Holy... where did the time go?!

Jeebus last I wrote was in September! What the heck have I been doing? Did I crawl under a rock or what? Oh, I know... doing school work (maintaining a high GPA), running a household of three boys (yes Steve is a boy) :P, a dog, and ooooo being pregnant well I guess that is where time is going, eh? Not to mention the fun and extended family issues that have arisen over the holidays and dealing with grand parents and trying to figure out a name for our daughter that will be here by Jan 14th unless she comes early (which btw I am all for the early... just saying) ;)~

Let's see where to catch up first? Hmm, well Demitri started second grade, I stepped down as Den mother for the Wolf Cubs for Scouts (because I knew I couldn't handle it with everything else), Roman is a senior this year, and Steve is excited, worried, and well being Steve. LOL. Men... is all I have to say about that ;). Actually I will give Steve some credit, he has been there for me this entire pregnancy, for the most part and a lot better than the first man in my life when I was pregnant the first time but we will chalk that experience of being young and immature. Steve is sometimes immature BUT he is responsible and I think Baby Maureen has him wrapped around her lil fingers and she isn't even out yet. Of course, she kicks me as I write this so I think she agrees. ;)

Let's see what has happened thus far to get everyone caught up on. Well, it is a new year. Happy 2011 peoples! Hopefully this will be a great year for everyone. Remember what 2010 held: the good times, the sad times, the crazy times, the chaotic times, and all the others. Once you have reflected on that, it is time to move on and work to making 2011 a one to remember! :D I know it is going to be interesting for us here. With the birth of Baby Maureen fast approaching, Roman graduating high school and most likely going to Mesaba Technical College (near Duluth I believe) to become a certified welder, and Steve and I looking for a new home. Life is full of many choices and opportunities that we are excited to see what it holds! We've already talked about our family vacation for the summer and Steve would like to go to the Redwood Forest and do some hiking and camping. I told him if we are planning on driving then he will need to take more than a week off, but if we fly we are not camping, well unless Cabin's count ;). He also mentioned to have my sister in WA and her family to join us, and hopefully that pans out because man I would love to see my extended family there. *nods*

Okay, we had our baby shower in November and it was a great time! We got a lot of wonderful items for our little girl, and I think everyone enjoyed creating babies out of playdoh. I know Steve and I giggled several times over the creativity and interesting babies. There was a sperm and a egg to a Cthulhu baby to cute little babies with toys! They were all wonderful and I thank everyone who had a chance to face the (rotten) weather that day to make it out to see us and celebrate in the festivities. We received several home made blankets, hats and toys. I love the homemade stuff, it is wonderful! We also got a lot of great clothes, diapers and wipes (which we all know we will need a stock pile in LOL). It was often said she is going to the be the best dressed baby in all of Apple Valley. Well we shall see. ;)~

Christmas came and went, and Demitri got a few gifts but I think he favorite gift was from Santa. Oh, speaking of Santa when we went and saw Santa (with Minh, Suzi and the boys), Demitri asked him for a few things. He asked for the Ninetendo DS game Despicable Me, a Lab Coat (to become a scientist) and $60.00. Santa was floored about the money and when he asked what it was for, he said he wanted to buy Emily a Go-Go Walking Puppy for Christmas. Emily is a girl in his class that he likes (my boy the Casanova). Santa was so moved that he said he would give Demitri one of his Santa dollars, which was a 1 million dollar bill that was good at the North Pole to give to her instead. Well needless to say he took it to school and I don't think it came back. I wonder if Emily ended up getting her G0-G0 Walking Puppy from Santa. I know Demitri thought about saving up for it and taking back his toys to get it for her. Yes, he has a big heart but I explained to him that if she really wanted it I am sure either her parents would get it for her or Santa would be bringing it. Hopefully she got it. :) So, anyways back to Demitri's favorite gift this year? I think it was his lab coat, with safety goggles, and gloves. He put them on right away and wants to constantly wear them. It was so awesome to see him open that gift that I felt like that was the best present for me to witness.

Oh, so it is new years and I should make a resolution, and well you know the standard one applies of loosing weight blah blah blah... and we know that most likely wont happen, and if it does holy *bleep* I finally did it... but since I would just be setting this year up for failure I've decided that a resolution that I will be keeping is doing personal writing. For those who know me, know that I inspire to be a published author one day, and damn it I will be... cause well I am that damn good. Well, with the help of my editor for all my grammar mistakes and what not (as you can tell in my blogs :P) but I've decided to at least write a min of one page a week, either a blog (we shall see) or a story... or something... but non-school related dang it... cause Lord knows you write a lot in an online college, but writing research papers is so not cool. I need to do something cool... so I had an AH HA moment and thought that is it... I will give myself a deadline. I will be staying accountable with my sister Daisy, and if it isn't a blog then she will read the stories. I am sure she is excited about it... cause hell I am excited about it! :D


Well I think I've probably rambled on longer than a page, but eh... casara sara... :P it is time for me to get back to school work and write the 3 page paper and finish the two chapters of reading to stay a head of the curve so when Baby Maureen is here I wont feel stressed about school. LMAO who am I kidding even if I get a head I will probably be stressed about school, it is a story of my life. :P BUT hey just think the next time I most likely write in my blog we will have Baby Maureen officially named. YAY! We have some names picked out already but we haven't officially decided on which one and every time I think we've found it, well I feel like we are settling on a name... so there you go. We are waiting until she is in our arms and hopefully her name will come to us when we look into her baby blues. :) Granted I am thinking her eyes will be Hazel but typically all babies are born with blue eyes...

Eh... I am rambling again! LOL... Take care everyone... Happy New Year! Make it one to remember and BLESSED BE!!

With love,

Me