Stolen!!

I love popping over to read Erica's blog. We met a couple years ago through a mutual friend. I always get a laugh at her candor as she shares glimpses of her life. She adopted a special segment called "Not ME!". Every Monday she puts out a list of "Not Me's!". It is a list that is "supposed to make light of all the things we did not accomplish, or accomplished but probably shouldn't have, during the week. It is to keep us humble and realize that all of us are in a constant pattern of not living up to our own expectations. It is to remind us that we all need patience and grace with ourselves and others."

I don't know if I'll adopt this every week on Monday, but it will keep Trevor from having to listen to some of my random rantings and personal reflections/thoughts!! Sometimes we just need to get things off our chest, right?!

1. I did not take Grayson to McDonalds for lunch today because I was craving one bite of a McD's hamburger and a fry, all the while saying it was because he did so well in school last week! NOT ME!

2. I did not try watching a movie for the fourth time this past week, only to fall asleep before I could get to the ending. NOT ME! (Keep in mind that every time I started watching it again, I would go to the part I remembered seeing last!)

3. I did not sit at the computer and blog while Grayson was in the other room watching a cartoon, the same cartoon, for the third time! NOT ME!

4. I did not empty the floor of my closet this week only to find a sport coat of Trevor's so covered with dustbunnies that I couldn't tell what color the jacket was supposed to be! NOT ME!

5. I did not NOT clean my house for the 3rd week in a row thinking that this was moving week! NOT ME!

All is well

So I broke the multiple year silence of visiting the GYN today. It was definitely nice to hear that all was well, it may take longer than I anticipate to get pregnant due to my "older" age, my raging hormones are not a sign of anything bad, and that I am finally 5 pounds from where I was pre-Grayson! None of these things I would readily share with the world, but in blogland with just me and my computer, I can share my thoughts freely! Today was, in Jayne's world, a big day, so with all things we find "big", we blog!!

I must admit to being discouraged that it has taken as long as it has to get pregnant again, but it is all in God's perfect timing. Grayson came along not on our time table, but when God knew everything was as it should be before he arrived. With so many other things to focus on right now, I'm just enjoying the journey until we get there !!!!!!

As for the weight, none of you here knew Jayne pre-baby form, but I am glad to be looking like a glimpse of my old self again. I am even diving into my "old tubs of clothes" that I have kept around saying that "one day" I'd wear them again. It has been a long road, and loneliness has been my friend too many times in these past 4 years. I'm not really focusing on it at all, but am just watching the intake and being more picky about the intake than before. Just need to fit some "regular" exercise into my busy days and those last few will come off sooner than later!

So on just another ordinary Friday, I am in lighter spirits for a few crazy reasons, but am glad to know that all is well!

And the results are...

Being the eternal pessimist is a good thing...I'm the only one not sulking today!! WE DID NOT GET EVEN ONE FLURRY OF SNOW!!!!!!!!! Grayson is loving his shortened week though!

By the way, Jungle Gym is the name of the inflatable place we went last week. It is beside LazerQuest in VA Beach just down from Lynnhaven Mall. Check them out online for a coupon!
www.junglegym4kids.com

Will it or won't it??????

I was going to change my background, but considering the title talks about a snowy day...

Here we sit on Tuesday, Inauguration Day, anticipating the snow that is apparently coming! The last time that school was cancelled due to impending weather I was in grade school and we had just moved to Lynchburg. Us northerners thought it was hilarious to cancel school because of snow that was "supposed" to be coming. It ended up being a beautiful day and we spent it together as a family.

Well, over here, I have a household of craziness...will it or won't it?! All 3 of us actually are anticipating putting mittens to good use today. The anticipation of it all is insane! I would have much preferred to have woken up to the blanket on the ground already. As it stands now, we could wait all day for nothing!!

Check back later to see what happened...

Yes, there's another one in town!

I am always on the lookout for new things to do with Grayson, especially in these cold days and we need to be inside. Well, with most of his toys packed up, the poor guy is going stir crazy, and that in turn is making us crazy. I got the Tidewater Parent magazine and was thumbing through to find that a new inflatable gym was open. We have visited all of the current ones, and were excited to check out a new one.

So that I wouldn't have to be Grayson's sliding mate all afternoon, we invited a friend to go with us. I grabbed both my cameras, one for pictures to share with you and one for practicing new things with. One afternoon last week after lunch we headed down to the Beach to hit this new spot. Of course Grayson always has his "new place" timidity, but it didn't take long to see that this was probably one of our favorites. I succumbed to being a sock-wearing, camera-toting, red-faced jumper and slider. We all 3 had a great time!! It's always a little expensive, but with 2 dollars off, we had extra money for a drink to cool us down. They undoubtedly have the largest "Toddler" area of the ones we have visited. 4 inflatables just for 1-4 years old.

I feel a scheduled playdate coming soon!!

What is That...and This??!!

I am in love with my new camera. I have always told Trevor that I would love to take some classes for 2 things: basic cooking and photography. Well, he took me to heart this year and bought me an amazing "real" digital, gotta-actually-look-through-the-lens camera!! At first I was like, "seriously, I'll never know or learn how to use this thing!" Then as I continued to open gifts, I saw extra gadgets for the camera, but also gift certificates for free classes!!! I am ecstatic. By the time I called to book my classes, all the ones for January are booked up! I take my first class on Feb. 19th and I can't wait! (Which Heidi and Sue, if you are up for these classes, they are Thursday nights for 4 weeks in a row starting on the 19th. We could all go together!!)

I'm going to show up with this great camera, lots of extra attachments, and no idea how or what to do with any of it. I do know how to turn the camera on, focus a little, but beyond that...not much. I can't even blog with the new pics that I've taken because our CD drive isn't working and I can't load the picture software to be able to retrieve my pictures!! Anyways, that will come, but until then I'll continue to capture shots on my old one so that I can still blog. Afterall, there is a little bit of excitement over here right now!! 10 more days!!!!!!!!!!

Game Nights

We got some great games for Christmas, but here are just a few silly shots of a few of our favorites that we did open. The rest we will enjoy when we move into our new house...with the rest of Grayson's toys and art stuff!

"Can You Do That?" Dr. Suess Game
---Grayson, can you walk around the Trick-a-ma-stick...with the cake...on your head?
---Mommy, can you slide under the Trick-a-ma-stick...with the boat...on your belly?
As you can see we both could!!!


"Bob the Builder" Game
I actually found this at the CHKD thirft store while I was hunting for something else entirely. They let me open the box to discover it looked like it had never been played!! All the pieces were there and were in mint condition. It was a fabulous $1.75 find!!!It's a lot of fun, especially when you get to pick up "Scoop" and watch him spin around and around and then putting him down, hoping he goes where you want him too!

We love games!!!!