a king size bed can save a marriage and I believe it. Dennis made me a grilled lobster tail dinner and it was delish. He’s quite the adventurous chef now. He was inspired from Top Chef Masters and Rick Bayless. We’re repainting our bedroom this weekend to match the new Vera Wang comforter I got at Kohls on sale for $78 from $389. Yeah, what a deal!!! I was super impressed with my bargain hunting skills. I’ll post pics in a couple weeks once we get the new bed too. I want to create a spa-like feel in the room. I definitely need to relax!!
Ant Update and New Garden Pics July 21, 2009
I wanted to let everyone know that somehow the ants have mysteriously disappeared. Either the sugar water/borax solution worked or the borax I sprinkled outside worked….or maybe both. In either case, I am thrilled! Try some borax concoctions if you have problems. I also used it this weekend to clean the shower floor and it worked brilliantly! I used it for the toliet cleaning as well. It’s pretty cheap and works for many uses. I had to get it at Target – HEB didn’t have it.
I thought it had been a while since I uploaded new garden pics, so here they are. First is a shot of the first storm cloud we’ve seen in months. We didn’t get any rain, though. We’re trying to keep everything alive, and luckily most of our plants are low-water use. Enjoy!
Ant Warfare – update July 17, 2009
Only two ants saw their demise from the borax sugarwater concoction. Guess I’ll be trying something else.
Ant Warfare July 15, 2009
Okay, I’m battling sugar ants in my kitchen and they are winning. I’m trying to be more organic and safe, so I thought I’d try and make my own deterrents or pesticides. I found this website that listed a whole bunch of ways to turn them off…and a few to kill them. Seeing that I can’t find where they are coming in, I’m trying to kill them. I’ll bring you along for my research journey of what will get rid of sugar ants……
Try #1: Use white vinegar and spray it on the counter. The ants won’t like it and will go away. Wrong. Tried that and it didn’t work.
Try #2: Mix borax with peanut butter, put it on a cracker, then in a box punched with little wholes. The ants will crawl in, eat the stuff and die. Wrong. Had to go to two places to find the borax. The I loaded that cracker up with the lethal mixture. Didn’t work. I think they had a little happy hour on the cracker and invited all their friends.
Try #3: Mix borax with sugar water and leave in little dishes. The sugar will draw the ants to the water, they will drink it and die.
Just did this at lunch today…..can’t wait to get home and see if there are little dead dudes all over. I even sprinkled the water over the counter to really suck them in. I hope Dennis doesn’t lick the counters. I’ll update everyone t0morrow. Keep your little ant fingers crossed! Say your prayers little insects!
Why do I suddenly feel bad for these little guys? Maybe I could set up a mini buffet outside with some of their favorite treats? Close down the kitchen bar permanently, though.
Schlitterbahn Water Park! Flash back from 1989! July 5, 2009
Dennis and I were trying to figure out what we should do for the long 4th of July weekend (we both got Friday off). I contemplated going to Lake Travis for a dip and a picnic, but then heard that the lake was down so much, they were even turning boaters away. I thought about tubing down the Guadalupe and that was an option, but then I remembered Schlitterbahn that is only 45 minutes away and voted the number one water park in the nation. www.schlitterbahn.com
Now, normally I don’t like crowds and especially on the weekend of the 4th, but for some reason I thought we should go. Dennis was in, so we headed down to New Braunfels Friday morning for some relaxing tubing and water fun. It took about 45 to get there, but another hour just to sit in traffic and get to the parking lot. So, we got to the park around noon. $40 a person later, I was ready to hit the rides. I had forgotten that you had to get your own tube first and had a mini freak-out session that we were 2 hours into this madness and couldn’t find the tubes!! We finally did and made our way to the line for the new Congo Adventure tube ride. About 30-40 minutes later from standing in line, we hit the water and it was awesome!
They use water from the Comal River which is spring fed, so it is cold! But very welcoming on a 100+ day. No chlorine which is nice. We floated around through misty tunnels, down shutes and eventually finished down a big waterfall. It was great.
We did several other rides throughout the afternoon: whitewater, Der Bahn body slide, Downhill Racer mat slide and two stints on the longest tube chute in the U.S.
It was a great time. We slathered sunscreen on twice and really didn’t end up burned at all. The last time I had been here was around 20 years ago. We used to go annually with my youth group at church when I was in junior high. Boy, was it different! We didn’t make it to “Old Schlitterbahn” until halfway into the afternoon. Then suddenly everything looked familiar! We stayed on the West side and never even went to the other half of the place (east side of the river). It’s amazing how huge this place is!. Sad part is I kept thinking how TCEQ allows them to use all this river water…and we’re fighting the county on using collected rainwater run through a u/v filtration system for a water feature at work. Oh well. I better not think too much…still on vacation. I would encourage everyone to go. Here are my thoughts and tips below:
Get there early (around 9ish to actually get to the gates around 10 when they open)
Get the splash cash (it’s like little debit cards you pre-pay and wear on your wrist)
Get a locker to stash your stuff – warning, they are small. My medium beach bag barely fit.
Either buy swim shoes or plan to wear your flip flops and hold them during the rides. The scorching concrete nearly burnt our bare feet.
Bring a cooler with some food and drinks. We didn’t cause we didn’t want to mess with it, but if you have a family, it could save you some dough.
Try the Bud Light Lime. It’s yummy!
Don’t try the Dippin’ Dots. They are not yummy and a rip off for $6. Get a $3 ice cream insted.
Study the map before hand and see where the tube pick ups are and what you want to ride.
Have fun!!!
