Wacky Day/Donuts with Dad Day :)

The girls had "Wacky hat and socks day" at school today. They also got to get to school early with their Daddy and enjoy some donuts. It was such a nice morning. I worked the book fair, and got to see the girls have some special time with their Daddy. They also all joined in prayer before starting school. It was so nice to see all the dad's and their kiddos out there. Here are some cute pictures...

25 things

25 random facts about me...

1. I have biked down a volcano in Maui.
2. I have gone swimming with dolphins.
3. I have gone horseback riding on the beach.
4. I have done the first 3 things with my husband who is my very best friend.
5. I love sweets, but am super picky about them...I will also not eat white chocolate.
6. I hate nuts, but I love snickers...weird, i know :)
7. I was alone when I found out I was having twins (Nelson was in a meeting) It was so overwhelming, exciting, scary, and shocking.
8. My girls were born at the same hospital where I was born...24 years later :)
9. I wish I took more time to catch up on my scrapbooking....I have thousands (literally) of pictures from the last year that need scrapbooked!
10. I freak out when I get my hair cut. I have cried before because I haven't liked it...I usually need a change so I chop it off, then regret it later...I needed a change in Nov., and now I'm growing it back out ;).
11. When we first bought a house I told Nelson we had to have pest control. I am terrified of roaches and rodents.
12. We have only been married 5 1/2 years and we've lived in an apt. and 3 houses. Yes, it's ridiculous, and I'm never moving again ;).
13. I was a teacher for 3 years, and I don't think I want to teach again, and the idea of having no clue about what I want to do freaks me out.
14. I love reading celebrity gossip ;)
15. I love Broadways...I've seen RENT, Les Mis, Chicago, Little Shop of Horrors on Broadway in NY, and out of NY I've seen Wicked, RENT, I love you you're perfect, now change....ready to see more ;)
16. My girls are only three, and they've been to North Carolina, New York, Seattle, all over FL, (and St. John when they were in my belly :P)
17. I pray we can have another baby.
18. I had a miscarriage in October, and it turned out it was a partial molar pregnancy so I have had weekly blood draws from Nov.-end of Dec., and then now monthly to make sure there are no cancer cells due to the partial molar. Scary.
19. I have met Pres. Clinton and Hillary Clinton. They were so nice!
20. Some moms say they don't have time to shower...this has not and never will be me. I can't start my day without a shower.
21. My siblings mean the world to me, and I love watching them grow up and seeing the paths they choose for themselves.
22. I wish my best friends lived closer.
23. Shopping is my therapy :).
24. I am loyal, sensitive, and an over analyzer.
25. I am a reality tv junkie :)

Sweet words...

Friday I took the girls to a Mommy and Me that a local parent magazine puts on. The girls had a lot of fun as usual, and on the way home Brianna said...,"Mommy, I love being your friend". Is that not the sweetest thing ever?!?!? I just love them more than words can describe.

Friday night they spent the night at their best friend's. It's so funny when Nelson gets home from work I need a break, and complain about whining or whatever occured, and the moment they are away from me I miss them and feel like a piece of me (2 pieces) are missing. They had a great time...such big girls.

We had a nice day at Animal Kingdom yesterday. We left early and ate dinner by home...such a nice perk of having passes you don't have to rush through to see everything.

I have to mention...on Saturday I was driving home and Nelson called me and put Mikayla on the phone. My chatterbox and I were on the phone for almost 20 min. It was so awesome. Just another thing though to show me how big my babies are getting. Geez. I do love all the new things they do though :)

My Dad

My dad's going to be on Bay News 9 on Monday at 5:53 am, and every :53 after the hour until 5pm. He was nominated by someone in his office as an "Everyday Hero", and was picked! We are excited to see him, hope if you are reading this and in the Tampa Bay area you can check it out too!

Here's a picture of my dad reading to the girls 3/17/07....old picture, but a cute one!

Unbelievable

We got another bill today for bloodwork. We don't have maternity coverage. Nelson has his own business...so we have private insurance, and not group insurance. No private insurance comes with maternity, you can add it on...but by the time you negotiate with the hospital it makes more sense to not add on maternity (every insurance rep has told us this too). Well, if you have a baby it's not a huge deal money-wise. However, if you have nothing but pain to show for it's freaking unbelievable. We added up all the bills today, and it's cost us $8000 and no baby. Praying we can pay all this off soon, and have enough money to try again soon. I have been more down lately and I think it's because we're able to ttc soon, and I'm absolutely terrified of going through this again. My hope and want for a baby outweighs the fear, so I am ready to try again...I just pray pray pray it's a healthy baby next time....I also hope it happens soon. It's so emotionally draining on me.

My Nannie passed away 11 years ago today. I always think about her more when this day approaches...on a great note Evan got to go home today...YAY! My mom goes for a stress test on Friday and we'll see if she needs a stint or what the next step is then...

This is not an up-beat post at all...just feeling blah. It comes and goes. I am grateful for so much, and I try to remind myself of that everytime I feel this way.

Sleep over!

The girls had their best friends over for their first sleep over on Friday! It was so fun! They did art, made pizzas, danced, slept some ;), had pancakes, did a puppet show, went to the park and loved being together...

I had a rough morning. Went to a meeting at the girls' school, and one of the mom's told me she's pregnant and due in May. She had such a cute bump, and I felt so jealous and sad...that I should be sharing that month with her. Then, we get a flier about our school's biggest fundraiser, May 9th....my due date. BLAH. I'm excited about planning our trip to NY and Niagra Falls it'll be nice to be away during that time with friends having good memories.

Thank goodness for my girls...such joy.

EVAN!!

Sara, one of my best friends, college roomie, siamese sister as we've once been called...had her first child...Evan. He's so perfect. She was there when my girls were born, and there was no way I was missing Evan's arrival. Boy did it bring back memories. I don't want to put too many details of him on the web, but his journey is starting off like my girls' and no mom should have to go through that. I can't wait to see him again, and to hold him! Sara is the first from my core group of close friends to become a mom :). It's such a special feeling when someone who is close to you becomes a mommy. It's hard to explain. Like a bonding feeling, and a sense of joy for someone you've known so long to start a new chapter in their life.

In other resolution news...I've given up diet coke. I don't want the aspertame in my body...trying to have a healthy body to create a healthy baby ;). I never drank caffeine when pregnant...but it never hurts to stop bad things before becoming preggo. I told Nelson I think I'm obsessed with getting pregnant, and he told me that I'm not obsessed that it's beautiful how much I want another baby. I thought that was super sweet. That's why I love him, well one of the reasons ;).