Updates from the week

- Still no A/C. For some reason they gave away our Friday appt while our financing was being processed so now we'll be getting our new unit on Monday. The house feels good right now. Yesterday it was so miserable we had to get out!
- Wilson decided to play fall ball (t-ball) instead of soccer. He has his first practice today. Hopefully he'll enjoy it - he's already wanting to be on the same team as Spring with the same coach and the same team mates. That boy sure doesn't like change! I've talked to him about his new coach etc so pray that today goes smoothly.
- Tonight our church is having an end of summer carnival. The boys are so excited- inflatables, carnival games, food, and a concert by our praise band. Carnival starts at 5pm, concert at 7pm. Everything is free except for a small charge for food. Come if you can!
- I'm finding a new long term sub for maternity leave. I'll be calling her today. The sub I had lined up has gotten a full time job as an assistant. She really wanted full time work so I'm happy for her. Pray that the person I'm calling today is able to be my long term sub because if so, I've got a lot to tell her in so little time.
- I'm tired of swollen feet, waddling, people looking at my HUGE belly, and having to explain when I'm "due". My due date is Sept. 26. I have an ultrasound on Wednesday because Ty is measuring so BIG. After the ultrasound my doctor is going to check to see if I'm dilated at all. I'm also guessing at that point she'll tell me our plan- I know nothing right now other than what she said 3 1/2 weeks ago, that she didn't want the baby to get too big- so she didn't think she'd let me go much past 37 weeks. So my prediction is that we'll have a baby during the week of Sept. 8-12. In 2-2 1/2 weeks. Who knows!! That is the 37th week...
- We still have a lot to do to be ready for Ty. His room is a mess with everything pulled down from the attic. I had a long list of other cleaning things I wanted to do. Today is a day I can actually get some things done since I don't have to work all day. When I get home from school I'm so worn out and tired and swollen that I just can't do anything other than spend time with the boys and make dinner. Hopefully it won't get too hot in the house that I can't get anything done today.

Enough for now!!

Still no A/C...

Oh my gosh. I am so hot. It is 83 degrees in our house. We have several fans on. Andy went and got my parent's old exhaust fan so that should help. Thankfully, we'll have A/C on Friday. 3 more days and nights. At times I think I'm melting! It's made me grumpy too. Sorry, Andy. We decided to replace the whole system- the air condition guy said our heating bills will be cut in half. We have 6 months interest free to pay off as much as we can. Then we'll figure out how we'll pay off the rest. (Keep your fingers crossed that I pass National Board Certification in November). My next paycheck will include teacher's 3% raise and my step up for another year of experience on the pay scale. We're hoping that will allow us to pay more towards the new unit as well.

Other news, Poppy's 59th b-day was Sunday. I have pictures but it's been so busy around here. Hopefully I'll get them up sometime.

My feet have started swelling. It's very uncomfortable- they feel very tight. And it gives me anxiety. Don't know why. I jsut know they're not supposed to do that so it makes me worry. I've been trying to prop them up as much as possible in the evenings and have even iced them.
Off to bed...

Happy/Sad

The last few nights at dinner we've all shared our happiest and saddest moments from the day. It's been good and Wilson has easily been able to participate. Luke needs a little assistance. It's pretty cool to hear what they share though. I enjoy hearing Andy's too, my man of few words. After dinner I had my hand on my lower left side under my belly because it's hurting. Luke looked up at me and said "Is Ty going to fall out?". It was funny. I said no, it just hurts. Then he said "You need a stool to catch Ty on?". I laughed! I guess he thinks the baby just drops out of me and lands on a stool to be caught.

A/C, Poop, Emails

Like the title? Here is the info:
Poop- I've spent at least 20 minutes today and yesterday cleaning poop. NOT FUN. Luke is having trouble with potty training for #2's because he doesn't like to sit on the potty. The last couple days he has had loose bm's. So poop accidents coupled with that is not fun to clean up. My hands are so dry from all the hand washing. I think I'll use some Satin Hands!

A/C- Andy had the AC guy come by today. It's the motor. A motor costs about $400. We replaced said motor about 4 years ago. It's a temporary fix because the heating/cooling unit is original to the house. About 37 years old. So the whole thing needs to be replaced. That costs about $4000. So we're left with a decision. Throw away $400 and save money to replace it in the spring before we try to sell the house. Or SOMEHOW??? come up with money for a down payment and finance the rest to get the whole unit replaced now? That would save us $ on our heating this winter too. Going without AC? Not really an option b/c I'm coming upon my allergy season- ragweed. I usually don't spend much time outside in August-September because my allergies go crazy. Hmmm... We just financed the siding since the wood is rotting and it had to be done. We have to figure out if we can afford to finance this now too.

Emails- Yesterday and today Andy sent me a quick email at school. They have made my day and let me know what the boys are up to. Today he also told me the A/C guy was coming to check the unit and did I want him to put the meatloaf in the crockpot? YES!! So I came home with dinner mostly made! It was so thoughtful and today he even attached a picture of Wilson reading to Luke in the "bird nest" that they built. It's the little things in life that make me happy and keep me going. Thanks baby for thinking of me and sending me those little updates to get me through my day! I love you!

I Survived...

the first day of school! It was pretty uneventful, went by pretty fast, and only a few kids needed firm reminders on the first day! I managed to get through the day. The worst party - my back. It hurt so bad by the end of the day. I did sit a lot. But it's all this extra weight that has landed in the front of me that is hard on my back. I forgot how much walking and standing I do at school. And like I said, I tried to sit whenever I could. We walk a lot around the building over the course of the day. I sat down through recess which teachers are not supposed to do and I let my team supervise my class on our track lap (wellness policy) so I could sit on the bench. Didn't think I should do that 1/3 mile! I got home at 4:25, even though there was a TON of stuff left to do at school and laid on the couch until 5pm. On my left side. That helped my back a lot. I was then able to get up. I noticed I was feeling really hot. Told Andy and he must have gotten hot becasue a while later he said it was 77 degrees in the house. Now it is 78 degrees. No air conditioner. 34 weeks pregnant. No air conditioner. PROBLEM??? We had dinner at Qdoba and then Luke and I came home. My small group isn't meeting tonight so just Andy and Wilson went to church. I'm here at home waiting for bedtime, for the boys and me! And it's hot! Hopefully I can make it through 2 more days this week.
*Dr visit yesterday- I have an ultrasound scheduled for 2 weeks from today to see if Ty is still growing at such a rapid rate. She'll also check to see if I'm dilated at all. No other news.

Summer = OVER

Last night Andy was at work and the boys and I were hanging out at home. In my mind I thought - "what can the boys and I do to enjoy our LAST night before I go back to work?" Here's what we did.

Called my mom, picked her up.
Grabbed a burger at Sonic using my nifty card I bought from Gayla.
The boys got icecream from Grandma at Sonic!
Went to the cemetary to feed the ducks. (I was almost attacked by 1 duck, it flew at me!)
Dropped Grandma off at home.
Went to church to let the boys play at the playground.

We had fun, all for under $6!

School Update- My math units for my team are DONE for maternity leave! I have 3 (really good) math units revised and copied and handed out to my team before school has even started with needed transparencies made and all. My room is ready. Tomorrow is meet the teacher. If we could stop enrolling more kids I'd be set. Keep having to add the newly enrolled student's name to EVERYTHING. School starts on Wednesday, come on people! Get on the ball!

Taco Bake

I don't know if this recipe has any other "real" name or not, it's one I learned from my SIL, Stephanie. She made it for all of us at her house and we all enjoyed it. This is my second time to make it at home. This recipe is a layering recipe, using taco meat, crescent rolls, and cheese. The first time I made it at home I added tomatoes to my side. Today I kept the tomatoes and added black beans. You could really made this however you want- with salsa, cilantro, sour cream, refried beans, corn, etc. You could add layers or mix in different ingredients. So here is how it works.

Get a dish and lay crescent rolls in a single layer on the bottom.
Add your meat layer- here you see taco meat and black beans mixed together.

Then I added tomatoes for me.

Topped it with cheese.

Another layer of crescent rolls. (Blogger is turning this picture on it's own.)

Bake! I have it in the oven at 350 for 20-25 minutes, until the crescent rolls are done.

Enjoy!