33 or 83??

I'm beginning to wonder how old I am, I'm afraid I'm starting to age really fast. As I've had more kids I definitely see the benefit in eating dinner early. If it's 6:00 and D hasn't eat yet it makes finishing the meal miserable, he epitomizes the old saying "underfoot" and drives me crazy. Today I went a little overboard, I was getting ready to call everyone to the table and realized it was only 4:57...I am officially a Senior Citizen. On Wednesday nights the big kids have AWANA until 8 so I bedtime is always a little hairy. I picked up the phone by my bed to call Steven's cell and see if he could come kiss them goodnight (I know that's lazy, but I'm pregnant). I called Sadie and Eli to join me in the bed so we could read our books and pray but when Steven turned the corner I was the only one under the covers. I don't know why but that made me laugh until I had to get up and pee, I don't know if it's hormones but I couldn't get it together enough to tell Steven what was so funny. I'll never forget one time in church Byron (my brother) and I were in college and we were listening to our Dad make announcements at the beginning of the worship service. He was putting in a plug for VBS and said "I'll never forget the potholders I made in Bible School 20 years ago..." (he was in his mid 40s at this point), I looked at Byron and whispered "he went to VBS when he was 25?" and the two of us got the giggles so bad we almost had to leave. Sometimes we need a good belly laugh like we need a good cry, and I guess the Lord knew I needed that tonight! 

Here are my babies at a corn maze we went to this weekend with my parents, it was fun....we actually found some corn, and barely found our way out. I can't believe it will be those 3 for just a few more months, Sadie and Eli are excited about the baby and tonight Eli gave me a hug but informed me that he wasn't hugging me, he was hugging the baby. Sadie, in her old age, has been shortening her bedtime prayers to "Thank you God for everything (or anything), except Satan, Amen." Eli followed her in prayer the other night and very sweetly thanked God for his cousins (certain ones always get mentioned twice), his Mom and Dad, then he said "and thank you God for nothing. Amen." That one made me laugh, too, but not out of control like tonight. Well, since I'm now an old lady and it's 10:08 I'm going to go take my dentures out and go to bed. Goodnight!

I'm getting married??

I was running errands today and I ventured into Bed Bath and Beyond to buy a couple wedding gifts. I came straight from the Rush so had a tank top on that clearly showed my growing belly, and D was with me in a buggy. I asked the ladies at the front if I could look at a couple registries. They starting paging someone named Mark and complaining that "the room" was taken. I walked around the Clearance section for a few minutes wondering whey they couldn't just print out a registry, like we do at home. But anyways, I didn't want to be annoying so I patiently waited (I can't say the same for D). Finally a nice man came and found me and we sat down in the registry room. I suddenly realized they thought I wanted to set up a registry for my own wedding, not just look for one, and quickly informed the nice man that I wasn't the bride-to-be...was it really that shocking? I mean, who would come in with a baby and another on the way to register for a wedding? It would have been fun, I must say, there are a million things in there I would love to put on a list and have people buy for me, but it's not my time. It was almost as fun buying things for the sweet couples that are getting ready to get married. It seems like a lifetime ago that I was in their shoes, not just 9 years. How quickly life goes! I wouldn't trade a minute of it, especially the last decade with my sweet hubby and growing family.
David is really enjoying hearing himself talk, and it is so cute. His favorite word this week is "uh-oh, spaghetti-o" and he really thinks he is something else. He doesn't believe he is a baby anymore, he jumps right in the wrestling play sessions with Daddy. It is amazing how much they understand at this age. Sorry for this choppy post, but bedtime is calling my name. Steven keeps telling me I look tired (I think it's just because I don't have any make-up on) so I guess I'll take the opportunity to go to bed early. Nothing I would have done as a bride-to-be, but like I said, times have changed! Goodnight.