My Dinner Bell

Ever since getting married and moving into our home I have wanted to get a dinner bell. Not a triangle but a cute iron bell. We live in a place where we're surrounded by fields, trees, pastures, etc. so embarrassingly enough I will either stand on the deck and call out for my DH or call him on his phone. Now JB is a different story because if he's out in the trees hunting he will not hear me shouting for him.

My DH found this little treasure in a local junk shop. I guess it was a bit rusty so he cleaned it all up and gave it to me for my birthday. So now if you are in the area and you hear the bell ringing you know it's time to come home. Chances are its dinner time! :)

So I got a little carried away...

Well, the weather has been so nice the last couple of days, and the bulbs are just starting to bloom and seeds were on sale at the store...so I got a little carried away.

Yes, I know its way to early to plant half the seeds I brought but I didn't want them to be sold out by the time planting time comes. And of course getting them this early lets me plan exactly where I want to put them. I know we'll have a few more frosts before I can plant but it sure brought a smile to my face to look at all the beautiful/yummy things we hope to grow this year!

Yippee we're 4 months along!

It sure is hard to believe that we are now official 4 months along. Only 6 months to go! I had a doctor's appointment and got to hear our little ones heartbeat and even a few kicks. The doctor also scheduled me for an ultrasound the end of next month, so now my DH can see our little one. We're excited to see our growing baby!

Other than that, things have been going well for me. My morning sickness seems to be mostly gone. (Hence the weight I gained between my last doctor's visits.) There are a few things that still turn my stomach a little so I try to avoid them, cooking bacon being one of them! Also in the last few days my tummy has seemed to all of a sudden popped out more. Not many people would notice but I sure have. I'm still able to fit into my larger jeans so I'm not big enough for maturity pants but I know that will come!!!

The To Do List

I really did have great ambitions when I made my To Do List yesterday. Plant new flowers, sweep/clean off porch and deck, prune roses etc. Yesterday was a beautiful springish day with the sun shining, blue sky and slightly warmer temps. I was all ready to accomplish my tasks and was completely bummed when I woke up to it raining outside. Somebody had told me it was suppose to be a nice dry week/end. Hmm that chance of rain thing must have gotten a little overlooked by the weatherman but then again how often are they 100% right!?! (Now it's not to say I can't plant flowers in the rain, I've done it before, but it's not quite as enjoyable.)

So my To Do List took on a new direction...make a fun breakfast for the guys, help JB with homework (we had/have quite a lot since he and my DH were gone 3 days rabbit hunting), take stuff down to the basement and reorganize the shelves, clean up the laundry room, pick up the house, fill up the soap container that I keep forgetting to do, etc. I will admit most of my day has been spent helping and explaining 6th grade math homework and I've tried to get the other stuff down in between. I've probably done more with percents, decimals, and fractions in the last 5 hours then I've done in a while! JB has done a great job of buckling down and getting his homework done. I tried to be good about scheduling breaks and at one point I told him to just go outside and clear his brain. We only have Reading and Science left so I hope to get most of that done tonight! Oh, and I should mention its probably a blessing in disguise that its raining today, otherwise I would have been a little ticked about staying inside to help with homework instead of planting flowers and it would have been much more of a struggle for JB to be inside on such a nice day. God sure knew what He doing when He gave us this weather!

Besides doing homework what else has been going on in our lives?! Well, we had a calf born to one of the big cows. (Actually we had a calf born to each mama but for some reason one didn't make it. She gave birth while we were out of town so the calf could have been stillborn for all we know.) The new little calf we call Midnight. He's a sweet little thing but his mama doesn't like us to get that close to him.

On the same lines as animals we sold good, old Jasper to a mule packing outfit. My DH has wanted to train Jasper ever since he got him over 2 years ago but hasn't found the time. And since he doesn't see the time in the near future we decide it would be best to find a good home for him. We advertised Jasper and by the next day he was sold. He has gone to a really good home where they train mules to pack for hunting trips. It's nice to know that he is in good hands even if we'll miss his handsome face around our place.

We've also been having a lot of little green sprouts shooting up from the ground. I'm thinking the mole might not have gotten all the bulbs I planted this fall! I can't wait to see the first bloom!

Aside from that we haven't been to exciting. I'm starting to think I'm close to being done with morning sickness. I have discovered if I don't get up super early I wake up feeling much better. It's still hard to believe at times that there's a little baby growing inside of me! We sure can't wait to meet our sweetie! :)